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$10-a-day push looks to reduce poverty in Alberni ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Robert Houle stands by the remains of the rental building on Montrose Street and Second Avenue where he used to live. The structure caught fire last month and the resulting damage displaced the residents of all 12 apartments. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]

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Robert Houle lost everything he owned in a fire that burned down his apartment on Montrose Street and Second Avenue last month. When the fire, sparked from an electrical outlet in the apartment next door to Houle, destroyed the rental building on Montrose and Second, the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District offered emergency accommodation to the residents of the 12-unit structure. Disaster assistance funding covered the costs of accommodation, said Russel Dyson, chief administrative officer of the ACRD. The night of the fire, which took place in the early morning of April 17, Houle said there was no transportation provided. He slept on a couch and the next

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day someone offered him a ride to a local hotel where the ACRD had arranged rooms. After spending three days in the local hotel and two in the Port Alberni shelter, Houle was left on his own. The hotel locked him out of his room, he said. And the shelter pressured him to leave. “It was getting tough because I was out on the street again,” Houle told the Times on Monday as he stopped by his old neighbourhood to look at the charred wood and scattered wreckage of his former residence. “I was gonna sleep under a bridge.” But thankfully before it came to that a friend offered him a place to live in the North Port area. “It’s really comfortable,” he said. “Big screen TVs.” Only a slumped and blackened shell remains of the Montrose rental building, with “Do

not enter” warnings crudely scrawled on boarded up windows and doors. A heavy metal fence surrounds the property to deter curious passersby. A cautionary note attached to Houle’s old apartment entrance appears to indicate a hazard. “They found asbestos,” Houle said. Trained as a mechanical radiographer, the 58-year-old Port Alberni resident lives on disability with a bad leg. He couldn’t afford insurance to cover his belongings. “We can barely afford food,” said Houle. He lost all his furniture, his computer and clothes in the old apartment; but it was the lack of small personal care items that were most frustrating in the immediate aftermath of the fire. “Those little things, like nail

clippers,” Houle said. “Toothbrushes. I’m just starting to get all that stuff.” It’s difficult for people who live in comfort to truly understand poverty, Houle noted. “If you’re hungry, just go into the fridge,” he said. “If you need something, just get it out of the cupboard.” His new landlord sometimes takes him out to eat, he added. Dan Holder, emergency program coordinator for the ACRD, was at the scene that night assisting firefighters. He organized emergency support services to find accommodation for the residents. Emergency support services is a provincially-funded program to house residents displaced by a fire for up to three days, Holder explained. See EMERGENCY, Page 3

Soccer team makes it to provincial finals

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Animal lover and health foodie, Jennifer Carroll, has been vegetarian since childhood and transitioned to an all plant-based vegan lifestyle a few years ago. » Taste, 10

An initiative aiming to improve the region’s alarmingly high rate of child poverty is gaining support in Port Alberni. In late April city council endorsed a province-wide push to overhaul how childcare is available to families, ensuring that full-time daily costs do not exceed $10. The $10-a-day childcare plan would be enabled through increased subsidies from the provincial government as well as making public buildings – including closed elementary schools – available for day care programs, said Sharon Gregson, a spokesperson for the Coalition for the Childcare Advocates of B.C. “There’s some cases where we can take advantage of unused space in elementary schools, but we also will need to expand,” she said, adding that municipal buildings need to be made available for child care. “We need to start making better use of our public facilities and schools are just one of those things.” The $10-a-day childcare plan aims to increase government funding to existing day cares and increase the number of programs available. This is necessary to meet the large number of families struggling to make ends meet, while only 18 per cent of B.C. children under 12 have access to day care, stated the coalition. Part-time childcare would be $7 a day, and families with an annual income of less than $40,000 pay no fees. The initiative is predicted to allow 17,189 more women to work across the province, saving families an estimated $685 million. This could improve the lot of struggling families in Port Alberni, which belongs to a region with the fourth highest rate of child poverty in the province, according to a report released last December from the B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition. In the AlberniClayoquot Regional District 32.2 per cent of children live in families subsisting below the poverty line. See CHILD CARE, Page 3

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Alberni Valley Community Band meets Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., E.J. Dunn band room. Info: 250723-1285 (Cory) or 250-724-6780 (Manfred). The Barkley Sounds Community Choir practices on Wednesdays, 6:45 to 9 p.m. at Alberni Valley United Church. Info: 250-723-6884.

After School Burn – Youth Parkour ages 7 to 12. Mondays and Fridays, April 13 through May 22. Sign up at Parks and Rec in Echo Centre, 4255 Wallace Street, or by calling (250) 723-2181. Hospice Training Course, 12 weeks from April 9 to May 21. For info: 250-723-4478 or theresa@ albernihospice.ca. Grab your bags and boxes! The Mt. Klitsa Garden Club presents its 16th annual Plant Sale Saturday May 9th at Rollin Art Center at the corner of 8th and Argyle between 10 am – 12 noon. Annuals, perennials, shrubs and more! Call Leslie Wright, 250 724 7219 for info. Walk with your Doc, May 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Bob Daily Stadium.

Drop-in circuit training on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Info: (778) 421-2721. Bingo on Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Alberni Valley Branch. Horseshoe Club practices on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050. Alberni Valley Billiards Club, 2964 Third Ave. - Wednesdays - youth league (ages 13 to 18) at 7 p.m. Info: 250-723-1212.

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Navy League Cadets (ages 9 to 12), meet Wednesdays, 7 p.m., at the Port Alberni Youth Centre. Info: 250-723-6365 or 250-723-7442. PacificCARE free music drop-in program for children and their families on Wednesdays, from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. at the Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre. Closures follow school calendar. Registration is required. Info: 250-735-3022.

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Volunteers urgently needed to help at Red Cross Loan Cupboard for four-hour shifts, once per week. Info: 250-723-0557 (call on Wednesdays or Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) MS Port Alberni self-help group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at Echo Centre at noon. The group meets to support those living with MS and their families. Info:

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250-723-7403 (Susan). Chair Fit Exercise Program for those with physical limitations or mobility issues. Group meets Wednesdays at Echo Centre, from 1 to 2 p.m. Info: 250-723-2181.

Genealogy Club members are able to visit at the Family History Centre in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Al-Anon and Al-Ateen support groups for family and friends of problem drinkers meet on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. at 3028 Second Ave. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855.

The Freemasons Barclay Lodge #90 meets the second Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. at the Freemasons Hall. Info: 250-723-6075 or 250-723-3328.

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The number of students in elementary classrooms across the district, such as A.W. Neill Middle School, has increased over the last decade. [TIMES FILE PHOTO]

marked 7.5 students in the average class, while kindergarten classrooms have increased an average of two children. “Early intervention is really important to see that children are able to have the skills in reading, numeracy and writing and have a positive start to their school career,” said Ken Zydyk, president of the Alberni District Teachers Union. “The chance of receiving the one-on-one attention in a smaller class is greater.” These increases are more dramatic than changes to classroom sizes elsewhere in the province, but the Ministry of Education argues that more supports are available for children with special needs. “The Alberni school district received approximately $727,000

More accessible care beneﬁts community CHILD CARE, from Page 1 Elsewhere on Vancouver Island a 20-per-cent child poverty rate was reported from the Comox Valley, while The Nanaimo Regional District had 23.4 per cent. Statistics Canada considers the poverty line to be an annual before-tax income of $23,755 for one parent with a child, a threshold that rises to $40,723 for a twoparent, three child household. Making daycare more accessible to struggling families is expected to bring long-term benefits for the greater community, said Marcie DeWitt, coordinator of the Alberni Clayoquot Health Network. This includes less crime, welfare dependency and teenage pregnancies. With 104 of every 1,000 births in the region to teen mothers, the Alberni Valley and west coast of the Island has a rate of more than triple the provincial average, according to Island Health. “We need to support our children and youth, our young families in order ensure that we have economic,” said DeWitt. “When there’s high-quality early childhood experiences,

“When there’s high-quality early childhood experiences, there are long-term stable relationships built with caregivers, there’s opportunity for inviting play and exploration.” Sharon Gregson, Coalition for the Childcare Advocates of B.C.

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from the Learning Improvement Fund in 2014/15 to help support complex classroom needs – a 54 per cent increase from the year before ($471,000),” stated the ministry in an email to the Times. “We have increased the LIF allocation to school districts by more than 66 per cent since 2013–14 – to $100 million dollars in 2015-16.” “The key issue is [being] able to support our students, particularly our students that are more challenged. As the class sizes grow with those students it’s more difficult to support,” Zydyk said. “As the numbers increase in the class, the ability of the student to receive the necessary support could be diminished.”

