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Workplace culture scrutinized Car set Widow speaks out at Steelworkers’ hall one year after fatal shooting at sawmill MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

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iolence in the workplace, whether it’s bullying, whether it’s physical, it’s got to stop,” said the wife of a man shot dead at a Nanaimo sawmill one year ago.

Marlene Lunn spoke at the National Day of Mourning ceremony at Port Alberni’s United Steelworkers Hall on Tuesday. Marlene is the widow of Michael Lunn, who was killed last year on April 30 when a man opened fire at the Western Forest Products mill in Nanaimo. Another mill worker, 53-year-old Fred McEachern, was shot and killed by the gunman; two others were injured.

Michael was 61, a father of three and grandfather of five.

A jolly personality, he was known for wearing red T-shirts.

Marlene started the Red Shirt Foundation this year with their three children, Mark, Mitchel and Marcy, in memory of her husband and for all workers killed or wounded in the workplace. Marlene said the foundation exists to educate the public about workplace violence, and develop means to help people deal with work-related conflicts.

As plant chairman at the Nanaimo mill, Michael witnessed a lot of workplace incidents, Marlene said. “There is a culture that is accepted in a mill, the way people talk to each other that is really disrespectful.” She hopes to make workplace violence a “thing of the past.”

Tricia Hartman attended the ceremony and told the Times she experienced harassment at the Port Alberni paper mill, where she worked from 1993 to 2006.

“A lot of guys stood up for you,” Tricia recalled; but she

on fire behind garage MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

shortcuts rather than the safest route to get the job done.

“I find that I’m constantly stepping up to somebody and saying, ‘You know, somebody did get hurt doing that; here’s a better way,’ or ‘you need more training’,” he said.

There are many close calls, said Lord. One common hazard Lord notices is workers throwing a sheet of cardboard over a grease spill, rather than properly cleaning it up, he said.

If the cardboard slips, you can “get one heck of a ride and end up with a concussion,” Lord said.

Port Alberni police are investigating a car consumed by fire at a local auto business early Tuesday morning.

Firefighters were called out to Tar’s Auto Sales on Third Avenue at 6:40 a.m. Tuesday morning to find a BMV sports utility vehicle fully ablaze.

Fire chief Tim Pley said crews surrounded the vehicle and used water lines to extinguish the flames. Firefighters approached strategically to avoid any of the car body’s parts that might have exploded from pressure because of the heat, said the fire chief.

They knocked down the fire within minutes and spent another 10 minutes dousing hotspots, Pley said.

RCMP Cpl. Jen Allan said police suspect arson. An earlier incident on April 22 involved mischief to the same vehicle.

“Within a week we have a situation where that car is on fire,” Allan said. “Certainly you don’t have to be a crack investigator to suggest that perhaps the two [incidents] are linked,” Allan said.

The car was towed from Tar’s to a secure compound for forensic investigators to search.

“They will go over it with a fine-toothed comb and attempt to determine if an accelerant was used [or] any evidence in the vicinity that might indicate how the fire was set,” Allan said.

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RCMP Insp. Mac Richards lays a flower on the cenotaph outside the Steelworkers hall during a ceremony for the National Day of Mourning on Tuesday. A flag to commemorate the day was flown at half-staff. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES].

felt that reporting the harassment to management and union officials didn’t address the problem. “They brushed it away as a young inexperienced female.” Hartman has since changed careers.

Members of the Red Shirt Foundation were at the Steelworkers hall selling red T-shirts for $15 as a fundraiser and to promote a Stop Workplace Violence walk in Nanaimo on Thursday. The walk takes place at Mafaeo Sutton Park from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Marlene invited anyone in Port Alberni who wants to participate but can’t make it to Nanaimo to start a walk here

instead.

Changing the workplace culture was the topic of discussion for other guest speakers at the National Day of Mourning ceremony.

Rick Lord has worked at the Catalyst paper mill (formerly owned by MacMillan Bloedel) for 40 years. Lord was the safety director at the Port Alberni mill for 24 years. He spoke on behalf of the Unifor Tyee Local 686 workers’ union. Between 1965 and 1992, 12 people died at the mill while on the job, he said.

There hasn’t been a workplace death since then, but Lord is worried about the attitude of co-workers who prefer to take

ECONOMY

P.A.’s trade relationships explored in China ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Two top municipal officials have returned from a week in China, bringing back hopes of sending more than raw logs to the Asian country in the future.

Mayor Mike Ruttan and Theresa Kingston, the city’s director of corporate services, completed the journey last week to the southeastern region of China, with expenses covered

by Vanke, one of the country’s largest real estate developers.

“There’s a tremendous interest in Port Alberni’s underused port, both for import and export,” said Ruttan. “There’s some real potential for busi-

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nesses in China to come and look and spend some time, see what our resources are and see

what we have to offer.”

Currently the majority of raw logs shipped from Port Alberni’s shores head to China, while all cut lumber at the port is exported across the ocean to Japan. But during his trip Ruttan learned about exchanges with Chinese interests that could lead to local initiatives that recycle resources, such as a solar-powered battery to provide emergency electricity for city hall. The battery could be more economical than a backup generator the city plans to invest in next year, said Ruttan.

“Instead of being $50,000 for a diesel generator, it’s $8,000 for one of these solar-powered bat-

teries,” he said. “It’s some really interesting technology that we could use but also our forest companies could use.”

For years corporations and governments in British Columbia have explored relationships that could tap into China’s booming economy, including trade missions to the Asian country for the last two years by representatives from the Port Alberni Port Authority, who accompanied Premier Christy Clark. Another mission to China and Indonesia was completed earlier this month, led by B.C.’s Minister of International Trade Teresa Wat. “This trade mission broke new

ground by starting new relationships with parts of China we haven’t been before,” said the trade minister in a statement this month.

Ruttan hopes to link Port Alberni’s interests with more Chinese companies.

“It’s a matter of doing the follow up with people, putting together their entrepreneurial attitudes with some of the entrepreneurs that we have here and some of the needs that we have in our community,” he said.

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Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary afternoon jams every Thursday, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., at 3561 Third Ave.

What’s coming Hospice Training Course, 12 weeks from April 9 to May 21. For info: 250-7234478 or theresa@albernihospice.ca.

Cherry Creek Recreation Commission’s Annual General Meeting is on April 29 at the Cherry Creek Hall. Guest speaker is Lucas Banton. New members urgently needed.

Beta Sigma Phi Founder’s Day Dinner, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Barclay Hotel. Members at large welcome.

Contact Lynne at 250-723-6403 by April 22.

Words on Fire Open Mike, April 30 at 7 p.m. at Char’s Landing. Featuring Winter Darbey, local poet and artist. His poetry is guaranteed to amuse, amaze and entertain.

4-H Club manure sale at the Farmers Market in Cherry Creek, May 2 at 9 a.m.

Order of the Eastern Star Spring Luncheon and Bazaar, May 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Alberni Valley United Church. Lunch, plus bake table, craft table, lightly used table, jewellry, hamper draw and door prize.

Sports CONNECT A Parent Program meets on Thursday evenings, from 6 to 7 p.m.

Info: 250-724-0125.

Indoor Archery on Thursdays, from 7 to 9 p.m. all winter at Glenwood Centre. Info: 250-723-3003 (Eric Hockaday).

Drop-in Badminton on Mondays and Thursday, Alberni Athletic Hall, 8 p.m.

Everyone welcome. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg).

Taoist Tai Chi arts, twice weekly classes – Mondays, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Hall. Everyone welcome. Please enter by parking lot side door. Info: 250-723-7956.

Alberni Valley Billiards Club, 2964 Third Ave., adult mixed eight-ball league on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Info: 250-723-1212.

Horseshoe Club on Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050.

Child and youth Army Cadets, ages 12 to 18, meet Thursdays at Cherry Creek Hall from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Info: 778-421-0552.

Join the Sea Cadets, ages 12 to 18. They meet Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. at 4210 Cedarwood St. E-mail: 109sea@ cadets.gc.ca or call 250-730-0944.

Youth Clinic services are available at ADSS (around the left front corner) on Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Info: 250-731-1315 or the Youth Clinic cell at 250-720-9591.

Support and help

Having trouble connecting with your teen? Connect, an attachment-based program to support parents and caregivers, is held Thursday evenings, from 6 to 7 p.m. Registration: 250-724-0125 or 250-731-1315 (ext. 41766 - Debra).

Grief Support Group meets Thursday

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Service groups Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.

Addictions Come and join Port Alberni Friendship Center’s relapse prevention group every Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Coffee and snacks included.

Al-Anon and Al-Ateen Support Groups, for family and friends of problem drinkers, on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at Knox Church Hall. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855.

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4-H club maintains active membership Youngsters hawk bags of horse manure to fundraise for agricultural youth development program KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Last year, the 4-H Club in Canada celebrated its 100th anniversary and Port Alberni continues to have an active membership.

Among the local groups are the Boots N Bridles, dedicated to horses, as well as the Clover Patch and Arrowsmith 4-H clubs, which concentrate on raising and caring for a variety of farm animals.

The youngest 4-H’ers in the Alberni Valley consist of an enthusiastic group of 19 Cloverbud members in the Arrowsmith 4-H Club this year. Cloverbuds are six to eight years old who spend the year exploring different 4-H projects that they might want to tackle once they turn nine and have their own project.

