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Bid goes forward to stay provincial order on dams

Tax debt hits $50.9M after new water treatment project costs SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

$3 million to $6 million cost build an alternate spillway. However, the city now finds itself facing a time crunch. The order issued by the province gives the city until May 1 to choose between the labyrinth and alternate spillway options, and until May 22 to submit design and construction plans. The city must also complete physical upgrades to the dam by Oct. 15. Coun. Diane Brennan was the sole council member to vote against the motion to begin an appeal, raising concerns about the potential cost of the process. The GSI option was originally proposed last year. McKay said he would have preferred that some of the work on the proposal had been done sooner, but said it was “positive” that council was taking steps to address the province’s order to remediate the dams.

Nanaimo residents’ share of the city’s debt inched up by the end of last year, but the city also ended the year with more money in reserves, according to annual financial statements. The city is required to produce a full account of its finances each year, including outstanding debt, revenue flows and operating and capital expenses. A city financial department report of the document says the city saw a net increase of $6.5 million in new debt as of the end of 2014, bringing the city’s total outstanding debt to $50.9 million. That brings the total share of city debt for every man, woman and child to $572, up from $515 in 2013. The increase is due to the $9.2 million the city borrowed last year to fund construction of the new water treatment plant project, said city accounting services manager Laura Mercer. Borrowing for the facility represents just over $22 million of the city’s total debt. However, some smaller pieces of that long-term debt are to be repaid within a few years. The remaining $3.5 million the city owes on borrowing for Nanaimo Aquatic Centre is to be repaid in 2020. Also to be retired is the city’s debt for upgrades to the Harbourfront Parkade. The remaining $1.05 million will be amortized in 2020. The city still has to pay off approximately $21.4 million for construction of the Vancouver Island Conference Centre. However, the city also closed 2014 with more cash in hand. The municipality now has a pool of $14.1 million in accumulated operating surplus funds, leftover money that is not set aside for any one specific project. The city added another $1.7 million to the pool from surplus tax revenues, as well as approximately $253,000 from water revenues, for a total increase of just less than $2 million. The city also beefed up its equipment reserve by $1 million and added approximately $2.8 million to reserves for infrastructure renewal and replacement. Mercer said the city is trying to build up reserves to pay for specific projects or unforeseen expenses. As for 2015 finances, city council has yet to pass a financial plan for this fiscal year. The municipality must pass a financial plan bylaw and tax rates by mid-May.

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Dave Richardson fishes for trout in the lower Colliery dam Tuesday. City council decided Monday to appeal an order for work at the dam by the province last week. [SPENCER ANDERSON/DAILY NEWS]

New reinforcement technique to be studied cated to the City of Nanaimo technical committee, unless the technology has widely been used in dam remediation elsewhere in North America, the province would likely require that the proposal be reviewed by an independent dam safety expert acceptable to the province.” Coun. Jim Kipp put forward a concept drawing for modifications to the lower dam Monday that included hardening the dam’s edge and using concrete berms to raise the height of the spillway. A concrete berm that would also include public bench seating was also included in the drawing. Kipp has also proposed “beautification” measures to improve the area. Kipp said GSI informed him that they would be able to complete upgrades to both the lower and middle dam for $3 million — significantly less than the proposed $8.1 million for a new labyrinth spillway at the lower dam or the estimated

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he City of Nanaimo will have its solicitor draft an appeal and a request to halt an order from the B.C. water comptroller to complete remediation work on the Colliery dams, following a decision by council Monday. Mayor Bill McKay called Monday’s decision a positive development. “There’s no doubt we’re under the wire here,” he said. “However, it’s always been my belief that the dam safety (section) wants us to do (remediation) for the dams and this takes a significant step forward.” Council voted 8-1 Monday to have city hall request to stay the order and launch an appeal so the city could pursue detailed designs from U.S. firm GeoStabilization International to reinforce the areas behind the lower and middle dams with a network of metal

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grids bolted in place and layered with cement to prevent erosion. The city, which now finds itself in contravention of the provincial Water Act, has been grappling over the question of how to address safety concerns with the dams since October 2012. City staff warned Monday that the technique proposed by GSI has, to their knowledge, not been applied to dam remediation in B.C. and would therefore require further review. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations appeared to confirm the assertion in an email Tuesday. “The ministry has not received sufficient information to assess whether the GSI proposal is acceptable,” a spokesman said. “As previously indi-

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Extended spring break pondered School district will decide shortly if it wishes to return to two-week format from previous years ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

The Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district will soon decide if it wants to extend spring break from one to two weeks starting next year, among other changes to the school calendar. Sunday marks the end of the 30-day public consultation period for people to have a say on the proposed changes to the school calendar on a survey that is available on the district’s website at www.sd68.bc.ca. The Nanaimo-Ladysmith school calendar committee, consisting of district stakeholders, made a number recommendations in March to change the

“Staff will take all the information and input that has been gathered during the public consultation period and present it to the board in the coming weeks.” Dale Burgos, school district spokesman

school calendar to help deal with a number of issues, including the lack of consistency of instructional hours in local schools. Acting superintendent John Blain said in February that it’s

estimated that as many as two-thirds of the district’s schools may not be in compliance with the School Act in regard to the minimum requirements for instructional time. The School Act requires a minimum of 853 hours of instructional time for kindergarten students, 878 for Grades 1-7 and 952 for Grades 8-12 each year, and it’s up to each district to determine how those hours are made up. The recommendations include making time schedules at all schools are more uniform with each other to help ensure instructional hours are within the guidelines of the School Act. District spokesman Dale Bur-

gos said that if the board follows the recommendations, there would be enough instructional time built into each school’s instructional days to allow for another week of spring break to be added. The district had proposed a two-week spring break when it was preparing its budget for the 2013-14 to save money, but the proposal was not passed by the board. With the district facing another $4-million shortfall for 2015-16, Burgos said extending the spring break to two weeks in future years could be considered as part of the district’s annual budget-building process. He said that as well as the direct savings that could be

realized, it would also bring Nanaimo-Ladysmith in line with the majority of the province’s school districts, which already have two-week spring breaks. “Staff will take all the information and input that has been gathered during the public consultation period and present it to the board in the coming weeks,” Burgos said. RBarron@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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Mall general manager headed to Tsawwassen Robert Barron Reporting

ark Fenwick, the general manager of Woodgrove Centre since 2008, is moving on to a new job. Fenwick has been hired to be the general manager of the new Tsawwassen Mills Mall which is scheduled to open in May 2016. Fenwick said his last day at Woodgrove Centre will be May 1 and he will spend much of the next year setting up an effective management team for the new mall. He said Ivanhoe Cambridge, which owns Woodgrove, is conducting an across-Canada search for his replacement. “I’m reluctant to leave Nanaimo because it’s a great city, but I’ll only be a short jaunt away in Tsawwassen,” Fenwick said.

Denturist retires Ted Carson, owner of Nanaimo’s Carson Denture Clinic that has been in operation in Nanaimo since 1968, has decided to sell the business and retire. Carson said he is selling the company to another Island-based denturist, but he’s keeping the details confidential until the deal is complete. “Nanaimo is a great place to do business and to live, and I intend to continue to be involved in the various community organizations in the city,” he said.

Award winners The city’s new Reservoir No. 1 and Energy Recovery Facility, which were completed in 2014, won the Award of Excellence in the “Energy & Industry”

Mark Fenwick will leave his job as general manager of Nanaimo’s Woodgrove Centre mall on May 1. [ROBERT BARRON/DAILY NEWS]

category at the 2015 Awards for Engineering Excellence. The engineering consultants for the project was Associated Engineering. The 26th annual Awards for Engineering Excellence Gala, held last Friday at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, honoured the innovation and technical excellence of Association of Consulting Engineering Companies British Columbia member firms. “This year’s winners represent

the best and brightest that our industry has to offer, and are a testament to the amazing work of B.C.’s consulting engineers that we have been showcasing on this stage for 26 years,” said Keith Sashaw, President and CEO, ACEC-BC.

Building awards Some of the top commercial and industrial buildings north of the Malahat, 35 in total, will

vie for top honours in the 8th Annual Vancouver Island Real Estate Board Commercial Building Awards, to be held April 23 at the Coast Bastion Hotel. The team of independent judges have completed their work, assessing each of the projects in 11 categories. Re/MAX Commercial is the platinum sponsor for the event, which is co-ordinated by Business Examiner Vancouver Island, with Colliers International and Coastal Community

Credit Union signing on as gold sponsors. Tickets for the event, which sold out in two weeks last year, are $95 and are available through www.businessexaminer.ca and click on Events. For further information, contact Mark MacDonald at 1-866-758-2684 Ext. 120, or email mark@businessexaminer.ca RBarron@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4240

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Trustees ready to decide on bus options for Cedar ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

Trustees in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district are expected to decide if they want to provide busing for students between Cedar and Ladysmith next year, at a cost of approximately $211,000, at its next meeting on

April 21. It’s the more expensive of two options presented to the board, with the other amounting to $110,000. The cheaper option called for offering bus service only for the approximately 165 Cedar students who will attend Ladysmith Secondary School next year.

The more expensive option recommended by the business committee would provide busing for approximately 265 Cedar students, which includes 50 per cent of the Cedar students who are attending John Barsby Secondary School, to LSS. The board is also considering

re-opening Cedar Secondary School in 2016, so the consideration for busing to LSS is only for next year. Board chairman Steve Rae said the more expensive busing option was recommended for “budget purposes.” “If we went with the less expen-

sive option, it would require the exact number of students in the report to be bused, so we felt it was prudent to expect more kids to take the bus to Ladysmith,” he said. RBarron@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4234

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ith all the hard-hitting talk around the Harper government’s anti-terrorism legislation, Bill C-51, you’d think the Conservatives were actually tough on terror. But if you follow the money trail, it’s clear the federal government isn’t putting its money where its mouth is. And that may put Canadians at risk. As the Star’s Alex Boutilier reported last week, documents indicate that the RCMP’s antiterrorism units are shockingly underfunded and understaffed. That’s partly because they have had to target new resources at anti-terrorism activities as the threat has grown. But it’s also because the RCMP’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams have not received an increase in funding since 2003.

Yes, 2003. Instead, funding has remained static at $10 million a year. That means the RCMP has had to divert funding and resources from other parts of its budget, aimed at fighting other kinds of crime, to fund its antiterrorism activities. That’s good news for criminals but bad news for Canadians. Indeed, in 2013-14 the RCMP diverted $22.9 million and 600 staff members from operations fighting organized crime, economic crime and other national security files to INSETs. As RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson told a Commons committee in March: “We have enough people who are working these (terrorism) cases, but they’re not doing what they’re supposed to be doing.” The RCMP isn’t the only secur-

ity agency that is being shortchanged in the fight against terrorism. While Bill C-51 would expand the mandate of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to fight terrorism, the government is not allocating any new resources to it. Critics say that while CSIS and other services spend $1 billion a year protecting us from terrorism, cyber attacks, crime and other threats, their resources are already badly stretched. In fact, not only are our antiterror services not getting more money to take on more duties under Bill C-51, they have actually seen their budgets cut in recent years. CSIS, for example, saw its funding reduced to $496 million in 2013 from $540 million in 2012. Meanwhile, the RCMP’s esti-

mated budget for 2014 was $2.63 billion, a five-per-cent decrease from 2013 and a 15-per-cent drop from four years earlier, Senator Colin Kenny points out. If that weren’t cause enough for alarm, Public Accounts figures show the departments didn’t even get to spend what they were allotted. Reports say the drive for restraint has had a “chilling” effect, leading agencies to underspend. Since 2007 the RCMP has handed back $1.7 billion and CSIS was unable to spend $180 million. In 2014 alone, the RCMP handed back $158.7 million, the Canada Border Services Agency underspent by $194.2 million, CSIS returned $18.2 million to the treasury, and the Communications Security Establishment returned $25.1 million.

As Kenny has said, “This sad state of affairs is not only compromising Canada’s anti-terrorism efforts, it is simultaneously making us more vulnerable to other types of threats as well. Hardly the actions you’d expect from a tough-on-crime government.” He is right. The Harper government would do better to increase funding to the RCMP and other security agencies to fight terrorism — and other forms of crime — than it would by pushing through a security bill that threatens to chip away at Canadian freedoms.