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Local teachers fear classrooms will continue to grow after a court decision in favour of the Ministry of Education last week. On Thursday the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled on the province’s side of the issue, determining that the ministry did not violate teachers’ constitutional rights to determine class sizes and what supports are in place to meet students with different learning needs. This overturns a decision from the B.C. Supreme Court made last year that ruled classroom numbers and supports must be returned to previous standards in place over a decade ago. Last month the Ministry of Education stated that class sizes across the province are at or near historic lows, averaging 19.5 students in a kindergarten group, 21.5 for Grades 1-3, 25.6 in Grades 4-7 and 23.2 for Grades 8-12. In the Alberni School District classroom sizes are close to these current averages – but the local numbers have risen since the 2007-08 school year, a trend that’s placing a strain on educators, according to the Alberni District Teachers Union. Classrooms for the final four years of public school have decreased by an average of three students to the current average of 18, but Alberni’s Grade 4–7 classes have grown by an average of 0.5 students per class, according to data from the Ministry of Education. Since 2007 Grades 1 to 3 have grown by a

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Holder called the hotel on the Sunday after the fire to ask them for a fourth day, he said. ESS is “looking desperately for volunteers” to help provide immediate relief in the event of a disaster or emergency, Holder noted. Anyone interested can find more information on the ACRD website (acrd.bc.ca) or contact Holder at 250-724-1356. The tragedy of the fire brought about spontaneous reconciliation among neighbours, Houle described. He had been feuding with a next-door neighbour for two years. But the flames that took his home also melted cold grudges. “It’s forgiveness,” Houle said. “People coming together…heart to heart.” Thankful that he survived the fire with no serious injuries, Houle noted how another neighbour’s question helped him put his loss into perspective: “He said, ‘How’s your stuff?’ I said, ‘Gone.’ [Then] he said, ‘How’s your skin?’” martin.wissmath@avtimes.net

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he ads are springing up faster than pansies on the sunny side of the street on a warm spring day. It’s hard to escape Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s aggressive pre-election advertising blitz reminding us of all the wonderful things his Conservatives are doing with our tax dollars. The government is pushing its Economic Action Plan, tricked out in Tory blue, like there’s no tomorrow. Everywhere, cheerful Canadian families and workers – well, cheerful actors, anyway – are shown to be benefitting from the federal budget and its voterfriendly largesse. Voters are being invited to consider what this means for your family and to apply for their share of the child-care benefits and other goodies. Meanwhile, ads

touting the military tie in with the government’s security and anti-terror agenda. The onslaught on TV, radio, billboards and social media is relentless. It’s also shameless. And this selfcelebration on the public dime is generating some much-needed pushback. Tom Mulcair’s New Democrats and Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are complaining that the ads are unfairly partisan and wasteful. So are groups such as Democracy Watch and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. In the short term the Conservative government is spending $13.5 million through the finance department and tax agency flogging its budget, which featured “handouts to the wealthy,” as the NDP’s Nathan Cullen put it. But that’s the tip of an iceberg. Tory ad blitzes have cost a whopping

$750 million since Harper came to office in 2006, or nearly $85 million a year. And, for the record, the Liberals can’t claim the high ground when it come to wasteful spending on propaganda. Under Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, they pumped $950 million into ads between 1998 and 2006, the NDP says, more than $100 million a year. It doesn’t have to be this way. Governments are huge advertisers and politicians shouldn’t be in a position to succumb to the temptation of abusing public dollars by torquing ads for partisan advantage. It’s an affront to democracy and a waste of money. Instead, proposed government ads should be vetted by an independent third party before they go public. The Conservatives famously spent $2.5 million in 2013 promot-

ing the Canada Jobs Grant, a program that didn’t even exist at the time. That’s the sort of thing an independent vetting process would be expected to red-card. Indeed, it has been working in Ontario for more than a decade. Back in 2004 Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals gave the province’s auditor general the authority to vet and approve government ads before they are aired, published or distributed, to make sure that they are non-partisan. The ads “must not have a primary objective of fostering a positive impression of the governing party or a negative impression of a person or entity critical of the government,” the provincial guidelines stipulate. The recent Conservative blitz has galvanized Democracy Watch to launch a letter-writing campaign calling on the federal audit-

or general to look into the matter, and to be given the authority to “stop future dishonest, partisan, wasteful ads.” The sheer existence of a review process serves as a powerful brake on partisanship. Ontario’s auditor reviewed 625 advertising items in 145 submissions in 2013-2014, and rejected just one 30-second TV spot out of concern that it “would have left viewers with the impression that Ontario’s manufacturing sector was booming as a result of government programs and activities in this area.” That’s one tough standard. The federal Conservative government would be hard-pressed to explain how its current ad blitz meets that test. And that’s just the point. It doesn’t have to, but it should.

Canada’s representative admitted under oath that Safety Code 6 only considers thermal effects, while biological effects are not considered!

the Middle East came when the chief of defence staff was asked to comment on Judge Marie Deschamps’ Military Sexual Misconduct Report. His response was the exact opposite to what he gave only a year ago; as General Tom Lawson is slated to leave his position very soon, maybe we can expect someone with such a trained forked tongue to fit nicely into Ottawa’s political elite.

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Cellular phone towers threaten our health The proposed monstrous 60metre Telus cell tower, near Sproat Lake Landing, Lakeshore and Tilly Road, on the Pacific Rim Highway, deserves public awareness of the looming health crisis the residents of this area will be facing. According to overwhelming scientific/medical research in recent years, 24/7 cell tower microwave radiation has far greater adverse health consequences for man, animals, insects and flora than first anticipated. Lloyd’s of London, one of the world’s leading insurance companies, published an “Emerging Risks Team Report” about wireless radiation in 2010 and compared the health risks of electromagnetic radiation as emitted by cell towers to asbestos. In February of 2015, they discontinued all insurance coverage for claims of damages and illness associated with electromagnetic radiation, as emitted by cell towers’ ‘smart’ meters, WiFi etc. This exclusion applies regardless of who manufactured, produced, sold, owned or controlled the transmission sources. Medical Associations in Europe and North America are witnessing troubling developments in recent years which are linked directly to the rapid expansion of wireless technologies! Non-ionizing microwave radiation, as emitted by cell towers, WiFi, cell phones, smart meter and tablets, was considered harmless until a few years ago. Today however, a rapidly growing body of peer-reviewed research has shown very troub-

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ling health effects from even very low levels of microwave radiation exposure. Medical science observed adverse effects on cell structures and brain function, leading to increased mortality, heart rythm and blood pressure irregularities, learning and concentration disorders (ADD), brain degenerative diseases, chronic exhaustion, sleeplessness, tinnitus etc. Physicians around the world are beginning to recognize this to be a looming public health crisis in the making, and warned repeatedly: children, elderly and pregnant women are at greatest risk! The telecommunications industry continues to hide behind Canada’s outdated Safety Code 6, which was repeatedly denounced by an international body of experts, as non-protective. In a recent Quebec Superior Court hearing, Health

On May 2nd, against the backdrop of CF-18 fighter jets and a huge Canadian flag, our Prime Minister had these words for Canadian Forces stationed in Kuwait: “You stand on guard between the civilization we enjoy, and the savagery that seeks to come to our shores”. The PM’s words may have been taken directly from “Idiotic Quotes From A Resident Of The Village Of Crawford, Texas”. It’s author, President George W. Bush, had no exit plan when he sent his country to war in the Iraq Attack of 2003, based on Saddam Hussein’s non-existent Weapons of Mass Destruction being a world-wide threat to what Dubya liked to call “the civilized world”. Likewise, our PM had no exit strategy when he committed Canada in the War Against ISIS, but his fleeting visit to Iraq and Kuwait was well documented by photographers and videographers. Their work, courtesy of Canadian taxpayers, will doubtlessly be showcased into Conservative Party election campaign advertisements; to be repeated ad nauseam during the next few months. Another revelation on the clandestine cloak-and-dagger trip to

Yours sincerely, Bernie Smith Parksville, B.C.

Poor get poorer with Tax Free Savings Accounts

The problem with a higher limit for Tax-Free Savings Accounts is that income inequality will increase. The affluent benefit immediately while the loss of tax revenues over time will provide an excuse for conservative federal and provincial governments to further slash expenditures on health and welfare that affect the most vulnerable. The Harper Conservatives already plan to delay for two years Old Age Security payments supposedly because the cost is unaffordable. As for young people, how can they possibly be expected to save $10,000 per year when unable to find a job nor pay off enormous student debts? TFSAs are part of systematic Conservative policy to take from the poor and give to the rich. Larry Kazdan, Vancouver, B.C.

