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Kiteboaders enjoy improved launch site Eighth Avenue Elementary is among the local facilities due for alterations this year. Instead of elementary classes the school will serve as an alternative education hub. [TIMES FILE PHOTO]

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hat grabbed headlines last January as a controversial decision to ban kiteboarding from Centennial Pier has resulted in an improved launch site for the water sport, says some the activity’s most vocal advocates. A new launch by the Maritime Discovery Centre Lighthouse is now complete and regularly being used by kiteboarders – a few hundred metres south of the former site where the Port Alberni Port Authority prohibited the activity earlier this year. Although the decision was made due to safety hazards of launching from Centennial Pier, the ban opened up a stream of letters to local newspapers and the City of Port Alberni in opposition to the decision. Since posting prohibitive signs along Centennial Pier the port authority has worked with kiteboarders to develop a launch platform south of the breakwater extension. The new site offers an improved and safer location, said Port Alberni kiteboarder Dale Moffat. “It’s safer for the public, when they launched on the Centennial Pier people would pass by us,” he said, adding that a messed up launch could result in entanglement with the breakwater’s light posts and other fixtures. “There [was] very little room for error.” With thousands of dollars in costs covered by the port authority, the new launch site entails two

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lower docks that have been repositioned into the Alberni Inlet for optimal use of incoming winds. A ramp that was taken out of service last year has been repaired and re-installed to allow access to the docks. Felt donated by Catalyst Paper has been wrapped around the docks to protect kiteboarders’ feet and equipment, and signs directing people to the launch are set to be installed by late May. It’s yet to be determined how a change room can be set up near the new launch, said Moffat. “We’re exploring whether we can get that through donation or through fundraising,” he said. Kiteboarders are using the new site to promote Port Alberni as a premier destination for the activity. A two-day exhibition is planned for May 23-24 to lure kiteboarders from across western Canada to try out the Inlet’s thermal winds. While Port Alberni’s site is suitable for intermediate and advanced kiteboarders, Nitinat Lake is suitable for beginners, so instruction is also planned at the remote lake during the May weekend. Nitinat Lake, which is located near Vancouver Island’s west coast, is considered by many kiteboarders to be among the best locations in the world for the sport. But with the improved launch site Port Alberni’s conditions come close to the remote lake, said Moffat. “If you go to Nitinat you’re talking no Internet, roughing for however long,” added local kiteboarder Alicia La Rue. “Not every family wants to do that.”

Alberni school district trustees approved nearly $1 million in grant funding from the province for building projects and maintenance, with more than half allocated to the West Coast. About $150,000 of spending is planned for reconfiguring five Alberni Valley schools, including the district’s two middle schools, which will be realigned for kindergarten to Grade 7 classes in September. Ucluelet Secondary will receive over $400,000 for projects there; $300,000 is earmarked to replace the school’s failing boiler plant and required renovations. School District 70 secretary-treasurer Lindsay Cheetham read out the annual facilities grant expenditure plan to board trustees at their meeting on Tuesday evening. A total provincial grant of $977,899 will be spent, with about $860,000 on capital spending and the rest for operational costs. Trustees voted unanimously to pass the bylaw through three readings. The $150,000 reconfiguration spending is to refit the Alberni school buildings for different classrooms with associated labour costs, said Supt. Greg Smyth. “If we need to build some cabinets, do some millwork, shelves, coat hooks, those sorts of things,” Smyth said. “In turning a middle school into an elementary [school] there is going to be some work associated with that.” The district has set aside $50,000 each for both A.W. Neill and E.J. Dunn’s reconfiguration plans. Eighth Avenue Elementary will be closed and transitioned into a hub in September for alternative education, including the Choices Distributed Learning and the

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“In turning a middle school into an elementary [school], there is going to be some work associated with that.” Greg Smyth, district superintendent

adult education program, Smyth said. Choices will be moved from Wood Elementary, and the adult education program will move from its current location in the former Mount Klitsa Junior Secondary School. Of the AFG spending, $25,000 is allocated for the Eighth Avenue facility. Over the course of next year the district aims to move other alternative education programs out of the Vast site on Redford Street, Smyth said. The district leases the building there for about $85,000 a year. “It’s an issue of bringing all our alternate programs together. They’re somewhat fragmented across the community,” Smyth said. The Eighth Avenue school is also suitable as a central location in Port Alberni for transportation. Alberni District Secondary School will expand to include Grade 8 students in September, and another $25,000 of the AFG money has been set aside for the reconfiguration. District director of operations Greg Roe said the 20-year-old boilers at Ucluelet Secondary have been failing and replacing them is urgent in order to heat the building next winter. The two boilers use furnace oil and will be replaced with three propane boilers, which are more efficient, Roe said. A custodial room will be added.

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Aboriginal communities lack basic services

f all the woes that beset some First Nations communities – joblessness, violence, decrepit housing, poor schools, undrinkable water, short life expectancy – a shortage of nurses with special skills might not seem a pressing concern. But it is. As a report from Auditor General Michael Ferguson’s office makes clear, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government has failed to ensure that First Nations people living in remote areas get the medical treatment they need. The nursing shortage is symptomatic of a wider pattern of federal neglect that reaches across native life.

Nurses in isolated communities often face emergencies that call for medical skills that go well beyond basic training. Those skills include advanced cardiac life support and trauma life support for both adults and children. So nurses must complete mandatory courses in these areas. Yet as The Toronto Star’s Bruce Campion-Smith reports, the audit of services provided through Health Canada in Ontario and Manitoba found that just one of 45 nurses had completed all the required training in five courses selected for the audit. Just one! Health Canada flagged this problem itself, back in 2010. But it still persists,

five years later. Additionally, Health Canada hasn’t put in place the required directives to permit nurses to prescribe and dispense drugs and take x-rays, work that’s outside their normal scope. Although Health Canada provides care for 95,000 people through 85 facilities in remote areas where 400 nurses lead teams, it flubbed the most basic tests. It “did not take into account the health needs when allocating its support.” And it failed to give First Nations “comparable access to clinical and client care services as other provincial residents living in similar geographic locations.” Those are damning findings.

They speak to a federal disregard that leaves communities “severely marginalized,” says Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation in Northern Ontario. People are suffering under “a broken health care system that this government does not appear willing to fix.” To underscore his point he cited the case of two preschoolers who died last year from issues relating to strep throat, an ailment that is easily treatable. Remote First Nations have no 911 service, he pointed out. There’s a shortage of procedures and equipment for early diagnoses. Medevac is spotty. Detoxification programs are in

short supply. As former auditor Sheila Fraser put it, far too many First Nations people “still lack what most other Canadians take for granted.” As the Idle No More movement has demanded, that must change. In the coming election, voters should demand to know how their politicians would do things differently. From treaty rights to schooling and health care, the Crown is betraying a people’s trust. THE TORONTO STAR

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net More on environmental exploitation debate Thank you Dan Schubart for providing me with an excuse to further the debate. Dan says exploit the earth AND die.....I say exploit the earth and live. Clearly one of us is wrong and I wonder if it’s only because we attribute different meanings to the same words. Let’s explore a couple of meanings of terms or concepts we commonly use. The Webster dictionary lists the term exploit as, ‘to utilize, especially for profit’. Could it perhaps be the term ‘profit that irritates Mr. Schubart? The dictionary lists multiple meanings for ‘profit’ but (3) advantage; benefit; gain, describes my meaning of the concept. A still clearer meaning can be appreciated if we look at ‘profit’s’ antonym, ‘loss’. The meaning of its opposite, ‘loss’ and the concept that give it meaning, ‘value’ clarifies things. To profit is to gain a value; loss means it’s gone. To value our own life requires that we work to sustain our lives. Keep in mind that we are a carbon life form requiring carbon based foods to survive. It’s here that I think Mr. Schubart and I part company. He’s accepted today’s most prominent lie, that carbon is harmful to life. This is the lie that is costing us our affluence and, unless exposed for what it is, will send us back to poverty. The claim of impending global devastation from our use of energy, for burning and liberating previously sequestered sunlight, is disproven by one single clear thought - the earth’s life is locked up in those fossil fuels. Yes, the earth was

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very habitable for life when the same carbon that built those fuels was in the air. To get at the truth, we need to remember that those who call themselves experts can also be wrong. If something makes no sense, it probably is nonsense. The world’s climate is continually changing and has done so forever. Fear of a changing climate should mean fear of holidaying in Hawaii, something few people have. Given that human life now covers the entire world climate spectrum, it bears remembering that it’s possible because we wisely use energy to make life pleasant and possible where nature is inhospitable. Sure we have a carbon footprint. We just need to be proud and grateful that it happens to be a size 18 boot-print rather than being ashamed of it. From the arctic wastelands to the scorching deserts to the

life-crushing pressures of our deep oceans and the chocking lack of air in space, mankind is comfortable.....because we utilize the products of the earth. And in that sense, taking advantage of nature means an impeccable adherence to nature’s rules. A seed well planted and well nurtured will bear fruit. A tree, harvested and properly cut will provide shelter. A few holes in the earth, dug in the right place, processed according to natures rules, will give us a bridge and the car to drive over it. The earth remains man’s only source of the material needed to support life. Take advantage of its bounty (exploit)...or die. Gary Seinen Port Alberni

