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Central Albertans working with people affected by domestic violence were recognized at an awards luncheon.
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A cabinet that looks A cabinet that looks like Canadalike Canada
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau kicked off a new Liberal era Wednes-day with a 30-member cabinet that features predominantly fresh faces, an equal number of men and women and probably the most diverse line-up of ministers in Canadian history.
The newly minted prime minister emerged Wednesday from the for-mal swearing-in ceremony boasting that he’s put together a cabinet “that looks like Canada.”
Fully 18 of the newly minted min-isters are rookies who won election for the first time last month, includ-ing the all-important finance minis-ter, multimillionaire Toronto busi-nessman Bill Morneau.
OTTAWA — Presented with a wealth of talent to choose from in making his cabinet, there was some political capital Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chose not to spend.
A retired general and a former top Toronto cop were among the star Lib-eral MPs shut out of Trudeau’s maiden cabinet, along with several veteran MPs.
At the same time, relative political rookies now find themselves command-ing some of the top political posts, in-cluding National Defence, Justice and the government’s signature infrastruc-ture plan.
“We have an awful lot of work to do in the coming weeks, months and years,” Trudeau said after the group was sworn in.
“But I know that Canadians expect of us to come together and put forward a team that is going to be able to deliver on the change, on the ambitious plan for this country that the Liberal party ran on, and that’s exactly what we’re going to deliver.”
Retired lieutenant-general Andrew Leslie was considered a shoo-in for a cabinet spot when he announced he was running for the Liberals, but was left out of the mix, as was former Toronto police chief Bill Blair.
Longtime MPs, including Joyce Mur-ray and former cabinet minister Hedy Fry, were also on the outside looking in.
Fry said she had absolutely no hard feelings.
“He matched people’s capabilities to their talents and I’m looking forward to working with them,” she said. “What I bring to the table is a fair amount of experience and that ability to roll up my sleeves and help us to succeed.”
Murray and Fry were the lone Lib-eral MPs in British Columbia following the 2011 election, but after the party’s unexpected success in that province last month, three newly elected parlia-mentarians now have seats on the front bench.
WINNERS AND LOSERSTRUDEAU, TEAM OF
30 CABINET MEMBERS SWORN IN TO KICK OFF
NEW LIBERAL ERA
Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference with his cabinet after they were sworn-in at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Wednesday.
Please see WINNERS on Page A2
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Part of NDP climate-change plan in the forecastBY THE CANADIAN PRESS
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says her government hopes to release substantial parts of its climate-change policy about one week before she leaves later this month for a global conference in Paris.
Notley said the province’s plan will include very significant changes that will put Alberta on what she calls a progressive and balanced path for-ward.
“We are going to do what we think we can do to improve our record in a way that not only supports Albertans but supports Albertans for generations to come,” she said Wednesday.
“But we are going to also do that in a balanced way that allows the indus-try to be healthy and prosperous.
“Not only does our economy depend on this but so frankly does the whole country’s.”
The United Nations summit on cli-mate change is to take place in the French capital from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11.
The meeting is aimed at negotiating targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2020.
Notley said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has talked about different provinces coming up with their own climate change plans.
She said it remains to be seen how close Alberta’s targets will mesh with any federal plan.
Notley said Alberta’s policy will not necessarily be the same as a province with lots of hydro power.
“We are going to do our part,” she
said.“I’m confident that at least at the
outset that we will be able to establish a pretty effective partnership with the federal government on this.”
Under former prime minister Ste-phen Harper, Canada withdrew from the original Kyoto protocol on green-house gas emissions.
Canada is currently not close to meeting its subsequent Copenhagen commitment of slashing emissions by 17 per cent by 2020.
Judge dodges
potential conflict of
interest
Judge Gordon Yake suspected an accused person looked very familiar and when defence counsel Dan Wilson told Yake his client had only one leg, Yake’s suspicion was confirmed
Yake had previously been coun-sel for David Dwayne Clark, 35. It was during Wilson’s sentencing sub-missions that Yake’s memory was re-freshed.
Wilson told the court that his cli-ent would need a long period to pay a fine. He pleaded guilty to one count of breaching his recognizance. In the joint submission on penalty Wilson and Crown Prosecutor Don-na Derie-Gillespie suggested a fine of $300.
Clark is also facing a dozen drug and weapon related charges.
While going over Clark’s personal circumstances as a recovering drug ad-dict and a recipient of Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped, Wilson mentioned that Clark had only one leg.
Yake stopped Wilson from continu-ing his submissions and asked Clark if he had been represented by the judge before being called to the bench.
Clark said he had previously hired Yake as his defence counsel. Prior to becoming a judge Yake was both a Crown Prosecutor and practised pri-vately in civil and criminal litigation. Yake said he had sued the federal gov-ernment with Clark for an unspecified incident that occurred at the Bowden Institution.
Yake told the court that this put him in a conflict of interest. Noting the fine to be a small amount, he was not ada-mant that he disqualify himself from presiding over the guilty plea. Wilson and Derie-Gillespie consented to con-tinuing with Yake as judge.
However, Yake did disqualify himself from presiding over 12 oth-er charges laid against Clark. Those charges had been the focus of a day-long preliminary inquiry on Monday in Red Deer provincial court.
Clark is charged with numerous of-fences including possession of a con-trolled substance such as: cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, oxycodone and GHB; possession of a prohibited device and possession of a prohibited weapon.
He was arrested on July 17, 2014, after the Red Deer RCMP and mem-bers of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams executed a search warrant at a Kentwood area residence.
Police said they found cocaine, her-oin, oxycodone, GHB, methamphet-amine, mace, pepper spray and three replica firearms.
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The inquiry was held to test the strength of the Crown’s case before heading to trial. Clark elected to be tried by a Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench judge alone.
Clark, Wilson and Derie-Gillespie had to go be-fore a different judge, Jim Mitchell, to enter Clark’s committal to stand trial.
The charges now move into Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on the Dec. 7 arraignment list to set a future trial date.
Yake agreed to the $300 fine and gave Clark six months to pay.
CABINET: DiverseThe cabinet includes two aboriginal ministers,
two disabled ministers, one openly gay minister, a refugee from Afghanistan and four Sikhs — one of whom was once wrongly accused of terrorism, tor-tured and detained without trial for almost two years in India.
“The diversity that is reflected around the cabinet table and in the House of Commons is incredibly empowering,” said Jody Wilson-Raybould, Canada’s first indigenous justice minister.
“(It) brings new voices to the table for substantive discussions and debate and dialogue and different perspectives from backgrounds but ultimately work-ing together to move forward in terms of solutions.”
Wilson-Raybould will be one of the most powerful of Trudeau’s ministers, responsible for a raft of pri-ority issues, including the promised legalization of marijuana, a new law governing medically assisted dying, new prostitution legislation and the promised rewrite of controversial anti-terrorism legislation.
From the moment Trudeau and his team arrived by bus at Rideau Hall and walked together up the long, tree-lined driveway to the Governor General’s mansion, the swearing-in event was designed to convey openness, optimism and inclusion — a stark contrast to nearly a decade of what the Liberals call Stephen Harper’s politics of division and one-man, secretive rule.
Some 3,500 onlookers responded to the open in-vitation to the public to attend the event. They lined the route, cheering and applauding as the team of ministers passed by.
After the ceremony, Trudeau waded into the crowds, complete with his beleaguered security de-tail, to accept a non-stop offering of hugs and hand-shakes, sign autographs and pose for selfies.
Even the weather seemed to co-operate, the bril-liant, warm autumn day underscoring Trudeau’s vaunted “sunny ways” approach to politics.
“We’re a government that wants to earn Canadi-ans’ trust by demonstrating that we trust Canadians,” Trudeau said.
“Openness and transparency” will be a hallmark of his government, he insisted, with the media al-lowed to hold government to account, MPs empow-ered to be powerful voices for their communities and public policy based on evidence, not partisan-ship.
The cabinet met for several hours later Wednes-day, reinstating the tradition of ministers taking questions as they left the meeting. Most had little to say since they hadn’t yet been briefed on their new responsibilities.
However, government House leader Dominic LeB-lanc did reveal the first decision taken by the new cabinet: to reconvene the House of Commons on Dec. 3 to elect a new Speaker, to be followed the next day by a speech from the throne.
Parliament would likely sit for at least anoth-er week, allowing the government to introduce its promised tax cut for the middle class and a higher tax for the wealthiest, LeBlanc said. He added that Trudeau wants to see those tax measures in place before the new year.
That adds to an already crowded agenda for the remainder of the year, with Trudeau scheduled to attend a whirlwind series of four international sum-mits over the next month.
Highlighting his campaign promise to deliver “real change,” Trudeau weighted his cabinet with newbies, giving them some of the most crucial and influential portfolios, some of which he has reconfig-ured or renamed.
In addition to Wilson-Raybould, the rookies include family doctor Jane Philpott to the Health portfolio economist Jean-Yves Duclos to Families, Children and Social Development international law-yer Catherine McKenna to Environment and Climate Change highly decorated combat veteran Harjit Singh Sajjan to Defence Montreal lawyer Melanie Joly to Canadian Heritage former Edmonton city councillor Amarjeet Sohi to Infrastructure and Com-munities and former Manitoba NDP cabinet minister MaryAnn Mihychuk to Employment, Workforce De-velopment and Labour.
WINNERS: Two Alberta MPs in cabinet
They are retired lieutenant-colonel Harjit Sajjan, appointed as defence minister Jody Wilson-Ray-bould, who has been given the justice portfolio and Carla Qualtrough, now responsible for Sport and
Persons with Disabilities.Murray placed second in the leadership contest
that ultimately crowned Trudeau as head of the par-ty, but another former leadership contender, Marc Garneau, was given a spot in cabinet and will over-see Transport.
Former Liberal leader Stephane Dion was given the plum position of foreign affairs minister.
Mark Holland, among several Liberals defeated in the 2011 election but re-elected last month, was one of Trudeau’s organizers for his leadership bid but didn’t get a cabinet nod.
Regional dynamics — there are more than three dozen Liberals from around the Toronto area, in-cluding Holland — are partly to blame. Another key Toronto Liberal, Adam Vaughan, also didn’t make the cut.
In addition to the Liberals’ success in B.C., they also made a symbolic breakthrough in Alberta. Of their four Alberta MPs, two have made it into cabi-net.
Amarjeet Sohi from Edmonton is now infrastruc-ture minister, while Kent Hehr has been given the
veterans file and will also be associate minister of defence.
COURT: Trial by judge alone
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — “Visitors in the Commons gallery couldn’t help seeing one woman among so many men,” the late cabinet minister Judy LaMarsh lamented in 1969.
“But they made no effort to disguise the fact that they regarded me as a curiosity and stared whenever I could be seen.”
More than fifty years after Progressive Conser-vative Ellen Fairclough and LaMarsh, a Liberal, became Canada’s first and second female cabinet ministers, women are no longer just sprinkled on the front benches.
Fifteen women from different walks of life took positions Wednesday in the first gender-balanced cabinet in Canadian history, taking on portfolios that will include priority policy files for the new government. The cabinet has 31 members, includ-ing Trudeau.
The new prime minister was asked why gender parity was such a priority for him. “Because it’s 2015,” he replied, sending up a cheer from the crowd gathered outside of Rideau Hall.
Jody Wilson-Raybould, a lawyer and former regional chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Na-tions, was sworn in as attorney general and justice minister, becoming the first indigenous person to hold the post.
She follows in the footsteps of Tory Kim Camp-bell and Liberal Anne McLellan. Wilson-Ray-bould will have to tackle the legalization of mari-juana, how to approach physician-assisted death, and the retooling of anti-terror legislation intro-duced by the Conservatives.
Ottawa lawyer and NGO director Catherine McKenna takes on the environment and climate change portfolio, just as world leaders prepare to meet in Paris for international climate change talks.
McKenna’s win over popular NDP MP Paul Dewar in downtown Ottawa was one of the most stunning local victories of the 2015 election.
Former journalist and media manager Chrystia Freeland is the trade minister, the first woman in the job since Pat Carney held the post in Brian Mulroney’s government in the 1980s. Freeland will have the finalization of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on her plate.
Other women in cabinet include longtime MP Carolyn Bennett as minister of indigenous and northern affairs and former Manitoba politician and geoscientist MaryAnn Mihychuk as employ-ment, workforce development and labour minis-ter.
Trudeau’s commitment to gender parity sparked a debate on Canadian newspages about whether the move was appropriate — should the goal not be to appoint based on merit?
Women take on priority portfolios
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Two-year-old Ross Potter wears a Mountie uniform as he waits for Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau and the Members of Parliament who will comprise his cabinet to arrive at Rideau Hall for a swearing-in ceremony in Ottawa on Wednesday.
First Nation residents concerned over rebuilding homes in flooded area
SIKSIKA — Residents of a southern Alberta First Nation have set up a blockade on one of their roads.
They were evacuated from their low-lying homes due to record flooding in June 2013, and say their chief and council are not listening to their concerns about where new housing is being built.
Ben Crowfoot is taking part in the blockade preventing construction crews from getting into the area.
Residents recently submitted a petition to the Siksika chief and council demanding control of where the new homes are located.
About 100 homes were destroyed during the flood, and nearly 1,100 band members have been without a permanent home since then.
Chief Vincent Yellow Old Woman says he’s aware of the concerns, and believes that it must be fixed from within.
“We’ve identified that,” Yellow Old Woman said Wednesday.
“There’s a communication gap and we’re going to have a review on that.”
He said they need to look at some of the strengths and weaknesses of their response to the disaster.
“The Alberta government gave us $49 million and we can spend it any way we want,” Yellow Old
Woman said. ” I suppose, when it comes to housing, if we want to spend it all on infrastructure, where are the houses going to go? So we have to be very careful and be good stewards.”
Crowfoot said a community is more than homes and infrastructure.
“These communities that are getting built, they’re just built because of the infrastructure, they don’t worry about the people living in the homes. That’s where the community is — the people inside the homes, not the infrastructure.”Trinidad-Drilling
Trinidad Drilling slashes dividend to reduce cash outlays, writes down assets
CALGARY — Trinidad Drilling Ltd. is reducing its dividend by 80 per cent and reporting an $86.6 million loss for the third quarter in the latest sign of how the oil rout is hurting Alberta’s energy sector.
The Calgary-based company — which provides drilling equipment and services to oil and gas com-panies — says the dividend reduction to one cent per share from five cents per share will reduce cash out-flow by $35.5 million a year.
The dividend cut was announced after Tuesday’s market close along with Trinidad’s third-quarter re-port, which showed revenue was down 49.2 per cent from a year ago and operations consumed $5.6 mil-lion of cash, or three cents per share.
Net loss was $86.6 million or 48 cents per share, and adjusted net income dropped to $1.01 million or one cent per share.
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
CALGARY — Investigators are reviewing why an officer shot and wounded a man after police say a cy-clist was deliberately hit in downtown Calgary.
Police say no officers were injured Tues-day but the suspect was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and the cyclist was in serious condition and undergoing surgery.
As the cyclist was being helped by EMS, police allege the suspect returned to the scene and drove a stolen black SUV directly at officers when they tried to stop him.
One officer had to dive into a police vehicle for cover, then another officer fired his weapon, wound-ing the suspect.
Calgary police Chief Roger Chaffin described the actions of the driver as “shocking, wanton reckless-ness.”
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, which reviews all police-involved shootings, has sev-eral officers working on the case.
“Our investigators were actively working through the night,” ASIRT spokeswoman Lynn Neufeld said Wednesday.
“They have had a briefing and they are back out on the streets doing investigative work.”
Neufeld said that includes talking to individuals who may have witnessed the altercation.
There’s no word on how long the investigation will take.
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Tests rule out gas leak at schoolBY THE CANADIAN PRESS
CALGARY — Emergency officials are investigat-ing what caused several students to become ill at a Calgary school.
A fire department spokeswoman said the students were feeling sick to their stomachs and dizzy while in the music room at Woodlands Elementary School.
The building was evacuated amid fears of a car-bon monoxide leak.
An EMS official said 14 of the students who didn’t
feel well — boys and girls between eight and 10 — were taken to hospital in stable and non-life-threat-ening condition.
One other student went home with a parent.The fire department’s hazardous materials team
and Atco Gas workers conducted tests at the school, but found no gas leaks.
The Calgary Board of Education said in a state-ment Wednesday that the school’s water was also checked and found to be safe.
“CBE will continue to work with officials to inves-
tigate why some students became ill,” the board said.Fire spokeswoman Carol Henke said crews were
conducting more tests and were likely to examine musical instruments in the music room where the students were in class.
“We are trying to use all our equipment to figure out what might be the cause,” she said. “But it’s a bit of a mystery right now.”
The rest of the school’s students, about 260, were put on transit buses to keep warm during the evacua-tion. They returned to school later in the day.
Calgary police to review shooting
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EDMONTON — Direct Energy Marketing Ltd. has been charged under Alberta’s consumer pro-tection legislation.
Service Alberta began an investigation after receiving two separate complaints.
The Alberta gov-ernment alleges Direct Energy enrolled a con-sumer with an energy contract in February, even after the consumer complains a request was made to cancel the con-tract within the legislat-ed 10-day “cooling-off” period.
In October 2014, the government alleges Di-rect Energy failed to pro-vide a refund within the legislated period of time after a contract to supply a furnace to a home was cancelled at the request of the homeowner.
Direct Energy is also charged with failing to refund a deposit within 15 days after cancella-tion and for using a con-tract that does not con-tain all the prescribed clauses required within the contract.
Penalties under the Fair Trading Act in-clude a maximum fine of $300,000 or three times the amount obtained in the offence, whichever is greater, and up to two years in jail.
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COMMENT A4THURSDAY, NOV. 5, 2015
BY CHARLES LAMMAM AND STEVE LAFLEURSPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE
If the first step towards remedying a problem is admitting that you have one, Alberta is a long way away from fixing its budget woes. Indeed, Fi-nance Minister Joe Ceci took every op-portunity in his recent budget speech to blame the recent decline in oil pric-es for the province’s fiscal challenges, saying, for instance, that “Albertans know that lower oil prices mean defi-cits.”
That is a serious misdiagnose of the problem.
The real culprit for the deficit is a rapid increase in government spend-ing over the past decade. Successive governments have been unable to con-trol spending when times were good and therefore have been ill prepared for the bad times.
And now, the budget forecasts a $6.1 billion deficit for this fiscal year and deficits for the next three years, total-ling $11.9 billion. The province is now on track to run 10 deficits in 11 years. Starting next year, Alberta will fall
into a net debt position, where the to-tal value of government debt exceeds financial assets, for the first time in more than 15 years.
Blaming oil prices is a convenient but false narrative. In the past, Alberta has found ways to run surpluses when oil prices were much lower than to-day (after adjusting for inflation) and failed to balance the budget in years when oil prices were much higher.
Consider that from 1994/95 to 2007/08, Alberta recorded 14 consec-utive surpluses with West Texas In-termediate (WTI) oil at an average of roughly $43 per barrel (in 2015 US dol-lars). Yet over the past eight years, the province has run deficits in all but one year despite oil prices averaging $88 per barrel (in 2015 US dollars). The record simply does not support the no-tion that low oil prices inevitably lead to deficits.
Spending is the real culprit for the deficit. Between 2004/05 and 2014/15, the provincial government increased program spending by nearly 100 per cent — almost double the combined rate of inflation and population growth (52 per cent) and faster than the growth
of the overall economy (89 per cent).A recent Fraser Institute study
found that had the provincial govern-ment limited spending increases since 2004/05 to keep pace with inflation and population growth, the province would enjoy an estimated surplus of $4.4 bil-lion this year instead of a deficit. Even limiting spending increases more mod-estly, to the growth rate of the pro-vincial economy, would have allowed Alberta to enjoy a $1.9 billion surplus.
Rather than strike at the root of the problem, Alberta’s budget proposes to dig an even deeper hole with further spending increases. Program spend-ing is projected to increase this year and each successive year up to 2017/18, which is the latest year delineated in the budget plan. Specifically, program spending will increase 3.1 per cent this year, 2.2 per cent in 2016/17, and 1.6 per cent in 2017/18.
And what’s worse, the budget pro-poses the wrong solution. In an at-tempt to close the deficit, the govern-ment is proposing new tax increases (on fuel, tobacco, alcohol, and insur-ance premiums) on top of the personal and corporate income tax hikes that
came into effect earlier this year.Those tax hikes will impose a harsh
blow to Alberta’s competitiveness, particularly on an already struggling economy. And they are not guaran-teed to generate the expected amount of new revenue — the reason being that individuals, particularly upper-in-come earners, will change their be-haviour and find legal ways to reduce the amount of additional tax they pay. This could mean larger deficits and more debt than already planned.
While Alberta’s budget didn’t con-tain any major surprises, it failed to identify the source of the fiscal prob-lems plaguing the province. Further, the policy solutions it proposes are ill-advised and will make matters worse. Alberta’s current fiscal predic-ament stems from successive govern-ments being unable to control spend-ing.
Blaming external forces distracts from the choices that have led multi-ple provincial governments down the path of persistent deficits.
Charles Lammam is director of fiscal studies and Steve Lafleur is a senior poli-cy analyst at the Fraser Institute.
Alberta budget issues deeper than oil prices
BY PAT MURPHYSPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE
The public mood was optimistic when I first came to Canada, what with the impending Centennial year celebrations and the overall sense that things were good and could only get better. And part of that feel-ing was an emerging pride in past nation-building, particularly the transcontinental railroad linking the Atlantic to the Pacific. It was 130 years ago this month — on Nov. 7, 1885 — that the railroad’s cere-monial last spike was driven in Craigellachie, Brit-ish Columbia.
You’d expect historians and writers of weighty magazine pieces to be dutifully enthusiastic about the transcontinental railroad. And they were. But in the mid-60s, that enthusiasm also extended into the popular culture.
For instance, on Jan. 1, 1967, the CBC broadcast a specially commissioned song from Gordon Lightfoot, then a rising folk singer. Called the Canadian Rail-road Trilogy, it was an epic running over six minutes and deploying an unusual structure that alternated fast and slow tempos. And while it had its sombre moments, the overall narrative was heroic.
Then, a few years later, writer Pierre Berton told the story in a pair of well received and very popular books — 1970’s The National Dream and 1972’s The Last Spike. A skilful storyteller rather than an aca-demic historian, Berton, like Lightfoot, caught the uplifting, patriotic mood.
And it really was a heroic story, one illuminated with large personalities and monumental challeng-
es. Building what was then the longest railroad in the world across 5,000 kilometres of sparsely pop-ulated, intensely rugged and often downright in-hospitable terrain, it was an undertaking initially described by the Liberal opposition as “an act of insane recklessness.” But Canada’s first prime min-ister, the Tory John A. Macdonald, was for it, and it had been a condition British Columbia insisted on when joining Confederation.
The western section of the line, linking Ontario with the Pacific, was by far the most difficult part, so much so that actual construction didn’t begin until May 1881. And the vehicle for building was the newly formed Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), a syndicate headed by two Scottish-born cousins, Donald Smith and George Stephen. Smith was, among other things, chief commissioner of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and Stephen was president of the Bank of Montreal.
Although the CPR was a private venture, its scope was sufficiently large and its prospects sufficiently risky that substantial government assistance was required. There was $25 million in cash, 25 million acres of public land, millions of dollars’ worth of existing publicly owned rail lines and completed survey costs, and a guaranteed monopoly on western traffic — all followed by a further $22.5 million loan. Even then, Stephen was forced to go to London in 1885 to secure additional financing to finish the job.
Of all the personalities involved, perhaps the most spectacular was an American, William Cor-nelius Van Horne from Illinois. As a vastly experi-enced railway man who’d left school at the age of 14, Van Horne’s particular forte was getting difficult stuff done, in which capacity he was brought in as
the CPR’s general manager in 1882.Theodore Regehr’s biographical sketch describes
him as a physically imposing man who liked big things, had a keen eye for detail and was gifted with exceptional energy. And Van Horne apparently saw himself as the “boss of everybody and everything,” which was perhaps a necessary requirement for the situation. In any event, he did what he was hired to do.
Of course, building the transcontinental railroad also required the efforts of many people whose names are lost to us now. If you like, the little guys — the navvies — who swung the hammers and endured the blazing sun and the numbing cold, not to mention the risks to life and limb. And prominent among these were the imported Chinese labourers who did some of the most dangerous work, blasting through the mountains of British Columbia.
