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BUILDING CASTLES The Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition has begun in Parksville
From left, David Kaube, from Parksville, and Mike Rebar work together on a sand sculpture at the Quality Foods Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]
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s the crowds streamed through the gates at the opening of the Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition on Friday, local sculptors Mike Rebar and David Kaube continued to calmly scrape sand. As the competition’s only local team, they will represent Parksville in a four-day professional sand sculpting event that has drawn competitors from as far away as Prince Edward Island, Holland and Italy. The event wasn’t always only for professional sculptors, however, as Kaube can attest. Though he has qualified for world championships, like the one held in Harrison Hot Springs, Kaube got his start in his hometown of Parksville in 1988, just six years after it began. “It was my brother’s idea,” he said. “Back then we had 10-man teams and it was just on the beach, it was in the tide area. In those days it was more of a rag-tag affair, he said, a one-day event where
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competitors threw a sculpture together phere. Kaube agreed, and said in previas fast as they could in four or five hours ous years when the event featured beer before the tide came in and washed it gardens, bands and a bikini contest, the away. sandcastles were more of a side “We had seen it a few times attraction. and thought we were just as That all changed in 1997 when good as they were. Back then the infamous “sandcastle riot” they had three classes — novice, forced the closure of the event intermediate and professional,” for two years. Kaube said. “We thought we “There was no competition were better than novice, so we but what it forced us to do, or entered intermediate and we myself, I explored. I went to won first place.” other events as a soloist,” he That winning sculpture said. depicted a barbarian riding a Kaube ended up being one Julie dragon, and since then Kaube of the locals who pushed hard Chadwick has competed every year. to get the Parksville compeReporting With a 2015 theme of heroes tition going again, arguing and villains, Kaube’s entry isn’t they could use Harrison as a a far cry from his first carving: model to make the event more He and Rebar’s sculpture, titled streamlined and professional. “The Wait for the Warrior,” has a samurai It worked, and in 2000 the sandcastles as its central focus. were moved out of the tidal zone and The sandcastle competition has changed fenced off, which allowed sculpting time a lot since those early years, Rebar said, to be stretched out to four days, vastly when it used to be more of a party atmosimproving the quality of the artwork.
The end result was a more welcoming, family-friendly event with the sculptures at centre stage, said Kaube, but the drawback is that the level of skill required to enter makes it hard for beginners. “When it got started again in 2000, the Parksville team kept going,” he said. “And the competition just got better and better. “So it was hard for local people, if they only do it once a year, to compete against some of these guys who do it for a living.” However, the changes were a success and the event is now bigger than ever, drawing yearly crowds of more than 90,000 visitors through the gates to check out the sculptures. The Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition & Exhibition is an official qualifying event for the World Championship of Sand Sculpting and runs from July 10 to August 16 down on Parksville Beach. For a full schedule of events go to www.parksvillebeachfest.ca. Julie.Chadwick@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4238
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Industry made good strides in May Hotel room revenues increased while transportation on and off Vancouver Island flourished DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS
May brought more good news for the Nanaimo tourism industry. Hotel room revenues increased, more people travelled by ferry and air and use of the Vancouver Island Conference Centre also rose from last year. The average daily room rate was up $6.41 to $122.76 in May compared to the same month a year ago, improving bottom lines for Nanaimo hoteliers. “The rate is nudging up, and that’s just fine,” said Dan Brady, manager of two Island Howard Johnson hotel sites, including the downtown Nanaimo property.
Sector improvements were reported by Victoria industry watcher Chemistry Consulting. The consulting firm issues monthly updates on tourism in Vancouver Island’s two largest cities. The May report showed an upward tick in almost every area. One metric that dipped slightly from a year ago was hotel occupancy. It fell to 64.4 per cent, from 65.2 per cent a year ago, but that’s not considered a significant drop, Brady said, especially given the fact 2014 was a relatively good year. “The year prior to that, occupancy was 58.8 per cent, so that
was up seven per cent, so 2014 and 2015 are about the same. The big jump was last year, so we’ve maintained that.” Chemistry principal Frank Bourree said May was a “month for movement” for the industry. Both major BC Ferries routes saw increased traffic, with vehicle traffic up 11.8 per cent and passenger counts up 11.3 per cent that month on the Duke Point-Tsawwassen route. Traffic increased 4.7 per cent, counting passengers and 5.1 per cent for vehicles on the Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay route, continuing a trend away from declining ferry use over the last few years.
“Nanaimo’s passenger traffic stats show ongoing improvement indicating that more people are moving in, out and through the community,” Bourree said. “The challenge is to give these travellers a reason to stay or stay longer in the community so that occupancy growth rates also show ongoing improvement.” Use of Nanaimo Airport continued its upward trend since major airport improvements attracted two major airlines to introduce direct flights to Calgary. Traffic rose 12.7 per cent, for 109,863 year-to-date passengers. Nanaimo’s conference centre saw 4,350 delegate-days of activ-
ity, a nine-per cent increase from last year. “I think we’re happy with those numbers,” said Brady, who sits on the tourism committee to the Nanaimo Economic Development Corp., “This summer is going to be a boomer. “It’s going to be great.” Darrell.Bellaart @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
WHY NANAIMO? A look at why people and businesses choose to make the Harbour City home
‘Shine On’ is finding its success in Nanaimo Aaron Hinks Reporting
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reating a business from scratch has its barriers but Ray Klaholz and Tracy Cartwright are finding success in the Harbour City after opening Shine On Chrome and Graphic Finishes almost one year ago. The Bowen Road shop specializes in spray chrome, hydrographics, ceramic coating, embroidery and is a Mopac Auto Supply dealer.
Why did you choose to start a business in Nanaimo? We just saw that there was a niche for this. A lot of people have to go to Vancouver to get anything done. There are lots of bikes and lots of cars here and we thought it would be a fun thing to do.
Ray Klaholz and Tracy Cartwright are finding success in the Harbour City after opening Shine On Chrome and Graphic Finishes almost one year ago. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]
What challenges have you faced? We had some product problems, but that seems to be rectified now. It’s all been pretty good; we’ve had a very good response. We’ve been invited to a lot of the car club stuff, we went up to the Father’s Day one in Parksville, and we were just at one in Nanoose. There’s another one at the end of this month and there’s another one in Cumberland.
We’re going to a lot of car and bike shows. After the Father’s Day one we had a whole bunch of people come down from there. It’s kind of cool to see what people want to get done, look at the cars and see what people are doing up.
starting a business in Nanaimo? I would say just go for it. One of the things about this town is rent is fairly cheap and labour is sort of cheap. There are quite a few good things about it and we’re in a good location on the Island. The whole island has been supportive to us. There are awesome people on the Island when you’re in a busi-
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ness. People have been very helpful, really cheering us on. If you could make one change to Nanaimo, what would it be? A little less hoops to go through but I guess that’s everywhere. We ran into a bit of red tape but we expected that and it’s something we would get anywhere else.
What does the future have in store for Shine On? We want to succeed and we want to provide a service. It would be nice to turn it into a franchise but that costs a lot of money. One thing we want to grow is our retail side. We just really want to build our market.
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Ladysmith Credit Union will join in new development ROSS ARMOUR DAILY NEWS
Ladysmith & District Credit Union has been announced as the first tenant of the Oyster Bay Development project after signing a lease agreement with Coast Salish Development Corporation. The credit union has plans to open a 1,2000 square foot branch at the site, located on Stz’uminus First Nation lands, at the intersection of Oyster Sto’Lo Road and the Trans-Canada Highway. LDCU CEO John de Leeuw said he was happy to have joined the
project and that negotiations have been ongoing for a couple of years. “Community-based credit unions serve the community but they have gotten away from the grass roots co-operative perks that were founded years ago — we haven’t,” said de Leeuw. “We are very proud to be able to work together with them (Stz’uminus First Nation) to help them realize their economic prosperity. Oyster Bay has an emerging economy that is encompassed in our community.”
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The new branch will offer all the regular financial products and services. De Leeuw also said that the credit union plans to organize financial literacy courses to educate the local people and it aims to seek new members and employees from SFN. “We’re also looking at the name of the branch and it being indicative of their community. This is more than just a bricks and mortar project.” He says the SFN structure is very similar to that of the credit union.
“They have a band council, we have a board of directors. “They have a chief, we have a president. They also both have CEO’s which enact the vision in the best interests of the community.” Stz’umnis chief John Elliot said in a news release that we was excited about building on the relationship with the LDCU. He also said the SFN has needed similar financial services for a long time and he looks forward to signing more leases in the future.
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‘Poor Pluto’ has inspired earthly tributes
P
ity poor Pluto. The once full-fledged planet has inspired many an earthly tribute, from a radioactive substance (Plutonium is number 94 on the Table of Elements) to a colourful canine in the Disney cast of characters. But Pluto’s status suffered a major blow a few years ago. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union shocked the world when it announced Pluto would no longer be considered a planet. It is, they said, a dwarf planet. That left us with only eight bona fide planets in our solar system, a fact that must have had Gustav Holst, composer of “The Nine Planets,” spinning in his grave. It’s true that Pluto was always
Excited by this first close encounter of a distant cousin, a campaign to reinstate Pluto’s status has gained new vigour. the least understood among its planetary siblings. In fact, its existence was only confirmed very late in the game. The man who discovered it was American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, who was hired by the Lowell Observatory in 1929. Uranus and Neptune had already been discovered in 1781 and 1846, respectively, but there were still discrepancies in the movement of the latter that suggest a ninth
body beyond. Tombaugh spent eons pouring over photographic images. In February 1930, he finally noticed an object moving across the field of a pair of images taken a month beforehand. After verifying the finding, the Lowell Observatory officially announced the discovery of the ninth planet on March 13. Fortunately, Tombaugh died in 1997, and did not witness the demotion of his beloved Pluto. The downgrading to dwarf status — and who would dare suggest dwarf planets are not full, participating members of planet society anyway? — just happened to occur after the launch of New Horizons, a Pluto probe that has started transmitting startling photos back to Earth within the past few days.
Earlier this week, the NASA probe captured its latest snapshot of the ninth rock from the sun from less than eight million kilometres away. It’s now less than six million kilometres away, and is expected to make a historic flyby next week. Here’s the funny part, though. Excited by this first close encounter of a distant cousin, a campaign to reinstate Pluto’s status has gained new vigour. And Alan Stern, principal investigator with the mission, is right on board. He thinks once the public starts seeing pictures of the little tyke, they’ll want to call it a planet again. And if it doesn’t fit the existing definition, well, just change the definition.
It’s all a little silly, really. Pluto is even smaller than our moon. In fact, there are four other dwarf planets in our system: Ceres, Haumea, Makemake and Eris. Should we promote them all to planets? Perhaps we should just stop obsessing over terminology altogether. Pluto is Pluto. And that is enough. As for Tombaugh — the probe is carrying a small portion of the late astronomer’s ashes on its journey. Now that is truly cosmic.
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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@nanaimodailynews.com Council had our city’s best interests in mind City hall spin-doctors have been busy no-doubt, helping the hotel lawyer flip the blame for pulling out on those “nasty” majority councillors, who are actually watching the city’s interests. Council granted the developer exactly what they wanted — an extension, money previously offered to improve Piper Park and giving away first refusal of the convention centre. Now the lawyer lists these as the reasons to run. He forgets to say, they did not live up to the signed agreements. Bottom line: Nothing has happened at the make-believe hotel site in years, since those flashy press-photo ground-breakings. Now only those torn promotional banners flap in the wind. Regardless, the time is now to repurpose or sell the conference centre — before somebody thinks up something to keep taxpayer money continually bailing-out the white elephant. K.T. Shaw Nanaimo
We will never know the reason Manhao pulled out Our Council unanimously responded positively to a request from SSS Manhao for an extension of time in performing their
commitment to the City for the development of their hotel project. They just didn’t agree to doubling the time available. SSS Manhao have apparently used this to assert that they no longer have the support of Council and appear to be moving on. The Daily News story uses the term “cites” quite properly as we will never know the real reason why they are pulling out. This is not the first time than that Nanaimo has found itself in this position over a Conference Centre Hotel. What we all need to remember, though there is only one current Councillor who was involved at that time, is that this is not the first time that promises of more time being the holdup on hotel development have been given. The last time we were in this position we ended up after years not only disappointed but millions out of pocket. The suggestion that this is “a huge missed opportunity”, or that “Losing this hotel project means a significant loss in local investment and job creation.” treats this situation as if we were losing something real. In fact it has been pie-in-the-sky. We never had that hotel. What we had was a lottery ticket on it. Unfortunately that ticket did not pay off. But at least we haven’t, as we did in the case of the originally promised Conference Centre hotel, lose more than the cost of the ticket. I find it particularly galling to
listen to folks who should know better, talking about a business deal as if we were discussing a romantic affair. While business may demand respect, respect is built on performance. One would think that we would have learned this lesson by now. Ron Bolin Nanaimo
Greek political leaders ‘flying too close to sun’ Trying to comprehend the complexities, trials and tribulations of modern-day Greece, as explained by politicians and pundits, brings memories of my ancient history teacher. He had a flair for the dramatic when cramming all that fact and fiction about Greek tragedy and mythology into our eager little brains, those many decades ago at school in U.K. Presently, the political leaders in the country that devised democracy seem to be flying too close to the sun, like Icarus with his waxen wings. They also seem doomed to be forever rolling that boulder uphill, like Sisyphus. While certain leaders of the Eurozone may believe they are reincarnations of King Midas, and everything they touch will turn to gold; they should perhaps focus their memories not on mythological times, but on what happened about
70 years ago. Many European economies became grateful beneficiaries when the Marshall Plan was introduced by the U.S. in 1948, and they received help to rebuild the destruction caused by the Second World War. Then, following several months of negotiations in 1953, the London Debt Agreement relieved debts of the Federal Republic of Germany to several European nations as well as Canada, the U.S. and others. Surely, it’s somewhat ironic that today’s Germany, having benefitted so greatly from the largesse of other nations upon which it had wreaked such havoc, presently holds the purse-strings and the whip-hand dealing with Greece’s monetary problems. Trying to gain any understanding from pundits and politicians involved in the current negotiations reminds me of schoolboy days, when leaving ancient history class we used to say to each other: “It’s all Greek to me.” Bernie Smith Parksville Letters must include your hometown and a daytime phone number for verification purposes only. Letters must include your first name (or two initials) and last name. Unsigned letters and letters of more than 350 words will not be accepted. Email to: letters@nanaimodailynews.com.
