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HMCS Yellowknife visits Alberni Vessel, with 43 crew, will patrol the Pacific coast up to Alaska until mid-June, says Lt-Cmdr. MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Patrolling the waters of the Pacific includes meeting people in coastal communities, said the commanding officer of the HMCS Yellowknife. The navy vessel was welcomed into Port Alberni Friday. The Port Alberni Maritime Heritage Society, Port Alberni Port Authority, with the local fire department and the Sea Cadets, welcomed the navy vessel to shore in the Alberni Inlet. The ship stopped in Port to visit for the weekend, offering tours for the public. The HMCS Yellowknife started its current deployment in Esquimalt on Tuesday, and will patrol the coast up to Alaska for the next few weeks until mid-June, said Lt.-Cmdr. Alex Barlow, commanding officer. “We’re doing just a maritime security patrol,” said Barlow. “We’re going to go from the very south of B.C. through the Juan de Fuca Strait.” The crew hopes to reach the municipality of Stewart in northwestern B.C. before returning to base in Esquimalt. It’s important to engage maritime communities while on deployment, Barlow said. The HMCS Yellowknife will visit
about five or six communities during the next few weeks. Some visits are only overnight. “Some of the smaller places we can’t get alongside but we’ll go to anchor off the communities, maybe go ashore for a couple of hours,” said Barlow. “Some of them we just sort of drive by and wave hello before we leave again. “Obviously you’re watching for anything suspicious [on the water] but really it’s the presence of the navy,” he said. The HMCS Yellowknife, built in Canada, was commissioned in the early 1990s and should be in service for another five to 10 years, said Barlow. The Yellowknife has a crew of 43, from ordinary seamen to ranking officers. Port Alberni’s Maritime Heritage Society has been working to bring a navy vessel back for a few years, said Pamela Day, the society treasurer. Negotiating with the navy and the Port Authority to bring the ship here was “an incredible pile of work,” she said. “I think it’s important that people in the city know that we have a navy,” Day said. Port Alberni’s Sea Cadets and Navy League were given tours of the HMCS Yellowknife. Martin.Wissmath@avtimes.net
Navy crew members hoist the Canadian flag onboard the HMCS Yellowknife after docking in Port Alberni by the Maritime Discovery Centre in the Harbour Quay on Friday. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]
COURTS
Impersonator will serve federal time Robert Bennett Peters sentenced in Port Alberni provincial court for two years National TV program films in Alberni Valley
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The man who impersonated a First Nations chief and scammed Port Alberni residents out of hundreds of dollars has been sentenced to two years in jail. Robert Bennett Peters was sentenced in Port Alberni provincial court on Wednesday for two counts of fraud under $5,000. Peters pleaded guilty to the charges. He will serve his jail time in a federal prison. One of the charges was for defrauding the Royal Bank for $680. The bank wired money for him to pick up at a branch in
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Nanaimo. Another fraud charge was for scamming a Port Alberni resident for $300. The resident brought $300 to Peters at the Nanaimo airport. The fraudster said it would help him cover transportation costs. RCMP have been investigating the case for months. Peters called and impersonated Tseshaht Chief Hugh Braker, making up a story that he needed money to help a friend’s sick and dying child. Other residents were phoned but did some fact-checking and were not victimized, said RCMP Const. Scott MacLeod. Peters has a lengthy history
of similar crimes, with dozens of previous fraud charges — impersonating a high-ranking official — spanning 30 years, said Crown prosecutor Gordon Baines. In a previous case, Peters impersonated Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council Chief Shawn Atleo. Braker said he knows about Peters and his criminal history. He noted his reaction to the sentencing on his Facebook page. “This will be his third or fourth time in prison for impersonation/fraud/scam type of charges,” Braker wrote. He said there is a history of crime in the Port Alberni area
of scammers impersonating First Nations officials. Baines said Peters actually requested the lengthier prison time. “He admits that he is a heroin addict and that this is what’s fuelling his fraudulent activities,” Baines said. Any sentence of two years or longer is a federal sentence and will be served in a federal penitentiary. Peters was sent to one of the federal institutions in the Lower Mainland where they’ll determine where he’ll ultimately serve his sentence, said Baines. Martin.Wissmath@avtimes.net
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legislature. John Nuttall and Amanda Korody were charged after an elaborate, months-long RCMP sting operation — they face three terrorism-related charges: conspiring to commit murder, possessing explosives on behalf of a terrorist group and conspiring
to place explosives on behalf of a terrorist group. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Bruce entered a not guilty plea earlier this month on a fourth charge — knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity — citing unspecified legal reasons. The two accused have pleaded
not guilty to all charges. The jury has watched and listened to reams of video footage and extensive audio recordings collected over months by police investigators with the help of several undercover officers who posed as terrorist liaisons and befriended the accused.
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Folk Song Circle meets Tuesdays, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Fir Park Village. Info: 250-723-7945.
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Valley Cloggers meet Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Arrowsmith Baptist Church. Beginners welcome. Info: 250-724-2137. 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. Kingsway Pub meat draw on Tuesdays, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., and 50/50 raffle to benefit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Ty Watson House. Board Games social on Tuesdays, from 4 to 10 p.m., at Char’s Landing.
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Child and youth Mothers Uplifting Mothers group meets Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Lighthouse Church. Info: 250-724-9733. Youth Clinic services at ADSS (around the left front corner) on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Info: 250-731-1315 or 250-720-9591. Play & Learn Library at Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre on Mondays, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9 to 11 a.m. and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: 778- 421-2244.
Service groups Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.
Special interest Genealogy Club meets the last Tuesday of every month at the Family History Centre in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members can visit on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 9 p.m. Special twice a week fitness class designed for new moms and their babies. To register drop into Echo Centre or phone 250-723-2181.
Support and help Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323. Urgently needed: volunteers to help at Red Cross Loan Cupboard for four-hour shifts, once per week. Info: 250-7230557 on Wednesday or Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Alberni Valley Hospice Society’s Dementia Support Group meets third Tuesday monthly 10:30 a.m. to noon at 3088
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Lieutenant Commander Port Alberni Maritime Heritage Society president David Cox (left) and treasurer Pamela Day, with Coun. Denis SauvĂŠ, welcome Lt.-Cmdr. Alex Barlow and the HMCS Yellowknife to Port Alberni on Friday. The navy vessel docked at the Harbour Quay for the weekend on a deployment to patrol the waters around the Island and up the B.C. coast. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]
3rd Avenue. This group is for individuals dealing with Early On Set Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other Neurological Degenerative Disorders. 250-723-4478 Walk and 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 250-723-4478 to register. Somass Toastmasters meet Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at 3088 Third Ave. for speaking, leadership and fun. Info: 250-724-0976 (Shirley Maxwell). Meals on Wheels program needs volunteer drivers. Info: 250-730-0390. First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and other kinship care providers are welcome to call a province-wide infor-
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mation and support line toll free at 1-855-474-9777 or e-mail grg@parentsupportbc.ca. KUU-US Crisis Line, plus mobile outreach support services. If you, or someone you know, is having difficulties, please call 250-723-2040.
