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FAN PHOTOS OF THE DAYMEMORIAL CUP ALL ACCESS DAILYMEMORIAL CUP ALL ACCESS DAILY RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, May 27 , 2016

Denis Lowe of Red Deer was flying the Red Deer Rebels colours

Thursday afternoon doing his part to cheer on the hometown team.

Lowe was waving his flag and decked out in his team signed Rebels

jersey on Ross Street at 38th Ave.

Collins Barrow employees Shelley Smith and Grant Stange were handing out cardboard hockey helmets in the Fan Fest prior to the game Tuesday.

A young fan gets up to the glass prior to the game Wednesday night.

Super fans Karen Vanderwater , left, and Katharyn Blades get a little pre-game cuddle going as they wait for the Rebels

to take on the Brandon Wheat Kings.

Photos by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Jessica Lane and her father Jamie of Stettler play a game of box hockey at Fan Fest Wednesday.

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Friday’s gameSemifinal

Red Deer vs. Rouyn-Norada, 6 p.m.

Sunday, May 29Championship

London vs. Semifinal Winner, 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s gameRed Deer 2 Brandon 1End of Round Robin

Tuesday’s gameLondon 5 Rouyn-Noranda 2

Monday’s resultLondon 9 Brandon 1

Sunday’s resultRed Deer 5 Rouyn-Noranda 2

Saturday’s resultRouyn-Noranda 5 Brandon 3

Last Friday’s resultLondon 6 Red Deer 2

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GP W L GF GA PtLondon (OHL) 3 3 0 20 5 6Red Deer (host) 3 2 1 9 9 4Rouyn-Nor. (QMJHL) 3 1 2 9 13 2Brandon (WHL) 3 0 3 5 16 0

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Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. Red Deer Rebels

Losing two straight games, the Huskies will be a hungry squad. Back-to-back two goal games from a squad that averaged 4.4 goals per game during the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season is hardly in-dicative of their capabilities. They lost nine games in regulation in the regular season and four games in QMJHL playoffs … LW Timo Meier (5g, 0a) and LW Francis Perron (0g, 5a) lead the Huskies and are fifth and sixth in tournament scoring. D Phillipe Myers (1g, 1a) is third in team scoring … G Chase Marchand is third in the tournament with a 4.02 goals against average and a 0.883 save percentage … The Rebels will try to harness their emotional high from a revenge 2-1 over-

time win to eliminate league rival Brandon Wheat Kings. The tournament hosts finished in second place behind top ranked London … LW Adam Helewka (3g, 1a), LW Jake De-Brusk (1g, 3a) and D Hayden Fleury (1g, 3a) lead the Rebels in scoring and are often on the ice at the same time. Hero against Wheat Kings, both of LW Evan Polei’s (2g, 0a) goals have been important one cued the Rebels comeback against the Huskies and the other sent the Wheat Kings home … G Rylan Toth has settled down after getting lit up against the Knights. He comes into the semifinal with a 2.94 goals against average and a 0.904 save percentage.

Special teams: Rouyn-Noranda Huskes — power play 19.1 per cent, third; penalty kill 71.4 per cent, third. Red Deer Rebels — power play 26.7 per cent, second; penalty kill 75 per cent, second.

Amongst all the hockey, one of the MasterCard Memorial Cup sponsors took some time to lend a hand and some buckets of paint.

Paul Clifford, president and general manager of Sherwin-Williams, said they fed about 300 people at a special event that brought the Memorial Cup, some paint and a few brushes to the Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre. They set about slapping a new coat of paint on the building located at 4826 47th street on Wednesday.

“The highlight was the three commis-sioners painting the train out front,” said

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er Ron Robison, Ontario Hockey League commissioner David Branch, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League commis-sioner Gilles Courteau all got to work a paint brush.

“I think I have to give the award for best painter to Ron,” said Clifford. “Ron was moving it pretty good, Dave was do-ing alright as well.”

On top of the building and the train, they painted children’s bedrooms and an exterior railing.

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BY MURRAY CRAWFORDADDVOCAATEE STTAAFFF

There is no rest for the weary in the MasterCard Memorial Cup.

Still riding an emotional high after a 2-1 over-time win, the Red Deer Rebels (2-1) hit the ice Thursday to prepare for their semifinal match against the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (1-2).

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League win-ners also laced up the skates.

The Rebels win on Wednesday sent the Brandon Wheat Kings packing and prevented a tiebreaker game on Thursday, giving every team a day off.

Rebels GM/head coach Sutter said the team can’t worry too much about how the Huskies will play, but instead they have to focus on playing Rebels hockey.

“We’ve got to this point by being resilient,” said Sutter. “After having not a great game against Lon-don, we weren’t even close to how I felt we could play. Our play rose in the next game (against the Huskies) and then (Wednesday) night we did a real good job.”

When the Huskies and Rebels met in the round robin, it was truly a tale of two games. The Huskies used their speed early and burned the Rebels for two goals in the opening eight minutes.

The Rebels regrouped and scored five unan-swered goals. The Huskies came unglued. Team discipline became an issue as the Rouyn-Noranda team was penalized 12 times in the game, leading to nine Rebels power plays. Of those chances, Jake DeBrusk, Adam Helewka and Haydn Fleury all registered man-advantage goals.

“A big key for us is going to be staying disci-plined,” said Meier. “Last game we played them, we weren’t disciplined at tall and they took ad-vantage of that. If we stay disciplined and play our game, I don’t think we should have any problems at all.”

Huskies head coach Gilles Bouchard echoed Meier’s comment, saying the team’s focus against the Rebels should be on discipline.

“We have to play the Huskies game,” said Bouchard. “The last game (against London) we played the Huskies game. We have to keep going.

“Against Red Deer we have to play with consis-tency. In the first game against them we took the lead 2-0, then we fell asleep a little bit.”

Coming into the tournament, the Huskies were the top ranked Canadian Hockey League team, the umbrella league of the three leagues competing in the Memorial Cup.

The Red Deer loss was a low point in the tour-nament for the Huskies. In their next game, against the London Knights, the team played more to their strengths, speed. They outshot the Knights 32-25 and had 11 power play opportunities, both of their goals came on the power play.

Team captain Francis Perron called his team’s power play “a little lazy,” in the tournament and against London. But he said the second goal, a power-play goal 7:59 into the third period, against

London came because the team played harder with the puck.

Conner Bleackley, who had the assist on the game winning goal over the Wheat Kings, noted the Huskies speed on all four lines as something the Rebels will have to handle. Goalie Rylan Toth expects the Huskies to come out hard.

“They’re probably not too happy they’ve lost two in a row,” said Toth.

“It’s do-or-die for both teams.”With less familiarity between the Huskies and

Rebels, Sutter’s attention has honed in on getting his unit to play like they did the last time these teams faced each other.

“We played Brandon enough we knew certain guys we had to keep off the board and shut down,” said Sutter. “It was our type of game.

“For us, it’s focusing on ourselves. We know what they are as a team. They weren’t ranked where they were by not being an outstanding hock-

ey team and winning their league. There are no easy games in this tournament.”

As the second-place team in the round robin, the Rebels will be the home team and get last change. Puck drops on the semifinal between the Rebels and Huskies at 6 p.m. at the Centrium.

The winner of the Huskies vs. Rebels game will face the London Knights on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Centrium By then, the Knights will have been off since May 24. The Knights have been head and shoulders above the competition in the tourna-ment, scoring 20 goals and only allowing five.

Four of the top five scorers in the tournament are from the Knights with Mitchell Marner leading the way with 13 points (2g, 11a), then there’s Chris-tian Dvorak (6g, 4a), Matthew Tkachuk (3g, 3a) and Olli Juolevi (6a).

The Knights used an off day to venture over to Banff and do a little sight-seeing.

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BY MURRAY CRAWFORDADDVOCAATEE STTAAFFF

The scene at Westerner Park when the 2001 Ed Chynoweth Cup winning Red Deer Rebels brought the trophy back is something Colby Armstrong will never forget.

But it set up something even more memorable.Winning the Western Hockey League Champion-

ship in five games over the Portland Winterhawks put the Rebels in the 2001 Memorial Cup held in Regina that year.

“Winning on the road in Portland and then com-ing home to a parking lot full of fans at the time was pretty special,” said Armstrong.

After beating the Val-d’Or Foreurs 5-4 in over-time and the Ottawa 67s 4-2, the Rebels fell to the host Regina Pats 5-2 to close out the round robin.

The Rebels had the best record in the round robin and received a berth in the championship game. They met the Foreurs again, and it went to overtime again.

Doug Lynch was the hero for the Rebels in over-time. He’d spent his share of time in the penalty box that year, 181 minutes in the regular season and 30 in the playoffs. But on May 27, 2001, a seeing eye shot he fired found it’s way behind Foreurs’ goalie Maxime Daigneault.

“We had a great team and rode it all the way to the end,” said Armstrong. “The final game of the year was probably our most exciting game of our season.”

That game was a back-and-forth battle. The Reb-els held a 2-0 lead through the first period, but the Foreurs rebounded to score five goals in the second period. Val-d’Or held a 5-3 lead after a shorthanded goal with 34 seconds left in the sec-

ond. Joel Stepp responded for the Rebels, pulling his team to within one before the second period intermission.

Just 31 seconds into the third period, Kyle Wan-vig got the Rebels equalizer. Both Stepp’s and Wanvig’s goals came on a five minute major penal-ty to Luc Girard for boarding at 19:47 of the second period.

Fifteen years later the Memorial Cup has re-turned to Red Deer and so too have Armstrong and many of the players from that magical season.

To open the 2016 tournament, Armstrong and his old running mates were on the ice before the Reb-els vs. London Knights game basking in the nostal-gia. They received a thunderous ovation.

“I got to play on some great rinks and in front of a ton of fans,” said Armstrong.

“But to be down on the ice like that and look around and be like ‘oh yeah, we used to have this building rocking like this back in the day.’ It was cool to see, feel and hear.”

Armstrong knew he was going to do some junior hockey work for Sportsnet, but when he saw his old junior team named host he knew where he wanted to be.

“This would be so cool to be able go back and do this,” said Armstrong. “I’m glad it worked out. It’s great to be back here. My family came back here as well and I got to show them everything great about Red Deer.”

Having the Memorial Cup back in Red Deer 15 years after the only time they won the trophy has given many former players a chance to catch up.

“Whether you went on and played more, got a job out of junior or went to school we all feel that was one of the best things that ever happened to us,” said Armstrong.

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REBELS LOOK TO KEEP RUN GOING

REFLECTING ON THE REBELS MEMORIAL CUP WIN

HUSKIES HOPING TO STAY DISCIPLINED AS BOTH TEAMS LOOK TO EARN SPOT IN MEMORIAL CUP FINAL

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Red Deer Rebels’ Luke Philp, left, checks Rouyn-Noranda Huskies’ Bruno-Carl Denis during second period CHL Memorial Cup hockey action in Red Deer, Sunday. The Rebels and Huskies will face each other again tonight with a berth in the final on the line.


Red Deer Rebels Colby Armstrong watches play during practice between games at the Memorial Cup in Regina, Sask., May 23, 2001. Armstrong was a part of the team’s Memorial Cup win in Regina and says it was one of the best things that ever happened to him and his teammates.

Same-day delivery service for med-ical cannabis grown in Cremona will be available to Red Deer customers starting June 1.

Aurora Cannabis Inc., a licensed producer of medical cannabis, has been selling its product since January and earlier this week started offering its same-day service to registered cus-tomers in the Calgary area. In June the service expands to Edmonton-area communities and Red Deer.

“This is the very first same-day de-

livery service announced by any li-censed producer in Canada anywhere in the country,” said Cam Battley, Au-rora’s senior vice-president of commu-nications, on Thursday.

“We long ago made a commitment to be as innovative as possible and do as much as we can to give our custom-ers the best customer experience they could have.”

Aurora’s administrative offices are located in Vancouver, but production happens at its 55,200-square-foot facil-ity near Cremona, 120 km southwest of Red Deer.

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Property owners appealing a $25-million Bowden grain terminal are not trying to block the project, their lawyer told an appeal board on Thurs-day.

But Leonard and Fern Kobewkas’ acreage will be “incompatible” with the industrial-scale land use next

door, argued lawyer and Leonard’s brother Sid Kobewka before a Red Deer County subdivision and develop-ment appeal board.

“This is now industrial land,” said Kobewka, of the 247-acre site where the terminal by Winnipeg-based Pater-son GlobalFoods Inc. will go.

The value of his brother’s property could drop 10 to 20 per cent, according to an appraiser, he said.

Kobewka said his brother and his

wife want to get fair market value for their land and to move rather than face the noise and traffic created by the terminal being built just north of Bowden near Range Road 12 and Hwy 587.

He suggested the company, county and landowners could work together on an option that would work for all.

In Alberta’s Industrial Heartland near Edmonton, a Voluntary Residen-tial Property Purchase Program was

introduced in 2006 to buy out rural landowners who found themselves next to industrial complexes.

Kobewka suggested the board — which has no authority to order buy-outs or financial compensation — sug-gest to Red Deer County council that the Heartland example is worth con-sidering.

BY PAUL COWLEYADVOCATE STAFF

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ACREAGE ‘INCOMPATIBLE’ WITH INDUSTRIAL-SCALE GRAIN TERMINAL PROPOSED NEXT DOOR: LAWYER

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Given the anticipated truck traffic to the grain terminal, Paterson should be at least required to pave Range Road 12 and upgrade an intersection, he told the board. He estimated nearly 18,000 grain truck trips will be made past the Kobewkas’ property each year when the terminal is in full operation.

Murray Froese, Paterson’s director of corporate affairs, told the board the company is working closely with Al-berta Transportation on any necessary road or intersection improvements.

“We will follow their direction,” he said. A traffic impact assessment will be reviewed by the province and coun-ty planners.

Hwy 587 already sees an average of 250 trucks a day and the grain terminal will not add significantly to that traffic, he said.

“It’s a very small element that is added to a very busy highway already.”

Given the need to load trains when they arrive and to meet the needs of the farming community the company opposes restrictions on operating hours, the board was told.

Following the hearing, company corporate development officer Shane Paterson said the terminal typical-ly operates during normal business hours and from around 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. during peak periods following harvest.

Paterson said the Kobewkas were over-estimating additional truck traffic and that many of the grain trucks that will go to the terminal are already us-ing the highway.

Buying neighbouring properties is not practical, he said. However, the location of the terminal may provide other property owners in the area new opportunities for their land.

For the agricultural community, the project will be a major benefit. Ten area farmers attended the hearing in

support of Paterson’s project.Paterson plans to build an export

terminal with 55,000 tonnes of capacity and a high-speed unloading system that can fill 150 rail cars in seven hours using a loop rail system.

The terminal will accept all of the area’s key crops, including wheat, canola, barley and soybeans. Those products will be transported to Pater-son’s Alliance Grain Terminal in the Port of Vancouver to customers world-wide.-

“People assume they’ll see a big warehouse or greenhouse. In fact, it’s a very high-tech facility and it looks like a pharmaceutical manufacturing facil-ity. It’s that level of sterility. It’s got 150 cameras that cover every single square inch inside the facility. It’s very, very impressive.”

Aurora is Alberta’s only licensed medical cannabis producer and is among 31 licensed producers in Cana-da. Ontario has 18 producers.

Battley, who is on the board of Can-nabis Canada, formerly known as the Canadian Medical Cannabis Industry Association, said Aurora is approach-ing 3,000 clients and is the fastest growing licensed producer in Canada.

He said the only way registered patients can legally access medical marijuana is by mail order. There are about 70,000 patients across Canada and the rate of patients is growing 10 per cent a month.

“I’m astonished at how quickly not just societal attitudes have changed, but doctors and the attitude of the medical community. It’s becoming very mainstream.”

He said medical marijuana is used to manage symptoms and about 50 to 60 per cent of patients use it to deal with chronic pain. It is also helpful to manage symptoms caused by multiple sclerosis, bowel, anxiety and sleep disorders.

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A picture of the Paterson grain facility in Assiniboia, Sask. Though the Bowden terminal will not look the same, it will operate identically.

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Centre marks 30 years of combating sexual violence

Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre celebrated 30 years of reaching out to sexual assault victims with the official launch of its texting and webchat program on Thursday.

As of May 1, people could contact the support centre by calling the sex-ual assault support crisis line to talk to a volunteer at 1-866-956-1099 or by texting the same number.

The line operates 24 hours a day for calls and texts.

Texting can be done by phone or on a computer by using the webchat pro-gram on the centre’s website at www.casasc.ca.

Mayor Tara Veer commended cen-tre staff and volunteers for confronting the culture of sexual violence that un-fortunately continues to exist.

“But 30 years later we can also cel-ebrate the fact that we have safe ways, more ways and new ways for victims to come forward. Thirty years later we can celebrate the fact that we have a thriving local support centre with the sole purpose and mandate to help pre-vent future sexual assault victims and to assure victims that there is most cer-tainly hope for a better future that we know they’re most deserving of,” said Veer to the crowd of about 70 people who gathered for the 30th anniversary celebration at Cenovus Centre at Red Deer College.

Words of congratulations also came from the provincial government and organizations.

Veer said the new texting service will specifically provide more oppor-

tunity for a younger demographic to access support.

Executive director Patricia Arango said so far this month volunteers have received about 20 texts. The centre averages about 20 calls a month so tex-ting has doubled the number of inqui-ries.

“This is new. It’s working. People

like it,” Arango said.She said many people are texting

with general questions about the cen-tre and after Thursday there will be more aggressive marketing to let more people know it’s available.

Advertisements have already ap-peared on city buses and through so-cial media.

Arango said Central Alberta Sexu-al Assault Support Centre is the first in Alberta and likely Canada to offer a texting program and an Edmonton organization is already interested in finding out more.

“We are very, very happy to be the pilot.”

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BY SUSAN ZIELINSKIADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Sadia Khan, public awareness co-ordinator with the Central Alberta Refugee Effort, left; and Patricia Arango, executive director of the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre, share a moment together during the 30th Anniversary celebration of CASASC Thursday afternoon.

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Suspect in cabbie beating granted bailBail has been approved for a 32-year-old man

alleged to have severely beaten a Red Deer cab driver outside of the city early Monday morning.

Blackfalds RCMP allege that Daniel John Roger Trout, 32, was arrested a few hours after police were called to reports that an Alberta Gold cabbie had been beaten and left on the side of the road by a fare who then took off in his car. Trout was charged with aggravated assault, robbery and mischief.

The diminutive taxi driver, a Red Deer cabbie for almost 30 years, is being treated in hospital for multiple fractures, severe bruising and concussion.

Members of his family watched quietly from the gallery in Red Deer provincial court on Thursday morning as the suspect was brought before Judge Darrell Riemer by video feed from the Red Deer Remand Centre.

Defence counsel Will Willms said he and the Crown had negotiated a bail agreement, including a requirement that Trout pay a cash deposit of $5,000.

Upon accepting the joint proposal, Riemer ordered the normal bail conditions along with the $5,000 cash deposit. He placed Trout on a curfew and ordered that have no contact with his alleged victims, including the cab company. Trout is also prohibited from possessing weapons and using alcohol and drugs except under a doctor’s orders.

CentreFest fundraiser postponedAn event aimed at raising funds for CentreFest,

Red Deer’s popular street festival, has been postponed thanks to Mother Nature.

Benefit on the Bridge was slated for Saturday, but organizers decided that given the unpredictable weather forecast this weekend, they are moving the event by a month to June 25.

The event will be the first annual one intended to support CentreFest. It will be held on the CPR pedestrian bridge from 8 p.m. to midnight, with music by the Klamdiggers, food trucks and a cash bar. The evening is for those age 18 and older.