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Monday Morning Pictorial Snapshots of the mid-Island
Navy Dragon Anchors racer and retired Chief Petty Officer First Class, Bob Wiggins, gives high-fives to competing racers.
Cancer survivors support each other during the Carnation Ceremony Sunday afternoon.
Snuneymuxw First Nation elder Geraldine Manson blesses paddler Deryck Masterman during the opening ceremonies.
Dragonboats invade Harbour City
Snuneymuxw First Nation elders bless a dragonboat during the opening ceremonies of the Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday.
Nanaimo based team Angels Abreast prepares for its race on Sunday.
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Survivors proudly hold a flower in the air at the Carnation Ceremony.
COMMUNITY COLUMN Harewood
Mayor’s comment on dams get a big reaction Darragh Worledge Reporting
“F
orty, forty, forty” chanted a crowd of over 200 people squeezed into Shaw Auditorium for last Monday’s Council of the Whole meeting. The main agenda item was remediation options for lower Colliery dam spillway. A few days before Mayor Bill McKay had been quoted as saying that there were only around 40 people actively working to help save the park from remediation plans. These proposed plans are generally considered to be intrusive and costly. “With 88,000 people living in
the city” McKay stated, “we need to get on with things.” The Mayor’s comments sparked an outraged backlash from the community. The result was ‘I am one of 40’ campaign spearheaded by Louise Gilfoy. In two days Gilfoy amassed photos showing hundreds of citizens many park goers, holding the iconic signs. “I think it’s a lot more than 40 people” said Gilfoy. “Lots more don’t even know what the situation is here at the park. “We’re talking about the massive removal of mature trees. Lots of money is involved, all based on questionable data.” Gilfoy presented her slide show of concerned citizens to council Monday. McKay queried her as to what relevance these pictures had with remediation of the park.
Undaunted, Gilfoy spoke about how much Colliery Dam Park means to the community, as face after face flashed on the big screen each holding an ‘I am one of 40’ sign. It was a powerful moment. Passions seethed, ready to boil over. At one point, McKay admonished the crowd to lower their signs commenting “this isn’t John Barsby’s gym, you know.” This perceived slight to the school so enraged one gentleman that he yelled out, “he’s the mayor, not the king,” then stormed out of the auditorium. All seven speakers to council at the meeting expressed concern about how the dam situation has been handled. Comments included “attempting to force the situation,” “use of intimidation” and “it’s profoundly disappointing.”
Speaker Leon Cake handed each councillor an engineering report that rated the disputed spillway’s capacity to be 140 litres per second. This is in direct dispute with city engineering firm Golder’s report of the same spillway having only a 32 litres per second flow capacity. “It’s criminal” said Susan Timbrell, who walks Diego, Toby and Grace, her canine companions, in the park daily. “Trying to destroy heaven. I’ve made so many friends here. This park is as wonderful now as it was three years ago. “Why would anyone think that interest would die? “That concern for the park would just go away?” Bill McCallum agreed and remarked with some irony “I guess we’ll need to consider removing crosswalks, as they are
a higher risk than the dams.” He added “You are being singled out.” Ramping up the evening’s drama was a comment by Coun. Dianne Brennan informing the gallery that she didn’t “care what your viewpoint is, and I never have.” This statement caused several more people to storm out. Coun. Jim Kipp asked the attending Golder engineer what impact an auxiliary spillway would have downstream. He received no answer. A motion by Coun. Gord Fuller to make no further decisions on the dams at that meeting, passed five to four. “This is a historic moment” said Kipp, “where we will stand up for our community.” worledgedm@gmail.com
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INVESTIGATION
Canada’s Ukraine embassy used as a pawn in uprising DIJSSELBLOEM
Greece is moving closer to a deal with creditors PAN PYLAS AND RAF CASERT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUSSELS — Greece moved closer on Sunday to a desperately needed deal with European creditors which would stave off immediate financial collapse and the country’s potential exit from the euro but impose more hardship on its people. Facing a self-imposed Sunday deadline, the eurozone’s top official, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, said the sides have “come a long way� after two days of talks among finance ministers, but that the final effort on “some big issues� would be handled by eurozone leaders in a summit which was expected to go into the night. Underscoring the optimism despite the often fundamental differences among the leaders, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said “we are very close.� The broad outline of a deal appeared to consist of a long series commitments from Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to push through much of a drastic austerity program within days, while the 18 other eurozone leaders would commit to start talks on a new bailout program. In a four-page draft proposal put to eurozone leaders and obtained by The Associated Press, language up for discussion spoke of a potential “time out from the euro area� for Greece if no agreement could be found. It highlighted the increasing frustration with Greece during five months of fruitless talks. On Sunday, doubts on the Greek government’s commitment to implement tough measures continued. “The most important currency has been lost: that is trust and reliability,� said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, reflecting on five months of tortuous negotiations with Athens. In the draft document, Greece committed itself to pushing a first set of measures through parliament by Wednesday. Despite the stinging conditions on pension, market and privatization reforms, Tsipras insisted his government was ready to clinch a deal. “We owe that to the peoples of Europe who want Europe united and not divided,� he said. “We can reach an agreement tonight if all parties want it.�
Harper government never fully acknowledged the extent of the security breach MURRAY BREWSTER THE CANADIAN PRESS
KYIV, Ukraine — It was one of those events that simply appeared and disappeared during the bloody, swift-moving events of Ukraine in the winter revolution of 2014. Canada’s embassy in Kyiv was used as a haven for several days by anti-government protesters during the uprising that toppled the regime of former president Viktor Yanukovych. The Harper government never fully acknowledged — during the upheaval or since — the depth and extent of the security breach, which has had far-reaching implications on how Canadians are perceived in the region. The Canadian Press has spent months piecing together the events surrounding the extraordinary incident, which started on Feb. 18, 2014 and occurred at the height of the violent crackdown against pro-European protesters. ARMED WITH STONES, LEFT BEHIND FLOWERS It began, according to multiple sources in Kyiv and Ottawa, when one of the protesters being chased by riot police waved a Canadian passport at embassy security. Once the door was open, the individual was quickly followed by other demonstrators armed with sticks and paving stones. Roman Waschuk, the current Canadian ambassador in Kyiv, confirmed the account in a recent interview with The Canadian Press. “I understand there was a Canadian passport holder associated in some way with the group,�
A protester throws a Molotov cocktail during clashes with police in central Kyiv, Ukraine in January 2014. Canada’s embassy in Kyiv was used as a haven for several days by anti-government protesters during the revolution that toppled the regime of former president Viktor Yanukovych. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
said Waschuk, who replaced Troy Lulashnyk as ambassador in Kyiv last year. He acknowledged the protesters were camped in the main lobby for at least a week, which is something neither Foreign Affairs nor the Harper government has ever publicly stated. Waschek also suggested no harm came of it. “From what I was told, it was several days and they left flowers on departure,� he said. A host of security improvements were made in the aftermath, but that opening of the doors was “a gesture designed
to react and to reach out to the people suffering in the turmoil,� Waschek said. ALLIES QUESTION CANADA’S ROLE But some of Canada’s European allies, speaking on background because of the sensitivity of the subject, said the fact protesters were allowed to stay for so long and operate freely made it appear Canada was an active participant in regime change, and not just lending morale support. That was certainly the perception of Ukraine’s interior min-
istry, which oversees the police, national guard and the country’s intelligence services. Two ministry officials, with knowledge of the case and who agreed to meet as long as their identities were not revealed, said a criminal investigation was opened into the actions of the protesters, but quietly dropped after Yanukovych fled to Russia. They described an extraordinary scene of chaos and violence outside of the embassy, which is located in the heart of city immediately adjacent to the Maidan — or independence — square.
FISHERIES
Most southern Alberta trout streams are threatened despite recovery plan, survey ďŹ nds BOB WEBER THE CANADIAN PRESS
EDMONTON — Virtually all southern Alberta streams that spawn native trout are threatened by industrial development or overuse, says a survey from a respected fisheries biologist. That’s even though both bull and rainbow trout are protected under federal law and are supposed to be benefiting from a recovery plan, says Lorne Fitch. “I have watched habitat and fish populations crater,� says Fitch, an adjunct professor at the University of Calgary, who spent 35 years as a leading provincial biologist. “All of our systems are under extreme pressure.� Fitch studied 54 small rivers and streams that flow into the Oldman River and hold bull and cutthroat trout. He found nearly every one of the waterways face multiple pressures: from logging
“I have watched habitat and fish populations crater.� Lorne Fitch, University of Calgary
roads to energy development to off-highway vehicle trails. The banks of Hidden Creek, spawning waters for up to 80 per cent of the Oldman’s bull trout, are weakened by clear-cuts and stream crossings and are falling in on themselves. Cow Creek, with a confirmed cutthroat population, is contaminated by feedlot effluent and is drained for irrigation. Fitch’s survey notes everything from motorcycle races to washedout bridges to coal mining affecting creek after creek. Again and again he concludes “long-term cumulative impacts on cutthroat
trout and bull trout.� Scientists suggest land that contains trout streams shouldn’t have more than about just over half a kilometre of trail, cutline or road per square kilometre. The disturbance density in parts of the Oldman watershed is nearly 10 times that. The reason, Fitch said, is sediment. Nearby roads, forest disturbance and stream crossings all cause soil to wash into the current. Scientists used to believe that silt simply washed out. No longer. “What researchers are now finding is that this sediment actually starts to get trapped into the gravels and cobbles that make up the stream bed,� Fitch said. “That stuff solidifies, so that not only is it difficult for water to permeate through, it’s very difficult for trout to build a
redd (nest). “Trout would have to come equipped with a pickaxe to break through some of that substrate.� And those hardpack streambeds aren’t going away anytime soon, said Fitch. “Some researchers have said this might endure for centennial time. It isn’t fleeting.� The result is that cutthroat populations are estimated at five per cent of historic levels. Bull trout — Alberta’s provincial fish — have lost at least 70 per cent of their original range. Biologists used to count more than 100 redds on Hidden Creek. Last fall, after the region was logged, Fitch counted 15. Alberta’s previous Tory government completed a land-use plan for the entire South Saskatchewan River watershed, which includes the Oldman. Fitch said it barely mentions fish.
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Pope visits slum, urges church to welcome sick Pope Francis put into practice his call for the world’s poor and powerless to not be left on the margins of society by visiting a flood-prone slum Sunday and insisting that the Catholic Church be a place of welcome for all — sick and sinners especially. On the final day of his three-nation South American tour, Francis sought to offer a message of hope and mission to the residents of the Banado Norte shantytown and to an estimated 1 million people gathered for his farewell Mass on the same swampy field where St. John Paul II proclaimed Paraguay’s first saint nearly 30 years ago.
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Unity state to bar UN official over new report A UN diplomat based in South Sudan’s northern Unity state will be expelled from the state in a retaliatory move following the publication of a human rights report last month that accused government forces of committing widespread attacks on civilians there, a South Sudanese official said Sunday. The decision to expel Mary Cummins was made in a state Cabinet meeting, deputy state governor Mabek Lang told The Associated Press. Cummins is head of the UN mission in Unity state. UNMISS’ human rights division released a report on June 30 accusing government forces of committing human rights abuses, including killing women and children, gang rape and burning people.
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Massive marine debris removal project underway A massive cleanup effort is getting underway in Alaska, with tons of marine debris — some likely sent to sea by the 2011 tsunami in Japan — set to be airlifted from rocky beaches and taken by barge for recycling and disposal in the Pacific Northwest. Hundreds of heavy-duty bags of debris, collected in 2013 and 2014 and stockpiled at a storage site in Kodiak, also will be shipped out. The barge is scheduled to arrive in Kodiak by Thursday, before setting off on a roughly one-month venture. The scope of the project, a year in the making, is virtually unheard of in Alaska. It was spurred, in part, by the mass of material that’s washed ashore.
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Feds look to specifics to boost troubled economy Run-up to October’s election comes amid talk of recession BRUCE CHEADLE THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — All but overlooked in the past week of troubling economic news was federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver’s unexpected nod to government stimulus spending. The run-up to an October general election is happening amid talk of recession, international downgrades of Canada’s growth prospects, weak world oil prices and several grim provincial outlooks — stormy seas for an incumbent Conservative government seeking a fourth mandate after staking its reputation on sound economic management. A Conservative re-election plan engineered in sunnier days when a return to balanced budgets could comfortably co-exist with voter-friendly spending bonanzas is now being repurposed as a recession-fighting necessity. “What people should understand is that some of the measures which the prime minister announced and which I announced in the budget will inject almost $10 billion in cash into the economy this year,” Oliver told reporters in Vancouver last Tuesday. “The two primary sources of that cash input relate to the family benefits program and infrastructure spending. So that will have an impact, a positive impact on Canadian economic activity.” WHAT’S COMING? Parents with children under 18 will start getting new benefit cheques — retroactive to Jan. 1 — on July 20, a one-time, pre-election burst of cash totalling more than $2.5 billion. Conservative ministers and MPs, meanwhile, are announcing new community infrastructure projects virtually every day this summer from a variety of infrastructure funds — some of which have lain fallow for months awaiting the optimal pre-election moment for government-friendly announcements. Oliver’s office says the government added more than $1.6 billion to existing infrastructure funding for 2015-16. Economists, as is their way, are divided on whether the family benefit spending spree or the infrastructure dollars will have much economic impact this year. But they all agree that with
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a new Conservative balanced budget law in place and an election looming, additional recession-fighting fiscal measures from the government are not in the cards before Canadians go to the polls in October. “They’re a little bit caught because they’re basically making one of the big anchors of their election platform the return to a balanced budget,” said Don Drummond, a former senior Finance Canada official who now teaches at Queen’s University. Mike Moffatt, who teaches economics at the University of Western Ontario’s Ivey Business School and also serves as chief economist at the Mowat Centre, said last week’s 1.2 per cent growth prediction for the year by TD Bank suggests a $3 billion loss in revenue from Oliver’s April budget forecast, which was predicated on growth of 2.0 per cent. STIMULATING CHEQUES? Moffatt, who helped the Liberal party cost its family benefit package, believes this month’s burst of retroactive government cheques will have a positive impact. “I don’t think the government thought we’d be in a recession in July: ’Let’s make sure the cheques start flowing then!’ That is a happy accident, and I think that is quite beneficial,” said Moffatt. “I don’t think stimulus has to be more subtle than that.” Finn Poschman, vice-president of policy analysis at the C.D. Howe Institute, says the lump sum family benefits will certainly be welcome. “But the economic evidence of using transfers — putting cash in hands of households — to stimulate economic activity is mixed. It’s generally not negative, nor is
it strongly positive.” Poschman, a self-described “market oriented” economist, dryly noted that, as long as the family cash infusion isn’t funded through deficits, “the likelihood of it being harmless is much better than otherwise.” Drummond is equally cool to the idea. There’s “a pretty clear hierarchy” of what policy measures stimulate the economy, he said. In fact, the Conservatives’ own 2009 recession-fighting budget included a chart that showed the dollar-for-dollar GDP multipliers of seven different measures, with infrastructure spending the most beneficial. Personal and corporate income tax measures were at the bottom, with help for low-income households in the middle of the pack. Drummond says some portion of any tax relief or transfer to individuals will be saved and some spent, while infrastructure dollars all go back directly into the economy. Moreover, roughly a third of what families do spend goes toward imported items, mitigating the impact on the domestic market. The family cheques will have some effect, said Drummond, “but not an awful lot.” INFRASTRUCTURE BENEFITS He’s more bullish on major infrastructure projects, which use Canadian labour and materials while providing longterm productivity benefits. But Drummond notes that many of the projects currently being announced in the run-up to the election are smaller projects, such as community centres and hockey rinks. “That gets the money spent and gets the concrete going, but that doesn’t have the longrun economic benefits,” said Drummond. INTEREST RATE RELIEF One measure outside the government’s direct control is a move in interest rates. The Bank of Canada is set to make a scheduled announcement Wednesday amid speculation its trend-setting rate could be cut in an effort to boost the economy. But the bank’s key rate, now at 0.75 per cent, is already at rock bottom.
