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Province: $100K to study 2nd highway ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
No one was injured after a car rolled into the ditch eastbound on the Alberni Highway near Cameron Lake Feb. 2. A study on Highway 4 released in 2013 found that 265 collisions resulted in nine deaths between 2007 and 2011. [CHRIS FINLAYSON, TIMES]
“It’s not a matter of if; it’s a matter of when,” says the province’s transportation minister regarding the building of an alternative highway into the Alberni Valley. During question period in the B.C. legislature on Thursday Alberni-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser asked Minister of Transportation Todd Stone about the province’s consideration of funding another highway into the community. “There are a lot of big plans in Port Alberni around a hub for a port facility, an LNG facility,” said Fraser, adding that the existing route into the Valley presents problems. “Highway 4 shuts down way too frequently from car accidents, from trucks losing their load – it’s a windy road – or from trees coming down in Cathedral Grove. It is the only lifeline. I have great concerns about what that means, for the isolation that can cause, in times of emergency especially.” Stone responded that a feasibility study on the proposed alternative highway is set to begin early this summer and completed by the fall.
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“We have allocated $100,000 in this year’s budget to put towards doing a business case on the alternative route,” he said. “This connector is going to be needed, and it’s going to be needed to foster the economic development and to leverage some real strengths that exist in Port Alberni and beyond. It’s also going to be needed from a safety perspective.” For years the Alberni Valley Transportation Committee has lobbied for the Horne Lake Connector, a more direct route than Highway 4 with lower grades better suited to industrial traffic. See HIGHWAY, Page 9
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Haida Gwaii quake: AV prepared former resident for tremor; no tsunami warning Alberni businesses recognized at awards
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Former Port Alberni resident Sian Nalleweg was awakened Friday morning by a motion that felt like a rolling wave. An earthquake measuring magnitude 6.1 struck the region approximately 167 kilometres southeast of the Village of Queen Charlotte just before 7 a.m. Friday. The epicentre was approximately 38 km below the surface. There were no reports of damage and no tsunami warnings issued but the shallow depth caused it to be felt widely. “This is a place where we know has been very active,” said Honn Kao, seismologist with the Geological Survey of Canada. “We received calls from Haida Gwaii and the north coast of B.C., but don’t expect to see any damage from this one,” Kao said Friday morning. “As soon as an earthquake occurs closer to a city we can expect damage to be more significant.” Kao said it was too remote and offshore to cause a tsunami. Nalleweg, a former Port Alberni resident, said most of the residents on Haida Gwaii felt the tremor. Now used to the somewhat regular rumblings, she said this one was quieter
“As soon as an earthquake occurs closer to a city we can expect damage to be more significant.” Honn Kao, seismologist, Geological Survey of Canada
than normal. “Usually I hear the china cabinet rattle, but this just felt like a rolling wave,” she said. Nallewag moved to the remote region in 2008 and said she and her family are prepared. “Living in Port Alberni had me more prepared because we always heard the tsunami warning system,” she said. “Now we have an enormous kit to last us more than 72 hours with water, food, dry packs and all other amenities.” She said it is standard for everyone to have a radio and volunteer firefighters conduct community sweeps to make sure everyone is safe after an event. “There is a block committee that does a telephone tree to reach everyone and we have regular emergency planning meetings,” Nallewag said.
The epicentre of a 6.1 magnitude earthquake on Friday was 38 kilometres below the surface. [EARTHQUAKES CANADA GRAPHIC]
For Nallewag, it is just the fear of the unknown that keeps her on edge. “Next year, my daughter will be going to the high school by ferry but I know they have safety plans in place,” she said. “But we know that if there is a major disaster, we will be the last on the list to get to because we’re the farthest away and there isn’t a lot of cell coverage.” She said the best thing to do is
to be prepared. “These ones rock the boat but it is more of a reminder to be ready,” Nallewag said. kristi.dobson@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext. 234
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Valley Cloggers meet Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Arrowsmith Baptist Church. Beginners welcome. Info: 250-724-2137. Kingsway Pub meat draw on Tuesdays, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., and 50/50 raffle to benefit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Ty Watson House. Board Games social on Tuesdays, from 4 to 10 p.m., at Char’s Landing.
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Child and youth Mothers Uplifting Mothers group meets Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Lighthouse Church. Info: 250-724-9733. Youth Clinic services at ADSS (around the left front corner) on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Info: 250-731-1315 or 250-720-9591. Play & Learn Library at Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre on Mondays, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9 to11 a.m. and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: 778- 421-2244.
Service groups Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.
Special interest Genealogy Club meets the last Tuesday of every month at the Family History Centre in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members can visit on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 9 p.m. Special twice a week fitness class designed for new moms and their babies. To register drop into Echo Centre or phone 250-723-2181.
Support and help Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323. Urgently needed: volunteers to help at Red Cross Loan Cupboard for fourhour shifts, once per week. Info: 250723-0557 on Wednesday or Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Alberni Valley Hospice Society’s Dementia Support Group meets third Tuesday monthly 10:30am-noon at 3088 3rd Avenue. This group is for individuals dealing with Early On Set Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other
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Chamber of Commerce presents awards KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
A number of local businesses and individuals were recognized for excellence on Friday night. The long anticipated Chamber of Commerce Community Excellence Awards event was held at the Italian Hall and included dinner and presentations. Bringing together a room full of professionals, entrepreneurs and up-and-comers, the evening highlighted some of the best Port Alberni has to offer. A committee spent months choosing nominees for the awards and narrowed down the list to choose 13 winners in various categories. This year’s Citizen of the Year was Theresa Kingston. “I was humbled and very appreciative,” Kingston said. “This community is amazing in terms of the number of people who get involved in different things so I am honoured to be chosen.” This year alone, Kingston has continued to be involved with the Arrowsmith Rotary Club, promoting the Arts District and grants program. She has also provided board of directors workshops for more than 30 different organizations to help them better support their groups and led youth leadership camps in China. The Business Excellence Award was given to Gone Fishin’, following the store’s recent move and expansion. “It feels very good,” said owner Al Ehrenberg. “It’s the culmination of a lot of work and a lot of effort and I think a great feeling of being accepted in the community, people are appreciative
of what we do.” Ehrenberg credits the people of Port Alberni, both customers and staff, for the success of the shop. He said he has people behind the counter who are passionate about what they do. “It is nice to be able to do business face to face with somebody that you know,” he said. “For what I do [Port Alberni] is the mecca for sports fishing. I feel it is a good community that supports smaller business as opposed to chain stores. People in Port Alberni generally spend money here. It hasn’t always been that way but there’s a big feeling of that now.” Ehrenberg’s advice to entrepreneurs is to find a niche that is not being served and do it very well. That is what Cat Zach, manager of Slammer’s Gym, did to win the Welcoming Workplace Award. “A clean facility is huge,” Zach said. “With this facility, especially when you’re coming for your workout, you’re not worried about germs or bacteria. Cleanliness in a facility is key.” She said the community support has led the gym to its success, but also enjoys seeing the success of gym users. “We had a ‘new you’ challenge that we put in place and we had people who had never come into a fitness facility in their lives come to our gym,” Zach said. “What keeps us going every day is seeing people really happy and trying to fulfill their goals and reach them.I’d like to thank the community for allowing us to be a successful business.”
The Chamber of Commerce Community Excellence Awards were held at the Italian Hall on Friday. [CHRIS FINLAYSON, TIMES]
Other winners include: Green Award: Eco Dry Cleaners Image Excellence: Aaron Vissia Financial Spirit of Music: Lance Lapointe Health and Wellness: Alberni Natural Health Group Social Media: The Funk Trunk Tourism and Hospitality: Swept Away Inn Youth of the Year: Eric Gill Rising Star: Van Isle Ford Volunteer of the Year: Bob Cole Customer Service: Valley Vision Optometry Bob Cole won the Volunteer of the Year award. (More photos on Page 6.) kristi.dobson@avtimes.net
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Local United Steelworkers to host Day of Mourning Tuesday Donations accepted for victims of shooting at Nanaimo Mill; mourners encouraged to wear red shirts ers die of occupational diseases that weren’t thought to be work related. According to the BC Federation of Labour, in 2014 203 workers died because of their work In British Columbia. For many of us April 28 is a very personal experience. Most of us have either had an injury on the job or know someone who has had one. And many of us worked with or knew someone who was killed or
On April 28, 2015, the United Steelworkers Local 1-85 will host a Day of Mourning Ceremony at the Steelworkers Hall at 4904 Montrose Street at 10:30 am (Doors Open at 10:00 am). The April 28 Day of Mourning is now recognized in more than one hundred countries. There are candle light vigils, religious ceremonies, memorials,
demonstrations and many other events bringing attention to a single fact – no matter where we are in the world and no matter how advanced our technologies, people are still dying because of their jobs. Every year approximately one thousand workers are killed across Canada and millions more globally because of their work. In fact this number is much, much higher because many deaths go unreported or work-
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A page 3 story in the Monday, April 13 edition of the Alberni Valley Times incorrectly quoted an excerpt from Port Alberni’s Strategic Plan, stating that the city’s “mission is to enhance the quality of its residents.” In the newly adopted Strategic Plan this phrase actually reads that the city’s “mission is to enhance the quality of life of residents.”