This year the group is learning about sheep, honey bees, poultry, outdoor living, beef and horticulture, as well as doing a unit on Safety at Home.

Liz Gaudet is a leader of the Arrowsmith 4-H Club and has been passionate about it since she was young. Along with a 16year old Junior Leader, Gaudet is assisted by three other adult leaders. She said the parents continue to get as much out of the organization as their children.

“Parents accompany us on field trips and work on projects at home when the members are old

“It is very important to me that my kids continue with 4-H because of the values the program teaches.”

Liz Gaudet, Arrowsmith 4-H Club

enough to have projects,” Gaudet said. “It is very important to me that my kids continue with 4-H because of the values the program teaches. “The 4-H motto is “learn to do by doing” that has stuck with me through many experiences and I want my girls to grow up knowing they can try anything.”

4-H is a youth development program whose objectives are knowledge, leadership, citizenship and personal development. Although many of the projects are agriculture-based there are also a lot of opportunities for urban youth to take part. Through working with their projects, learning public speaking, judging and other skills, the 4-H program helps prepare boys and girls for an active, involved future in their community.

“Non-country kids are exposed to things they may not get the chance to otherwise, like agriculture, caring for animals and photography,” Gaudet said. “4-H taught me about responsibil-

Clover Buds from the Arrowsmith 4-H Club are getting ready to sell bags of manure this weekend as a group fundraiser.

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ity and compassion, plus the basics I learned for a variety of animals is invaluable. The 4-H program is where I was originally introduced to public speaking and I personally feel this has had a huge impact on my career paths.”

The Arrowsmith 4-H Club will once again be selling well-rotted horse manure for a fundraiser the weekend of May 1 and 2. Preorders of the 50 lb. bags can be picked up on the evening of Friday, May 1 between 7 and 8 p.m. or at the Farmer’s Market on

Cherry Creek Road starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 2.

Bags of manure can be preordered by calling Patty at 250-723-0862. kristi.dobson@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext. 234

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Another problem is workers having to endure grueling 18-hour shifts on the job.“They say you’re impaired after 12,” Lord said, adding that workers then have to drive home after their shift, and not all of them live close by. “I would like to see a better [training program],” said the former safety director.

Harold Norlund, vicepresident and general manager of the local paper mill, said work-related medical incidents at Catalyst’s three sites in

Crofton, Powell River and Port Alberni, have been decreasing in recent years.

Norlund pointed out WorkSafe BC statistics, noting there were an average of 2.5 medical incidents for every 200,000 hours worked

by Catalyst employees at the three sites.

That’s down from an average 4 incidents in 2012. A medical incident requires attention beyond basic first aid treatment, such as stitches, Norlund said.

The reduction in workplace medical incidents is a result of better safety

procedures and clear workplace instructions, he noted. “There’s a lot more attention to detail.” The most common injuries on the job at Catalyst work sites are musculoskeletal traumas, caused by straining to lift or move something, Norlund said. martin.wissmath@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext. 224

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In BC, a person who makes a Will (a “testator”) is generally free to leave their property to whomever they choose. But the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (WESA) allows the court to change a Will if it doesn’t adequately provide for the proper maintenance and support of the deceased person’s wife, husband or children.

Courts usually expect spouses to get at least as much from the estate as they would have received upon a divorce. Courts also don’t like to see children (even self-supporting adults) being disinherited, unless there are good reasons.

An example where good reasons were found is the case involving Lillian’s estate. She left her house (worth $390,000) to her adult disabled son who lived with her, and in her Will, named him the sole beneficiary of the balance of her estate (worth $10,000). Her disinherited daughter, who owned her own home and earned between $24,000 and $30,000 a year, lost her bid to get the BC Supreme Court to reallocate a portion of the estate to her. The Court said that Lillian’s decision to leave her estate to her dependent son was well within the range of what a reasonable testator might do.

In that case, the estate was relatively modest. With larger estates, courts often find room to reallocate some portion to less compelling claims.

A Will or estate can also be challenged if the testator lacked “testamentary capacity” when making their Will. This argument helps if an earlier Will is more beneficial to the claimant, or if the claimant would receive more under an “intestacy” (when there’s no valid Will). A testator should generally be able to remember how much property they own (e.g., bank accounts, house value) and the family members expected to benefit. But even a testator who is ill or confused may have sufficient legal capacity to make a valid Will or estate plan.

For example, Al signed a new Will and property transfer documents a few hours before dying of cancer. He left his whole estate to his friends whose house had burned down and nothing to his four adult children. One son claimed his father lacked testamentary capacity – partly because his father’s Will said it excluded the children because they hadn’t repaid loans to him and didn’t “correspond” with or “comfort” him in his later years, which wasn’t true. The BC Supreme Court nevertheless decided Al had sufficient capacity to make a Will. An important piece of evidence was that after being told his children could challenge his Will in court, Al transferred his two properties (worth $300,000) to his friends, so the properties would pass outside of his estate and couldn’t be given to anyone else. Still, the Court found that Al had no valid reason for disinheriting his children, and therefore increased their share of the estate passing under his Will (worth $460,000) to about 60%.

There are other grounds too for contesting a Will or estate, including “undue influence” on the testator. Consult your lawyer for advice.

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Mental illness spread cannot be ignored Our community’s police officers are not doctors or psychiatrists, but managing mental health has been prioritized by the Port Alberni RCMP detachment. It’s become the unavoidable goal for local police to better understand psychological issues after experiencing a concerning rise in mental health-related calls in recent years – challenging situations that have become a constant part of an RCMP officer’s shift. For this reason police are now trained to handle emotionally and mentally disturbed people.

Insp. Mac Richards of the local detachment said that the RCMP aims to identify more unstable situations in their early stages before reaching the dangerous crisis point that police officers often face. As is usually the case with policing, the potential for

violence is the foremost concern, but the mental health issue brings the possibility of a person inflicting harm on oneself – sometimes fatally. The Canadian Mental Health Association reports that suicide is one of the leading causes of death from adolescence to middle age, accounting for 16 per cent of fatalities among 25 to 44-year-olds, and an even greater 24 per cent of deaths among teenagers and adults under 25.

Mental illness is a spectrum of disorders that includes lasting periods of depression, recurring attacks of anxiety, schizophrenia and the up and down bouts of bipolar disorder. These conditions are widespread, afflicting one fifth of Canadians at some period in their lives, states the mental health association. But the CMHA also reports that all of us

will be affected by mental illness, either personally or through family members and friends.

In the Alberni Valley mental health crises appear to be growing, according to a hotline available to help those who are struggling. The Kuu-us Crisis Line has seen its calls grow from 8,000 in 2008 to the 10,500 handled last year – averaging more than one caller an hour.

Where is this desperation coming from, and why are the urgent calls for help growing?

The Kuu-us Crisis Line partly attributes the rise in calls to the dependence young people have developed to the Internet. Social media sites can give someone the illusion of being connected to many friends, while a person actually has few real relationships founded on interpersonal

connections and trust, argued the crisis line’s executive director Elia Nicholson-Nave.

Or is the prevalence of mental illness owed to the fallout felt by a modern society less dependent on religion for ideological support? Is it the unhealthy effects of the sedentary lifestyle dependent on engaging with a screen that so many of us deal with?

Our country has the highest per capita use of psychiatric medication, according to the Mood Disorders Society of Canada. Could the rising emergency calls be affected by off-kilter prescriptions, causing a patient to be unstable?

If it is determined that an individual needs to be admitted to a facility for care, police have a few options with local clinics that are open for designated periods. But crises can occur at any time of

the day or night, forcing officers to sometimes bring someone in an unstable state to the hospital – a facility already struggling to serve the community’s ailments.

It’s become clear that mental health problems cannot be ignored in Port Alberni or elsewhere in Canada. Although it’s not an easy topic to approach, recognition of the widespread effects of mental illness will only help us in the long run by treating struggles more efficiently in their early stages than relying on front-line responders when it might already be too late.

British Columbians are already reeling under the impact of large price increases

by BC Hydro, but one group who bought into Hydro’s EPlus program in the 1980’s might be seeing additional increases of up to 130% on the cost of electricity used to heat their homes.

E-Plus was a program that was heavily promoted by Hydro and was based on increasing their sales and profit by selling ‘surplus’ power at a reduced rate for home heating. In order to qualify homeowners spent thousands to meet strict requirements of energy efficiency and to install the back-up heating systems that were prescribed.

Hydro now has many options for sales of surplus power, and claims the E-Plus rates are costing them money, so has advised users that they are considering asking the BC Utilities Commission for approval to phase out the rate.

Most E-Plus customers are now in their senior years so if and when the program is eliminated the added power cost will hit them hard. Installing alternate heating systems would cost thousands and those in rural areas without natural gas service will not even have that option.

This should not be a big issue for BC Hydro as there are only about 8,000 households remaining on the program.

Those numbers are shrinking steadily as users move on [the rate is not transferable to new home owners] or are unable to keep up the requirements to qualify for the rate, so it would seem to make sense to let the program continue until it dies a natural death.

E-Plus customers who would

like to work with others who oppose the elimination of the rate can contact the E-Plus Homeowners Group at eplusbcgroup@gmail.com .

