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Brandon Sun publisher Ewan Pow was joined by Randy Smith in front of the cake with a large group of the Suns employees to celebrate the newspapers 125th Anniversary on Thursday afternoon in the Suns boardroom. Smith, the longest serving employee currently on staff, had the honour of blowing out the candles.
Sun reaches publishing milestone

BY MATT GOERZEN
ery few things are more important to the life of a newspaper than the people who nurture it, read it, use it, argue with it and even learn from it. And for exactly 125 years today, the Brandon Suns owners, editors, publishers and staff have been honoured to serve and reflect the citizens of
Brandon and Westman through our mutually long and colourful history. The Sun is the fifth oldest daily newspaper in Western Canada fourth if you count all papers directly west of the city. Founded on Jan. 19, 1882 by its original owner Will White, the Sun became a paper a few months before Brandon was chartered as a city. In a small frame building located near what is
now 13th and Rosser, White cranked out that first four-page edition on a hand press, a far cry from the large, cutting-edge presses that adorn the modern Sun building today. White had travelled from Ontario by rail, steamboat and then by foot to reach Brandon, which at that time was little more than a tent-town with a population of 700 citizens situated along the Assiniboine River.
I soon reached Brandon, White would later write in his memoirs, which were published in a 1927 edition of the Sun. What! No building, nothing but tents? It looked for all the world like an army under canvas at least that was all my vision took in at first glance. Tents formed the strong scene in the picture. But there were buildings a few.
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Access to computer cluster creates limitless possibilities for researchers

BY ROBSON FLETCHER
yler Foster is working on a map of the galaxy. The problem is, its huge. Really huge. Nine-hundred-and-fifty quadrillion kilometres
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across, to be precise. Oh, and theres one other problem. Hes stuck on planet Earth, which is situated smack-dab in the middle of one of the galaxys rotating arms. That kind of makes it hard to get a good perspective. Its like being tied to a tree in the forest and then being asked to make a map of the forest without leaving your tree, Foster, a professor of physics and astronomy at Brandon University, explains. Since he cant build a spaceship and fly to a better vantage point, Foster does the next best thing. He gathers data
from around the galaxy using radio telescopes (or satellite dishes in laymans terms) and then inputs that data into a cluster of computers in the basement of the Brodie Science Building at BU. Foster needs to process so much data that one computer wont do. He needs the power of 50 interconnected processors to handle this job. I could do this on my desktop (computer), but I dont want to wait a year for my answer, he says. Like a growing number of researchers, Foster relies on super-duty computer clusters to do his research. And BU is about to get a massive boost
in processing power. The cluster in the Brodie basement is puny compared to the Western Canada Research Grid (or WestGrid for short) a network of hundreds of lightningfast computer processors at universities in Alberta and British Columbia. Now, thanks to an $88-million grant from the federal government, BU will be able to link up with this massive computer cluster, which is spread over thousands of kilometres but connected with ultra-quick fibre-optic lines. How much faster is WestGrid compared to the Brodie basement cluster? Oh boy, says Foster. I dont think
you can even talk about the two in the same sentence. And thats why Austin Gulliver, the dean of science, is so excited about the possibilities that WestGrid will create for researchers at BU. Aside from the obvious boost in processing power, Gulliver said WestGrid will make it easy for BU scientists to collaborate with their counterparts at universities across Western Canada. Face-to-face video conferencing is a snap when youve got 10 gigabits of bandwidth to throw around.
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New owner plans west end location

BY IAN HITCHEN
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Feuding farmers pay for DNA test over ownership of calf
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Two Malaysian farmers have agreed to use DNA tests to determine ownership of a disputed threeyear-old calf. The problem is the test costs almost twice as much as the calf is worth, a published report said. Farmers Zulkifli Setapa and Isa Mohamed filed police reports in November for custody of the calf, the New Straits Times reported Wednesday. Zulkifli claimed to have tethered the calf, along with four bulls, in a grazing field in Pasir Putih in northeastern Kelantan state when Isa stopped him, claiming the calf was his. They then went to the police to settle their dispute. Blood samples from the calf and two cows said to have given birth to the calf have been taken by the Kelantan state veterinary services department. The calf has an estimated worth of about US$572. DNA tests, to be shared by the disputing parties, will cost about $900. /AP
eorge Sheard just made a multi-million dollar deal, and yes, it came with fries. Sheard is the new owner of all three Brandon McDonalds restaurants and plans to open a fourth. Were planning on opening the fourth McDonalds in the west end by summer, Sheard said yesterday. Sheard, who became owner of the Trans-Canada, Wal-Mart and Richmond Avenue locations on Jan. 1, has been with McDonalds for more than 35 years. Born in Portage la Prairie, he moved to Victoria, B.C. where he began flipping burgers for McDonalds when he was 15 years old. He eventually moved up to restaurant manager and area supervisor and then headed the companys training department for Western Canada. Sheard was market manager for 30 Winnipeg restaurants, then owned restaurants built in The Pas in June 2002 and Flin Flon in November 2002. Now 51, Sheard has made the move to Brandon. Its a great market, Sheard said. Everything that Ive seen really deems it as a great place to live. Sheard didnt specify the precise purchase price for the existing restaurants and didnt identify the site of the new location because McDonalds is still working on buying the property. The current locations employ 160 people, and the new restaurant would likely open with a staff of 50. Sheard takes over the restaurants from long-term Brandon resident, 54-year-old Chris de Gobeo. He bought the first two restaurants from his dad two decades ago, and the third location was built in Wal-Mart, which opened in August 2005. Ive done it for 20 years, it was time to retire, said
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George Sheard is the new owner of all three McDonalds restaurants in Brandon.
de Gobeo, whos proud to have been a part of McDonalds. Weve been pioneers of the whole concept of giving back to the community. The company has supported a number of local youth causes such as Westman Dreams for Kids. Leaving Brandon is out of the question, said de Gobeo as he plans to chase other business interests. Its really a nice place to live, said de Gobeo, whos married and has children. We have no intention of leaving this town.
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Fire in mans pants not started by cellphone

VALLEJO, Calif. A fire that started in a California mans pants pocket, critically injuring him and destroying his hotel room, was not ignited by a cellphone as authorities suspected, phone technicians said. Nokia Corp. engineers found the charred device still worked Wednesday and persuaded fire department investigators it had not spontaneously ignited in Luis Picasos pocket. The fire caused about $75,000 in damage to the residential hotel and a ground-floor business. Picaso, 59, was in critical condition Thursday with second- and third-degree burns to his upper body, right arm and right leg. The fire apparently started in Picasos pants pocket while he slept on a plastic lawn chair in his room, authorities said. /AP
Brandon University physics and astronomy professor Tyler Foster will be using a super-powerful computer to create a map of the galaxy.
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The departments of physics and astronomy and mathematics and computer science will benefit the most from being connected to the massive computer cluster, since thats where most of the data-heavy research is done. But Gulliver thinks researchers in other fields will want to book time on WestGrid once they realize its potential. John Rice, a professor emeritus at BU, says that potential is enormous. He helped build the first cluster at the university with a small grant and junk computers gathered from wherever they could be found. The Brodie basement cluster was a major upgrade from that system, but Rice believes WestGrid will be another monumental step forward. When youve got a very large number of computers, you can really start to crunch big things, he says. Rice is using computer clusters to map
the surface of a star. By observing the light spectrum it emits and recording slight distortions, he can figure out where there are imperfections on the stars surface. What I can do is work backwards from the information that I have in that spectrum, and I can calculate what the star looks like, he says. That really takes a huge amount of computing. WestGrid will make such tasks faster and easier for a whole new generation of researchers at BU. It can be used for any kind of data-intensive research, including climate modelling, examining subatomic particle behaviour and deciphering the human genome. With that much computing power, Foster foresees limitless possibilities for research. You can actually simulate nature with the mathematical equations that describe it, he says. rfletcher@brandonsun.com
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Stores add security to combat robberies

BY IAN HITCHEN
onvenience store owner Murray Hurl says hell do what he must to protect himself and his staff from armed robbers and he has a solid oak axe handle to prove it. Hurl, whose downtown store was robbed at knife point on Wednesday evening, keeps the metre-long axe handle under his counter. Any crook who enters his shop when hes working better be careful. I would give him the money but if he gave me any trouble, if I felt threatened, Id sure get it out, said Hurl who owns the Hurls Food Mart and Video. He and his brothers own the three Hurl convenience stores that have been robbed numerous times over the years. The latest robbery came Wednesday evening when a man wearing a black hooded parka and a scarf over his face entered Hurls Princess Avenue store at 7:50 p.m. Hurl wasnt there at the time but reviewed his surveillance camera tape. The man pointed a 13- to 15-centimetre knife at the female store clerk and fled with $40 and three to four packs of cigarettes. Unknown to the robber, a second employee was watching as she hid in the washroom. The plucky woman followed the man a short distance while the clerk behind the counter triggered a silent alarm. Police blocked off the area as a
Murray Hurl is now keeping an axe handle, among other implements, behind his counter as self-defence after a series of robberies at his convenience stores.
police dog made a failed bid to track the suspect who is described as five-footnine and stocky. Its at least the third time in five years that the Princess Avenue Hurls has been robbed. Frustrated, Hurl is calling for tougher sentences for convicted bandits. He said its ridiculous that a woman was recently sentenced to two years house arrest for robbing his brothers Victoria Avenue store with a knife on Feb. 9. The 22-year-old was also convicted for a failed bid to rob the Winks store with a blade on Sept. 6. Its not the only time a clerk has faced a knife within the last year. Last week, 19-year-old Brent Henderson was sent to prison for wielding a knife as he robbed the Richmond Avenue Fas Gas of cigarettes and cash
on Aug. 13 and again the next day. He received 28 months in prison for those robberies and other offences. Danielle Gagne, the clerk who was concealed in the Hurls bathroom Wednesday evening, wants to see tougher sentences too. This is the third time shes been a robbed since she started working at the store five years ago. Your body just turns to Jello, your adrenaline is just going, you just do as he says, said Gagne who was left shaken by Wednesdays heist. It kind of scars you a little bit ... you just dont trust people any more. Hurl has introduced a host of security measures cash is slipped into a drop safe regularly, he has video surveillance and there are at least two staff working at any given time. But he wouldnt mind more police patrols and suggested an officer could step inside the shop from time to time. Brandon Police Service Sgt. Marc Alain said convenience stores are targeted because theyre often staffed by one employee at night. Officers always look for robberies as they drive by stores, Alain said, but there arent any plans to increase patrols at this time. Anyone with information about the Hurls robbery should call the BPS at 729-2345 or Crime Stoppers at 7278477.
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New poll says majority support increased post-secondary spending

BY ROBSON FLETCHER
Barely able to keep his eyes opened, a charolais bull named Sidekick catches a few ZZZs in his pen as Ag Days visitors make their way through the barns of the Agriculture Centre of Excellence on Thursday afternoon.
Signs of recovery fuel cautious optimism

analysis after having stalled for two years thanks to another BSE case large debt load has sucked all found in Alberta in 2005. the optimism out of Manitoba The report currently open for agricultural producers says the public comment basically gives a D CEO of Winnipeg-based Buhler C A I recommendation to open the borOV E L Y Industries, John Buhler. RA der to Canadian cattle over 30 GE And that lack of optimism has months old as the move would have kicked his business right where it hurts in the a net benefit to the U.S. economy, with little to no pocketbook. risk of any BSE infection of animals or humans. Equipment sales have declined significantly, But Daniel says their cattle arent loaded in the Buhler told the Sun yesterday afternoon, following trailer just yet. a speech at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon. Theres hopeful signs, but it may be another Our earnings are down 50 per cent from what year or two before it all gets straightened out. they were a year ago. And theres no sign of that Grain and oilseed farmers like Jeff Pizzey from changing. Russell seem particularly confident about the comWhile Buhler credits some of the difficulties to ing crop year. competition from three other major agriculture I think this year will be a very good year, said equipment manufacturers, he says BSEs effect on Pizzey, who pointed to the rising price of canola cattle producers and the continued border closure and the improving outlook on the feed grain comto live cattle over 30 months, plus low commodity modity futures. prices, and difficult growing conditions in recent The only thing that could go bad this year is years, have contributed the most to the drop in the the weather. companys bottom line. Pizzey, whose family grows wheat, oats, canola It isnt easy (for producers) to come up with and flax, says they may drop wheat out of the crop the money for big ticket items. The money that rotation this year, especially if the federal governdoes come in goes to fill the losses of the last few ment is successful in its bid to strip the Canadian years. Wheat Board of its monopoly powers regarding But there were signs of recovery and a cautious barley. optimism on the final day of Ag Days. He says the CWBs continued stranglehold on Sherry Daniel, who with her husband wheat and barley sales is preventing producers Lawrence runs a limousin cattle operation near from making their own choices. Kenton, says she and her husband hope 2007 will Until we get market choice, I dont think be a little better. theres profitability in wheat. The current situation Its slow, but we are recovering, Daniel said. makes it very difficult to be competitive. But itll take five to 10 years to fully recover. If I could clean my own wheat and haul it Daniel said there are some hopeful signs on the south of the border, I could make a lot more horizon for cattle producers, as the U.S. money. Department of Agriculture finally presented its mgoerzen@brandonsun.com report regarding Rule 2 regulations and economic
BY MATT GOERZEN
majority of Manitobans want to see more government spending on post-secondary education, according to a poll conducted for the Canadian Federation of Students. It shows us in hard facts that Manitobans support a high-quality, affordable education system, Brandon University Students Union president Stacy Senkbeil said yesterday. The telephone poll was carried out in December 2006 by Viewpoints Research, a Winnipeg-based market research company. Senkbeil said more than 800 adults in the province were surveyed and the results are considered precise to within 3.4 percentage points. Seventy-eight per cent of respondents said theyd like to see the federal government put more money into the countrys universities and colleges, and 82 per cent said they feel everyone benefits when tuition fees are progressively reduced. Manitobans in the middle-income bracket are also overwhelmingly in favour of the provinces tuition freeze, according to the poll results, with 82 per cent in favour of maintaining it. Senkbeil said she was surprised by that result. I think there was more support for the tuition fee freeze than I initially thought, she said. An independent poll conducted for the Winnipeg Free Press in 2005 found 61 per cent of Manitobans either strongly or moderately supported the tuition freeze. The CFS poll was carried out along with a poll commissioned by the Manitoba Nurses Union, Senkbeil said. Respondents were asked questions about both nursing and education. The CFS also carried out a separate survey of university students, collecting written responses from more than 2,000 young people. Fifty-seven per cent of the students said their
Stacy Senkbeil, BUSU president, was joined by Yasmin Hajian, Canadian Federation of Students liason, in releasing the results of a recent public opinion poll at the BUSU office on Thursday morning.
labs or classrooms are either old or antiquated and 71 per cent said upgrading those facilities should be the top spending priority. Senkbeil said, in addition to more federal funding, BUSU would like to see the provincial government spend more on education to address those needs. rfletcher@brandonsun.com
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Businesses that give back to community could earn honour
Small businesses in Brandon this year will have a chance to to be recognized for the contributions they have made to their community. Under the 2007 Make It Real program, two small businesses that best demonstrate how they've given back, will be awarded a total of $7,500. The Platinum winner receive $4000, with another $1000 going to its charity of choice, while the Gold winner will receive $2000, with another $500 going to its charity of choice. The winners are judged by a panel of community and business leaders. Sandy Trudel at Brandon Economic Development, and Marlow Kirton, past president of the Chamber of Commerce, are two of the Brandon judges this year. Interested businesses, or people who would like to nominate a business, can visit ypg.com/makeitreal for more information. The program is sponsored by Yellow Pages Group, which takes the program to 10 different cities every year. RCMP Staff Sgt. Moe Massart said Reston and Virden Mounties were called to an assault at an RM of Pipestone home on Wednesday at 5 p.m. A man had fired a bullet through the front window of his own home, police said. The man was arrested peacefully and police seized a loaded .22calibre rifle. Bradley Flaman, 42, faces various charges including assault and possessing a firearm while prohibited. Hes in custody in the Brandon Correctional Centre pending a court appearance in Virden today.
Chamber joins call to stop funding schools with property tax

The Brandon Chamber of Commerce has signed on for the campaign to get school tax off property tax bills. The push, which includes the Keystone Agricultural Producers, other chambers of commerce and the Brandon and Winnipeg real estate boards, calls on the province to stop funding education with property tax. The province is eliminating its own levy on peoples tax bills. However, these groups also want local school taxes removed from farm, residential and commercial property and replaced with revenue from other taxes. /Brandon Sun
Man arrested after firing gun during dispute in home

Police have made an arrest after a gun was fired at a home during a domestic dispute.
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Wheat producers get vote on CWB future
WINNIPEG Federal Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl has promised to let Western wheat farmers also have a vote in the future of the Canadian Wheat Board. He made the announcement just hours after the Manitoba government released results in its own wheat board referendum that revealed Manitoba producers voted overwhelmingly in favour of maintaining the boards monopoly. Strahl has scheduled a federal mail-in ballot for barley producers to take place between Jan. 31 and March 6. The Manitoba vote was held because Strahl had not committed to also giving wheat producers a say. The results of it showed 69.5 per cent of wheat producers and 61.8 per cent of barley producers want to keep that system intact. There was 65 per cent voter turnout. /FPNS ple were affected or whether there was evidence that customer information had been misused. However, it set a webpage at www.winners.ca with tips for customers including a 1-800 number. The company says hackers broke into a system that handles credit and debit card transactions, as well as cheques and merchandise returns, for customers in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada and possibly T.K. Maxx stores in the U.K. and Ireland. I havent taken a call on anything else, said one of the people assigned by TJX to answer consumer questions calls. Ive been talking non-stop. There are 184 Winners stores across Canada that sell clothing, shoes and home-decor items at discount prices, and more than 68 HomeSense stores, which specialize in home decor. In the United States, the company owns T.J. Maxx and Marshalls discount stores. The break-in was discovered in mid-December, but was kept confidential upon the request of law enforcement officials, the company said. Citing an unidentified source, the Globe and Mail reported Thursday that TJX has been able to identify a limited number of credit card and debit card holders whose information was taken. The companys media spokeswoman couldnt be reached for comment. One Ontario woman who lives northeast of Oshawa said Thursday that she had decided to cancel her MasterCard credit card but was holding off on doing the same with her Visa. We always monitor our statements very closely when they come in anyway. And we will certainly continuing to do so, said Helen, who asked to be only identified by her first name. She wasnt impressed with the way TJX had handled the disclosure. The thing is, it has taken them a month to come forward and inform people, Helen said. Spokeswomen for Visa and MasterCard said that consumers are protected if they are the victims of credit card fraud. They advised cardholders to watch their statements carefully and notify the toll-free numbers if suspicious transactions show up. Visa Canada and Visa USA are working with law enforcement and the TJX Companies, Inc. to investigate a compromise of card account information from the retailers system. All major card brands accepted by the retailer are affected by the compromise, a statement issued by Visa said. Visa is providing the affected accounts to financial institutions so they can take steps to protect consumers. In addition, Visa issuers are using neural networks and risk-scoring tools to distinguish fraudulent transactions from legitimate ones. /CP
Worried customers swamp Winners, HomeSense hotline

BY DAVID PADDON
ORONTO A security breach at the U.S. company that owns the Winners fashion and HomeSense home accessories chains in Canada had their customers wondering Thursday whether their financial information was in the hands of crooks. A toll-free hotline for customers was swamped with calls following heavy media coverage of the breach, which was detected by the retailers U.S. parent, TJX Cos. of Framingham, Mass., in December but only revealed to the public on Wednesday. The company has provided few details about how many peo-
Crocus investors wont give up

BY ROBSON FLETCHER
Alberta studies Man. immigration program

WINNIPEG A program that helped Manitoba boost its immigration numbers to a 50year high in 2006 is drawing the attention of labour-hungry Alberta. Manitoba officials say immigration rose by 23 per cent in 2006, with 9,989 new immigrants calling the province their home. The vast majority came through the Provincial Nominee Program, which brings in workers to fill occupational shortages. Alberta Employment Minister Iris Evans visited Manitoba last week to learn how it operates its provincial nominee program. She said she wants to know what is working well and what Alberta can do to emulate that success. /CP
bout 100 Westman residents with money tied up in the Crocus Investment Fund vowed last night not to give up in their quest for answers and at least some of their money back from the people in charge of beleaguered fund. Im hoping I havent lost the whole thing, said Mike Sirtonski, who has about $20,000 invested in Crocus between him and his wife. I just retired three or four weeks ago ... and I can honestly say that we were counting on that money in the next few years. Sirtonski was one of more than 100 people who showed up last night for the first meeting of the Crocus Investors Association held outside of Winnipeg. Nearly everyone in attendance was a Crocus investor. Dwight Stewart came from Birtle to sit in on the meeting. He bought $6,000 worth of Crocus shares back when they were worth about $15 apiece. At this point, hed be happy to get back half of his original investment. I know other people that have invested more, he said. I feel sorry for anybody who has put all their money into Crocus. The head of the investors association, Bernie Bellan, said the large turnout at the Brandon meeting suggests that people in Westman are not willing to just let the whole fiasco fade into history.
A large crowd listened to Bernie Bellan, head of the Crocus Investors Association, speak last night in Brandon.
Trading of Crocus shares was suspended in December 2004 over concerns the share prices were artificially inflated. Bellan said he believes the shares were overvalued since at least 2001. Last night, with Liberal leader Jon Gerrard and candidates for the Progressive Conservative party by his side, Bellan urged Crocus investors to vote the NDP government out of office because it has refused to hold a public inquiry into the matter. We have a government that has been stonewalling ad infinitum, Bellan said. So in our own interests, its very important to get the NDP out. Both Gerrard and PC leader Hugh McFadyen have said their parties would immediately call a public inquiry if they form the next government, and if that inquiry concluded there was wrongdoing within Crocus, then compensation would be provided to shareholders. Bellan has launched a $200million class-action lawsuit on behalf of shareholders. He said the suit is scheduled to be heard in September and expects the defendants to offer a settlement at that point. But Bellan warned investors that, although all shareholders are included in the current class action, those who bought into Crocus prior to the beginning of alleged price inflation in 2001 may not see any money come out of it. I dont want to get anybodys hopes up, he said. As for Sirtonski, he said hes not counting on anything, but would be glad to get back five dollars per share. I guess anything more than that is a bonus, he said.
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Doctor to run for Liberals in Brandon West

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Ignatieff backers get roles in shadow cabinet

BY JOAN BRYDEN
TTAWA Stephane Dion unveiled a restructured parliamentary team Thursday aimed at ensuring the Liberals are in fighting form for an election as early as this spring. This team will have the enormous responsibility of offering Canadians a constructive, effective Opposition and to pave the way for an election that could come up at any time, the newly minted Liberal leader told a news conference. Were not hoping for it but we have to be ready for it, Dion added. Nevertheless, Dion said its hard to imagine initiatives undertaken by Prime Minister Stephen Harpers far right minority government that Liberals would be comfortable supporting, including the coming budget. If the Bloc and NDP also balked at the budget, the government would fall. Dion was flanked by former leadership rival Michael Ignatieff, whom he named deputy leader before Christmas, as he unveiled the 53 MPs who will make up his so-called shadow cabinet. He found key roles for other former rivals, including Scott Brison as industry critic, Joe Volpe as transport critic and Ken Dryden as chair of the caucuss newly created social justice committee. Dion created four other committees to ensure all 101 Liberal MPs are kept busy. In addition to social justice, he created caucus policy committees on economic prosperity, environmental sustainability and Canada and the world. He also set up a mentorship committee of MPs who will be in charge of advising new candidates who are recruited to run in the next election. Gerard Kennedy, one of three former leadership contenders without a seat in the Commons, will chair the mentorship committee, in addition to advising Dion on election readiness.
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Liberal Leader Stephane Dion arrives for a news conference with Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Celine Hervieux-Payette, left, Caucus Whip Karen Redman, second left, deputy leader Michael Ignatieff, centre, and House leader Ralph Goodale, right, to announce his shadow cabinet in Ottawa Thursday.
Last month, Dion put former rival Bob Rae in charge of developing the election platform, along with Brison, and put Martha Hall Findlay to work consulting party grassroots on policy. Only 10 of the Liberals 101 MPs supported Dions candidacy and several of them, including Bonnie Brown in Health and Marlene Jennings in justice, were handed highprofile critic roles. Almost 40 MPs backed Ignatieff and several were given big jobs, including David McGuinty in environment, a crucial role, given Dions emphasis on green issues. /CP
Brandon doctor says she has the prescription for city voters looking for a choice between the provincial Progressive Conservatives and New Democrats. M.J. Willard, a pathologist at the Brandon Regional Health Centre, has thrown her hat in the ring for the provincial Liberals in Brandon West. In doing so, she positions herself as the third candidate in a showdown between the NDP incumbent, Competitiveness Minister Scott Smith, and experienced Progressive Conservative challenger Rick Borotsik. You just have to give people all options, and Im that third option, Willard, 57, said. Originally from the U.S., Willard has been in Manitoba for the past 25 years and has practised in Brandon since 2002. Because of her job, Willard is focusing much of her campaign around health care. She says that even though the NDP government built the $58-million addition to the BRHC, it needs to provide better care in rural areas. Part of that, she says, can be addressed by addressing specialist shortages in Brandon. Anyone outside Winnipeg should have the same access to health care as someone in Winnipeg, Willard said, adding that shes also running for the Liberals because of their stances on the environment and access to post-secondary education. Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard, a doctor himself, said hes happy to have another candidate that has experience working in the health-care system. He said Willard may be overlooked in a race between Smith and Borotsik, but added that the diminutive doctor may surprise people at the polls. cbrown@brandonsun.com
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Crunch time: Come Tuesday, youll need passport

BY BRUCE CHEADLE
CANADIAN SNOWBIRDS WONT GET STUCK

WASHINGTON U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says Canadian snowbirds can fly home without a passport even after the new rule requiring one goes into effect next Tuesday. We will allow them to depart the United States without having a passport for some significant period of time, said Chertoff. We dont want to strand them here. Canadian officials were concerned about what would happen if the annual sun-seekers, who mostly drive south, left home without a passport and needed to fly back home for some reason. The new security law next week applies only to those who enter the U.S. by plane. The rule doesnt go into effect for land and sea crossings until at least January 2008 and more likely up to 17 months after that. /AP The resident of Rocky Mountain House, Alta., drove 3 1/2 hours this week to hand-deliver her passport application to Edmonton, the only passport office in northern Alberta. After almost five hours standing in a line that snaked about 100 metres through Edmontons main federal office building, Mason was wondering if shed have to get a hotel room in the city for the night. Some in the Edmonton lineup arrived at 5:45 a.m. to wait outside in the cold, dark dawn for the passport offices 8:15 a.m. opening. I think this is stupid, Mason said. I thought we were supposed to have free trade with the U.S. We are supposed to be allies, but I dont think we are. The American law, called the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, has been in the works for years, and became a fait accompli in November when the final implementation date of Jan. 23 was announced. The air travel component is the first stage of a two-part implementation that will add a passport requirement for all land and sea travellers to the United States no later than June 2009. In response, Canadian passport
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A lineup stretches as far as the eye can see outside the Passport office at Edmontons Canada Place Thursday. Tuesday is the day that every Canadian heading to the United States by air must carry a valid passport.
TTAWA Documents, please! That famous demand traditionally spat in some clipped foreign accent to signal the dramatic turning point in an espionage thriller takes on new meaning at a Canadian airport near you, starting Tuesday. Thats the day every Canadian heading to the United States by air must carry a valid passport, or hold one of the special Nexus Air cards reserved for frequent travellers. The U.S.-mandated policy shift marks the formal end to a happy-golucky era of casual cross-border traffic between North Americas intertwined trading partners. Its causing huge headaches as tens of thousands of Canadians stampede to government offices to make sure theyre properly documented for U.S. travel. We are in a very unique, exceptional situation right now, Francine Charbonneau, a spokeswoman for Passport Canada, said in an interview. Our infrastructure is under a great deal of pressure. Just ask Marie Mason.
applications in November shot up by almost 90,000 to 355,474, an increase of 33 per cent over November 2005, according to Charbonneau. December applications were up 31 per cent over the same month in 2005 to 322,085, and January applications are following the same trend. Despite adding 200 frontline staff in the autumn, Passport Canada a self-funding, stand-alone agency under the Department of Foreign Affairs hit the breaking point early this month. Delays began in earnest on Jan. 8, said Charbonneau. Prior to that, getting a passport usually took about 10 business days if you applied in person and 20 business days if you applied by mail. Now you can add five to 20 business days on top of those, she said. Lineups at Canadas 33 full-service passport offices have grown accordingly, but vary widely by region. Thats in part because passport offices, and more than 90 application receiving agents located at select postal outlets and government offices, are not evenly distributed across the country. All the locations are listed by province on the Passport Canada website (www.ppt.gc.ca). /CP
EBay heightens security as fraud mounts

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A bright progressive paper indicates a prosperous town or city and in this respect the Sun can be said to fairly represent the City of Brandon.
FROM THE BRANDON SUN, JAN. 19, 1907.
This sketch, above, commissioned sometime in the 1970s, shows the succession of homes enjoyed by the Brandon Sun. From our first building at top on the right counterclockwise to the current building, this newspaper has long been a proud tenant of central Brandon. Weve been housed on 12th Street, Eighth Street and 10th Street, but youve been able to find us for the last 40-odd years at 501 Rosser Ave.
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ces between There are marked differen d yesterdays the very first issue an similarities, front page. But there are s a third of a too. Volume 1, No. 1 ha on the front page of advertisements make room for thats been reduced to andon Sun photos. But the Br rtment of local maintains a varied asso focus. and regional news as a
Were writing a history book of Western Manitoba, one day at a time.

