Nanaimo Daily News, April 22, 2015 by Black Press Media Group

NANAIMO REGION

Second staffer makes an exit from Lantzville Jedha Holmes, director of finance, is leaving a month after Twyla Graff said she is departing. A3

NANAIMO REGION

Budget drops

Hospice announces new executive director

What most agree on is that the Tories are aiming it at this fall’s election

Karyn French hired to direct activities of the non-profit that serves the dying and their families. A3

Coverage on Pages A5, A7

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» Animal Welfare

CITY

SPCA seize rabbits found in ‘horrendous’ conditions

Cultural groups may see funding changes SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

Tina Heary, BC SPCA senior animal protection officer, holds one of the 50 rabbits rescued from a South Wellington property. Homes are being sought for the animals. [DARRELL BELLAART/DAILY NEWS]

South Wellington breeder may face charges DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS

ruelty charges are being considered against a Nanaimo-area rabbit breeder investigators say kept 50 animals in “deplorable” conditions. BC SPCA officers says they found the rabbits stuffed in cages so small the animals had no room to move, with many malnourished and sickly and several dead. The animal protection agency got involved after receiving a tip from the public. “We certainly have enough information to recommend charges to the Crown,” said Tina Heary, animal protection officer with the BC SPCA. The breeder has not been charged, and as such has not been identified, other than to say it was on a semi-rural property in the South Wellington area. Investigators responded within hours of receiving the tip Thurs-

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“The conditions were horrendous. I don’t know how conditions can get so bad. There were animals next to diseased animals, and next to dead ones” Tina Heary, BC SPCA

day, and upon seeing the conditions the animals were being kept, a warning was issued to the owner. “The conditions were horrendous,” Heary said. “I don’t know how conditions can get so bad. There were animals next to diseased animals, and next to dead ones.” The breeder was told to improve the conditions for the animals or they would be seized, and the SPCA showed up two days later armed with a search warrant. When officers showed up

Saturday, Heary said that the conditions were bad enough the animals were seized. “There was excessive amounts of uncollected feces rabbits were forced to live in, while confined to small cages.” She said some cages were only large enough to fit a large-breed rabbit, with no room to turn around. “It’s always difficult when you have animals forces to live in unsanitary conditions and no opportunity to escape.” The animals were moved to the Nanaimo SPCA shelter, and veterinarians assessed them. On Monday many of the animals were moved to other Island shelters, taking the pressure off the Nanaimo facility. The breeder was raising the animals for food and to show. A small dog was also seized. “This isn’t the first time we’ve dealt with rabbit breeders who breed for the show ring and for their own consumption,” Heary said.

Those wishing to adopt a rabbit can view those that are still available online at www.spca.bc.ca. As cute as rabbits are, the agency has no intention to allow them to breed uncontrolled, driving up Vancouver Island’s already burgeoning feral rabbit population. “They all will be spayed or neutered,” Heary said. “We don’t want to contribute to that,” she said. “I haven’t done the math but if you take 49 rabbits and costs to spay or neuter, and medical needs, that’s a big vet bill, but we’re not going to contribute to (rabbit) overpopulation.” Darrell.Bellaart @nanaimodailynews. com250-729-423 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

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Migrant who made it to B.C. recounts trip

Hungary has joined Poland in denouncing remarks which seemed to equate Poland’s and Hungary’s roles in the Holocaust with that of Germany. » Nation & World, A9

Sri Lankan man said dying at sea was worth the risk, and it’s the same chance that migrants heading from Africa to Europe are taking. » British Columbia, A8

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Nanaimo council has sent proposed changes to how it awards cultural program funding back to committee to review the option of capping the amount of grant funding organizations can receive. The proposed changes that came before council Monday night were based on a review that launched in 2013 of how cultural funding programs were carried out in the city. One change includes awarding cultural grants on a merit-based model rather than the current formula, which requires groups seeking multi-year grants to have to have existed at least four years in the community. The current rules allow newer organizations to apply for up to $2,000 under a different set of criteria and reporting requirements. Under the proposed new program, all applications will instead be evaluated on merit, public or economic impacts of the proposal and relevance to city goals and priorities and feasibility of completing a project or program. Grant applications for specific events would also be tied to similar criteria. On Monday, some councillors had their own suggestions. Coun. Gord Fuller said he wanted to see specific wording in the proposed policy on how groups who do not get their funding approved can appeal that decision. Coun. Jerry Hong said he wanted to look at placing caps on both the amounts groups can receive and for how long they can receive funds from the city. “Giving, say, a bone to the dog to get them started is great, I encourage that, but I don’t want to be feeding that dog for the rest of its life,” Hong said. Coun. Wendy Pratt, who voted with Brennan and Coun. Ian Thorpe against sending the recommendations back for further review. “I really don’t see the need for putting restrictions on,” she said. Spencer.Anderson @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255

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Second senior staffer on way out Departure of Jedha Holmes, the director of ﬁnance, follows on the resignation of CAO Twyla Graff ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

Another senior manager in the District of Lantzville has decided to leave her job. The resignation of Jedha Holmes, Lantzville’s director of finance for more than six years, comes on the heels of the resignation of Twyla Graff, the district’s chief administrative officer, earlier this month. Holmes couldn’t be reached for comment Tuesday, and it’s unknown if her resignation is related to the ongoing relationship problems between Lantzville’s council and its senior managers.

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Council voted two weeks ago to bring in an independent arbitrator to review and report to council on issues that have

arisen between council and its managers, as well as CUPE workers and members of Lantzville’s fire department. Mayor Colin Haime also couldn’t be reached for comment but Coun. Graham Savage said it’s “very unfortunate” that Holmes is leaving the district. “She’s a good worker and I have no idea right now as to why she decided to leave her job,” Savage said. Savage said he hopes council picks an arbitrator soon. “I hope that this is the way to go because we really need some help as a council.” Four of the seven members of

Lantzville’s city council — Jennifer Millbank, Rod Negrave, Graham Savage and Dave Scott — signed a letter in early April sent to all households in the community stating they “do not condone” inappropriate behaviour from “some members of council” towards staff members. The mail out to the community was made after an internal memo was sent to council from its five senior managers on March 26 raising concerns with the “ridicule and criticism of staff’s work in a public meeting.” Councillor Jennifer Millbank also couldn’t say why Holmes was leaving.

She said she was “skeptical” about any positive results coming from arbitration between staff and council. “In my experience, mediation can sometimes make things worse,” Millbank said. “I’m fresh out of answers and don’t know where this will go from here.” Robert.Barron @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4234 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

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New executive director at hospice brings lots of non-proﬁt expertise

Surplus of $4M won’t go to district shortfall

DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS

Karyn French hopes to build on the successes of Nanaimo Community Hospice as the new executive director. French, who has 23 years experience in management in the not-for-profit sector, became the head of Hospice on Thursday. She accepted the position to replace Wendy Pratt, who left to pursue a career in civic politics. French comes from Pacifica Housing, the non-profit agency contracted to operate Uplands Walk supported housing shelter in Nanaimo, and a number of other, similar facilities in Victoria. “I’m not here to put fires under anybody, or make quick changes — just provide the leadership that the board and senior staff are looking for,” said French. “Wendy has done an amazing job for the organization.” French is a native Victorian. She grew up on a street named after Roy Hobbs, her great-great grandfather, and attended an elementary school named for Frank Hobbs, Roy’s brother. She studied psychology and sociology at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, where she met her husband, a Southern Alberta Technology Institute student from San Mateo, California. After university, they decided to return to the coast.

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Karyn French is the new executive director of Nanaimo Community Hospice. [DARRELL BELLAART/DAILY NEWS]

They spent much of the 1980s in the Lower Mainland, where she worked for the Burnaby Public Library, while raising their two young boys. In Victoria she took a job with Meals on Wheels. A decade later she became the Greater Victoria Housing Society executive director. In 2003 she joined Pacifica Housing, where she was able to combine the skills she had acquired.

The couple recently moved to Cowichan Lake, and lately she realized “one thing I was missing was the human interaction of the volunteers.” When she saw the posting for Hospice, she applied. “When my mom was passing away, we didn’t use hospice in Victoria but we used palliative care, and it was just amazing. I was interested in the position,” said French. It was a battle to keep her mind

on her previous job, once she learned she had the Hospice position. “Now I turn left instead of right, and going left is a way better drive,” she said, with a smile. She said she looks forward to making new friends and “making new community connections” in Nanaimo. Darrell.Bellaart @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235

CITY

Council OKs permit for Selby Street project SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

Nanaimo council has approved a development permit for a three-storey, 45-room hotel at 440 Selby St., despite concerns from some councillors regarding overflow parking in the area. Several height and building setbacks were approved as part of the development permit Monday night. However, the application only included 25 parking spaces and 45 were required. Under city bylaw, a developer can pay $3,000 for each additional space not provided on site. The developer had at first pro-

posed building 31 stalls for a variance of 14 spaces, but city staff objected. The developer returned with an offer to build 35, paying out the variance ($30,000) instead. City manager Ted Swabey supported the compromise, citing what he said was a need for more hotels in the city, adding “this hotel would meet a certain niche in the hotel market.” “And probably more important is that this is in a parking buyout area, which means that the developer doesn’t have to provide any parking on site, that the parking can all be purchased for $3,000 a parking stall,” he told

Mayor Bill McKay and councillors Monday. “And just two roads over, you don’t have to provide any parking or buy any parking out in the downtown core.” Coun. Jerry Hong said he was concerned about an increase to on-street parking at busy times for the hotel, and asked if residents could be displaced by the increase in demand. Swabey said that a traffic study completed by the developer indicated there would no problem with excess parking, although he said overflow parking means hotel guests would have to park on streets or in parkades.

Coun. Gord Fuller was the sole council member to vote against issuing the development permit. Fuller said he was “very concerned” with the parking in the area and called the lack of required minimum parking space “bizarre.” Spencer.Anderson @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

A surplus of approximately $4 million left over from the 2014/15 budget in the NanaimoLadysmith schools district won’t likely be used to deal with the $4-million shortfall the district is facing for next year. Acting secretary treasurer Graham Roberts said the $4 million surplus in the district’s operating budget is largely due to savings in salaries and costs related to the teachers’s strike at the beginning of this school year, and other “anomalies” in spending in 2014/15. He said the budget-building process for next year is still underway and there are no “precise plans” for the surplus money at this time. But Roberts said he’s considering recommending to the board that a portion of the funding be used for contingency reserve funds for a number of areas in the district, including staffing, to allow the district more flexibility in future budget decisions. “Some of the surplus can be used to help deal with the $4-million shortfall for 2015/16, but I would rather not do that.” Budgetary shortfalls, which have become common in the district’s annual budgets for more than a decade, have been forecast for many years to come. A district report tabled in November predicted potential shortfalls of $4.3 million in 2016-17, $4.1 million in 2017-18 and $4.4 million in 2018-19 unless there are some fundamental changes to the government’s funding model for education. Roberts said he expects to present a preliminary budget along with recommendations for the board within the next few weeks. Salaries and benefits make up approximately 90 per cent of the district’s annual budget so the school board has few options but to cut more staff next year. Robert.Barron @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4234

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

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New policies for veterans are a good start

ith a federal election just six months away, partisan motives no doubt factor in the Harper government’s charm offensive aimed at Canada’s veterans. It could hardly be otherwise, given the nature of the political process. But there’s good policy here, too. More of those who served in the Canadian Armed Forces are finally receiving their due after years of suffering Ottawa’s ill-judged policies, reckless costcutting and caustic leadership, as typified by former veterans minister Julian Fantino. Consider this a welcome aboutface. What’s unfortunate is that it took so long for federal officials to do the right thing despite urgent pleas from veterans ombudsman Guy Parent, Canada’s auditor general, members of the Commons veterans committee and, of course, from veterans themselves. A major step forward came

this past week when Veterans Affairs Minister Erin O’Toole announced the planned hiring of more than 100 permanent case managers to help guide veterans through the tangled bureaucracy that serves their interests. Various new reforms are of scant use if the people who need them can’t navigate the system to realize these benefits. That’s why good case management is so significant, providing one-on-one attention to veterans in need of help. About 100 additional workers are to be taken on to process disability claims. New hiring is especially important in light of previous job cuts at Veterans Affairs. While the Harper government celebrates its recent moves on behalf of Canada’s former service people, the fact remains that, in many cases, it’s simply correcting its own mistakes. A huge stumble was appointing Fantino, of all people, to the

sensitive job of serving veterans. Many, especially those injured in the line of duty, face immense stress and a host of challenges. But where patience was needed, Fantino was curt. Rudeness replaced compassion, along with rote repetition of the party line. To say veterans deserved better is a gross under-statement; they could hardly have been treated worse. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s first necessary reform in this area was to dump Fantino and replace him with O’Toole, a former Sea King helicopter navigator and a far more sympathetic figure. It was a smart move. And there have been other worthwhile reforms, including: • The Retirement Income Security Benefit, closing what O’Toole admitted was a major gap in existing programs. It affected hundreds of veterans who suffered incapacitating wounds but hadn’t served long enough to

qualify for a military pension. The new benefit helps them and their families ward off poverty with a monthly support payment starting at age 65. • Improved benefits for injured part-time reservists, providing them with the same basic income support received by regular members of the armed forces through the Earnings Loss Program. This makes obvious sense. Whether full-time soldiers or reservists, these people fight, bleed, and sometimes die serving side by side. • Broader eligibility for the Permanent Impairment Allowance, delivering life-long, monthly financial support to veterans whose job options have been limited by a service-related injury or illness. • A proposed new Critical Injury Benefit, providing a $70,000 tax-free award to Canada’s most severely injured soldiers.