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Canada’s Bill C-51 brings questionable security It is standard to hear from company incident reports that “safety is our first priority”.

Though sincere, the statement is from persons not affected by pain from a tragic event.

In my logging career the real truth was as long as people do manual work there will be accidents due to human failings. Only superior training and encouragement to do the job with good attitude and responsibility will ensure the greatest safety success.

We hear in statements “We take the security of Canadians very seriously,” and “Canadians are saying security and civil rights are a first concern”. Who told YOU those things?

I believe politicians, media and special interest groups with influence are flooding the public with these perceived concerns. Do you think worrying will keep your person safe from terrorist attack? The scorching reality is NO. We can only react with prejudice to personal attack from a terrorist. Run away, he will chase and kill you. Surrender and he will kill you just the same.

Attack him even if you are unarmed yes, some will die heroically so others might live.

Our legislators are hamstrung from listening to activist groups with special concerns, to corporate lobbyists, to guest petitioners and to other politicians who say they represent Canadian Civil Rights and Freedoms. This is waving those papers and

Online polling Yesterday’s question: Is it a priority for another highway to be built to the Alberni Valley?

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claiming they protect us from bullets, bombs and slashing knives.

Opposition politicians want consultation, oversight and control of Legislation like Bill C51. They want control of our military response to terrorism. That would assure information leakage from the non-military oversight.

We elect people to make robust decisions on our behalf.

If the electors fail us, then there is usually a method to correct the problem.

Yours truly, Bruce E. Hornidge Port Alberni

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City hall exterior renovation betrays heritage and logic The armchair editorial about the city hall exterior shows woeful ignorance.

For example, renovations to the Mayor’s office were done months ago. The old post office opposite city hall has the same exterior facing as our city hall, another reason for leaving the building exterior as it is. And lastly, the money that’s going to be wasted on installing the wood paneling could be used to put in more double-glazed windows, thus saving energy.

When Gareth Flostrand states the position of The AV Museum and Heritage Commission, she’s absolutely correct. For decades we’ve ignored our heritage buildings, including the original office building of the Somass Mill (now destroyed), for example.

As for the rubbish about “excitedly” showing visitors to our city hall, I’m always much more impressed by the quality, knowledge, and actions of the people inside. We now have huge deficiencies there as the recent passing of the fatuous city budget reveals.

Richard Berg Port Alberni

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WRESTLING HISTORY

Tradition continues for Alberni Wrestling Local club enjoyed more success on the mats in mid-2000s and an unforgettable trip to Europe ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The history of Alberni Wrestling continued to add new and memorable experiences as the program moved through the early part of the new century.

One such experience in the fall of 2002 was an elementary exchange with alumnus coach Walter Taylor and his kids’ Mulgrave School in West Vancouver.

That year Alberni dominated the BC Wrestling Awards with Grant and Deb Coates, Brody Winters, Ashley and Travis Cross and Ashlea McManus all being selected for awards.

In 2003 the Alberni Invitational moved into the Multiplex and hosted over 700 athletes. Taylor carved and gifted to Director Tom McEvay a 10-foot pole he named the McEvay Post and A.W. Neill Middle School won that commemorative title in a dual with Balmoral Junior High of North Vancouver.

Alberni District Secondary School won the boys crown and their girls were second at the Island in 2003 and at the BC’s the ADSS boys took third overall with Isaac Wing and Neill’s Adam Tell winning gold.

Wing captured a bronze National Juveniles in Calgary. Ashlea McManus and Ashley Cross were National Junior Champions with McManus also winning the CIS Can West title. Travis Cross was a NCWA Collegiate champion for Douglas College and Alexis Roumanis was a National placer for SFU. Alumni Ashley Cross and Ashlea McManus were selected to the National Junior team set to compete at the Junior World’s in Turkey in late August where McManus earned a stunning bronze medal.

Three local wrestlers were on Team BC at the Western Canada Games, ADSS Grade 10s Brody

Winters, Jana Nixon and Adam Tell. The next season alumnus James Messenger did his teaching practicum in Alberni and joined the coaching ranks. By 2004 he was hired as a teacher in Alberni and became a key addition to the leadership of Alberni Wrestling.

The 2004 BC’s were in Abbotsford and the ADSS girls surprised many with second in the team placings and the boys were fourth.

Maureen Messenger and Isaac Wing won gold and both grads headed to Simon Fraser University on wrestling scholarships.

The next season Alberni hosted the 23rd annual Alberni Invitational. At the 2005 Invitational the ADSS boys served notice, winning the juvenile title behind medal placings by Dean Neville, Bob Brown, Patrick McEvay, Joe Kalugin and Major Rai. At the BC’s in Port Coquitlam McEvay and Brown turned in BC gold medal performances. McEvay’s win still counts as one of the most exciting BC finals ever as he took the victory with one second left on the clock.

Alberni wrestlers and their families know that every three to five years the club organizes a major cultural and wrestling tour.

After previous tours throughout North America, Hawaii and two to Japan, coach McEvay decided that it was time to try Europe. Over 40 people travelled to seven European countries in the summer of 2005.

The memories are many from dry land luging in the Swiss Alps, a dual meet in a town square in Switzerland, river rafting between Austria and Switzerland, riding gondolas in amazing city of Venice, the incredible history of Rome, the bridges of Florence, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, swimming in the blue waters of the French Riviera to seeing Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower.

There is no doubt that one highlight of that trip will never be

Alberni Valley wrestlers enjoy a river rafting experience in Switzerland in 2005. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

repeated. When the Alberni group arrived in the town of Tivoli Italy for a wrestling match, the locals had gone to great lengths to create a once-in-a-lifetime experience by getting special government approval for the event to take place in the town’s 2000-year-old roman amphitheatre.

What a surreal night where the town’s people came out to watch the Alberni and local Italian wrestlers compete. The scene occurred on a stage, under lights, surrounded by candles in the ruins, people in roman dress and music from the film Gladiator playing over loudspeakers. It was a night that added to the long list of experiences that form the amazing traditions of Alberni Wrestling, traditions which will be celebrated once again this Thursday Night at the 2015 Alberni Wrestling Awards where the 256 page book “A History of Alberni Wrestling 1978 – 2015” will be released.

Bob Brown wrestles on route to winning BC and National titles in 2005.

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FOOTBALL

Vancouver Island Raiders forced to make coaching change

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Sixteen days ahead of spring camp, the Vancouver Island Raiders have been forced to make yet another coaching change.

According to the team, head coach Jeremy Conn will be unable to run the program this season due to a recent serious health concern, and newly hired defensive co-ordinator Jerome Erdman will take over his position.

Raiders president Kabel Atwall said Conn informed the team of his health problems last Sunday, and made the decision to step down last Tuesday.

“He had a really bad day on Monday, especially at the off-field (optional team activity),” Atwall said of Conn. “It’s a condition where it’s affecting his eyes and his ability to see and things like that. He made the decision that he couldn’t continue, based on the advice of his doctors, who told him that, along with possible surgery, he just needed complete rest and to sort of be away from anything that would cause physical exertion or any type of stress . . . (coaching) takes a lot of time and energy and there is a lot of stress involved.”

Conn was hired in December after the Raiders fired 2014 head coach Brian Ridgeway after a 5-5 season.

He had been the head coach of the Ballenas Whalers Varsity AA high school program in Parksville for the past eight years, leading his team to the provincial semifinal this season. He will

remain with the team in an advisory role, where possible.

Erdman, the new head coach, took the defensive co-ordinator job in February after it was announced that Doug Hocking, a former national championshipwinning DC with the Raiders would not be joining the team after it was announced that he would in December. Hocking later took a

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coaching job with the Westshore Rebels in Victoria due to personal reasons.

Atwall said Erdman will be the team’s permanent head coach.

“We had to look at it as a longterm position, not just an interim position because no one knew how long Jeremy was going to be dealing with his health issue,” Atwall said. “He thought it could

take a couple years for things to clear up for him.”

When Conn was hired, he had planned to also be in charge of the Raiders’ offence while Erdman ran the defence.

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This Is Then...

With Kris Patterson

When I mentioned I was working on a story in connection with Great Central Lake, I received quite a bit of enthusiasm from readers. Great Central Lake is a big part of the history of the Alberni Valley. I expect I will be doing several installments in the near future. In this column I wanted to talk a little bit about the great Central Lake sawmill and I would love to hear your memories and stories of Great Central Lake. Please email me at kris.patterson@avtimes.net or call me at 250-723-8171 ext. 228

The last shift at the Great Central Lake sawmill, built in the mid-20s, ended at 4 AM on Saturday, March 28, 1952. Later that day a special “last log” ceremony was held, with Mrs. Art Thompson, wife of the mill’s superintendent, assisted by J. Rumsby, officiating at the controls for the cutting of the last log. According to the April 3, 1952 issue of the West Coast advocate, “there was a hasty clearing of throat’s as the old mill’s whistle let out a long, last blast, blending with the whir of the saw that cut the final log, to sound a fitting requiem for operations that started in the mid-twenties.” The article went on to say: “The community rallied for a final gettogether in the community hall later that night and while the social and dance was popularly referred to as “The Great Central Wake” the large crowd in attendance succeeded in turning the occasion into a happy, memorable affair.” The mill itself was dismantled afterward with the majority of employees transferred to Somass and Alberni Pacific divisions, which were expanded to compensate entirely for the loss of lumber production at Great Central Lake. The town site remained to accommodate logging operations until 1965 when the remaining residents received notice to vacate their MacMillan, Bloedel and Powell River houses. Most of the residents had moved out, about five years before, some accepting the company’s offer to purchase their homes for one dollar, and moving them to other sites in the Valley. The last to leave had the same chance, provided the buildings were moved from the area by June 30, 1965. The Great Central Lake Sawmill was levelled by a blaze January 7, 1954.