EWAN POW PUBLISHER THE BRANDON SUN
But Brandon was booming, and like the city the paper grew for the next 14 years under Whites hand, despite a brief financial interruption. The Sun then went through a series of different owners and publishers until it was taken over by J.B. Whitehead in 1903. Three generations of Whiteheads would successfully operate the Sun for the next 82 years, including E.C. Whitehead, who assumed full control of the paper on the death of his father in 1941. Under E.C., the Suns circulation grew from 3,000 to more than 11,000 subscribers. His two sons, Joseph and Lewis, both took an active role in the operation and management of the newspaper, but it was Lewis who eventually took over from his father in 1961, after his brother died of polio in 1953 at the age of 28. During his tenure, the Suns reputation travelled much farther than the borders of Manitoba. Macleans magazine once described the paper as the Cadillac of Canadas small dailies. Ownership of the Sun passed to Thomson Newspapers, Ltd. in 1987, after Lewis was forced to abandon his beloved newspaper due to ill health. In 40 years in business, the most difficult decision I have ever had to make is the one which is announced today, Whitehead said. In recent years the Sun has made dramatic improvements thanks to the loyalty and imagination of our staff members. Then in November, 2001, the FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership acquired the Sun and the Winnipeg Free Press from Thomson, and a new era began. The current publisher of the Sun, Ewan Pow, started out with the paper in 1967 as an appren-
tice pressman straight out of high school. He moved up through the ranks over the next 20 years, going to the advertising department in 1968, and serving as a sales representative, to a stint as classified manager, advertising director and then marketing director before leaving in the fall of 1988. He returned to take over the reins as publisher in April, 2004. Pow said he intends for the Sun to continue as a leader within the community, and to discuss the important issues of the day. The new owners expect us to produce the best small city newspaper in the country, Pow said. Compared to some of the big chain owners, we have relative freedom. (FP Newspapers) let us determine our own coverage and content. Most chain-owned newspapers could never claim that. Throughout the years, the Sun has kept pace with the technology of the time and even outpaced some of its peers, Pow said. We evolve every day. We have absolute state-of-the-art presses and computer-to-plate technology. The computers our staff operates on would make the guys at many larger papers drool if they found out. The Suns longest-serving full-time employee, press room supervisor Randy Smith joined the company 37 years ago. He said the presses and the staff have undergone tremendous changes since then. When I started we were still on hot metal (plates) in the press room, Smith said. The first big change was moving from hot metal to the offset presses. Papers were small, and there was some colour. Smith said the latest innovations have been more colour capacity as well as a better picture quality, thanks to a computer-to-plate system installed in 2004. Now its all electronic, and done through laser imaging. Its hugely faster. With the
machines we have, we can do 70 plates an hour. The introduction of new technologies over the decades has allowed the Sun to better serve the citizens of Brandon and Westman. Retired Sun vice-president Fred McGuinness, who continues to be involved with the Sun as a writer with the twice-weekly Community News Edition, looks back on the papers history with no small amount of pride. In a city as young as Brandon, relatively speaking, it is reassuring to reflect upon the news that this newspaper has kept pace with its home setting, McGuinness said. City councilor Errol Black has often used the Sun archives for his research into the citys past. Black said papers like the Sun are needed in the community, especially for public discourse. The newspaper reflects whats happening in the city, Black said. It reflects the city and what (the people) believe in, the politics, and the rest. Occasionally it pisses me off, but apart from that ... the less information people have, the less interesting society is. Brandon Mayor Dave Burgess called the Sun the paper for all of Westman in an interview last week. The Brandon Sun has had a huge and long history with serving the public, Burgess said. Its always been something that has had a quality and reputation that people have counted on for all those years. Its part of the fabric of the community. Its quite easy to predict that the paper will be an integral part of Brandons future, continuing to report on issues that in our future, will be our history. So heres to the Suns and the citys next 125 years: may they be as fruitful. mgoerzen@brandonsun.com
From the days of printing on presses that used metal type and molten lead, to peering through negatives of actual film weve come a long way to where we are now: everything is done electronically, right up to the point where its laser-printed on a plate and placed on the presses.
Through generations of employees, hospitality has been a constant hallmark of the characters at the Brandon Sun
BY FRED MCGUINNESS
must have been healthy in my mid-teens, if exercise means anything. In the early 30s, on an average of 20 times a day I left the office of CP Telegraphs, at 1039 Rosser Ave., also known as the Smith Block, rounded the Bank of Montreal corner, and walked pass the Cecil Hotel to get to what is now known as the Old Sun Building. I went in the 10th Street door, and up a half-dozen steps to the business office where Ted Woodley held forth. Publisher J.B. Whitehead had his office on the street side of this department, but I rarely saw him. To deliver my Canadian Press dispatches in this pre-electronic period, I then went through that business department and into the commercial-printing section and up a long, long set of stairs to the top floor. I walked through the bindery, presided over by Eddie Johnson to
get to the editorial department. There were real characters in the editorial department. Chief of them was Editor William H. Noakes, a British-trained journalist and cartoonist. Along with his regular editorial duties, he had an irregular, self-imposed duty to write his Sun Gleams. These were one-paragraph acid drops containing the Noakes opinion on current news, local or national. They were presented in batches. These editorials-in-miniature were so frequently reprinted in other dailies that, for a number of years, the Sun was rated by Canadian Press as the most-frequently quoted daily in Canada. Noakes created words to fit specific deeds or functions. If the publisher prevailed upon him to write an editorial salute to a recently deceased business person Noakes did not like, he would do as he was bidden, but all the time he grumbled about how much he hated writ-
ing what he called a son-of-a-bitch-uary. Another denizen of this department who gave the paper a reputation that far outstripped its size was the sports editor, H. L. Crawford. Years earlier, as a little boy playing war games, Crawford so frequently played the role of Boer-War General Kruger that he became Krug to such an extent that many persons did not know he was christened Howard. Krug Crawford was a graduate in law who never practised. He felt his calling in life was to write about sports and comment upon their importance as a healthy social diversion. His daughter Beth, a classmate of mine at Earl Oxford school, told me that she could not recall a single night when her father was at home; he was either at a sports event, or in the office writing tomorrows copy. It wont take me long to tell you all about
the photographers; there werent any. The editor who really wanted to reproduce a photograph had to have the subject photographed by Jarrett or Smith, who ran photo studios, and then send their print to an engraving house in Winnipeg. Even if you were in a super-rush this process would take four days, minimum. There were interesting extras that were offered to the public for major news events, usually sports or elections. Below the first-floor windows on the 10th Street side of the building there was a series of hooks that would hold large bulletin boards, about three feet wide and four feet in length. Having been trained in art, Editor Noakes could print news bulletins in an attractive but abbreviated style. I can remember making innumerable trips to him the day of a World Series game, or in the evening of an election. There
would be a crowd of several hundred watchers, mainly male, and they were quite vocal as the news moved them to jeers or cheers. As the chief of the bindery, Eddie Johnson had a number of responsibilities. The books he bound were mainly commercial-type, like columnar books for accountants. In the basement he had one odd machine, the central feature of which was rows of wires pulled taut. With these wires, and inks of several colours, he could print perpendicular straight lines for accountants. On the west side of the ground floor was the job-printing department. It was later relocated to the 100 block on 12th Street. Letterheads, envelopes, calling cards, wedding invitations and the like were produced here. Art Nixon, a local wrestler of note, was the senior hand. My neighbour, Bob Shaw, worked here when there was work for him. I often watched
him performing on an old Miehle press. In that brief period in which the jaws were open, he had to remove a card that had just been printed and insert a blank for the next impression. This was definitely not the type of work on which you let your mind wander. To get to the door of the Suns basement in the early 30s you had to watch your footing. You had to walk over the rails of a CPR spur line that served Pioneer Fruit and McKenzie Seeds, along with the newspaper. Inside the north door you entered on the landing of a staircase, one arm of which led up to the job-printing shop, and the other of which led to the floor of the basement. Viewing the scene from that landing was a depressing sight. The centerpiece was an old flatbed press that had seen better days. On a raised platform on the 10th Street side were three Linotype machines, two of them
operated by Tom Stark and Earle Finley. On the west end was a press for printing accounting paper and the rest of the space was taken up by rolls of newsprint. Every afternoon carriers awaiting their copies tried in vain to be comfortable while lolling on those rolls. Older carriers would read aloud to us from spoiled copies of that days paper. I remember the buzz of excitement when we were told that a woman at Callander, Ont., had been delivered of quintuplets. Instant conclusion: Papa Dionne had fallen asleep and left his motor running. There must have been a period when that Sun building was brand new, but that was back before the turn of the century. As it was, it had many benefits, such as a location in the heart of the business district. Offsetting those benefits, however, was a total lack of parking, and the sorry truth; there was no room for expansion. The Cecil
Hotel was one close neighbour and that CPR spur line was another. Cramped and old fashioned it may have been, but it sufficed until a dramatic wave of improvement changed it forever. Sincere feelings of pride were developed when the Sun moved into its new, and present, home. In the latter part of the 60s, when you approached the plant along Rosser from the west, the sun reflected off the stonework and that row of flags on the roof snapped in the breeze. This was dramatic stuff. I have always lamented that those flags became an item of contention. Without any proof to the contrary, we always blamed college students for having a mad desire to steal those flags. It was Lew Whiteheads decision that the flags had to go ... he worried that someone was going to be injured in clambering up to the roof. College students beware the flags are now back.
Once you got inside the plant you found a pleasant, co-operative crew with a wide range of talents. I always felt that much of the Sun personality came from female staff members, individuals like Nareen Doak, Ervine Munn, Lynne Leader, Susan Palmer, Nell Figol, among others upon whom you could count for a cheerful response. This attitude was by no means restricted to the women: Don Ready, Lorne Preston, and Willard (the Shadow) Ames also helped to shape that corporate personality. This personality was responsible for the fact that the premier, or cabinet members felt free to visit the plant when they were in town. The coffee pot was always on; in pioneer fashion, the latch string was on the outside. Fred McGuinness is editor emeritus of the Brandon Sun.
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1927 The Brandon Sun reports that hockey has surpassed lacrosse as the national sport in the dominion of Canada.And skiings popularity has overtaken snowshoeing.
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2002 FP Canadian Newspapers, owned by Ron Stern and Bob Silver, purchases the Brandon Sun and the Winnipeg Free Press from Thomson. Sun photographers Bruce Bumstead and Colin Corneau win awards from the Western Canadian News Photographers Association. 2004 Computer-to-plate technology installed. April Ewan Pow takes over as publisher of the Sun. January, 2006 The Suns first Community News Edition rolls off the presses. Jan. 19, 2007 The Brandon Sun celebrates 125 years in production.
1882 Jan. 19 The Brandon Sun makes its first appearance on community newsstands. The owner and editor, 31-year old Will J.White, cranks out his four-page daily on a handpress in a frame house on 12th Street. May 30 The Manitoba provincial government enacts The Brandon Charter which incorporates the growing community as a city. July 3 The new city of Brandons first council holds its historic meeting. The first mayor of Brandon was Thomas Mayne Daly.
1884 1897 White reverts to publishing the Sun as a weekly because of financial difficulties.White leaves and daily publication resumes in 1897 with funding from prominent members of the business community. The Sun moves to a building on Eighth Street.
1882 1930s Nine rival newspapers appear and disappear from the city.
1903 J.B.Whitehead purchases the majority of shares, and obtains sole control of the paper in 1911. 1907 The Sun moves again, to 24-10th Street.
1910 The Brandon Asylum burns down.Approximately 643 patients are evacuated by a staff of 80 people.
1960 Rowe wins a second Best Fashion Story of the Year award for A Century of Royal Wedding Gowns. 1961 Ernests second son Lewis Whitehead succeeds his father as editor and publisher after serving on the Sun staff as proof reader, rewrite man, 1941 reporter and editorial page writer before taking up executive duties. Ernest C.Whitehead assumes full November, 1965 control of the paper on the death of The Sun moves to its present location at 501 Rosser Ave. his father. Over the next 20 years 1967 until his death, Ernest presides Minority shares over a rise in circulation October, 1953 are sold to Toronto-based from 3,000 to 11,000 Ernests eldest son Joseph Whitehead Southam Press Ltd. subscribers. dies of polio at the age of 28. Control remains with 1958 the Whitehead family. Sun feature writer Kaye Rowe wins Canada celebrates its a national award for Best Fashion 100th anniversary. Story of the Year for her story,How to Give Inexpensive Clothes the Couture Look.
July, 1984 The Sun acquires the Globe and Mail printing contract. September, 1987 Thomson Newspapers buys The Sun from Lewis Whitehead, who retires because of ill health. 1988 The Sun begins publishing on Sunday.
1973 New offset presses and computerized type-setting equipment is installed. The presses are then replaced with larger equipment in 1982, and a new press room is built.
1996 Staff writer Diane Nelson wins an award from the Manitoba Human Rights Commission. Kathleen Martens wins a similar award the next year. 1997 Sun editor Brad Jones receives a National Human Rights Award for his 19-part series exploring the roadblocks to mental health reform.
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126th Year No. 001
No man is an island, entire of itself: Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main Never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. John Donne
Serving Western Manitoba Since 1882

Ewan Pow: Publisher James OConnor: Managing Editor Larry Marshall: City Editor Curtis Brown: Editorial Page Editor Jim Lewthwaite: News Editor
The Brandon Sun is a Division of FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership, 501 Rosser Ave. Brandon, MB, R7A 0K4. Member of The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulations, The Canadian Newspaper Publishers Association, Manitoba Press Council. Canadian Publishers Mail Product Sales Agreement No. 40638055.
OUR VIEW
125 years and counting

he Brandon Sun turns 125 years old today. The fact that it celebrates this milestone in the same year that the city marks its own 125th birthday demonstrates how intertwined our two histories are. On Jan. 19, 1882, William White an Ontario newspaper publisher who had arrived in the West just a few weeks earlier cranked out a four-page newspaper on a hand-powered press and gave it away for free to residents of the young city, which at the time was little more than a tent city. What! No building, nothing but tents? White wrote in his memoirs, published in 1927. It looked for all the world like an army under canvas at least that was all my vision took in at first glance. Tents formed the strong scene in the picture. But there were buildings a few. From these equally-humble beginnings, the city and the newspaper grew together. The city quickly became a booming railway hub; the newspaper, despite a series of ownership changes and rivalry with upstart competitors, soon moved from a weekly publication to a once-a-day chronicle. Quickly, it became an institution in the Wheat City its own story running parallel to the city whose history it wrote on the run. Whether liberal, conservative or independent in its political leanings; whether familyowned, a limited partnership or a piece of a newspaper chain; the Brandon Sun has been there to tell the story of western Manitoba as it unfolded. While that role is the central task of any newspaper, the Sun has also been there to act as a force for change since Day One. From Brandons early beginnings as a pioneer outpost to its place as the provinces second-largest city today, the Sun has been there to lead and foster public debate on these pages about what kind of city and region we want for ourselves. The Sun has consistently been a champion for the economic and social betterment of the area. Consider the editorial titled Theres A Chance For Brandon, published Nov. 17, 1910. A news report out of Lindsay, Ont., suggested a Clevelandbased shoe maker, the Thomas Shoe Company, planned to build a shoemaking factory to distribute shoes to the growing Canadian West. This factory, which would employ 200 hands, as the newspaper put it, belonged in Brandon. Lindsay is no better situated than Brandon for a shoe factory, the editorialist of the day wrote. This district can produce just as good leather and more of it than the Lindsay district. The tanning can be done just as well here. Whether its a shoe factory or a canola-crushing plant, the Sun has served as a booster for development of all kinds. This role for a newspaper that is so intertwined with its community provokes a never-ending debate: is a newspaper simply there to serve as a passive conduit for news, or does it have a greater responsibility to its readers? What purpose must it serve? It is our belief that the Sun has a responsibility that extends beyond passing along information to its customers.
LOCAL VIEWPOINT
It is our job and the job of all newspapers to hold elected officials accountable; to put forward ideas to improve the region; to provide a balanced and accurate picture of life here to the outside visitor; to take positions that are at times unpopular and go against prevailing wisdom. This is our mission. Like the city we call home, it has evolved over 125 years. Yet our task remains unchanged. Sometimes we falter, and make mistakes. We are not perfect. At times we do not live up to John Donnes famous quotation that appears at the top of our editorial page: No man is an island, entire of itself: Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. Never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. However, it is this fundamental message that we are all neighbours bound together by a shared sense of place and purpose that is at the root of the positions we take as a newspaper. It is our raison detre, the fundamental motivation for what we write and publish each day. Twenty-five years after the newspaper was founded, the editorialists of the day penned this passage for the Suns 25th anniversary edition, published Jan. 19, 1907: No institution in a community is so thoroughly representative as the local newspaper. A bright progressive newspaper indicates a prosperous town or city and in this respect the Sun can be said to fairly represent the City of Brandon. Started in the infancy of the Wheat City, the Sun has enjoyed the successes and shared the vicissitudes during a quarter of a century. Twenty-five years of labour in assisting to build a city has made the Sun many friends; and might add a few enemies. While mistakes have been made, still the general policy of the paper has always been to advance the interests of the City in every legitimate way. The success which has attended the venture has proven this policy to be a good one. Founded when Brandon was a city of tents by Mr. W.J. White, the Sun has experienced all the difficulties and hardships that beset the path of a paper in a pioneer town. From a small beginning it has gradually won its way until now it is recognized as Western Manitobas leading newspaper. The result has only been attained by constant effort. These words, written at the dawn of a new century, have as much resonance for us 100 years on. We will continue to enjoy the successes and share the vicissitudes of Brandon and the surrounding region, just as we have for the past 125 years. We will demand excellence from our political leaders. We will continue to be a force for positive change in the province. We will comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable, as Finley Peter Dunne once said of newspapers. We will serve the community we live in, and put the interests of its citizens first in everything we do. It has been our job for 125 years. It remains our mission today. Thank you for making the Brandon Sun your newspaper for the past century and a quarter.
The reluctant editors legacy

t would be appropriate to call Lewis Whitehead the reluctant publisher. All his boyhood, he felt he had a secure hold on his own career: when his father decided to retire, Lewis and his brother Joe would divided the executive functions of the Brandon Sun between them. Joe would fill the publishers role while Lew became the editor. The tragic death of Joe when a young man knocked these plans askew; Lew inherited both assignments when he succeeded his father. While he certainly fulfilled the publishers duties, his heart was in the editorial department and this was always evident. He recruited and worked closely with intelligent young writers, each of whom put a new face on Sun editorials. When they moved along journalists are a mobile lot their new jobs were proof of how they had developed under the Whitehead tutelage. Charles Magill became editor of Readers Digest; William Morgan became ombudsman for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Charles Gordon became an author and columnist for the Ottawa Citizen; Haroon Siddiqui became editor of the editorial page of the Toronto Star, Canadas largest daily. I view that as a noteworthy record. As a supervisor, Lew Whitehead was tolerant, almost to a fault. Editorial writers chose their own topics and expressed their own opinions, right up to that moment when an election was called. At that point they came under a firm Whitehead injunction: Write about the election all you want but do not express any preferences. I thought he had a great line: Because we sell
newspapers to persons of all political persuasions, do not suggest how they should vote. On the day after the election, I want all the political parties to be equally angry with me!
THE DIARY
Fred McGuinness
Lew Whitehead was an ardent supporter of the newspaper industry. He held innumerable offices in publishers associations and in The Canadian Press, the news-gathering co-operative. For his organizational work with the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews he was inducted into the Order of Canada. His interest in art and design is made manifest in the Suns office building. He laboured over the design, right down to the symbol of Old Sol that he commissioned for the foyer. Whitehead, Whitehead, and Whitehead published a good product. I cant imagine there are any readers old enough to remember all of them, but over 125 years this newspaper has had 11 competitors in the daily field. It bested them all. Due no doubt to the printers ink in his veins, Lew Whitehead subscribed to that ancient maxim that it is the function of a newspaper to comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
He would have applauded recent columns in this paper by managing editor James OConnor and editorial page editor Curtis Brown. Within days, (and again last weekend) both journalists chided the Brandon mayor and councillors for their lack of vision. Let me join them in their belief. It is my opinion that, in the past 50 years, only two mayors displayed vision: Steve Magnacca and Rick Borotsik. Magnacca had a five-year plan for the city and a 10-year plan and through zoning, persuasion, planning, and public programs he strove to meet his self-imposed goals. Both the auditorium and the Keystone fit into Magnacca plans. I call that visionary leadership. Today it is in short supply. Rick Borotsik used his enthusiasm to bring to town major national sports events which resulted in thousands of visitors and much valuable publicity. Both of these men used the same technique: when they spotted a project with potential, they recruited committees of private citizens and challenged them to produce positive results. Throughout all those 125 years the Brandon Sun has been on duty, observing events and occurrences, reporting on them and offering comment as well. Its growth has kept pace with Brandons. It is now in its fourth location. No matter where you found it, its function never varied: it kept residents of city and district informed on the news of the day. Happy birthday to the Brandon Sun. Fred McGuinness is a well-known local writer and editor emeritus of the Brandon Sun.
LOOKING BACK
New bell tolls for Anglican church

SIXTY YEARS AGO
The A. E. McKenzie employees strike is postponed as wage demands are guaranteed. High winds are causing heavy snow drifting on highways and district roads. St. Matthews in the memory of Ernest C. Whitehead, former publisher of The Sun.
THIRTY YEARS AGO

The Cornwallis rural municipal council has voted to rescind a resolution passed last February approving in principle construction of a ski hill in the Brandon Hills for the 1979 Canada Winter Games. Lt.-Gov. Bud Jobin administered the oath of office to Judge Lorne Ferg at ceremonies which took place at the Brandon court house this morning. Judge Ferg replaces Judge John Kerr, who is retiring from the bench. The Brandon Sun, founded before the city received its charter, marked its 95th birthday today. Observance of the anniversary took the form of twin receptions at the Red Oak Inn. A total roster of 708 helped celebrate the anniversary. Mrs. Greta White Ford, of Saskatoon, daughter of the papers founder, Will J. White, held court surrounded by relatives invited for the celebration.
FIFTY YEARS AGO

The federal government plans to spend more than $4.8 billion in the next fiscal year. There has been no displacement of Brandon citizens from their employment because of the arrival of Hungarian refugees.
machines and into trucks for a few kilometres in the second annual Great Canadian Ride to Aid Multiple Sclerosis. Veteran writer and newspaperman Fred McGuinness was honoured yesterday by the Manitoba Historical Society as co-author of Pride of the Land: An Affectionate History. Mr. McGuinness and co-author Ken Coates won the Margaret McWilliams Award Competition with their book.
TEN YEARS AGO

The cause of a fire that destroyed a Seventh Street residence early yesterday has not been determined. Firefighters called to 564 Seventh St., just before 4 a.m., found the home fully engulfed in flames. Initial reports place estimated damages in the $80,000 to $90,000 range. The remains of Second World War airman Jimmy Cox will finally receive a military burial during the first week of March, says Veterans Affairs Canada. The transport plane carrying Cox, of Beresford, and six Canadian crewmen disappeared in 1945 and was discovered in the Burmese jungle last month. From the files of The Brandon Sun. Compiled by Cathy Arthur.
FORTY YEARS AGO

Today the Brandon Sun celebrates its 85th anniversary. The Sun has been published continuously since Jan. 19, 1882 when Will J. White printed the first few copies on an old hand press in a building on Twelfth Street. Bishop I.A. Norris pronounced the blessing of a new set of carillon bells in St. Matthews Cathedral to the glory of God during a dedication service held in the cathedral this evening. The 100-bell carillon, which sounds on the hour and half hour over the city from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day was given to
TWENTY YEARS AGO