Addictions The Christian Intervention Program runs Tuesdays, from 6 to 8 p.m. Info: 250724-3688 (Pastor Ron Nickle) or 250730-0397 (Terry MacDonald). Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addictions, mental health, relationships and other issues. Info: 250-723-8281. Everybody welcome. Narcotics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-807-1780. Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-883-3968.
What’s coming Rethink, Rewind, Reboot 8 workshop modules for tech-based SMB’s and Start-ups. May 29, June 18, June 22 and June 29. For more information, 250-753-8324. Bread of Life Fundraising Dinner, May 30 at 5:30 p.m. Tickets at Bread of Life and Cornerstones Thrift Store. PAGO Grannies Giant Garage Sale, Saturday May 30, 9 a.m.–12 noon, Trinity Church Hall, corner of Angus Street and Fifth Ave. Proceeds to Stephen Lewis Foundation, in support of African grandmothers raising AIDSorphaned grandchildren. Information: 250-723-8362 Sproat Lake Volunteer Fire Department 50th Anniversary Open House, May 30 from 2 p.m. with BBQ and social at the Harold Bishop Fire Hall. Sea Cadet Annual Ceremonial Review, May 30 at 12:45 p.m. at Glenwood Centre.
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Valley featured on national TV show KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Some of Port Alberni’s best features are going to be showcased on a national television show. Viens voir ici! is a well-established French language program that travels around the country to capture the people, events and stories of the francophone population. On Friday, the small crew of four began filming at the train station as part of a Vancouver Island tour. “Most people who watch the show are in Quebec and most are familiar with Vancouver and Victoria,” said Viens voir ici! director Gabriel Tougas. “This is an opportunity to show off what else there is to do on the Island. It is so beautiful here.” Tougas said they were given 30 subjects on a list and Port Alberni was chosen when narrowed down to the top six. “There is nothing better for TV than the attractions like the Alberni Pacific and saw mill,” Tougas said. “They play a large part in this historic project.” Neil Malbon was happy to welcome the crew to McLean Mill. “We obviously don’t reach into Quebec and this program is one of the most popular there, so it’s a whole area they haven’t been exposed to,” Malbon said. “They will focus on the train and steam donkey, but also showcase the community as a whole.” After filming Chase and Warren Estate, the crew continued on the train to pick up three excited French classes from
Viens voir ici! director Gabriel Tougas filmed French students from Alberni Elementary as they boarded the steam train on Friday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Alberni Elementary. The Grades 3, 4 and 5 students rode to the mill where they took a small tour and saw the steam donkey. It was also a first for show host, Laura Lussier, who got some hands-on experience with the old
mill equipment. “We have filmed a steam train in Calgary but it’s definitely not something we do everyday,” Lussier said. “Most things on the show are pretty extraordinary, so this will be just as great.”
Based in Winnipeg, the production company was established in 1995 and is considered Manitoba’s premier bilingual independent film, video and multimedia company. This year’s season runs from
September to August 2016 and the segment on Port Alberni is expected to run sometime over the winter. Following the broadcast, it will be launched on the website www. viensvoirici.com.
BIKE TO WORK WEEK
Annual campaign starts today — safety first for cycling KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Pump up the tires, jump on the saddle and join the action-packed Bike to Work Week. The annual awareness campaign to promote active living and reduce carbon emissions begins today and the community is in full swing. Experienced riders and those starting out for the first time should keep a few things in mind when commuting on two wheels. The first is safety.
Brian Chase, and several other coworkers at Healthy Habits, are taking part in Bike To Work Week this week. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
potholes, gravel, fallen branches and drain grates. • Ride on the right-hand side of the road and remember to stay off the sidewalks. • Watch for vehicles along the
side of the road opening doors or coming out of hidden driveways and parking lots. • Always wear a helmet, it’s the law.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Maintenance and Operations Services Contract Salmon Beach Service Area The Alberni‐Clayoquot Regional District is requesting proposals for the Salmon Beach Service area. The general scope of this contract is to provide maintenance and operation services to Salmon Beach Recreational Village infrastructure. Details are available at www.acrd.bc.ca, under the ‘What’s New’ tab. Proponents are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the Salmon Beach Community and the works and services required. Your proposal must include: 1. familiarity, experience and history with this type of work; specifically ground maintenance and pump and haul; and 2. your proposed hours of work for both the winter and summer seasons to meet the needs of the Salmon Beach Community; 3. your proposed monthly fee structure for required services for both summer and winter seasons to meet the needs of Salmon Beach Community 4. hourly rate for services over and above required amount. Proponents must be an Independent Contractor and meet the requirements as set out in the Alberni‐Clayoquot Regional District’s Contractor Safety and Coordination Policy. Enquiries may be directed by telephone to Mr. Russell Dyson at (250) 720‐2705. Sealed proposals must be in an envelope marked “Proposal – Salmon Beach Maintenance and Operation Services” and will be received by the undersigned until 4:00 p.m. local time on June 19th, 2015. The ACRD reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. The lowest price Proposal will not necessarily be accepted. ACRD reserves the right in its absolute and sole discretion to accept the Proposal that it deems most advantageous and favourable in the interests of ACRD. Russell Dyson, CAO Alberni‐Clayoquot Regional District 3008 Fifth Avenue, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 2E3
Tips for drivers • Keep an eye on the road for cyclists and, if possible, make eye contact. • Watch for cyclists before opening your door when parked.
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NOTICE OF A MAINTENANCE POWER OUTAGE BAMFIELD AND NITINAT We will be making electrical system improvements in your area. To ensure the safety of our work crews, it will be necessary to interrupt electrical service for approximately six hours.
Where: Bamfield and Nitinat When: Sunday, May 31, 2015 Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To prepare for this interruption and protect your equipment from damage, please turn off all lights, electrical heaters and major appliances and unplug all electronics. We are sorry for the inconvenience. We will restore power as soon as we can. Visit bchydro.com/outages or call 1 888 POWERON (1 888 769 3766) for more information.
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Tips for cyclists • Tune up your bike or have a local bike shop do it for you. Make sure regular maintenance and safety checks are done to keep your ride performing at its best. • Plan your route before you go and if possible, choose roads with wide shoulders or paths. • Wear reflective gear and lights to make sure you are visible to drivers. • Keep an eye ahead for potential dangers on the road, like
• Shoulder check before turning right and look ahead for cyclists before turning left. • When exiting a driveway, parking lot or lane, drive slowly and watch for cyclists advancing from the side. • Don’t honk at cyclists unless it is as a warning. Coming out of nowhere, it could startle a cyclist and cause him or her to fall. There are events happening all week for cyclists. The first thing organizers across the province encourage cyclists to do is register in your community on www.biketowork.ca. At that website you will find a schedule of events, including: Today, Save-on-Foods 3-6 p.m.; Tuesday, May 26, ADSS 7:30-9 a.m.; Wednesday, May 27, Echo Centre 8:30 a.m.-noon; Thursday, May 28, Healthy Habits 1-6 p.m.; Friday, May 28, Steampunk Coffee 8:30-10 a.m. and 5- 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 29, Bike Rodeo, Save-on-Foods 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.