My dad received a set of photos of the Great Central Lake Sawmill more than 30 years ago from a former resident who was leaving the area. The photos are not dated.

If you know the dates or have any memories of this area please email me at kris.patterson@avtimes.net or call me at 250-723-8171 ext. 228

Former resident and Nanaimo freelance writer Darrell Ohs has provided some information on this bridge photo. He has also been extremely helpful on providing information for an upcoming article on the history of Ford in the Alberni Valley.

“The remains of the bridge described spans Boot lagoon to connect to the Great Central Lake Sawmill,” he wrote. “It was a crossing along a branch line of the E & N Railway which ran from the Great Central Sawmill and town site to the Port Alberni harbour.

I can pipe up with a couple of stories

about it; The Bloedel, Stewart and Welch Shay No. 1 locomotive on static display at the entrance to the B.C. Forest Discovery Centre, has crossed that bridge many times with lumber cars from the mill to the shipping docks at the harbour.

Another story, central to the bridge, that I remember hearing was about Great Central logging camp superintendent Charlie Koski.

Koski was a notoriously wild driver and one time when Great Central Lake Road was closed for some reason, he drove his car onto the tracks and across the bridge in an attempt to reconnect with Great Central Lake

Road at the next crossing. On this trip, or one soon after, Koski, speeding on his way to Port Alberni to attend a safety meeting, died in a head-on crash while passing on a blind hill.”

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Reader Response I will be doing a story on “The Hermitage” next week, please send me your memories and photos. I will also be working on a story on the infamous “Goat Farm” Please let me know what you remember about these local places. Email me at kris.patterson@avtimes.net or call me at 250-723-8171 ext. 228

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SCOREBOARD HOCKEY NHL Playoffs

All series best-of-seven Round 1 - Today’s final game Detroit at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

(Series tied 3-3)

Western Hockey League Playoffs All series best-of- seven *=if necessary Eastern Conference Final Calgary vs. Brandon Western Conference Final Kelowna vs. Portland Yesterday’s results (Games 3) Calgary 2, Brandon 1 (OT) Portland 7, Kelowna 3 Today’s schedule (Games 4) Brandon at Calgary, 6 p.m.

(Brandon leads series 2-1) Kelowna at Portland, 7 p.m.

(Portland leads series 2-1) Friday, May 1 (Games 5) Portland at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.

Calgary at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.

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 3 2 1 0 4 19-6 Portage 3 2 1 0 4 10-8 Fort McMurray 3 2 1 0 4 8-11 Melfort 2 1 1 0 2 7-9 Spruce Grove 3 0 3 0 0 10-20 Yesterday’s results Portage 3, Penticton 2 Fort McMurray 5, Spruce Grove 4 Monday’s results Melfort 4, Spruce Grove 3 (OT) Sunday’s results Portage 6, Melfort 3 Penticton 6, Fort McMurray 0 Today’s schedule Melfort vs. Penticton, 6:30 p.m.

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 result (Game 4) Hartford 2, Providence 1 (Series tied 2-2) Today’s schedule Worcester at Hershey, 4 p.m.

(Worcester leads series 2-0) Chicago at Utica, 4 p.m.

(Series tied 1-1) Toronto at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.

(Toronto leads series 2-0) W-B/Scranton at Syracuse, 4 p.m.

(W-B/Scranton leads series 2-1) Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

(Oklahoma City leads series 2-0) Texas at Rockford, 5 p.m.

(Texas leads series 2-0) Thursday, April 30 (Game 4*) Manchester at Portland, 7 p.m.

(Manchester leads series 2-1)

BASEBALL

MLB American League East W L NY Yankees 13 8 Boston 11 10 Tampa Bay 11 10 Toronto 10 11 Baltimore 9 10 Central W L Kansas City 14 6 Detroit 14 7 Chicago Sox 8 9 Minnesota 9 11 Cleveland 6 13 West W L Houston 13 7 LA Angels 9 11 Seattle 9 11 Oakland 9 12 Texas 7 13 National League East W L NY Mets 15 6 Atlanta 10 10 Miami 9 12 Philadelphia 8 13 Washington 8 13 Central W L St. Louis 13 6 Chicago Cubs 12 7 Pittsburgh 11 10 Cincinnati 10 10 Milwaukee 4 17 West W L LA Dodgers 13 7 Colorado 11 9 San Diego 11 11 Arizona 9 11 San Francisco 8 13

Blue Jays 11 Red Sox 8 Toronto

PCT .619 .524 .524 .476 .474 PCT .700 .667 .471 .450 .316 PCT .650 .450 .450 .429 .350

GB 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 GB 0.5 4.5 5.0 7.5 GB 4 4 4.5 6

Strk W3 L1 L2 W1 W2 Strk W2 L1 W2 W1 L4 Strk W5 L2 W2 W1 L2

PCT .714 .500 .429 .381 .381 PCT .684 .632 .524 .500 .190 PCT .650 .550 .500 .450 .392

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Yesterday’s results Kansas City 11, Cleveland 5 Toronto 11, Boston 8 NY Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 2 Chi. White Sox at Baltimore postponed Cincinnati 4, Milwaukee 2 Miami 4, NY Mets 3 Washington 13, Atlanta 12 Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh 2 Seattle 2, Texas 1 Minnesota 3, Detroit 2 St. Louis 11, Philadelphia 5 Oakland 6, L.A. Angels 2 Arizona 12, Colorado 5 San Francisco 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 Houston 14, San Diego 3 Today’s schedule Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 9:35 a.m.

Garza (1-2) vs Leake (0-1) Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 10:05 a.m.

Smyly (0-0) vs Pineda (2-0) Detroit at Minnesota, 10:10 a.m.

Greene (3-0) vs Hughes (0-3) Houston at San Diego, 12:40 p.m.

Keuchel (2-0) vs Cashner (1-2) Kansas City at Cleveland, 3:10 p.m.

Duffy (1-0) vs Salazar (1-0) Toronto at Boston, 3:10 p.m.

Dickey (0-1) vs Porcello (1-2) Chi. White Sox at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.

Quintana (1-1) vs Gonzalez (2-1) Washington at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m.

Zimmermann (1-2) vs Wood (1-0) N.Y. Mets at Miami, 4:10 p.m.

Colon (4-0) vs Latos (0-3) Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m.

Cole (2-0) vs Lester (0-2) Seattle at Texas, 5:05 p.m.

Hernandez (2-0) vs Rodriguez (0-0) Philadelphia at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m.

Harang (2-1) vs Martinez (1-0) Colorado at Arizona, 6:40 p.m.

Butler (1-1) vs Collmenter (1-2) L.A. Angels at Oakland, 7:05 p.m.

Shoemaker (2-1) vs Chavez (0-1) San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

Heston (2-1) vs Greinke (2-0) LA Angels 200 000 000 2 6 1 Oakland 500 001 00x 6 7 0 W: S. Gray (3-0) L: J. Weaver (0-3) HR: LAA-None OAK-B. Lawrie (2), J. Reddick (2) Washington 101 041 303 13 15 1 Atlanta 270 101 100 12 17 1 W: B. Treinen (1-2) L: J. Grilli (0-1) S: D. Storen (5) HR: WAS-J. Lobaton (1), D. Span (1), D. Uggla (1) ATL-None

Toronto Blue Jay Ryan Goins throws to first base in the seventh inning of a baseball game on Tuesday in Boston.

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Jays crack 17 hits, beat Red Sox 11-8 JIMMY GOLEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON — Jose Bautista had an RBI in Toronto’s five-run third inning, another in a three-run fourth and then added a homer to help the Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 11-8 on Tuesday night and snap a four-game losing streak.

Josh Donaldson had three hits, including a homer, and Kevin Pillar also had three of Toronto’s 17 hits. Marco Estrada (1-0) pitched three innings of hitless relief for the win. Brett Cecil pitched the ninth for his first save.

The Red Sox took a 4-0 lead against Drew Hutchison in the second. But Clay Buchholz (1-3) gave the lead right back, allowing five in the top of the third. Buchholz got just eight outs while allowing five runs — four earned — on six hits and a walk while striking out four.

Hutchison lasted four innings and gave up six runs. The Blue Jays led 10-6 when Aaron Loup struck out Mookie Betts and Dustin Pedroia to start the eighth. But David Ortiz doubled, and Hanley Ramirez hit his 200th career homer to make it 10-8, then Pablo Sandoval singled — his fourth hit of the game. Liam Hendriks got Allen Craig on a first-pitch one-hopper back to the mound to end the inning. Donaldson added a solo homer in the ninth to make it 11-8.

UP NEXT The teams complete their three-game series on Wednesday. RHP R.A. Dickey (0-2) will face RHP Rick Porcello (1-2).

