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Tuesday, May 19, 2015 ADVANCED EDUCATION: NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE

80 million-year-old fossil found by boy The provincial funding for each student attending North Island College is significantly less than most other post-secondary institutions, but financial support has actually increased in recent years, says the province. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]

Funding disparity for NIC nothing new, says rep ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Jack Bartlett inspects the ancient fossil he found at his home in Port Alberni. The brachiopod is estimated at 80 million years old. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Alberni lad sparks interest from Royal B.C. Museum with artifact KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

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hen Jack Bartlett smashed a rock at home, little did he know he would discover 80 million-year-old fossils inside.

The Grade 3 Wood Elementary student fell upon the find by chance and according to the Royal BC Museum, the fossil appears to be a local-area brachiopod.

When Bartlett’s family moved into their new home last summer, the large rock had been used as a door stop. Bartlett said his mother threw it outside and that is where he and his friend found it about two months ago.

The two children started smashing the rock for fun and when it broke open, they saw some shell-like pieces inside. About a dozen in total.

“I didn’t know it was a fossil,” Bartlett said. “I thought people were making some kind of art by putting seashells in there.”

Bartlett has since learned much more about brachiopods. He brought the fossil to school and it peaked principal Gio Selva’s interest enough to contact the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria. It was sent there to be examined and returned to Bartlett with fur-

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A brachiopod is a marine animal with valves that lived on the sea floor. They lived on Vancouver Island millions of years ago and some date back as far as 300 million years.

“If this one was found in Port Alberni, they said it would be 80 million years old,” Bartlett said.

The museum staff said his fossil had been compressed through geological processes so it was hard to identify, but appears to be a Cyclothyris suciensis. The letter addressed to Bartlett said it was a good find and encouraged him to keep exploring and learning about history and geology. He has been poring through pages of information sent from the museum.

“My friends thought it was really cool and asked a lot of questions,” he said.

The study of historic rocks has become more of an interest and Bartlett intends to display the tiny fossils on a shelf in his bedroom.

“I was lucky to find it and am going to try to find more,” he added.

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North Island College is far below British Columbia’s standard for the amount of subsidies provided by the province, but funding for the school has increased over the years, says the B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education.

Funding disparity has been identified recently by NIC representatives, who stress a recent report from the college stating that the typical student attending the institution benefits from $139 in annual support from the provincial government. Meanwhile the average funding for rural colleges across the province is $217 per student, with Selkirk College in the west Kootenays receiving $314 for each person enrolled.

This inequality is nothing new said Tony Bellavia, NIC’s assistant vice-president of access and regions.

“It’s been a historical inequity in terms of how the college is funded,” he said during a presentation to city council on May 11.

“There’s a very high disparity in per-student funding, North Island College is very low on the scale,” remarked Coun. Ron Paulson.

Last year North Island College served 9,110 students in its Campbell River, Comox Valley, Mount Waddington and Port Alberni campuses as well as at a learning centre in Ucluelet. The institution is heavily reliant on provincial funding, which totalled almost $30 million for the 2013-14 school year – accounting for 77 per cent of revenue. Enrollment in various courses and programs has

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“It’s been a historical inequity in terms of how the college in funded.”

Tony Bellavia, North Island College’s vice-president of access and regions

grown by 524 students since 2008, with the Port Alberni campus increasing by approximately 30 individuals to last year’s total of about 750.

But provincial backing has not kept up with this trend, according to NIC president Jack Bowman.

“We’re not getting our fair share,” he said during a recent visit to Port Alberni. “Our tax dollars are going to support other programs elsewhere.”

In response to this claim, the B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education said that funding for NIC has actually increased in recent years, including $392,000 for 59 trades seats from 2014 to 2016, a $140,000 investment in equipment for trades programs and $125,000 over the last two years for an employment transition and construction labour program in Port Alberni.

“Since 2001, government has increased operating grants to North Island College by 19 per cent from $17.4 million in 2001-02 to almost $21 million in 2015-16,” said a ministry spokesperson in an email to the Times. “Government allocates funding to public post-secondary institutions based on the mix of programs offered at each institution and not on a per-student or per-capita basis.”

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Arts Alberni Valley Community Band meets Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., E.J. Dunn band room. Info: 250-723-1285 (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.

Sports Drop-in circuit training on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Info: (778) 421-2721.

Touch rugby games at the Port Alberni Black Sheep Rugby Club Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.

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.

Child and youth 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.

Support and help 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

Brandy Wutke cooked up some hotdogs at Scotiabank on Friday to raise funds for the upcoming MS Walk.

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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.

each month, 7:30 p.m. at the Freemasons Hall. Info: 250-723-6075 or 250-723-3328.

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

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The Freemasons Barclay Lodge #90 meets the second Wednesday of

Al-Anon and Al-Ateen support groups for family and friends of problem

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drinkers meet on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. at 3028 Second Ave. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855.

Narcotics Anonymous, Port Alberni.

Info: 1-800-807-1780.

Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addictions, mental health, relationships and other issues. Info: 250-723-8281. Everybody welcome.

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Camping spreads with May long weekend KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Whether it is tenting, lamping, or parking an RV at a provincial park, camping season for many started over the long weekend. Each offers its own experiences and there are many choices in the region from which to choose. There are also things to keep in mind before heading out to enjoy a campfire, hike a trail or relax with a good book over the summer.

If you are digging out your equipment from winter storage, the main thing to remember is to head out prepared, especially if your destination is the backcountry. A good tip is to set up your tent at home first. The worst thing to discover at the campsite is a rip or missing pole.

Let friends or family know your trip plan and destination. The volunteers with the Alberni Valley Search and Rescue have already been busy early this year and do not want

to have to find you in distress.

A good investment is a GPS tracker which gives outdoor enthusiasts and their families safety and peace of mind.

To make things easier when camping with kids, a couple of meals can be prepared ahead of time and frozen to be used after setting up to save preparation time. When it comes to camping food, it can be rewarding to prepare meals over a fire. Keeping it simple helps, so assembling pancake batter or cornbread mix ahead of time is a good idea. There are also many creative ways to cook over the fire, including an egg in a potato shell. Have a look online for ideas.

Mosquito bites can be a nuisance, but anyone who spends a lot of time outdoors in long grass or shrubby forests should be aware of Lyme disease. To prevent bite, wear long, light coloured clothing and tuck pants into your socks. Use an insect repellent and look for any tiny black dots that move

Training increasingly important, says employment coordinator EDUCATION, from Page 1

The Alberni Valley Employment Centre is seeing a large demand for post-secondary training, including residents who lost work from the recent decline of the oil and gas industry.

Trades and health carerelated positions are in high demand, but not all local job seekers are finding what they need to upgrade their skills in Port Alberni.

“Education is required for almost everything in those fields,” said the employment centre’s community partnership coordinator Bill Brown.

“A lot of the courses that our clients are after aren’t offered locally here. This forces the applicant to either go to Comox or try another school like [Vancouver Island University].”

The province has forecasted 147,000 job openings on Vancouver Island by 2022.

Among the positions that are expected to open in the next few years, 113,000 would fill retirements while 34,000 are predicted to be new jobs required as the economy evolves.

The growing need for education has made it’s mark on Port Alberni economy, and the days when residents could quit school to earn high wages at a local mill are long gone, Brown noted.

“Qualifications are increasingly required to work these days,” he said. “A lot of our population didn’t have to get education certification in order to work.”

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Permissive Tax Exemption Applications for 2016 The City of Port Alberni invites local groups and organizations to apply for permissive tax exemption for the year 2016.

Application forms are available from the City Clerk’s Department at City Hall. Completed applications must be received by 4:30 pm on Friday, June 26th, 2015 and are to be submitted to: Davina Hartwell, City Clerk City of Port Alberni 4850 Argyle Street Port Alberni BC V9Y 1V8 Phone: 250-720-2810 The criteria for Permissive Tax Exemptions is defined by Section 224 of the *VTT\UP[` *OHY[LY. Copies of this section of the *VTT\UP[` *OHY[LY and the City’s current permissive tax exemption policy are available from the City Clerk’s department or on our website at www.portalberni.ca.

Please contact Davina Hartwell, City Clerk, for further information at 250-720-2810.

during and after your outings.

Locally, there are some favourite campsites which require only a short drive, including Stamp Falls, Taylor Arm Provincial Park and Arrowvale Farm.

There are more than 100 provincial campsites in B.C., some equipped with security. Reservations are recommended to make sure your favourite spot is available and new this year is a reservation service for campsites at Summit Lake, Juniper Beach, Whiskers Point, Kootenay Lake, Robson River and Kentucky Alleyne provincial parks.

The Ministry of Environment also offers a passport souvenir for kids. With the BC Parks passport, stickers and stamps can be collected all season to earn prizes.

Reservations for provincial campgrounds can be made at discovercamping.ca.

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Stamp Falls is always a popular local campsite. This was taken at the water’s edge in 2013. [SHARON KING PHOTO]

CITY

Motion to change question period ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Restrictions on the period towards the end of city council meetings when the public can direct questions to elected representatives could soon be lifted if a recently filed motion follows through.

Coun. Chris Alemany has proposed to open up the period to any city matters asked by residents or the media. The issue has gained attention after a question to council by Neil Anderson went unanswered during a public meeting on April 27. The Port Alberni resident inquired about a decision made by council to spend $50,000 on a consultant to assess the structure and pay of the city’s management staff, but Mayor Mike Ruttan responded

ALEMANY

that this matter did not pertain to matters considered during that meeting.