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a phone call away For emergencies: CALL 911 B.C. Poison Control Centre: 800-567-8911 Police (non-emergency): 250-723-2424 B.C. Ambulance, Port Alberni: 250-723-2444 West Coast General Hospital: 250-731-1370 Port Alberni Fire Department (non-emergency): 250-724-1351 Sproat Lake Volunteer Fire Department (non-emergency): 250-735-0588

Cherry Creek Volunteer Fire Department (non-emergency): 250-723-2254 Beaver Creek Volunteer Fire Department (non-emergency): 250-723-2313 Nurse Helpline: 811 KUU-US Crisis Line Society: Adults 250-723-4050; Teens 250-723-2040 Vancouver Island Crisis Society: 888-494-3888 Port Alberni Health Unit: 250-731-1315

Support groups and services Addictions Narcotics Anonymous offers various meeting times and locations. Info: 1-800-807-1780. Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni. If you want a drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. Info: 1-800-883-3968. Al-Anon and Al-Ateen support groups for family and friends of problem drinkers meet on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. at 3028 Second Ave. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855. Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addictions, mental health, relationships and other issues. Phone 250-723-8281 for an appointment or drop in. Everybody welcome. The Christian Intervention Program runs Tuesdays, from 6 to 8 p.m. Info: 250-724-3688 (Pastor Ron Nickle) or 250-730-0397 (Terry MacDonald). Health First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196. Alberni Valley Hospice Society’s Dementia Support Group meets the third Tuesday each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon at 3088 Third Ave. This group is for individuals dealing with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s and other neurological degenerative disorders. For more information, call 250-723-4478. Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323. MS Port Alberni self-help group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at Echo Centre at noon. The group meets to support those living with MS and their families. Info: 250-723-7403 (Susan). Chair Fit Exercise Program for those with physical limitations or mobility issues. Group meets Wednesdays at Echo Centre, from 1 to 2 p.m. Info: 250-723-2181. Port Alberni Alzheimer’s Society Care Givers Support Group meets every third Monday of the month at Fir Park Village in the activity room at 6:30 p.m. Low Vision group meets one Monday per month at Abbeyfield (basement) at 10 a.m. Call 250-724-

Blazing a trail The Civics Studies 11 class at ADSS are raising funds to continue the Pathway to Success project and are looking for the heip of community members for an upcoming fundraiser. [PHOTO SUBMITTED]

0933 for more information. Loss Walk & Talk grief support group meets Tuesday mornings. The goal of this group is to offer bereavement support in an informal and comfortable way that combines exercise and companionship. Call Ruth at 250-7234478 to register. Grief Support Group meets Thursday afternoons at the Hospice office. Call Ruth at 250-7234478 to register. 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.) Info: 250-723-4478. Parents or caregivers Mothers Uplifting Mothers (family topics discussed while kids play in Christian atmosphere) meet Tuesdays, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Lighthouse Church (4890 Locke Rd. ). Info: 250-724-9733. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and other kinship care providers are welcome to call a province-wide information and support line toll free at 1-855474-9777 or e-mail grg@parentsupportbc.ca. 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). Families dealing with the Ministry of Children and Families, fighting for laws to be changed, social justice and civility. Info: 250-590-8708 or view www.abusiveministry.ca to share your story. Youth Youth Clinic services at ADSS (around the left front corner) on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Info: 250-731-1315 or 250-720-9591. » If you have a support group or service that you would like mentioned on

GOOD DEEDS Getting to the heart of what matters by sharing the good things we do for each other

Students seek support in detention fundraiser Upcoming fundraisers range from detentions to dinners KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

he Pathway to Success is a project initiated by last year’s Civics Studies class and is being enjoyed by both students and residents. The Pathway is a walkway that goes from ADSS to North Island College and provides a safe route to the bus stop. This year the class would like to add to the treed path with the purchase of an art mural display case to showcase student works, while beautifying the area for the community. The plan is to situate it right across the exit of the Multiplex for high visibility. An estimated cost is $6,000. To accomplish this, the class is holding a “detention” fundraiser. They are inviting wellknown community members to take a personalized tour on June 1. They will then be placed in “detention” and be escorted to the Activity Room, where they can call friends, colleagues and family to encourage donations to be released. After $500 is raised, they can be set free. Coffee, tea and baked goods will even be provided for everyone in detention. To date, the students have received participant confirmation from MLA Scott Fraser, School Trustee Pam Craig, City Councillor Denis Sauve and some RCMP members. The event is open to the community and help can be made in several ways. Donations can be made to the school or City Hall,

Guests and volunteers of the Bread of Life enjoyed each other’s company before

you can escort your friends to detention on June 1 or donate when they call or just show up to the school to show your support from 12:30 to 3 p.m.

hat started out as a brainstorming session by guests of the Bread of Life, has turned into a monthly dinner fundraiser and social. Dawn McMillan, executive director of the Bread of Life, said guests were thinking of ways to raise money for the organization and came up with a dinner. At a cost of $5.00 per plate, it was accessible to everyone. On April 28, the first dinner was a sold-out event and organizers decided to make it a monthly event. That night’s

theme was Mexican cuisine and McMillan cooked up Mexican pie, a Tex-Mex and garden salad, roast potatoes and apple crisp provided by volunteers. Four hundred dollars in tickets were sold and another $720 was made in cash donations. The next dinner will be held on May 30, featuring authentic Italian cuisine made by board members Dennis and Denise Dalla-Vicenza. It is expected to be another sell-out. Tickets are only available in advance at the Bread of Life and Cornerstones Thrift Store. » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and

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SOCCER

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Rylee Mitchel shoots the ball past Langley United Sparta defenders during the Keith Millar Cup semi-final on Sunday at Armada field. After a 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 score in regulation time Alberni won in penalty kicks. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]

Athletics and Sparta compete for an airborne ball on Armada field last Sunday. Alberni won the match in penalty kicks to qualify for the provincial B championship final [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]

Soccer squad wins in PKs; head to B cup ďŹ nal Sunday MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been an unforgettable season for the Alberni Athletics, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll end with a shot at a provincial title. Alberniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer team defeated the Langley United Sparta in penalty kicks Sunday on the ADSS Armada field, securing a spot in the Keith Millar Cup final this upcoming Sunday, May 10. Sparta struck first during Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s match within four kicks of the opening whistle, forcing the home team to chase the match early. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Four mess-ups by us and four perfect passes by them,â&#x20AC;? said Gary SpencerSmith, Athletics striker and team spokesman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We knew they had the ability to score goals; we werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expecting that.â&#x20AC;? The Athletics regained their confidence over the next several minutes and took back the lead with two goals in quick succession from Duke Van Wieren midway through the first half for a 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 scoreline in favour of the home side. Then came the first of three Alberni disallowed goals during the match, called for offside.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter what the result is, I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had the best season ever.â&#x20AC;?

Fletcher stopped one more to put his team through to the final. Fletcher earned Man of the Match honours for his efforts. Alberniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last battle for the Keith Millar Cup will take place in Langley at Willoughby Turf on Sunday. The Athletics face Guildford FC of the Vancouver Metro Soccer League. Guildford are a younger, skilled team, said SpencerSmith. They won the under21 provincials the past two years; now theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re too old for that competition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a lot more mature players, just might be a little bit smarter, a bit more wily,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter what the result is, I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had the best season ever.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some very bad linesman decisions there,â&#x20AC;? SpencerSmith said. Alberni felt confident going into the second half, Spencer-Smith said. While the Athletics were creating chances, the Langley team was not showing the offensive prowess that had won them games by multiple goals. Late in the second, Alberni hit a bump of bad luck when the ball hit defender Daniel Klintâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hand inside the penalty area. The ref whistled for a kick from the spot, which the visitors put away to force extra time. The Athletics pressed for most of the additional 30 minutes in the Sparta half, but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find a winner. After each side traded goals and saves in penalty kicks, goalkeeper Jordan

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SCOREBOARD HOCKEY

Sunday’s game summaries

Ducks 3, Flames 0

NHL Playoffs - Round 2 (Stanley Cup quarterfinals) All series best-of- seven Yesterday’s result Washington 1, NY Rangers 0 (Washington leads series 2-1) Sunday’s results Tampa Bay 6, Montreal 2 (Tampa Bay leads series 2-0) Chicago 4, Minnesota 1 (Chicago leads series 2-0) Anaheim 3, Calgary 0 (Anaheim leads series 2-0) Today’s schedule Chicago at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 Montreal at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. NY Rangers at Washington, 4:30 p.m.