In the story titled, Edible Landscapes: Alberni woman wants to transform property into urban garden, published on the front page of the April 23 Alberni Valley Times, an upcoming number of workshops are reported. The workshops begin in May and cover five different topics, including the edible landscape design; secrets of productive soil; what plants, where and when; water saving beds, drought challenges and deer resistance; and harvesting, preserving and starting your urban farm market. Interested readers can call to register for one or all: 250-730-9413.
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established by the families of the victims of the Nanaimo Mill shooting. The Red Shirt Foundation will provide people the resources and tools to enable and create healthy, safe workplace environments where violence cannot thrive. Those attending the Day of Mourning Ceremony are encouraged to wear red shirts as well red T-shirts will be sold at the ceremony in support of the red shirt foundation.
injured at work. We know it could happen to any of us. And the effects can be devastating. That’s why remembering those who died is so important. It reminds us that our efforts to work safely and to encourage our employers to make work healthier and safer have a deeper meaning. At the ceremony this year donations will be accepted to the red shirt foundation – www.redshirtfoundation.com – a foundation
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he Harper government rode the sponsorship scandal all the way to 24 Sussex Drive. And with good reason. The sponsorship program implemented under former prime minister Jean Chretien was judged by the auditor general to be severely mismanaged. It was linked to significant corruption, with millions of dollars siphoned to Liberalfriendly companies. Prime Minister Stephen Harper vowed a new era of accountability upon his election in 2006 and tabled the Federal Accountability Act. Canadians were supposed to sleep soundly, safe from taxpayerfunded government golf balls, labelled “small town cheap” by Justice John Gomery who was tasked with getting to the bottom of the sponsorship deals. The bloom has certainly come off the Harper government rose
in terms of accountability and transparency. In 2010, it was criticized for doling out money to constituencies using giant cheques with Tory logos. Bigger than golf balls, for sure. In 2011, there was gazebo-gate. Then-industry minister Tony Clement used a $50-million government program – the G8 Legacy Infrastructure Fund – to pretty up his riding with parks, walkways and gazebos. The auditor general was unimpressed, and a report made clear that rules were broken. In this federal budget we see yet another infrastructure program that smells just a bit fishy, and one has to wonder whose gazebos are getting built and who’s logo is on the cheque paying for it. The Canada 150 community infrastructure program was part of Tuesday’s budget. It is complete-
ly separate from the $210 million earmarked to support activities and events over four years that celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017. Instead, this program creates a “new dedicated infrastructure fund to support the renovation, expansion and improvement of existing community infrastructure in all regions of the country as part of the Canada 150 celebration.” It’s not clear how much money this will cost. That wasn’t included in the budget. The new investments will be cost-shared with municipalities, community organizations and not-for-profit entities. As the budget states: “Community-based facilities contribute to the quality of life in small communities and large urban centres across Canada. The 150th anniversary of Confederation provides
Canadians with an opportunity to celebrate Canada’s history, heritage, values and future by reinvesting in community infrastructure across the country...” It’s not known when this will happen, but it’s expected that funding will be in place soon. So connect the dots here. The federal election is expected in October. The federal government has announced a new fund for infrastructure spending in communities. The Harper government is feeling the pinch in the polls.Conservative MPs are heading into their constituencies for summer barbecues and town halls. Let the ribbon-cutting begin. Now, pork-barrel politics is nothing new. Incumbent government MPs always have the upper hand because they can inject govern-
ment money into their ridings ahead of a federal election call without running afoul of election-spending laws. They can use that spending to keep constituents happy. Government ridings in jeopardy are often targets of government largesse just before the writ has dropped. But when you’ve won power and hobbled the Liberals – once thought of as Canada’s natural ruling party – on the basis of better accountability, better transparency, less obvious politicking, then its important you follow through. The Harper government is a powerhouse right now in Canada. If it wins in October, it will be the first Conservative party since 1891 to win four straight elections. Sad that it has to rely on questionable tactics to do so. WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
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Issues with public washrooms I
’d like to lodge a complaint about our public washrooms. Or as I like to call them: Aural Abuse Centres. It’s not the flushing toilets or the inane washbowl chatter. Nor is it the freeform toots, blatts, frips and rolling thunder of human alimentary canals warming up in the Cubicle Choir. It’s those bloody hand dryers. Used to be there were paper towel dispensers to handle that chore. Tidy and efficient but, alas, an environmental no-no. Washroom users eventually wearied of being harangued by earnest Elfin creatures (Mister, did you know a tree died so you could dry your hands?”). Hence, the ‘touchless’ dryer – you stick your mitts in, shake hands with yourself and hey, presto! Your hands are (sorta) dry. You also have a bad case of self-inflicted tinnitus – your ears are jangling from the banshee wail the touchless dry emits while it works. Makes a chain saw sound like a Mozart sonata. Ho hum. One more annoying, pointless audible intrusion in lives already overloaded with honking horns, screaming sirens, howling lawnmowers, thumping helicopters, chittering cellphones – and other people’s sound tracks. Makes me want to move to Green Banks, West Virginia. Not much of a place to look at. Just a wide spot in the road through Pocahontas County, nestled in the Allegheny Mountains, population 143. Green Banks only has a semi-restaurant – Henry’s
Online polling Arthur Black
Last week’s question: Do you think Port Alberni has poor air quality?
Basic Black
Quick Stop. There’s no shopping mall -- not even a baseball team. What it does have is silence – electronic silence, anyway. There are no cell phones in Green Bank because there’s no cell phone service. Neither is there WiFi. Or smart meters. In Green Banks, all wireless signals are forbidden by law. That’s because Green Banks also has The Green Banks Telescope. The GBT is one of the world’s most sophisticated radio telescopes and at 485 feet it towers over tiny Green Banks. How sensitive is it? Sensitive enough to record the energy given off by a single snowflake hitting the ground. But it needs pristine conditions to operate. That means no electro-magnetic interference from the ground it sits on. The federal government helped out by legislating a 13,000 square mile National Radio Quiet Zone around Green Banks in which all use of airwaves is strictly regulated. How do people in Green Banks survive without iPhones, tablets and internet fixes? Very well, it seems. One Green Banks resident explains in his West Virginia drawl: “People ask me wot dew yew dew here? Ah tell ‘em ah’m dewin’ it raht now. Listen. Listen
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to the nature all around yew.” Easier to do in Green Banks than most other places on this fractured, frazzled planet where we buy recordings of waterfalls, birdsongs and surf to block out the wall of noise around us. If I find out the washroom in Henry’s Quick Stop has paper towel dispensers, I’m on my way. » Arthur Black is a Canadian humorist and radio personality, best known as the longtime host of Basic Black on CBC Radio. He also publishes a regular humour column syndicated to 50 Canadian newspapers. Black now lives on Salt Spring Island.
$50,000 consultant’s study on municipal management staff is foolish Just a word about spending 50k on a survey of other small towns employee salaries is foolish. I did this last year with the salaries being paid to municipal staff in Qualicum and Parksville even called Zabellos (which makes 80k per as chief financial officer) and was shocked!!! Many, many staff make well over 100k per year, accumulate lots of sick days off, have all the benefits and, yes, a great pension that the rest of us can only dream about. Its the unions that negotiate the contracts and the council of the day that agrees to these demands, like a 2% increase in pay every year. One solution would be to freeze hiring until a new contract can be put into place and then offer to privatize most of the work. The town could become a poster for other towns on how to get out of these out of control salaries. Another thing that all employers should consider is to stop collecting union dues. Let the unions collect their own dues and see how many members remain??? That’s my two cents. Robert Berry Parksville
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Timberwolves beat Raptors 79–69 NEELAM PARMAR FOR THE TIMES
Co-op Timberwolves 79 Tseshaht Market Raptors 69 This game featured the two remaining undefeated teams in the league. The Tseshaht Market Raptors started the game strong taking a halftime lead 42–31 with balanced scoring from Sam Moncur (14 points), Kevin Titian Jr. (16 points) and Bryce Greenwood (10 points). For the second straight game, Co-op would have to overcome a double-digit deficit if they wanted a victory. Co-op guards Anthony McIntosh and Kenneth led the charge with a barrage of five three-pointers and helped Co-op turn the 11point deficit into a 10-point win, 79-69. Timberwolves scoring leaders: Anthony McIntosh, 25 points; Kenneth Johnson, 23 points. Raptor scoring leaders: Sam Moncur, 23 points; Kevin Titian Jr., 22 points. Josh Fred of Concrete Impression Rockets leaps for a layup in a game against the Dave Ralla Magic at the ADSS Armada gym on Thursday. Dave Ralla won 60–53. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
Dave Ralla Magic 60
Concrete Impressions Rockets 53 The winless Concrete Impressions Rockets had a new look to their roster for week 3. Josh De Jong, who had missed the first two games, was now available and Josh Fred was added to replace Coby Felsman Sr., who sustained a season ending injury. However they were missing their big man Adam Yaredic for this showdown against the Dave Ralla Magic. Dave Ralla started the game strong taking a 10–3 advantage early and maintained this lead to halftime 32–22. Concrete Impressions made a push at the start of the second quarter scoring the first eight points to get within two. A back and forth battle ensued until the Magic went on their own eight-point run to advance their lead and cruise to a 60–53 win. Magic scoring leaders: Brenden Lundy-Sam, 26 points; Mike Lange, 24
points, Rockets scoring leaders: Josh Fred, 22 points; Josh De Jong, 19 points. Ladybird Engraving Heat 83 Slammers Gym Warriors 59 Slammers Gym bolted out of the gates to start this game taking a 21–9 lead off the strong play of Josh Kurucz. Ladybird Engraving finally settled down and with good ball movement started to find their shots on offence. They went on a 10–0 run to make it a game again, with Slammers holding a slight 28–27 lead at half. The Heat kept up the temperature in the second quarter rolling on offence and had a 39–34 lead when Slammers scorer Kurucz fouled out. From that point on the Heat had their way with the Slammers and finished with a 83–59 victory. Heat scoring leaders: Bobby Rupert, 22 points; Connor Van Vliet, 22 points. Warriors scoring leaders: Josh Kurucz, 28 points; Cameron Hepp, eight points.