Corruption in Port Alberni from a survivor of the Montrose St. ﬁre I was up at the local casino, and talked to a gentleman. He said that the town of Port Alberni is corrupt. Then my next question was, ‘How about the RCMP and the government?’ His answer was, ‘They’re all corrupt.’ I can identify this individual. Then we switched to a local bus driver and I were talking about my invention, which is a fairly formidable invention. And he said, ‘You’re dead.’ I want an independent impartial investigation into this matter. Dino De Marni Port Alberni

Re: Black Sheep win Island Championship Not only a great win for the Blacksheep family, but for the whole north of the Malahat sports community. As for Saturday’s match, Seattle is going to tire themselves out just trying to find Port Alberni. It will be a big win for the Sheep on home turf, last hurdle to the B.C.’s. GO SHEEP GO Max in Coombs

Thank you, PAPA I commend the recent actions of the Port Alberni Port Authority for listening to the public outcry after banning kiteboarding from the Centennial Pier. They acted quickly to establish an alternate venue near the Maritime Museum. The potential of kiteboarding here is huge. It is one of our many natural features that can attract people to our city and [bring economic benefits], like what the waves did for Tofino or the sandy beaches for Parksville. I also commend the City of Port Alberni, Catalyst Paper, and Canadian Alberni Engineering for their contributions. This is hopefully the first step of many to diversifying the economy of Port Alberni. Malcolm Menninga Port Alberni

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DFO whale necropsy at Toﬁno beach ANDREW BAILEY WESTERLY NEWS

A rare sight spouted into the sightlines of Wickaninnish beachgoers last week as a whale was cut open for a necropsy in the sand. The dead gray whale washed up on the beach around 2 a.m. April 20 and its carcass was diced up on April 23. Lisa Spaven of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO) cetacean research program supervised the necropsy and told the Westerly the whale was a year-old female about 10 metres long. “Within the Pacific Rim National Park, most of what washes up is small and portable and we can take it back to the lab whole. Obviously with a gray whale of this size, it’s got to be dealt with on the beach,” she said. “The necropsy is being done as a collaboration between Parks Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Royal BC Museum,

it’s obviously going to be a wildlife attractant, so it did need to get moved and (DFO) just wanted to take advantage of that opportunity,” Windle said. Spaven said gray whales are listed as a species of special concern under the species at risk act. “The scientific need to determine cause of death isn’t as high as with threatened and endangered animals,” she said. “If the easiest way to get rid of it was to take it to sea, then we would not have been doing a necropsy. That option didn’t work... and we also found someone to take possession of the bones for archive and display purposes. So for that reason we’re now opening up the animal and I’ll take the samples I need.” She said the necropsy

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6A | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES | THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2015

SCOREBOARD HOCKEY NHL Playoffs

Yesterday’s result Round 1 - Final game Tampa Bay 2, Detroit 0 (Tampa Bay wins series 4-3)

Western Hockey League Playoffs

Yesterday’s results (Games 4) Brandon 8, Calgary 3 (Brandon leads series 3-1) Kelowna 3, Portland 2 (Portland leads series 2-2)

Lightning 2, Red Wings 0

BASEBALL

Western Canada Cup Junior A championship Casman Centre, Fort McMurray, Alberta Round Robin standings Team GP W L T Pts GF-A Penticton 4 3 1 0 6 22-7 Portage 3 2 1 0 4 10-8 Fort McMurray 3 2 1 0 4 8-11 Melfort 3 1 2 0 2 8-12 Spruce Grove 3 0 3 0 0 10-20 Yesterday’s result Penticton 3, Melfort 1 Today’s schedule 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 Final, 3 p.m.

American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs - Round 1 All series best-of-five Yesterday’s results (Game 4) Worcester 4, Hershey 1 (Worcester wins series 3-0) Utica 2, Chicago 1 (OT) (Utica leads series 2-1) Grand Rapids 5, Toronto 2 (Toronto leads series 2-1) W-B/Scranton 5, Syracuse 2 (W-B/Scranton wins series 3-1) Oklahoma City 2, San Antonio 1 (OT) (Oklahoma City wins series 3-0) Rockford 3, Texas 2 (OT) (Texas leads series 2-1) Today’s schedule (Game 4) Manchester at Portland, 7 p.m. (Manchester leads series 2-1)

Toronto

All series best-of- seven *=if necessary Eastern Conference Final Calgary vs. Brandon Western Conference Final Kelowna vs. Portland

Round 2 (Cup quarterfinals) All series best-of- seven Today’s schedule (Games 1) Washington at NY Rangers, 4:30 p.m. Calgary at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Friday, May 1 (Games 1) Tampa Bay at Montreal, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2 Washington at NY Rangers, 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 3 Tampa Bay at Montreal, 3 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Calgary at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

First Period No scoring Penalties: Killorn Tb (Hooking) 4:37, Abdelkader Det (Interference) 5:06, Zetterberg Det (Holding) 12:44 Second Period No scoring Penalties: Coburn Tb (Tripping) 0:34, DeKeyser Det (Interference) 5:10, Morrow Tb (Tripping) 10:29 Third Period 1. Tampa Bay, Coburn (1) (Killorn, Callahan) 3:58 2. Tampa Bay, Stralman (1) (Bishop) 18:42 (PP) Penalties: DeKeyser Det (Puck over Glass) 0:51, Sheahan Det (Interference) 12:46, Stamkos Tb (Interference) 12:46 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Detroit 14 9 8 31 Tampa Bay 7 5 5 17 Goaltending summary: Detroit: Mrazek (15/16), Tampa Bay: Bishop (31/31) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Detroit: , Tampa Bay: Att: 19,204

Baseball (Cont’d) Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi Travis 2B 3 0 0 0 Betts CF 4011 Donaldson 3B4 0 0 0 Pedroia 2B 4 0 2 0 Bautista DH 4 0 0 0 Ortiz DH 4121 Enc’nacion 1B 4 0 1 0 Ramirez LF 4 1 1 2 Pillar CF 4 1 1 0 Sandoval 3B 4 0 0 0 Saunders RF 2 0 0 0 Napoli 1B 3 0 0 0 Martin PH 1 0 0 0 Holt RF 2110 Pompey LF 2 0 0 0 Bogaerts SS 3 0 1 0 Thole C 3 0 0 1 Hanigan C 2 1 1 0 Goins SS 3 0 1 0 Totals 30 4 9 4 Totals 30 1 3 1

Friday, May 1 (Games 5) Portland at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. Calgary at Brandon, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3 (Games 6) Brandon at Calgary*, 3 p.m. Kelowna at Portland, 5 p.m. Games 7* - Tuesday, May 5

MLB American League East W L NY Yankees 13 9 Boston 12 10 Tampa Bay 12 10 Baltimore 10 10 Toronto 10 12 Central W L Detroit 15 7 Kansas City 14 7 Chicago Sox 8 10 Minnesota 9 12 Cleveland 7 13 West W L Houston 14 7 Seattle 10 11 LA Angels 10 11 Oakland 9 13 Texas 7 14 National League East W L NY Mets 15 7 Atlanta 10 11 Miami 10 12 Washington 9 13 Philadelphia 8 14 Central W L St. Louis 14 6 Chicago Cubs 12 8 Pittsburgh 12 10 Cincinnati 10 11 Milwaukee 5 17 West W L LA Dodgers 13 8 Colorado 11 10 San Diego 11 12 Arizona 10 11 San Francisco 9 13

Boston

PCT .591 .545 .545 .500 .455 PCT .682 .667 .444 .429 .350 PCT .667 .476 .476 .409 .333

GB 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 GB 0.5 5.0 5.5 7.0 GB 4.0 4.0 5.5 7.0

Strk L1 W1 W1 W3 L1 Strk W1 L1 L1 L1 W1 Strk W6 W3 W1 L1 L3

PCT .682 .476 .455 .409 .364 PCT .700 .600 .545 .476 .227 PCT .619 .524 .478 .476 .409

GB Strk - L2 4.5 L2 5.0 W2 6.0 W2 7.0 L2 GB Strk - W2 2.0 L1 3.0 W1 4.5 L1 10.0 W1 GB Strk - W1 2.0 L2 2.5 L3 2.5 W2 4.5 L1