Lightfoot, to his credit, succinctly catches the nav-vy spirit: “A dollar a day and a place for my head/A drink to the living, a toast to the dead.” It was indeed a different world.
Canadian history is often described as bland and boring, particularly when compared to the tumultu-ous events elsewhere.
While others were defined in the crucible of rev-olution or civil war, our transforming events were as mundane as building a railroad.
I don’t know about you, but I’m cool with the con-trast.
Troy Media columnist Pat Murphy worked in the Canadian financial services industry for over 30 years. Originally from Ireland, he has a degree in history and economics.
Railroad unified Canada 130 years ago
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KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Identical trip-lets have been born in Kamloops, B.C., something doctors say happens once in every 50 million births.
Mahalia and Mike Meeuwsen of Salmon Arm welcomed their three baby girls on Tuesday at Royal Inland Hospital.
They were expected to make their debut on Nov. 16 but complications with the pregnancy meant a scheduled caesarean section had to be done ear-lier.
The triplets were conceived natu-rally without the use of fertility drugs.
Mom and all the babies, who were born about eight weeks premature, are said to be doing well.
The infants are expected to remain in the neonatal intensive care unit for some time and there is no word yet on their names.
Turcotte’s call to mother a sort of suicide note, psychiatrist testifies
SAINT-JEROME, Que. — A tele-phone conversation Guy Turcotte had with his mother the night he killed his two children was a sort of suicide note, a defence expert witness testified Wednesday.
Louis Morissette, the psychiatrist appointed by the defence to evaluate Turcotte, said the hour-long telephone conversation was a sort of spoken fare-well letter where he told his mother he loved her and asked her to convey that message to his father and siblings.
Turcotte has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of his son, Olivier, 5, and his daughter Anne-Sophie, 3.
He has admitted to causing their deaths by stabbing them a combined 46 times and consuming windshield washer fluid to end his own life.
But his lawyers are arguing the 43-year-old former cardiologist should be found not criminally responsible by way of mental disorder.
Two defence experts, including Morissette, have testified the accused was suffering from an adjustment disorder along with depression and anxiety.
Morissette said he believes Turcotte had sunk into a deep despair on Feb. 20, 2009 and was in the midst of a sui-cidal crisis that led him to consume windshield washer fluid before elect-ing to kill his children out of a clouded logic that he didn’t want them to find him dead the next day.
Under cross-examination, he was asked to defend that conclusion, given previous testimony from two witnesses, including Turcotte’s ex-wife, Isabelle Gaston, suggesting he mentioned he was seeking revenge both before and after the slayings.
All First Nations need 911 service, firefighting: inquest
WINNIPEG — A judge examining the deaths of three children and a grandfather on remote northern Man-itoba reserves says all First Nations
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In her final report released today, she says 911 service should also be established in all First Nation commu-nities.
But Grand Chief Sheila North Wil-son says that won’t help if there is no one properly trained to answer the call.
The house fire in St. Theresa Point in January 2011 killed two-month-old Errabella Harper.
A second fire about two months later in God’s Lake Narrows killed De-mus James and his two grandchildren.
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is throwing out the Yukon govern-ment’s plan for a vast Arctic wilder-ness and sending it back to the negoti-ating table.
The Yukon Appeal Court has ruled that the territory’s land-use plan for the Peel watershed violates treaty ob-ligations and undermines long-stand-ing agreements with aboriginal groups.
The court says the government can’t simply increase the amount of land available for development.
First Nations went to court after the government made last-minute changes to what had been negotiated over the course of a decade.
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allegations against policeMONTREAL — Quebec’s premier
won’t rule out a provincial inquiry examining the relationship between aboriginals and the police, but will wait to see what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government elects to do before moving foward.
Philippe Couillard met with Que-bec aboriginal leaders in Montreal on Wednesday, announcing funding for projects and confirming an indepen-dent observer into allegations of po-lice abuse of aboriginal women.
“We’ll wait for the mandate of the federal commission,” Couillard told a news conference alongside repre-sentatives of the Assembly of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador. “I’m sure Mr. Trudeau will not wait long because it’s one of his most significant pledges.”
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McDavid gone for ‘months’BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
Edmonton Oilers rookie phenom Connor McDa-vid was expected to undergo surgery Wednesday to repair a broken left collarbone, with a recuperation period expected to stretch into months.
“He’ll be out indefinitely,” Oilers general manger Peter Chiarelli told a news conference at Rexall Place.
“We’re talking about months. We don’t have a particular time frame, but as I said, plural, months. There will be plates and screws involved (in the sur-gery).”
McDavid was injured Tuesday night in the Oilers’ 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Racing down the left wing toward the Flyers goal late in the second period, with Flyer defenders Brandon Manning and Michael Del Zotto beside him, McDavid appeared to lose the edge on his skate.
The trio fell and plowed hard into the end boards.McDavid struggled to his feet and skated slowly to
the bench.“He didn’t have much to say (after the game),”
said Chiarelli.“He was upset. He loves to play the game and he
won’t be playing it for a while.”He said McDavid has age and character on his
side.“The silver lining is that he’s young, he’s a strong
kid mentally and physically, he’s still developing so he’ll come back probably even stronger,” Chiarelli said.
“In my experience with these significant injuries with younger players they come back stronger.”
McDavid went down in the 13th game of his rookie season, but in that time he had already established himself as one of the key players and catalysts on the Oilers.
McDavid has five goals and 12 points in 12 games this season. He was named rookie of the month for October.
The Oilers are 5-8 and fighting to return to the playoffs for the first time in a decade.
“Injuries are a part of a hockey but to be out that long this early in his career, I’m sure he’s pretty heartbroken,” said winger Taylor Hall, the Oilers’ leading goal scorer. “We’re going to try and be there for him and make sure that he gets through it well.”
It’s the latest in a string of injuries to key Oilers, including winger Jordan Eberle (shoulder) and de-fenceman Justin Schultz (back).
Eberle is close to returning, and head coach Todd
McLellan said the team will soldier on.“We’ve played without key people. Now we’ll play
without Connor,” said McLellan.Some fans took to social media to criticize Man-
ning for appearing to grab McDavid on the way down.
McLellan said he didn’t see it that way.“It’s a hockey play. You could watch it 100 times
and there’s nothing dirty about it,” he said“When the pile of three went down it was self-sur-
vival. All three of them were in a dangerous situa-tion with the boards coming at them very quick.
“(McDavid) caught a rut or he lost an edge and he went down. It happens.”
It’s the second major injury for McDavid in less than a year.
Last Nov. 11, while playing junior for the Erie Otters, McDavid broke a bone in his right hand in a fight with Bryson Cianfrone of the Mississauga Steel-heads.
Drafted first overall this summer by the Oilers, McDavid is touted as the kid with jet speed and soft hands with the potential to be one of the great goal-scorers and playmakers in the history of the game.
OILERS STAR ROOKIE TO MISS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME WITH BROKEN CLAVICLE
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Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid (97) skates during warm up before playing against the St. Louis Blues in an NHL game in Edmonton. McDavid left the ice favoring his left shoulder during the second period of a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Tuesday, in Edmonton. Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli gives said McDavid suffered a broken left collarbone and is expected to be out for months.
MacLean details life lessons Tiger-Cats to be minus Mathews for rematch
with Redblacks
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will have to try winning the East Division without their top two quarterbacks.
Hamilton (10 -7 ) has placed backup Jeff Mathews on the injured list, meaning he won’t play in the club’s pivotal road game Saturday afternoon. The Ticats visit the Ottawa Redblacks (11-6) needing to win by seven or more points to finish atop the East Division and secure home-field advantage for the conference final Nov. 22.
Mathews took a hit to his head in last weekend’s 12-6 home loss to Ottawa. After recording just two wins in their inaugural season last year, the Redblacks can fin-ish first in the East with a victory, tie or loss by less than six points.
With Mathews sidelined, Jeremiah Massoli and Jaco-ry Harris have shared quar-terback reps in practice. Mathews became the starter when incumbent Zach Col-laros suffered a season-end-ing knee injury in a 25-18 home loss to the Edmonton Eskimos in September.
Mathews was 20-of-35 passing for 160 yards last weekend with two intercep-tions and also lost one of his two fumbles. Ottawa got de-cent pressure on Mathews, registering six sacks, includ-ing two by newcomer Shawn Lemon, who also forced two fumbles.
On Tuesday, the Ticats signed former Toronto Argo-naut Mitchell Gale.
Mathews has been decent statistically as a starter (100-of-150 passing, 67.1 per cent completion percentage for 1,211 yards) but has almost as many interceptions (five) as TDs (six). Over his last two starts, Mathews had twice as many interceptions (four) as touchdown passes (two).
Ottawa quarterback Hen-ry Burris, who played de-spite suffering a knee inju-ry in a 27-20 road win over Winnipeg on Oct. 24, finished 17-of-34 passing for 187 yards with an interception. But the 40-year-old is the CFL’s pass-ing leader (5,335 yards) and has recorded nine 300-yard passing games while pos-
sessing a gaudy 70.7 comple-tion percentage to remain the favourite for the league’s outstanding player award.
But all of the scoring last weekend came the result of field goals, as Chris Milo hit all four attempts he tried while Justin Medlock was al-so perfect (2-of-2).
Pick — Ottawa.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Toronto Argonauts, Friday
Toronto (9-8) will finish third in the East Division and be on the road for the conference semifinal. But the Argos have dropped three straight so expect head coach Scott Milanovich to stick with his veterans to gain the win and have some-thing positive to take into the post-season.
There’s no post-season for hard-luck Winnipeg (5-12), which has lost two consecu-tive games and five of six but four of those have been by a combined 13 points.
Pick — Toronto.
Calgary Stampeders vs. B.C. Lions, Saturday
Both teams want to get through this game unscathed given they’ll meet next week-end in Calgary in the West Division semifinal.
Backup Drew Tate starts for Calgary (13-4), which has won two straight, but starter Bo Levi Mitchell is expected to see some action. B.C. (7-10) is 3-3 under rookie starter Jonathon Jennings, who has 15 TD strikes against seven picks over that span howev-er he’s also likely to see lim-ited playing time.
Pick — Calgary.
Saskatchewan Roughrid-ers vs. Montreal Alouettes,
SundayMontreal (6-11) will miss
the playoffs but defensive lineman John Bowman and running back Tyrell Sutton are both chasing individual milestones.
Bowman has a league-high 16 sacks, one more than Winnipeg’s Jamaal Wester-man, while Sutton needs 80 yards rushing to reach the 1,000-yard plateau. Saskatch-ewan (2-15) has dropped four straight and is 0-8 on the road this season.
Pick — Montreal.
Last week: 2-2.Overall record: 43-30.
CFL PICKS
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Ron MacLean criss-crosses the country each week in search of “Hometown Hockey” stories, so a book full of them would seem be a natu-ral extension.
But Hockey Towns is more than a compilation of a veter-an story-teller’s hockey yarns, some gathered on the road with others courtesy of beer hockey buddies. While all are rooted in Canada’s game, the tales are often more life lessons.
MacLean tells the story of Ian Jenkins, a promising young goalie whose life was tragically cut short, and details the ardu-ous journey of tough guy Zenon Konopka’s family from Poland to Canada. There’s Trent Mc-Cleary’s miraculous brush with death after taking a puck to the throat.
Chapters on Bill Hicke and Doug Wickenheiser hit you straight in the heart,
And his opening chapter on Mike Babcock’s stint as the coach of the University of Leth-bridge Pronghorns in the early ’90s stands as a character study of the current Maple Leafs coach.
The idea for Hockey Towns actually preceded “Hometown Hockey” but the two projects have worked hand-in-hand.
Former Quebec sniper Mi-chel Goulet, for example, con-nected with MacLean over a few cold ones after an episode of Hometown Hockey in Boish-chatel, Que. Goulet tells his own story, in his own English, in the book.
Subtitled “Untold stories from the heart of Canada,” the book covers a gamut of emo-tions. Some of the stories are sad. Others are inspirational. All are interesting looks at multi-dimensional characters.
“We’re not this or that, but this and that,” said MacLean.
MacLean fell into doing a story-telling blog during the So-chi Olympics and the book trav-els down a similar path with a personal introduction to each story.
But the book project was al-so born out of gratitude.
While talking to MacLean is as easy as slipping into a pair of comfy slippers, the longtime TV host credits the other half of the interview equation.
“I’m always extremely grate-ful everywhere I go for people opening up and telling their story,.” he told The Canadian Press. “We’re lucky as inter-viewers to get the wisdom that comes with a good interview, with somebody having the trust
to tell us what was on their mind … It’s additionally bene-ficial to have it come from peo-ple we think we know.”
It’s the second collaboration for MacLean with Kirstie Mc-Lellan Day — his 2011 autobiog-raphy “Cornered” was the first — and it’s clear the two have a connection.
“It’s really been a pleasure to work with her,” he said.
MacLean says the rapport between them is similar to the bond he has with Don Cherry.
MacLean’s Hometown Hockey schedule has eased somewhat, with a less punishing itinerary than last season. “It’s a really civilized routing,” he said.
But he still has to get up ear-ly Sundays to travel after doing his Coach’s Corner duties with Cherry in Toronto. His biggest challenge is getting to sleep af-ter downing cups of coffee with Cherry.
“The day of the show (Sun-day) is a blur,” he said.
The 55-year-old MacLean
spends his weeks during re-search on the next stop of his tour but says he enjoys the challenge.
“I feel that the greatest gift of journalism is that you’re constantly learning, you’re be-ing educated along the way. It keeps it fresh.”
Cherry and MacLean both lament they don’t get spend as much time together these days, either on TV or sharing a beer afterwards.
MacLean reckons they did just three playoff games last season. “It was like going to summer camp,” he said fondly.
“We do miss that and there’s nothing we can do about it … so it’s not ideal,” he added. “But thankfully we have 31 years of history … It’s such a foundation that we can get through it. But we miss it for sure. it would be more fun, if nothing else.”
Hockey Towns by Ron Ma-cLean with Kirstie McLellan Day, HarperCollins, 316 pages, $32.99
Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS
The cover of hockey host and author Ron MacLean’s new book “Hockey Towns.”
B2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015
Raptors quiet Thunder to stay perfectBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Raptors 103 Thunder 98OKLAHOMA CITY — To-
ronto’s fast start is no fluke.DeMar DeRozan scored 10
of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, and the undefeated Raptors overcame an eight-point deficit in the final 6 min-utes to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-98 on Wednesday night.
Toronto shot 42 per cent but fought through that for its best win yet.
“I don’t know how many games we’re going to win, but I do know that we’re going to scrap,” coach Dwane Casey said. “We’re going to compete, play hard, get after people. To-night, our shots weren’t fall-ing and we attacked the rim and got to the free throw line, made the officials make a de-cision and forced the defence to react.”
Jonas Valanciunas had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Kyle Lowry added 17 points for the Raptors (5-0), who beat Dallas the night before.
Toronto benefited from 19 Oklahoma City turnovers and outscored the Thunder 32-12 at the foul line.
Oklahoma City lost its sec-ond straight despite shooting 48 per cent. It was the first time this season the Thunder scored fewer than 100 points.
“It’s all correctable stuff,” star forward Kevin Durant said. “I’m not worried at all. It’s not like we just can’t get a grip on what’s going wrong. We turn the ball over and we foul. That’s the game.”
Russell Westbrook scored 20 of his 22 points in the sec-ond half and finished with 16 assists. Durant had 27 points and Enes Kanter added 15 for the Thunder.
Midway through the fourth quarter, Toronto’s Bismack Bi-yombo was called for fouling Westbrook on a screen, then disagreed with the call and was issued a technical foul. Durant made the free throw, then Westbrook hit a 3-point-er to put the Thunder ahead 91-83.
Toronto clawed back into it, and a bank shot by DeRozan gave the Raptors a 99-97 lead
with 47.3 seconds remaining. After Westbrook missed a layup, DeMarre Carroll made two free throws with 16.8 sec-onds left to make it a four-point lead.
Durant missed the sec-ond of two free throws, but the Thunder scrambled and forced a jump ball. Toron-to won the tip, and DeRozan made two free throws with 9.3 seconds to play to seal the game.
The Raptors held the Thun-der to 5-for-20 shooting in the fourth quarter.
“We just missed shots,” Durant said. “We were get-ting downhill, we’re getting into the paint and we missed shots. Dion (Waiters) missed a nice 3, wide-open 3, I missed a turnaround on the baseline, Russell missed a few layups getting to the rim. We make those shots, you say it’s great offence. But it’s a make-or-miss league and we missed them and they made them.”
CLUTCH DEFENCEThe Raptors kept Oklaho-
ma City’s stars in check late. Westbrook shot 1 of 8 in the fourth quarter, while Durant only took two shots and made one.
Casey said the goal was to make someone else try to beat them.
“I thought we accomplished that tonight,” he said.
STAT LINESWestbrook scored 16 points
on 6-for-6 shooting and had five assists in the third quar-ter.
QUOTABLECasey, on how the team
should approach its trip to Or-lando in the framework of the entire season: “It’s a marathon it’s not a sprint. We’ve got to maintain this. I told the guys, get off their feet. No running around shopping in Orlando or enjoying the sun.”
TIP-INSRaptors: DeRozan made
14 of 15 free throws. Oklaho-ma City’s entire team hit 12 of 14. … Toronto had more shots blocked (six) than it made (five) in the first quarter. … Lowry was called for a tech-
nical with 4:05 remaining in the fourth. … The Raptors outscored the Thunder 18-6 on second-chance points. … Toronto outscored Oklahoma City by 22 points when Cory Joseph was on the floor.
Thunder: Oklahoma City held Toronto to 5-for-24 shoot-ing in the first quarter. … On
one first-quarter possession, Steven Adams blocked three shots. He finished with four, and the Thunder had 10. … Oklahoma City committed nine turnovers in the second quarter. … Kanter’s 3-pointer as time expired in the third gave the Thunder an 81-73 lead. … The Thunder scored
42 points in the third quarter on 16-for-22 shooting. … West-brook’s assist total was one off his career high of 17, set three times last season.
UP NEXTToronto plays at Orlando on
Friday Oklahoma City plays at Chicago on Thursday.
Canada opens Four Nations Cup with win
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
Canada 2 Finland 0SUNDSVALL, Sweden — Meghan
Agosta found her scoring touch quickly after a season away from the Canadian women’s hockey team.
Agosta’s short-handed goal was Can-ada’s first of the game in a 2-0 win over Finland to open the Four Nations Cup on Wednesday.
The three-time Olympian from Ruthven, Ont., didn’t play for Canada last winter because she was in police academy in Vancouver.
“To be able to be back and put on the Team Canada jersey again and play in the Four Nations Cup, I don’t take anything for granted,” Agosta said from Sundsvall, Sweden.
“It’s tough to take a year off and come back, but I’m so excited to be here and be part of something that is so special every time.”
Toronto’s Natalie Spooner scored even-strength with both Canadian goals produced in the second peri-od. Emerance Maschmeyer posted a 17-save shutout for the win.
Finland went with veteran goalten-der Noora Raty, who made 24 saves in the loss.
Canada takes on world champion United States on Thursday and host Sweden on Saturday. The top two countries after the preliminary round advance to Sunday’s championship game.
Canada is attempting to defend its Four Nations title, having beaten the Americans 3-2 in a shootout in last year’s final in Kamloops, B.C.
Finland was once content to just defend their own end and hope for a power-play goal against Canada, but
since the 2014 Winter Olympics, the Finns now engage Canada in all three zones of the ice.
“They’re a tough opponent to play against because they’re extremely dis-ciplined and extremely hard-working,” Canadian coach Laura Schuler said. “Finland did an excellent job of block-ing shots. We didn’t get as many shots as we wanted to get through.
“In recent years, they’ve added some more talent to their team and thus can produce more offensively. With them, it’s tough to get through the neutral zone.
“Every team presents a different challenge and for us it was learning about having some poise and compo-sure on our breakouts and through the neutral zone. I thought we did a pretty good job of that.”
Maschmeyer and Erica Howe of Or-leans, Ont., had fewer than five career starts for the national team between them when they were named to the
Four Nations roster.Maschmeyer wasn’t as busy at Raty,
but Schuler said the Canadian goalie made saves in traffic and didn’t give up rebounds, as well as stopping a Fin-land breakaways on a turnover.
Schuler wasn’t ready to reveal her starting goaltender for Thursday un-til she informed her choice prior to Thursday’s pre-game skate.
Five players — Renata Fast, Sar-ah Edney, Sarah Lefort, Sarah Nurse, Sarah Potomak — made their nation-al-team debuts Wednesday. The Amer-icans will force Canada to play a fast-er-paced, end-to-end game Thursday.
“I tell the young girls ‘you play against these girls in (NCAA) Division 1 hockey. It’s the same thing,”’ Agosta said.
“We just need to be poised and go out there and play Canadian hockey working hard every single shift and winning battles all over the ice from start to finish.”
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Chamblin believes he deserved more time to help reverse Riders’ fortunes
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Corey Chamblin harbours no re-sentment towards the Saskatchewan Roughriders for his dismissal as head coach but believes he deserved more time to reverse the struggling CFL club’s fortunes.
Saskatchewan fired Chamblin and GM Brendan Taman on Aug. 31 after starting the season 0-9. The move came less than two years after the Riders earned just their fourth Grey Cup title and first on home soil.
“There was no good way for it to happen but the toughest part is the way it happened,” Chamblin said via telephone from his off-season home near Phoenix. “I should’ve at least fin-ished the season and had a greater chance to turn it around with different personnel.
“I think you have to look at the sit-uation and what transpired and ask, ‘Did it infuse life?’ I left and I don’t think there was that much more prog-ress since.”
Saskatchewan (2-15) is 2-6 under in-terim head coach Bob Dyce and con-cludes its season Sunday in Montreal.
“You go through (CFL), even here down south … it’s hard to win when you’re down to your third quarter-back,” Chamblin said. “When you get down to that, there’s a lot of learning that must happen so there has to be a level of patience there.
“But for (coaches) there’s patience and then there’s impatience saying,
‘Well, hell, I better win now because it may be my head so let’s keep push-ing ahead instead of going the patient route.”’
Chamblin was 29-34 over three-plus seasons in Saskatchewan and 3-2 in the playoffs. The Riders made the post-season three times, winning the ‘13 Grey Cup.
After starting the 2014 campaign 1-2, Saskatchewan won seven straight and appeared poised to make a strong title defence. But after starter Darian Du-rant suffered a season-ending elbow injury, the Riders dropped seven of their final nine games, including the division semifinal to Edmonton.
Saskatchewan lost Durant to a sea-son-ending Achilles injury in its 2015 opener before veteran backup Kevin Glenn (torn pectoral) was hurt in a 31-21 loss to Hamilton on July 26. That forced rookie Brett Smith under cen-tre until Glenn returned Sept. 19 for a 30-27 defeat to Ottawa.
“You don’t go from five wins the year before to 8-10 and into the playoffs (in 2012), then 11-7, then 10-8,” Chamblin said. “OK, you’re 0-and-whatever but gone after one bad season? Excuse me, a half of a bad season?
“The one thing I tell people is when you’re in coaching, you have to expect your coaching death. My picture per-fect (scenario) was to win a couple of Grey Cups and move from there … but no matter how you look at it there’s no perfect way to say good-bye when there’s a firing.”
But the move didn’t surprise Cham-blin, the 2013 CFL coach of the year.
When Saskatchewan fell to 0-3, sto-
ries began surfacing of Riders fans wanting a coaching change. A defiant Chamblin responded, “There’s two po-diums waiting at the end of the year — a championship podium or a cross — and I’m prepared for either one of them. At the end of the day, I’ll still work and I’ll still be a great coach whether it’s here in Saskatchewan this year or somewhere else next year or the next couple of years.”
Taman gave Chamblin a vote of con-fidence, but Chamblin said it was too late.
“I told Brendan, and you can ask him, I didn’t believe that because it was too loud for a team that won the (2013) Grey Cup and was 8-2 (in 2014) until we lost our starting quarterback,” Chamblin said.
“I said, ‘I’ve been around this long enough to read the signs and I just don’t see it. I’ll be lucky to stay until Labour Day.’
“That kind of gave me a hint … it was too loud for what we had done.”
Chamblin, 38, looks positively upon his time in football-mad Regina. The Riders’ post was his first as a head coach and came just six years after he broke into the pro coaching ranks.