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Election looks to be about child care, taxes
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hen Canadian voters go to the federal polls in October, they may have to bring an accountant along. For the extended election campaign of 2015 is shaping up to be a contest of tax rates and childcare benefits. It’s all aimed at winning over families with children and a vaguely defined middle class. And it’s all about as clear and straightforward as picking a cable package. This week, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau jumped into the fray by proposing to raise taxes on high incomes to pay for a stimulative tax cut on middle earners and a larger means-tested childcare payment. For lower-earning families, the tax-free Canada Child Benefit would be $6,400 annually for
children under six and $5,400 for those six to 17. It would be progressively reduced for higher incomes and phased out at $200,000. The benefit would cost about $4 billion. To help pay for it, the party would replace the taxable Universal Child Care Benefit that the Conservatives have raised to $160 per month for children under six and to $60 monthly for children age six to 17. Trudeau would scrap two more pillars of the Conservative platform: doubling the allowable contribution to tax-free savings accounts and allowing couples with children to split income to reduce taxes. Another $2 billion in savings would still have to be found, which the Liberals promise to do when they cost their complete platform.
For all earners with taxable incomes between $44,701 and $89,401, the Liberals would drop the tax rate from 22 per cent to 20.5 cent. They say the $3-billion cost would be recovered by taxing the one per cent of incomes that are above $200,000 at a new 33 per cent top rate. NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair would retain the existing child benefit and fund 370,000 new $15-per-day day care and earlylearning spaces by 2019. Ottawa’s annual cost would be $1.9 billion in four years — if the provinces will share 40 per cent of the total cost of the program. The NDP has yet to unveil personal tax changes, but has argued for higher taxes on corporations while reducing the small-business rate by two percentage points (a promise the
Conservatives matched in last month’s budget). How do these rival platforms stack up? The Tories have an advantage in not angering anyone with a tax increase. But the Parliamentary Budget Office says higher tax-free savings limits and income splitting are heavily skewed to higher incomes. The Tories’ child benefit will cover two-thirds of care expenses incurred by families with children under age 13 (up from 42 per cent previously), the PBO says. But 51 per cent of the new benefit will go to families with older children or no day care expenses — not good targeting of the benefits to family needs. The Liberals’ means-tested child benefit is better targeted. But much of it, too, goes to fam-
ilies with pretty high incomes. And $2 billion in savings still must be found. The NDP is most focused on reducing day care costs, but their plan depends on provinces being willing and able to cost-share and on the feasibility of higher corporate taxes. Trudeau’s boldest move is a general middle-income tax cut, not just for families with children. The Tories are attacking the top tax hike, but Liberals are betting the tradeoff is acceptable. Finance critic Scott Brison and trade critic Chrystia Freedland say it’s progressive, making up for flatline middle incomes, and good economics, too. They call it “growth from the middle” and it opens a new campaign front. HALIFAX CHRONICLE-HERALD
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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Demand a functioning parliament Alberni Valley Times newspaper reported on the visit by federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May captioned the column with “Green Party MP opposed” to coal movement through the Port of Alberni. She also opposes Natural Gas development because “fracking is bad technology.” It is a grail of the Green Party that usage of any fossil fuel threatens the environmental safety of the planet. Whipping opposition to what is feared or unknown is a political tactic. Whipping the voter with cries of “for our children and grandchildren” is a distraction that keeps the blinders of emotion focused on the environment and on green energy proposals. Where does the money come from to pay for those green projects? The Green Party and the New Democratic Party offer deficit spending. Cap and Trade of Carbon credits/debits, and a Carbon Tax per ton produced are ways of offloading pollution cost onto the consumer/taxpayer. However, moving forward with man’s creativity is better than surrendering to the crushing costly panic of climate action. Canada’s Liberal Party is erratic on climate policy, but seeks the support of everyone. The Conservative Party is focused on promoting a way forward on climate even if they will not listen to anyone. Oversight by politicians fills the legislative parliamentary pot with many conflicting climate solutions. Advisory groups study solutions endlessly. Plebiscites are emotional quagmires with no decisions or wrong directions. People need to demand a functioning Parliament with a bureaucracy that serves the people responsibly. Our elected representation seems to have lost respect for the voter.
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It has been reported by me, in earlier letters, that this money is totally unacceptable and many others have said it as well. The city’s answer to this? Other employees in communities our size receive the same money, more or less. How many times do we have to say that those statements don’t cut it? The people paying these wages are the taxpayers. Nobody asked me what I thought.Unfortunately, our previous city councillors gave them the money. What I am trying to say is that there should be no one working for our city making more $100,000/year. Just because another city overpays their city employees does not mean that we should. There are alot of issues going on, all over the province, about wages and benefits in the public sector. It seems that there is no limit to what they receive.This includes all public sector employees.Yes you deserve a good wage, but a reasonable wage.When does enough become enough? Milt Levins Port Alberni
Demand more from legislators by informed voting and a firm critique. Bruce E. Hornidge Port Alberni
When does enough become enough for city employees I have been reading in our local newspaper about City of Port Alberni employee wages. Sadly enough, it’s my understanding that in three years, five employees will earn a total of approximatly,$1.8 million dollars — that’s right,$1.8 millon dollars — plus benifits and pensions. We are living in a town of about 17,000 people. We do not have the same income we did in the heydays.