Although Anderson was left with unanswered questions, Ruttan’s response does follow a municipal bylaw that outlines the question

period, stating that “such inquires shall be strictly limited to matters considered by the council at that particular meeting.”

In a letter to the mayor and council in late April resident Roland Smith criticized the handling of Anderson’s time at the podium, pointing out that a description of question period on the city’s website didn’t mention the restriction.

“Mr. Anderson was attempting to ask a question on a topic that has had much discussion among the public lately,” wrote Smith. “There are literally only minutes per month where the public is permitted to approach the podium during formal meetings to ask a question of council in a public setting.”

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‘Good ol’ boys’ deserve scorn from men

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ust some good ol’ boys, never meanin’ no harm, been in trouble with the law since the day they were born,” sang Waylon Jennings in Good Ol’ Boys, the theme song to the Dukes of Hazzard. “Making their way, the only way they know how, that’s just a little bit more than the law will allow.”

That’s the excuse that’s been used since time began to condone boorish behaviour from boys. Especially when gathered together in a group, boys of all ages often compete to outdo one another with talk and action that is equal parts dangerous, rude, cruel, immature, reckless and stupid.

These good ol’ boys are idiots, man-children who want all of the privileges and power that comes with adulthood but none of the responsibility. They are an embarrassment to all men.

Shawn Simoes is just the latest so-called man to show lots of courage harassing a

female TV reporter outside of a Toronto FC soccer game last weekend with harsh and hurtful sexual comments, his chums in the background yukking it up.

Simoes isn’t laughing now.

His employer, Hydro One, the Ontario equivalent of B.C. Hydro, fired him from his $107,000 a year engineering job.

For some, that seems an overreaction but it’s the right thing to do, both morally and legally.

From a moral standpoint, his words were hateful and intolerable. He has earned the right to be made an example of. Legally, many employers now have morality clauses written into the contracts of senior staff, allowing for discipline and termination for employees who tarnish the reputation of the employer and other employees.

Even if Simoes didn’t sign such a contract, the courts have been siding with employers for two decades in cases where

an individual’s private actions have been deemed harmful to his or her professional reputation and that of their employer and profession, starting with a case involving a B.C. teacher who had willingly posed for pornographic pictures taken by her spouse, who posted the pictures online.

Some people might call that a horrible infringement on privacy and individual rights but they would be wrong. Simoes surrendered his right to privacy the moment he stood in front of the TV camera and started yapping into the microphone held

by TV reporter Shauna Hunt.

The same goes for posting words (or pictures) online.

In his now ample spare time, Simoes should sit down to read So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, Jon Ronson’s new book about the growing list of people who have destroyed their professional and personal lives with damaging comments

made online or on camera.

Sadly, Simoes is part of a legion of boys disguised as men. He and those good ol’ boys at the Dalhousie dentist program in Halifax won’t be the last of their kind we’ll see. Male entitlement is alive and well, now using the catch phrases of civil and individual rights and even feminism to justify itself.

Feminism as philosophy is about power, not gender. The power men as a gender have lost in the past half-century in Western society is considerable and no power shift, be it political, social or individual, happens without resentment and retaliation. The devaluation of men and masculinity has been relentless in both private and public life. Men have lost their central roles in the home and at work. Worst of all, traditionally masculine traits of strength, resilience and firm control have been shunned on one hand and appropriated by female leaders

on the other.

Power itself has now framed by women, with teamwork and collaboration seen as the female and modern way to wield power while detailed control and constant oversight is seen as micromanaging and hopelessly male and backward.

Many men have adapted, quietly relieved they no longer have to flex their muscles all the time, projecting a viral masculinity that always felt silly and fake. Now they are partners at home and at work, no longer trapped by the notion of blue and pink jobs.

Some haven’t changed but are trying to and they deserve encouragement and patience.

Some refuse to change and they deserve nothing but scorn and condemnation from society in general and from men in particular.

petition to have this property set aside for our elders.

form donors.

On behalf of the East Indian community I would like to request the Nepalese government to ban the sacrificial slaughter of innocent animals (the last ritual ceremony was held in 2014) to make the Goddess of Power happy.

I would like to request all the animal lovers and the general public to help stop this cruelty to animals by visiting the following site and signing the petition: www.ciwf.org/Gadhimai.

Thanking you for your cooperation in anticipation.

THE PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Best location for seniors home lies on Morton Street With great interest I have followed Rainbow Gardens’ wishes to expand, to fulfill a need for taking care of our elderly. Their wish to acquire parkland has met with protest. While this option is not deemed viable, we all need to look at a much bigger picture.

As a community, it is becoming more and more inherent upon us to provide for those that have come before us. Parents/grandparents that built this community. Those that have paid taxes and provided the wealth that so many of us have enjoyed.

There are options for us out there to provide a future for them.

What we need now is a consolidated effort on the part of local and provincial governments to secure a game plan for the development of an encompassing facility which will help alleviate our current crisis.

It may be a number of years, (hopefully less), but that facility needs to and will be built.

Our job at this moment is to secure, at the cheapest possible cost, the land on which it can and will be built.

Online polling Yesterday’s question: Should the national sex offender registry be available to the public?

Thank you, Vince Lauzon Port Alberni

Yes 81%

No

19%

Today’s question: Is North Island College getting shortchanged by the provincial government?

Answer online before 5 p.m. today: www.avtimes.net

I’m talking about the Island Health-owned property between Eighth and Ninth Avenue at Morton Street.

This strategic, central, valuable land needs to be secured as the future home to the above mentioned facility.

It is the absolute best location available in our city.

Any other use of this elderlyfriendly property would be a travesty.

I implore council, regional district and health services to

Nepal’s sacrificial slaughter of animals must stop Nature has tremendous powers. It can change the life as it happened in Nepal on April 25, 2015 when an earthquake of 7.8 magnitude hit this country, which is financially not very stable. Over 7,000 people have already died and about 450,000 homes were destroyed. These numbers are going up every day.

From Golden Temple Amritsar Sahib (Punjab) everyday grocery and non-perishable food trucks are sent by the Punjabi and Sikh community in Kathmandu (Nepal), about 1,500 kilometres away, the same efforts are made by this community from Patna Sahib (Bihar) near India/Nepal border.

We, being part of the same community, also have raised some funds to help the victims of this tragedy in Nepal. Mr. Amolak Singh Dhak did a wonderful job to collect these funds

Harvey Jhaj Port Alberni

Annie a musical success E.J. Dunn Middle School’s presentation of Annie was great. Thank you to the director Mrs. Bordal and everyone involved in the show. The setting in New York City during 1933 was very believable. The audience was delighted by all the talented students. Well done.

Donna and Gary Brett Port Alberni

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COMMUNITY BASKETBALL

Rockets win two for top spot in playoffs NEELAM PARMAR FOR THE TIMES

The opening round of the playoffs started on May 14.

The six-team Alberni Men’s Basketball Spring League was divided into two pools.

After teams have played each other in their pool, the top team from each will meet in the finals.

Concrete Impressions Rockets 62 Dave Ralla Magic 54 Two evenly matched teams battled in the first game of the playoffs.

Concrete Impressions was playing their first of two games during the evening against the No. 3 seed, Dave Ralla Magic.

The Magic took an early six-point lead and extended it to 23–15 midway through the first half.

Concrete Impressions responded with a 15–4 run to take a 30–27 halftime lead.

The Rockets continued their run into the second going up 36–29 before Dave Ralla responded with an 11-point run and 40–36 advantage.

A seesaw battle ensued over the last 10 minutes of the game until the three minute mark, when Magic power forward Mike Lange turned his ankle and was done for the night.

The Magic had a 52–49 advantage at this point but were unable to hold it.

Concrete Impressions took advantage of Lange’s absence and outscored the crippled Magic 13–2 down the stretch and earning a 62–54 victory.

Rockets scoring leaders: Eddie Fred, 15 points; Josh De Jong, 14 points; Adam Yaredic, 10 points; Josh Fred, 10 points.

Magic scoring leaders: Mike Lange, 27 points; Brenden Lundy-Sam, 10 points.

Tseshaht Market Raptors 68 Slammer’s Gym Warriors 48 As in all their regular season games this season, Slammers Gym Warriors would take an early lead over their opponents, 19–14, midway through the first half.

Unfortunately for the Warriors, their pattern of giving up the lead would also hold true.

The Tseshaht Market Raptors would go on a 26–2 blitz to close out the half with a 40–21 advantage.

Slammers Gym tried to reply in the second half but each attempt was countered by the Raptors as they cruised to a 68–48 win.

Raptors scoring leaders: Sam Moncur, 29 points; Jayme Charleson, 13 points.

Warriors scoring leaders: Josh Kurucz, 22 points; Remy Contant, 13 points.

Concrete Impressions Rockets 76 Co-op Timberwolves 65 The Concrete Impressions Rockets were playing their second game of the evening and taking on the shorthanded No. 1 seed, Co-op Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves

Alberni Men’s Basketball Spring League 2015 playoff standings

were without their top two scorers, Ryan Broekhuizen and Coby Felsman Junior.

The Rockets opened the game with a 13–4 run and looked like they would run away with the game before Co-op responded with an 8-point run to get within a point.

Concrete Impressions would reestablish control of the game with a 45–37 halftime advantage and pushed it to a 15-point lead midway through the 2nd half.

The No. 1 seed Timberwolves would not go down without a fight and clawed back to within five points in the final minutes of the game 70–65, but would get no closer.

The Rockets closed the game with a 6-point run and 76–65 win.