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@nanaimodailynews.com City told to ﬁx dams, but what needs to be ﬁxed? A short time ago some mysterious order from the BC Water Rights Controller declared that the Colliery dams system was in imminent danger of failing, causing massive amounts of damage and horrendous loss of life to Nanaimoites. No supporting documentation has ever been established. However, the bureaucrat declared that this hundred-year structure must be destroyed. The previous city council used “The Sky is Falling” approach and began a multimillion-dollar study that proved the dam system was safe, and in no danger of expected earthquake. When this situation was negated, the controller demanded protection of citizens by changing the spillway — even though no notes had ever been made of the existing spillway being over half the need to maintain water control. Now that the second threat has proven to have no viability the control bureaucracy demand that

the dams be “fixed” — but what needs “fixing?” When any governmental authority is caught with their pants this far down around their ankles their only concern is to save ego and status. These expensive employees of our are only interested in their reputation and the cost to the taxpayer is far down their concern list. During the last election promises to solve this massively expensive and unneeded exercise were made. Now council must stop this charade. D. F. Connors Nanaimo

City needed to monitor buildings for problems Re: ‘Plenty of tax cash needed to replace aging buildings (Daily News, April 2) It’s too obvious that the City of Nanaimo, when they acquired the 150 buildings, should have realized that some time down the line that

the 150 buildings would require being replaced or upgraded. But now, however, since the barn doors have been left open way too long, it yet again will fall to the nowtoo-over-burdened taxpayers of Nanaimo to pay for this financial blunder. In all, there should be have been a lot more of the watchful eye on these 150 buildings. But still, it has got me wondering just what other city-owned property is hiding dark secrets. Al Munro Nanaimo

Closing Cedar school a big error by prior board What is it with Jamie Brennan? Of course the decision to reopen Cedar Secondary was “preordained.” In the local elections of November the electorate of Nanaimo overwhelmingly voted in a new board because they wanted change, and the correct decisions to be made regarding the future of

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Georgia Avenue is a salmon-friendly school Local aquatic systems and their amazing complexity the focus of several on going school programs participate in Stream to Sea programs. Grade 6 students buddy with Grade 2s to help the younger children participate. Pagan feels that the hands on approach offers many benefits. “It teaches responsibility and leadership” he said. “Becoming more aware of habitat is very important. Hopefully down the road, this will have a positive impact on salmon revitalization programs.” Galoway agrees. “The importance to our salmon cannot be overstressed” she said. “Not only do they feed us, but harvesting and processing fish for eating later in winter is a group effort. Family’s work together to can and smoke the salmon. This is a time to reconnect with each other as we celebrate earth’s bounty.”

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earning about salmon and the need to respect their habitat is an ongoing endeavor at Georgia Avenue School. Featured are Salmon in the Backyard learning program from Fisheries and Oceans. “The young boys were tired of playing running games. They were hot and sweaty, so decided to take a dip in the river. But when they got there, so many salmon crowded the water that the boys couldn’t even jump in. “‘I know,’ said one boy, ‘let’s carve a bunch of pointy sticks and jab them into the backs of these salmon. Then we can watch the sticks swimming up stream.’ ‘Even better,’ suggested another boy, ‘let’s light the sticks on fire and watch the smoke waving around as they swim upstream.’” So spoke Georgia Avenue aboriginal education assistant Arlene Deptuck, as she recounted a Nisga’a legend. “Soon the poor fish burdened with torches in their backs couldn’t swim any farther. They lay in the water unmoving. Earth was very upset to see salmon so misused,” she continued. “Frustration clawed in Earth’s belly, caused a rumbling deep in the bowels of mountains. Up came the rumbling, up and up until

Georgia Avenue school students are learning all about salmon.

finally out spewed tons of molten rock lava. The people ran away, very afraid. To this day in Nass Valley by Terrace, B.C., large areas of glassy volcanic rock can be found.” Local aquatic systems and their amazing complexity are the focus of several on going school programs. Stream to Sea and Life in H2O bring hands on experience to teach students and encourage responsible stream stewardship. There are two cold-water aquariums at Georgia Avenue. Each was seeded with 100 fertilized Coho eggs, which hatched into tiny sac carrying alevins in early March. Positioned in the main entrance hall, one aquarium is easily viewed by passers-

by. A wall-sized mural behind shows salmon migration routes and spawning cycle. A second tank resides in teacher Chris Pagan’s Grade 6 classroom. Students care for the baby fish which by now have matured into fry. Later in April, a field trip to Nanaimo Fish Hatchery will see the young salmon released into their river of origin. “It’s fun,” said Pagan. “Students get to name the fry as they release them. We make a second trip to the hatchery in the fall, to observe salmon returning upstream to spawn.” The autumn excursion also showcases eggs being hand-fertilized, as well as a fish dissection to learn salmon anatomy. About 50 students from Georgia Avenue

Cold water plunge Get those pledges posted to support your favourite participant in the upcoming Colliery Dam Park Cold Water Challenge 2015. The action starts at noon on April 26. Lots of excitement planned with a live DJ, local musicians, the Dam Poets and Coun. Gord Fuller’s world famous hot dogs. There’s even a rumour circulating that MLA Doug Routley might pull a Harewood wheelie, and ride a bike right into the pond. Will it happen? Find out on Sunday, April 26 at the lower dam. All proceeds go to build Tillicum Lelum Childcare Centre. worledgedm@gmail.com

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City of Nanaimo fire investigators are warning residents to keep their fire alarms and electrical cords in good condition and working after two recent residential fires that displaced a total 16 people. The first fire gutted a residential building on the 200-block of Nicol Street on Thursday and affected six people. Investigators say the fire started at the rear of the building near a set of stairs leading to a closed-in porch. Investiga-

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Canada aids Ukraine troop training effort

Mandatory minimums for gun crimes nixed

Tension may rise if U.S.-led mission becomes permanent MURRAY BREWSTER THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — The federal government went to extra lengths Tuesday to make it clear Canadian military trainers will not be in harm’s way when they deploy to western Ukraine to school battleweary formations in the finer points of combat. “These Canadian Armed Forces personnel will not be going anywhere remotely close to the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine,” Defence Minister Jason Kenney told a news conference. The U.S.-led mission is unlikely to raise the temperature of the simmering conflict in eastern Europe, but that could change if Washington, Ottawa and other nations decide to permanently base troops in places like Poland and the Baltic states, which NATO is being urged to do. Steve Saideman, the chair in international affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa, said Russia will likely make noise about the training mission and milk it for propaganda value, but likely won’t seek to retaliate. “We still live in a nuclear world, and there are certain things Russia can do, and certain things Russian can’t do,” Saideman said. “What I think the Russians would care more about was if the United States planted a brigade in Poland and another brigade strewn throughout the Baltics. That would be much more upsetting to them.” He says another cautionary line would be crossed if the West decided to ship arms and muni-

Ukrainian servicemen guard their position in the village of Berdyanske near Shyrokyne, eastern Ukraine, on Tuesday. [AP PHOTO]

tions to Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko’s government. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, however, says he is very concerned by what he calls a dangerous precedent and a lack of consultation. “This is not a NATO mission and yet we’re going to be on the Russian border,” he said during a stop in Rimouski, Que. “When it came to Mali or Libya, Mr. Harper would consult and try to have the other parties onside. But more and more, he is acting unilaterally . . . and Canadians have the right to be involved and consulted.” Canada is sending 200 military trainers to Ukraine sometime in early summer, joining the U.S. and Britain in a two-year commitment to improve the effectiveness of Ukrainian forces.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau immediately threw his support behind the mission. “As a strong friend and ally of Ukraine, we need to make sure we’re doing what we can to help against the unacceptable Russian actions,” Trudeau said. The Canadians will offer Ukrainian troops their expertise in countering mines and improvised explosive devices, skills learned the hard way during Canada’s difficult five-year combat mission in Kandahar. The new mission could also involve instruction on logistics and military policing. They will be training “recognized” Ukrainian army units and not any of the notorious irregular forces, some of whom have been described as far-right neo-fascist groups.

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OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada dealt the Harper government’s tough-on-crime agenda a serious blow Tuesday by striking down a law requiring mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes. The 6-3 ruling, penned by Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, said the statute was unconstitutional as it upheld a 2013 Ontario Court of Appeal ruling that labelled the law cruel and unusual. The court said the mandatory minimum sentence could ensnare people with “little or no moral fault” and who pose “little or no danger to the public.” It cited as, an example, a person who inherits a firearm and does not immediately get a license for the weapon. “As the Court of Appeal concluded, there exists a ‘cavernous disconnect’ between the severity of the licensing-type offence and the mandatory minimum three-year term of imprisonment,” McLachlin wrote for the majority. Justice Minister Peter MacKay said in a statement that the government will review the decision to determine “next steps towards protecting Canadians from gun crime and ensuring that our laws remain responsive.” “Our government will continue to be tough on those who commit serious crimes and endanger our communities.” McLachlin also took aim at the government’s core justification for tough sentencing laws, which it says is to keep Canadians safer. “The government has not established that mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment act as a deterrent against gun-related crimes,” she wrote. “Empirical evidence suggests that mandatory minimum sentences do not, in fact, deter crimes.” Eric Gottardi, head of the Canadian Bar Association’s criminal justice section, applauded the ruling because he said there is no solid evidence that stiffer sentences deter crime. “In a climate where almost every law that is coming out of the government in the past

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10 years has had some kind of mandatory minimum sentence attached to it, it is a pretty strong message to the government that their internal checks for what is constitutional clearly aren’t working.” The case was focused on gun crimes, and will not affect other mandatory minimum sentencing laws on the books for possession of marijuana plants, sexual assault, child pornography and fraud and theft, Gottardi said. Justice Michael Moldaver echoed that sentiment in the dissenting minority opinion. “In my view, sending our elected representatives back to the drawing board . . . would impede the goals of deterring and denouncing the unlawful possession of deadly weapons and keeping them out of the hands of those who would use them as instruments of intimidation, death, and destruction,” Moldaver wrote. The ruling struck down both the three-year mandatory minimum for a first offence of possessing a loaded prohibited gun, as well as the five-year minimum for a second offence. The new gun sentencing rules were enacted in 2008. The Supreme Court has clashed with the Conservative government on several key policies, although it recently sided with Ottawa over the destruction of gun registry data, which Quebec sought to preserve. » 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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Premiers ask feds to act on climate Meeting declaration also shows how divided the provinces are on the issue of how to ﬁght climate change GIUSEPPE VALIANTE THE CANADIAN PRESS

QUEBEC — Provincial leaders from across Canada reaffirmed their commitment to fight climate change on Tuesday even as a meeting revealed major differences among them on how to achieve the objective. Some premiers also lamented what they called a lack of leadership from Ottawa in co-ordinating the provinces’ strategies to reduce man-made greenhouse gas emissions, the leading driver of climate change according to scientists. Provinces including Quebec and Ontario want to cap and trade carbon emissions and have set hard targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Others such as Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and Alberta have less clearly defined targets to reduce carbon emission. Saskatchewan says Canada’s priority should not be on putting a price on carbon or setting a strict target for green-

Thousands of people march for a better environment in advance of the meeting of Canadian premiers this week in Quebec City. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

house gas emissions, but rather on investing in innovative projects that will help make burning coal cleaner. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall noted that Canada accounts for less than two per cent of the world’s annual greenhouse gas emissions.

“One-third of the world’s emissions come from coal,” he said after his brief presentation to his fellow premiers. “And coal is expanding. As citizens of the world, if we’re not committed to finding the technological solutions to clean up coal, then we’re kind of playing on the margins.”

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne told reporters shortly after Wall’s comments she rejects “part of that argument.” “Yes, we are a small country in terms of our population and absolute emissions, but we are heavy emitters per capita and that actually gives us more of a responsibility to innovate and create technology that allow us to deal with the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions,” she said. Wynne said Ontario’s decision to join Quebec in a cap-and-trade system will reduce the province’s emissions and spur the innovation that Wall mentioned. Wall replied that “showing leadership matters, signals matter, examples matter, but the numbers are the numbers. Less than two per cent of world emissions come from Canada.” Tuesday’s meeting included all leaders except Alberta’s Jim Prentice, Nova Scotia’s Stephen McNeil and Prince Edward Island’s Wade MacLauchlan. Pre-

FOREIGN POLICY

Indian PM in Ottawa for three-day visit MIKE BLANCHFIELD THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — From trade, to energy, to the environment, to security, to culture, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will have no shortage of topics to discuss with visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the next three days. Harper will also have an unspoken domestic political dividend — boosting his party’s standing with Canada’s 1.2 million IndoCanadians as an October federal election looms. After a formal meeting Wednesday, Harper will accompany the charismatic Modi to Toronto and Vancouver and will have no less than 16 fellow Conservatives appearing with them at various events, from cabinet ministers to MPs. A number of prominent federal Conservative MPs, including

Defence Minister Jason Kenney and Employment Minister Pierre Poilievre, were on hand to greet the Indian prime minister when his plane touched down Tuesday in Ottawa. “This seems to be a win-win situation for Harper,” said

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Roland Paris, the founding director of the University of Ottawa’s Centre for International Policy Studies. “He can promote deeper economic and diplomatic links with India while also scoring political points at home with the IndoCanadian community.” Harper’s fondness for diaspora politics is well known. His tough talk towards Russia is seen as a way of courting the 1.2 million Canadians of Ukrainian descent, for instance. Last year Harper highlighted the pre-eminence of Indian immigration during a major speech in Toronto. “Today, India is Canada’s top source country for immigrants,” he said. “And this explains why Canada’s Indo-Canadian community is over 1.2 million strong and continuing to grow.” But Kasi Rao, a vice president of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, said the Indo-Canadian community is no more uniform in its voting habits than any other segment of Canadians. “The Indo-Canadian community has made strides in all parties in Canada, federally and provincially and I think the community has now deepened in Canada,” he said. It is exactly those deep roots that can allow progress in a number of key economic areas, including boosting trade and investment as well as ever-expanding post-secondary education exchanges, he said. Finalizing a deal — now two years in the making — that would

see Saskatchewan’s Cameco Corp export peaceful nuclear material to India will also be a major priority. Paris said economic progress between the two countries can’t come soon enough for Canada. “A successful visit isn’t enough. After nearly a decade in office, the Harper government has missed many opportunities to deepen Canada’s links with the emerging powers of Asia,” he said.Others urge the two leaders to do more on tackling climate change. Louise Comeau, executive director of Climate Action Network Canada, would like to see Modi and Harper prod each other to make strong commitments to reduce greenhouse gases ahead of the UN climate conference in Paris in December. “Neither country is performing to its best potential,” she said. “We have a very large population in Canada with connections in India — we have opportunities for trading in clean energy.” Modi’s visit is the first to Canada by an Indian prime minister since Indira Gandhi was hosted in 1973 by then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau. The visit will also give Canadians their first glimpse of Modi, who swept to power last May. Modi is expected to get a rock star welcome at a Toronto arena on Thursday night. But another group — calling themselves Sikhs for Justice — wants Modi indicted on torture charges while in Canada, alleging he was complicit in the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in the Indian state of Gujarat.

mier Christy Clark joined part of the discussions by telephone. The premiers did not agree to any specific goals in their joint declaration — only to “adopt” and “promote” ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and “advance” new technologies. The final declaration also represented how divided the provinces are on the issue of how to fight climate change. A draft document included a reference to the ministers agreeing to “put a price on carbon or adopt other structuring initiatives” to help reduce greenhouse gasses. The final declaration only stated that premiers agreed to “make a transition to a lowercarbon economy through appropriate initiatives.” Tuesday’s meeting ended with renewed calls for the federal government to show greater initiative in addressing the issue. The Conservative government argues that any effort to price carbon is an economy killer.