Kite-boarding community and city thanked for efforts Koodos to South Port Kite-boarding for a fabulous open house and launch party on Saturday. Amazing event, full house, good food, good music and a stellar silent auction, not to mention the wonderful hosting and upbeat, lively atmosphere. Thank you kite-board community and supporters for your vision, passion and energy. Thank you also to the City of Port Alberni and Port Alberni Port Authority for helping make kite-boarding/wind surfing possible on the Alberni Inlet. Sarah Thomas Port Alberni
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YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
Dinner guests to inspire leadership KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
A local financial advisor has a vision for young people in Port Alberni. Cheryl McLean wants to provide mentorship opportunities and education for young adults and entrepreneurs. She feels they are the future of the community’s growth and wants to help boost their potential. McLean has acquired the assistance of two professional leaders who will be giving a dinner presentation next month. She is working in conjunction with the Young Professionals Alberni Valley to reach an audience that would benefit from the guests, Jaime Laprise and Robert Corbell. When YPAV member Rebecca Palmer was asked to help with the event, she stepped up. “We need young people to get out and take the initiative and be the new generation,� Player said. She also said the speakers are two worth meeting. Laprise has four years experience at RBC and will be sharing the importance of disability insurance. Corbell is from Texas and is defined as a leader who can inspire others to follow their visions to fruition. “This will be a good chance for business people to get a clear vision of what they want their business to be,� Palmer said. “They can also talk oneon-one with both speakers if they have ideas they want to run by them.� “I want to give young people a chance to do some networking and find mentors in the community so we can develop new leaders,� McLean said. The event, Leadership in the Marketplace, takes place at the Best Western Barclay on Friday, June 5 at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the Chamber of Commerce and Gayle’s Fashions, with proceeds going towards projects conducted by the YPAV. Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net
Cheryl McLean, left, and Rebecca Palmer, met recently to discuss a dinner presentation they are organizing for young up-and-coming leaders. [PHOTO SUBMITTED]
Body image concerns Susan Fox The Happy Life Project In the last column I talked about the pressures that adults face with body image and the pain and emotions that can come with that. This makes adults, and kids as well, vulnerable to the sales pitches from ‘miracle’ products that suggests happiness comes from losing weight and having the ‘ideal body’. According to www.aboutkidshealth.ca, “Culture and media have shaped the way people think about their bodies. Today, more children and teens are unsatisfied with the way they look than are satisfied. It has been seen in children as young as five years old.â€? Too many kids are growing up with worries about what their bodies look like, and our kids could use more positive messages to encourage feeling healthy about their bodies. Adults are important role models. We lead by example, and it is our job to provide the guidance and support that will help our children enjoy healthy foods, enjoy physical activity and love themselves, but they need us to be active models of this. That same website summarizes this nicely with the following reflection about our roles as parents and mentors: “Before helping your child, it is important to understand your own attitudes towards food, exercise and your body. As a parent or caregiver, what messages are you sending? • Are you dissatisfied with your shape, size, and weight? Do you talk about this? • Are you always on, or going on, a diet? • Do you express guilt when you eat certain foods? • Do you make negative comments about the way other
people look? • Place less emphasis on your child’s appearance and more on their abilities and skills. • Be a role model by accepting your body and maintaining a positive attitude towards food and exercise.â€? In terms of role modeling exercise, it can be hard to come up with good ideas. There are a ton of resources and tips on how to encourage active play and ways to exercise together as a family at Canada’s ParticipACTION website, www.participaction. com. When you look at how Canadian youth are rated for physical activity, you can see how parents and adults could make a huge difference. The 2014 Active Healthy Kids Report Card graded Canada with 15 countries, (www.activehealthykids. ca/ReportCard/2014ReportCard). Canada received a D- in ‘overall physical activity’, ranking us at 10 out of 15. It doesn’t take much to get outside and exercise, and the good news is for kids, it’s easy to disguise it as play time. As with adults, children benefit from the positive side effects of exercise! What better way to bond and spend some quality time together. Exercise increases endurance and cardio vascular health, and strength‌..it’s great to feel active and strong in your body! Exercise helps fights childhood disease and fights depression, and the endorphins released during exercise help add to feelings about positive self and body image. So remember, love yourself, love your body, practice positive body image and nutrition messages, and help your kids follow your amazing example. Âť Susan Fox, BCRPA Certified Fitness Professional and Personal Trainer, believes in positive change and enhancing quality of life through fitness. Her goal is to collaborate in creating a vibrant, healthy community where all ages enjoy engaging in movement and daily activity. She can be reached at 250-730-0008 or susanfoxfitness.ca.
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COMMUNITY BASKETBALL
Tseshaht Market Raptors win spot in final Port Alberni Men’s Basketball Spring League playoff standings
NEELAM PARMAR FOR THE TIMES
Ladybird Engraving Heat 70 Slammers Gym Warriors 60 Ladybird Engraving Heat played their first of two games of the evening against Slammers Gym Warriors. The Heat were playing without one of their top scorers, Bobby Rupert. The opening minutes featured back and forth play with each team taking turns with the lead. Midway through the first half the Heat blazed forward on a 20-point run to take a commanding 32-12 lead and maintained this through to halftime, 46-27. The Warriors regrouped at the break and battled back inthe second half, slowly digging out of the huge hole they had put themselves into. Slammers Gym closed to six points with three minutes remaining, 63–57, but Ladybird were able to hold off the comeback and finish with a 70-63 victory. Ladybird Engraving Heat: Connor Van Vliet, 29 points; Avinash Loomba, 16 points; Ivan Cheng, 11 points. Warriors scoring leaders: Josh Kurucz, 23 points; Brayden Kirschner, 15 points; Remy Contant, 10 points. Co-op Timberwolves 79 Dave Ralla Magic 74 This was a close and entertaining game. The Co-op Timberwolves started with a 9-2 lead before Dave Ralla Magic found their legs and responded to tie it 19–19 midway through the opening half. A back and forth battle ensued with the Magic taking a 39–38 halftime lead. The second half saw multiple lead changes until the midway point of the half. At this point the Timberwolves went on an 18–4 run over five minutes to take a 74–63 lead. The Magic would respond with a seven-point run but would get no closer and fall 79–74 to the Timberwolves. Timberwolves scoring leaders: Amrit Gill, 38 points; Coby Felsman Jr., 17 points; Jacob Molcan,
14 points. Magic scoring leaders: Anthony McIntosh, 26 points; Brenden Lundy-Sam, 22 points. Tseshaht Market Raptors 95 Ladybird Engraving Heat 70 The final game of the evening featured the two unbeaten teams in Pool B. The stakes were high as the winner would earn a place in the league finals next week. The Ladybird Engraving Heat were playing their second game of the evening and taking on the No. 2 seed, Tseshaht Market Raptors. This game would be highlighted by numerous runs by both squads. Tseshaht Market would open on a 6-0 run with the Heat responding with an 11-0 run to take a 13-8 lead. The Raptors would find their rhythm and blasted off with a 31-8 run to take a commanding 39-21 advantage and seemed like they were well on their way to victory. However, the Heat cranked up their energy to go on 16-2 run to get themselves back into the game and within striking distance by only being down 50-38 at the half. In the 2nd half, Ladybird Engraving fought hard to continue their comeback but could not get any closer than 12 points. With the score at 63-51, the Raptors would go on a 28-10 tear to take control
Connor Van Vliet of the Ladybird Engraving Heat going up for a layup. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
of the game and finish off the Heat with 95-70 victory. Raptors scoring leaders: Sam Moncur 22, points; Kevin Titian Jr., 19 points; Jayme Charleson,
MEMORIAL CUP
17 points; Bryan Michel, 16 points. Ladybird Engraving Heat: Connor Van Vliet, 28 points; Lloyd Felsman, 21 points.
Pete’s Meats Player Performer of the Night was Bryan Michel for his high points on season and tough defence on Connor Van Vliet.