Yesterday’s results Milwaukee 8, Cincinnati 3 Tampa Bay 3, NY Yankees 2 Detroit 10, Minnesota 7 Baltimore 8, Chicago Sox 2 Houston 7, San Diego 2 Cleveland 7, Kansas City 5 Boston 4, Toronto 1 Miami 7, NY Mets 3 Washington 13, Atlanta 4 Pittsburgh 8, Chicago Cubs 1 Seattle 5, Texas 2 St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 2 Arizona 9, Colorado 1 L.A. Angels 6, Oakland 3 L.A. Dodgers 7, San Francisco 3 Today’s schedule Philadelphia at St. Louis, 10:45 a.m. Buchanan (0-4) vs. Wainwright (2-1) L.A. Angels at Oakland, 12:35 pm Richards (1-1) vs. Kazmir (2-0) Washington at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 pm Strasburg (1-2) vs. deGrom (2-2) Cincinnati at Atlanta, 4:10 pm Leake (0-1) vs. Miller (3-0) Toronto at Cleveland, 4:10 pm Norris (1-1) vs. House (0-3) Seattle at Houston, 5:10 pm Paxton (0-2) vs. Feldman (2-2) Chi. White Sox at Minnesota, 5:10 pm Quintana (1-1) vs. May (1-1) Detroit at Kansas City, 5:10 pm Simon (4-0) vs. Duffy (1-0)

Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Anton Stralman celebrates with center Alex Killorn after scoring during the third period of Game 7. [AP PHOTO] of a first-round

Bolts down Wings 2-0 to end series HELENE ST. JAMES DETROIT FREE PRESS

TAMPA, Fla. — The Detroit Red Wings keep making the Stanley Cup playoffs. Getting closer to the actual Stanley Cup keeps eluding them. Their 24th straight playoffs appearance ended in a Game 7 loss Wednesday night at Amalie Arena, as the Tampa Bay Lightning claimed a 2-0 victory and a trip to the second round. The Wings have gotten out of the first round just once in the past four years. They were up, 3-2, in the series, but couldn’t close at home. Their effort in the series finale didn’t lack, but Ben Bishop played like the 6-foot-7 giant he is, making 31 saves. Braydon Coburn scored early in the third period when he beat Petr Mrazek on a high shot. Anton Stralman found Detroit’s net empty with 1:18 left in regulation. The Wings were without top defenseman Niklas Kronwall, who served a one-game suspension for his Game 6 hit on forward Nikita Kucherov. Veteran defenseman Marek Zidlicky — like Kronwall, a power play point man — missed the game because of injury. The Wings still went out and delivered a terrific start, outshooting the Lighting, 6-0, before Mrazek had to make a save on Brian Boyle 3 minutes in. A power play only lasted half a second before being nullified by a penalty on Justin Abdelkader. Tomas Jurco finished off the stretch with Detroit’s 10th shot on Bishop in 8 minutes. A second Lightning power play looked dangerous as Nikita Kucherov and Ryan Callahan both had good chances, but Mrazek was on his game and his teammates got the puck cleared. A sudden Lightning rush in the last minute between Steven Stamkos and Tyler Johnson saw Johnson slide the puck into the paint only to have Luke Glendening swoop to the rescue. A power play half a minute into the second period saw Abdelkader with a good chance by the right post. Mrazek had to make a save on Johnson after a misplayed puck at the end of the penalty.

Toronto 010 000 000 1 Boston 003 000 10x 4 SB: TOR Pompey (2, 3rd base off Porcello/Hanigan). 2B: TOR Pillar (7, Porcello). GIDP: TOR Goins. HR: BOS Ramirez, H (10, 3rd inning off Dickey, 1 on, 2 out). S: BOS Hanigan. Team Lob: TOR 5; BOS 4. DP: BOS (Pedroia-Napoli). E: BOS Porcello (1, missed catch). Toronto IP H R ER BB SO R Dickey (L, 0-3) 7.0 9 4 4 0 4 J Francis 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO F Porcello (W, 2-2) 7.0 2 1 1 2 6 J Tazawa 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 K Uehara 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 HBP: Pompey (by Porcello), Holt, B (by Dickey). Time: 2:43. Att: 34,220.

Rays 3, Yankees 2 (13 inn) Tampa Bay

NY Yankees

ab r h bi ab r h bi DeJesus DH 4 0 0 0 Ellsbury CF 6 0 3 0 Beckham DH 2 0 0 0 Young LF-RF 4 1 2 1 Souza Jr. RF 5 1 0 0 Rodriguez DH6 0 0 0 Cabrera SS 5 0 0 0 Teixeira 1B 5 0 0 0 Longoria 3B 5 0 1 0 Beltran RF 5 0 1 0 Loney 1B 6 1 2 1 Gardner LF 0 0 0 0 Forsythe 2B 6 1 2 0 Headley 3B 5 1 1 1 Kiermaier CF 4 0 2 2 Murphy C 3 0 0 0 Guyer LF 3 0 0 0 McCann PH-C0 0 0 0 Wilson C 5 0 0 0 Petit 2B 2000 Totals 45 3 7 3 Drew PH-2B 2 0 0 0 Gregorius SS 5 0 0 0 Totals 43 2 7 2

Tampa Bay 000 200 000 000 1 3 NY Yankees 000 011 000 000 0 2 SB: NYY Ellsbury (8, 2nd base off Smyly/Wilson, B). 2B: TB Forsythe (5). 3B: TB Kiermaier (2). GIDP: TB Loney; NYY Rodriguez, A. HR: NYY Headley (3, off Smyly), Young, C (5, 6th inning off Smyly, 0 on, 1 out). S: TB Guyer; NYY Young, C. Team Lob: TB 9; NYY 7. DP: TB 1, NYY 1 E: NYY Headley (5, fielding). PICKOFFS: TB Smyly (Ellsbury at 1st base). Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO T Smyly 6.0 4 2 2 1 10 S Geltz 1.2 0 0 0 0 5 K Jepsen 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 B Boxberger 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 B Gomes (W, 1-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 E Frieri 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO M Pineda 5.2 6 2 2 0 5 J Wilson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 D Carpenter 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 D Betances 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 A Miller 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 C Martin 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 C Shreve (L, 1-1) 2.0 1 1 1 3 1 HBP: Guyer (by Pineda), McCann (by Gomes, B). Time: 3:58. Att: 30,055.

Orioles 8, White Sox 2 Chicago Sox

Baltimore

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Chicago Sox 000 020 000 2 Baltimore 601 010 00x 8 2B: BAL Machado, M (4, Samardzija), Cabrera, E 2 (2, Samardzija, Samardzija), Jones, Ad (6, Carroll). GIDP: CWS Gillaspie, Abreu; BAL De Aza. HR: BAL Davis, C (5, 1st inning off Samardzija, 2 on, 1 out), Machado, M (4, 5th inning off Samardzija, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: CWS 2; BAL 4. DP: CWS (Samardzija-Ramirez, Al-Abreu); BAL 2 (Navarro, R-Machado, M-Davis, C, Machado, M-Navarro, R-Davis, C). E: CWS Abreu (2, throw); BAL Machado, M (5, throw). Chicago Sox IP H R ER BB SO J Samardzija (L, 1-2) 5.010 8 7 1 5 S Carroll 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 C Rodon 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO U Jimenez (W, 2-1) 7.0 3 2 0 1 6 K Gausman 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Z Britton 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:03. Att: 0

Indians 7, Royals 5 Kansas City

Cleveland

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Kansas City 200 002 001 5 Cleveland 003 003 01x 7 2B: KC Gordon, A (4, Allen); CLE Chisenhall (3, Ventura), Perez, R (1, Ventura), Bourn (4, Morales, F). HR: KC Hosmer (2, 6th inning off Salazar, 1 on, 0 out); CLE Kipnis (1, 3rd inning off Ventura, 2 on, 0 out), Perez, R (3, 8th inning off Madson, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: KC 5; CLE 6. E: KC Ventura (1, pickoff); CLE Moss (2, fielding). Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Y Ventura (L, 2-2) 5.1 6 5 5 4 1 F Morales 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 R Madson 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO D Salazar (W, 3-0) 6.0 6 4 4 0 7 Z McAllister 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 C Allen 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 HBP: Escobar, A (by Salazar). Time: 2:41. Att: 10,284.