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MEXICO CITY — Mexico mounted an all-out manhunt Sunday for its most powerful drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who escaped from a maximum security prison through a 1.5-kilometre tunnel from a small opening in the shower area of his cell, according to the country’s top security official. The elaborate underground escape route, built allegedly without the detection of authorities, allowed Guzman to do what Mexican officials promised would never happen after his re-capture last year — slip out of one of the country’s most secure penitentiaries for the second time. “This represents without a doubt an affront to the Mexican state,” said President Enrique Pena Nieto, speaking during a previously scheduled trip to France. “But I also have confidence in the institutions of the Mexican state . . . that they have the strength and determination to recapture this criminal.” If Guzman is not caught immediately, the drug lord will likely be back in full command and control of the Sinaloa Cartel in 48 hours, said Michael S. Vigil, a retired U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration chief of international operations. “We may never find him again,” he said. “All the accolades that Mexico has received in their counterdrug efforts will be erased by this one event.” Thirty employees from various part of the Altiplano prison, 55 miles (90 kilometres) west of Mexico City, have been taken in for questioning, according to the federal Attorney General’s Office. A manhunt began immediately late Saturday for Guzman, whose cartel is believed to control most of the major crossing points for drugs at the U.S. border with Mexico. Guatemala’s Interior Ministry said a special task force of police and soldiers were watching Mexico’s southern border for any sign of fugitive drug lord. To the north, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch issued a statement offering “any assistance that may help support his swift recapture.”
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Parties debate a new LNG deal Agreement could pave way for investment DIRK MEISSNER THE CANADIAN PRESS
Winning the battle A water bomber drops water on a hillside in West Kelowna on Friday. There was good news in the ongoing battle to contain an aggressive, 70-square-kilometre blaze raging in the Cariboo Region. Crews have managed to contain just under a third of the Puntzi Lake fire, burning about 150 kilometres west of Williams Lake. So far several properties have been destroyed by the flames, including a hunting and fishing lodge, two permanent homes and one seasonal residence. Lightning was responsible for starting about 60 new wildfires across B.C. over the weekend. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
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B.C. man charged with terrorism had no links to community: Mayor GEMMA KARSTENS-SMITH THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — A northern British Columbia man who has been charged with terrorism-related offences had no links to the community, the town’s mayor said Saturday. Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman said she hasn’t spoken with anyone who knows Othman Ayed Hamdan, and doesn’t know when he arrived in the city of 21,000 people. “No one knew he was here because he wasn’t part of the community,” Ackerman said in a phone interview.
RCMP announced on Friday that they charged the 33-year-old man with three terrorism related counts, including counselling to commit murder for the benefit of a terrorist group, counselling to assault causing bodily harm for the benefit of a terrorist group, and counselling to commit aggravated assault for the benefit of a terrorist group. An RCMP news release alleges Hamdan was involved in distributing propaganda connected with the group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The Mounties allege the propaganda posted online included inducement and instructions to
commit murder in the name of Jihad. No one in the local Muslim community knew Hadman either, said Azhar Phoolwala, spokesman for the Peace River Muslim Association. The suspect had not been to Fort St. John’s year-old mosque or to any prayer meetings or events held by the religious group, Phoolwala said. “Like anyone else in Fort St. John, it’s really a shock to us,” he said. “This is all about this individual. It’s not about Islam and it’s not about the Muslim community here.”
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s politicians are returning to the legislature to debate the details of an agreement that could pave the way for the largest private investment in the province’s history — a proposed $36-billion liquefied natural gas export plant. The Pacific NorthWest LNG project planned for Lelu Island near Prince Rupert still requires federal environmental approval, and Malaysian energy giant Petronas has yet to make its final investment decision. But ratifying the project development agreement in the legislature provides investor certainty, Finance Minister Mike de Jong said. “We think the stakes are big,” he said about the deal he will introduce this week though legislative sessions are not typically held in the summer. “We are anxious to address the remaining issues that would lead to this particular project moving forward,” De Jong said. He said the potential economic returns from B.C.’s first LNG deal would outweigh targeted-tax tradeoffs included in a 25-year deal that is detailed in a legislative document he will table in the legislature. The project is estimated to create 4,500 construction jobs and could generate $9 billion in government revenues in a decade, de Jong said. He said B.C.’s entire forest industry brought in between $550 million and $600 million for the province over the past five years. The agreement includes assurances that Pacific NorthWest LNG will not face significant
“We think the stakes are big. We are anxious to address the remaining issues that would lead to this particular project moving forward.” Mike de Jong, finance minister
increases in specific taxes, including the LNG income tax, the carbon tax and the natural-gas tax credit, de Jong said. It does not protect the company from increases in provincial sales and corporate taxes, he added. Opposition NDP Leader John Horgan said what he’s seen of the agreement looks more like a sellout than a payoff for the province. “I believe the (project development agreement), as it’s constituted, is in the interest of Petronas and not in the interest of B.C.,” Horgan said. “A quarter of a century tax holiday for a foreign company, no guarantees for direct jobs, no direct guarantee for local procurement. That strikes me as a failure all around and we’re going to be looking very hard at the legislation.” He said the New Democrats’ conditions for support on LNG deals include agreement by First Nations, fair returns for the province, jobs for British Columbians and solid environmental controls. “I support getting our resources to higher-priced markets,” Horgan said. “I support making sure the development of those resources is done by British Columbians.”
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Vancouver Island Raiders linebacker Dexter Shea has plenty of expectations riding on him as he attempts to replace the production of departed star Dylan Chapdelaine
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Vancouver Island Raiders linebacker Dexter Shea takes a break during the B.C. Football Conference team’s training camp at Caledonia Park on Sunday. The thirdyear veteran is the leading candidate to take over for departed star Dylan Chapdelaine. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]
Former Barsby star is becoming a leader SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS
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f there was one constant among the Vancouver Island Raiders in the last four years, it was Dylan Chapdelaine. The star Nanaimo-born linebacker was a four-year All-Canadian and ended his career as the best player in the Canadian Junior Football League, winning the Wally Buono Award to prove it. But as junior football goes, star players leave and their production must be replaced. Teams with a tradition of winning, like the Raiders, need those replacements immediately. Dexter Shea, a third-year linebacker out of the esteemed John Barsby Bulldogs program, is next line. He knows he has big shoes to fill with Chapdelaine gone, but with two interceptions last year and his 74 defensive points that were 14th best in the B.C. Football Conference, replacing Chapdelaine isn’t out of reach, but it is a sizeable task. “I mean, he won the Wally Buono Award,” Shea said of his former teammate. “I’m not going to say that I’m going to replace him or anything like that, because that’s a big award. But I have high expectations for myself, so I’m not going to say that I can’t do it, or that I can’t be better than anybody.” Raiders linebacker coach Curtis Hansen knows what he lost in Chapdelaine’s departure. But he is also very optimistic about the linebacking core that
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he has in place and compares it to the one in 2009 that won a national championship. He expects Shea to be the leader of the 2015 linebacker group that also includes Burlington, Ont.’s Nigel Henry and Jaryd Lobo, of Duncan. “We expect Dexter to step up and be the leader that he was when he was playing for the Bulldogs here,” Hansen said. “So far, so good. Dexter’s definitely taken the linebackers under his wing and has been showing really good leadership with the rookies coming in and pointing them in the right direction. “He’s definitely an asset to have on the field with his experience and after paying his dues, he’s in that position now of leadership, so we’re expecting big things from Dexter.” The Raiders defence doesn’t just lose Chapdelaine. In fact, it loses a key player at every group, with all-star Ash Gayat gone from the defensive line, as is Dan Dubinski from the secondary. While key players are gone, only a small handful of players
graduated from last season’s team, meaning young players gained loads of valuable experience in 2014. Shea is one of those players. “I’m into my third year, so I expect myself to become more of a leader on the team and take on a bigger role in that aspect,” he said. “On the field, I just want to contribute a lot more.” Playing alongside Chapdelaine, who has now moved on to play for the UBC Thunderbirds, only helped his development. “Dylan was a great player and I feel that I played alongside him really well,” Shea said. “Now, with him gone, I expect to take over his role a little bit more.” Hansen doesn’t want Shea to become Chapdelaine. He wants each of his players to become their own individual on the field. But he does see a lot of similarities between the two former Barsby linebackers. “Dexter brings that same intensity and that same tenacity to the field where when he’s breaking down to make a hit, he’s going to make people think that they shouldn’t have caught that ball or ran up the middle,” Hansen said. “He’s a great linebacker in his own right here in the BCFC.” The Raiders last season had a year with positives and negatives. With a 5-5 record, that will happen. The Raiders, though, expect winning seasons and conference
championships every time they lace up their cleats for pre-season training camp, like they did over the weekend at Caledonia Park ahead of their 2015 home-opener on July 25 against the Langley Rams. On offence, they return what was a young offensive line that allowed too many sacks last season but one that gained experience at a position that demands it. They return an All-Canadian quarterback in Parksville’s Liam O’Brien that will only make new offensive co-ordinator Todd Hansen’s job easier. Last year’s failures and accomplishments, though, are in the past and Shea and the Raiders are focusing on the schedule ahead of them. “We basically wiped the slate clean and forgot about last year altogether,” Shea said. “We had ups and downs, but there was a lot of good stuff last year. The record just didn’t show up.” This year’s team is hoping it won’t become the first Raiders group to miss the conference final in consecutive years — the last time the Raiders didn’t play for the Cullen Cup before 2014 was in 2005, their inaugural season. But expectations around training camp at Caledonia Park over the weekend stayed the same. “A national title is always the expectation,” Shea said. Scott.McKenzie @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4243
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The B.C. Track and Field Championship Jamboree, held this past weekend in Nanaimo at the Rotary Bowl, was a huge success with over 500 athletes competing at the midget, youth, junior, and senior levels with plenty of medals won by local competitors. Nine B.C. championships are now held by Nanaimo athletes. Hassy Fashina-Bombata is the midget Women’s 100-metre sprint champion, and she also has a silver medal in the 200-metre sprint with a new personal record of 25.09 seconds in the latter race. Madison Heisterman is a double champion, winning a gold medal in the midget women’s 800-metre run and the midget women’s 1,200-metre run, with a new personal record of 3:33.53 in the latter. Jessica Katzberg took gold in the midget women’s hammer throw, with a heave of 46.55 metres, a new personal record. Katzberg was also fifth in discus. Maya Asselin-Debelic is the new youth women’s pole vault champion. Rachel Jerome earned gold in the youth women’s long jump. Jenaya Pynn is the new junior women’s 800-metre run champion. Sean Miller had a 24-second personal record on the way to winning the junior men’s 5,000-metre race in 14:52.96. He was also eighth in the 1500-metre run. Joel Deschiffart also had a new personal record in the senior men’s 3,000-m steeplechase event, winning in 9:13.46. He can add a bronze in the 1,500-metre race to his collection, as well. Heisterman and Katzberg are strong contenders for the B.C. Midget 15 Team to be named later this week to compete in the national midget and youth championships in August. In addition to Fashina-Bombata’s silver, the NTFC saw plenty other silver medal performances. Marina Andersen finished second in the midget women’s 1,500-metre race walk. She also finished in 11th place in javelin. Steen Rasmussen took the silver in the midget men’s pole vault. He was also 10th in long jump and 13th in both the 200-metre dash and 300-metre dash. Dylan Kelso finished second in the Senior Men’s long jump. There were also three bronze medals from the club. As well as Deschiffart’s bronze. Amy Morris finished third in the youth women’s 3,000-metre run, and she was also fifth in the 1,500-metre run. Carter Higgins had a new personal record in the youth men’s 400-metre hurdles, finishing in third place with a time of 57.85. He also raced the 400-metre dash, finishing eighth. In total, Nanaimo and District Track and Field Club athletes won 16 medals this weekend: nine gold, four silver, and three bronze.