MLB
Gens win 5-4 win with OT goal vs. Remparts at Memorial Cup BILL BEACON THE CANADIAN PRESS
QUEBEC — Defenceman Stephen Desrocher whipped a shot under the crossbar at 18:07 of overtime to give the Ontario Hockey league champion Oshawa Generals a 5-4 victory over the host Quebec Remparts on Sunday at the Mastercard Memorial Cup. Oshawa’s Tobias Lindberg forced extra time with a onetimer from close range on a power play with 2:09 left in regulation time, to the dismay
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of most of the 10,970 at the Pepsi Colisee. The Generals (2-0) had blown three one-goal leads, the last one when Dmytro Timashov scored twice in a 3:09 span of the third to give Quebec (1-1) its first lead. Quebec had just used its time out when Cole Cassels won a faceoff in the Remparts zone and Desrochers scored his second of the tournament. Michael McCarron, Michael Dal Colle and Dakota Mermis had the other goals for Oshawa, which outshot Quebec 50-25. The Gen-
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erals are guaranteed to at least reach the semifinals of the fourteam event with their second victory of the tournament. Defencemen Raphael Maheux and Ryan Graves also scored for the Remparts. The NHL draft-eligible Timashov, a Ukrainian-born Swede who ended a 17-game goal drought, beat Ken Appleby on a bad-angle shot from the right side on a power play to tie the game at 5:39. Then, he scored another from a tight angle on the left side at 8:48 to make it 4-3 Quebec. The Generals dominated territorially for most of the game but Quebec’s Zach Fucale was solid in goal. The Generals scored on their first shot as Dal Colle’s wrist shot was deflected in by McCarron at 2:18. Quebec, however, tied it at 5:43 when Maheux took a cross-ice pass from Anthony Duclair and beat Appleby with a wrist shot. Vladimir Tkachev missed the net on a good chance from the slot and saw the puck go around the boards for a 2-on-1 the other way, and McCarron fed Dal Colle for his second of the tournament at 12:40. Graves tied it with his second in as many games with a bullet shot from the point 12:45 into the second. The Generals still had pressure after a power play when a seeing-eye wrist shot from the point by Mermis got through traffic and into the net 2:34 into the third, only to see Timashov erase that lead and put Quebec ahead for the first time in the game. The Quebec champion Rimouski Oceanic face the Western Hockey League champion Kelowna Rockets on Monday night. Oshawa plays Kelowna on Tuesday and Quebec meets Rimouski to close out round-robin play on Wednesday.
Toronto Blue Jays DH Edwin Encarnacion, right, celebrates his two-run home run with teammate Russell Martin, left, against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday in Toronto. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
Blue Jays avoid M’s sweep DANIEL GIRARD THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Ryan Goins and Edwin Encarnacion hit two-run homers and Aaron Sanchez had a second straight solid pitching performance as the Toronto Blue Jays pounded the Seattle Mariners 8-2 on Sunday. Goins, with his first home run of the season, and Encarnacion, with his eighth of the month, both homered in the fifth inning to give Sanchez (4-4) all the support he needed at Rogers Centre. The young right-hander, making just the ninth start of his Major League career, followed up his 7-1/3 inning performance on Tuesday with 6-2/3 on Sunday as Toronto salvaged a win in the final game of a three-game series against the Mariners. The Blue Jays (20-26) are just 3-8 over the past 11 games. Kyle Seager hit a solo shot for the Mariners (20-23). Seattle right-hander Taijuan Walker (1-5) held the Blue Jays hitless through the first four innings. But Toronto jumped all over him in the fifth, sending eight men to the plate and scoring four times. Kevin Pillar, who came into Sunday batting just .121 over his previous 16 games, started things by flaring a lead-off single down the right-field line. Goins brought him home by pounding a fastball from Walker off the back wall of the Mariners bull-
pen for his first homer of the season and fourth of his career. After Russell Martin doubled with two out, Encarnacion drilled a 3-2 fastball from Walker into the second deck over the left centre-field fence for his team-leading 12th home run of the season to make it 4-1. Seattle cut the Toronto lead to two runs in the top of the seventh before the Blue Jays ended the drama by scoring four more runs in the bottom of the inning to make it 8-2. Jose Bautista sat out Sunday’s game after receiving a cortisone shot in his right shoulder. Bautista has been nursing a sore shoulder and not playing in the outfield since injuring it in a game on April 21. Seager opened the scoring in the second by hammering a Sanchez curveball into the seats beyond the right centre-field wall for his seventh homer of the season. After surrendering that home run, the 22-year-old Sanchez settled into a rhythm, striking out four and walking a pair while allowing seven hits in a 95-pitch performance. Roberto Osuna, Aaron Loup and Liam Hendriks combined to throw 2-1/3 innings of scoreless relief. The Blue Jays continue their 10-game homestand Monday, opening a three-games series against the Chicago White Sox.
SPORTS
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SCOREBOARD HOCKEY
Memorial Cup
NHL Playoffs - Round 3
Canadian Hockey League (CHL) championship, Quebec City, May 22-31 at Colisee Pepsi.
(Stanley Cup semifinals) All series best-of- seven Conference Finals West - Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks East - Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers
Teams GP W L GF-A Oshawa Generals (OHL) 2 2 0 9-7 Quebec Remparts (Host) 2 1 1 8-8 Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 1 0 1 3-4 Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 1 0 1 3-4 Yesterday’s result Oshawa 5, Quebec 4 (OT)
Yesterday’s result (Game 5) Tampa Bay 2, NY Rangers 0 (Tampa Bay leads series 3-2) Saturday’s result (Game 4) Chicago 5, Anaheim 4 (2OT) (Series tied 2-2)
Saturday’s result Oshawa 4, Rimouski 3
Today’s schedule (Game 5) Chicago at Anaheim, 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 (Game 6) New York Rangers at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, May 26 Oshawa vs. Kelowna, 4:30 p.m.
Schedule (all times PDT) Today’s game Rimouski vs. Kelowna, 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 27 Quebec vs. Rimouski, 4:30 p.m.
Lightning 2, Rangers 0 First Period No scoring Penalties: Staal Nyr (Interference) 7:23, Johnson Tb (Slashing) 15:01 Second Period 1. Tampa Bay, Filppula (3) (Stralman, Stamkos) 13:29 2. Tampa Bay, Stamkos (7) (Kucherov, Palat) 18:22 (PP) Penalties: Garrison Tb (High-sticking) 7:19, Sustr Tb (Tripping) 9:51, Staal Nyr (Tripping) 17:04 Third Period No scoring Penalties: Kreider Nyr (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 2:51, Palat Tb (Slashing) 18:21, Brassard Nyr (Slashing) 18:21 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Tampa Bay 4 11 7 22 New York 6 10 10 26 Goaltending summary: Tampa Bay: Bishop (26/26), New York: Lundqvist (20/22) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Tampa Bay: 1 of 3, New York: 0 of 4 Att: 18,006 Saturday at Chicago
Blackhawks 5, Ducks 4 (2OT) First Period 1. Chicago, Saad (4) 19:13 (PP) Penalties: Sharp Chi (Slashing Patrick Maroon) 9:08, Maroon Ana (Roughing Patrick Sharp) 9:08, Silfverberg Ana (Holding Jonathan Toews) 12:48, Seabrook Chi (Slashing Ryan Kesler) 17:40 Second Period 2. Anaheim, Etem (3) (Beauchemin, Palmieri) 18:14 Penalties: Perry Ana (Roughing Marcus Kruger) 10:38, Toews Chi (Highsticking Ryan Kesler) 15:15 Third Period 3. Chicago, Toews (5) (Saad, Hossa) 2:38 4. Chicago, Seabrook (4) (Saad, Toews) 7:38 5. Anaheim, Kesler (5) (Cogliano, Silfverberg) 8:42 6. Anaheim, Beleskey (6) 9:05 7. Anaheim, Perry (9) (Getzlaf) 9:19 8. Chicago, Kane (9) (Richards, Keith) 12:39 (PP) Penalties: Silfverberg Ana (Holding Kyle Cumiskey) 12:23 First Overtime No scoring Penalties: Vatanen Ana (Hooking Andrew Shaw) 9:44 Second Overtime 9. Chicago, Vermette (2) (Sharp, Teravainen) 5:37 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Anaheim 6 11 13 21 51 Chicago 14 6 13 7 40 Goaltending summary: Anaheim: Andersen (35/40), Chicago: Crawford (47/51) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Anaheim: 0 of 2, Chicago: 1 of 4
American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs - Round 3 Eastern match-ups 1-Manchester Monarchs vs. 3-Hartford Wolf Pack Western match-ups 1-Utica Comets vs. 2-Grand Rapids Griffins Yesterday’s result (Game 1) Utica 2, Grand Rapids 1 Saturday’s result (Game 2) Manchester 7, Hartford 4 (Manchester leads series 2-0) Today’s schedule (Game 2) Grand Rapids at Utica, 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 (Game 3) Manchester at Hartford, 4 p.m.