• A Family Caregiver Relief Benefit, giving eligible veterans a tax-free, annual grant of about $7,200 to help give informal caregivers — usually a spouse or other relative — a break. Much depends on how these measures are implemented, especially who is deemed eligible and who isn’t. It’s too early to give this a full 21-gun salute. But these changes at least clear a way to making many veterans’ lives better after years of policies that short-changed them. Conservatives understandably hope all this will generate meaningful support on election day. Perhaps it will. But not if voters bear in mind who allowed so many veterans to suffer — and for so long — in the first place.

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@nanaimodailynews.com Congratulations to MP for his stand on beliefs Congratulations to James Lunney for his stand on Christianity. Canada used to be a largely Christian country, and our morals and behaviour was largely based on its teaching. Then came secular society and political correctness and no one could support their beliefs because we might hurt someone’s feelings. Boo hoo. There are many many instances where the repercussions are felt. Just in current news, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Saguenay, Que,. can no longer open its meetings with a prayer (some one might feel left out). The Alberta Human Rights Commission fined the Webber Academy $26,000 after not allowing two Muslim students to pray on campus grounds. The Law Society of British Columbia (and several others in Canada) has decided to not recognize future graduates from Trinity

Western University’s law program. because the are required to sign a covenant that they will respect Christian beliefs. While said society is so busy contemplating their navel, they allow the B.C. government to pass and enforce legislation that is unconstitutional and imposes draconian penalties, without a court appearance. We have abdicated our responsibility. Silent majority, wake up. George Macpherson Nanaimo

Conference centre and hotel not a great legacy It is safe to say many of us are less than thrilled with the Vancouver Island Conference Centre and the continuing debacle of no hotel. Maybe conventions will never have the sex appeal of a rock concert or a sports event and thus the rationale for a convention centre in Nanaimo was flawed.

Last year Victoria saw WWE and Elton John. This year they will see Aerosmith. We got an empty lot and crickets. I can’t rewrite history but I sure can ask the bar be raised. Now if only there was an Island-based food chain, brewery and/or brand willing to feed our need. Grant Maxwell Nanaimo

CBC is an anachronism from a time now past

Created almost a century ago when there were few broadcast choices available, the CBC has now become an anachronism that only serves those who like their news and public affairs served up from the Liberal left. Perhaps a charitable status could be established for it so that those who think it’s worthwhile could support it. Perhaps if it ever got decent management, the mother corp might surprise us and survive in the competitive real world. But for now, even hockey doesn’t need it any more.

Re: ‘CBC management needs to be shaken up’ (Editorial, Daily News, April 20)

Jim Corder Nanaimo

I think that the best way to “shake up” CBC management is to cut off the $1.2 billion of our tax money (2013) that the corporation undeservedly soaks up every year. This would make federal budget balancing easier and even provide a surplus this year.

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Divided reaction over budget in mid-Island

The Dish puts focus on fast but healthy eating

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Darcy McBride is the owner of the new Dish restaurant on Bowen Road. [ROBERT BARRON/DAILY NEWS]

new fast-food restaurant, but one that offers its customers healthier choices, has recently opened on Bowen Road. The Dish, a predominantly take-out restaurant with a few tables for guests, is located adjacent to Nesvog Meats. Owner Darcy McBride said the menu consists mainly of a gourmet line of 25 different premade meals — including turkey meat loaf, wild salmon and pork tenderloin offerings - and a fresh deli bar is located on the premises. McBride said the restaurant has a large five-unit freezer which allows him to buy in bulk and offer a wide-range of healthy options to his customers. “No one else in the city offers healthy foods like this in a fastfood restaurant, so the business has been doing well since we recently opened,” McBride said while opening the unique garage-style doors that make up the front of the restaurant in preparation for the lunch crowd Tuesday. “I’ve worked in restaurants since I was young and I’m really enjoying running The Dish and meeting the customers.”

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Nola Dunn, the long-time marketing director for Woodgrove Centre, is getting busier all the time. Ivanhoe Cambridge, Woodgrove’s owner, has appointed Dunn as the new marketing director for the company’s Mayfair Shopping Centre in Victoria. Dunn, who will also maintain her current position at Woodgrove Centre, brings 20 years of industry experience to her expanded role. She said she intends to continue living in Nanaimo and will travel to Victoria several times a week. “There’s definitely challenges in taking on two roles but there’s some synergy involved in that some programs will be shared between the two malls,” Dunn said. “I’m really looking forward to it.” Dunn holds a BCIT marketing diploma and has been recognized on several occasions with the ICSC Canadian Maple Leaf awards for her work in marketing, advertising and sales promotions.

programs and services on the Island for people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. For this one day, participating restaurants will donate 25 per cent of food sales to AVI. Now celebrating its tenth year, Dining Out For Life has raised more than $350,000 for programs and services across the Island. This year, participating restaurants in Nanaimo include Brown’s Social House, Noodlebox Nanaimo, Pirate Chips, 2 Chefs Affair, Firehouse Grill, Gina’s Mexican Café, Lighthouse Bistro & Pub, Smokin’ George’s BBQ Restaurant and the Thirsty Camel Café. “We need the support of the community more than ever because the demand for our services continues to grow and our funding has not kept pace,” said Katrina Jensen, executive director of AIDS VI.

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The federal budget predictably received a thumbs-down from Opposition MPs and some federal candidates in the Nanaimo Region, and support from Tory MPs and candidates who say the document includes measures that will help Canadians. Nanaimo-Cowichan NDP MP Jean Crowder said she likes the proposed small business tax cut to nine per cent from 11 per cent. Crowder’s party has pushed for lower small business taxes. She also favours the planned extension of an accelerated capital cost allowance to help industry. She said she was “disappointed” with the document overall. “We know that the economic growth projections have been downgraded and although this claims to be a balanced budget, it appears that they’re digging into their contingency funds to do that,” she said. Independent MP James Lunney, who recently resigned from the Conservative caucus, supports the document. “I think it’s the best budget for the day, it’s a budget that pitches economic growth and opportunity, it’s a balanced budget, and B.C. wins big,” he said. Lunney said examples include $2 million for the Pacific Salmon Foundation conservation efforts. He also pointed to a $1-million capital gains exemption for those working in the farming and fishing industries. Mark MacDonald, Conservative candidate for the new NanaimoLadysmith riding, stressed what he considers to be the budget’s wide appeal, including tax credits for seniors and families. “I think it’s good for everybody, there’s something in there for everybody,” he said. “You know, having five kids ourselves, it’s pretty pricey to raise a family, so any help that families can get to raise their kids at the price of things today is very helpful . . . this is the kind of budget I’d expect from an economist like

“I think it’s the best budget for the day, it’s a budget that pitches economic growth and opportunity, it’s a balanced budget, and B.C. wins big.” James Lunney, Independent MP

Stephen Harper and I think it’s really great.” Sheila Malcolmson, NDP candidate for Nanaimo-Ladysmith, said she saw nothing to address climate change or poverty. “I’m struck by the contrast of Monday night; Conservative MPs from B.C. voting against protecting the coast, not voting in favour of the motion on the floor to re-open coast guard stations and do a better job for standing up for the environmental values that are the basis of our coastal economy, and then the very next day supporting a budget that doesn’t look after what we’ve been hearing on the doorstep that British Columbians need,” she said. Nanaimo-Ladysmith Green Party candidate Paul Manly called the budget a series of “dribs and drabs” for the Conservative Party base. “From a local perspective, I think it’s missing some key things,” he said. “We know that there’s no spending on tourism, like advertising to (American tourists) . . . We’ve got a low Canadian dollar right now and tourism’s huge on Vancouver Island. It mentions tourism in the budget, but there’s no money allocated to advertising for it . . . That’s one sector Vancouver Island could have used some help on.” Spencer.Anderson @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255

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Morrell Nature Sanctuary in the south end of city a real treasure

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ne of the most commanding vistas in Harewood is your reward for visiting Morrell Nature Sanctuary at 787 Nanaimo Lakes Road. Discovering the whereabouts of a semi-secret path up to the crest of Rocky Knoll is an adventure in itself. The trail is about a medium level workout with a walking staff being a definite asset. But, oh the view. Myriad shades of green weave through forest and trees, in all directions. Mount Benson attracts attention dead centre, while distant slate tinted mountains add a note of mystery. Sharply etched, fire scorched Arbutus trunks mingle with coppery new growth and the powdery silver of dead limbs. Petite Manzanita cousins form gnarled and twisted skeletons hazed over by stout, sage hued leaves. This is rain shadow forest. Summer drought winnows down vegetation, sparing only those species that have evolved unique adaptation strategies. Many pretty spring bloomers like bulbous Trillium ovatum, vanish completely come high summer. Local Sword Ferns (Polystichum munitum) are simply tough, one of the most drought tolerant ferns around. Right now lovely ground hugging Mahonia with it’s holly like leaves, is showing off golden blooms. Later these transform into steel blue berries, relished by birds. Morrell’s topography is a study in contrasts. Venerable bluffs, age rounded and moss softened,

Fire at rental building leaves some homeless Twelve homes were damaged after a fire devastated a multipleunit rental building Thursday night, one of two large blazes that broke out within a half-hour period in Port Alberni. The provincial government stepped in to cover the costs of victims’ accommodation in a hotel and meals for three days after the disaster. Some may be eligible for further support, said Dan Holder, the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District’s emergency program coordinator. “Some of them may be eligible for social services to try to find permanent accommodations,” Holder said. “We found a fairly involved fire going there,” said Port Alberni fire chief Tim Pley. Twelve units were evacuated from the Montrose building and one resident was taken to hospital with chest pains, then released shortly thereafter.

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One of the rewards of a trip up the Rocky Knoll at Morrell Nature Sanctuary is the view.

dabble feet in sinuous, flashing streams. Lowland marshes are ornamented by intimate pools like Beaver Pond. Here’s where you’ll glimpse Swamp Lanterns (Symplocarpus foetidus) with their giant cabbage leaves and golden spathes that glow candle like in the gloom. Salmonberry shrubs cluster in low areas too, where a touch of sun lingers. Deep pink flowers are blooming right now, their simple shapes very reminiscent of roses to which they’re related. Huckleberry plants dot here and yon, marking where giant cedar carcasses lie mouldering beneath. Like blueberries, these Vacciniums crave acidic, loosely packed soil. Their roots need to breathe. Further along on Tranquility Trail, tiny yellow wood

violets shyly lift purple whiskered faces. Mark your calender for May 9. Starting at 8:30 a.m. (you’ll want to arrive as soon as the gates open) to 1 p.m., Morrell is hosting its yearly plant sale. This year’s selection is just amazing. Master Gardener Diana Walker has donated a wide variety of unusual plants, some of mature size in three and four gallon pots. Look for Mugo Mop Pines, Fothergillia, Summersweet and Enkianthus shrubs as well as clematis, hostas, heathers, daylilies and hellebores to name just a few. Veggies and fruiting plants like raspberries plus a wide variety of decorative perennials will be offered. There’s also door prizes and

raffle tickets available. Master gardeners will be on hand to answer those tricky questions. • Starting at noon this Sunday, Colliery Dam Park’s Second Annual Cold Water Challenge gets underway. This is a hilarious event in the finest Harewood tradition. Do you want to see someone go jump in the lake? Pledge some cash and challenge them to show their mettle. Lots of entertainment happening, with a live DJ, local musicians, drumming and poetry reading. Coun. Gord Fuller is cooking up his would renowned hot dogs. All money raised goes to help Tillicum Lelum build their Child Care Centre.

Police continue to investigate the disappearance of Julia Strobach who was last seen in Courtenay, on October 31st, 2013, then 27-years old. Investigators have confirmed the last sighting of Julia was in the 1000 block of Braidwood Road, Courtenay, in the early evening hours. As a result of information gathered through the ongoing investigation into Julia’s disappearance, RCMP investigators were to be conducting ground searches at two Comox Valley locations. Fifty officers with the Island District RCMP Tactical Troop are conducting meticulous searches of green spaces in the 4600 Block of Headquarters Road, and the 1000 Block of Ryan Road in Courtenay. As this is an ongoing investigation, police are not in a position to release more specific details on why they are focussing on these locations, or what they are looking for.