Tickets are $35 each and can be purchased at blackknightinn.ca

The CentreFest event itself is slated for July 30 to 31 in downtown Red Deer. There’s more information online at centrefest.ca

Inglewood public school named after respected administrator

The new public school in Inglewood will be named Don Campbell Elementary School, after a respected administrator who had close ties to families.

The Red Deer Public Schools’ board of trustees

recently approved the new name for the school now under construction.

Campbell was the first principal of G.H. Dawe Community School when it opened in 1976. He re-tired in 1984. The concept of a facility with both public and Catholic schools, recreation facilities, a library and a community hub was new at the time, and Campbell played a significant role in its success, the school district said in a release.

The school will open in September 2017 for 500 el-ementary students from kindergarten to Grade 5 who reside in the Inglewood and Vanier neighbourhoods.

Trustees also approved the name of the reloca-tion of the Spanish Bilingual Program to the current Grandview School.

When that school moves in September 2017, it will be known as Escuela Vista Grande, maintaining a connection to the Grandview name.

The Spanish bilingual program serves 126 stu-dents from kindergarten to Grade 3 and the move to Grandview will allow it to continue to grow to a kin-dergarten to Grade 8 program, adding a grade each year.

The School Naming Committee also looked at a new name for the Alternative School Centre in downtown Red Deer, which serves 400 students. Af-ter nominations were reviewed, there was strongest support from students to maintain the school’s cur-rent name.

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A 35-year-old woman was injured in a single-vehicle collision on a gravel road about nine km northwest of Rimbey early Wednesday evening. Rimbey RCMP said the woman, who was the only occupant in the minivan, was sent by ground ambulance to Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre before she was taken to a hospital in Edmonton. The extent of her injuries was not known. Police were called to the collision on Range Road 31 near Hwy 53 shortly before 6 p.m. The investigation into the collision is ongoing.

Demolition of former daycare to pave way for parking

Lacombe city council has approved spending $149,000 to demolish a former daycare to create more parking.

The daycare is located next to the parking lot of the Lacombe Memorial Centre. Council awarded a $149,175 contract to DB Bobcat Ltd. to tear down the daycare building and create 29 new parking spaces.

Lacombe Daycare Society dissolved last December and the daycare closed its doors near the Lacombe Memorial Centre. In 1983, the site was provided by the municipality free of charge to the society.

Reclaiming the site for additional parking has been in the plans since 2006, when the the Lacombe Memorial Centre underwent extensive renovations. Adding the new spaces will mean 189 parking stalls are now available at the popular facility.

Fundraising underway for spray park in Sylvan LakeEvery spray park fundraising

campaign starts with a few drops in the financial bucket.

The trickle has begun in Sylvan Lake, where a group has come together to pursue a place for local youngsters to laugh and soak themselves silly.

Laura Lauder, co-chair of the splash park committee, says they have just begun planning and fundraising for a park.

There’s no official financial target yet. It all depends on how much support they can line up from sponsors, businesses, other donors and through fundraising events.

“Whatever works out,” she says. The group won’t go ahead though until the money is in place for a facility. It could be added to later.

The town has already donated land at Leader Field in the southwest corner of the community at Lakeway Boulevard and Memorial Drive.

While they can count the amount raised in the hundreds of dollars so

far, they have prepared a sponsorship package for potential donors. It will include naming rights for the park and its individual features.

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Construction of roundabout at end of 67th starts next

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west end of 67th Street will begin next week and drivers will face detours.

The city is building a pair of roundabouts on either side of 67th Street on Johnstone and Orr Drives to ease congestion at the busy intersection.

All businesses will remain open during construction, but access may change throughout the project, says the city. Signs will be in place to direct customers to businesses.

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● Access in and out of Oriole Park West will be via Golden West Avenue and 67th Street Close.

● Access to businesses will be maintained at all times with directional signage posted.

For more information and a detour map go to www.reddeer.ca/construction.

Olds High School student wins gold at science festival

Olds High School student Nicole Green has won a gold medal at the re-cent Canada-Wide Science Festival.

The Grade 10 student won the award at the festival at McGill Univer-sity in Montreal for her project titled Gender Imbalance: the Influence of the Stereotype Threat on Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM).

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Wildrose ridicules Wynne, Ontario

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EDMONTON — Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne came to Alberta to talk environment but instead found herself publicly ridiculed on the floor of the legislature as the leader of a failed, debt-ridden enterprise.

A s W y n n e looked on from the Speaker ’s gallery during question period Thursday, the op-position Wildrose party demand-ed to know why Wynne, a Liberal, was invited while right-centrist and next-door-neighbour Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall was not.

“Invite Premier Wall here! Invite Premier Wall,” Wildrose finance critic Derek Fildebrandt shouted at Premier Rachel Notley as she tried to answer a question.

At one point government house leader Brian Mason looked across the aisle at Fildebrandt and said mat-ter-of-factly, “you are so tacky.”

Fildebrandt held up Ontario as an example of what not to do in govern-ment given that Alberta is now moving to rack up high debt loads to pay for capital and operating spending.

“Currently Ontario has the larg-est subnational sovereign debt on the planet,” Fildebrandt told the house.

“They’re now even receiving equal-ization payments. It’s an example of what happens when a government fails to get its spending under control.”

Fildebrandt labelled Ontario’s greenhouse gas emissions plan a fail-ure and demanded to know if Notley supported it.

“For power consumers it’s meant skyrocketing power bills, massive sub-

sidies to unprofitable initiatives, and auditor general reports into billions of wasted tax dollars,” he said.

Fildebrandt’s comments had NDP members visibly seething on their side of the house. Wynne, for the most part, sat expressionless, save for the occa-sional wry smile.

Notley eventually had enough.“In the past, when Alberta has ac-

tually been able to play a leadership role in the country, they have done so by being grown ups,” she said.

“Just today we have had demon-strated to all Albertans very clearly why these folks over there (the Wil-drose) are simply not ready to govern.”

Wynne also sat through a stirring tribute to former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper, delivered by Wildrose member Jason Nixon.

“Stephen Harper is a man of integ-rity and history will remember that,” Nixon told the house, throwing occa-sional glances up to Wynne.

“Prime Minister Harper has dedi-cated his life to serving Canadians. “I humbly thank prime minister Harper for his service to this great country.”

Earlier in the question period, when Wynne was introduced to the house, the NDP and the Progressive Conservatives, along with Alberta Par-ty Leader Greg Clark, stood to applaud her.

About half the 22-member Wildrose caucus stood to applaud as well. The rest, including Leader Brian Jean, chose to sit and pound on their desks to express their welcome.

Progressive Conservative Leader Ric McIver was not in the house. The lone Liberal, David Swann, arrived late and missed Wynne’s introduction.

Earlier Thursday, Wynne met with Notley and later, to reporters, praised Notley’s climate change plan.

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Stinky trash attracting bears in Fort McMurray


FORT MCMURRAY — Wildlife offi-cers in Fort McMurray have killed two black bears and captured and relo-cated two others that were roaming in and around the fire-damaged city.

Alberta government spokesman Brendan Cox said that May 3 — the day more than 80,000 people were forced to flee a raging wildfire — also hap-pened to be garbage day for most resi-dential neighbourhoods.

The stinky trash left on city streets attracted animals looking for an easy meal.

“Wildlife is attracted to unnatural food sources,” Cox said from Edmon-ton. “Bears, for example, can smell rotting garbage from kilometres away.”

There have been 30 complaints about bears in the city in the past three weeks, he said. Although the city remains empty of residents, there are firefighters and others there working to restore utilities, repair and clean the city’s hospital and reopen pharma-cies and grocery stores.

About 2,400 buildings were de-stroyed but fire crews managed to save almost 90 per cent of the oilsands city.

Workers have cleaned up most of the garbage, Cox said.

But foul odours will soon be return-ing.

Residents may be allowed back into the community starting June 1, and those who didn’t lose their homes to the flames will still need to clean up and throw out rotting food inside their refrigerators and freezers.

“We would ask returning residents to ensure their appliances, garbage or any other attractants are secured until it can be picked up or delivered to a proper waste management facility,” Cox said.

A government guide on the phased re-entry process also advises people

not to leave their doors open in case

animals wander inside.

The Fort McMurray area has always

been popular for bears, said Cox.

About eight wildlife officers remain

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Fort McMurray firms to get preference on rebuilding contracts

EDMONTON — The Alberta gov-ernment says it will give preference to Fort McMurray businesses when it awards contracts to rebuild the fire-rav-aged community.

Economic Development Minister Deron Bilous says businesses in the city were already struggling from the prolonged collapse in the price of oil.

He says the government will work with insurers and the Red Cross to help employers in the Fort McMurray area get back on their feet.

Bilous says that will include working with local suppliers and giving pref-erence to competitive bids from local firms.

The Fort McMurray Construction Association has complained that work-ers from the community are being over-looked for jobs, such as trucking sup-plies to the city.

Association president Charles Ig-gulden says his members, who are displaced right now, are frustrated and could use the work.

“The wildfire and subsequent evac-uations have had a devastating impact on employers in the region,” Bilous said in a release Thursday.

“We are committed to assisting em-ployers in the Fort McMurray area to get access to the resources they need in their return to the community.”

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A5SPORTSPenguins enter the deep end

RIDE PAST LIGHTNING IN GAME 7 TO FACE SHARKS IN STANLEY CUP FINALBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Penguins 2 Lightning 1PITTSBURGH — The hours before the biggest

game of Bryan Rust’s life were restless. The nap he tried to sneak in never materialized. The Pittsburgh Penguins forward’s mind was simply too busy.

“I was just sitting up there looking at the ceiling,” Rust said.

Yet even those daydreams didn’t compare to the reality: the rookie forward who began training camp hoping just to make the team scored both of Pitts-burgh’s goals in a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Light-ning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday night.

Pittsburgh will host Western Conference champi-on San Jose in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night.

In a building littered with stars, it was the relent-lessness of the 24-year-old Rust and the steadiness of 22-year-old goaltender Matt Murray who provided the difference as the Penguins reached the final for the first time since 2009.

“I’m in that mode where I’m getting the bounces and the breaks right now,” Rust said.

Ones Rust and his teammates are earning. The Penguins rallied from a 3-2 deficit by controlling the final two games of the best-of-seven series, winning 5-2 in Tampa Bay in Game 6, then backing it up with what coach Mike Sullivan said “might have been the most complete 60-minute effort we had.”

In disarray in December when Sullivan took over for Mike Johnston, the Penguins have sprinted through April and May and will head into June with a chance to win the franchise’s fourth Cup, one that would serve as a bookend to its last triumph seven years when stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin were still in their early 20s.

They’re older now. Wiser. And undaunted by a series of post-season failures that made it seem the window of their primes were closing. Yet here they are after dispatching the New York Rangers in five games, the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Washington Capitals in six and the defending Eastern Confer-ence champion Lightning in seven.

“They played better hockey than us the whole se-ries,” said Tampa Bay defenceman Anton Stralman, who lost a Game 7 for the first time after starting his career 7-0 when pushed to the limit.

Jonathan Drouin scored his fifth goal of the play-offs for the Lightning and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 37 saves, but it wasn’t enough to send Tampa Bay back to the Cup Final for a second straight year. Captain Steven Stamkos had two shots in 11:55 in his from a two-month layoff while dealing with blood clots, his best chance coming on a breakaway in the

second period that deflected off Murray and trickled wide. One of Murray’s teammates deftly guided the puck out of harm’s way, emblematic of Tampa Bay’s inability to keep the puck in Pittsburgh’s end with any sort of consistency.

“I thought I beat him,” Stamkos said. “It just went through him and out the other side. It was close, but we didn’t generate enough offensively in order to win a game.”

Mostly because the Penguins didn’t let them. It’s part of what Sullivan calls “playing the right way,” a way abetted by the influx of speed brought in by gen-eral manager Jim Rutherford. That group includes Rust, who forced his way onto the roster thanks to feverish skating and a self-confidence that belies his nondescript 5-foot-11 frame.

That effort — or “desperation level” as Crosby

calls it — provided the Penguins with the boost they needed to overcome a bit of unfortunate history and the return of Stamkos. Pittsburgh had dropped five straight Game 7s at home, including a 1-0 loss to Tampa Bay in 2011 in a series in which both Crosby and Evgeni Malkin missed due to injury.

That loss had become symbolic of the franchise’s post-season shortcomings following that gritty run to the Cup in 2009 that culminated with a Game 7 win in Detroit that was supposed to be the launching pad of a dynasty.

Seven long years later, with an entirely new cast around mainstays Crosby, Malkin, Kris Letang, Chris Kunitz and Marc-Andre Fleury, the Penguins have returned to the league’s biggest stage.

“We’ve always believed in one another,” Crosby said. “Trying to get back, it’s not easy.”

Out with the old, in with the new.Long time RDC cross-country coach Brian Stack-

house was honoured Tuesday as he received the CCAA Coaching Excellence Award at a news con-ference at RDC. At the same time it was announced Kari Elliott will take over as the new cross-country coach.

The Coaching Excellence Award is in recognition to sport and to athlete development over a period of five years or more.

Stackhouse coached the RDC team for 41 years, winning 10 ACAC championships and was twice named the ACAC coach of the year. He also won the women’s CCAA championship in 2007 and captured bronze with the men’s team in 2008, 2010 and 2011. He was also on the ground floor in organizing the first ever CCAA championship in 2002 at RDC.

Stackhouse received the award from newly elect-ed ACAC president Bob Murray of Olds, who praised Stackhouse for his work with the RDC team and with the sport over the years.

“This is a huge honour,” said Stackhouse, who an-nounced his retirement from coaching following the ACAC indoor season.

“I had no expectations over the years, except to have fun. It couldn’t have been better and to be there in starting the CCAA championships was a wonderful experience and a wonderful opportunity, for not only RDC runners but those across Canada.”

Stackhouse won’t completely step away as he will

remain as the ACAC cross-country convenor.“You don’t go from full throttle to zero,” he said.As for Elliott, Stackhouse said he wouldn’t step

down as coach until he felt he had someone to step in full time.

“She’s good,” he said. “She’s very positive and although she may push a bit harder than I did that’s OK.”

The 36-year-old Elliott gave an indication of her abilities in winning the Woody’s RV World Marathon title on Sunday.

She placed in impressive sixth overall, in any-thing but good conditions with the heavy rain and cold. The runners also ran in ankle deep water on a

portion of the course.“The temperature was fine,

but the constant rain made it some of the worst conditions I’ve run in … they chilled you,” she said.

Elliott is from Calgary and at-tended university in the States.

“I ran NAIA Division II,” she explained. “But I have competed in the ACAC as an open runner.”

She also coached with Am-brose College in Calgary prior to moving to Red Deer last Septem-ber with her husband and two children, aged nine and 11.

“I would have stayed with Ambrose but my husband’s work brought him to Red Deer, so I looked up Brian to see if there was a chance to help coach. Bri-an was wonderful and created room for me.”

Less than nine months later she was the head coach.

“I was a little surprised,” she said. “Coaching was on my radar but I would have been happy to coach with Brian for a number of years. It came quickly and I felt it was a great opportunity and went for it.”

Elliott hopes to have Jodi Nesbitt back as an as-sistant coach and will have several of the RDC’s top runners returning along with Jordanna Cota.

“Because of Brian we should have a great start next year. It looked like a strong team and I’m excit-ed to be working with them. We could use a bit more on the men’s side but that will come.”

Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at [email protected]. His work can also be seen at www.rdc.ab.ca/athleticsblog.

Baton handed off to new RDC x-country running coach

Kari Elliott, RDC’s new head coach for the Cross-Country Running and Indoor Track program.

ACAC president, Bob Murray (l), presents the Coaching Excellence Award to Brian Stackhouse (r).

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Pittsburgh Penguins’ Bryan Rust misses a shot on Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy during the third period of Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals, Thursday, in Pittsburgh. The Penguins won 2-1 to advance to the Stanley Cup final against the San Jose Sharks.


TORONTO — The Raptors are playing down a late-night visit to a Cleveland casino by two players on the eve of their Game 5 blowout loss, saying NBA players don’t have nine-to-five jobs.

A Toronto Sun columnist saw DeMarre Carroll and Cory Joseph at a downtown casino near the team hotel just before 2 a.m. Wednesday. Later that day, the Raptors were hammered 116-78 by the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference final.

The Sun’s online headline was: “Carroll, Joseph put reps on line with late-night casino visit.”

On Thursday, the casino walkabout largely ob-scured the fact that the Raptors are facing elimi-nation Friday night at Air Canada Centre when the Cavaliers come to visit up three games to two.

Carroll and Joseph downplayed the casino visit, with Joseph explaining “our sleep schedule’s differ-ent than a person that works nine to five.”

All-star guards Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan backed him up.

“We work differently,” said Lowry, who was named to the all-NBA third team Thursday. “Some-times I’m up at 3:30 in the morning because we just landed at two … our clocks are different. They got plenty of rest, I’m sure.”

“Whatever they did, they were prepared for the game,” he added. “We just lost. If we didn’t lose then what? People wouldn’t say anything.”

DeRozan dismissed the fuss, saying he was up in his hotel room until 4 a.m. that night, watching “Bat-man versus Superman: Dawn of Justice.”

“Would that be a story?” he asked.DeRozan then played film critic, saying “I was up-

set after I watched it. I really was.”He said he couldn’t remember the last time he

was in bed before 2:30 or 3 a.m., often leaving the gym at 1 or 2 a.m.

Raptors coach Dwane Casey said the two players in question are adults, weren’t drinking and broke no laws or team curfew.

“It wasn’t like they were drinking, partying at a club,” he said.

“That was not my concern. My concern was getting our butt kicked … them being at a casino right across the street or wherever it was had nothing to do with it.”

Joseph said he actually got 10 to 11 hours sleep — in a couple of segments — in advance of Wednes-day’s game, more than usual.

Carroll and Joseph noted they were accompanied by two police officers and two casino employees, to avoid causing a scene with fans, rather than travel-ling with an entourage as the story suggested.

Carroll said he didn’t think it was much of an is-sue, although he conceded some people’s perception might be different.

On the minus side, while Carroll won some mon-ey, Joseph was down.

“I didn’t have a great night. It was a bad day for me,” Joseph said morosely.

Carroll said he put his winnings in the bank as soon as he got it.

“We had a great night,” he said. “We had a great team dinner. Actually if we don’t have that team dinner, we probably could have went to the casino a little earlier.”

Both players aren’t short on pocket money. Car-roll is making US$13.6 million this season while Jo-seph is at $7 million.

On the subject of basketball, DeRozan said Wednesday’s lopsided loss was behind them.

“You honestly can’t get too high or get too low,” he said. “Because you don’t want to affect your next game, your next performance. We understand we lost. Whether we lost by one point or 50 points, it was a loss. And we understand what’s at stake this next game for us.”

All five games in the series have been won by the home team. DeRozan said just seeing fans on his drive to the arena pumps him up. As does being so close to the NBA finals.

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Today● Memorial Cup: Semifinal game, 6 p.m., Centrium.● Synchronized Swimming: Red Deer Synchronized Swimming Club year end water show, 6 p.m., Recreation Centre Pool.● Lacrosse: St. Albert Crude at Red Deer Rampage, 5 p.m., Kinex Arena.

Saturday● Midget baseball: Game 1: St. Albert Cardinals vs. Red Deer Braves, 12 p.m., Game 2: St. Albert Cardinals vs. Red Deer Braves, 3 p.m., Great Chief Park.