BASKETBALL NBA Playoffs (All series best-of-seven) Eastern Conference final (Round 3) Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Western Conference finals Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets Yesterday’s result (Game 3) Cleveland 114 Atlanta 111 (OT) (Cleveland leads series 3-0) Saturday’s result (Game 3) Golden State 115, Houston 80 (Golden State leads series 3-0) Today’s schedule (Game 4) Golden State at Houston, 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 (Game 4) Atlanta at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.
AUTO RACING
TENNIS
99th Indianapolis 500
ATP and WTA
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana. Rectangular oval, 4 turns, 2.5 miles per lap. Results (Start position in parentheses) 1 (15) Juan Pablo Montoya, DallaraChevrolet, 200, Running 2 (2) Will Power, Dallara-Chev, 200, Running 3 (14) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Chev, 200, Running 4 (1) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Chev, 200, Running 5 (17) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 6 (8) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 7 (5) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Chev, 200, Running 8 (10) J.R. Hildebrand, Dallara-Chev, 200, Running 9 (9) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Chev, 200, Running 10 (3) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara-Chev, 200, Running 11 (7) Sebastien Bourdais, DallaraChev, 200, Running 12 (31) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 13 (24) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 14 (23) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Chev, 200, Running 15 (16) Ryan Hunter-Reay, DallaraHonda, 200, Running 16 (26) Gabby Chaves, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 17 (20) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 18 (19) James Jakes, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 19 (18) Simona de Silvestro, DallaraHonda, 200, Running 20 (11) Carlos Munoz, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 21 (6) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running 22 (25) Pippa Mann, Dallara-Honda, 197, Running 23 (27) Sebastian Saavedra, DallaraChev, 175, Contact 24 (28) Jack Hawksworth, DallaraHonda, 175, Contact 25 (29) Stefano Coletti, Dallara-Chev, 175, Contact 26 (4) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Chev, 151, Contact 27 (33) James Davison, Dallara-Honda, 116, Mechanical 28 (32) Tristan Vautier, Dallara-Honda, 116, Mechanical 29 (13) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Honda, 112, Contact 30 (12) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chev, 112, Contact Race Statistics Winner’s average speed: 161341 Time of Race: 3:05:56.5286 Margin of Victory: 0.1046 seconds Cautions: 6 for 47 laps Lead Changes: 37 among 10 drivers
Open de Nice Cote d’Azur, May 17-23 Nice, France Surface: Clay Purse: €439,405 Singles - Final Dominic Thiem (Austria) beat 4-Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) 6-7(8) 7-5 7-6(2)
Playoff leaders (per game)
NASCAR
Points 1 Anthony Davis 2 Stephen Curry 3 James Harden 4 LeBron James 5 Monta Ellis 6 Blake Griffin
Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina. Quad Oval, 1.5 miles per lap. Results: (Start position in parentheses) 1 (3) Carl Edwards, Toyota 2 (4) Greg Biffle, Ford 3 (15) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chev 4 (1) Matt Kenseth, Toyota 5 (10) Martin Truex Jr., Chev 6 (19) Ryan Newman, Chev 7 (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford 8 (5) Denny Hamlin, Toyota 9 (8) Kevin Harvick, Chev 10 (14) Kurt Busch, Chev 11 (17) Kyle Busch, Toyota 12 (33) Kasey Kahne, Chev 13 (2) Joey Logano, Ford 14 (23) Paul Menard, Chev 15 (18) Jeff Gordon, Chev 16 (11) Austin Dillon, Chev 17 (21) Aric Almirola, Ford 18 (28) Chase Elliott, Chev 19 (22) Jamie McMurray, Chev 20 (24) Clint Bowyer, Toyota 21 (12) Tony Stewart, Chev 22 (20) Danica Patrick, Chev 23 (34) Casey Mears, Chev 24 (26) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford 25 (9) Kyle Larson, Chev Race Statistics Avg Speed of Winner: 147.803 mph Time of Race: 4 hours, 3:34 Margin of Victory: 4.785 seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 39 laps. Lead Changes: 22 among 9 drivers.
GP 4 12 14 12 5 14
Min 43.0 38.6 37.1 41.2 39.4 39.8
Pts 31.5 29.1 27.6 27.2 26.0 25.5
Rebounds GP 1 Dwight Howard 14 2 DeAndre Jordan 14 3 Blake Griffin 14 4 LaMarcus Aldridge 5 5 Tim Duncan 7
Min 33.2 34.4 39.8 41.6 35.7
Reb 14.0 13.4 12.7 11.2 11.1
Assists 1 Chris Paul 2 James Harden 3 LeBron James
GP Pts Ast 12 22.1 8.8 14 27.6 8.1 12 27.2 8.0
3-pointers 1 Stephen Curry 2 Paul Pierce 2 Eric Gordon 4 J.R. Smith
GP 3PA 3PM 12 11 4.8 10 6 3.3 4 8 3.3 9 8 3.1
Toronto Blue Jays DH Edwin Encarnacion, right, celebrates his two-run home run with teammate Russell Martin. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
Jays evade sweep from Mariners in win DANIEL GIRARD THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Aaron Sanchez is getting more comfortable with each outing on the mound. The Blue Jays right-hander, making just his ninth career start, had another solid performance on Sunday as Toronto defeated the Seattle Mariners 8-2. “It’s been flowing and we’re just kind of running with it,” Sanchez (4-4) said after going 6-2/3 innings. The 22-year-old was coming off a career high 7-1/3 innings start on Tuesday. He said that ever since his third start of the season, a win over the Baltimore Orioles in April, “things just kind of started rolling.” “It’s about minimizing the damage as much as you can and keeping these guys in the game,” Sanchez said. “That’s my job. Keep this team in the game and give them a chance to score some runs.” That’s how things unfolded Sunday. Sanchez surrendered a leadoff homer to Kyle Seager in the second inning but then kept the Mariners off the scoreboard until he was chased from the game in the seventh. Toronto (20-26) was also able to avoid a three-game sweep in its series against the Mariners (20-23). Ryan Goins and Edwin Encarnacion hit tworun homers in the fifth inning off Seattle starter Taijuan Walker (1-5), who had held the Blue Jays hitless through the first four innings. The Blue Jays added four more runs in the seventh inning to blow the game open and win for just the third time in the past 12 games. Toronto is 0-3-1 in its last four series. “He just gets better and better,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said of Sanchez. “You see it in every start. A big part of that, I think, is because he’s cut down on the walks.” Sanchez walked two, struck out four and gave up seven hits in a 97-pitch performance. “He looks more comfortable.”