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BUDGET 2015

Election-year surplus from Tories Template set months ago with ﬁve-year, $27B package of family beneﬁt increases, targeted tax cuts BRUCE CHEADLE THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Joe Oliver guided his maiden budget voyage into port Tuesday with a cargo of targeted pre-election measures on board — and just enough leeway to keep the federal books above water. The razor-thin $1.4-billion surplus projected this year — the first in eight years and just the third since Prime Minister Stephen Harper took office riding a $13-billion surplus in 2006 — is entirely dependent on a lengthy series of bookkeeping measures, including asset sales, reduced reserve funds and unrealized collective bargaining gains. “A promise made, a promise kept, Mr. Speaker, this budget is written in black ink,” Oliver told the House of Commons in a budget speech remarkable for its sharp partisan rhetoric. The election subtext was also written all over the 518-page budget document. Popular pocketbook measures for targeted voting blocs, a dominant emphasis on security spending and a play to patriotism are the Conservative election pennants. They’ve also left precious little room for campaign spending promises by their opponents. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair called the surplus “economic sleight-of-hand” and said the budget measures will “help the wealthiest few at the expense of everyone else.” But he denied the fiscal framework would foreclose NDP initiatives. “I have been around the cabinet table, I know what it is to make those tough choices day in, day out, and I know what it is to have priorities,” said Mulcair.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, walks with Finance Minister Joe Oliver as he arrives to table the budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was equally dismissive. “They’re doing everything they can, including artificially keeping (employment insurance) rates higher than they need to be, in order to be able to say in an election year that they’re balancing the budget,” Trudeau said. “This is about politics, not economics.” The template was set months ago, when Harper announced a five-year, $27-billion package of family benefit increases and targeted tax cuts. The first retroactive cheques will arrive in family bank accounts this July, with an election call expected by the first week of September. However, shortly after Harper’s Halloween spending binge, global oil prices took a precipitous dive and the ship of state began leaking revenues. As a

result, the 2015-16 budget showed up late — and barely afloat. Total program expenses this year are budgeted at $263.2 billion, up from $254.6 billion in 2014-15, while revenues are forecast at $290.4 billion in 2015-16, an increase of $11 billion over last year. Public debt charges are projected to fall by a billion dollars to $25.7 billion. Marginal surpluses are projected for the next five years, topping out at $4.8 billion in 2019-20. “If you want to come to the most important reason that we’re in a budgetary surplus today it’s that we’ve restrained public expenses,” Oliver told a news conference. However, the Conservatives also threw overboard their usual $3-billion contingency reserve, cutting the cushion to $1 billion for the next three years at a time when global economic turbu-

lence makes prudent assumptions all the more advisable. They sold off a stake in General Motors for a net gain of $2.1 billion. They’ve booked $900 million in savings from civil service negotiations that have yet to take place, while offloading $1.6 billion in spending on veterans benefits into the previous fiscal year — effectively killing the 2014-15 surplus in order to preserve one for this election year. “There’s a lot of things booked in here that are not based on economic fundamentals,” said Randall Bartlett, the senior economist at TD Economics. “I wouldn’t necessarily call it the healthiest balance. Is it on the strength of the economy and the strength of revenues? It’s not.” Business groups and small-government advocates nonetheless applauded.

“Credit where due,” said Aaron Wudrick of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. “The Harper government has shown the necessary discipline to get the books back into the black.” What the budget may lack in fiscal depth, it more than makes up for in eye-catching policy (including balanced budget legislation), even if many of the new spending measures don’t ramp up immediately. The major pre-election spending is aimed at families, with other priorities temporarily put on hold. Starting in 2017, there’s money for major public transit systems that eventually will hit $1 billion annually. Those funds are expected to target Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. There are significant increases in the military budget, again starting in 2017, and more than $290 million over five years for the RCMP and Canada’s spy services to enforce the government’s new anti-terror law. Seniors will see a relaxation of the rules on registered retirement savings redemptions, a near-doubling of the annual tax-free savings account limit to $10,000, and new writeoffs for home retrofits to accommodate disabilities. The tax rate for small businesses will gradually drop to nine per cent from 11 per cent, and there’s a 10-year accelerated capital cost allowance for manufacturers and new lifetime capital gains exemptions for fishermen and farmers. » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

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The 22-year-old man killed in an ongoing flurry of Vancouver-area gun violence was not a criminal or gang member and was looking forward to a bright future, says his family. Arun Bains died in hospital on Sunday after police responded to reports of gunfire in Surrey and found a vehicle believed to be linked to the shooting had crashed into a utility pole. Bains is the only person killed in connection with nearly two dozen shootings in the city, and neighbouring Delta, since March 9. His family issued a statement Tuesday, saying they are still trying to come to terms with his death and their pain is extraordinary. “Arun was not a criminal,” the statement says. “He was not a gang member. He was loved by everyone who knew him.

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VANCOUVER — A young Sri Lankan man crammed into the cargo hold of a ship with nearly 500 others had only one thing on his mind — getting to the promised land called Canada. Nearly five years after the MV Sun Sea arrived on British Columbia’s coast, the refugee claimant said he understands the plight of an estimated 1,700 migrants who have died in the Mediterranean Sea since April 13. “I am extremely sorry to find that they had to die as a result of escaping from danger,” said the man in his 30s, whose identity is protected by a publication ban. But he said dying at sea was worth the risk for a shot at freedom, and it’s the same chance that migrants heading from Africa to Europe are taking. “I feel very strongly that the world has to open its eyes and prevent all these atrocities that are being committed by various countries so that there is no necessity for people to leave their countries, to take desperate measures to go elsewhere.” The man, dubbed B188 in Canadian government documents, said through a Tamil translator that he paid a smuggler in Thailand to travel with a group on two boats before they were transferred to the MV Sun Sea, which was already in international waters. The ship with 380 men, 63 women — four of whom were pregnant — and 49 children was intercepted on the coast of B.C. in August 2010. It followed the arrival of

Migrants wait to disembark in the Sicilian harbour of Pozzallo, Italy. The United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday that more than 800 people were believed to have drowned in the weekend sinking of a boat packed with migrants trying to reach Europe. [AP PHOTO]

another ship, the MV Ocean Lady, in October 2009, with 76 Tamil migrants on board. He said there were two toilets on the Sun Sea and that he would awake at 4 a.m. to avoid the lineups because he had trouble standing due to chest injuries he’d suffered in the Sri Lankan civil war during a bombing raid, allegedly by security forces. “None of us were allowed to come to the top of the ship because some planes might spot us,” he said. “We couldn’t even turn around when we were sleeping, there were so many people,” he said, adding that during one violent storm, the passengers feared the ship would capsize in the middle of the night and they would all drown.

He was issued a deportation notice a year ago and is awaiting the results of a pre-removal risk assessment, hoping that Canada will become his permanent home. European Union leaders are expected to hold an emergency meeting Thursday to address the current crisis. After the arrival of the ships carrying Tamil migrants, the Canadian government funded international police in an effort to block such vessels from sailing to Canada. In February, the Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments in a series of cases about the country’s human smuggling laws, which a B.C. judge ruled were too broad and could even penalize refugees’ family members or humanitarian workers.

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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary has joined Poland in denouncing remarks by FBI director James Comey which seemed to equate Poland’s and Hungary’s roles in the Holocaust with that of Germany. Hungary’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Comey’s remarks delivered last week at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and then published in The Washington Post were defamatory of Hungarians. The ministry said it has sent a written complaint to the U.S. Embassy in Budapest. “The words of the FBI director bear witness to astounding insensitivity and impermissible superficiality,” the ministry said in a statement. “We do not accept from anyone the formulation of such a generalization and defamation.” Comey, arguing for the importance of Holocaust education, said: “In their minds, the murderers and accomplices of Germany, and Poland, and Hungary . . . didn’t do something evil.” “They convinced themselves it was the right thing to do,” Comey said in the speech which was also posted without any clarification on the FBI’s website. “That should truly frighten us.”

FBI director James Comey has caused huge offense by using language to suggest that Poles were accomplices in the Holocaust. Hungary, also implicated by the remarks, is also demanding an apology. [AP PHOTO]

Comey’s comments were particularly offensive to Poles, who pointed out that Poland was under brutal German occupation during the entire war and actively opposed it. Hungary first sided with Hitler against Russia but later tried to negotiate a peace deal with the Allies and was then invaded by Germany. Many officials there willingly carried out Nazi orders to deport Jews. Poland’s Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz said Sunday that

Comey’s words were “unacceptable,” and that “Poland was not a perpetrator but a victim of World War II.” In all, six million Polish citizens were killed during the war, about half of them Jewish and the other half Christians. On Tuesday, the directors of several Polish war-time museums wrote to Comey to say they were “deeply concerned” by his words and to invite him to Poland for a “study visit” that

could help him understand the complex history of Europe under Nazi German occupation from 1939-45. “Poles, and especially Polish citizens of Jewish origin, suffered immensely” during the war, in which Poland was the first country to fight German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and where entire families were exterminated if caught hiding Jews, said the letter signed by Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum director Piotr M.A. Cywinski and five others. The FBI has not issued any public response to the complaints. In an interview with Tennessee’s WATE-TV on Tuesday, Comey was asked if had an apology for his remarks regarding Poland’s involvement in the Holocaust. “I don’t. Except I didn’t say Poland was responsible for the Holocaust. In a way I wish very much that I hadn’t mentioned any countries because it’s distracted some folks from my point,” he said. “I worry a little bit in some countries that point has gotten lost. There is no doubt that people in Poland heroically resisted the Nazis, and some people heroically protected the Jews, but there’s also no doubt that in every country occupied by the Nazis, there were people collaborating with the Nazis.”

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ings this week. Officials decided against it after opposition from some at the State Department and the Pentagon. After more than a week of internal debate, top administration officials discussed the final decision with Armenian-American leaders Tuesday before making it public. The White House said the officials pledged that the U.S. would use Friday’s centen-

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Chef Curtis Stone offers tips fresh from new cook book ‘Good Food, Good Life’ THE CANADIAN PRESS

Chef Curtis Stone says making risotto with shrimp, arugula and lemon cream is really simple yet “absolutely stunning.” The recipe, from his new cookbook Good Food, Good Life, also includes parsley, which Stone say “gives that delicious intense grassiness that I really like in a risotto.” “Make sure you are using dry parsley leaves and cut through it with a sharp knife,” says Stone. “You don’t want to chop it up too fine because the green, the chlorofyll in the parsley, will end up leaching out and give you a green risotto which isn’t what you want.” While two cups of arugula might look like a lot when you add it, it wilts. Stone finishes the dish with Parmesan. “There’s a huge divide whether you should use cheese in a seafood-based risotto or not,” says Stone. “Some people think absolutely not. The smell of cheese is not the smell you want when you’re thinking of fresh seafood. I bend that rule a little bit. I’m not going to lie. So an aged pecorino or a little Parmesan, I think, is absolutely fine. Don’t put too much. A little bit gives it a little nice saltiness.” Take the dish straight to the table when it’s ready. “You don’t want it to sit around because shrimp will continue to cook and become a little dry.” RISOTTO WITH SHRIMP, ARUGULA AND LEMON CREAM If you’d like a veggie risotto, switch out the shrimp for a handful of spring peas and a bunch of chopped asparagus and replace the chicken broth with vegetable broth. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes (approx) 750 ml (3 cups) low-sodium chicken broth 750 ml (3 cups) water 30 ml (2 tbsp) olive oil

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Risotto with shrimp and arugula is shown in this handout photo. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped (about 125 ml/1/2 cup) 425 ml (1 3/4 cups) arborio rice 125 ml (1/2 cup) dry white wine 500 g (1 lb) peeled and deveined large shrimp (16 to 20 per pound), cut into 1-cm (1/2-inch) pieces 30 ml (2 tbsp) unsalted butter (1/4 stick) 15 ml (1 tbsp) finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 50 ml (1/4 cup) freshly grated Parmesan cheese 500 ml (2 cups) loosely packed arugula (preferably wild or baby) 30 ml (2 tbsp) fresh lemon juice Kosher salt 125 ml (1/2 cup) heavy cream 15 ml (1 tbsp) grated lemon zest Freshly ground black pepper In a small heavy saucepan,

bring chicken stock and water to a simmer over high heat. Turn off heat and cover to keep warm. Meanwhile, heat a large deep heavy non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add oil, then add garlic and cook for about 1 minute or until golden brown. Add onion and cook for about 2 minutes or until softened. Add rice and stir for about 1 minute or until it is well coated. Add wine and stir for about 1 minute or until most of the wine has evaporated. Add 250 ml (1 cup) of the hot stock mixture to rice and cook, stirring almost constantly and keeping mixture at a steady simmer, until it is absorbed. Continue to add hot stock mixture, 250 ml (1 cup) at a time,

stirring until each addition is almost completely absorbed before adding more, and cook for a total of about 18 minutes, or until rice is creamy but still al dente (you may not need all of the stock). Add shrimp and cook, stirring, for about 3 minutes or until shrimp is just opaque throughout. Remove pan from heat and stir in butter, parsley and Parmesan. Stir in arugula and lemon juice and season to taste with salt. In a medium bowl, whisk heavy cream with lemon zest just until thickened. Divide risotto among four serving bowls. Garnish each one with a dollop of cream and some pepper and serve immediately. Makes four servings.

