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ailors from Nanaimo and Gabriola Island will be among those racing to Alaska in an boat race in June. Qualifying for the first-ever Race to Alaska is set for June 4 from Port Townsend, Wash., to Victoria. The main race runs from Victoria to Ketchikan, Alaska, beginning June 7 and $10,000 awaits the winner of the 1,207-kilometre, non-motorized boat race. Team Y Triamoto use a sevenmetre trimaran sailboat and for crew member David McCallum, it is right up his alley as a sailing enthusiast. He said it’s the chance of a lifetime. McCallum and team don’t plan to stop, save for inclement weather, surviving on dehydrated food and sleeping in shifts. Fatigue could become a factor. “That’s going to be a big deal, absolutely, but that’s why it’s an adventure race,” said McCallum. “If that stuff wasn’t an issue, everybody would be doing it.” Wayne Gorrie, a founder of the Van Isle 360 yacht race, will also be in the Race to Alaska. His Team MOB Mentality will use an 8.5-metre trimaran, christened the Mail Order Bride. Success in the race will be dependent on weather and while that can be unpredictable, Gorrie said his team is prepared. “What we would like to see is lots of wind – my boat is optimized for big winds,” said Gorrie. “Some boats are optimized for very light air ... we’re not going to turn this into a rowing race however.”

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Dave McCallum is packing his gear for the first-ever Race to Alaska, a non-motorized boat race from Victoria to Ketchikan, Alaska. Qualifying happens June 4.

Another Lantzville councillor has stepped down. Mayor Colin Haime confirmed that Coun. David Scott handed in a letter of resignation, joining councillors Rod Negrave and Jennifer Millbank, who stepped down in late April. Scott was among a group of four councillors who sent a letter to the community in April outlining frustrations over the treatment of staff at district meetings. Haime said Scott’s resignation isn’t unexpected. “He’s been an individual who’s been on council before ... it’s disappointing that after only five months of a mandate, an individual basically decides to move on, but for our purposes, because we have a byelection coming anyway, better now than later,” said Haime. Scott did not respond to a request for comment but in his resignation letter said in his eight years as a district trustee and during his term on council, he’s never experienced such dysfunction. “I am a strong

believer in the democratic process, however, I believe that there are significant issues around democracy in our community that I can no longer tolerate,” Scott said. Wi t h t h e t h re e resignations in less than a month, Haime addressed suggestions that council is dysfunctional. “Just like the other two individuals that resigned, no specifics were provided as to what their concerns are,” Haime said. “So if, as leaders, that they can’t decide the direction of council themselves as a majority ... then I’m not sure they’d be serving the public to continue.” Quorum for district council is four councillors, which is the number at which council currently stands. No byelection date has been set. An item was on last night’s meeting agenda to address the issue. Haime said the byelection is estimated to cost taxpayers $20,000. Chief administrative officer Twyla Graff and financial services director Jedha Holmes have also resigned recently. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com

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Custom Upholstering Nathan Drew, a Kennedy Street resident, holds a used syringe with which his friend’s toddler was playing, who thought it was a felt marker. The alley behind his home is littered with used syringes, condoms and other refuse left by substance abuse and the sex trade drawn to the area. CHRIS BUSH THe NewS BUlleTIN

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Freedom of the City recipients Ted Kelly, left, and Ray Brookbank join Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay and others for a look at the Freedom of the City portrait gallery, which was unveiled in the Vancouver Island Conference Centre outside of Nanaimo City Council chambers last week. The gallery displays images of Nanaimo’s Freemen dating back to 1940.

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Two weeks of breaking into homes has landed a Nanaimo man a year-long stay in prison. According to Nanaimo RCMP, Timothy Joseph Dafoe, 31, of Nanaimo, was sentenced to one year in jail at Nanaimo provincial court last week for breaking into homes in the 2000 block of Labieux Road between May 3-12. Police said forensic evidence, eye-witness reports, surveillance video and police knowledge of

known criminals led to Dafoe’s arrest on May 14. In each break-and-enter, only jewelry was taken, which was converted into cash at local pawn shops. Much of the jewelry stolen was recovered during a search of Dafoe’s home and returned to its owners. In the majority of the breakins, entry was gained through unlocked doors or windows.

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Nanaimo police arrested a 31-year-old man Thursday afternoon, but only after the suspect fought with police, rammed several police cars and jumped into the Nanaimo

River to evade arrest. According to an RCMP press release, Nanaimo Mounties were tipped off by Island District General Investigation Section members monitoring the suspect, identified as Tyler Fong, who was wanted for driving offences and property crimes, that he was driving a vehicle near University Village shopping centre in Harewood.