Formula One Grand Prix Of Monaco Circuit De Monaco, Street circuit. Lap length: 2.07 miles Results, with driver’s country, constructor and finishing time. 1 Nico Rosberg, Germany, Mercedes, 78 laps, 88.778 mph 2 Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Ferrari 1:49:22.906 3 Lewis Hamilton, England, Mercedes 1:49:24.473 4 Daniil Kvyat, Russia, Red Bull 1:49:30.385 5 Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Red Bull 1:49:32.028 6 Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari 1:49:32.765 7 Sergio Perez, Mexico, Force India 1:49:33.433 8 Jenson Button, England, McLaren 1:49:34.483 9 Felipe Nasr, Brazil, Sauber 1:49:42.046 10 Carlos Sainz Jr., Spain, Toro Rosso 1:49:43.476
CYCLING Road racing Giro d’Italia
Yesterday’s results and standings Stage 15 - 165 km, Marostica Madonna Di Campiglio. (Final ascent).. Weather: Dry 1. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team, 4:22:35 2. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha, 0:00:02 3. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 0:00:05 4. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team, 0:00:06 5. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo, 0:00:38 6. Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team, 0:00:42 7. Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky 0:01:00 8. Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team, 0:01:10 9. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr, 0:01:49 10. Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team, 0:02:13 11. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal, 0:02:18 12. Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team, 0:03:11 General Classification (pink jersey) 1. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 60:01:34 2. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team, 0:02:35 3. Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team, 0:04:19 4. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team, 0:04:46 5. Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky 0:06:36 6. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha, 0:06:58 13. Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team, 0:11:17
SOCCER MLS
Geneva Open, May 17-23 Geneva, Switzerland Surface: Clay Purse: $494,310 Singles - Final Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Joao Sousa (6), Portugal, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Doubles - Final Juan Sebastian Cabal, Colombia, and Robert Farah (2), Colombia, def. Raven Klaasen, South Africa, and Lu Yen-Hsun, Taiwan, 7-5, 4-6, 10-7.
WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg, May 17-May 23 Strasbourg, France Surface: Clay. Purse: $226,750 Singles - Final Samantha Stosur (3), Australia, def. Kristina Mladenovic, France, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Doubles - Final Chia-Jung Chuang, Taiwan, and Chen Liang (1), China, def. Nadiya Kichenok, Ukraine, and Zheng Saisai (2), China, 4-6, 6-4, 12-10.
Eastern League Club PTS GP DC United 22 12 N. England 20 13 NY Red Bulls 17 11 Columbus 15 11 Toronto 13 10 Orlando 13 12 Philadelphia 12 13 Chicago 11 10 Montreal 8 7 NY City FC 7 12 Western League Club PTS GP Dallas 21 12 Seattle 20 11 Vancouver 20 13 San Jose 18 12 Sporting KC 18 12 Los Angeles 17 13 Salt Lake 17 12 Houston 16 13 Portland 13 12 Colorado 13 11
W 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 1
L 2 3 2 4 5 5 7 5 3 7
T 4 5 5 3 1 4 3 2 2 4
GF GA 14 10 18 16 14 11 17 14 14 14 14 15 13 21 11 14 9 10 9 16
W 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 2
L 3 3 5 4 2 4 3 5 5 2
T 3 2 2 3 6 5 5 4 4 7
GF GA 18 15 17 9 14 12 13 12 17 15 12 15 12 15 16 16 10 13 10 9
Yesterday’s results NY Red Bulls 0, Philadelphia 2 San Jose 1, Orlando 1 Saturday’s results Portland 0, Toronto 1 DC United 1, New England 1 Dallas 1, Montreal 2 Vancouver 0, Colorado 1 NY City FC 0, Salt Lake 2 Sporting KC 0, Seattle 0 Wednesday, May 27 Colorado at Seattle, 7 p.m. DC United at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Nurnberger Versicherungscup, May 17-May 23 Nurnberg, Germany Surface: Clay. Purse: $226,750 Singles - Final Karin Knapp (6), Italy, def. Roberta Vinci (4), Italy, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-1. Doubles - Final Hao-Ching Chan, Taiwan, and Anabel Medina Garrigues (2), Spain, def. Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, and Raluca Olaru (4), Romania, 6-4, 7-6 (5).
UEFA Champions League
GOLF
English Premier League
Completed tournaments
PGA Crowne Plaza Invitational, May 21-24 Colonial Country Club Course, Fort Worth, Texas. Par 70, 7,204 yards. Purse: $6,500,000. 2014 champion: Adam Scott Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Kevin Na -11 64 66 69 72 1 Chris Kirk -12 68 69 65 66 T2 Jason Bohn -11 69 69 68 63 T2 Jordan Spieth -11 64 73 67 65 T2 Brandt Snedeker -11 67 69 66 67 T5 Adam Hadwin Abbotsford, B.C. -10 69 66 69 66 T5 Pat Perez -10 69 69 68 64 T5 Kevin Kisner -10 67 69 67 67 T5 George McNeill -10 65 69 69 67 T5 Ian Poulter -10 65 67 68 70 T10 Danny Lee -9 66 69 70 66 T10 Ben Martin -9 66 71 68 66 T10 Colt Knost -9 66 73 66 66 T10 Jerry Kelly -9 67 70 67 67 T10 Brian Harman -9 68 66 69 68 T10 Rory Sabbatini -9 67 70 66 68 T10 Kevin Na -9 64 66 69 72 T10 Charley Hoffman-9 66 69 66 70 18 John Huh -8 70 68 70 64 T19 Robert Streb -7 71 68 68 66 T19 Kevin Chappell -7 71 68 68 66 T19 Zach Johnson -7 70 69 67 67 T19 Shawn Stefani -7 67 69 69 68 T19 Tony Finau -7 67 72 66 68 Other Canadians T27 Nick Taylor -5 68 68 68 71 T33 David Hearn -4 66 75 69 66 T53 Graham DeLaet -1 70 68 67 74