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e all know that the freshest food is local food. Gardeners will tell you that the best local food comes from your own back yard. It is time again to give thought to how you can add fresh local produce to your family table simply by planting a few seeds. Even if you don’t have a yard to garden in, you can still grow a few plants. Balconies, sundecks or even sunny windows can be used to grow a surprising number of food plants in containers. Almost any container, from wooden boxes, flowerpots, buckets, and milk jugs, even coffee

cans can be used as long as you poke a few holes in the bottom to allow water to drain out. Salad vegetables like leaf lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers can all be grown if you have a sunny space and a container of soil. Cucumbers can be grown in hanging baskets and pole beans can grow up a pole to use less space. Herbs like chives, mint, basil, sage, rosemary and parsley can also be grown in pots either on the deck or in a sunny window. Some people grow climbing crops like cucumbers, beans, peas and tomatoes up against a fence and others actually make upright gardens in wooden shipping pallets. Upright pallets are covered with gardener’s fabric at the back and filled with soil and a garden can be planted by putting seeds into the open sections. If you live in an apartment where there is no outdoor space,

you can still grow a garden somewhere nearby. Allotment garden plots allow you to grow your own little garden on shared land. An allotment garden can be a shared arrangement where you approach a neighbour who has extra garden space to share with you. Ask someone who has a vacant lot or a back yard that needs some care if you can grow a garden for a share of the harvest. Many elderly people who are not able to garden any more would welcome someone to tend their yard and grow some food that they can share. Nanaimo Community Gardens has a number of community garden sites available. In a community garden, new gardeners can work beside experienced gardeners to learn new techniques. This is a great way to get started. Nanaimo Community Gardens Society can be reached at:

info@nanaimocommunitygardens.ca or by calling 250-816GROW (250-816-4769) Getting children involved in gardening projects teaches them where food comes from and it also gets them working outside in the fresh air. You will be surprised at the pride they show when they can actually bring fresh food to the family table. Children who are involved in growing and preparing food for the family meal learn more about healthy eating and often enjoy a greater variety of healthy foods. Many hands make the work easier so involve the whole family in planting, weeding, watering and harvesting the family plot. » Eileen Bennewith is a registered dietitian in the public health program for Island Health. She can be reached at eileen.bennewith@viha.ca. Her column appears Wednesdays.

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With Cinco De Mayo around the corner, what a great excuse to slurp down a few margaritas and chow down on some Mexican food. Most folks think Cinco De Mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day but it is not. Cinco De Mayo actually marks the Battle of Peulblo, when Mexico won a fierce battle against the French invasion in 1862. Cinco De Mayo and tequila go hand in hand. Some people like to sip or even shoot tequila while others like to make cocktails with it. Now don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, but all tequilas are not created equal. What’s the difference you ask? Let’s break it down. Tequila is a distilled spirit made from the blue agave plant. It begins its life in oak or stainless steel fermentation barrels. Each process creates different tequilas with distinct flavours and colours. Quality tequila is made from 100 per cent agave. Cheap tequila will often be made with a sugary syrup mixed in with the agave during fermentation. Colour can be added to mimic what wood barrel aging should do. Silver tequila is often used in mixed drinks. It can be bottled right away after being distilled or aged for a few weeks to soften the flavors. Named white or blanco, this tequila is clear. Reposado Tequila, meaning “rested” in Spanish, is aged. In order to be labeled Reposado, the tequila must be aged from a minimum of two months to a maximum of one year. Anjeo, meaning “vintage” in Spanish, is a longer aged tequila and is the best kind for sipping. Aged from five months up to five years, they are dark in colour and rich in flavour. Extra Anjeo tequila is aged for longer than five years and is usually the most expensive of tequilas. Having explained some fundamentals about this internationally known spirit, for me, the most important thing to know is that making a margarita from tequila is simple and delicious. In a shaker with ice, add an ounce of tequila, two ounces of freshly squeezed lime juice, one ounce of simple syrup and half an ounce of Triple Sec or Cointreau. Shake well and pour into a salt rimmed glass. Of course, this not how they make it in Mexico where margaritas are sweetened with agave nectar and orange liqueur is not part of the homegrown recipe. For a snack with your margarita, nothing quite beats freshly made guacamole, salsa and corn chips. Celebrate Cinco De Mayo with us, May 5th at Lucky’s Liquor Store at Country Club Center in our Mezzanine. We will be sampling several tequilas alongside Mexican bites. For more information and tickets to this limited seated event please see us at www.luckysliquor.ca or call us at 250-585-2755.

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NDSS Islanders basketball player Tyus Barfoot commits to UVic Vikes

Hornets out of playoffs in ﬁrst round

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In the past few months, Tyus Barfoot’s accolades on the basketball court for the NDSS Islanders have included everything from 40-point games to an MVP at the Island Championships, where he led his team to victory. With his high school days on the verge of ending, after three years of AAA basketball with the Islanders, Barfoot has finally decided where his future in the game lies – and it just so happens to be close to home. Barfoot will attend the University of Victoria next year where he will turn out on the court for the UVic Vikes having already attained an athletics scholarship to head south. In the past few weeks, Barfoot also visited MacEwan University in Edmonton, Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops and also talked to UBC, before deciding Victoria was the place for him. “Out of all of the schools I looked at, it fit the best in terms of academics, athletics and location,” said Barfoot. “I tried not to base my whole decision on what was close to home as I wanted to see what else was out there. UVic is known for its great basketball atmosphere and I’ve already been around the team facility a little bit.” After an illustrious high school basketball career which started back in Grade 10, Barfoot brought the curtain down on his time as an Islander in style in 2015. As well as being named as the tournament MVP as the Islanders won the Island Championship with a 56-49 win over Nanaimo rivals the Wellington Wildcats, Barfoot was also

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things, his goal is to achieve the same excellence each time he steps out on the court and mimic his final season as an Islander which led to him being the standout player on the Island. “I’m just going to try my hardest and be the best player that I can be. Hopefully we can do well and have a great team.”

This season has been a case of so close yet so far for the Nanaimo Hornets, In many matches throughout the regular season, Pat Milford’s team have been in the game right up until the final stages and then conceded late on to condemn themselves to a defeat. That theme continued this past Saturday to end the Hornets’ season as they crashed out of the Vancouver Island Rugby League playoffs in the first round. The Hornets had finished fourth in Division 1 and headed to Victoria to take on league champions the Velox Valhallians, only to lose 35-26. Captain Brad Marshall, Alan Anderson, Guillame Monzegur and Willie Curry all scored tries for the visitors on the day, but it wasn’t enough. “I thought we had it,” said Milford. “We played really well. It was a back and forth game where we were only down by two but then they scored a try in the last minute.” Milford says the season has been a disappointing one in terms of the number of wins his team attained, but remains optimistic with the number of younger players in the roster who he says are “getting better and better each game.”

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Nanaimo guard Tyus Barfoot, right, in action for the NDSS Islanders during the regular high school boys AAA basketball season back in December. Barfoot has committed to play for the UVic Vikes next year. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

chosen as a first team all-star at the provincial championships in Langley where his team would finish ninth and one place above their original ranking heading into the event. Barfoot’s exploits at provincials also included a 25-point game in a 77-53 win against the Vernon Panthers. He looks back on his time at NDSS with a proud stance. “It was fun. I played on a couple of different teams and matured a

lot when I was in Grade 10 playing with the more older players,” he said. “That helped me become a leader in my final year when we had more younger players coming up onto the team.” With the athletics scholarship already under his belt, Barfoot’s goal is to now to win himself another scholarship on the academics side, as he plans to study Social Sciences in his first year at UVic. On the basketball side of

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Wizards take 2-0 series lead over Raptors Lou Williams and DeMar DeRozan score 20 points each but it’s not enough to prevent another loss LORI EWING THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Bradley Beal poured in 28 points to lift the Wizards to a 117-106 victory over Toronto on Tuesday, sending the Wizards home with a 2-0 playoff series lead over the struggling Raptors. John Wall added 26 points and 17 assists. Lou Williams and DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 20 points apiece, Williams’ coming a day after he earned the NBA’s Sixth Man Award. Jonas Valanciunas had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Patrick Patterson finished with 15.

But the Raptors were hamstrung by another horrible night from all-star point guard Kyle Lowry, who finished with just six points and four assists, and sat large chunks of the game in foul trouble. On the heels of a dreadful shooting performance in a 93-86 Game 1 loss, the Raptors knew Tuesday that they would be better. Problem was, Washington was as well. Much better. The Raptors raced out to a 10-point lead and looked strong through the first quarter. But the Wizards roared back, and led 97-75 heading into the fourth

quarter in front of a disgruntled crowd at the Air Canada Centre that included popular rapper Drake — wearing a leather bomber jacket bearing a huge Raptors logo. When the Wizards went up by 23 early in the fourth, dozens of fans headed for the exit. The Raptors would finally rally, cutting the deficit to 10 points on a three-pointer by Vasquez with 3:23 to go. But that was as close as Toronto would get, and when Marcin Gortat put Washington back up by 13 with three minutes to play, the arena all but emptied.

The series has had some drama since before the first ball was thrown up with Paul Pierce saying the Raptors didn’t have the “it” factor. Beals waded into the fray Tuesday night, referring to the Raptors as “punks” in a halftime television interview, “They think that we’re some punks,” Beals said. “They think they can push around. But we’re not rolling.” Raptors coach Dwane Casey’s message to his team: come out with “a two-by-four” and hit first. His players to the message to heart — for one quarter at least — racing out to a 10-point lead

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on a step-back three by Terrence Ross less than four minutes into the game. The Raptors went into the second quarter leading 31-26. The second spelled disaster for Toronto. Lowry had to sit less than three minutes in with three fouls, and the Wizards promptly went on a 25-8 run to head into the dressing room at halftime leading 60-49. The misery continued in the third as the Wizards shot a whopping 77 per cent in the third quarter and ended the frame with five consecutive three-pointers.

NHL

Canucks lose Game 4 against the Leafs and Oilers Flames in Calgary, down 3-1 in series among DONNA SPENCER THE CANADIAN PRESS

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames are a win away from advancing to the second round of the NHL playoffs for the first time in over a decade. Jiri Hudler led Calgary with a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. Calgary leads their best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final three games to one. The Flames head to Vancouver with the chance to win the series in Thursday’s Game 5 and move past the first round for the first time since 2004. Calgary reached the Stanley Cup final that year and lost in seven games to the Tampa Bay Lightning. A Game 6, if necessary, will be Saturday in Calgary and a Game 7 would be Monday back in Vancouver. Calgary’s Johnny Gaudreau scored his first playoff goal and 18-year-old rookie Sam Bennett his second in as many games. Dennis Wideman contributed a pair of assists for the Flames, who split the first two games of the series in Vancouver before back-to-back wins at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Goaltender Jonas Hiller made 28 saves for the win and allowed one goal for the second straight game. For the Canucks, Eddie Lack was pulled after giving up three goals on seven shots in the first period. Ryan Miller turned away the 11 he faced in relief. The Canucks were minus significant playoff experience in Game 4 with the absence of forwards Brad Richardson and Alex

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Vancouver Canucks’ Luca Sbisa, left, from Italy, is checked by Calgary Flames’ Michael Ferland, right, and David Jones during first period NHL first round playoff hockey action in Calgary on Tuesday. [CP PHOTO]

Burrows. Linden Vey and Brandon McMillan drew in for their first playoff action of the series. There wasn’t an obvious reason for Richardson’s absence, but Burrows was injured during Vancouver’s morning skate. He staggered off the ice in obvious pain, was put on a stretcher and taken to hospital in an ambulance. The Canucks said Burrows sustained an upper-body injury and had been taken to hospital for

“precautionary reasons.” The visitors outshot Calgary 11-7, but trailed 3-1 after the opening period. Vancouver mustered just three shots in a scoreless second period to Calgary’s six. Bennett crashed the net and deflected T.J. Brodie’s sharpangled shot by Lack at 19:18 of the first. It was the lone evenstrength goal of the period with the first three power-play tallies.

Kris Russell teed up Wideman, whose one-timer deflected off Hudler to make it 2-1 at 9:20. Vancouver evened up at 8:12 when Sedin’s wrist shot deflected between Hiller’s pads. Gaudreau finished a tic-tac-toe play at 3:23 for his first career playoff goal. From behind Vancouver’s net, Hudler fed the puck out to Sean Monahan who dished across to Gaudreau to finish with a wrist shot.

NFL

Steelers visit Patriots in schedule opener BARRY WILNER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Among the Patriots’ rewards for winning the Super Bowl is hosting the season opener. This opposition this year is another team with championship pedigree: the Pittsburgh Steelers. New England and Pittsburgh will begin the NFL season on Thursday night, Sept. 10 with a game matching quarterbacks with six Super Bowl rings and nine Super Bowl appearances: Tom Brady vs. Ben Roethlisberger.

Since Brady became New England’s starting quarterback in 2001, he is 6-3 against the Steelers — he missed the 2008 game while injured — including 2-0 in the playoffs. Other prime-time matchups on opening weekend will have the New York Giants at Dallas on Sunday, Sept. 13; Philadelphia at Atlanta, followed by Minnesota at San Francisco in a Monday night doubleheader. Both conference championship rematches will be Sunday night affairs: Seattle at Green Bay in Week 2, Patriots at Colts on Oct. 18. Yet another Sunday game will

be the latest Brady-Peyton Manning faceoff when the Patriots are at Denver on Nov. 29. Three days earlier, the traditional Thanksgiving Day games will feature Detroit hosting the Eagles, followed by Carolina visiting the Cowboys. The holiday evening contest is a renewal of the NFL’s longest-running rivalry, with Chicago at Green Bay. The Packers reportedly will retire Brett Favre’s jersey that night. “I think it’s great, and it will be great for our fans, the first time we’ve had a Thanksgiving night game here at Lambeau Field,”

Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. The Packers also open the season at Chicago. “Going to Chicago is always a big game,” McCarthy said. “Doing it Week 1 with a new (Bears) coaching staff brings some extra challenges, but we’re looking forward to starting off with the oldest rivalry in the National Football League.” Three games in London will have the Jets against the host Dolphins at 9:30 a.m. ET on Oct. 4; Buffalo face host Jacksonville on Oct. 25; and Detroit against host Kansas City on Nov. 1.