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Alberni Bowmen host 3D Shoot ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
The Alberni Bowmen had their annual 3D Shoot April 19. Over 155 archers from all ages and categories shooting traditional longbows, recurves to the most technologically advanced compound bows competed. With 25 targets situated in the trees out at the Black Powder Range. The course wound through the forest with many different targets, from standard deer to wild pigs and turkeys to the more exotic, like a giant cobra and even a life sized velociraptor. The 3D Shoot is the only outdoor archery event hosted by the Alberni Bowmen each year. Archery season starts again in November. A new executive has been selected to run the club.
Golf scramble postponed The Ladies’ Golf Scramble has been postponed one week to Sunday, May 3rd, with a 2 p.m. shotgun start. Here’s hoping for better weather.....
Bud Hubert gives the morning safety speech to the crowd of assembled archers for the Alberni Bowmen’s annual 3D shoot April 19. [CHRIS FINLAYSON, TIMES] Archery scores were tabulated from a morning round of 25 targets, and the same 25 targets from a slightly different position in the afternoon.
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Cecil Dawson demonstrated his talented carving skills for attendees of the Days with the Arts on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Ivan Blais displayed his hand-crafted woodwork during Days with the Arts at the Train Station. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Bill Maxon peers through on of his pieces on display at the train station. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Artist Shelley Penner had her work on display and provided painting demonstrations at Rollin Art Centre on Saturday.
Linda Campbell was at Char’s Landing demonstrating her artistic skills on Saturday for Days with the Arts. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Theresa Kingston, left, with Pat Kermeen from Arrowsmith Rotary, accepts the Citizen of the Year award at the Chamber of Commerce Excellence Awards event on Friday night. [CHRIS FINLAYSON, TIMES]
Al Ehrenberg, right, of Gone Fishin’, accepted the Business of the Year award with Zack Jones from Save-On Foods at the Chamber of Commerce Excellence Awards event on Friday night. [CHRIS FINLAYSON, TIMES]
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SCOREBOARD HOCKEY
Canadiens 2, Senators 0
Monday, April 27 (Games 7) NY Islanders at Washington
First Period 1. Montreal, Gallagher (1) (Pateryn, Plekanec) 13:26 Penalties: Markov Mtl (High-sticking Clarke MacArthur) 2:34, Mitchell Mtl (Holding Kyle Turris) 9:41 Second Period No scoring Penalties: Markov Mtl (Tripping Milan Michalek) 15:52 Third Period 2. Montreal, Pacioretty (2) 19:59 Penalties: MacArthur Ott (Highsticking Alexei Emelin) 3:42, De La Rose Mtl (Tripping Jean-Gabriel Pageau) 16:46 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Montreal 13 3 3 19 Ottawa 13 16 12 41 Goaltending summary: Montreal: Price (38/38), Ottawa: Anderson (18/19) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Montreal: 0 of 1, Ottawa: 0 of 4 Att: 20,500 (110.8% of Canadian Tire Centre capacity))
Wednesday, April 29 (Games 7) Detroit at Tampa Bay
Wild 4, Blues 1
NHL Playoffs - Round 1 All series best-of-seven Yesterday’s results Minnesota 4, St. Louis 1 (Minnesota wins series 4-2) Montreal 2, Ottawa 0 (Montreal wins series 4-2) Saturday’s result (Game 5) Detroit 4, Tampa Bay 0 (Detroit leads series 3-2) Also Saturday (Games 6) NY Islanders 3, Washington 1 (Series tied 3-3) Chicago 4, Nashville 3 (Chicago wins series 4-2) Calgary 7, Vancouver 4 (Calgary wins series 4-2) Monday, April 27 (Game 6) Tampa Bay at Detroit
Saturday at the Saddledome
Flames 7, Canucks 4 1 2 3 T Vancouver 3 1 0 4 Calgary 1 2 4 7 * M. Stajan (Flames): Goals: 1, Assists: 2 ** J. Hudler (Flames): Goals: 2, Assists: 2 *** M. Ferland (Flames): Goals: 2, Assists: 1 First Period 1. Vancouver, McMillan (1) (Higgins, Horvat) 2:36 2. Vancouver, Hansen (2) (Matthias, Tanev) 7:32 (SH) 3. Vancouver, Vrbata (2) (Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin) 9:42 (PP) 4. Calgary, Ferland (1) (Stajan, Jones) 17:02 Penalties: Edler Van (High-sticking Jones) 5:32; Bennett Cgy (Slashing Hamhuis) 9:18; Jooris Cgy (Intererence with Higgins) 10:19 Second Period 5. Calgary, Sean Monahan (2) (Hudler, Wideman) 1:02 6. Calgary, Gaudreau (2) (Hudler, T.J. Brodie) 5:35 7. Vancouver, Sbisa (1) (Hansen) 10:36 Penalties: Bonino Van (Closing Hand on Puck) 15:43 Third Period 8. Jiri Hudler (2) (Monahan, Gaudreau) 6:14 (PP) 9. Calgary, Matt Stajan (1) (Ferland, Jones) 15:43 10. Calgary, Jiri Hudler (3) (unassisted) 19:31 (EN) 11. Calgary, Michael Ferland (2) (Jones, Stajan) 19:57 (EN) Penalties: McMillan Van (Interference of Wideman) 5:25
First Period 1. Minnesota, Parise (2) (Cooke) 7:14 (PP) Penalties: Stastny Stl (Interference) 3:41, Fontaine Min (Tripping) 6:31, Niederreiter Min (Hooking) 11:14 Second Period 2. Minnesota, Fontaine (1) (Scandella) 11:19 3. St. Louis, Oshie (1) (Pietrangelo, Shattenkirk) 19:56 Penalties: Cooke Min (Embellishment) 5:29, Jackman Stl (Hooking) 5:29 Third Period 4. Minnesota, Parise (3) (Pominville, Granlund) 1:01 5. Minnesota, Niederreiter (3) (Koivu) 18:08 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T St. Louis 4 15 12 31 Minnesota 10 7 4 21 Goaltending summary: St. Louis: Elliott (6/7), Allen (11/13), Minnesota: Dubnyk (30/31) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): St. Louis: 0 of 2, Minnesota: 0 of 1 Att: 19,318 ((106.9% of capacity) Playoff stats Points GP 1 Jonathan Toews, CHI 6 2 Vladimir Tarasenko, STL 5 2 Corey Perry, ANA 4 2 Patrick Kane, CHI 6 2 Duncan Keith, CHI 6 2 Kevin Shattenkirk, STL 5 7 Jiri Hudler, CGY 6 7 Johnny Gaudreau, CGY 6 (4 others with 6)
G 3 6 3 2 2 0 3 2
A Pts 5 8 1 7 4 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 3 6 4 6
Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Vancouver 7 9 6 22 Calgary 9 11 13 33 Goaltending summary: Vancouver: Ryan Miller (26/31); Calgary: Jonas Hiller (1/3); Karri Ramo (17/19) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Vancouver: 1 of 2, Calgary: 1 of 3 Att: 19,289 (100% of capacity)
Goal Against Avg (Two game min.) GP W 1 Craig Anderson, OTT 3 2 2 Henrik Lundqvist, NYR5 4 3 Braden Holtby, WSH 5 2 4 Petr Mrazek, DET 5 3 5 Jake Allen, STL 5 2 6 Karri Ramo, CGY 2 1 7 M-Andre Fleury, PIT 5 1 8 Jonas Hiller, CGY 6 3 9 F’rick Andersen, ANA 4 4 10 Ben Bishop, TB 5 2 11 Scott Darling, CHI 5 3 12 Ryan Miller, VAN 3 1
Canucks post-season team leaders Final statistics Points: Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Radim Vrbata, Jannik Hansen, Bo Horvat, all with 4 Goals: Daniel Sedin, Radim Vrbata, Jannik Hansen, RW, all with 2 Assists: Henrik Sedin, Bo Horvat, Chris Tanev, Alexander Edler, all with 3 Penalty Min: Alex Burrows, 21 Plus-Minus: Chris Tanev, 4
Save Percentage (Two game min.) GP W L SVPct 1 Craig Anderson, OTT 3 2 1 .976 2 Braden Holtby, WSH 5 2 3 .945 3 Henrik Lundqvist, NYR 5 4 1 .939 4 Petr Mrazek, DET 5 3 2 .937 5 Scott Darling, CHI 5 3 1 .936 6 Jonas Hiller, CGY 6 3 2 .931 7 Marc-Andre Fleury, PIT 5 1 4 .927 8 Jaroslav Halak, NYI 6 3 3 .926 9 Frederik Andersen, ANA4 4 0 .924 10 Carey Price, MTL 5 3 2 .923
L 1 1 3 2 3 0 4 2 0 3 1 1
GAA 0.95 1.54 1.75 1.92 2.02 2.09 2.12 2.20 2.20 2.22 2.22 2.31
GOLF
Western Hockey League Playoffs
Last week’s Tour events
All series best-of- seven *=if necessary Eastern Conference Final Calgary vs. Brandon (Brandon leads series 2-0) Western Conference Final Kelowna vs. Portland (Series tied 1-1)
PGA Tour
Saturday’s results (Games 2) Brandon 3, Calgary 2 (OT) Portland 3, Kelowna 2 Tuesday, April 28 (Games 3) Brandon at Calgary, 6 p.m. Kelowna at Portland, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 29 (Games 4) Brandon at Calgary, 6 p.m. Kelowna at Portland, 7 p.m.
IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship April 16-26, Zug and Lucerne, Switzerland Saturday’s semifinals USA 7, Canada 2 Finland 5, Switzerland 4 Yesterday’s final day Relegation game Latvia 5, Germany 3 Bronze medal game Canada 5, Switzerland 2 Gold medal game USA 2, Finland 1 (OT)
LPGA Tour
Western Canada Cup Junior A championship Casman Centre, Fort McMurray, Alberta Teams BCHL, Penticton Vees Saskatchewan JHL: Melfort Mustangs Manitoba JHL: Portage Terriers Alberta JHL: Spruce Grove Saints Hosts: Fort McMurray Oil Barons Round Robin standings Team GP W L T Pts GF-A Penticton 2 2 0 0 4 17-3 Portage 2 1 1 0 2 7-6 Fort McMurray 2 1 1 0 2 3-7 Melfort 1 0 1 0 0 3-6 Spruce Grove 1 0 1 0 0 3-11 Yesterday’s results Portage 6, Melfort 3 Penticton 6, Fort McMurray 0 Saturday’s opening games Penticton 11, Spruce Grove 3 Fort McMurray 3, Portage 1 Today’s schedule Spruce Grove vs. Melfort, 6:30 p.m.
Also from Canada T59 Sui Kim +2 72 74 77 74
Wednesday, April 29 Melfort vs. Penticton, 6:30 p.m.
Champions Tour
Thursday, April 30 Portage vs. Spruce Grove, 1:30 p.m. Fort McMurray vs. Melfort, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2 Semifinals, 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3 Finals, 3 p.m.
American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs - Round 1 All series best-of-five Yesterday’s results Toronto 5, Grand Rapids 2 (Toronto leads series 2-0) Portland 3, Manchester 2 (Series tied 1-1) Providence 2, Hartford 1 (3OT) (Providence leads series 2-1) Saturday’s results Toronto 7, Grand Rapids 4 Manchester 6, Portland 2 Providence 2, Hartford 1 Hershey 3, Worcester 1 (Hershey leads series 2-0) W-B/Scranton 4, Syracuse 0 (W-B/Scranton leads series 2-0) Oklahoma City 4, San Antonio 3 (OT) (Oklahoma City leads series 1-0) Rockford 4, Texas 1 (Rockford leads series 2-0)
Wizards win 125-94, sweep past Raptors
LACROSSE BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L T Pts Langley 1 1 0 0 2 Delta 1 1 0 0 2 Coquitlam 1 1 0 0 2 Victoria 0 0 0 0 0 New Westminster 0 0 0 0 0 Nanaimo 1 0 1 0 0 Burnaby 1 0 1 0 0 Port Coquitlam 1 0 1 0 0 Yesterday’s results Coquitlam 10, Nanaimo 9 Port Coquitlam 10, Burnaby 7 New Westminster at Victoria postponed Saturday’s result Delta 12, Burnaby 6
Sunday May 3 Victoria at Coquitlam, 2 p.m. Nanaimo at New Westminster, 5 p.m.
National Lacrosse League Pct .706 .529 .353 .294 Pct .765 .706 .562 .294 .267
Web.com Tour Last week’s tournament WNB Golf Classic, April 23-26 This tournament was canceled.
Last week’s tournament Volvo China Open, April 22-25 Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club, Shanghai, China. Par 72, 7,300 yards. Purse: $2,135,580. 2014 champion: Alexander Levy. Final Leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R4 1 A-Shun Wu -9 73 66 69 71 2 David Howell -8 68 72 68 72 T3 Alexander Levy -7 69 68 71 73 T3 Prom Meesawat -7 72 70 68 71 T3 Emiliano Grillo -7 73 70 69 69 6 Hao-tong Li -6 71 68 69 74 7 Richie Ramsay -5 72 68 70 73 T8 Magnus Carlsson -4 73 72 65 74 T8 Julien Quesne -4 69 67 76 72 T8 Peter Uihlein -4 70 67 76 71 T8 Romain Wattel -4 72 67 74 71 T8 Tyrrell Hatton -4 75 69 69 71 T8 Byeong-Hun An -4 72 68 76 68 T14 Seve Benson -3 75 69 66 75 T14 Bradley Dredge -3 68 74 72 71 T14 Lucas Bjerregaard-3 75 70 70 70 T14 Mark Foster -3 72 71 74 68 T18 Thomas Pieters -2 70 71 70 75 T18 M. Manassero -2 71 68 73 74 T18 James Morrison -2 73 70 70 73 T18 Richard Green -2 73 71 69 73 T18 Benjamim Hebert-2 70 76 67 73 T18 Mikko Ilonen -2 73 71 70 72
ATP
Saturday May 2 Delta at Nanaimo, 4:30 p.m. Port Coquitlam at Victoria, 5 p.m.
West W L GB y-Edmonton 12 5 x-Colorado 9 8 2.5 Calgary 6 11 5.5 Vancouver 5 12 6.5 East W L GB x-Toronto 13 4 x-Rochester 12 5 1 Buffalo 9 7 3.5 Minnesota 5 12 8 New England 4 11 8
Last week’s tournament Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf, April 24-26 (54 holes). Top of the Rock Golf Course, Ridgedale, Missouri. Par 71, 7,036 yards. Purse: $2,800,000. Final Leaderboard Teams Par R1 R2 R3 1 Andrade\Durant -19 63 51 45 2 Woosnam, Lyle -16 47 64 51 T3 Calcavecchia\Lowery -15 51 65 47 T3 Roberts\Wiebe -15 48 67 48 T5 Chapman\Cochran -14 50 66 48 T5 Gilder\Wadkins -14 50 66 48 T5 Lehman\Sluman -14 65 49 50 T5 Pavin\Waldorf -14 62 51 51 T5 Sindelar/Cook -14 60 53 51 T10 Armour III\Parnevik -13 54 63 48 T10 Forsman\Reid -13 49 65 51 T10 Janzen\Mediate -13 64 53 48 T10 Morgan/Kite -13 53 64 48 14 Pernice Jr\Tway -12 62 55 49 T15 Brooks\Huston -11 61 53 53 T15 M’gomerie\O’Meara -11 66 51 50 T15 Sutton/Mize -11 48 69 50 T18 Blake\Frost -10 61 57 50 T18 Goydos\Sutherland -10 65 52 51 T18 Jenkins\Daley -10 48 70 50 T18 North\Watson -10 51 66 51
TENNIS
Friday May 1 Langley at Burnaby, 8 p.m.
GF 228 202 198 198 GF 220 193 196 172 160
Saturday’s results Buffalo 17, Vancouver 9 Rochester 14, New England 6 Edmonton 16, Minnesota 12 Remaining schedule Today’s game Buffalo at New England, 3 p.m. Friday, May 1 Toronto at New England, 4 p.m. Saturday, May 2 Edmonton at Colorado, 6 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m. New England at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Rochester at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
GA 167 205 204 251 GA 178 160 189 214 199
Rangers 5, Angels 4 (Cont’d) Texas LA Angels
MLB
American League East W L NY Yankees 11 8 Tampa Bay 11 8 Boston 10 9 Baltimore 9 10 Toronto 9 10 Central W L Detroit 13 6 Kansas City 12 6 Chicago Sox 8 9 Minnesota 8 10 Cleveland 6 11 West W L Houston 11 7 LA Angels 9 10 Oakland 8 12 Seattle 7 11 Texas 7 11 National League East W L NY Mets 14 5 Atlanta 9 9 Miami 8 11 Philadelphia 7 12 Washington 7 12 Central W L St. Louis 12 5 Chicago Cubs 10 7 Pittsburgh 11 8 Cincinnati 8 10 Milwaukee 4 15 West W L LA Dodgers 11 7 Colorado 10 8 San Diego 11 9 Arizona 8 10 San Franisco 8 11
PCT .579 .579 .526 .474 .474 PCT .684 .667 .471 .444 .353 PCT .611 .474 .400 .389 .389
GB 1.0 2.0 2.0 GB 0.5 4.0 4.5 6.0 GB 2.5 4.0 4.0 4.0
Strk W1 W5 L2 W2 L3 Strk W2 L2 W2 W2 L2 Strk W3 L1 L4 L2 W1
PCT .737 .500 .421 .368 .368 PCT .706 .588 .579 .444 .211 PCT .611 .556 .550 .444 .421
GB 4.5 6.0 7.0 7.0 GB 2.0 2.0 4.5 9.0 GB 1.0 1.0 3.0 3.5
Strk L1 L1 W5 W1 L5 Strk L1 W2 W5 L3 W1 Strk L1 L1 W1 L3 W1
Yesterday’s results Detroit 8, Cleveland 6 Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati 2 Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 1 Miami 6, Washington 2 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4 Baltimore 18, Boston 7 Chicago Sox 5, Kansas City 3 Milwaukee 6, St. Louis 3 Texas 5, LA Angels 4 Houston 7, Oakland 6 San Diego 3, LA Dodgers 1 Minnesota 4, Seattle 2 Pittsburgh 8, Arizona 0 San Francisco at Colorado, postponed N.Y. Yankees 6, N.Y. Mets 4 Saturday’s results Detroit 4, Cleveland 1 Houston 9, Oakland 3 NY Mets 8, NY Yankees 2 Miami 8, Washington 0 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 2 Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 2 Baltimore 5, Boston 4 St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 3 Pittsburgh 2, Arizona 1 San Fran 5, Colorado 4 LA Dodgers 11, San Diego 8 LA Angels 4, Texas 1 Minnesota 8, Seattle 5 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, postponed Kansas City at Chicago Sox, postponed
* Won playoff in 2 holes
European Tour
Tuesday, April 28 (Game 4) Hartford at Providence, 4 p.m.