When police tried to block his car, the suspect rammed police vehicles and sped off. An RCMP helicopter tracked Fong’s car as it travelled at high speed southbound on the Nanaimo Parkway where police deployed a spike belt, deflating the vehicle’s tires. The suspect abandoned the car near the Duke Point overpass where he made attempts to get other

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Kids learn bike mechanics

OPEraTiON GENEraTiON at John Barsby school brings students and community members together on project. By Chris Bush The News BulleTiN

ohn Barsby Community School students are profiting from a bicycle repair program where volunteers show students how to bring old bikes back to life in a classroom converted into a workshop. Students of all skill levels and aptitudes are welcome and the most dedicated get to re-build a bike for themselves. The idea for the program, called Operation Generation, came from Island Integrated Counselling in 2012. Tyler Walker, manager and president of Hub City Cycles Community Co-op, has run the program, paid for by Island Integrated Counselling and Hub City Cycles, since January 2013 when it started with about eight adult volunteers. “That’s where the name Operation Generation came from, because it was youth and seniors working together to learn about bikes and bike mechanics,” Walker said. Most of the bikes come from Surrey B.C., purchased at police auctions by a Rotary club and shipped free of charge by Diamond Delivery of Nanaimo. The students select which ones are repairable and strip the rest for usable parts. “The primary purpose

of this program is to get kids on bikes and to teach them about bike mechanics and about biking and how to work as a team by coming and volunteering here,” Walker said. Students committed to building the program get to build and keep their own bike and are given a helmet, lock and lights. About 12 students have earned bikes. The program also has a mountain bike club that gets together Wednesday afternoons. Cody Park, a Grade 8 student, joined in March. “[Bikes] are pretty much completely interesting, but the most interesting thing, I would say, is when they first invented them. It was really cool because it’s a non-motorized vehicle that you can drive,” Park said. Walker wants more students and committed mentors to join the program and ultimately put the students in charge of running it. “I really see a lot of value in the youth working here and in the youth being involved in the program in a much deeper way,” Walker said. When Operation Generation started it included a baking class, video club and tutoring. Money shortages ended those, but organizers would like to restart them to engage more students and possi-

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Cody Park, a Grade 8 student volunteer with Operation Generation at John Barsby Community School, grimaces as he twists a spoke nipple while being shown how to true a bicycle wheel by Tyler Walker, program manager and president of Hub City Cycles. Operation Generation engages students by teaching them how to rebuild and repair bicycles.

bly spread Operation Generation to other schools. “We’ve been able to keep some kids engaged in school who otherwise probably would have dropped out … and it makes lives more meaningful for seniors too,”

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The Member of Parliament who had her private member’s bill to remedy derelict vessels die on the floor of the House of Commons is looking to pass the issue to her successor. Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder’s Bill C-638 would have put responsibility of receiver of wrecks on the Canadian Coast Guard. Crowder, who is not running in the next federal election, said Sheila Malcolmson, Nanaimo-Ladysmith NDP candidate and former Islands Trust chairwoman, will take up the cause. Both said the upcoming federal election could have a bearing on the direction of derelict vessels. A framework proposed by Union of B.C. Municipalities and various Vancouver Island local governments would be ideal, according to Malcolmson. Legislation would use a transfer around vessel registration fees to create a pool of money. If there is a vessel at risk of becoming a problem, money would be available to deal with it immediately.

Malcolmson said the second phase of work would be to identify the responsible owner and utilize government staff to collect, so it becomes a user-pay formula. “Said another way, is to be able to bring forward legislation that would include a tool on how to have a fund available to take quick action, and then a mechanism to ensure that those responsible for the pollution get the bill at the end of the day. “But there’s no delay trying to track down who will ultimately receive that invoice because the thing with derelict vessels, whether it’s from a tourism or a pollution, or a public safety point of view, the importance is fast action and that is what has been missing here,” said Malcolmson. Crowder was disappointed about the bill’s fate and said there were some misconceptions about financing. “What my bill was doing was simply shifting the receiver of wrecks, which is already in place and already spending money on it, to the coast guard.” reporter@nanaimobulletin.com