A lack of snow east of Brandon forced 30 snowmobilers off their
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ALUMNI VIEWPOINT
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Whitehead gave us our start

t seems hard to believe a quarter century has passed since the Brandon Suns 100th anniversary. I wasnt on staff that frosty January day in 1982 when the Whitehead family was host to a community luncheon that marked the Brandon Suns centennial, but I did wrangle an invitation to the event through virtue of the fact that I was the news editor at the Portage la Prairie Daily Graphic at the time.
Murray Lyons Reading the Suns special centennial edition that night back in Portage only sharpened my resolve to get a job in Brandon. As it turned out, the timing of that invitation turned out to be prescient, because only about four months later, I was working at the Sun as the editorial page editor. For the better part of the next seven years from 1982 until early 1989, I was witness to the final years of the Whitehead family ownership of the Sun. While editorials were supposed to reflect the views of the owner, for the most part, either Sun associate editor Fred McGuinness or I would write editorials based on our own whims. Only once or twice a year would we have to pay homage to some issue that owner and publisher Lew Whitehead was passionate about. Mostly, it involved the fees charged to get through the park gates at Wasagaming. Despite being a millionaire, it made Lew angry that Parks Canada wanted to collect a separate season pass from him for each of the vehicles he owned and that they were doubling the rent he paid on his cottage at Clear Lake. (It bothered Fred and I a lot less, but we dutifully would write some mild editorials, tweak-
ing Parks Canada for their constant fee increases.) In reality, Lew was only the majority owner with the Southam newspaper chain at the time, owning 49 per cent of the paper. But we rarely saw any Southam people in our building. Of course, for weeks at a time, we often didnt see Lew in the building either as the eccentric bachelor was rather fond of travel, especially in the winter months. It mattered little to the papers success because his management team, including McGuinness, financial vice-president Lyle Macsen, production manager Don Ready, ad manager Ewan Pow and the editorial team didnt really need a lot of direction from the owner. As an editorial writer, I had the benefit of McGuinnesss long history in Brandon and the fact that he was the first person I ever met who owned the full 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary. However, there were times when the staff forgot that the paper was owned by somebody who lived in Brandon. During one of Lews extended absences, something that appeared on our front page got Lews mother upset. In fact, she was so angry she made a trip by taxi down Rosser Avenue from her penthouse apartment at the Scotia Towers to complain to us in person. Imagine the indignity she felt when she showed up in the basement offices of the Sun newsroom and had to explain to the staff who she was and why we should care about her opinion. When Lew was in town, he was the host to a Wednesday morning coffee party in the upstairs Sun board room. There, you could meet business owners, the university president, the mayor, the manager of the Keystone or the current base commander at Shilo. There was often lively conversations, albeit mostly of a particular political persuasion, but they provided interesting insights nevertheless for a young editorial writer. Im sure people such as Rick Chrest and Rick Borotsik remember
A liberal in a Tory town

T
he Brandon Sun always punched over its weight. That was due mainly to the vision and management style of Lew Whitehead. First, he was a liberal in a conservative town.
Haroon Siddiqui
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Former Sun publisher and owner Lew Whitehead is given credit for being a tremendous mentor by the many up-and-coming reporters and editors who worked with him.
those coffee free-for-alls. Downstairs at the Sun in our lowceilinged newsroom, young journalism grads came and went as they have throughout the years with the Sun long being an important first pit stop for many Canadian print journalists. I particularly remember Lindsay Kines who gained fame years later at the Vancouver Sun for being one of the first reporters there to write about the missing downtown women that led to the police finally turning up the heat on the investigation that led them to the Pickton pig farm and the resulting trial now underway. When he was 22 and just getting his methodical news gathering and writing style down pat, Lindsay lived a frugal life in an apartment above a store on Rosser Avenue, so frugal that the accounting department would often phone him and tell him to get to the bank because he had three uncashed paycheques somewhere on his desk. As with many things, I have not kept track of all the Sun alumni I worked with during the decade of the 1980s. Many are still in the business in Canada at papers such as the Kitchener Waterloo-Record, London Free Press or news services such as Bloomberg or Yahoo Canda. The Sun is fortunate to have retained a few people over the years who committed to stay in Brandon, especially news editor Jim Lewthwaite who can provide the next generation of young reporters the corporate memory they should have to be effective reporters in a city such as Brandon. Many things changed during the 1980s. Sun newsroom employees realized that they may be part of a training ground experience, but that still didnt mean wages needed to be quite that low. By the end of the decade, the Sun editorial staff was unionized. However, most of us working at the Sun at the time figured the union drive wasnt what triggered Lews decision to sell the paper. More likely, it was the psychological fallout from the awful stabbing incident where Lew nearly lost his life while out walking his dog downtown. Within a year of that incident, Lew had sold the paper to the Thomson group and that was the end of an era at the Brandon Sun. Murray Lyons, the Suns editorial page editor from 1982 to 1989, is now the business editor of the Saskatoon StarPhoenix.
Second, he believed in independent journalism. He was personally rich enough not to have to worry about pleasing others, and the Sun was a successful enough economic unit not to feel the need to buckle under the pressure of anyone. He genuinely believed in the independence of the press and the need to a) tell the facts truthfully, and b) express opinions, even unpopular ones, on the editorial/opinion page. Thats how the Sun ended up having such enlightened positions as supporting the Official Languages Act and opposing the War Measures Act. We took a lot of flak for it, but Lew stood firm. Third, he believed in quality journalism. Long before it became fashionable, he used to send his staff to professional training sessions across Canada and the U.S. He sent me to the American Press Institute and several other think tanks, for example. Fourth, he was not parochial. He hired Lubor Zink, an immigrant from the old Communist Eastern bloc, as a managing editor. He hired me when everyone in Toronto was asking me for Canadian experience two days after I had landed in Canada in 1967! It is said we get the government we deserve. Equally, it can be said that the people of Brandon got the newspaper they want, even if some grumbled about it from time to time. Quality journalism is an essential element of our democracy. Those committed to it, like the Brandon Sun I knew, do us all a great service. Haroon Siddiqui is the editorial page editor emeritus of the Toronto Star. He worked as a reporter and editor at the Brandon Sun from 1968 to 1978.
Cast of characters Lessons for life from the Sun taught us well A
joined the Brandon Sun in 1964, as newsroom up, even if the advertisers editorial page editor, and stayed for were restless, even if some of his execu10 years. It was my first newspaper tives were nervous, even if the mayor job and I loved it, loved the paper, loved (the formidable Bill Wilton) or the MP the town, loved, especially, being a (the perpetual Walter Dinsdale) was on newspaperman. the warpath. I had another 30 years of There were grizzled old vets around, newspapering after I left the Sun and like managing editor Jim Reid, a guy realized how rare that kind of support who understood the community and and commitment is in the business. the papers role in it. It was a transitionMy hero, maybe the al time in Brandon. hero of all the young Downtown was still guys (we were mostly where people guys), was Charlie shopped. Brandon MacFarlane, who was College was in the the news editor and process of becoming the city editor, filling Brandon University. two of the most The Sun faced stiff Charles Gordon important jobs in the competition from two newspaper at the same Winnipeg papers, the time. Every morning he would put the Tribune and the Free Press. final edition out more or less singleThe city and the newspaper business handedly without breaking a sweat. have changed a considerably, not always Charlie had been around, worked at for the better. Locally-owned papers, a lot of papers. He had a regular corner such as the Sun was, are rare, if not stool at the bar of the Prince Edward extinct. The kind of idealism the young Hotel and used it well. If you cornered journalists had at the Sun is becoming him there, he would talk newspapers lost in a converged corporate world in with you, although he was not talkative which newspapers are thought of as at the office. He was also sparing in his merely platforms or, at worst, conpraise. A nod or a grunt from him was tent providers. There is a higher degree all the complimenting you were going of professionalism now, but not the same to get, and it was good enough. thrill of being in the newspaper game. The paper was just moving, as I Scattered across the country today arrived, from 10th Street to its present are men and women who have held home at Fifth and Rosser. The some of the most important jobs in Whitehead family owned it and Lew Canadians journalism and who learned Whitehead, the publisher and editor, the business, as well as the thrill of the took the newspaper seriously. He want- business, at the Brandon Sun. Just sured it to cover the world as well as the viving for 125 years is a great accomcity. He wanted a national reputation plishment for the paper. Its also a gift for it and he spent more money on news for the people of Brandon (who have than most small-town publishers did. not, over the years, always appreciated At the same time, he gave his news- it as much as we thought they should). room a lot of slack. The extent of his And its a special gift for the people interference would be to suggest an edi- who learned the game there. torial on a topic that had occurred to him on one of his many trips or to show you Charles Gordon was editorial page editor a paper he had picked up in California and managing editor of the Sun from 1964 that had an interesting feature. to 1974. He moved to the Ottawa Citizen After five years, I became managing where he became a columnist, retiring in editor and learned something else about 2005. He is a former columnist for Lew: that he would always back his Macleans and the author of six books.
fter cutting my journalistic teeth at the Russell Banner, I sharpened them in Brandon. I broke a few, too. There was the time I unknowingly drove into the middle of a police surveillance operation and parked my little white Sun car in front of the targets home. Did I get chewed out for that. There was the time I raised the ire of a prominent local businessman who belonged to the then-Brandon Economic Development Board by describing board members as wait for it elite. He bit my head off for that. There was the time I was summoned by a usually friendly politician who stunned me by yelling because a story I promised didnt run promptly enough. I felt like chewing him out. And there was the time fans of a certain controversial city councillor wrote letters advising me to get out of town. Bite me, I thought. The list is much longer but suffice it to say I learned from my mistakes and continued to make an impression with readers as I chronicled the exploits of their police officers, city councillors, business owners and school trustees.
Because Brandon didnt have much breaking crime (there was one homicide in my 10 years there) we focused on people and their stories. That form of enterprise journalism is still valued today and something I encourage in the reporters I supervise as a city editor at The Winnipeg Sun.
Kathleen Martens Yes, I am still working in the media, largely because of the positive experiences and fascinating people I met in Brandon. Readers cared about the news and would call to curse, complain or express concerns. They even delivered the odd compliment. Our accessible downtown location made it easy for them to bring in garden vegetables that looked like U.S. presidents, or request back issues to help their children with school projects.
The highlight of my tenure was covering city hall for four years. What a cast of characters and that was only the administration! Some of those council meetings had the most entertaining and longest dramas (remember the Sunday shopping debate?) Id ever seen and it made for great stories. I recall with fondness the Borotsik/Bachman/Singleton regime (and their support staff) who taught me everything I know and like about municipal politics and budgets. Recording what came out of their mouths was never dull and often tested me. There was the time I was asked to go off the record at a public meeting and refused. I still know I made the right decision, but it was the people who disagreed with me then and in the future who I thank for making me the journalist I am today. Happy anniversary, Brandon Sun. Kathleen Martens was a Brandon Sun reporter from 1988 to 1998 who went on to become the business editor of the Winnipeg Sun. Shed love to hear from you at kmartens@wpgsun.com.
Its the people that matter

BY PETER DALLA-VICENZA
hen Curtis Brown asked me to jot down some thoughts about my time occupying his chair as editorial page editor at the Brandon Sun, I couldnt help but laugh in recalling that I originally intended to stay for a year when I first arrived in November, 1988. More than 13 years later, I shed more than a few tears in 2002 when my wife, daughter and I left behind a newspaper family and a community that gave me more than I gave in return. One would think the recollections of some in my line of involve issues and stories. But mostly it involves the people who I worked with who made my tenure at the Sun a true pleasure. Some still ply their trade there to the benefit and delight of Sun readers. I had the good fortune of working for and with news editor Jim
Lewthwaite, who taught me you can be the very best at your vocation and still find a place for family, community and a soul. I used to envy sports editor Mike Jones talent and how he could write a column that was every bit as good as what appeared in metros throughout the continent, and how James Shewaga could work the Western Hockey League beat with integrity and professionalism. When I was on the assignment desk, CP editors always wanted to make sure Colin Corneau and Bruce Bumstead submitted their photos because they were consistently among the best in the country. Copy editors Perry Bergson and John Hughes were churning machines, always able to get the daily miracle on the street despite logistical nightmares including frequent computer crashes, the occasional indoor rain storm resulting from plumbing problems in
the upstairs washroom and other assorted horrors I have blocked from my memory. Cathy Arthur was able get out the paper that people really cared about The TV Guide and still manage to be a filter on all the phone calls from people angry about my latest misguided rant in print. Despite ownership changes, newsroom shakeups and the departure of interlopers like me, this core of dedicated staffers continues to do the important, and at times thankless job, of providing a newspaper that matters to western Manitobans. Those people, and others like them, are the reason why the Brandon Sun has enjoyed a successful 125 years serving the Brandon area. Happy anniversary. A reporter and editor at the Brandon Sun from 1988 to 2002, Peter Dalla-Vicenza is a policy analyst for the Manitoba government.
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LIVING the arts

writer Eric Schlosser to fictionalize Schlosser's 2001 nonfiction book. Stories involve a restaurant chain executive (Greg Kinnear) investigating high fecal levels in the burgers; a high school student (Ashley Johnson) who wants out of her minimum-wage cashier job; and a group of illegal immigrants (including Wilmer Valderrama and Catalina Sandino Moreno, with Luis Guzman as their mule) who come from Mexico to work at a dangerous meatpacking plant. The U.S. vs. John Lennon (Documentary, PG, 96 minutes). Yoko Ono approved this message. And so it should come as no surprise that the documentary deifies her late husband for his vocal opposition to the Vietnam war, which famously made him a target of the federal government. Ono provided directors David Leaf and John Scheinfeld with extensive footage and sat down with them to offer fresh recollections of the time, but it feels as if her cooperation resulted in a softer perspective. Lennon comes off as a visionary leader at best and an idealistic marketing genius at worst. 1/2 Reviews from Associated Press unless otherwise noted.
Mirrens award-winning Queen arrives

Capitol Theatre
The Queen (Drama, G, 103 minutes). Helen Mirren needs to clear shelf space for her bestactress Academy Award. With a potent mix of autocratic condescension and touching pathos, Mirren delivers the performance of the year in a difficult role as a universally known figure Queen Elizabeth II, amid the crisis over the death of Princess Diana. Ever-wily director Stephen Frears injects great humor and subtle historical depth. One of APs top five films of 2006. The Hitcher (Horror, 18A, 90 minutes). Two college students, Grace Andrews (Sophia Bush) and Jim Halsey (Zachary Knighton), are tormented by the mysterious hitchhiker John Ryder, a.k.a. The Hitcher (Sean Bean). The young couple hit the road in a 1970 Oldsmobile 442, en route to spring break. But their pleasure trip soon turns into a waking nightmare. Not yet rated by AP. Black Christmas (Horror, 18A, 84 minutes). Years earlier, Billy, a young boy, was kept locked in the attic while his mother started a new family. Cut to present day six sorority sisters are now living in Billys childhood home. During Christmas break, the girls find themselves getting mysterious phone calls. Then someone starts murdering them one by one. Not rated by AP. Charlottes Web (Family Drama, G, 97 minutes). Gary Winick would seem an unlikely choice to direct this live-action, computer-animated adaptation, with an A-list cast providing the voices of the classic childrens books talking animals. Pursuit of Happyness (Drama, PG, 117 minutes). There is never any doubt that Will Smiths Chris Gardner will muddle though, that hell find a job, make some money, secure a home and achieve the elusive, intentionally misspelled state of the films title. After all, this is inspired by a true story, and after all, this is Will Smith. They dont make movies about homeless guys who
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Helen Mirren is Elizabeth II (left) in The Queen at the Capitol while the Evans is showing Fast Food Nation this weekend.
remain homeless by the time the closing credits roll and if they do, they certainly dont release them at Christmas. Its all predictable stuff. Arthur and the Invisibles (Family comedy, G, 104 minutes). Crafted for a family audience, Luc Bessons live-action and animation combo Arthur and the Invisibles might be more appropriate for the pothead crowd, given the movies wildly jarring visuals and often incomprehensible action. Primeval (Thriller, 18A, 94 minutes). In one of the most remote places on earth, a bloodthirsty serial killer has claimed over 300 victims, and is still at large to this day. An American news crew is determined to capture this terrifying murderer alive. Not rated by AP. Curse of the Golden Flower (Drama, 14A, 114 minutes). Zhang Yimous latest action epic set in ancient China is blessed by an even grander colour scheme than he used in Hero and House of Flying Daggers. The film also is cursed by its own excesses, the rich humanity evident in earlier Zhang epics lost amid a turgid glut of bad computer-generated effects and the characters selfabsorbed blood feuds. The digital creations look cheap and awkward, while the palace intrigue at the heart of the story feels forced and amorphous. Happily NEver After (Animated comedy, G 75 minutes). When Hoodwinked came out a year ago, it felt like a poor mans Shrek. Guess that makes this totally uninspired offering a poor mans Hoodwinked. 1/2 Night at the Museum (Family comedy, G, 108 minutes). As Dr. Seusss Grinch said, One thing I cant stand is the noise, noise, noise, noise! Thats mostly what Ben Stiller and company have to offer with his latest comedy, Night at the Museum. 1/2 Blood Diamond (Drama, 18A, 138 minutes). Director Edward Zwick (Glory, The Last Samurai) takes an unflinching look at the brutality of the African diamond trade in this powerfully acted, vividly shot drama. Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou and Jennifer Connelly star as three disparate figures who start out using each other and end up wanting to help each other. The Holiday (Romantic Comedy, PG, 138 minutes). Like the gooiest, sweetest cup of eggnog, this romantic comedy doesnt have a whole lot of nutritional value, and youll probably hate yourself afterward for giving into it, but it is rich and yummy and irresistible. Writer-director Nancy Meyers, who established herself as the queen of the glossy chick flick with 2003s Somethings Gotta Give, offers another beautifully shot, flawlessly crafted film thats an update of the classy, classic romantic comedies of the 1940s.
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Fast Food Nation (Drama, 14A, 116 minutes). Richard Linklater is channeling Robert Altman - or at least it seems he's trying to channel Altman - with his meandering, intertwined plot lines about the horrors of the fast food industry in Fast Food Nation. Linklater has teamed up with Fast Food Nation
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The U.S. vs. John Lennon
PG Saturday, January 20 - 7:00pm Sunday, January 21 - 7:30pm

When John Lennon transformed from pop star to peace activist, powerful forces rose from the U.S. establishment to push him out of the country. A very clever and tight story, with brilliant music.
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Cam Penner begins a six-month tour with a performance in a Brandon living room tomorrow.
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oncerts dont get much more intimate than this. When folk music artist Cam Penner performs in Brandon tomorrow evening, it wont be on stage or even in a bar. Hell bring his Prairie soul sound to a local living room. It should provide that intimate setting where the artist and audience are on the same level, Penner said yesterday. Ive always kind of found thats a great way to do a show. The acoustic show will take place in the home of Rae Smith and Brent White, who agreed to open their doors to a crowd of
roughly 30 or 40 people, on a first come, first serve basis. We just sort of said yes, wed be happy with having a performer entertain in our home, Smith said. There will be limited seating because its a house. It will also be a bit of homecoming for Penner, who grew up in Brandon and still has friends and family here. He said he plans to do an acoustic show that will include some new songs that havent been on any albums yet. Smith said the concert should last about an hour and a half. The show is being put on the by the Brandon Folk Music and
Art Society. There are no advance tickets. Admission is $10 at the door, $8 for students or BFMAS members. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at 425 14th St. It will also kick off a sixmonth tour for Penner, who said he wanted to begin the trip in Brandon, before heading east to Montreal and then south to the United States. I kind of wanted the Prairies to be the beginning, he said. And Ill probably end up back on the Prairies this summer.
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Love blooms in magical village of Brigadoon

BY LIZ GOULD
ll the worlds a stage, especially to the members of the 7 Ages Production, an all-ages community theatre group. The troupe has been busy putting the final touches on the upcoming production, Brigadoon, a Scottish musical that premiers tonight. When we began 7 Ages, we were only doing one show a year. Now, were doing four, says George Buri. Buri founded 7 Ages in 1997, for the sole purpose of having a community theatre group. Now, 10 years later, 7 Ages has put on more than 15 shows, as well as Murder Mystery Dinner Theatres. The current production, Brigadoon, is a Scottish musical about two American tourists named Tommy and Jeff. After stumbling upon Brigadoon, a magical village that only appears once every 100 years, Tommy falls for one of the villagers, Fiona. As in most love stories though, there are different elements keeping Tommy and Fiona apart. Taking on the lead female role of Fiona is Katrina Plunt. This is her fourth performance with the group. With a cast of more than 30, some of the biggest challenges were not only the five- and six-part harmonies, but also the Scottish accents. Three or four of our cast members have Scottish accents, so they helped us out. Movies that had actors with Scottish accents helped as well, Plunt says. Ken Jackson takes on the lead male role of Tommy. He has been acting for more than six years and has appeared in many of the past musicals, such as Into the Woods, Chicago, Oliver Twist and Jesus Christ Superstar. For Jackson, one of his struggles was trying not to sound too Canadian. My character is an American, and they do pronounce things differently. You can really notice it when I sing, he says. A non-profit organization, 7 Ages is made up mostly of volunteers, with some exceptions such as the musicians, choreographers and vocal coaches. All
Cast members from 7 Ages Production limber up (above left), engage in a little horseplay or chat with colleagues during dress rehearsal Wednesday for this weekends performances of Brigadoon. Above, Bill Paton adds some authentic Scottish accent to his lines.
money made from the performances goes towards the theatre, costumes, and other expenses. Auditions for plays are usually posted on the Internet at home.westman.wave.ca/~gburi, and in the newspaper, and are open to the pub-
lic meaning anyone who wants to try out, can. If youre thinking of getting into acting, its best to just try out for everything. Even if you get a small part, there is always a chance that next time youll get a bigger part. You never know
whats around the corner. Just dont be afraid, get our there, and have fun, Plunt sayd. With a live band, great music, and even a real bagpiper, Brigadoon is a sure hit for both young and old. Cost for Brigadoon is $18 for adults,
$15 for seniors and students and $12 for kids. The show starts at 8 p.m tonight and Saturday night, and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium. Liz Gould is a Brandon freelance writer.
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CBCs Little Mosque viewership drops off, but still respectable
TORONTO CBC-TVs much-hyped comedy Little Mosque on the Prairies had a significant drop in viewers this week after its muchhyped premiere, but still managed a respectable showing in the ratings. The show, set in a fictional town in Saskatchewan, pulled in 1.2 million, the public broadcaster said Thursday. That is down considerably from last weeks premiere, which drew a whopping 2.1 million viewers, but is still considered a good number for a Canadian show. By comparison, Corner Gas, CTVs big sitcom hit and one of the countrys highest-rated shows, routinely pulls in close to 1.5 million viewers a week. The show received middling reviews from critics but was the subject of international media attention before its premiere. Much of the coverage centered on the fact that Little Mosque is a comedy about Muslims set in a post 9-11 world.
Helicopter flies over New York in preparation for Will Smith movie
NEW YORK Vampires are coming to take a bite out of the Big Apple in the latest Will Smith thriller about a mutant virus gone awry. A blackhawk helicopter flew over the city Wednesday for tests shots for the Warner Bros. film I Am Legend. Smith plays the last human survivor in what is left of the city after a terrible virus is unleashed around the world. It features a scene in which a Black Hawk lands on a barge near a Manhattan pier. The film is due in theatres in December.
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Gay advocates demand apology from Greys Anatomy star

LOS ANGELES A gay and lesbian advocacy group demanded an apology Wednesday from Greys Anatomy co-star Isaiah Washington for comments made following the Golden Globe Awards. During a backstage interview Monday, Washington denied involvement in a heated onset incident last year during which an anti-gay slur was reportedly uttered. No, I did not call (co-star) T.R. (Knight) a faggot, Washington told reporters. Neil Giuliano, president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, said he had contacted Washingtons representatives in hopes of meeting the actor to discuss the destructive impact of these kinds of anti-gay slurs. Washingtons repeated use of it on-set and in the media is simply inexcusable, Giuliano said in a statement. Knight, who said soon after the October fracas that he is gay, appeared in Tuesdays taping of The Ellen DeGeneres Show to discuss the original incident and Washingtons recent comments. He referred to me as a faggot. Everyone heard it, Knight said of the October incident. /CP-AP
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WASHINGTON Columnist and author Art Buchwald, who for more than four decades chronicled the life and times of Washington with an infectious wit and endeared himself to many with his courageous battle with failing kidneys, is dead at 81. The Pulitzer-Prize winner had refused dialysis treatments for his failing kidneys last year and was expected to die within weeks of moving to a hospice on Feb. 7. But he lived to return home and even write a book about his experiences. Often called The Wit of Washington, Buchwalds name became synonymous with political satire. He was well known, too, for his wide smile and affinity for cigars.
Usher fined for speeding

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. Usher has been found guilty of speeding in a July 4 incident in which he was pulled over on Interstate 75 for driving 166 kph. The 28-year-old R&B singer appeared in Bartow County court Tuesday to face a speeding citation. He was fined US$425 by Probate Court Judge Mitchell Scoggins and told to perform 20 hours of community service. Usher was driving a 2005 Range Rover sport utility vehicle, according to a court clerk. After the ruling, Usher spent 30 minutes signing autographs for fans inside the courthouse, said a representative for Scoggins. Usher is a five-time Grammy winner. His hits include Confessions, Burn, You Make Me Wanna and Yeah! /AP
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ONDON Hurricaneforce winds and heavy downpours hammered northern Europe on Thursday, killing 25 people and disrupting travel for tens of thousands including U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, whose plane was forced to circle for 15 minutes before landing amid winds gusting to 124 kilometres an hour. The storms were among the fiercest to batter northern Europe in years, ripping off part of the roof at Lords Cricket Ground in London, toppling a crane in the Netherlands and suspending travel on the Eurostar, the train service connecting Britain with continental Europe. By evening, weather-related accidents had killed 25 people, including a two-year-old boy hit by falling brick from a toppled wall in London. Rice cut short her visit to Berlin in order to leave for London before winds worsened, landing at Heathrow Airport. Its not often you get winds of that sort of strength that far
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A passerby looks at a car crushed by an uprooted tree during heavy storms in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday; at right, a young Highland cow is covered in snow at Carronbridge, Scotland, following a heavy snow fall overnight.
inland, said John Hammond of Britains weather office. (Rice) did well to land there, I wouldnt have fancied doing that. German meteorologists recorded gusts up to 190 km/h, forcing dozens of flight cancellations, prompting the national railway to suspend services across a swath of the country and shutting schools. Long-distance train services in Germany were to a large extent suspended, said Hartmut Mehdorn, the chief executive of Deutsche Bahn, the national railway. We have never yet had such a situation in Germany. At Berlins central railway station, Luise Mazur Reinhold, 79, sat disconsolately on a bench. What should we do now? They threw us off the train 10 minutes ago, said Mazur, from southern Poland, who had hoped to travel to Hamburg to celebrate her husbands birthday with friends. We had invited all these people to his 85th birthday but now we just cant get there. Traffic on the Eurostar, the train service connecting Britain with continental Europe through the Channel Tunnel, was suspended after an electrical cable holder fell onto the tracks near the northern French city Lille, Frances national railway company said. In London, harried commuters struggled through a gauntlet of road closures caused by falling debris blown from glasspanelled office buildings and medieval churches. The citys slender Millennium Bridge was closed after the suspension structure began swaying dangerously in the wind. Rail stations across London also were closed and the evening commute melted into chaos. Traffic on the M-25 around London, the busiest highway in Europe, was backed up for kilo-
metres after three trucks were knocked over by a single gust of wind at around 1 p.m. local time. Traffic accidents accounted for many of the fatalities, including one in Shropshire, England, where a 54-year-old man identified as Richard Heard, managing director of Birmingham Airport, was killed when his car hit a fallen branch. Ten deaths were reported in the United Kingdom while five died in Germany; four in the Netherlands, three in the Czech Republic, two in Belgium and one in France. In Amsterdam, bicyclists who ventured out despite warnings from the fire department were blown over or, in some cases, blown backward. City workers trying to divert cars from fallen trees watched as the wind swept their traffic cones away. The fire department warned people to stay indoors to avoid falling roof tiles and branches and Amsterdams historic canals were littered with fallen trash barrels, piles of toppled bikes and dozens of broken umbrellas. /AP
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Wheaties look in good shape for big games