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LACROSSE
Timbermen drop 10th in a row Nanaimo WLA club loses 15-6 on the road against the Coquitlam Adanacs, host Victoria Tuesday SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS
The third win of the 2015 Western Lacrosse Association season remains elusive for the Nanaimo Timbermen (2-10), who lost 15-6 to the Coquitlam Adanacs (6-6) on Saturday at the Poirier Sports Centre. With their playoff hopes quickly fading, the Timbermen remain in last place in the seven-team league and are again on track to
go into the offseason with the league’s No. 1 draft selection in hand as they continue to build their program. Eli McLaughlin, who the Timbermen picked No. 2 overall in the most recent draft after trading away the top selection to Coquitlam — the Adanacs picked local talent Wes Berg, who did not join the team — is giving Nanaimo hope for years to come. Of the six goals the Timbermen
scored on Saturday in Coquitlam, McLaughlin had a hand in five of them with a three-goal, two assist performance against the Adanacs. McLaughlin is now producing three points per game, second-best on the team behind Cody Bremner, who had a threepoint game Saturday night with a goal and two assists. Brody Eastwood, the team’s leading scorer with 32 points in 12 games so far this season, had
Senior B T-Men finish in first with win over Ladner
an identical stat-line to Bremner’s, as did Randy Jones. Local products Mac Johnston and Mitch Parker combined for three assists. The Timbermen outshot the Adanacs 50-44 in the loss, but couldn’t handle the top Coquitlam duo of Matthew Dinsdale and Ryan Johnson, who combined for 14 points. Corey Shires, a Nanaimo-born Adanac, did not play. The Timbermen will look to
end their 10-game losing streak on Tuesday night at Frank Crane Arena against the only team they have beaten this year — twice — the first-place Victoria Shamrocks. The Shamrocks had their own 10-game winning streak halted on Friday in a 13-11 road loss to the Adanacs. Scott.McKenzie @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4243
WAKEBOARDING
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The Nanaimo Senior B Timbermen will finish in first place in the West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association this season. They made sure of that on Saturday in front of a modest crowd at Frank Crane Arena with a dominant 15-8 win over the Ladner Pioneers, who held the league’s top spot going into the game but will now finish in second. Both teams now enter seperate league semi-finals and are on track to meet each other in the league championship series with the right to play in the President’s Cup on the line. Nanaimo will face the Langley Warriors in the WCSLA semifinals in a best-of-five series with game times yet to be determined. Timbermen captain Jon Diplock was again the team’s leader in the first-place showdown with the Pioneers on Saturday, with a three-goal, two-assist night. That included two goals in the third period that put the game out of reach. Derek Lowe, the 10-year Western Lacrosse Association veteran who joined the Timbermen recently on their run to the playoffs, also had a hat trick. Cody Boon, Ryan Forslund, Jonny Gill, Andrew Miller and Ryan Hanna each had a goal and two assists individually, while Shane Chalkner contributed two goals and Adam Brown finished
Nanaimo Sr. B Timbermen captain Jon Diplock takes a shot on Ladner Pioneers goalie Matt Morehouse in a West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association game Saturday night at Frank Crane Arena. [SCOTT MCKENZIE/DAILY NEWS]
with three assists. Veteran Nanaimo goaltender Nick Patterson made several big saves in the win, allowing eight goals on 35 shots. Diplock finished the season second in league scoring with 34 goals and 39 assists, with the highest points per game average in the WCSLA with 5.21. Steve Higgs ended the year fifth in the WCSLA with 53 points, while Travis Mickelson finished seventh with 51 and Cody Boon was
ninth with 41. The Warriors, who the Timbermen will take on in the playoffs, ended the year with their best record in franchise history at 10-8. They finished one spot ahead of the 2014 WCSLA champion Tri-City Bandits and were led by veteran Brian Poole, who was fourth in league scoring with 63 points. Scott.McKenzie @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4243
Big air Drew Kennedy catches major air at the Rip Curl wakeboard event Saturday at Long Lake. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]
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Spieth wins John Deere Classic in playoff
Clippers bring in 19-year-old defenceman
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SILVIS, Ill. — Jordan Spieth made it a lot tougher on himself than it needed to be. In the end, Spieth got exactly what he was looking for from the John Deere Classic: a win and some positive energy ahead of the British Open. Spieth beat Tom Gillis on the second hole of a playoff to win at TPC Deere Run on Sunday for his fourth victory of the season. Gillis and Spieth, who opened the tournament with an even-par 71, finished the final round at 20-under 264. Zach Johnson and Danny Lee tied for third at 19 under.
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“To be able to shoot 20-under in three rounds is nice momentum,” Spieth said. “The finish, when I really didn’t feel like tee to green I had much (Sunday),
gives me a lot of momentum to draw on if I don’t have my best stuff. ” The 46-year-old Gillis, who was attempting to become the oldest first-time winner on the PGA Tour in 20 years, sent an approach into the water. Spieth made par for his second win at this tournament in three years. Now Spieth heads to the British Open in search of his third consecutive major championship. Spieth is the first golfer to win four times before the Open Championship since Tiger Woods in 2000 — and he silenced many of the critics who questioned why he played this tournament instead of heading overseas early
to prepare for St. Andrews. “I really didn’t care anyways. I came here for a reason, and we accomplished that reason,” Spieth said. After shooting a career-best 10 under on Saturday, Spieth entered the final round with a two-shot lead. But the field caught up to Spieth when he turned in a pedestrian front nine. Spieth bogeyed two of his first three holes and was soon passed by the likes of Gillis and Johnson. Spieth was even at the turn and two shots back of Gillis, who in 171 previous PGA Tour starts had only finished in the top three twice.
DAILY NEWS
The Nanaimo Clippers have acquired 19-year-old defenceman Jaylon Gorman from the Kingston Voyageurs of the Ontario Junior Hockey League in exchange for future considerations. The five-foot-11, 185-pound defenceman had six points in 49 games for the Voyageurs during the 2014-15 regular season. Gorman, a San Jose, Calif. native, also added four points in 20 playoff games.
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Djokovic takes Wimbledon title
Serbian star beats Roger Federer at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships HOWARD FENDRICH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON — A game away from a third Wimbledon championship and ninth Grand Slam title, Novak Djokovic sized up a 108 mph serve from none other than Roger Federer and stretched to smack a cross-court forehand return winner. Two points later, Djokovic again took the measure of a serve from Federer, this one at 123 mph, and delivered a downthe-line backhand for another return winner. After this one, Djokovic bellowed. “I roared because I felt like that’s the moment,” Djokovic would say later. “Now is the time for me to close this match out.” One forehand winner later, he did. For the second year in a row, Djokovic solved Federer’s superb serve in the final at the All England Club. And for the second year in a row, Federer’s bid for a record eighth championship at the grass-court tournament ended with a defeat against Djokovic. This time, the match was even as can be through two sets, before the No.
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates winning the men’s singles final against Roger Federer of Switzerland at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, on Sunday. [AP PHOTO]
1-seeded Djokovic grabbed ahold of it and wouldn’t let go, beating No. 2 Federer 7-6 (1), 6-7 (10), 6-4, 6-3 Sunday thanks to brilliant returning. “It feels, obviously, good when you make a return winner out of Roger’s serve on the grass,”
Djokovic said, “but it doesn’t happen too often.” Over the past three seasons, Federer has reached two Grand Slam finals — both at Wimbledon, both against Djokovic, both losses. “You sort of walk away emp-
ty-handed. For me, a finalist trophy is not the same,” a grimfaced Federer said. “Everybody knows that.” At Wimbledon in 2014, Federer won 88 of 89 service games through the semifinals, then was broken four times by Djokovic during the five-set final.This fortnight, Federer won 89 of 90 service games entering the final, then again was broken four times. “It takes a little bit of everything: recognizing the moment, having the good intuition, following your instincts of where the serve is going to go, being in the right balance,” Djokovic said. “I mean, it’s not that easy, especially with Roger’s precision and accuracy.” Djokovic’s serve was stout, too: He saved six of seven break points. On a windy afternoon, Federer was simply not the same height-of-his-powers player who defeated Andy Murray in the semifinals. Pressured by Djokovic’s body-twisting ability to extend points, Federer committed 35 unforced errors; Djokovic made 16.
MLS SOCCER
◆ NBA
Thunder match Portland offer, keep Enes Kanter The Thunder will keep centre Enes Kanter after matching an offer sheet by the Portland Trail Blazers. Oklahoma City acquired Kanter in a trade with the Utah Jazz last season, and he helped the Thunder while Kevin Durant and Serge Ibaka battled injuries. He averaged 13.8 points and 7.8 rebounds in 49 games with Utah, but those numbers ballooned to 18.7 points and 11.0 rebounds in 26 games with the Thunder. The Thunder announced their decision Sunday. Kanter entered the off-season as a restricted free agent, and person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press that he signed a four-year, $70 million offer sheet with Portland last week.
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Blackhawks send Sharp to Dallas for defenceman The Chicago Blackhawks aren’t resting easy after their third Stanley Cup championship in six seasons. The Blackhawks made their fourth trade in two weeks, this time sending forward Patrick Sharp — a key part of all three titles — and defensive prospect Stephen Johns to the Dallas Stars for veteran defenceman Trevor Daley and forward Ryan Garbutt. It was the second major move recently by general manager Stan Bowman, who sent winger Brandon Saad to Columbus late last month after the best season of his three-year career. The sides couldn’t agree on a contract before he was set to become a restricted free agent.
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Nets agree to deal with former Raptor, No. 1 pick The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to a deal with former No. 1 pick Andrea Bargnani. Bargnani remains in New York after spending the last two seasons with the Knicks. He has struggled with injuries and appeared in just 29 games last season, averaging 14.8 points. Terms of the deal the Nets announced Sunday on Twitter were not disclosed. Bargnani hasn’t played more than 35 games in a season since 2010-11 in Toronto, when he averaged a career-best 21.4 points. The Raptors, who drafted the Italian forward first overall in 2006, dealt him to the Knicks in the summer of 2013.
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South Korea’s Gee Chun wins U.S. Women’s Open South Korea’s In Gee Chun birdied four of the last seven holes to rally for a one-stroke victory at the U.S. Women’s Open on Sunday. The 20-year old Chun shot a 4-under 66 in the final round and finished at 8 under, becoming the first player to win her U.S. Open debut since Birdie Kim in 2005.
From left, Vancouver Whitecaps Mauro Rosales, Kendall Waston, Octavio Rivero, and Matias Laba prepare to block a Sporting Kansas City free kick during the second half of an MLS game in Vancouver on Sunday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
Sporting Kansas City shuts out Whitecaps in 1-0 victory JOSHUA CLIPPERTON THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — Six weeks on the road didn’t solve the Vancouver Whitecaps’ struggles at home. Kevin Ellis scored on a header off Krisztian Nemeth’s chipped cross in the 52nd minute Sunday as Sporting Kansas City downed Vancouver 1-0. The Whitecaps could have taken sole possession of top spot in the Western Conference with a single point, but instead lost at home in Major League Soccer for the fourth time in nine games after failing to find the range while carrying the run of play in the first half. “It hurts,” said Vancouver head coach Carl Robinson. “You create a number of chances and you don’t score. Sometimes it comes back to bite you in the bum and it did today.” The Whitecaps (10-8-2) were playing in front of their fans for the first time since the end of May after a five-game road trip that saw them pick up nine of a possible 15 points while B.C.
Place Stadium was occupied by the Women’s World Cup. Sunday also marked the beginning of a busy summer stretch of 11 matches over the next seven weeks for Vancouver as the club competes in MLS, the Amway Canadian Championship final and the CONCACAF Champions League group stage. Kansas City (8-3-6) improved to 6-1-3 over its last 10 matches in MLS and is now just two points back of the Whitecaps with three games in hand. The top six teams in the ultra-tight West are all within two points of each other, which made the loss even harder to swallow for Vancouver. “It’s going to be nip and tuck between now and the end of the year,” said Robinson. “We know where we are. We need to be better, I need to be better. We will be better ... a lot of things need to be better.” After setting up Ellis’ goal, Nemeth fired a shot off the post behind Ousted in the 58th minute that stayed out before Jacob Peterson sent the rebound just wide.
Vancouver came close to tying it in the 61st when Cristian Techera blasted an effort that Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia blocked with his body. The ball rebounded off Sporting defender Matt Besler and was headed towards goal, but Amadou Dia cleared the ball from danger. The Whitecaps pressed for the equalizer late, with Tim Parker’s header going just wide in the 90th minute, but couldn’t find a way through on the way to suffering their second straight loss. “We had control of this game,” said Ousted. “We need that killer instinct. We need to be better at putting those chances away.” The latter stages of the match ended with Vancouver defender Kendall Waston and Kansas City forward Dom Dwyer coming together on a few occasions. Each player finished with a yellow card. “Both good players. Both super professionals,” said Robinson. “I don’t think it was handled correctly.”
Lucic happy to be an L.A. King DAN GREENSPAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Milan Lucic understood that anything could happen with the Boston Bruins after they missed the playoffs and hired a new general manager. Being traded to the Los Angeles Kings was one outcome that the bruising forward never saw coming. “I expected the unexpected. I definitely didn’t expect to get traded to a team like L.A., but I couldn’t be happier to end up in a spot like this with a team like this,” Lucic said Saturday at the
team’s practice facility. “On paper, without me, they are still, I would say, one of the top five best teams in the league,” Lucic added. Kings president Luc Robitaille and assistant general manager Rob Blake welcomed Lucic to the two-time Stanley Cup champion franchise, presenting him with the black jersey he will wear in the fall. Lucic assumed that joining the Kings was not feasible financially, believing the team would be unable to take on the last season of his three-year, $18 million contract with its limited flexibility
under the salary cap. Instead, the Kings acquired the Vancouver native last month by dealing away goalie Martin Jones, defenceman Colin Miller and the 13th-overall draft pick. “Just looking at the salary cap and all the great players here ... I mean, I’m not a cheap cap hit, so that’s why I didn’t really expect it,” Lucic said. “But when it happened I was more than thrilled.” Lucic said he had not yet discussed a contract extension with Kings general manager Dean Lombardi, but noted “that usually takes care of itself if you’re focused on the right things.”
WILLIAMS
Serena Williams closes in on a Slam HOWARD FENDRICH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON — Before Serena Williams moves on from completing a second “Serena Slam” to pursuing tennis’ first true Grand Slam in more than a quarter-century, it’s worth pausing to appreciate what she’s done. First of all, there are the statistics. And what statistics they are: — She’s won 21 Grand Slam titles; only Steffi Graf, with 22, has more in the Open era of professional tennis (the all-time record is Margaret Court’s 24). — Her 6-4, 6-4 victory over Garbine Muguruza in Saturday’s final gave Williams six Wimbledon titles; only Martina Navratilova (with nine) and Graf (with seven) have more. Williams also has a half-dozen trophies each from the U.S. Open and Australian Open, along with three from the French Open. — She’s won 28 Grand Slam matches in a row and four consecutive major titles over two seasons, something last done by — guess who? — Williams in 2002-03, when she coined the term “Serena Slam.” — At 33, she is the oldest woman to win a major title in the Open era, nearly a month older than Navratilova was at Wimbledon in 1990. It’s all impressive. And it all helps Williams believe she can continue this remarkable run at the U.S. Open, which begins in late August in New York. A trophy there would give Williams a calendar-year Grand Slam, which no one — not even Roger Federer — has accomplished in tennis since Graf did it in 1988. Only two other women (Maureen Connolly in 1953, and Court in 1970) and two men (Don Budge in 1938, and Rod Laver in 1962 and 1969) have pulled off the feat, and none of them had to deal with the intense media scrutiny of this day and age. “I feel like I’ll be OK. I feel like if I can do the Serena Slam,’ I will be OK heading into the Grand Slam. Like I always say, ’There’s 127 other people that don’t want to see me win.’”