“There’s no way to get ready for big-time football unless you’ve worked in Saskatchewan in that environment,” he said. “It was such a great opportuni-ty for a young coach.
“The biggest thing for me is out of 41 coaches there, only four of us won the Grey Cup and what made mine so special was it happened in Regina.”
Chamblin, who remains under con-tract with Saskatchewan through 2016, said some positive lessons he learned
in Regina were how to be a head coach, win a championship in a fren-zied market and deal with media while also getting a glimpse into the manage-ment side of pro football. As for the bad, Chamblin joked people will have to wait for his tell-all book.
“The biggest thing I learned was when you compromise, you lose,” he said. “There were some things I be-lieved in and some things I compro-mised on and I think that caused some losses.
“People talk about working together but as the head guy there can’t be any compromise.”
Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS
Former Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Chambl in harbours no resentment towards the Saskatchewan Roughriders for firing him as their head coach Aug. 31 but believes he deserved to have the full 2015 season to reverse the struggling CFL club’s fortunes.
Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan, right, is fouled by Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) as he shoots during the fourth quarter of an NBA game in Oklahoma City, Wednesday. Toronto won 103-98.
CFL
Greinke gives up $71 million to become free agent againPitcher Zack Greinke opted out of
the final three years of his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, giving up a guaranteed $71 million to become a free agent again.
The Dodgers are expected to make a $15.8 million qualifying offer Friday, which he will certainly reject. Los An-geles then would be eligible to receive an extra draft pick after the first round next year if Greinke signs with another team.
The Dodgers’ had base-ball’s highest payroll at the end of the regular sea-son, a record $289 million. By opting out, Greinke is forcing the front office to decide whether it wants to commit even more money
with a new deal that would take him into his late 30s.
The 32-year-old right-hander was 19-3 with a major league-best 1.66 ERA this season, when he struck out 200 in 222 2-3 innings.
A three-time All-Star, Greinke left the Los Angeles Angels at the end of the 2012 season and signed a $147 mil-lion, six-year contract with the Dodg-ers, where he joined with Clayton Ker-shaw to form one of the top rotations in baseball. This season, Greinke was the first Dodgers pitcher to start an All-Star Game since 2006.
Greinke was among 12 additional players who became free agents rais-ing the total to 151.
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Pronger punched three teams’
tickets to Cup finalBY THE CANADIAN PRESS
Chris Pronger helped get the Ed-monton Oilers get one win away from the Stanley Cup final in 2006, but with his family unhappy living there, gen-eral manager Kevin Lowe went about trying to trade him.
At the following NHL draft, Oilers assistant GM Scott Howson put a piece of paper on four teams’ tables. The one on the Anaheim Ducks’ table listed a first-round pick, Ladislav Smid and Joffrey Lupul for Pronger, and imme-diately GM Brian Burke agreed.
Without enough salary-cap space for the next season, the trade was delayed until July, which extended negotia-tions.
“(Lowe) said, ‘If I do this, I’m punch-ing your ticket to the finals,”’ Burke re-called. “He knew what he was trading to us as an asset.”
For a stretch of his career, Pronger was a human ticket to the Cup final. He helped the Oilers get close in 2006, was a key piece of the Ducks’ champi-onship in 2007 and then led the Phila-delphia Flyers to another impressive run to the Stanley Cup final in 2010 before they lost Game 6 to Chicago.
Counting world-junior gold for Canada in 1993 and Olympic gold in 2002 and 2010, Pronger was a winner throughout his career that will culmi-nate in his Hall of Fame induction on Monday. Few players could match the Stanley Cup playoff impact of the big, bruising defenceman.
“Whoever is playing against you, it changes their outlook,” Burke said by phone. “If you’re preparing for a team that has Chris Pronger, your playoff preparation’s very different than if you’re preparing for a team that doesn’t have him.”
The Oilers knew that because coach Craig MacTavish had played with Pronger on the St. Louis Blues. The price of defenceman Eric Brewer and prospects Doug Lynch and Jeff Woy-witka was well worth it, and so was the new US$31.5-million, five-year con-tract.
Edmonton was a budget team, but when Lowe told Cal Nichols the cost, the team’s chairman gave the green light.
“He clearly, knowing the game and knowing what an impact player like that can mean not only to our team at the time but the city of Edmonton bringing in a top-ranked player and still at a relatively young age, it would make the team better and it would really make a statement to people around hockey that we got our sign out: We’re in business,” Lowe said by phone.”
Lowe didn’t think that trade would help the Oilers get all the way to Game 7 of the Cup final. Acquiring Dwayne Roloson for a first-round pick helped, too, but after the goalie’s injury in Game 1 against the Carolina Hurri-canes, Pronger easily could’ve been the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP had the Oilers won.
Burke called Pronger Anaheim’s “biggest hurdle” to a Cup, and he was that in the Western Conference final. When Lowe said that Pronger was go-ing to get the Ducks to the Cup final, Burke agreed to send an extra condi-tional first-round pick to Edmonton.
“We knew it was a high price and a steep price, but to me how can you overpay for Chris Pronger?” said Burke, who’s now president of hockey operations for the Calgary Flames.
With Pronger and Conn Smythe de-fenceman Scott Niedermayer leading the way, the Ducks cruised through the playoffs and polished off the Ottawa Senators in five games.
“Everybody almost to a man had career years and had fantastic seasons and ultimately that’s what it takes,” Pronger said on the Hall of Fame con-ference call in June. “We could play the physical game, we could play the finesse game. It kind of fit my person-ality perfectly.”
Nothing fit Pronger’s personality more perfectly than playing for a team known for the “Broad Street Bullies.” With Pronger’s contract coming to an end, the Ducks looked to trade him and the Flyers tried to acquire him, but the teams couldn’t work anything out at the 2009 deadline.
At the draft, the Flyers followed the same template as the 2006 deal, send-ing Lupul, a young defenceman (Luca Sbisa) and two first-round picks to the Ducks for an older but still formida-ble Pronger. Then-GM Paul Holmgren wanted Pronger after being eliminated from the playoffs two straight years by Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
“The opportunity to acquire Chris intrigued us because we thought if we’re going to get to the Stanley Cup finals, we probably got to go through Pittsburgh at some point,” Holmgren said by phone.
Just like in 2006 and 2007, Pronger averaged 30 minutes of ice time and played all situations for the Cinderella Flyers. Leading scorer Daniel Briere said Pronger’s presence was notice-able because “You always felt like ev-eryone was afraid of him.”
Injuries derailed Pronger’s career, and an accidental stick to the eye from Mikhail Grabovski caused concussion problems that forced him to stop play-ing. Now working in the NHL’s depart-ment of player safety, he’ll go into the Hall technically as an active player and technically with the Arizona Coy-otes, who acquired his contract over the summer.
But when hockey people remem-ber Pronger’s career, they’ll remember him winning the Norris and Hart Tro-phies, gold medals and, of course, the Stanley Cup.
“Chris is unique, and not just from the size and physical toughness stand-point,” Holmgren said.
“He could handle the puck, he could defend, he could shoot the puck, he could do it all. I think he was one of the greatest defencemen to ever play our game.”
Lidstrom went from unnoticed prospect
to Hall of FameBY THE CANADIAN PRESS
Christer Rockstrom tried to re-member how it happened. The Swed-ish scout has seen a lot of players and watched a lot of games in the past 27 years.
One stands out. Hidden in plain sight, Nicklas Lidstrom was the find of a lifetime.
Rockstrom discovered Lidstrom back in 1988, seeing enough in the de-fenceman’s limited ice time to con-vince the Detroit Red Wings to draft him. That third-round pick turned into a 20-year career with seven Norris Tro-phies, four Stanley Cups that will be celebrated Monday as Lidstrom goes into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
“Nicklas makes a lot of people look smart,” Rockstrom said by phone from his home in Sweden. “Coaches, GMs, scouts, everybody in the organization looks smarter with Nicklas on the team. But we were not as smart. We didn’t know exactly what he was going to be. But we knew enough that he was worth taking a chance on.”
Fortunately for the Red Wings, no other NHL team knew what they knew. Rockstrom had friends playing on Vas-teras IK in the Swedish Elite League who knew how good Lidstrom was.
The 18-year-old wasn’t physical, perhaps played a little soft but was too good for juniors. His senior-level coach didn’t consider him a top-six de-fenceman, so he sat on the bench and only got a few shifts here and there.
“That was the reason why he wasn’t seen, I guess,” Rockstrom said. “One reason he was flying under the radar was because he wasn’t playing much and he was difficult to see.”
Rockstrom drove to Vasteras to watch Lidstrom practise and then play once a couple of injuries gave him an opportunity. Impressed and knowing NHL Central Scouting hadn’t ranked Lidstrom high, Rockstrom wanted Red Wings director of scouting Neil Smith to see for himself.
Part of Lidstrom’s brilliance was that he often went unnoticed be-cause he made so few mistakes and was so often in the perfect position. Smith called him the kind of player that someone has to point out to you, but once he watched, he saw the same hockey sense and vision and funda-mentals that set off Rockstrom’s radar.
“This wasn’t a Bobby Orr rush-ing type of a defenceman, certainly wasn’t a physical killer,” Smith said by phone. “He had a great understanding of the game. Nobody could beat him. Just think of a younger version of what you saw in the league all those years.”
Rockstrom and Smith took Lidstrom to a Pizza Hut in Vasteras — in Smith’s estimation the most expensive Pizza Hut he’s ever been to — and talked about his game and what he wanted to accomplish. When Smith returned to Detroit, he told general manager Jim-my Devellano that Lidstrom was worth taking in the third round, the latest a team could draft an 18-year-old.
“I said to Jimmy if we don’t take him in the third round this year he’ll go in the first round next year because he’ll play in the world juniors for Swe-den and then everybody will know about him,” Smith said.
Devellano agreed, but with the draft months away, the Red Wings were de-termined not to let the secret get out. Smith ordered his scouting staff not to
talk about Lidstrom.Lidstrom’s agent Don Meehan got
wind that the Wings had scouted his client and called Smith to do some digging. After a back-and-forth, Smith conceded he knew plenty about Lid-strom but pleaded with Meehan not to say anything and not to bring his client to the draft.
“I said, ‘I’m taking him, but don’t screw me on this,”’ Smith recalled. “He listened to me.”
At the 1989 draft, the Red Wings took Mike Sillinger in the first round, Bob Boughner in the second round and then in the third round, 53rd over-all, selected Lidstrom. Smith called it by far the best pick of his career — and that includes Steve Yzerman.
By taking Lidstrom and then a round later Russian Sergei Fedor-ov, who’s also in the 2015 Hall of Fame class, the Red Wings’ fortunes changed. Rockstrom, who now works for the Montreal Canadiens, remem-bered them being called the “Dead Wings,” but now they’re a model NHL franchise lauded for superior drafting.
Lidstrom wasn’t the only home run the Red Wings hit on, but he was the most satisfying. By the next season Lid-strom already stood out, and it was clear the Red Wings pulled off a steal.
“That wouldn’t happen today,” said Red Wings GM Ken Holland, who was a western scout at the time. “I don’t know how we got him in the third round, but I know he’s a top-10 pick today.”
Lidstrom was so hidden that the Philadelphia Flyers took Vasteras teammate Patrik Juhlin 19 picks earli-er while Lidstrom slid by.
“This was a very unique case. It was the only time in my career it ever hap-pened,” Smith said. “There are fables about guys getting diamonds in the rough, but they’re all fables. That nev-er happens.”
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Anaheim Ducks Chris Pronger hoists the Stanley Cup after defeating the Ottawa Senators in Game five of the NHL Stanley Cup finals in Anaheim in 2007. Pronger helped the Edmonton Oilers get to Game 7 of the 2006 Stanley Cup final. After he asked for a trade, GM Kevin Lowe told Anaheim Ducks counterpart Brian Burke he was punching his ticket to the final by sending him the big defenceman. Lowe was right,and Pronger not only led the Ducks to the Cup but helped the Philadelphia Flyers get to the final in 2010 as part of his illustrious career that made him part of the 2015 class of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Detroit Red Wings defenceman Nicklas Lidstrom warms up before facing the Colorado Avalanche in NHL game in Denver in 2008. Lidstrom went almost completely unnoticed playing his draft year in his native Sweden. But Detroit Red Wings scout Christer Rockstrom saw the defenceman and the team hoped it would get him in the third round. Lidstrom fell to the 53rd pick and went on to become the best blue-liner in franchise history and a Hall of Famer.
Maelle Ricker, who won gold at 2010 Olympics retires
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
Maelle Ricker thought the knee injury she suf-fered last fall was just another bump in the road.
Concussions, broken bones, strains and sprains had sidelined the Canadian snowboarder in the past, and she always came back strong.
Ricker rehabbed hard in hopes of overcoming the recurring knee ailment, but when she rejoined team-mates for a training camp at the end of August, she knew she had already run her last competitive race.
The first Canadian woman to win an Olympic gold
medal on home soil, Ricker announced her retire-ment Wednesday.
“I’ve got a lot of mixed emotions — emotions that change by the minute,” Ricker said. “I really had the vision to keep going and keep racing. I’ve come back from injury many times before and this was going to be another routine stop. When I got back on snow … a switch flipped inside and I knew that I wasn’t going to be able to get back in the starting gate with the ability I need to race and to really commit 100 per cent and be on the podium. I promised myself that if I couldn’t get back to that spot I wouldn’t keep going.”
Ricker was one of the stories of the 2010 Vancou-ver Olympics, winning gold in snowboard cross just two days after Alex Bilodeau became the first Cana-dian to top the podium at home with his victory in men’s moguls.
She was looking to defend her title at the 2014 Sochi Games, but Ricker broke her wrist in training less than three weeks before leaving for Russia.
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SCOREBOARD B4THURSDAY, NOV. 5, 2015
The host Raiders girls and boys will take on their Spruce Grove counterparts in the opening matches of the Lindsay Thurber junior varsity volleyball tournament Friday at 4 p.m.
Notre Dame will meet Calgary Western Canada and Hunting Hills will face Okotoks Foothills in girls/boys action at 5:15 p.m.
Friday’s other matches will go at 6:30 and 7:45 p.m and the tournament will continue Saturday with the first games set for 8 a.m. The finals in each category are set for 6 p.m.
Also competing in the tournament are teams from Lacombe and Calgary Bishop Carroll.
Bulldog Scrap Metal, with Byron Morin sinking 13 points, got past the Vikings 63-58 in a Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basket-ball Association game Tuesday.
Tyler Bohnet added 12 points for the winners and Gage Rhen was selected as the Bulldog player of the game.
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Today• Senior high volleyball: Zone 4A semifinals — Hunting Hills girls vs. Notre Dame girls, 6 p.m.; Lindsay Thurber boys vs. Hunting Hills boys, to follow, both matches at Lindsay Thurber.• College women’s hockey: Olds at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena.• Bantam AA hockey: Red Deer Steel Kings at Central Alberta, 7:15 p.m., Lacombe.
Friday• WHL: Red Deer at Prince Albert, 6 p.m. (The Drive).• College men’s hockey: Grant MacEwan University at RDC, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex.• High school football: Playoffs, teams and times TBA.• Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Gold at Red Deer Strata Energy, 8 p.m., Arena.• Heritage junior B hockey: Red Deer at Three Hills, 8 p.m.• Midget AA hockey: Okotoks at West Central, 8 p.m., Sylvan Lake.• Chinook senior hockey: Bentley at Innisfail, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday• High school football: Central Alberta League Rural Division final — Stettler at Sylvan Lake, 1:30 p.m., H.J. Cody field.• Major bantam hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Red Deer, 2 p.m., Arena.• Major bantam girls hockey: Sherwood Park at Red Deer, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre.• Bantam AA hockey: Medicine Hat at Red Deer Steel Kings, 2:30 p.m., Kinex; Lethbridge at West Central, 5:30 p.m., Rocky Mountain House.• High school football: Central Alberta
League City Division final — Notre Dame at Hunting Hills, 3 p.m., Great Chief Park.• Midget AA hockey: Calgary Rangers at Olds, 3:30 p.m.; Calgary Blazers at Red Deer Elks, 4:45 p.m., Arena; Calgary Blackhawks at Central Alberta, 5:45 p.m., Lacombe.• College volleyball: SAIT at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow.• WHL: Red Deer at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m. (The Drive).• AJHL: Okotoks at Olds, 7 p.m.• Minor midget AAA hockey: Southeast at Red Deer North Star, 7:30 p.m., Arena.• Peewee AA hockey: Lethbridge White at Red Deer TBS, 12:30 p.m., Kinsmen A; Central Alberta at Red Deer Parkland, 4:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre.
Sunday• Bantam AA hockey: Lethbridge at Red Deer Ramada, 1:45 p.m., Kinsmen A; Cranbrook at West Central, 2:45 p.m., Sylvan Lake; Medicine Hat at Central Alberta, 4:30 p.m., Big Valley; Wheatland at Olds, 5:30 p.m.• Midget AA hockey: Wheatland at Central Alberta, 2 p.m., Lacombe.• Major bantam girls hockey: Calgary Outlaws at Red Deer, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre.• Minor midget AAA hockey: Southeast at Red Deer Strata Energy, 2:45 p.m., Arena.• Peewee AA hockey: Central Alberta at Red Deer Parkland, 12:45 p.m., Kinsmen A; Red Deer TBS at West Central, 2:30 p.m., Bentley; Lethbridge White at Olds, 2:45 p.m.• Heritage junior B hockey: High River at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m.• Men’s basketball: Silver Spurs vs. Rusty Chuckers, Triple A Batteries vs. B Town Maple Jordans, 4:15 and 5:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.
National Basketball AssociationEASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GBToronto 5 0 1.000 —Atlanta 5 1 .833 1/2Cleveland 4 1 .800 1Detroit 3 1 .750 1 1/2Washington 3 1 .750 1 1/2Chicago 3 2 .600 2Miami 2 2 .500 2 1/2Indiana 2 3 .400 3Milwaukee 2 3 .400 3New York 2 3 .400 3Boston 1 3 .250 3 1/2Charlotte 1 3 .250 3 1/2Orlando 1 4 .200 4Philadelphia 0 4 .000 4 1/2Brooklyn 0 5 .000 5
WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GBL.A. Clippers 4 0 1.000 —Golden State 4 0 1.000 —Minnesota 2 1 .667 1 1/2Oklahoma City 3 2 .600 1 1/2Phoenix 3 2 .600 1 1/2Portland 3 2 .600 1 1/2Memphis 3 2 .600 1 1/2San Antonio 3 2 .600 1 1/2Dallas 2 2 .500 2Utah 2 2 .500 2Denver 2 2 .500 2Houston 2 3 .400 2 1/2Sacramento 1 4 .200 3 1/2New Orleans 0 4 .000 4L.A. Lakers 0 4 .000 4
Tuesday’s Games
Charlotte 130, Chicago 105Atlanta 98, Miami 92Indiana 94, Detroit 82Orlando 103, New Orleans 94Toronto 102, Dallas 91Memphis 103, Sacramento 89Denver 120, L.A. Lakers 109
Wednesday’s GamesIndiana 100, Boston 98Washington 102, San Antonio 99Milwaukee 91, Philadelphia 87Houston 119, Orlando 114, OTToronto 103, Oklahoma City 98Cleveland 96, New York 86Atlanta 101, Brooklyn 87Portland 108, Utah 92Phoenix 118, Sacramento 97L.A. Clippers at Golden State, late
Thursday’s GamesOklahoma City at Chicago, 6 p.m.Miami at Minnesota, 6 p.m.Charlotte at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.Utah at Denver, 7 p.m.Memphis at Portland, 8:30 p.m.
Friday’s GamesToronto at Orlando, 5 p.m.Philadelphia at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.Washington at Boston, 5:30 p.m.Milwaukee at New York, 5:30 p.m.Atlanta at New Orleans, 6 p.m.Miami at Indiana, 6 p.m.Detroit at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.Denver at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.Houston at Sacramento, 8:30 p.m.
JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL
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Wednesday’s Sports Transactions
BASEBALLAmerican LeagueCHICAGO WHITE SOX — Declined their option on SS Alexei Ramirez. Selected the contract of LHP Zach Phillips from Charlotte (IL).CLEVELAND INDIANS — Declined their option on OF Ryan Raburn.KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Declined mutual op-tions on RHP Jeremy Guthrie and OF Alex Rios.LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Declined their option on OF David Murphy.NEW YORK YANKEES — Sold the contract of RHP Chris Martin to Nippon Ham (Pacific League-Ja-pan). Reinstated OF Mason Williams, LHP Jacob Lindgren and RHPs Chase Whitley and Domingo Germen from the 60-day DL. Selected the con-tract of RHP Vicente Campos from Tampa (FSL). Announced RHP Andrew Bailey declined outright assignment and declared free agency.OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Reinstated 1B Ike Davis and RHPs Jesse Chavez, Kendall Graveman, A.J. Griffin, Jesse Hahn, Jarrod Parker and Evan Scrib-ner from the 60-day DL.National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Reinstated C Tuffy Gosewisch and RHP Evan Marshall from the 60-day DL.CINCINNATI REDS — Promoted Dick Williams to senior vice-president/general manager.LOS ANGELES DODGERS — RHP Zack Greinke opted out of the final three years of his contract.MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Exercised their option on 1B Adam Lind.NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with manag-er Terry Collins on a two-year contract. Reinstated OF Darrell Ceciliani, 2B Wilfredo Tovar, LHPs Josh Edgin and Jack Leathersich and RHPs Buddy Carlyle, Rafael Montero and Zack Wheeler from the 60-day DL.PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Declined their option on LHP Cliff Lee.SAN DIEGO PADRES — Declined their option on LHP Cory Luebke.WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Reinstated RHPs Aaron Barrett, David Carpenter and Craig Stammen from the 60-day DL.American AssociationKANSAS CITY T-BONES — Exercised their option on RHP Michael Nannini.LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Exercised their option on INF Eddie Young.BASKETBALLNational Basketball AssociationATLANTA HAWKS — Named Reverend Dr. Tous-saint K. Hill Jr. community consultant.PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed G Phil Pressey.Women’s National Basketball AssociationWNBA — Announced the resignation of president Laurel J. Richie. Named deputy commissioner Mark Tatum interim president.FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueNFL — Suspended St. Louis RB Trey Watts indef-
initely for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.BALTIMORE RAVENS — Placed WR Steve Smith Jr. on injured reserve. Released TE Konrad Reuland from the practice squad. Signed WR Joe Morgan. Signed WR Chuck Jacobs to the practice squad.BUFFALO BILLS — Signed RB Mike Gillislee to the practice squad.CHICAGO BEARS — Waived WR John Chiles.CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed TE Rob Housler on injured reserve. Signed DB De’Ante Saunders from the practice squad.DENVER BRONCOS — Placed OT Ty Sambrailo on injured reserve. Released DT Deandre Coleman from the practice squad. Signed DB Ryan Murphy to the practice squad.DETROIT LIONS — Placed LB DeAndre Levy on injured reserve. Signed LB James-Michael Johnson.INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released G David Arkin from the practice squad.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Released LB Josh Keyes from the practice squad.NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Placed RB Khiry Robinson on injured reserve. Released DB Sammy Seamster from the practice squad.NEW YORK GIANTS — Released G Adam Gettis from the practice squad. Signed S Cooper Taylor and TE Matt LaCosse to the practice squad.OAKLAND RAIDERS — Waived WR Walt Powell. Signed WR Marcus Thigpen. Signed DE Shelby Harris to the practice squad.PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Released WR Tyler Murphy. Signed CB Doran Grant from the practice squad.SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Released LB Ryan Mueller from the practice squad. Signed DT Damion Square from the practice squad and WR Isaiah Burse, S Matt Daniels, LB Ben Gardner and RB Dreamius Smith to the practice squad..SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed RB Shaun Draughn. Signed RB Jarryd Hayne to the practice squad.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released TE RaShaun Allen from the practice squad.TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed DE Law-rence Sidbury. Signed LB Quayshawn Nealy and DE Ronald Powell to the practice squad.HOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueNHL — Fined St. Louis F Ryan Reaves $3,024.19 for roughing.NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Named David Collins ex-ecutive vice-president and chief financial officer.ST. LOUIS BLUES — Recalled F Magnus Paajarvi from Chicago (AHL).American Hockey LeagueMANITOBA MOOSE — Recalled F Ben Walker from Tulsa (ECHL).ECHLALASKA ACES — Signed F Garet Hunt.COLORADO EAGLES — Released G Tate Maris as emergency backup.GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS — Released F Nikita Kashirsky. Signed F Jordan Knackstedt.