BY JAMES SHEWAGA
yler Plante healthy again? Check. Mark Derlago back on track? You bet. Codey Burki out of his slump? Yes indeed. The Brandon Wheat Kings big guns have found the range again and their No.1 netminder is back as they prepare for a tough two-game test this weekend at the Keystone Centre. The East Division-leading Wheat Kings (23-15-2-6) welcome the streaking Spokane Chiefs (24-15-3-2) for the first time in two years tonight before battling the second-place Swift Current Broncos (23-21-1-1) Saturday, with both games at 7:30 p.m. We are playing two tough teams, a team we play once a year on Friday, so hopefully we come out hard against them and then weve got a first-place game on Saturday, said Derlago, who took over as the 49th captain in Wheat Kings history last week when Teegan Moore was traded to the Portland Winter Hawks for sniper Rob Klinkhammer at the WHL trade deadline. So it will be a good weekend for us. The Wheat Kings are coming TYLER off of a solid 5-2 road victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors on Wednesday when Derlago fired his league-leading 30th goal of the season to highlight a three-point game. Its a good feeling to get back up there, said Derlago, who has four goals in his last three games. I went into a little slump there for a bit, but its been clicking lately, so hopefully it continues ... I got some text messages last night telling me I was at the top of the list in goals, so I know right away if I am doing good or bad from my family, so thats nice. Burki also broke out Wednesday, finally snapping a 13-game goal-scoring drought with two goals and an assist to move to within two points of the league scoring lead held by Red Deer Rebels centre Martin Hanzal (60 points). I felt like I was 16 years old again when I got that first one, I tell ya, said Burki, who now has 23 goals and 58 points in 44
games this season. It was a good feeling, definitely, and hopefully they keep going in the net from now on ... Theres no question thats what we have to do is score more and (Wednesday) night was definitely a good step. Meanwhile, Plante was back between the pipes after missing the past two games with a bad case of the flu, stopping 22 of 24 shots (.917 save percentage). I had the flu there, but (Wheat Kings head coach/ general manager Kelly McCrimmon) was nice enough to give me a few nights off to help to get fully recovered and I felt good (Wednesday) with no problems before or after the game and I felt good during the game. So Im back into playing shape and Im just getting ready for a big weekend here, said Plante, who has been grilling Klinkhammer on what to expect from Spokane shooters tonight. These out-ofconference teams, you dont know a lot about them, but weve got Klinks on our team now and he used to play in the U.S. Division, so hopefully he can give us some insight. With the Wheat Kings playing three PLANTE games in four nights before embarking on a fourgame road trip next week, McCrimmon hasnt decided if Plante will play both games this weekend or if backup Joe Caligiuri will pick up a start. Weve got a lot of hockey coming up, so how we divide the starts here remains to be seen, said McCrimmon. One thing at this point that works in our favour is Joe did get two starts this past weekend, so although it was not the way we wanted it to happen, Tyler did get some rest. ICINGS: Wheat Kings RW Jeff Topilko sat out practice Thursday with the flu, but may be ready to go tonight. If not, RW Bryan Kauk is expected to take his place again on the top line with LW Mark Derlago and C Codey Burki ... Former Wheat King captain Marty Murray was assigned Thursday to Manchester of the AHL by the NHLs Los Angeles Kings. jshewaga@brandonsun.com
Angie Nickle of the Plainsmen dives into the middle of a crowd for a loose ball in a varsity girls basketball game Thursday.
Dinsdales performance sparks Plainsmen

The Vincent Massey Vikings couldnt stop Maria Dinsdale on Thursday night. Dinsdale struck for a gamehigh 21 points to lead the host Crocus Plainsmen to an 80-59 victory over Vincent Massey in varsity girls action in the Westman High School Basketball League. Cherlyn Reid added 11 points for the Plainsmen, who led 5332 at halftime. Caroline Dubois replied with 13 points, while Jenna Margetts added 12 for the Vikings.
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Meanwhile, in varsity boys action, Andrew Keewatin scored 21 points, while Cody Powell added 20 points to lead the Plainsmen to a 70-24 triumph over the Vikings. Westman High School Basketball League on Thursday night. Janelle Tocher added 12 points for the host Vikings, while Cali Tinkess replied with 15 points for the Sabres.
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Jennifer Dixon scored 17 points to lead the Vincent Massey Vikings to a 75-30 triumph over the Elton Sabres in junior varsity girls action in the
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REGINA A balanced attack helped the Neelin Spartans open the F.W. Johnson Cage Classic on a winning note
Thursday night. Four Spartans hit double figures as Kevin Sutherland scored 16 points, Sterling Nostedt added 14 and Garrett Popplestone and Stephen Shields notched 11 apiece as Neelin knocked off Reginas Martin Monarchs in the opening round of the varsity boys high school basketball tournament. Peter Stancu replied with 12 points for Martin. Neelin faces Moose Jaw Peacock in todays action. /Brandon Sun
Crocus coaches take on teams

A pair of Crocus Plains coaches have been called upon to lead two Manitoba provincial volleyball teams this summer. Varsity girls coach Kevin Neufeld has been named by the Manitoba Volleyball Association to head the 18-and-under womens program while varsity boys coach Konrad Plante will take the helm of the 19-and-under mens program. Neufeld, who led his Plainsmen to a silver medal in the 4A provincial championship in November, returns to the program he coached to a silver medal at the 2005 Canada Summer Games. He is currently an assistant with the Brandon University Bobcats womens team. Neufeld will lead the 18-and-under team that will work towards playing at the National Team Challenge Cup in London, Ont., July 26-30. Plante, meanwhile, has been entrusted with taking the 19-and-under program. Plante has been a provincial 16-and-under coach and assistant with the 18-and-under team.
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UNIVERSITY VOLLEYBALL Brandon Bobcats play Manitoba Bisons at BU gym. Women 6 p.m., men 8 p.m. WOMENS CURLING The Brandon Ladies Bonspiel opens with a draw at 6:30 p.m., at all three city clubs. WHL HOCKEY Brandon Wheat Kings host the Spokane Chiefs at the Keystone Centre. 7:30 p.m.
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Lenoski gets unexpected trip back to Brandon

BY JAMES SHEWAGA
tephane Lenoski thought he had seen the last of the Keystone Centre. Plucked from the Brandon Wheat Kings roster by the Chilliwack Bruins in last summers expansion draft, the 20year-old Winnipeg native was prepared to close out his final year in the league on the WHLs newest team. But Lenoski was a victim of his own success, with his work in Chilliwack making him a wanted man at the WHL trade deadline when he was dealt to the Spokane Chiefs, who make their first trip in two years to the Keystone Centre tonight to face the Wheat Kings. One of the first things I thought of when I got traded was I get to go back and play in my old barn that I spent three years in and I get to play in front of the fans and friends and fam-
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ily again one last time, said Lenoski, in a telephone interview. I dont want to put too much focus on it, but it for sure is going to be exciting ... and hopefully we come out on top. Lenoski is off to the best start in his four-year WHL career with four goals and 23 points in 43 games and has a solid +4
plus/minus rating since joining Spokane, which has won three in a row. In Chilliwack, there were some rough times, but I also had a great time playing there, said Lenoski, who spent three seasons in Brandon, scoring five goals and notching 42 points and 131 penalty minutes in 194 career games. And now I have a chance to play on a team that is contending in my last year, so thats what I wanted. Lenoski is also exactly what the Chiefs wanted, releasing fellow former Wheat King Corey Courchene to make room for him as one of the clubs three overagers. Courchene struggled on the blueline with the Chiefs before being cut when Lenoski was acquired and has since joined the MJHLs Dauphin Kings. We thought we were getting a D-man when we got Corey, we thought we were getting a puck-
moving guy and it just didnt turn out that way, said Chiefs head coach Bill Peters. But with Leno, hes a guy who can play against anybody in the league five-on-five. You dont have to worry about matchups on the road if Leno is out there, so it just made us stronger. While Chilliwack wasnt scheduled to come to Brandon this season, the Wheat Kings did make the trip west this year, falling 4-2 to the expansion Bruins back on Oct. 27 in a game that Lenoski wont soon forget. He hopes to make it 2-for2 against his old team tonight, although he admits he may be battling butterflies again. It was my first time ever facing an old team and it was pretty tough looking across the red line in warm-up and seeing guys that you played three years with and that you went through a lot with and have to try to compete
and play hard against, said Lenoski. But I just tried to focus on my team and not let my emotions get the better of me. But definitely when you are playing a team that trades you or sends you away, you definitely want to play well against them for pride. ICINGS: Spokane has three Manitobans in D Stephane Lenoski, 20, and G Kevin Armstrong, 18, both of Winnipeg, as well as D Justin Falk, 18, of tiny Snowflake, a Pilot Mound Collegiate graduate who is ranked 112th among North American skaters in the Central Scouting Bureaus midseason rankings for the 2007 NHL draft ... The Chiefs will be without C Chris Bruton, who is serving a three-game suspension for an unpenalized hit that left Tri-City Americans D Jarret Toll with a broken jaw Saturday. jshewaga@brandonsun.com
IN LOCAL HISTORY
20 YEARS AGO Mike Lucy scored four goals to pace the Deloraine Royals to a 9-5 SouthWest Hockey League victory over the Killarney Shamrocks. Jim Bonar, Jamie Andruski, Mike Vanrobaeyes, Brad Schoonbaert and Greg Wilson also scored for the Royals. 30 YEARS AGO Wayne Bradshaw tossed in 27 points in leading Pizza Place to a 77-56 win over G. T. Smith in Brandon Senior Basketball league play. Stew Farnell and Dick Green added 11 and 10 points, respectively. . 40 YEARS AGO Larry Adams, Don Yeo and Allan Wells scored for UCT in a 3-1 win over Laurels in juvenile hockey action. Don Kille scored for Laurels. /Brandon Sun
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Lesley Hawker of Barrie, Ont., executes a jump during her short program Thursday night at the Metro Centre in Halifax.
Rochette has serious challengers

Hawker, Leung chasing Canadian womens champion into long program
BY NEIL STEVENS
ALIFAX The womens final at the BMO Canadian figure skating championships tonight promises to be one of the most compelling in recent memory. Joannie Rochette is on target for a third straight title and shell have to withstand stiff challenges from Lesley Hawker and Mira Leung to get it. Rochette got 56.89 points for her technical or short program Thursday night, with Hawker second with 53.57 points, followed by Leung with 52.50 points. Rochette didnt skate as well as she can but the darling of Ile Dupas, Que., was good enough to take the lead despite personal bests by Hawker and Leung. Hawker got the only standing ovation and the Barrie, Ont., skater showed shes capable of improving on her third-place finish last winter. Leung, the
Vancouver teen who won silver last year, will have to be at her best Friday night to keep Hawker off the second level of the podium. In the pairs short program, Jessica Dube of Drummondville, Que., and Bryce Davison of Cambridge, Ont., the 2006 silver medallists who hadnt competed at all this season because Dube underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Sept. 25, took a narrow lead 59.94 points to 59.01 over threetime champions Valerie Marcoux of Gatineau, Que., and Craig Buntin of Kelowna, B.C. In third place were Anabelle Langlois of Grand Mere, Que., and Cody Hay of Grande Prairie, Alta. World silver medallists Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon of Montreal began their pursuit of a fifth national ice dance title by getting top marks in the Golden Waltz compulsory. Tessa Virtue of
London, Ont., and Scott Moir of Ilderton, Ont., were second and Chantal Lefebvre and Arseniy Markov of LaSalle, Que., were third. Rochette, 21, got around only twice on a scheduled triple Lutz, and she reduced a scheduled triple flip-triple toe to a tripledouble. That was no big deal because nobody else was doing a triple-triple, but failing to get it in bothered her afterwards. My goal here was to try that triple-triple combination no matter if I landed it on my bum, she said. I just really wanted to try it and get it done but it just didnt happen. Her Jimi Hendrix Little Wing program is a good one. She just needs to refine it more before the world championships in Tokyo in March. Missing the triple-triple affected her on the botched Lutz, she said. I started doubting in my mind, she said. But Ive still
got (Friday). Hawker, 25, has shown vast improvement since moving two years ago to Rochester Hills, Mich., to work with coach Richard Callaghan, who steered Todd Eldredge to a world title. Its the best move Ive ever made in my life, she said. She used to work 40 hours a week as a waitress besides practising her skating, but not anymore. She directs all her energy to skating now, and it shows. When I come home from practices Im asleep on the couch, she said. I dont know how I did it before. She skated cleanly and with determination during her 2 1/2 minutes on the ice to music from Les Miserables. Thats what my goal was, she said of the reaction from the 3,812 spectators in the Metro Centre. I really liked getting standing ovations. Nova Scotian crowds know what skating is about. /CP
UFFALO, N.Y. Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff fears the bad old days of clutching and grabbing are creeping back into the new NHL and referees are letting players get away with it. I dont think the game is being called as tight as it was, Ruff said Thursday. Before, as soon as you put a stick on somebody it was a penalty. Now, youre getting a free tug at times. Youre getting a free paw at times . . . I think theres games where the whistle has been put away. If this keeps up, Ruff fears it will inhibit offence and cause the NHL to reduce the strides it made when the league emerged from its lockout 16 months ago by introducing offensive-friendly rules credited for opening up the once-stunted style of play. Not so, said Stephen Walkom, the NHLs director of officiating, in response to Ruff s comments. Theres been no backing off in that area, Walkom said. Theres been a conscious effort to make sure that we cement this standard this year. I can assure you we dont want clutch and grab hockey back in the National Hockey League. Walkom said that while the
number of penalties called are down from last year, thats more the result of referees reducing the number of incorrect calls they made. Just because a player goes down, doesnt mean he was tripped, Walkom said. We certainly havent been perfect, but I can assure you that our standard hasnt changed. He noted that while obstruction-related penalties such as hooking might be down 13 per cent from last season, theyre still being called at more than double the rate they were in 2003-04. The debate over penalties comes as the league wraps up the first half of its season. Its the NHLs first mid-season classic since 2004, and a game showcasing a group of young and talented stars who represent the future of new-look league. The Ruff-coached Sabres are part of that transition. With a relatively small and fast-skating lineup, Buffalo has taken full advantage of the new rules by leading the league with 178 goals and tied with Anaheim with a league-leading 32 wins this season. The Sabres have built on the momentum they established last year when they reached the East final before losing Game 7 to Carolina. /AP
Mott scores game-winner

SAGKEENG Brandon native Ken Motts seventh goal of the season stood up as a game-winner for the Winkler Flyers on Thursday night. Mott scored Winklers third goal 12:03 into the first period to help the Flyers dump the Southeast Blades 6-2 in Manitoba Junior Hockey League action. Tanner Irwin, Justin Giesbrecht, Donovan Chow, Tom Spellen and Marlin Froese also scored for the Flyers. Tom Thomas and Shawn Nepinak replied for the Blades in a game that got off to a raucous start, with the two teams engaging in a line brawl just two seconds into the game. /Brandon Sun
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Vick has suspicious bottle confiscated at airport

BY GEORGE HENRY
LOWERY BRANCH, Ga. For the third time in nine months, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Vick reluctantly surrendered a water bottle to security at Miami International Airport that smelled like marijuana and contained a substance in a hidden compartment. Vick was not arrested and was allowed to board an AirTran flight that landed in Atlanta before noon Wednesday.
Miami police said Thursday it could be weeks before a decision is made on whether to file charges against the threetime Pro Bowl player, who this season became the first quarterback in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards. Falcons owner Arthur Blank, general manager Rich McKay VICK and new coach Bobby Petrino met with Vick, who left team headquarters without speaking to reporters. McKay described Blank as
being upset with the quarterback, whose US$137-million contract was richest in the NFL when Vick signed it three years ago. We are an organization that prides itself on not having off-the-field issues, McKay said. I think we have done a pretty good job of bringing the right people in here so we dont have to face these types of issues. We dont like it. We dont accept it. It is not what we want. Under Florida law, possession of less than 0.7 ounces of marijuana is a misdemeanour punishable by up to a year in prison and a $1,000 fine. First offend-
ers rarely do any jail time. Well do an analysis and see what it is. Theres no sense of urgency to it, Detective Alvaro Zabaleta said Thursday. The NFLs substance abuse policy states any team can decide that a players behaviour, including but not limited to an arrest, can warrant a physical exam from its appointed medical director. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said no decision had been made in Vicks case at this point. We have a process that provides guidelines for every situation,
Aiello said. Our doctors conduct a lengthy evaluation, if necessary, and then decide if enrolment in a treatment program is necessary. Last April, Vick settled a lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed the player knowingly gave her herpes. In November, Vick made an obscene gesture toward Atlanta fans who heckled the team as it came off the field after a 31-13 loss to New Orleans. Vick apologized profusely, paid a $10,000 team fine and donated another $10,000 to charity. /AP
Bush, Hester special cases

Returners could be key in NFC final
BY BARRY WILNER
IN BRIEF
Wells considering returning to San Diego
SAN DIEGO The San Diego Padres traded offers with David Wells agent Thursday, hoping to wrap up talks that would make the 43-year-old left-handed pitcher the No. 5 starter for his hometown baseball team. I would say it was our best offer and our final offer, said general manager Kevin Towers, who would like to have a deal done by Friday. Agent Gregg Clifton said the talks were positive. Both sides still have a little reflecting to do on each others position, he said by phone from Arizona. Were all working toward a resolution as soon as possible. If Wells returns to the Padres, their rotation will get decidedly older. In December, the Padres signed 40-year-old Greg Maddux to a US$10-million, one-year deal. The Padres obtained Wells for the stretch run last year. He went 1-2 with a 3.49 ERA in five starts, then lost Game 2 of the division series to the St. Louis Cardinals.
AKE FOREST, Ill. Devin Hester sped down the right sideline on his way to another game-breaking special-teams touchdown. The Soldier Field crowd was frenzied, his teammates headed toward the end zone to join the celebration. Oops. That bright yellow flag lying back where the rookie fielded Seattles punt meant it was all for naught, and the Chicago Bears wound up needing overtime to beat the Seahawks. It was an awesome return on his behalf, Brendon Ayanbadejo, who is going to the Pro Bowl for his work on kick returns and coverage, said Thursday. Too bad we had to take it back. The play didnt count in NFL statistics, it never existed but the latest example of how Hester can break open a game wont fade from memory. Not for the Bears and certainly not for the New Orleans Saints, who come to Chicago for Sundays NFC championship game. We have smart players. Theyll look at the film and watch the threat Hester presents, Saints coach Sean Payton said. They understand the significance of a returner in a game like this. ... The guys blocking for him know if they just find a
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Reggie Bush beats Philadelphia Eagles defender Dhani Jones to the corner in an NFL playoff game on Jan. 13.
way to tie their guy up, the results could be significant. Hester, the only rookie AllPro this year, has a dynamic counterpart on the Saints in Reggie Bush. While Bush didnt come close to being as special on special teams he had one punt return for a touchdown, while Hester had three, plus two on kickoffs and one on a failed field goal he remains nearly as
dangerous as Hester when the opponent is forced to punt. Bush averaged 7.7 yards on 28 returns, while Hester was at 12.8 for 47, leading the league with 600 yards. Hester also returned 20 kickoffs for a 26.4 average and had two TDs in one game against the Rams. Plus, he ran back a missed field goal against the Giants 108 yards, trying the league record for longest play. These are two sensational rookies going against each other who have had great impact on special teams, Ayanbadejo said. And thats a good story. Theyre two guys who will play a big role for their teams for a lot of years. The story of Bush, the Heisman Trophy winner from Southern California, is familiar. He was considered a once-in-alifetime talent by nearly everyone in the NFL except the Houston Texans, who had the first selection in the draft and took defensive end Mario Williams. The Saints couldnt choose Bush quickly enough, and he hasnt disappointed with a rookie-record 88 receptions, plus 565 yards rushing and nine TDs overall. While his impact has not been nearly as spectacular on kick returns, he did win one game with his 65-yard punt runback for a score against Tampa Bay, and his presence when the opposition has to kick never goes unnoticed. Thats the story within the story, Ayanbadejo said. We want to prove our guy is the better guy and deserves to be an All-Pro and going to the Pro Bowl. /AP
Suicide of former player linked to concussions

NEW YORK Brain damage caused on the football field ultimately led to the suicide of former NFL defensive back Andre Waters, according to a forensic pathologist who studied Waters brain tissue. Bennet Omalu of the University of Pittsburgh told The New York Times that Waters brain tissue resembled that of an 85-yearold man and that there were characteristics of early stage Alzheimers. Omalu told the newspaper he believed the damage was related to multiple concussions Waters sustained during his 12-year NFL career. Waters was 44 when he committed suicide last November. The pathologist also told the newspaper the signs of depression that family members described Waters as exhibiting in his final years likely was caused by the brain trauma.
Oilers hope new Edmonton arena in their future

EDMONTON Patrick LaForge is looking for an upgrade. The president of the Edmonton Oilers says the NHL Western Conference champions are eager participants in talks and studies now going on in the Alberta capital to either retrofit the aging Rexall Place, or to be part of a new downtown arena mega-palace. LaForge said the team has just over seven years left in its lease with Edmonton Northlands the non-profit group that operates the building in the citys industrial northeast. It is our hope between now and when it expires well find a new residence, said LaForge. Built in 1974, Rexall Place is the oldest Canadian home in the NHL and third-oldest in the league, behind Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh and the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, home to the New York Islanders. In Pittsburgh, failure to reach a deal on a new rink has left the future of the franchise in doubt. /Wire services
Verplank, Rose drive to front at marathon Chrysler Classic

BY KEN PETERS
HOUSAND PALMS, Calif. The first question Scott Verplank was asked dealt with his final hole of the day and lone bogey in the tournament. I only had one screw-up in two days and you want to know about that first, Verplank said, shaking his head and chuckling after his 6-under 66 was good for a share of the lead through two rounds of the PGA Tours Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Verplanks second shot on his closing hole Thursday found water, but his round was still good enough to tie Justin Rose at the top of the leaderboard at 12 under. Rose holed a pair of bunker shots on his way to a 65. Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., shot well, firing a 4-under to move up into a tie for 51st, eight strokes behind Rose. Weir started the day in a tie for 95th place. Victorias Jim Rutledge, didnt fare as well shooting 5over, dropping him 27 spots into
a tie for 122nd place, 17 strokes behind Rose. Verplank, who finished in a second-place tie in the Hope last year, began the second day tied for fourth, three strokes behind leader Robert Allenby. Verplank began the day on the back nine at the Classic Club, one of four courses used for the first four rounds. By the time he was ready to wrap it up on No. 9, he held a one-shot lead over Rose, who already had finished. But Verplanks second shot, out of the rough on the 595yard, par-5 ninth, wound up wet. It just didnt come out like I thought it was going to, and it was a little bit right of where I was aiming. It hit the hill and overran and went into the water, he said. I dropped the ball into a bad lie and I hit another bad shot. At that point, I was just ready to get done. The 42-year-old Verplank, who tied for second last year, said that because there are three
rounds to go, he didnt spend much time looking at the leaderboard during the second round this time. I looked over there one time and saw that I was right there around the lead or in the lead or whatever. I just told my caddie to get the camera out and take a picture and well go from there, Verplank said, grinning. Rose, who tied for 10th in the 2006 tournament, knocked in his bunker shot for an eagle on the par-5, 516-yard fifth at La Quinta Country Club. He duplicated that shot with another out of the sand for a birdie on the par-3, 202-yard 12th. I obviously was very pleased with the way I played, he said. I dont think you can get too excited about 36 holes in a 72hole tournament, let alone I dont even know how many holes it is, Rose said. Ninety, is it? First-round leader Robert Allenby followed his opening 63 with a 70 and was tied for third at 11 under with tour rookie Johnson Wagner. /AP
Huet repels barrage by Thrashers