GOLF
Fowler jumps Kuchar, takes Scottish Open STEVE DOUGLAS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GULLANE, Scotland — Rickie Fowler had a season full of near misses last year. He’s finding the winner’s circle much easier to locate in 2015. Two months after winning The Player Championship to end a three-year title drought, Fowler produced another nerveless display down the stretch to capture the Scottish Open on Sunday for his first victory on European soil. The American birdied three of the last four holes over the Gullane links for a 2-under 68 in his final round to overhaul compatriot Matt Kuchar and win by one shot. Fowler took the outright lead for the first time this week with his last shot of the tournament, a tap-in putt from inside two feet after a stunning approach with a 57-degree wedge from 109 yards. “I can definitely get used to having more of these,” Fowler said, looking at the gleaming trophy in front of him. All the current talk in golf is of the fight for global domination between Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth. Fowler, a top-five finisher in all four majors in 2014, has been elbowed out of that particular conversation.
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SPORTS
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2015
SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL
BASEBALL
CFL
West Winnipeg BC Lions Edmonton Calgary Saskatchewan East Toronto Ottawa Hamilton Montreal
MLB - Results and standings W 2 1 1 1 0 W 2 2 1 1
L 1 1 1 1 3 L 0 1 1 2
T 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0
Pts 4 2 2 2 0 Pts 4 4 2 2
PF 81 51 57 35 98 PF 68 64 75 70
PA 101 59 43 52 107 PA 51 78 50 56
Remaining Week 3 schedule (with odds by Oddsshark) Favourite Line (O/U) Underdog Home team in CAPS Today’s game, 6 p.m. CALGARY 5.5 (50.5) Toronto Last Friday’s results Winnipeg 25, Montreal 23 BC Lions 35, Saskatchewan 32 Last Thursday’s result Edmonton 46, Ottawa 17 Week 4 schedule Thursday, July 16 Hamilton at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Friday, July 17 Edmonton at Ottawa, 4 p.m. BC Lions at Saskatchewan, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 18 Winnipeg at Calgary, 4 p.m.
League leaders Q-backs Comp Att Glenn, K, SSK 69 87 Burris, H, OTT 66 101 Lulay, T, BC 52 76 Collaros, Z, HAM 53 71 Willy, D, WPG 45 60 Harris, T, TOR 54 65 Cato, R, MTL 42 56 Mitchell, B, CGY 41 66 Nichols, M, EDM 13 27 Reilly, M, EDM 16 28 Durant, D, SSK 13 18
Pct 79.3 65.3 68.4 74.6 75.0 83.1 75.0 62.1 48.1 57.1 72.2
Yards 868 731 658 635 624 614 558 507 220 170 165
Rushing Att Yards Sutton, T, MTL 50 278 Messam, J, SSK 31 244 Whitaker, B, TOR 22 186 Allen, A, SSK 25 184 Cotton, P, WPG 32 174 Walker, C, OTT 46 171 Cornish, J, CGY 25 129 Harris, A, BC 25 118 Lawrence, K, EDM 12 79 Burris, H, OTT 13 72
Avg 5.6 7.9 8.5 7.4 5.4 3.7 5.2 4.7 6.6 5.5
Receiving Tot Yards Green, S, MTL 15 285 Smith, R, SSK 11 251 Moore, N, WPG 19 244 Dressler, W, SSK 14 204 Sinopoli, B, OTT 18 190 Owens, C, TOR 15 187 Bowman, A, EDM 11 181 Williams, C, OTT 13 180 Denmark, C, WPG 7 167 Arceneaux, E, BC 14 161 Richardson, J, SSK 12 159 Fantuz, A, HAM 17 156 Sinkfield, T, HAM 8 154
Avg 19.0 22.8 12.8 14.6 10.6 12.5 16.5 13.8 23.9 11.5 13.3 9.2 19.3
Tackles 1. Cox, C, MTL 21 2. Knox Jr., J, SSK 18 3. Elimimian, S, BC 17 4. Bighill, A, BC 15 5. Bucknor, M, WPG 15 Interceptions 1. Sears Jr., J, HAM 2 2. Adams, J, WPG 2 3. Evans, Z, OTT 1 4. Johnson, J, OTT 1 5. Butler, C, HAM 1 Sacks 1. Bowman, J, MTL 3 2. Hughes, C, CGY 2 3. Bass, K, WPG 2 4. Cummings, E, TOR 2 5. Howard, M, EDM 2
American League East W L NY Yankees 48 40 Tampa Bay 46 45 Baltimore 44 44 Toronto 45 46 Boston 42 47 Central W L Kansas City 52 34 Minnesota 49 40 Detroit 44 44 Cleveland 42 46 Chicago Sox 41 45 West W L LA Angels 48 40 Houston 49 42 Texas 42 46 Seattle 41 48 Oakland 41 50 National League East W L Washington 48 39 NY Mets 47 42 Atlanta 42 47 Miami 38 51 Philadelphia 29 62 Central W L St. Louis 56 33 Pittsburgh 53 35 Chicago Cubs 47 40 Cincinnati 39 47 Milwaukee 38 52 West W L LA Dodgers 51 39 San Fran 46 43 Arizona 42 45 San Diego 41 49 Colorado 39 49
Yesterday’s box scores
86th All-Star Game
PCT .545 .505 .500 .495 .472 PCT .605 .551 .500 .477 .477 PCT .545 .538 .477 .461 .451
GB Strk - W1 3.5 W3 4.0 L2 4.5 L1 6.5 L1 GB Strk - W1 4.5 W3 9.0 L3 11.0 L2 11.0 L1 GB Strk - W1 0.5 L6 6.0 L2 7.5 L1 8.5 W2
PCT .552 .528 .472 .427 .319 PCT .629 .602 .540 .453 .422 PCT .567 .517 .483 .456 .443
GB Strk - W2 2.0 W4 7.0 L5 11.0 W2 21.0 L5 GB Strk - L3 2.5 W3 8.0 W1 15.5 L2 18.5 L1 GB Strk - W1 4.5 W3 7.5 L3 10.0 W2 11.0 W4
Yesterday’s results NY Mets 5, Arizona 3 Miami 8, Cincinnati 1 Tampa Bay 4, Houston 3 Oakland 2, Cleveland 0 NY Yankees 8, Boston 6 Washington 3, Baltimore 2 Minnesota 7, Detroit 1 Kansas City 11, Toronto 10 Chicago Cubs 3, Chicago Sox 1 San Diego 2, Texas 1 San Francisco 4, Philadelphia 2 Colorado 11, Atlanta 3 LA Angels 10, Seattle 3 LA Dodgers 4, Milwaukee 3 Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 5 (10 innings) Saturday’s results Toronto 6, Kansas City 2 Chicago Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 1 Minnesota 9, Detroit 5 NY Mets 4, Arizona 2 Colorado 3, Atlanta 2 Miami 14, Cincinnati 3 Tampa Bay 3, Houston 0 Oakland 5, Cleveland 4 Boston 5, NY Yankees 3 Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 5 Washington 7, Baltimore 4 San Diego 6, Texas 5 San Fran 8, Philadelphia 5 Seattle 5, LA Angels 0 Milwaukee 7, LA Dodgers 1 Today’s schedule with probable starters No games scheduled Regular season resumes Friday, July 17 Kansas City at Chi. Sox, 11:10 a.m. Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Baltimore at Detroit, 4:08 p.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Chi. Cubs at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Texas at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Kansas City at Chi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Minnesota at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Boston at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. Saturday, July 18 (Early games) Seattle at NY Yankees, 11:10 a.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4:05 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City Royals pitcher Greg Holland, left, celebrates with catcher Salvador Perez, right, following a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday. [AP PHOTO]
Blue Jays blow lead, fall 11-10 to Royals THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays combined for 21 runs, 11 unearned after seven errors, on Sunday. There were 27 hits, nine for extra-bases. The Royals won 11-10 after blowing a seven-run lead, helped by a base-running gaffe by Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin. Martin had a RBI double to pull Toronto within 10-9 in the seventh and went to third on Kelvin Herrera’s wild pitch with one out. When catcher Salvador Perez delayed picking up the ball and Herrera was slow to cover home, Martin rounded third base. Perez grabbed the ball and threw out Martin before he could retreat to the bag. “If you look at it, it really wasn’t that far, but that kid’s got a cannon arm,” Martin said. The play was reviewed but not overturned after a delay of more than two minutes. “That saved us,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “Salvy made a phenomenal play.” Toronto’s Jose Reyes, who had his second straight three-hit game, singled home Kevin Pillar, who had tripled, in the eighth to tie it 10-10. It was only the second run Royals reliever Wade Davis (5-1) had allowed this season. “We hit the ball pretty well.” Martin said. “They just hit the ball a little more at the end there. They got the big hit. It was a frustrating loss. “We definitely could have played better and we made some mistakes, but we got back in the game.” Paulo Orlando broke the tie with a homer in the bottom of the eighth, and Kendrys Morales hit a three-run homer in a six-run Royals first. Greg Holland worked the ninth, earning his 19th save in 20 opportunities. Kansas City led 7-0 after five, but the Blue Jays sent 12 men to the plate in an eight-run sixth. Danny Valencia and Jose Bautista had two-run doubles.
Tuesday, 5:15 p.m. at Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio. Recent winners: 2014 AL 5, NL 3 at Minneapolis 2013 AL 3, NL 0 Citi Field, New York, 2012 NL 8, AL 0 Kansas City 2011 NL 5, AL 1 Arizona 2010 NL 3, AL 1 Anaheim 2009 AL 4, NL 3 St. Louis 2008 AL 4, NL 3 Yankee Stadium 2007 AL 5, NL 4 San Francisco 2006 AL 3, NL 2 Pittsburgh 2005 AL 7, NL 5Detroit 2004 AL 9, NL 4 Houston 2003 AL 7, NL 6 Chicago 2002 NL 7, AL 7 Milwaukee 2001 AL 4, NL 1 Seattle 2000 AL 6, NL 3 Atlanta Rosters, with number of All-Star appearances for each player.
American League Starters C: Salvador Perez, Royals 3 1B: Miguel Cabrera, Tigers 10 2B: Jose Altuve, Astros 3 3B: Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays 2 SS: Alcides Escobar, Royals 1 OF: Mike Trout, Angels 4 OF: Lorenzo Cain, Royals 1 OF: Alex Gordon, Royals 3 DH: Nelson Cruz, Mariners 4 RHP: Chris Archer, Rays 1 Pitchers RHP: Dellin Betances, Yankees RHP: Brad Boxberger, Rays LHP: Zach Britton, Orioles RHP: Wade Davis, Royals RHP: Sonny Gray: Athletics RHP: Kelvin Herrera, Royals RHP: Felix Hernandez, Mariners LHP: Dallas Keuchel, Astros RHP: Darren O’Day, Orioles LHP: Glen Perkins, Twins LHP: David Price, Tigers LHP: Chris Sale, White Sox Reserves C: Russell Martin, Blue Jays C: Stephen Vogt, Athletics 1B: Albert Pujols, Angels 1B: Mark Teixeira, Yankees 2B: Jason Kipnis, Indians 3B: Manny Machado, Orioles SS: Jose Iglesias, Tigers IF/OF: Brock Holt, Red Sox OF: Jose Bautista, Blue Jays OF: Adam Jones, Orioles OF: J.D. Martinez, Tigers DH: Prince Fielder, Rangers Final Vote candidates SS: Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox OF: Yoenis Cespedes, Tigers 2B: Brian Dozier, Twins OF: Brett Gardner, Yankees 3B: Mike Moustakas, Royals
2 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 3 5 4
1 2 1 1 1
3 3 2 2 3 3 3 7 3
Pitchers RHP: Gerrit Cole, Pirates 13 RHP: Zack Greinke, Dodgers 31 RHP: Shelby Miller, Braves 13 RHP: Jacob deGrom, Mets 11 LHP: Madison Bumgarner, Giants 3 1 RHP: Michael Wacha, Cardinals 1 3 RHP: A.J. Burnett, Pirates 11 RHP: Trevor Rosenthal, Cardinals 1 1 RHP: Mark Melancon, Pirates 21 LHP: Aroldis Chapman, Reds 42 RHP: Jonathan Papelbon, Phillies 6 4 RHP: Francisco Rodriguez, Brewers6 6 Reserves C: Yadier Molina, Cardinals C: Yasmani Grandal, Dodgers 1B: Anthony Rizzo, Cubs 1B: Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers 2B: DJ LeMahieu, Rockies 2B: Joe Panik, Giants SS: Brandon Crawford, Giants 3B: Nolan Arenado, Rockies 3B: Kris Bryant, Cubs OF: Andrew McCutchen, Pirates OF: Joc Pederson, Dodgers OF: A.J. Pollock, D-backs OF: Justin Upton, Padres
7 1 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 3
Final Vote candidates RHP: Johnny Cueto, Reds RHP: Jeurys Familia, Mets LHP: Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers RHP: Carlos Martinez, Cardinals SS: Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies
2 1 5 1 5
Saturday at Kauffman Stadium
Blue Jays 6, Royals 2 Toronto
Kansas City
ab r h bi ab r h bi Reyes SS 4 1 3 1 Escobar SS 4 1 1 0 Donaldson 3B3 0 0 0 Moustakas 3B3 0 0 0 Valencia 3B 2 1 1 3 Morales DH 4 0 1 1 Bautista RF 5 1 1 0 Hosmer 1B 4 0 0 0 Enc’acion DH 5 1 1 2 Rios RF 3110 Smoak 1B 4 0 1 0 Infante 2B 4 0 1 0 Martin C 4 0 1 0 Orlando LF 2 0 0 1 Pillar CF 3 0 1 0 Butera C 3010 Carrera LF 4 1 0 0 Dyson CF 3 0 0 0 Travis 2B 4 1 2 0 Totals 30 2 5 2 Totals 38 6 11 6
Toronto 000 200 103 6 Kansas City 100 000 100 2 SB: TOR Pillar (13, 2nd base off Young, Cr/Butera), Reyes 3 (14, 2nd base off Young, Cr/Butera, 3rd base off Young, Cr/Butera, 2nd base off Madson/ Butera). 2B: TOR Reyes (15, Finnegan); KC Escobar, A (16, Buehrle), Rios (5, Buehrle). HR: TOR Encarnacion (18, 4th inning off Young, Cr, 1 on, 0 out), Valencia (6, 9th inning off Finnegan, 2 on, 0 out). S: KC Moustakas; Orlando. Team Lob: TOR 10; KC 4. E: KC Infante (6, fielding). Toronto IP H R ER BB SO M Buehrle (W, 10-5) 7.0 5 2 2 0 2 P Schultz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 R Osuna 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO C Young (L, 7-5) 6.0 5 3 3 2 4 F Morales 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 R Madson 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 L Hochevar 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 B Finnegan 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 HBP: Rios, A (by Buehrle). Time: 2:42. Att: 30,790. Saturday at Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Mariners 5, Angels 0 LA Angels
Toronto
Kansas City
ab r h bi ab r h bi Reyes SS 5 1 3 1 Escobar SS 5 2 1 1 Travis 2B 5 1 2 1 Moustakas 3B4 0 2 0 Bautista DH 4 1 1 1 Cain CF 5231 Smoak PH-DH1 0 0 0 Hosmer 1B 4 1 2 2 Enc’acion 1B 4 0 0 1 Morales DH 4 1 1 3 Colabello LF 2 2 0 0 Perez C 4100 Martin C 5 1 1 2 Infante 2B 4 2 3 1 Valencia 3B 4 1 2 2 Rios RF 4110 Pillar CF 4 2 2 1 Orlando LF 3 1 2 2 Carrera RF 4 1 1 1 Totals 37 111510 Totals 38101210
Toronto 000 008 110 10 Kansas City 600 013 01x 11 SB: TOR Travis (3, 2nd base off Volquez/ Perez, S), Bautista (4, 3rd base off Volquez/Perez, S). 2B: TOR Bautista (17, Volquez), Valencia (13, Madson), Pillar (18, Madson), Martin, R (15, Herrera, K); KC Infante (17, Doubront), Cain, L (19, Doubront). 3B: TOR Pillar (2, Davis, W). GIDP: TOR Martin, R; KC Hosmer, Cain, L. HR: KC Morales, K (11, 1st inning off Doubront, 2 on, 1 out), Orlando (3, 8th inning off Schultz, 0 on, 0 out). S: KC Orlando. Team Lob: TOR 5; KC 4. DP: TOR 2 (Encarnacion, Valencia-Travis-Encarnacion); KC 2 (Escobar, A-Infante-Hosmer, Perez, S-Infante). E: TOR Colabello (4, throw), Reyes 2 (10, fielding, fielding); KC Infante 2 (8, throw, missed catch), Moustakas 2 (8, throw, fielding). Toronto IP H R ER BB SO F Doubront 5.010 7 5 0 2 S Delabar 0.1 2 3 2 0 0 A Loup 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 B Cecil 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 P Schultz (L, 0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO E Volquez 5.1 5 4 1 3 2 R Madson 0.1 4 4 0 0 0 K Herrera 1.1 1 1 0 0 0 W Davis (BS, 1)(W, 5-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 G Holland 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 HBP: Moustakas (by Loup). Time: 3:23. Att: 31,962.