CFLEast Division
GP W L T PF PA Ptx-Ottawa 17 11 6 0 420 426 22x-Hamilton 17 10 7 0 502 347 20x-Toronto 17 9 8 0 417 488 18Montreal 17 6 11 0 364 372 12
West Division GP W L T PF PA Pty-Edmonton 18 14 4 0 466 341 28x-Calgary 17 13 4 0 450 339 26x-B.C. 17 7 10 0 430 458 14Winnipeg 17 5 12 0 342 481 10Saskatchewan 17 2 15 0 400 539 4x — clinched playoff berth y — clinched division.
WEEK 20Bye: EdmontonFriday’s gameWinnipeg at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 7Hamilton at Ottawa, 2 p.m.Calgary at B.C., 5 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 8Saskatchewan at Montreal, 11 a.m.End of Regular Season
PLAYOFFSSunday, Nov. 15Division SemifinalsEast DivisionToronto at Hamilton/Ottawa, TBAWest DivisionB.C. at Calgary, TBA
Canadian Football League Scoring Leaders(x—scored two-point convert): TD C FG S PtJ.Medlock, Ham 0 47 40 6 173R.Paredes, Cgy 0 22 41 7 152B.Bede, Mtl 0 22 35 13 140R.Leone, BC 0 27 30 13 130C.Milo, Ott 0 29 31 1 123P.McCallum, Sask 0 18 29 4 109G.Shaw, Edm 0 19 21 9 91L.Hajrullahu, Wpg 0 15 22 10 91S.Whyte, Edm 0 14 24 3 89x-E.Rogers, Cgy 10 4 0 0 64T.Gurley, Tor 10 0 0 0 60x-A.Harris, BC 9 2 0 0 56x-Je.Johnson, Ott 9 2 0 0 56
E.Arceneaux, BC 9 0 0 0 54K.Stafford, Edm 9 0 0 0 54R.Pfeffer, Ott 0 11 12 5 52x-K.Elliott, Tor 8 2 0 0 50x-C.Marshall, Wpg 7 6 0 0 48x-R.Bagg, Sask 7 4 0 0 46x-A.Bowman, Edm 7 2 0 0 44x-H.Burris, Ott 7 2 0 0 44x-A.Collie, BC 7 2 0 0 44x-G.Ellingson, Ott 6 2 0 0 38x-K.Lawrence, Edm 6 2 0 0 38x-T.Sutton, Mtl 6 2 0 0 38x-D.Walker, Edm 6 2 0 0 38D.Alvarado, Ott 0 4 11 0 37B.Banks, Ham 6 0 0 0 36V.Hazleton, Tor 6 0 0 0 36J.Mathews, Ham 6 0 0 0 36T.Sinkfield, Ham 6 0 0 0 36L.Tasker, Ham 6 0 0 0 36T.Toliver, Ham 6 0 0 0 36B.Whitaker, Tor 6 0 0 0 36x-M.McDaniel, Cgy 4 10 0 0 34x-D.Adams, Wpg 5 2 0 0 32x-T.Harrison, Cgy 5 2 0 0 32x-R.Smith, Sask 5 2 0 0 32x-F.Stamps, Mtl 5 2 0 0 32J.Palardy, Tor 0 13 6 1 32E.Jackson, Ott 5 0 0 0 30N.Roosevelt, Sask 5 0 0 0 30x-J.Cornish, Cgy 4 4 0 0 28
National Football LeagueAMERICAN CONFERENCE
East W L T Pct PF PANew England 7 0 0 1.000 249 133N.Y. Jets 4 3 0 .571 172 139Buffalo 3 4 0 .429 176 173Miami 3 4 0 .429 154 173
South W L T Pct PF PAIndianapolis 3 5 0 .375 173 203Houston 3 5 0 .375 174 205Jacksonville 2 5 0 .286 147 207Tennessee 1 6 0 .143 125 159
North W L T Pct PF PACincinnati 7 0 0 1.000 198 132Pittsburgh 4 4 0 .500 168 147Cleveland 2 6 0 .250 167 216Baltimore 2 6 0 .250 190 214
West
W L T Pct PF PADenver 7 0 0 1.000 168 112Oakland 4 3 0 .571 178 173Kansas City 3 5 0 .375 195 182San Diego 2 6 0 .250 191 227
NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast
W L T Pct PF PAN.Y. Giants 4 4 0 .500 215 208Washington 3 4 0 .429 148 168Philadelphia 3 4 0 .429 160 137Dallas 2 5 0 .286 133 171
South W L T Pct PF PACarolina 7 0 0 1.000 191 136Atlanta 6 2 0 .750 213 173New Orleans 4 4 0 .500 213 234Tampa Bay 3 4 0 .429 163 199
North W L T Pct PF PAGreen Bay 6 1 0 .857 174 130Minnesota 5 2 0 .714 147 122Chicago 2 5 0 .286 140 202Detroit 1 7 0 .125 149 245
West W L T Pct PF PAArizona 6 2 0 .750 263 153St. Louis 4 3 0 .571 135 125Seattle 4 4 0 .500 167 140San Francisco 2 6 0 .250 109 207
Thursday, Nov. 5Cleveland at Cincinnati, 6:25 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 8Tennessee at New Orleans, 11 a.m.St. Louis at Minnesota, 11 a.m.Green Bay at Carolina, 11 a.m.Washington at New England, 11 a.m.Miami at Buffalo, 11 a.m.Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 11 a.m.Oakland at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.Atlanta at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 2:05 p.m.Denver at Indianapolis, 2:25 p.m.Philadelphia at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.Open: Arizona, Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Seattle
Monday, Nov. 9Chicago at San Diego, 6:30 p.m.
WHLEASTERN CONFERENCE
EAST DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA PtPrince Albert 17 12 3 1 1 64 50 26Brandon 16 11 3 0 2 66 42 24Moose Jaw 16 8 5 2 1 59 48 19Saskatoon 16 7 6 3 0 54 62 17Regina 14 7 6 1 0 39 49 15Swift Current 16 6 8 2 0 41 50 14
CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA PtRed Deer 17 12 5 0 0 66 50 24Lethbridge 15 10 5 0 0 64 48 20Calgary 18 9 8 0 1 50 63 19Edmonton 17 5 9 3 0 43 58 13Medicine Hat 13 5 6 1 1 48 53 12Kootenay 17 3 12 2 0 38 71 8
WESTERN CONFERENCEB.C. DIVISION
GP W L OTL SOL GF GA PtVictoria 18 12 5 0 1 58 36 25Kelowna 16 11 5 0 0 62 49 22Prince George 14 8 6 0 0 39 37 16Kamloops 14 6 8 0 0 46 50 12Vancouver 15 4 8 2 1 43 63 11
U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA PtSeattle 15 9 5 1 0 54 39 19Spokane 17 7 7 2 1 48 63 17Portland 14 7 7 0 0 41 34 14Everett 11 6 4 0 1 24 25 13Tri-City 16 6 9 1 0 49 56 13
Tuesday’s resultsVictoria 3 Swift Current 1Calgary 6 Saskatoon 3Red Deer 4 Seattle 3Kamloops 5 Spokane 4 (OT)Kelowna 3 Tri-City 1
Wednesday’s resultsVictoria 5 Moose Jaw 2Prince Albert 3 Calgary 2Edmonton 4 Seattle 2
Friday’s gamesRed Deer at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.Regina at Swift Current, 6 p.m.Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.Victoria at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.Seattle at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.Medicine Hat at Kootenay, 7 p.m.Kelowna at Portland, 8 p.m.Kamloops at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.Prince George at Everett, 8:35 p.m.
Saturday’s gamesVictoria at Regina, 6 p.m.Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.Brandon at Swift Current, 6 p.m.Red Deer at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m.Kootenay at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.Seattle at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.Kelowna at Portland, 8 p.m.Prince George at Kamloops, 8 p.m.Vancouver at Everett, 8:05 p.m.Spokane at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.
Canadian Hockey League Top Ten PollThe Canadian Hockey League’s weekly top 10 poll for the 2015-16 season (last week’s rankings in parentheses records as of Tuesday):1. (1) Erie Otters (OHL, 12-1-1-0)2. (2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL, 15-1-3-1)3. (3) Kitchener Rangers (OHL, 12-0-3-0)4. (5) Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL, 15-3-0-0)5. (8) Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL, 11-3-0-2)6. (4) Prince Albert Raiders (WHL, 11-3-1-1)7. (9) London Knights (OHL, 11-2-1-1)8. (NR) Red Deer Rebels (WHL, 12-5-0-0)9. (7) Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL, 9-4-1-0)10. (NR) Windsor Spitfires (OHL, 10-3-3-0)Honourable Mentions:Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL, 11-6-2-0), Ottawa 67’s (OHL, 10-6-1-0), Kelowna Rockets (WHL, 11-5-0-0).
WHL Scoring Leaders G A PtsBrayden Point, MJ 12 20 32Dryden Hunt, MJ 13 16 29Reid Gardiner, P.A. 12 16 28Tyson Baillie, Kel 10 18 28Brayden Burke, Let 5 22 27Ivan Nikolishin, RD 11 15 26Luke Philp, Koo 10 14 24Jonathon Martin, SC 13 10 23Dillon Dube, Kel 10 13 23Nolan Patrick, Bra 6 17 23Devante Stephens, Spo 5 18 23Mathew Barzal, Sea 4 19 23Tyler Wong, Let 14 8 22Jayce Hawryluk, Bra 10 12 22Keegan Kolesar, Sea 10 12 22Radel Fazleev, CAL 10 12 22Michael Spacek, RD 8 14 22Simon Stransky, P.A. 7 15 22Travis Sanheim, CAL 6 16 22Parker Bowles, TC 8 13 21Giorgio Estephan, Let 6 15 21Alex Forsberg, Vic 5 16 21Jake Debrusk, SC 6 14 20
National Hockey LeagueEASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAMontreal 14 11 2 1 23 51 26Ottawa 12 6 4 2 14 37 37Tampa Bay 14 6 6 2 14 34 36Boston 11 6 4 1 13 42 36Detroit 12 6 5 1 13 30 31Florida 11 5 4 2 12 32 23Buffalo 12 5 7 0 10 28 35Toronto 12 2 8 2 6 26 40
Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAN.Y. Rangers 12 8 2 2 18 36 23N.Y. Islanders 13 7 3 3 17 38 31Washington 11 8 3 0 16 36 28Pittsburgh 12 8 4 0 16 27 22New Jersey 12 6 5 1 13 29 31Carolina 12 5 7 0 10 26 34Philadelphia 12 4 6 2 10 24 37Columbus 13 3 10 0 6 30 48
WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GADallas 13 10 3 0 20 46 37
St. Louis 13 9 3 1 19 36 31Winnipeg 13 8 4 1 17 40 35Minnesota 11 7 2 2 16 35 32Nashville 11 7 2 2 16 32 25Chicago 13 7 5 1 15 33 32Colorado 12 4 7 1 9 33 36
Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GALos Angeles 12 8 4 0 16 29 25Vancouver 13 6 3 4 16 38 29San Jose 12 6 6 0 12 33 33Arizona 11 5 5 1 11 30 32Edmonton 13 5 8 0 10 36 41Calgary 13 3 9 1 7 30 56Anaheim 11 2 7 2 6 14 29NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday’s GamesDallas 5, Boston 3N.Y. Islanders 2, New Jersey 1N.Y. Rangers 5, Washington 2Ottawa 2, Montreal 1, OTDetroit 2, Tampa Bay 1Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 0Colorado 6, Calgary 3Edmonton 4, Philadelphia 2Columbus 5, San Jose 2
Wednesday’s GamesWinnipeg 4, Toronto 2St. Louis 6, Chicago 5, OTPittsburgh 3, Vancouver 2Florida at Anaheim, late
Thursday’s GamesTampa Bay at Buffalo, 5 p.m.Boston at Washington, 5 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.Winnipeg at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.Nashville at Minnesota, 6 p.m.Philadelphia at Calgary, 7 p.m.Colorado at Arizona, 7 p.m.Florida at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.Columbus at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.
Friday’s GamesDetroit at Toronto, 5 p.m.Chicago at New Jersey, 5 p.m.Dallas at Carolina, 5 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Colorado, 7 p.m.Pittsburgh at Edmonton, 7 p.m.Columbus at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
NHL Scoring Leaders G A PtsJamie Benn, Dal 10 10 20Tyler Seguin, Dal 8 12 20Patrick Kane, Chi 7 9 16Taylor Hall, Edm 6 10 16David Krejci, Bos 7 8 15Blake Wheeler, Wpg 6 8 14Henrik Zetterberg, Det 3 11 14Kyle Turris, Ott 8 5 13Alex Ovechkin, Wash 6 7 13Nathan MacKinnon, Col 5 8 13Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wash 5 8 13Ryan O’Reilly, Buf 4 9 13Mark Stone, Ott 3 10 13Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy 2 11 13John Klingberg, Dal 2 11 13Andrei\ Markov, Mtl 1 12 13
Second chance has Colleen Jones seeing life, curling in a different light
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
An illness that nearly killed her motivated Colleen Jones to write about her full-to-the-brim life and a curling career unmatched in breadth.
Her close call is the lens through which she tells her story, co-written with fellow journalist Perry Lefko, in Throwing Rocks At Houses: My Life In and Out of Curling.
“The life lessons I learned, I learned on the curling ice and then through bacterial men-ingitis, the idea of stop and smell the roses more,” Jones said.
The 55-year-old from Halifax skipped teams to six Canadian women’s curling champion-ships, including a record four in a row, as well as a pair of world championships.
Much of her curling success happened in the years she was at work before dawn for her job as a morning sports and weather reporter on CBC Newsworld.
She and her husband Scott were also raising two young sons at the time. Jones lived life at a seemingly breakneck pace.
But on Dec. 10, 2010, Jones was coaching a junior team in Halifax when she felt extremely ill. She drove home vomiting and her husband summoned an ambulance.
Bacterial meningitis can be fatal within hours if untreated. Jones feels lucky that hospi-tal emergency staff in Halifax had been trained just days earlier to identify the disease.
“Different people will get different things out of the book,” Jones said. “I was blessed with energy, but I also compartmentalize my life. The only three things I did in life were curl, family and work. I never confused the three.
“Striking the balance is one of the hardest things for curlers to do. I hope there’s a teen-age curler that can look and say ‘Boy, if that Colleen Jones who just fell off the turnip truck was able to win six Canadian championships on no superman ability, just hard work’ they might also be inspired to chase the dream.
“Anyone who is suffering from a disease or who came through something with these epiphanies of savour the moment, be grateful for your health, stop the multi-tasking madness
and be in the present moment, for some people that’s the message they’ll get out of it.”
Jones appeared in her first national wom-en’s championship in 1979 and her most recent in 2013. She’s played in 21 over a span of 34 years.
Jones is still curling competitively, reaching the Canadian senior women’s final last year. So she is a walking history book of curling’s many innovations over her more than three decades in the game.
At 22, she was the youngest skip to win a Ca-nadian championship in 1982. But Jones didn’t win another Scotties Tournament of Hearts again until 1999.
Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Arsenault and Nancy Delahunt went on a run of five titles in six years, including four straight from 2001 to 2004.
Jones tells her story in her upbeat, wise-cracking style, but she doesn’t shy away from hard places in her life.
The chapter about her father’s death and the move of her mother, who has Alzheimer’s, to a memory care home in 2013 took the longest to write, she said.
Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS
An illness that nearly killed Colleen Jones motivated her to write about her full-to-the-brim life and a curling career unmatched in breadth.
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Handlers adjust the stance of their German shorthaired pointers during conformation at the Red Deer and District Kennel Club’s Spring Dog Show at the UFA Agricentre at Westerner Park earlier this year. Red Deer and District Kennel Club’s Fall Dog Show takes place at Westerner Park this weekend. Events get under way Friday and run through the weekend. For more details visit www.rddkc.com.
FRIDAY, NOV. 6 ● Red Deer Legion presents Spur on
Nov. 6 and 7 from 8 p.m. to midnight for their weekend dance, and Remembrance Day events on Nov. 11. Phone 403-342-0035. Legion members are required to show their valid membership card. Non-members cover charge is $5.
● St. Mary’s Catholic Church Fall Tur-key Supper will be held on Nov. 6 with sit-tings at 4:30, 5:45 and 7 p.m. Supper is pre-sented by Knights of Columbus and CWL. Tickets available at the church office.
● Magdalene House Benefit Concert goes Nov. 6, 7 p.m. at The Hub On Ross and features music by Kristy Lawrence, Ben Rogers, Kaylee Grobe, Dave Grobe, Johanna Hannaford, A.J. Cerenzie, and special guest Dan Zepick. Cash only at the door, $20.
● First Friday’s lineup on Nov. 6 in-cludes: The Magdalene House Exhibit - mixed media by local artists — at The Hub on Ross Gallery, from 4 to 6 p.m., Second Thoughts by Joanne Madeley at Kiwanis Gal-lery from 6 to 8 p.m., Scapes, Stills and Mar-tha: The Works of Dave More, Doug William-son, and Viv Bennett from 6 to 9 p.m.
● Annual Family Movie Night Hosted by Blindman 4-H Light Horse Club will be featured on Nov. 6 at Lacombe Historic Ag-riculture Society Sales Pavilion at Lacombe Research Station. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Movie starts at 7 p.m. Highlights include con-cession, silent auction, toonie draw, intermis-sion and door prize. Admission is $5. Tickets available at the door. Contact [email protected], 403-350-7172.
● Widow and Widower Support Net-work meets on the first Friday of every month at ABC Country Restaurant at 6 p.m. for food and fellowship, and on the third Friday of each month at 7 p.m. at the First Christian Reformed Church, 16 McVicar St. The group provides a safe place for men and women who have lost their spouse through death, to interact and support each other. Upcoming dates are Nov. 6 and 20. Email to [email protected], or call 403-755-0977.
● LGBTQ and Pride Youth Red Deer meet at downtown branch of Red Deer Public Library on Fridays, Nov. 6, 20, Dec. 4 (Christ-mas Party), from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at Waskasoo/Kiwanis Meeting Room. All ages teen and up welcome.
● Cornerstone Youth Theatre presents ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at New Life Fellowship with performances at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6 and 7, Nov. 13 and 14, and at 3 p.m. on Nov. 7 and 14. Ticket are available at www.corner-stoneyouththeatre.org, or by phone 403-986-2981 with costs from $10 to $12 in advance, and by purchase at the door for $14, or $10 for one day only — Nov. 7 at 3 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOV. 7
● Women of the Moose Bake and Crafts Sale, and Cookie Walk will go Nov. 7, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Moose Hall, 140 Petrolia Ave., four blocks south of Westerner Exhibi-tion Grounds.
● Soroptimist International of Central Alberta Pyjamas and Pearls Fundraiser gets underway Nov. 7 at Holiday Inn and Suites South. Come dressed in your favourite pyjamas and pearls, enjoy music by Randi Boulton, food, dancing, fun photo booth, si-lent auction, raffles and more. Tickets cost $80 per person, or $600 for a table of eight. Cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. Proceeds support women and girls locally and globally. See pyjamasandpearls.com, or call Sylvia for tickets and sponsorship opportunities at 403-886-4298.
● St. Cyprian’s Anglican Church Annu-al Fall Tea and Bazaar, Nov. 7, 2 to 4 p.m. in Lacombe. There will be lots of cookies, bak-ing, frozen perogies, crafts and more. Phone 403-782-4212.
● Sierra of Taylor Drive Music Jam is held the first Saturday of every month from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Everyone welcome to play an instrument, dance or simply listen to the music. Next jam session is Nov. 7. Each ses-sion $2. No jam session in July and August. Phone Chris at 403-341-3385.
● Dickson Store Museum and the Dan-ish Canadian National Museum will hold their Julestue — a Scandinavian Bazaar — at the Spruce View Hall on Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Danish restaurant services be-gin at 11 a.m. Admission is $2 and includes coffee or juice and a door prize entry. For more information or to book a vendor table, call Joanne at 403-227-4917.
● Support Multiple Sclerosis Society and take in Breeze Yoga Studio Grand Opening on Nov. 7 with an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Gasoline Alley. Or, take in a class for a donation to MS Society from 9:30 a.m. to 6:40 p.m. Child minding avail-able. Phone 403-597-4533.
● The Judy Schweitzer ALS Curl for a Cure Funspiel will take place Nov. 7 at Mi-chener Hill Curling Club. Register by Nov. 4. Participants and sponsors sought. See www.alsab.ca or contact Carrie at 403-877-3860, [email protected], or 403-837-0182.
● 2015 National House Concert Series Benefit Gala in support of Post Traumat-ic Stress Syndrome and Canadian Troops features Jessie Tylre Williams at Sheraton Special Events Centre on Nov. 7 with doors opening at 5 p.m. Tickets cost $75 and will not be available at the door. To purchase tickets, contact jessie-williams.com, or 403-304-0123.
● Alix Wagon Wheel Museum will be open in honour of Remembrance Day on Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 pm. Take in the ex-hibits and a bake sale.
● Fall Harvest Supper benefitting Don-alda and District Agricultural Society will be celebrated on Nov. 7, 5 to 7 p.m. at Donalda
Community Hall with a roast beef supper. Adult tickets for cost $18, children ages six to 12 years cost $10, and free for children ages five and under. Contact Jodi at 403-883-2330.
● Earth Play Saturday at Kerry Wood Nature Centre will be featured on Nov. 7 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Tots five and under and their caregivers are invited to learn about na-ture through hands-on exploration and inter-active activities in this family-friendly program. Admission by suggested donation of $5 per couple or $10 per family. Older siblings wel-come. Phone 403-346-2010.
● St. Leonard’s on the Hill Coffee and Bake Sale will be offered Nov. 7, 9 a.m. to noon. Admission is $4. Phone 403-346-6769.
● Hindu Cultural Society of Central Alberta presents Diwali Night, Nov. 7, from 5 to 10:30 p.m. at Festival Hall. Social and re-freshments at 5 p.m., devotional prayers at 6 p.m., cultural programs at 6:15 and 8:30 p.m., vegetarian alcohol-free dinner at 7:15 p.m., dance at 9:30 p.m. See www. facebook.com/hcsca or contact 403-754-1371 or [email protected].
● Look Good Feel Better Holiday Beau-ty Gala will be featured at Shoppers Drug Mart at Village Mall on Nov. 7 from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 which includes a $5 donation and $5 coupon redeemable on that day. Other highlights include draws and free gifts. Limited makeover spots available. Phone 403-348-8164. Look Good Feel Better is a charitable cancer program dedicated to empowering women overcoming cancer.
● MAGnificent Saturdays offer free art making with a professional artist from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gal-lery in downtown Red Deer. The Nov. 7 ses-sion is called Remembrance Day Wreaths. All materials supplied. Families welcome. Phone 403-309-8405. Free with admission.
SUNDAY, NOV. 8● Centre for Spiritual Living will cele-
brate 25 years in Red Deer on Nov. 8 with a service at 11 a.m. followed by a luncheon, open house, speakers — including some of the founders, and more. Contact Rev. Gail McEwen at 403-347-6530.
● Erskine Seniors Jam Session is held the second Sunday of each month from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall. Jam for free. Dance or listen for $3 per person. Con-tact Gordon at 403-742-5207. Next jam Nov. 8.
TUESDAY, NOV. 10● Teens are invited to take part in DIY
Movember Mugs event on Nov. 10, 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. in the mezz at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. Warm up with a cuppa ‘mo from a mug made by your own two hands in support of Mo’ Month. Mugs supplied.
● Daytime Documentaries will be held on Nov. 10 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the Snell Auditorium at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. The documentary film The Great Escape: Secrets Revealed will be shown, followed by a library staff facilitated discussion. Free. Those planning to bring groups, or for more information, phone Don-na Stewart or Priscilla at 403-346-2100.