Capitals 1 Rangers 0 First Period No scoring Penalties: Yandle Nyr (Tripping Nicklas Backstrom) 8:37, Brassard Nyr (Holding Brooks Orpik) 13:00 Second Period 1. Washington, Beagle (1) (Burakovsky, Brouwer) 7:31 Penalties: Alzner Wsh (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 0:13 Third Period No scoring Penalties: Wilson Wsh (Boarding James Sheppard) 1:21 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T New York 11 9 10 30 Washington 7 8 7 22 Goaltending summary: New York: Lundqvist (21/22), Washington: Holtby (30/30) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): New York: , Washington: Att: 18,506

Playoff leaders Points 1 Corey Perry, ANA 2 Zach Parise, MIN 2 Duncan Keith, CHI 4 Tyler Johnson, TB 4 Alex Ovechkin, WSH 4 Jonathan Toews, CHI 4 Patrick Kane, CHI 4 Ryan Getzlaf, ANA 4 Kevin Shattenkirk, STL Goals 1 Tyler Johnson, TB 2 Vladimir Tarasenko, STL 3 Corey Perry, ANA 3 Colin Wilson, NSH 5 Zach Parise, MIN 5 Alex Ovechkin, WSH 5 Filip Forsberg, NSH 5 Evgeny Kuznetsov, WSH 5 Derick Brassard, NYR 5 James Neal, NSH

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Lightning 6, Canadiens 2 First Period 1. Montreal, Petry (1) (Prust, Mitchell) 7:20 2. Tampa Bay, Filppula (2) (Killorn, Hedman) 19:36 (PP) Penalties: Carle Tb (Roughing) 1:13, Prust Mtl (Unsportsmanlike) 13:45, Subban Mtl (Cross checking) 18:04 Second Period 3. Tampa Bay, Stamkos (1) (Coburn, Garrison) 8:06 4. Tampa Bay, Kucherov (2) (Stamkos, Johnson) 12:29 (PP) 5. Tampa Bay, Hedman (1) (Killorn, Filppula) 19:46 (PP) Penalties: Killorn Tb (Holding) 1:30, Morrow Tb (Illegal check to the head) 4:35, Emelin Mtl (Interference) 10:49, Namestnikov Tb (Embellishment) 10:49, Gilbert Mtl (Cross checking) 12:15, Petry Mtl (Interference) 18:57 Third Period 6. Tampa Bay, Kucherov (3) (Stamkos, Johnson) 6:37 (PP) 7. Montreal, Gilbert (2) (Emelin, SmithPelly) 11:06 8. Tampa Bay, Brown (1) (Boyle, Filppula) 16:05 Penalties: Mitchell Mtl (Goalkeeper Interference) 6:10, Mitchell Mtl (Delaying Game-Face-off Violation) 11:06, Prust Mtl (Fighting) 18:07, Coburn Tb (Fighting) 18:07 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Tampa Bay 9 9 6 24 Montreal 14 5 10 29 Goaltending summary: Tampa Bay: Bishop (27/29), Montreal: Price (18/24) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Tampa Bay: 4 of 8, Montreal: 0 of 3 Att: 21,287

Blackhawks 4, Wild 1

Plus/Minus GP Pts +/1 Nikita Kucherov, TB 8 5 7 1 Andrej Sustr, TB 8 2 7 3 Victor Hedman, TB 8 3 6 4 Jakob Silfverberg, ANA 5 6 5 4 Sami Vatanen, ANA 5 6 5 4 Ryan Callahan, TB 8 3 5 4 Lubomir Visnovsky, NYI 4 2 5 4 Thomas Hickey, NYI 7 1 5 9 Chris Tanev, VAN 6 3 4 15 more tied at 4 Goals Against Average (4 game min) 1 Craig Anderson, OTT 2 Henrik Lundqvist, NYR 3 Ben Bishop, TB 4 Braden Holtby, WSH 5 Carey Price, MTL 6 Frederik Andersen, ANA 7 Petr Mrazek, DET 8 Marc-Andre Fleury, PIT 9 Jake Allen, STL 10 Scott Darling, CHI

First Period 1. Anaheim, Beleskey (2) (Silfverberg, Kesler) 7:27 Penalties: Engelland Cgy (Roughing) 8:39, Hudler Cgy (Holding) 15:30, Lindholm Ana (Tripping) 16:20 Second Period No scoring Penalties: Lindholm Ana (Interference) 0:39, Monahan Cgy (Holding) 8:12, Beleskey Ana (Tripping) 19:21 Third Period 2. Anaheim, Lindholm (1) (Perry, Getzlaf) 11:15 3. Anaheim, Thompson (1) (Perry, Getzlaf) 17:44 (PP) Penalties: Rakell Ana, Colborne Cgy (Unsportsmanlike) 19:15, Backlund Cgy (Roughing) 19:15 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Calgary 9 12 9 30 Anaheim 20 9 5 34 Goaltending summary: Calgary: Ramo (31/33), Anaheim: Andersen (30/30) Att: 17,299

GAA 0.97 1.67 1.68 1.73 1.85 1.97 2.11 2.12 2.20 2.22

First Period No scoring Penalties: Vanek Min (Goalkeeper Interference) 9:22 Second Period 1. Chicago, Toews (4) (Hossa) 12:28 (PP) 2. Chicago, Kane (4) (Keith) 19:40 Penalties: Shaw Chi (Cross checking) 10:45, Rozsival Chi (Interference) 19:58 Third Period 3. Minnesota, Dumba (2) (Dubnyk, Suter) 1:20 (PP) 4. Chicago, Sharp (4) (Teravainen) 7:39 5. Chicago, Kane (5) (Hjalmarsson, Sharp) 17:53 (PP) Penalties: Koivu Min (Tripping) 4:45 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Minnesota 6 10 15 31 Chicago 9 12 10 31 Goaltending summary: Minnesota: Dubnyk (27/30), Chicago: Crawford (30/31) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Minnesota: 1 of 2, Chicago: 0 of 2 Att: 21,934

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, right, is presented with the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award by Tim Chaney. [AP PHOTO]

Stephen Curry wins NBA’s MVP honour DIAMOND LEUNG SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

OAKLAND, Calif. — Warriors guard Stephen Curry is the winner of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award, the league announced Monday. Curry, 27, became the second player in franchise history to win the award, joining Wilt Chamberlain, who won it in 1960 while playing for the Philadelphia Warriors. Curry received 100 of 130 first-place votes after leading the Warriors to a league-best 67-15 record. The Houston Rockets’ James Harden finished second and earned 25 first-place votes after the MVP race for months centered on the two players. “Everybody was saying that because I had a good team and good teammates that that might hurt my MVP case,” Curry said. “If that were the case, then I wouldn’t want the award because it’s about winning. It’s a team game.” In the end, Curry won in a landslide. He was the only player to appear on every ballot while receiving 26 second-place votes, three third-place votes and a fifth-place vote. The runner-up Harden collected 87 second-place votes. Curry’s speech lasted nearly an hour long as he thanked everyone from family members to the team’s equipment manager and public relations assistants. He choked up while talking about his father, Dell, who played 16 NBA seasons. “To be able to follow in your footsteps,” said Curry, failing to hold back tears, “it means a lot to me.” Curry then addressed and thanked each teammate individually. Harden was second in the league in scoring at 27.4 points per game, leading the Rockets while perennial All-Star center Dwight Howard missed 41 games mostly because of a knee injury. The shooting guard tied for eighth in the league averaging 7.0 assists per game. LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers was third in the voting.

Western Hockey League Playoffs Eastern Conference Final Brandon def. Calgary 4-1 Western Conference Final Kelowna def. Portland 4-2 Sunday’s result Kelowna 8, Portland 4

WHL Championship Final (Best-of-seven) Friday, May 8 Kelowna at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9 Kelowna at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

May 1-17, at Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic The Top Division Championship has 16 teams in two groups. Round robin standings Group A GP W L OTL GF GA Pts Canada 3 3 0 0 22 4 9 Sweden 3 3 0 0 20 7 9 Switzerland 2 1 0 1 6 5 4 Czech Rep 3 1 2 0 12 14 3 Germany 2 1 1 0 2 11 3 Austria 2 0 1 0 5 9 2 France 2 0 2 0 2 5 0 Latvia 3 0 3 0 4 18 0 GP W 3 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 0

UEFA Champions League

NBA Playoffs

Semifinals All games at 11:45 a.m. Today’s schedule Juventus vs. Real Madrid Wednesday, May 6 Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich

(All series best-of-seven) Yesterday’s result Round 2, Games 1 Chicago 99, Cleveland 92 LA Clippers 117, Houston 101 Sunday’s results, (Games 1) Washington 104, Atlanta 98 Golden State 101, Memphis 86

Return legs Tuesday, May 12 Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona

Today’s schedule Washington at Atlanta, (Game 2) 5 p.m. (Washington leads series 1-0) Memphis at Golden State, (G2) 7:30 (Golden State leads series 1-0)

Wednesday, May 13 Real Madrid vs. Juventus

IIHF World Championships

Group B USA Russia Slovakia Belarus Finland Denmark Slovenia Norway

BASKETBALL

Soccer (cont’d)

L OTL GF GA Pts 1 0 13 9 6 1 0 13 9 6 0 0 6 4 4 0 1 5 4 4 1 0 4 5 3 1 1 3 7 1 2 0 5 9 0 2 0 3 8 0

Yesterday’s results Sweden 8, Latvia 1 United States 4, Russia 2 Canada 6, Czech Republic 3 Finland 5, Norway 0

Final Saturday, June 6 Olympiastadion, Berlin

Wednesday, May 6 Chicago at Cleveland, (Game 2) 4 p.m. LA Clippers at Houston, (Game 2) 6:30 p.m.