● Rugby: Red Deer Titans womens vs. Rams, 12 p.m., Titan’s field● Football: Central Alberta Buccaneers vs. Grande Prairie Drillers, 6 p.m., M.E. Global Field Lacombe.

Sunday● Midget baseball: St. Albert Cardinals vs. Red Deer Braves, 11 a.m., Great Chief Park.● Lacrosse: Medicine Hat Sun Devils vs. Red Deer Renegades (Jr. B tier 2), 2 p.m., Sherwood Park Titans vs. Red Deer Rampage (Jr. B tier 1), 5 p.m., Kinex.● Memorial Cup: Final game, 2:30 p.m., Centrium

2016 Stanley Cup PlayoffsThird Round

CONFERENCE FINALS(Best-of-7)

EASTERN CONFERENCEPittsburgh (M2) vs. Tampa Bay (A2)(Pittsburgh wins series 4-3)Thursday’s resultPittsburgh 2 Tampa Bay 1Tuesday’s resultPittsburgh 5 Tampa Bay 2

WESTERN CONFERENCESt. Louis (C2) vs. San Jose (P3)(San Jose wins series 4-2)Wednesday’s resultSan Jose 5 St. Louis 2Monday’s resultSan Jose 6 St. Louis 3

Fourth RoundSTANLEY CUP FINAL

Pittsburgh (E2) vs. San Jose (W6)(Best-of-7)

Monday, May 30San Jose at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.Wednesday, June 1San Jose at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.Saturday, June 4Pittsburgh at San Jose, 6 p.m.

Monday, June 6Pittsburgh at San Jose, 6 p.m.Thursday, June 9San Jose at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.Sunday, June 12Pittsburgh at San Jose, 6 p.m.Wednesday, June 15San Jose at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Thursday’s summaryPenguins 2, Lightning 1

First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties — Malkin Pgh (interference) 6:52 Boyle TB (slashing) 7:23.

Second Period1. Pittsburgh, Rust 4 (Kunitz, Malkin) 1:55.2. Tampa Bay, Drouin 5 (Filppula, Hedman) 9:36.3. Pittsburgh, Rust 5 (Lovejoy, Malkin) 10:06.Penalties — Paquette TB (roughing) 2:55 Cole Pgh (elbowing) 2:55 Callahan TB (high-sticking) 12:23 Drouin TB (stick holding) 14:54 Letang Pgh (trip-ping) 15:13 Hedman TB (slashing) 16:54.

Third PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties — Kucherov TB (delay of game) 10:38.

Shots on goalTampa Bay 5 5 7 — 17Pittsburgh 8 21 10 — 39Goal — Tampa Bay: Vasilevskiy (L, 3-4-0). Pitts-burgh: Murray (W, 11-4-0).Power plays (goals-chances) — Tampa Bay: 0-1

Pittsburgh: 0-5.

NHL playoff scoring leaders following Wednesday’s game: G A PtsLogan Couture, SJ 8 16 24Joe Pavelski, SJ 13 9 22Brent Burns, SJ 6 14 20Nikita Kucherov, TB 11 8 19Phil Kessel, Pgh 9 9 18Joe Thornton, SJ 3 15 18Tyler Johnson, TB 7 10 17Vladimir Tarasenko, StL 9 6 15Sidney Crosby, Pgh 6 9 15Jamie Benn, Dal 5 10 15Robby Fabbri, StL 4 11 15Nick Bonino, Pgh 3 12 15David Backes, StL 7 7 14Jaden Schwartz, StL 4 10 14Troy Brouwer, StL 8 5 13Alex Killorn, TB 5 8 13Colin Wilson, Nash 5 8 13Jason Spezza, Dal 5 8 13Jonathan Drouin, TB 4 9 13Victor Hedman, TB 4 9 13Evgeni Malkin, Pgh 4 9 13Paul Stastny, StL 3 10 13Carl Hagelin, Pgh 5 7 12Alex Ovechkin, Wash 5 7 12John Carlson, Wash 5 7 12Patrick Marleau, SJ 4 8 12

Major League BaseballAmerican League

East Division W L Pct GBBoston 29 18 .617 —Baltimore 26 19 .578 2Toronto 24 25 .490 6New York 22 24 .478 6 1/2Tampa Bay 21 24 .467 7

Central Division W L Pct GBChicago 27 21 .563 —Cleveland 25 20 .556 1/2Kansas City 24 22 .522 2Detroit 23 23 .500 3Minnesota 12 34 .261 14

West Division W L Pct GBSeattle 28 18 .609 —Texas 27 20 .574 1 1/2Los Angeles 21 26 .447 7 1/2Oakland 20 28 .417 9Houston 20 28 .417 9

Wednesday’s GamesMinnesota 7, Kansas City 5Philadelphia 8, Detroit 5Texas 15, L.A. Angels 9Cleveland 4, Chicago White Sox 3Toronto 8, N.Y. Yankees 4Boston 10, Colorado 3Miami 4, Tampa Bay 3Houston 4, Baltimore 3Seattle 13, Oakland 3

Thursday’s GamesMiami 9, Tampa Bay 1Toronto 3, N.Y. Yankees 1Colorado 8, Boston 2Houston 4, Baltimore 2Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, ppd.

Friday’s GamesBoston (Kelly 2-0) at Toronto (Sanchez 4-1), 5:07 p.m.Baltimore (Wright 2-3) at Cleveland (Bauer 3-2), 5:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 2-0) at Tampa Bay (Archer 3-5), 5:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Niese 4-2) at Texas (Hamels 5-0), 6:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Rodon 2-4) at Kansas City (Ventura 4-3), 6:15 p.m.Detroit (Fulmer 3-1) at Oakland (Manaea 1-2), 8:05 p.m.Houston (Fiers 3-2) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 2-5), 8:05 p.m.Minnesota (Dean 0-1) at Seattle (Hernandez 4-3), 8:10 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesBoston at Toronto, 11:07 a.m.Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 12:15 p.m.Detroit at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.Baltimore at Cleveland, 2:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 2:10 p.m.Pittsburgh at Texas, 5:15 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.Minnesota at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct.Bogaerts Bos 46 193 37 67 .347Bradley Jr. Bos 46 164 25 56 .341VMartinez Det 45 160 19 54 .338Castellanos Det 44 163 22 55 .337Ortiz Bos 43 163 24 55 .337MiCabrera Det 46 174 27 56 .322Reddick Oak 41 146 21 47 .322Mazara Tex 39 150 21 48 .320Lindor Cle 44 179 29 57 .318Trout LAA 47 176 32 56 .318Home RunsCano, Seattle, 14 Frazier, Chicago, 14 Trumbo, Baltimore, 14 KDavis, Oakland, 13 Machado, Bal-timore, 13 Ortiz, Boston, 12 Springer, Houston, 11 MiCabrera, Detroit, 11 Donaldson, Toronto, 11 8 tied at 10.Runs Batted InOrtiz, Boston, 45 Cano, Seattle, 43 Betts, Boston, 35 Encarnacion, Toronto, 35 Frazier, Chicago, 34 Bradley Jr., Boston, 34 Bautista, Toronto, 34 4 tied at 32.PitchingSale, Chicago, 9-1 Tomlin, Cleveland, 7-0 Price, Boston, 7-1 Porcello, Boston, 7-2 Zimmermann, Detroit, 7-2 Hill, Oakland, 7-3 Latos, Chicago, 6-1 Tillman, Baltimore, 6-1 ERamirez, Tampa Bay, 6-2 Happ, Toronto, 6-2.

National LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBWashington 29 19 .604 —New York 27 19 .587 1Philadelphia 26 21 .553 2 1/2Miami 25 22 .532 3 1/2Atlanta 12 34 .261 16

Central Division W L Pct GBChicago 31 14 .689 —Pittsburgh 27 19 .587 4 1/2St. Louis 24 24 .500 8 1/2Milwaukee 21 26 .447 11Cincinnati 15 32 .319 17

West Division W L Pct GBSan Francisco 30 19 .612 —Los Angeles 25 23 .521 4 1/2Colorado 22 24 .478 6 1/2Arizona 21 28 .429 9San Diego 19 29 .396 10 1/2

Wednesday’s GamesN.Y. Mets 2, Washington 0Philadelphia 8, Detroit 5Chicago Cubs 9, St. Louis 8San Francisco 4, San Diego 3, 10 inningsPittsburgh 5, Arizona 4Boston 10, Colorado 3Miami 4, Tampa Bay 3Milwaukee 3, Atlanta 2, 13 inningsL.A. Dodgers 3, Cincinnati 1

Thursday’s GamesPittsburgh 8, Arizona 3Miami 9, Tampa Bay 1Washington 2, St. Louis 1Colorado 8, Boston 2Milwaukee 6, Atlanta 2

Friday’s GamesPhiladelphia (Morgan 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 4-3), 12:20 p.m.St. Louis (Garcia 3-4) at Washington (Scherzer 5-3), 5:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Urias 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 3-1), 5:10 p.m.Miami (Conley 3-3) at Atlanta (Perez 2-1), 5:35 p.m.Pittsburgh (Niese 4-2) at Texas (Hamels 5-0), 6:05 p.m.Cincinnati (Lamb 0-2) at Milwaukee (Davies 1-3), 6:10 p.m.San Francisco (Cain 1-5) at Colorado (Chatwood 5-3), 6:40 p.m.San Diego (Friedrich 0-1) at Arizona (Ray 2-3), 7:40 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesPhiladelphia at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 p.m.Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.Miami at Atlanta, 2:10 p.m.San Francisco at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 5:15 p.m.Pittsburgh at Texas, 5:15 p.m.St. Louis at Washington, 5:15 p.m.San Diego at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct.Murphy Was 46 175 26 69 .394Braun Mil 39 147 23 53 .361Zobrist ChC 43 156 34 54 .346Prado Mia 43 171 14 58 .339Ozuna Mia 46 177 31 59 .333ADiaz StL 45 158 32 52 .329Herrera Phi 46 165 27 54 .327Piscotty StL 47 184 32 60 .326Yelich Mia 42 147 24 47 .320Fowler ChC 44 166 32 53 .319Home RunsCespedes, New York, 15 Arenado, Colorado, 14 Story, Colorado, 13 Carter, Milwaukee, 13 Harper, Washington, 12 Stanton, Miami, 12 Walker, New York, 11 Rizzo, Chicago, 11 Kemp, San Diego, 10 Bryant, Chicago, 10.Runs Batted InCespedes, New York, 36 Arenado, Colorado, 35 Bryant, Chicago, 35 Rizzo, Chicago, 35 Story, Colorado, 33 Pence, San Francisco, 33 Harper, Washington, 32 Carpenter, St. Louis, 32 Carter, Milwaukee, 31 Zobrist, Chicago, 31.PitchingArrieta, Chicago, 9-0 Strasburg, Washington, 8-0 Kershaw, Los Angeles, 7-1 Cueto, San Francisco, 7-1 Matz, New York, 7-1 Samardzija, San Francis-co, 7-2 Fernandez, Miami, 7-2 Hammel, Chicago, 6-1 Bumgarner, San Francisco, 6-2 Velasquez, Philadelphia, 5-1.

2016 NBA PlayoffsThird Round

CONFERENCE FINALS(Best-of-7)

EASTERN CONFERENCECleveland (1) vs. Toronto (2)(Cleveland leads series 3-2)Wednesday’s resultCleveland 116 Toronto 78Monday’s resultToronto 105 Cleveland 99Friday’s gameCleveland at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday’s gameToronto at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCEGolden State (1) vs. Oklahoma City (3)(Oklahoma City leads series 3-2)Thursday’s resultGolden State 120 Oklahoma City 111Tuesday’s resultOklahoma City 118 Golden State 94Saturday’s gameGolden State at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.Monday, May 30Oklahoma City at Golden State, 7 p.m.

PGA-ColonialThursdayAt Colonial Country ClubFort Worth, TexasPurse: $6.7 millionYardage: 7,166 Par: 70 (35-35)First RoundBryce Molder 29-35—64Anirban Lahiri 31-34—65Patrick Reed 32-33—65Webb Simpson 33-32—65Jason Dufner 34-32—66Ryan Palmer 33-33—66Kyle Reifers 34-32—66Martin Piller 30-36—66Sean O’Hair 34-33—67David Toms 32-35—67Harris English 34-33—67Seung-Yul Noh 33-34—67Jim Herman 33-34—67David Hearn 33-34—67Jonas Blixt 32-35—67Bill Haas 33-34—67Jordan Spieth 33-34—67Colt Knost 34-34—68Adam Hadwin 36-32—68Ben Martin 35-33—68Marc Leishman 33-35—68Jason Bohn 32-36—68Kevin Chappell 34-34—68Tony Finau 35-33—68Brandt Snedeker 34-34—68Ricky Barnes 33-35—68

Troy Merritt 32-37—69Nick Taylor 38-31—69Emiliano Grillo 37-32—69Chad Collins 32-37—69Hunter Mahan 34-35—69Jason Kokrak 30-39—69Brett Stegmaier 36-33—69Tyrone Van Aswegen 32-37—69Tyler Aldridge 34-35—69Chez Reavie 32-37—69Derek Fathauer 33-36—69Chad Campbell 35-34—69Chris Stroud 35-34—69Mark Hubbard 34-35—69Steven Bowditch 35-34—69William McGirt 31-38—69Jeff Overton 35-34—69Zac Blair 32-37—69Scott Langley 36-34—70Kevin Na 36-34—70Steve Flesch 35-35—70Jimmy Walker 34-36—70Matt Jones 37-33—70Vijay Singh 36-34—70Robert Streb 35-35—70J.J. Henry 35-35—70Chris Kirk 35-35—70Cameron Tringale 33-37—70Shawn Stefani 34-36—70Ben Crane 36-34—70Johnson Wagner 33-37—70Tom Hoge 34-36—70Bryson DeChambeau 37-33—70

Central Alberta Schools Athletic Association high school zone track and field meet

Girls junior division: first Hayley Lalor, Lindsay Thurber, 25 points; second Whitney Teske, Ryley, 23 points; third Ashlyn Webb, Lacombe Composite, 21 points.Girls intermediate division: first Lauren Kroetsch, Provost, 27 points; second Mackenzie Kennedy, Wainright, 22 points; third Sylvia Kaus, Hay Lakes, 21 points.Girls senior division: first Rachel Hyink, Bentley, 32 points; second Kesley Lalor, Lindsay Thurber, 26 points; third Brynn Blumhagen, Forestburg, and Sa-die Borgfjord, Camrose Composite, 22 points.Boys junior division: first J.R. Tabungbanua, La-combe Composite, 25 points; second A.J. Bateman, Lacombe Composite, 20 points; third Anthony Tu-carro, Central Alberta Chrisitan, 18 points.Boys intermediate division: first Blayde Melaney, West Central, 30 points; second Carter Blair, Lind-

say Thurber, 24.5 points; third Caleb Heinrichs, Lindsay Thurber, and Shaye Kirstoff, West Central, 24 points.Boys senior division: first Dawson McCrea, Lindsay Thurber, 25 points; second John Krause, Wetaskiwin Composite, 24 pounts; third Robert Chauvet, Lindsay Thurber, 23 points.Combined team scores 1A: first Central Alberta Christian, 114 points; second Eckville, 75 points; third Bentley, 69 points.Combined team scores 2A: first Wainwright, 99 points; second Blessed Sacrament, 66 points; third St. Augustine School, 57.5 points.Combined team scores 3A: first Wetaskiwin Com-posite, 220 points; second Camrose Composite, 164 points; third West Central High School, 145 points.Combined team scores 4A: first Lindsay Thurber, 544.5 points; second Lacombe Composite, 275 points; Notre Dame, 133 points.

Happ pitches Blue Jays past Yankees

Bouchard bounced from French OpenBY THE CANADIAN PRESS

PARIS — Canadian Euge-nie Bouchard made an early exit from the French Open for the second straight year on Thursday, dropping a 6-4, 6-4 decision to Timea Bacsinszky in second-round play at the Grand Slam event.

Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., made the semifinals at Roland Garros in 2014 but lost in the first round last year.

On Thursday, she jumped out to a 4-1 lead before drop-ping 10 games in a row to the No. 8 seed from Switzerland. Bouchard fought back by tak-ing four straight games to get to 4-5 before Bacsinszky closed out the victory.

“It’s unacceptable really to lose 10 games in a row in a match,” Bouchard said. “I think my (lack of) focus was the part that let me down — the mental part. It’s something I’ve been working on and I have been getting better.”

A French Open semifinal-ist last year, Bacsinszky was up 5-0 and serving for the win when Bouchard picked up a service break. Bouchard saved a match point and earned two break points that would have levelled the score at 5-5 but she failed to convert.

“As soon as I relaxed and played my game, I was com-ing out on top on a lot of the points,” Bouchard said. “So I just wish I had that mental-ity a bit earlier in the match (rather) than four points away from losing.”

Bouchard was ranked sev-enth in the world at the end of 2014, but the 22-year-old Cana-dian slipped out of the top 40 in 2015 and struggled with an eating disorder she says she has since conquered. She cur-rently holds the No. 47 posi-tion in the world rankings.

“What’s the most disap-pointing is my game feels good, my shots feel good, I feel good on the court,” Bouchard said. “So yeah, that’s what hurts the most. I felt like I put myself in a good position in preparation and everything. I’ve done everything that I possibly could to be ready. I

started out strong. The game plan was working.”

It was the first victo-ry for Bacsinszky on the Philippe-Chatrier Court.

“There is a lot of space around the court,” she said. “Even though I warmed up 30 minutes in the morning, I couldn’t get the groove and she had different tactics in comparison to the last time I played against her.

“She expected me to put a lot of variation in my game so I had to find another game plan in order to get the upper hand.”


Eugenie Bouchard serves in her match of the French Open tennis tournament against Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Thursday.

Defending champion Warriors stave off

elimination, beat OKCOAKLAND, Calif. — Ste-

phen Curry scored 31 points, raising his arms in the early moments to awaken Golden State’s raucous crowd, and the defending champion Warriors staved off elimination with a 120-111 victory over the Okla-homa City Thunder on Thurs-day night in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.

The MVP made a snazzy layup late and dished out six

assists, while Klay Thompson added 27 points as Golden State sent the best the best-of-seven series back to Oklahoma City for Game 6 on Saturday night. Golden State trails 3-2 and is trying to become just the 10th team to rally from a 3-1 deficit.

“We’re not going home! We’re not going home!” Curry yelled at the top of his lungs in the waning moments.

Kevin Durant scored 40 points and Russell Westbrook added 31 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and five steals for the Thunder, trying for the fifth NBA Finals appearance in franchise history and chas-ing just the second champion-ship after the 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics won it all.

The record-setting, 73-win

Warriors, coming off their first back-to-back defeats all sea-son, had been blown out in two losses at Oklahoma City by a combined 52 points.

Durant’s 3-pointer with 4:34 left got the Thunder within 103-98, then Curry answered with a three-point play.

Curry scored seven points in a 58-second stretch of the second quarter, but the Thun-der didn’t go away easily.

Trailing 58-50 at halftime, Oklahoma City came out of the break with a 9-2 run. West-brook’s 3-pointer with 6:06 left in the third put Oklahoma City ahead 68-67 for its first lead of the night. But Golden State led 81-77 going into the fourth and began the final period by scoring five unanswered points.

NBA PLAYOFFS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blue Jays 3 Yankees 1NEW YORK — In between retiring Yankees hitters, Toronto

starter J.A. Happ could appreciate the moment of dueling with CC Sabathia.

“It was kind of fun, definitely, being out there — Yankee Sta-dium, pitching against him,” Happ said after a strong seven-in-ning outing Thursday.