Angels 10, Mariners 3 4 1 10 3 1 2 1 2 6 5 1 6
National League Starters C: Buster Posey, Giants 1B: Paul Goldschmidt, D-backs 2B: Dee Gordon, Marlins 3B: Todd Frazier, Reds SS: Jhonny Peralta, Cardinals OF: Bryce Harper, Nationals OF: Matt Holliday, Cardinals OF: Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins RHP: Max Scherzer, Nationals
Royals 11, Blue Jays 10
Seattle
ab r h bi ab r h bi Giavotella 2B 3 0 0 0 Jackson CF 5 0 0 0 Calhoun RF 4 0 1 0 Smith PH-DH 1 0 1 0 Trout CF 3 0 1 0 Cano 2B 4000 Pujols DH 4 0 0 0 Cruz RF 3330 Aybar SS 4 0 1 0 Seager 3B 2 2 2 0 Freese 3B 4 0 0 0 Montero 1B 2 0 0 1 Cron 1B 3 0 1 0 Morrison 1B 1 0 1 1 Joyce LF 3 0 0 0 Miller SS 3 0 0 1 Perez C 3 0 0 0 Zunino C 3 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 4 0 Totals 24 5 7 3
LA Angels 000 000 000 0 Seattle 021 000 20x 5 2B: SEA Cruz, N (13, Morin), Smith, S (19, Pestano). S: SEA Zunino. Team Lob: LAA 6; SEA 10. E: LAA Wilson, C (2, throw), Cron (2, fielding). LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO C Wilson (L, 7-7) 6.2 5 3 3 4 5 M Morin 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 J Alvarez 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 V Pestano 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO H Iwakuma (W, 1-1) 8.0 3 0 0 2 6 M Lowe 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Time: 2:42. Att: 40,765.
LA Angels
Seattle
ab r h bi ab r h bi Giavotella 2B 5 1 2 0 Jackson CF 4 1 2 0 Calhoun RF 4 0 0 0 Cano 2B 4110 Trout CF 4 2 2 1 Cruz RF 3000 Pujols 1B 5 1 1 0 Ackley LF 1 0 0 1 Aybar SS 3 2 3 0 Seager 3B 4 0 3 1 Feath’ston SS 1 0 0 0 Montero DH 2 0 0 0 Freese 3B 5 2 2 2 Smith PH-DH 1 1 1 1 Cron DH 5 0 3 0 Morrison 1B 4 0 0 0 Joyce LF 2 0 0 1 Zunino C 4 0 0 0 Rob’son PH-LF3 1 0 1 Miller SS 4 0 2 0 Iannetta C 4 1 1 2 Totals 31 3 9 3 Totals 411014 7
LA Angels 021 006 010 10 Seattle 000 000 021 3 2B: LAA Freese 2 (17, Walker, T, Walker, T), Aybar (16, Walker, T), Giavotella (16, Rodney), Cron (7, Smith, Ca); SEA Seager (19, Heaney). HR: LAA Iannetta (5, 6th inning off Rollins, D, 1 on, 1 out); SEA Smith, S (8, 9th inning off Shoemaker, 0 on, 0 out). S: LAA Aybar. Team Lob: LAA 7; SEA 6. DP: LAA (Pujols). E: SEA Cano (4, fielding), Trumbo (3, throw), Walker, T (3, throw). LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO A Heaney (W, 3-0) 7.0 5 0 0 1 6 T Gott 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 M Shoemaker 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO T Walker (L, 7-7) 5.0 7 7 6 0 7 D Rollins 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 D Farquhar 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 F Rodney 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 C Smith 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Time: 2:56. Att: 36,955. NY Yankees 020 013 002 8 11 2 Boston 003 001 002 6 12 0 W: N. Eovaldi (9-2) L: W. Miley (8-8) HR: NYY- B. McCann (14), R. Refsnyder (1) BOS- None White Sox 000 001 000 1 2 0 Chi. Cubs 200 010 00x 3 8 0 W: J. Arrieta (10-5) L: J. Quintana (4-9) HR: CHW- None CHC- J. Arrieta (1) 10 innings St. Louis 011 000 010 2 5 9 0 Pittsburgh 020 100 000 3 6 12 1 W: A. Caminero (1-1) L: T. Rosenthal (1-2) HR: STL- J. Peralta (13) PIT- None
West Coast League East Kelowna Yakima Valley Walla Walla Wenatchee South Bend Medford Corvallis Klamath Falls West Bellingham Victoria Cowlitz Kitsap
W 21 17 16 12 W 27 6 7 3 W 20 14 10 10
L PCT 9 0.700 13 0.567 17 0.485 18 0.400 L PCT 6 0.818 9 0.400 14 0.333 12 0.200 L PCT 10 0.667 16 0.467 14 0.417 20 0.333
GB 4 6.5 9 GB 6 10 9.5 GB 6 6 10
Strk W1 L2 L1 W1 Strk W1 L1 L1 L1 Strk L1 W6 L1 L10
Yesterday’s result Bend 4, Medford 3 Victoria 7, Klamath Falls 1 Kelowna 5, Walla Walla 4 Saturday’s results Medford 4, Bend 1 Victoria 8, Klamath Falls 5 Victoria 8, Klamath Falls 2 (doubleheader) Walla Walla 4, Kelowna 3 Wenatchee 8, Cowlitz 3 Corvallis 5, Kitsap 1
Tuesday, July 14 Bellingham at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m. Victoria at Medford, 6:35 p.m. Yakima Valley at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m. Klamath Falls at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m. Kelowna at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, July 15 Bellingham at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m. Victoria at Medford, 6:35 p.m.
L 9 12 13 14 15 20 21 25 24 25 26 33
GOLF
The Championships, Wimbledon,
Current tournaments PGA
x-Advance to knockout stage y-eliminated Group A W D L GF GA Pts 1 x-USA 2 0 0 3 1 6 2 x-Panama 0 2 0 2 2 2 3 Honduras 0 1 1 2 3 1 4 y-Haiti 0 1 1 1 2 1 Group B 1 x-Jamaica 2 x-Costa Rica 3 El Salvador 4 y-Canada
W 1 0 0 0
D 1 2 2 1
L 0 0 0 1
GF GA Pts 3 2 4 3 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 1
Group C 1 x-Trinidad 2 x-Mexico 3 Guatemala 4 y-Cuba
W 2 1 0 0
D 0 1 1 0
L 0 0 1 2
GF GA Pts 5 1 6 6 0 4 1 3 1 0 8 0
Weekend results United States 1, Haiti 0 Jamaica 1, Canada 0 Yesterday’s results Trinidad 2, Cuba 0 Guatemala 0, Mexico 0 Today’s schedule at Sporting Park, Kansas City, Missouri Haiti vs. Honduras Panama vs. United States Tuesday, July 14 at BMO Field, Toronto Jamaica vs. El Salvador, 3 p.m. Canada vs. Costa Rica, 5:30 p.m.
MLS Eastern League Club PTS GP W L T DC United 35 21 10 6 5 NY Red Bulls 26 18 7 6 5 Toronto 24 17 7 7 3 Orlando 24 19 6 7 6 Columbus 24 19 6 7 6 N. England 24 21 6 9 6 Philadelphia 22 20 6 10 4 Montreal 21 16 6 7 3 NY City FC 21 19 5 8 6 Chicago 18 17 5 9 3 Western League Club PTS GP W L T Seattle 32 20 10 8 2 Vancouver 32 20 10 8 2 Dallas 32 19 9 5 5 Portland 31 20 9 7 4 Los Angeles 31 21 8 6 7 Sporting KC 30 17 8 3 6 San Jose 25 18 7 7 4 Houston 24 19 6 7 6 Salt Lake 23 20 5 7 8 Colorado 21 19 4 6 9 Weekend results New England 1, NY Red Bulls 4 Portland 0, Philadelphia 3 Dallas 2, Orlando 0 Columbus 0, Montreal 3 Seattle 0, Chicago 1 Salt Lake 1, Colorado 3 Toronto 4, NY City FC 4 Sporting KC 1, Vancouver 0
GF GA 23 18 27 23 26 27 23 24 27 29 26 33 25 32 23 25 24 27 19 24 GF GA 25 19 23 20 26 23 22 23 31 23 26 17 19 19 24 24 19 26 17 19
Friday, July 17 San Jose at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.
Pacific Coast Soccer League WDL 11 2 3 8 61 9 23 7 35 5 64 6 26 2 57 3 19 0 3 13
GF GA Pts 41 19 35 33 17 30 23 14 29 32 23 24 31 24 21 23 25 20 16 23 11 23 40 10 16 53 3
Saturday’s result Abbotsford 1, Kamloops 1
Pct .769 .707 .675 .650 .583 .500 .447 .390 .385 .359 .333 .214
Yesterday’s results Abbotsford 2, North Delta 1 North Shore 4, Parksville Royals 2 North Delta 10, Abbotsford 5 North Shore 2, Parksville 1 Saturday’s results North Shore 8, Abbotsford 3 Langley 4, Whalley 3 White Rock 4, Parksville 3 Langley 6, Whalley 3 Abbotsford 7, North Shore 4 White Rock 8, Parksville 7 Tuesday, July 14 Okanagan at North Delta, 2 p.m. North Delta at Okanagan, 4:30 p.m. White Rock at Langley, 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 15 Okanagan at North Delta, 2 p.m. North Delta at Okanagan, 4:30 p.m.
Women’s Doubles - Final Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, and Elena Vesnina (2), Russia, 5-7, 7-6 (4), 7-5. Mixed Doubles - Final Leander Paes, India, and Martina Hingis (7), Switzerland, def. Alexander Peya, Austria, and Timea Babos (5), Hungary, 6-1, 6-1.
PAN-AM GAMES Toronto, July 10-26
Rank/Country Gold Sil Bro 1 Canada 10 8 6 2 United States 7 5 7 3 Colombia 6 5 3 4 Mexico 4 6 7 5 Brazil 4 4 5 6 Cuba 3 1 4 7 Chile 2 0 2 8 Argentina 1 4 4 9 Ecuador 1 3 3 10 Dominican Rep. 1 0 3 11 Venezuela 0 3 1 12 Bermuda 0 0 1 El Salvador 0 0 1 Puerto Rico 0 0 1
Tot 24 19 14 17 13 8 4 9 7 4 4 1 1 1
Events with Canadian medalists Men’s BMX G- Tory Nyhaug, Canada S- Alfredo Campo Vintimilla, Ecuador B- Long Nicholas, United States
Women’s 3m Springboard G- Jennifer Abel, Canada S- Pamela Ware, Canada B- Dolores Hernandez, Mexico Women’s 10m Platform Paola Espinosa, Mexico Roseline Filion, Canada Meaghan Benfeito, Canada Judo: Women’s -52 kg G- Erika Miranda, Brazil S- Ecaterina Guica, Canada B- Angelica Delgado, United States and Gretter Romero, Cuba
Mountain cycling - Women’s XCO G- Emily Batty, Canada S- Catharine Pendrel, Canada B- Erin Huck, United States
LACROSSE Western Lacrosse Assn WLA Senior A L 3 5 7 6 6 7 10
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pts 22 14 14 12 12 10 4
Saturday’s result Today’s schedule Coquitlam 15, Nanaimo 6
Men’s XCO G- Raphael Gagne, Canada S- Catriel Soto, Argentina B- Stephen Ettinger, United States Shooting - Women’s 10m Air Pistol G- Lynda Kiejko, Canada S- Alejandra Zavala, Mexico B- Lilian Castro, El Salvador Weightlifting - Men’s 69 kg G- Luis J. Mosquera Lozano, Colombia S- Bredni Roque, Mexico B- Francis Luna-Grenier, Canada
Tuesday, July 14 Victoria vs. Nanaimo, 7:00 p.m. Coquitlam vs. Maple Ridge, 7:45 p.m.