TRAINER’S ROOM Blue Jays: The team placed SS Jose Reyes on the 15-day disabled list late Monday night with a left rib fracture.

Red Sox: OF Shane Victorino (strained right hamstring) might spend more time on the disabled list rather than return when eligible on May 8. Manager John Farrell said the new turf in Toronto is said to be hard on players’ legs. OF Rusney Castillo is scheduled to return to TripleA Pawtucket from a stint in the minor leagues.

Mariners 2, Rangers 1

Boston

Seattle

Texas

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Toronto 005 310 011 11 Boston 040 110 020 8 SB: TOR Pillar (3, 2nd base off Varvaro/ Hanigan). 2B: TOR Pillar (6, Ross); BOS Sandoval 2 (4, Hutchison, Hutchison), Betts (4, Hutchison), Ortiz, D (3, Loup).

3B: TOR Goins (1, Varvaro). GIDP: TOR Goins, Saunders, M. HR: TOR Bautista (5, 8th inning off Breslow, 0 on, 0 out), Donaldson (5, 9th inning off Tazawa, 0 on, 2 out); BOS Ramirez, H (9, 8th inning off Loup, 1 on, 2 out). Team Lob: TOR 10; BOS 11. DP: BOS 2 (Pedroia-Bogaerts-Nava 2). E: BOS Ramirez, H (1, fielding).

Toronto IP H R ER BB SO A Hutchison 4.0 9 6 6 5 0 M Estrada (W, 1-0) 3.0 0 0 0 2 3 A Loup 0.2 3 2 2 0 2 L Hendriks 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 B Cecil 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO C Buchholz (L, 1-3) 2.2 6 5 4 1 4 E Mujica 1.1 3 3 3 2 0 A Varvaro 1.1 3 1 1 1 3 R Ross 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 C Breslow 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 J Tazawa 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 Time: 4:01. Att: 33,920.

Seattle 000 200 000 2 Texas 000 000 100 1 SB: SEA Ruggiano (2, 2nd base off Detwiler/Chirinos). 2B: SEA Cruz, N (3, Detwiler); TEX Martin, L (4, Happ), DeShields (1, Happ). 3B: SEA Cruz, N (1, Detwiler). GIDP: SEA Weeks, R, Cano.

HR: SEA Weeks, R (2, 4th inning off Detwiler, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: SEA 5; TEX 7. DP: TEX 2 (Andrus-Odor-Rosales, Odor-Andrus-Rosales). E: SEA Miller, B (3, throw).

Seattle IP H R ER BB SO J Happ (W, 2-1) 6.2 6 1 1 1 9 T Olson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 D Leone 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 C Furbush 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Y Medina 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 F Rodney 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Texas IP H R ER BB SO R Detwiler (L, 0-3) 5.1 5 2 2 2 5 A Bass 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 S Tolleson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 N Feliz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Time: 2:43. Att: 23,714.

Yankees 4, Rays 2 Tampa Bay

NY Yankees

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Tampa Bay 001 001 000 2 NY Yankees 200 020 00x 4 SB: NYY Ellsbury 2 (7, 2nd base off Odorizzi/Rivera, Re, 2nd base off Cedeno, X/Rivera, Re), Gardner, B (6, 2nd base off Odorizzi/Rivera, Re).

HR: None. 2B: TB Cabrera, A (3, Whitley), Kiermaier (6, Whitley); NYY Teixeira (5, Odorizzi), McCann 2 (4, Odorizzi, Odorizzi). 3B: TB Forsythe (1, Shreve). Team Lob: TB 10; NYY 6. E: TB Rivera, Re (1, throw).

Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO J Odorizzi (L, 2-2) 6.1 9 4 4 0 4 X Cedeno 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 E Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO C Whitley (W, 1-0) 5.0 6 1 1 1 5 C Shreve 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 E Rogers 2.2 1 0 0 1 5 C Martin 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:58. Att: 36,934.

Royals 11, Indians 5 Kansas City

Cleveland

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Kansas City 010 101 602 11 Cleveland 020 003 000 5 SB: CLE Bourn (2, 2nd base off Guthrie/ Perez, S). 2B: KC Morales, K (6, Bauer), Infante (6, Atchison), Escobar, A (6, Atchison), Hosmer (4, Swarzak); CLE Brantley (5, Guthrie). GIDP: KC Moustakas, Infante.

HR: KC Gordon, A (3, 2nd inning off Bauer, 0 on, 0 out), Morales, K (3, 7th inning off Shaw, 2 on, 2 out); CLE Moss (4, 6th inning off Finnegan, 2 on, 0 out). Team Lob: KC 7; CLE 7. DP: CLE 2 (Bauer-Ramirez, Jo-Santana, C, KipnisRamirez, Jo-Santana, C). E: CLE Hayes (1, missed catch).

Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO J Guthrie 5.0 6 4 4 3 3 B Finnegan (W, 1-0)1.0 2 1 1 1 0 C Young 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 J Frasor 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Y Pino 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO T Bauer 6.0 7 3 3 2 2 S Atchison (L, 0-1) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 M Rzepczynski 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 B Shaw 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 A Swarzak 2.0 6 2 2 1 1 HBP: Kipnis (by Finnegan).

Time: 3:13. Att: 10,698.

Twins 3, Tigers 2 Detroit

Detroit 001 100 000 2 Minnesota 001 000 20x 3 SB: DET Gose (4, 2nd base off Pelfrey/ Suzuki, K); MIN Escobar, E (1, 2nd base off Alburquerque/Avila). 2B: DET Martinez, J (6, Pelfrey), Cespedes (7, Pelfrey); MIN Escobar, E (2, Sanchez, An).

HR: None. GIDP: DET Iglesias. S: MIN Suzuki, K. Team Lob: DET 3; MIN 7. DP: MIN (Escobar, E-Santana, D-Mauer). E: MIN Santana, D (6, fielding).

Detroit IP H R ER BB SO A Sanchez (L, 1-3) 7.0 9 3 3 0 6 B Hardy 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 A Alburquerque 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO M Pelfrey (W, 2-0) 7.0 3 2 1 2 7 C Fien 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 G Perkins 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Time: 2:40. Att: 18,169.

Cardinals 11, Phillies 5 Philadelphia

Colorado

Arizona

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Colorado 010 201 001 5 Arizona 300 230 13x 12 HR: ARI Peralta, D (3, 4th inning off Kendrick, K, 1 on, 0 out), Trumbo (2, 5th inning off Kendrick, K, 1 on, 1 out).

Cubs 6, Pirates 2 Pittsburgh

Chicago Cubs

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Pittsburgh 000 200 000 2 Chicago Cubs 031 200 00x 6 SB: CHC Fowler (6, 3rd base off Locke/ Cervelli), Rizzo (6, 2nd base off Locke/ Cervelli), Bryant (2, 3rd base off Bastardo/Cervelli), Castro, S (2, 2nd base off Bastardo/Cervelli), Coghlan (2, 2nd base off Liz/Cervelli). 2B: PIT Hart (1, Wood, T); CHC Russell, A (3, Locke), Lake (1, Locke).

HR: PIT Marte, S (6, 4th inning off Wood, T, 1 on, 2 out). Team Lob: PIT 3; CHC 12. E: PIT Hart (2, throw), Harrison, J (4, throw); CHC Castro, S (3, fielding).

PICKOFFS: PIT Locke (Fowler at 1st base).

Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO J Locke (L, 2-1) 3.2 8 6 5 3 5 A Bastardo 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 R Liz 3.0 2 0 0 3 2 W Hughes 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO T Wood (W, 2-1) 7.0 5 2 2 0 9 Z Rosscup 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 J Motte 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 HBP: Fowler (by Liz).

Time: 2:51. Att: 29,915.

St. Louis

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Philadelphia 002 020 100 5 St. Louis 223 020 02x 11 SB: STL Bourjos (4, 2nd base off De Fratus/Ruiz). 2B: PHI Herrera (6, Wacha), Blanco (2, Choate); STL Holliday (2, Gonzalez, S), Adams, M (2, Gonzalez, S), Carpenter, M (12, Diekman). 3B: STL Carpenter, M (1, Gonzalez, S).

HR: None. GIDP: STL Peralta. S: PHI Herrera; Gonzalez, S. Team Lob: PHI 7; STL 9. DP: PHI (Utley-Galvis-Howard). E: PHI Sizemore, G (1, fielding), Galvis (3, fielding); STL Carpenter, M (3, throw).

Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO S Gonzalez (L, 0-1) 2.210 7 7 2 0 D McGowan 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 J Diekman 2.0 2 2 2 3 2 J De Fratus 1.2 1 2 0 1 0 J Gomez 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO M Wacha (W, 4-0) 5.2 6 4 4 2 4 R Choate 1.1 2 1 0 0 2 M Harris 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 C Villanueva 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 HBP: Howard (by Wacha).

Time: 2:58. Att: 40,143.

Reds 4, Brewers 2 Milwaukee

Diamondbacks 12, Rockies 5

Minnesota

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Cincinnati

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Milwaukee 000 010 100 2 Cincinnati 100 300 00x 4 HR: MIL Ramirez, Ar (2, 5th inning off Cueto, 0 on, 0 out), Braun (2, 7th inning off Cueto, 0 on, 0 out); CIN Votto (7, 1st inning off Lohse, 0 on, 2 out), Phillips (1, 4th inning off Lohse, 1 on, 2 out), Byrd (2, 4th inning off Lohse).