Tigers 10, Twins 7 Detroit

Minnesota

ab r h bi ab r h bi Davis CF 5 0 0 0 Santana SS 5 1 1 0 Kinsler 2B 5 2 2 0 Dozier 2B 4 2 1 0 Cabrera 1B 5 2 3 4 Mauer DH 5 2 3 2 Martinez DH 5 0 0 0 Plouffe 3B-1B5 1 2 3 Martinez RF 5 1 1 1 Arcia RF 4122 Cespedes LF 5 2 2 0 Escobar LF 4 0 1 0 Castellanos 3B4 2 2 1 Vargas 1B 4 0 2 0 Iglesias SS 0 0 0 0 Nunez PR-3B 0 0 0 0 McCann C 4 1 3 3 Herrmann C 4 0 0 0 Romine SS-3B4 0 4 1 Schafer CF 3 0 1 0 Totals 42 101710 Robinson CF 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 7 13 7

Detroit 000 124 012 10 Minnesota 000 340 000 7 SB: DET Romine, A (3, 2nd base off Thompson, A/Herrmann, C). 2B: DET Kinsler (5, Hughes, P), Cabrera, M (6, Hughes, P), Cespedes (8, Hughes, P), Castellanos, N (4, Hughes, P), McCann, J (1, Hughes, P); MIN Mauer (5, Greene). GIDP: MIN Arcia, Os, Herrmann, C. HR: DET Cabrera, M 2 (5, 6th inning off Stauffer, 0 on, 0 out; 9th inning off Fien, 1 on, 0 out), Martinez, J (6, 6th inning off Stauffer, 0 on, 1 out), McCann, J (1, 6th inning off Thompson, A, 1 on, 2 out); MIN Arcia, Os (2, 4th inning off Greene, 1 on, 2 out), Plouffe (3, 5th inning off Greene, 2 on, 1 out). Team Lob: DET 5; MIN 6. DP: DET 3 (McCann, J-Romine, A, Kinsler-Romine, A-Cabrera, M 2). E: DET Greene (1, missed catch). Continued next column

Tigers 10, Twins 7 (Cont’d) Detroit IP H R ER BB SO S Greene 4.1 9 7 7 0 8 B Hardy 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 A Nesbitt 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 T Gorzelanny (W, 1-1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 J Soria 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO P Hughes 5.0 7 3 3 0 4 T Stauffer 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 A Thompson 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 B Boyer 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 C Fien (L, 1-2) 1.0 5 3 3 0 0 C Thielbar 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 HBP: Dozier (by Greene). Time: 3:33. Att: 19,447.

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Mariners 5, Rangers 2

Friday, May 1 Game 6 Atlanta at Brooklyn

Seattle

Texas

ab r h bi ab r h bi Jackson CF 4 0 0 0 Martin CF 4 0 1 0 Ruggiano RF 5 1 1 0 Odor 2B 4000 Cano 2B 5 1 0 0 Fielder DH 4 0 0 0 Cruz DH 4 2 2 1 Beltre 3B 3 1 1 0 Weeks LF 1 1 0 0 Peguero RF 4 1 1 1 Ackley LF 1 0 0 0 Andrus SS 3 0 1 0 Morrison 1B 5 0 4 2 Blanks 1B 3 0 0 0 B’quist 3B 4 0 1 0 Corporan C 3 0 1 1 Seager 3B 1 0 0 0 Smolinski LF 3 0 0 0 Zunino C 2 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 5 2 Miller SS 4010 Totals 36 5 9 3

Seattle 020 020 001 5 Texas 020 000 000 2 SB: SEA Bloomquist (1, 2nd base off Rodriguez, W/Corporan). 2B: SEA Ruggiano (2, Rodriguez, W), Morrison (1, Rodriguez, W); TEX Peguero (4, Hernandez, F), Martin, L (5, Hernandez, F). GIDP: SEA Zunino; TEX Peguero. HR: SEA Cruz, N (10, 2nd inning off Rodriguez, W, 0 on, 0 out). S: SEA Jackson, A. Team Lob: SEA 11; TEX 3. DP: SEA (Cano-Miller, B-Morrison); TEX (Andrus-Odor-Blanks). E: TEX Andrus (5, fielding), Rodriguez, W (1, fielding), Odor (3, fielding), Beltre (4, throw). Seattle IP H R ER BB SO F Hernandez (W, 4-0) 6.2 5 2 2 1 4 D Farquhar 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 F Rodney 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Texas IP H R ER BB SO W Rodriguez (L, 0-1) 4.1 5 4 4 5 3 S Pimentel 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 A Claudio 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 K Kela 1.1 2 1 0 0 0 Time: 3:05. Att: 26,037.

Brewers 8, Reds 3 Milwaukee

Cincinnati

ab r h bi ab r h bi Segura SS 5 0 0 0 Hamilton CF 4 0 1 0 Schafer CF 4 1 0 1 Cozart SS 4 0 0 0 Braun RF 5 2 3 5 Frazier 3B 4 1 1 1 Lind 1B 5 1 2 1 Bruce RF 3111 Ramirez 3B 3 0 1 0 Phillips 2B 4 0 2 0 Jimenez 3B 1 0 0 0 Byrd LF 4000 Davis LF 3 1 1 1 Negron 1B 4 0 0 0 Broxton P 0 0 0 0 Barnhart C 2 1 1 1 Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 Lorenzen P 2 0 1 0 Jeffress P 0 0 0 0 Hoover P 0 0 0 0 Maldonado C 4 1 1 0 Cingrani P 0 0 0 0 Gomez 2B 4 1 3 0 Votto PH 1 0 0 0 Garza P 2 0 0 0 Diaz P 0000 Smith P 0 0 0 0 Contreras P 0 0 0 0 Parra PH-LF 1 1 1 0 Totals 32 3 7 3 Totals 38 8 12 8

Milwaukee 020 010 050 8 Cincinnati 100 010 001 3 2B: MIL Ramirez, Ar (4, Lorenzen). GIDP: CIN Frazier. HR: MIL Lind (4, 2nd inning off Lorenzen, 0 on, 0 out), Davis, K (1, 2nd inning off Lorenzen, 0 on, 1 out), Braun 2 (4, 5th inning off Lorenzen, 0 on, 1 out; 8th inning off Diaz, J, 3 on, 1 out); CIN Frazier (6, 1st inning off Garza, 0 on, 2 out), Barnhart (1, 5th inning off Garza, 0 on, 0 out), Bruce (5, 9th inning off Jeffress, 0 on, 0 out). S: MIL Garza; Gomez, H. Team Lob: MIL 9; CIN 4. DP: MIL 2 (Segura-Gomez, H, Gomez, H-Lind). Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO M Garza (W, 2-3) 6.2 5 2 2 2 4 W Smith 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 J Broxton 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 J Jeffress 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO M Lorenzen (L, 0-1) 5.0 8 3 3 1 5 J Hoover 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 A Cingrani 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 J Diaz 1.0 3 5 5 0 2 C Contreras 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 HBP: Schafer, L (by Diaz, J). Time: 2:58. Att: 23,012.

Astros 7, Padres 2 Houston

San Diego

ab r h bi ab r h bi Altuve 2B 4 1 2 2 Myers CF 4 2 1 0 Gonzalez SS 4 0 0 1 Solarte 1B 4 0 0 0 Valbuena 3B 5 0 1 0 Kemp RF 4 0 1 2 Springer RF 5 1 1 0 Upton LF 4 0 0 0 Rasmus LF 4 1 1 2 M’brooks 3B 3 0 0 0 Carter 1B 3 1 0 0 Gyorko 2B 3 0 0 0 Marisnick CF 4 2 2 1 Barmes SS 3 0 0 0 Conger C 3 0 0 0 Nieves C 3000 Keuchel P 3 0 1 0 Cashner P 2 0 1 0 Gattis PH 1 0 1 0 Thayer P 0000 Hoes PR 0 1 0 0 Norris PH 1 0 0 0 Gregerson P 0 0 0 0 Kimbrel P 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 7 9 6 Maurer P 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 3 2

Houston 001 200 004 7 San Diego 100 000 001 2 SB: HOU Marisnick 2 (8, 2nd base off Kimbrel/Nieves, 3rd base off Kimbrel/ Nieves). 2B: HOU Marisnick (4, Cashner), Springer (5, Cashner), Valbuena (4, Cashner), Altuve (6, Maurer); SD Kemp (7, Keuchel). HR: HOU Rasmus, C (4, 4th inning off Cashner, 1 on, 1 out). Team Lob: HOU 6; SD 2. E: HOU Marisnick (1, fielding), Carter (2, fielding); SD Nieves (1, throw), Maurer (1, throw). Houston IP H R ER BB SO D Keuchel (W, 3-0) 8.0 3 1 1 0 4 L Gregerson 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO A Cashner (L, 1-4) 7.0 6 3 2 1 10 D Thayer 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 C Kimbrel 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 B Maurer 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 Time: 2:34. Att: 21,824.

B.C. Premier League Team Langley North Shore Abbotsford 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 5 8 6 7 8

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Yesterday’s result Parkville at Nanaimo (postponed) Tuesday’s result North Shore 7, Coquitlam 1 Today’s schedule White Rock at Whalley, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 2 Langley at North Delta, 11:00 a.m. Coquitlam at Vic Eagles, noon Vic Mariners at North Shore, 1:00 p.m. White Rock at Parkville, 1:00 p.m. Nanaimo at Whalley, 1:00 p.m. Langley at North Delta, 1:30 p.m. Abbotsford at Okanagan, 2:00 p.m. Coquitlam at Vic Eagles, 2:30 p.m. Vic Mariners at North Shore, 3:30 p.m. White Rock at Parkville, 3:30 p.m. Nanaimo at Whalley, 3:30 p.m. Okanagan at Abbotsford, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3 Abbotsford at Okanagan, 11:00 a.m. Coquitlam at Vic Mariners, 11:00 a.m. White Rock at Nanaimo, 11:00 a.m. White Rock at Nanaimo, 1:30 p.m. Okanagan at Abbotsford, 1:30 p.m. Coquitlam at Vic Mariners, 1:30 p.m.