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry sits on the bench during a timeout in the second half of Game 4 as the Raptors were eliminated from the playoffs. [AP PHOTO]
WASHINGTON — It didn’t take very long for Kyle Lowry to show his built-up frustration on Sunday against Washington. Lowry and his Toronto Raptors were swept from the post-season after a 125-94 loss in Game 4 against the Wizards. The guard’s emotion from throughout the series boiled over in the first quarter. He protested an early foul on Paul Pierce by firing the basketball to a referee as he walked off the court after a time out. Lowry earned a technical foul and moments later was on the bench with a third personal foul just six minutes 54 seconds into the game. The meltdown encapsulated the series for Lowry and Toronto, which dropped the first-round matchup 4-0. “It was very unsatisfactory, to be honest,” said Lowry. “At the end of the day, I’ve got to continue to get better and I will get better.” It was a miserable week for Lowry, who battled back spasms, an illness and a leg injury, but refused to concede he was hurt. His shot was off. Foul trouble was a constant problem. The Raptors’ most dynamic player, who started at guard for the Eastern Conference in this year’s All-Star game, was a shell of himself in the series. Lowry scored a team-high 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting on Sunday. But the Raptors’ defence was inconsistent, their offence sputtered and they couldn’t rebound the shots they did miss. “I’ve got no answers. It’s a tough end for us,” said guard Greivis Vasquez. “But as a team we’ve got to stay together. We’ll see what happens this summer. We all, as individuals, have to get better. That really wasn’t us the whole series.” The Wizards led 20-10 just 6:18 into the contest when Lowry was forced to the bench with that third foul. The lead grew to 20 midway through the second quarter and the game was never competitive in the second half as one Washington starter after another was pulled from the game to a standing ovation.
Last week’s tournament Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, April 23-26 Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, California, par 72, 6,925 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 winner: Lydia Ko Final Leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Lydia Ko* -8 67 72 71 70 2 Morgan Pressel -8 69 72 67 72 3 Brooke Henderson Smiths Falls, Ont -7 70 65 72 74 4 Min Seo Kwak -6 72 67 69 74 5 Shanshan Feng -5 70 70 71 72 T6 Ha Na Jang -4 68 71 77 68 T6 Amy Yang -4 72 68 75 69 T6 Stacy Lewis -4 69 71 71 73 T9 Mirim Lee -3 74 68 73 70 T9 Sei-Young Kim -3 74 69 70 72 T11 Na Yeon Choi -2 69 68 78 71 T11 Sakura Yokomine -2 71 67 77 71 T13 P.K. Kongkraphan-1 68 76 71 72 T13 Sandra Gal -1 74 67 72 74 T15 Gerina Piller E 72 73 73 70 T15 Juli Inkster E 68 74 75 71 T15 Moriya Jut’ugarn E 70 72 72 74 T18 Cristie Kerr +1 71 74 75 69 T18 Q Baek +1 73 72 74 70 T18 Hyo-Joo Kim +1 71 73 74 71 T18 Minjee Lee +1 71 72 74 72 T18 Inbee Park +1 73 71 73 72 T18 Yueer Cindy Feng+1 70 68 76 75 T18 Julieta Granada +1 70 69 75 75 T18 Tiffany Joh +1 70 70 74 75
Tuesday, April 28 Penticton vs. Portage, 1:30 p.m. Spruce Grove vs. Ft McMurray, 6:30pm
Wednesday, April 29 (Games 3) Worcester at Hershey, 4 p.m. Chicago at Utica, 4 p.m. Toronto at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m. W-B/Scranton at Syracuse, 4 p.m. Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Texas at Rockford, 5 p.m.
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Last week’s tournament Zurich Classic of New Orleans, April 23-26 TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana. Par 72, 7,520 yards. Purse:: $6,900,000. 2014 winner: Seung-yul Noh. Final Leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Justin Rose -22 69 66 65 66 2 Cameron Tringale -21 69 65 68 65 3 Boo Weekley -20 64 70 69 65 T4 Jim Herman -19 69 68 67 65 T4 Jason Day -19 67 65 68 69 T6 David Hearn Brampton, Ont. -18 65 70 67 68 T6 Daniel Berger -18 66 67 68 69 T8 Blayne Barber -17 67 70 64 70 T8 Chesson Hadley -17 67 72 66 66 T8 Chad Campbell -17 67 68 68 68 T8 Meen Whee Kim -17 68 71 68 64 T12 Steve Wheatcroft-16 72 66 69 65 T12 Jason Gore -16 70 68 66 68 T12 George McNeill -16 74 64 66 68 T12 Sean O’Hair -16 65 71 68 68 T12 Erik Compton -16 66 69 68 69 T12 Steven Bowditch-16 68 67 71 66 T12 Justin Thomas -16 68 66 72 66 T12 Scott Pinckney -16 69 70 65 68 T12 D.A. Points -16 70 69 68 65 T12 Hudson Swafford-16 67 66 70 69
BASEBALL
Barcelona Open Barcelona, Spain. Surface: Clay Purse: €1,993,230 (1 euro=CDN$1.33) Singles - Final Kei Nishikori (1), Japan, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 6-4, 6-4. Doubles-Final Marin Draganja, Croatia, and Henri Kontinen, Finland, def. Jamie Murray, Britain, and John Peers, Australia, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 11-9. BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy Bucharest, Romania. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405. Singles - Final Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (5), Spain, def. Jiri Vesely (7), Czech Republic, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (11) Doubles - Final Marius Copil, Romania, and Adrian Ungur, Romania, def. Nicholas Monroe, United States, and Artem Sitak, New Zealand, 3-6, 7-5, 17-15
WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany. Surface: Clay. Purse: $731,000 Singles - Final Angelique Kerber, Germany, def. Caroline Wozniacki (4), Denmark, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 Doubles - Final Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Lucie Safarova (3), Czech Republic, def. Caroline Garcia, France, and Kata
Today’s schedule Toronto at Boston, 3:10 p.m. Sanchez (1-2) vs Kelly (1-0) Kansas City at Cleveland, 3:10 p.m. Guthrie (1-1) vs Kluber (0-2) Chi. White Sox at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Samardzija (1-1) vs Jimenez (1-1) Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Karns (1-1) vs Warren (1-1) Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Nelson (1-1) vs Cueto (1-2) N.Y. Mets at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Gee (0-1) vs Cosart (1-1) Washington at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Fister (1-0) vs Stults (0-1) Seattle at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Walker (0-2) vs Gallardo (2-2) Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Worley (2-1) vs Hammel (1-1) Detroit at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Price (1-1) vs Milone (2-0) Philadelphia at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Hamels (0-2) vs Lackey (1-0) Colorado at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Kendrick (1-2) vs Anderson (0-0) Houston at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. McHugh (3-0) vs Shields (2-0) San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Bumgarner (1-1) vs Kershaw (1-1)
Twins 4, Mariners 2 (11 inn) Minnesota
Seattle
ab r h bi ab r h bi Dozier 2B 4 1 0 0 Jackson CF 5 0 0 0 Robinson OF 5 2 1 0 Smith DH 3 1 2 1 Mauer 1B 5 0 3 3 Ruggiano DH 1 0 0 0 Plouffe 3B 6 0 1 1 Cano 2B 4100 Nunez DH 5 0 2 0 Cruz RF 3000 Escobar LF 5 0 0 0 Seager 3B 5 0 2 0 Arcia RF 4 0 1 0 Morrison 1B 5 0 0 1 Schafer CF 0 0 0 0 Ackley LF 4 0 1 0 Herrmann C 3 1 0 0 B’quist PH 1 0 0 0 Santana SS 3 0 1 0 Miller SS 3 0 1 0 Totals 40 4 9 4 Sucre C 2000 Weeks PH 1 0 0 0 Zunino C 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 2 6 2
Minnesota 101 000 000 02 4 Seattle 000 200 000 00 2 SB: SEA Cruz, N (1, 2nd base off Thompson, A/Herrmann, C). 2B: MIN Mauer (3, Elias), Nunez (4, Farquhar); SEA Miller, B (3, Gibson), Seager (5, Gibson), Smith, S (4, Gibson). 3B: MIN Mauer (1, Olson). GIDP: SEA Morrison. HR: SEA Smith, S (1, 4th inning off Gibson, 0 on, 0 out). S: MIN Santana, D; SEA Sucre; Miller, B. Team Lob: MIN 12; SEA 8. DP: MIN (Santana, D-Mauer); SEA (Sucre-Cano). E: MIN Santana, D (5, throw). Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO K Gibson 7.0 5 2 2 3 3 A Thompson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 C Fien (W, 1-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 G Perkins 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO R Elias 5.2 6 2 2 3 6 C Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 C Furbush 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 D Farquhar 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 F Rodney 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 T Olson (L, 1-1) 2.0 1 2 2 2 0 HBP: Santana, D (by Elias). Time: 3:40. Att: 35,242.