WINNIPEG — Todd McLellan is a wanted man. In fact, he could be the most sought-after coach in an off-season full of movement around the NHL. McLellan and the San Jose Sharks parted ways Monday, and within minutes he was linked to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers. Throw in uncertainty about Claude Julien in Boston, Dave Tippett in Arizona and, of course, Mike Babcock in Detroit, and McLellan could be a candidate to coach the Bruins, Coyotes or Red Wings, too. “I think he can fit in any situation,” said Anaheim Ducks assistant Trent Yawney, a close friend of McLellan’s. “He has the experience now. He’s had that development side, he’s worked under some pretty heady coaches — Jacques Lemaire and guys like that. He’s very balanced.” And McLellan sounds flexible about his next job. First he’ll coach Canada at the upcoming world hockey championships, then he’ll just about be able to write his own ticket for next season and beyond. On a conference call Monday, McLellan said if a team were interested in him, he’d consider the people in the organization and the chance to have success and make an impact. The current job openings — there could be more — give him different options. “Some teams are trying to rebuild, some teams are trying to establish a playoff experience, some teams are going for it all,” McLellan said. “Everybody’s at a little bit of a different place. Decisions are made differently because of that. I’ll be open to anything, really.” A native of Melville, Sask., McLellan has roots in the Western Hockey League and had been rumoured as the next Oilers coach for some time, if Edmonton replaces Todd Nelson. McLellan’s son Tyson is close friends with son of Oilers general manager Craig MacTavish as the two play in the United States Hockey League. Then there’s the lure of coaching Connor McDavid, the Oilers’ expected pick at first overall in the draft.

NBA PLAYOFFS

LeBron blanks out social media TOM WITHERS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio— No phone. No Twitter. No Instagram. LeBron James has once again gone into lockdown mode during the NBA playoffs. For the fourth straight postseason, Cleveland’s superstar is trying to shield himself from the outside world, saying he doesn’t need any distractions while he and the Cavs chase a title. “I don’t have no phones, no social media, I don’t have anything,” James said following

Tuesday’s morning shootaround as the Cavs prepared to host the Boston Celtics in Game 2. “I don’t care about nonsense. There’s too much nonsense out there. Not during this time, this is when I lock in right now and I don’t need nothing creeping into my mind that don’t need to be there.” James began his personal media blackout — he’s dubbed it “Zero Dark Thirty” — in the 2012 post-season, one year after he and the Miami Heat lost to Dallas in the NBA Finals. The four-time MVP said he was

unaware of a swipe Heat president Pat Riley seemed to take at him on Monday. Asked during a news conference about the difference in preparing to rebuild his roster this summer, Riley said there will be “no more smiling faces with hidden agendas,” an apparent reference to James, who announced last July that he was going back to Ohio. “That’s not really my concern right now,” James said. “My concern is Game 2, but I have no notion of what transpired yesterday.”

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SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015

SCOREBOARD HOCKEY

NHL Playoffs - Round 1 All series best-of-seven Yesterday’s results Detroit 3, Tampa Bay 0 (Detroit leads series 2-1) Washington 2, NY Islanders 1 (OT) (Series tied 2-2) Nashville at Chicago (OT) (Chicago leads series 2-1) Calgary 3, Vancouver 1 (Calgary leads series 3-1) Today’s schedule (Games 4) Montreal at Ottawa, 4 p.m. (Montreal leads series 3-0) NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. (Rangers lead series 2-1) St. Louis at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m. (Minnesota leads series 2-1) Anaheim at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m. (Anaheim leads series 3-0) Thursday, April 23 (Game 4) Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4 p.m. Also Thursday (Games 5) Chicago at Nashville Calgary at Vancouver NY Islanders at Washington Friday, April 24 (Games 5) Minnesota at St. Louis Ottawa at Montreal Winnipeg at Anaheim Pittsburgh at NY Rangers Saturday, April 25 (Games 6) Nashville at Chicago Vancouver at Calgary Detroit at Tampa Bay Washington at NY Islanders Sunday, April 26 (Games 6) St. Louis at Minnesota Montreal at Ottawa Anaheim at Winnipeg NY Rangers at Pittsburgh Monday, April 27 (Games 6) Tampa Bay at Detroit Monday, April 27 (Games 7) Calgary at Vancouver Chicago at Nashville NY Islanders at Washington Tuesday, April 28 (Games 7) Ottawa at Montreal Winnipeg at Anaheim Pittsburgh at NY Rangers Yesterday at the Saddledome

Flames 3, Canucks 1 First Period 1. Calgary, Gaudreau (1) (Wideman, Hudler) 3:23 (PP) 2. Vancouver, Henrik Sedin (1) (Edler, Daniel Sedin) 8:12 (PP) 3. Calgary, Wideman (1) (Russell, Gaudreau) 9:20 (PP) 4. Calgary, Brodie (2) (Colborne, Backlund) 19:18 Penalties: Ronalds Kenins Van (Boarding Bennett) 1:44; David Schlemko Cgy (Slashing McMillan) 7:08; Nick Bonino Van (Roughing Brodie) 9:02; Bo Horvat Van (High-sticking Stajan) 19:28 Second Period No scoring Penalties: McMillan Van (Cross checking Ferland) 3:54; Bollig Cgy (10 Minute Misconduct) 6:15; Stajan Cgy (Delay of Game) 14:58 Third Period No scoring Penalties: No penalties Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Vancouver 11 3 14 29 Calgary 7 6 9 22 Goaltending summary: Vancouver: Eddie Lack (4/7), Ryan Miller (15/15); Calgary: Jonas Hiller (21/22) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Vancouver: 1 of 2, Calgary: 2 of 4 Att: 19,289 (100% capacity)

Red Wings 3, Lightning 0 First Period 1. Detroit, Datsyuk (2) (Ericsson, Tatar) 8:46 Penalties: Ericsson Det (Holding) 10:35, Stamkos Tb (Slashing) 13:19, Zetterberg Det (Holding) 13:55 Second Period No scoring Penalties: Glendening Det (Interference) 4:47, DeKeyser Det (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 5:51, Coburn Tb (Interference) 11:25, Kronwall Det (Hooking) 12:17 Third Period 2. Detroit, Sheahan (1) (Zetterberg, Abdelkader) 6:42 (PP) 3. Detroit, Glendening (2) (Miller, Ericsson) 19:11 Penalties: Tatar Det (Holding) 2:37, Coburn Tb (Tripping) 5:12, Stamkos Tb (Tripping) 8:00, Abdelkader Det (Roughing) 8:39, Paquette Tb (Goalkeeper Interference) 8:39 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Tampa Bay 6 9 7 22 Detroit 7 7 7 21 Goaltending summary: Tampa Bay: Bishop (18/20), Detroit: Mrazek (22/22) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Tampa Bay: 0 of 6, Detroit: 1 of 4 Att: 20,027

Capitals 2, Islanders 1 (OT) First Period 1. Washington, Ovechkin (2) (Carlson, Backstrom) 13:06 2. New York, Cizikas (1) (Clutterbuck, Leddy) 19:47 Penalties: Ovechkin Wsh (Tripping) 10:21 Second Period No scoring Penalties: Wilson Wsh (Kneeing) 3:32, Wilson Wsh (Charging) 5:54, Green Wsh (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 8:44 Third Period No scoring Penalties: Lee Nyi (Holding) 6:40 First Overtime 3. Washington, Backstrom (3) (Ovechkin, Ward) 11:09 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Washington 10 6 7 7 30 New York 13 15 6 3 37 Goaltending summary: Washington: Holtby (36/37), New York: Halak (28/30) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Washington: , New York: Att: 16,170

Playoff leaders Points GP G A Pts 1 Jonathan Toews, CHI 3 2 3 5 1 Craig Smith, NSH 3 2 3 5 3 Vladimir Tarasenko, STL 2 3 1 4 3 Nicklas Backstrom, WSH 3 2 2 4 3 Corey Perry, ANA 2 2 2 4 3 Josh Bailey, NYI 3 1 3 4 3 Ryan Getzlaf, ANA 2 1 3 4 3 Kevin Shattenkirk, STL 2 0 4 4 3 Marian Hossa, CHI 3 0 4 4 Goalies GP GAA SVpct 1 Scott Darling, CHI 2 0.94 .975 2 F. Andersen, ANA 2 1.50 .946 3 Jake Allen, STL 2 1.51 .942 4 Craig Anderson, OTT 1 1.74 .959 5 Carey Price, MTL 3 1.88 .939 6 Jaroslav Halak, NYI 3 2.01 .929 7 Ben Bishop, TB 2 2.03 .895 8 Jonas Hiller, CGY 3 2.07 .929 9 Eddie Lack, VAN 3 2.36 .914 10 Braden Holtby, WSH 2 2.51 .926 Plus-Minus GP +/1 Mattias Ekholm, NSH 3 +6 2 Lubomir Visnovsky, NYI 4 +5 3 Mikael Granlund, MIN 3 +4 4 Torrey Mitchell, MTL 3 +4 5 Brandon Prust, MTL 3 +4 6 Andrej Sustr, TBL 3 +4 7 Thomas Hickey, NYI 4 +4 8 Christopher Tanev, VAN 3 +3 8 Alexander Edler, VAN 3 +3 - 10 others at +3

TOI 24:22 16:19 16:56 12:17 12:14 16:53 21:48 22:09 23:18

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Mark Buehrle works against Baltimore Orioles during first inning in Toronto on Tuesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Encarnacion homers twice in Jays win MELISSA COUTO THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Edwin Encarnacion hit two home runs and Ryan Goins chipped in with three RBIs as the Toronto Blue Jays hammered the Baltimore Orioles 13-6 on Tuesday. Encarnacion’s second homer of the night, a monster shot that landed in the fifth deck, gave the Blue Jays an 11-3 lead in the sixth inning. He hit his first of the night in the second inning, opening the floodgates for a six-run frame off Baltimore starter Bud Norris. Jose Bautista had a two-run homer for the Blue Jays (7-7). Mississauga, Ont., native Dalton Pompey reached base four times with two doubles, a single and a walk, Josh Donaldson was 3 for 4 with an RBI and Kevin Pillar and Jose Reyes each drove in two. Manny Machado had two RBI’s for the Orioles (7-7). Mark Buehrle (3-0) earned his 202nd career victory, allowing three runs on eight hits and one walk while fanning two through six innings. Encarnacion led off the second with a solo shot to centre, Goins made it 3-0 with a two-run single and Reyes drove in Pompey with a base hit. The tag at the plate was challenged by the Orioles and the ruling on the field was upheld after video review. Goins then scored when Baltimore catcher Caleb Joseph’s throw to second base went wide as Reyes stole the bag. Donaldson brought in Reyes with a double. The Orioles responded with two runs in the third. Ryan Flaherty doubled in Joseph and scored on Steve Pearce’s RBI groundout to cut the deficit. Pillar doubled in two runs in the bottom of the third to end Norris’ short outing, and Goins hit an RBI single off lefty reliever Brian Matusz to make it 9-2. Bautista missed a chance at extra bases when his line drive to right field was snagged by former Blue Jay Travis Snider at the wall. Reyes made it 10-2 with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning to plate Pompey for the third time.

Western Hockey League Playoffs All series best-of- seven *=if necessary Eastern Conference Final Calgary vs. Brandon Western Conference Final Kelowna vs. Portland Friday, April 24 (Games 1) Calgary at Brandon, 5:30 p.m. Portland at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, April 25 (Games 2) Calgary at Brandon, 5:30 p.m. Portland at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 (Games 3) Brandon at Calgary, 6 p.m. Kelowna at Portland, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 29 (Games 4) Brandon at Calgary, 6 p.m. Kelowna at Portland, 7 p.m.

IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship April 16-26, Zug and Lucerne, Switzerland Final round-robin standings Group B GP W L Pts GF-A Canada 4 4 0 12 21-11 Finland 4 3 1 9 14-6 Czech Rep 3 1 2 3 7-10 Switzerland 3 1 2 2 5-9 Latvia 4 0 4 1 10-21 Group A GP W L Pts GF-A Russia 4 4 0 12 20-7 USA 4 3 1 9 30-8 Slovakia 4 2 2 5 9-18 Sweden 4 1 3 3 16-17 Germany 4 0 4 1 5-30 Yesterday’s results United States 13, Germany 1 Canada 3, Finland 2 Russia 7, Sweden 4 Czech Republic 5, Switzerland 0 Today’s schedule No games scheduled, rest day Thursday, April 23 Relegation game Latvia vs. Germany, 3:15 a.m. Quarterfinals USA vs. Czech Republic, 5:45 a.m. Canada vs. Sweden, 7 a.m. Finland vs. Slovakia, 9:45 a.m. Russia vs. Switzerland, 11 a.m. Friday, April 24 Relegation game, 9 a.m. Saturday, April 25 Semifinals, 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday, April 26 Relegation game, 3 a.m. Bronze medal, 6 a.m. Gold medal 10 a.m.