NBA Playoff schedule Note: 16 teams, all series best-of-seven Yesterday’s results Atlanta 107, Brooklyn 97 (Atlanta leads series 3-2) Memphis 99, Portland 93 (Memphis wins series 4-1) Today’s schedule Game 6 Chicago at Milwaukee (Chicago leads series 3-2) Game 6 L.A. Clippers at San Antonio (San Antonio leads series 3-2)

Saturday, May 2 Game 7 * Milwaukee at Chicago Game 7 * San Antonio at L.A. Clippers Sunday, May 3 Game 7 * Washington at Toronto Game 7 * Brooklyn at Atlanta Game 7 * New Orleans at Golden State

TENNIS 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 This week’s tournaments Millennium Estoril Open Estoril, Portugal. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 (NOTE: 1 euro=CDN$1.33) Singles - Round 2 Robin Haase, Netherlands, def. Feliciano Lopez (1), Spain, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, def. Leonardo Mayer (4), Argentina, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Richard Gasquet (5), France, def. Kenny De Schepper, France, 6-2, 6-3. Nick Kyrgios (7), Australia, def. Filip Krajinovic, Serbia, 6-3, 6-3. Doubles - Quarterfinals Treat Huey, Philippines, and Scott Lipsky (2), United States, def. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, and Alejandro Gonzalez, Colombia, 6-1, 6-2. Round 1 Marc Lopez, Spain, and David Marrero (1), Spain, def. Rui Machado, Portugal, and Frederico Ferreira Silva, Portugal, 7-6 (5), 7-5. Mariusz Fyrstenberg, Poland, and Max Mirnyi (3), Belarus, def. Gero Kretschmer, Germany, and Alexander Satschko, Germany, 4-6, 6-4, 10-4. Martin Emmrich, Germany, and Andreas Siljestrom, Sweden, def. Nicholas Monroe, United States, and Artem Sitak (4), New Zealand, 6-0, 3-6, 10-7. Gastao Elias, Portugal, and Joao Sousa, Portugal, def. Mateusz Kowalczyk, Poland, and Igor Zelenay, Slovakia, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7). Nicolas Almagro, Spain, and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, and Albert RamosVinolas, Spain, 6-1, 6-2. BMW Open by FWU AG Munich, Germany. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 Singles - Round 2 Roberto Bautista Agut (3), Spain, def. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 6-0, 6-3. David Goffin (4), Belgium, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-1. Philipp Kohlschreiber (5), Germany, def. Alexander Zverev, Germany, 6-2, 6-4. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, def. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 6-4, 6-7 (1), 7-5. Round 1 Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Joao Souza, Brazil, 6-4, 6-4. Paribas Istanbul Open Istanbul, Turkey. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 Singles - Round 2 Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 6-2, 7-5. Santiago Giraldo (4), Colombia, def. Andrey Rublev, Russia, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, def. Mikhail Kukushkin (6), Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-3. Diego Schwartzman (8), Argentina, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 6-0, 6-2. Doubles - Quarterfinals Radu Albot, Moldova, and Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Oliver Marach, Austria, and Philipp Oswald (2), Austria, 6-7 (9), 6-2, 10-8. Chris Guccione, Australia, and Andre Sa (3), Brazil, def. Tuna Altuna, Turkey, and Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, 6-3, 6-2.

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 2 Karin Knapp (Italy) def. 6-Roberta Vinci (Italy) 6-7(3) 6-2 6-2 3-Flavia Pennetta (Italy) def. Laura Siegemund (Germany) 4-6 6-1 6-3 Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Spain) def. 8-Monica Puig (Puerto Rico) 7-5 6-2 2-Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland) def. Tatjana Maria (Germany) 7-6(3) 6-3 7-Anna K Schmiedlova (Slovakia) def. Maria Irigoyen (Argentina) 3-6 6-1 6-3 Timea Babos (Hungary) def. Teliana Pereira (Brazil) 6-0 6-7(5) 6-4 Kristina Mladenovic (France) def. 1-Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) 7-6(4) 7-6(6) 4-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) def. Christina Mchale (U.S.) 7-5 6-3 Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic. Surface: Clay. Purse: $250,000 Singles - Round 2 Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def. Polona Hercog (SLO) 6-1, 6-4 Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) def. Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 7-5, 6-7 (3/7), 7-5 Karolina Pliskova (CZE) def. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/1) Danka Kovinic (MNE) def. Shuai Zhang (CHN) 6-1, 6-4

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 3-1 Dortmund: Bob Baffert; Martin Garcia 4-1 Carpe Diem: Todd Pletcher; John Velazquez 6-1 Mubtaahij: Mike de Kock; Christophe Soumillon 8-1 Materiality: Todd Pletcher; Javier Castellano 10-1 Upstart: Rick Violette Jr.; Jose Ortiz14-1 International Star: Mike Maker; Miguel Mena 16-1 Frosted: Kiaran McLaughlin; Joel Rosario 18-1 Firing Line: Simon Callaghan; Gary Stevens 19-1 Madefromlucky: Todd Pletcher; undecided 30-1 Danzig Moon: Mark Casse; Julien Leparoux 32-1 El Kabeir: Trainer; John Terranova II; Calvin Borel 32-1 Itsaknockout: Todd Pletcher; Luis Saez 33-1 Far Right: Ron Moquett; Mike Smith 34-1 Bolo: Carla Gaines; Rafael Bejarano35-1 Ocean Knight: Kiaran McLaughlin; Irad Ortiz, Jr. 40-1 Ocho Ocho Ocho: Jim Cassidy; Elvis Trujillo 40-1 War Story: Tom Amoss; Joe Talamo40-1 Mr. Z: D. Wayne Lukas; Ramon Vazquez 60-1 Tencendur: George Weaver; Manny Franco 90-1 Current odds, Oddsshark.com

SOCCER MLS 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 Friday, May 1 Dallas at Houston, 5 p.m. San Jose at Salt Lake, 7 p.m.

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Saturday, May 2 Toronto at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Columbus at DC United, 4 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3 Chicago at Sporting KC, 2 p.m. Seattle at NY City FC, 4 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 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. Monday, May 4 Hull vs. Arsenal, noon Saturday, May 9 Everton vs. Sunderland, 4:45 a.m. Aston Villa vs. West Ham, 7 a.m. Hull vs. Burnley, 7 a.m. Leicester vs. Southampton, 7 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

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.