Rugby 7s - Men G- Canada S- Argentina B- United States
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Saturday’s results Coquitlam 14, New Westminster 9 Coquitlam leads series 2-0 Delta 14, Victoria 6 (Game 1) Yesterday’s result Victoria at Delta, 5 p.m. (Game 2) Wednesday, July 15 New Westminster at Coquitlam, 7:30 p.m. (Game 3) Saturday, July 18 Coquitlam at N Westminster*, 2:30 p.m. Delta at Victoria, 5 p.m.
This week’s race GB 2 3.5 4.5 7.5 10.5 12.5 15 15 16 17 22.5
DOUBLES Men’s Doubles - Final Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Horia Tecau (4), Romania, def. Jamie Murray, Britain, and John Peers (13), Australia, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4.
Synchronized Swimming Team G- Canada S- Mexico B- United States
Tuesday, July 14 Abbotsford at Van Tbirds, 7 p.m.
W 11 7 7 6 6 5 2
Women’s Singles Final Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Garbine Muguruza (20), Spain, 6-4, 6-4.
Synchronized Swimming Duet G- Canada S- Mexico B- United States
Sunday’s schedule Van United 3, Kamloops 2 Khalsa at Tim Hortons Mid Isle 1, FC Tigers 0
Standings GP Victoria 14 New Westminster 12 Langley 14 Burnaby 12 Coquitlam 12 Maple Ridge 12 Nanaimo 12
Men’s Singles - Final Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, 7-6 (1), 6-7 (10), 6-4, 6-3.
Diving Men’s 3m Springboard Diving G- Rommel Pacheco, Mexico S- Jahir Ocampo, Mexico B- Philippegagne, Canada
Wednesday, July 15 Columbus at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Vancouver Utd Victoria Mid Isle Khalsa Van Tbirds Kamloops Abbotsford Tim Hortons FC Tigers
Today-Sunday, July 12 (Major) All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London, England Surface: Grass. Purse: $42.2 million (men and women) 2014 champions: Novak Djokovic, Petra Kvitova
Canoeing Flat G- Canada S- Cuba B- Argentina
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Equestrian - Dressage Team G- United States S- Canada B- Brazil Gymnastics Artistic Women’s Team G- United States S- Canada B- Brazil
CYCLING 102nd Tour de France, July 4-26, 3,360 km in 21 stages. Canadian entries: Svein Tuft (Langley, B.C., Orica GreenEdge) Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria, CannondaleGarmin Pro Cycling Team) Today’s schedule Rest day Yesterday’s results Vannes to Plumelec, 28km team time trial, many hills and dips. 1 Christopher Froome, England, Team Sky, 31 hours, 34 minutes, 12 seconds 2 Tejay van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing Team, 31:34:24 3 Greg Van Avermaet, Belgium, BMC Racing Team, 31:34:39 4 Peter Sagan, Slovakia, Tinkoff-Saxo, 31:34:50 5 Alberto Contador, Spain, Tinkoff-Saxo, 31:35:15 122 Ryder Hesjedal, Victoria, Team Cannondale-Garmin, 32:10:40 180 Svein Tuft, Langley, B.C., Orica GreenEDGE, 32:38:29 Overall standings after Sunday’s stage 1 Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 31hr 34min 12sec 2 Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) at 0:12sec 3 Greg Van Avermaet (BEL/BMC) 0:27 4 Peter Sagan (SVK/TIN) 0:38 5 Alberto Contador (ESP/TIN) 1min 03sec 122 Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria/CAN) 36:28 180 Svein Tuft (Langley, B.C./ORI) 1h04:17.
John Deere Classic, July 9-12 TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois. Par 71, 7,256 yards. Purse: $4,700,000. 2014 champion: Brian Harman Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1R2R3 R4 1 Jordan Spieth -20 71 64 61 68 2 Tom Gillis -20 66 65 69 64 NOTE: Spieth won 2-hole playoff T3 Zach Johnson -19 66 68 66 65 T3 Danny Lee -19 68 68 62 67 T5 Chris Stroud -18 68 68 67 63 T5 Johnson Wagner -18 68 63 68 67 T5 Justin Thomas -18 63 67 69 67 T8 Steve Wheatcroft-16 67 66 70 65 T8 Will Wilcox -16 66 66 69 67 T8 Kevin Chappell -16 68 69 64 67 T8 Daniel Summerhays-16 65 67 68 68 T12 Jason Bohn -15 68 68 69 64 T12 Carl Pettersson -15 66 71 66 66 T14 Robert Streb -14 66 70 68 66 T14 Scott Piercy -14 67 69 67 67 T14 Luke Guthrie -14 64 70 67 69 17 Jerry Kelly -13 70 66 67 68 T18 Roger Sloan Merritt, BC -12 70 68 67 67 T18 Adam Hadwin Abbotsford, B.C. -12 68 70 69 65 T18 Vijay Singh -12 67 68 70 67 Also from Canada T67 David Hearn -1 68 70 75 70
Canada (MacKenzie Tour) The Players Cup, July 9-12 Pine Ridge Golf Club, Winnipeg, Par 72, 6,636 yards. Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Timothy Madigan. * denotes Canadian Final leaderboard Golfer 1 Cheng-Tsung Pan 2 Robert Karlsson 3 JJ Spaun 4 *Mackenzie Hughes 5 Krister Eriksson T6 *Justin Shin T6 *Riley Wheeldon T8 Chase Marinell T8 Sam Ryder T8 Ben Briscoe T8 *Christopher Ross T8 Julien Brun T8 Daniel Balin T14 Vince Covello T14 Jared Wolfe T14 Drew Weaver T17 Vaita Guillaume T17 Jamison Sindelar T17 Tommy Cocha T17 *Eugene Wong
Par R1R2R3 R4 -15 71 67 65 66 -13 70 65 67 69 -12 69 64 67 72 -10 68 65 72 69 -9 72 65 68 70 -8 68 68 71 69 -8 72 68 67 69 -7 69 71 71 66 -7 70 67 72 68 -7 68 71 70 68 -7 68 73 68 68 -7 70 70 69 68 -7 70 65 68 74 -6 75 67 70 66 -6 70 71 69 68 -6 66 69 71 72 -5 68 69 75 67 -5 73 65 71 70 -5 70 70 69 70 -5 70 72 62 75
LPGA U.S. Women’s Open, July 9-12 Lancaster Country Club, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Par 72, 6,657 yards. Purse: $4,000,000. 2014 champion: Michelle Wie Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1R2R3 R4 1 In Gee Chun -8 68 70 68 66 2 Amy Yang -7 67 66 69 71 T3 Inbee Park -5 68 70 70 67 T3 Stacy Lewis -5 69 67 69 70 T5 Brooke Henderson Smiths Falls, Ont. -3 70 73 68 66 T5 Pernilla Lindberg -3 70 70 70 67 T5 So Yeon Ryu -3 72 68 70 67 T5 Jane Park -3 66 72 71 68 T5 Morgan Pressel -3 68 70 71 68 T5 Shiho Oyama -3 70 66 71 70 11 Michelle Wie -2 72 68 68 70 T12 Lydia Ko -1 70 72 69 68 T12 Min Lee -1 71 68 70 70 T14 Lizette Salas E 71 69 72 68 T14 Brittany Lang E 70 70 72 68 T14 Karrie Webb E 66 72 73 69 T14 Rumi Yoshiba E 70 68 72 70 T14 Mi Hyang Lee E 68 72 68 72
Champions Tour Encompass Championship, July 10-12 North Shore Country Club, Glenview, Illinois. Par 72, 7,031 yards. Purse: $1,900,000. 2014 champion: Tom Lehman Final leaderboard Golfer 1 Jerry Smith 2 David Frost 3 Wes Short Jr. T4 Woody Austin T4 Bart Bryant T6 Duffy Waldorf T6 Fred Funk T6 Lee Janzen T6 Mike Goodes T10 Fred Couples T10 Kenny Perry T10 Tom Lehman T13 Peter Senior T13 Grant Waite T13 Kevin Sutherland T13 Tom Pernice Jr T13 Jeff Maggert Canadian results T18 Jim Rutledge T18 Rod Spittle T41 Stephen Ames T64 Rick Gibson
Par R1R2R3 -16 66 64 70 -13 65 70 68 -12 70 66 68 -11 67 68 70 -11 69 66 70 -10 69 67 70 -10 65 70 71 -10 65 70 71 -10 66 67 73 -9 68 72 67 -9 69 70 68 -9 71 68 68 -8 68 72 68 -8 70 70 68 -8 70 69 69 -8 72 67 69 -8 68 69 71 -7 74 71 64 -7 66 72 71 -3 73 71 69 +3 71 73 75
Web.com Tour Albertsons Boise Open, July 9-12 Hillcrest Country Club, Boise, Idaho. Par 71, 6,825 yards. Purse: $800,000. 2014 champion: Steve Wheatcroft Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1R2R3 R4 1 Martin Piller -28 61 63 65 67 2 J Fernandez-Valdes -22 65 63 66 68 T3 Cody Gribble -21 67 66 68 62 T3 Jin Park -21 69 63 64 67 T5 Michael Kim -19 69 67 66 63 T5 Michael Arnaud -19 66 66 66 67 T7 Sung Kang -18 68 67 67 64 T7 Peter Malnati -18 66 62 71 67 T9 Patton Kizzire -17 66 68 69 64 T9 Peter Tomasulo -17 69 63 69 66 T9 Bronson Burgoon -17 65 69 67 66 T9 Zack Fischer -17 65 66 68 68 T9 Rick Cochran -17 66 64 67 70 T14 Seamus Power -16 67 66 71 64 T14 Dicky Pride -16 67 65 71 65 T14 Jim Knous -16 69 66 66 67 T14 D.H. Lee -16 69 67 65 67 T14 Trey Mullinax -16 65 66 69 68 T14 Henrik Norlander -16 66 67 67 68 T14 Tag Ridings -16 65 65 69 69 T14 Steve Allan -16 66 66 67 69 T14 Ben Kohles -16 65 64 69 70 How Canadians fared T30 Brad Fritsch -14 69 66 70 65 T30 Ryan Yip -14 66 68 69 67 T57 Adam Svensson -10 66 70 71 67 T70 Wes Heffernan -7 67 69 68 73
European Tour Alstom Open de France, July 2-5 Le Golf National Paris, France. Par 72, 7,315 yards. Purse: $3,000,000. 2014 champion: Graeme McDowell Final leaderboard Golfer 1 Rickie Fowler T2 Matt Kuchar T2 Raphael Jacquelin T4 Marc Warren T4 Eddie Pepperell T4 Joost Luiten T7 Luke Donald T7 Ross Fisher T7 Daniel Brooks T10 Rikard Karlberg T10 Y.E. Yang T10 Victor Dubuisson T10 David Howell T10 M Angel Jimenez T10 Russell Knox
Par R1R2R3 R4 -12 66 68 66 68 -11 66 68 67 68 -11 68 67 64 70 -10 70 67 69 64 -10 70 66 65 69 -10 71 63 66 70 -9 69 67 69 66 -9 70 65 68 68 -9 64 65 69 73 -8 67 71 70 64 -8 68 67 70 67 -8 70 66 68 68 -8 68 70 66 68 -8 69 65 68 70 -8 67 68 66 71
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MONDAY, JULY 13, 2015 | NANAIMO DAILY NEWS |
B5
BRIDGE
WORD FIND
Delayed Duck Dealer: South E-W vulnerable NORTH ♠Q732 ♥4 ♦AK9 ♣AK964 WEST EAST ♠AJ ♠1098654 ♥Q10987 ♥AJ6 ♦Q1032 ♦54 ♣Q10 ♣J8 SOUTH ♠K ♥K532 ♦J876 ♣7532 W N E S Pass 1♥ dbl Pass 2♣ Pass 3♥* dbl 3NT All Pass * singleton Opening Lead: ♥10
SHERMAN’S LAGOON
ZITS
ANDY CAPP
SOLUTION: DANGER ALL AROUND
CRYPTOQUOTE CRANKSHAFT
East put up the ace to return the heart jack as South won the king, discarding a spade from the table. Five club winners came next on which West had to find three discards. He parted with a spade and a diamond but was pressured by the last club. He elected to throw a heart but now South couldplayaspade,drivingout the ace. West could cash two hearts but nine tricks were home, N-S +400. A second diamond discard will result in ten tricks when the top diamonds drop the queen. The early play revealed that West needed the queen of diamonds for an opening bid and South was confident of success when clubs divided 2- 2. North’s leap to three hearts was a splinter showing a singleton heart, excellent club support and a strong hand. This action asked South to make an informed decision regarding the final contract. South had no desire to play in clubs and chose to advance to 3NT with a heart stopper. The minor suit game is icy because trumps break 2-2 where the defense scores only the major suit aces. East should offer a heart raise over the double which will put up a roadblock that will be difficult for the opponents to overcome. After two passes, North will re-open with a double but it is far from clear that game will be reached. Author: Dave Willis - visit his website at www.insidebridge.ca
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TORONTO — Canada came flying out of the gates at the 2015 Pan American Games with eight medals on opening day. It turned out that Day 2 was twice as good. Canadian athletes raked in 16 medals, including six gold, in Sunday’s Pan Am action. With 10 gold, eight silver and six bronze, Canada led all nations in both gold and overall medals. The United States was second with seven gold and 19 total medals. Mexico was third in the overall medal standings with 18, while Colombia was third in the gold medal standings with six. Canada’s cyclists got the ball rolling early in the day. Emily Batty, of Brooklin, Ont., and Catharine Pendrel of Harvey Station, N.B., finished one-two in the women’s mountain biking competition, while Raphael Gagne of Quebec City won the men’s race. Calgary’s Lynda Kiejko won the women’s 10-metre air pistol, then Canada swept the gold medals in rugby sevens competition. Later, Jennifer Abel of Laval, Que., dominated the competition in the women’s three-metre springboard, with Montreal teammate
Canada’s Phil Mack looks at his gold medal during the ceremony following Canada’s 22-19 win over Argentina in men’s rugby sevens at the Pan Am Games in Toronto on Sunday. [CP PHOTO]
Pamela Ware taking silver. In the women’s mountain bike, Batty finished the race in one hour 27 minutes 13 seconds — seven seconds faster than Pendrel. “It’s really just pushing each other,� Batty said. “It doesn’t matter who’s first on the day as long as it’s a Canadian. So we got gold and silver, which was amazing.� Pendrel, who won gold in the event at the 2007 Rio Games, is known for setting a strong early pace and hoping others can’t match
it. Batty showed she was up for the challenge. “Emily and I are really motivated by each other,� Pendrel said. “We don’t just want to be the best at this race, we want to be the best in the world. You be the best in the world by pushing the most that you can out of your riding and I think we did that today.� Gagne finished the men’s six-lap race in 1:31:14. “I think I played it very smart,� Gagne said. “I paced myself well, I drank well and I ate well and it played into my favour. I’ve always been able to start strong but sometimes my finishes were not as strong. But definitely today I finished really, really strong so I’m happy with this.� Kiejko scored 195.7 to win the air pistol and finish ahead of Mexico’s Alejandra Zavala and Lilian Castro of El Salvador. It was Kiejko’s second Pan Am medal. She captured bronze in the same event in 2003. “This gold medal is especially sweet for me,� said Kiejko, who comes from a family of shooters. “Four years ago, my sister won the gold medal in Guadalajara in the same event. It’s pretty awesome.� Canada crushed the United States 55-7 to win the inaugural Pan Am
women’s rugby title. The men later made it a Canadian sweep, coming back to beat Argentina 22-19 and defend the Pan Am title they won in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 2011. “There’s definitely more great days for this team,� women’s captain Jen Kish said. “Every time we put on the Canadian jersey we want to give the best performance that we can. We’re always cup-hunting. We always want to be the best that we can be so you can expect many more trophies from us building towards Rio.� Abel easily won the springboard gold medal with a personal best score of 384.70. Ware, who took home silver, was a distant second, finishing 58.70 points behind. “It’s amazing. I’ve never seen her dive that well,� Ware said of Abel. “This was her day. She was amazing.� Abel’s performance was highlighted by her impressive third dive, which earned her a score of 86.7. “I was just really confident and I was just telling myself that, no matter what, you have to nail the entry,� she said. “That’s what I went for and being able to score that high on that dive, that’s going to (put) me on another level and I’m really happy about that for tonight.