No coalition if Mulcair is NDP leader: Trudeau THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he would “maybe” be more open to the idea of forming a coalition with the NDP if Tom Mulcair was not running the party. Asked on Tuesday whether having someone other than Mulcair as leader would change the dynamic in terms of a coalition between the two parties, Trudeau replied: “I don’t know . . . . Honestly, I don’t want get into hypotheses. Maybe, but maybe not. “There are no problems in terms of personality,” he told The Canadian Press in an interview from Oakville, Ont. “Mr. Mulcair is a veteran politician who has proven himself. “His style is anchored in the old way of practising politics. Politics needs to be about rallying. And we have very different perspectives on how politics should be practised.” On Tuesday, Trudeau categorically rejected the idea of a coalition. “I’m not interested at all in any formal arrangement,” said the Liberal leader. “On the contrary, I find that wanting to make arrangements with other parties is putting the desire for power ahead of the interests of Canadians. “What Canadians are interested in is having a coherent government.”

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CRIME

B.C. paparazzo denies claims around Ryan Reynolds incident

Pilots found dead after crash north of Vancouver

Friday evening are “100-per-cent false.” In 2007, Fedyck filed a lawsuit claiming he was verbally and physically assaulted by Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards, who were in Richmond shooting the film Blonde and Blonder. He dropped the suit fewer than three months later. Fedyck said in the brief REYNOLDS text conversation that he didn’t believe he would be going to court over last week’s alleged confrontation with Reynolds. He was released with a promise to appear in court on April 28, said

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VANCOUVER — A Vancouver-area paparazzo reportedly arrested following an alleged confrontation with actor Ryan Reynolds has had run-ins with other Hollywood stars. Vancouver police are recommending a charge of intimidation against a man whose vehicle allegedly struck Reynolds in an underground parking lot. Police have not identified the man they arrested, but The Vancouver Province and Vancouver Sun said he is Rik Fedyck, a 52-year-old celebrity photographer. Fedyck told the Canadian Press via text message on Tuesday that the stories circulating in the media of him hitting Reynolds with his vehicle in the lot of a downtown luxury hotel on

Vancouver police spokesman Brian Montague. The conditions of his release are that he is not to be in Vancouver other than for his court appearance and he is not to have contact with Reynolds or his family, Montague added. Fedyck maintained his innocence in an interview published in The Vancouver Province on Monday. “All I’m going to say is Ryan Reynolds was not hit by a car,” Fedyck said, denying that any pictures were taken. He recounted spending 14 hours in a “pretty scummy” jail before his release. None of the allegations have been proven in court. The Vancouver-born movie star is in the city filming his new movie Deadpool.

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VANCOUVER — Search and rescue crews have found the bodies of two pilots in and around the wreckage of a cargo plane that crashed in heavily treed mountains north of Vancouver. The discovery came a day after the Sweringen SA 226 aircraft disappeared from the radar screen while on its way from Vancouver to Prince George, B.C. Navy Lt. Paul Trenholm of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre said one pilot’s body was found in the front portion of the aircraft Tuesday morning and the body of the second pilot was discovered nearby a few hours later. “Both pilots are deceased, unfortunately,” Trenholm said from Victoria. “We wish that this had turned out a different way.” The plane was in pieces. “Our ground crews first came across portions of the wing, then finally the main body, and the tail was later identified,” he said, adding the front part was eventually found. Cpl. Richard De Jong of the North Vancouver RCMP said the bodies of the 33- and 35-year-old pilots have been removed from the wreckage. He did not identify them but said they lived in the Vancouver area and their families have been notified. Trenholm said the crash site is located southeast of Crown Mountain, directly south of Cathedral Mountain, and on a northeast bearing from Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver. The site was discovered thanks in part to the work of Nav Canada, the civil air navigation agency that provides air traffic control services. Trenholm said Nav Canada identified a “high probability zone” where search and rescue teams could focus their efforts. Pilots operating at about 1,350 metres faced nearzero temperatures and turbulence Monday, while ground crews reported snow depths that made it difficult to get around, he said. Coroner Barb McLintock said two coroners, one from the Metro Vancouver office and another from the special identification unit, were flown close to the crash site, before hiking in. The bodies of the male pilots have been removed from the site, she said.

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Hope wanes year after girls abducted by Boko Haram MICHELLE FAUL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A man drives a taxi past a building with the word ‘Cuba’ on it, in Havana on Tuesday. President Barack Obama will remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. [AP PHOTO]

Cuba to be removed from U.S. terror list Lawmakers could vote it down, but face a veto could vote to block the move during that window, though Obama would be all-but-certain to veto such a measure. Tuesday’s announcement comes days after Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro met on the sidelines of a regional summit in Panama. The historic talks marked the first formal meeting between the leaders of their countries in a half-century. The U.S. has long since stopped actively accusing Cuba of supporting terrorism. When Obama and Castro announced a thaw in relations in December, the U.S. president expressed his willingness to remove Cuba from that list. However, he held off on making a final decision amid indications that the White House was reluctant to grant Cuba’s request until other thorny issues — such as restrictions on U.S. diplomats in Havana — were resolved.

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House announced Tuesday, a key step in his bid to normalize relations between the two countries. The terror designation has been a stain on Cuba’s pride and a major stumbling block for efforts to mend ties between Washington and Havana. In a message to Congress, Obama said the government of Cuba “has not provided any support for international terrorism” over the last six months. He also told lawmakers that Cuba “has provided assurances that it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future.” Cuba will officially be removed from the terror list 45 days after the president’s message was sent to Congress. Lawmakers

LAGOS, Nigeria — They have been gone a year now, the hundreds of girls abducted by Islamic militants from their school in northeastern Nigeria. And while the cry to “Bring Back Our Girls” remains a worldwide cause, the new president Tuesday would not repeat his predecessor’s failed promise to find them — only that they won’t be forgotten. A solemn march was held to remember the 219 girls seized from their boarding school in Chibok by gunmen from the Boko Haram extremist group. In Nigeria’s capital of Abuja, 219 girls paraded in the streets, with each carrying

a placard bearing the name of a kidnap victim. “We believe the girls are still alive,” said Dr. Allan Manasseh, the brother of missing 18-year-old Maryamu Wavi, in an interview with The Associated Press. But it was clear that hope has dwindled a year after the April 14-15 mass abduction. President-elect Muhammadu Buhari said he must be honest about the prospects of getting the missing girls back to their families. “We do not know if the Chibok girls can be rescued. Their whereabouts remain unknown,” Buhari said in a statement. “As much as I wish to, I cannot promise that we can find them.” Campaigners have

replaced the slogan of “Bring Back Our Girls — Now and Alive!” with a new one: “Never to be forgotten.” Still, some of the marchers Tuesday held the new leadership accountable. “We are here to appeal to the government to do better. We want our girls now and alive,” said Solamipe Onifade, 16. The gunmen initially seized 276 girls, but several dozen managed to escape as the militants transported them to the Sambisa Forest, with some clinging to the branches of trees from a moving open-back truck. Those still missing may have been split up. Witnesses said some girls were taken across the border into Cameroon.

The president’s final decision followed a State Department review of Cuba’s presence on the list. Removing Cuba from the terror list could pave the way for the opening of a U.S. Embassy in Havana and other steps. Administration officials said they were optimistic about the prospects of opening the embassy, but did not provide any specific updates in timing. Cuba was designated a state sponsor of terror in 1982 because of what the White House said was its efforts “to promote armed revolution by organizations that used terrorism.” Cubans say the listing has badly damaged their ability to conduct international financial transactions by frightening banks away from doing business with the communist government. Those who do businesses with state sponsors of terror are vulnerable to lawsuits in U.S. courts.

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NUTRITION

Healthy, fast casual food chains get celebrity help More people are choosing foods based on beneﬁts rather than what’s left out KELLI KENNEDY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

hey want it fresh. They want it cheap. They want it fast. And most importantly, they don’t want it to taste like it’s good for them. That’s a tall order for the new crop of healthy fast-casual restaurant chains, a segment that has struggled in the past but now is flourishing thanks to celebrity chef backings and the popular farm-to-table trend. “Make it better for me, but I don’t want to give anything up. I want less salt, no antibiotics, no trans-fats, more fruits, more veggies. I don’t go out to restaurants to give stuff up; I go to restaurants to be tantalized,” Greg Dollarhyde, CEO of Santa Monica-based chain Veggie Grill, said by way of summarizing the typical consumer. More Americans are choosing foods based on the benefits — antioxidants, polyphenols, omega-3s — rather than based on what’s being left out — fat, sodium and carbohydrates, according to industry analysts. It’s a switch from an avoidance diet to an add-in diet. And these new chains are capitalizing on that change, giving vegetables and good-for-you grains top billing at the centre of the plate. But they’re careful not to label themselves as vegan or vegetarian, which could alienate customers. Instead, Veggie Grill — which has 28 restaurants on the West Coast — says its biggest growth has been among the typical meat-eating consumer, and maybe the occasional flexitarian (semi-vegetarians) looking to eat more whole, unprocessed vegetables and grains.

hich is why the restaurants prefer buzzy terms like veggie-centric. It’s a marketing message that resonates as the number of people who say they’re trying to get more protein in their diet overall has been declining, says food industry analyst Harry Balzer, of the Chicago-based consumer research firm NPD Group. “We’re not trying to get more protein. We’re trying to get different sources of protein . . . Generally, they’re cheaper plantbased sources,” he said. Sales at healthy fast casual chains totalled about $384 million in 2014, up almost 30 per cent from 2013, according to preliminary data from Technomic. And locally sourced meats and produce and minimally processed natural ingredients were

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he economic boon of B.C.’s growing wine industry is only matched by our delight in the wines we drink from our province. Folks always like to support locally grown products, and local wine buying is a natural. Not all of the great B.C. wines would qualify for Nanaimo’s 100 Mile Diet, but if we knocked out those Strait of Georgia ocean miles, we’d be close. Amazingly, with more than 131 licensed wineries, the Okanagan Valley produces 90 per cent of the wine in B.C. Large Okanagan producers like

Nutrition Notes

Unplug and eat together to enjoy meals

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among the top five menu trends for 2015, according to a survey by the National Restaurant Association. And plenty of restaurant chains are jumping into the pool. Sweetgreen’s popular build-abowl concept has spawned more than two dozen locations in six states, with two California restaurants opening soon. And this month, Cava Grill announced a $16 million cash infusion to expand its Mediterranean-style big bowl fare on the West Coast. They currently have eight locations around Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, Lyfe Kitchen — a chain operated by Art smith, Oprah Winfrey’s former personal chef — has opened more than a dozen restaurants in California, New York and Illinois since first opening in Palo Alto in 2011. And chef Jose Andres recently opened veg-centric Beefsteak on the George Washington University Campus in Washington, D.C., and already is planning a second location.

ll four offer meats that A include “unfried” chicken, salmon and lamb meatballs, but

fast created by a chef, not a corporation,” said Andres.

their focus is on veggies, tofu, beans, nuts and Greek yogurtbased sauces. “You have to make it approachable. You have to make it familiar. When people get too dogmatic or strict about it, that’s when you turn people off,” says chef Tal Ronnen, who prepared the meals for Winfrey’s 21-day cleanse and now runs the upscale Los Angeles vegan restaurant Crossroads. That’s why these chains offer a lot more than salads. There’s sweet potato fries and crispy cauliflower — and yes, they’re fried, not baked at Veggie Grill. Everything at Lyfe Kitchen, where Ronnen also is a consulting chef, clocks in at under 600 calories, including the stuffed “pizzadillawich” with cheese, veggies and a tomato dipping sauce. “We don’t have many choices for good food fast. A lot of fast food, maybe. But not good food

he chains might be prosT pering, but is the Meatless Monday crowd strong enough to give these healthy chains staying power on a national scale? “It will be harder for them to become McDonald’s. I don’t think it will be harder for them to survive . . . They may have a hard time becoming a national force,” said Balzer. “The country is a meat eating country. We want things that we like in new versions of it.” Healthier fare also requires serious prep time to peel and chop all that fresh produce. Veggie Grill goes through 42,000 pounds of vegetables a week at its chains. It would be easier to use frozen butternut squash in their soup at Veggie Grill, but Dollarhyde says consumers know the difference. “Our goal is to get it out in six minutes. This food doesn’t sit well until the heat lamp,” said Dollarhyde.