GA 167 205 204 251 GA 178 160 198 214 219

GOLF PGA This week’s tournament WGC-Cadillac Match Play (through Sunday) TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California. Par 71, 7,127 yards. Purse: $9,250,000. 2014 champion: Jason Day Yesterday’s results (Day 1) Rory McIlroy (1) def. Jason Dufner (56), 5 and 4 Billy Horschel (19) def. Brandt Snedeker (36), 5 and 4 Jordan Spieth (2) def. Mikko Ilonen (68), 4 and 2 Lee Westwood (27) def. Matt Every (41), 1 Up John Senden (65) def. Henrik Stenson (3), 19 holes Bill Haas (24) def. Brendon Todd (43), 3 and 2 Bubba Watson (4) def. Miguel Angel Jimenez (69), 5 and 4 Louis Oosthuizen (30) def. Keegan Bradley (34), 6 and 5 Jim Furyk (5) def. George Coetzee (64), 3 and 2 Martin Kaymer (17) def. Thongchai Jaidee (45), 3 and 1 Marc Leishman (60) def. Justin Rose (6), 3 and 2 Anirban Lahiri (35) def. Ryan Palmer (23), 4 and 2 Charley Hoffman (50) def. Jason Day (7), 4 and 3 Zach Johnson (25) def. Branden Grace (39), 2 Up Dustin Johnson (8) def. Matt Jones (63), 3 and 1 Charl Schwartzel (38) def. Victor Dubuisson (22), 5 and 4 Francesco Molinari (70) def. Adam Scott (9), 5 and 4 Paul Casey (37) def. Chris Kirk (26), 22 holes Sergio Garcia (10) def. Tommy Fleetwood (57), 2 Up Jamie Donaldson (31) def. Bernd Wiesberger (40), 1 Up Gary Woodland (52) def. Jimmy Walker (11), 19 holes Webb Simpson (47) def. Ian Poulter (28), 3 and 2 Marc Warren (53) def. J.B. Holmes (12), 2 and 1 Brooks Koepka (20) def. Russell Henley (46), 1 Up Rickie Fowler (13) def. Harris English (58), 1 Up Shane Lowry (48) def. Graeme McDowell (33), 1 Up Ben Martin (67) def. Matt Kuchar (14), 1 Up Hunter Mahan (32) def. Stephen Gallacher (42), 7 and 6 Patrick Reed (15) def. Andy Sullivan (61), 2 and 1 Danny Willett (49) def. Ryan Moore (29), 3 and 2 Hideki Matsuyama (16) def. Alexander Levy (54), 5 and 4 Joost Luiten (44) def. Kevin Na (21), 19 holes Today’s schedule (Round 2) Rory McIlroy (1) vs. Brandt Snedeker (36), 11:50 a.m. Billy Horschel (19) vs. Jason Dufner (56), noon Jordan Spieth (2) vs. Matt Every (41), 2:30 p.m. Lee Westwood (27) vs. Mikko Ilonen (68), 2:40 p.m. Henrik Stenson (3) vs. Brendon Todd (43), 1:10 p.m. Bill Haas (24) vs. John Senden (65), 1:20 p.m. Bubba Watson (4) vs. Keegan Bradley (34), 10:30 a.m. Louis Oosthuizen (30) vs. Miguel Angel Jimenez (69), 1:40 a.m. Jim Furyk (5) vs. Thongchai Jaidee (45), 9:50 a.m. Martin Kaymer (17) vs. George Coetzee (64), 10 a.m. Justin Rose (6) vs. Anirban Lahiri (35), 9:50 a.m. Ryan Palmer (23) vs. Marc Leishman (60), 10 a.m. Jason Day (7) vs. Branden Grace (39), 1:50 p.m. Zach Johnson (25) vs. Charley Hoffman (50), 2 p.m. Dustin Johnson (8) vs. Charl Schwartzel (38), 11:10 a.m. Victor Dubuisson (2) vs. Matt Jones (63), 11:20 a.m. Adam Scott (9) vs Paul Casey (37), 11:30 a.m. Chris Kirk (26) vs Francesco Molinari (70), 11:40 a.m. Sergio Garcia (10) vs. Bernd Wiesberger (40), 2:10 p.m. Jamie Donaldson (31) vs. Tommy Fleetwood (57), 2:20 p.m. Jimmy Walker (11) vs. Webb Simpson (47), 12:50 p.m. Ian Poulter (28) vs. Gary Woodland (52), 1 p.m. J.B. Holmes (12) vs. Russell Henley (46), 10:10 a.m. Brooks Koepka (20) vs. Marc Warren (53), 10:20 a.m. Rickie Fowler (13) vs. Shane Lowry (48), 10:50 a.m. Graeme McDowell (33) vs. Harris English (58), 11 a.m. Matt Kuchar (14) vs. Stephen Gallacher (42), 1:30 p.m. Hunter Mahan (32) vs. Ben Martin (67), 1:40 p.m. Patrick Reed (15) vs. Danny Willett (49), 2:50 p.m. Ryan Moore (29) vs. Andy Sullivan (61), 3 p.m. Hideki Matsuyama (16) vs. Joost Luiten (44), 12:10 p.m. Kevin Na (21) vs. Alexander Levy (54), 12:20 p.m. Tour rankings (as of April 27)

PGA Golfer 1 Rory McIlroy 2 Jordan Spieth 3 Henrik Stenson 4 Bubba Watson 5 Jim Furyk 6 Justin Rose 7 Jason Day 8 Dustin Johnson 9 Adam Scott 10 Sergio Garcia 11 Jimmy Walker 12 J.B. Holmes 13 Rickie Fowler 14 Matt Kuchar 15 Patrick Reed Canadian golfers 73 Graham DeLaet 150 David Hearn 184 Adam Hadwin 248 Nick Taylor 268 Richard Lee 390 Mike Weir 456 Brad Fritsch 539 Roger Sloan 620 Ryan Yip 687 Ryan Williams 778 Michael Gligic 827 Greg Machtaler

Points 538.28 472.05 382.19 330.25 281.92 329.18 257.82 246.65 242.71 270.64 278.24 194.02 237.84 233.02 231.03 95.19 58.88 50.35 34.77 26.79 20.32 17 12.29 8.21 6.61 5.02 4.37

European Tour No tournament this week Road to Dubai standings. Last week’s standing in parentheses. 1. (1) Rory McIlroy (Britain) 1224670 2. (2) Danny Willett (Britain) 1118691 3. (3) Justin Rose (Britain) 927972 4. (4) Ross Fisher (Britain) 805680 5. (5) Anirban Lahiri (India) 749002 6. (7) Kiradech A. (Thailand) 733231 7. (6) B Wiesberger (Austria) 727942 8. (8) Branden Grace (SAfrica) 692279 9. (9) Louis Oosthuizen (SAfrica) 666071 10. (37) David Howell (Britain) 546531

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70 teams to play in June tourney The 27th Annual Okee Dokee Slo-Pitch Tournament & Funtastic Music Festival is scheduled for the weekend of June 27-29. The Slo-Pitch League will host 70 teams in the Echo Park area. It will be the largest slo-pitch tournament on Vancouver Island. “Come on out and enjoy some slo-pitch action at one of the diamonds in the Echo area,” Robertson added. Weather permitting, league games start at 11 a.m., and 1 p.m.

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We had a good turn out for golf today in both the 9 and 18-hole divisions even though the weather was a bit sketchy, it did turn out to be a beautiful day. In the 9-hole low handicap division low gross was won by Claudia Romaniuk. Doreen Grant took honors for low net as well as low putts. For the high handicap group Louise Berlinski won low gross and had the lowest putts, Mary Ann Maddison had the low net. Pars were had by Doreen Grant on Nos. 13 and 14, Claudia Romaniuk had a par on No. 17 and Betty Adair had a par on No. 14. In the 18-hole division, Janice Cross shot an impressive 80 and captured the low gross by far. Carol Hastings won low net with 73. For the KP challenge, Carol Bouchard won on No. 7 and Hast-

Gerry Fagan Golf News Then you start over again until all 18 holes have been played. Example, if you start on No. 11 you would count the two best nets and carry on from there. Please sign up in the Pro. Shop in your own group or as a single and Preben will place you in a group. The shotgun takes place at 8 a.m.. Please try to be there a few minutes before.

ings won on No. 16. Cross won the special prize, it was just her day. Starting next week we start at

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ell we got away with it boys, another men’s day without rain. Although the numbers of men were slightly down there was some great golf. First low gross, a 73 was shot by Mike Pechor, second low gross was recorded by Lloyd Fairley, shooting a 76. That’s three out of four days that Fairley has been in the money. It must be his playing partner that’s spurring him on. On the net side of the day Bob Matlock was the low, carding a 66. An investigation is under way on that one. Second low net was Jaques Giovetti with a 67 followed by Don McGowan shooting a 67 but lost on a countback. Closest to the pins were recorded by Bob Matlock on No. 2 Preben Rasmussen on No. 4, Art Fowler on No. 13 and Gary Korven on No. 17. In the skins competition on the gross side worth $22.50 each were Mike Pechor on No. 4 and Brian Tall on No. 9. On the net side worth $12 each were Brian Tall on No. 3, Bob Matlock on No. 4, on No. 5 it was Clarke Crowe, No. 12 was Matt Mesic, No. 13 was Art Fowler, and No. 15 was Bill Bjornsen. Up next for the men’s club is the MacDermotts Insurance Agency Waltz which takes place this coming Sunday May 3rd. This is a four-man team event. The format is as follows, on hole No. 1 you count the best net, on hole No. 2 you count the best two nets, hole No. 3 you count the best three nets.

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Take our city for instance. We live in a community, which in my opinion, is ripe for rediscovery. Some national publications have arguably and repeatedly rated us amongst the worst places to live. Well if I was in government, I’d be inclined to set a goal for residents. For example. If we were rated 139th out of 140 places to live in Canada, I’d set a bar for everyone to get involved and raise that position to 125th; the next year, 100th, and so on, challenging us to set higher goals each year.