Rockets scoring leaders: Adam Yaredic, 25 points; Josh De Jong, 21 points; Josh Fred, 13 points.

Timberwolves scoring leaders: Anthony McIntosh, 18 points; Jacob Molcan, 16 points; Kenneth Johnson, 12

Richard Mills of Concrete Impressions Rockets takes it strong to the hoop against Co-op Timberwolves at the Armada gym Thursday. The Rockets won 62–54. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

points.

Pete’s Meats Player Performer of the Night was Sam Moncur with his 29 points.

Next Thursday May 21: Playoffs Week 2 Ladybird Engraving

Heat plays twice, Concrete Impressions Rockets has the week off and have already earned their place in the finals with their two wins in their pool.

6:15 p.m. No. 3 Ladybird

Engraving Heat vs.

No. 6 Slammers Gym Warriors 7:15 No. 1 Co-op Timberwolves vs.

No. 3 Dave Ralla Magic 8:15 No. 2 Tseshaht Market Raptors vs.

Ladybird Engraving Heat

CJHL

Vees’ RBC cup hopes dashed EMANUEL SEQUEIRA PENTICTON WESTERN NEWS

The Penticton Vees fell short of playing for the RBC Cup national junior A hockey championship after a double overtime loss to the Carleton Place Canadians on Saturday.

Jordan Larson was able to bury a rebound over the pad of outstretched goalie Hunter Miska after a Ryker Killins shot at 3:43 to win 2-1 at the PCU Centre in Portage la Prairie, Man. Miska, who finished with 38 saves, wasn’t able to make another save to deny the Canadians. During the Canadians celebrations, the Hockey Canada web stream of the game showed Miska bent over at the side boards, while Demico Hannoun was low on one knee as a third attempt to win his first national championship came up empty.

“It hurts for our players.

We played our asses off,” said Vees coach-general manager Fred Harbinson shortly after the loss that afternoon. “I thought we had a lot of chances to make it 2-0 and it didn’t happen.”

The play Harbinson was referring to was Dakota Conroy’s shot from the slot area. The whistle was blown as Canadians goalie Guillaume Therien down on his knees had the puck slowly get past him. Therien finished with 36 saves.

After a scoreless first period, in which the Vees were edged 9-8 in shots, Tyson Jost gave the Vees a 1-0 lead in the second period. He was able to put away a rebound from a Connor Chartier shot. That lead lasted until two minutes remained in the period when Stephen Baylis picked off a pass from Gabe Bast and skated into the zone before beating Miska with a wrist shot high glove.

In the third period, the Canadians edged the Vees in shots 9-6, however neither could finish their chances.

The Canadians had a glorious chance with an empty net but missed.

Baylis was the main threat for the Canadians in overtime, but he couldn’t solve Miska who came up big to keep the Vees.

“Obviously we’re one of the youngest teams in junior hockey,” said Harbinson.

“The reason we get to play basically until the last day was because of the work ethic, the type of character that we showed.”

Patrick Sexton was named the Vees’ player of the game, while Larson, the overtime hero, got it for the Canadians.

The Canadians were scheduled to play the winner between the Portage Terriers and Melfort Mustangs on Sunday at 5 p.m.

PST.

Gord and Jen Groves would like to announce the birth of their second child

Sophia Anne Groves

Born at West Coast General Hospital April 24th at 11:28 pm. 8lb 3 oz

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SCOREBOARD NHL Playoffs - Round 3

BASKETBALL

GOLF

TENNIS

BASEBALL

NBA Playoffs

This week’s tournaments

ATP and WTA

MLB

Sunday’s championship schedule Bronze medal game United States 3, Czech Republic 0 Gold medal game Canada 6, Russia 1

(Stanley Cup semifinals) All series best-of- seven Conference Finals West - Chicago Blackhawks vs.

Anaheim Ducks East - Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers

(All series best-of-seven) Round 2 Sunday’s result - Game 7 Houston 113, LA Clippers 100 (Houston wins series 4-3)

Internazionali BNL d’Italia May 10-17, Rome, Italy.

Surface: Clay. Purse: €3,288,530 (NOTE: €1 = CDN$1.35)

Saturday’s semifinals Canada 2, Czech Republic 0 Russia 4, United States 0

Yesterday’s result (Game 2) Tampa Bay 6, NY Rangers 2 (Series tied 1-1)

Eastern Conference final (Round 3) Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Western Conference finals Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets

Sunday’s result (Game 1) Anaheim 4, Chicago 1

Today’s schedule (Game 1) Houston at Golden State, 6 p.m.

Today’s schedule (Game 2) Chicago at Anaheim, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20 (Game 1) Cleveland at Atlanta (Game 1) 5:30 p.m.

American League East W L NY Yankees 22 17 Tampa Bay 21 18 Boston 18 20 Baltimore 16 19 Toronto 18 22 Central W L Kansas City 24 14 Detroit 23 16 Minnesota 21 17 Chicago Sox 18 17 Cleveland 14 23 West W L Houston 25 14 LA Angels 19 19 Seattle 17 20 Texas 16 22 Oakland 14 26 National League East W L NY Mets 23 16 Washington 22 17 Atlanta 18 19 Philadelphia 17 23 Miami 16 23 Central W L St. Louis 25 13 Chicago Cubs 21 16 Cincinnati 18 20 Pittsburgh 18 20 Milwaukee 14 25 West W L LA Dodgers 24 13 San Fran 20 18 San Diego 19 20 Arizona 16 21 Colorado 13 22

HOCKEY IIHF World Championships At Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic

Undefeated Canada’s record (10-0) Preliminary round Canada 6, Latvia 1 Canada 10, Germany 0 Canada 6, Czech Republic 3 Canada 6, Sweden 4 Canada 4, France 3 Canada 7, Switzerland 2 Canada 10, Austria 1 Quarterfinals Canada 9, Belarus 0 Semifinals Canada 2, Czech Republic 0 Championship game

Canada 6, Russia 1 First Period 1. Canada, Cody Eakin (Ennis, Muzzin) 18:09 Penalties: No penalties Second Period 2. Canada, Tyler Ennis (unassisted) 1:55 3. Canada, Sidney Crosby (Eberle, Hamhuis) 7:22 4. Canada, Tyler Seguin (Giroux, Barrie) 8:05 Penalties: Malkin Rus (Slashing) 9:02; Hall Can (Slashing) 12:02; Yakovlev Rus (Hooking) 12:34; Russia (Too Many Men) 17:23 Third Period 5. Canada, Nathan MacKinnon (Savard) 9:50 6. Canada, Claude Giroux (Crosby, O’Reilly) 8:58 (PP) 7. Russia, Yevgeni Malkin (Mozyakin, Kulikov) 12:47 Penalties: Couturier Can (High-Sticking) 3:00; Belov Rus (Hooking) 3:00; Tikhonov Rus (Delay of Game) 8:20 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Russia 5 1 6 12 Canada 15 14 8 37 Goaltending summary: Russia: Sergei Bobrovski (31/37); Canada: Mike Smith (11/12) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Russia 0 of 2; Canada: 1 of 5 Att: 17,383

Royal Bank Cup - RBC Canadian Junior A Championship PCU Centre, Portage la Prairie, Man.

Wednesday, May 20 (Game 3) NY Rangers at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Lightning 6, Rangers 2 First Period 1. Tampa Bay, Johnson (9) (Killorn) 5:38 (PP) 2. New York, Kreider (6) (Boyle, St. Louis) 8:50 (PP) 3. Tampa Bay, Johnson (10) (Kucherov, Stamkos) 11:15 (PP) Penalties: Boyle Tb (Holding) 3:38, Garrison Tb (Puck over Glass) 4:31, Morrow Tb (High-sticking) 8:15, Kreider Nyr (Roughing) 10:00, Callahan Tb (Tripping) 10:31, Stepan Nyr (Tripping) 11:00, Brassard Nyr (High-stick) 15:14 Second Period 4. Tampa Bay, Johnson (11) (Kucherov, Palat) 8:17 5. New York, Stepan (5) (Boyle, St. Louis) 14:17 (PP) Penalties: Coburn Tb (Roughing) 0:36, Paquette Tb (Interference) 13:42 Third Period 6. Tampa Bay, Killorn (4) (Filppula, Hedman) 3:09 7. Tampa Bay, Stamkos (4) (Coburn, Kucherov) 6:28 (PP) 8. Tampa Bay, Killorn (5) (Garrison, Filppula) 17:58 (PP) Penalties: Stepan Nyr (Tripping) 1:02, Brassard Nyr (High-sticking) 4:40, Glass Nyr (Roughing) 17:10 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Tampa Bay 9 6 11 26 New York 11 11 15 37 Goaltending summary: Tampa Bay: Bishop (35/37), New York: Lundqvist (20/26) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Tampa Bay: 3 of 6, New York: 2 of 5 Att: 18,006

Major Junior finals Ontario - OHL Friday’s result Oshawa Generals 6, Erie Otters 2 (Oshawa wins championship 4-1)

Saturday’s results - Semifinals Carleton Place 2, Penticton 1 (OT) Portage 6, Melfort 1

Quebec MJHL Quebec City Remparts vs. Rimouski Oceanic Yesterday’s result (Game 7) Rimouski 2, Quebec 1 (2OT) (Rimouski wins championship 4-3)

American Hockey League

Memorial Cup

Calder Cup playoffs - Round 2 Eastern match-ups 1-Manchester Monarchs vs. 4-WilkesBarre/Scranton (Won by Manchester) 2-Hershey Bears vs. 3-Hartford Wolf Pack (Won by Hartford) Western match-ups 1-Utica Comets vs. 6-Oklahoma City Barons 2-Grand Rapids Griffins vs. 4-Rockford IceHogs

Canadian Hockey League (CHL) championship, Quebec City, Friday, May 22-31 at Colisee Pepsi.