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One of the side effects of having fixed election dates in Canada, a move that was pioneered by the B.C. Liberals when they first were elected here in 2001, is that campaigns have become much, much longer. In fact, having a short campaign period is considered a disaster by most political handlers now. One of the criticisms made of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives (after the fact, of course), is that they only had a 28-day period in which to campaign. Premier Jim Prentice in fact broke the fixed election date law and called an election a year early. That didn’t go so well. The federal election campaign has actually been underway for some time – certainly since the beginning of the year. While Parliament is still sitting and passing laws, MPs and candidates of all stripes are hard at work getting ready for the October election. Here in Nanaimo, the major parties all have candidates already in place. Because of the long campaign period, voters need to treat almost everything said or done by political parties, and particularly by their leaders, with a great deal of skepticism. NDP leader Thomas Mulcair was in the area recently and Elizabeth May has been very visible in Nanaimo in recent weeks. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has also made a number of visits to B.C. this spring. While they haven’t been election rallies, his visits are directly connected to the campaign. In particular, the time he spent with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Surrey, Vancouver and several Ontario venues was invaluable. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau will almost certainly head west in the coming months as well. Voters aren’t too engaged in federal politics right now, but the parties most certainly are.

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Lantzville being harmed by council resignations To the Editor,

Re: Lantzville council exodus continues with third resignation, May 22. Poor Lantzville has been kneecapped by two new councillors and one returning incumbent who discovered within a few months of taking their oath of office, that the new council is “dysfunctional.” Three out of seven – fascinating. Could it be that the two newly elected members and one incumbent were less than sincere in campaigning on a desire to truly serve their community and work together for the benefit of all its citizens? This is not a new problem. The previous Lantzville council was faction-ridden. There were toxic animosities among specific councillors toward others, evident at practically every meeting. The new council began its term with a carryover of some old grudges, and

the added friction of strong opposition to the new mayor overwhelmingly elected on a commitment to seek an improved water agreement with Nanaimo, and financial prudence. What should have been confidentially handled senior staff complaints quickly became public through improper leaks of information. There’s something reminiscent of American Tea Party obstructionism going on in our tiny community. Lantzville voters have been terribly ill-served by some freshly elected councillors whose resignations are for reasons that are far from clear. We need a council that will strive to co-operate, unite, and serve the community – respectfully give administrative direction, and leave personality conflicts behind.

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Prentice’s plan to raise income taxes. The problem with Rachel Notley’s idea is that capital, being the most mobile of all commodities, started leaving the province right after the election. If corporations don’t like the tax structure in one place they’ll move to another. While that may benefit Saskatchewan and B.C., guess to whom Notley will have to

turn to raise revenue? Notley’s favouring one oil pipeline over another is also odd and although she wants more of Alberta’s oil processed in Canada, she doesn’t mention the billions of dollars required to build even one more refinery. Besides, refineries operate on the thinnest of margins and would have to pass the costs on. Because the mar-

Sports groups should share education costs To the Editor,

men Stadium and field. In a time when these trustees are saving money by having a twoweek spring break at the expense, as always, of non-teaching staff, and handing over thousands of dollars in those savings to the Nanaimo and District Teachers’ Association, why are some groups exempt from

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EVENT DEEMED a success by Tourism Nanaimo. BY NICHOLAS PESCOD THE NEWS BULLETIN

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Cowichan Valley-based singer Cari Burdett will be performing at the Harbour City Theatre on May 29.

BY NICHOLAS PESCOD THE NEWS BULLETIN

Singer Cari Burdett knows all about overcoming obstacles. There was the time she lost her voice and almost gave up on singing. Then there was the time she was involved in a major car accident that took place just before she was about to take part in a singing competition. “At the time it was shattering,” Burdett said. Despite all of the obstacles that life has thrown at her, Burdett has managed to keep on singing. “I couldn’t stop singing,” Burdett said. “I kept thinking in a way that life was trying tell me to stop singing but actually it is more about how do I embrace this gift.” On Friday (May 29), after spending years living abroad, Burdett will be performing at the Harbour City Theatre

alongside pianist Miles Black, violinist Richard Moody and bassit Sean Drabbit. Her stop in Nanaimo is part of a tour to promote her debut album Magnolia, which she released earlier this year. Burdett, who is a graduate of McGill University and the Royal Academy of Music in the United Kingdom, was raised on Vancouver Island and has been involved with music for years. “There was a time in my life that I remember vividly singing in the music festivals and being truly moved by the audience,” Burdett said. “I realized that the power of music was so great that they would often cry or laugh when I sang and I was deeply moved and touched.” Burdett’s album, Magnolia, contains 12 tracks and has been described as “dramatic gypsy cabaret” and features Burdett singing in five different

languages, including Spanish, Italian and Swedish. “I have gypsy background ... and that sense of travel and passion for languages and arts is really who I am,” Burdett said. “I wanted to reach a broader audience with this album and so I included popular songs with some new arrangements.” Burdett’s tour will conclude at the end of the month in Duncan and she is currently in the process of scheduling an eastern tour. “I will be doing a tour in Ontario and Quebec in the fall and attending showcases,” she said. Burdett performs at the Harbour City Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advanced and can be purchased at Fascinating Rhythm, 51 Commercial St., or $20 at the door. For more information, please visit www.cariburdett.com. arts@nanaimobulletin.com