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Like seeds in a garden, publication blooms KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

ot off the press, Port Alberni’s first Westcoast Growers Guide was launched in yesterday’s issue of the Alberni Valley Times. As a joint project between the Alberni Valley Transition Town Society, the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, and the AV Times, the publication is a collaborative effort to benefit the entire community. As a daily necessity, food sourced locally and grown by the hands of consumers is becoming more of a household issue. The guide serves as a directory of farmers and markets, along with a map of vendors. The initial seed was planted last year when members of the AV Transition Town Society brought it up with AV Times publisher, Rick Major. Shortly after, a team of likeminded individuals were contracted by the Regional District to market opportunities for agricultural vendors so the publication was a natural step for the parties to merge. Heather Shobe, one of the three contractors with the Agricultural Implementation Plan team, was happy with the outcome. Seeing the work come to fruition was a tangible goal of their work in the Valley. “I am very happy with the way it turned out,” Shobe said. “It offers a lot of useful content and acts as a reference guide. I hope it inspires people.” She said the booklet stresses the importance of agriculture in town and on the West Coast. “There is such a need and huge demand for local produce,” Shobe said. “Food security is such a huge issue globally. There are issues with transportation and droughts in California where a lot of our food is coming from. We need support for the local industry and people feel good when they are getting local food.” As well as promoting agricultural events and food production, the guide serves to bridge farmers with purchasers. It also helps restaurants find sources of fresh produce, meat, eggs and other products. “We are showcasing agriculture in the area and what farmers have to offer, and as a result, a lot of restaurants are showing interest in purchasing local food,” Shobe said. She said although that is only happening in small amounts currently, she hopes the book will be updated every year and interest will continue to grow. Also included are tips on gardening, a guide to selling to consumers and information on the

newest community garden. The directory and map include vendors and farms from Sproat Lake through the Valley to Harbour Quay and markets in Tofino and Ucluelet. The event listings on the back page show happenings running from May 2015 to May 2016. “I have been seeing a lot of excitement about local produce and am thrilled that this publication is off the ground,” Shobe said. “I hope it will be really useful for people.” kristi.dobson@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext. 234

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t was back in February 2014 when I went to Ucluelet for a two-day trade show, and I first met Charles Thomas and Edna Cox. They were representing Alberni Valley Transition Town Society at a table. I was fairly new to my position as publisher of the Alberni Valley Times, and thought how great to see a number of Port Alberni groups represented. We started to talk about a number of topics, and gradually the conversation moved towards the need for a guide to represent the local growers in the Alberni Valley. It did not take long to see we all shared a common interest in the project, and like most of us

Rick Major Publisher, AV Times when we first get a great idea, thought we could pull something together pretty quickly. But like trying out a new recipe for the first time from scratch, a new project can also have some trial and error compared to one you have experience with. What was evident was there was no doubting the enthusiasm and energy of all involved. I started to take a look at similar guides, and was impressed

by the work out of the Comox Valley. They had developed a Growers Guide a number of years back. So I started with this as a template to get us going here. By the fall of 2014, I, along with Edna and Charles, met with Heather Shobe of Eden Tree Farm and Gardening, and a member of the ACRD Agricultural Plan Implementation Team. She brought our planning to another level, and the timeline for the launch of the 2015 West Coast Growers Guide was developed. After many meetings, shared emails and lots of extra work, the Guide started to take shape and was proudly distributed for the first time in

the Alberni Valley Times and Westerly News yesterday. In total, we printed 15,000 copies of our inaugural 24-page fullcolour regional Growers Guide. Besides distribution in the newspaper, it will be available locally at Visitor Centres and District offices in Port Alberni, Ucluelet and Tofino as well as Farmer’s Markets, the Fall Fair, and Family Farm Day amongst others. This marketing tool brings local growers together with local business, and also highlights the diversity of our hundreds of local growers and the fresh local product available. I want to thank all our partners who worked and supported what we hope will be an annual Guide

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VALLEY FACES Getting to know the people who live in the Alberni Valley

Family thrives with outdoor lifestyle KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

hen they moved to Port Alberni, Janette Cormier and Lonnie Olsen found the perfect community in which to live the lifestyle they enjoy, share their passion with others and raise children who will grow up knowing the benefits of nature and healthy living.

Janette grew up on Prince Edward Island . Her father was a dairy farmer and the family lived on a hobby farm with vegetable gardens, sheep, chickens, ponies and goats. They grew their own food, which was canned and preserved to use year-round. Janette knew nothing other than the joys of digging in the dirt and enjoying the fruits of

her labour. “As a kid I was paid five cents per jar of potato beetles that I picked by hand,” she said. A culmination of life events secured Janette’s decision to go into the natural health field. When her father passed away of cancer when she was young, she was inspired to learn how to help others overcome illness.

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Always having a keen interest in plants, she also treated her own health with herbal remedies. She studied in Victoria at the Canadian College of Traditional Medicine, as well as under several herbalist. While there, she met Lonnie and the two moved to the Comox area where Lonnie was raised. Lonnie, too, grew up on a small hobby farm with chickens, turkeys and gardens. “My mom won best pickles on Denman Island,” he said. He grew up working and living off the land and said it feels like a fact of life. “You shouldn’t have to be taught these things,” he said. “It’s just something we know.” As a teen, Lonnie continued to do landscaping, gardening and maintenance of orchards both in the Comox Valley and in the United States. “For me this is just part of a meaningful and enjoyable life,” he said. “I love working in the garden and picking berries and the food tastes way better.” When the couple was looking for a place to settle, they first thought about returning to the east coast. Their search led them to Port Alberni and feel it was the right decision. “Port Alberni just feels right,” Janette said. They found a house, but it lacked what they need in life - adequate garden space. The two talked about the idea of a community garden and soon found themselves spearheading a project. When she joined the Young Professionals Alberni Valley, the group also had similar thoughts. Janette volunteered to take on the leadership role and soon plans were underway for the Dry Creek Community Garden. “We met with Scott Kenny and talked about different sites and options,” she said. “Dry Creek is a nice location and council has been really supportive.” The ball got rolling on the project last May and the team of volunteers started breaking

ground last summer. Businesses and individuals came on board with donations and now at the garden’s completion, all beds are accounted for by renters. “It has been great,” Janette said. “I have never lived in a community so supportive.” “It is so easy to do something positive here and people want to see more of that happening,” Lonnie said. “That’s part of why we moved here. People say there is not a lot going on but that is why it is easy to start things.” “If you want to create your own things, it’s perfect, but not if you just want to plug into what is already here,” Janette said. “We’re more of creators than plug-inners.” Now with a 15 and a half month old son, Moinn, and expecting a baby in May, the family enjoy healthy, outdoor living together. “Moinn is definitely an outdoor baby,” Janette said. “He loves playing in the dirt and woodchips and getting dirty. He never gets sick and has always been in the 95th percentile for weight. He was walking and crawling early and picks and feeds us dandelion flowers.” The two want to promote that way of life and welcome the public to the grand opening of the Dry Creek Community Garden on Sunday. They are happy to see the project come to fruition and flourish, along with the help of members, garden bed renters and volunteers. “The community is on board with the Friendship Centre renting four beds and VIHA has two, so that’s great to see,” Janette said. “We have 14 individual raised beds and six community ones. Hopefully we can expand in the future.” Sunday’s opening will include a barbeque and a chance to thank donors for their generous contributions. It takes place from noon to 2 p.m. at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Napier Street. kristi.dobson@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext. 234

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Battling the alien invaders with force Members of the Alberni Deep Space Port take loppers to broom to prevent further spread of plant KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

embers of the Alberni Deep Space Port will be tackling an alien species on Saturday. Broom busters from the Star Trek fan club will be out in force to take down as much of the invasive plant as possible around the area of the SPCA. They chose this project to raise awareness of the damage that this wide-spread plant can do. “We are battling the alien invader, it is the perfect fit for our group,” said commanding officer Gillian Shearwater. “There was a lot of broom action in the community before but it has tapered off

and the broom is moving in everywhere.” In the Alberni Valley, May is prime season for Scotch broom. The plant is flowering early this year and the bright yellow flowers are easy to spot. The plant must be cut at this stage before the pods full of seeds form and launch up to 18,000 seeds. Scotch broom is quick growing after the seed pods open in June. The roots grow deep and plants grow up to three meters tall. The abundance of the plant is damaging in several ways. The soil can become altered from bacteria on the roots, allowing pests to invade. The plant is poisonous, putting animals and children at

Members Gillian Shearwater (atop of pile) and Vicky Bellas do fire hazard control near Paper Mill Dam in 2014 where the broom was infesting the forest area. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

Members Cindy Greve, left, and Gillian Shearwater surrounded by broom at Paper Mill Dam in 2014. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

risk should any part of it be ingested. Scotch broom is also a fire hazard with its high oil content in the hot, dry summers. It also takes over the area, and hampers growth of useful, native flowers and trees. Broom that takes over agriculture fields cuts production of locallygrown food because of its contamination. For those reasons, Alberni Deep Space Port are challenging other community groups and businesses to take on other areas of the city that are being

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Music Night every Friday at Serious Coffee, from 5 to 7 p.m., featuring local artists. Open mic, laid back atmosphere.

Literacy Alberni drop-in times, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323. Alberni Valley Hospice Society provides trained volunteers to support people and families facing life threatening illness, death and bereavement. Ty Watson House (2649 Second Ave.).

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After School Burn - Youth Parkour, ages 7 to 12, Mondays and Fridays, from April 13 through May 22. Sign up Echo Centre, 4255 Wallace Street. Info: (250) 723-2181. Fun Night every Friday at 6 p.m. at the Alberni Valley branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. Food available from 5 to 6:30 p.m. for a small fee. Adult Drop-in badminton on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at the Alberni Athletic Hall. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg Hudson). Sproat Lake Canoe Club, outrigger paddling throughout the week, all winter. Info: 250-723-0640. Become a Student of Movement with EPK Parkour and Fitness. Info: 250-9188863 or e-mail epkparkour@gmx.com. All ages welcome.

Addictions Narcotics Anonymous, 1-800-807-1780 for meeting times and locations. Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-883-3968.