ATLANTA Cristobal Huet played like an NHL allstar after being called out in his last start, blocking nearly everything the Atlanta Thrashers shot his way. Huet, who will play in his first all-star game next week at Dallas, made 44 saves and the Montreal Canadiens finally scored after two straight shutouts for a 4-1 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night. The Canadiens won for just the fifth time in 14 games, taking control early in the second period after two Atlanta players were sent to the penalty box about a minute apart. Montreal seized its chance, scoring twice in 46 seconds for a 3-1 lead. That was plenty of goals for Huet, even though Atlantas 45shot effort tied a franchise record. I cant take away what Cristobal did, Montreal coach Guy Carbonneau said. He was really, really good tonight. Forty-five shots against Atlanta is very hard. Carbonneau complained about Huet letting in two soft goals during a 4-0 loss to Vancouver on Tuesday. The goalie responded to the criticism with one of his strongest games of the season. Our team showed a lot of smarts, Huet said, deflecting most of the credit to his teammates. /AP
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Scott Verplank checks the greenside pond at the 18th hole Thursday to see if he could spy his ball in the hazard.
Victory in Florida great way for Maple Leafs to begin NHL road trip
SUNRISE, Fla. The Toronto Maple Leafs got off to a good start on a three-game NHL road trip. Andrew Raycroft stopped 39 shots and the Maple Leafs defeated the Florida Panthers 32 on Thursday night. I feel good, Raycroft said. Yeah, there were 40-something shots but I was able to see them. Id rather have a lot of pucks and get warm moving instead of standing around getting cold. Boyd Devereaux, Chad Kilger and John Pohl scored for the Leafs, who won for the third time in six games. Gregory Campbell and Ville Peltonen scored for Florida, which lost for the fifth time in seven games. Alex Auld gave up three goals on just 14 shots and was replaced at the start of the third period by Ed Belfour. Belfour finished with five saves. Pohls unassisted goal at 10:41 of the second gave Toronto a 3-0 lead. /AP
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At Wheat City (sheets 2-6) Brandon (12-17), Riverview (21-24) clubs COMPETITIVE GROUP 1 W Lois Fowler 0 Katie Kruk 0 Deb Collyer 0 Kristen Williamson 0 Bev Atkins 0 Todays Games 6:30 p.m. Draw 22-Fowler vs Kruk 12-Collyer vs Williamson Saturday Games 9 a.m. Draw 13-Atkins vs Fowler 15-Kruk vs Collyer 2 p.m. Draw 2-Williamson vs Atkins 3-Fowler vs Collyer 7 p.m. Draw 14-Kruk vs Atkins 15-Fowler vs Williamson Sunday Games 9 a.m. Draw 5-Collyer vs Atkins 4-Kruk vs Williamson GROUP 2 Maureen Bonar Stacey Fordyce Joyce McDougall Kristy Ritchey Jean Garbolinsky W 0 0 0 0 0 L 0 0 0 0 0
On Tap
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Hockey Western Brandon vs Spokane, at Keystone Centre, 7:30 p.m. Manitoba AAA Midget Southwest vs NorMan, at Souris, 8 p.m. Tiger Hills Senior Gladstone at Crystal City, 8 p.m. Carberry at Swan Lake, 8 p.m. Pilot Mound at Wawanesa, 8 p.m. NorthCentral Senior Miniota/Elkhorn at Birtle, 8:30 p.m. Foxwarren vs. Oak Lake, in Strathclair, 8:30 p.m. Westman High School Rivers/Elton vs Glenboro/Carberry, at Rivers, 7 p.m. Killarney/Wawanesa vs Birtle, at Killarney, 7:45 p.m. Hamiota/SRS at Boissevain, 8 p.m. Reston/Pierson vs Daupin, at Reston, 8 p.m. Souris Valley at Virden, 8:30 p.m. Crocus Plains at Minnedosa, 8:30 p.m. Volleyball Canada West university Brandon vs Manitoba, at BU gymnasium, Women at 6 p.m.; men at 8 p.m. Canadian college ACC vs CMU, at ACC gymnasium, Men at 7 p.m.; women at 8:30 p.m. Curling Brandon Ladies Bonspiel Draw at 6:30 p.m. at Brandon, Riverview, Wheat City clubs.
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Iginla injury lingers

BY DONNA SPENCER
Todays Games 6:30 p.m. Draw 14-Bonar vs Fordyce 23-McDougall vs Ritchey Saturday Games 9 a.m. Draw 16-Garbolinsky vs Bonar 12-Fordyce vs McDougall 2 p.m. Draw 13-Ritchey vs Garbolinsky 4-Bonar vs McDougall 7 p.m. Draw 3-Fordyce vs Garbolinsky 12-Bonar vs Ritchey Sunday Games 9 a.m. Draw 14-McDougall vs Garbolinsky 2-Fordyce vs Ritchey GROUP 3 Liza Park Pamela Robins Linda Van Daele Gerri Cooke Christy Wood Todays Games 6:30 p.m. Draw 15-Park vs Robins 16-Van Daele vs Cooke Saturday Games 9 a.m. Draw 17-Wood vs Park 14-Robins vs Van Daele 2 p.m. Draw 22-Cooke vs Wood 23-Park vs Van Daele 7 p.m. Draw 4-Robins vs Wood 2-Park vs Cooke Sunday Games 9 a.m. Draw 15-Van Daele vs Wood 3-Robins vs Cooke PLAYOFFS Sunday Games Noon Draw Semifinals (at Riverview) 1st Group 1 vs 1st Group 2 1st Group 3 vs wild card 3 p.m. Draw Final (at Brandon club) Semifinal winners RECREATIONAL Todays Games 6:30 p.m. Draw 24-Therese Alexander vs Nancy Syntak 21-Carol Christie vs Kathy Foley 17-Susan Boisvert vs Joan Merko 15-Cathy Moffatt vs Joyce Cherns 9 p.m. Draw 22-Sheri DeGagne vs Sherri Ferguson 23-Irene Phillips vs Carol Ann Wood 21-Denise Dyck vs Fran Dagg 3-Norma Purdy vs Patti McEvoy 4-Kathy Isaac vs Wenda Aube 5-Val Hutsal vs Colleen Bryson 6-Sharon Chrismas vs Wanda Rabe 2-Judy Seafoot vs Kathy Furniss W 0 0 0 0 0 L 0 0 0 0 0
SATURDAY
Hockey Western Brandon vs Swift Current, at Keystone Centre, 7:30 p.m. Manitoba Junior Dauphin at Waywayseecappo, 7:30 p.m. Manitoba AAA Midget Brandon vs NorMan, at Sportsplex, 7:15 p.m. SouthWest senior Boissevain at Reston, 8 p.m. Tiger Hills senior Wawanesa at Swan Lake, 8 p.m. Carberry at Gladstone, 8 p.m. NorthCentral senior Kenton at McCreary, 8:30 p.m. Minnedosa at Virden, 8:30 p.m. Westman High School Hamiota/SRS vs Vincent Massey, at Shoal Lake, 7:30 p.m. Killarney/Wawanesa vs Virden, at Killarney, 7:45 p.m. Antler River vs Major Pratt, at Melita, 8 p.m. Souris Valley vs Neepawa, at Hartney, 8 p.m. Volleyball Canada West university Brandon vs Manitoba, at BU gymnasium Women 6 p.m., men 8 p.m. Great Plains college Brandon vs Canadian Mennonite, at ACC gymnasium Men 11 a.m., women 12:30 p.m. Curling Brandon Ladies Bonspiel Draws at 9 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Brandon, Wheat City and Riverview clubs.
Amanda Thornborough (left) of the Vincent Massey Vikings and Danielle DeGagne of the Crocus Plainsmen fight for the basketball in high school varsity girls action Thursday at the Crocus gymnasium.
National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL GF New Jersey 47 28 14 5 122 N.Y. Rangers 47 23 20 4 139 Pittsburgh 45 20 17 8 143 N.Y. Islanders 47 22 21 4 137 Philadelphia 46 11 31 4 111 Northeast Division GP W L OL GF Buffalo 47 32 11 4 178 Montreal 48 26 17 5 142 Ottawa 49 27 20 2 168 Toronto 48 22 20 6 157 Boston 45 22 19 4 136 Southeast Division GP W L OL GF Atlanta 49 26 15 8 151 Carolina 49 25 19 5 148 Tampa Bay 49 25 22 2 155 Washington 47 20 20 7 148 Florida 49 17 22 10 139 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OL GF Nashville 48 33 12 3 167 Detroit 47 30 12 5 147 St. Louis 46 17 21 8 119 Chicago 46 17 22 7 116 Columbus 47 17 25 5 117 Northwest Division GP W L OL GF Vancouver 47 27 19 1 121 Calgary 45 24 17 4 140 Minnesota 47 24 20 3 132 Edmonton 47 23 20 4 131 Colorado 46 23 20 3 145 Pacific Division GP W L OL GF Anaheim 49 30 11 8 165 San Jose 46 31 15 0 144 Dallas 47 28 18 1 127 Phoenix 46 21 23 2 128 Los Angeles 48 16 26 6 135 GA 108 144 146 136 178 GA 136 137 138 160 167 GA 149 149 153 164 160 Pt 61 50 48 48 26 Pt 68 57 56 50 48 Pt 60 55 52 47 44 Thursday Results Edmonton 4 Anaheim 1 Montreal 4 Atlanta 1 Toronto 3 Florida 2 Vancouver 2 Ottawa 1 Boston 5 Pittsburgh 4 (SO) Nashville 4 Columbus 0 N.Y. Islanders 4 Philadelphia 2 Tampa Bay 3 New Jersey 2 (SO) Washington 5 Carolina 2 St. Louis at Los Angeles N Phoenix at San Jose N Friday Games Detroit at Columbus, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim at Calgary, 8 p.m. Saturday Games Philadelphia at New Jersey, 12 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Rangers, 12 p.m. Florida at Washington, 12 p.m. Buffalo at Montreal, 6 p.m. Ottawa at Boston, 6 p.m. Toronto at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Chicago at Nashville, 7 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Colorado, 8 p.m. Calgary at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Phoenix at Los Angeles, 9 p.m. St. Louis at San Jose, 9:30 p.m. Sunday-Monday No Games Scheduled. Tuesday, Jan. 23 At Dallas YoungStars Game and SuperSkills competition, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24 At Dallas 55th NHL All-Star Game, 7 p.m. THURSDAY Nashville: Mason (W,19-8-2). Power plays (goals-chances) Columbus: 0-5; Nashville: 1-4. Attendance 10,927 (17,113). Washington 17 5 8 30 Carolina 11 10 15 36 Goal Washington: Kolzig (W,16-144); Carolina: Grahame (L,5-7-1). Power plays (goals-chances) Washington: 1-3; Carolina: 0-3. Attendance 16,285 (18,730).
Tor. 3 at Fla. 2
First Period 1. Toronto, Devereaux 2 (Kilger, Battaglia) 12:14 Penalties Gratton Fla (hooking) 5:50, Campbell Fla (double high-sticking) 8:08, Battaglia Tor (tripping) 15:12. Second Period 2. Toronto, Kilger 8 (Stajan, Belak) 5:59 3. Toronto, Pohl 8, 10:41 Penalties Belak Tor, Allen Fla (fighting) 17:47. Third Period 4. Florida, Campbell 4 (Kwiatkowski) 1:12 5. Florida, Peltonen 7 (Weiss,Allen) 10:08 Penalty Pohl Tor (holding) 20:00. Shots on goal by Toronto 10 4 5 19 Florida 9 14 18 41 Goal (shots-saves) Toronto: Raycroft (W,20-15-4); Florida: Auld (L,7-13-5)(1411), Belfour (start third)(5-5). Power plays (goals-chances) Toronto: 0-3; Florida: 0-2. Attendance 12,242 (19,250).
Mtl. 4 at Atl. 1
First Period 1. Montreal, Kovalev 12 (Latendresse, Plekanec) 5:47 2. Atlanta, Holik 10 (Kovalchuk, Hossa) 19:51 Penalties Kovalchuk Atl (hooking) 7:52, Rivet Mtl (roughing) 14:47, Bonk Mtl (tripping) 15:19, Koivu Mtl (tripping), Kovalchuk Atl (diving) 17:23. Second Period 3. Montreal, Souray 16 (Streit, Ryder) 1:56 (pp) 4. Montreal, Plekanec 8 (Souray, Latendresse) 2:42 (pp) 5. Montreal, Samsonov 7 (Johnson) 8:36 Penalties Exelby Atl (holding) 0:30, Hnidy Atl (delay of game) 1:39. Third Period No Scoring. Penalty Souray Mtl (interference) 2:59. Shots on goal by Montreal 11 16 6 33 Atlanta 15 12 18 45 Goal Montreal: Huet (W,18-10-3); Atlanta: Lehtonen (L,21-12-7). Power plays (goals-chances) Montreal: 2-3; Atlanta: 0-3. Attendance 14,025 (18,545).
WHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
East Division GP W Brandon 46 23 Swift Current 46 23 Prince Albert 45 19 Regina 44 18 Saskatoon 44 18 Moose Jaw 44 15 Central Division GP W Medicine Hat 49 33 Kootenay 45 31 Red Deer 47 24 Calgary 46 24 Lethbridge 45 22 L OL SL F A 15 2 6 159 142 21 1 1 129 145 21 3 2 132 168 22 1 3 132 147 24 1 1 114 140 26 3 0 120 155 L OL SL F A 14 2 0 176 128 10 2 2 169 122 16 3 4 139 132 17 2 3 154 135 18 2 3 162 165 P 54 48 43 40 38 33 P 68 66 55 53 49
GA 122 112 146 141 148 GA 118 119 126 134 135 GA 127 107 115 157 176
Pt 69 65 42 41 39 Pt 55 52 51 50 49 Pt 68 62 57 44 38
T.B. 3 at N.J. 2 (SO)

First Period 1. New Jersey, Pandolfo 6 (Madden, Brylin) 1:58 Penalties Tarnasky TB (slashing) 14:30, Brylin NJ (tripping) 18:44. Second Period 2. Tampa Bay, Richards 17 (Ranger) 4:07 3. Tampa Bay, Richards 18 (Boyle, St. Louis) 19:56 (pp) Penalties Boyle TB (holding) 7:09, Rasmussen NJ (tripping) 10:05, Lukowich NJ (delay of game) 10:30, White NJ (hooking) 19:15. Third Period 4. New Jersey, Martin 1 (Parise, Rafalski) 12:50 (pp) Penalty Perrin TB (holding) 11:21. Overtime No Scoring. Penalty Kuba TB (hooking) 1:33. Shootout Tampa Bay wins 1-0 Tampa Bay (1) Lecavalier, miss; Richards, goal; St. Louis, miss; New Jersey (0) Parise, miss; Gionta, miss; Elias, miss. Shots on goal by Tampa Bay 13 9 5 1 29 New Jersey 12 4 11 1 28 Goal Tampa Bay: Holmqvist (W,15-90); New Jersey: Brodeur (L,28-13-4). Power plays (goals-chances) Tampa Bay: 1-4; New Jersey: 1-4. Attendance 12,698 (19,040).
WESTERN CONFERENCE
B.C. Division GP W Vancouver 45 29 Kamloops 44 31 PrinceGeorge 44 17 Kelowna 45 14 Chilliwack 47 13 U.S. Division GP W Everett 42 34 Seattle 46 21 Spokane 44 24 Tri-City 42 25 Portland 44 14 L OL SL F A 9 3 4 151 88 11 1 1 166 116 21 2 4 113 146 25 3 3 106 154 30 2 2 102 173 L OL SL F A 7 0 1 138 68 13 1 11 128 123 15 3 2 147 134 16 0 1 141 118 28 1 1 107 186 P 65 64 40 34 30 P 69 54 53 51 30
NYI 4 at Pha. 2
First Period 1. N.Y. Islanders, Robitaille 7 (Satan, Martinek) 8:16 Penalty DiPietro NYI (tripping; served by Robitaille) 10:00. Second Period 2. Philadelphia, Jones 3 (Fedoruk, Umberger) 3:08 3. N.Y. Islanders, Blake 24 (Sillinger, Hill) 12:58 (pp) 4. Philadelphia, Gagne 22 (Forsberg, Pitkanen) 14:19 (pp) Penalties Jones Pha (tripping) 3:53, Fedoruk Pha (delay of game) 6:59, Campoli NYI (hooking) 9:48, Fedoruk Pha (interference) 12:33, Satan NYI (tripping) 13:15, N.Y. Islanders bench (too many men; served by Hilbert) 16:22, Fedoruk Pha (hooking) 19:26. Third Period 5. N.Y. Islanders, Sillinger 15 (Satan, Yashin) 3:27 (pp) 6. N.Y. Islanders, Hilbert 5 (Campoli, Hunter) 4:45 Penalties Pitkanen Pha (holding) 1:40, Hatcher Pha (delay of game) 1:58, Zhitnik Pha (holding) 6:00, N.Y. Islanders bench (too many men; served by Yashin) 7:00. Shots on goal by N.Y. Islanders 9 16 11 36 Philadelphia 11 13 7 31 Goal N.Y. Islanders: DiPietro (W,1916-2); Philadelphia: Niittymaki (L,6-24-4). Power plays (goals-chances) N.Y. Islanders: 2-7; Philadelphia: 1-5. Attendance 19,118 (19,523).
Vcr. 2 at Ott. 1
First Period No Scoring. Penalties Naslund Vcr (hooking) 0:25, Bulis Vcr (hooking) 10:29, Eaves Ott (interference) 13:09. Second Period 1. Vancouver, Pyatt 12 (Salo, Naslund) 5:29 (pp) 2. Vancouver, Fitzpatrick 1 (D.Sedin, Pyatt) 13:00 Penalties Vermette Ott (tripping) 3:56, Ohlund Vcr (hooking) 7:40, Schubert Ott (charging) 18:45. Third Period 3. Ottawa, Alfredsson 17 (Heatley, Preissing) 8:13 Penalties H.Sedin Vcr (hooking), Neil Ott (cross-checking) 7:12, Green Vcr (hooking) 10:50, Cooke Vcr (cross-checking) 11:45, Kelly Ott (hooking) 19:19. Shots on goal by Vancouver 6 8 0 14 Ottawa 10 11 14 35 Goal Vancouver: Luongo (W,27-161); Ottawa: Emery (L,20-11-1). Power plays (goals-chances) Vancouver: 1-4; Ottawa: 0-5. Attendance 19,161 (19,153).
Golf
PGA TOUR
PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) Scores Thursday following the second round of the PGA Tours US$5-million Bob Hope Chrysler Classic held on four par-72 courses (b-Bermuda Dunes Country Club, 6,927 yards; c-The Classic Club, 7,305 yards; l-LaQuinta Country Club, 7,060 yards; and p-Arnold Palmer Private Course at PGA West, 6,930 yards): Justin Rose 67b-65l 132 Scott Verplank 66p-66c 132 Robert Allenby 63l-70p 133 Johnson Wagner 66c-67b 133 Matt Kuchar 66b-68l 134 John Rollins 67c-67b 134 Mark Calcavechia 65c-70b 135 Ted Purdy 70p-65c 135 Shane Bertsch 67b-68l 135 Daniel Chopra 69p-67c 136 Heath Slocum 68p-68c 136 Tripp Isenhour 66p-70c 136 Ryan Armour 70p-66c 136 Charley Hoffman 66b-70l 136 Dudley Hart 66c-70b 136 Kenny Perry 69p-67c 136 Joe Durant 68c-68b 136 Brian Davis 69p-68c 137 Lucas Glover 69p-68c 137 Bob Heintz 66b-71l 137 Corey Pavin 67b-70l 137 John Senden 73p-64c 137 Lee Janzen 71l-66p 137 Jeff Quinney 68p-69c 137 Anders Hansen 67p-70c 137 Mike Weir 72b-68l 140 Jim Rutledge 72b-77l 149
Local Hockey
HOCKEY MANITOBA
Provincial C-D Miniota-Elkhorn 7 Kenton 1 (Miniota-Elkhorn leads B-of-3 1-0)
WESTMAN WINTER
Late Wednesday Results: Division 1: ACC Cougars 6 Tavern United 0 J & G 8 Howling the Night Away 3 Division 2: Northside Mazda 7 Eye Outfitters 4
Thursday Result Chilliwack at Kelowna, N Friday Games Spokane at Brandon, 7:30 p.m. Regina at Saskatoon, 7 p.m. Swift Current at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m. Calgary at Prince Albert, 7:30 p.m. Red Deer at Lethbridge, 8 p.m. Kamloops at Kootenay, 8 p.m. Chilliwack at Prince George, 9 p.m. Vancouver at Everett, 9:30 p.m. Tri-City at Portland, 9:30 p.m. Saturday Games Swift Current at Brandon, 7:30 p.m. Regina at Prince Albert, 7:30 p.m. Calgary at Saskatoon, 7 p.m. Spokane at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m. Kamloops at Medicine Hat, 8:30 p.m. Kootenay at Red Deer, 8:30 p.m. Vancouver at Kelowna, 9 p.m. Chilliwack at Prince George, 9 p.m. Everett at Tri-City, 9 p.m. Portland at Seattle, 9 p.m. Sunday Games Spokane at Regina, 6 p.m. Kamloops at Lethbridge, 6 p.m. Everett at Vancouver, 6 p.m. Calgary at Swift Current, 7 p.m. Kootenay at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
MANITOBA AAA MIDGET

Late Wednesday Results: Pembina Valley 12 Central Plains 0 Winnipeg Wild 4 Wpg Thrashers 3 (OT)
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Toronto 19 21 New Jersey 18 20 New York 17 23 Boston 12 25 Philadelphia 10 29 Southeast Division W L Washington 22 16 Orlando 22 17 Miami 18 20 Atlanta 13 23 Charlotte 12 25 Central Division W L Cleveland 23 15 Chicago 23 17 Detroit 21 16 Indiana 20 19 Milwaukee 17 21 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Dallas 32 8 San Antonio 27 13 Houston 25 15 New Orleans 15 22 Memphis 10 30 Northwest Division W L Utah 25 14 Minnesota 20 17 Denver 18 17 Portland 16 24 Seattle 15 25 Pacific Division W L Phoenix 30 8 L.A. Lakers 26 13 Golden State 19 21 L.A. Clippers 18 21 Sacramento 14 22 Pct .475 .474 .425 .324 .256 Pct .579 .564 .474 .361 .324 Pct .605 .575 .568 .513 .447 GB 2 5 1/2 8 1/2 GB 1/2 4 8 9 1/2 GB 1 1 1/2 3 1/2 6
Pitt. 4 at Bos. 5 (SO)