There was no shortage of entertainment in the Harbour City this past March. From pirates to performers, one newly formed festival seemed to have it all. Festival Nanaimo, which took place throughout the month of March, featured performances by Jim Byrnes, Barney Bentall, John Mann, Joëlle Rabu and the Irish Rovers as well as family-oriented events such as PirateFest. “I think it was a success as a first event,” said Margot Holmes, Festival Nanaimo coorganizer. She said the Irish Rovers, Rabu and PirateFest were among the most popular events during the festival. Organizers received $5,000 from Tourism Nanaimo’s Tourism Development Fund to stage the festival. “It is not a huge amount of money,” Holmes said. “Everything else was funded through partnerships and sponsorships with community people and ticket sales.” Tourism Nanaimo executive director of destination management Lesley Anderson said she was pleased with how Festival Nanaimo turned out, adding that it was “worth every penny.”

“In their first year they did a fantastic job of putting together a great lineup of performances and also aggregating information about all the different activities and things that were going on in the month of March in Nanaimo,” Anderson said. Although neither Festival Nanaimo nor Tourism Nanaimo know exactly how much tourism was generated, both say that hotels saw an increase in guests in March. “We don’t track down to a festival level at this point,” Anderson said. “We are working on how we are going to do that going forward.” While Festival Nanaimo experienced plenty of successes, there were also disappointments such as cancelled events and lower than expected attendance at others. “In the end we did about seven signature events, a couple of them we cancelled,” Holmes said. Among the events that were cancelled was Yukon-based rockers Speed Control, who were scheduled to participate in a week-long music camp as well as a performance. Both Holmes and Anderson pointed out that with any first time festival, there are going to be successes and failures. “These festivals and events take awhile to grow,” Anderson said. Festival Nanaimo is scheduled to take place again next March. arts@nanaimobulletin.com

Hats and tea cups to pour into hotel Hats of all shapes and sizes are expected to fill the halls of one Nanaimo hotel next month. On June 6 the Grand Hotel will be hosting the fourth annual Mad Hatter Tea Party at 1:30 p.m. The fundraiser for the Crim-

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The art show is organized by the Nanaimo chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists and those involved in the show were selected through a lengthy jury process. Lohmann was born in Germany and moved to Canada with her family in 1995 in an effort to be closer to the ocean. “My husband and I always talked about when we are older we’d immigrate somewhere where the ocean is,” she said. “I never regretted it.” Lohmann, who lives just outside of Nanaimo, mainly paints using acrylic colours on wood. Her work is often filled with geometric patterns and shapes. “It is very defined with where new colours begin and new colours end,” she said. “I paint mostly on wood and so when I am done I go over all of the different lines.” In addition to her paintings, Lohmann

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relaxing,” Lohmann said. “A day of painting is a perfect day.” The art show takes place inside the Harbour Room at the Dorcester Hotel, 70 Church St., this weekend (May 29-31). The show opens on Friday (May 29) at 1 p.m. For more information, including a full list of show times and artist information, please visit http://nanaimofca. blogspot.ca. arts@nanaimobulletin.com

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November 29, 1926 ~ May 9, 2015 Staniz was born November 29th 1926 in Regina Saskatchewan and passed away at Kiwanis Lodge May 9th, 2015. Predeceased by her 3 sons, Wade, David and Kim Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell and her husband of 40 years, Lorne Perry, all in the last few years, left her with a heavy heart. Staniz left Alberta and came to Nanaimo in the 1970â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. She met and married Lorne, living in Lantzville, Victoria and the former Queen Charlotte Island before returning to and building their house in Nanoose. Staniz worked tirelessly for the Lantzville Legion Br. 257 for many years, serving as President for 7 terms and always out visiting those who were sick or elderly or alone. She received the Legions Meritorious Service Award for her years of service in the year 2000. Staniz is survived by her granddaughters: Ashley (Terrance) McMahon and Jennifer Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell, who were there for her consistently, her nephew Glen Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell and Lorneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children: Bill (Deb) and Joan and their families. She will be missed.

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In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Garryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory to the Palliative Care Unit at NRGH. Cheques can be made payable to the Palliative Care Unit and mailed to the Nanaimo Hospital Foundation office at 1801 Bowen Road Nanaimo BC, V9S 1H1. We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to: Dr. Poteryko, our dear friends Bill Purdy, Ed Wright, Brent Diamond, the staff and volunteers at the Palliative Care Unit, and to our friends and family for their ongoing support. In memory of Garry, we ask that you perform a random act of kindness.