Edwin Encarnacion and Devon Travis had two-out RBIs, and the Blue Jays beat New York 3-1 to win the three-game series and wrap up a 5-2 road trip.

Sabathia was the tough-luck loser, allowing just two un-earned runs. Alex Rodriguez went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in his first game since going on the disabled list May 4 with a strained right hamstring.

Happ (6-2) allowed one run and three hits in seven innings with five strikeouts and three walks. He has given up three earned runs or fewer in 19 of his past 20 starts.

Sabathia (3-3) retired the first seven batters before an error by shortstop Didi Gregorius on Travis’ grounder with one out in the third. Sabathia retired No. 9 hitter Darwin Barney, but a single by Jose Bautista and a walk to Josh Donaldson loaded the bases. Encarnacion singled to left for the 2-1 lead.

“We’ve been missing that for a while,” manager John Gib-bons said of the clutch hitting with runners in scoring position.

Travis, playing in just his second game of 2016 after off-sea-son shoulder surgery, singled with two outs in the ninth off a 102 mph fastball from Aroldis Chapman to drive in Justin Smoak for the insurance run.

“I just did my best to fight and put it in play, and thankfully it found a hole,” Travis said.

Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect ninth for his 10th save in 11 chances.

Starlin Castro, 1 for 11 in his previous three games, hit a two-out solo homer in the first for the Yankees’ only scoring.

Sabathia allowed two hits and a walk in seven innings, strik-ing out seven to tie Chuck Finley for 23th place on the all-time list with 2,610. In two starts since coming off the disabled list, he has given up just one earned run in 13 innings.

“He did everything he needed to do to win the game,” manag-er Joe Girardi said. “We just didn’t score.”

The Yankees had runners on first and second with one out in the fifth. But No. 9 hitter Austin Romine, starting in place of Mark Teixeira at first base, grounded into an inning-ending double play. Jacoby Ellsbury led off the eighth with a pinch-hit infield single and moved to second with one out, but Gavin Floyd retired Aaron Hicks and Castro to protect the lead.

BAD BOYSBautista’s appeal of his one-game suspension for his role in

the May 15 brawl with the Rangers was heard earlier Thursday. Toronto general manager Ross Atkins said before the game he felt Bautista’s actions didn’t warrant the punishment, suggest-ing no ban would have been handed out had Texas second base-man Rougned Odor not punched Bautista in the jaw after a hard takeout slide.

Asked about the Blue Jays’ growing bad-boy reputation, At-kins called the players and the club “misunderstood,” adding he believes opponents and fans are reacting to Toronto’s “fero-cious lineup” and the intensity its hitters bring to each at-bat.

UP NEXTYankees: New York opens a 10-game road trip at Tampa Bay

on Friday.Blue Jays: Toronto begins a six-game home stand Friday with

Aaron Sanchez (4-1) on the mound against Boston’s Joe Kelly.

On a lonely country road near Os-tuni, in the Province of Puglia — the heel of Italy’s boot — I stopped to pho-tograph a field of poppies in an ol-ive grove. After a few happy snaps I jumped back in the car and motored on. Fifteen minutes later I reached for my daypack and realized in horror that I had left it (with camera lenses and iPhone) on the rock wall that fronted the poppy field. We sped back. The bag was gone. Impossible. We hadn’t been gone half an hour and there were no other cars on the road.

While I lay morosely in the ditch, tearing hair and gnashing teeth, Flor-ence calmly analyzed the situation: “Why don’t we call your phone?” We expectantly dialed from her cell. No answer. I moped back to the roadside. Florence then suggested, “Let’s have a picnic. Maybe whoever picked up your pack will come back.”

“Right,” I responded caustically, “to collect the 100,000 lira reward.”

We broke bread, cut cheese and sliced salami. I tried vainly to enjoy a cold Peroni and the otherwise beau-tiful day. It seemed impossible that, in the short time we had been away, someone could have spotted my pack in a rock crevice on this remote coun-try lane. “There must be another ex-planation,” I muttered, “maybe a con-spiracy.”

An hour later we were disconso-lately packing up when a faded 1960s era Fiat Panda pulled up and stopped tentatively beside us. An elderly man with glasses thick as an olive-oil bottle gazed out from behind the wheel. He eyed us with a mixture of curiosity and suspicion. A young boy — clearly his grandson — peered shyly from the

passenger seat. Together they began a lengthy, incomprehensible Puglian discourse. Only when satisfied that we clearly understood the situation, did they proudly retrieve my bag from the back seat.

“Mille, mille grazie,” I said, con-fused but genuinely grateful. I wanted a picture but the old signor waived us off and the aged Fiat puttered slowly away. “Yup,” Florence remarked, “a conspiracy.”

For years Florence has been quietly suggesting, “We should spend a month

in Italy.” And for ages I nodded and deferred. But this spring when the an-nual request edged toward ultimatum, in the best interests of marital harmo-ny, I acquiesced.

As seasoned travellers we often tour by the seat of our pants, plans ran-dom, frequently pulling into a strange town late afternoon searching for ac-commodation. This worked well in New Zealand but, in a country where you no speaka da language, advance booking is wiser and infinitely less stressful.

So when the plane touched down at Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport in early April, our four weeks of lodging — three nights here, four nights there — were all booked. Even our ride into Rome was arranged. A driver awaited us, patiently displaying a “Mr. and Mrs. Feehan” sign. And 20 minutes later we were checking into a quaint B&B steps away from the Vatican.

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Spring on the Farm at Sunnybrook Farm Museum will be celebrated on May 28 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting with a pancake breakfast from 8 to 10:30 a.m. for a cost of $5 for adults and $3 for children. There will also be a garage sale, home-made cookie walk, antique toy display, wagon and barrel train rides and a whole lot more. Contact 403-340-3511, or [email protected].

Bee Hotel Workshop will be offered by Kerry Wood Nature Centre on May 28 from 1 to 3 p.m. Help native bee species thrive by inviting them into your garden. All materials provided. Pre-registration required. Costs are $10 plus GST for Friends of KWNC members and $12 plus GST for non-members. To register, phone 403-346-2010.

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1Innisfail and District Historical Village Season Opening Party takes place Saturday, May 28 from 8 a.m. to noon. Check out the vintage vehicles at the Village, enjoy a pancake breakfast for $5 from 8 to 10 a.m., entertainment by Easy Street and the Shriners Tin Lizzie cars. See innisfailhistory.ca

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Photos by GERRY FEEHAN/Freelance

ABOVE: Matera — the view from Fabrizio’s kitchen.BELOW: Enjoying the Trevi Fountain with a few (thousand) friends.

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Land of theLand of theAzzurriAzzurri

A PAIR OF ADVENTUROUS TRAVELLERS WIND THEIR WAY FROMROME TO THE HEEL OFITALY’S BOOT

We didn’t organize this trip on our own, nor did we use a tour company or travel agent. We employed a much better resource: a friend who loves Italy, has been there many times and knows exactly where to direct a couple of adventurous travellers in the land of the Azzurri.

“Sandy W” fashioned our entire itinerary: four days exploring Rome, 10 days in the south, a few days biking near San Marino and a final 10 days in the rolling hills of Tuscany. Her planning was so metic-ulous (right down to recommending AirBnBs in the heart of each town and detailed day-trip suggestions) that I feel we owe her a substantial commission — or maybe just a nice spaghetti dinner.

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Rome is a remarkable, fascinating place. This ancient capital of the empire is overflowing with architecture, museums, statuary, Roman ruins and wonderful old neighbourhoods. And despite the sprawling megalopolis that is modern Rome, its icon-ic sites (the Coliseum, Forum, Trevi Fountain, Span-ish Steps, Pantheon and St. Peter’s) can all be visited in a day’s stroll.

But Rome is overwhelmed with tourists. On aver-age 40,000 people a day cue up to shuffle obediently through the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel. April is allegedly shoulder season. We had booked a “private tour” but we still had to share Michelan-gelo’s artistic brilliance with a giant throng of gawking souls, heads uni-formly craned toward the majestic renaissance–era ceiling.

Like many big cities Rome is a little seedy. Pope Francis has allowed the homeless to camp within meters of St Peter’s Square. Unfortunately this gen-erous gesture does not add to the curb appeal of the Basilica. We felt a little uncomfortable at night, dodging snoring vagrants, cardboard houses, needles and other discarded paraphernalia.

I’m not a big city guy so after four days with the hawkers and beggars and tourists snapping pictures with their “selfish sticks” I was happy to pick up our rental car and head for sleepy Puglia, in Italy’s de-lightful south.

Although it has a millennia of history, Italy is a relatively new country — only a few years older than Canada. Giuseppe Garibaldi rode in on his horse and unified all the disparate kingdoms in 1861. But even today, northern Italians tend to look down their noses at their southern brethren. And reciprocally a hint of proud defiance defines the Puglian character.

Our first stop in the south was Matera, a UNESCO world heritage site renowned for its cliffside cave dwellings or sassi. These grottos have been continu-ously occupied since Neolithic times and the humble Materans are enormously proud of the “negative ar-chitecture” of these underground abodes.

One warm afternoon, while we strolled a grassy cliffside path, a well-dressed middle-aged man stepped out from the shadows, cigarette dangling from his lips. He introduced himself as Fabrizio and invited us to visit his family sasso and the kitchen where traditional food (cucina tipica) was served.

“Quanto?” I asked suspiciously, concerned about the cost. “For the cave, free,” he said, “and if you wish something to eat, you decide what to pay.” It was nearly 1 p.m. and we were somewhat peckish, so we warily accepted his invitation.

Thus began the most interesting and enjoyable afternoon of our Italian visit. After showing us the

intricately hand-carved rooms where the ancients slept and stabled their animals — as well as the cis-terns where water and wine were stored — Fabrizio led us up a narrow passage to his open-air kitchen overlooking Matera.

Then he began to serve. First, the antipasti: crusty bread with four olive oil dips, each infused with a local herb, then bruschetta made from shredded gar-lic and ripe dried tomatoes, then an amazing assort-ment of meats, cheeses and vegetables. I was nearly full when out came two different soups, a hearty beef broth and a lentil stew. Next was a thin Neapolitan pizza. I quietly undid my belt beneath the table.

Fabrizio chatted constantly while he worked — a knowing smile on his face — educating us on local foods, customs and lifestyle. There was also an un-ending supply of wine, “vino rosso della casa,” vint-ed from primitivo grapes, which have been cultivat-ed in this region for thousands of years.

There were so many courses I can’t recall them all — fish and more cheese were in there somewhere — but I know we finished with dolce (sweets) and a jolt of espresso.

Fabrizio’s motto is “less is more” but I’ve rarely eaten more in one sitting. Three hours after stum-bling in on this amazing gastronomic and cultural experience, we stumbled out into the late afternoon sun. As we left Fabrizio called out, “Won’t you have some pasta Bolognese?” I think if we had kept eating he’d still be bringing out dishes.

And what was the quanto you ask? He humbly, de-lightedly accepted 40 euro — about $60.

A couple of weeks later on the long flight home, over the drone of jet engines, I asked Florence, “Why did we wait so long to visit Italy?” She raised her eyes toward the heavens, shook her head — then smiled and nodded off.

Next time: Riccione and the Tuscan Hills.

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland — Canadi-ans touring the new Chaplin’s World museum a few kilometres north of Montreux on the Swiss Riviera can thank at least four of their fellow countrymen for having had a hand in making it all happen.

Three of those Canadians — Mack Sennett, Marie Dressler and Mary Pickford — were contemporaries instrumental in launching and perpetuating Charlie Chaplin’s film career.

Sennett, the filmmaker from Danville, Que., famed for creating The Keystone Kops, gave Chaplin his start in movies after spotting him in a vaudeville touring company in 1913. Dressler, born in Cobourg, Ont., was a firmly established stage and film star when she agreed to play opposite Chaplin in Tillie’s Punc-tured Romance, released in November 1914.

Around that time, Chaplin was developing the persona of the Little Tramp that would soon cata-pult him into the stratosphere of silent film stardom. Pickford, born Gladys Smith in Toronto, was known as America’s Sweetheart and was riding high in 1919 when she co-founded United Artists with her soon-to-be husband Douglas Fairbanks, famed director D.W. Griffith and Chaplin.

Fast-forward to the 21st century to meet the fourth Canadian, Yves Durand of Quebec City — the man with a dream who has been the driving force behind making Chaplin’s World a reality. A life-long Chaplin fan, Durand is a professional museographer who has built state-of-the-art facilities in Canada, Portugal and Hong Kong. His skills are reflected in the in-teractive and technologically advanced features of Chaplin’s World.

The museum, built on the grounds of the Chaplin mansion, Manoir de Ban where the comedian died in 1977, features dozens of wall-mounted monitors showing many of Chaplin’s films. There are stunning wax replicas of Chaplin and fellow film stars, as well as a multitude of posters, musical scores, scripts and other memorabilia loaned by his eight offspring. The wax likenesses of film icons such as Buster Keaton, Paulette Goddard and Stan Laurel are so realistic that visitors who bump into them around the build-ing feel they could strike up a conversation with them.

A number of the exhibits are interactive. There’s a director’s chair with a movie camera in front of it where visitors can pose as though they were helming one of The Little Tramp’s movies. There’s a barber shop recreation from the movie “The Great Dictator” with a wax figure of Chaplin standing by as if to cut a sightseer’s hair. “I was in Switzerland on business in 2000 and I met an architect named Philippe Meylan,” said Durand while conducting a tour of the site. “He mentioned that he was a friend of Charlie Chaplin’s family and I was thrilled. I had been a big fan of the Tramp ever since my childhood.

“I first thought of him merely as a comedian who could make people laugh, but as I grew up, I learned that he was also a great humanitarian and social activist. All through my working career I have had a poster of the man in my office.”

When Durand told his new acquaintance he’d dreamed of building a museum to the memory of the comedian Meylan arranged a meeting with the Chap-lins. They told him they had long thought of such a project, but no one had come up with a concept they felt would do justice to their father’s memory.

“I just said that if ever we do a museum about

your father we’ll do a place where Charlie Chaplin will be at the centre of everything,” said Durand. “I told them we will use his movies, his music, his scripts. He will be the host. He will be the one who will be inviting people to look at all the material from his life.”

The children told Durand they thought their fa-ther would have loved that concept. He and Meylan formed a partnership with two other entrepreneurs and Durand took on the responsibility of making the museum a reality.

It took 14 years of negotiations with neighbouring landowners, and approvals from various levels of government, before shov-els could be put in the ground. What resulted is a facility that many visitors rank with the best interac-tive museums around the world.

For 23 Swiss francs for adults (about C$30) and 17 Swiss francs for children six to 15 (about C$22.50), patrons can spend a whole day touring the museum and the re-furbished Manoir de Ban. The manor house contains never-before-publicized family home movies, a dining room with a long table where the family took their meals and the grand piano where Chap-

lin composed “Smile” and the scores to several of his movies.wMany visitors stay at the Modern Times Hotel, a five-minute shuttle bus ride from the estate. It’s a mini-museum of Chaplin relics as well, its walls festooned with posters and monitors that play Chap-lin’s films.

Durand, a walking encyclopedia of Chaplin, took such a hands-on approach to the project that he lived over the garage on the estate during construc-tion.

Asked whether he’d ever done imitations of the Little Tramp — even at private parties or with a few friends?

“Absolutely not,” comes the reply, accompanied by a shy smile.

“I wouldn’t have the nerve. After all, he was the maestro.”

For more information, visit http://www.chap-linsworld.com/

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On the night in question, I was at an event in Toronto honour-ing Sen. Murray Sinclair. As it

was getting underway, I received a text message from one of the members of Parliament who had been at the very centre of it all.

“He should not have been out of his seat,” the text said. “This was a big er-ror on his part.”

The “error” was an actual physical confrontation on the floor of the House of Commons, just like the ones they have in the Taiwanese Parliament. The “he” was the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau.

Until former Justice Sinclair spoke, everyone in the room stared at their devices, periodically shaking their heads in wonder. Ten observations, from afar:

The law: When the prime minister intentionally grabbed and yanked the Conservative whip — much like Donald Trump’s campaign manager recently did to a reporter — it met the Criminal Code definition of assault. When he elbowed an NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau, it didn’t. The elbow

in Brosseau’s chest likely met the civil definition of assault, however. If the physical stuff had happened off the Hill — in your workplace, for instance — charges, lawsuits and firings would have been the almost inevitable result.

The Internet: Live by social media, die by it. The prime minister has assid-uously cultivated attention online, and especially internationally. When he took leave of his senses last Wednes-day night, his actions became front-page news around the world. You can-not seek attention and then complain that it is too critical. Many Liberal partisans are doing just that, and they sound like the Conservative partisans they replaced. They sound pathetic.

The optics: The boxing photo ops are over. So, too, the earnest claims to being a feminist. The moment a man applies force in a way that it hurts a woman — inadvertent or not —– it changes both, and the man is a fem-inist no more. If the country learned anything from the Ghomeshi trial, it is that.

The Liberals: This appalling epi-sode has revealed the Liberal House Leader to possess a genial authori-tarian streak. It has shown that the Liberal whip is in fully over his head, and wholly incapable of controlling his troops. It does not reflect well on the Speaker, either, because it is now apparent he does not oversee the Com-mons very well. And the prime minis-

ter? Well, what was once youthful and fresh now looks too-young and arro-gant. In a matter of minutes, he undid his good reputation.

The NDP: As is their wont, they overplayed their hand, calling the el-bow to Brosseau a deliberate crimi-nal assault when any of the lawyers in their caucus could have told them it was not. Mulcair looked like the enraged father who was defending a daughter who had been manhandled, and it was an understandable re-sponse. Trudeau’s return to the scene of the alleged crime — to confront Mul-cair, apparently, and toss around a few F-bombs — wasn’t understandable at all. It was another huge lapse in judg-ment.

The Conservatives: If they’re smart, they will keep their cool, and stay above the fray. Referring the matter to committee was a shrewd move – it will ensure the controversy will be kept alive for weeks. It’s a safe bet that Ste-phen Harper was smiling somewhere on Wednesday night.

The cause: Some Liberals will claim there was a need to invoke closure, and radically change the rules of the House, to ensure the right-to-die legis-lation met the Supreme Court’s dead-line. That is spurious and false. 1. A matter of conscience should never, ev-er be rushed. 2. Canadian physicians were given sufficient guidelines in the high court’s ruling, and are applying

them. 3. The bill was always going to be amended and delayed in the Sen-ate. What, therefore, was the damn rush?

The footage: It is going to figure in the next election campaign. It is going to be as ubiquitous as the Zapruder footage. When you watch it, you cannot help but lose respect for any number of participants. It is bad.

The precedent: I worked for Jean Chretien back in February 1996, on the frosty day of the now-famous Shawin-igan Handshake. That incident, and this one, are different. Chretien faced a threat; Trudeau did not. Chretien was not the instigator of the confronta-tion; Trudeau was. Chretien used force with a man; Trudeau used force in a way that hurt a woman. The Shawin-igan Handshake became a positive for Chretien. For Trudeau, this never will.

The contrast: Sitting there, listening to the extraordinarily thoughtful, kind, mature and reserved words of Senator Sinclair, I was struck by something else. I turned to my wife, a Liberal and a feminist, and said: “Senator Sinclair sounds like a prime minister. Tonight, the prime minister doesn’t look like a prime minister.”

Something changed rather dramati-cally, last Wednesday night. For Justin Trudeau, none of it was good.

Troy Media columnist Warren Kinsella is a Canadian journalist, political adviser and commentator.