Sunday’s Championship final Portage 5, Carleton Place 2

Yesterday’s result Oklahoma City 2, Utica 1 (Series tied 3-3) Grand Rapids 5, Rockford 3 (Grand Rapids wins series 4-1) Wednesday, May 20 Oklahoma City at Utica (Game 7)

Teams GP W L GF-A Quebec Remparts (Host) 0 0 0 0-0 Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 0 0 0 0-0 Oshawa Generals (OHL) 0 0 0 0-0 Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 0 0 0 0-0 Schedule (all times PDT) Friday, May 22 Kelowna vs. Quebec, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 23 Rimouski vs. Oshawa, 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 24 Quebec vs. Oshawa, 1:30 p.m.

Monday, May 25 Rimouski vs. Kelowna, 4:30 p.m.

CYCLING Road racing Giro d’Italia

Yesterday’s results and standings No racing - rest day Sunday’s results Stage 9 - 215 km, Benevento to San Giorgio Del Sannio Stage 9 results 1 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro, 5:50:31 2 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNLJumbo, 0:00:21 3 Simon Geschke (Ger) Giant-Alpecin, 0:00:23 4 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing 5 Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar 6 Carlos Betancur (Col) AG2R La Mondiale 7 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) CannondaleGarmin 8 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr 9 Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin 0:00:27 10 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro 0:00:56 General Classification (pink jersey) 1. Alberto Contador (ESP/TIN) 38hr 31min 35sec 2. Fabio Aru (ITA/AST) 3 3. Richie Porte (AUS/SKY) 0:22 4. Mikel Landa (ESP/AST) 0:46 5. Dario Cataldo (ITA/AST) 1:16 6. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/TIN) 1:46 7. Giovanni Visconti (ITA/MOV) 2:02 8. Rigoberto Uran (COL/ETI) 2:10 9. Damiano Caruso (ITA/BMC) 2:20 10. Andrey Amador (CRC/MOV) 2:24 21. Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin 0:06:16

HORSE RACING 140th Preakness Stakes

Saturday, Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland Results Horse W P S 1 American Pharoah $3.80 $3.40 $2.80 2 Tale of Verve $19.00 $8.80 3 Divining Rod $5.20 $2 Exacta (1-5): $124.40. $1 Trifecta (1-5-7): $492.50 $1 Superfecta (1-5-7-2): $1,906.90 Winning Time: 1:58.46 Track surface: dirt.

Track Condition: Sloppy Purse: US$1,500,000.

Weight: colt/gelding: 126 pounds (57 kg), filly: 121 pounds (55 kg).

Race length: 1-3⁄16 miles (9.5 furlongs, 1.911 km) Record: 1:53.00, Secretariat (1973) Jockeys American Pharoah Victor Espinoza Tale of Verve Joel Rosario Divining Rod Javier Castellano Trainers American Pharoah Bob Baffert Tale of Verve Dallas Stewart Divining Rod Arnaud Delacour Also ran: 4. Dortmund 5. Mr. Z 6. Danzig Moon 7. Firing Line 8. Bodhisattva Next in the Triple Crown: The Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6.

AUTO RACING NASCAR

Toronto Blue Jay Jose Bautista slams a two-run home run off Cesar Ramos during a game against the Los Angeles Angels in Toronto, Monday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Bautista homers, Jays end losing skid GREGORY STRONG THE CANADIAN PRESS

Toronto manager John Gibbons started his post-game availability by joking around with reporters. A short distance away, techno music blared in his team’s clubhouse.

An ugly 1-6 road trip was in the past. Starting off a long homestand with a 10-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels had lifted the Blue Jays’ spirits Monday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

Jose Bautista homered as Toronto ended a fivegame losing skid by reaching a double-digit run total and pumping out 17 hits.

“We really needed that game,” Gibbons said.

“We’d been scuffling big-time.”

Toronto had dropped seven of eight entering the Victoria Day matinee. The Blue Jays gave spot starter Todd Redmond an early four-run lead but the Angels chipped away with three runs in the fourth inning and took the lead in the sixth.Toronto loaded the bases in the bottom half of the frame and with most of the 29,306 fans in attendance on their feet, Canadian Russell Martin delivered a two-run single that put the Blue Jays up to stay.

“Russell has gotten big hit after big hit in those kind of situations,” Gibbons said. “Tight game where we really need something, two outs.

He’s been that guy who always seems to come through for us.”

Martin, a Toronto native who grew up in Chelsea, Que., had three hits and scored a run.

Bautista and Josh Donaldson also had three hits apiece while Steve Tolleson chipped in with two hits and two runs to help Toronto (18-22) take the opener of the four-game series.

“You have to turn the page,” Donaldson said of the team’s recent struggles.

“It obviously wasn’t a very good road trip for us. But we got things going on the right track right now and hopefully we continue to do this.”

Albert Pujols, David Freese and Chris Iannetta homered for Los Angeles (19-19).

Sunday’s results 3M 250 (250 laps, 218.75 miles) Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa. 7/8mile (1.4 km) oval.

Final results and winnings (Start position in parentheses) 1. (4) Chris Buescher, Ford, $91,509 2. (6) Chase Elliott, Chev, $70,020 3. (1) Erik Jones, Toyota, $57,688 4. (3) Brian Scott, Chev, $40,566 5. (13) Ryan Blaney, Ford, $36,811 6. (8) Darrell Wallace Jr., Ford, $33,637 7. (14) Ben Rhodes, Chev, $32,286 8. (5) Brandon Jones, Chev, $31,236 9. (10) Elliott Sadler, Ford, $30,106 10. (11) Brendan Gaughan, Chev, $30,123 11. (7) Regan Smith, Chev, $28,617 12. (16) Ryan Reed, Ford, $28,062 13. (18) John W Townley, Chev, $27,532 14. (9) Ty Dillon, Chev, $27,003 15. (19) Jeremy Clements, Chev, $26,873 16. (20) David Starr, Toyota, $26,321 17. (21) Ryan Sieg, Chev, $26,094 18. (2) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, $27,042 19. (24) Cale Conley, Toyota, $25,615 20. (25) Landon Cassill, Chev, $25,888 21. (15) Dak. Armstrong, Ford, $25,261 22. (23) Blake Koch, Toyota, $25,130 23. (40) Kenny Wallace, Toyota, $18,978 24. (29) Todd Bodine, Chev, $24,828 25. (30) Jamie Dick, Chev, $24,852 26. (22) Boris Said, Toyota, $24,575 27. (31) Joey Gase, Chev, $24,449 28. (33) Peyton Sellers, Chev, $18,298 29. (36) Derrike Cope, Chev, $18,171 30. (37) Mike Harmon, Dodge, $18,345 31. (39) John Jackson, Dodge, $17,889 Race Statistics Avg Speed of Winner: 94.242 mph Time of Race: 2 hours, 24:17 Margin of Victory: 0.523 seconds Caution Flags: 9 for 54 laps Lead Changes: 9 among 5 drivers Upcoming NASCAR schedule Coca-Cola 600 Sunday, May 24, 3:16 p.m., Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina. Quad Oval, 1.5 miles per lap.

FedEx 400 Sunday, May 31, 10:15 a.m.

Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware. 400 laps, 1 mile per lap.

Pocono 400 Sunday, June 7, 10:18 a.m.

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania Quicken Loans 400 Sunday, June 14, 10:16 a.m.

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sunday, June 28, 12:19 p.m.

Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California

Formula One Grand Prix Of Monaco Sunday, May 24, 5 a.m.

Circuit De Monaco Street circuit Qualifying: Saturday, May 23, 5 a.m.

PGA Wells Fargo Championship, May 14-17 Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina. Par 71, 7,469 yards. Purse: $7,100,000. 2014 champion: J.B. Holmes Final leaderboard Golfer Par Winnings 1 Rory McIlroy -21 $1,278,000 T2 Patrick Rodgers -14 $624,800 T2 Webb Simpson -14 $624,800 T4 Gary Woodland -12 $293,467 T4 Phil Mickelson -12 $293,467 T4 Robert Streb -12 $293,467 T7 Geoff Ogilvy -11 $228,975 T7 Justin Thomas -11 $228,975 T9 Kevin Streelman -10 $184,600 T9 Shawn Stefani -10 $184,600 T9 Jason Bohn -10 $184,600 T9 Brendan Steele -10 $184,600 T13 Danny Lee -9 $137,267 T13 Scott Brown -9 $137,267 T13 Jim Herman -9 $137,267 T16 Kevin Chappell -8 $113,600 T16 Tony Finau -8 $113,600 T16 Boo Weekley -8 $113,600 19 Carlos Ortiz -7 $99,400 T20 Chesson Hadley -6 $71,621 T20 Jon. Randolph -6 $71,621 T20 Pat Perez -6 $71,621 T20 Stewart Cink -6 $71,621 T20 John Peterson -6 $71,621 T20 Hideki Matsuyama-6 $71,621 T20 Sean O’Hair -6 $71,621 T20 Will MacKenzie -6 $71,621 No Canadians made the cut

LPGA Kingsmill Championship, May 14-17 Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Williamsburg, Virginia. Par 71, 6,379 yards.

Purse: $1,300,000. 2014 champion: Lizette Salas.