SB: None. Team Lob: MIL 2; CIN 5. DP: MIL (Segura-Gomez, H).

Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO K Lohse (L, 1-4) 7.0 7 4 4 1 5 M Blazek 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO J Cueto (W, 2-2) 8.0 3 2 2 0 6 A Chapman 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 HBP: Ramirez, Ar (by Cueto).

Time: 2:11. Att: 19,238.

Marlins 4, Mets 3 NY Mets

Miami

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NY Mets 000 000 300 3 Miami 000 003 01x 4 HR: None. 2B: NYM Granderson (3, Phelps, D), Lagares (3, Ramos, A), Murphy, Dn (6, Morris, B); MIA Gordon, D (5, Montero). S: MIA Prado.

SB: None. Team Lob: NYM 10; MIA 6. E: NYM Campbell (3, throw), Granderson (1, fielding); MIA Stanton (2, fielding).

NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO R Montero 5.2 5 3 3 1 6 E Carlyle 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 A Torres 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 C Torres (L, 1-1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 Miami IP H R ER BB SO D Phelps 6.0 7 2 2 0 4 A Ramos 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 M Dunn 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 A Morris (W, 3-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 S Cishek 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Time: 2:46. Att: 17,255.

BASKETBALL NBA Playoff schedule Note: 16 teams, all series best-of-seven Yesterday’s results Houston 103, Dallas 94 (Houston win series 4-1) San Antonio at L.A. Clippers (Series tied 2-2)

SOCCER

GOLF

MLS

Saturday, May 2 Game 7 * Milwaukee at Chicago Game 7 * San Antonio at L.A. Clippers

Eastern League Club PTS GP W L N. England 14 8 4 2 DC United 14 7 4 1 NY Red Bulls 12 6 3 0 Columbus 11 7 3 2 Chicago 9 6 3 3 Orlando 8 8 2 4 Toronto 6 6 2 4 NY City FC 6 8 1 4 Philadelphia 6 9 1 5 Montreal 2 4 0 2 Western League Club PTS GP W L Vancouver 16 9 5 3 Dallas 14 8 4 2 Seattle 13 7 4 2 Los Angeles 12 8 3 2 Houston 10 8 2 2 Sporting KC 10 8 2 2 San Jose 9 7 3 4 Portland 9 8 2 3 Salt Lake 9 7 2 2 Colorado 7 7 1 2 Sunday’s results Toronto 2, Orlando 0 Portland 0, Seattle 1 NY Red Bulls 1,LA Galaxy 1

TENNIS

Friday, May 1 Dallas at Houston, 5 p.m.

San Jose at Salt Lake, 7 p.m.

Today’s schedule Game 5 Brooklyn at Atlanta (Series tied 2-2) Game 5 * Portland at Memphis (Memphis leads series 3-1) Thursday, April 30 Game 6 * Chicago at Milwaukee (Chicago leads series 3-2) Game 6 * L.A. Clippers at San Antonio Friday, May 1 Game 6 * Atlanta at Brooklyn Game 6 * Memphis at Portland

This week’s tournaments

ATP World Rankings: Singles Player Points 1 Novak Djokovic (SRB) 13,845 2 Roger Federer (SUI) 8,385 3 Andy Murray (GBR) 6,060 4 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 5,390 5 Kei Nishikori (JPN) 5,280 6 Milos Raonic (CAN) 5,070 7 Tomas Berdych (CZE) 4,960 8 David Ferrer (ESP) 4,490 9 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 3,495 10 Marin Cilic (CRO) 3,405 61 Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 815 Millennium Estoril Open Estoril, Portugal. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 (NOTE: 1 euro=CDN$1.33) Singles - Round 1 Richard Gasquet (5), France, def.

Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 7-6 (7), 6-1.

Nick Kyrgios (7), Australia, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3).

Nicolas Almagro, Spain, def. Stephane Robert (96), France, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Kenny De Schepper, France, def. Gastao Elias, Portugal, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, def. Constant Lestienne, France, 6-3, 6-1.

Albert Montanes, Spain, def. Martin Fischer, Austria, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Guillermo G’rcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain, 6-2, 6-2.

Rui Machado, Portugal, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 7-6 (5), 6-3.

Doubles - Round 1 Treat Huey, Philippines, and Scott Lipsky (2), United States, def. Joao Domingues, Portugal, and Pedro Sousa, Portugal, 6-3, 6-0.

Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, and AisamUl-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, def. Gong Mao-Xin, China, and Hsien-Yin Peng, Taiwan, 6-2, 6-4.

Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, and Alejandro Gonzalez, Colombia, def. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, and Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 6-3, 6-4.

BMW Open by FWU AG Munich, Germany. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 Singles - Round 1 Dominic Thiem, Austria, def. Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (9).

Alexander Zverev, Germany, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

Philipp Kohlschreiber (5), Germany, def.

Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-2.

Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Bernard Tomic (6), Australia, 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (3).

Fabio Fognini (8), Italy, def. Bastian Trinker, Austria, 6-2, 7-6 (3).

Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def.

Farrukh Dustov, Uzbekistan, 6-1, 4-1, retired.

Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Dustin Brown, Germany, 6-1, 7-6 (2).

Mischa Zverev, Germany, def. JanLennard Struff, Germany, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-4.

Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def.

Florian Mayer, Germany, 6-2, 6-2.

Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Mikhail Ledovskikh, Russia, 6-0, 6-0.

Paribas Istanbul Open Istanbul, Turkey. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 Singles - Round 1 Ivan Dodig, Croatia, def. Andreas Haider-Maurer (5), Austria, 7-5, 6-3.

Mikhail Kukushkin (6), Kazakhstan, def.

Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-4.

Diego Schwartzman (8), Argentina, def.

Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 6-2, 6-1.

Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, 6-4, 7-5.

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

T 1 2 1 3 4 4 0 3 3 4

GF GA 11 9 11 11 10 5 9 8 10 8 11 12 7 9 7 8 6 9 6 6

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 Hull City 16 Aston Villa 17 Leicester 18 Sunderland 19 Q.P. Rangers 20 Burnley

W D L GF GA 23 8 2 65 26 20 7 7 70 36 20 7 6 63 32 19 8 7 59 34 17 7 10 47 37 17 7 10 55 49 17 6 11 47 26 14 8 12 41 44 13 8 13 39 42 11 11 12 44 43 11 11 12 42 42 11 9 14 42 47 9 10 15 32 46 9 8 17 36 57 8 10 16 32 45 8 8 18 26 48 8 7 18 35 51 5 15 13 26 49 7 6 21 38 59 5 11 18 26 52

Pts 77 67 67 65 58 58 57 50 47 44 44 42 37 35 34 32 31 30 27 26

Yesterday’s results Hull 1, Liverpool 0 Today’s schedule 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.

West Ham vs. Burnley, 7 a.m.

Man United vs. West Brom, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, May 3 Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace, 5:30 a.m.

Spurs vs. Man City, 8 a.m.

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 Sunday’s results Coquitlam 10, Nanaimo 9 Port Coquitlam 10, Burnaby 7 New Westminster at Victoria postponed Friday May 1 Langley at Burnaby, 8 p.m.

Saturday May 2 Delta at Nanaimo, 4:30 p.m.

Port Coquitlam at Victoria, 5 p.m.

Sunday May 3 Victoria at Coquitlam, 2 p.m.

Nanaimo at New Westminster, 5 p.m.

National Lacrosse League 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 10 7 3.5 Minnesota 5 12 8 New England 4 12 8

Pct .706 .529 .353 .294 Pct .765 .706 .588 .294 .250

GF 228 202 198 198 GF 220 193 216 172 169

GA 167 205 204 251 GA 178 160 198 214 219

Sunday’s result Buffalo 20, New England 9 Friday, May 1 Toronto at New England, 4 p.m.

Remaining schedule 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.

WTA World Rankings: Singles Player Points 1 Serena Williams 9981 2 Simona Halep 7755 3 Maria Sharapova 7525 4 Petra Kvitova 6060 5 Caroline Wozniacki 4790 6 Eugenie Bouchard 4122 7 Ana Ivanovic 4000 8 Ekaterina Makarova 3465 9 Agnieszka Radwanska 3345 10 Carla Suarez Navarro 3335 Doubles 1 Sania Mirza 7660 2 Sara Errani 7360 2 Roberta Vinci 7360 4 Martina Hingis 6465 5 Cara Black 5870 6 Shuai Peng 5632 7 Ekaterina Makarova 5315 7 Elena Vesnina 5315 9 Su-wei Hsieh 5110 10 Kristina Mladenovic 4515 GP SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Marrakech, Morocco. Surface: Clay.

Singles - Round 1 (1)(WC)G. Muguruza (ESP) d. (WC)D. Kasatkina (RUS) 6-4, 6-1 K. Mladenovic (FRA) d. M. Erakovic (NZL) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 (8)M. Puig (PUR) d. (Q)A. Van Uytvanck (BEL) 6-0, 7-6(3) (2)T. Bacsinszky (SUI) d. E. Rodina (RUS) 6-3, 7-5 T. Maria (GER) d. C. Witthoeft (GER) 6-3, 6-2 (4)E. Svitolina (UKR) d. D. Vekic (CRO) 6-2, 6-2 T. Babos (HUN) d. (5)M. Barthel (GER) 6-4, 6-0 Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic. Surface: Clay.