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How Elbow-gate changed the Grits’ world

Today’s Hiroshima doesn’t give the TV journalists a lot to work with. It’s a raucous, bustling, mid-sized

Japanese city with only few remind-ers of its destruction by atomic bomb in 1945. There’s the skeletal dome of the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (which was right un-der the blast), and discreet plaques on various other buildings saying that such-and-such a middle school, with 600 students, used to be on this site, and that’s all.

So it’s no wonder, with President Barack Obama’s scheduled visit to Hi-roshima this week (but no apology), that practically every journalist writ-ing about the visit resorts to quoting from Paul Fussell’s famous article in the New Republic in August, 1981: Thank God for the Atomic Bomb.

At a time when all right-thinking intellectuals in the United States de-plored the 1945 decision to drop two of America’s new atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Na-gasaki, it was shocking for a university professor to point out that they had saved his life. For Paul Fussell was

a university professor in 1981, but in 1945 he had been a 20-year-old infantry second lieutenant getting ready to in-vade Japan.

He had already been through al-most a year of combat in France and Germany, and he was one of the few original soldiers left in the 45th In-fantry Division. The rest had been killed or wounded, and Fussell had reached the point where he knew that he too would be killed if his division was committed to combat again. (Sol-diers who see real combat all reach this point eventually.)

But his division was going to be committed to combat again. Having survived the war in Europe, he was going to be sent to Pacific, and the 45th Division would be in the first wave of landings on the main Japanese island of Honshu in March 1946. Like his few surviving comrades from the European war, he absolutely knew that he would die in Japan. And then he heard about the bomb on Hiroshima and the Japa-nese surrender.

When I interviewed Paul Fussell in the mid-1980s for a documentary, even in recollection the emotions he had felt when he learned that he had been reprieved, that he would live to grow up, were so strong that he was crying and trembling. The atomic bomb did save his life, and perhaps the lives of a million others who would have died if there had been a full-scale invasion of the Japanese homeland. For him, that

was enough.It will have to be enough for us, too.

In any case, we do not need to engage in the tricky accountancy of balanc-ing the quarter-million horribly real deaths at Hiroshima and Nagasakai against the hypothetical (but quite re-alistic) estimates of a million military and civilian deaths if the Allies had really had to invade Japan.

There’s a different way of looking at the Hiroshima bomb. It’s often men-tioned by the hibakusha (bomb survi-vors) who struggle to give meaning to the horrors they experienced. If not for those bombs on living cities, they argue, the world would not have been afraid enough of these new weapons to avoid a nuclear war all down the long years of the Cold War.

I suspect Barack Obama sees the logic of that, and that he is going to Hiroshima not because it is a symbol of the past, but rather to use it as a warning for the future. At the begin-ning of his presidency, in April 2009, he said in a speech in Prague: “As the only nuclear power to have used a nu-clear weapon, the United States has a responsibility to act.”

It has not acted decisively yet, and it is unlikely to do so before Obama’s presidency ends next January. All he can claim is a deal that probably prevents Iran from becoming the next nuclear power, and a controversial trillion-dollar programme to modern-ize U.S. nuclear weapons while reduc-

ing the actual numbers. But if the re-maining weapons have more accuracy and higher yields, have you actually achieved anything?

Obama’s heart is certainly in the right place. He has held four nucle-ar security summits during his presi-dency, mainly aimed at improving the custody measures meant to keep the weapons out of the wrong hands, and getting the nuclear powers to move away from launch-on-warning postures that keep everybody at hair-trigger alert.

In Hiroshima, he will probably ask the U.S. Senate once more to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (10 years and counting). He will talk up a proposed new treaty banning the production of fissile material. He may even call for a world without nuclear weapons, although that is a concept that does not have much support in Washington.

But it’s hard to get the world’s at-tention when the threat of nuclear war seems low, and almost impossible to get real concessions out of the great powers when it seems high. In the end, Obama is just using Hiroshima to re-mind everybody that we have a lot of unfinished business to conclude in the nuclear domain.

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Gusty winds and heavy rains greet-ed Carol Burk when she seeded her-self at the starting line of Woody’s RV World Marathon last weekend.

For a first-time marathoner, the conditions were not ideal.

But the Olds runner had only one thing on her mind.

“I was going to do it no matter what,” said Burk.

Burk’s goal to run 42.2k was a few years in the making. The 65-year-old took up running 15 years ago to raise money for cancer research after her father was diagnosed with cancer.

She ran the Terry Fox Run in Olds and has not stopped lacing up her sneakers.

Burk typically runs three 10K races every year. An avid fitness buff, the grandmother of four had been going to boot camp classes three days a week for seven years.

Her friends in boot camp were run-ners and a few had run marathons. A few years ago, she got it in her mind that she would run a marathon.

“You know what, I am going to do one,” said Burk. “I am going to do one when I am 65.”

Of course her family and friends thought she was “crazy,” laughed Burk.

This past January, however, the 65-year-old registered for the Woody’s marathon and her training officially got underway. She drove to Red Deer three days a week to train with instruc-tor Claire DeRepentigny’s marathon group at the Running Room.

The training went mostly smoothly, said Burk, a Chartwells Food Services cashier supervisor at Olds College.

But there was one minor hiccup in her training.

Four weeks before the race, she tripped and fell on a training run.

She was taken by ambulance to the hospital to be treated for a broken nose.

“They had to take all the gravel out of my face and give me a shot,” said Burk. “It hurt but I was back training (four days after the fall) … If I have something in my mind to do something I am going to do it.”

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day, Burk was worried the heat would get the best of her.

She knew it would be a tough slog with the rain and wind but Burk was determined.

“A couple times I thought I didn’t know if my hips would hold out,” said Burk. “I ended up having to walk a little bit because my of hip. It could have been due to the damp weather. Of course at my age there’s a little arthri-tis. I got myself going again.

I was just bound and determined to make it. I am quite strong mentally and I was going to keep going through the rain.”

Burk finished in 5 hours and 36 min-utes and change, good enough for 154 th place out of 159 runners. It was a little slower then what she would have liked but Burk was thrilled with her accomplishment.

“I got quite emotional when I saw my whole family waiting for me,” she said. “To have my family waiting for me meant so much to me.”

She said it was wonderful to have the support from her family and friends.

“At the end of the line I was really lucky,” she said. “I had all my family was there to greet me. That just really made my day because I came in frozen, chilled right to the bone.”

The marathon is tough on your body, said Burk.

“It is as much mentally as it is phys-ically, which I had heard. I am not going to stop. That’s for sure. I don’t know if I will ever to do another mar-athon but I am going to keep running because I absolutely love running.”

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Carol Burk, 65, of Olds braved the wind and rain to finish the Woody’s RV World Marathon in Red Deer on May 22. It was her first marathon.


Braving cool temperatures and heavy rains runners in the Woody’s RV World Marathon head out on 55 Street in Red Deer, May 22. The annual race held in the Red Deer River valley follows the bike paths through the city and included a 1 km kids run, 10 km, half marathon and marathon distances.

Will vegans save the world? Reading com-ments under climate change articles or watch-ing the film Cowspiracy make it seem they’re the only ones who can. Cowspiracy boldly claims veganism is “the only way to sustainably and ethically live on this planet.” But, as with most issues, it’s compli-cated.

It’s true, though, that the environment and cli-mate would benefit sub-stantially if more people gave up or at least cut down on meat and ani-mal products, especially in over-consuming West-ern societies. Animal ag-riculture produces huge amounts of greenhouse gas emissions, consumes massive volumes of wa-ter and causes a lot of pollution.

But getting a handle on the extent of environ-mental harm, as well as the differences between various agricultural methods and types of livestock, and balancing that with possible bene-fits of animal consump-tion and agriculture isn’t simple.

Estimates of how much animal agricul-ture adds to greenhouse gases range widely, from about 14 to more than 50 per cent of total global emissions. Agriculture exacerbates climate change in a number of ways.

Clearing carbon sinks such as forests to grow or raise food can result in net greenhouse gas increases. Farming, es-pecially on an industrial scale, also requires fos-sil fuel–burning machin-ery, as does processing and transporting agricul-tural products.

D e t e r m i n i n g t h e overall contribution is complicated by the fact that livestock agricul-ture accounts for about nine per cent of hu-man-caused CO2 emis-sions but far greater

amounts of oth-er greenhouse gases, which are worse in ma-ny ways but less dangerous in oth-ers.

According to the UN Food and

Agriculture Organiza-tion, livestock farming produces 65 per cent of human-related nitrous oxide, which has 296 times the global warm-ing potential as CO2. It also contributes “37 per cent of all human-in-duced methane (23 times as warming as CO2), which is largely pro-duced by the digestive system of ruminants, and 64 per cent of ammonia, which contributes sig-nificantly to acid rain.” But methane stays in the atmosphere for about 12 years, and nitrous oxide for about 114, while CO2 remains for thousands of years.

Emissions also vary by livestock. Pigs and poultry contribute about 10 per cent of global ag-ricultural emissions but provide three times as much meat as cattle — which are responsible for about 40 per cent of emissions — and use less feed. Some plant agricul-ture also causes global warming. Wetland rice cultivation produces methane and nitrous ox-ide emissions, the latter because of nitrogen fer-tilizer use.

Different agricultural methods also have vary-ing effects on climate. And some people, such as the Inuit, have adapt-ed to meat-based diets because fresh produce is scarce — and flying it in causes more emissions than hunting and eating game.

The bottom line is that cutting down on or eliminating meat and other animal products from our diets is neces-sary for protecting hu-manity from runaway cli-mate change — and from many other environmen-tal consequences, in-cluding water scarcity, degraded ecosystems and pollution of water-ways and oceans. The FAO reports that glob-al demand for livestock

products could increase 70 per cent by 2050 if nothing is done to slow consumption.

Worldwide meat-con-sumption rates show there’s room to cut down in industrialized coun-tries, where the average person consumed 95.7 kgs in 2015, compared to the 41.3-kg global aver-age, and 31.6 in develop-ing countries. People in South Asia eat less meat than anyone, at about 7.6 kgs in 2015.

A study by scientists at the U.K.’s Oxford Mar-tin School found global agriculture-related emis-sions could be cut by a third by 2050 if people followed simple health guidelines on meat con-sumption, by 63 per cent with widespread adop-tion of a vegetarian di-et and 70 per cent with vegan.

The authors found adopting healthier diets with less meat and ani-mal products could also reduce global health-care costs by $1 billion a year by 2050.

Although switching to better agricultural meth-ods and encouraging lo-cal consumption could also reduce emissions, those are topics for an-other column. In the meantime, we can do our part by at least cutting down on meat, especial-ly red meat, or by taking the more significant step of adhering to a vegetari-an or vegan diet.

Perhaps the best di-etary advice for our own health and the planet’s is from food writer Mi-chael Pollan: “Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.”

David Suzuki is a sci-entist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the Da-vid Suzuki Foundation. Learn more at www.da-vidsuzuki.org.

Water is one part hydrogen, two parts oxygen and it’s long been known that these two elements can be sep-arated using electricity or chemical means to release the hydrogen as a source of energy.

Hydrogen is the driving force be-hind fuel cell generated electricity and fuel cell vehicles. It is touted as the “alternative source” of energy to fossil fuels.

In its natural state hydrogen is a gas. Being a gas makes it problemati-cal in transporting enough to be a fea-sible alternative to liquid fossil fuels, especially in vehicles. Liquefied hy-drogen, which is more energy dense than gasoline, requires specialized

equipment and is not a viable alterna-tive for mass transport.

Enter H2O2, Hydrogen Peroxide; it was identified by French chemist Lou-is Jacques Thénard in 1818. By 1894, the investigations of German chemist, Richard Wolffenstein, produced high test, (HTP), H202 in its purest form. From first-aid kits to providing thrust in torpedoes, rocket packs, or power-ing the X-1 test plane, hydrogen perox-ide is used in a number of beneficial reactions as an oxidizer for fuel or as a propellant when it decomposes once exposed to a catalyst.

A group of Japanese researchers are looking at this liquid source of hy-drogen to provide energy for fuel cells, plus the transportability of conven-tional fossil fuels.

The focus of the experiment has been to utilize the most abundant base materials on earth, seawater and sun-shine, to provide HTP in a viable, cost effective process. Using an “in lab” developed method, they have managed to do this using both components, and

a photocatalyst.Over a 24-hour period they were

able to produce 48 mm of H202. Their experiments determined seawater pro-duces a higher proportion of hydrogen peroxide, about 24 times the amount as fresh water; this is apparently due to the negatively charged chlorine com-ponent found in the water of the seas.

Lead researcher, Shunichi Fuku-zumi, and his team’s method of using a photo electrochemical cell to pro-duces H202 from seawater has been a captivating success in the lab, however at 0.28 per cent solar to electrical ef-ficiency they have a ways to go before they rival photovoltaics.

Even though there are many tech-nical issues that have to be addressed before commercial production can even be contemplated, the implica-tions are enormous.

Japanese researchers are not alone. Scientist David Flaherty and assistant Neil Wilson, at the University of Illi-nois at Urbana-Champaign, are delv-ing into producing H2O2, by using cat-

alysts made of palladium and gold-pal-ladium. Although their focus is to pro-duce a more “environmentally benign” alternative to chlorine in “large scale manufacturing,” they have made in-roads in determining the “mechanisms of conversions,” producing hydrogen peroxide with these particular cata-lysts; end result, lower cost H2O2.

The world’s oceans are vast, if they can be used to provide an environmen-tally benign fuel from seawater and sunshine, then we are that much closer to reducing the world’s dependence on conventional fuels. Reducing the amount of carbon emitted each year is a goal for the common good of the planet.

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

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4. C. Settle – a secondary suite, with three bedrooms, within an existing detached dwelling, to be located at 8 Freemont Close.

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5. Cambridge Homes Inc. – an approval of use for a proposed show home, until August 31, 2017, to be located at 1 Larratt Close.

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6. D. Leischner – a secondary suite, with two bedrooms, within an existing detached dwelling, to be located at 6014 56 Avenue.

You may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on June 10, 2016. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8190.

Emerson Neighbourhood Area Structure PlanBylaw Amendment

3217/B-2016Red Deer City Council is considering the proposed Emerson Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan. The proposed Emerson Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (NASP) is located within the southwest quarter of Section 26 and is bounded by the extension of 30th Avenue to the west, the Evergreen neighbourhood to the North, and the North East High Schools and Play Fields to the South.

The Emerson Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan complies with the East Hill Major Area Structure Plan, the Section 26 Multi-Neighbourhood Plan, and the Neighbourhood Planning and Design Standards.

Emerson NASP

The proposed bylaw may be inspected at Legislative Services, 2nd Floor City Hall during regular offi ce hours or for more details, contact City of Red Deer Planning Services at 403-406-8700.

City Council will hear from any person claiming to be affected by the proposed bylaw at the Public Hearing on Monday, June 20, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 2nd Floor of City Hall. If you want your letter included in the Council agenda you must submit it to the Manager, Legislative Services by Friday, June 10, 2016. You may also submit your letter at the Public Hearing, or you can simply tell Council your views at the Public Hearing. Council’s Procedure Bylaw indicates that each presentation is limited to 10 minutes. Any submission will be public information. If you have any questions regarding the use of this information please contact the Manager, Legislative Services at 403-342-8132.

Section 13 NW/SW Neighbourhood Area

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Red Deer City Council is considering the proposed Section 13 NW/SW Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (NASP). The Section 13 NW/SW Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (NASP) is two quarter sections located within the west half of Section 13 and is located east of the future 20 Avenue, south of Highway 11 (future 55 Street), north of Township Road 382 (future 39 Street) and is intersected by the future extension of Ross Street.

The Section 13 NW/SW NASP complies with the Municipal Development Plan, the East Hill Major Area Structure Plan, the Section 13 Beaumont Multi-Neighbourhood Plan and the Neighbourhood Planning and Design Standards.

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Land Use Bylaw Amendment 3357/G-2016

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Red Deer City Council is considering amending the Land Use Bylaw to revise the current boundaries for the Major Entry Areas to refl ect new City Boundaries.



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Dear Annie: There is a couple that socializes with us and our friends. They constantly drop hints that their adult children (living at home) should be invited to our events.

They say things like, “Becky would really enjoy coming to your house. She loves the way you cook.” Sometimes they just show up at the door with their adult children and say, “I hope you don’t mind.”

How do you respond to such re-quests?

And how do we prevent future oc-currences?

These people can be rather insis-tent.

They seem to feel that we would be missing so much if their adult children didn’t attend. — Hostess in Louisiana

Dear Hostess: These people want

their children included in everything and have little consideration for their hosts.

When they ask to bring Becky, it’s perfectly OK to say, “I’m so sorry, but I can’t accommodate her this time.”

If they say they won’t attend without her, the response should be, “We’ll miss you.”

Showing up unexpectedly at the door is a more difficult issue.

Since they do this frequently, you would be justified in turning them away, saying, “So sorry, but we didn’t plan on an additional person.

We’d be happy to host you and Becky another time.” (We know some-one who once sweetly and cheerfully directed an adult child to a playroom with 5-year-olds.)

But you also can be gracious and accept that Becky will tag along when-ever you invite this couple.

Your choice is simply to invite them or not. If the constant tagalongs are a major nuisance, you can stop including this couple and they will undoubtedly figure out why.

Dear Annie: Like “Fed Up Sister,”

my brother was also a braggart. From his teenage years on, he always tried to one-up everyone.

He was the youngest of six and didn’t realize that the rest of us com-pared notes about his stories.

We felt the bragging must be im-portant to him, so we never let on. He was always the life of the party and fun to be around.

He went through three marriages, had five children and still his claims of grandeur continued.

We always believed that his brag-ging stemmed from not feeling as suc-cessful as his siblings.

When his last marriage dissolved, he didn’t bounce back like he always had before. We received a call from the police one day that he had shot himself. He was dead at age 48.

His life had been a series of stories about how great things were and how wonderfully he was doing. In reality, we learned that he was an insecure and lost person.

I wish we had been able to see through his stories to the insecurities underneath.

But we loved him and didn’t want to hurt his feelings.

Maybe if we had called him on those stories, things might have different. We will never know.

I want to tell “Fed Up” and every-one else in this position to just love your siblings while you can. You never know how long they will be here. — Still Grieving Sister

Dear Sister: You have given kind advice.

Please stop blaming yourself for not doing enough for your brother.

You knew he was insecure, but con-fronting him about the bragging may have pushed him away from you alto-gether. You were loving and tolerant, which is what siblings should be. Our deepest condolences.

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.

Friday, May 27CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS

DATE: Paul Bettany, 45; Jamie Oliver, 41; Joseph Fiennes, 46

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Emotional intensity is high, so handle people’s feel-ings with care.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Dedicated and persistent, you can also be a moody soul. So it’s important that you surround yourself with positive people who en-courage your dreams.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Mars — your patron planet — reverses back into Scorpio, until August 2. So your energy levels will be low. Plus avoid using power games and emotional manipulation to

get others to do what you want.TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A dy-

namic new person or peer group could enter your life, bringing a breath of fresh air to tired old routines. But be patient because it will take a while for things to really get off the ground.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Resist the temptation to skim the surface today Twins. The stars encourage you to ex-amine a current situation in greater de-tail. Then let your ideas simmer for a few days before you take action.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Courte-sy of retrograde Mars, a relationship with a child, teenager or friend may seem as if it’s going backwards. If you are patient and understanding, things will soon be back on track again.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): With Mars reversing back into your domestic zone, aim to be more proactive around the home. But, if you stir up family members with controversial comments, then they

are likely to bite back!VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’re

shining at work or school — but don’t let that blind you to problems on the home front. If you neglect your domestic re-sponsibilities, it will end up affecting your professional progress.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Mars is now reversing through your money zone — until August 2. So resist the tempta-tion to be impulsive with cash and cred-it as your bank balance stalls, or even goes backwards.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Mighty Mars is now reversing through your sign, until August 2. So you’re likely to lack energy, as your motivation — and mo-jo — take a temporary break. So pace yourself Scorpio.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’re feeling ambitious but don’t get ahead of yourself Sagittarius! Mars re-verses into your privacy zone so it’s time to slow down and contemplate where

you’re going — and where you’ve been.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Many Capricorns will feel compulsive or cantankerous today. If you’re involved with a local group, club or organization then avoid saying things that you really don’t mean — and later regret.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Are you having hassles at work? Help is at hand, but you have to ask first. When it comes to a business transaction, don’t rush. Make sure you take the time to read the fine print thoroughly.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you are taking a trip between now and Au-gust 2, make sure you check your itiner-ary thoroughly. Delays and frustrations are likely so you’ll have to be a patient and flexible Fish.