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

W D L GF GA 25 8 2 69 27 21 7 7 71 36 21 7 6 66 33 19 8 8 59 35 18 7 10 49 38 17 7 11 55 50 17 6 12 48 28 15 8 12 43 44 12 11 12 43 42 13 8 14 39 44 11 11 13 46 46 11 9 15 42 48 10 10 15 33 46 9 8 18 29 50 9 8 18 36 60 8 10 17 33 48 9 7 19 39 54 6 15 13 28 50 7 6 22 39 61 5 11 19 26 53

Pts 83 70 70 65 61 58 57 53 47 47 44 42 40 35 35 34 34 33 27 26

Yesterday’s results Hull 1, Arsenal 3 Sunday’s results Chelsea 1, Crystal Palace 0 Spurs 0, Manchester City 1 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. Newcastle vs. West Brom, 7 a.m. Stoke vs. Spurs, 7 a.m. Crystal Palace vs. Man United, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday’s results Sweden 6, Austria 1 Russia 5, Slovenia 3 Canada 10, Germany 0 Slovakia 2, Belarus 1 Switzerland 3, France 1 Finland 3, Denmark 0 Today’s schedule Germany vs. Switzerland, 7:15 a.m. Belarus vs. Denmark, 7:15 a.m. France vs. Austria, 11:15 a.m. Slovenia vs. Slovakia, 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 6 Latvia vs. Switzerland, 7:15 a.m. Denmark vs. Russia, 7:15 a.m. Canada vs. Sweden, 11:15 a.m. Norway vs. Slovakia, 11:15 a.m.

Pacific Coast Soccer League Team Victoria Vancouver Tbirds Mid Isle Tim Hortons Kamloops Khalsa Vancouver Utd Abbotsford FC Tigers

W 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

D 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1

GF GA Pts 4 3 4 3 0 3 2 1 3 3 4 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 0

Remaining Canada games Saturday, May 9 vs. France, 3:15 a.m. Sun, May 10 vs. Switzerland, 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 12 vs. Austria, 3:15 a.m. Quarterfinals: Thursday, May 14

Sunday’s results Victoria 2, Abbotsford 1 Mid Isle 2, Kamloops 1 Vancouver Tbirds 3, Tim Hortons 0

Yesterday at O2 Arena, Prague

Saturday, May 9 Victoria Highlanders FC vs. Tim Hortons Pinnacles, 4 p.m.

Canada 6, Czech Republic 3 First Period 1. Canada, Jordan Eberle (Matt Duchene, Aaron Ekblad) 4:18 2. Canada, Taylor Hall (Jake Muzzin, Jordan Eberle) 19:02 3. Czech Republic, Martin Erat (Jan Kovar, Jaromir Jagr) 19:22 Penalties: Hejda Cze (High-Sticking) 12:44; Savard Can (Slashing) 19:42; Kovar Cze (Interference) 19:45 Second Period 4. Czech Republic, Martin Zatovic (Dominik Simon, Jan Kolar) 15:45 5. Canada. Sean Couturier (Tyler Toffoli) 17:40 Penalties: Smolenak Cze (Slashing) 2:28; Voracek Cze (Roughing) 7:57; Hamhuis Can (Roughing) 7:57; Muzzin Can (Holding) 10:19 Third Period 6. Canada, Tyler Seguin (Taylor Hall, Tyson Barrie ) 2:02 (PP) 7. Canada, Sidney Crosby (Claude Giroux) 10:07 (PP) 8. Czech Republic, Vladimir Sobotka (Jakub Voracek) 17:36 9. Canada, Tyler Toffoli (Ryan O’Reilly, Nathan MacKinnon) 18:31 Penalties: Erat Cze (Interference) 1:32; Hamhuis Can (Tripping) 5:13; Simon Cze (High-Sticking) 9:03; Erat Cze (Slashing) 11:04; Ekblad Can (Holding) 14:41 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Czech Republic 7 10 8 25 Canadaz 12 16 10 38 Goaltending summary: Czech Republic: Ondrej Pavelec (32/38); Canada: Mike Smith (22/25) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Germany: 0 of 4, Canada: 2 of 6

American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs - Round 1 All series best-of-five Sunday’s result Game 5 (Final Round 1 game) Grand Rapids 3, Toronto1 (Grand Rapids wins series 3-2) Round 2 - Conference Semifinals All games best-of-seven Eastern match-ups 1-Manchester Monarchs vs. 4-WilkesBarre/Scranton Penguins 2-Hershey Bears vs. 3-Hartford Wolf Pack Western match-ups 1-Utica Comets vs. 6-Oklahoma City Barons 2-Grand Rapids Griffins vs. 4-Rockford IceHogs Wednesday, May 6 Hartford at Hershey (Game 1), 4 p.m. W-B/Scranton at Manchester (Game 1), 4 p.m. Rockford at Grand Rapids (Game 1), 4 p.m. Thursday, May 7 W-B/Scranton at Manchester (G2), 4 pm Oklahoma City at Utica (Game 1), 4 p.m.

SOCCER MLS

Eastern League Club PTS GP W N. England 17 9 5 DC United 17 8 5 NY Red Bulls 13 8 3 Columbus 11 8 3 Toronto 9 7 3 Chicago 9 7 3 Orlando 8 8 2 NY City FC 6 9 1 Philadelphia 6 10 1 Montreal 2 4 0 Western League Club PTS GP W Dallas 17 9 5 Vancouver 17 10 5 Seattle 16 8 5 Los Angeles 13 9 3 Sporting KC 13 9 3 San Jose 10 8 3 Houston 10 9 2 Portland 10 9 2 Salt Lake 10 8 2 Colorado 9 9 1 Sunday’s results Sporting KC 1, Chicago 0 Seattle 3, NY City FC 1

L 2 1 1 3 4 4 4 5 6 2

T 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 3 3 2

GF GA 12 8 10 6 12 8 12 8 11 11 6 8 6 10 6 10 10 18 2 6

L 2 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 2 2

T 2 2 1 4 4 1 4 4 4 6

GF GA 15 12 11 9 13 6 10 9 12 12 8 10 11 12 7 8 7 10 8 8

Sunday, May 10 Mid Isle vs. Tim Hortons Pinnacles, noon Victoria vs. FC Tigers Vancouver, 2 p.m.

LACROSSE BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L T Pts Delta 3 2 0 0 6 Victoria 2 2 0 0 4 Coquitlam 2 1 1 0 2 Nanaimo 4 1 3 0 2 Burnaby 2 1 1 0 0 Langley 2 1 1 0 2 New Westminster 1 0 1 0 0 Port Coquitlam 2 0 2 0 0 Sunday’s results Victoria 8, Coquitlam 6 (OT) Nanaimo 13 New Westminster 7 Today’s schedule Delta at New Westminster, 8 p.m. Thursday, May 7 Port Coquitlam at Langley, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 9 Langley at Victoria, 5 p.m. Burnaby at. Nanaimo, 5 p.m. Port Coquitlam at Delta, 7:30 p.m.