● The Central Alberta Mopar Associ-
ation (CAMA) Car Club meets on the sec-ond Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Humpty’s Classic Restaurant in Gasoline Al-ley, next Nov. 10. Admirers and owners of Chrysler family vehicles are welcome. Yearly membership is $20 for new members and $15 for current members. For more informa-tion contact Glen at 403-318-8388 or visit centralalbertamopar.com
● Sunrise Toastmasters is held Tues-day mornings at 7 to 8:30 a.m. at 40 Holmes Street west of Canadian Tire (north). Toast-masters improves both communication and leadership skills. Everyone welcome. Phone 403-343-0091 or see www.toastmasters.org
● The cities of Red Deer and Lacombe will hold a joint planning session to up-date their inter municipal development plans. Public input from both communities is en-couraged in the planning process at an open house on Nov. 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lacombe Memorial Centre.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11Remembrance Day
● On Remembrance Day, Nov. 11, Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery will have the galleries open from noon to 4:30 p.m. with free admission.
● Our Flags of Remembrance tribute campaign by Veterans Voices of Canada on Hwy. 11 features 128 flags representing 1,000 current, past serving, fallen, and miss-ing in action of Canada’s military services. Veterans’ names will be read on Nov. 11 at Remembrance Day ceremony. Flags and plaques will remain on display until Nov. 12. On Nov. 14 at noon, flags and plaques will be presented to the sponsor or hero named at a closing ceremony at H.J. Cody High School in Sylvan Lake. Contact Jeanette at 780-920-2053, [email protected]. See www.vetvoicecan.org
● Applebee’s Grill and Bar welcomes active duty Canadian Armed Forces mem-bers and veterans for a free meal in honour of Remembrance Day on Nov. 11. Must present proof of military service. Special veterans menu.
● Flatiron Museum Open House will be held on Nov. 11 from 1 to 4 .m. in conjunction with the World War I exhibit Lest We Forget: Our Brave Hearts 1914-1919 in Lacombe. Copies of Lacombe and Country Honour Roll that memorializes the individuals who served in Canada’s wars from Lacombe and La-combe County will be displayed. Phone 403-755-6935.
● Red Deer Public Library branches will be closed Nov. 11 and 12 for Remembrance Day and for computer upgrades.
THURSDAY, NOV. 12● Thursday Story Fun at Parkland Mall
presents Winter is Here! on Nov. 12 from 10 to 11 a.m. Enjoy free snacks, stories, puppet shows and songs for toddlers and children up five years of age with their adults. Presented by Red Deer Public Library.
● Golden Circle Senior Resource Cen-tre dance, Nov. 12, 7 to 10 p.m. at the se-niors’ centre. Dance to the music of Purt’ Near Country. Admission is $7. Phone 403-347-6165, 403-342-2875, or 403-341-4672.
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● Central Alberta Victim and Witness Support Helping Hands Harvest Gala will be held Nov. 14 at Black Knight Inn. Cocktail hour at 5:30 p.m. Buffet dinner at 6:30 p.m. Highlights include duelling pianos, live art performance by Larry Reese, live and silent auctions, raffles, prizes, RCMP members in ceremonial serge, and more. Tickets are $90 each, or $680 for a table of eight. To pur-chase tickets see www.victimsupport.ca, or call Shawna at 403-318-2923.
● Golden Circle Senior Resource Cen-tre Christmas Craft and Bake Sale takes place Nov. 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shop in the Nearly New Boutique at the same time. Contact Diane at 403-343-6074.
● Stettler Old Tyme Dance is held on the third Thursday of every month, next Nov. 19, at The Hub upstairs at Stettler Recre-ation Centre with Country Gems band. Dance from 5 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Hot supper from 6 to 7 p.m. Tickets at the door cost $20 per person, $10 for dance only, $14 for supper only. Phone 403-742-5640. All ages welcome.
● Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Red Deer and District Annual Candlelight Vigil will be held on Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke’s Anglican Church.
● Salvation Army Red Deer Christ-mas Kettle Campaign needs volunteers to man Christmas kettles at various venues Nov. 19 until Dec. 23. As well the Christmas Adopt-A-Family program will be taking appli-cations, seeking sponsors and volunteers for delivery of hampers. Contact 403-346-2251 or [email protected], or 403-346-2251, [email protected].
● Red Deer and District Pro-Life Annu-al General Meeting will be held on Nov. 19, 7 p.m. at Liberty Christian Assembly. Hear guest speaker Denise Mountenay, founder/president of Canada Silent No More, author of Forgiven of Murder — a True Story speak about her abortions. Free refreshments. Phone 403-789-7787.
● The Bower Community Association will present a free presentation on income tax filing on Nov. 30, 7 p.m. at the Bower Hall. Please register at [email protected] or call Jesse at 403-877-1436.
● Red Deer Public Schools Community Programs has openings in upcoming cours-es in Common Law and Legalities of Living Together on Nov. 17, Being an Executor on Nov. 18 or Dec. 15, Considering Separation or Divorce on Nov. 24, Your Will on Nov. 24, Grandparents’ Rights on Dec. 3. For costs and registration phone 403-342-1059 online at communityprograms.rdpsd.ab.ca
● Habitat for Humanity Red Deer Re-gion Society Family Selection Information Session will be held on Nov. 19, 6:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church in Lacombe for prospective homeowners in Lacombe. Eligible families interested in attending the information session are asked to register at [email protected], or 403-309-6080 ext. 2.
● University of Alberta researchers have developed a Toolkit that can be used by communities to implement alternative transportation for seniors. A free half-day workshop will be offered on Nov. 20 to find out more. Individuals, local government, vol-untary organizations, seniors organizations, and others from Central Alberta are invited to attend. Space is limited to 30 participants. For registration and information, contact Mayank Rehani at 780-492-5892, [email protected]. Co-sponsored by Medically At-Risk Driver Centre.
● Fall Concert at Spruce View Hall will go Nov. 15, 7 p.m. featuring live music by The Chief and His Chieftans Band and spe-cial guests. Tickets at the door cost $15 for single, or $25 for a couple. Phone 403-845-7877, or 403-846-7216.
● Somali Education Fundraiser will in-clude tea, talk, treats, bake sale and educa-tional presentation on Nov. 17, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Hub on Ross. Phone 403-340-
4869 to find out more.● Jim Byrnes performance will be held
on Nov. 19, 8 p.m. in support of Central Mu-sic Festival at Elks Lodge. For tickets, go to centralmusicfest.com. Volunteer opportunities available.
● Santa Shuffle fun 5k fun run or 1k elf walk goes Dec. 5, 10 a.m. at Kerry Wood Na-ture Centre. Funds raised will help end pov-erty in Canada through the Salvation Army. Register at www.SantaShuffle.ca.
● Annual United Way Scotch Classic presented by MNP will take place on Nov. 19 at Pidherney Curling Centre from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $100 each at caunitedway.ca under news and events link. Phone 403-343-3900.
● Red Deer Hospice Society Gala 2016 wiill be featured on Feb. 27 at Sheraton Spe-cial Events Centre. Ticket cost $200 and are available at www.reddeerhospice.com or call 403-309-4344. Gala sponsorship opportuni-ties and live and silent auction donations are welcome.
● Family Dance will be celebrated at Festival Hall on Nov. 13, 7 p.m. featuring swing era music by Red Deer College Big Band, DJ tunes, jive lessons, homemade pie, door prizes, and more for the whole fam-ily. Tickets are available from www.coun-trypridedanceclub.ca, for $20 per family of four, $10 for adult, and $5 for youth, and free for three years and under. Hot dogs, pie and ice cream will be available for purchase from Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society. Oth-er sponsors include Red Deer Arts Council, Peavey Mart, City of Red Deer Cultural Ser-vices.
● ‘Ethan Claymore’ by Norm Foster will be presented by Cow Patti Theatre Compa-ny running Nov. 19 to Dec. 19 at Lacombe Golf and Country Club. Dinner and Brunch Theatre shows available. Seniors save 20 per cent off Wednesday brunch afternoon perfor-mances. See www.cowpatti.com, of contact 403-782-3956, after hours and weekends
403-304-6329, or [email protected].● Red Deer Safety City Society Annual
General Meeting will be held Nov. 18, 7 p.m. Program and financial performance will be reviewed as well as elections, and informa-tion on kiosk leasing opportunities. See www.safetycity.ca, or contact 403-314-9914, [email protected].
● Ponoka Festival of Trees offers sev-eral events at the Calnash Ag Event Centre, Nov. 19 to 21. The Opening Night Gala, Live and Silent Auction with Danny Hooper will be offered on Nov. 19. Tickets are $60 each or $450 for a table of eight. Seniors Tea will be held on Nov. 20 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. for $6, and from 5 to 9 p.m. for general admission $5 for ages 12 and over. Breakfast with Santa goes Nov. 21, 8 to 11 a.m. Adults admission is $20 or $10 for kids, and $125 for a table of eight. Phone 403-783-0730.
● Red Deer River Watershed Alliance Fall Forum Tenth Anniversary Event: Wa-tershed Health — The Big Picture informa-tive and interactive forum will be featured on Nov. 13, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Didsbury Memorial Complex Multi-purpose Room. Highlights include past, present and future of Red Deer River Watershed, agricultural panel discussion, updates on work of RDRWA, net-work opportunities and more, all for a cost of $35. To register, visit www.rdrwa.ca, call 403-340-7379, or email [email protected].
● Red Deer Learning Circle is a program designed to teach life skills to adults with de-velopmental disabilities. For more information call Lexi or Dixie at 403-358-7816.
● Golden Circle Senior Resource Cen-tre presents Bruce Jacobson in Concert, Nov. 14. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the concert at 7 p.m. Enjoy Jacobson’s tribute to Robert Service and artwork of Paul Boultbee. Tickets are $20 each and available from the front desk at Golden Circle. Phone 403-343-6074.
‘Hero’ officer staged suicideBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. — A po-lice officer whose fatal shooting trig-gered a costly manhunt north of Chi-cago in fact committed suicide, care-fully staging his death because he was about to be exposed as a thief, authori-ties said Wednesday.
Police Lt. Charles Jo-seph Gliniewicz embezzled thousands of dollars from the Fox Lake Police Ex-plorer program for seven years, and spent the money on such things as mortgage payments, travel expens-es, gym memberships and adult websites, Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Commander George Filen-ko said.
“We have determined this staged suicide was the end result of exten-sive criminal acts that Gliniewicz had been committing,” Filenko said.
Just before he died, Gliniewicz ra-dioed that he was chasing three suspi-cious men in a swampy area near Fox Lake, a suburb north of Chicago. Back-up officers later found the Army vet-eran’s body about 45 metres from his squad car. His handgun wasn’t found
for more than an hour, even though it was less than three feet from the body, Filenko said.
Gliniewicz’s death on Sept. 1 set off a large manhunt, with hundreds of of-ficers searching houses, cabins and even boats on area lakes. Helicopters with heat-sensing scanners and K-9 units scoured the area for days. Some
50 suburban Chicago police departments and sheriff’s offices assisted, racking up more than $300,000 in over-time and other costs, ac-cording to an analysis that the Daily Herald newspaper published in early October.
Filenko endured blis-tering questions from skep-tical journalists about his handling of the two-month investigation.
“We completely believed from day one that this was a homicide,” Filenko said. “Gliniewicz committed the ultimate betrayal.”
More than 100 people submitted to DNA tests as investigators sought matches to evidence collected at the crime scene — genetic tests that Filen-ko said ultimately found nothing. Asked Wednesday whether that evi-dence will now be destroyed, Filenko said he didn’t know.
More than 100 investigators stayed
on the case for weeks, even as ques-tions arose and investigators began to concede that they could not rule out suicide or an accident. One hint came when Rudd announced that Gliniewicz was killed by a “single devastating” shot to his chest, prompting an angry response from Filenko, who said re-leasing such details put “the entire case at risk.”
But Filenko revealed Wednes-day that as the case progressed, in-vestigators were uncovering incrimi-nating texts and Facebook messages Gliniewicz had sent, expressing fears as early as May that his thefts were about to be exposed by an audit of the Explorer program being conducted by a new village administrator.
“If she gets ahold of the old check-ing account, im pretty well f(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)ed,” the first mes-sage reads.
He had deleted the texts, but au-thorities were able to recover them anyway. Investigators released some of them verbatim, but did not identify the people he sent them to.
“This village administrator hates me and explorer program,” he said in another. “This situation right here would give her the means to CRUCIFY ME (if) it were discovered.”
On Aug. 31, the day before he killed himself, Gliniewicz wrote that the ad-ministrator had demanded a complete
inventory and financial report on the program.
But as the case progressed, investi-gators were uncovering incriminating emails that Gliniewicz had sent, sug-gesting he felt his thefts were about to be exposed by an audit.
In a brief statement, Village Admin-istrator Anne Marrin said the officer even threatened her personally after she began asking tough questions.
Gliniewicz, 52, was a 30-year police veteran and expert crime scene inves-tigator, his boss said, and took elabo-rate steps to try to make it look like he died in a struggle, including shooting himself twice in the torso. The Lake County coroner, Dr. Thomas Rudd, said his head was bruised in ways that may have been intentional. He was struck by two rounds, one that hit his ballistic vest and another that pierced his upper chest.
Gliniewicz was he was held up on national television as a hero who died doing his job in a dangerous environ-ment. An outpouring of grief swept Fox Lake, a village of 10,000 about 80 kilometres north of Chicago. The of-ficer’s picture was hung in storefront windows and flags flew at half-staff in his honour. Others described him as tough when needed, but also as sweet and a role model to youngsters aspir-ing to go into law enforcement.
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EMBEZZLED FROM YOUTH PROGRAM
Man arrested in stabbing of U.S. airman who helped thwart French train attackSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A tip led
police in California’s capital city to arrest a 28-year-old man Wednesday in the stabbing of a U.S. airman who was hailed as a hero for helping thwart a European terror attack.
Air Force Staff Sgt. Spencer Stone
was knifed on Oct. 8 in a fight near a bar in Sacramento, shortly after night-club patrons applauded the 23-year-old for his role in tackling a gunman with ties to radical Islam on a Par-is-bound passenger train in August.
James Tran, who lives outside Sac-ramento, is considered the instigator in the brawl that led to the stabbing, police Chief Sam Somers Jr. said at a news conference. Tran was charged with attempted homicide.
A number of other people were questioned in the attack but none has been arrested, Somers said.
Stone’s injuries were so severe that police initially thought he could die. Detectives have been investigating public tips on the case ever since, Somers said.
One tip led to Tran in recent days, and arrest and search warrants were issued Tuesday while he was kept un-der surveillance.
Stone’s mother, Joyce Eskel, said Wednesday that her son was knifed four times, not three as doctors initial-ly said. Doctors “had to saw his chest open” to repair lacerations to his heart and liver and a collapsed lung, Eskel said.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi eyes post ‘above the president’
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday that if her opposition party wins historic
polls this weekend she will take a post “above the president” to circumvent a constitutional ban that blocks her from the presidency.
In a wide-ranging news conference, the Nobel laureate said repeatedly that she has a plan which she declined to reveal that would allow her to lead the country from behind the scenes. Suu Kyi is constitutionally barred from the presidency because her late husband was British and her two sons hold foreign passports.
The 70-year-old opposition leader looked relaxed as she fielded dozens of questions from reporters at her lakeside villa and expressed confi-dence that if her party wins the polls, as it is expected to, she will lead the next government.
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Central Albertans working directly with individu-als and families impacted by domestic violence and bullying were recognized at the Frontline Service Providers’ Awards luncheon on Wednesday.
At the annual event, hosted by Red Deer Region Domestic & Relationship Violence Initiative Com-mittee, awards were presented in three categories: Lifetime Achievement Award, Frontline Service Providers’ Award, and Special Recognition Award.
This year 17 nominations were submitted.Susan Bontje, a front-line employee with Red
Deer Victim Services, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for making a significant differ-ence for a minimum of 10 years to individuals and families.
Frontline Service Providers’ Awards went to two recipients: Leah Jans, of the Outreach Support Team working in the Red Deer RCMP Domestic Violence Unit, and Sue Parcels, of the victims program at J. Freeman Psychotherapist Ltd. The award recognizes dedicated and hardworking men and women on the front lines.
New this year was the Special Recognition Award that went to Kim Fay, the recently-retired manager of Red Deer Community Corrections. The award is for outstanding contributions and leadership on an ongoing basis by a senior manager or agency direc-tor.
Since 2005, Alberta’s Family Violence Prevention Month has been launched in the Red Deer region by the awards luncheon.
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Domestic violence workers honouredFRONTLINE WORKERS SUSAN
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Susan Parcels, one of two recipients of the Frontline Service Providers’ Award, hugs Women’s Outreach Executive Director Barb Barber during the Domestic Relationship Violence Initiative Committee awards ceremony and luncheon at the Holiday Inn South Wednesday afternoon. The awards celebrated those who have made significant contribution by working with people impacted by bullying and domestic violence. Leah Jans was the other recipient of the Frontline Service Providers’ Award, while Susan Bontje took home the Lifetime Achievement Award. Kim Fay was awarded the Special Recognition Award.
Sylvan man shot in home invasion
A man was shot, and another man is facing serious charges after an alleged home invasion near downtown Sylvan Lake earlier this week.
Sylvan Lake RCMP were called to a reported home invasion in the area of 48th Avenue and 50th Street on Nov. 3 at 4:45 a.m. When they arrived police found a 25-year-old male victim had been shot.
The victim was taken to hospital with what police believe to be gunshot wounds. He is expected to recover.
Police are urging residents to remain calm and do not believe this is a random attack.
Police arrested Jason Dale Krysta, 25, of Lloydminster and charged him with: two counts of pointing a firearm and one count each of aggravated assault; break and enter to commit aggravated assault , wearing a disguise, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, careless use of a firearm and using a firearm in the commission of an offence.
A bail hearing was held and Krysta has been released from custody with some conditions.
He will appear in Red Deer provincial court on Nov 20.
Anyone with information about this incident to contact the Sylvan Lake RCMP at 403-858-7200.
Doug Wright named interim Ponoka CAO
Ponoka has turned to a veteran soldier and administrator to fill the town’s top staff job temporarily.
Doug Wright was approved as interim chief administrative officer by town council on Tuesday.
Wright was former CAO of Leduc County and a former interim CAO for the Town of Sundre. He is also president and CEO of Delstan Innovations Group.
He served 33 years in the Canadian Forces as a military engineer, holding a number of senior staff positions. He retired from the army in 2004.
As interim CAO, Wright will help recruit a more permanent replacement.
Council fired the previous CAO last month.
Rocky Mountain House high school gets welding grant
Rocky Mountain House’s West Central High School has been given a private sector funding boost.
The school was selected by the Canadian Welding Association for a $50,000 grant to be paid over 10 years to support the school’s welding program.
West Central was one of 10 schools to be given grants through the program in partnership with Oakville, Ont.’s Marinucci Family Foundation.
Grant money will be used to buy rods, metal, gases and other non-renewable materials for the school’s program.
The Canadian Welding Association Foundation hopes its funding program
encourages other individuals and companies to follow suit.
Rocky’s high school welding program has been operating for 15 years
About 30 students per term learn various welding disciplines and take this skills to provincial competitions.
Wildfire season over, but risks remain
The 2015 wildfire season is over but very dry conditions in the Rocky Moun-tain House area raise the possibility of holdover fires that could break loose next spring.
Holdover fires, also known as
ground fires, often start in the fall or winter months as a result of improper-ly extinguished fires.
They burn without smoke or flame and smolder underground. In the spring as snow melts and dry fuels in-crease, windy weather can set a blaze early in the wildfire season.
In the Rocky Wildfire Management Area, 128 wildfires burned 200 acres in the season that ended Oct. 31.
Of the 128 wildfires, 84 were caused by human activity, 42 were caused by lightning and two remain under inves-tigation. A
lberta recorded a total 1,785 wild-fires that burned 1.2 million acres.
The wildfire hazard for the Rocky area is currently low.
BY ADVOCATE STAFF
Permit issues have once again stalled the opening of the St. Nicolas Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
The church on 107 Vermont Ave. was expected to open this fall but Mor-ris Brese, parish council president, said the group ran into timing issues with the necessary documents.
“We are running a little behind schedule but the building is up,” he said.
“The roof is on and the doors and windows are in. It took a little bit lon-ger to get the permits and we had some other unforeseen challenges, to make a long story short. We are probably another four to six months away from completion.”
When open, possibly in March, the
church will be home to some 30 people in the parish. The building, however, has the capacity to hold 120 people. Red Deer currently does not have an official building to worship for people with Orthodox faith such as Russians, Ukrainians and Greeks.
The group hopes to hire a full-time priest if the budget allows and there is an increase in the parish attendance. Right now they have a rotating system
for priests because it is a mission par-ish.
Construction began in July.Brese said the group is currently
seeking sub-traders to finish the elec-trical, mechanical and plumbing work.
The group has raised roughly $310,000 for the $450,000-project.
For more information on the proj-ect or to donate visit www.stnicho-lasreddeer.com
New Ukrainian Orthodox Church delayed due to permits
RUNNING TO SAFETY
Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate Staff
Sophia Gonzales, a kindergarten student at St. Patrick’s Community School, escapes from a smoky building at Safety City on Wednesday morning as she and her classmates simulated what to do in the case of a house fire on Wednesday morning. Students also learned about the importance of a meeting place, fire safety in the kitchen, and how to stop, drop, and roll.
LOCALBRIEFS
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Newly-minted Immi-gration Minister John McCallum says a campaign promise to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees remains the Liberal government’s goal.
And McCallum, who served as the Liberals’ immigration critic in the last Parliament, says he’s not backing away from Jan. 1 as the target date for ful-filling that promise.
With only eight weeks remaining, McCallum says he is waiting to be briefed intensely on the file.
He says he’ll be reaching out quick-ly to different levels of government, non-governmental organizations and other federal departments, includ-ing the federal ministries of Defence, Health and Public Safety, which he
says all have a role to play.McCallum’s new portfolio, Immigra-
tion, Refugees and Citizenship, was announced earlier Wednesday at a co-lourful swearing-in ceremony for the new Liberal cabinet.
The Liberals made the 25,000-by-year-end Syrian refugee pledge during an election campaign in which ref-ugee policy took on unexpected do-mestic significance. A photograph of a drowned three-year-old Alan Kurdi, who died with his mother and young brother while fleeing Syria, captured the world’s attention — and Canada’s — when it became known his family had identified this country as a poten-tial place of refugee.
Prior to the election, the Conser-vative government had committed to resettle 11,300 Syrian refugees over the next three years. Prior to Kurdi’s
death, the Conservatives added a cam-paign commitment to bring another 10,000, to be spread over the next four years.
The Liberals promised 25,000 refu-gee placements immediately, and $200 million split between the department and the United Nations.
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TORONTO — A former Guantana-mo Bay prisoner turned peace activist who was detained on arrival in Can-ada as an apparent national security threat will likely be allowed to return to France, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Mourad Benchellali, of Lyon, was being held as a maximum security prisoner after agents refused to allow him to withdraw his request to enter Canada and go home voluntarily.
“It looks like they changed their mind from what I just heard from them,” lawyer Hadayt Nazami told The Canadian Press. “They’re going to let him go.”
Benchellali, 34, was expected to leave Canada as early as Wednesday night.
The French citizen, known for his deradicalization work, was detained at Toronto’s international airport late Tuesday after arriving for a speaking tour. Immigration authorities indicat-ed he was deemed to be a security risk.
“It’s absurd. It really is absurd,” Na-zami said.
“He said he came here to help Can-ada fight terrorism.”
A spokeswoman with Canada Bor-der Services Agency refused to com-ment.
“It is not a practice of the CBSA to confirm (or) deny whether a person has been detained,” she said.
Benchellali has written about go-ing to Afghanistan at the request of his older brother for several months in 2001. What he thought would be an adventure vacation turned out to be at-tendance at an al-Qaida training camp, according to his own account.
He was captured while trying to leave after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S., and turned over to American forces, who transferred him to Guanta-namo Bay.
The Americans subsequently re-leased him into French custody in July 2004. He and four others were convict-ed in 2007 in France of criminal as-sociation with a terrorist enterprise but the convictions were overturned in 2009.
“For a number of years he has been
very active in the struggle against rad-icalization of the youth in France,” Nazami said.
“From all the reports, his contribu-tion has been very helpful to the au-thorities there.”
According to Nazami, Canadian in-telligence officials with the RCMP and CSIS cleared his five-day visit to Cana-da, which was to include a closed-door lecture to unspecified police and secu-
rity people on deradicalization.Benchellali’s visit was at the invi-
tation of a Canadian film company, Stormy Nights Productions, which was making a documentary for the CBC. The company had arranged a series of meetings with professionals and young people in Montreal.
“I’m completely outraged,” co-own-er and producer Eileen Thalenberg said Wednesday.