B.C. wines are some of the best in the world, and our best wines are found in the Okanagan Lynette Burns

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Prospect Point, Sumac Ridge, Peller Estates and Mission Hill create enough wine to satiate B.C.’s everyday, weeknight and casual kinds of wines. But then we have the small estate and boutique wineries making what might be called “weekend wines”, i.e. wines you’d serve when your entertaining company. And most Okanagan wineries have a top level as well, of limited-production, luxury wines for special occasions. The Okanagan Valley is divided into five distinct viticulture regions. The most northerly region is in and around Kelowna, which provides cooler temperatures and a shorter growing season. The cool climate grapes best suited to Kelowna’s growing conditions include Pinot Noir, Gewürztraminer and Riesling.

Cedar Creek Winery is located near Kelowna and its Pinot Noir is a perfect example of a cool climate wine. The bouquet is a fruit salad of blueberries, cherry and plum. The silky medium body delivers tastes of strawberry and blueberry. The complexity of this little winner is enhanced by some aging in French oak and a touch of wild yeast, all contributing to a lingering finish. The Cedar Creek Pinot Noir would be the perfect weekend wine to go with a salmon BBQ. At the other end of the Okanangan Valley we see big Bordeauxlike red wines and lush fruity whites. The Osoyoos region in the southern tip of the valley has an almost desert-like climate. Its grapes and wines reflect the soil and sun of the area. The Osoyoos region is home to the Hester Creek Winery located

in Oliver. Their Character Red Blend is an excellent example of a warm-climate wine. Petit Verdot, Syrah, Merlot and Malbec grapes are all used in this Meritage blend. The aromas of plum, cherry and coffee will get your saliva flowing. Generous fruit, hints of mocha and smoky spice are present and offer lingering flavours. This wine has a rich weight and good structure. Decant it, for about an hour before serving, for optimal enjoyment with BBQ beef. Join us at Lucky’s Gourmet Mezzanine at the Country Club Center on Monday, April 30 as we explore some of B.C.’s best wines. As always, small bites will be expertly paired with the wines. For more information on how you can join us in this limited seating event please call us at 250-585-2275 or visit us at www.luckysliquor.ca.

e live in a world of electronic gadgets designed to keep us engaged all day

long. The greatest loss that results from this form of constant communication is that no one has time to talk to one another anymore. The family meal is an ideal time to sit face to face and share not only good food, but good conversation. Good conversation involves active listening and thoughtful response. If every sentence is being interrupted by a text message chime, a loud television commercial, or the ringing of someone’s cell phone, it is impossible to communicate effectively. When preparing to sit together for a family meal, turn off all devices and focus on the most important people in your life, your family. When children are at the table this is an excellent place to teach manners. Children learn not just manners around eating, but how to communicate and engage in conversation. Children will learn to listen and should be encouraged to share ideas at the table. Longer conversations with children lead to a greater vocabulary and may improve school performance. The family table is where you pass along your values and have important discussions about making wise choices. Studies have shown that frequent family meals may reduce the risk that a teen will smoke, drink or use illegal drugs. Teen girls who eat regular family meals in a structured and positive environment are less likely to use extreme weight control measures such as chronic dieting or diet pills. Family meals are even attributed to lower suicide risk. Family meals are not the time to discipline your children. Children and teens are more positive about eating together as a family if they do not view meals as a time when they will be criticized or punished. Nutritionally, both children and their parents eat better when they eat family meals together. Research shows that family meals tend to provide a better intake of fruits, vegetables and milk. This translates into a better intake of calcium, iron, vitamins and fibre. There may also be a lower intake of fried foods and soft drinks that are often associated with the rise in obesity. At the table, children learn to enjoy a variety of foods by watching what parents eat. They may not try a new food the first time, but if they see it at the family table over and over again, it will be recognized as a family food and will slowly become accepted. Try to eat together as often as possible. Whether it is breakfast, lunch or dinner, take time to relax, enjoy each other’s company and savor the good food of a shared family meal. Don’t forget to unplug the outside world by shutting off all distracting devices. » 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.

SPORTS B2

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 | Sports Editor Scott McKenzie | SMcKenzie@nanaimodailynews.com | STORY UPDATES: www.nanaimodailynews.com

BCHL PLAYOFFS

FRED PAGE CUP Series: Tied 2-2 (best-of-seven)

Vees pull even with Clips SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS

he Fred Page Cup final between the Penticton Vees and Nanaimo Clippers is now down to a best-ofthree series. The Vees made sure of that Tuesday night in Nanaimo, beating the Clippers 8-5 in Game 4 of the series to continue the trend of the road team winning each game thus far. Now tied 2-2, both teams have a three-goal road win under their belts, as well as a 2-1 overtime victory in enemy territory. “If anything, it gives us confidence that we can win Game 5

in their building,” said Clippers head coach Mike Vandekamp. “We just won some games there a few days ago.” On Tuesday night, the Clippers gave up the first goal but Devin Brosseau and Sheldon Rempal both scored to put their team up 2-1. In the second period, however, the game got away from the Clippers as they were called on four straight penalties in the frame and gave up four goals. “We didn’t come out the way we wanted to,” Brosseau said of his team’s second period effort. “We weren’t as sharp and we took some bad penalties. The

officiating, it is what it is. We had to kill those penalties and we didn’t.” Down 5-3 in the third, the Clippers did add two goals, which would have been enough to tie the game had they not allowed two more and an empty netter. Through it all, Vandekamp said he didn’t think his team lost composure. “I think certain people in the building thought we lose composure,” he said. “But I don’t think so at all.” Clippers goalie Guillaume Decelles had his poorest performance of the playoffs — he has played all 21 of his team’s

games and hadn’t allowed more than four goals since Game 3 of the first round. On Tuesday, he allowed seven goals on 39 Penticton shots. “I’m not worried about (Decelles) at all,” Vandekamp said. “He’s played well all playoffs, and all year. It wasn’t his best game either. He’ll bounce back, no question.” The Clippers and Vees both head to Penticton Thursday night for Game 5, before returning to Nanaimo on Friday night for Game 6. SMcKenzie@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4243

Results: Game 1: Nanaimo 5 @ Penticton 2 Game 2: Nanaimo 2 @ Penticton 1 (OT) Game 3: Penticton 2 @ Nanaimo 1 (OT) Game 4: Penticton 8 @ Nanaimo 5 Schedule: Game 5: Thursday @ Penticton, 7 p.m. Game 6: Friday @ Nanaimo, 7 p.m. Game 7: Sunday* @ Penticton, 6 p.m. *If necessary Leaders: 1. Sheldon Rempal (NAN): 4G, 1A 2. Tyson Jost (PEN): 3G, 1A 3. Brett Roulston (NAN): 1G, 3A 4. Gabe Bast (PEN): 1G, 3A 5. Nic Gushue (NAN): 4A COMPILED BY DAILY NEWS

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NHL PLAYOFFS

‘Stale’ core written off last year Canucks back in the playoffs JOSHUA CLIPPERTON THE CANADIAN PRESS

Montreal Canadiens’ defenceman P.K. Subban stretches during the team’s practice on Tuesday in Brossard, Que. The Canadiens meet the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the National Hockey League playoffs.. [CP PHOTO]

Wide-open playoffs says it’s anyone’s Stanley Cup Most unpredictable NHL post-season in the league’s history STEPHEN WHYNO THE CANADIAN PRESS

‘Daily News’ predictions

In the final weeks of the regular season, New York Rangers coach Alain Vigneault talked to plenty of colleagues around the NHL and came away with a consensus about these Stanley Cup playoffs. “Everybody’s sort of got the same theme: Pick your poison,” Vigneault said recently at Madison Square Garden. “Any one of the 16 teams that gets in has really a legitimate chance of winning the Cup, they do. There’s so little separating teams.” The defending-champion Los Angeles Kings and defending Presidents’ Trophy-winning Boston Bruins didn’t make it. There are seven new teams going for the Cup in 2015 that didn’t qualify a year ago. Put it all together and this is the most wide-open, unpredictable NHL post-season in recent history. “Can you sit here and honestly pick the four teams that are going to play in the conference finals? I can’t,” St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said as recently as last month in Toronto. “This is the first time in my life I can’t honestly pick anybody that you’d say, ‘Man this team is for sure a lock,’ because it’s just so close.” Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher called it “nuts.” “It’s pretty hard to believe, actually,” he said. “It’s great for the league, it’s great for the game.” The name of the game is parity, something commissioner Gary Bettman touts as one of the strengths of the league in the salary-cap era. Seven different teams have won in the nine seasons since the cap was instituted, with the Kings and Chicago Blackhawks the only ones to do it twice. With Patrick Kane back early from a broken clavicle, the Blackhawks have to be considered one of the favourites, especially given their wealth of depth and playoff experience. But Chicago doesn’t even have home ice in the first round against the Nashville Predators, and those teams are part of a

Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames Daily News sports editor Scott McKenzie: Canucks in six games; Daily News managing editor Philip Wolf: Canucks in six. Anaheim Ducks vs. Winnipeg Jets SM: Ducks in 7; PW: Ducks in 6 St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota Wild SM: Blues in 5; PW: Blues in 6 Nashville Predators vs. Chicago Blackhawks SM: Hawks in 7; PW: Hawks in 6 Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators SM: Habs in 7; PW: Sens in 6 Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings SM: Lightning in 5; PW: Bolts in 6 New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins SM: Rangers in 5; PW: Rangers in 6 Washington Capitals vs. New York Islanders SM: Isles in 6; PW: Caps in 7 COMPILED BY DAILY NEWS

brutal Central Division bracket with the Blues and red-hot Minnesota Wild. “The way Minnesota’s playing now, they can knock out any team in the league,” Blackhawks defenceman Niklas Hjalmarsson told reporters in Chicago last week. Only one of St. Louis, Chicago, Nashville and Minnesota can reach the Western Conference final. Any of those teams could then win the Cup, but the start may be just as difficult. “It doesn’t really matter who you play in the first round,” Hjalmarsson said. “All the teams are so even now with the salary cap. The first round is probably going to feel like a conference final, every single matchup.” Out West, the Jets are in the playoffs for the first time since moving to Winnipeg and open against the conference’s top seed, the Anaheim Ducks.

The fearless Calgary Flames face the more experienced Vancouver Canucks in one of two all-Canadian series. “We feel just lucky to be here, but at the same time, we’re not backing off from any challenges,” Flames coach Bob Hartley said Monday. “That’s in our DNA.” The Canadiens, armed with all-world goaltender Carey Price, face Andrew Hammond and the Ottawa Senators in the other all-Canadian matchup. Montreal hasn’t matched up well against Ottawa recently, but players said they’re not worried about that looking ahead. “The playoffs, it’s a new game,” forward Lars Eller said. “It’s 50/50. We’ve seen so many times in the past that records in the regular season don’t necessarily mean a lot. “We kind of come in with a fresh mind-set, but at the same time understanding what made us successful during the regular season.” No team had more regular-season success than the Presidents’ Trophy-winning New York Rangers, who open up against Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pittsburgh needed to win on the last day of the season just to get in. The Senators needed that, too, after becoming the first team in NHL history to be 14 points back of a playoff spot at any point to get in. The winner of their series will face the winner of the other Atlantic Division matchup, the Tampa Bay Lightning against the Detroit Red Wings. In the other Metropolitan Division series, the Washington Capitals face the New York Islanders for the first time since 1993. Capitals first-year general manager Brian MacLellan told reporters Monday outside Washington that he believed this team is more suited to win in the playoffs than in the past. So many teams can say that, making it anyone’s Cup to win. “You look at the route to the Stanley Cup and the teams, it seems like the league’s more balanced than it’s been in a long, long time,” Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban said. “Everybody’s got a chance.”