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Garry will be remembered fondly by all those whose hearts he touched. He was very generous and had a unique ability to know when someone needed help before they even had the chance to ask. We would like to invite you to Garryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Celebration of Life to be held at Stronghold Christian Fellowship at 2210 Morello Road Nanoose Bay on Saturday, May 30th at 1:00pm.

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OLD FASHIONED HANDYMAN Drywall, tile, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, full baths, Quality work. Reasonable prices. 250-616-9095.

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NANAIMO DOWNTOWN 3bdrm,1.5 bath, on-site laundry. NS/NP. $840. 250-816-1242.

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TOP: Amber Adams, left, of Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation, receives a $3,500 from Ken Young, service office, and Betty Briand, Poppy Fund treasurer, on behalf of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 256. The money from the branch’s Poppy Fund proceeds will go toward the new cardiac centre at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. BELOW: The Upper Island B.C. Hydro Power Pioneers delivered an $800 donation, handcrafted finger puppets, and homemade knit blankets and slippers for the pediatric wing at NRGH. The money was raised through events and dues to the retiree organization. Photos contributed

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MORROW, MCPHEE win championships, Racette fails medical. BY GREG SAKAKI THE NEWS BULLETIN

Fight fans didn’t get the quantity they were expecting, but they did get quality. The Rumble at the Rink boxing card in Nanaimo on Saturday night featured just three bouts, as Gordy Racette failed his final medical half an hour before bell time. The other three bouts were crowd-pleasers. Qualicum Beach’s Aubrey (Bam Bam) Morrow scored a seventh-round TKO over Paul Bzdel in the main event, Alisah McPhee defeated Peggy Maerz by unanimous decision and Dashon (Flyboy) Johnson beat Chris Aucoin, also by unanimous decision. The main event was the fight of the night. Morrow bruised and battered Bzdel for four rounds, then got opened up himself in the fifth, reversing the momentum. It led to a bloody and dramatic finish that saw Morrow

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Aubrey (Bam Bam) Morrow, left, and opponent Paul Bzdel trade punches Saturday night at Rumble at the Rink at Frank Crane Arena. Morrow won the Western Canadian title fight by TKO in the seventh round.

Timbermen start with two wins against Shamrocks far in those two games,” said Kaleb Toth, Timbermen coach. “They’ve been working really hard and they’re working as a unit.” In Sunday’s game, the T-men built a 7-3 lead early in the third period, the Shamrocks chipped away and forced OT at 9-9, but overtime was all Nanaimo. Cayle Ratcliff, T-men captain, said the team’s success this weekend came through its work ethic. “We’re not the most

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Nanaimo Timbermen player Paul Brebber scores a goal in transition during Sunday’s WLA game against the Victoria Shamrocks at Frank Crane Arena.

The Nanaimo Timbermen are off to their bestever start after back-toback wins against the Victoria Shamrocks. Nanaimo swept its Island rivals to start the Western Lacrosse Association season, winning 8-6 down the Malahat on Friday and then winning 12-9 in overtime Sunday at Frank Crane Arena. “I’m very proud of the way that they’ve shown so

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The Nanaimo Pirates found a way to bounce back, as usual. The Hub City Paving Pirates defeated the Victoria Eagles 5-4 on Sunday at Serauxmen Stadium after losing the early game 10-3. “It was good to see the guys kind of man up…” said Doug Rogers, Pirates manager. “The second game of doubleheaders we usually play better and that’s something we need to correct because we want to start taking series now.”

Juniors beaten by PoCo Saints The Nanaimo Timbermen junior A lacrosse team was upset on the road Sunday. The team fell 9-5 against the Por t Coquitlam Saints. Brett Hawrys scored two goals for Nanaimo. The T-men play the Delta Islanders on Sunday (May 31) at 4 p.m. at Duncan’s Island Savings Centre.

Rogers said Sam Baker’s steady pitching led the way in Sunday’s win. Baker said Nanaimo’s defence started making more plays as the day went on, and the bats came around. “I think our team has got a lot of gutsy guys. We’ve got a lot of leaders on the bench,” Baker said. He struck out six over 6 2/3 and Cole Warken went 3-for-4 at the plate. In the early game, the Pirates led 3-0 most of the way before things went wrong. Nanaimo split with the Victoria Mariners the day before on the road, winning 6-5 and then losing 5-1. North Rainey was the winning pitcher that day, with Shawn

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