Purse: $250,000 Singles - Round 1 (1)K. Pliskova (CZE) d. A. Beck (GER) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 T. Pironkova (BUL) d. (Q)O. Govortsova (BLR) 7-5, 6-1 (Q)A. Konjuh (CRO) d. (7)B. Bencic (SUI) 7-5, 6-7(8), 7-6(3) (3)B. Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d. M. Brengle (USA) 7-6(5), 6-3 Elena Vesnina (Russia) beat Jana Cepelova (Slovakia) 6-2 6-1

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 5-2 Dortmund: Bob Baffert; Martin Garcia 4-1 Carpe Diem: Todd Pletcher; John Velazquez 15-2 Mubtaahij: Mike de Kock; Christophe Soumillon 10-1 Materiality: Todd Pletcher; Javier Castellano 12-1 Firing Line: Simon Callaghan; Gary Stevens 16-1 Frosted: Kiaran McLaughlin; Joel Rosario 16-1 International Star: Mike Maker; Miguel Mena 18-1 Upstart: Rick Violette Jr.; Jose Ortiz20-1 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 Mr. Z: D. Wayne Lukas; Ramon Vazquez 50-1 Ocho Ocho Ocho: Jim Cassidy; Elvis Trujillo 50-1 Tencendur: George Weaver; Manny Franco 66-1 Current odds, Bovada.lv

Kentucky Derby Lingo Mint Julep: The official drink of the Kentucky Derby. It consists of bourbon, mint, and a sweet syrup.

Burgoo: Thick, meaty traditional stew.

Millionaire’s Row: The premium seating area that houses all of the rich and famous Kentucky Derby guests during the races.

Kentucky Derby Festival: The twoweek series of events around the race.

Schedule, with 2015 money winnings as of April 27 This week’s tournament WGC-Cadillac Match Play (Begins today, play through Sunday) TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California. Par 72, 7,169 yards. Purse: $9,250,000. 2014 champion: Jason Day Golfer 2015 Winnings 1 Jordan Spieth $5,087,996 2 Jimmy Walker $3,509,349 3 Dustin Johnson $3,013,887 4 J.B. Holmes $2,942,520 5 Bubba Watson $2,720,950 6 Jason Day $2,351,128 7 Patrick Reed $2,344,556 8 Justin Rose $2,252,000 9 Charley Hoffman $2,240,915 10 Ryan Moore $2,171,580 11 Hideki Matsuyama $2,156,046 12 Brandt Snedeker $2,029,667 13 Sang-Moon Bae $1,942,781 14 Robert Streb $1,808,680 15 Brooks Koepka $1,747,981 16 Ben Martin $1,707,823 17 Bill Haas $1,655,606 18 Daniel Berger $1,602,258 19 Paul Casey $1,565,580 20 Jim Furyk $1,544,661 Canadian golfers 51 Nick Taylor $941,944 73 David Hearn $751,506 100 Graham Delaet $489,608 124 Adam Hadwin $381,522 197 Mike Weir $72,800

LPGA Tour This week’s tournament Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout, April 30-May 3 Las Colinas Country Club, Irving, Texas.

Par 71, 6,809 yards. Purse: $1,300,000.

2014 champion: Stacy Lewis.

Golfer 2015 Winnings 1 Lydia Ko $908,810 2 Sei Young Kim $742,306 3 Stacy Lewis $706,660 4 Inbee Park $615,261 5 Brittany Lincicome $531,488 6 Amy Yang $528,685 7 Hyo Joo Kim $453,493 8 Morgan Pressel $416,643 9 Mirim Lee $390,834 10 Cristie Kerr $369,146 11 Na Yeon Choi $364,171 12 Shanshan Feng $305,294 13 Ha Na Jang $292,907 14 Anna Nordqvist $271,162 15 Ariya Jutanugarn $259,416 16 Ilhee Lee $249,838 Canadian golfers 86 Alena Sharp $31,380 116 Sue Kim $10,697 139 Rebecca Lee-Bentham $4,253

Web.com Tour This week’s tournament United Leasing Championship, April 30-May 3 Victoria National Golf Club, Newburgh, Indiana. Par 72, 7,239 yards. Purse: $600,000. 2014 champion: Greg Owen.

Golfer 2015 Winnings 1 Peter Malnati $184,207 2 Wes Roach $166,917 3 Patrick Rodgers $162,070 4 Andrew Landry $150,870 5 Dawie van der Walt $126,896 6 Patton Kizzire $123,999 7 Kevin Tway $121,122 8 Mathew Goggin $120,299 9 Kelly Kraft $119,912 10 Harold Varner III $97,267 11 Steve Marino $95,308 12 Miguel Angel Carballo $81,991 13 Erik Barnes $81,810 14 Steve Allan $77,775 15 John Mallinger $73,379 16 Henrik Norlander $72,756 17 Andrew Yun $71,573 18 Rhein Gibson $71,500 19 Timothy Madigan $71,054 20 Abraham Ancer $68,135 From Canada T95 Roger Sloan $11,660

Champions Tour This week’s tournament Insperity Invitational, May 1-3 (54 holes) The Woodlands Country Club, The Woodlands, Texas. Par 72, 7078 yards.

Purse: $2,050,000. 2014 champion: Bernhard Langer.

Golfer 2015 Winnings 1 Olin Browne $492,399 2 Bart Bryant $458,092 3 Mark O’Meara $448,242 4 Paul Goydos $385,900 5 Joe Durant $383,131 6 Miguel Angel Jimenez $365,792 7 Rocco Mediate $358,317 8 Billy Andrade $349,054 9 Tom Pernice Jr. $338,925 10 Colin Montgomerie $329,737 11 Marco Dawson $329,308 12 David Frost $323,109 13 Lee Janzen $320,920 14 Bernhard Langer $290,400 15 Kevin Sutherland $262,245 16 Tom Lehman $252,984 17 Esteban Toledo $238,475 18 Gene Sauers $236,629 19 Michael Allen $235,631 20 Scott Dunlap $221,541 Canadian golfers 31 Rod Spittle $140,151 33 Stephen Ames $135,694 93 Jim Rutledge $16,775

European Tour No tournament this week.

European Tour pros will play at WGC-Cadillac Match Play (see PGA above) Golfer 2015 Winnings 1 Rory Mcilroy €1,224,670 2 Danny Willett €1,118,691 3 Justin Rose €927,972 4 Ross Fisher €805,680 5 Anirban Lahiri €749,002 6 Kiradech Aphibarnrat €733,231 7 Bernd Wiesberger €727,942 8 Branden Grace €692,279 9 Louis Oosthuizen €666,071 10 David Howell €546,531 12 Henrik Stenson €514,944 13 Andy Sullivan €500,520 14 Marc Warren €482,424 15 Alex Noren €435,472 16 George Coetzee €432,406 17 Thongchai Jaidee €404,490 18 Luke Donald €383,406 19 Richie Ramsay €378,468 20 Ian Poulter €360,859 21 Martin Kaymer €357,938

AUTO RACING NASCAR Geico 500 (Aaron’s 499) Sunday, May 3, 10:19 a.m., Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama. Tri-oval, 2.66 miles per lap.

SpongeBob SquarePants 400 (STP 400) Saturday, May 9, 4:46 p.m., Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas. Tri-oval, 1.5 miles per lap.

Sprint Showdown 60 miles. Friday, May 15, 4:31 p.m., Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina. 40 laps, Quad Oval, 1.5 miles per lap.

Formula One Spanish Grand Prix Sunday, May 10, 5 p.m., Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) A caring gesture will warm up emotional waters. You can be direct as long as you are nonjudgmental and exhibit depth and caring. A friendship will allow you to spread your wings and understand others better. Let your fun side emerge.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Listen to a loved one before you make a decision. Someone might be whispering gossip in your ear rather than facts. Go directly to the source. Remain on top of what you need to do.

Express your feelings in a way in which they can be heard.

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Frusturations for Canadians in Nepal Canadian Forces say C-17 transport plane carrying personnel and supplies scheduled to land Wednesday THE CANADIAN PRESS

Canadians in Nepal and relatives of missing Canadian tourists are expressing frustration with Canada’s response to Saturday’s massive earthquake, with some complaining they’re getting more support from American officials than their own.

Mark McDermott and Roel Teunissen were hoping to get on a military transport plane on Wednesday to return to Canada from the earthquake-ravaged country.

But McDermott said Tuesday they’ve now been told the plane will only take evacuees to New Delhi, where they’ll have to find commercial flights home on their own.

That would leave them in a worse situation than they currently have in the U.S. embassy in Kathmandu, where his group and many others have gathered while they await their scheduled flight on May 17, he said. In New Delhi, however, they’d likely have to camp out at the airport.

The Canadian Forces said Tuesday that a C-17 transport plane carrying some personnel and supplies is scheduled to land in Kathmandu on Wednesday local time. It would also be able to fly up to 100 passengers to New Delhi once it is ready to leave. A second C-17 has left Canada carrying more equipment and people and is expect-

ed to be in Nepal on Thursday.