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Todd McLellan will coach a young but talented Canadian team at the world championships next month in Prague. McLellan on Tuesday was named coach of Canada’s team, which will feature forwards Tyler Seguin, Claude Giroux and Nathan MacKinnon and defenceman Aaron Ekblad. The 47-year-old McLellan, a native of Melville, Sask., just finished his seventh season behind the bench for the San Jose Sharks. He was an assistant

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determined to make amends for a lost season. “As a person, whatever you do, when people don’t expect you to do good I think you want to show them that they’re wrong,” said Daniel Sedin. “No one expected us to make the playoffs. We weren’t supposed to have bounce-back seasons, but we all showed that we can still play.” Tortorella said in his final press conference that the veterans needed to be surrounded with some youth, and that’s what happened to a certain extent with the emergence of Horvat and Kenins, while the easy-going Eddie Lack moved into the No. 1 goalie job after Ryan Miller got hurt in February. Other parts of the retool included Ryan Kesler getting dealt to the Anaheim Ducks for Nick Bonino and Luca Sbisa, with Miller and Radim Vrbata, who led Vancouver with 31 goals, added in free agency. “I’ve always felt like we have a very tight group in here,” said Lack, who looks poised to get the nod in Game 1. “I feel like we’re a more happy group this year and everyone seems to be buying into roles.” Like the Canucks, the young Flames weren’t expected to be in this position back in October. Calgary is making its first playoff appearance since 2009, with the Sedins the only holdovers from the teams’ last post-season meeting, which the Flames won back in 2004. With that rivalry set to be renewed, the Canucks and their veteran core are eager to show there’s still plenty of gas left in the tank. “We’ve been questioned a lot over the years. We were really disappointed last year. No question about that,” said Henrik Sedin. “(Motivation) has got to come from inside. You can’t look at what other people are saying. It was a tough summer after last year with what happened. We came back and we felt good about this team.”

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Fans to guess cities MONTREAL — A NASA astronaut currently aboard the International Space Station has issued a challenge to fellow baseball fans — including supporters of the Toronto Blue Jays. Terry Virts has been taking photos of all 28 cities with a Major League Baseball stadium and posting them on his Twitter and Instagram accounts. His challenge is to get baseball lovers to look at the pictures and guess the cities. Some of the locations are being presented in groups of four with fans having to guess which is theirs. A NASA spokeswoman says Blue Jays fans should get their chance on Wednesday.

VANCOUVER — Prior to getting axed after one disastrous campaign with the Vancouver Canucks, John Tortorella didn’t mince words when assessing the club’s veteran core. “I felt from Day 1 that it’s stale,” the team’s soon-to-be fired head coach said on April 14, 2014, after Vancouver missed the playoffs for the first time in six years. “That’s not their fault. This is a group that has been together for a long time.” But fast-forward one year and Tortorella is a distant memory, while that “stale” nucleus of older players — the one that led Vancouver to two Presidents’ Trophies and within a game of winning the 2011 Stanley Cup before stumbling badly in 2013-14 — has the Canucks back in the post-season and buoyed at the chance for another run. “For us personally, it was tough to miss the playoffs last year,” said Canucks defenceman Kevin Bieksa. “It was just really tough to sit on the sidelines and watch. A team that was so used to being in the playoffs, and not only being there, but competing, we were hungry. We wanted to get back and do whatever it took.” What it took for Vancouver, which opens its first-round series with the Calgary Flames at home on Wednesday, were bounce-back campaigns from a number of veterans. Daniel and Henrik Sedin returned to form after tough offensive seasons to record 76 and 73 points, respectively, Alexandre Burrows stayed relatively healthy to score 18 goals, and Jannik Hansen found new life on a line with rookies Bo Horvat and Ronalds Kenins. On defence, Alexander Edler put an NHL-worst minus-39 season behind him to lead the Canucks with a plus-13 rating, while Bieksa and Dan Hamhuis battled through injuries to contribute down the stretch. “You have to believe in yourselves to play this game at a high level,” said Bieksa. “This year we’ve been tested, we’ve overcome a lot of adversity (and) we’ve bounced back.” Tortorella was one of many voices calling for the Canucks to go into rebuild mode, but the team’s brain trust led by president of hockey operations Trevor Linden and general manager Jim Benning saw things differently. Rookie head coach Willie Desjardins brought in fresh systems and a renewed belief in the club’s leaders, while the players were

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Round 1, Games 1-4 All series best-of-seven Today’s schedule (Games 1) Ottawa at Montreal, 4 p.m. Regular season series: Senators lead 3-1-0 NY Islanders at Washington, 4 p.m. Regular season series: Series tied 2-0-2 Chicago at Nashville, 5:30 p.m. Regular season series: Blackhawks lead 3-1-0 Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Regular season series: Series tied 2-2-0 Thursday, April 16 (Games 1) Detroit at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Regular season series: Lightning lead 3-1-0 Pittsburgh at NY Rangers, 3 p.m. Regular season series: Rangers lead 3-0-1 Minnesota at St. Louis, 6:30 p.m. Regular season series: Series tied 2-2-0 Winnipeg at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. Regular season series: Ducks lead 3-0-0 Friday, April 17 (Games 2) Ottawa at Montreal, 4 p.m. NY Islanders at Washington, 4 p.m. Chicago at Nashville, 6:30 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 18 (Games 2) Detroit at Tampa Bay, noon Minnesota at St. Louis, noon Pittsburgh at NY Rangers, 5 p.m. Winnipeg at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 19 (Games 3) Washington at NY Islanders, 9 a.m. Nashville at Chicago, noon Montreal at Ottawa, 4 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 7 p.m. Monday, April 20 (Games 3) NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Anaheim at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 21 (Game 3) Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 21 (Games 4) Washington at NY Islanders, 4:30 p.m. Nashville at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 (Games 4) Montreal at Ottawa, 4 p.m. NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m. Anaheim at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23 (Game 4) Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4 p.m. Dates, times of additional games to be determined as necessary

NHL.com staff picks Corey Masisak Vancouver Brian Compton Calgary Dan Rosen Vancouver Mike Morreale Vancouver Shawn Roarke Calgary Adam Kimelman Calgary John Kreiser Vancouver David Satriano Vancouver Arpon Basu Calgary Matt Cubeta Calgary Consensus picks Other teams in the Western Division Anaheim vs. Winnipeg Ducks 8-2 St. Louis vs. Minnesota Blues 6-4 Chicago vs. Nashville Blackhawks 9-1 Eastern Division NY Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Rangers 9-1 Montreal vs. Ottawa Canadiens 6-4 Tampa Bay vs. Detroit Lightning 10-0 Washington vs. NY Islanders Capitals 7-3 - Courtesy NHL.com

Western Hockey League Playoffs All series best-of- seven *=if necessary Yesterday’s results (Games 3) Kelowna 4, Victoria 2 (Kelowna leads series 3-0) Regina 3, Brandon 2 (Brandon leads series 2-1) Today’s schedule (Games 4) Kelowna at Victoria, 7:05 p.m. Brandon at Regina, 6 p.m. Calgary at Medicine Hat, 6 p.m. (Calgary leads series 2-1) Thursday, April 16 (Game 3) Everett at Portland, 7 p.m. (Everett leads series 1-0) Friday, April 17 (Games 5) Medicine Hat at Calgary, 5 p.m. Regina at Brandon, 7:30 p.m. Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.* (Game 4) Everett at Portland, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 18 No games scheduled Sunday, April 19 (Games 6*) Calgary at Medicine Hat, 5 p.m. Brandon at Regina, 6 p.m. Kelowna at Victoria, 7:05 p.m. (Game 5) Portland at Everett, 4:05 p.m. Monday, April 20 (Game 7*) Medicine Hat at Calgary, 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 21 (Games 7*) Regina at Brandon, 7 p.m.* Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.* (Game 6) Everett at Portland, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday , April 22 (Game 7*) Portland at Everett, 7:05 p.m. Yesterday at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre

Rockets 4, Royals 2 First Period 1. Victoria, Forsberg 3 (Magee, Carroll) 1:03 2. Kelowna, Draisaitl 3 (unassisted) 8:18 (SH) 3. Kelowna, Merkley 2 (Martin, Chartier) 14:10 (PP) Penalties: Southam Kel (kneeing) 6:27; Quinney Kel (interference) 9:21; Brown Vic (hooking) 13:42; Chase Vic (goalie interference) 16:38 Second Period 4. Victoria, Chase 6 (Walker, Soy) 0:54 5. Kelowna, Quinney 4 (Baillie) 9:02 6. Kelowna, Bowey 4 (Baillie, Draisaitl) 15:16 (PP) Penalties: Hicketts Vic (roughing) 6:47; Merkley Kel (hooking) 11:09; Magee Vic (high sticking 4 min, 14:29; Gagnon Vic (tripping) 17:46 Third Period No scoring Penalties: Soustal Kel (high sticking) 3:12; Merkley Kel (charging) 17:26; Draisaitl Kel (slashing) 19:56 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Kelowna 11 17 8 36 Victoria 12 5 13 30 Goaltending summary: Kelowna: Whistle (28/30) Victoria: Vollrath (24/28), Paulic (8/8) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Kelowna: 0 of 0, Victoria: 0 of 0 Att: 5,517

How they got here Round 1 results Western Conference Kelowna vs. Tri-City Kelowna won series 4 - 0 Victoria vs. Prince George Victoria won series 4 - 1 Everett vs. Spokane Everett won series 4 - 2 Portland vs. Seattle Portland won series 4 - 2

Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis, left, forces out Tampa Bay’s Evan Longoria at second base. [CP PHOTO]

Rays extend streak by topping Jays 3-2 GREGORY STRONG THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Steven Souza Jr. homered and later scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre. In the eighth inning, Souza Jr. reached on a bunt single, stole second base and took third when Toronto catcher Russell Martin’s throw was low for an error. Desmond Jennings lifted a fly ball into centre field off reliever Miguel Castro (0-1) to bring Souza Jr. home and help the Rays earn their second straight win. Kevin Jepsen worked the ninth inning for his first save. Tampa Bay (5-3) has won four games in a row. Souza Jr. opened the scoring by launching a solo shot that reached the third level above the centre-field wall and nearly hit the stadium’s large video scoreboard. It was his first homer of the season. The Rays touched up Toronto starter Daniel Norris for another run in the second inning. Jennings was hit by a pitch, moved to second on a passed ball and raced to third on a double steal after Logan Forsythe walked. Tim Beckham’s sacrifice fly was deep enough to score Jennings. The Blue Jays opened the bottom half of the frame with a Josh Donaldson infield single and a Dioner Navarro walk. Tampa Bay’s Matt Andriese — making his first major-league start — left them stranded by getting Martin on a strikeout, Kevin Pillar on a flyout and Devon Travis on a groundout. In the fourth, Pillar drove in Toronto’s first run after Donaldson and Navarro hit back-to-back singles. Travis hit a grounder that forced out Pillar at second base but his hard slide prevented a double play and left runners on the corners. Kirby Yates came on in relief and Jose Reyes greeted him with a double that scored Navarro with the tying run and moved Travis to third.

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B.C. Hockey League Fred Page Cup Playoff Best of Seven series Yesterday’s result Penticton 8, Nanaimo 5 (Series tied 2-2) Thursday, April 16 (Game 5) Nanaimo at Penticton, 7 p.m.

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Friday, April 17 (Game 6) Penticton at Nanaimo, 7 p.m. Yesterday at Frank Crane Arena

Vees 8, Clippers 5 First Period 1. Penticton, Steen Cooper (Cam Amantea) 1:52 2. Nanaimo, Devin Brosseau (Nicholas Gushue) 8:20 3. Nanaimo, Sheldon Rempal (Brendan Taylor, Nicholas Gushue) 11:26 (PP) Penalties: Bast Pen (Tripping) 0:55; Taylor Nan (Slashing) 1:07; Taylor Nan (Roughing) 5:51; Carrier Nan (Roughing) 10:22; Conroy Pen (Slashing) 10:45; Rempal Nan (High-sticking) 16:10 Second Period 4. Penticton, Gabe Bast (Dakota Conroy) 3:20 5. Penticton, Mike Lee (Dakota Conroy, Dante Fabbro) 6:33 (PP) 6. Penticton, Demico Hannoun (Dakota Conroy, Gabe Bast) 12:58 (PP) 7. Penticton, Steen Cooper (Connor Chartier) 13:39 (PP) 8. Nanaimo, Spencer Hewson (Brett Roulston, Cole Maier) 17:46 Penalties: Alferd Pen (Misconduct) 0:00; Renwick Nan (Misconduct) 0:00; Carrier Nan (Slashing) 4:35; Decelles Nan (High-sticking) 9:28; Roulston Nan (Tripping) 11:29; Team Nan (Unsportsmanlike) 11:29; Hannoun Pen (Tripping) 14:35 Third Period 9. Penticton, Tyson Jost (Demico Hannoun) 1:25 10. Penticton, Jordan Bellerive (Connor Chartier, Dakota Conroy) 4:24 11. Nanaimo, Sheldon Rempal (Jacob Hanlon) 11:09 12. Nanaimo, Brendan Taylor (Nicholas Gushue, Sheldon Rempal) 17:37 13. Penticton, Tyson Jost (Gabe Bast) 19:26 (EN) Penalties: No penalties Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Penticton 15 16 10 41 Nanaimo 13 10 15 38 Goaltending summary: Penticton: Hunter Miska (33/38); Nanaimo: Guillaume Decelles (33/40) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Penticton: 3 of 6, Nanaimo: 1 of 3 Att: 1,654

American Hockey League Eastern Conference Atlantic W L OT SL GF GA Pts Manchester 48 16 6 3 233167105 Providence 40 24 7 2 200176 89 Worcester 40 27 4 2 213187 86 Portland 37 27 7 2 193181 83 St. John’s 31 33 8 2 176228 72 Northeast W L OT Hartford 41 23 5 Syracuse 41 23 9 Springfield 37 28 8 Albany 34 28 5 Bridgeport 27 38 7 East W L OT Hershey 44 22 5 W-B/Scranton 43 23 3 Lehigh Valley 33 32 7 Binghamton 32 33 7 Norfolk 26 38 6 Western Conference North W L OT Utica 45 20 6 Toronto 37 27 9 Hamilton 34 28 12 Adirondack 34 31 6 Rochester 28 39 5 Midwest W L OT Grand Rapids 44 21 6 Rockford 44 22 5 Chicago 39 27 6 Milwaukee 33 28 7 Lake Erie 33 28 8 West W L OT San Antonio 45 22 6 Texas 38 22 13 Oklahoma City 39 27 5 Charlotte 30 36 6 Iowa 23 47 2

SL GF GA Pts 4 214207 91 0 210204 91 1 185202 83 6 185197 79 1 206239 62 SL GF GA Pts 3 210178 96 4 202154 93 1 190223 74 1 229250 72 4 160212 62 SL GF GA Pts 2 208172 98 0 196198 83 0 195198 80 2 223228 76 1 202240 62 SL GF GA Pts 2 238173 96 2 212173 95 1 201186 85 6 201211 79 4 197228 78 SL GF GA Pts 1 243215 97 1 235211 90 3 217210 86 1 163221 67 2 170238 50

Yesterday’s results Lehigh 4, Hershey 1 Hamilton 5, Oklahoma 3 Texas 3, San Antonio 2 Toronto 5, Iowa 2 Today’s games Syracuse at Albany, 4 p.m. Utica at Binghamton, 4:05 p.m. Charlotte at Rockford, 5 p.m.