BASEBALL

GOLF Money winners (as of April 20)

PGA Tour This week’s tournament Zurich Classic of New Orleans, April 23-26 TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana. Par 72, 7,520 yards. Purse:: $6,900,000. 2014 winner: Seung-yul Noh. Money leaders Golfer Winnings 1 Jordan Spieth $5,087,996 2 Jimmy Walker $3,509,349 3 Dustin Johnson $2,991,117 4 J.B. Holmes $2,942,520 5 Bubba Watson $2,720,950 6 Patrick Reed $2,344,556 7 Charley Hoffman $2,240,915 8 Ryan Moore $2,171,580 9 Hideki Matsuyama $2,156,046 10 Jason Day $2,047,528 11 Brandt Snedeker $2,029,667 12 Sang-Moon Bae $1,942,781 13 Robert Streb $1,808,680 14 Brooks Koepka $1,747,981 15 Ben Martin $1,707,823 16 Bill Haas $1,655,606 17 Paul Casey $1,565,580 18 Jim Furyk $1,544,661 19 Henrik Stenson $1,537,100 20 James Hahn $1,503,442 Canadian golfers 51 Nick Taylor $924,952 92 David Hearn $511,731 97 Graham Delaet $489,608 120 Adam Hadwin $381,522 196 Mike Weir $72,800

LPGA Tour This week’s tournament Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, April 23-26 Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, California, par 72, 6,925 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 winner: Lydia Ko Money leaders Golfer Winnings 1 Sei Young Kim $699,735 2 Stacy Lewis $648,730 3 Lydia Ko $608,810 4 Inbee Park $593,387 5 Brittany Lincicome $518,900 6 Amy Yang $470,755 7 Hyo Joo Kim $431,619 8 Mirim Lee $348,263 9 Cristie Kerr $347,272 10 Na Yeon Choi $327,861 11 Ariya Jutanugarn $255,656 12 Anna Nordqvist $254,749 13 Ilhee Lee $240,022 14 Ha Na Jang $234,977 15 Morgan Pressel $233,687 16 Shanshan Feng $222,656 17 Jenny Shin $201,093 18 Jessica Korda $198,649 19 Carlota Ciganda $191,247 20 Sandra Gal $190,744 From Canada 79 Alena Sharp $31,380

Champions Tour Western Canada Cup Junior A championship Casman Centre, Fort McMurray, Alberta Teams BCHL, Penticton Vees Saskatchewan JHL: Melfort Mustangs Manitoba JHL: Portage Terriers Alberta JHL: Spruce Grove Saints Hosts: Fort McMurray Oil Barons Saturday, April 25 Penticton vs. AJHL Portage vs. Fort McMurray Sunday, April 26 Melfort vs. Portage Fort McMurray vs. Penticton Monday, April 27 Spruce Grove vs. Melfort

American Hockey League Final standings y-Division champion x-Made playoffs Eastern Conference Atlantic W L OT SL GF GA Pts y-Manchester 50 17 6 3 241 176109 x-Providence 41 26 7 2 209 185 91 x-Worcester 41 29 4 2 224 198 88 x-Portland 39 28 7 2 203 190 87 St. John’s 32 33 9 2 183 235 75 Northeast W L OT SL GF GA Pts y-Hartford 43 24 5 4 221214 95 x-Syracuse 41 25 10 0 218219 92 Springfield 38 28 8 2 192209 86 Albany 37 28 5 6 199201 85 Bridgeport 28 40 7 1 213246 64 East W L OT SL GF GA Pts y-Hershey 46 22 5 3 218 181 100 x-WB/Scranton 45 24 3 4 212 163 97 Binghamton 76 3434 70.500242 1 Lehigh 33 35 7 1 194 237 74 Norfolk 27 39 6 4 168 219 64 Western Conference North W L OT SL GF GA Pts y-Utica 47 20 7 2 219 182103 x-Toronto 40 27 9 0 207 203 89 Hamilton 34 29 12 1 201 208 81 Adirondack 35 33 6 2 233 240 78 Rochester 29 41 5 1 209 251 64 Midwest W L OTSL GF GA Pts y-Gr’nd Rapids46 22 6 2 249 185 100 x-Rockford 46 23 5 2 222 180 99 x-Chicago 40 29 6 1 210 198 87 Lake Erie 35 29 8 4 211 240 82 Milwaukee 33 28 8 7 206 218 81 West W L OT SL GF GA Pts y-San Antonio 45 23 7 1 248222 98 x-Texas 40 22 13 1 242216 94 x-Okla City 41 27 5 3 224212 90 Charlotte 31 38 6 1 172231 69 Iowa 23 49 2 2 172245 50 Calder Cup playoffs All series best-of-five Today’s schedule (Games 1) Providence at Hartford, 4 p.m. Utica at Chicago, 5 p.m. Thursday, April 23 (Games 1) Portland at Manchester, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Friday, April 24 Hershey at Worcester, 4 p.m. Syracuse at W-B/Scranton, 4:05 p.m. Utica at Chicago, 4 p.m. Rockford at Texas, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25 Grand Rapids at Toronto, noon Portland at Manchester, 4 p.m. Hershey at Worcester, 4 p.m. Providence at Hartford, 4 p.m. Syracuse at W-B/Scranton, 4:05 p.m. San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Rockford at Texas, 5 p.m.

AHL league leaders 2014-15 G 22 26 20 24 29 28 30 25 22 34 23 21 19 10 27 23 19 27 11 29

A 58 44 49 43 37 37 34 39 41 27 38 40 42 51 33 37 41 32 48 29

Web.com Tour This week’s tournament No tournament this week Money leaders Golfer Winnings 1 Sei Young Kim $699,735 1 Peter Malnati $184,207 2 Wes Roach $166,917 3 Patrick Rodgers $162,070 4 Andrew Landry $150,870 5 Dawie van der Walt $126,896 6 Patton Kizzire $123,999 7 Kevin Tway $121,122 8 Mathew Goggin $120,299 9 Kelly Kraft $119,912 10 Harold Varner III $97,267 11 Steve Marino $95,308 12 Miguel Angel Carballo $81,991 13 Erik Barnes $81,810 14 Steve Allan $77,775 15 John Mallinger $73,379 16 Henrik Norlander $72,756 17 Andrew Yun $71,573 18 Rhein Gibson $71,500 19 Timothy Madigan $71,054 20 Abraham Ancer $68,135 From Canada T95 Roger Sloan $11,660

European Tour This week’s tournament No tournament this week Money leaders Golfer Winnings 1 Rory Mcilroy €1,224,670 2 Danny Willett €1,118,691 3 Justin Rose €927,972 4 Ross Fisher €783,700 5 Anirban Lahiri €749,002 6 Bernd Wiesberger €727,942 7 Kiradech Aphibarnrat €704,839 8 Branden Grace €692,279 9 Louis Oosthuizen €666,071 10 Gary Stal €542,596 11 Henrik Stenson €514,944 12 Andy Sullivan €500,520 13 Marc Warren €482,424 14 George Coetzee €432,406 15 Alex Noren €407,080 16 Thongchai Jaidee €404,490 17 Luke Donald €383,406 18 Ian Poulter €360,859 19 Martin Kaymer €357,938 20 Charl Schwartzel €345,901

LACROSSE BC Junior A Lacrosse League

Sunday, April 26 Grand Rapids at Toronto, noon Manchester at Portland, 2 p.m. Hartford at Providence, 4:05 p.m. Total Points 1 Brian O’Neill MAN 2 Andy Miele GR 3 Jordan Weal MAN 4 J Marchessault SYR 5 Chris Bourque HAR 6 Shane Prince BIN 7 Andrew Agozzino LE 8 Dustin Jeffrey BRI 9 Travis Morin TEX 10 Teemu Pulkkinen GR 11 Alan Quine BRI 12 Connor Brown TOR 13 Chris Wideman BIN 14 Cal O’Reilly UTI 15 Andrew Miller OKC 16 Joe Whitney ALB 17 T.J. Hensick HAM 18 Bobby Butler SA 19 Tim Kennedy HER 20 Cole Schneider BIN

This week’s tournament No tournament this week Money leaders Golfer Winnings 1 Sei Young Kim $699,735 1 Olin Browne $478,399 2 Bart Bryant $446,592 3 Mark O’Meara $425,075 4 Paul Goydos $367,775 5 Miguel Angel Jimenez $365,792 6 Marco Dawson $329,308 7 Rocco Mediate $326,317 8 Tom Pernice Jr. $311,925 9 Colin Montgomerie $306,570 10 David Frost $304,984 11 Bernhard Langer $290,400 12 Lee Janzen $288,920 13 Kevin Sutherland $244,120 14 Esteban Toledo $238,475 15 Gene Sauers $236,629 16 Michael Allen $235,631 17 Scott Dunlap $221,541 18 Tom Lehman $206,484 19 Wes Short, Jr. $198,534 20 Fred Couples $163,890 Canadian golfers 25 Rod Spittle $140,151 27 Stephen Ames $135,694 81 Jim Rutledge $16,775

Pts 80 70 69 67 66 65 64 64 63 61 61 61 61 61 60 60 60 59 59 58

Regular season Friday, April 24 Langley Thunder vs. Port Coquitlam Saints, noon Saturday, April 25 Burnaby Lakers vs. Delta Islanders, 7:30 p.m.

MLB American League East W L Boston 9 5 Baltimore 7 7 NY Yankees 7 7 Toronto 7 7 Tampa Bay 6 8 Central W L Detroit 11 3 Kansas City 11 3 Chicago Sox 5 8 Cleveland 5 8 Minnesota 5 9 West W L Houston 7 6 Oakland 7 7 Texas 6 8 LA Angels 5 8 Seattle 5 8 National League East W L NY Mets 11 3 Atlanta 8 5 Washington 7 7 Philadelphia 5 9 Miami 3 11 Central W L St. Louis 8 4 Chicago Cubs 8 5 Cincinnati 7 7 Pittsburgh 6 8 Milwaukee 2 12 West W L LA Dodgers 9 3 San Diego 10 5 Arizona 7 7 Colorado 7 7 San Francisco 4 10

PCT .643 .500 .500 .500 .429 PCT .786 .786 .385 .385 .357 PCT .538 .500 .429 .385 .385

GB 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 GB 5.5 5.5 6.0 GB 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.0

Strk W2 L2 W1 W1 L4 Strk L1 W3 L1 W1 L2 Strk W3 W1 W1 L3 L1

PCT .786 .615 .500 .357 .214 PCT .667 .615 .500 .429 .143 PCT .750 .667 .500 .500 .286

GB 2.5 4.0 6.0 8.0 GB 0.5 2.0 3.0 7.0 GB 0.5 3.0 3.0 6.0

Strk W9 L1 W2 W1 L5 Strk L1 W2 W2 L2 L7 Strk W7 W3 L1 L5 L1

Yesterday’s results Chicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh 8 Philadelphia 7, Miami 3 Washington 2, St. Louis 1 Toronto 13, Baltimore 6 NY Yankees 5, Detroit 2 NY Mets 7, Atlanta 1 Boston 1, Tampa Bay 0 Cincinnati 16, Milwaukee 10 Cleveland 6, Chicago Sox 2 Kansas City 6, Minnesota 5 San Diego 7, Colorado 6 Texas 7, Arizona 1 Oakland at L.A. Angels Houston at Seattle, LA Dodgers at San Francisco Today’s schedule Cleveland at Chi. White Sox, 11:10 a.m. Kluber (0-1) vs. Samardzija (0-1) Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Hammel (1-0) vs. Locke (1-0) St. Louis at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Lackey (0-0) vs. Fister (0-0) Miami at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Cosart (0-1) vs. Hamels (0-1) Baltimore at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Jimenez (1-0) vs. Sanchez (0-1) N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, 4:08 p.m. Warren (0-1) vs. Price (1-0) Boston at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Kelly (1-0) vs. Karns (1-1) Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Stults (0-1) vs. Gee (0-1) Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Cueto (0-1) vs. Nelson (1-0) Minnesota at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Pelfrey (0-0) vs. Guthrie (1-0) San Diego at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Shields (1-0) vs. Kendrick (1-1) Texas at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Gallardo (1-1) vs. Bradley (1-0) Oakland at LA Angels, 7:05 p.m. Gray (1-0) vs. Weaver (0-2) Houston at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Hernandez (0-1) vs. Happ (0-0) LA Dodgers at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Kershaw (0-1) vs. Bumgarner (1-1)

Blue Jays 13, Orioles 6 Baltimore

Toronto

ab r h bi ab r h bi Cabrera SS 5 0 2 0 Reyes SS 4102 Pearce 1B 5 0 0 1 Donaldson 3B4 1 3 1 Davis DH 4 0 1 0 Bautista RF 5 1 1 2 Jones CF 4 0 2 0 Enc’nacion 1B5 2 2 2 Lough CF 1 0 0 0 Smoak 1B 0 0 0 0 Young LF 4 2 2 0 Navarro DH 5 1 3 0 Snider RF 4 1 2 0 Martin C 3200 Machado 3B 3 0 1 2 Pompey CF 4 3 3 0 Joseph C 4 1 1 0 Pillar LF 5122 Flaherty 2B 3 2 1 1 Goins 2B 4 1 2 3 Totals 37 6 12 4 Totals 39131612

Baltimore 002 001 120 6 Toronto 063 011 20x 13 SB: TOR Reyes (2, 2nd base off Norris/ Joseph). 2B: BAL Flaherty (3, Buehrle), Jones, Ad (4, Buehrle), Young, D (1, Buehrle), Snider (2, Loup); TOR Navarro, D (2, Norris), Donaldson 2 (5, Norris, Garcia, Ja), Pompey 2 (4, Norris, Matusz). HR: TOR Encarnacion 2 (4, 2nd inning off Norris, 0 on, 0 out; 6th inning off Matusz, 0 on, 0 out), Bautista (4, 7th inning off Garcia, Ja, 1 on, 0 out). Team Lob: BAL 7; TOR 8. DP: TOR (Pillar-Goins). E: BAL Snider (1, fielding), Joseph (1, throw); TOR Goins (2, throw). Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO D Norris (L, 0-2) 2.1 6 9 9 3 2 B Matusz 3.0 7 2 2 1 1 J Garcia 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 B Brach 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO M Buehrle (W, 3-0) 6.0 8 3 3 1 2 L Hendriks 1.0 2 2 1 1 0 A Loup 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 M Estrada 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 HBP: Goins (by Garcia, Ja). Time: 2:53. Att: 14,184.