National Lacrosse League Playoff seeding 1 Toronto Rock (14-4) 2 Edmonton Rush (13-5) 3 Rochester Knighthawks (12-6) 4 Buffalo Bandits (11-7) 5 Colorado Mammoth (9-9) 6 Calgary Roughnecks (7-11) Division semifinals Friday, May 8 Buffalo at Rochester Saturday, May 9 Calgary at Colorado Division finals Friday, May 15 Toronto at Buffalo/Rochester Edmonton at Colorado/Calgary Saturday, May 23 Buffalo/Rochester at Toronto Colorado/Calgary at Edmonton

AUTO RACING NASCAR Geico 500 (Aaron’s 499) Yesterday at Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama. Tri-oval, 2.66 miles per lap. Final results, with winnings. (Start position in parentheses) 1. (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, $306,065 2. (5) Jimmie Johnson, Chev, $256,121 3. (7) P Menard, Chev, 188, $190,060 4. (3) Ryan Blaney, Ford, $148,385 5. (36) Martin Truex Jr., Chev, $159,600 6. (12) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, $156,715 7. (18) Ryan Newman, Chev, $151,670 8. (24) Kevin Harvick, Chev, $168,570 9. (17) D Hamlin, Toyota, $127,645 10. (34) Josh Wise, Ford, $111,070 11. (27) J McMurray, Chev, $138,701 12. (19) Kurt Busch, Chev, $127,435 13. (41) Cole Whitt, Ford, $125,618 14. (42) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, $121,993 15. (28) Aric Almirola, Ford, $142,146 16. (37) Alex Bowman, Chev, $117,918 17. (31) Allmendinger, Chev, $128,518 18. (43) DiBenedetto, Toyota, $109,157 19. (6) Tony Stewart, Chev, $128,724 20. (39) David Gilliland, Ford, $108,710 Race Statistics Avg Speed of Winner: 159.487 mph Time of Race: 3 hours, 8:08 Margin of Victory: 0.158 seconds Caution Flags: 6 for 23 laps Lead Changes: 27 among 15 drivers This week’s auto racing schedule

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

Today’s schedule San Jose at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Formula One

Wednesday, May 6 Los Angeles at Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m.

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

TENNIS ATP Last week’s tournament finals Millennium Estoril Open Estoril, Portugal. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 (NOTE: 1 euro=CDN$1.33) Singles - Final Richard Gasquet (5), France, def. Nick Kyrgios (7), Australia, 6-3, 6-2. BMW Open by FWU AG Munich, Germany. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 Singles - Final Andy Murray (1), Britain, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (5), Germany, 7-6 (7/4), 5-7, 7-6 (7/4) Paribas Istanbul Open Istanbul, Turkey. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 Singles - Final Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Pablo Cuevas (3), Uruguay, 6-3, 7-6 (11). This week’s schedule ATP and WTA Mutua Madrid Open, May 4-10 Madrid, Spain. Surface: Clay. Purse: €4,185,405. No. 6 seed, men: Milos Raonic Men - Round 1 Feliciano Lopez (11), Spain, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4. John Isner (16), United States, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 7-6 (2), 6-4. Sam Querrey, United States, def. Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3. Steve Johnson, United States, def. Alejandro Gonzalez, Colombia, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-4, 7-5. Joao Sousa, Portugal, def. Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, 6-4, 7-5. Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-2, 6-3. Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 6-3, 6-2. Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Kevin Anderson (15), South Africa, 6-4, 6-3. Women - Round 2 Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Sloane Stephens, United States, 6-4, 6-0. Caroline Wozniacki (5), Denmark, def. Christina McHale, United States, 7-5, 6-0. Agnieszka Radwanska (9), Poland, def. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, 6-2, 6-1. Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, def. Andrea Petkovic (11), Germany, walkover. Lucie Safarova (13), Czech Republic, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 6-3, 6-1. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, def. Garbine Muguruza, Spain, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 6-3, 6-2. Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Alize Cornet, France, 6-4, 7-5. Round 1 Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Madison Brengle, United States, 6-0, 6-1. Alize Cornet, France, def. Simona Halep (2), Romania, 7-6 (6), 6-3. Maria Sharapova (3), Russia, def. Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, 6-2, 6-3. Petra Kvitova (4), Czech Republic, def. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Caroline Wozniacki (5), Denmark, def. Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia, 6-3, 6-0. Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Eugenie Bouchard (6), Montreal, 0-6, 6-3, 6-3.

BASEBALL MLB American League East W L NY Yankees 16 10 Tampa Bay 14 12 Baltimore 12 11 Toronto 13 14 Boston 12 14 Central W L Detroit 17 9 Kansas City 16 9 Minnesota 14 12 Cleveland 9 15 Chicago Sox 8 14 West W L Houston 18 8 LA Angels 11 15 Seattle 11 15 Oakland 11 16 Texas 9 16 National League East W L NY Mets 16 10 Washington 13 14 Atlanta 12 14 Miami 12 14 Philadelphia 10 17 Central W L St. Louis 19 6 Chicago Cubs 13 11 Cincinnati 12 13 Pittsburgh 12 13 Milwaukee 8 18 West W L LA Dodgers 16 9 San Diego 14 13 San Francisco 13 13 Colorado 11 13 Arizona 10 14

PCT .615 .538 .522 .481 .462 PCT .654 .640 .538 .375 .364 PCT .692 .423 .423 .407 .360

GB 2.0 2.5 3.5 4.0 GB 0.5 3.0 7.0 7.0 GB 7 7 7.5 8.5

Strk L1 W1 W2 W1 L4 Strk W2 L2 W5 W1 L5 Strk L1 L4 W1 L1 W1

PCT .615 .481 .462 .462 .370 PCT .760 .542 .480 .480 .308 PCT .640 .519 .500 .458 .417

GB Strk - L2 3.5 W3 4.0 L1 4.0 L2 6.5 W2 GB Strk - W7 5.5 L3 7.0 L1 7.0 L3 11.5 W3 GB Strk - L1 3 L1 3.5 W4 4.5 L5 5.5 L3

Yesterday’s results Washington 6, Miami 4 Toronto 3, NY Yankees 1 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 2 Tampa Bay 5, Boston 1 Milwaukee 4, LA Dodgers 3 St. Louis 10, Chicago Cubs 9 Minnesota 8, Oakland 7 Texas 2, Houston 1 Arizona at Colorado (postponed) Seattle 3, LA Angels 2 San Francisco 2, San Diego 0 Sunday’s results Philadelphia 6, Miami 2 Cleveland 10, Toronto 7 Washington 1, NY Mets 0 Atlanta 5, Cincinnati 0 Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 2 Minnesota 13, Chicago Sox 3 Detroit 6, Kansas City 4 Houston 7, Seattle 6 St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 2 (14 innings) Milwaukee 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Oakland 7, Texas 1 San Fran 5, LA Angels 0 LA Dodgers 1, Arizona 0 San Diego 8, Colorado 6 N.Y. Yankees 8. Boston 5

Today’s schedule Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Lorenzen (0-1) vs. Locke (2-1) Miami at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Latos (0-3) vs. Strasburg (2-2) N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Pineda (3-0) vs. Norris (1-1) Baltimore at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Norris (1-2) vs. Colon (4-1) Philadelphia at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Buchanan (0-5) vs. Miller (3-1) Tampa Bay at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Smyly (0-0) vs. Porcello (2-2) Texas at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Rodriguez (0-1) vs. Feldman (2-2) L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Greinke (4-0) vs. Garza (2-3) Cleveland at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Salazar (3-0) vs. Guthrie (1-1) Oakland at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Chavez (0-2) vs. May (2-1) Detroit at Chi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m. Greene (3-1) vs. Samardzija (1-2) Chi. Cubs at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Hendricks (0-1) vs. Wainwright (2-1) Arizona at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Collmenter (2-3) vs. Lyles (2-2) Seattle at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Paxton (0-2) vs. Richards (2-1) San Diego at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Cashner (1-4) vs. Vogelsong (0-2)

Blue Jays 3, Yankees 1 NY Yankees

Toronto

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NY Yankees 000 000 100 1 Toronto 000 000 03x 3 SB: TOR Pillar (5, 2nd base off Whitley/ Murphy, J), Martin, R (2, 2nd base off Betances/Murphy, J). 2B: NYY Ellsbury (3, Dickey), Beltran (8, Dickey); TOR Donaldson (7, Whitley), Encarnacion (4, Betances). GIDP: NYY Rodriguez, A. Team Lob: NYY 4; TOR 7. DP: TOR (Goins-Encarnacion). E: NYY Whitley (1, throw), Headley (7, throw). NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO C Whitley 7.0 6 0 0 0 6 C Martin (L, 0-1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 D Betances 0.2 2 1 0 0 1 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO R Dickey (W, 1-3) 8.0 3 1 1 3 0 B Cecil 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:18. Att: 19,217.

Rays 5, Red Sox 1 Tampa Bay

Boston

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Tampa Bay 220 000 100 5 Boston 010 000 000 1 2B: TB Loney (3, Buchholz), Longoria (9, Buchholz), Forsythe (8, Buchholz), Souza Jr. (4, Breslow); BOS Pedroia (5, Odorizzi), Betts (7, Odorizzi), Holt, B (3, Odorizzi). 3B: BOS Holt, B (1, Odorizzi), Bogaerts (2, Odorizzi). GIDP: BOS Sandoval. HR: TB Butler, Jy (1, 2nd inning off Buchholz, 1 on, 0 out). Team Lob: TB 10; BOS 6. DP: TB (Forsythe-Cabrera, A-Loney). Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO J Odorizzi (W, 3-2) 7.0 7 1 1 0 6 E Frieri 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 E Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO C Buchholz (L, 1-4) 6.1 9 5 5 2 7 J Tazawa 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 C Breslow 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 HBP: Souza Jr. (by Buchholz). Time: 3:10. Att: 34,541.