Final leaderboard Golfer Par Winnings 1 Minjee Lee -15 $195,000 2 So Yeon Ryu -13 $118,120 3 Alison Lee -12 $85,688 4 Perrine Delacour -11 $66,286 T5 Suzann Pettersen -10 $44,515 T5 Hyo-Joo Kim -10 $44,515 T5 Paula Creamer -10 $44,515 T8 Catriona Matthew -8 $28,994 T8 Candie Kung -8 $28,994 T8 Lexi Thompson -8 $28,994 T11 Anna Nordqvist -7 $22,699 T11 M.J. Hur -7 $22,699 T11 Jing Yan -7 $22,699 T14 Julieta Granada -6 $19,336 T14 Angela Stanford -6 $19,336 T16 Paula Reto -5 $16,491 T16 Eun-Hee Ji -5 $16,491 T16 Lydia Ko -5 $16,491 T16 Inbee Park -5 $16,491 T20 Jacqui Concolino -4 $13,839 T20 Ai Miyazato -4 $13,839 T20 Mariajo Uribe -4 $13,839 T20 Maria McBride -4 $13,839 T20 Kris Tamulis -4 $13,839 T25 Brooke Henderson Smiths Falls, Ont. -3 $10,218 T25 P’anong Phatlum -3 $10,218 T25 Stacy Lewis -3 $10,218

Champions Tour No events this week.

Regions Tradition, May 14-17 Shoal Creek, Alabama. Purse: $2,300,000. 2014 champion: Kenny Perry Final leaderboard Golfer Par Winnings 1 Jeff Maggert -14 $345,000 2 Kevin Sutherland -14 $202,400 T3 Gene Sauers -11 $151,225 T3 Jeff Hart -11 $151,225 T5 Michael Allen -9 $89,412 T5 Bernhard Langer -9 $89,412 T5 Tom Lehman -9 $89,412 T5 Kenny Perry -9 $89,412 T9 Tom Pernice Jr -8 $62,100 T9 Fred Funk -8 $62,100 11 Jeff Sluman -7 $55,200 12 John Huston -6 $50,600 T13 Joe Durant -5 $42,550 T13 Tom Watson -5 $42,550 T13 Billy Andrade -5 $42,550 T13 Esteban Toledo -5 $42,550 T17 Brad Bryant -4 $34,500 T17 Paul Goydos -4 $34,500 T17 Chien Soon Lu -4 $34,500 T20 Rod Spittle St. Catherines, Ont. -3 $27,600 T20 Mike Goodes -3 $27,600 T20 Duffy Waldorf -3 $27,600 T20 Ian Woosnam -3 $27,600

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.

2014 champion: Max Homa Final leaderboard Golfer Par Winnings 1 Rod Pampling -25 $121,500 2 Kelly Kraft -23 $72,900 3 Roland Thatcher -21 $45,900 T4 M Angel Carballo -20 $29,700 T4 Bronson La’Cassie -20 $29,700 T6 Shane Bertsch -19 $22,612 T6 D.H. Lee -19 $22,612 T6 Tyler Aldridge -19 $22,612 9 Ryan Blaum -18 $19,575 T10 Rick Cochran -17 $16,200 T10 Aaron Watkins -17 $16,200 T10 Seamus Power -17 $16,200 T10 Patton Kizzire -17 $16,200 T14 Andrew Loupe -16 $12,488 T14 Alistair Presnell -16 $12,488 T16 Timothy Madigan -15 $9,469 T16 Garth Mulroy -15 $9,469 T16 Steve Marino -15 $9,469 T16 Rob Oppenheim -15 $9,469 T16 Lucas Lee -15 $9,469 T16 Will Wilcox -15 $9,469 T16 Jason Allred -15 $9,469 T23 Brandt Jobe -14 $6,480 T23 Trey Mullinax -14 $6,480 T23 Nicholas Lindheim-14 $6,480

Sunday’s results Men’s Singles - Final Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, 6-4, 6-3.

Men’s Doubles - Final Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, and David Marrero, Spain, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Marc Lopez (5), Spain, 6-4, 7-5.

Women’s Singles - Final Maria Sharapova (3), Russia, def.

Carla Suarez Navarro (10), Spain, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.

Women’s Doubles - Final Timea Babos, Hungary, and Kristina Mladenovic (3), France, def. Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, 6-4, 6-3.

This week’s tournaments: ATP Open de Nice Cote d’Azur, May 17-23 Nice, France Surface: Clay Purse: €439,405 Geneva Open, May 17-23 Geneva, Switzerland Surface: Clay Purse: $494,310 WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg, May 17-May 23 Strasbourg, France Surface: Clay. Purse: $226,750 Nurnberger Versicherungscup, May 17-May 23 Nurnberg, Germany Surface: Clay. Purse: $226,750

SOCCER MLS

Eastern League Club PTS GP W L DC United 21 11 6 2 N. England 19 11 5 2 NY Red Bulls 17 10 4 1 Columbus 14 10 4 4 Orlando 12 11 3 5 Toronto 10 9 3 5 Chicago 10 9 3 5 Philadelphia 9 12 2 7 NY City FC 7 11 1 6 Montreal 5 6 1 3 Western League Club PTS GP W L Dallas 21 11 6 2 Vancouver 20 12 6 4 Seattle 19 10 6 3 San Jose 17 11 5 4 Houston 16 12 4 4 Sporting KC 14 10 3 2 Los Angeles 14 12 3 4 Salt Lake 14 11 3 3 Portland 13 11 3 4 Colorado 10 10 1 2 Sunday’s results Los Angeles 0, Orlando 4 DC United 0, Philadelphia 1

T 3 4 5 2 3 1 1 3 4 2 T 3 2 1 2 4 5 5 5 4 7

GF GA 13 9 15 11 14 9 15 12 13 14 13 14 9 12 11 21 9 14 7 9 GF GA 17 13 14 11 17 9 12 11 16 15 13 13 11 15 10 15 10 12 9 9

Wednesday, May 20 New England at Sporting KC, 5 p.m.

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

W D L GF GA 25 9 3 70 31 23 7 7 81 38 21 8 7 67 35 20 9 8 62 37 18 8 11 51 42 18 7 12 57 53 18 6 13 54 31 16 8 13 46 48 14 9 14 42 44 12 11 14 48 49 12 11 14 44 45 12 9 16 46 51 11 11 15 37 47 10 8 19 41 54 10 8 19 31 56 7 16 13 30 50 9 9 19 38 63 8 10 19 33 51 6 12 19 27 53 8 6 23 41 68

Pts 84 76 71 69 62 61 60 56 51 47 47 45 44 38 38 37 36 34 30 30

Yesterday’s results West Brom 3, Chelsea 0 Sunday’s results Swansea 2, Manchester City 4 Manchester United 1, Arsenal 1 Remaining games, regular season Wednesday, May 20 Arsenal vs. Sunderland, 11:45 a.m.

Sunday, May 24 Arsenal vs. West Brom, 7 a.m.

Aston Villa vs. Burnley, 7 a.m.

Chelsea vs. Sunderland, 7 a.m.

Crystal Palace vs. Swansea, 7 a.m.

Everton vs. Spurs, 7 a.m.

Hull vs. Man United, 7 a.m.

Leicester vs. Q.P. Rangers, 7 a.m.

Man City vs. Southampton, 7 a.m.

Newcastle vs. West Ham, 7 a.m.

Stoke vs. Liverpool, 7 a.m.

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

W 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

D 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0

L 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 1 0

GF GA Pts 11 7 9 8 6 6 10 17 6 4 1 4 5 2 4 4 7 1 1 2 1 3 4 1 0 0 0

Yesterday’s schedule Mid Isle 0, Vancouver United FC 3 Sunday’s result Victoria Highlanders 1, Vancouver Utd 1 Saturday’s result Tim Hortons 4, FC Tigers 3 Wednesday, May 20 Tigers Vancouver vs. Vancouver Tbirds, 9 p.m.

European Tour Open de Espana (Spanish Open), May 14-17 Real Club de Golf El Prat, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain. Par 72, 7,298 yars.

Purse: €1,500,000. 2014 champion: Miguel Angel Jimenez Final leaderboard Golfer Par Winnings (NOTE: 1 euro = CDN$1.38) 1 James Morrison -10 €250,000 T2 Miguel Jimenez -6 €99,790 T2 Edouard Espana -6 €99,790 T2 Francesco Molinari -6 €99,790 T2 David Howell -6 €99,790 6 Emiliano Grillo -5 €52,500 T7 Jose Manuel Lara -4 €41,250 T7 Jorge Campillo -4 €41,250 T9 Wade Ormsby -3 €27,350 T9 Maximilian Kieffer -3 €27,350 T9 Pelle Edberg -3 €27,350 T9 Eduardo De La Riva -3 €27,350 T9 Soren Kjeldsen -3 €27,350 T9 Darren Fichardt -3 €27,350 T15 Richie Ramsay -2 €19,543 T15 Johan Carlsson -2 €19,543 T15 Gregory Bourdy -2 €19,543 T15 Mikko Korhonen -2 €19,543 T15 Ben Evans -2 €19,543 T15 David Horsey -2 €19,543 T15 Byeong-Hun An -2 €19,543 T22 Thomas Aiken -1 €15,825 T22 Gregory Havret -1 €15,825 T22 Matt. Fitzpatrick -1 €15,825 T22 Trevor Fisher Jr -1 €15,825 T22 Ricardo Gonzalez -1 €15,825 T22 Sergio Garcia -1 €15,825

LACROSSE BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L T Pts Delta 5 5 0 0 10 Coquitlam 5 4 1 0 8 Victoria 5 3 2 0 6 Nanaimo 5 3 2 0 6 Langley 6 2 3 1 5 New Westminster 5 2 3 0 4 Port Coquitlam 7 1 5 1 3 Burnaby 6 1 5 0 2 Today’s schedule Victoria at Langley, 5 p.m.