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.

Special interest Medieval Society, come play with us! Families welcome. Info: 250-724-0535. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 293, Nanaimo rummy, 1 to 4 p.m. every Thursday. Info: 250-723-7513.

Child and youth

Bring your zero to five year olds to the library for storytime on Fridays, from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Free, but please call 250723-9511 to register. Rock Solid Youth, ages 13 to 18, Fridays at 7 p.m. at Elim Tabernacle. Parent On Tots and French Parent on Tots - parent and child playgroup. Fridays, 9 to 11 a.m., room 2 at Alberni Elementary School. Info: 250-723-5603. Rollerblading for youth 13 and under at Glenwood Centre on Fridays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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Little helper Connor Fiorilli collected donations for Muscular Dystrophy at Buy Low Foods on Saturday morning as part of the Alberni Valley firefighters boot drive. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

and other kinship care providers are welcome to call a province-wide information and support line toll free at 1-855-474-9777 or e-mail grg@parentsupportbc.ca. Debt and budget coaching help available at Arrowsmith Baptist Church Debt Freedom Centre every Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: 250-724-7272 or www. arrowsmith.com/debt-coaching Meals on Wheels program needs volunteer drivers. Info: 250-730-0390. Families dealing with the Ministry of Children and Families, fighting for laws to be changed, social justice and civility.

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Bees, moths and butterﬂies, oh my! How to create a pollinator oasis right at home and be a champion for nature’s pollinators wildflowers Species such as wild bergamot and black-eyed Susan are examples of plants suitable in all areas. However, some plants may only be appropriate for a certain habitat type or climatic zone. Use native plant guides to learn about what’s appropriate for your area. Plants that pollinators will love include bee balm, milkweed and other nectar- and pollenrich species. Choosing a variety of plants that flower at different times of the year helps ensure a steady food supply for our pollinators! Tip: Once you’ve selected your seeds, help them germinate by sealing the seeds in a Ziploc bag with a damp paper towel. Then store them in the refrigerator for a few weeks until the risk of frost has passed.

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id you know that about one-third of the world’s food crop production relies on pollination? Perhaps due to this connection, the plight of pollinators (bees in particular) has recently become highly publicized worldwide. Todd Farrell, conservation biologist with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) says that while bees have been the poster child in the media, other pollinators such as butterflies and moths that are facing similar challenges should not be left out. “We are just beginning to understand pollinators’ importance in our ecosystems and food systems, and their status in the wild,” says Todd. “Insect diversity is vast and there’s a lot we still don’t know. Building up this knowledge base can help us better manage our lands.” Farrell says that by conducting targeted surveys and contributing to province-wide counts, NCC scientists are able to gather more information on population sizes, trends and the locations of

Bees, as well as butterflies and moths, are important pollinators.

certain pollinator species. For example, findings from one of last year’s moth surveys at an NCC property in the Rice Lake Plains Natural Area proved great potential as a core area for provincially and nationally significant moths. While conservation organizations like NCC are

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Water and salt licks Access to fresh, clean water is essential for pollinator health. Line a shallow dish with a few pebbles as landing pads, and voilà: a hydration station for your ladybugs, butterflies, bees and more.

Butterflies also use salt licks to satisfy a need for nutrients and minerals. Make your garden more inviting by creating a damp area over bare soil mixed with a little sea salt for a DIY salt lick. Tip: Spot a grounded, exhausted bee straggling about? Help get it back on its feet (or wings rather) by offering a spoon with sugar water. Nesting havens You may be surprised that not all bees live in hives; in fact, of Canada’s 800 native bee species, about 30 percent are solitary and live in underground burrows, wood tunnels or other cavities. Tip: Even without any carpentry skills, you can build a bee condo using wood blocks and hollow stems. Will you help bring back the buzz of pollinators this season? Find out how you can help by contacting your local NCC office and sign up for volunteer opportunities such as tree plantings, invasive species removal and butterfly counts at www.natureconservancy.ca.

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Sustainability is a concept that can be applied to many facets of life, and gardening is no exception. Sustainable gardening involves preserving and protecting resources, which can benefit us both in the present and in the future. Sustainability is especially applicable to gardening, and the following are a handful of ways green thumbers can embrace sustainability in their gardens. • Choose to water more effectively. Oscillating sprinklers may harken today’s gardeners back to the carefree days of their childhoods when they would run through the sprink-

lers in their parents’ yards. But such sprinklers can lose substantial amounts of water to evaporation. When designing an irrigation plan for your lawn and garden, use drip irrigation or soaker hoses to conserve water. If you must use sprinklers, make sure they are not shooting water too high, as wind can blow the water away from the yard where it belongs, and be sure to position them so no water is landing on sidewalks, the driveway or the street. • Add mulch to flower and plant beds. Many a gardener has gone to bed with a beautiful garden only to return in the ensuing days and see flower and plant beds littered with

weeds. Mulch is perhaps best known for helping flower and plant beds retain moisture, but mulch also prevents the growth of weeds. Preventing weed growth means your water is going to the plants and flowers you intended it for and not to greedy and unsightly weeds. Preventing weed growth also reduces your use of potentially harmful pesticides to curtail the growth of weeds. • Develop a compost pile. Compost is made up of decayed organic material, and it can be used as a fertilizer. Gardeners can make their own compost piles at home, providing valuable minerals and nutrients

for their lawns, without having to rely on store-bought amendments that need to be produced, packaged and transported before they can make it onto the shelves in your local lawn and garden center. • Choose native plants. A garden filled with exotic plants and flowers may be stunning, but unless those plants are native to where you live, that beauty is coming at a steep price. When choosing plants for your garden, choose native plants that are fully capable of thriving in your local climate. Non-native plants are likely to need excessive watering and other less sustainable attention that native plants do not need.

• Plant with a plan. When planting trees around your property, plant them in locations that can reduce your reliance on air conditioning in the warmer months. Plant a tree in a place where it will help to shade common areas inside your home so such rooms are comfortable without the air conditioner cranking all day long. You can go one step further, and plant deciduous trees that will shed their leaves when the weather gets cold, ensuring that sunlight you want to keep out in the summer can get in and warm up the house in the winter, reducing the amount of energy needed to heat your home.

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hododendron guru and organic veggie gardener, Terry Richmond will be available to share his horticultural enthusiasm and extensive knowledge with visitors to Naesgaard’s Farm and Market, this Saturday, May 2, from 11am to 3pm. Twenty six years ago, as a charter member, Terry helped found the Mount Arrowsmith Rhododendron Society. So while women may be from Venus, Terry can legitimately claim to be from MARS. Terry’s also a life member of the Mount Klitsa Garden Club and has spoken about and written articles on soil structure,organic fertilizers,mulching and all things rhododendron. Visit the “Naesgaard’s Market Celebrates Spring!!” facebook page to access two of Terry’s articles published by the American Rhododendron Society. Talk to Terry about one of his favourite fertilizers, Borden’s Organic Mix which contains both excellent nutrition and trace elements. It’s a balanced mix of rock phosphate, kelp meal, dolomite lime and soy, blood, bone, canola and alfalfa meals. Finally as this is my last article prior to Mother’s Day, I provide insight into the origin of this special day. Giving birth to twelve children during the mid 1800s in West Virginia, certainly made Ann Marie Jarvis as an icon for Mother’s Day. Unfortunately she raised her family during difficult times losing eight of her offspring before they reached adulthood. She nevertheless strived to make the world a better place by working outside her home, for her community and country. Jarvis saw a need to improve health and sanitary conditions in West Virginia and so with the support of local doctors she set a number of “Mothers” Day Work Clubs in several communities. In addition to educating women, the clubs raised

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money for medicine. They hired help to assist families, where mothers suffered from tuberculosis and they inspected food and milk prior to the American Civil War. During the war, perhaps because most soldiers on either side of the Civil War were supported by anxious loving mothers and also definitely because of a great need, Jarvis focused her clubs towards providing relief to wounded soldiers on both sides of the conflict. One of her notable achievements during the Civil War was establishing an annual Mothers’ Friendship Day, which brought together folks of all political persuasions. This institution continued for several successive years in West Virginia. After Ann Marie Jarvis passed away an inspired daughter, Anna Jarvis, waged a campaign to create a national Mother’s Day. Her goal focused on creating a day where each son or daughter should recognize and appreciate what their mother meant to them. In 1914 American President Woodrow Wilson set aside Mother’s Day as a national holiday to be celebrated on the second Sunday in May. We all have our individual ways to express appreciation during Mother’s Day this May 10th. If you are looking for a gift for mom, shop in Port Alberni, where you will find many options, such as hanging baskets, flowers, plants, garden art, pots, jewellery and clothing at various shops around town.

Many mom’s will receive a hanging basket as Port Alberni celebrates Mother’s Day on May 10. This specimen was grown for Naesgaard’s Market by Errington boutique nursery, Outrageous Edibles and Bedibles. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

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