McDermott said neither he nor Teunissen will go to New Delhi, and they haven’t heard of any other evacuation efforts.

He added there’s been a dearth of information from Canadian officials.

Teunissen said once they were able to contact the Canadian consulate after the quake, the honorary Canadian consul told them it was a very big emergency and they weren’t equipped to handle it at the consulate. He said the honorary consul, a Nepalese man, told them to seek help elsewhere.

However, the honorary consul’s assistant in Kathmandu told The Canadian Press by telephone early Tuesday that he “doubted the consul would have said that.”

“That’s not our policy; we don’t ask people to just go away,” added the assistant, who said he was not authorized to comment and did not want his name used.

Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson was asked directly Monday about reports of Canadians being turned away from the consulate when they sought assistance.

He would only reply that he has instructed the honorary consul there “to work with these individuals on a 24-hour basis to get them the help that they need.”

Canadian officials have now

“I won’t sleep until I know that my sister is on a helicopter.”

Michelle Dack, Victoria resident

arrived in Kathmandu and are helping with emergency travel documents and other assistance, Foreign Affairs said Tuesday. They have established a service point at the Phora Durbar American Club in central Kathmandu.

Other Canadian diplomats are standing by in New Delhi to help evacuated Canadians.

In the meantime, an email from Foreign Affairs to Canadians in Nepal said they should “consider leaving using available commercial means.” It said Canadian officials “are working on plans to assist Canadians who are unable to leave via commercial means and require evacuation using DND flights.”

After leaving the Canadian consulate, McDermott said they called the U.S. Embassy, which arranged a drive over, a place to sleep, food and the ability to communicate with family and friends. They’ve been told they can stay until their flight mid-May. Kandy Barker said her nephew, Fraser, was also initially turned away by Canadian officials in Kathmandu as

he sought news of his parents, who haven’t been heard from since the earthquake struck.

But he is scheduled to meet with officials today, she said.

Bruce and Kathy Macmillan, of St. Albert, Alta., were trekking in the Langdang region and were supposed to meet up with their two adult sons in Kathmandu on Monday, she said.

Talking to officials in Ottawa hasn’t proven any more helpful, Barker said. Her sister called a government hotline for people whose relatives are still unaccounted for and got a “standardized, formatted” message, she said.

“The government told her, ‘Go to social media and put the name out on Facebook and Twitter,’” Barker said. “OK, we’ve done that, but we need more from the government.”

Michelle Dack of Victoria said Monday that her dealings with Foreign Affairs have been “disappointing” as she tried to get word of her sister, who was trekking in Nepal.

Dack said she and her mother did receive a very brief phone call from Tamara McLeod later Monday from Briddhim in the Langtang region, about 50 kilometres north of Kathmandu.

“She was bawling her eyes out, saying she can’t get out — she’s trapped,” Dack said in a telephone interview early Tuesday.

But Dack couldn’t say if that

meant her 24-year-old sister was trapped physically or if a road is blocked, nor could she say if her sister was injured or had any food or water. The Dacks have had “difficulty being able to get clear answers” from Foreign Affairs, she said, and argued that Canada should be sending rescue workers to Nepal.

“I think they need to be in Langtang and also in Annapurna doing search and rescue. I know that there’s many Canadians for sure that are in Langtang.”

Dack said her sister is in Nepal to provide yoga workshops starting May 1 and had left Kathmandu on April 13 to take part in a trek.

“I won’t sleep until I know that my sister is on a helicopter,” she said.

Sarah Brandt of Ottawa said she’s been having no luck getting word about her brother, Saijaya Raj, who was trekking in the Langtang area when the quake hit.

Raj is Malaysian and Brandt said she’s been unable to contact the Malaysian embassy other officials in Nepal and hopes more media can get into the quake area to tell those outside of Nepal what is happening.

“The most important part is to find my brother and whatever source that can help me to do that I will be very happy to receive help from,” she said.

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Blue Fish expands to second location KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

W

hen Cheryl Iwanowsky opened Blue Fish Gallery in July 2013, the idea was to offer a space for local artists to display their work and to offer the community something different. It was also a chance for the potter to have a permanent pottery studio from which she could work and demonstrate her skills to customer.

Proven by the rate of growth the unique gallery has experienced, Iwanowsky is succeeding in her goal.

As an accomplished artist, Iwanowsky has been creative since she can remember.

“I have always had my hands in plaster, pottery, collage and paints,” she said.

After years of pottery, which she started about 30 years ago, she gravitated to painting.

“Clay seemed like a natural,” she said. “I always liked being tactile, and always ended up with my fingers in the paint.”

Iwanowsky was able to expand her skills and gain a further appreciation of art in high school. That is when she decided she wanted to pursue a career in the field and was encouraged to do so by teachers.

“When my art teacher said it was something I could do for a living, that was empowering and exciting,” she said.

To start, though, Iwanowsky made her living working in banks in Alberta, where she spent most of her adult life.

“Even after working all day at the bank, I would come home and work in clay,” she said.

In 1997, she made the move to Prince George, where she set up a studio and became known as “The Clay Lady” and started teaching.

Now, in Port Alberni, Iwanowsky said the pottery side has won over the finance industry.

“I have had an amazing year and a half,” she said. “When I told people in Prince George that I was moving to Vancouver Island, more than one said to me that anywhere is great except Port Alberni. So I was curious and drove over “the hump” to see what was so bad about it and fell in love with the community.”

From there, she purchased a home, as well as the blue house, which she renovated and transformed into the Blue Fish Gallery.

“I have been making lifelong friends doing what I love,” she said. “I have a lot of support and

because of that I have been able to open up a second location.”

The gallery, which is chock-ablock full of gift items, paintings, jewellery and fair trade items, has now expanded to the Visitor Centre where there are smaller items to attract both tourists and locals.

“I am hoping that brings people from the entrance of town through to the uptown area,” she added.

With the addition of a new staff member, the two will be featuring community and collaborative art projects in the coming months. Contributions to such things as rug hooks, mosaics, paintings and pottery will be made by the public at both locations.

“When people come to the Visitor Centre, I want them to see Port Alberni as a vibrant, alive community and be a part of the collaborative art project,” she said.

Iwanowsky also admires and supports the work of other artists, that is why her shelves are full of items from Vancouver Island and across the province.

Each month she features a different artist and promotes a different medium. For May, Iwanowsky is excited to bring in the

Cheryl Iwanowsky works on a piece of pottery at the gallery. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

works of Cassandra Dolen, an oil painter from Merritt.

“Her work is gorgeous and I am lucky to have her,” Iwanowsky said. “I couldn’t say no because she is amazing. Her paintings really have to be seen to appreciate them.”

Iwanosky believes her success in town is in part due to meeting like-minded individuals and attracting similar people by sharing her passion.

Blue Fish Gallery is one place

that is worth a visit more than once since there are new items arriving all the time. Now that there are two places to check out, both sides of town are covered.

The gallery is located at 2907 Second Avenue and cannot be missed with its bright colours and wacky driftwood fish outside. The chalkboard outside is open for artistic drawings and positive messages. kristi.dobson@avtimes.net

Chamber Connections Submitted by Bill Collette Last Friday the Chamber of Commerce held its annual Awards Ceremony to great hoopla! It was a fantastic event to be a part of and I personally thank all nominees, the 39 finalists, the winners of course but equally important I thank all who were involved; our committee, our staff, the folks at the Italian Centre, our many sponsors, our MC, the supporting cast of people who did the decorations etc. and of course our title Sponsor – Drinkwaters Social House. But, since Friday is gone we now move on with our Chamber agenda.

Several matters are key for us right now including: Our Support of a Tax Shift for the Provincial Government which will be tabled by AVCOC at the BC Chamber AGM in Prince George on May 25th. Key points for us are to look for Province Wide Chamber Support that in turn will dictate that the BC Chamber reach out to the Provincial Government with an eye toward changing how Tax Policy currently looks. As example; we look at MSP which is ever increasing yet those dollars are not typically factored in when the Government broadcasts its overall tax rate to the public. We’d like to see that changed so that we’re on a level playing field and ideally so that British Columbians are treated the same as the rest of the Country with respect to Medical Services. The policy draft is significant and so far we have the support of two other Chambers that will speak on our behalf at the AGM. We also have our own AGM coming just prior to that event and it will be held at Chances Rim Rock. Our AGM will feature guest Speaker the Honourable

John Duncan MP Vancouver Island North and current federal candidate for the Conservative Party. We willl also present some updatess to our own Constitution bers for our Members e to vote on. We hope to see many ers of our Members at present at that sday, event. Wednesday, pm.

May 20th 5:30pm. plete by We’ll be complete 8:00pm. And finally enting I will be presenting a summary off my recent trip to the Oil Sands in Northern Alberta to the local Rotary Clubs and our Membership between mid-May and late-June. The Chamber of Commerce appreciates the support of its many members and the public in general as we work toward a collective approach to improving the foundation for our Business Community. Oh, and don’t forget about the Sunset Market, a joint venture between ourselves and Hupacasath First Nation. We’ll be at the Victoria Quay area every Wednesday this summer starting in late June. Promises to be our biggest summer yet.

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