Delta at Burnaby, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s result Nanaimo 13, Port Coquitlam 8 Today’s schedule Victoria at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.

Langley at New Westminster, 8 p.m.

National Lacrosse League Division finals Home-and home series Return leg games Saturday, May 23 Rochester at Toronto, 4 p.m.

(Rochester leads 10-9) Edmonton at Calgary, 6:30 p.m.

(Edmonton leads 10-8)

PCT .564 .538 .474 .457 .450 PCT .632 .590 .553 .514 .378 PCT .641 .500 .459 .421 .350

GB Strk - L1 1.0 W1 3.5 L1 4.0 W1 4.5 W1 GB Strk - W1 1.5 L2 3.0 L1 4.5 W6 9.5 L2 GB Strk - L1 5.5 L2 7.0 W1 8.5 W1 11.5 W1

PCT .590 .564 .486 .425 .410 PCT .658 .568 .474 .474 .359 PCT .649 .526 .487 .432 .371

GB Strk - W3 1.0 W3 4.0 W3 6.5 W6 7.0 L4 GB Strk - L1 3.5 L1 7.0 L3 7.0 W1 11.5 W1 GB Strk - W1 4.5 W3 6.0 L3 8.0 W1 10.0 L2

Yesterday’s results Toronto 10, LA Angels 6 Milwaukee 3, Detroit 2 Arizona 3, Miami 2 (13 innings) NY Mets 2, St. Louis 1 Chicago Sox 2, Cleveland 1 (10 innings) Oakland 2, Houston 1 Philadelphia 4, Colorado 3 Sunday’s results Atlanta at Miami, 10:10 pm Milwaukee at N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m.

San Francisco at Cincinnati, 10:10 a.m.

Arizona at Philadelphia, 10:35 a.m.

L.A. Angels at Baltimore, 10:35 a.m.

Toronto at Houston, 11:10 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City, 11:10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Chi. Cubs, 11:20 a.m.

Cleveland at Texas, 12:05 pm Chi. White Sox at Oakland, 1:05 pm Boston at Seattle, 1:10 pm Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 1:10 pm Washington at San Diego, 1:10 pm Detroit at St. Louis, 5:05 pm Today’s schedule N.Y. Yankees at Washington, 4:05 p.m.

Warren (2-2) vs. Gonzalez (3-2) Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m.

Nolasco (3-1) vs. Liriano (1-3) Seattle at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.

Walker (1-4) vs. Tillman (2-5) L.A. Angels at Toronto, 4:07 p.m.

Santiago (2-2) vs. Hutchison (3-0) Milwaukee at Detroit, 4:08 p.m.

Nelson (1-4) vs. Sanchez (3-4) Arizona at Miami, 4:10 p.m.

Hellickson (1-3) vs. Cosart (1-3) St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m.

Wacha (5-0) vs. Niese (3-3) Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m.

Karns (3-1) vs. Foltynewicz (2-0) Texas at Boston, 4:10 p.m.

Gallardo (3-5) vs. Miley (2-4) Cincinnati at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m.

Cueto (3-3) vs. Ventura (2-3) Cleveland at Chi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m.

Bauer (2-1) vs. Quintana (2-3) Oakland at Houston, 5:10 p.m.

Gray (4-1) vs. Hernandez (1-3) Philadelphia at Colorado, 5:40 p.m.

Harang (4-3) vs. Bettis (0-0) Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 7:10 p.m.

Hammel (3-1) vs. Shields (5-0) L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m.

Frias (3-0) vs. Hudson (1-3) Sunday recap (at Safeco Field)

Mariners 5, Red Sox 0 Boston

Seattle

ab r h bi ab r h bi Betts CF 4 0 0 0 Miller SS 4 1 1 1 Victorino RF 3 0 1 0 Ruggiano RF 3 0 2 0 Pedroia 2B 3 0 0 0 Cano 2B 4000 Ramirez DH 4 0 0 0 Cruz DH 3100 Napoli 1B 4 0 0 0 Seager 3B 4 2 2 2 Sandoval 3B 4 0 0 0 Morrison 1B 3 1 1 0 Bogaerts SS 3 0 1 0 Weeks LF 3 0 1 0 Holt LF 3 0 2 0 B’quist PR-LF 1 0 0 0 Swihart C 3 0 1 0 Ackley CF 3 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 5 0 Zunino C 3 0 1 1 Totals 31 5 8 4

Boston 000 000 000 0 Seattle 020 010 02x 5 2B: BOS Holt, B (5, Paxton); SEA Ruggiano (3, Wright, S). GIDP: BOS Swihart.

HR: SEA Miller, B (5, 5th inning off Wright, S, 0 on, 1 out), Seager (5, 8th inning off Breslow, 1 on, 1 out). Team Lob: BOS 6; SEA 5. DP: SEA (Cano-Miller, B-Morrison).

Boston IP H R ER BB SO S Wright (L, 1-1) 5.0 5 3 2 1 4 M Barnes 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 A Ogando 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 C Breslow 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO J Paxton (W, 2-2) 8.0 5 0 0 2 2 C Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:31. Att: 39,936.

Blue Jays 10, Angels 6 LA Angels

Toronto

ab r h bi ab r h bi Aybar SS 5 0 1 0 Donaldson 3B5 1 3 1 Trout CF 5 0 0 0 Bautista DH 4 3 3 3 Pujols 1B 5 1 2 1 Enc’nacion 1B4 1 2 1 Calhoun RF 5 1 1 0 Smoak 1B 0 0 0 0 Freese 3B 4 2 2 1 Martin C 5132 Krauss DH 2 0 0 0 Valencia LF 5 0 1 2 Cron PH-DH 1 0 0 0 Colabello RF 2 1 0 0 Iannetta C 4 2 3 2 Carrera RF 0 0 0 0 Cowgill LF 4 0 1 0 Pillar CF 5010 Giavotella 2B 4 0 2 1 Tolleson 2B 5 2 2 0 Totals 39 6 12 5 Goins SS 3121 Totals 381017 10

LA Angels 000 302 010 6 Toronto 040 004 20x 10 SB: TOR Tolleson, St (1, 3rd base off Ramos, C/Iannetta). 2B: LAA Calhoun, Iannetta 2; TOR Tolleson, St, Bautista, Donaldson, Valencia, Martin, R. HR: LAA Pujols (7, 4th inning off Redmond, 0 on, 1 out), Freese (7, 6th inning off Tepera, 0 on, 0 out), Iannetta (1, 8th inning off Loup, 0 on, 2 out); TOR Bautista (7, 7th inning off Ramos, C, 1 on, 2 out). S: TOR Goins. Team Lob: LAA 7; TOR 10. PICKOFFS: LAA Wilson, C (Pillar at 1st base).

LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO C Wilson 5.010 4 4 2 3 M Morin (L, 1-1) 0.2 1 3 3 2 1 V Pestano 0.1 2 1 1 1 1 C Ramos 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 J Alvarez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO T Redmond 4.0 4 3 3 1 3 D Tepera 1.1 4 2 2 0 3 R Osuna (W, 1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 A Loup 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 S Delabar 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 B Cecil 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Time: 3:28. Att: 29,306.

White Sox 2, Indians 1 Cleveland

Kipnis 2B Ramirez SS Brantley CF Raburn RF Murphy RF Swisher DH Aviles 3B Moss 1B Walters LF Perez C Totals

White Sox 2, Indians 1 (Cont’d) Cleveland 001 000 000 0 1 Chicago Sox 000 001 000 1 2 2B: CLE Perez, R (2, Sale). 3B: CWS Eaton (2, Kluber). GIDP: CWS Ramirez, Al, LaRoche. S: CLE Kipnis. Team Lob: CLE 5; CWS 5. DP: CLE 2 (Ramirez, JsKipnis-Moss, Moss-Aviles-Moss).

Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO C Kluber 9.0 5 1 1 1 12 Z McAllister (L, 0-2) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 Chicago Sox IP H R ER BB SO C Sale 8.0 4 1 1 2 7 D Robertson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Z Duke (W, 2-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:34. Att: 17,712.

Brewers 3 Tigers 2 Milwaukee

Detroit

ab r h bi ab r h bi Gomez CF 5 1 2 2 Gose CF 4110 Davis LF 4 0 0 0 Kinsler 2B 3 0 1 1 Braun RF 3 0 1 0 Cabrera 1B 3 0 1 0 Ramirez DH 4 1 1 1 Martinez DH 4 0 0 0 Rogers 1B 3 0 0 0 Martinez RF 4 0 2 0 Lind PH-1B 0 0 0 0 Davis LF 4110 Herrera 3B 4 0 1 0 Cas’lanos 3B 4 0 1 0 Sardinas SS 4 1 1 0 Romine PR 0 0 0 0 Gomez 2B 4 0 1 0 McCann C 3 0 1 1 Maldonado C 4 0 1 0 Cespedes PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 35 3 8 3 Iglesias SS 3 0 1 0 Totals 33 2 9 2

Milwaukee 100 100 100 3 Detroit 110 000 000 2 SB: MIL Braun (4, 3rd base off Lobstein/ McCann, J); DET Gose (7, 2nd base off Fiers/Maldonado), Davis, R (9, 3rd base off Fiers/Maldonado), Iglesias, J (6, 2nd base off Jeffress/Maldonado). 2B: MIL Gomez, H (6, Lobstein); DET Davis, R (4, Fiers), Martinez, J (8, Fiers). 3B: DET Cabrera, M (1, Fiers). GIDP: MIL Davis, K; DET Castellanos, Martinez, V, Cespedes.