ENTERTAINMENT/DIVERSIONS HOROSCOPE by Jacquelne Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your ideas come from much thought and experience. When you verbalize a concept, people listen because they sense the intelligence that comes with the idea. A matter that deals with your home might arise. Don’t worry -- you will land well. Tonight: Catch up on news. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You might want to be more aware of what is going on around you. Financial matters remain important. You have more support than you realize. Ask questions. You will gain more insight by being observant. Let others know that you are concerned. Tonight: Avoid a power play. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You are full of energy, and your mind is working overtime. A conversation regarding your funds and professional status could be very significant. You might feel awkward asking certain questions, especially with co-workers and higher-ups. Tonight: A partner pushes you. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Consider rethinking a personal matter. You will find that getting a better balance through openness is important. You might not want to make the first move. A partner or associate will be demanding no matter what you do. Tonight: Get some much-needed personal time. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Your intuition encourages you to lean on someone you trust. Understand that not everyone has the same goals as you. Nevertheless, your caring will get a welcome response. You might not be able to make a move as quickly as you’d like. Tonight: Be spontaneous. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You might feel unusually tense, as others expect a lot from you. A partner cheers you on, and friends prove to be great supporters. Just the same, you could hit some awkward moments when having a discussion. Just don’t play into a power play. Tonight: Be nice at all costs. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Look at the big picture rather than allow yourself to get triggered. You want to avoid someone who insists upon having his or her way at any cost. You know that you don’t want to get into a power play with this person. Tonight: Note that people could be out of sorts. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You might sense a heaviness around you that emerges when relating on a one-on-one basis with others. Communication can be difficult if you don’t know what to say. Until you are sure of yourself, you would be wise to stay mum. Tonight: Avoid a disagreement. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You will want to understand what is going on within you. You might react strongly to an associate, friend or loved one who seems to edge his or her way past your normal boundaries. Remember, you can say “no” nicely. Tonight: Smile and say “yes” to an invitation. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Your focus is on accomplishing what you need to get done. You could hit several snafus along the way. A loved one might be giving you a lot of flak at the last minute. Your intuition helps you read between the lines. You will be able to end a conflict. Tonight: Know when to call it. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You might note that many people around you seem to be full of themselves; power plays seem to be a theme. You’ll want to pull back. You could opt to take a walk on the wild side and enjoy yourself to the max. As a result, you will run into kindred spirits. Tonight: As you like it. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) A domestic issue might make you feel uncomfortable. You can’t run away; the only way to handle the problem is to face it head-on. You have the energy to get past a problem with ease. Don’t worry if someone doesn’t get what you are saying right now. Tonight: Happy at home. YOUR BIRTHDAY (July 13) This year you often will feel the need to regroup. Don’t worry; your instincts will carry through moments when you are not feeling sure of yourself. If you are single, you will meet someone who has the values you are looking for in a potential sweetie. You are likely to meet this person of significance sometime after summer but before your next birthday. If you are attached, observe a tendency for the two of you to get into power struggles. BORN TODAY Actor Harrison Ford (1942), boxer Michael Spinks (1954), actor Patrick Stewart (1940)
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Universal’s ‘Minions’ takes top spot at the box office with $112M The animated spin-off was the second-biggest opening for a film in that genre RYAN NAKASHIMA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — Universal’s Minions overran the box office over the weekend as audiences in the U.S. and Canada shelled out an estimated $115.2 million to see the evil-master-serving horde frolic on the big screen. It was the second-biggest opening ever for an animated film and an easy win for the sidekicks who took the spotlight after playing supporting roles in two previous Despicable Me movies. The bright, babbling baldies have become key characters in the franchise from Universal’s Illumination Entertainment. Directed by Peter Coffin, who co-directed both Despicable Me movies and voices the Minions, the movie easily beat Jurassic World” another Universal picture that grossed $18.1 million in its fifth weekend after release, according to box office tracker Rentrak. Disney’s Inside Out ranked third with $17.1 million in its fourth weekend. Minions was a hit overseas as well, taking the No. 1 spot in 29 of the 30 other countries in which it debuted over the weekend, including Mexico, Russia, France and Venezuela. Internationally, the movie grossed $280.5 million. “Given that they seek to work for the most evil people on the planet, they give off this incredible happiness,” said Duncan Clark, Universal’s president of international distribution. “I think the quality they’re proving to have is a common denominator appeal across all cultures.” Only DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek The Third opened to a bigger gross in North America in 2007, with $121.6 million, according to Rentrak. Minions beat out Disney’s Toy Story 3,
In this image released by Universal Pictures, various minion characters appear in a scene from the animated feature, ‘Minions.’ [AP PHOTO]
which took in $110.3 million on its opening weekend in 2010. Paul Dergarabedian, Rentrak’s senior media analyst, said the Minions captured most of the buzz among Despicable Me fans from the start. “It’s always been about these crazy, irreverent, funny characters,” Dergarabedian said. Other studios have created successful spinoffs, such as DreamWorks’ Shrek side story from 2011, Puss in Boots” There are also the multi-layered spinoffs in Disney’s Marvel universe, including Ant-Man, which opens next weekend. “It seems like a foregone conclusion there will be more Minions because of the millions they made,” Dergarabedian said. Universal is planning to unleash Despicable Me 3 in the summer of 2017 and plans a gaggle of other films by Illumination
Entertainment. Led by chairman Christopher Meledandri, the animated movie studio has become one of Hollywood’s most successful. Ahead of Minions, Universal showed a trailer from a release for next summer, The Secret Life of Pets, which explores what pets do when their owners leave them at home unattended. It’s also planning to release a holiday 2017 version of Dr. Seuss’ Grinch. Universal’s domestic distribution president, Nicholas Carpou, credits Meledandri with creating movies whose outlandish characters are relatable. “They’re very heartwarming, they’re very charming. You think of Gru (the villain from Despicable Me) — even a villain has a huge heart. I think we’re seeing the results of that in the Minions right now,” he said. Other movies debuting in the
Top 10 this past weekend were The Gallows, an ad-libbed highschool horror movie from Blumhouse Productions, the creator of the Paranormal Activity and Insidious franchises, and Self/ less, a sci-fi thriller about a neardeath billionaire who transmits himself into a younger body. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Rentrak. Final domestic figures will be released Monday: 1. Minions, $115.2 million. 2. Jurassic World, $18.1 million. 3. Inside Out, $17.1 million. 4. Terminator Genisys, $13.7 million. 5. The Gallows, $10 million. 6. Magic Mike XXL, $9.6 million. 7. Ted 2, $5.6 million. 8. Self/less, $5.4 million. 9. Max, $3.4 million. 10. Spy, $3 million.
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’Tomb Raider’ star navigates Comic-Con for the second time
Trio honoured by council with ‘Eagle’ awards
DERRIK J. LANG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN DIEGO — That brunette woman sporting big black sunglasses on the Comic-Con show floor just might be Lara Croft. Tomb Raider actress Camilla Luddington checked out the pop-culture action in the San Diego Convention Center on Saturday afternoon from behind a pair of shades. “This is about as disguise-y as I get,” she said holding up a pair of specs during an interview. “Comic-Con is actually the best place to not get recognized because there are so many people in amazing costumes. I think that catches the eye more than someone wearing regular clothing, Converse and sunglasses.” The British actress said she’s more recognized in public for her role as Dr. Jo Wilson in ABC’s
Grey’s Anatomy than as Lara Croft in the new Tomb Raider video games, primarily because the developers tweak the virtual character to look more like Croft than Luddington. However, it has happened. “That always blows my mind, because I assume that people playing the game don’t know what I actually look like,” said Luddington. “I’m more surprised by that than anything.” Luddington is attending Comic-Con for the second time to promote Rise of the Tomb Raider, the follow-up to the 2013 reboot of the long-running game series starring the iconic treasure hunter. “I was at Comic-Con when the first game came out, but you forget how crazy it is until you’re here,” Luddington said. “It’s different this year because
a lot of fans were wary of us because we were rebooting the game. “I think they’re more supportive this time because they loved the first one so much. After escaping a lethal Asian island in the first game, Croft is headed to Siberia for a mountainous adventure in Rise of the Tomb Raider. “I feel like this Lara is more haunted after what happened in the last game,” said Luddington. “There’s a darker side to her, especially at the start of the game.” Luddington has completed most of her work on the title, which is set for release Nov. 10 on Xbox 360 and Xbox One, but she’s headed back to the studio immediately following Comic-Con for some final rounds of voice, face and motion capture.
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NASHVILLE — The National Music Council is honouring the life-long musical contributions of Kris Kristofferson, Charley Pride and Jim Lauderdale. The trio was honoured on Saturday at the 32nd Annual American Eagle Awards during a Nashville trade show gathering of the National Association of Music Merchants. According to a news release, Rosanne Cash delivered a tribute to Kristofferson with a rendition of Loving Her Was Easier. The awards also honoured artist manager Jim Halsey and country music producer/director Sherman Halsey, who died in 2013. Speaking of the later, Dwight Yoakam said, “Managers are in fact artists, and that’s who Sherman was.”
Talk to siblings about troubles with brother Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: My brother, “John,” one of nine siblings, has not spoken to our 83-year-old mother in more than 12 years. He lives less than five miles from her, drives past her house daily and never stops in. At first, he sent birthday and Christmas cards, but even that stopped. Mom continues to send cards and reach out, but receives no response. Evidently, John is upset with Mom because she asked whether he would testify in court against his pedophile stepfather if it became necessary to do so. John and his three older siblings were victims, and Mom wanted to protect her youngest child (my
stepbrother) so that he would not be left alone with his pedophile father. John was so upset by the request that he cut off contact. As far as I’m concerned, John is dead. My children don’t know him. His daughter has missed out on an entire family of cousins, aunts and uncles. But my mother would like to reconnect with him before she dies. I’d like to help her do this, but frankly, I’m very angry with him. I don’t want John at Mom’s funeral. How could he have the audacity to show up there when he doesn’t have the decency to speak to her while she’s alive? Should I hire someone to ask him to leave the funeral? — Angry Sis Dear Sis: It’s possible that the idea of testifying against his abuser was more traumatic for John than he could process. John might actually want to get back in touch, but doesn’t know how and is afraid he would be roundly and repeatedly chastised. In order to reconcile, you may have to let the past go.
Is John in contact with any of his siblings, relatives or mutual friends? Would one of them be willing to act as a go-between? Could one of you speak to John’s wife and ask what can be done? As for the funeral, your anger is understandable, but be prepared for a ruckus if you try to keep John out. And the knowledge that you are punishing him this way will likely keep him from ever reconciling with his siblings. We trust you are not the only one making this decision. Please talk to your siblings about it, and also speak to your mother about her wishes. Dear Annie: I’d like to recommend that your readers talk to their doctors about the shingles vaccine. Five years ago, I got a painful rash on the right side of my torso. I was diagnosed with shingles, given a prescription and began taking the medicine immediately. By the next evening, I was much more comfortable, and in a few days, the rash, itch and pain were mostly gone.
If you suspect a new rash might be shingles, please seek medical attention immediately. — Papillion, Neb. Dear Papillion: Thanks for the warning. Shingles is a reactivated chickenpox virus. Anyone who has had chickenpox can get shingles and it is terribly painful. The lifetime risk is 50 percent. Shingles most commonly occurs in people over age 50 and those with immune system disorders. The vaccine decreases (but doesn’t eliminate) the risk, and we hope our readers will check with their doctors about getting it and whether or not their insurance covers the cost. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/ AskAnnies.
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