LACROSSE BC Junior A Lacrosse League Last night’s result Burnaby Lakers vs. New Westminster Salmonbellies, 8 p.m. W Burnaby 0 Coquitlam 0 Delta 0 Langley 0 Nanaimo 0 New Westminster 0 Port Coquitlam 0 Victoria 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OT Pts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yesterday’s result (Exhibition) Nanaimo Timbermen vs. Victoria Shamrocks Sunday, April 19 Burnaby Lakers vs. Langley Thunder, 8 p.m. (Exhibition) Friday, April 24 (regular season) Langley Thunder vs. Port Coquitlam Saints, noon (Exhibition) Saturday, April 25 Burnaby Lakers vs. Delta Islanders, 7:30 p.m.

National Lacrosse League GF 199 179 180 188 GF 205 156 179 154 142

Friday, April 17 New England at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Rochester at Colorado, 6 p.m. Saturday, April 18 Calgary at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton , 6 p.m. Rochester at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 25 Vancouver at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m.

LPGA Tour Lotte Championship, April 15-18 Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii. Par 72, 6,383 yards. Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Michelle Wie Official winnings 2015 Player Official Winnings 1 Stacy Lewis $648,730 2 Lydia Ko $608,810 3 Brittany Lincicome $497,758 4 Amy Yang $470,755 5 Sei Young Kim $429,735 6 Inbee Park $426,326 7 Hyo Joo Kim $347,014 8 Mirim Lee $335,001 9 Na Yeon Choi $314,599 10 Cristie Kerr $303,597 11 Ariya Jutanugarn $255,656 12 Anna Nordqvist $254,749 13 Ilhee Lee $240,022 14 Ha Na Jang $227,340 15 Morgan Pressel $212,545 16 Jessica Korda $198,649 17 Carlota Ciganda $191,247 18 Shanshan Feng $178,981 From Canada 79 Alena Sharp $27,127

Champions Tour Greater Gwinnett Championship, April 17-19 (54 holes), TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia. Par 72, 7,259 yards. Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Miguel Angel Jimenez Official winnings 2015 Player Official Winnings 1 Bart Bryant $406,632 2 Mark O’Meara $342,725 3 Paul Goydos $338,975 4 Marco Dawson $329,308 5 Miguel Angel Jimenez $325,832 6 David Frost $299,404 7 Lee Janzen $277,520 8 Colin Montgomerie $266,610 9 Kevin Sutherland $236,200 10 Tom Pernice Jr. $229,575 11 Gene Sauers $225,229 12 Michael Allen $219,581 13 Scott Dunlap $210,141 14 Olin Browne $208,399 15 Tom Lehman $206,484 16 Esteban Toledo $198,515 17 Rocco Mediate $196,717 18 Wes Short, Jr. $194,484 19 Fred Couples $163,890 20 Jeff Sluman $142,860 Canadian golfers 35 Rod Spittle $86,151 43 Stephen Ames $53,344 78 Jim Rutledge $13,895

Web.com Tour El Bosque Mexico Championship, April 16-19, El Bosque Golf Club, Leon. Par 72, 7,701 yards. Purse: $700,000. 2014 champion: Carlos Ortiz Official winnings 2015 Player Official Winnings 1 Peter Malnati $164,607 2 Patrick Rodgers $160,102 3 Andrew Landry $144,372 4 Dawie van der Walt $123,400 5 Mathew Goggin $118,577 6 Kelly Kraft $113,414 7 Harold Varner III $97,267 8 Steve Marino $91,813 9 Erik Barnes $81,810 10 Steve Allan $77,775 11 John Mallinger $73,379 12 Miguel Angel Carballo $72,863 13 Rhein Gibson $71,500 14 Henrik Norlander $69,261 15 Abraham Ancer $68,135 From Canada T84 Roger Sloan $11,660

European Tour Shenzhen International, April 16-19 Genzon Golf Club, Shenzhen, China. Par 72, 7,145 yards. Purse: $3,000,000. Official winnings 2015 Player Official Winnings Note: €1=CDN$1.33 1 Rory McIlroy €1,224,670 2 Danny Willett €1,118,691 3 Justin Rose €927,972 4 Ross Fisher €753,512 5 Anirban Lahiri €749,002 6 Bernd Wiesberger €727,942 7 Branden Grace €692,279 8 Louis Oosthuizen €666,071 9 Gary Stal €529,852 Canadian golfer 98 Richard T Lee €73,858

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Sunday April 26 Nanaimo Timbermen vs. Coquitlam Adanacs, 2 p.m. New Westminster Salmonbellies vs. Victoria Shamrocks, 5 p.m. Port Coquitlam Saints vs. Burnaby Lakers, 7 p.m.

West W L GB Pct xEdmonton 10 5 - .667 xColorado 8 7 2 .533 Vancouver 5 10 5 .333 Calgary 5 11 5.5 .313 East W L GB Pct xToronto 12 4 - .750 xRochester 10 4 1 .714 Buffalo 8 7 3.5 .533 Minnesota 5 10 6.5 .333 New England 4 9 6.5 .308 x=Clinched playoff spot

RBC Heritage, April 16-19 Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, South Carolina. Par 71, 7101 yards. Purse: $5,900,000. 2014 champion: Matt Kuchar Official winnings 2015 Player Official Winnings 1 Jordan Spieth $4,958,196 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 $2,228,407 8 Ryan Moore $2,171,580 9 Hideki Matsuyama $2,156,046 10 Jason Day $2,047,528 11 Brandt Snedeker $1,986,007 12 Sang-Moon Bae $1,917,411 13 Robert Streb $1,791,267 14 Brooks Koepka $1,747,981 15 Ben Martin $1,682,453 16 Bill Haas $1,621,386 17 Paul Casey $1,565,580 18 Henrik Stenson $1,537,100 19 James Hahn $1,490,639 20 Kevin Na $1,458,022 Canadian golfers 46 Nick Taylor $913,506 88 David Hearn $511,731 117 Adam Hadwin $381,522 195 Mike Weir $72,800

GA 143 182 221 198 GA 166 134 180 188 170

Food City 500 Sunday, April 19, 10 a.m. Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee. 500 laps, 266.5 miles Qualifying Saturday, April 18, 6:45 a.m. Driver standings Pts Winnings 1 Kevin Harvick 306 $2,991,675 2 Joey Logano 280 $2,702,331 3 Martin Truex Jr. 266 $1,447,503 4 Brad Keselowski 246 $1,547,567 5 Kasey Kahne 230 $1,144,435 6 Jimmie Johnson 216 $2,028,023 7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 213 $1,808,545 8 Denny Hamlin 205 $1,492,043 9 Aric Almirola 195 $1,210,897 10 David Ragan 194 $1,190,679

Formula One Grand Prix of Bahrain Sunday, April 19, 8 a.m. International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain Qualifying Saturday, April 19, 8 a.m. Drivers’ Standings (After 3 of 19 races) Points 1 Lewis Hamilton 68 2 Sebastian Vettel 55 3 Nico Rosberg 51 4 Felipe Massa 30 5 Kimi Raikkonen 24 6 Valtteri Bottas 18 7 Felipe Nasr 14 8 Daniel Ricciardo 11 9 Romain Grosjean 6 10 Max Verstappen 6

BASEBALL

Orioles 4, Yankees 3 (Cont’d) NY Yankees 000 001 020 3 Baltimore 101 100 10x 4

MLB

American League East W Boston 6 Tampa Bay 5 Baltimore 4 Toronto 4 NY Yankees 3 Central W Kansas City 7 Detroit 7 Chicago Sox 3 Cleveland 2 Minnesota 1 West W Oakland 5 Texas 4 Seattle 3 Houston 3 LA Angels 3

L 2 3 4 4 5 L 0 1 4 5 6 L 4 5 4 5 5

PCT .750 .625 .500 .500 .375 PCT 1.000 .875 .429 .286 .143 PCT .556 .444 .429 .375 .375

GB 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 GB 0.5 4.0 5.0 6.0 GB 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5

Strk W2 W4 W1 L2 L1 Strk W7 W1 W3 L4 L3 Strk W2 W1 L1 L2 L1

National League East W Atlanta 6 NY Mets 5 Philadelphia 3 Miami 2 Washington 2 Central W Cincinnati 5 Chicago Cubs 4 St. Louis 3 Pittsburgh 3 Milwaukee 2 West W Colorado 5 LA Dodgers 4 San Diego 5 Arizona 4 San Francisco 3

L 2 3 5 6 6 L 3 3 3 5 5 L 2 3 4 4 5

PCT .750 .625 .375 .250 .250 PCT .625 .571 .500 .375 .286 PCT .714 .571 .556 .500 .375

GB 1.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 GB 0.5 1.0 2.0 2.5 GB 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.5

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

Yesterday’s results Boston 8, Washington 7 Detroit 2, Pittsburgh 0 Baltimore 4, NY Yankees 3 Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2 Chicago Sox 4, Cleveland 1 Miami 8, Atlanta 2 NY Mets 6, Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Texas 8, LA Angels 2 Oakland 4, Houston 0 San Diego 5, Arizona 1 Seattle at L.A. Dodgers Colorado at San Francisco

Rays 3, Blue Jays 2 Tampa Bay

Toronto ab r h bi ab r h bi Guyer LF 2 0 1 0 Reyes SS 5 0 1 1 Kiermaier CF2 0 1 0 Pompey CF 4 0 1 0 Souza Jr. RF 5 2 3 1 Bautista RF 3 0 0 0 Cabrera DH 5 0 0 0 En’acion 1B 4 0 0 0 Longoria 3B 1 0 0 0 Don’son 3B 4 1 2 0 Jennings OF2 1 0 1 Navarro DH 3 1 1 0 Forsythe 2B 3 0 1 0 Martin C 4 0 0 0 Rivera 1B 4 0 0 0 Pillar LF 4 0 2 1 Beckham SS3 0 0 1 Travis 2B 4 0 1 0 Wilson C 4 0 1 0 Totals 35 2 8 2 31 3 7 3

Tampa Bay Toronto

110 000 010 3 000 200 000 2

SB: TB Jennings, D (4, 3rd base off Norris, Da/Martin, R), Forsythe (1, 2nd base off Norris, Da/Martin, R), Guyer (2, 2nd base off Norris, Da/Martin, R), Souza Jr. (2, 2nd base off Castro, M/ Martin, R). 2B: TB Guyer (2, Norris, Da); TOR Reyes (3, Yates). HR: TB Souza Jr. (1)Team Lob: TB 9; TOR 8. E: TOR Martin, R (1, throw). Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO M Andriese 3.2 5 2 2 1 2 K Yates 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 S Geltz (W, 1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 G Balfour 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 K Jepsen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO D Norris 5.0 2 2 2 3 4 L Hendriks 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 M Castro (L, 0-1) 1.1 2 1 0 1 2 J Hynes 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 HBP: Jennings, D (by Norris, Da), Bautista (by Andriese). Time: 3:06. Att: 17,264.