First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Malone 6 (Crosby, Recchi) 10:40 2. Pittsburgh, Malkin 23 (Staal, Scuderi) 18:23 Penalties None. Second Period 3. Boston, Murray 22 (Savard, Axelsson) 1:10 4. Boston, Sturm 12 (Bergeron, Savard) 9:04 (pp) 5. Boston, Stuart 7 (Alberts, Donovan) 9:41 6. Pittsburgh, Malkin 24 (Whitney) 14:39 (pp) 7. Pittsburgh, Staal 14 (Ouellet, Christensen) 18:12 (pp) Penalties Armstrong Pgh (hooking) 2:25, Malone Pgh, Chara Bos (roughing) 7:15, Malkin Pgh (holding) 7:46, Murray Bos (hooking) 10:54, Allen Bos (delay of game) 14:12, Hoggan Bos (goaltender interference) 16:17; Third Period 8. Boston, Savard 18 (Murray, Kessel) 13:38 Penalties Toivonen Bos (delay of game; served by Boyes) 10:29, Chara Bos (hooking) 10:36. Overtime No Scoring. Penalty Gonchar Bos (interference) 3:40. Shootout Boston wins 2-1 Pittsburgh (1) Christensen, goal; Malkin, miss; Crosby, miss; Gonchar, miss; Boston (2) Sturm, goal; Bergeron, miss; Savard, miss; Kessel, goal. Shots on goal by Pittsburgh 12 9 12 2 35 Boston 6 17 12 9 44 Goal Pittsburgh: Fleury (L,19-12-6); Boston: Toivonen (W,3-5-1). Power plays (goals-chances) Pittsburgh: 2-5; Boston: 1-3. Attendance 16,468 (17,565).
Figure Skating
HALIFAX (CP) Results Thursday from the BMO Canadian figure skating championships: Seniors Women Short Program 1. Joannie Rochette, Ile Dupas, Que., 56.89 points; 2. Lesley Hawker, Barrie, Ont., 53.57; 3. Mira Leung, Vancouver, 52.50; 4. Myriane Samson, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., 51.94; 5. Cynthia Phaneuf, Contrecoeur, Que., 49.67; 6. Meagan Duhamel, Lively, Ont., 47.44; 7. Jessica Dube, Drummondville, Que., 46.59; 8. Kristen Walker, Calgary, 46.57; 9. Mylene Brodeur, Stanbridge Station, Que., 45.49; 10. Charlotte Belair, Brossard, Que., 44.54. 11. Amanda Billings, Calgary, 43.66; 12. Hjordis Lee, New Westminster, B.C., 42.39; 13. Erin Scherrer, Waterloo, Ont., 41.84; 14. Devon Neuls, White Rock, B.C., 41.61; 15. Diane Szmiett, Watford, Ont., 39.40; 16. Erika Tisluck, Candiac, Que., 39.21; 17. Michele Moore, Burlington, Ont., 37.66; 18. Monica Boucher, Beaumont, Alta., 34.71; 19. Marie-Eve Lavigne, St-Jerome, Que., 34.36; 20. Marianne Laporte, Sudbury, Ont., 34.34. Pairs Short Program 1. Jessica Dube, Drummondville, Que., and Bryce Davison, Cambridge, Ont., 59.94; 2.Valerie Marcoux and Craig Buntin, 59.01; 3. Anabelle Langlois, Grand-Mere, Que., and Cody Hay, Grande Prairie, Alta., 55.36; 4. Kyra Moscovitch and Dylan Moscovitch, Toronto, 53.34; 5. Utako Wakamatsu and Jean-Sebastien Fecteau, St-Leonard, Que., 52.48; 6. Rachel Kirkland and Eric Radford, Toronto, 48.64; 7. Mylene Brodeur, Stanbridge Station, Que., and John Mattatall, Tatamagouche, N.S., 47.25; 8. Jessica Miller and Ian Moram, Vancouver, 46.61; 9. Elizabeth Putnam, Toronto, and Sean Wirtz, Marathon, Ont., 44.90; 10. Stephanie Valois, St-Jerome, Que., and Jonathan Boudreau-Beland, Ste-Agathe, Que., 44.40. Ice Dance Compulsory Dance 1. Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Montreal, 41.06; 2. Tessa Virtue, London, Ont., and Scott Moir, Ilderton, Ont., 34.98; 3. Chantal Lefebvre and Arseny Markov, LaSalle, Que., 30.82; 4. Lauren Senft, Vancouver, and Leif Gislason, Winnipeg, 30.70; 5. Siobhan Karam and Joshua McGrath, Ottawa, 29.00; 6. Terra Findlay, Echo Bay, Ont., and Liam Dougherty, Whitehorse, Yukon, 27.38; 7. Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje,Waterloo, Ont., 27.07; 8. Mylene Lamoureux, StEustache, Que., and Michael Mee, Montreal, 25.53; 9. Allie Hann-McCurdy, Nanaimo, B.C., and Michael Coreno, Delhi, Ont., 25.29; 10.Andrea Chong, Toronto, and Spencer Barnes, Pickering, Ont., 22.45.
Ana. 1 at Edm. 4
First Period 1. Anaheim, Selanne 30, 6:27 Penalties Nedved Edm (hooking) 1:34, Roloson Edm (delay of game; served by Smyth) 2:01, Kunitz Ana (goaltender interference) 2:30, S.Niedermayer Ana (tripping) 3:25, Moen Ana, Greene Edm (fighting) 7:55, Anaheim bench (delay of game; served by Thornton) 18:15. Second Period 2. Edmonton, Smith 2 (Smyth, Hejda) 18:55 3. Edmonton, Petersen 2 (Pisani, Torres) 19:22 Penalties Pahlsson Ana (holding) 0:35, Horcoff Edm (hooking) 13:17, Thornton Ana, Roy Edm (fighting) 16:44. Third Period 4. Edmonton, Smyth 22 (Horcoff, Roloson) 8:35 5. Edmonton, Smyth 23 (Horcoff, Lupul) 13:47 Penalty Getzlaf Ana (interference) 14:46. Shots on goal by Anaheim 9 9 6 24 Edmonton 6 9 5 20 Goal Anaheim: Bryzgalov (L,5-5-3); Edmonton: Roloson (W,20-17-4). Power plays (goals-chances) Anaheim: 0-3; Edmonton: 0-5. Attendance 16,839 (16,839).
Transactions
HOCKEY
National Hockey League CALGARY FLAMESSigned G Leland Irving. LOS ANGELES KINGSClaimed G Sean Burke off waivers from Tampa Bay. Assigned C Marty Murray to Manchester of the AHL. WASHINGTON CAPITALSRecalled D Jeff Schultz from Hershey of the AHL.
CHL RANKINGS
(Weekly top-10 rankings of major junior clubs released Thursday as selected by a panel of National Hockey League scouts, with current ranking, previous in parentheses, plus league and record through Wednesdays games:) 1. (1) Everett (WHL, 34-7-0-1) 2. (2) Vancouver (WHL, 29-9-3-4) 3. (3) Barrie (OHL, 31-11-0-1) 4. (7) Kamloops (WHL, 31-11-1-1) 5. (4) Lewiston (QMJHL, 32-9-1-3) 6. (5) Medicine Hat (WHL, 33-14-2-0) 7. (6) London (OHL, 29-10-1-3) 8. (9) Plymouth (OHL, 29-11-1-2) 9. (8) Kitchener (OHL, 28-13-1-2) 10. (10) Cape Breton (Que, 30-13-2-0)
Pct GB .800 .675 5 .625 7 .405 15 1/2 .250 22 Pct GB .641 .541 4 .514 5 .400 9 1/2 .375 10 1/2 Pct GB .789 .667 4 1/2 .475 12 .462 12 1/2 .389 15
Tennis
MELBOURNE,Australia (AP) Results Thursday at the US$15.68-million Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses): Mens Singles Second Round Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Nikolay Davydenko (3), Russia, def. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3. James Blake (5), U.S., def. Alex Kuznetsov, U.S., 6-4, 6-1, 6-2. David Nalbandian (8), Argentina, def. Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Fernando Gonzalez (10), Chile, def. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 67, 6-4, 4-0, retired. Tommy Haas (12), Germany, def. Ilia Bozoljac, Serbia, 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-3. Tomas Berdych (13), Czech Republic, def. Robert Smeets, Australia, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Andy Murray (15), Britain, def. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 7-6 (4), 7-5, 6-4. Juan Ignacio Chela,Argentina, def. Jarkko Nieminen (17), Finland, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Lleyton Hewitt (19),Australia, def. Frank Dancevic, Niagara Falls, Ont., 6-4, 6-4, 36, 6-4. Dmitry Tursunov (21), Russia, def. Max Mirnyi, Belarus, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Sebastien Grosjean (28), France, def. Olivier Rochus, Belgium, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Stanislas Wawrinka (31), Switzerland, def. Paul Capdeville, Chile, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2. Doubles First Round Mark Knowles, Bahamas, and Daniel Nestor (3), Toronto, def. Jose Acasuso and Martin Vassallo Arguello, Argentina, 7-6 (1), 6-4. Womens Singles Second Round Maria Sharapova (1), Russia, def. Anastassia Rodionova, Russia, 6-0, 6-3. Kim Clijsters (4), Belgium, def. Akiko Morigami, Japan, 6-3, 6-0. Martina Hingis (6), Switzerland, def. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, 6-2, 6-2. Patty Schnyder (8), Switzerland, def. Shuai Peng, China, 7-5, 6-3. Dinara Safina (9), Russia, def. Youlia Fedossova, France, 6-3, 6-2. Anna Chakvetadze (12), Russia, def. Laura Granville, U.S., 6-2, 5-7, 6-1. Ana Ivanovic (13), Serbia, def. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Daniela Hantuchova (15), Slovakia, def. Emilie Loit, France, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Ashley Harkleroad, U.S., def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (17), Germany, 6-2, 6-2. Li Na (19), China, def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, 6-0, 6-2. Vera Zvonareva (22), Russia, def. Tamira Paszek, Austria, 6-1, 6-3. Jelena Kostanic Tosic, Croatia, def. Samantha Stosur (24),Australia, 6-4, 2-6, 62. Alona Bondarenko (29), Ukraine, def. Virginie Razzano, France, 6-3, 6-4. Tathiana Garbin (30), Italy, def. Renata Voracova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 7-5.
Thursday Results Miami 104 Indiana 101 L.A. Lakers at Dallas N Wednesday Results Toronto 101 Sacramento 85 Atlanta 105 Minnesota 88 Chicago 99 Milwaukee 90 L.A. Clippers 115 Golden State 109 L.A. Lakers 100 San Antonio 96 Memphis 118 Philadelphia 102 New Jersey 92 Charlotte 85 Portland 94 Cleveland 76 Phoenix 100 Houston 91 Utah 100 Detroit 99 Washington 99 New York 98 Friday Games Utah at Toronto, 6 p.m. Washington at Orlando, 6 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Charlotte at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Sacramento at Boston, 6:30 p.m. New Jersey at New York, 6:30 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 7 p.m. New Orleans at San Antonio, 7 p.m. Portland at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at Seattle, 9:30 p.m. Cleveland at Denver, 9:30 p.m.
Clb. 0 at Nash. 4
First Period 1. Nashville, Legwand 15 (Fiddler, Vasicek) 4:07 2. Nashville, Sullivan 15 (Arnott, Weber) 13:18 Penalties Fedorov Clb (high-sticking) 1:22, Suter Nash (hooking) 5:47, Nashville bench (too many men; served by Hartnell) 9:26, Klesla Clb, Zidlicky Nash (roughing) 12:43, Timonen Nash (tripping) 13:54. Second Period 3. Nashville, Kariya 16 (Zidlicky, Timonen) 10:11 (pp) Penalties Klesla Clb (tripping) 0:24, Zherdev Clb (holding) 9:11, Chimera Clb (unsportsmanlike conduct) 16:39. Third Period 4. Nashville, Erat 9 (Kariya, Legwand) 9:56 Penalties Nichol Nash (hooking) 11:36, Hartnell Nash (tripping) 13:30. Shots on goal by Columbus 15 9 9 33 Nashville 8 8 10 26 Goal Columbus: Conklin (L,1-1-1);
Wash. 5 at Car. 2
First Period 1. Washington, Clark 18, 13:00 Penalties Williams Car (diving) 9:26, Eminger Wash (slashing) 15:40. Second Period 2. Washington, Semin 26 (Zubrus) 11:28 (pp) Penalties Wesley Car (interference) 9:13, Babchuk Car (hooking) 11:24, Sutherby Wash (hooking) 14:13, Nycholat Wash (hooking) 17:09. Third Period 3. Carolina, Cole 21 (Commodore, Belanger) 2:00 4. Washington, Semin 27 (Brashear, Heward) 9:33 5. Carolina, Staal 20 (Whitney, Wesley) 12:07 6. Washington, Clark 19 (Pettinger, Gordon) 19:00 (en) 7. Washington, Ovechkin 29 (Morrisonn) 19:20 (en) Penalties None. Shots on goal by
ALGARY It will be a while yet before Jarome Iginla wears the flaming red C again. When the Calgary Flames captain suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee during a game on Jan. 4, he downplayed the injury by saying he would be sidelined at least a week. Two weeks later, Iginla hopes to start skating after next Wednesdays NHL all-star game in Dallas. But even that may be pushing it. Im hoping right after, but that would be optimistic, Iginla said Thursday. The timeline is a month, but right after the all-star break is three weeks and thats what Im hoping for. Iginla had slightly injured his MCL once before during his career and only missed one game. Doctors told him the injury was more severe this time. They tell you its worse and you believe them, you just dont like to say oh, its going to be a month, Iginla said. Hes wearing a brace on his left knee and is scheduled to see team doctors again Friday, when the Flames host the Anaheim Ducks at the Pengrowth Saddledome (Sportsnet, 6 p.m. CT). The Ducks were tied with Buffalo atop the NHL standings heading into Thursdays game in Edmonton. Calgary heads to Edmonton on Saturday for the Flames last game before the all-star hiatus. Iginla was fifth in NHL scoring with 23 goals and 30 assists in 39 games and off to one of the best starts in his career at the time of his injury. The 29-year-old from Edmonton, who has twice won the NHLs goal-scoring title, would have joined teammates Dion Phaneuf and Miikka Kiprusoff in Dallas next week for his fourth all-star game if not for his knee. The Flames are 4-2 since their captains injury. They won four in a row before back-to-back road losses in Nashville and Dallas this week. Head coach Jim Playfair said the losses dont make him any more anxious to get his star player back in the lineup. Hes not in the room, so he cant help us win and he has to come back at 100 per cent to help us win, Playfair said. You cant really let the two criss-cross over and let the emotional wins and losses come into wanting to speed up (healing) Jaromes injury. Kristian Huselius, with five goals and three assists, and Daymond Langkow, with four goals and four assists, have helped fill the offensive void during Iginlas absence. Winger Tony Amonte said the Flames can afford to be patient. We want him to come back when hes ready to come back, not to come back early and have this thing nagging all year, he said. If it takes a few extra days, so be it. We have enough firepower in the lineup where we should be able to maintain our wins. /CP
High School
ZONE 9 BASKETBALL
THURSDAY Varsity Boys: Melita 48 Boissevain 47
LIVING musings
BLONDIE GARFIELD
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DILBERT
POOCH CAFE
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
SALLY FORTH
Capricorns regrets not worth mentioning

FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 19 The Aquarius moon foretells adventures to come, and tomorrow the sun follows her into the realm of the future. If theres a technological advance youve wanted to make, its the ideal time to research. Also, the stars are right for padding your network with lighthearted and loose ties. Go for quantity without worrying about getting too deep. ARIES (March 21-April 19). Loving is a risk. Its risking your own idea of yourself and daring someone to change it which they certainly will. Youre a risktaker, and you go into relationships with courage. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You enjoy sharing your opinion if others ask for it, but youre not about to impose your views on the general public. Your restraint is appreciated, especially by someone powerful. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Events happen that cause you to rethink what youre doing with the bulk of your time. If your work makes you dreary, youre either not approaching it right, or its not for you. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your prejudice has been unconscious, until today. Everything is illuminated. Now, believing in the same way is a choice, not a reaction. Capricorn and Pisces friends are ideal advisers. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When you believe in your talent, you teach others how to believe in you as well. Its not arrogance really! Having the right attitude toward yourself allows you to be compassionate toward others. Cravings or obsessive thought patterns are signs that a basic need has yet to be met! If you satisfy the need, your symptoms finally abate. Tonight, theres a significant breakthrough. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). A prize lands on your turf but everyone else wants it, too. Its like a soccer team for 5-yearolds. Everyone huddles around the ball instead of playing his or her position. Your maturity prevails. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). The creative well is dry. You need inspiration as much as you need food and air. Go into the world as a sponge ready to soak up all the artistry you encounter. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Youre on a cosmic timeout not a punishment, but a time to reflect on the events of the past two months. Regrets? You have a few but then again, too few to mention. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If play is an art form, today you become a fine artist. Use mischief to add excitement to a relationship, cement a friendship or put an intriguing flair into your creative work. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Instead of resolving to take the good with the bad, just improve the bad. Everyone is better off for your effort. Confrontation isnt something to avoid at all costs after all!
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Holiday Mathis TODAYS BIRTHDAY (Jan. 19). Synchronistic events are sprinkled generously throughout your new year everything is falling into place for you. A family situation is resolved in March. April is your chance to go where youve always dreamed of going. You work like crazy in May, but are also entertained with good food, friends and loyal family. Aries and Gemini people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 30, 22, 19 and 5. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If youre wondering whether a loved ones sweet gesture is enough to erase this persons wrongdoings from your memory for good, heres the answer: No, it wont. Getting to the heart of the problem is imperative. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
THE Daily Crossword

ACROSS 1 Cartographic creations 5 Man in a whale 10 Warmth 14 Old World continent 15 Think the world of 16 Nevada town 17 Hope role 20 Tropical wader 21 Canape topper 22 Minutes taker, perhaps 23 Latin eggs 25 U.S. rocket launchers 27 Bonaduce role 34 Arabian garb 35 Season opener? 36 Stun guns 38 Take the odds 39 Arrives by air 41 Short drink 42 Spoof 44 Female sib 45 12-point type 46 Sothern role 49 Apart from this 50 Mystery writer Grafton 51 Island west of Maui 54 Step into character 57 Bumped off 61 Harris role 64 Paul of "Scarface" 65 Take the tiller 66 Trademark DOS 67 Spoiled child 68 Fictitious 69 Dry run DOWN 1 SAT section 2 U.S. Open stadium 3 Landing place 4 Oater bars 5 Traffic tie-up 6 Scent 7 Double negative? 8 Fervent 9 That woman
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Your daughters friend is too immature

Dear Annie: For most of her life, my 11-year-old daughter has been best friends with Tammy, age nine. Tammy is the daughter of good friends. In recent weeks, every time my daughter has called her, Tammy has some reason to hang up the phone, so the conversations are very short. When my daughter tries to get together with Tammy, there is always some excuse why she cant come over. When we ran into Tammy at a football game, she totally avoided us and walked around the stadium with her nose in the air. My daughter is so upset that she cries her heart out for hours at a time. My wife and I have loved Tammy like our own, and I dont understand why she is being so callous. What can we do? Heart Torn in Lennon, Mich. Dear Heart Torn: It is not unusual for young friendships to fall by the wayside, and girls that age can be emotionally nasty. Encourage your daughter to see this as an opportunity. Her best friend should be someone with whom she can navigate the upcoming teen years, and Tammy is simply too young and immature. Involve her in extracurricular activities that will help her find other, more appropriate, friends, and focus on the positives of moving into a more grown-up phase of her life. Dear Annie: I am a 32-yearold woman, married for 10 years, and have three children. I love my husband dearly, and I think he feels the same way. My problem is, two months ago, after a party in my home, I saw my husband come out of the bedroom that my brothers wife was sleeping in. He was fully clothed and not in there very long, but seeing this broke my heart. He swears to me nothing happened. They both claim they were just talking, but I cant seem to get past it. for very long. Yet youre convinced something happened. Has your husband previously shown an interest in your sister-in-law? Is it possible he was just saying goodnight or checking to see if she was OK? There are some real trust issues going on here, and you need to get to the bottom of them before your marriage is destroyed. Please ask your husband to come with you for counselling. It will help clear the air. Dear Annie: I have been suffering from depression for the past six months. Ive gone to different therapists, switched medications and consulted other doctors to see if there is anything else wrong, but nothing seems to make me better. I cant sleep. I seem to have an abundance of adrenaline, plus constant headaches. Ive lost interest in things I used to enjoy. It is affecting my job, relationships and health. Any advice? Tired of Being Down Dear Tired: You may not be giving your medication enough time to work. It often takes six weeks or more for an antidepressant to kick in, and there is some trial and error in finding the medication that works best for you. Its also possible that your symptoms are the result of lack of sleep, and you might want to address that first. And considering the headaches and adrenaline rush, ask your doctor to refer you to a neurologist, just to be sure it isnt a physical problem.
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Kathy Mitchell, Marcy Sugar I did tell my husband that I was leaving, but he cried and pleaded and said he could never live without me. This is on my mind all the time. I have dreams about it. I feel less secure. I really want to believe that nothing went on, but a part of me keeps saying something different. How can I get on with my life? My brother and I were always close, and this seems to have torn us apart. He is OK with my husband, but how do I become OK with them? Wondering in Canada Dear Wondering: We must be missing some vital information. You saw your husband exit the bedroom where your sister-in-law was resting. He was fully clothed, and you know he wasnt with her
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SOCIAL Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . 01 Florists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05 In Memoriams . . . . . . . . . 10 Memorial Donations . . . . 15 Cards of Thanks . . . . . . . . 20 Funeral Directors . . . . . . . 30 Memorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Retirements . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Graduations . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Anniversaries . . . . . . . . . . 42 Weddings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Engagements . . . . . . . . . . 44 Births . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Teas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Party Supplies . . . . . . . . . . 51 Food/Catering. . . . . . . . . . 55 Coming Events . . . . . . . . . 60 Entertainers . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Bingos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Found (Free) . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Find-a-Friend . . . . . . . . . . 90 Adult Personals . . . . . . . . 91 Costume Rentals. . . . . . . . 93 Personals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Day Care Centres . . . . . . . 95 Licenced Family Day Care. . 96 Family Daycare . . . . . . . . . 97 Pre-Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 EMPLOYMENT Careers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 099 Professional Help Wanted . 100 Skilled Help Wanted . . . 105 Dental/Medical Help Wanted 106 Sales Help Wanted . . . . . 110 General Help Wanted . . 115
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Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Teachers Wanted . . . . . . 120 Office / Clerical . . . . . . . . 125 Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Employment Wanted. . . 130 Employment Directory. . 131 Housesitting . . . . . . . . . . 132 Career Training. . . . . . . . 135 Employment Training . . 136 Business Services. . . . . . . 137 Professional Services . . . 138 Business Opportunities . 139 Resumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Typing Services . . . . . . . . 145 Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Health Services . . . . . . . . 160 REAL ESTATE Open Houses . . . . . . . . . 199 Houses for Sale. . . . . . . . 200 Houses for Rent . . . . . . . 205 Duplexes for Sale/Rent . 208 Houses Wanted to Buy . 210 Houses Wanted to Rent. 215 Vacation Accommodation 216 Vacation Accommodation Wanted . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Condos for Sale . . . . . . . 218 Condos for Rent . . . . . . . 219 Rural House for Sale . . . 220 Rural House for Rent . . . 225 Rural House Wanted to Buy . . . . . . 230 Rural House Wanted to Rent . . . . 235 Apartments Furnished . . 240 Apartments Unfurnished . 245 Apartments Partly Furnished . . . . 250 Apartments Wanted . . . 251 Rooms to Let . . . . . . . . . 255 Rooms Wanted. . . . . . . . 260 Room and Board . . . . . . 265
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Roommates Wanted . . . 268 Room and Board Wanted . 270 Manufactured Homes . . 274 Mobile Homes for Sale . 275 Mobile Homes for Rent . 280 Mobile Homes Wanted . 285 Mobile Home Lot Rentals . 290 Building Lots. . . . . . . . . . 300 Property for Sale . . . . . . 305 Property for Rent . . . . . . 306 Revenue Property. . . . . . 310 Space for Rent . . . . . . . . 315 Commercial Property for Sale or Rent . . . . . . . 320 Warehousing for Sale or Rent . . . . 325 Buildings for Sale/Rent . 330 Office Space Wanted . . . 334 Office Space for Rent. . . 335 Storage Space Wanted . 336 Storage Space for Rent . 337 Farms for Sale. . . . . . . . . 350 Farms for Rent . . . . . . . . 355 Farms Wanted Sale/Rent 360 Small Acreages . . . . . . . . 365 Cabins/Cottages/Lots . . . 370 Cabin Rentals . . . . . . . . . 375 Money Wanted . . . . . . . 380 Money to Loan . . . . . . . . 382 Mortgage Money . . . . . . 384 Mortgages for Sale . . . . 385 Resorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 Travel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 ARTICLES Miscellaneous Articles . . 400 Articles Wanted . . . . . . . 410 Sports Cards . . . . . . . . . . 415 Antiques and Collectibles . 420 Bicycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 Water Sales and Service. 435 Photo Equipment . . . . . . 440 Audio/Visual Equipment 450
Computers/Software . . . 460 Computer Consulting. . . 465 Office Equipment. . . . . . 470 Restaurant Equipment. . 480 Musical Instruments . . . . 490 Hobby and Craft Supplies . 500 Coins and Stamps . . . . . . 505 Produce for Sale . . . . . . . 515 Firewood. . . . . . . . . . . . . 516 Guns for Sale . . . . . . . . . 530 Guns Wanted . . . . . . . . . 532 Hunting Supplies . . . . . . 535 Sporting Goods . . . . . . . 540 Golf Carts . . . . . . . . . . . . 545 Pools/Spas and Hot Tubs 550 Nurseries, Trees and Plants . 555 Christmas Trees. . . . . . . . 556 Bedding Plants . . . . . . . . 560 Lawn and Garden Equipment . . . . . . . . 565 Snowblowers . . . . . . . . . 568 Appliances Repair and Service . . . . . . . . 569 Building Materials . . . . . 570 Building Movers . . . . . . . 571 Building Services . . . . . . 572 Home Decorating. . . . . . 573 Cabinet Sales/Service . . . 574 Doors and Windows Sales/Service . . . . . . . 576 Pets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580 Registered Pets. . . . . . . . 581 Pet supplies. . . . . . . . . . . 582 Pet Memorials . . . . . . . . 582 Livestock/Poultry . . . . . . 586 Feed/Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . 588 TRANSPORTATION
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Auto Service . . . . . . . . . . 608 Highway Tractors . . . . . . 609 Trucks for Sale . . . . . . . . 610 Sport Utility . . . . . . . . . . 611 Trucks for Rent . . . . . . . . 612 Truck Parts Sale/Wanted. . 613 Trucks Wanted . . . . . . . . 614 Vans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616 Custom Work . . . . . . . . . 619 Farm Tractors . . . . . . . . . 620 Farm Implements . . . . . . 622 Commercial Vehicles . . . 623 Stock/Utility Trailers . . . . 624 Trailers Sale/Rent . . . . . . 625 Aircraft Sale/Rent . . . . . . 630 Heavy Equipment. . . . . . 640 Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650 Marine Equipment Wanted. . . . . . . . . . . . 652 Motorcycles . . . . . . . . . . 660 Motorcycles Wanted . . . 662 All Terrain Vehicles . . . . 664 Snowmobiles . . . . . . . . . 670 Snowmobiles Wanted . . 672 Snowmobile Trailers. . . . 674 Campers for Sale . . . . . . 680 Camper Rentals . . . . . . . 682 Travel Trailers for Sale . . 684 Travel Trailer Rentals . . . 686 Motorhomes for Sale . . . 688 Motorhome Rentals . . . . 690 Business Services. . . . . . . 710 Auctioneers . . . . . . . . . . 730 Auction Sales . . . . . . . . . 740 Garage Sales . . . . . . . . . . 747 Flea Markets . . . . . . . . . . 755 Art and Craft Sales. . . . . 756 LEGAL
Autos for Sale. . . . . . . . . 600 Vintage Vehicles. . . . . . . 601 Autos for Rent . . . . . . . . 602 Autos Wanted . . . . . . . . 604 Auto Parts Sales/Wanted . 606
Legal Notices . . . . . . . . . 800 Tenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805
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Find-a-Friend
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ZIMMER PREDINCHUK: Morris L. In loving memory of our (Moe). On Tuesday, January 16, brother and uncle, Glen 2007, Morris peacefully passed July 1, 1969 - January 19, 1994. away at Moosomin Union HosBeside your grave I often stand With heart both crushed and sore, pital at the age of 75 years. Silent till the sweet words come, Morris is survived by his loving Not lost, but gone before. God knows how much I miss you, wife Flora, daughter Kathy and He counts the tears I shed, husband David Reid, Kyle, And whispers He only sleeps, Your loved one is not dead. Kurtis, and Kaitlyn of SaskaSo Ill be brave, dear Glen, toon, son Bill and wife Carrie, And pray to God each day, Callen and Cole of St. George, And when He calls me home to you, Your smile will guide the way. Ontario; sisters Johanna Hauser ~ Love forever, Laurie, Neal, (Bufford), Oakville, Ontario and Scott and Bryan. Phyllis (Brian) McBride, Calgary, brother-in-law Bob Births 45 McEwen (Pat), Regina, and by his nieces and nephew. He was predeceased by his parents, Anne and Bill, his in-laws Florence and Dunc McEwen, brother-in-law Jack McEwen and granddaughter Cabri Predinchuk. Funeral service from Bethel United Church, Moosomin on Saturday, January 20, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. with SHERB Rev. Michael Williams officiat- Jenn and Steve are thrilled to announce ing. Interment in the Moosomin the arrival of their son Scott Matthew on at 1:46 a.m. weighing South Cemetery. If friends so October 27, 2006 Proud grandparents are 7 lbs and 15 ozs. desire, memorial tributes may Karen Sobchuk of Brandon, Don Sobchuk be made to the Elks Purple of Torquay, Saskatchewan and Doug and Sherrell Sherb of Brandon, as well as Cross Fund or the Moosomin & great-grandparents Irene and Ralph of District Health Care Foundation Brandon. Special thanks to Dr. Sutter and in memory of Morris. G. R. all the staff at BRHC for providing such excellent care. Carscadden Funeral Chapel, Moosomin, in care of arrangements. 306-435-2513.
SWF, 28, seeks small town cowboy or joining the RCMP, SWM, 27-29. Loves outdoors, skidooing, country music, traveling, playing jokes. Send letter, photo or e-mail to: Box 260, c/o Brandon Sun 501 Rosser Ave. Brandon, MB R7A OK4. SWF, 28, not gay, seeks pen pal, SWF 19-26. Likes country music, traveling, hanging out at bars. Please send letter/ e-mail address to Box 341, Brandon Sun, 501 Rosser Ave., Brandon, MB, R7A OK4 FIND YOUR BEST FRIEND & soulmate! Owner in Brandon Jan. 17, 18 & 19th. Candlelight Matchmakers, 204-343-2475.
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AM/PM SERVICE - Western Canadas leading Point of Sale Provider, is seeking professional candidates for a Field Service technician to service their expanding base of Food and Retail Customers in Brandon, MB and surrounding areas. Prospective candidates should be A+ certified and have strong computer hardware/software skills. Minimum one year experience as an Electronics Field technician in a related field would be a definite asset. Valid drivers license and reliable vehicle required. The successful candidate will receive training on various Point Of Sale hardware as well as banking equipment. Please email resumes to kpietracci@ampmservice.com or fax to (204) 694-9164. TRUCKERS HEADING FOR Yellowknife N.W.T. If youre heading up to Yellowknife N.W.T.and want to haul a Seacan full of household effects to help offset your expenses please contact me. The steel seacan is 8 X 8 X 40 feet and is only filled with household effects. Seacan is in Brandon, Manitoba. Call at 867-873-5216 or 867-873-3312 and ask for Ryan Fowler. CLANCYS EATERY & DRINKERY, 1133 Princess currently seeking driven & motivated individuals for various positions - plus seeking experienced kitchen supervisor. New menu & renovations make this a fun spot to further your service industry career. All applicants should have a detailed resume with references. 726-1234. SMOOTH FREIGHT requires a mechanic/mechanic helper for highway tractor/trailer maintenance & preventative maintenance inspections. Applicants must be familiar with trailer wiring & light repairs as well as general maintenance of units. Apply in person with resume to 1604 Moreland Ave. No phone calls . HIRING ALL LEVELS OF WELDERS. We offer overtime, competitive wages, benefits, RRSPs, & apprenticeship opportunities. Apply to Do All Metal Fabricating Ltd., 501 6th St., Estevan, SK S4A 1A5. email to jsokol@doallmetal.com or fax to 306-634-8389. ROADEX SERVICES LTD. requires one ton owner-operators to haul RVs throughout North America. Subsidized insurance and benefit package. Paid twice monthly direct deposit. Company fuel cards. Call now to inquire. 1-800-867-6233. FLOORING salesperson required for full time retail position. Experience and fork lift license required. Please fax resumes to: 727-1670, mail to: Rona, 2404 Park Ave., Brandon, MB R7B 0S3 or email to: JandG@JandG.ca HANDCRAFTED log home builders required. Will train suitable applicant. Must have experience with chain saws, be willing to work out of town, drivers license required. Call between 6 -8 p.m. 724-3223. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WANTED, framing experience and drivers license required. 724-2238, Walsh Construction. CLASS 1 DRIVER wanted for U.S. runs, full-time, home weekly. Phone Boyd Trucking 1-800-688-6135. CLASS 1 DRIVER for Canada and US, some experience required, home all weekends. Phone 483-0252 or 483-2264. CLASS 1 Truck driver for Calgary run, full and part time. Call Boyd Trucking, 1-800-688-6135. CLASS 1 DRIVER REQUIRED for Canada/US operation, full-time. Phone 204-725-3979.
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BEAUTY SYSTEMS GROUP is North Americas largest exclusive distributor for some of the best selling lines in the salon and spa industry, with over 500 stores in North America. Join our exciting, fast paced, fashion environment in retail sales. We sell the hottest professional products in the salon and spa industry including Matrix, Wella, Paul Mitchell, Graham Webb, Rusk, OPI and many others. BSG is seeking an enthusiastic, energetic, customer oriented, part-time store associate for our Brandon store location. Beauty industry experience is a plus. We offer flexible hours with limited night and weekend hours, product training, with excellent growth opportunities and benefits including discounts on professional products. If you enjoy working with people in customer service driven environment and are seeking a challenging position in the exciting beauty industry, submit a copy of your resume via email: dirvine@beautysystemsgroup.com or fax (204) 725-0817 or in person at 1212-18th St. We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, however only qualified candidates will be contacted for interview.
DO YOU OR A FAMILY MEMBER have a problem with alcohol? If so, call Alcoholics Anonymous at 571-3684.
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TAMMYS LICENSED DAY CARE has 1 infant spot available immediately. Phone 727-0195. 2 FULL-TIME infant spaces, 1 part-time infant, Serious inquiries only. 727-5608.
TERRITORY MANAGER - An international merchandising company is seeking a part-time (approx. 17.5 hours/week) Territory Manager for the Brandon area. Occasional travel outside of market may be required. Previous merchandising or customer service experience required, as well as a valid drivers license and vehicle. Must be able to lift 35 lbs., and have basic computer skills. Start date ASAP. Please fax to 1-800-861-8292.
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evenings and weekends Please apply in person to: Brandon Shoppers Mall
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CAREERS
SIM: Ainslie Eveline, beloved wife of the late Charles Sim, CHILD care. Good references. 727-1818. passed away at her residence, Hillcrest Place, on Wednesday, Professional Help Wanted 100 January 17, 2007 at the age of When you place your babys birth CLASS 1 DRIVING INSTRUCTOR 85 years. Funeral service will be needed for our Brandon office. Do you announcement in the Brandon Sun, feel you have something extra to contribheld at the Brockie Donovan ute to the trucking industry? We offer RECEIVE A $20 COUPON Chapel, 332-8th Street, on industry competitive wages, good benefit toward a Shadow Box. Monday, January 22, 2007 at package and an excellent working environment. Will train suitable applicants. 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Laird 727-KIDS (5437) Must have 5 years driving experience, Russell-Yearwood of Central good abstract and clear criminal record. www.weepiggies.com If you possess good interpersonal and United Church officiating. Intercommunication skills and want to be part ment will follow at Rosewood Notices of a winning team, please fax resume to 65 204-925-1587, attention: Tim at ProfesMemorial Gardens. Donations TOO OFTEN THAT THE in memory of Ainslie may be IT IS dangerous time TRUEwoman in an sional Transport Driver Training School. most for a made to the Alzheimer Society abusive relationship is after she leaves. Skilled Help Wanted 105 of Manitoba, #1, 613-10th We Can Help. Westman Womens Shelter 727-3644. Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 4G6. ADMINISTRATION Bingos 68 ASSISTANT Messages of condolence may be placed at A fast-paced employer is currentwww.brockiedonovan.com. ly seeking a full time Admistration
FULL-TIME space available in a small, private day care. Lots of fun, love & learning. Serious inquiries only, call 726-0960.
MaXfield Inc.
From design to manufacturing MaXfield Inc. distributes and services compressed gas storage, transfer, delivery, and NH3 application equipment to Western Canadian agricultural and industrial sectors. MaXfield is opening a branch in Brandon, Manitoba and requires the following:
Parts & Logistics Coordinator