Rays 5, Blue Jays 1 Toronto
Tampa Bay
ab r h bi ab r h bi Travis 2B 4 0 0 0 Guyer LF 4124 Martin C 4 1 1 0 Souza Jr. RF 4 0 1 0 Donaldson 3B4 0 1 0 Cabrera DH 4 0 0 0 Enc’acion DH 3 0 0 0 Longoria 3B 3 1 3 0 Smoak 1B 4 0 1 1 Forsythe 2B 4 0 1 1 Saunders RF 4 0 0 0 Loney 1B 4 0 1 0 Pompey LF 4 0 1 0 Beckham SS 3 2 2 0 Pillar CF 3 0 0 0 Kiermaier CF 4 1 2 0 Goins SS 3 0 1 0 Rivera C 4010 Totals 33 1 5 1 Totals 34 5 13 5
Toronto 000 000 001 1 Tampa Bay 200 102 00x 5 HR: None 2B: TOR Pompey (6, Archer); TB Forsythe (4, Buehrle). GIDP: TB Souza Jr., Rivera, Re. HR: TB Guyer (1, 1st inning off Buehrle, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: TOR 6; TB 9. DP: TOR 2 (Donaldson-TravisSmoak, Donaldson-Martin, R-Smoak). E: TOR Pompey (2, fielding); TB Longoria (2, throw). Toronto IP H R ER BB SO M Buehrle (L, 3-1) 5.213 5 5 1 3 M Estrada 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 A Loup 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO C Archer (W, 3-2) 7.0 2 0 0 1 7 M Andriese 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 Time: 2:23. Att: 21,107.
Rangers 5, Angels 4 Texas
ab r Martin CF 6 1 Smolinski LF 3 1 Peguero LF 2 0 Fielder DH 5 0 DeShields DH 1 1 Beltre 3B 5 0 Rosales 3B 0 1 Moreland 1B 5 0
LA Angels
h bi ab r h bi 2 1 Calhoun RF 6 0 3 0 0 0 Trout CF 4112 0 0 Pujols DH 5 1 2 0 1 0 Freese 3B 6 0 0 0 0 0 Aybar SS 6 0 2 1 2 0 Cron 1B 4040 0 0 Green PR-1B 2 1 0 0 3 2 Joyce LF 4010 Continued next column
ab r h bi ab r h bi Andrus SS 4 1 1 0 Cowgill LF 1 0 0 0 Choo RF 4 0 0 0 Iannetta C 3 0 0 0 Corporan C 4 0 0 0 Giavotella 2B 5 1 2 1 Odor 2B 3 0 0 1 Totals 46 4 15 4 Totals 42 5 9 4
Texas 011 000 001 02 5 LA Angels 000 000 210 01 4 SB: TEX Martin, L (5, 2nd base off Santiago, H/Iannetta). 2B: TEX Beltre, A (3, Santiago, H); LAA Cron (4, Martinez, N), Giavotella (3, Bass), Pujols (3, Feliz). HR: TEX Martin, L (1, 11th inning off Alvarez, Jo, 0 on, 0 out); LAA Trout (4, 7th inning off Bass, 1 on, 1 out). Team Lob: TEX 14; LAA 14. DP: TEX (Beltre, A-Moreland). E: TEX Choo (1, fielding); LAA Aybar 2 (2, fielding, fielding). PICKOFFS: TEX Corporan (Cron at 3rd base). Texas IP H R ER BB SO N Martinez 6.0 7 0 0 2 2 A Bass 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 S Tolleson 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 K Kela 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 N Feliz (W, 1-1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 4 LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO H Santiago 5.1 4 2 1 6 5 C Ramos 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 M Morin 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 J Smith 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 J Alvarez (L, 0-1) 2.0 2 2 1 1 2 HBP: Odor (by Santiago, H), Pujols (by Martinez, N). Time: 4:13. Att: 35,053.
Baltimore
ab r h bi ab r h bi Betts CF 5 1 0 0 Cabrera SS 6 2 2 0 Pedroia 2B 4 0 3 0 Machado 3B 4 2 0 0 Nava PR-LF 1 1 0 0 Garcia P 0000 Sandoval 3B 2 2 1 3 Jones CF 4212 Ramirez DH 5 2 2 4 Lough CF 1 0 1 0 Napoli 1B 5 0 0 0 Young RF 6 3 3 5 Holt LF-2B 2 0 2 0 Davis 1B 5333 Craig RF 5 0 0 0 Pearce LF 3 2 2 3 Bogaerts SS 4 0 0 0 Paredes 3B 5 1 3 3 Leon C 4 1 1 0 Lavarnway C 5 1 2 0 Totals 37 7 9 7 Navarro 2B 5 2 3 1 Totals 441820 17
Boston 000 000 403 7 Baltimore 016 212 60x 18 2B: BOS Pedroia (4, Norris); BAL Davis, C (5, Miley), Navarro, R (2, Hembree), Young, D (2, Hembree), Paredes (4, Breslow). 3B: BAL Paredes (1, Hembree). HR: BOS Sandoval (1, 7th inning off Norris, 2 on, 2 out), Ramirez, H 2 (8, 7th inning off Garcia, Ja, 0 on, 2 out; 9th inning off Garcia, Ja, 2 on, 1 out); BAL Davis, C (4, 6th inning off Hembree, 0 on, 2 out). Team Lob: BOS 9; BAL 7. E: BOS Betts (1, fielding); BAL Paredes (1, throw). Boston IP H R ER BB SO W Miley (L, 1-2) 2.1 5 7 6 2 0 A Varvaro 1.2 2 2 2 1 0 R Ross 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 R Hembree 1.1 6 6 6 1 3 C Breslow 0.2 3 2 1 0 1 E Mujica 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO D Norris (W, 1-2) 6.2 7 3 3 3 2 J Garcia 2.1 2 4 3 3 1 Time: 3:13. Att: 43,802. Kansas City 001 010 000 2 8 2 Chicago Sox 000 100 101 3 8 1 W: D. Robertson (2-0) L: K. Herrera (0-1). HR: None St. Louis 000 110 010 3 13 0 Milwaukee 003 030 00x 6 10 1 W: M. Blazek (1-0) L: L. Lynn (1-2) S: F. Rodriguez (3) HR: STL- M. Reynolds (1) MIL- A. Lind (3) LA Dodgers 000 010 000 1 5 0 San Diego 001 100 10x 3 5 0 W: B. Morrow (1-0) L: S. Baker (0-1) S: C. Kimbrel (6) HR: LAD- A. Guerrero (5) SD- A. Amarista (1),D. Norris (1) Houston 003 200 002 7 10 0 Oakland 020 300 100 6 7 1 W: T. Sipp (2-0) L: T. Clippard (0-2) S: L. Gregerson (4) HR: HOU- J. Marisnick (2) OAK- None
B.C. Premier League Team Langley Abbotsford North Shore Okanagan Vic Eagles North Delta Nanaimo Coquitlam Whalley Vic Mariners Parksville White Rock
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L 1 2 2 4 4 2 5 4 8 6 7 8
Pct .900 .714 .714 .667 .667 .667 .500 .333 .273 .250 .125 .111
NBA Playoff schedule Note: 16 teams, all series best-of-seven Yesterday’s results (Games 4) Cleveland 101 Boston 93 (Cleveland wins series 4-0) L.A. Clippers 114, San Antonio 105 (Series tied 2-2) Washington 125, Toronto 94 (Washington wins series 4-0) Dallas 121, Houston 109 (Houston leads series 3-1) Today’s schedule Game 4 Atlanta at Brooklyn, 4 p.m. (Atlanta leads series 2-1) Game 5 Milwaukee at Chicago, 5 p.m. (Chicago leads series 3-1) Game 4 Memphis at Portland, 7:30 p.m. (Memphis leads series 3-0) Tuesday, April 28 Game 5 * Dallas at Houston Game 5 * San Antonio at L.A. Clippers Wednesday, April 29 Game 5 * Brooklyn at Atlanta Game 5 * Portland at Memphis Thursday, April 30 Game 6 * Chicago at Milwaukee
SOCCER MLS
Orioles 18, Red Sox 7 Boston
BASKETBALL
GB 2.5 2.5 2 2 3 4 5 6.5 6 7 7.5
Yesterday’s results Nanaimo 12, Okanagan 9 Victoria Eagles 5, North Delta 4 Whalley 8, Victoria Mariners 3 Langley 4, Parksville 1 North Shore 12, White Rock 5 Okanagan 8, Nanaimo 4 Victoria Eagles 11, North Delta 1 Langley 8, Parksville 2 Victoria Mariners 7, Whalley 2 North Shore 7, White Rock 1 Saturday’s results Abbotsford 10, Coquitlam 5 Victoria Eagles 3, Whalley 0 Whalley 8, Victoria Eagles 6 Okanagan 2, Nanaimo 1 North Delta 5, Victoria Mariners 3 North Delta 8, Victoria Mariners 1 Coquitlam 7, Abbotsford 5 Nanaimo 7, Okanagan 6 Tuesday, April 28 North Shore at Coquitlam, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 29 Parkville at Nanaimo, 6 p.m. Thursday, April 30 White Rock at Whalley, 7 p.m.