Red Sox 8, Nationals 7 Washington Boston ab r h bi ab r h bi Escobar 3B 5 0 2 0 Betts CF 5 0 1 2 Werth LF 4 1 0 0 Pedroia 2B 4 1 3 1 Harper RF 5 1 1 0 Ortiz DH 5 0 1 0 Zim’man 1B 3 1 0 0 Ramirez IF 5 2 1 0 Rob’son DH 5 1 1 1 Sand’val 3B2 0 0 0 Ramos C 4 0 0 1 Victorino RF0 1 0 0 Desmond SS4 1 3 2 Napoli 1B 4 2 1 0 Espinosa 2B 2 2 1 0 Nava RF-LF 3 0 1 1 Taylor CF 4 0 2 3 Craig PH-LF0 1 0 0 Totals 36 7 10 7 Hanigan C 4 0 1 1 Holt SS 4 1 2 1 Totals

36 8 11 6

Washington 010 060 000 7 Boston 022 100 30x 8 SB: WSH Taylor (2, 2nd base off Masterson/Hanigan); BOS Betts (3, 2nd base off Stammen/Ramos, W). 2B: WSH Desmond (3, Masterson); BOS Betts (2, Strasburg). 3B: WSH Taylor (1, Ogando). GIDP: BOS Ortiz, D. HR: BOS Pedroia (3). Team Lob: WSH 7; BOS 8. DP: WSH (Espinosa-Desmond-Zimmerman). E: WSH Desmond (6, fielding), Treinen 2 (2, fielding, throw); BOS Masterson (1, pickoff). Washington IP H R ER BB SO S Strasburg 5.110 5 5 0 5 C Stammen 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 M Thornton 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 B Treinen (L, 0-1) 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO J Masterson 4.2 8 7 7 3 4 A Ogando 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 E Mujica (W, 1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 J Tazawa 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 K Uehara 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 HBP: Werth (by Masterson), Sandoval (by Strasburg). Time: 3:23. Att: 35,258.

Orioles 4, Yankees 3 NY Yankees

Baltimore ab r h bi ab r h bi Ellsbury CF 4 1 1 0 Cabrera SS 2 1 1 1 Headley 3B 4 1 1 0 Mach’do 3B 4 0 1 0 Beltran RF 4 0 1 1 Jones CF 3 1 1 2 Teixeira 1B 4 0 1 1 Pearce 1B 4 0 0 0 McCann C 4 0 0 0 Young RF 4 1 2 0 Jones DH 3 0 0 0 Lough LF 0 0 0 0 Petit PH-DH 1 0 0 0 Davis DH 3 0 0 0 Young LF 4 0 1 0 Schoop 2B 3 0 0 0 Drew 2B 2 0 0 0 Joseph C 3 1 2 1 Rod’guez PH1 0 0 0 De Aza OF 3 0 0 0 Gregorius SS3 1 1 0 Totals 29 4 7 4 Totals

34 3 6 2

Time: 2:29. Att: 19,283. LA Angels 000 000 110 2 7 0 Texas 130 004 00x 8 11 1 W: N. Martinez (2-0) L: D. Rucinski (0-1) HR: LAA - None TEX - E. Andrus (1), R. Chirinos (1) Oakland 100 002 001 4 7 0 Houston 000 000 000 0 8 0 W: K. Graveman (1-1) L: B. Peacock (0-1) HR: None Miami 301 101 020 8 11 1 Atlanta 000 200 000 2 8 0 W: T. Koehler (1-1) L: T. Cahill (0-1) HR: MIA - None ATL - F. Freeman (2), A. Pierzynski (2)

B.C. Premier League

Today’s schedule Miami at Atlanta, 9:10 a.m. Haren (0-0) vs. Stults (0-0) Chi. White Sox at Cleveland, 9:10 a.m. Danks (0-1) vs. Bauer (1-0) Washington at Boston, 10:35 a.m. Gonzalez (0-0) vs. Miley (0-0) L.A. Angels at Texas, 11:05 a.m. Santiago (0-0) vs. Holland (0-0) N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Eovaldi (0-0) vs. Norris (0-0) Detroit at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Simon (0-0) vs. Locke (0-0) Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4:07 p.m., Buehrle vs. TBA Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Williams (0-0) vs. Niese (0-0) Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Marquis (0-0) vs. Wood (0-0) Oakland at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Pomeranz (0-0) vs. McHugh (0-0) Kansas City at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Volquez (1-0) vs. Gibson (0-1) Milwaukee at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Peralta (0-0) vs. Lynn (0-1) Arizona at San Diego, 6:10 p.m. Anderson (0-0) vs. Morrow (0-0) Seattle at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Walker (0-0) vs. Anderson (0-0) Colorado at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Matzek (0-0) vs. Lincecum (0-0)

Totals

HR: BAL - A. Jones (4). 2B: NYY Beltran (3, Gonzalez, M), Young, C (2, Gonzalez, M), Teixeira (2, Gonzalez, M). 3B: BAL Joseph (1, Sabathia). GIDP: BAL Pearce, Machado, M. HR: BAL Jones, Ad (4, 1st inning off Sabathia, 0 on, 2 out). Team Lob: NYY 5; BAL 4. DP: NYY 2 (Gregorius-Drew-Teixeira 2). E: NYY Sabathia (1, throw), Gregorius (1, fielding); BAL De Aza (1, fielding). NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO C Sabathia (L, 0-2) 7.0 7 4 4 1 7 C Martin 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO M Gonzalez (W, 1-1) 7.0 4 1 1 1 10 K Gausman 0.2 2 2 1 0 0 Z Britton 1.1 0 0 0 0 0

Team W Abbotsford Cardinals 1 Victoria Eagles 3 Okanagan Athletics 3 Nanaimo Pirates 2 Whalley Chiefs 1 Langley Blaze 0 Parksville Royals 0 Coquitlam Reds 0 North Delta Blue Jays 0 Parksville Royals 0 Victoria Mariners 0 North Shore Twins 0

L 0 1 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0

Pct GB 1.000 0.750 0.750 0.667 .5 0.200 2.5 0.000 1 0.000 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -

Yesterday’s result Abbotsford 6, Whalley 1 Thursday, April 16 North Shore at Coquitlam, 7 p.m. Saturday April 18 Whalley at North Delta, 11 a.m. Abbotsford at Parksville, 12:15 p.m. Okanagan at White Rock, 1 p.m. Vic Eagles at Langley, 1 p.m. North Shore at Vic Mariners, 1 p.m. Whalley at North Delta, 1:30 p.m. Abbotsford at Parksville, 2:45 p.m. North Shore at Vic Mariners, 3:30 p.m. White Rock at Okanagan, 3:30 p.m. Vic Eagles at Langley, 3:30 p.m. Sunday April 19 Langley at Coquitlam North Shore at Vic Eagles, 11 a.m. Abbotsford at Nanaimo, 11 a.m. Okanagan at White Rock, 11 a.m. Vic Mariners at Parksville, 12 p.m. North Shore at Vic Eagles, 1:30 p.m. White Rock at Okanagan, 1:30 p.m. Abbotsford at Nanaimo, 1:30 p.m. Langley at Coquitlam, 1:30 p.m. Vic Mariners at Parksville, 2:30 p.m.

TENNIS ATP World rankings 1. (1) Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 13,205 points 2. (2) Roger Federer, Switzerland, 8,895 3. (3) Andy Murray, Britain, 6,060 4. (4) Kei Nishikori, Japan, 5,280 5. (5) Rafael Nadal, Spain, 5,255 6. (6) Milos Raonic, Canada, 5,070 7. (7) David Ferrer, Spain, 4,670 8. (8) Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 4,510 9. (9) Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 4,405 10. (10) Marin Cilic, Croatia, 3,360 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Surface: Clay Purse: €3,288,530 (€1=CDN$1.33) Singles - Round 2 Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 6-1, 6-4. David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, 6-2, 2-0, retired. Marin Cilic (8), Croatia, def. Florian Mayer (96), Germany, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria, def. Bernard Tomic, Australia, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-4. Round 1 Grigor Dimitrov (9), Bulgaria, def. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Gilles Simon (10), France, def. Benjamin Balleret, Monaco, 6-4, 6-2. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (11), France, def. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, 6-4, 6-4. Gael Monfils (14), France, def. Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Tommy Robredo (16), Spain, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4. Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 7-5, 6-2. Lucas Pouille, France, def. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 6-4, 6-4. Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2. Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 6-3, 6-0. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-2.

WTA World rankings 1. (1) Serena Williams, United States, 9,981 points 2. (2) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 7,890 3. (3) Simona Halep, Romania, 7,571 4. (4) Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 6,060 5. (5) Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 4,675 6. (6) Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 4,200 7. (7) Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, 4,122 8. (8) Eekaterina Makarova, Russia, 3,420 9. (9) Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 3,385 10. (10) Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, 3,335 Copa Colsanitas Bogota, Colombia. Surface: Clay. Purse: $250,000 Round 1 Monica Puig (2), Puerto Rico, def. Cindy Burger, Netherlands, 6-2, 6-3. Alexandra Panova, Russia, def. Ajla Tomljanovic (3), Croatia, 6-4, 6-1. Teliana Pereira, Brazil, def. Francesca Schiavone (4), Italy, 6-1, 6-4. Yaroslava Shvedova (5), Kazakhstan, def. Maryna Zanevska, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2. Mariana Duque-Marino, Colombia, def. Timea Babos (7), Hungary, 6-4, 6-7 (10), 6-3. Irina Falconi (8), United States, def. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 6-4, 6-1. Sachia Vickery, United States, def. Kristina Kucova, Slovakia, 6-0, 5-7, 6-4. Mandy Minella, Luxembourg, def. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, Austria, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. Nicole Gibbs, United States, def. Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, 6-3, 7-5. Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, def. Maria Paulina Perez Garcia, Colombia, 6-4, 6-1.

BASKETBALL NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L PCT GB L10 y-Toronto 48 33 .593 - 6-4 x-Boston 39 42 .481 9.0 8-2 Brooklyn 37 44 .457 11.0 6-4 Philadelphia 18 63 .222 30.0 1-9 New York 17 64 .210 31.0 3-7 Central W L PCT GB L10 y-Cleveland 52 29 .642 - 7-3 x-Chicago 49 32 .605 3.0 7-3 x-Milwaukee 41 40 .506 11.0 6-4 Indiana 38 43 .469 14.0 7-3 Detroit 31 50 .383 21.0 4-6 Southeast W L PCT GB L10 z-Atlanta 60 21 .741 - 6-4 x-Washington 46 35 .568 14.0 6-4 Miami 36 45 .444 24.0 3-7 Charlotte 33 48 .407 27.0 3-7 Orlando 25 56 .309 35.0 3-7 Western Conference Northwest W L PCT GB L10 y-Portland 51 30 .630 - 5-5 Oklahoma City 44 37 .543 7.0 3-7 Utah 38 43 .469 13.0 7-3 Denver 30 51 .370 21.0 3-7 Minnesota 16 65 .198 35.00-10 Pacific W L PCT GB L10 z-Golden State 66 15 .815 - 8-2 x-L.A. Clippers 56 26 .679 11.0 9-1 Phoenix 39 43 .481 27.0 1-9 Sacramento 28 53 .346 38.0 2-8 L.A. Lakers 21 60 .259 45.0 2-8 Southwest W L PCT GB L10 x-San Antonio 55 26 .679 - 10-0 x-Houston 55 26 .679 - 7-3 x-Memphis 54 27 .667 1.0 4-6 x-Dallas 49 32 .605 6.0 5-5 New Orleans 44 37 .543 11.0 7-3 Playoffs and Wildcards z-Clinched conference title y-Clinched division x-Clinched playoff spot Yesterday’s results Boston 95, Toronto 93 Indiana 99, Washington 95 LA Clippers 112, Phoenix 101 Today’s schedule Last day, regular season Charlotte at Toronto, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago, 5 p.m. Boston at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Detroit at New York, 5 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Orlando at Brooklyn, 5 p.m. Portland at Dallas, 5 p.m. San Antonio at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Utah at Houston, 5 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Indiana at Memphis, 6:30 p.m. Denver at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Sacramento at LA Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Celtics 95, Raptors 93 Boston Turner Bass Zeller Bradley Smart Thomas Olynyk Crowder Jerebko Datome Sullinger Pressey Totals

MIN PT 31:20 14 28:15 13 26:22 12 21:16 14 30:29 9 27:12 11 12:46 3 20:50 9 16:38 4 05:43 0 13:59 4 05:10 2 95

RB A ST B TO 7 9 1 1 7 9 1 0 0 0 8 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 3 5 3 1 2 1 1 6 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 50 24 7 6 14

Toronto Ross Hansbrough Valanciunas Vasquez Lowry Williams Patterson Johnson Johnson Totals

MIN PT 27:40 12 23:27 0 29:24 10 32:16 11 34:34 16 30:36 16 27:04 10 15:50 8 19:09 10 93

RB A ST B TO 3 0 2 2 2 6 0 2 0 0 8 0 1 2 4 5 7 1 0 1 6 4 1 0 2 5 3 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 2 8 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 43 17 9 9 18

Boston Toronto

19 27 27 22 26 27 17 23

3 FG: Boston 6-27, Toronto 9-24. FT: Boston 13-15, Toronto 14-20. Fouled Out: None Technicals: Celtics: Thomas Att: 18,624 Time of game: 2:17

SOCCER MLS Eastern League Club PTS GP DC United 10 5 NY Red Bulls 8 4 Orlando 8 6 N. England 8 6 Chicago 6 5 Columbus 5 5 NY City FC 5 5 Philadelphia 5 6 Toronto 3 4 Montreal 2 4 Western League Club PTS GP Vancouver 13 7 Dallas 10 6 San Jose 9 6 Salt Lake 9 5 Sporting KC 9 6 Houston 8 6 Los Angeles 8 6 Seattle 7 5 Colorado 6 5 Portland 6 6