“Mourad sent me a text saying, ‘I
never thought I’d be back in an orange
(prisoner) suit again’.”
Thalenberg said she spent until the
early hours of Wednesday morning
without success trying to get to talk to
immigration officials or Benchellali at
the airport.
Barring him makes no sense, she
said.
File photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former Guantanamo detainee and al-Qaida trainee Mourad Benchellali talks during an interview with the Associated Press in Gennevilliers, suburban Paris, France. Benchalalli, a French former Guantanamo Bay detainee who is now a prominent peace activist, has been arrested on arrival in Canada.
High-risk designation suitable for B.C. man who killed children: Crown
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A mentally ill man who killed his three children should be classified a “high-risk accused” even though the law al-lowing for the designation didn’t exist until after their deaths, B.C. Supreme Court has heard.
Allan Schoenborn was found not criminally responsible for stabbing his 10-year-old daughter and smother-ing his eight- and five-year-old sons in their Merritt home in 2008.
Crown prosecutor Trevor Shaw said it would normally be unfair to apply such a label “retrospectively” because people are rational and base their be-haviour on anticipated consequences.
But that consideration doesn’t apply
to people found not criminally respon-sible on account of a mental disorder (NCRMD) because their actions, by definition, are not rational, he said.
“There’s an unfairness of a person rationally deciding whether to commit the offence or not based on the pen-alties as they exist at the time,” Shaw told the court.
“But the NCRMD accused is in a different situation. They have been de-clared NCRMD precisely because they were not making rational calculations.
“Someone who does not appreci-ate the nature and quality of their act, someone who is not appreciating that the act is wrong … doesn’t fall within that zone of unfairness.”
The province’s Criminal Justice Branch announced in September that it had filed a court application to have
Schoenborn declared a high-risk ac-cused, a designation which became law in July 2014.
The change means hearings to re-view Schoenborn’s detention status could be extended to every three years rather than annually and that he could take limited excursions from a psy-chiatric hospital, mostly for medical reasons.
It would also mean an indefinite suspension of the escorted day outings granted to him during his most recent review-board hearing.
Shaw also pointed to the wording of the legislation to argue that legislators intended the statute to apply retro-spectively — a view shared by Dave Teixeira, spokesman for Darcie Clark, the mother of Schoenborn’s dead chil-dren.
Canadian fighting in Syria killed in suicide bombing
TORONTO — The Syrian Observato-ry for Human Rights says a Canadian fighting the Islamic State group in Syr-ia has been killed in a suicide attack.
The observatory says in a posting on its website that John Robert Gallagher was killed in the attack by an IS fighter on Wednesday at a farm near Dalhu village in the predominantly Kurdish province of Hassakeh that borders Iraq.
Maclean’s magazine says Gallagh-er is a former infantryman with the 2nd Battalion of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, who went in-to Syria in July to fight with a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia known as the YPG.
A posting on Gallagher’s Facebook page that says it was written by his mother, Valerie, says she heard from “representatives from the YPG in Syr-ia and in London and it seems that John Robert was killed by a suicide bomber.”
The posting says Gallagher “thought this was such an important fight and he has always been a man of principle, who believed very strongly in human rights and justice.”
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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NAPA, Calif. — A California man says he went to an emergency room with a terrible headache and nausea, slipped into a coma, and was told a tape-worm larva had been living in his brain when he woke up.
Luis Ortiz, a 26-year-old university student, said doctors told him he needed immediate surgery to remove it.
“I was shocked,” Ortiz said. “I just couldn’t be-lieve something like that would happen to me. I didn’t know there was a parasite in my head trying to ruin my life.”
Ortiz’s neurosurgeon, Dr. Soren Singel, said Ortiz was lucky he arrived at the hospital when he did. The worm was forming in a cyst that was blocking the flow of water to chambers in his brain, “like a
cork in a bottle,” Singel told the Napa Valley Regis-ter.
Another 30 minutes of that blockage, and “he would have been dead,” Singel said.
Ortiz said his headaches began in late August and he didn’t think much of it at first.
During the first days of September, Ortiz had been skateboarding on a warm day when the pain increased. When he arrived at his mother’s house, he appeared disoriented and began to vomit. She rushed him to the hospital.
Singel said such parasitic worms in a body aren’t too uncommon. The problem occasionally occurs if people eat pork infected with worms, he said.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion said infection from pork tapeworms is a prob-lem worldwide and is spread most easily in develop-ing communities where pigs have access to human waste and where hygiene and sanitation are poor.
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Stabbing rampage at California university
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MERCED, Calif. — A male college student burst into a morning class at a California university with a hunting knife Wednesday and may have killed his intended victim if not for the hero-ic intervention of a construction work-er who ran into the room to break up the attack.
The construction worker and three others were injured, but all are ex-pected to survive. The alleged assail-ant, described as a college student in his 20s, was shot and killed by campus police as he fled the scene at the Uni-versity of California, Merced.
Two of the injured had to be airlift-ed to nearby hospitals, and the other two were treated on campus. Author-ities didn’t release the name of the assailant or his victims.
The incident began when the assail-ant used a knife to stab two people in a second-floor room around the start of an 8 a.m. class, Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke said.
A construction worker outside rushed into to check on the commo-tion, distracted the attacker and was also stabbed. Warnke credited the worker with saving the life of one of the victims.
“I think he prevented this first stu-dent from dying,” Warnke said during an afternoon news conference. “He didn’t go in knowing that there was a stabbing taking place. He went in thinking there was a fight.”
The Merced Sun Star identified the construction worker as Byron Price, 31. Price’s father said he was treated and released from the hospital. Nei-ther Price returned calls for comment to The Associated Press.
Warnke said the suspect fled the room after attacking the construction worker and ran down two flights of stairs to outside where he stabbed a school employee sitting on a bench. The suspect fled the building. He was shot and killed by pursuing campus police on a nearby foot bridge.
Authorities are investigating a mo-tive. Warnke said the knife contained a blade that was eight to 10 inches long.
All the victims were conscious when
paramedics reached them, Assistant Vice Chancellor Patti Waid said.
University senior Phil Coba, a stu-dent government representative, said numerous students told him that the stabbings started inside a classroom and continued outside before campus police shot and killed the attacker.
Lensy Maravilla, 19, a first-year stu-dent, said she was in a biology class on the second floor of the same building, when a female student ran in.
Maravilla said the student “was crying hysterically and came in and said that she had seen somebody get stabbed, or slashed, in the throat and
she ran.”Maravilla did not have other de-
tails, but she said that shortly after-ward someone came in the class and said classes were cancelled.
Student Itzel Franco, 18, said half of her dorm remains evacuated be-cause it is close to the site of where the assailant was shot. She said it hap-pened in an area known as the “pass-ing bridge.”
Student Alex Lopez was heading to class when he realized something was wrong on campus. “I was listening to a podcast, and there was a break in talking, and I just hear a gunshot,” he
said.He said police and first responders
flooded the scene.“You see this stuff all over the news
and stuff, and you see it happen to all these other schools,” but you don’t ex-pect it to happen at your school, said Lopez, 21.
The university about 120 miles south of Sacramento in the farm-rich San Joaquin Valley was locked down for about an hour and a half after the stabbings. The lockdown was lifted, but classes were cancelled and en-trances to the campus were blocked off.
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FOUR STABBED AS STUDENTS HEADED TO CLASS, POLICE KILL ATTACKER
Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Merced County Sheriff officer tells University of California, Merced student Daniel Neff, 21, of Long Beach, to turn around after he tried to enter the campus which is on lockdown following a stabbing in Merced, Calif., Wednesday. An assailant stabbed five people on the rural university campus in central California before police shot and killed him, authorities said.
U.S., British officials say Russian plane may
have been brought down by a bomb
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON — British and U.S. officials said Wednesday they have information suggesting the Russian jetliner that crashed in the Egyptian desert may have been brought down by a bomb, and Britain said it was suspending flights to and from the Sinai Peninsula as a precaution.
Intercepted communications played a role in the tentative conclusion that the Islamic State group’s Sinai affiliate planted an explosive device on the plane, said a U.S. official briefed on the matter.
The official and others said there had been no formal judgment rendered by the CIA or other in-telligence agencies, and that forensic evidence from the blast site, including the airplane’s black box, was still being analyzed.
The official added that intelligence analysts don’t believe the operation was ordered by Islamic State leaders in Raqqa, Syria. Rather, they believe that if it was a bomb, it was planned and executed by the Islamic State’s affiliate in the Sinai, which operates autonomously.
Other officials cautioned that intercepted com-munications can sometimes be misleading and that it’s possible the evidence will add up to a conclusion that there was no bomb.
Meanwhile, Russian and Egyptian investigators said Wednesday that the cockpit voice recorder of the Metrojet Airbus 321-200 had suffered substantial damage in the weekend crash that killed 224 people. Information from the flight data recorder has been successfully copied and handed over to investiga-tors, the Russians added.
Prime Minister David Cameron’s office said Brit-ish aviation experts were headed to the Red Sea re-sort of Sharm el-Sheikh, where the flight originated, to assess security before British flights there would be allowed to resume.
No British flights were flying to the resort Wednesday, but several were scheduled to depart.
Cameron’s 10 Downing St. office said in a state-ment that it could not say “categorically” why the Russian jet had crashed.
“But as more information has come to light, we have become concerned that the plane may well have been brought down by an explosive device,” it said.
The British government’s crisis committee was meeting Wednesday to review the situation. Downing St. said Cameron had discussed the issue of security at the Sharm el-Sheikh airport with Egyptian Pres-ident Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who flew to Britain on Wednesday for an official visit.
The British disclosures would be an embarrass-ment to el-Sissi, who had insisted in an interview with the BBC on Tuesday that the security situation in the Sinai Peninsula is under “full control.” He has staked his legitimacy on restoring stability and reviv-ing Egypt’s economy.
The suspension of flights would be a further blow to Egypt’s troubled tourism industry, which has suffered in the unrest that followed the 2011 Arab Spring. The one bright spot for Egypt has been tour-ism at the Red Sea resorts.
British Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said the British experts would “ensure the right se-curity measures are in place for flights.”
“It is when that review is completed that we will allow the flights that are there tonight to depart,” he said.
Doctors find tapeworm larva living in man’s brain
Daily Show host Trevor Noah recovering from appendectomy
NEW YORK — Comedy Central says The Daily
Show host Trevor Noah underwent an emergency ap-
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A repeat episode was to be aired Wednesday.
JK Rowling says she’s working on new children’s book
LONDON — Good news, Harry Potter fans: J.K. Rowling says she is working on a new children’s book. There could be a bit of a wait for it, though.
The boy wizard’s creator told the BBC that she has not abandoned children’s fiction, even though she is now busy writing detec-tive novels under the pen name Robert Galbraith and working on a screen-play for the film adapta-tion of her book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — One of the world’s greatest spies was an operative for England with an affinity for martinis, a suave rapport with elite power players, and an uncanny ability to in-filtrate and eliminate threats.
This isn’t the fictional James Bond we’re talking about, but the real-life Sir William Stephenson — a qui-et Canadian code-named In-trepid who many believe in-spired author Ian Fleming to create his over-the-top Brit-ish spy hero.
“Without doubt, Fleming’s idea of James Bond is based on Sir William,” says Cord Hart, a former CIA opera-tive and U.S. Army colonel who got to know Stephenson through intelligence circles in the early ’80s.
With the latest instalment in the bombastic 007 franchise, Spectre, hitting theatres Friday, descen-dants and admirers of the late Winnipeg-born war hero say Stephenson’s impressive exploits are too little known.
“I always tell people he’s the most famous Winni-pegger of all time,” says Heartland Travel and Tours owner Don Finkbeiner, whose tours include a stop at a bronze life-size statue of Stephenson near the Man-itoba legislature.
“Nobody even comes close. And I would suggest he’s the most famous Canadian of all time.”
Of course, the fact that many of Stephenson’s ac-tivities were clandestine makes for murky claims to the Bond title. Not to mention the fact Fleming has said he based the character on several people he met throughout the course of his wartime naval career.
But advocates seize on Fleming’s oft-cited com-ment that Bond was “a highly romanticized version of a true spy. The real thing, the man who became one of the great agents of the (Second World War) is William Stephenson.”
Stephenson’s third cousin, Gary Solar, is con-vinced that Fleming drew inspiration from the man, who rose from humble working-class roots to a wide variety of achievements: lightweight boxing champi-on, First World War flying ace, millionaire inventor and entrepreneur, adviser to former U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, confidante to former British prime minister Winston Churchill, and chief of an elaborate British spy operation based in New York.
Finkbeiner says it all started in 1897, when Ste-phenson was born in the hard-scrabble neighbour-hood of Point Douglas.
When the First World War broke out, Stephenson joined the Canadian Army and earned commenda-tions for his prowess as a fighter pilot.
After the war, he married a U.S. tobacco heiress and became a millionaire himself by developing a method of transmitting photos by radiowaves. He grew his fortune even more as he worked his way into a variety of other industries, including automo-tive manufacturing, aviation, construction, the hotel business and the movie business. Those varied suc-cesses garnered him entry to the upper echelons of corporate and political circles, access he would use liberally in secret missions for the British govern-ment.
It was while trying to buy raw materials for his factories that Stephenson noticed Germany was scooping up steel and iron supplies. He suspected they were preparing for war and alerted then-MP Churchill, says Finkbeiner.
When Churchill became prime minister, he turned to his pal Stephenson for help in recruiting United States firepower, sending him to New York in 1940 as head of the British Security Coordination Office to wrangle informants, quash German sym-pathizers and pressure Roosevelt to join the fight against Hitler.
This was all done under the guise of running a
passport office, says Solar.His methods were not always above board, adds
Finkbeiner.“He falsified a document about how Hitler was
going to divide up the Americas and he got it in the hands of Roosevelt,” he says of Stephenson’s sup-posed tactics in pushing the U.S. to war.
“He took the typewriter that he had used to do this document and threw it in Lake Ontario so no-body could every trace it. This is how thorough he was. Amazing stuff. When I talk about it from a tour-ism point of view for Winnipeg … I say if he was an American, everybody would know about him. (But) very few Canadians know about this.”
Hart says Stephenson was also “a man of action.”“He could, on the one hand, entertain and regale
people using his formal title and position … and at the same time, he could disappear, blend in with the crowd and go out and do some pretty wild things. Some violent things,” says Hart.
“If he came across, for example, a German sympa-thizer who looked like he might have been in a posi-tion to help Germany, Sir William would go for him (and) that would be the end of the guy. He’d be found floating in New York Harbour. That’s it.”
It was around this time that Stephenson also formed Camp X, a spy school in Whitby, Ont., where many Canadian, U.S. and British agents were trained in the art of espionage and cool gadgetry, says Solar, also president of the Intrepid Society, dedicated to honouring the memory of Stephenson, who died in 1989.
That’s where Fleming befriended Stephenson and was impressed by his achievements.
“They were very close,” Solar says of the ensuing relationship.
“They lived together, they bought property togeth-er in Jamaica and … Fleming used to visit Sir Wil-liam in his offices in New York.”
Solar suspects Fleming’s novel Goldfinger, featur-ing a plot to steal gold from Fort Knox, was inspired by a scheme Stephenson apparently had — but never enacted — to steal billion-dollar gold reserves from the French colony of Martinique.
And then there is Bond’s code number 007, which Solar says was drawn from Stephenson’s longer regi-mental number: 700758.
“If you were going to write a book would you say, ‘OK, I’m going to call this double-O seven?’ There had to be some linkage, right?” says Solar, who lives in Winnipeg.
Stephenson’s accolades are extensive — he was knighted by King George VI, was awarded the U.S. Medal for Merit, and was a companion of the Order of Canada.
But the extent of Stephenson’s influence on Flem-ing remains up for debate, allow his champions.
Ivar Bryce’s book You only live once: Memories of Ian Fleming makes no mention of Stephenson in the chapter about James Bond’s origins, notes Hart.
And as Solar acknowledges, much about Stephen-son remains unclear.
“Like any spy, who knows? And that’s the difficul-ty. We’re piecing together parts of Sir William’s life, which was never really recorded all that well.”
Nevertheless, Hart says, “he had one hell of a life.”
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Many people believe William Stephenson — a quiet Canadian code-named Intrepid — inspired author Ian Fleming to create his over-the-top British spy hero, James Bond.
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OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country’s trade deficit narrowed to $1.7 billion in September, giving rise to expectations that the economy may start to see the benefits of the weakened loonie.
The result compared with a revised deficit of $2.7 billion in August that was first reported to be $2.5 billion.
Bank of Montreal senior economist Benjamin Reitzes said trade is going to add significantly to growth in the third quarter.
“It appears that we may be seeing the positive impact from the weaker Canadian dollar and firming U.S. domestic demand,” Reitzes said.
“And, while Q3 was encouraging, there’s still plenty of room for trade to strengthen in the quarters ahead with non-energy export volumes still below year-ago levels.”
The result for September came in ahead of the $1.9-billion deficit that had been expected by economists, according to Thomson Reuters.
However, the details of the report included some weakness.
CIBC economist Royce Mendes said exports related to the manufacturing industry struggled in September.
Exports of motor vehicles and parts fell 3.7 per cent to $7.5 billion, while aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts fell 1.7 per cent to $2 billion.
“While exports of those products have made solid gains over the past year, it seems that September wasn’t a good month for Canadian manufacturing exports,” Mendes said.
“That highlights some of the challenges the sector will face with a weakening global backdrop as it tries to fill the void left in the Canadian economy by the oil price shock.”
The Canadian economy has struggled this year due in large part to the drop in oil prices, prompting the Bank of Canada to cut its key interest rate twice.
It now sits at 0.5 per cent.The central bank has been looking
an improvement in Canadian exports to help drive an economy that has been hurt by recent lower commodity prices.
The drop in the overall trade deficit came as imports slipped 1.3 per cent in September to $46.2 billion due to a decrease in metal and non-metallic mineral products.
Meanwhile, exports increased 0.7 per cent to $44.5 billion on higher exports of consumer goods, energy products and metal and non-metallic mineral products.
Import volumes fell 2.1 per cent while prices increased 0.8 per cent. Export volumes gained 0.7 per cent, while prices remained unchanged.
Regionally, Canada’s trade surplus with the United States edged up to $3.17 billion in September from $3.15 billion in August as imports fell 0.4 per cent and exports declined 0.3 per cent.
Canada’s trade deficit with countries other than the United States was $4.9 billion in September compared with $5.8 billion in the month of August.
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
W A S H I N G T O N — T h e U . S . government delivered some unwanted news to the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday, informing TransCanada Corp. that it was rejecting its request for a delay in evaluating the project.
The answer came in a letter to TransCanada (TSE:TRP) two days after the Calgary-based company raised eyebrows with its unexpected demand for a timeout in the controversy-plagued process.
“We’re not required to pause it based on an applicant’s request. There’s no legal basis to do that,” said State Department spokesman John Kirby, describing the letter sent to the company.
“We have told TransCanada that the review process is going to continue, and when it’s over, then and when we have something to talk about, we’ll do so.”
The pipeline would carry almost one-quarter of all Canada’s oil exports, but it needs a permit to cross the U.S. border to be connected with the southern leg that’s already flowing to Gulf of Mexico refineries.
That company request came as a surprise, given that the company and its allies in the Harper government in Ottawa had spent years urging speedy approval.
The about-face was interpreted by the administration as a political move — aimed at increasing its chance of approval under a possible future Republican administration.
Given the repeated negative
comments President Barack Obama has made about the pipeline, he’s widely expected to reject a request for a border permit.
His potential Democratic succes-sors have all expressed opposition.
The Democratic party even blasted TransCanada in a fundraising letter this week, a sign that the Canadian oil project could become a partisan issue at the centre of a protracted debate between Democrats and Republicans in the 2016 election campaign.
The Keystone saga not only cast a shadow over Canada-U.S. relations, but also inspired new fights against other pipelines.
An oil company recently shut down a project in Alberta, blaming market conditions and also the potential shortage of infrastructure to move Canada’s land-locked bitumen.
In spite of all that opposition, oil exports have continued to rise.
Recently published figures in the U.S. show that its intake of Canadian oil has jumped once again since last year, despite the noise over Keystone.
The company denies that any political calculations were behind its sudden request for a delay.
In a statement Wednesday, the company repeated its arguments: pipelines are cleaner than train transport, previous State Department reports agree with their math and Keystone would create thousands of jobs.
As for the rejection of its delay re-quest, the company said very little.
“We respect the decision,” said spokesman Mark Cooper.
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Deon and Darlene Beaupre, owners of Red Deer’s newest pizza place, Torch Pizza, pose with a freshly made pizza at their Taylor Plaza location Wednesday afternoon.
BY PAUL COWLEYADVOCATE STAFF
Deon Beaupré has gone from build-ing homes to pizzas.
The owner of a small construction company that built houses throughout Alberta for many years, Beaupré made the decision a few months ago to put down his hammer and pick up a pizza peel.
Torch Pizza opened its doors in Red Deer’s Taylor Plaza just over a month ago.
His vision of a make-it-yourself piz-za, along the lines of popular sub sand-wich shops, already has been drawing a loyal and growing clientele.
“You come in, stand in line and we build a pizza right in front of your eyes with whatever you want on it,” said Beaupré, who owns the shop with wife
Darlene.A high-speed Italian-style oven
cooks the 11-inch pizzas in two to three minutes.
“The whole process is anywhere from five to six minutes It’s fast.”
Being able to walk in the door and leave with a pizza in minutes is a big plus for a lot of customers.
The variety of toppings offered by the build-it-yourself process has been as big a hit with customers, he said.
A standard pizza featuring one meat and one cheese costs $9.99. You can pile as many vegetables as you want for free. Additional meat or cheeses cost 75 cents each.
As far as toppings go, there is no shortage of choice for choosy pizza lovers. All the standard toppings are there, plus less common offerings such as banana and jalapeño peppers, four different kinds of onions, and arti-
chokes — about 40 toppings in all.It’s no surprise that Pepperoni is a
common topping choice, but after that people’s tastes are all over the map, he said.
Torch Pizza is located next to Mucho Burrito in the Taylor Plaza at 6730 Taylor Drive. He has 12 seats available for those who want to stay in and chow down.
He’s not doing delivery now, but is considering that as a future expansion of the business.
So far, he’s happy with the response and is already seeing plenty of famil-iar faces returning.
“We’re getting a lot of repeat busi-ness. People really like the fact they can go and get a pizza and it doesn’t take 20 minutes to stand there.
“It seems to be definitely something that people want.”
Torch Pizza lets you design your own pie
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — For the first time in nearly 100 years, a political newcom-er is stepping into the high-stakes, pressure-cooker position of federal finance minister. Multi-millionaire To-ronto businessman Bill Morneau takes over the file at a critical time, as the economy struggles to rebound from the steep drop in the price of oil and other commodities. Morneau, sworn in Wednesday as a key member of Jus-tin Trudeau’s new Liberal cabinet, is the first political rookie to take on Fi-nance since 1919, but he brings consid-erable experience from the business world. Until a little over a week ago, he was executive chairman of Mor-neau Shepell, the country’s largest hu-man resources consulting firm.
It didn’t take long before he got a taste of how his new job as a senior cabinet minister was about to change his life.
“We have literally just finished our first cabinet meeting, as you know, and all of us are looking forward to sitting down with our deputy ministers tomor-row in order to plan out what we’re doing next,” Morneau said Wednesday during a brief scrum on Parliament Hill.
He resigned from his post at Mor-neau Shepell following his election win, but his holdings in the firm will likely come under scrutiny now that he’s finance minister. Morneau still owns nearly a five per cent stake in the company, Canada’s largest administra-tor of pension plans.
Pension enhancement is just one of many economic campaign promises on which Trudeau’s Liberal government will now have to make good.
Indeed, Morneau — a member of Trudeau’s economic advisory group — will have a number of pressing files to juggle. Trudeau has promised that his government’s first piece of legislation would be a tax cut for middle-income earners, to be paid for by making Cana-dians in higher brackets pay more. The Liberals aim to have the centrepiece measure in place rapidly — before the end of the year.
Morneau will also have to produce a budget, which he said might be preced-ed by a fiscal update.