Yankees 5, Tigers 2 NY Yankees

Detroit

ab r h bi ab r h bi Ellsbury CF 4 1 0 0 Gose CF 4020 Gardner LF 4 2 2 0 Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez DH 3 0 0 0 Cabrera 1B 4 0 1 0 Teixeira 1B 3 0 1 1 Martinez DH 3 0 0 0 McCann C 5 0 0 0 Martinez RF 4 2 3 0 Young RF 3 1 3 1 Cespedes LF 3 0 1 1 Headley 3B 4 0 0 0 Cast’lanos 3B 3 0 1 0 Drew SS 4 1 2 1 Avila C 3020 Petit 2B 4 0 0 0 Davis PH 0001 Totals 34 5 8 3 Iglesias SS 4 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 10 2

NY Yankees 100 000 301 5 Detroit 000 000 101 2 SB: NYY Ellsbury (3, 2nd base off Gorzelanny/Avila), Gardner, B (5, 2nd base off Alburquerque/Avila). 2B: NYY Teixeira (4, Lobstein), Young, C (4, Hardy); DET Martinez, J (2, Eovaldi), Avila (1, Eovaldi), Cespedes (5, Martin, C). GIDP: NYY Headley, McCann; DET Kinsler 2, Cespedes. HR: NYY Young, C (4, 7th inning off Krol, 0 on, 0 out), Drew (4, 7th inning off Krol, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: NYY 11; DET 7. DP: NYY 4 (DrewPetit, G-Teixeira 3, Eovaldi-Teixeira); DET 2 (Castellanos, N-Kinsler-Cabrera, M, Kinsler-Iglesias-Cabrera, M). E: DET Castellanos, N (1, fielding). NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO N Eovaldi (W, 1-0) 7.0 8 1 1 1 4 D Betances 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 C Martin 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 A Miller 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO K Lobstein (L, 1-1) 6.0 3 1 1 4 3 I Krol 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 T Gorzelanny 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 A Alburquerque 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 B Hardy 2.1 2 1 0 2 2 Time: 3:24. Att: 27,031.

National Lacrosse League

Red Sox 1, Rays 0

West W L GB y-Edmonton 11 5 x-Colorado 9 8 2.5 Calgary 6 11 5.5 Vancouver 5 11 6 East W L GB x-Toronto 13 4 x-Rochester 11 5 1.5 Buffalo 8 7 4 Minnesota 5 11 7.5 New England 4 10 7.5

ab r h bi ab r h bi Betts CF 4 0 1 0 Guyer LF 4010 Pedroia 2B 4 0 0 0 Frieri P 0000 Ortiz DH 3 0 0 0 Dominguez P0 0 0 0 Ramirez LF 4 0 2 0 Souza Jr. RF 3 0 0 0 Sandoval 3B 4 0 1 0 Forsythe IF 3 0 1 0 Nava 1B 4 0 1 0 Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 Victorino RF 4 0 1 0 Jennings CF 4 0 0 0 Holt SS 3 0 0 0 Beckham IF 2 0 0 0 Hanigan C 4 1 2 0 Rivera DH-C 3 0 1 0 Totals 34 1 8 0 Brett 2B 1010 Dykstra 1B 1 0 0 0 Cabrera SS 1 0 0 0 Wilson C 2000 DeJesus LF 1 0 0 0 Totals 28 0 4 0

Pct .688 .529 .353 .313 Pct .765 .688 .533 .313 .286

GF 212 202 198 189 GF 220 179 179 160 154

GA 155 205 204 234 GA 178 154 180 198 185

Saturday, April 25 Vancouver at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. New England at Rochester, 4:30 p.m. Edmonton at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Boston

Tampa Bay

Continued next column

Red Sox 1, Rays 0 (Cont’d) Boston 001 000 000 1 Tampa Bay 000 000 000 0 SB: BOS Ramirez, H (1, 2nd base off Archer/Wilson, Bo). 2B: BOS Victorino (1, Dominguez, J). GIDP: TB Dykstra, Longoria. S: BOS Holt, B. Team Lob: BOS 9; TB 5. DP: BOS 2 (Pedroia-Holt, B-Nava, Sandoval-Pedroia-Nava). E: TB Brett (1, throw). PICKOFFS: BOS Miley (Brett at 1st base). Boston IP H R ER BB SO W Miley (W, 1-1) 5.2 3 0 0 4 3 A Ogando 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 R Ross 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 J Tazawa 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 K Uehara 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO C Archer (L, 2-2) 5.2 7 1 0 1 9 B Gomes 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 E Frieri 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 J Dominguez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:48. Att: 14,307.

Cubs 9, Pirates 8 Chicago Cubs Fowler CF Rizzo 1B Soler RF Bryant 3B Castro SS Denorfia LF Coghlan LF Castillo C Wood P Schlitter P Coke P Motte P Ross PH Jackson P Montero PH Rondon P Russell 2B Totals

Pittsburgh

ab r h bi ab r h bi 3 2 0 0 Harrison 3B 5 1 1 1 4 2 2 0 Walker 2B 4 2 1 0 5 2 2 0 McCutchen CF3 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 Hart 1B 2000 5 1 3 4 Alvarez PH 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 Hughes P 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 Lambo PH 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 2 Watson P 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Melancon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marte LF 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 Kang SS 4023 1 0 0 0 Cervelli C 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Rod’z RF-1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Liriano P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cole PH 1000 5 0 0 0 Liz P 0000 40 9 12 8 Polanco RF 2 0 0 0 Totals 35 8 9 8

Chicago Cubs 102 001 113 9 Pittsburgh 110 003 300 8 2B: CHC Bryant (3, Liriano, F), Castillo, W (1, Liz), Soler (3, Melancon); PIT Kang (1, Motte). HR: CHC Castro, S (2, off Liz), Castillo, W (2, 8th inning); PIT Harrison, J (2), Marte, S (5). Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO T Wood 5.0 4 3 3 2 5 B Schlitter 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 P Coke 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 J Motte 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 E Jackson (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 H Rondon 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO F Liriano 5.0 3 3 3 2 9 R Liz 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 W Hughes 1.0 3 1 0 0 0 A Watson 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 Melancon (L, 0-1) 1.0 3 3 3 2 1 HBP: Rizzo (by Liriano, F), McCutchen (by Motte). Time: 3:18. Att: 13,680.

B.C. Premier League Team Abbotsford North Delta Langley Okanagan Vic Eagles North Shore Nanaimo Vic Mariners Coquitlam Parksville White Rock Whalley

W 3 2 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1

L 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 5 6 6

Pct GB 1.000 1.000 .5 .875 1.5 .750 .5 .625 .5 .600 1 .500 1.5 .250 2.5 .250 2.5 .167 3.5 .143 4 .143 4

Yesterday’s results Coquitlam 10, White Rock 1 Langley at Whalley Saturday, April 26 Abbotsford at Coquitlam, 11 a.m. Whalley at Vic Eagles, noon North Delta at Vic Mariners, 1 p.m. Abbotsford at Coquitlam, 1:30 p.m. Okanagan at Nanaimo, 2 p.m. Whalley at Vic Eagles, 2:30 p.m. North Delta at Vic Mariners, 3:30 p.m. Nanaimo at Okanagan, 4:30 p.m. Sunday April 26 Okanagan at Nanaimo, 10 a.m. North Delta at Vic Eagles, 11 a.m. Whalley at Vic Mariners, 11 a.m. Langley at Parksville, 11 a.m. North Shore at White Rock, noon Nanaimo at Okanagan, 12:30 p.m. North Delta at Vic Eagles, 1:30 p.m. Langley at Parksville, 1:30 p.m. Whalley at Vic Mariners, 1:30 p.m. North Shore at White Rock, 2:30 p.m.

TENNIS

BASKETBALL NBA Playoff schedule Note: 16 teams, all series best-of-seven Yesterday’s results (Games 2) Cleveland 99, Boston 91 (Cleveland leads series 2-0) Washington 117, Toronto 106 (Washington leads series 2-0) Houston 111, Dallas 99 (Houston leads series 2-0) Today’s schedule (Games 2) Brooklyn at Atlanta, 4 p.m. (Atlanta leads series 1-0) Portland at Memphis, 5 p.m. (Memphis leads series 1-0) San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. (Clippers lead series 1-0) Thursday, April 23, 2015 Cleveland at Boston, 4:00 p.m. (Boston leads series 1-0) Chicago at Milwaukee, 5:00 p.m. (Chicago leads series 2-0) Golden State at New Orleans, 6:30 p.m. (Golden States leads series 2-0) Friday, April 24, 2015 Houston at Dallas, 4:00 p.m. Toronto at Washington, 5:00 p.m. L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 2015 Atlanta at Brooklyn, noon Chicago at Milwaukee, 2:30 p.m. Golden St. at New Orleans, 6:00 p.m. Memphis at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26, 2015 Cleveland at Boston, 10 a.m. L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 12:30 p.m. Toronto at Washington, 4:00 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 27 Game 4 – Atlanta at Brooklyn Game 5 * Milwaukee at Chicago Game 4 – Memphis at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 Game 5 * Boston at Cleveland Game 5 * New Orleans at Golden State Game 5 * Dallas at Houston

Raptors 106 Wizards 117 Toronto MIN PT RB A ST B TO Ross 24:20 9 0 1 0 0 0 Hansbrough 12:24 0 0 0 0 0 0 Valanciunas 29:17 15 10 1 1 1 1 DeRozan 40:46 20 4 7 1 0 3 Lowry 27:22 6 2 4 0 0 1 Patterson 25:15 15 4 0 2 0 0 Vasquez 27:52 7 2 5 1 0 1 Williams 26:39 20 1 1 3 0 3 Johnson 18:58 10 5 0 0 0 1 Johnson 07:07 4 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 106 28 19 8 1 10 Washington MIN PT RB A ST B TO Pierce 27:21 10 2 2 1 1 3 Hilario 24:55 6 9 0 1 0 1 Gortat 27:42 16 8 1 1 3 1 Beal 42:04 28 5 2 1 0 3 Wall 39:46 26 1 17 1 1 5 Gooden 18:09 5 6 2 0 1 1 Porter 34:52 15 9 1 1 0 0 Sessions 14:54 5 3 1 0 0 0 Seraphin 10:17 6 2 0 0 0 1 Totals 117 45 26 6 6 15 Toronto 31 18 26 31 Washington 26 34 37 20 3 FG: Toronto 7-18, Washington 10-21. FT: Toronto 21-32, Washington 23-34. Fouled Out: None Technicals: Raptors: Casey, Lowry, Wizards: Beal Att: 19,800 Time of game: 2:30

SOCCER

UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals - Return leg Yesterday’s results Barcelona 2, Paris St. Germain 0 (Barcelona wins on aggregate 5-1, advances to semifinals starting May 4) Bayern Munich 6, FC Porto 1 (Bayern wins on aggregate 7-4) Today’s schedule (Games at 12:45 p.m.) Monaco vs. Juventus (Juventus leads, 1-0) Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid (Game 1 tied, 0-0)

ATP Barcelona Open Barcelona, Spain. Surface: Clay Purse: €1,993,230 (1 euro=CDN$1.33) Singles - Round 1 Kei Nishikori (1), Japan, def. Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 6-3, 6-4. Roberto Bautista Agut (7), Spain, def. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, 6-3, 6-4. Tommy Robredo (9), Spain, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-2. Pablo Cuevas (10), Uruguay, def. Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain, 6-4, 7-5. Round 1 Marsel Ilhan, Turkey, def. James Ward, Britain, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-1. Andrey Rublev, Russia, def. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Albert Montanes, Spain, def. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, 1-6, 6-4, 7-5. Joao Sousa, Portugal, def. Kenny De Schepper, France, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, def. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 6-3, 7-6 (3). Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Alejandro Gonzalez, Colombia, 7-5, 6-1. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, def. Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, 3-0, retired. BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy Bucharest, Romania. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405. Singles - Round 1 Singles - Round 1 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (5), Spain, def. Lorenzo Giustino, Italy, 6-2, 6-0. Jiri Vesely (7), Czech Republic, def. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 6-3, 7-6 (9). Simone Bolelli (8), Italy, def. Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, 7-6 (3), 6-4. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Jurgen Zopp, Estonia, 7-5, 6-1. Nikola Mektic, Croatia, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-3, 6-4. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Thomas Fabbiano, Italy, 6-4, 6-3. Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, 7-5, 0-6, 6-4. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Steve Darcis, Belgium, 6-4, 6-2.

WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany. Surface: Clay. Purse: $731,000 Singles - Round 1 Caroline Garcia, France, def. Ana Ivanovic (5), Serbia, 7-6 (6), 6-4. Ekaterina Makarova (6), Russia, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Carla Suarez Navarro (8), Spain, def. Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-4. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, def. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, 7-6 (8), 6-4. Marina Melnikova, Russia, def. Petra Martic, Croatia, 6-4, 6-2. Madison Brengle, United States, def. Alberta Brianti, Italy, 6-4, 6-4. Garbine Muguruza, Spain, def. Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-4. Carina Witthoeft, Germany, def. Mona Barthel, Germany, 7-5, 6-3.

MLS Eastern League Club PTS GP W L NY Red Bulls 11 5 3 0 DC United 11 6 3 1 N. England 11 7 3 2 Columbus 8 6 2 2 Orlando 8 7 2 3 Chicago 6 5 2 3 NY City FC 6 7 1 3 Philadelphia 6 8 1 4 Toronto 3 5 1 4 Montreal 2 4 0 2 Western League Club PTS GP W L Vancouver 16 8 5 2 Dallas 13 7 4 2 Los Angeles 11 7 3 2 Seattle 10 6 3 2 San Jose 9 7 3 4 Houston 9 7 2 2 Salt Lake 9 6 2 1 Portland 9 7 2 2 Sporting KC 9 7 2 2 Colorado 6 6 1 2 Friday, April 24 NY City FC at Chicago, 5 p.m. Dallas at Colorado, 7 p.m.

T 2 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 0 2

GF GA 9 4 6 5 6 7 8 5 6 8 5 7 5 6 9 13 8 11 2 6

T 1 1 2 1 0 3 3 3 3 3

GF GA 10 7 10 10 8 7 9 5 7 9 6 4 6 5 7 7 7 8 5 5

Saturday, April 25 Philadelphia at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Salt Lake at New England, 4:30 p.m. Sporting KC at Houston, 5:30 p.m. DC United at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m. Montreal at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26 Toronto at Orlando, 4 p.m. Portland at Seattle, 6:30 p.m.

English FA Cup FA Cup Final, Saturday, May 30 Aston Villa vs. Arsenal

English Premier League Position/Club 1 Chelsea 2 Arsenal 3 Man United 4 Man City 5 Liverpool 6 Tot Hotspur 7 Southampton 8 Swansea 9 Stoke City 10 West Ham 11 Crystal Pal 12 Everton 13 West Brom 14 Newcastle 15 Aston Villa 16 Sunderland 17 Hull City 18 Leicester 19 Q.P. Rangers 20 Burnley

W D L GF GA Pts 23 7 2 65 26 76 20 6 6 63 32 66 19 8 6 59 31 65 19 7 7 67 34 64 17 6 9 47 36 57 17 6 10 53 47 57 17 5 11 45 24 56 13 8 12 38 42 47 13 7 13 38 41 46 11 10 12 42 42 43 11 9 13 42 45 42 10 11 12 41 43 41 9 9 15 32 464 36 9 8 16 34 540 35 8 8 17 24 451 32 5 14 13 25 483 29 6 10 16 29 456 28 7 7 18 34 517 28 7 5 21 38 591 26 5 11 17 26 515 26

Saturday, April 25 Southampton vs. Spurs, 4:45 a.m. Burnley vs. Leicester, 7 a.m. Crystal Palace vs. Hull, 7 a.m. Newcastle vs. Swansea, 7 a.m. QPR vs. West Ham, 7 a.m. Stoke vs. Sunderland, 7 a.m. West Brom vs. Liverpool, 7 a.m. Man City vs. Aston Villa, 9:30 a.m. Sunday, April 26 Everton vs. Man United, 5:30 a.m. Arsenal vs. Chelsea, 8 a.m.

DIVERSIONS ARCTIC CIRCLE

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WORD FIND

BRIDGE

Book Review Last Call in the Menagerie by Victor Mollo Dealer: West Both vulnerable The Rueful Rabbit

NORTH ♠Q85 ♥854 ♦QJ1098 ♣K3 Walter the Walrus Molly the Mule

WEST ♠932 ♥QJ10 ♦76543 ♣A10

SHERMAN’S LAGOON

EAST ♠ ♥K97 ♦AK ♣QJ987654 Hideous Hog

SOUTH ♠AKJ10764 ♥A632 ♦2 ♣2

ZITS

ANDY CAPP

SOLUTION: A HARD JOB WELL DONE

CRYPTOQUOTE CRANKSHAFT

he Walrus switched to the queen of hearts for the ace. The Hog continued with the spade four but finessed dummy’s five when the Walrus contributed the deuce. A diamond was discarded on the king of clubs and two ruffing finesses in diamonds established three winners for heart pitches. The Hog had brought home a slam that should have been down three. Molly didn’t want a club lead and could not have been pining for a heart so the Hog could assume that she had the ace and king of diamonds. He required three entries to set up the diamonds and only the trump suit could provide them. The Hog pointed out that the Walrus could defeat the contract by inserting the nine of spades denying declarer a third entry to dummy.“Half of the time the Walrus will have the nine of spades and why would he rise with the nine when I advance the four unless it was a singleton?” This will be the final collection of these familiar characters and the bridge deals that were first published fifty years ago. This book is available for $21.95 from Vince Oddy’s Bridge Books & Supplies, Tel:1-800-463-9815.

Author: Dave Willis - visit his website at www.insidebridge.ca Questions on bridge can be sent with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The New Canadian Bridge c/o Torstar Syndication Services, One Yonge St., Toronto, M5E 1E6.

BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

HI AND LOIS

BLONDIE

CROSSWORD IN STORAGE ACROSS 1 Floor-washing tools 5 Mont __ (highest Alp) 10 Requests 14 Whitish jewel 15 Southwestern plant 16 Poker disc 17 Sommelier’s stockroom 19 Carryall 20 Key in 21 Party with poi 22 Swamp stalk 23 Tyrants 25 Gets the point 27 Federal ecology org. 28 Place to store rakes 32 Class for EMTs 34 __ the line (obeyed) 36 Out of the way 37 HBO alternative 38 Farm’s mouse-catcher 40 ‘60s war zone, for short 41 Rigatoni or ravioli 43 Downton Abbey mom 44 Birthstone, e.g. 45 Home cooling unit 47 Day-__ paint 49 Canyon effect 50 Space Needle’s city 54 Quaint “Listen!” 56 Jockey’s strap 59 Aesopian ending 60 Toothpaste holder 61 Amateurish rock group 63 Jogging pace 64 Oklahoma tribe 65 Barely defeat 66 Is worth doing 67 Form of a verb 68 Antlered animal DOWN 1 Trimmed a fairway 2 Express a view 3 Jeans and khakis 4 Train car with berths 5 “Later!” 6 Quiet periods 7 Rights org. 8 Final Four org.

PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED

9 Opera great Enrico 10 Leading lady, e.g. 11 Bootblack’s service 12 High-flying toy 13 Stepped on the gas 18 Trim, as a photo 24 “Later!” 26 Airline to Israel 28 Carpentry joint part 29 Aroma 30 Dutch cheese 31 FDR or JFK 32 Shoot the breeze

33 Guy who epitomizes a cause 35 SeaWorld whale 37 Jacuzzi 38 German composer 39 Salary 42 Box office buys 44 Hit the sack 46 Left behind 48 Weak, as an excuse 50 Stumbling blocks 51 Swap 52 Jessica of Tootsie 53 Church officer 54 URL intro 55 Mystical glow 57 Abate 58 Nation on the Caspian 62 “That’s awesome!”

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CLASSIFIEDS/DIVERSIONS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015

HOROSCOPE by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) Keeping track of you could be close to impossible. The unexpected, though becoming more common with you, still shocks others. Take charge of a situation, and worry less about what is about to happen. Make what you want possible. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You’ll gain an insight that you would prefer not to have. Still, you’ll need to work with it. Don’t push so hard, and trust that others will pitch in. Your vision of a situation could change with some feedback. Anger might flare up from out of nowhere. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You could have a problem that you would prefer not to deal with. Don’t ignore it, and you will feel better in the long run. Have an important talk. You are likely to feel energized and empowered as a result. Be willing to let good news in. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Listen to what is being said around you. Try not to personalize what you hear, and stay open. The more you detach, the more you’ll understand what to do. You also will feel much better as a result. Deal with someone’s anger sooner rather than later. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Others will help you manifest what you want. An associate could be quite irritable. Be smart, and don’t take this person’s words personally; he or she has a tendency to suppress his or her anger. Encourage a discussion. A friend will be a fun distraction. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Pressure builds unless you remove some of the stress factors. Relate to a partner or key loved one directly. One-on-one relating will flourish. You will land well no matter what you do. Be ready to hear some surprising news. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You might want to rethink a decision more carefully. You could be looking at a new opportunity that pops up from out of the blue. Explore what it holds

for you with the help of a friend. Others will be verbal and might be pushy. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Deal with a loved one directly. Stay on top of a change, and try not to be swept away by what is happening. You could be very exhausted from everything that is happening. A partner could push hard for what he or she wants. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Defer to others, and make sure they understand where you are coming from. You have a project that you can’t keep on the back burner any longer. Toss yourself into it. Be aware of your time, your limitations and what must be accomplished. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You could be on the other side of an issue and choose not to express your thoughts. You might be more interested in what others have to say. Your creativity emerges, and you’ll find solutions. A partner will give you feedback once you open up. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Your humor might be out of sync with others, with the exception of one close associate. Say little, especially when it comes to a family member’s tirade. You’ll be surprised by what this person has to say. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Tension remains high, and, as a result, you might say something that could reflect your need for a resolution. Depending on how you handle stress, you could be seemingly out of control. A dear friend will support you in seeking an adjustment. YOUR BIRTHDAY (April 22) This year you’ll find that you won’t be able to maintain that strong sense of decorum that others associate with you. Many of you have processed your feelings, but haven’t discussed them with anyone. Some of you have suppressed your feelings completely. You will become triggered far more easily than in the past, yet you will be able to find solutions quickly. If you are single, a significant relationship could appear anytime from fall on.

This isn’t love, it’s a booty call you are romanticizing Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: I am a 59-year-old woman. Two years ago, I met this guy, “Jake,” and had feelings for him from a distance. We finally got together one night at a club. We exchanged phone numbers and then talked for about two months. Jake invited me to his place, and we made love. For the next several months, that was the pattern — I’d go to his place to make love. We had no dates outside of his apartment, so I backed off. Jake now texts me often, but I am determined to stay away. But, Annie, I love him. I think about him every day. How do I get over this man? — Lost in Love Dear Lost: This isn’t love. It’s a booty call that you’ve romanticized into something more. Jake is using you, and he knows your weak spots. Delete his number from your cellphone and block

his calls. You can’t get over him if his texts encourage you to think about him all the time. Then make it a point to get out more with friends. Join a social organization through your church or community center. Look into organizations that appeal to your creative interests. And do some volunteer work. It will help you forget your troubles and concentrate on someone else’s. Dear Annie: So often I read terrible stories of people abused by an alcoholic parent. I’d like to let your readers know that not all alcoholics are monsters. My father was a proud, honest man and a hard worker. And an alcoholic. His drinking caused much heartache, and many times we didn’t think he would survive another binge. But he was the kindest, gentlest man you could ever meet. He loved his six kids every day of his life. Make no mistake, there were countless times he was so drunk he couldn’t stand up or remember our names. And there were many mornings that we watched him cry because he was so ashamed of himself. He was in and out of AA programs for 30

years and finally achieved sobriety in his late 50s. He remained sober for 32 years. My sweet father passed away a year ago, and there’s not a single day that the entire family doesn’t miss him. The one important thing I’d like to add is that our mother was a strong woman and smart enough to teach her kids that alcoholism is a disease and not a choice. She stood by him through good times and bad, but she never gave up on him. They celebrated 60 years of marriage and enjoyed their retirement for 20 years before she passed away. Please let your readers know there are some wonderful people in this world who are alcoholics and not the monsters we often read about. — A Child with a Different Story Dear Child: It’s true that not everyone who has a problem with alcohol or drugs is an abuser of those in the family. But that doesn’t mean the person’s behavior doesn’t have a negative impact on the family, particularly the children. We are glad your father managed to get sober and enjoy a good life with your mother and leave you with sweet memories of him.

Memphis OKs moving pair of Presley planes THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two airplanes once owned by Elvis Presley, the Lisa Marie and the Hound Dog II, will be moved from Graceland down the street under a plan approved by the Memphis City Council Tuesday. The unanimous vote by the 13-member Council comes after

a Shelby County land use board signed off on a proposal by the planes’ current owners, OKC Partnership, to place the aircraft on a lot just steps from the Graceland tourist attraction. The planes will be part of an outdoor display and museum. The goal is for construction on the lot to be finished in time for the planes to be moved to their

new location for Elvis Week in August, said Tim McCaskill, who represented OKC Partnership in its dealings with the city. The planes have been situated at Graceland since the mid-1980s, and they are a popular tourist draw. They had been sold after Presley’s death and were eventually purchased by OKC Partnership in Memphis.

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