Applicant must have parts, computer, and shipping/receiving experience combined with excellent people skills and enjoy working with the public.
Service Technician / Vessel Inspector

Applicant must be mechanically inclined with previous pressure vessel and piping experience. Previous experience with ASME & Transport Canada inspections an asset.
General Labourer
Applicant must be mechanically inclined and able to assist the Service Technician. Please forward resumes to Logan Leys at lleys@maxfield.ca or fax to (306) 242-7878.
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Assistant who is able to work well on their own and communicate well with others. The successful applicant should have experience in bookkeeping, computers, internet and cash reconciliation. The position also requires access to a vehicle each day for deposits and inter-office reporting. Apply to: Box 380 c/o Brandon Sun 501 Rosser Avenue Brandon, MB R7A 0K4
- EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Alexander Grain Inc., located in Alexander, MB is looking to employ a motivated, hard working, team player as Elevator Manager. Duties would include: grading & cleaning grain; managing inbound and outbound quality control; loading both truck & rail; general maintenance of the plant and grounds. Qualifications required: grain & elevator experience, self-motivated, well-organized, reliable, and able to work extra hours when necessary. Salary/hourly wage is negotiable. If interested please fax resume to (204) 752-2338, or mail to: Alexander Grain Inc., Box 136, Alexander, MB R0K 0A0. Only those interviewed will be contacted.
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AVON - work from home. Join AVON for $20 in January and receive $100 in free products. Call for details 725-4067.
571-7427 or toll free 1-877-786-2472
JEAN L. HANNAH
January 19, 2005 Wife, Mum, Grandma Always in our thoughts and hearts ~ Love Murray and family
Brandon Friendship Centre
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THE Dutch Barn Manitoba Ltd. Animal Technician required in a 1200 sow farrow to finish hog operation in Cardale, Manitoba. Full time or Part time. Experience will be an asset, but is not required. Training will be provided on site. Mail resume to: The Dutch Barn MB Ltd., Box 7, Cardale, MB, R0K 0J0. Phone 204-573-6402, Fax: 566-2379. Email: dutch@lincsat.com VOX - Get Employed & Stay Employed. Are you 15-29 years of age? Get paid to develop: A better future - Success strategies - More choices - Life skills. Applications available at: Brandon Friendship Centre: 836 Lorne, Youth for Christ: 763-13th St. CEYS: 2-1040 Princess. Applications must be received by Jan. 22nd. NIGHT MAINTENANCE POSITION Required for McDonalds Richmond Avenue location. Full-time position available. Starting wage $9.00. Apply in person or phone 725-2244 for more information. SHELL Self Serve requires a mature cashier to work unsupervised, full/part-time, must be willing to work weekends. Apply with resume, 510-1st St. MARINOS PIZZA now hiring part-time servers, must be able to work weekends. Apply in person with resume between 3-4 p.m. Tues.-Thurs., back door, 441-10th. WANT A CAREER? IN OFFICE OR accounting. Training starts now. Be ready in less than 6 months. Academy of Learning, 729-9225. FULL & PART-TIME CASHIERS required with customer service experience. Please apply with resume to Wise Buys Liquidation, 1240-18th Street. THE LITTLE CHALET requires part-time or full-time cleaner and front desk. Please bring resume to motel office or call 204-999-2606. Fax 725-3677. FRONT DESK, evenings & weekends, full & part-time night clerk, beverage room waiter/waitress and bartender. Apply in person, Keystone Motor Inn, 1050-18th St WRAYS Delivery is currently looking for driver/contractors for opening positions in the rural area. Call 727-3016 ask for Robert for further details. $9+/hr. KFC TACO BELL now hiring full/part-time days. Opportunity for advancement. Apply within, 1350-18th St. A&W IS NOW HIRING full & part-time cooks and counter personnel. Apply in person at A&W, 18th St. & Queens Ave. ON EI? WANT A NEW CAREER? Training starts now. Academy of Learning, 729-9225.
PAINTING reasonable rates. Call Brent at 727-2065 or 721-0606.
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WANT A CAREER? In the medical field. Be ready in less than a year. Training starts now. Academy of Learning, 729-9225
A NICE PLACE TO LIVE! Little farm in the city. Small 2-bedroom, private entrance, deck, private bath, kitchenette, share main kitchen. $550 inclusive. Soon available bachelor space, $400 inclusive. Private bath & entrance, deck, friendly pets, horses, smoking OK. Leave introductory letter & references in Mailbox at Wildwood Farm (across from Crocus school on 1st St. South. Call 721-1995. LAST ONE! New condo style 4 plex near Corral Centre. 2 bedroom suite with attached garage and direct entrance, large mater bedroom with 3 piece ensuite, main bathroom, insuite laundry, stainless steel appliances including dishwasher, air conditioning and private patio. Suitable for up to 2 mature adults. $950. 725-3264 *****************CASA OAKS*************** Beautiful, large 2-bedroom executive suite, garden doors to deck, washer, dryer, fridge, stove, dishwasher, air, central vac, private entrance, garage. Seniors preferred. No pets. 725-4311 or 728-5217 BU AREA - 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT, 4 blocks from BU. Rents for $690 (based on 2 adults) & includes all utilities plus 1 parking space. Non smoking. Pets are not permitted, and there is no onsite laundry. References required. 724-7954, 725-0951 1 & 2 bedroom, central locations, handy to BU. 2 bedroom avail immediately $625 + hydro & two 1 bedroom units, Feb 1. Please apply with references by calling Rob at 571-5911. Sorry no pets. BEAUTIFUL 2 bedroom suite, living room, dining room, patio doors to deck, main floor, fireplace, fridge ,stove, washer dryer, dishwasher, $820 month, immediate possession. 761-0700, Terry Conway. ENTIRE main floor of large older home - 2 large bedrooms, full kitchen & large livingroom, bath & 1/2, partial basement, storage, coin laundry, parking, utlities included. $600. No pets. Feb. 1 728-0627. NOW, BACHELOR SUITE , 1-bedroom, secure building, 117-14th St. on-site laundry, parking, $424/$456 + hydro (annual income below $19,500), references, quiet non-smoker. 725-3048 weekdays, 9-5. 2-BEDROOM DELUXE APARTMENT, fridge, stove, dishwasher, includes water & heat. Governor's Gate, Multiplex Management Ltd. Phone 728-1550. BEAUTIFUL 2 BEDROOM SUITE, living room, dining room, large kitchen, fridge, stove, washer, dryer, $750. Feb. 1. Call Terry Conway, 761-0700.
SAVE RENT in natural beautiful Souris. 30 min. to Brandon. Renovated 1 &2 bedroom suites from $351. 204-483-3123. 2 1/2 BEDROOM spacious basement suite, available Feb. 15, $500 + utilities. No pets. References. 761-6881 after 5. FEB. 1. Large 2-bedroom, main floor, $650 utilities included, quiet mature tenant only. Non smoker. No pets. 728-5588. FEB. 1 - REDECORATED 2-bedroom on McDonald Ave. Quiet mature person. 5 appliances, $600 + hydro. 724-3650. WILLOWDALE GARDENS, 3-bedroom main floor apartment for sublet, available March or April 1. Call 726-5479. 1-BEDROOM, no smoking, no pets, single occupancy. Very quiet. Available immediately. Lisa, 204-728-3905. 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT totally renovated, close to university, $450 + hydro. Available Feb. 1. 728-9345 or 761-2222. 1-BEDROOM, available immediately, $385 plus hydro, parking, newly renovated, 258-1st. St. References. 730-0333. 1 BEDROOM basement, immediate, $500, fridge, stove, washer, dryer, utilities included. References. 728-1014 after 5. NOW/FEB, SECURE 2 & 3-bedroom, ref. & lease, no smoking/pets. 573-5663 AVAILABLE Feb. 1. 2-bedroom, $500 per month all utilities included. 761-5604. ROOMMATE for 2 bedroom apartment, 6 month sublet, Feb. 1st. Call 761-3855. BACHELOR SUITE, near Mall, no pets, no smoking. $455.728-5719 or 726-0909. LARGE ONE BEDROOM close to Superstore, $450/month inclusive. 761-5544. 2 bedroom, quiet non smokers, no pets, $600. 728-3344. 1 bedroom apartment, no pets, 1427-1st St., Feb. 1. 724-7727, 726-4930. 2-BEDROOM, balcony, Feb. 1, heat, water, parking included. No pets. 725-4616.
NEW 2007 16x80, READY TO OCCUPY, Glendale Park, 3-bedroom, 2 full baths, fridge, range, $78,900. 5% down. Best Buy Housing, 726-9502. NEW 2007 20 WIDE MOBILE HOME Ready to occupy, 3-bedroom, 2 full baths, $91,900. Glendale Park, 5% down. Best Buy Housing, 726-9502. NEW Bowes 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 16x76 with fridge, stove, blocking and steps, great savings. Call 204-794-5266. MOBILE home for sale, Campbells Trailer Court, clean, 3 bedroom, 2 baths, 5 appliances. Call 761-8172 or 724-0804
BRAND NEW! BOXED! WRAPPED! Matching pillowtop orthopedic bed set $325. Black metal futon, 8 mat, zippered cover, $325. Solid pine bunkbeds, separable and bolted, $495. Call 571-1971. SOLID WOOD/OAK DINETTE SET, solid 72 table, 6 chairs, brand new, boxed. Worth $1,600 - Selling $795, (pedestal table set, $795). Call 571-1981. LOVESEAT, swivel rocker & ottoman, blue in color, professionally cleaned, $300; kitchen suite, arborite table and 4 chairs, like new, $250. Phone 727-7209 EXPRESS Vu 2700 RECEIVER WITH remote and card, $65; new official NHL Dallas Stars hockey jersey, large, $50. Call 724-9638. WALKER, bath seat, gripper, arm & leg exerciser, excellent condition. Phone 204-328-4497 or cel 902-247-2181. 2 gently used Restonic Adjusta Magic twin sized beds, includes remote controls, $1,900 ea. bed OBO. 476-3743, message BED - KING PILLOWTOP, 3 PIECE mattress & split box set. New in factory wrap. Worth $1,200. Sell $575. 571-1981. Brand name MICROFIBER SOFA, brand new, factory wrapped, $1,100 value, sell $595. Loveseat & recliner avail. 726-0296 GE washer & dryer, heavy duty, extra large capacity, excellent shape, $300 for pair OBO. Phone 728-2696. 5 PIECE WHITE BEDROOM SUITE, $300; ladies black leather jacket, size 2X, like new, $100. Call 204-476-2578 after 6.
Open Houses
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OPEN HOUSE
Saturday Jan. 20 th 2-4 pm
Com. Property For Sale/Rent
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2160 SQ. FT. OF CLASS A OFFICE or retail space in 2430 Victoria Avenue Mall. Call 727-6857 or 730-0115. 2000 SQ. FT. COMMERCIAL SPACE available. 18th St. location with great price. Call Jarod 761-0651 or 725-3588. 420 Pacific, shop, overhead doors & office. 660-7th, shop/warehouse. 573-5663.
MLS#30001384
61 ELMDALE BLVD.
Four level split located close to school. This lovely 2+1 bedroom home has many features including: central vac, central air, lots of real hardwood flooring, super landscaped 65 lot, covered patio, single attached garage, RV parking, green space and walking path behind the home. Updates include: high efficiency furnace, hot water tank, central air, triple pane PVC windows, metal doors, 35 year shingles, eaves, fascia, soffits, bathrooms, oak kitchen with island plus more!
Office Space For Rent
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250 SQ. FT. OFFICE SPACE - Rent $250 includes all utilities and parking. 935-26th Street. Available immediately. 728-0627. 500 sq. ft. OFFICE SPACE - CHEAP. Call Jarod, 761-0651 or 725-3588.
Brian Canart 724-2779

OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, 1-3
Storage Space For Rent
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LCR will have heated & cold storage space available as of Feb. 1st. Call 727-3016 for details, ask for Rob for the best rate.
Articles Wanted
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Cabins/Cottages/Lots
370
615-40th Street
1200 sq. ft. bungalow, built 2005, 1 1/2 baths, fireplace, sunroom and much more. Come down and take a look, $239,000.
CABIN for sale at Otter Lake. Baseboard heat for year-round use. 45 mins. from Bdn, 0 mins. from Clear Lake. Completely remodeled 3 yrs. ago. Bryan, 726-1231.
WE PAY CASH for good used furniture and appliances. Trade Fair Exchange, 7th and Rosser. Phone 727-4835. MONEY! Money! Now is the time to sell The Tool Shed looking for snowblowers, generators, carpentry tools. 725-2731. WANTED TO BUY - Dauphin Countryfest 2007 fisher camping (campsite only). Call 726-4975. PEOPLES MARKET - Buy & sell new & used furniture, coin & stamp supplies. Estates a specialty. 32-13th St. 727-4708
Miscellaneous Articles
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DON KALYNIUK 573-6074

Re/Max Valleyview Realty
OPEN HOUSE
PLUSH ORTHOPEDIC BED SET. Brand new, matching, including frame, $750 value in stores ... Will sell for $295. Call 571-1971.
Rooms To Let
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TERRIFIC SOFA AND LOVESEAT. Matching set, brand new, wrapped! Canadian made. $1,500 value, must sell...$695 Can deliver. Call 726-0296.
FURNISHED ROOM in private home. Perfect for working (out-of-towner). No smoking in home. 729-9299 (message).
Musical Instruments
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2121-9 Street Saturday, 2-4

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Teachers Wanted
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Custom built 3 bedroom bi-level, 2 baths, large entrance, double attached grarage, great design.
2 & 3-BEDROOM TOWNHOUSES, close to schools, ACC, BRHC, spacious, fridge, stove, garage included, fenced yard, laundry hookup, Feb./Mar. No pets. 725-4616. FUTURE openings in quiet building. Suited to seniors. No pets. References required. Call Vionell Holdings, 726-1681. 2-bedroom, 1/2 block from BU, $550 + utilities, no pets/smoke, laundry, parking Feb. 1. 726-9624 for appointment. NEWER 1 BEDROOM for 1 quiet person, no smoking/pets, utilities included, references required, $495. Call 727-8564 1 or 2 BEDROOM, FRIDGE, STOVE, parking, references required. No pets. Call 729-8251 or 728-9601. PRINCESS AVE. EAST. 1 bedroom suite with 5 appliances. $540/month plus hydro. References required. 727-8137, 834-2608
Roommates Wanted
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CASH -CASH - CASH! Boommtown is seeking good used amps, guitars, wind instruments,car audio equipment. 725-2731
HOUSE to share, clean, quiet, $350 inclusive, non-smoking, pet friendly. 729-8419. ROOMMATE to share 2-bedroom apartment, $300 includes utilities. 761-0462. 2 rooms available, Feb. 1st, nice, clean, quiet house in hospital area. 725-8869.
ROLLING RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION

requires
Terry Conway 761-0700

Re/Max Valleyview Realty
West End, 4 level split, long list of updates, open design, hardwood. Open House, Sun., 2-4, 5 Silverbirch. 726-5277.
WOW! ITALIAN LEATHER FURNITURE, all leather sofa, loveseat & chair, matching, still wrapped ... Will sacrifice $1,595. Can deliver. Call 726-0402.
Produce For Sale
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RED POTATOES, WASHED, 75 lbs. $15. Free delivery to Brandon Saturday mornings. Phone 763-4373. RED POTATOES - 50 lb. bag, $12 or buy 2 bags for $11 each at Grand Valley Strawberries, call 728-8453.
Mobile Homes For Sale
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SOLID OAK BEDROOM SUITE including dresser, mirror, night stand, headboard, etc. Brand new. Boxed. Valued at $3,800 - Sacrifice, $1,595. Call 726-0402. DOWNSIZING SALE! Little Folks oak crib, $825 new/$275 OBO; Peg Perego stroller, $425 new/$225 OBO. Premium condition. Several other household items & antiques. Call 571-1958 or 730-0465. CLOSING WOODWORKING SHOP. Power tools for sale. 727-7177 after 5 p.m
Sporting Goods
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TEACHERS
for the following
Houses For Sale
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Term Positions
Minnedosa Collegiate
1.0 FTE - Term March 5, 2007 - June 29, 2007 Gr. 9 Math, Gr. 10 Consumer Math & Science, Gr. 9 Futures in Business and Gr. 10 Skills for Independent Living
RIVERS: 2-bedroom house, garage, treed lot 50x129, near elementary school. $35,000. 328-4497 or cel 902-247-2181. BUYING OR SELLING? No one will work harder for you!! Don Kalyniuk, 573-6074. Re/Max Valleyview Realty. Spacious 2,200 sq ft bungalow, surround drive, 75 frontage, attached garage, near schools.Call now 725-6753 www.comfree.ca 3420 Willowdale, 1,000 sq. ft. 3+1-bedroom, completely redone, deck, shed, new windows. $174,000 OBO. 761-5131. 138-26th. Call 727-2426 or 761-5351. LOOKING for small house. 761-2560.
2001 Bowes 20x76 3 bedroom, large master with ensuite jacuzzi, walk in closet and bay window, double wide skylight in kitchen, cathedral ceilings throughout, 2 livingrooms and seperate dining area. $92,000. 571-1154 for appointment. COMPLETELY renovated 900 & 1100 sq ft mobile homes, both 2 bedroom, washer, dryer, fridge, stove, attached deck & large yard, included. Asking $29,995 & $39,995 OBO. Move in & enjoy. 726-5889.
05 BOWFLEX EXTREME - Loaded all attachments included. Used very little. Brand new condition, $1,400 OBO. 725-1403 (afternoon or evenings).
Pets
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AGILITY, obedience (puppies and older dogs) and flyball classes. Starting the week of February 5th in Brandon. Small class sizes. Come have fun with your dog. Contact Carla 727-0457.
Erickson Collegiate
1.0 FTE - Term April 6, 2007 - June 29, 2007 Gr. 10 & 11 Applied Math, Gr. 11 Chemistry and Gr. 9 Math
Rolling River School Division expects all applicants to have a background in electronic information technologies and to apply these skills in the curriculum areas. Salary is in accordance with the current Collective Agreement. A comprehensive resume including a cover letter, copy of your current Manitoba teaching certificate, post secondary transcript(s) and the names and contact information of three teaching references. Applications must be recieved no later than Friday, January 26th, 2007 at 12 Noon, stating which position you are applying for. Please submit all applications to:
Houses For Rent
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AVAILABLE Feb., refurbished & painted top to bottom, 3 bedroom duplex, fridge, stove, washer, dryer, fenced yard and deck, garden shed, etc. $830 + utilities. No pets, no smoking. Lease. 728-2378. COZY 1-bedroom, 1 block to BU, laundry, parking, utilities included, available immediately. References required. 761-8632. 2 bedroom house, newly renovated, 4 appliances, central air, $750 + utilities, no pets/smoke. Immediate. 728-5446. QUIET AREA, 3 bedroom mobile home, 1/2 baths. 15 min. to Brandon. 763-4218. 2 BEDROOM mobile home, no pets, $350. 15 min. to Brandon. 763-4218.
Attention: Doreen Hutton Superintendents Department Rolling River School Division P.O. Box 1170 Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0 Phone: 204-867-2754 Fax: 204-867-2037 E-mail: dhutton@rrsd.mb.ca
(if application is e-mailed, please use MS Word)
Duplexes For Sale
208
NEW 1/2 DUPLEX, 3-BEDROOMS, with 5 appliances, air conditioning, 1,200 sq. ft., open plan. Call 724-2148.
Houses Wanted To Buy
210
Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. We would like to thank all applicants for their interest in Rolling River School Division.
WANT to buy, smaller house or house trailer on a lot within 80 kms, of Brandon. Must be in good condition. 728-6085.
Vacation Accommodation
TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION invites applications for the following position: Full-time - Resource Teacher Ste. Rose School. Provide programming support for junior and senior high students. Will work with teaching assistants and classroom teachers, particularly in ELA and Math. Special Education certification is an asset. For more information about this position contact: Rhonda Buchanan, Principal, Ste. Rose School (204) 447-2088. Criminal Record and Child Abuse Registry Checks required. Applications close on January 26, 2007. Submit resumes with applications to: Bev Szymesko, Assistant Superintendent for Student Services, Turtle River School Division, Box 309, McCreary, Manitoba, R0J 1B0. Phone 835-2067; fax 835-2426.
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TEXAS TRAILER RENTAL, one 1 bedroom in Weslaco, Texas, available February & March. Call 476-2117.
Condos For Sale
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CONDO LIVING AT ITS BEST! West end, 2-bedroom, air conditioned, balcony. Call Wendy Flannigan, Royal LePage Martin Liberty, 725-8823. NEW LUXURY CONDOS bungalow style, garage, 2 bed, 2 bath, air, alarm, oak cabinets, heated floors, 980sq ft 761-5649
Rural Houses for Sale
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Office/Clerical
Local company requires an
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4-BEDROOM, in Ninette, at the end of Pelican Lake, cathedral ceilings, 2 car garage, walk in basement, verandah & deck, recent renovations include all new bathroom, painted & laminate in livingroom, $69,900. Phone 1-204-528-3509. COZY 700 sq. ft. 2-bedroom bungalow, in Rivers, full basement, includes 4 appliances, $13,000. Call Dave at 573-7075.
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Call
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (TERM)

for expansion project Experience in MS Access 2000 (advanced level) and MS Office is required. Working knowledge of SAP modules for MM (Materials Management) and BW (Business Warehouse) as well as standard office experience an asset. Please fax resume by January 23, 2007 to: Darryl Burklund Fax: 204-727-6220
Rural Houses for Rent
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WAWANESA: 2 bedroom house for rent, available immediately. Call 824-2248 or 729-7608.
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Sell Old Stuff Buy New Stuff -
Private Party merchandise only $500 or less (Price must appear in ad) Run 5 consecutive days No refunds No copy changes Miscellaneous articles only
Apartments Furnished
240
NEAR BRHC & ACC, bachelor, mature working male, non-smoker. Call 720-1012
Apartments Unfurnished
245
Employment Wanted
130
1 BEDROOM for 1 person, downtown area, air, coin laundry, no pets/smoker. March 1. $395 inclusive. 721-0070. FUTURE OPENINGS IN ARGYLE COURTS. 3 bedroom townhouses. Must have references. No pets. Call Vionell Holding @ 726-1681.
571-7400 or fax 725-0976