Brewers 4, Dodgers 3 LA Dodgers

Milwaukee

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LA Dodgers 100 200 000 3 Milwaukee 000 001 03x 4 2B: LAD Grandal (4, Lohse); MIL Lind (9, Kershaw), Gomez, C (5, Hatcher). 3B: MIL Gomez, H (1, Kershaw), Parra, G (2, Kershaw). HR: LAD Pederson (7, 1st inning off Lohse, 0 on, 0 out); MIL Gomez, H (1, 8th inning off Kershaw, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: LAD 9; MIL 3. E: LAD Kershaw (1, pickoff). LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO C Kershaw 7.1 5 3 3 0 8 D Hatcher (L, 0-3) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO K Lohse 5.0 4 3 3 3 4 N Cotts 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 M Blazek (W, 2-0) 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 F Rodriguez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 HBP: Gonzalez, A (by Lohse). Time: 2:51. Att: 23,374. Seattle 000 000 210 3 4 0 Los Angeles 000 000 101 2 8 0 W: F. Hernandez (5-0) L: M. Shoemaker (2-2) S: F. Rodney (8) HR:SEA-N. Cruz (14), L. Morrison(4), S. Smith (2) LAA-M. Joyce (1), D. Freese (5) Texas 000 000 011 2 7 0 Houston 100 000 000 1 4 0 W: K. Kela (2-1) L: C. Qualls (0-2) S: N. Feliz (3) HR: None Miami 100 000 120 4 9 0 Washington 100 000 14x 6 12 1 W: M. Grace (1-0) L: B. Morris (3-1)

W 8 12 9 6 10 8 5 5 3 3 2 2

L 2 4 3 2 4 6 6 9 8 9 8 12

World Golf Classic WGC-Cadillac Match Play TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California. Par 71, 7,127 yards. Purse: $9,250,000. Sunday’s results Quarterfinals - Single Elimination Continued match from Saturday (1) Rory McIlroy def. (37) Paul Casey, 22 holes Semifinals (1) Rory McIlroy def. (5) Jim Furyk, 1 Up (52) Gary Woodland def. (49) Danny Willett, 3 and 2 Third place match (49) Danny Willett def. (5) Jim Furyk, 3 and 2 Championship match (1) Rory McIlroy def. (52) Gary Woodland, 4 and 2 Rory McIlroy wins Championship Other results Saturday (5) Jim Furyk def. (30) Louis Oosthuizen, 4 and 2 (52) Gary Woodland def. (65) John Senden, 5 and 3 (49) Danny Willett def. (57) Tommy Fleetwood, 4 and 3 Round of 16 - Single Elimination (1) Rory McIlroy def. (16) Hideki Matsuyama, 6 and 5 (37) Paul Casey def. (38) Charl Schwartzel, 3 and 1 (5) Jim Furyk def. (12) J.B. Holmes, 5 and 3 (30) Louis Oosthuizen def. (13) Rickie Fowler, 1 Up (65) John Senden def. (32) Hunter Mahan, 2 and 1 (52) Gary Woodland def. (60) Marc Leishman, 2 and 1 (49) Danny Willett def. (27) Lee Westwood, 3 and 2 (57) Tommy Fleetwood def. (39) Branden Grace, 2 and 1

LPGA Tour 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. Final leaderboard Golfer Par Winnings 1 Inbee Park -15 $195,000 T2 Cristie Kerr -12 $104,626 T2 Hee Young Park -12 $104,626 T4 Maria McBride -11 $61,418 T4 Lexi Thompson -11 $61,418 6 Angela Stanford -10 $44,818 T7 Juli Inkster -9 $33,310 T7 Stacy Lewis -9 $33,310 T7 Karrie Webb -9 $33,310 10 Ilhee Lee -8 $26,891 T11 Danielle Kang -7 $24,068 T11 Hyo-Joo Kim -7 $24,068 T13 Brooke Henderson Smiths Falls, Ont. -6 $19,919 T13 Morgan Pressel -6 $19,919 T13 Sandra Gal -6 $19,919 T13 Ha Na Jang -6 $19,919 T17 Alena Sharp Hamilton, Ont. -5 $16,511 T17 Amy Yang -5 $16,511 T17 Karine Icher -5 $16,511

Web.com Tour 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. Final leaderboard Golfer Par Winnings 1 Smylie Kaufman -10 $108,000 T2 Jonathan Randolph-5 $44,800 T2 Adam Long -5 $44,800 T2 Ryan Spears -5 $44,800 T5 Patton Kizzire -4 $21,900 T5 Tim Herron -4 $21,900 T5 Michael Hebert -4 $21,900 8 Steven Alker -3 $18,600 T9 Sam Love -2 $15,000 T9 Cody Gribble -2 $15,000 T9 Travis Bertoni -2 $15,000 T9 Tag Ridings -2 $15,000 T9 Tommy Gainey -2 $15,000 T14 Aaron Watkins -1 $10,500 T14 Steve Marino -1 $10,500 T14 Peter Malnati -1 $10,500 T14 Julian Etulain -1 $10,500 T18 Michael Kim E $8,700 T18 Bronson Burgoon E $8,700 Canadian golfers T26 Roger Sloan +2 $4,182 T47 Albin Choi +6 $1,730 T75 Brad Fritsch +14 $1,374

Champions Tour 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. Final leaderboard Golfer Par Winnings 1 Ian Woosnam -11 $307,500 T2 Kenny Perry -11 $164,000 T2 Tom Lehman -11 $164,000 T4 Michael Allen -10 $109,675 T4 Joe Durant -10 $109,675 T6 Duffy Waldorf -9 $77,900 T6 Mark McNulty -9 $77,900 8 Jeff Maggert -8 $65,600 T9 Stephen Ames -7 $49,200 T9 Wes Short Jr. -7 $49,200 T9 Russ Cochran -7 $49,200 T9 Woody Austin -7 $49,200 T9 Scott Dunlap -7 $49,200 T14 Colin Montgomerie -6 $35,875 T14 Tom Pernice Jr -6 $35,875 T14 Marco Dawson -6 $35,875 T14 Olin Browne -6 $35,875 T18 Esteban Toledo -5 $28,768 T18 Scott Hoch -5 $28,768 T18 Kirk Triplett -5 $28,768

Upcoming tournaments PGA The Players Championship, May 7-10 TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Par 72, 7215 yards. Purse: $10,000,000. 2014 champion: Martin Kaymer.

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No events this week. Kingsmill Championship, May 14-17 Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Williamsburg, Virginia. Par 71, 6,379 yards. Purse: $1,300,000. 2014 champion: Lizette Salas.

European Tour AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, May 7-10 Heritage Golf Course, Bel Ombre, Mauritius, Par 72, 7,106 yards. Purse: $1,000,000. Inaugural event.

Champions Tour No events this week. Regions Tradition, May 14-17 Shoal Creek, Alabama. Purse: $2,300,000. 2014 champion: Kenny Perry

Web.com Tour No events this week BMW Charity Pro-Am, May 14-17 Played on three courses: Thornblade Club, Greer, South Carolina; Green Valley Country Club, Greenville, South Carolina and The Reserve at Lake Keowee, Sunset, South Carolina. Purse: $675,000.

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Nanaimo dentist extends his stay in Nepal DARRELL BELLAART NANAIMO DAILY NEWS

Nanaimo’s Sanjivan Mahara has decided to spend another week in his native Nepal so he can be there for his extended family. Mahara, 47, lived in Nepal until he moved to Canada in 1999. He now owns a dental practice on Wallace Street. He’s made many return trips to his home country, often to do free dental work and otherwise help impoverished people there. A powerful earthquake caused widespread devastation in northcentral Nepal before Mahara could return to Kathmandu, where his extended family lives, delaying his return to the capital by two days. When he finally got there, he postponed his return to Canada, choosing to reconnect with his family and support them. His mission to western Nepal, funded in part with donations from Rotary Daybreak Nanaimo, was to find a school in need of financial and other aid in the remote western region. He located a school and $500 gift was presented from Nanaimo as seed money for development projects. That was Friday (April 24). Mahara planned to return to his extended family in Kathmandu the next day. But nature had another plan. The powerful 7.8 quake struck

Nanaimo’s Sanjivan Mahara, right, has decided to spend another week in his native Nepal so he can be there for his extended family.

roughly 70 kilometres northwest of Kathmandu, the capital city, on Saturday spreading destruction over a wide swath, including the populous capital. “We couldn’t get a ticket to Kathmandu, because all the flights got cancelled,” Mahara said. The work portion of Mahara’s

trip was finished and it was time for some family time His son Sash, 20, a University of Victoria engineering student, was flying to Kathmandu on Saturday. Mahara looked forward to time with Sash, who hadn’t been back to Nepal for years, and other family members at his brother’s home.