W 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0

L 1 0 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2

T 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2

GF GA 5 4 7 4 6 5 4 6 5 7 5 5 4 4 7 10 6 8 2 6

W 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1

L 2 2 3 0 1 2 2 2 1 2

T 1 1 0 3 3 2 2 1 3 3

GF GA 9 7 7 8 7 7 6 4 6 6 5 3 6 6 6 4 4 2 6 7

Today’s schedule Chicago at New England, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16 Philadelphia at NY City FC, 4 p.m. Friday, April 17 San Jose at NY Red Bulls, 4 p.m. Saturday, April 18 Chicago at Montreal, noon Houston at DC United, 4 p.m. Orlando at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Toronto at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Seattle at Colorado, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m. Sporting KC at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

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

W D L GF GA 22 7 2 64 26 20 6 6 63 32 19 8 5 59 30 18 7 7 65 34 17 6 9 47 36 17 5 10 44 22 16 6 10 50 46 13 8 11 38 40 11 10 11 42 40 12 7 13 36 40 11 9 12 42 43 9 11 12 40 43 9 8 15 33 51 8 9 15 30 46 8 8 17 24 45 5 14 13 25 48 6 10 16 29 45 7 5 21 38 59 5 11 16 26 50 6 7 18 32 51

Pts 73 66 65 61 57 56 54 47 43 43 42 38 35 33 32 29 28 26 26 25

English FA Cup - Semifinals Saturday, April 18 Reading vs. Arsenal, 9:20 a.m. Sunday, April 19 Aston Villa vs. Liverpool, 7 a.m. Premier League Saturday, April 19 Crystal Palace vs. West Brom, 7 a.m. Everton vs. Burnley, 7 a.m. Leicester vs. Swansea, 7 a.m. Stoke vs. Southampton, 7 a.m. Chelsea vs. Man United, 9:30 a.m. Sunday, April 19 Man City vs. West Ham, 5:30 a.m. Newcastle vs. Spurs, 8 a.m.

DIVERSIONS ARCTIC CIRCLE

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WORD FIND

BRIDGE

Sacrifice Dealer: West E-W vulnerable NORTH ♠76543 ♥J ♦KQ73 ♣642 WEST EAST ♠ ♠KQ10 ♥Q874 ♥A1096 ♦A9654 ♦J1082 ♣AQ53 ♣K10 SOUTH ♠AJ982 ♥K632 ♦ ♣J987 W N E S 1♦ Pass 1♥ 1♠ 2♥ 4♠ dbl All Pass Opening Lead: ♥4

SHERMAN’S LAGOON

ast won the ace but switched to the king and ten of clubs as partner scored two tricks to play a fourth club. Declarer ruffed in dummy but East overruffed with the ten and was still entitled to a trump winner. The contract finished down three, N-S -500. The save was a profitable undertaking because East will corral ten tricks in the heart game to score +620. This action applied the pressure and the vulnerability was favorable. East’s penalty double disclosed that he had no interest in an advance to the five-level and West abided by this decision despite holding a spade void.

ZITS

ANDY CAPP

SOLUTION: HAPPY NEW YEAR

CRYPTOQUOTE CRANKSHAFT

South is confronted with a difficult opening lead. Would he select the ace of spades, a fourth best club or a heart? Declarer is faced with foul breaks in the red-suits and would appear to have three certain losers - a trump and two diamonds. However, a club lead would allow declarer to bring home eleven tricks. South would manage two spade ruffs, one a ruffing finesse, draw trump and will dispose of two diamonds on the ace and queen of clubs. The ace of spades will be an ineffective beginning but the defense will score three tricks. A trump lead is best where declarer will be in a world of trouble when he fails to put up dummy’s queen.

BABY BLUES

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HI AND LOIS

BLONDIE

CROSSWORD ON HORSEBACK ACROSS 1 Went away 5 Barbecue rods 10 Tableland 14 Contralto’s delivery 15 Tex-Mex chip 16 Higher than 17 Radio-station personality 19 Look to be 20 Comedian’s routine 21 Long and lean 22 Be durable 24 Me, in France 25 Open, as a gate 29 Price per pound, e.g. 34 Entryway 35 Wave’s top 36 Letter after pi 37 Stetson-wearing loafer 41 CPR expert 42 Rubbed clean 43 Add to the payroll 44 Most hoarse-sounding 46 Blew a whistle 48 Moreover 49 Email nuisance 51 Tomato concoction 54 Spotted wildcats 59 Escape hatch 60 Obi-Wan or Luke 63 Go by horse 64 Crop up 65 Leaping insect 66 App buyer 67 Tapered off 68 Camp setup DOWN 1 Little shavers 2 Norse explorer 3 Trawler’s haul 4 Diplomatic finesse 5 Ski-resort vehicle 6 Prepares to check out 7 “That’s gross!” 8 Definite article

PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED

9 Tofu source 10 Tile art 11 Not bumpy 12 Hunt for 13 Green Berets’ branch 18 Nursery-rhyme tumbler 21 State-run game 23 Castle towers 24 Assorted: Abbr. 25 Source of milk 26 Designer Kamali 27 Boxing matches

28 End of UNESCO’s URL 30 Requirement 31 Planetary path 32 Beach locale 33 Fiddled (with) 35 Ticket writers 38 Farm animals 39 Headed for overtime 40 Question of identity 45 Rapid talk 46 Added (on) 47 Preindication 50 Self-assurance 51 Ecuador neighbor 52 Line of rotation 53 Competing team 55 Brit’s elevator 56 Make eyes at 57 At another time 58 OR imperative 60 Facial feature 61 Notable period 62 Loud racket

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CLASSIFIEDS/SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Controversial penalty sees Juventus beat Monaco 1-0

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DANIELLA MATAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TURIN, Italy — A controversial penalty handed Juventus a narrow 1-0 win over Monaco in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday, leaving everything to play for in next week’s return match in the principality. Arturo Vidal scored his first goal of this season’s competition in the 57th minute of an entertaining match after Ricardo Carvalho was judged to have fouled Alvaro Morata in the penalty box. Monaco had been denied a penalty of its own in the first half when Anthony Martial tangled with Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini. Juventus, which leads Serie A by 12 points and is in the Italian Cup final, remained on course for a treble under new coach Massimiliano Allegri. In the night’s other match, Real Madrid drew 0-0 at Atletico Madrid. The home side was looking to preserve an impressive home record which had seen it lose just one of 16 European matches at the Juventus Stadium, winning three out of four matches in Turin this season. The two-time Italian champion was slight favourite but knew it would be tough against a Monaco side which had conceded just two goals in four away games in the Champions League this season, as well as winning 3-1 at Arsenal in the first leg of its last-16 tie. The match got off to a frantic start and it was end-to-end action for the opening 15 minutes. Juventus was boosted by the return of Andrea Pirlo from injury after a three-week absence and the playmaker set up the first chance of the match with a

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Juventus’ Arturo Vidal scores on a penalty kick during the Champions League, quarterfinal, first leg soccer match between Juventus and Monaco, at the Juventus Stadium in Turin on Tuesday. [AP PHOTO]

delightful ball over the top which Morata volleyed over — although the lineseman’s flag was up for offside. Carlos Tevez went close to scoring the opener in the seventh minute but Monaco goalkeeper Danijel Subasic dived smartly to his right to deny the Italian league’s leading goalscorer. Monaco, which was without key midfielder Jeremy Toulalan through injury, had its first opportunity moments later when Layvin Kurzawa sent a longrange effort narrowly over the crossbar. Monaco appeared content to sit back and hit Juventus on the counter and it should have taken the lead in the 10th minute when Martial’s pace took him past Leonardo Bonucci on the left flank and he picked out an unmarked Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco. But the midfielder fired

straight at Gianluigi Buffon, allowing the Italy goalkeeper to make a crucial save. Buffon was called into action again moments later to fingertip Ferreira-Carrasco’s deflected effort around the left post. Juve began to up the intensity again after a spell of Monaco pressure and Tevez wasted a golden opportunity when Claudio Marchisio found him unmarked with a delightful cross but the Argentine’s effort was weak and straight at Subasic. Vidal also wasted good chances, including right on the stroke of halftime when he beat the offside trap to go through one-onone but blasted over from close range. Patrice Evra had also blazed over the bar from just outside the area after good work from Roberto Pereyra to cut it back from the far byline.

Dear Annie: How much can I ask my host about etiquette for her overseas wedding? I live in Canada. The bride is French. I met her when she was briefly living in my hometown. She went back to France two years ago, and now she’s getting married there. The wedding invitation was sent to my name only, and there was not any kind of RSVP card that I’m accustomed to seeing. So I’m unsure whether I am welcome to bring a guest, since attending would involve a rather lengthy journey. Would it be acceptable to email the bride and ask her whether I can bring my boyfriend? I don’t want to put her on the spot, but I also don’t want to bring my date to a country where he doesn’t speak the language and then stick him by himself for the day, only to find out later that they had expected me to bring him. — Beaucoup Baffled Dear Baffled: Did the invitation appear to be formal or informal? If informal, it is perfectly OK to ask the bride whether you can bring a guest. If it is formal, however, you’d have to be more circumspect. Email the bride and say that you would love to attend her wedding, but you aren’t certain you are up to making such a long journey by yourself. If she wants you to bring a guest, she will then tell you so. But if she doesn’t make such an offer, you can assume that her guest list is limited, sorry. Dear Annie: After reading the letter from “Holding My Breath,”

whose spouse has terrible breath, I had to respond. My husband had terrible breath, but he also had a very rigorous oral care routine, which made me wonder what else could be going on. Having been a dental assistant, I was aware of various odors from different oral diseases. The smell was not from what he ate. I ate it, too, and didn’t have such an odour. It was the worst thing I had ever smelled, and I just knew it was metabolic in nature. His dentist simply told him it was “not dental in nature.” The doctor told him he was “fine.” Finally, after three months of worsening gastrointestinal symptoms, his doctor gave him a blood test, and a colonoscopy showed a fist-sized tumor. He underwent chemotherapy and was graced with a lovely ostomy bag. But during this time, the breath issue went away. When it recurred, it was because the lesions on his liver had spread. He passed away two months later. I would get that man in for a full physical, including a colonoscopy. It could save his life. — Been There Dear Been There: Halitosis is often a result of poor dental hygiene, but it also can be due to oral problems, throat issues, gum disease, infection, certain foods and sometimes gastrointestinal difficulties. Some of these, as you have pointed out, can be quite serious. Please, folks, we want you to stick around for a long time. You must be an advocate for your own health. If you suspect something is wrong, be persistent. Annie’s Snippet for U.S. Income Tax Day (credit author Arthur C. Clarke): “The best measure of a man’s honesty isn’t his income tax return. It’s the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.”

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) One-on-one relating touches others on a much deeper level. Even when dealing with associates you barely know, a direct gaze into someone’s eyes will show that person that you’re interested in what he or she has to say. Try to tame your mind! Tonight: Be near good music. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) A partner demands your attention. You easily can fulfill this person’s request, as long as you can concentrate. You might want to carefully assess your work schedule. If you’re feeling pressured, just take a walk. Fresh air does wonders. Tonight: Count on being in demand.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You cannot stay in the world of your imagination forever. It’s important is to take a stand and express your different thoughts and ideas. Be aware that the responsibility to carry them out also could

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Others will notice that you seem a bit spacy, and might see you in a new light. A friend will tap into your mindset and encourage you to continue in

this vein of thinking. Allow your imagination to soar, and you will be amazed by what comes up. Tonight: Say “yes.” LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You’ll get a lot done quickly, as a partner might be demanding your time. Though you will want to go your own way, if you are smart, you will make time for this person. In the long run, it could prevent a crisis that results in a time-consuming issue. Tonight: Listen to a suggestion. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Relate to a loved one directly. Others seek you out, and you could feel a bit uptight. You might want to be responsive to everyone, but you need to be selective with your time. You will approach a situation very differently as a result. Tonight: Go with someone’s suggestion. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You could find yourself in a situation that you would prefer not to be in. A matter involving your domestic life demands a

lot of attention. You could feel pushed and become testy. Say “no” rather than put yourself in a tizzy. Tonight: Observe a tendency to close down. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Initiate a conversation with someone who does not listen well. Try to cut the judgments about this person. Be more open and forthright about where you are coming from. Ask questions. Return calls, as you’ll need to hear from a key person. Tonight: Be more serious.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) How you see a money matter might be quite different from how someone else sees it. You will be able to gain more understanding if you can tap into his or her thinking. Sometimes the issue is the same, even if the approach is different. Tonight: Let someone else treat.

YOUR BIRTHDAY (April 13) This year you might opt to head in a different direction. You often overthink situations and replay certain scenarios time after time. At least when you make a decision, you know that you are sure. Your intuition will guide you; however, use care should you decide to take financial risks. You will have a tendency to overspend. If you are single, you are in a period where you could meet Mr. or Ms. Right. If you are attached, the two of you often like spending time alone as a couple. These periods are an excellent time to bond on a deeper level. PISCES makes an excellent healer for you.

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