Any refreshed fiscal numbers will have to account for a growth outlook that has dimmed since the last time the federal government’s projections were last made public. The Liberals have also vowed to replace the Conservative government’s income-splitting program for families and axe its increase to the
contribution limit on tax-free savings accounts. The laundry list of promised economic changes would be imposing for any incoming finance minister, even a seasoned parliamentarian. Morneau became the first political greenhorn to take the controls at Finance since Sir Henry Drayton assumed the role in August 1919.
In an interview with CBC late Wednesday, Morneau was asked about his lack of political experience.
He recalled how he built a busi-ness into a large Canadian enterprise, chaired an economic think tank and co-wrote a book on pensions.
“I think Canadians want to know … that the person who’s the finance min-ister has the history, has the experi-ence and the judgment to make tough decisions when tough decisions come up,” he said. “I’m lucky that I have some really great colleagues around the table who are going to assist me in that regard.”
William Robson, president of the C.D. Howe Institute think tank, said he expected someone with more ex-perience to get the job. But Robson believes Morneau, who served as C.D. Howe’s chairman until last year, is a good choice particularly because his background will reassure the business community.
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American stock markets ended the day in the red Wednesday as falling oil and other commodity prices dragged down the broader market.
Toronto’s S&P/TSX com-posite index fell 48.49 points to close at 13,661.82, after two days of robust increases on Canada’s main exchange.
New York indexes also ended lower despite early gains, with the Dow Jones average of 30 stocks fall-ing 50.57 points to close at 17,867.58, while the broader S&P 500 shed 7.48 points to 2,102.31 and the Nasdaq edged down 2.65 points to 5,142.48.
Kash Pashootan, portfolio manager at First Avenue Advisory in Ottawa, a Raymond James company, said the hit that North American stocks took earlier this year was a much-needed correction to markets that had become overvalued in a prolonged bull market since the end of the 2008 financial crisis.
“The correct ion that we saw helped recalibrate valuations in the short term,” he said.
Although the market was down on the day, Pashootan said investor confidence remains high after the correction and he doesn’t anticipate another slide in market valuations before the end of the year.
“That correction brought investors back down to reality and reminded us that yes, there is volatility in being equity investors,” he said.
Yet Pashootan said a return to normal valuations doesn’t necessarily mean less volatility.
“Given that equities are fairly valued, the market will not be as tolerant to bad news,” he said.
On commodity markets, the December contract for benchmark crude oil lost $1.58 to end the trading day at US$46.32 a barrel, while December natural
gas gained 0.9 of a penny to US$2.262 per mmBtu. December gold fell $7.90 to US$1,106.20 an ounce.
T h e o i l - s e n s i t i v e Canadian dollar lost 0.61 of a U.S. cent to 76.01 cents.
Investors are closely watching the U.S. Federal Reserve for signs that it will raise interest rates from the near-zero levels where they’ve been since 2008 at the bank’s next meeting in December.
Pashoo tan sa id he expects the Fed to raise rates in December after the central bank missed its chance to do so earlier this year. Although some expected the bank to raise the rate at its September meeting, he said such a move became difficult to justify because of the market correction and volatility in overseas markets during the summer months.
Canada’s central bank has cut its interest rate twice this year, and if the U.S. raises its rates the value of the Canadian dollar could fall further since a higher-interest greenback is more attractive to investors than a low-interest loonie.
Canada ’s o i l - l i nked currency may also continue to suffer if oil prices remain low.
Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen told Congress on Wednesday that a December interest rate hike would be a “live possibility” if the economic recovery stays on track.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTSHighlights at the close
Wednesday at world financial market trading.
Stocks:S&P/TSX Composi te
Index — 13,661.82, down 48.49 points
Dow — 17,867.58, down 50.57 points
S&P 500 — 2,102.31, down 7.48 points
Nasdaq — 5,142.48, down 2.65 points
Currencies:
Cdn — 76.01 cents US, down 0.61 of a cent
Pound — C$2.0242, up 1.08 cents
Euro — C$1.4289, down 0.20 of a cent
Euro — US$1.0860, down 1.03 cents
Oil futures:US$46.32 per barrel,
down $1.58(December contract)Gold futures:US$1,106.20 per oz.,
down $7.90(December contract)Canadian Fine Silver
Handy and Harman:$20.688 oz., down 28.4
cents$665.12 kg., down $9.13
ICE FUTURES CANADAWINNIPEG — ICE Fu-
tures Canada closing prices:Canola: Nov ‘15 $5.90
higher $474.40 Jan. ‘16 $5.70 higher $481.40 March ‘16 $4.80 higher $486.20 May ‘16 $4.60 h igher $488.20 July ‘16 $4.80 high-er $487.90 Nov. ‘16 $4.10 higher $478.50 Jan. ‘17 $5.50 higher $478.50 March ‘17 $3.80 higher $478.50 May ‘17 $3.80 h igher $478.50 July ‘17 $3.80 high-er $478.50 Nov. ‘17 $3.80 higher $478.50.
Barley (Western): Dec. ‘15 unchanged $185.00 March ‘16 unchanged $187.00 May ‘16 unchanged $188.00 July ‘16 unchanged $188.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $188.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $188.00 March ‘17 un-changed $188.00 May ‘17 unchanged $188.00 July ‘17 unchanged $188.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $188.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $188.00.
Wednesday’s estimated volume of trade: 478,820 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). To-tal: 478,820.
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FRANKFURT — The fallout from Volkswagen’s emissions-cheating scan-dal intensified Wednesday, as inves-tors dumped the company’s stock and a credit ratings agency downgraded its debt. European regulators demanded VW speed up its investigation into the cheating, while the company halted sales of seven models in the U.S. that allegedly were part of the plot.
The latest developments followed Volkswagen’s admission Tuesday that it had understated the carbon dioxide emissions for 800,000 cars, widening the scope of the scandal.
The company has been unable halt the flow of bad news since mid-September, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Volkswagen had installed software on 482,000 cars with small diesel engines that enabled them to cheat on emissions tests for one pollutant, nitrogen oxide.
The software reduced emissions when the car was on a test stand.
Volkswagen acknowledged that 11 million vehicles worldwide have the software.
On Monday, the EPA charged that Volkswagen also used cheating s o f t w a r e i n s o m e c a r s w i t h larger diesel engines, including Volkswagen’s elite Porsche brand.
Volkswagen denied the claim, but over the past two days halted sales in the U.S. and Canada of the models involved: the Volkswagen Touareg, Porsche Cayenne, and the Audi A6, A7, A8, Q5 and Q7.
Late Tuesday, VW said it had also found “unexplained inconsistencies” in emissions from some of its vehicles of carbon dioxide, a gas that scientists say contributes to global warming.
The cars were sold under the Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT and Skoda brands, most of them in Europe and none in the United States.
Involved were 1.4-, 1.6- and 2.0-litre diesel engines and a 1.4-litre gasoline engine with fuel-saving cylinder deactivation technology.
The company said the carbon dioxide problem could cost it 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion), on top of 6.7 billion euros it had already set aside to cover the costs of recalls.
Analysts say the total costs in fines and lost sales could be several times that.
Amid concerns over the escalating costs, the German carmaker’s ordinary shares slid 9.5 per cent to close at 100.45 euros.
The widening scandal also prompted Moody’s Investors Service to cut the rating on the Volkswagen’s debt, which could make borrowing money more expensive for the company.
The agency cited “mounting risks to Volkswagen’s reputation and future earnings” from this week’s new developments.
The EU’s executive Commission told Volkswagen to speed up its investigation, which is being led by law firm Jones Day.
“Public trust is at stake here,” spokeswoman Lucia Caudet told reporters on Wednesday.
“We need all the facts on the table.”The commission has enforcement
powers to ensure that manufacturers respect their obligations in terms of carbon dioxide emissions, including the possibility of imposing fines.
Germany’s transport minister indicated that VW will be on the hook for the costs of higher car taxes following the revelation that carbon dioxide emissions were understated.
Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt noted that Germany’s car tax is calculated on the basis of engine size and carbon dioxide emissions, and so “if these vehicles emit more CO2, over and above the respective limit, that makes a new calculation necessary.”
D o b r i n d t a l s o s a i d V W i s responsible for finding a solution where “customers face neither extra costs nor effort.”
Of the 800,000 vehicles found to have excessive CO2 emissions, 98,000 had gasoline engines, Dobrindt said. Up until now, the scandal had only involved diesel engines.
V W C E O M a t t h i a s M u e l l e r has promised the company will “relentlessly and completely clarify the matter.”
He has said the company must re-examine its corporate culture to prevent such missteps from occurring again.
The news that Porsche vehicles might also have had the deceptive software is a potential embarrassment for Mueller, who headed Porsche before he became CEO.
Mueller has said that upper management would not have involved itself in the details of software development and has pointed to “a few” employees who altered the software code.
VW sees a stock sell-off, a credit downgrade and a halt to some car sales
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A Volkswagen Touareg diesel is tested in the Environmental Protection Agency’s cold temperature test facility in Ann Arbor, Mich.
VOLKSWAGEN EMISSIONS SCANDAL
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — WiLAN (TSX:WIN) says it will be slashing the company’s divi-dend by 76 per cent starting in January in response to a difficult environment for the patent-licensing industry — its main source of revenue and profit.
The Ottawa-based company— which lives on fees from licensing intellectu-al property that’s embedded in many types of consumer electronics — also says it plans to spin off its research and development unit into a separate company.
The restructuring is expected to re-duce cash operating expenses between US$8 million and US$10 million a year and the revised dividend policy could trim additional millions from its cash outlay each year.
“We believe these steps are es-sential to the long-term growth and strength of our business and to our ability to continue delivering healthy profit margins,” WiLAN chief execu-tive Jim Skippen said Wednesday as the company reported its third-quarter results.
Skippen noted that proposed legis-lation that’s making the rounds in the United States — where WiLAN rou-tinely fights prolonged legal battles with much larger companies — would put the cost of patent litigation on whichever side loses.
“Now that’s never happened to us … but to be able to handle a worst-case scenario, and be able to monetize all
of these patents, we feel we’ve got to be a little bit more careful with cash than we have been in the past,” he said.
WiLAN currently has about 50 pat-ent cases in various stages of litigation, including a battle with Apple at the U.S. Federal Court of Appeal.
Skippen said WiLAN has acquired “incredibly powerful” patent portfoli-os “but they need money for us to be able to drive litigations if necessary and extract the value out of them.”
WiLAN will cut its regular divi-dend, which is paid in Canadian cur-rency, to five cents per share annually from 21 cents per starting in January. However, Skippen left open the pos-sibility of special dividends on top of that.
WiLAN’s revenue for the three months ended Sept. 30 was US$21.4 million, adjusted earnings were US$12.2 million or 10 cents per share and net income under U.S. accounting rules was $829,000.
In the third quarter of 2014, report-ed in U.S. currency, WiLAN’s reve-nue was $24.7 million, adjusted earn-ings were $13.2 million or 11 cents per share and the company had a net loss of $375,000.
WiLAN shares hit a multi-year low of $1.65 at the Toronto Stock Exchange after the announcement.
The stock recovered somewhat later in the day but was still down 26 per cent or 66 cents per share at $1.84 in afternoon trade.
WiLAN to restructure, slash dividend
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Discussion of membership fees increase and hiring of Administrative Assistant.
Lost 54LOST CAT: Elly is a orange female medium hair tabby, with white chest and white feet. She went missing from the parking lot area at London Drugs/Home Depot/Wal-mart area in late June. There have been sightings of her in the Bower area. Please call 403-318-7521 if you see her. Missed greatly, we would like her home safe. Please check Red Deer Advocate online ad for photos.
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Caregivers/Aides 710EXPERIENCED caregiver for senior needed. Position involves light housekeep-
ing. First aid/CPR certifi ed. $11.50/hr,40hr/wk. Call 403-314-0700
P/T F. caregiver wantedfor F. quad. Must be reliable
and have own vehicle. 403-505-7846
Dental 740Our Offi ce is seeking fulltime Registered DentalAssistant. We offer A
fantastic workingenvironment, no evenings
or weekends, and acompetitive salary rangingfrom twenty fi ve to thirty
fi ve dollars,+ benefi ts + bo-nuses based on skills and
experience Apply withconfi dence to rocky.
P/T RDA 11required by a busy dental
offi ce downtown. Wed. - Fri. 8 am - 6 pm. Candidate
must be organized, detail-oriented, self-
motivated, and able to work independently.
Professional, fl exible, hardworking, and a
team-player. No week-ends, competitive wages based on exp. and skill level. Sterilization exp.
preferred. Email resume to [email protected]
Farm Work 755FEEDLOT in Central Alberta seeking F/T
employee for feed truck operator and machinery
maintenance. Send resume to fax:
403-638-3908 or e-mail to:[email protected]
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HEFT-BIBERDORFDianne Clara1963 - 2015Dianne Clara Heft-Biberdorf passed away peacefully at her home in Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, October 30th, 2015 at the age of 52 years. Dianne was born May 25, 1963 in Beaverlodge, Alberta, to Sharon Heft (Brown) and John Heft. Dianne graduated from Breton high school in 1981, and moved to Calgary briefl y, where she worked as a receptionist for the British Columbia Gas Company. She then returned to Breton and
started work as an administrator for Nowsco (Drayton Valley). She continued to work for Nowsco in Edmonton, Alberta and then High Level, Alberta for ten years. After moving to Grande Prairie, Dianne began working for Talisman in 2001 as a production accountant. While working for Talisman, she received her CAPPA Certifi cate (Canadian Association of Petroleum Production Accounting) from the Grande Prairie Regional College. Dianne worked for Talisman for ten years and considered her colleagues her family. She loved her job and her co-workers. Dianne raised thousands of dollars for the United Way through Talisman, and later went on to raise funds on her own for the Kids for Cancer Ride. Dianne spent many hours in the garden and loved her fl owers. She enjoyed entertaining people and spent four years playing soccer when an “injury” forced her to retire from the game. Most of all, she loved her chocolate. Dianne is survived by her husband Fred Biberdorf; children, Blaine (Katie) Biberdorf, Dustin Biberdorf (Julie Provencher), Cody (Katie) Biberdorf; grandson Bryce Provencher-Biberdorf, and step-grandchildren, Julian, Trevor, and Isabella Provencher; parents, Sharon and John Heft; sisters, Joanne Heft, Roseanne Heft, Roxanne (Michael) Lachance; godson Logan Ryckis; as well as numerous nieces and nephews, family members, and friends.A Memorial Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Friday, November 6th, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of fl owers, please make a donation to a charity of your choice.Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com.
Arrangements entrusted toEVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL
4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.Phone (403) 347-2222
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EVANSMarvin WilliamAug. 8, 1936 - Nov.1, 2015 It is with extreme sadness we announce Marvin’s passing at the Red Deer Hospice on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at the age of 79 years. Marvin is survived by his children; Randy, Edward (Shannon), Gordon, Michael, Patricia (Richard) Hirsekorn, and Elizabeth (Robbie) Shaw. He is also survived by sixteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, siblings; Linda (Stan) Nielsen, Gary “John” (Darlene), sister in law Wilma Evans, also Gail’s siblings; Vera (Arnold) Mottus and Gerald (Cheryl) Robinson. He was predeceased by his wife Patricia “Gail” in 2013, his parents; Lillian and Melvin, and his brother Edward. Marvin graduated from the Satinwood School, then took over the farming duties of his father due to his father’s failing health. He remained farming in the Haynes district all of his life, except for a short time north of Tees. He will be fondly remembered for his kindness, honesty and his awesome sense of humor. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Funeral services for Marvin will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at Wilson’s Funeral Chapel & Crematorium 6120 Highway 2A, Lacombe, AB. In lieu of fl owers memorial donations may be made to the Red Deer Hospice Society 99 Arnot Ave. Red Deer, AB T4R 3S6 or the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation, Medical Specialties 3942 - 50A Ave. Red Deer, AB T4N 4E7. Condolences may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca
WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe and
Rimbey in charge of arrangements. Phone:
403.782.3366 or 403.843.3388
“A Caring Family, Caring for Families”
RATTANMohindarApr. 7, 1934 - July 13, 2015The family of the late Dr. Mohinder Rattan invites his friends and colleagues to gather on Friday, November 13, from 2:30 - 5:30 pm to share fond recollections of Moh. The open house will be held at the Fellowship Hall, south entrance of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, South of Costco, west of Leons.
OLSENHarold Neil Olsen passed away October 31, 2015 at the age of 84 years. Funeral Services will be held on Friday November 6, 2015 at 1pm at Heartland Funeral Services Chapel, Olds. In lieu of fl owers, memorial tributes may be made to the Olds & District Hospice Society.
HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES LTD., OLDS
entrusted with arrangements. 403-556-3223
www.heartlandfuneralservices.com
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L’HIRONDELLEFern Annie1924-2015Fern passed away peacefully on November 1st, 2015 at the Vegreville Care Center after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Fern was born on November 17th, 1924 in Fort Saskatchewan to Harry and Jesse Churchill, and grew up on the family farm in the Joffre district. In 1942 she married Patrick L’Hirondelle, and they lived in Lacombe from 1943. Until she entered the care facility in Vegreville, Fern lived in Lacombe. Her husband Patrick predeceased her in 1976 and daughter Bonnie in 2008. Her siblings Dorothy, William, and Harry also predeceased her, and she leaves a sister, Irene Froman of Ponoka. Fern will be lovingly remembered by her two sons, Dale (Cynthia) and Gary (Angela). She is also lovingly remembered by her two grandchildren, Patrice (David) Klooster and Paul L’Hirondelle, and their mother Paula Lefaivre. Fern leaves numerous nieces and nephews, and her especially beloved niece, Fay (Larry) Saunders to mourn her passing. Painting and crafts of all types kept Fern busy when she retired from working at the Lacombe General Hospital and fi nally at Lacombe Medical Clinic. As well, she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren camping, attending rodeos and horse shows. Along with her family, Fern participated in showing and riding horses on a competitive level in Alberta. Thanks to those at the Lacombe Foundation and Vegreville Care Center for their kind and compassionate care. Fern’s funeral will be held on Monday, November 9th, 2015 at 1:00p.m. at Wilson’s Funeral Chapel, 6120 Hwy 2A, Lacombe with Reverend Dr. Lee Sinclair offi ciating. Interment to follow at the Lacombe Fairview Cemetery. The family asks that in lieu of fl owers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta. Condolences may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca
WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe and
Rimbey in charge of arrangements. Phone:
403.782.3366 or 403.843.3388
“A Caring Family, Caring for Families”
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QUIRICODonna Katherine1954 - 2015Donna Katherine Quirico of Red Deer passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Monday, November 2, 2015 at the age of 61 years. Donna was born on January 24, 1954 to Ed and Clare Quirico at Edmonton, Alberta. She resided in Central Alberta all her life. Our mother was loved by all and will be dearly missed.
Come to me, all you who labour and are heavy laden
And I will give you rest.Rest in Peace, mom; you are now with Jimmy and Grandma. Donna will be lovingly remembered by her son, Scott (Gloria) Henriksen of Red Deer, daughter, Tami-Marie (Kurt) Becker of Bonnyville, Alberta and fi ve grandchildren. She will also be sadly missed by her fi ve brothers; Rick (Alex) Quirico of Red Deer, Mark Quirico of Edmonton, Alberta, Darrel (Susan) Quirico of Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Brent (Kim) Quirico of Red Deer, and Doug (Jane) Quirico of Clive, Alberta; and one sister, Jeannie (Shawn) Freake, also of Sylvan Lake. Donna was predeceased by her mother, Clare J. Quirico, father, Ed Quirico, a son, James R. Christensen and a nephew, Aidan Fitzgerald. A Funeral Service will be held at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 37370 Range Road 274A, (McKenzie Road) Red Deer, Alberta on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Olaf Clausen Offi ciating. If desired, Memorial Donations in Donna’s honor may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society at www.cancer.ca. Special Thanks to all the doctors and nurses at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre for their kindness and caring to mom. Condolences may be sent or viewed atwww.parklandfuneralhome.com
Arrangements in care of Maryann Hansen, Funeral Director at
PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM
6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.
403.340.4040.
In Memoriam
MARIE BARROct. 2, 1958 - Nov. 5, 2014
Many a day her name is spoken,And many an hour
she is in our thoughts,A link in our family chain
is broken,She is gone from our home
But not from our hearts.Love Always,
Mel, Brett, Karlee & Families
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Card Of ThanksMUNROThe Munro family would like to thank the residents of Meeres Close, past and present for their caring and compassion and the wonder-ful meal they provided for family and relatives after Bruce’s Service October 17, 2015. Thank you as well to all those who sent cards, fl owers and prayers.
With Love fromThe Munro Family
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Oilfield 800
SERVICE RIGBearspaw Petroleum Ltd
is seeking aFLOORHAND
Locally based, home every night! Qualifi ed applicants must have all necessary
valid tickets for the position being applied for.
Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefi ts package along with a steady
work schedule. Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources
Email: [email protected]
Fax: (403) 252-9719 or Mail to: Suite 5309,
333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3
Professionals 810Registered Massage
Therapist Part or full-time with 2,200 hours of training
Sylvan Steam & SpaSylvan Lake
Please email resume tocontactus@
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Restaurant/Hotel 820
EAST 40TH PUBREQ’S F/T or P/T
GRILL COOKApply in person with resume
3811 40th Ave.
JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s
Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations:
5111 22 St.37444 HWY 2 S37543 HWY 2N700 3020 22 St.
FOOD ATTENDANT Req’d permanent shift
weekend day and evening both full and part time.
16 Vacancies, $10.25/hr. +benefi ts. Start ASAP.
Job description www.timhortons.com
Education and experience not req’d.
Apply in person or faxresume to: 403-314-1303
Trades 850GOODMEN
ROOFING LTD.Requires
SLOPED ROOFERSLABOURERS
& FLAT ROOFERS
Valid Driver’s Licencepreferred. Fax or email
info@goodmenroofi ng.ca or (403)341-6722
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!
Truckers/Drivers 860DRIVER with clean Class 1 or Class 2. Bus driver or semi driver exp. preferred Must be availl eves. and wknds. Looking for both
P/T & F/T Fax resume to 347-4999
or email to:[email protected]
Misc.Help 880
1699960 Alberta Ltd is looking for 2 F/T
permanent shift supervis-ors, varied schedule. At
120 47 Clearview Market Red Deer, AB. Must have
exc. customer service, cash handling, and more supervisory related. Start-ing wage $13.75. College education, 1 + years ex-
perience req’d. email: [email protected]
ACADEMIC ExpressADULT EDUCATION
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CASE IH EQUIPMENT DEALER
in Red Deer is seeking a FT SERVICE WRITER for an exciting position.
We are looking for a motivated candidate with computer + organization skills. The successful
applicant will be customer oriented + show strong
inter-personal skills, Service-writing experience
is an asset.
Forward your resume to:FUTURE AG INC.
Attn. Human ResourcesBox 489
Red Deer, AB T4N 5G1Fax to (403) 342-0396Email [email protected]
F/T DISPATCHER REQ’D. Knowledge of Red Deer
and area is essential.Verbal and written
communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax
to 403-346-0295
ComingEvents 52
Misc.Help 880GREENHOUSE Laborers
are required for our greenhouse operation
located near Blackfalds, Alberta. Responsibilities include transplanting,
watering, handling and caring for plant material
and preparation of customer orders. This
position is labor intensive and entails working in both hot and cold environments.
Laborers are required to work a minimum of 40
hours per week. Laborers must be available to work different shifts, 7 days a
week. Positions are available starting mid
January and last until late June. No previous work experience or qualifi ca-
tions are required. Starting wage is $11.20 an hour. Please email resumes to
[email protected] or fax resume to 403-885-4147
(Attn. Human Resources.) Resumes may also be
mailed to Box 100, Black-falds, Alberta, T0M 0J0.
Greenhouse workers wanted for Blue Grass
Nursery & Garden Center in Red Deer, Alberta
We are looking for 10 full time seasonal employees.
No experience needed, training will be provided
Starting in February 2016. Duration is for 4 months
Wage is $11.20 per hour at maximum 44 hrs. per week.