Joanne Madeline Moore is an inter-nationally syndicated astrologer and col-umnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

Friends want children included in events

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IT’S YOUR CHOICE TO INVITE THEM

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On May 13th and 14th, the Alberta Chambers of Commerce met in Red Deer at the 78th Provincial Conference. The primary purpose of the conference is to debate the many policies brought forward from provincial Chambers which, if approved, advance the members’ interests both at the provincial and federal government levels.

Both days, a panel discussion of high-profile busi-ness leaders and experts spoke to informative topics – the present and forecasted state of the economy; the potential effects of the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement; and the impact of Canada signing

the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of In-digenous Peoples.

Each panel presentation, and the result of the discussions that followed, highlighted that business has accepted that there is a new ‘normal’ in Alberta and Canada in general. It’s expected that oil will not be $100.00 a barrel oil for many years, if ever. What is probable is $50.00 a barrel by the end of this year going to $65.00 a barrel by the end of 2017.

Business sectors are actively responding. The oil and gas industry has significantly cut costs through increased efficiencies and technological innovation. Agriculture is doing well except for new equip-ment purchases that are negatively affected by the exchange rate. Retail has generally found that the bigger ticket items aren’t selling and this has led to consolidation of some stores.

There have been several major recessions over the decades. Some business sectors evolved, some consolidated, and others dissolved. Cash reserves

can be quickly depleted. Those that kept their debt under control and planned for different scenarios were better prepared.

Although, there isn’t a practical way to totally “re-cession-proof” business we mistakenly assume that all businesses will suffer equally through these re-cessionary cycles. The fact is that some will survive and even thrive, not because they are bigger or bet-ter capitalized (that does help), but because they fol-low a dynamic and aggressive approach to business. This enables them to respond to changes quickly.

Many are able to diversify and offer products and services that customers will need even in a reces-sion. Companies confident in their brand identity and customer demographic know that people will continue to buy, but will be more conscious to en-sure clients get best value for their money.

Dealing with the new normal of Canada’s economy

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Oil making comebackBY THE CANADIAN PRESS

CALGARY — Benchmark oil prices averaged below US$35 per barrel in the first three months of this year, but since then they’ve strengthened to the point where they were trading above US$50 on Thursday. What’s driving the rally in West Texas In-termediate and other types of crude? Put simply, it’s supply and demand.

Here are five reasons why oil prices are making a comeback:

U.S. OIL PRODUCTION IS DOWN: The U.S. Ener-gy Information Administration reported Wednesday that crude oil production in the United States fell to

8.77 million barrels per day, the lowest in 20 months. Producers have spent less to replace depleted re-serves. Crude inventories are also down.

WILDFIRES IN FORT MCMURRAY: The fires that struck the heart of Canada’s oilsands reduced the country’s crude output. Calgary analyst Martin King of FirstEnergy Capital says he now estimates a total of 700,000 barrels per day of oilsands output will still be offline next week and the cumulative loss in production to next Monday will be roughly 28 million barrels. He expects the price impact to linger “well into June.”

GLOBAL DISRUPTION: International oil supplies have been disrupted. Attacks by militants in Nigeria have cut output in that country to a 20-year low. In

Venezuela, production has been hit by power cuts.STRONGER DEMAND: Oil demand is stronger

than expected. Gasoline demand in the U.S. rose to 9.6 million barrels per day last week compared with 9.2 million in the same week a year ago, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, as Americans take to the roads to enjoy prices at the pump that are 20 per cent lower than a year ago.

IRAN INFLUENCE HAS DIMINISHED: Iran’s influence on prices has been muted. When exports resumed in January after an embargo was lifted, most analysts expected prices to fall. That hasn’t happened despite the country ramping up to over two million barrels per day.

A LOOK AT WHAT IS DRIVING THE RECENT RISE IN PRICES

LABOUR CLASHES IN FRANCE


Riot police officers detain a protester during a demonstration held as part of nationwide labour actions in Paris, France, Thursday. French protesters scuffled with police, dock workers set off smoke bombs and union activists disrupted fuel supplies and nuclear plants Thursday in the biggest challenge yet to President Francois Hollande’s government as it tries to give employers more flexibility.

Home heating claims ‘false’:

WynneBY THE CANADIAN PRESS

EDMONTON — Premier Kathleen Wynne said Thursday that Ontario won’t ban the use of natural gas for home heating as part of its climate change action plan.

The plan hasn’t been released yet, but the Liberals had been coy about details ever since a published report based on a leaked draft copy said the province would phase out fossil fuels for home heating.

But in her strongest statement yet on the is-sue, Wynne called the report “false,” and said natural gas will “abso-lutely” be used to heat Ontario homes in the fu-ture.

“The criticism that we have been getting is that we were going to be ban-ning natural gas, and that is not something that we’re doing,” Wynne said after meeting Alberta Premier Rachel Notley in Edmonton.

Natural gas is used to heat more than three-quar-ters of the homes in the province, and critics — as well as natural gas suppliers — warned that phasing it out would drive up energy costs for everyone.

“Replacing building heat and electricity would require $200 billion in investment in generation and distribution just to effectively duplicate what we’ve already spent on infrastructure,” Enbridge Gas CEO Al Monaco said in Calgary on Thursday.

“That would more than double electricity rates in a province with very high electricity costs.”

Notley said Ontario and Alberta may take differ-ent approaches to reducing their carbon footprints, but both agree something must be done.

“Some argue that climate change is either not re-al, or at least not caused by humans,” she said. “Cli-mate change denial is a dead end, for Alberta and all of Canada.”

Wynne, who also signed an agreement with Not-ley to develop clean technologies to fight climate change, said she wasn’t worried about California’s weak market for carbon emissions.

Only about a tenth of the available pollution cred-its in California were sold in an auction last week as part of the state’s cap-and-trade plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and it raised $600 million less than expected.

Ontario is set to join the cap-and-trade program with California and Quebec next January, and has already started spending some of the $1.9 billion it expects to raise from the plan each year.

“California is ahead of us, and we’ve got some catching up to do,” said Wynne. “We’re pushing ahead, and there’s a lot of innovation that I know can happen in Ontario, and that’s what our cap-and-trade program is going to be about.”

Ontario won’t hold its first emissions auction until next spring, but has already announced how it will spend $1 billion of the revenue it hopes to generate.

The Liberals promised $900 million to retrofit so-cial housing and apartment buildings to make them more energy-efficient, and $100 million to introduce so-called renewable natural gas into the supply mix.

‘THE CRITICISM THAT WE HAVE BEEN GETTING

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AND THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE’RE DOING.’

— KATHLEEN WYNNEONTARIO PREMIER

Canadian banks bracing for more oilpatch loan losses setting aside cashTORONTO — Canadian banks are setting aside

more money for sour loans as the oil price shock continues to take its toll on borrowers in Western Canada.

Royal Bank (TSX:RY) said Thursday it has boosted its provision for credit losses to $460 million, up $178 million from a year ago, while CIBC (TSX:CM) earmarked $324 million for bad loans in the second quarter, an increase of $197 million from a year earlier.

Laura Dottori-Attanasio, CIBC’s chief risk officer, says the bulk of the increase can be attributed to companies in the oil and gas sector, although the bank also saw an uptick in bad loans in its credit card and personal lending portfolios.

“You may recall that last quarter, I mentioned that we added nine names to our oil and gas watch list,” Dottori-Attanasio said during the bank’s second-quarter earnings call, referring to energy companies that could struggle to repay their debts.

“Well, this quarter the majority of those names moved to impaired status.”

RBC, CIBC and TD all reported higher second-quarter results, despite the loan-loss provisions.

Greenhouse gas emission rule to add millions to Trans Mountain cost

CALGARY — It will cost millions of dollars more to build the Trans Mountain expansion because of an unprecedented requirement to offset greenhouse gas emissions from pipeline construction, the proj-ect’s proponent says.

But Ian Anderson, president of Kinder Morgan Canada, said Thursday he has no objections to the unexpected provision because it gives the company a chance to reduce its environmental footprint.

“It was new to us, we hadn’t seen that in draft form (but) we welcome it,” Anderson said in one of his first interviews since the $6.8-billion project was given the National Energy Board’s conditional bless-ing last week.

“It will add cost. Those offsets will cost something. I don’t know what that will be yet.”

As part of its conditional approval, the federal regulator said Kinder Morgan would have to account for the greenhouse gas emissions that would arise from building the expanded pipeline and present a plan on how it would bring the net impact of those emissions to nil. That would have to be done within four months of the expanded pipeline beginning op-erations.

Alan Ross, a partner with Calgary law firm Bordon Ladner Gervais who specializes in energy regulation, said the new NEB provisions could be included in other future pipeline decisions where appropriate.

“If it remains unchallenged on appeal or if the federal government ultimately approves this deci-sion with that requirement in it, then it may well be something that the National Energy Board looks to do in future,” he said.

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Diversified and IndustrialsAgrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 117.53ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.73BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.73BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.28Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.55Cdn. National Railway . . 78.09Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 167.49Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 36.13Capital Power Corp . . . . 18.78Cervus Equipment Corp 11.30Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 51.99Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 52.69Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 21.50Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.81General Motors Co. . . . . 31.29Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 22.59Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.65SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 52.01Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 33.68Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.45Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 6.39Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 53.86

ConsumerCanadian Tire . . . . . . . . 142.78Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.50Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.65

Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 71.40Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 29.49Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.99Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.85WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 21.58

MiningBarrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 22.21Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 15.17First Quantum Minerals . . 8.72Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 21.90Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 5.13Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 5.86Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.47Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 21.68Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.760Teck Resources . . . . . . . 12.51

EnergyArc Resources . . . . . . . . 21.62Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 23.43Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 45.57Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.61Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 27.30Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 38.88Canyon Services Group. . 5.16Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 19.90CWC Well Services . . . 0.1500Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 9.93

Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.570Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 89.80Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 42.64High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.15Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 15.12Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 41.96Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 2.37Penn West Energy . . . . . 0.910Precision Drilling Corp . . . 5.83Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 35.70Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.610Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.37Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 43.39Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1300

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stock market slid to a small loss Thursday as more positive news on bank earnings failed to offset a slight retreat in crude oil prices, which fell after briefly popping above US$50 a barrel.

At the close, the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was down 4.54 points at 14,049.20, ending a string of three consecutive gains that had been based largely on a slow but steady rise in oil prices.

However, after going as high US$50.21 in premarket trad-ing, benchmark North American crude began to fade and settled down eight cents at US$49.48 a barrel. The last time West Texas Intermediate crude settled above US$50 a barrel was on July 21 when it was at US$50.86.

“I see the recovery in crude oil as a sign of improving confi-dence in the marketplace,” said Colin Cieszynski, chief market strategist at CMC Markets Can-ada.

“Oil had been very de-pressed back in February, fall-ing down closer to $26 and it’s almost doubled off of that as it approaches the big $50 number, which is a huge round number for it to achieve in a fairly short

period of time,” he said.Cieszynski described the

day’s slight pullback in oil prices as a “normal trading correction” but cautioned prices could level off near US$50 for a while for a number of reasons. Among them is the fact that higher prices could see some U.S. producers who had to shut production be-cause of high costs coming back on stream.

He added that one of the other stories in Toronto was the bank earnings reports, with “very strong results” from CIBC (TSX-:CM), Royal (TSX:RY) and TD (TSX:TD).

“But we aren’t seeing huge gains in the market,” he said. “I think that’s a function of the fact that the banks had run up pretty substantially heading in-to earnings season and (again) yesterday after the Bank of Montreal results. I suspect that some of the positive surprises had already been priced in and we might be seeing a bit of prof-it-taking against the news.”

Elsewhere in commodities, July natural gas fell three cents to US$2.15 per mmBTU, while June gold gave back $3.40 to US$1,220.30 a troy ounce and July copper was unchanged at US$2.10 a pound.

The Canadian dollar was up 0.31 of a U.S. cent at 77.10 cents US, adding to Wednes-day’s big gain of almost three-quarters of a cent.

New York indexes were mixed after two days of big ad-vances, with the Dow Jones industrial average shedding 23.22 points to 17,828.29 and the broader S&P 500 giving back 0.44 of a point to 2,090.10. The tech-heavy Nasdaq squeezed out a 6.88-point advance to 4,901.77.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTSHighlights at the close Thurs-

day at world financial market trading.

Stocks:S&P/TSX Composite Index

— 14,049.20, down 4.54 pointsDow — 17,828.29, down

23.22 pointsS&P 500 — 2,090.10, down

0.44 of a pointNasdaq — 4,901.77, up 6.88

pointsCurrencies:Cdn — 77.10 cents US, up

0.31 of a centPound — C$1.9019, down

1.44 centsEuro — C$1.4511, down

0.13 of a centEuro — US$1.1168, up 0.15

of a centOil futures:US$49.48 per barrel, down

eight cents(July contract)Gold futures: US$1,220.40

per oz., down $3.40(June contract)Canadian Fine Silver Handy

and Harman:$22.072 oz., down 16 cents$709.61 kg., down $5.15

ICE FUTURES CANADAWINNIPEG — ICE Futures

Canada closing prices:Canola: July ‘16 $9.20 lower

$515.60 Nov. ‘16 $6.60 lower $515.20 Jan. ‘17 $5.70 lower $518.10 March ‘17 $5.30 low-er $519.10 May ‘17 $4.50 low-er $520.20 July ‘17 $4.20 lower $521.20 Nov. ‘17 $6.90 lower $507.70 Jan. ‘18 $6.90 lower $507.70 March ‘18 $6.90 low-er $507.70 May ‘18 $6.90 low-er $507.70 July ‘18 $6.90 lower $507.70.

Barley (Western): July ‘16 unchanged $171.00 Oct. ‘16

unchanged $171.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $171.00 March ‘17 unchanged $173.00 May ‘17 unchanged $174.00 July ‘17 unchanged $174.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $174.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $174.00 March ‘18 unchanged $174.00 May ‘18 un-changed $174.00 July ‘18 un-changed $174.00.

Thursday’s estimated vol-ume of trade: 379,480 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (West-ern Barley). Total: 379,480.

All business is feeling the effect of the current recession in a direct or indirect way. However, it is critical to respond based on factual information, rather than emotional reactions that lead to knee-jerk action that are nei-ther thoughtfully conceived nor effi-ciently executed.

Advance planning allows business-es to react in an intelligent, effective and professional manner.

Consult with business advisors and your bank to learn and understand the benchmarks such as market forecasts and financial indicators so that you can be in a more informed position.

There is the risk of exhausting

resources trying to increase custom-ers, sales and revenue without a plan and tracking mechanism. Know your numbers, then focus on the margins on every product and service, and con-centrate on conversion rates and the number of transactions. Profit is the primary consideration in any business, particularly during a recession or in-dustry slowdown. Simply put, it pays the bills.

Companies will continue to have to make tough decisions, including staff reductions, job sharing and asset sales. Businesses that take a longer-term ap-proach will genuinely attempt to find win/win solutions for both the business and employees. However, those that overreact may find they are under-re-sourced when the “new normal” econ-omy improves.

John MacKenzie is a certified business coach and authorized partner/facilitator for Everything DiSC and Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team, Wiley Brands. He can be reached at [email protected]

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SHIMA, Japan — Justin Trudeau talked up trade and warned of creeping protectionism Thursday as he met powerful world leaders in a G7 setting for the first time.

On the opening day of the G7 summit in Japan, Trudeau also used his audience with the heads of some of the planet’s biggest economies to promote Canada’s free-trade deal with Europe.

He focused on the Canada-European Union trea-ty, known as CETA, in a bilateral chat with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Trudeau discussed the pact again in a one-on-one meeting with French President Francois Hollande.

And, in a working session with all the leaders, Trudeau once more touted the merits of internation-al trade.

“When the middle class are anxious about their economic realities in their future, it’s easy to get trapped in demagoguery and protectionism,” Trudeau told his peers at the remote Shima re-sort, which was shielded by barbwire-topped fences, checkpoints and waves of security officers scattered along a huge perimeter.

“We know trade-intensive industries pay 50 per cent higher wages, so we need to make a case for trade — it’s not just about nice political speeches.”

Lawrence Herman, a Toronto-based trade law-yer with Herman and Associates, said Trudeau was targeting his remarks at the “darkening clouds on the trade horizon, notably in the U.S.” where the presidential candidates from both parties have come down hard against trade deals.

“So Trudeau wisely wants the G7 to strongly en-dorse a free-trade agenda, which hopefully will help spur CETA ratification in Europe and pressure the U.S. Congress to approve (the Trans-Pacific Partner-ship), both of which are languishing.”

The G7 leaders largely focused their discussions on the global economy as the summit got underway.

The host, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, called upon his counterparts to act to steer the world away from another global economic crisis.

U.S. President Barack Obama supported Abe’s call.

“We’ve all got a lot of work to do and we agreed to continue to focus on making sure that each country, based on its particular needs and capacities, is tak-ing steps to accelerate growth,” Obama said.

Trudeau took a harder line and promoted his gov-ernment’s plan to run deficits in order to invest in the economy as a way to boost growth.

“It’s not a question of whether to make invest-ments, but what we are making investments in,” Trudeau told the session.

Trudeau’s personal G7 representative, who ne-gotiates the wording of the leaders’ joint statement, said this year’s meeting is the prime minister’s first chance to tell his peers directly about Canada’s defi-cit-fuelled approach to lifting its economy.

But Peter Boehm said each G7 country has its own system and its own unique set of circumstances to navigate.

“The tools are not necessarily common to all, nor would the approaches be, but it’s an opportunity to do a little bit of show and tell,” he said.

G7 meetings, Boehm added, differ from other fo-rums in the sense that leaders can have frank discus-sions with each another.

Those discussions included a lot of talk about CE-TA, which Boehm noted was Trudeau’s main focus heading into his meeting with Merkel.

Canada and the EU have committed to CETA and, once ratified, the pact could come into force as early as next year.

International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland has hailed it as a “gold-plated trade deal.” Ratifica-tion will give Canada access to a 28-country market of 500 million people.

On Wednesday in Tokyo, Freeland echoed Trudeau’s concerns about shifting global sentiment about trade.

“We’re also very aware of the rising protection-ist tide in many countries and we believe that it’s important to push against that tide,” Freeland said. “And we also believe that one of the essential ways to do that is to be sure that the public, in our case Canadians, really feel engaged in the trade debate.”

The Trudeau government is also highlighting trade on the world stage as Britons prepare to vote in a June 23 referendum to decide whether they should leave the EU. A vote in favour of the so-called Brexit would have an impact on CETA.


Wearing “happi” coats, Akie Abe, left, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, right, wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, dance in a ring as spouses of the G7 leaders visits Mikimoto Pearl Island in Toba city, near Shima, central Japan, Thursday. The G7 leaders are holding summit meetings in Shima.