HR: MIL Gomez, C (4, 1st inning off Lobstein, 0 on, 0 out), Ramirez, Ar (4, 4th inning off Lobstein, 0 on, 0 out).

Team Lob: MIL 7; DET 6. DP: MIL 3 (Gomez, H-Sardinas-Rogers, J, Gomez, H-Sardinas-Lind, Sardinas-Gomez, H-Lind); DET (Kinsler-Cabrera, M). E: MIL Fiers (1, throw).

Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO M Fiers 5.2 6 2 2 1 3 J Jeffress (W, 1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 J Broxton 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 F Rodriguez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO K Lobstein (L, 3-4) 6.2 7 3 3 1 3 A Nesbitt 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 W Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Time: 3:13. Att: 26,016.

D-backs 3 Marlins 2 (10 inn) Arizona

Miami

ab r h bi Inciarte LF-RF5 1 1 0 Gordon 2B Pollock CF 6 0 0 0 Prado 3B G’schmidt 1B 5 1 1 0 Stanton RF Tomas 3B 5 0 3 2 Bour 1B Trumbo RF 4 0 1 0 Realmuto C Ahmed PR 0 0 0 0 Yelich LF Ziegler P 0 0 0 0 H’varria SS P’nington PH 1 0 0 0 Suzuki CF Reed P 0 0 0 0 Haren P Burgos P 0 0 0 0 Solano PH Hill 2B 5 0 0 0 Ramos P Owings SS 5 1 1 0 Dyson P Gosewisch C 5 0 1 0 Morse PH De La Rosa P 2 0 0 0 Cishek P Peralta LF 2 0 1 1 Baker PH Totals 45 3 9 3 Totals

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Arizona 000 200 000 000 1 3 Miami 000 000 200 000 0 2 SB: ARI Owings (5, 2nd base off Cishek/ Realmuto). 2B: ARI Tomas (3, Haren), Gosewisch (5, Haren), Peralta, D (8, Cishek); MIA Yelich (2, De La Rosa, R).

GIDP: ARI Hill, A, Pennington; MIA Stanton.

HR: MIA Realmuto (1, 7th inning off De La Rosa, R, 1 on, 0 out). S: ARI De La Rosa, R; MIA Haren. Team Lob: ARI 5; MIA 4. DP: ARI (Tomas-Hill, A-Goldschmidt); MIA 2 (Gordon, DHechavarria-Bour 2).

Arizona IP H R ER BB SO R De La Rosa 9.0 6 2 2 0 5 B Ziegler 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 A Reed (W, 1-2) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 E Burgos 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 Miami IP H R ER BB SO D Haren 8.0 5 2 2 0 5 A Ramos 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 S Dyson 2.0 1 0 0 0 5 S Cishek (L, 1-4) 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 Time: 3:11. Att: 17,526.

League leaders American League Batting AB R H Avg 1 Michael Brantley, CLE 115 20 40 .348 2 Avisail Garcia, CHW 130 20 45 .346 3 Prince Fielder, TEX 151 15 52 .344 4 Nelson Cruz, SEA 144 25 49 .340 5 Jason Kipnis, CLE 150 25 51 .340 6 Adam Jones, BAL 134 19 45 .336 7 Miguel Cabrera, DET 138 23 46 .333 8 Josh Reddick, OAK 119 19 39 .328 9 Stephen Vogt, OAK 107 19 35 .327 10 Jacoby Ellsbury, NYY 147 28 48 .327 Slugging 2B 3B HR Avg 1 Nelson Cruz, SEA 4 1 15 .694 2 Stephen Vogt, OAK 5 1 9 .645 3 Miguel Cabrera, DET 7 0 10 .601 4 Mark Teixeira, NYY 8 0 11 .576 5 Russell Martin, TOR 10 1 7 .570 6 Michael Brantley, CLE 13 0 4 .565 7 Josh Reddick, OAK 6 2 6 .563 8 Alex Rodriguez, NYY 8 1 10 .563 9 Eric Hosmer, KC 9 2 7 .554 Home runs 1 Nelson Cruz, SEA 2 Mark Teixeira, NYY 3 Miguel Cabrera, DET

AB 144 125 138

National League Batting AB R H Avg 1 Dee Gordon, MIA 150 21 63 .420 2 Adrian Gonzalez, LAD 135 29 48 .356 3 Freddy Galvis, PHI 124 16 43 .347 4 Anthony Rizzo, CHC 131 26 45 .344 5 Bryce Harper, WSH 133 36 45 .338 6 Paul Goldschmidt, ARI132 29 44 .333 7 Matt Carpenter, STL 134 28 44 .328 8 Matt Holliday, STL 122 16 40 .328 9 Yunel Escobar, WSH 138 23 45 .326 10 Angel Pagan, SF 142 12 46 .324 Slugging 2B 3B HR Avg 1 Bryce Harper, WSH 8 1 14 .729 2 Adrian Gonzalez, LAD 17 0 9 .681 3 P. Goldschmidt, ARI 9 1 10 .644 4 Matt Carpenter, STL 16 1 7 .619 5 Anthony Rizzo, CHC 8 1 8 .603 Home runs 1 Bryce Harper, WSH 2 Todd Frazier, CIN 3 Giancarlo Stanton, MIA

AB 133 140 140

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B.C. Premier League Team North Shore North Delta Vic Eagles Langley Okanagan Nanaimo Whalley Abbotsford Coquitlam Vic Mariners Parksville White Rock

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Pct .824 .818 .750 .667 .650 .619 .435 .333 .316 .214 .182 .143

Chicago Sox

ab r h bi ab r h bi 3 0 0 0 Eaton CF 4110 3 0 2 1 Cabrera LF 4 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 Abreu 1B 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 LaRoche DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Garcia RF 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Shuck PR 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 Gillaspie 3B 4 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 Ramirez SS 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Flowers C 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 Bonifacio PR 0 0 0 0 32 1 4 1 Soto C 1000 Sanchez 2B 4 0 1 1 Totals 34 2 7 1

HR 15 11 10

Sunday’s results North Delta 3, Abbotsford 2 Nanaimo 12, Langley 7 Victoria Eagles 5, Whalley 2 North Delta 3, Abbotsford 0 Langley 3, Nanaimo 2 Victoria Eagles 7, Whalley 1 Today’s schedule Abbotsford at Langley, 7 p.m.

White Rock at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20 Nanaimo at Parksville, 6 p.m.

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Tonight: Speak your mind, but be diplomatic.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Your more possessive side emerges when having a discussion about funds and long-term financial directions. You will gain insight into your motives, as well as others’, by heading in a certain direction. You might have a lot to integrate. Tonight: Be reasonable with spending.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You seem to be easygoing despite a disruptive element that runs through your plans.

Honor your obligations. You can cover only so much ground.

The unexpected occurs when you least expect it. Be open to accepting an offer from a friend.

Tonight: Visit with a pal.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Your instincts will guide you in a new direction. Take charge, and be as effective as possible.

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Tonight: Not to be found.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You’ll be in your element when surrounded by friends who are asking what needs to be done.

You exude confidence, and as a result, a meeting will work out in your favor. News from a distance opens you up to new possibilities. Tonight: Where your friends are.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You could feel as if you don’t have a choice, as you might be pressured by a boss. You will do what is needed. Your ingenuity is likely to emerge and help you accept disruption as part of the plan, which will keep your schedule intact. Tonight: A must appearance.

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Tonight: Daydream time.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Deal with someone directly.

You could be tired of seeing a situation in a certain light.

Laughter and caring are the natural outcomes of being more relaxed and detached. Your creativity will prove to be enormously healing. Tonight: Revise a decision.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You might be in a position where you’ll have to make a decision that you would prefer not to make. Detach and talk to people who know more about the situation than you do.

Try not to act impulsively, as someone else involved could be very reactive. Tonight: Let go of problems.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Pace yourself. Be sure to make time for a loved one. You are easygoing and will be willing to make an adjustment. An unexpected twist could take you in a new direction. A personal matter is likely to steal center stage. Tonight: Head to the gym or walk the dog.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Your perspective could be changing, even though it might not yet be outwardly expressed.

Unexpected news or an off-thewall comment could ground you and bring you back to the here and now. Use caution with financial dealings. Tonight: Time for fun and games.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You have been going through a lot lately. You might be feeling a bit off-kilter. Tension seems to be building around your personal life. Zero in on what is important to you. Don’t sell yourself short. You have what it takes to deal with a problem.

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EATING

Farmers markets ensure local food supply Eileen Bennewith Nutrition Notes

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e have spent the winter eating frozen, imported, transported and stored food mostly from faraway lands.

It is time to return to healthy local foods fresh from the land of the farmers in our community. The middle of May is often the time when our local farmers

markets open up for business.

For centuries, people would go to the market to buy things that they did not produce at home.

The market was a place to meet friends and neighbours and to feel a part of your local community. There was often a festival feeling with music, food and the opportunity to catch up on local gossip.

The farmers markets of today are not all that different. You can speak to the person who is growing your food. You can sample the wares and you can enjoy the feeling of community. When you

buy your food, you are paying the wages of someone who lives and works in your neighbourhood and that supports the local economy. Supporting local farmers also ensures a local food supply so you and your family can continue to eat.