HORSE RACING Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, May 2, Post time 3:24 p.m. Horse: trainer; jockey odds American Pharoah: Bob Baffert; Victor Espinoza 2-1 Dortmund: Bob Baffert; Martin Garcia 9-2 Carpe Diem: Todd Pletcher; John Velazquez 7-1 Mubtaahij: Mike de Kock; Christophe Soumillon 12-1 Materiality: Todd Pletcher; Javier Castellano 14-1 Firing Line: Simon Callaghan; Gary Stevens 16-1 Frosted: Kiaran McLaughlin; Joel Rosario 16-1 Upstart: Rick Violette Jr.; Jose Ortiz20-1 International Star: Mike Maker; Miguel Mena 25-1 El Kabeir: Trainer; John Terranova II; Calvin Borel 33-1 Far Right: Ron Moquett; Mike Smith 33-1 Ocean Knight: Kiaran McLaughlin; Irad Ortiz, Jr. 40-1 Itsaknockout: Todd Pletcher; Luis Saez 40-1 Bolo: Carla Gaines; Rafael Bejarano40-1 Danzig Moon: Mark Casse; Julien Leparoux 40-1 Madefromlucky: Todd Pletcher; undecided 30-1 Tencendur: George Weaver; Manny Franco 40-1 Mr. Z: D. Wayne Lukas; Ramon Vazquez 50-1 Ocho Ocho Ocho: Jim Cassidy; Elvis Trujillo 50-1 Current odds, Bovada.lv
Eastern League Club PTS GP N. England 14 8 DC United 14 7 NY Red Bulls 12 6 Columbus 11 7 Chicago 9 6 Orlando 8 8 Toronto 6 6 NY City FC 6 8 Philadelphia 6 9 Montreal 2 4 Western League Club PTS GP Vancouver 16 9 Dallas 14 8 Seattle 13 7 Los Angeles 12 8 Houston 10 8 Sporting KC 10 8 San Jose 9 7 Portland 9 8 Salt Lake 9 7 Colorado 7 7
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L 2 1 0 2 3 4 4 4 5 2
T 2 2 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 2
GF GA 10 7 8 6 10 5 12 6 6 7 6 10 10 11 5 7 10 17 2 6
W 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 2 2 1
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GF GA 11 9 11 11 10 5 9 8 10 8 11 12 7 9 7 8 6 9 6 6
Yesterday’s results Toronto 2, Orlando 0 Portland 0, Seattle 1 NY Red Bulls 1,LA Galaxy 1 Saturday’s results Montreal at San Jose (postponed) Columbus 4, Philadelphia 1 New England 4, Salt Lake 0 Sporting KC 4, Houston 4 DC United 2, Vancouver 1 Friday, May 1 Dallas at Houston, 5 p.m. San Jose at Salt Lake, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 2 Toronto at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Columbus at DC United, 4 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
English Premier League Position/Club 1 Chelsea 2 Man City 3 Arsenal 4 Man United 5 Liverpool 6 Tot Hotspur 7 Southampton 8 Swansea 9 Stoke City 10 Everton 11 West Ham 12 Crystal Pal 13 West Brom 14 Newcastle 15 Aston Villa 16 Hull City 17 Leicester 18 Sunderland 19 Q.P. Rangers 20 Burnley
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Pts 77 67 67 65 58 58 57 50 47 44 44 42 37 35 32 31 31 30 27 26
Yesterday’s results Everton 3, Manchester United 0 Arsenal 0, Chelsea 0 Saturrday’s results Southampton 2, Spurs 2 Burnley 0, Leicester 1 Crystal Palace 0, Hull 2 Newcastle 2, Swansea 3 Q.P. Rangers 0, West Ham 0 Stoke 1, Sunderland 1 West Brom 0, Liverpool 0 Manchester City 3,. Aston Villa 2 Tuesday, April 28 Hull vs. Liverpool, 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 29 Leicester vs. Chelsea, 11:45 a.m. Saturday, May 2 Leicester vs. Newcastle, 4:45 a.m. Aston Villa vs. Everton, 7 a.m. Liverpool vs. Q.P. Rangers, 7 a.m. Sunderland vs. Southampton, 7 a.m. Swansea vs. Stoke, 7 a.m.
AUTO RACING NASCAR Toyota Owners 400 Today, 4 p.m. Richmond International Raceway, Virginia. 400 laps, 300 miles Race Statistics Avg Speed of Winner: 97.157 mph Time of Race: 3 hours, 5:16 Margin of Victory: 0.754 seconds Caution Flags: 8 for 53 laps Lead Changes: 12 among 5 drivers Final results (Start position in parentheses) 1 (3) Kurt Busch, Chev, $221,240 2 (5) Kevin Harvick, Chev, $211,050 3 (36) Jimmie Johnson, Chev, $176,961 4 (9) Jamie McMurray, Chev, $154,491 5 (1) Joey Logano, Ford, 400, $163,233 6 (40) Kasey Kahne, Chev, $115,840 7 (8) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, $132,501 8 (11) Jeff Gordon, Chev, $135,026 9 (17) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, $123,923 10 (6) Martin Truex Jr., Chev, $114,710 11 (23) Ryan Newman, Chev, $125,490 12 (12) Kyle Larson, Chev, $114,433 13 (4) AJ Allmendinger, Chev, $122,908 14 (26) Dale Jr., Chev, $99,525 15 (15) Paul Menard, Chev, $91,750 16 (16) Chase Elliott, Chev, $78,800 17 (7) Brad Keselowski, Ford, $127,166 18 (22) Justin Allgaier, Chev, $106,608 19 (18) Carl Edwards, Toyota, $77,825 20 (27) Aric Almirola, Ford, $118,936 21 (32) Greg Biffle, Ford, $112,258 22 (2) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, $95,350 23 (10) David Ragan, Toyota, $122,141 24 (34) Trevor Bayne, Ford, $121,575 25 (21) Danica Patrick, Chev, $88,450 26 (19) Landon Cassill, Chev, $80,225 27 (20) Austin Dillon, Chev, $116,886 28 (24) Stenhouse Jr., Ford, $87,725 29 (14) Brett Moffitt, Toyota, $108,214 30 (25) Casey Mears, Chev, $102,883 31 (30) David Gilliland, Ford, $98,658 32 (41) Alex Bowman, Chev, $88,397 33 (38) Michael Annett, Chev, $75,725 34 (43) Reed Sorenson, Ford, $75,600 35 (29) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, $104,245 36 (31) Cole Whitt, Ford, $75,215 37 (37) M DiBenedetto, Toyota, $75,074 38 (39) Jeb Burton, Toyota, $70,112 39 (42) Alex Kennedy, Chev, $66,040 40 (33) Jeff Green, Chev, $62,040 Did not finish 41 (13) Tony Stewart, Chev, accident 42 (28) Josh Wise, Ford, engine 43 (35) Joey Gase, Ford, accident
COFFEEBREAK
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ZITS by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman
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HOROSCOPE by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might need to cocoon a bit in order to figure out what the current confusion is all about. The issue could be related to communication, or perhaps your finances are involved. Your perspective will change later in the day. Still, use care. Tonight: Let your guard down. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Allow security and domestic matters to play out. You might not be sure about what would be the best way to proceed. A friend’s reaction could seem a bit off-the-wall. Perhaps this person has misinterpreted the implications of your words. Tonight: Hang close to home. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You might want to have a longoverdue chat that could point you down a new path. Your sense of direction seems to revolve around the quality of your communication. Listen to what is being said by all parties involved. Then ask questions. Tonight: A conversation is easy. CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might not understand where someone else is coming from. Finances likely will be
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Trustees vote to reopen Nanaimo high school Robert Barron Nanaimo Daily News
Cedar Secondary School will be reopened as a high school in September of 2016. Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district trustees decided in a 6-3 vote on Wednesday night to reopen the school, which was closed in June of 2014, and was in the process of being converted into an elementary school as the district attempted to deal with ongoing declining enrolment and cost pressures. The new school board stopped work on the $2.6-million conversion project shortly after November’s municipal election. Trustees sought more public input into what taxpayers wanted to do with the facility, as well as other areas of the controversial longrange facilities plan. Nanaimo-Ladysmith Board chairman Steve Rae said trustees also decided to give staff until June 30 to revise the district’s facilities plan to take in the fact that CSS will now convert back to a high school. The board also decided to provide a bus service for Cedar students heading to Ladysmith
The now-closed Cedar Secondary School will reopen as a high school in 2016. [Aaron Hinks, Daily News]
Secondary School next year. “We know there still needs to be school closures and consolidations in the district to deal with over capacity,” Rae said. “Staff will now prepare new plans, make recommendations and the board will make decisions as we move forward.” More than $500,000 from the $2 million allotted from the district’s annual facilities grants for 2014-16 had already been committed to convert CSS into an elementary school before work
stopped A staff report released in January indicated it would cost the district at least $470,000 to convert the facility back to a high school. Rae and other board members disputed those numbers at the time. Rae said the board expects staff will provide up-to-date numbers of the costs now that a final decision has been made, but added that not a lot of the interior work had been completed before work concluded.