SHIMA, Japan — Justin Trudeau is leading a push at the G7 summit that will likely broaden a previous agree-ment by the leaders to stop paying ransom for the release of kidnapped citizens, Canada’s point person at the meet-ing said Thursday.

Peter Boehm, Trudeau’s personal representative at the G7 summit, told reporters in Japan that there’s a growing sense around the table that citizens from these major economies can be in danger at any time.

They also believe the problem isn’t going away, he said.

“And by paying ransom you are just aiding and abetting the terrorists,” said Boehm, who’s also Canada’s deputy minister of international development.

Trudeau, he added, has been trying to encourage his G7 counterparts inside the fortified, seaside summit to strengthen their position on the issue.

In 2013, the G7 leaders released a joint statement at the end of their meeting saying they “unequivocally reject the payment of ransoms to terrorists” in line with a United Nations Security Council resolution.

The rule, the document said, prevents the payment of

ransoms, directly or indirectly, to terrorists designated un-der the UN al-Qaida sanctions regime.

“We all need to reiterate this commitment and also abide by it,” Trudeau told his peers at a working dinner Thursday after the first day of the summit.

Recent events have made the issue of particular con-cern for Trudeau and his government.

Last month, Canadian hostage John Ridsdel was be-headed by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines who had demanded a large sum of money in exchange for his release.

Another Canadian, Robert Hall, was kidnapped by the same group and is still being held hostage in the Asian country.

Hall and Ridsdel, along with two other tourists, were captured last September by militants.

After Ridsdel’s beheading, Trudeau said Canada would never pay ransom for the release of hostages.

His push on the ransom issue came a couple of days after he reportedly received an apology for Ridsdel’s death from Rodrigo Duterte, president-elect of the Philippines.

An online report by Rappler says Duterte told a news conference that he apologized to Trudeau on Tuesday when the Canadian prime minister called to congratulate him on his recent election victory.

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OTTAWA — As Conservative leader Stephen Harper prepped for the federal leaders debates during last fall’s election, someone needed to be chosen to play the role of his chief opponent, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.

Conservatives were keenly aware the debates might be the best chance for Harper to show up a man the Conservatives dismissed as a young pup in-capable of leading the country.

But they also didn’t want their leader, 57, to come off as an old dog — a tension that still rip-ples through the party as they head into their first post-election convention and attempt to rebuild pub-lic support.

To give Harper a chance to practice debating with someone many years his junior, Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre took a turn playing Trudeau’s part.

Poilievre was only 25 when first elected in 2004, one of many Conservatives who took a seat in the House of Commons while still in their twenties and

who are still in those seats today. There are current-ly 18 Conservative MPs younger than the current prime minister, who is 44.

So it’s frustrating to many young Conservatives that people think about Trudeau first when it comes to who can appeal to young voters, said Justin Bur-ton, who first joined the Conservatives when he was 18.

“When we were in power we had a ton of candi-dates and a ton of MPs that were young Canadians,” Burton said.

“And we never talked about it, ever. We never ad-vertised it,” he said.

Now 30, Burton has started a think tank called Fu-ture Leaders of the CPC to connect young Tories to the current MPs. Up until a year before the fall elec-tion, he would rarely get his calls to MPs returned.

Then came a deluge as the party realized the youth vote was going to be a key component of the campaign as the Tories prepared to battle the Lib-erals.

The party needs to start reaching young voters far sooner, Burton said, including people who might not

be eligible to vote today but will be in 2019. To do so requires a mix of a far more savvy communications strategy, a strong leader and a refresh of party poli-cy, he said.

But if that’s what young people want, they need to take responsibility too, said Natalie Pon, 24, who sits on the executive of the Edmonton West riding association.

Pon said she got involved in her electoral district association on her own and has received nothing but support from the start, not just from her local MP but also party officials.

“I forced myself to speak out, I earned that re-sponse and I earned my spot at the big kids’ table,” she said.

She is one of the co-sponsors of what could be one of the hottest debates at this weekend’s Conservative party convention — the issue of deleting references in existing party policy that oppose same sex mar-riage.

She brought it forward because she wanted a con-temporary policy that reflected the actual laws of Canada, she said.

Young Conservatives clamour for larger role

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Police find new evidence

in 34-year-old murder

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — New DNA evidence has provided a “break-through” in the 34-year-old unsolved murder of a teenage girl in New-foundland and Labra-dor, say police.

The brutal killing of 14-year-old Dana Brad-ley in 1981 launched one of the largest and most costly murder investiga-tions in the province’s history.

On Thursday, the RC-MP said its major crime unit was using the latest DNA technologies to further the investigation and some exhibits were sent to a DNA lab for ad-ditional testing.

Insp. Pat Cahill said the testing provided DNA evidence connect-ed to an unknown male suspect and further test-ing is now underway.

“It is a significant breakthrough in the in-vestigation,” Cahill said.

Crow flies off with knife from crime

sceneVANCOUVER — A

notorious character with prior run-ins with Vancouver Police briefly snatched a knife from a crime scene this week, but the cops aren’t rec-ommending charges.

That’s because the knife thief is believed to be Canuck the Crow, an infamous local bird that was raised by humans and has more than 13,000 Facebook followers.

The incident unfold-ed after police shot and wounded a man near an East Vancouver Mc-Donald’s on Tuesday, prompting media, in-cluding Vancouver Couri-er reporter Mike Howell, to race to the scene.

“I saw this crow swoop in and grab some sort of object, and then start to fly away with it,” Howell said. “Then the cop started to give chase in the parking lot, and then about, say 15, 20 feet later, the crow dropped what turned out to be a knife.

“I thought, ‘Well, that’s kind of strange.”’

Ex-cop gets one-year suspended

sentence on assault conviction

MONTREAL — A former Montreal police officer has been given a one-year suspended sentence and 60 hours of community work for assaulting a member of the public.

The sentence hand-ed down in Montreal for Stefanie Trudeau is what the Crown had been seeking.

Her lawyer wanted an absolute discharge.

Trudeau was found guilty last February of assaulting Serge Lavoie in 2012.

She is appealing the conviction.

Trudeau’s arrest of Lavoie was caught on video and showed her keeping him in a choke-hold as she forced him down stairs.

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HUTRonald Kenneth1949 - 2016It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Ronald Kenneth ‘Ron’ Hut of Red Deer, Alberta, after a hard fought battle with leukemia, at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the age of 66 years. Ron worked as a Field Mechanic for thirty years and also had a successful trucking company. He was well respected and loved by all who knew him. Ron was a soft spoken man and always a gentleman. His passions were his family, and he loved gardening. Ron will be lovingly remembered by his best friend and dearest love, Pat Green of Red Deer, Alberta; Pat’s children, Scott Green of Red Deer and Jackie Gerow of Houston, British Columbia; grand-children, Cory, Megan, Kelsey and Matthew; and great-grandchildren, Lilly, Duncan, Riley, Ryker and Miller. A Funeral Service will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Cremation entrusted to Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, Red Deer, Alberta. If desired, Memorial Donations in Ron’s honor may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society at www.cancer.ca. Condolences may be sent or viewed atwww.parklandfuneralhome.com.

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FRANKSGordon WesleyJuly 4, 1920 - May 22, 2016With great sadness we announce the passing of our father and grandfather, Gordon Franks at the age of 95. Dad was born on the family farm at Norgate, MB. He was predeceased by his parents, Albert and Violet; brother, Alan and sister, Edythe. Dad lost his fi rst love, Evelyn in 1997 after 54 years of marriage and again when he lost his second love, Winnie in 2015 after 16 years of marriage. He is survived by children, Rick (Ann) Franks, Don (Anne) Franks, Jack Franks, Joan Franks, Connie (Brent) Tocher; 12 grand-children and his 10 great grandchildren. Dad started working in a saw mill at the age of 16 for 50 cents per day. From there he became a logger at Port Arthur, ON. When his father passed away in 1941 he moved back to the family farm at Glencairn, MB. Dad never rested and would take on any project. He had his own saw mill and threshing outfi ts. He also worked as a carpenter in Winnipeg, a city bus driver, and for the Manitoba Pool Elevators as a grain elevator manager at Birnie, MB and Clanwilliam, MB for 16 years. Dad later moved the family to Calgary, AB in 1972 and started working as a carpenter. He moved to Red Deer, AB in 1982 after retiring as a construction superintendent from Richfi eld Construction. Dad had many talents and passions. He built boats and trailers with his prized welding machine, a lifelong curler and a Calgary Flames and Toronto Blue Jays fan forever. He loved house parties and oh yes, the dance fl oor. He loved the great outdoors and gardening but mostly hunting. His last moose hunting trip was October of 2015. Dad’s family was fi rst and foremost and he was always there for them. He will be greatly missed by all.

“Oh! What we would give to clasp his hand and see his smile again!”

Thanks Dad for all the love, life, laughter and adventures you gave us. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visitingwww.reddeerfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to

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KRULICKI-WATSON: Ron and Margot Krulicki,

along with Steven and Lynette Watson, are pleased to

announce the marriage of their children Jordan Scott Krulicki to Melinda Dawn

Watson. Jordan and Melinda were married May 7, 2016,

on a beautiful day at Willow Lane Barn, Olds, AB.

FRASEROlive Jean Fraser (nee Cornelius) of Rimbey, Alberta passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, at the Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre on Monday, May 23, 2016 at the age of 77 years. Olive will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her close friend, Margaret DeVries of Rimbey; her son, Dale (Colleen) Fraser of Eckville; and her three daughters, Kim (Dan) Dalberg of Dryden, Ontario; Glenna (Keith) Spelrem of Rimbey; and Teikai Fraser (Julio Guevara) of Calgary; as well as ten cherished grandchildren and fi ve great grandchildren. She will also be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her sister, Shirley Fraser of Lacombe; in addition to numerous nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends. Olive was predeceased by her beloved husband, Colin in 1998; and her sister, Marilyn. A Public Memorial Service in Celebration of Olive’s Life will be held at the Rimbey United Church, Rimbey on Monday, May 30, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. with the Reverend James Strachan offi ciating. Crema-tion took place at the Central Alberta Crematorium, Red Deer. If friends desire, memorial tributes in Olive’s Memory may be made directly to the Medicine River Wildlife Centre, Box 115, Spruce View, Alberta T0M 1V0(www.mediciner i v e r w i l d l i f e c e n t r e . c a ) . Condolences to the Fraser Family may also be expressed by e-mail to:special_refl [email protected]

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BELLBetty AnnBetty Ann Bell (Hilliker) passed away peacefully on May 24, 2016 at her home in Villa Marie, Red Deer. Betty Ann is survived by her husband Ralph of 67 years; six children, Doug (Linda) Bell, Dick (Cindy) Bell, Debbie (Dave) Odowichuk, Sandy (Bill) Houser, Ralph (Sherry) Bell Jr., and Linda King; 22 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her only sister Wilda Anderson (Hilton). Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Wilson’s Funeral Chapel, 6120 Hwy 2A, Lacombe, AB. In lieu of fl owers, donations to the Alzheimer Society would be greatly appreciated. Condo-lences may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca

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DAVIESDora 1945 - 2016Mrs. Dora Ann Davies (nee Berg) of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, May 20, 2016 at the age of 70 years. Dora will be lovingly remembered by her children; John Davies, Janelle Davies and Rhonda (Len) Charchun; two grandchildren, Kayla Charchun (Aaron Van Nest) and Chris Charchun. She will also be sadly missed by her sister, Irene (Jack) Miller; brothers, Norman, Wensel (Colleen), Elmer and Dayton Berg; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and dear friends. Dora was predeceased by her husband, John in 2014. A Celebration of Dora’s Life will be held at a later date. Condolences may be sent or viewed atwww.parklandfuneralhome.com.


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SAUNDERS Mary VeronicaNov. 11, 1919 - May 19, 2016 It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our dear mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Mary Saunders. Mary was born in Summerville, Nfl d., and moved to Montreal at a young age. She was predeceased by her husband (Albert) in 1972. Mary will be lovingly remembered by her daughter Susan Wilson (Barrie), her son Peter (Jean); grandchildren, Kristy (Anthony), Kelly (Scott), Julie (Bart), Amanda, Rob, Rick (Vanessa), Tim (Karine); brother, Bernie, and many nieces and nephews. She also leaves behind twelve great-grand-children. A funeral mass will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Red Deer on Tuesday, May 31 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Obituaries

KERKLAANPaul J.May 23, 1960 - May 17, 2016Paul Kerklaan, beloved husband to Tracy and loving father to Colin, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 enjoying one of his life’s passions. Tracy and Colin invite family and friends to join them in a celebration of Paul’s life at the Red Deer Legion, 2810 Bremner Avenue. Red Deer, on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of fl owers, Tracy and Colin invite people to make a donation in Paul’s name to the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta and NWT, Unit 1, 5550-45 Street, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 1L1. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visitingwww.eventidefuneralchapels.com.

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WEISGERBEREdward1932 - 2016Mr. Edward Joseph ‘Ed’ Weisgerber of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at the age of 84 years. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 5508 - 48A Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Cremation entrusted to Parkland FuneralHome and Crematorium, Red Deer, Alberta. Interment will be held at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Red Deer, Alberta.Condolences may be sent or viewed atwww.parklandfuneralhome.com.


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LARSONGordon ElmerGordon Elmer Larson passed away surrounded by his loving family on Friday, May 20, 2016 at the age of 93 years. Gordon was born October 29, 1922 on the family ranch in Holden, Alberta, the son of Olaf and Lennea Larson. He is survived by daughter, Wynona (Stephen), and son, Lee (Gail), grandchildren; Lennea, Elden, Vanessa (Todd), Jacinda (Leanne), and Garrett, great-grandchildren; Alexis, Lucas, and Reginald. He is also survived by niece, Elsie (Fabian), and nephews; Dwayne (Patricia) and Floyd (Corleen). Gordon was predeceased by his loving wife of 60 years, Bernadine, brother, Carl, and sisters; Ethel, Emily, and Elvira. Gordon started his working life on the family ranch and that cowboy spirit remained with him. He will be remembered for his generosity, kind heart and sense of humour as he was always ready with a joke. We will miss him immensely. Special thanks to Foothills Hospital Calgary Emergency (Catherine) and Unit 36 (Tyla). A Funeral Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Alto Reste Cemetery, HWY 11 East, Red Deer County, AB. Memorial donations in Gordon’s name may be made directly to a charity of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com.

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In MemoriamMARTEN

RockyApril 16, 2016

A memorial service will be held at The Gathering Place

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FAX: [email protected]

Offi ce/Phone Hours:9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Mon - Fri2950 Bremner Ave.

Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

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WHAT’S HAPPENINGCLASSIFICATIONS

50-70

Found 56SET OF KEYS, found on Hwy 12 in GULL LAKE.

Must identify. 403-343-6648

Personals 60ALCOHOLICS

ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650

COCAINE ANONYMOUS403-396-8298

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CLASSIFICATIONS700-920

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Clerical 720OFFICE person/laborer

req’d for trucking company E. of Blackfalds. Knowledge

of trucking industry/mechanical knowledge of maintenance an asset but

willing to train. Exc. wages/benefi ts. Fax

resume to 403-784-2330 call 403-784-3811

REGISTRY OFFICE in Red Deer looking for qualifi ed individual(s) for Part-time/Full-time employment. Previous

Registry experience is re-quired. Reply to Box 1119, c/o Red Deer Advocate,

2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Salein Classifieds

Caregivers/Aides 710

Oilfield 800SEASONAL OILFIELD

NDT, UT helper opening.Computer skills needed. Send a brief resume to

S.K.E.I. 5225 51 St. Lacombe

T4L 1H7

Restaurant/Hotel 820JJAM Management (1987)

Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’sRequires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations:

5111 22 St.37444 HWY 2 S37543 HWY 2N700 3020 22 St.

Food Service Supervisor Req’d permanent shift

weekend day and evening both full and part time40 to 44 hours/week.

8 Vacancies, $13.75 /hr. +medical, dental, life and

vision benefi ts. Start ASAP. Job description www.timhortons.com

Experience 1 yr. to less than 2 yrs.

Education not req’d.Apply in person or fax

resume to: 403-314-1303

Trades 850SHOP HELP AND/OR

APPRENTICE MECHANICREQ’D IMMED.

Truck exp. preferred. 8:30-5. 15 mi. E. of Black-

falds. Steady f/t year round employment

w/benefi ts. Fax: 403-784-2330

Phone: 403-784-3811

Truckers/Drivers 860

CLASS 3 DRIVERSw/airbrake endorsement

needed immed. for waste & recycling automated & roll off trucks. Email resume

with a min. of 2 referencesto: [email protected]

Misc.Help 880

We are hiring aGeneral Labourerto work as part of our

service team in the dairy industry. The ideal

candidate must have a valid driver’s licence, and be able to perform work in a safe and effi cient manner

to established industry standards. If you are a

team player who is comfortable working

around livestock and are able to use power tools, please send resume to [email protected].

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Misc.Help 880

We are hiring an INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN

to work as part of our service team in the dairy

industry. The ideal candidate must have a

valid driver’s licence along with the following abilities:

troubleshooting, programming and repairing circuit boards and controls, perform work in a safe and

effi cient manner to established industry

standards, with the ability to interact with customers, self-motivated and able to

work alone. If you are comfortable with heights, working around livestock, and willing to take some

on-call work, please send your resume to

[email protected]

EmploymentTraining 900

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Antiques& Art 1520

9th Calgary ANTIQUE

SHOW & SALEJune 4 & 5

Sat. 10-5:00, Sun. 10-4:00Garrison Curling Rink

2288 47 Ave. S.W.Carswell’s 403-343-1614

Auctions 1530

You can sell your guitar for a song...

or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Something for EveryoneEveryday in Classifieds

Condos/Townhouses3030

Children'sItems 1580

ERNIE from Sesame Street, hand puppet, $10; baby doll with sleep eyes,

rooted hair, and extra clothes, $15; and Helly Hansen rain jacket with

detachable hood, like new, size 10-12, $20. 403-314-9603

Equipment-Heavy 1630TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, offi ce, well site or

storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Tools 1640METRIC Socket, plus tool

box. $100.403-343-6044

Firewood 1660B.C. Birch, Aspen,

Spruce/Pine. Delivery avail. PH. Lyle 403-783-2275

LOGSSemi loads of pine, spruce,

tamarack, poplar, birch. Price depends on location

of delivery. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

HouseholdFurnishings1720

TEAK dining room table, 4 chairs and 2 extension

leafs, seats 8. $200. 403-986-6878

WANTEDAntiques, furniture and

estates. 342-2514

Misc. forSale 1760

100 VHS movies, $75 for all. 403-885-5020

2 electric lamps, $20. 403-885-5020

CAMPING dishes, unbreakable, Durawere

Set. $35. Coleman Propane lantern,

$50. Coleman Propane Camp Stove, $100.

403-343-6044

COFFEE Maker, under counter, $30.

403-343-6044

COPPER clad aluminum #2, booster cables $40.

403-343-6044

DAYTON heavy duty industrial heater,

220 power, new cond., $60. 403-877-0825

WATER HOSE REEL, $35. 403-885-5020

Looking for a new pet?Check out Classifieds to

find the purrfect pet.

Cats 1830KITTENS, 1 Siamese and 1 Burman, $50 each, and 1 grey and white kitten for

free. 403-887-3649

SportingGoods 1860INVERSION Table, $200.

403-343-6044

Collectors'Items 1870

BESWICK English porcelain horse, pinto pony

model 1373. $175. 403-352-8811

TravelPackages 1900

TRAVEL ALBERTAAlberta offers SOMETHINGfor everyone.