The food you buy is fresh, safe and tastes better because it was picked at the peak of ripeness on the day it was bought. Local foods at farmers markets are often grown in small holdings committed to sustainable farming methods. You can ask the person that you buy from how

they farm the food.

Think about the food served at your table. Often the ingredients come from many different countries and it has travelled thousands of kilometers to reach your plate. Transporting food burns a lot of fossil fuel which contributes to pollution and climate change. On Vancouver Island, the foods at farmers markets rarely travel more than about 50 kilometers.

A trip to the farmers market is an outing that the whole family will enjoy. If you make it a weekly event, you will be

surprised how much better your family meals will taste. Speak to your children about how the food grows and introduce them to the variety of foods that are available. Encourage them to ask questions and to get to know the farmers too. When you bring the food home, prepare your meals together and recall the memories of your day at the farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market. Âť Eileen Bennewith is a registered dietitian in the public health program for Island Health. She can be reached at eileen.bennewith@viha.ca.

WINE

40 Knots Winter attracts Island dream chasers Sheila Hockin The Lucky Gourmet

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With the compliment of great company and an array of locally produced food and drinks, you will have the chance to mingle and sample the best wines, ciders

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With wine names such as Spindrift, Safe Haven and Whitecaps, the connection with the sea is never afar.

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Their delicious white wine Whitecaps is an outstanding juicy blend of Pinot Gris and Shoenberger grapes that will make you come back for more.

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Heaps of raspberry, cherry and cranberry aromas spill from the glass and makes your mouth water. This medium bodied wine delivers juicy red fruit flavours and is complimented by hints of forest.

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DEFENCE

Navy techs scour eBay for vintage ship parts THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Newly released government records show that navy mechanics in Halifax had to scour the Internet and use eBay to find parts for one of its two supply ships.

But the briefing notes obtained

by The Canadian Press, prepared for navy commander ViceAdmiral Mark Norman, show the technicians were fighting a losing battle to keep HMCS Preserver on duty.

The documents show many of the parts on the 45-year-old ship were “beyond acceptable limits”

because corrosion issues had begun to compromise the vessel’s structural integrity.

National Defence said last year that both Preserver and its sister ship HMCS Protecteur — gutted by a dangerous at-sea fire — would be retired before replacement ships arrived.

“It will be very difficult to continue to confidently operate her at sea until her planned divestment date in 18 months,” said the May 9, 2014 briefing note, which was also copied to the head of military procurement.

The navy had planned to replace both ships, but the Con-

servative government pulled the plug in August 2008 because industry proposals were proving too costly. The new program is still up to eight years way from delivering new ships.

It’s long been known that the ships were in precarious shape and getting worse, but the briefing said it “was no longer viable to expend limited resources” to keep them going.

The notes make evident the department’s frustration that the ships were not retired on schedule. Technicians would fix one broken part and “once this is fixed, the next question is which

equipment or system will be the next to fail.”

Protecteur was recently decomissioned, while a formal ceremony for Preserver has to be announced.

Since the original manufacturers long ago stopped making spare parts, a “disproportionate amount of time” was being used to source replacements, “some of which have been procured via eBay,” the documents found.

A separate set of briefing notes, obtained by the federal Liberals, shows the impending retirement of the navy’s Iroquois-class destroyers will leave an air

defence gap for Canadian task forces at sea.

Liberal MP Marc Garneau, a former naval officer and astronaut, said the fleet is in a shambles, even with the multibillion-dollar upgrade to the Halifax-class frigates, which are the backbone of the navy.

Lauren Armstrong, a spokeswoman for Defence Minister Jason Kenney, said the navy will be able to carry out operations ordered by the government, both at home and abroad.

She added the Liberals are in no position to be lecturing on military procurement.

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TRADE

Canada, Mexico team up to defeat U.S. ‘An incredibly important day for Canada’s cattle industry,’ says cattlemen’s association president THE CANADIAN PRESS

WASHINGTON — Canada and Mexico have defeated the United States’ meat-labelling rules at the World Trade Organization, winning a final appeal that could pave the way to retaliatory sanctions.

If the U.S. wants to avoid a broader trade war, Monday’s decision means it might have to drop its insistence on special grocery-store labels that identify meat by its country of origin.

Failure to fix the meat-labelling requirement could lead to tariffs on a wide range of U.S. products, including wine, chocolate, cereal and frozen orange juice.

“Today is an incredibly important and historic day for Canada’s cattle industry,” Dave Solverson, president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, said after Monday’s decision.

The body upheld previous rulings that the U.S. has violated international trade law with a requirement that meat be identified by where it was raised and slaughtered.

Proponents of those labels argued that customers have the right to know where their food comes from. Canada and Mexico countered, however, that it was actually a protectionist measure designed to keep foreign meat off the grocery shelves while offering no benefit for food safety.

Livestock producers also said

China’s Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, WHO, takes a bow during the opening of the 68th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday. [AP PHOTO]

the requirement created costly overhead, and logistical problems for an integrated industry where animals might cross the border multiple times.

The measure was blamed for a drastic decline in meat exports to the U.S. in recent years, and the other North American countries repeatedly threatened to retaliate if successful at the WTO. That moment has arrived.

The U.S. is now left with two options according to the Canad-

ian and Mexican governments: Fix the law, or suffer punitive tariffs on a range of goods.

The Canadian government said it will now prepare an application to the WTO for punitive measures. The process involves setting a dollar value on the retaliation, and identifying targeted goods for tariffs.

The federal government estimates the U.S. legislation costs the Canadian pork and beef industries about $1 billion annu-

ally. The retaliatory measures, if imposed, could set tariffs at a similar amount.

Canada has already announced possible targets for a 100 per cent surtax. The choices were intended to single out states where lawmakers supported the meat-labelling requirements.

The preliminary list released

by Canada suggests a couple of main targets: California and Pennsylvania.

Wine, frozen orange juice,

GANG WARFARE

Police on alert after big biker gang shootout THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WACO, Texas — Police were on alert Monday for any retaliatory attacks after a chaotic shootout between rival biker gangs left nine people dead and at least 18 more wounded outside a Texas restaurant.

Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said authorities had received threats against law enforcement “throughout the night” from biker groups and stood ready to confront any more violence resulting from Sunday’s gunfire.

“We have a contingency plan to deal with those individuals if they try to cause trouble here,” Swanton said at a news conference.

About 170 people were arrested

on charges of engaging in organized crime. Earlier, Swanton said 192 people had been arrested but later revised that number downward.

The shootout erupted shortly after noon at a busy shopping where members of at least five rival gangs had gathered for a meeting, Swanton said.

Preliminary findings indicate a dispute broke out in a bathroom and escalated to include knives and guns. The fight eventually spilled into the restaurant parking lot.

“I was amazed that we didn’t have innocent civilians killed or injured,” Swanton said.

The interior of the restaurant was littered with bullet casings, knives, bodies and pools of blood, he said.

Authorities were processing the evidence at the scene, south of Dallas. About 150 to 200 bikers were inside during the shootout.

Parts of downtown Waco were locked down, and officials stopped and questioned motorcycle riders. Agents from the FBI and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were assisting local and state authorities.

Police and the operators of Twin Peaks — a national chain that features waitresses in revealing uniforms — were aware of the meeting in advance and at least 12 Waco officers in addition to state troopers were outside the restaurant when the fight began, Swanton said.

Officers shot armed bikers, he said. It was not immediately

THROUGHYOURLENS

A sunny day in the Valley at Victoria Quay was enjoyed and photographed by Diane Grisdale.

clear whether any of the nine dead were killed by police. The identities of the dead have yet to be made public.

McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara, whose office is involved in the investigation, said all nine who were killed were members of the Bandidos or Cossacks gangs.

In a 2014 gang threat assessment, the Texas Department of Public Safety classified the Bandidos as a “Tier 2” threat, the second highest. Other groups in that tier included the Bloods, Crips and Aryan Brotherhood of Texas.

The Bandidos, formed in the 1960s, are involved in trafficking cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

chocolate, ketchup, pasta, cereals — stats show Canadians import hundreds of millions of some of those products from the U.S. each year, and California or Pennsylvania are key producers of almost every single one.

Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois also produce some of the goods on the hit list.

“The United States has used and exhausted all possible means to avoid its international obligations,” said a statement from Canada’s agriculture and trade ministers.

“In light of the final ruling...

Canada will be seeking authority from the WTO to use retaliatory measures on U.S. agricultural and non-agricultural products.”

The U.S. government said it hopes to find a solution before such talk escalates. It says it’s working with lawmakers in an attempt to find a legislative fix.

“We are considering all options going forward, and will continue to consult with members of Congress and interested members of the public regarding possible next steps,” said Tim Reif, chief counsel of the U.S. Trade Representative.

He said the ruling confirmed the U.S. view that the labels weren’t trade restrictive, but expressed disappointment that it upheld lower-level findings that current U.S. law discriminates against Canadian and Mexican livestock.

Beaver pays visit to store THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A beaver walked into an Alaska hardware store on Friday, but couldn’t find anything for his lodge.

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the beaver triggered the automatic doors and walked into Lowe’s about 7 a.m. on Friday. Employees trapped the beaver with a cardboard box in the plumbing department. A state wildlife biologist was called.

Ton Hollis says he’s used to calls about “a bear in town or an ornery moose or something, but this was a little different.”

Hollis released the beaver into the Tanana River, far enough from town where it won’t be a nuisance.

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