The earthquake caused massive devastation, and that put a hold on his travel plans. Tribhuvan International, Kathmandu’s only airport, has just one runway and no instrument landing system. It became clogged and many planes were turned away. Sash had been away from Nepal so long, his

father wondered how he would cope in the aftermath of an earthquake. “My biggest worry was how can he survive by himself, without me.” Two days later, Mahara drove three hours to a city where the airport “had many flights to Kathmandu.” He decided to stay another week. “It was a good time for me to get re-connected with friends and family.” While it’s hard to be away from his wife, Su, son Suvan and daughter Sameera in Nanaimo, Mahara appreciates the time spent “with my extended family here.” In Kathmandu, he saw damage to world heritage sites and monuments and “many toppled houses.” Across the city, people feared sleeping indoors with the aftershocks. “Everybody was scared. It’s not fun,” Mahara said. He volunteered at an emergency aid distribution centre, then was re-assigned to help to get doctors work permits. “There are so many foreign doctors here, they need clearance from the Ministry of Health.” He leaves Nepal May 8. He calls it “very humbling experience (which) has shown me the value of life and the value of family, and how each person needs to be connected.”

New ﬂight service: Air Canada now ﬂies direct to Calgary DARRELL BELLAART NANAIMO DAILY NEWS

Air Canada’s inaugural direct flight from Calgary to Nanaimo touched down Friday afternoon. WestJet started a similar service almost two years ago. Now the mid-Island has three return Calgary flights daily. Like WestJet, Air Canada is providing the service using Bombardier Q-400 aircraft. Air Canada is in the process of adding new regional routes across Canada, and that means waiting for manufacturers to supply the planes needed to start new routes. “It’s having the aircraft coming on line,” said Eamonn Horan-Lunney, Air Canada spokesman for Western Canada. “Our fleet is growing now.” The Calgary connection means access to a second major hub in Air Canada’s international flight network. Along with Vancouver, which

has connections to 62 destinations in North America, Europe and Asia, Calgary adds 51 direct destinations including London, Germany and Japan, Horan-Lunney said. Travellers welcome the service. Chris Robinson of Yorkton, Sask., flew from Regina to Nanaimo, staying on board for the touchdown in Calgary to see family in Duncan. Before Friday, he would have gone through Victoria. “For me, it keeps me out of Sidney,” Robinson said. “I love this. I don’t have to deal with the Malahat.” Aislinn Bechtel, who lives in Duncan, flew to Calgary on her way to see friends in Red Deer. “I think it’s good,” Bechtel said. Bechtel’s friend, Stephenie Pietarinen said she would “rather drive to Nanaimo than Victoria any day.”

Air Canada’s inaugural direct flight from Calgary to Nanaimo touched down Friday afternoon. [Aaron Hinks, Daily News]

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Local vegan hopes to inspire by teaching others about compassionate living KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

nimal lover and health foodie, Jennifer Carroll has been vegetarian since childhood and transitioned to an all plant-based, vegan lifestyle a few years ago. Learning of the atrocities in the egg and dairy industries, including overcrowding and electrocution of animals, led her to strictly commit. “I thought by not eating animals I was being kind, but really had no idea what I was participating in and paying others to do on my behalf,” Carroll said. “As a vegan, I’ve only given up things that never belonged to me. We all know animals feel pain and can suffer deeply.” Carroll believes that the billions of animals that are killed for food each year wanted to live their lives as much as humans do. “The profound sadness that comes with this knowledge motivates me to encourage others to give a second thought to what and who, they are consuming,” Carroll said. Not only does she ensure her own lifestyle choices do not contribute to the cruelty of animals through the food she eats, the clothing she wears and products she uses, Carroll has been an animal rights activist and volunteer for many years. She first volunteered for the SPCA before becoming a staff member. She went on to do night emergency work and later managed a shelter on the Lower Mainland before moving to Port Alberni in 2011. This knowledge and experience led Carroll to explore the field of nutrition. Currently in her second year of the Natural Nutrition program at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, she intends to help others in their quest to transition to vegetarianism or veganism. “Over the past several years, I’ve come to realize just how important what we put into our bodies is, not only for our own health and vitality, but for the health of the planet,” she said. “I want to share what I’ve learned to help others make informed decisions and truly live the compassionate life they were meant to.” Last November, as part of her education, Carroll travelled to New York for additional training to become certified as a Vegan Lifestyle Coach and

Educator. She said the experience was not only life-changing, but humbling. Course instructors included not only well-known pioneers in the animal rights movement, but top cardiologists, world-renowned chefs, clothing designers, publishers, authors, restauranteurs and athletes. “These incredible individuals are committed to creating a better world not only for the animals but us as well,” Carroll said. “I hope to be able to join them in showing others how easy, healthy and delicious it is to live a life that is rooted in compassion.” When complete, Carroll intends to offer plant-based nutritional counselling, budget and meal planning, grocery shopping and fun cooking classes for the whole family. As an experienced event planner, her organizational skills will help others to create a “compassionate closet”. She anticipates working with clients to choose clothing, cleaning and cosmetic products that are cruelty free and healthier versions of products they currently own. She also makes organic vegan dog cookies for her own dogs, as well as for friends, family and charities. Carroll said she is most often asked if she spends day and night in the kitchen. Removing animal products from one’s life and incorporating substitutions does not necessarily equate to lost time. “While my love of cooking certainly keeps me in there, I like setting aside an hour or two a week to plan our meals, grocery shop and do some prep work,” she said. “This saves time and often expensive impulse trips to the grocery store.” She said a little planning helps maintain a health state of mind. “It’s also harder to give in to unhealthy food choices when dinner is planned, everyone in the house knows what it is and the fridge is full,” she said. Carroll likes to live a balanced life and enjoy everything in moderation. Any favourite meal can be veganized and there are plant-based versions of almost everything available commercially. “There’s even coconut bacon,” she said. “Usually it is a particular taste we are craving, whether it is salt, fat or sugar,

Jennifer Carroll gets inspiring recipe ideas, specialty grocery items and cruelty-free beauty products while she works at Healthy Habits. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

but just because something is vegan doesn’t mean it’s healthy. Oreo cookies come to mind, so I try to be mindful of that too. Most of the time.” Carroll’s final message is one by Hippocrates: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” One of Carroll’s favourite recipes is the following Spinach and Artichoke Dip. She said it takes a bit of extra time to prepare but is one that will be a hit at any special event or gathering.

Creamy Baked Artichoke Dip Approx. 6 inches French bread or baguette 1/4 cup raw cashews 1/2 cup cooked red or Yukon gold potatoes, packed 2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar

2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp. plus 1-2 pinches sea salt 2 tbsp. nutritional yeast 2-3 pinches freshly ground black pepper 1 cup nondairy milk 3 1/2 tbsp. olive oil 3 tbsp. fresh, flat-leaf parsley 1 14-oz can artichoke hearts, drained, rinsed, and lightly squeezed (ones in oil are great too, just rinse) 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, packed 2 handfuls of fresh spinach Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Add the bread to the food processor in small, broken pieces and pulse until you have large crumbs. Set aside. Place the cashews in a food processor and blend until finely ground. Scrape down the sides of the processor bowl and add the potatoes, lemon juice, vinegar, and garlic, 1 teaspoonful of the salt, the nutritional

yeast, and the pepper. Pulse a few times. Add 1/4 cup nondairy milk and purée until smooth. Add the remaining milk, 3 tablespoonfuls of the oil, and the parsley. Purée until very smooth and well combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl when necessary. Add the artichoke, basil, and spinach and pulse lightly to incorporate the ingredients while retaining a slightly chunky consistency. Pour into a medium-size baking dish. (A 24- to 32-ounce dish works well.) Add 1/2 tablespoonful of oil and 1 to 2 pinches of salt to the bowl of breadcrumbs. Mix well and sprinkle evenly over the dip. Bake, uncovered, for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove and let cool for about 5 minutes before serving. kristi.dobson@avtimes.net

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On hand for the opening day of Heather’s Canvas Cup on Friday were, from left, coffee supplier, Heather Grimshire, Pat Arbanas, Brenda Strum, Kate Hill and owner, Heather Mallory. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Max and Sam Douglas enjoyed a healthy snack at the Hike for Hospice on Sunday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

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