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‘Every opportunity’ for community input: Stone HIGHWAY, Page 9 The connector would extend around Horne Lake to merge with Highway 19 northwest of Qualicum Beach. With cost estimates of at least $50 million, building the alternative route is not included in the ministry’s next three-year, $1-billion investment plan for highways in B.C. Fraser expects that sound economic benefits of the alternative route need to be proven, as the province would face maintenance costs on two highways into the Valley. “If I read between the lines that’s what the ministry is finding daunting,” he said. “Their year-to-year budget might not be able to cover the maintenance of two separate highways.” Fraser noted that previous analysis undertaken by the province determined that there’s not enough traffic on Highway 4 to build an alternative route. “They’ve done studies on traffic already, which have come back saying that we don’t have enough activity on Highway 4 to warrant an alternative access,” Fraser said, adding that the upcoming study would look into the business case for another highway. “It’s basically a cost-
“We’ll make absolutely certain that there’s every opportunity for the community...to participate in this process.” Todd Stone, minister of transportation
benefit analysis is what would be undertaken here.” A study on Highway 4 by Apex Engineering released in the summer of 2013 stated that an average of 7,842 vehicles a day use the route. From 2007 to 2011 this resulted in 265 collisions and nine deaths. The ministry will be considering local concerns while analyzing the potential for an alternative highway this summer, said Stone. “We’ll make absolutely certain that there’s every opportunity for the community – whether it’s community organizations, the chambers, the local governments, First Nations, industrial interests – to participate in this process,” emphasized the minister. eric.plummer@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext. 226
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Peer support key for life’s journey Longstanding Alzheimer’s support group needs volunteers to continue helping others KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
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ogressive memory loss is often the first sign of dementia. It is recognized by both the individual experiencing the problems, as well as their family, and affects each in different ways. Other early warning signs include misplacing things, trouble with language and losing words. Family members might notice changes in a loved one’s mood and behaviour, disorientation of time and space and impaired judgement. According to the Alzheimer’s Society of B.C., individuals gradually experience decline in cognitive function and physical changes. “They may have trouble with their gait or disturbed sleep,” said Jane Hope, support and education coordinator for the North and Central Vancouver Island chapter of the Society. “The disease impacts the brain as it progresses and leads to a lot more physiological changes.” She said it is a difficult journey to go through alone and support can be essential. Much of the time the caregiving falls in the hands of family and is often a new challenge for them. “In B.C., caregivers provide 33 million unpaid hours to people with dementia every year,” Hope said. That is why she feels compelled to continue educating the public and providing support networks to connect people going through the same thing. “The support groups can be
very beneficial,” Hope said. “We talk about what is happening for each other and share strategies and coping mechanisms.” Marg Souther has been a facilitator for the local caregiver support group for 17 years. “My husband and I had been caring for his mother for seven years,” Souther said. “At the latter part of that I came on as assistant to Brian Smith out of the Nanaimo group.” Souther is currently in need of a co-facilitator to help run the group once per month. Averaging about 11 to 15 members, each is caring for someone at various stages of the disease. As a result, they need different means of support. “It is good to have two people because we try very hard to never cancel,” Souther said. “We sometimes separate the group for people at different levels of caregiving depending on the stage they are at. Some new people want to spend extra time talking about the early stages and others with those in care talk about how their week was.” She said she enjoys using her education and knowledge to share with others. “No two people are exactly the same, but in some way I hope to alleviate their stress or feeling of loss in the whole journey,” Souther said. Hope recognizes that it is a disease often overlooked by patients who put off going to the doctor because of fear. She said visiting the doctor can rule out other possibilities or determine an early
Long-time Port Alberni resident Mary Rowland wheels along the track of Bob Dailey Stadium with Mary and Danny during the Alzheimer Society Walk for Memories early this year. The local caregivers support group is in need of a volunteer cofacilitator to help those going through the journey of caring for those with dementia. [FILE PHOTO]
diagnosis. “Absolutely talk to a doctor,” Hope said. “Number one, it could be something else that can be treated. But if it is dementia, many people find a sense of relief. By knowing what is going on, they can plan for the future and treat symptoms.” Hope has witnessed volunteers working with caregivers and said they feel a sense of
giving back. “Sometimes the facilitators have walked the same journey and have an understanding of dementia already,” she said. “They end up wanting to contribute to the well-being of the community.” Volunteer facilitators undergo full training and are there to ensure all caregivers in the support group have the opportunity to participate and keep
it running smooth. Hope will also be providing an education session for those experiencing the early signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, as well as for family members and caregivers. It runs on May 13 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Echo Centre. For more information or to apply as a support group volunteer, call 1-800-462-2833.
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on’t compare yourself to others.” We have all heard it before and we know why it is true, but there is a different kind of comparison that sometimes sneaks under the radar and does far more damage than just ‘keeping up with the Jones’. This is the lure to compare yourself to what you could be. I noticed this first in my own life, a sense of being not quite good enough. I would come up with a plan of how to “reach my potential,” get motivated, then try, try some more and finally get exhausted and stop. This would leave me with a sense of failure, disappointment and the promise to do better next time. Eventually, I recognized this pattern. Although I would never have identified with being a perfectionist, there was an illusion of myself that I always seemed to be chasing. I started to call her Sam 2.0. She was lighter, could run faster, and of course, never fed her children McDonalds. Her house was spotless, she was always on time, would never binge watch a TV series, had the patience of a saint and, quite possibly, the brilliance of Einstein. Sam 2.0 never has and never will exist. She was a figment of my imagination. The problem was, it felt like she could exist if I just tried hard enough. This created a “not quite good enough” vortex. Despite the success I was feeling in any one area of my life, when I compared myself to that ideal, there were always a dozen places I was failing. It was exhausting, it was deflating and despite my best efforts, it was
Samantha Banton Smith The Happy Life Project always out of reach. I decided this cycle needed to stop, so I broke up with my potential. At first I was afraid that by letting go of my ideal, I was going to lose motivation and end up in a heap in front of my TV surrounded by candy wrappers and take-out containers. In fact, the opposite happened. I found it easier to make healthier choices, and I found the learning process so much more enjoyable. As I supported more and more clients through this process, I noticed the same things: a greater ease and enjoyment in life, while growing and attaining goals. If I were to break down the process of ending the comparison game with your ideal, it would involve three crucial skills. The first is to develop loving acceptance of yourself. Remember, this is not about letting go of your goals, but shifting your attitude towards yourself in the process. A small child may have the goal to be able to run, but if he is just crawling, he needs to accept where he is at and build onto that. As adults, it is the same process. By accepting where you are at without judgment and condemnation, it becomes easier to learn and grow into who you want to be.
It also releases an incredible amount of emotional baggage that can weigh down the process. Secondly, you need to develop the skill of self-nourishing. In order for you to give to your goals, your work, your family, or your community, you can’t be running on empty. Many people end each day feeling depleted and empty; some start their day with this feeling. Learn what fills you up to overflowing: what food nourishes you best, what movement makes you feel alive, what excites you, what are you passionate about? It is never too late to ask yourself these questions and build in space and habits that will leave you overflowing. Finally, you need to take committed action. As a parent, I am not always motivated, but I am committed. At 3 a.m., I might not leap out of my bed with unbridled enthusiasm when my child beckons, but I am committed and will lovingly tend to his or her needs. It is the same when I go for a run or a hike. Some days I am motivated and am excited to go, other times it is just a loving commitment that I know I will thank myself for later. Little steps lead to long beautiful journeys. Before you know it, you let go of the destination and start enjoying the process so much that it feels easy…and then you find yourself there. » Samantha Banton Smith is a professional life coach for hardworking souls who are ready to create ease and possibility in their lives.
Pets tend to bring a smile to the faces of owners, bring them up when they are feeling down and add meaning to life for those who are lonely. Animal lovers Caitlyn Groeneveld, Eryn Arsenault and Faydra Arsenault shared their top five reasons why they love to be guardians for their various pets. 1. They provide companionship because they are life-long
friends. 2. They teach responsibility. 3. They provide motivation for exercise. When the dog is scratching at the door waiting to be let out, there is no saying no. 4. They are an extention of your family. 5. It is a chance to learn about animal behaviour and think about something other than oneself.
Eryn Arsenault loves taking care of her ferret and showed it off during Animal Ark’s anniversary celebration on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
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