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CLASSIFICATIONSFOR RENT • 3000-3200WANTED • 3250-3390

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Houses/Duplexes 3020

4 BDRMS, 2 1/2 baths, single car garage, 5 appls,

$1695/mo. in Red Deer. 403-782-7156403-357-7465

CLEARVIEW 4 bdrm. duplex, 2 bath, fenced yard,

n/s, no pets, no parties, $1200/mo., $1000/dd.

Ref. req. 403-343-0306

MOUNTVIEW, across from school, 4 bdrm., dbl. garage,, lrg. lot backs onto park, fully dev., 2 full baths, new reno’s, 5 appls., $1549 + utils. July 1. Call Alex 403-519-2944

PARTLY furnished house in Sylvan Lake avail. for

rent at $1800. Call 403-887-4610

SYLVAN: fully furn. rentals incld’s all utils. & cable.

$550 - $1300. By the week or month. 403-880-0210

Condos/Townhouses3030

2 BDRM. townhouse/condo, 5 appls., 2 blocks

from Collicutt Centre.$1225/mo. + utils., inclds.

condo fees. 403-616-3181

Avail. July 1st, 2016 Red Deer - Deer Park

Townhouse Rent: $1275. Same DD Plus Util.

Included: Fridge, Stove, washer, dryer, dishwasher

2 bdrms., 2.5 Baths. To view: call or text

(403) 596-2231.

LACOMBE, secure, quiet adult bldg. 45 yr.+, clean bdrm. condo, furn.(new),

in-suite laundry, a/c, storage, assigned cover parking & plugin, good

sized balcony (East), you will feel spoiled in this unit. N/S, no pets, no parties.

Avail. now. $1250 rent/dd, tenant pays power.

403-340-6807 lve. msg. 340-1579 8 am - 8 pm.

NICE and clean 2 bdrm. condo on ground fl oor,

secure adult bldg, N/S, no pets, no partiers, in suite

laundry, avail. immed, north end, $1100 + power, SD $1100 403-340-6807

( 8 am - 8 pm)

SOUTHWOOD PARK3110-47TH Avenue,

2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses,generously sized, 1 1/2

baths, fenced yards,full bsmts. 403-347-7473,

Sorry no pets.www.greatapartments.ca

Condos/Townhouses3030SEIBEL PROPERTY

ONE MONTH FREE RENT

6 locations in Red Deer, well-maintained

townhouses, lrg, 3 bdrm, 11/2 bath, 4 + 5 appls. Westpark, Kentwood,

Highland Green, Riverside Meadows. Rent starting at $1000. SD $500. For more info, phone 403-304-7576

or 403-347-7545

4 Plexes/6 Plexes 3050

ACROSS from park, 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. now or May 1. 403-304-5337

GLENDALE2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls.,

$925. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. now or June 1.

403-304-5337

ORIOLE PARK3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $975. rent, s.d. $650, incl water

sewer and garbage. Avail. now or May 1st.

403-304-5337

TWO WEEKS FREECLEARVIEW, 4 plex

2 bdrm. + den (bdrm), 1 1/2 baths, $975.mo. n/s,

no pets, . 403-391-1780

WESTPARK 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls.

Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. now or May 1

403-304-5337

Suites 30602 BDRM. bsmt. suite, 6 appl., like new, att. sing.

gar., close to bus stop, N/S, no pets. $1000/mo. + util.

403-347-8397 or 587-876-8919.

2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, Avail. now or MAY 1. $900/mo., S.D. $650. 403-304-5337

2 BDRM. N/S, no pets. $800. rent/d.d. 403-346-1458

LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

LIMITED TIME OFFER:

One free year of Telusinternet & cable AND onemonth’s rent FREE on 2bedrooms! Renovated

suites in central location.Cat friendly. leasing@

rentmidwest.com 1(888)482-1711

MORRISROEMANOR

Rental incentives avail.1 & 2 bdrm. adult bldg.

only, N/S, No pets. 403-596-2444

NEW Glendale reno’d 1 & 2 bdrm. apartments, rent

$750, last month of lease free, immed. occupancy.

403-596-6000

NOW RENTINGSELECT 1 BDRM. APT’S.

starting at $795/mo.2936 50th AVE. Red DeerNewer bldg. secure entry

w/onsite manager,3 appls., incl. heat & hot

water, washer/dryer hookup, infl oor heating, a/c., car plug ins & balconies.

Call 403-343-7955

Suites 3060THE

NORDIC Rental incentives avail.

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building,N/S, No pets. 403-596-2444

RoomsFor Rent 3090

BLACKFALDS, $500, all inclusive. 403-358-1614

FULLY furn. bdrm. for rent, $500/mth - $250 DD. Call 403-396-2468

ROOM TO RENT very large $450. 403-350-4712

TWO fully furn. rooms, all util. incl., Deer Park, AND Rosedale, 403-877-1294

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 SERVECall GORD ING atRE/MAX real estate

central alberta 403-341-9995

HousesFor Sale 4020SPACIOUS 1,150 ft. duplex condo in Michener Place,

one bdrm with ensuite, walk-in closet, den, base-ment 60 % fi nished with

bdrm., full bath, rec room, rear deck with awning, 2

car garage, only 459,900. Call 403-505-8625.

No agents pls.

IncomeProperty 4100

RARE OPPORTUNITY2 CLEARVIEW MEADOWS

4 plexes, side by side, $639,000. ea. 403-391-1780

IndustrialProperty 4120QUEEN’S BUSINESS PARKNew industrial bay, 2000 sq. ft. footprint, $359,000. or for Rent. 403-391-1780

BusinessesFor Sale 4140

TELEPHONE CO.repair and cable slicing

business for sale. All tools and test gear ready for start-up business. 403-505-5111

FINANCIALCLASSIFICATIONS

4400-4430

MoneyTo Loan 4430

HAVE you exhausted your efforts at the banks?Is your company in need of fi nancing? Call 403-969-9884


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Cars 50301989 CHRYSLER LeBaron

convertible, 2.5L turbo, auto., new windshield,

tires, battery, 184,000 km. First $2,200 takes it.

403-877-0825

HeavyTrucks 5060

2007 SPRINTER Dump Truck 350 140,000 kms.

New cond. Price negotiable. 403-887-4610

Motorcycles 5080

2008 SUZUKI C109, 1800 CC

No shortage of powerALL the Bells & Whistles!!

44,600 kms. MINT CONDITION

Never laid down. $7600. o.b.o.

(403)318-4653 Red Deer

Motorhomes 5100

FULL size camper van 18 ft. 1987 Dodge 3/4 ton Ram 250, 318 auto. 150,000 mi. many extras, new parts, sale price $4350. 403-877-6726

Boats &Marine 5160

WatersEdge MarinaBoat Slips Available

For Sale or RentSylvan Lake, AB

[email protected] www.watersedgesylvan.com

Catholic Social Services is looking for someone who is able to open their home and become a Specialized Approved Home Proprietor.

As a proprietor you will provide ongoing training and support in addition to daily structure in a positive supportive home environment. The individual (s) that may reside in your home may require monitoring due to their disabilities, health or mental health.

The individual (s) would benefi t from a mature proprietor living within the City of Red Deer. The successful candidate (s) must demonstrate creative approaches for ensuring routines are maintained. The home can have no children, but pets are fi ne.

Part of the hiring process demands proof of a current Criminal Record check as well as a Child Welfare check prior to starting the position. Catholic Social Services will facilitate an orientation session to the Approved Home Program and on-going monthly training is offered as well.

Monthly remuneration is paid to the proprietor as well as room and board.

Interested applicants please contact

Catholic Social Services @ 403-347-8844 ext. 2917 76

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WOOD WORKING & MECHANICAL TOOL DISPERSALESTATE OF LEO FRASER & GUEST CONSIGNORS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2016 5:30 PM

SELLING 2005 Dodge D50 Dakota Sport Club Cab 4x4 PU Truck – Only 15,902 Km, 2005 Chevy Tahoe 4x4 SUV (Loaded), Large Quan ty of Wood Working Tools, Wood Carving Tools, Pen Making Tools, Lapidary Equipment, Mechanical Tools, Lawn & Garden Equipment, Etc

AUCTIONEERS NOTE: This is a good quality auc on. Please plan to a end. See Pictures and more info on website www.montgomeryauc ons.com. VIEWING: Day of Auc on star ng @ 9am

CASH/CREDIT CARD SUBJECT to ADDITIONS & DELETIONS10% BUYERS FEE

MONTGOMERY AUCTION SALES CENTRE1-Mile North of Blackfalds on Hwy 2A, 2-Miles East on Lakeside Sargent Road

MONTGOMERY AUCTION SERVICES LTD.BLACKFALDS, ALBERTA 403-885-5149 1-800-371-6963www.montgomeryauctions.com

SOUTHWOOD PARK2 & 3 Bedroom Units • 1 & 1/2 BathsSpace to live!

Every 2 and 3 bedroom unit has a full bathroom upstairs and a half bath on the main fl oor. There is a full basement and

your own private yard.A place to call HOME in Red Deer.

Check us out at www.greatapartments.caCall for details. Sorry no pets.

403-347-7473

Anders on the Lake

HUGE multi-family garage sale, Atkins Cl. Furniture, sports equip., tools, baby items, toys, clothes, household items, misc. May 26 to 28, Thur. 4 - 8 p.m., Fri. 1 - 8 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Davenport

47 DURAND CRESMay 27 to 29, 2016

Fri. 4 to 8 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in back alley. Fishing boat

with Briggs and Stratton 5 hp engaging motor, re-verse gears, $2,000, no trailer, household, and misc. Rain or shine.

Highland Green

71 HILL CRESCENT, MULTI-FAMILY,

Thurs. and Fri., May 26 and 27, 2-6. Household,

misc., and children’s items.

Lancaster Green

74 LANGFORD Crescent, Fri. May 27, 3 - 8, and

Sat., May 28, 9 - 1. Misc., collectibles, dishes, crafts,

books, and lots more.

Normandeau

32 NEWLANDS AVEMULTI-FAMILY

garage/yard sale, tools, camping, household

motorcycle, wind surfer, kids clothes

Sale in back alley.May 27 to 29, 2016

Fri., 3 to 8 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

66 NICHOLS CRESCENT, Sat., Sun., and Mon., May 27, 28 and 29, 9 - 5. Big garage sale. Good stuff, even Harley Davidson stuff.

Rosedale

116 ROWELL CLOSEMay 27 & 28,

Fri. 5-8, Sat. 10-3. Deck furniture, lawn

mower, lamps, jewelry, ladies new winter boots,

shoes, handbags, planter pots, big variety.

53 ROWELL CLOSEMay 27 and 28, 2016

Fri. 2 to 6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Garden ornaments 40% off. Huge garage sale.

Celebrate your lifewith a Classified

ANNOUNCEMENT

Rosedale

ROSEDALE neighborhood Garage Sales. Several homes in Rosedale will

have individual garage/yard sales. Fri., May 27, 5 - 8 p.m., and Sat. May 28,

10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Watch for balloons and signs.

Sunnybrook

Multi-Table Garage Sale at Sunnybrook Farm Museum

4701 - 30 St, Red DeerFri., May 27: noon - 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 288 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Donations of gently used items gratefully accepted weekdays 9 a.m. -3 p.m.

No furniture please.Information: (403) 340-3511

Out of Town

MOOSE LODGEANNUAL GARAGE SALEThurs. May 26, 5-8, Fri. &

Sat. May 27 & 28, 8-8, Sun. May 29, 8-3. On corner of Willow St. & Petrolia Dr. 4 blocks S. of Westerner Grounds. 403-347-1505

ClassifiedsYour place to SELLYour place to BUY

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300

Accounting 1010INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp.

with oilfi eld service companies, other small

businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Contractors 1100BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/Patios/RV pads

Sidewalks/Driveways Dean 403-505-2542

BRIDGER CONST. LTD.We do it all! 403-302-8550

CONCRETE???We’ll do it all...Free est.Call E.J. Construction

Jim 403-358-8197

COUNTERTOP replacement. Kitchen reno’s.

Wes 403-302-1648

DALE’S HOME RENO’S Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

Classifieds...costs so littleSaves you so much!

Contractors 1100DAMON INTERIORS

Drywall, tape, texture, Fully licensed & insured.

Free Estimates. Call anytime Dave, 403-396-4176

Entertainment1160DANCE DJ SERVICES

587-679-8606

Flooring 1180NEED FLOORING DONE?Don’t pay the shops more.

Over 20 yrs. exp. Call Jon 403-848-0393

HandymanServices 1200

BOOK NOW! For help on your home

projects such as bathroom, main fl oor, and bsmt.

renovations. Also painting and fl ooring.

Call James 403-341-0617

MassageTherapy 1280FANTASY

SPAElite Retreat, Finest

in VIP Treatment. 10 - 2am Private back entry

403-341-4445

Misc.Services 12905* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 505-4777

Moving &Storage 1300MOVING? Boxes? Appls. removal. 403-986-1315

Painters/Decorators1310JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888

TUSCANY PAINTING 403-598-2434

Painters/Decorators1310MIKE’S Refresh Painting

Exterior/Interior, Prompt & Courteous Service

403-302-8027

Roofing 1370PRECISE ROOFING LTD.15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail.

WCB covered, fully Licensed & Insured.

403-896-4869

QUALITY work at an affordable price. Joe’s

Roofi ng. Re-roofi ng specialist. Fully insured.

Insurance claims welcome. 10 yr. warranty on all work.

403-350-7602

Seniors’Services 1372HELPING HANDS Home

Supports for Seniors. Cooking, cleaning,

companionship. At home or facility. 403-346-7777

Stucco& Cement 1382

STUCCO & STONE installs, pargings, and repairs.

Joshua Tree Ventures 403-348-3919

[email protected]

YardCare 1430

GARDENS Rototilled 403-304-7250

THE ROTOTILLER GUYRototilling Services &

Yard Prep. 403-597-3957

TREE /YARD CARE, JUNK Removal, Garage

Door Service. 403-358-1614

YARD CARECall Ryan @ 403-348-1459

CELEBRATIONSHAPPEN EVERY DAY

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Federal health officials on Thursday approved an innovative new option for Americans struggling with addiction to heroin and painkillers: a drug-oozing implant that curbs craving and withdrawal symptoms for six months at a time.

The first-of-a-kind device, Probuphine, arrives as communities across the U.S. grapple with a wave of addiction tied to opioids, highly-addictive drugs that include legal pain medications like OxyContin and illegal narcotics like heroin. Roughly 2.5 million Americans suffer from addiction disorders related to the drugs, according to federal estimates.

The implant from Braeburn Pharmaceuticals is essentially a new, long-term delivery system for an established drug, buprenorphine, which has long

been used to treat opioid addiction. But its implant-able format could help patients avoid dangerous re-lapses that can occur if they miss a medication dose.

The matchstick-size implant slowly releases a low dose of buprenorphine over six months. Previous-ly the drug was only available as a pill or film that dissolves under the tongue. It is considered a safer, more palatable alternative to methadone, the de-cades-old standard for controlling opioid addiction.

The FDA rejected Probuphine in 2012, judging the drug’s dose was too low to reliably help the broad range of opioid-addicted patients. Braeburn and partner Titan Pharmaceuticals resubmitted the product with additional data and it received en-dorsement from federal advisers earlier this year.

The FDA said Thursday that Probuphine should be used as part of a multipronged addiction treat-ment program that includes counselling and other

forms of support. Doctors who implant the device must also receive special training to safely insert and remove the device.

FDA officials are spotlighting new treatment op-tions for opioid abuse, after weathering heavy criti-cism for not acting faster to combat the epidemic of addiction and overdose tied to the drugs.

Heroin and opioid painkillers caused 28,650 fatal overdoses in 2014, the highest number on record in the U.S. Despite those numbers, experts say bu-prenorphine remains underused due to vlimits on how many prescriptions each doctors can write, gaps in insurance and a lack of acceptance by doctors.

Along with increasing compliance, Probuphine has the potential to address other problems associ-ated with the oral buprenorphine, including illegal diversion and accidental poisoning in children.

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RULES THAT TECH GIANTDID NOT STEAL JAVA CODE

FOR SMARTPHONESTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal jury has sided with Google in a $9 billion legal battle with tech industry rival Oracle, a complex copyright case that was closely watched in Silicon Valley.

Oracle had said Google stole some of its Java software to create Android, the world’s most popular smartphone operating system.

Some tech industry groups said Or-acle’s claim would undercut practices that are widely used to create all kinds of software.

Oracle had sought $9 billion in damages after saying Google, without Oracle’s permission, copied certain elements of the Java programming language that helps different software programs talk to each other. Oracle said Google then reaped huge profits through ad sales on Google services like maps and search engines on An-droid phones and tablets.

But jurors found Google didn’t need Oracle’s permission to use certain ele-ments of Java.

The jury agreed with Google attor-neys who argued that copyright law

allows “fair use” of the Java elements because they were a small part of a much larger system of software that Google created for a new purpose.

The jury’s verdict on Thursday marks Google’s second victory in the case. U.S. District Judge William Al-sup sided with Google in 2012, ruling that the Java elements — known in the industry as Application Programming Interfaces, or APIs — weren’t protect-ed by copyright. But an appellate court overturned Alsup’s ruling and sent the case back for a second trial.

Oracle, which acquired the rights to Java when it bought Sun Microsys-tems in 2010, on Thursday immediately vowed to appeal.

“We strongly believe that Google developed Android by illegally copy-ing core Java technology to rush into the mobile device market,” said Ora-cle general counsel Dorian Daley in a statement. The company said “there are numerous grounds” for an appeal.

Google, a unit of the tech holding company Alphabet Inc., welcomed the jury’s finding in its own statement.

“Today’s verdict that Android makes fair use of Java APIs represents a win for the Android ecosystem, for the Java programming community, and for software developers who rely on open and free programming languages to build innovative consumer prod-ucts,” the company said.

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BOGOTA — Colombia’s gov-ernment on Thursday blamed the country’s second-largest rebel group for the disappearance of three journalists in a lawless bor-der region.

Defence Minister Luis Carlos Villegas said intelligence reports “confirm with certainty” that the National Liberation Army, or ELN, was responsible for the jour-nalists going missing.

While stopping short of saying the three had been taken hos-tage, he said a more than prudent amount of time had passed since they were last heard from and he insisted it was up to the guerrillas to assure their safe return.

“From this point on the respon-

sibility for the safety and freedom of these three citizens is exclu-sively in their hands,” Villegas said.

The ELN, whose army of 1,500 guerrillas is fragmented, has not commented on the situation.

Salud Hernandez-Mora, a cor-respondent for the Spanish news-paper El Mundo and one of Co-lombia’s most-read columnists, disappeared over the weekend while on assignment in the vola-tile Catatumbo region on the bor-der with Venezuela. She was last seen arguing with an unidentified man and then taking a motorcycle to an unknown destination. Two journalists from the RCN network went missing Monday later while covering the search for the Span-ish journalist.

On Wednesday, President Juan

Manuel Santos held out the possi-bility that Henandez-Mora might have chosen to report from inside of a rebel camp and simply hadn’t returned.

But Villegas’ comments were likely to ratchet up concern that the three journalists were being held against their will and put pressure on Santos to break off a peace process with the Cuban rev-olution-inspired ELN.

“With every hour that passes the political value of these kid-nappings increases because the ELN mistakenly believes they can force the government on its knees and impose negotiating conditions with a captive of such stature,” said Alejandro Reyes, a columnist for the newspaper El Espectador.

An extensive search led by the army has produced few leads.

Colombia blames rebelsfor disappearance of journalists

Red Deer Advocate, May 27, 2016

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