Please fax resume to 403-342-7488Or by email:
SHOP HAND /BUS CLEANER
Must be avail. to work eves./wknds. and have own transportation. Fax resume to 403-347-4999
email: [email protected]
EmploymentTraining 900
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Antiques& Art 1520
ROTARY PHONE, Circa 1940’s black, bakelite,
Mint condition. Cord has been converted, so it can
be used. Works great. $45. Call (403) 342-7908
Auctions 1530ESTATE ANTIQUE
AUCTIONSunday November 8
10 am * Viewing 9 amLocation: Ridgewood
Community HallPartial List only
Electric Power Scooter with Cab –
Texaco and Coke Collectables – Antique
Sofa Set –New iPhone Accessories –
Antiques –Collectables – Furniture –Tools – Misc. AND MUCH
MOREComplete list and
Directions visit www.cherryhillauction.comCherry Hill Auction &
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Children'sItems 1580LITTLE TYKES Flintstone car, and child’s push pull car $18/ea. 403-346-5423
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Clothing 1590LADIES lambskin leather fall/winter coat, Cold Water Creek, L, $40; ladies long black dress jacket, knee length, Emma James, size 14, $15; ladies black wool knee length coat, DKNY size 10 $25 403-348-0201
Equipment-Heavy 1630TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, offi ce, well site or
storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.
Firewood 1660AFFORDABLE
Homestead FirewoodSpruce, Pine, Aspen - Split. Avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472
B.C. Birch, Aspen, Spruce/Pine. Delivery avail.
PH. Lyle 403-783-2275FIREWOOD, North of
Costco. 403-346-7178FREE BLACK POPLAR
logs. You pick up. Very close to Red Deer.
403-392-8385.LOGS
Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.
Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging
403-318-4346
HouseholdAppliances 1710DANBY 3.5 cu. ft. fridge, suitable for dorm/beer fridge $100 403-346-9899
HouseholdFurnishings1720
2 END tables, dark,2 lamps
$100 403-342-4949 or 780-717-6206
CHESTERFIELD suite, good cond. $150. Step-
stool, $8; 2 bar stools, $2. each. 403-346-2192
DAY bed, new, still in box, paid $350 sell
$300 587-272-2530LIKE new Dining Room
Suite with China cabinet. Oak in color. Will take offers. 403-506-5989MOVING. All home
furnishings and major appls. 403-346-2192 to view and make an offer.
PLANTERS, OAK, solid quarter cut, 25” x 17”
on top x 25” tall, (X2). Could be converted
to end/bedside tables. $60 for the pair.
Call (403) 342-7908
WANTEDAntiques, furniture and
estates. 342-2514
StereosTV's, VCRs 1730
SONY Trinitron tv 26” w/remote, used little $75, also black glass tv stand, 42”w, 24”h, 18”d, bought
at Sims, good for fl at screen tv, $125. 403-352-8811
Misc. forSale 1760
100 VHS movies, $75. For All 403-885-5020
20 - commercial rectangle serving trays, 14” x 18” asking $2.00 each; 75 - commercial 9” sandwich
plates asking $1.00 each;size 8 1/2 mens 852 tack
skates asking $5.00call 403-728-3485
BEAM Central Vac, elec-trifi ed hose, new power head. $190. 2 folding chairs, new $10 for both. 403-346-2192
DISHWASHER, GE, 2 Yrs. old; $150. TOILET, Crane,
taller than normal, $75.$200 for both.
403-342-4949 or 780-717-6206
FRAMED, 30x30 large genuine painting of Indian
Peace Treaty, $200.403-347-7405
FUR All Real , 4 ft. rugs (2) composed of animal fur, $100 ea. 403-347-7405
TIGER Head pillow, genuine, with glass eyes,
$150. 403-347-7405VINTAGE Royal Doulton
Beswick horse, brown shetland Pony, 3 1/2” high
$40; Merrell Ortholite shoes, air cushioned, size
6 1/2, like new $25. 403-352-8811
WATER cooler $50. 403-885-5020
Cats 1830KITTENS to give away,
6 mos. old. and 2 mos. oldNeeds good home
403-782-3031
SportingGoods 1860AIR HOCKEY by Sports-craft was $900 new, exc. cond, $200. 403-352-8811BIKE helmet, for mountain biking, size M new $100, asking $45 w/storage bag, good cond. 403-314-9603
TEMPO treadmill in new cond., $800. 403-343-8439TRAVELING GOLF BAG, black. $45. 403-885-5020
Collectors'Items 1870
FISHER Price vintage lunch kit w/thermos, good cond, $25 403-314-9603
Collectors'Items 1870
DISNEY Party Time Mickey Mouse, mint cond,
in box, vintage toy $35 403-314-9603
TravelPackages 1900
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WANTED TO BUY: old lead batteries for recycling
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Houses/Duplexes 30204 BDRM. house in Eckville4 appls., $1400/mo. + utils.
Avail. Nov 30, 877-2864 cell or 887-7143 eves.
Condos/Townhouses30303 BDRM, 3 bath, 3 fl r, 3 parking, 5 appls, fenced yard, pets allowed to over 30ish parents with family at 7316-59 Ave. Rent/S.S. $1590.Ph 403-341-4627.
SEIBEL PROPERTY6 locations in Red Deer, 3 bdrms, 1 1/2 bath, appls,
starting at $1100. For more info 403-347-7545 or
403-304-7576
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2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses,generously sized, 1 1/2
baths, fenced yards,full bsmts. 403-347-7473,
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ManufacturedHomes 3040
Well-maintained 2 bdrm mobile home in Alix. $910
inclds. water, 5 appl. 403-348-6594
4 Plexes/6 Plexes 3050
3 BDRM., no pets, $1000 mo. 403-343-6609
ACROSS from park, 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $925/mo.
d.d. $650. Now or Nov. 1. 403-304-5337
ACROSS from park, Oriole Park, 3 bdrm.
4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $1025/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. Dec. 1 403-304-5337
Suites 30601 Bdrm Adult Apt.
n/s, no pets or parties, $895/mo.www.ambassadorapts.ca
403-343-1576
2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, Avail. Dec.1 $900/mo., S.D. $650. 403-304-5337
2 BDRM. N/S, no pets. $875 rent/d.d. 403-346-1458
2 bdrm. suite downtown area, above store,
at 5115 Gaetz Ave. Quiet person preferred
$950/mo., $950 d.d. all utils., except electricity.
Avail. immed. 347-3149
ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water
incld., ADULT ONLY BLDG, no pets, Oriole Park. 403-986-6889
AVAIL. IMMED. large 2 bdrm. in clean quiet adult building, near downtown
Co-Op, no pets, 403-348-7445
GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000
LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111
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1 & 2 bdrm. adult building,N/S. No pets. 403-596-2444
RoomsFor Rent 3090
ROOMS $500/mo./dd. 403-342-4604
WarehouseSpace 3140
COLD storage garage, 14’ x 24’, $200/mo.; heated big truck space, $775/mo. VARIETY SHOP SPACES ~ offi ces ~ fenced yards ~
Big or small, different locations. 403-343-6615
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WarehouseSpace 3140
FOR LEASERiverside Light Industrial 4614-61 St. (directly be-hind Windsor Plywood)
2400 sq. ft. large 55 x 85 compound 403-350-1777
StorageSpace 3160RENT or sale, storage unit
at Sylvan Lake, all concrete const., 24 x 48 w/water/power/heat, 16’
door, no GST 403-347-0016
MobileLot 3190
PADS $450/mo.Brand new park in Lacombe.
Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm.,2 bath. As Low as $75,000. Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820
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Realtors& Services 4010
HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE
Call GORD ING atRE/MAX real estate
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HousesFor Sale 4020
“COMING SOON” BYSERGE’S HOMES
Duplex in Red Deer Close to Schools and Recreation
Center. For More InfoCall Bob 403-505-8050
3 BDRM main fl . house for rent, avail. imm.,
$1150/mo. + 2/3 util. Call Bob 403-872-3400
BLACKFALDS excellent 2001 family home with 4
bdrms/3 baths. Large yard and RV parking. $291,000
(Quick Poss.) CallMarianne Nicholson Para-dise Realty 403-318-1803
RISER HOMESFALL Special, 1 ONLY! 3 bdrm. 2 bath bi-level walk-
out, hardwood/tile, $337,900 Includes all fees,
appl. pkg, sod and tree. LLOYD FIDDLER
403-391-9294 anytime
This is a three bedroom two bath modifi ed bi level
walk out, backing onto green area and alley great for trailer .Many upgrades.
$419,900 includes GST legal fee, front sod. Tree.
LLOYD FIDDLER 403-391-9294
ManufacturedHomes 4090
34 Parkland Drive$185,000 3 Beds/1 Bath 1212 sq ft Mobile Home
On its own lot. Fully Fenced Back yard Contact
Margaret Comeau RE/MAX 403.391.3399
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Cars 5030
EXCELLENT 2nd vehicle, 2007 Ford Five Hundred,
loaded, w/sunroof, leather, all options, $5,300 obo.
403-505-7684
1994 OLDS 88 $1500 obo 403-347-5316
1993 OLDS 88 Royale loaded, immac., must see, low kms. 403-748-4089 or 403-304-0274
SUV's 5040
2006 JEEP Commander full load, 4.7. Best
Offer ASAP 403-342-7798
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2003 FORD Sport truck, exc. cond, 403-350-0485
VansBuses 5070
2007 DODGE Grand Caravan, Blue, 168,000 kms. Runs great. Comes
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SHERBOOKE, Que. — A palliative care centre in Quebec could be one of the first to offer patients access to doctor-assisted suicide once it be-comes legal.
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Medically assisted suicide will be legal in Quebec next month, however, as a new provincial law takes effect.
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Is bacon actually bad for you?PETER WHORISKEY
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After the World Health Organiza-tion concluded last week that pro-cessed meats cause cancer, millions presumably reconsidered their appe-tite for bacon and hot dogs.
But for many, the warning may be completely irrelevant.
In a study published last year with little fanfare, researchers found that genetics — a simple difference in your DNA — may determine how dangerous processed meats are for you.
For people with one genetic variant, eating more processed meat was as-sociated with more colorectal cancer, according to the research, just as the WHO scientists have asserted. But for people with the other genetic variant, eating more processed meat did not appear to raise the risk of getting col-orectal cancer.
“What this suggests is that there are some people who should be more careful with processed meat, and that there are some that did not increase their risks by eating processed meat,” Jane Figueiredo, a co-author of the
study published last year in Plos Ge-netics and an assistant professor of preventive medicine at the University of Southern California said an inter-view.
The researchers cautioned that the finding has yet to be replicated and that just because one group appeared to be immune from the risks of pro-cessed meat does not exclude the pos-sibility that some other undiscovered genetic combination may raise the cancer risk for some in that group. Pro-cessed meats might raise the risks of other chronic diseases, too, they said.
But by highlighting an interaction between diet and genes, the research foreshadows a day when broad dietary guidelines — that is, rules that apply to everyone — may be combined with information tailored to a person’s ge-netic background.
“We are just at the tip of the ice-berg in this research,” Ulrike Peters of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and senior author of the study said in an interview.
“I believe that the public health messages for smoking, physical activ-ity, alcohol and dietary factors will remain the same. But we will also be
able to identify some groups who are at a higher risk.”
Exactly how much processed meat people ought to eat continues to be a matter of debate, even in the wake of the announcement. The WHO sci-entists cited figures suggesting that eating a few strips of bacon per day raises the risk of colorectal cancer from roughly five percent to about 6 percent, and some researchers have questioned whether the evidence is strong enough to prove that processed meat causes cancer.
In coming to their conclusion, the WHO scientists cited 18 cohort studies and found the connection in 12. In the other six, presumably, no such connec-tion was found.
If the genetic findings are replicat-ed, they could help explain why the re-sults connecting processed meat to col-orectal cancer have been inconsistent.
The discovery of the genetic vari-ants arose from a massive effort seek-ing to find genetic reasons for colorec-tal cancer. Scientists reviewed records of nearly 20,000 people in several countries — the U.S, Canada, Australia and Germany. About half of them had gotten the disease, and about half of
them had not. The researchers then tried to find genetic differences be-tween the groups, and combined that with how much processed meat they had been eating.
Their search, which reviewed some 2.7 million genetic variants, turned up one location on 10th chromosome out of the 23 pairs in humans that seemed particularly interesting.
For people with one type of genetic building block (known as a nucleotide) at that location, eating more processed meat seemed not to matter. For people a different type at that location, eating more processed meat was associated with a greater likelihood of having had colorectal cancer.
The problem, of course, is that the vast majority of people have no idea which genetic group they fall in. The odds are somewhat favourable: About 43 per cent of people fell into the group for which more processed meat raised the risk of cancer; the remain-ing 57 per cent fell into the other group for which more processed meat did not appear to raise the risk.
But the researchers cautioned that the odds may be different in other pop-ulations.
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OUTDOORS D5THURSDAY, NOV. 5, 2015
How one winterizes water features depends on the size and depth of the feature.
Fountains n e e d t o b e drained and p u m p s r e -moved. If there is a chance that rain or snow melt will enter the feature and freeze, it needs to be covered or stored in-side.
Water ex -pands when it freezes as a result lines can crack and break.
Moisture can also find its way into cracks, eroding the surface of the fea-ture.
Shallow ponds freeze solid can ei-ther be drained or left as is as the wa-
ter will expand upwards as it freezes.Hardy marginal plants such as cat-
tails can be left in place in all ponds as it doesn’t hurt their roots to freezes. It is best to leave all marginal plants as is until spring.
Cutting the tops off these plants can allow moisture to enter their hollow stems and rot the roots.
Tropical, floating water plants such as Water Lettuce and Floating Hya-cinth can be overwintered in a tub of water.
They will do best in a warm bright area. These plants are inexpensive and many people treat them as annu-als, replacing them each spring.
Water lilies are stored depending on the type.
Tropical Waterlilies can be over-wintered in a bucket of water in a warm area.
Check the bucket periodically and add water as needed.
Remove hardy Waterlilies from ponds that freeze solid placing them in a dark plastic bag and storing the
plants in a cold room or root cellar. Check the plants periodically through-out the winter to insure that the root mass has not become dry.
Hardy Waterlilies can be left in ponds that do not freeze solid.
These ponds are usually are large with a depth over 2 feet (60 cm). In years where there is little snow cover the ice can become thicker ice and the lilies lost. Water Lily roots should not freeze.
Fish can be brought inside to over-wintered or left in the pond. When left in the pond, fish must have access to oxygen.
Keeping a small area the water open with a heater is one method that works.
Depending on the devise used, it can be expensive.
Another method is to place a simple aquarium pump in the pond as it will supply enough oxygen to keep the fish alive over winter.
Care must be taken to insure that the pump is always working and that
the ice does not crush to air tubes.Do not worry about feeding fish that
are left in the pond over winter as they will become dormant in the cold water.
It is possible to overwinter both fish and tender plants in a larger shallow pond by insulating the top of the pond. This can be done by placing boards over the pond followed by a tarp.
Next comes the insulating material. Styrofoam sheets work well as do bales of straw.
Straw is usually the least expensive but it can attract rodents.
Styrofoam sheets can be reused. Placing another tarp over the insulat-ing material will insure that it doesn’t become waterlogged.
Ponds are home to other creatures not just fish and plants. Allowing the water to stay in the pond overwinter protects these creatures.
Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturalist that lives near Rocky Mountain House. She can be reached at [email protected]
Deer season opening day, and I’m s i t t i n g h e r e p e e r i n g a t a c o m p u t e r screen, rather than staring at the major game trail out of the bedding area and opening into the frozen second growth al fal fa , hop-ing for deer to appear as the sun comes up. I ’d probably have arrived on stand too early or late anyway, since daylight saving time stupidly ended sometime between Halloween and the legal season opening time, 7:01 a.m., MST, Nov. 1st.
Actually, I’m dinking away at a col-umn, the first time I’ve ever done that on any opening day in 50 years, let alone one as historic as this: the first general deer season to open on a Sun-day in Alberta in 107 years. I should be out there enjoying what the col-umn and I helped bring about, but I don’t and can’t hunt anymore; proba-bly wouldn’t anyway because of great age, let alone being seriously disabled.
In the early eighties I took the first of four straight week - long hunts for a trophy mule deer on a huge guest ranch in Montana’s Bull Mountains. Hugh Landerkin and I were aston-ished, on arrival around lunch time on a Sunday, to be hustled out hunting by our guide “because the mule deer rut is really on, and they’re running every-where.” They were. We saw more than 1000 before dark and Hugh made a classy running shot on his buck, which was not quite as big as what I was af-ter.
Back home I remained amazed at having hunted legally on a Sunday, and the column and I and the Alberta Fish and Game Association embarked on a long campaign to have the ban lifted on Sunday hunting that had ex-isted in Alberta ever since we became a province. To egg me on, an AFGA past president, the late Tom O’Keefe, gave me his copy of Alberta’s first game regulations, of 1908, the first of which, in extra - large and bold type, was: “SUNDAY SHOOTING IS PRO-HIBITED.”
The province gradually phased Sun-day hunting into Wildlife Management Units in the north, where, presumably, Christians are few and very far apart. In 2008, Sunday hunting became legal in most of Alberta, excluding souther-ly regions which I have heard called
“The buckle of the bible belt,” which hurts my feelings, too, since I grew up in the area.
Down there, people will tell me it has nothing to do with the Bible, “but the game needs a day of rest.” To them I say, as I did to my dad, “good, how about Tuesday or Thursday?” They nod solemnly.
Actually, in retrospect of the cur-rent situation, I find it hard to believe how advanced Montana was, and even Alberta is. I monitor the situation in the United States, the Land of the Free, Live Free, or Die, etc. and am amazed at the glacial progress of Sun-day hunting there and that there are still 10 states in which it is illegal to go hunting on Sunday.
Opening days were sacred occa-sions for me. I got my first deer, a tasty mule deer fork horn ahead of an equi-noctial storm on opening day, Septem-ber 20th, 40 years or so ago. One reason he was so tasty is that I had to float him out in an icy trout stream from the jungle where I got him. That quickly got rid of his and my body heat, and washed him spotlessly clean.
I soon learned that being trigger - hasty on opening day ended many days of great hunting. But there was a stretch when my law practice, plus my duties as a Bencher of the Law Society of Alberta took away so much hunting
time that I collected my essential ra-tion of venison on a consecutive series of opening days.
One opening day Monday I shot a 3 X 2 mule deer buck from my tree stand on the lip of a deep, dead fallen cou-lee, at the bottom of which, of course, my dead buck landed. I got down to tow ropes, even dental floss, as I re-call, to add to my cables to winch the buck back to the top, where I had to cut the buck in half so I could lift and load him. Those halves, too, were teth-ered in the creek while I had lunch prior to the trip to the meat processor and back to my office.
By the end of this historic Sunday opening day I’m receiving hunter re-ports of nothing doing, no deer moving, and the possible reasons therefore, including no snow and too nice. There are also lots of cell phone pictures of new No Hunting signs on public land grazing leases and illegal padlocks on gates on roads through public land.
Ladies, Gents: sending me the pic-tures does not solve your problem. Do something effective to take back our land before it is too late. The hard fought - for hunting on Sunday is use-less if you have no place to hunt.
Bob Scammell is an award-winning columnist who lives in Red Deer. He can be reached at [email protected].
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LEFT: A mule deer buck being cooled quickly and cleaned. RIGHT: Alberta’s first Game Regulations.
Thursday, Nov. 5CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY:
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THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Take into account that many people will be emotionally re-served today.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: A born realist, you possess many tal-ents, and a burning passion to succeed. 2016 is the year to dream more and worry less.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s a good day to take a long hard look at your daily diet and exercise routine.
Healthy habits established now will lead to less problems in the future so aim to be responsi-ble and proactive.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Is someone taking advantage of your sweet Taurean nature? When it comes to a child, teenager or friend you’ll have to be firm and put your foot down today! Then they will sit up
and take notice.GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It will be hard
to run away from relationship is-sues. Saturn demands that you accept responsibility for your part in any present problems. Com-munication and compromise are the wise way to go.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may have trouble get-ting through to a friend or family member today — especially on an emotional level. Don’t let it get you down. It’s just a minor bump on the relationship road!
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Fam-ily matters will be frustrating to-day Lions as a loved one rejects your help or criticizes your efforts.
Don’t retaliate — strive to re-spond with understanding and a
sunny Leo smile.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Have you
been disagreeing with a colleague or family member?
It’s time to get the conversation flowing
again, and extend the olive branch of peace. Stop talking and start listening.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Stern Saturn pours cold water on displays of affection to-day Libra, so don’t expect much feedback from loved ones.
They are preoccupied dealing with their own personal problems.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpios can be rather unforgiving.
Are you hanging onto a grudge about a family member? It’s time to question outmod-ed beliefs, and break free from the past — then you can move on.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The Moon hooks up with Saturn in your sign, which limits your energy and enthusiasm. If you work hard on a challenging project, you’ll feel much better about yourself.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Avoid
being too hard on others today. Just remem-ber not everyone shares your high standards and conscientious Capricorn ways — but they do have many other talents to contribute.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Think things through — and consider your options — before you speak your mind. Otherwise you could end up with a misunderstanding on your hands.
Strive to play the peace-maker.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Attached
Pisceans — have you placed your partner on an impossibly high pedestal? Singles — stop searching for the “perfect” soul mate. Learn to love people’s flaws — no one is perfect!
Joanne Madeline Moore is an internation-ally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.
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Dear Annie: I have been taking care of my mother since I was 17 and she was disabled from a car accident and unable to work. I am now 47, and Mom is 72. Her health is getting worse, so my husband and I recently moved her in with us. My hus-band and I both work full time. I have caregiv-ers who come in during the day when we are at work, and we take care of her at night.
Annie, I’m so tired. My husband and I can’t go anywhere overnight. Our sex life has gone downhill, because we are
both so exhausted. Mom has become mean and combative, which makes our lives miserable. She doesn’t sleep much at night, which means neither do I. There are no other family members around to help.
I have tried to find a skilled nursing facility or other assisted living place, but am having a hard time finding one that she can afford. I want her some-where safe, but I also want my life back.
I know this sounds awful of me. Any suggestions would be helpful. — Drained and Frustrated
Dear Drained: Being a full-time caregiver is a tiring job, and you’ve been at it for most of your life. It is perfectly natural that you are exhaust-ed and ready to find another place for Mom to live.
Most nursing homes will accept Medicare when Mom’s money runs out. Please call the Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116 for information about
the available resources in your area. But first ask about resources for re-spite care for yourself. You deserve it.
Dear Annie: A good friend of mine has a very rude daughter. “Susie” got married two years ago and I attended the ceremony and gave her a monetary gift.
She never thanked me. Within months, Susie dumped the husband and immediately got pregnant by an-other man. She had a baby shower, which I attended, and I gave her a nice gift. Again, no thank-you note.
Susie is getting married for the sec-ond time and I am invited to the wed-ding. I have no desire to give her yet another gift that will be completely ig-nored and unappreciated. What do you say? Do I have to give her something? — Thank-You’s Still Appreciated
Dear Thank-You’s: If you attend the wedding, you are under an obligation to give a gift, although it doesn’t need to be as generous as the first one. If
you do not receive any thank-you note in three to six months, it is perfect-ly OK to call Susie and ask whether the gift was received. You’d be sur-prised how often such things are lost or misplaced, especially when the gifts are brought to the wedding instead of sent to the bride’s home. This includes cards with money inside. And thank-you notes can also go astray.
Of course, if Susie did receive the gift and is simply too rude to have sent an acknowledgment of any kind, she deserves to squirm a little when you ask her about it.
Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime ed-itors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to [email protected], or write to: Annie’s Mail-box, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Face-book.com/AskAnnies.
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Slack Slough is the place to be for these geese. Large numbers of birds are gathering there, before heading South.
GATHERING GEESE
Group says fish in EU headquarters of Brussels is
routinely mislabeledThe European Union is looking in-
to reports that cheap seafood is often mislabeled as choice fish in some of the Belgian capital’s fine restaurants and even in EU cafeterias. The Oceana environmental group said Tuesday it found that 31.8 per cent of seafood it tested in and around EU institutions in Brussels was a different fish than what was labeled on the menu. In the cafeterias of the EU, which sets fishery policies for the 28-nation bloc, the total amount of falsely labeled fish stood at 38 per cent.
“We take this very seriously,” EU spokesman Alexander Winterstein said of the report.
Oceana said 95 per cent of what was labeled Bluefin tuna, a fatty, sublime sushi favourite was actually a less ex-pensive species, served to make a hefty profit. In 13 per cent of the cases, cod was also mislabeled and people some-times were fed pangasius instead, a freshwater fish farmed in Asia.
“Some restaurants with a good rep-utation are not better than others,” said Oceana executive director Europe Lasse Gustavsson.
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