class@brandonsun.com
SNOW REMOVAL - Sidewalks, driveways & roofs. Phone 573-7370. HOUSECLEANING - weekly, bi-weekly. Linda 727-0678, please leave message.
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Pets
CLASSIFIEDS 580 Autos For Sale 600 Autos For Sale 600 Autos For Sale 600 Trucks For Sale 610 Snowmobiles 670
RARE JAGUAR SIB CARPET Python, 1 1/2 years old, beautiful breeding snake, very friendly, complete with 20 gallon tank, ready to go. $700 OBO. 740-9300. ADORABLE Shih tzu puppies for sale. Ready to go Jan. 18, DepOSIT required to hold puppy. Pictures available. Phone 306-482-3666 or 204-480-8656. REGISTERED male Westie pup, 2 year health guarnatee, $800. Also small mixed breed pups, $250. 204-855-2791. FOR sale Jack Russell Terrier puppies, ready to go January 29th. $250. Phone 726-0499, 761-5121. CHOCOLATE LAB PUPPIES for sale, 1st shots, good natured. $300. Phone 483-0228 or 769-2385. BEAGLE PUPPIES, vet checked, dewormed, 1s shots, born Nov. 29. 4 males, 1 female. $300. 204-835-2517 McCreary. PUPPIES FOR SALE - Rottweiller, Jack Russell, Shih-Tzu/Bichon & Cocker Spaniel. Call Vinnys at 727-2332. SIAMESE KITTEN, SEAL POINT, vaccinated, vet checked and dewormed. Phone 204-726-5519 after 1 p.m. Bichon Frise/Shih Tzu, 2 females, 1 male, 8 weeks. Vet checked, dewormed, 1st shots,paper trained. $300. 727-6379. BLACK LAB BORDER COLLIE, female, 1 year old, shots, good with children, for sale for cost of this ad. (204) 537-2439. SHIH-TZU POODLE PUP for sale, male. Call 729-0649.
J&J AUTO SALES
2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING, loaded, stereo, 136k, silver, 4-door, FM auto start, $10,500 OBO. 204-466-3059. 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, 3.8, auto, 4-door, loaded - Mint! Safetied. $8,995. Phone 727-7989. #0699. 2000 OLDS ALERO, 4-CYLINDER, auto, 4-door, loaded, great condition. Safetied. $6,995. Phone 727-7989. #0699. 1999 Chev Cavalier, 2-door, 4-cylinder, green, safetied, asking $4,500. Days 867-3607, 868-5169, evenings 867- 2285. 1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID, loaded, safetied, Autopac Immobolizer, 150,000 kms. $5,500. 729-9183. 1999 INTREPID, GOOD CONDITION, dark green, safetied. $5,200 OBO. Phone (204) 826-2534 or 761-8774.
1993 Ford F-350 XL crew cab, 4x4, long box, auto, air, 351, new tires, safetied, 74,700 original km's, 5th wheel plate in box, clean truck, perfect for contractors, $8000, (204) 726 9283. 1992 Chev Silverado (reg cab) 2 WD, power steering, brakes, air, tilt, cruise, auto, 5.7L, command start, box liner, cap, very good rubber. $4,500. 724-2170. 1986 GMC S-15, V/6, 5-speed, 30 mpg, 109K, 2nd owner, some rust, needs easy safety. $1,000. Phone 726-9198.
1999 Arctic Cat ZR 500 EFI, 3,000 miles, excellent ondition, asking $3,000 OBO. Please phone 727-6647. 1999 POLARIS XC 500, 3,700 miles, $2,800 OBO. Call 741-1021 or 726-9820. 1998 FORMULA 500, LIQUID COOLED with Rave, excellent condition, $2,800. Phone 725-4294. 1997 YAMAHA MOUNTAIN MAX 700, clutched, piped, 2 track, $3,650. Call 728-0634 or 724-0823. 1995 and 1998 Yamaha Venture, one up, low kms, both in excellent condition. Call 204-848-0002. 1995 Polaris XLT Touring, 2 up seat, long track, reverse. $2,800. 1997 Polaris XLT Indy, excellent condition. $2,800. Or both for $5,400. Must see and drive. Ron, 727-3030 eves., 727-6979 days. 1995 Yamaha V-Max 600, new carbon fiber reeds, with tarp, nice shape, must sell, $2,200 OBO. 728-6510 after 5 p.m. 1995 ZR580 EFI, picked track, runs excellent, $1,600; 71 Puma, good body, needs engine repair, $150. 752-2221 after 6 p.m 1985 Formula MX 470, wide track, plastic skis, 7,000 K, IFS, $1,000. 573-3208.
2005 Sunfire 4dr 19K, 2004 Alero 4dr, 2003 Focus ZTW Wgn, 2002 Century, 2002 Impala, 1999 Jetta Diesel, 1997 LeSabre Ltd., 1997 Lumina, 1994 Achevia 4dr, 1991 Regal, Call Brian for details, Toll free 877-454-6887, ramseygm.com, Carberry. Dealer Permit # 0031.
04 Aveo 4dr, air, 5-spd, 67K . . . . . .$9,450 04 Mustang 15K, loaded . . . . .$16,945 03 Impala fully loaded . . . . . . .$10,950 02 Olds Alero loaded . . . . . . . .$9,945 01 Malibu loaded . . . . . . . . . .$7,950 00 Grand Prix GT loaded, 3.8L .$8,950 00 Acura Integra 2-dr, SE .$10,950 00 VW Jetta TDI loaded . . . .$13,950 00 Honda Civic EX auto, loaded .$9,450 99 Tiburon SE, loaded . . .$7,945 99 Grand AM SE loaded . .$6,950 98 Eagle Talon ESI loaded $7,950 98 VW Beetle loaded . . . $10,945 98 Z24 loaded . . . . . . . . . . $6,950 98 Sunfire GT loaded . . . . $6,950 96 Passat VR6 loaded . . . . $6,250 95 Grand AM SE loaded . . $4,450
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2006 Torrent Sport, 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd. 1991 Toyota 4runner. Call Brian for details Toll free 877-454-6887, ramseygm.com, Carberry. Dlr. # 0031. 2005 Chevy Blazer LS 4x4, 2" lift, Grizzly push bar, power windows, locks, air, tilt, cruise, CD, 34K, warranty left, asking $15,500. 204-867-1940, cel 868-5511 TAKE OVER 9 MO. LEASE on 05 Jeep Cherokee 4x4, 20k, buy or lease, 4.7 auto, 8-cyl, tow/tire package, 573-9183
ndjautosales.ca 7 www.ja FINANCING AVAILABLE 63-4040

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J&J AUTO SALES

NEW YEARS SALE
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04 Lariat Supercrew 4x4 $28,299 03 Malibu LS $10,499 03 Windstar SEL $14,999 03 Blazer LS ZR2 4x4 $11,999 03 Buick Rendezvous CX $14,399 02 Sunfire GT $9,900 02 Saturn SC2 $8,500 02 Grand Prix GTP 40th $13,500 02 Buick Century $8,999 01 Cavalier, 2 door $6,799 97 Lumina $4,600 96 Caravan $3,999
Regular and Special Financing Available! 1509 Park Street (East of 1st Street)
FIRST STREET FIRST LTD. TRUCKS VANS 724-7474 TRUCKS VANS 724-7474 TRUCKS VANS 724-7474 TRUCKS VANS 724-7474 TRUCKS VANS 724-7474 TRUCKS VANS 724-7474 See our stock on line at www.firststreetfirst.com.....or Visit us at 1509 Park Street Richmond Avenue East #0526
SUVs, TRUCKS, VANS, SPORT CARS, SEDANS & MORE!
20%OFF
2000 Chev Blazer LT, 4.3 Vortec, auto, 4-door, 4x4, loaded, new GM trans. Mint! 200K, $7,995. Safetied. 727-7989. #0699. 1997 CHEV SUBURBAN, 4-WD, loaded, leather int., towing hitch, 265K, very good condition, safetied. 483-3002 or 724-6640 1997 PATHFINDER, V/6, 4-door, 4x4, fully loaded, mint. 160k, safetied. $8,995. Phone 727-7989. Dealer #0699 1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport, private sale, safetied, very good condition, fully loaded, auto, $4,500. 204-824-4450. 1995 CHEVY BLAZER, 4-door, loaded, leather, 4x4, mint, safetied. $4,200 OBO. Call 761-5131. 1992 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L, 4x4, 5-speed, loaded, new tires, hitch, CD, stereo, alarm, $3,850 safetied. 724-6868. #0090.
Phone 763-4040
Offer ends Jan 31/07 visit www.jandjautosales.ca
Snowmobiles Wanted Motorhomes For Sale
672 688
OLDER skidoo with 503 Rotax. 726-4768.
2003 Grand Am GT Ram air, 2-door, loaded, safetied, $11,200. 728-0634, 724-0823. Dlr. # 5042. 2003 Grand AM SE, V/6, auto, 4 door, silver, power steering, brakes, windows, air, cruise, new windshield & brakes, safetied, 87k, $11,500. 726-4411. 2003 Olds Alero Sedan, 4-cylinder automatic, air, cruise, tilt, power locks, CD, low kms. #1565. $10,800. 534-7733.
Alliance Auto
Just 5 min. south on #10 with Capital S Sales
Dlr# 0148
Registered Pets
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CKC REGISTERED Yellow lab pups, tattooed, dewormed, first shots, certified hips, health guarantee, $650. email for more info & pictures foothillsranch@xplornet.com 828-3556, Carman CKC REGISTERED LAB pups, tattooed, declawed, 6 week shots, health guarantee 25 mon. 18 field trail champ in 4 generations, hips/eyes normal. (306) 773-8125.
726-5505
1995 LEISURE, wide body camper van, Dodge Maxi, loaded, rear power sofa, rear air, inside/out shower, toilet, mic, TV, coffee machine, Fantastic fan, awning, new safety. Sacrifice $22,900! 827-2634.
1998 Windstar GL
Auction Sales
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Loaded, quads, fresh safety . . . .$2,995
1997 Chev Lumina
4 door, V6, loaded, mint . . . . . . . .$4,250
Alliance Auto 726-5505

Car loans Regardless of Credit History Bankruptcy NO Problem!! 02 Sunfire 2dr, auto, air, cc, cd, 73,000 kms ............$149 a mth 02 Impala 4dr, auto, loaded, V6, cd, pst, plus more....$188 a mth 02 Caravan 5dr, loaded, quads, factory warranty........$216 a mth 00 Alero 4dr, loaded, spoiler, cd, pst ,classy................$149 a mth
1997 Buick LeSabres 3800 V6 . . . . . . . .2 to choose from 1994 Plymouth Acclaim

4 door, auto, loaded,185K . . . . . .$2,450
Vans
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1993 Plymouth Voyager

Absolutely mint, rear heat/air .
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MILLER AUCTIONS will be holding an auction sale on Sunday, February 18, 10 a.m. at the Oak Lake Hall. We are looking for consignments of household, antiques and collectibles, tools or misc. Phone ASAP to Miller Auctions (204) 727-7086 or (204) 649-2366.
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Livestock/Poultry
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PUREBRED SIMMENTAL YEARLING bulls sired by Red Light 406 & Dream On. Also Red Baldie yearling heifers, weighing 800 lbs. will make excellent replacement. Call 752-2289. FREE RANGE CHICKENS FOR SALE, $2.00/lb. not government inspected. (204)526-2373, please leave a message.
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1997 OLDS CUTLASS SUPREME SL, fully loaded, clean, 126,000 kms, fresh safety. Call 573-3467, cell. 1995 CHRYSLER NEW loaded, safetied, $3,250. 724-0823. Dealer #5042. YORKER, 728-0634,
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2006 Uplander DVD, 2006 Montana SV6 Ext DVD, 2003 Venture Ext, 1999 Montana Ext, 1997 Montana Ext, 1993 Astro. Call Brian for details Toll free 877-454-6887, ramseygm.com, Carberry. Dealer Permit # 0031. 2004 Montana SE, extended version, with entertainment system, fully loaded, 67,900 kms, $17,900. 726-4065. 2003 Ford Windstar SEL, leather, TV/VCR, loaded, $11,650. 728-0634. 724-0823, #5042. 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SEL, AIR, tilt, cruise, CD, rear heat/air, 1 owner, safetied, $5,500, no GST. 534-7733. #1565. 1998 FORD E150 Clubwagon passenger van, 8-cylinder, blue, tilt, cruise, power windows & locks, AM/FM CD, keyless entry, very clean, new safety, 169,000 kms. Private sale - $9,900. Call 571-6407. 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER Grand Caravan LE, loaded, safetied, $4,200. Phone 826-2943 evenings. 1996 FORD WINDSTAR VAN, 145,000 km, command start, good condition, safetied. $3,700. Phone #725-0476.. 1993 GMC SAFARI with high kms, clean and in very good order. $1,500 firm. Phone (204)824-2907. MOVING 1993 Grand Caravan SE, 3.3 L, fully loaded, good condition. $2,000. Also some furniture. 726-9575, 573-5518.
Tenders
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The Manitoba Housing Authority Notice of Tender

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TOWN & COUNTRY SALES

620 Richmond Ave. East
01 Montana ext., V6, loaded, new tires . . $4,999 01 Kia Rio LS 1.5L, 4dr, loaded, 115K . 4,199 99 Sunfire 2dr, 5spd, 144K . . . . . . . . . . $3,495 97 Taurus Wagon GL 3.0L, loaded . $2,999 96 Regal 4dr, 3.1L, Command Start, loaded $2,995 95 Sable GS 3.0L, loaded, 184K . . . . . . $2,650 95 Caravan SE 3.3L, loaded, new tranny . $2,650 95 Safari SLX 4.3L, loaded, rear air/heat . $2,699 92 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L, 5spd, loaded, 4x4 $3,850 92 Jimmy 4dr, 4x4,SOLD tires . . . . . $2,999 loaded, new 91 Dodge Ram D50 4cyl, 5spd, 154K . $2,850
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2002 Cavalier, auto, air, CD, new tires, new safety, 133 highway k, $5,995. 724-4689. Dealer #0636. 2002 Grand Prix SE, 4-door, 160,000 kms. Phone 483-2490 or 573-4046. . QUALITY USED VEHICLES First Street First Ltd. SPECIAL FINANCING 724-7474 SPECIAL FINANCING 724-7474 SPECIAL FINANCING 724-7474 SPECIAL FINANCING 724-7474 SPECIAL FINANCING 724-7474 SPECIAL FINANCING 724-7474 SPECIAL FINANCING 724-7474 SPECIAL FINANCING 724-7474 Let us get the financing you need for a quality pre-owned vehicle & rebuild your credit rating! 1509 Park Street. Dlr.#0526 1998 Buick Park Ave., loaded, 136,000 km, safetied, $9000. 204-834-2653.
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Project #7262 Yellowhead Moanor, Neepawa, MB, 310 Davidson Street, Neepawa, MB. Tender documents are available at: The Manitoba Housing Authority North Central District Office Room B18-25 Tupper Street N. Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 3K1 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Contact: Cornielius Wolfe at (204) 239-3685 A Mandatory site visit is scheduled for Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. at Yellowhead Manor, 310 Davidson Street, Neepawa, MB. Sealed Tenders plainly marked as to content addresses to: The Manitoba Housing Authority North Central District Office Room B18-26 Tupper Street N. Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3K1 will be accepted no later that 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 30, 2007 local time. The lowest or any Tender not necessarily accepted.
SUNFLOWER BIRD SEED, black, striped, canary, millet, and mixed for sale. Call 729-8560.
1995 CROWN VICTORIA, 162,000 kms, non smoker, safetied, $3,995 mint. 727-4043, 728-2135. 1992 TOPAZ, 4-door, safetied, low kms, no GST, $1,995 OBO. Phone 727-4043 or 728-2135. 1992 CHEV LUMINA, 2-DOOR, V/6, auto, safetied; 1993 Ford Taurus, V/6, auto, safetied. Phone 761-3771. 1991 FORD TEMPO GL, great parts car, $500 OBO. Phone 728-5343.
Autos For Sale
600
WWW.ALEXFRASERAUTOSALES.COM WAGNER AUTO SALES #1154 5 minutes from Brandon 725-1103 or 761-6703 wagnerautosales@hotmail.com NEW YEARS PRICING! 2003 Neon SX 2.0, 4-door, 130K $6,495 2003 Cavalier, 4-dr, 5-speed, 77K $5,995 1997 Neon, 2-door, 5-spd, 140K $3,495 1997 Montana, 99K, fully loaded $6,495 1997 Jimmy SLE 4x4, 150K $6,495 All vehicles safetied.
724-6868
2002 Alero, 2-door, 5 speed $6,850 2002 Alero, 4-door, 5 speed $5,950 1996 Jimmy 4x4 SLE $5,550 66th & Victoria Ave., 1 block south 725-4480 Dealer #2628
Trucks For Sale
610
TRUCKS! TRUCKS! TRUCKS! 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, 4x4s, van, sport utility, car. All safetied. Below wholesale price! 1 km west of Curran Park on Grand Valley Road. Phone 726-5650. Dealer #0231. 2006 CHEVY 1500 SILVERADO Crew Cab, 4x4, 4.8 automatic, loaded, safetied, 7,500 kms. Asking $28,500. Dlr. #0707. Call 729-0511, 725-1619 or 724-0207. 2005 Dakota DAKOTA ST quad cab, 4x4, 4.7L, laoded, only 25K, warranty to 100K will consider trades. 727-4043, 728-2135. 2005 DODGE 3/4 TON 2500, quad cab, Hemi, 4x4, heavy duty, short box, 113K, $19,900, safetied. 726-5650, Dlr. #5023. 2005 Ford XLT 1500 Super Crew 4x4, short box, loaded, factory warranty till 2009, safetied. $21,900. 726-5650. #5023. 2005 GMC 2500 HD 4x4, auto, air, cruise, tilt, CD, quad cab, long box, like new, safetied. Call 726-5650. Dealer #5023.
Stock/Utility Trailers
624
FARMERS Premium Equipment & Brandon Trailer Sales. Agassiz Enclosed trailers, Sylvan flatdeck and utility trailers and Wilkinson Stock Trailers. Price + Quality equals value. Randy, 727-3300.
FOR SALE BY TENDER - 1,375 sq. ft. house to be moved, 3-bedrooms, 2 baths, cathedral ceiling, deck & appliances. For more info. or to view call 1-204-662-4402. (1) Tenders should include a deposit of 10% made out to Kevin Martin. (2) Highest tender not necessarily accepted. (3) Tenders close Feb. 25, 2007. Mail to: Box 11, Sinclair, MB, R0M 2A0.
Heavy Equipment
640
LINCOLN WELDERS for sale, Idealarc R3R-400 3 phase, Idealarc 250 1 phase, Idealarc SP-255 mig 1 phase. 1-204-748-1287 after 6.
Motorcycles
2002 ROAD mint condition. 571-6191.
660
STAR WARRIOR, $10,500. Phone
ANTI AGING
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EAVESTROUGHING
CONTINUOUS EAVESTROUGH, 5- and 6- inch, vinyl and seamless steel siding soffit, fascia, window, cladding. Workmanship guaranteed. Free estimates. Able Eavestroughing, 725-2294.
MOVERS
MOVING? BIG TRUCK AND STRONG friendly movers. Call 573-9512 or 571-1651.
APPLIANCE REPAIR
ALL makes, in home and shop service. Rons Appliance Service, 1901 Lyndale Drive. Phone 729-8758. BRANDON APPLIANCE REPAIR. Prompt in-home service to all major appliances. Available days, evenings and weekends. No House Call fees. Town or country. Reasonable rates. 729-1010.
PLUMBING AND HEATING

BILLS PLUMBING & HEATING - Rooter Service, hot water tanks, renovations. Call Bill Ryz, 724-5829. JACKS PLUMBING AND HEATING Quality work at reasonable rates. Call 725-2534 office or 761-6336 cell. TRADEMARK PLUMBING & HEATING - Residential service, repairs and replacement of all your plumbing, heating and air-conditioning needs. Phone 573-6850.
EQUIPMENT RENTAL
CUMMING & DOBBIE for cats, hoes, loaders, bobcat, graders, packers and trucks, sewer and water installation, demolition, site grading. Call 726-0790.
2004 Sierra SLT Crew Duramax, 2004 Silverado Ext 2wd 47km, 2003 Silverado Ext Cab 4x4 69km, 2001 Silverado Ext Cab 4x4, 2000 Sierra SLT ExtCab 4x4, 1995 Silverado Ext 4x4, 1991 Dodge Reg Cab diesel 4x4, 1987 Dodge D150 RC 2wd, 1982 Dodge D250 Ext 2wd, snowmobile loading ramp for long box truck, (2) Fiberglass Caps for Long Box Full size pickup (1) for small truck. Call Brian for details Toll free 877-454-6887, ramseygm.com, Carberry. Dlr. # 0031.
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All Terrain Vehicles
664
2004 OUTLANDER, low miles, loaded, $5,500. Phone 725-4294.
Snowmobiles
670
2006 REV 800, 1,600 MILES, lots of extras, $8,250 OBO. Phone 724-7802. 2004 Arctic Cat F6 Firecat, ready to ride, iexcellent shape. Reverse, hitch, high & low windshield, and deluxe cover. May trade for pickup. 204-534-7566. 2003 Polaris Mini 120, mint condition, $2,200 OBO. 727-0513. 2003 Ski Doo Rev 600 cc, reverse, 3,400 miles, excellent conition. $6,000 OBO. Phone 721-1153. 2001 POLARIS EDGE X 600, $4,500; 1992 Polaris Indy Trail 500, $1,500. Phone 727-2065 or 721-0606. 1999 Arctic Cat 500, $2,200. 761-0762.
BATH & KITCHEN RENOVATIONS

P.W. PENNER CONTRACTING. Bathroom and kitchen renovations, 15 years experience. Decks, drywall work. Windows/doors. Peter Penner, owner/operator. For estimates call 761-7999.
HEALTH & WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

Wanda Nadjiwon-Cancade Herbalife Independent Distributor. Join us at our Reshape Your Shape Nutrition Club, 735A 3rd Street Brandon, MB R7A 3A3. 204-729-3341 or 866-874-6866
2003 FORD F150 XLT 4x4, Supercrew, 5.7 Litre, V8, shortbox. Safetied, $17,500. Phone 752-2069.
FOR QUICK SALE! 2003 Ford Ranger XLT FX4 Level II, 4x4, loaded, tow package, box liner, canopy, new tires, safetied. $14,000. Call 483-3750 or 728-8463. 2002 Silverado LT 2500 HD 4x4, Crew Cab. Duramax, fully loaded, includes tow package, fibreglas Cap. 116K, $29,900 OBO. Jim, 204-326-4970 or 371-6225. 2002 Z71 Extended cab step side 4x4, loaded, towing package. $16,000 OBO. Phone 571-6191. 2001 Ford 150 XLT 4x4, 176Kk, loaded, CD, original owner. $12,900 OBO. Safetied. Eves/weekends 744-2436, 825-8191 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA ext. cab Ltd., V/6, 4x4 TRD, sunroof, loaded, 100k, new tires, $22,900 safetied. 724-4689. #0636. 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Larame SLT, extended cab, 4x4, 5.2 litre, auto, loaded will safety. Must sell. 748-2702. RARE FINDS! 1999 DODGE DAKOTA, x-cab, 4x4, auto, loaded, V8, all options, only 136K!!!! Black in color. Mint! $10,995; 94 Ranger SC, 4x4, 4L, V6, 5-speed, air, cruise, tilt, power windows/locks, bucket seats, aluminum rims.Very nice condition. $6,495. Alliance Auto, 726-5505. #0148. 1998 Ford F150 XLT 4x4, 3-door, loaded, black, tow package, new tires/brakes, 222K, safetied, $8,800 OBO. 761-6787 1998 FORD F150 XLT 4x4 SUPERCAB, 4.3L, V8, shortbox. Safetied. $8,000. Phone 724-4351. 1997 F150, 2-wheel drive, regular cab, long box, V/6, automatic, safetied. Asking $5,500 OBO. Call 728-0634 or 724-2240. 1997 FORD EXPLORER, 4-WD, air, tilt, cruise, power windows/locks, command start, low kms, $8,495. 534-7733. #1565. 1992 GMC S10, 2.5L, 5-speed, reg. cab, short box, safetied, excellent condition. $2,900 OBO. 727-8110, 725-4382. #0242
ROOFING
BEAM ROOFING - SNOW REMOVAL from roofs. Call Rick at 727-8558.
CARPENTRY
WEDGEWOOD CONTRACTING - Home & commercial carpentry & maintenance - A thru Z. Call 726-1706 or 761-2199.
HOME & OFFICE CLEANING

SASSY SALS HOUSECLEANING Bonded, daily, weekly, bi-weekly and small commercial. Call 724-2366.
SLEIGH RIDES & HAY RIDES

M2 RANCH SLEIGH RIDES - great family entertainment, parties and old time fun, along the riverbank in Brandon. Call Terry Marshall at 826-2286.
CONTRACTORS
CUMMING CONSTRUCTION LTD. Interior/exterior renovations, residential/ commercial, new home construction/design built. Quality craftsman and workmanship. Call 728-6271. KAZIC KONTRACTING - Complete stucco, brick and concrete work on new or older homes, we also do renovations. Call 728-2363 or 761-3958.
HOME RENOVATIONS
HELPFUL HANDYMAN - Home renovation and maintenance inside and out. Installation washer/dryers, dishwashers, kitchen appliances, sinks, bathtubs, faucets, windows/doors, siding, decks, electrical and carpentry. Brandon/Clear Lake areas. 727-8550. Jobs big & small! www.mts.net/~helpful Fully Insured. D. NEUFELD CONCRETE & More. For all your small Home Reno Needs, drywall, painting, laminate flooring. Call Darcy 727-0960, cel 724-6922.
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UPHOLSTERERS
FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS IN AUTO Furniture and marine upholstery. Call Lens RV, 728-4457.
WATER HAULING
WATER HAULING - City water delivered. Cisterns, hot tubs, pools. Phone 761-7511.
EAVESTROUGHING
COMPLETE EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS continuous 5 & 6 eavestroughing, seamless steel and vinyl siding, cladding, windows, doors. For guaranteed satisfaction call Rainbow Eavestroughing & Custom Exteriors 727-1639.
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