LPGA Airbus LPGA Classic Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove, Mobile, Alabama. Par 72, 6,532 yards. Purse: $1,300,000. 2014 champion: Jessica Korda. This tournament has been cancelled. Next event: ShopRite LPGA Classic, May 29-31. Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Bay Course, Galloway, New Jersey. Par 71, 6,247 yards. Purse: $1,500,000. 2014 champion: Stacy Lewis
Champions Tour Senior PGA Championship, May 21-24 French Lick, Indiana, The Pete Dye Course. Par 72, 8,102 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 champion: Colin Montgomerie Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Colin Montgomerie-8 72 69 70 69 2 Esteban Toledo -4 74 68 73 69 3 Woody Austin -3 73 71 72 69 T4 Brian Henninger -2 74 67 74 71 T4 Scott Verplank -2 73 72 70 71 6 Bernhard Langer E 73 72 69 74 T7 Jeff Sluman +1 74 73 73 69 T7 Tom Pernice Jr. +1 73 73 71 72 T9 Marco Dawson +2 77 72 73 68 T9 Mark McNulty +2 77 74 70 69 T9 Sandy Lyle +2 75 71 70 74 T9 Steve Jones +2 78 70 68 74 T13 Roger Chapman+3 79 70 71 71 T13 Kirk Triplett +3 76 74 70 71 T13 Joe Durant +3 75 71 73 72 T13 Kevin Sutherland+375 74 70 72 T17 Russ Cochran +5 73 77 72 71 T17 Olin Browne +5 79 69 71 74 T17 Peter Senior +5 75 74 70 74 T17 Paul Goydos +5 75 70 72 76 T17 Jerry Haas +5 73 74 72 62 From Canada T64 Rod Spittle +8 77 75 75 69
Web.com Tour No tournament this week. Next event: Rex Hospital Open, May 28-31 TPC Wakefield Plantation, Raleigh, North Carolina, Par 71, 7,257 yards. Purse: $625,000. 2014 champion: Byron Smith
European Tour BMW European PGA Championship, May 21-24 Wentworth Club, West Course, Surrey, England. Par 73, 7,281 yards. Purse: $4,750,000. 2014 champion: Rory McIlroy Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 1 Byeong-Hun An -21 71 64 T2 Miguel Jimenez -15 68 70 T2 Thongchai Jaidee-15 70 66 4 Chris Wood -13 68 73 5 Francesco Molinari-12 65 69 T6 Shane Lowry -11 74 67 T6 T. Fleetwood -11 69 71 T8 Julien Quesne -10 72 70 T8 Alexander Noren -10 72 67 10 Alej’dro Canizares -9 72 71 T11 Joost Luiten -8 72 67 T11 James Morrison -8 71 66 T11 Thomas Bjorn -8 69 71 T11 Branden Grace -8 73 68 T11 Gregory Havret -8 70 71 T11 Felipe Aguilar -8 70 73 17 Andrew Sullivan -7 71 72 T18 Soren Kjeldsen -6 71 69 T18 Marc Warren -6 68 74 T18 Martin Kaymer -6 72 71 T18 Jamie Donaldson-6 70 73 26 Duffy Waldorf +7 73 74
English FA Cup Final, Saturday May 30 Wembley Stadium, 9:30 a.m. Arsenal v Aston Villa
Pts 87 79 75 70 64 62 60 56 54 48 47 47 44 41 39 38 38 35 33 30
Yesterday’s results Arsenal 4, West Brom 1 Aston Villa 0, Burnley 1 Chelsea 3, Sunderland 1 Crystal Palace 1, Swansea 0 Everton 0, Spurs 1 Hull 0, Manchester United 0 Leicester 5, Q.P. Rangers, 1 Manchester City 2, Southampton 0 Newcastle 2, West Ham 0 Stoke 6, Liverpool 1
Pacific Coast Soccer League Team Victoria Mid Isle Vancouver Utd Vancouver Tbirds Tim Hortons Kamloops Khalsa Abbotsford FC Tigers
W 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0
D 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2
L 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 1 4
GF GA Pts 12 10 10 10 7 9 7 2 7 7 2 7 11 19 6 7 10 4 3 0 3 3 4 2 11 17 2
Yesterday’s schedule Abbotsford 1, Vancouver United 1 Khalsa SC vs. Mid Isle (N/A) Van Tbirds 1, Victoria 1 Tigers Vancouver 3, Kamloops 4 Saturday’s results Khalsa Sporting 3, Kamloops 0 Vancouver United FC 2, Victoria 0 Tim Hortons 1, Mid Isle 2 Tuesday, May 26 Vancouver Thunderbirds vs. Abbotsford,
LACROSSE T Pts 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wednesday, May 27 New Westminster at Langley, 7:45 p.m. Thursday, May 28 Coquitlam at N.Westminster, 7:45 p.m.
BC Junior A Lacrosse League T 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Pts 14 12 10 6 6 5 5 2
Saturday’s results Victoria 14, Burnaby 8 Coquitlam 12, Delta 7 Tuesday, May 26 New Westminster at Langley, 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 Delta at Coquitlam, 7:30 p.m.
National Lacrosse League R3 R4 67 65 68 67 68 69 68 66 68 74 67 69 65 72 68 68 68 71 68 68 74 67 75 68 71 69 70 69 69 70 67 70 72 66 73 69 71 69 69 70 67 72 76 72
ab r h bi ab r h bi Springer RF 3 1 1 0 Gose CF 4021 Gonzalez 2B 5 2 3 1 Kinsler 2B 4 1 0 0 Valbuena 3B 5 0 0 0 Cabrera 1B 5 2 2 1 Gattis DH 4 3 3 3 Martinez DH 4 0 2 1 Rasmus LF-CF4 0 0 0 Cespedes LF 5 2 2 1 Carter 1B 4 1 1 0 Cast’anos 3B 4 1 2 1 Castro C 5 0 1 2 Davis RF 4110 Villar SS 5 1 1 0 Holaday C 3 0 1 3 Marisnick CF 2 0 1 0 Collins PH 1 0 0 0 Tucker PH-LF 2 2 2 3 Romine SS 4 1 2 0 Totals 391013 9 Totals38 8 14 8
American League East W L Tampa Bay 24 21 NY Yankees 22 22 Boston 21 23 Baltimore 19 22 Toronto 20 26 Central W L Kansas City 28 15 Minnesota 25 18 Detroit 26 19 Cleveland 20 23 Chicago Sox 19 22 West W L Houston 29 16 LA Angels 22 22 Texas 21 23 Seattle 20 23 Oakland 16 30 National League East W L Washington 26 18 NY Mets 24 21 Atlanta 22 21 Philadelphia 19 27 Miami 18 27 Central W L St. Louis 28 16 Chicago Cubs 24 19 Pittsburgh 21 22 Cincinnati 18 25 Milwaukee 16 29 West W L LA Dodgers 26 17 San Francisco 25 20 Arizona 21 22 San Diego 21 24 Colorado 17 25
Houston
PCT .533 .500 .477 .463 .435 PCT .651 .581 .578 .465 .463 PCT .644 .500 .477 .465 .348
GB Strk - L2 1.5 L6 2.5 W2 3.0 L2 4.5 W1 GB Strk - L1 3.0 W2 3.0 L2 8.0 W6 8.0 L2 GB Strk - W2 6.5 L2 7.5 W5 8.0 L1 13.5 W2
PCT .591 .533 .512 .413 .400 PCT .636 .558 .488 .419 .356 PCT .605 .556 .488 .467 .405
GB Strk - W1 2.5 L3 3.5 W2 8.0 L1 8.5 W2 GB Strk - W1 3.5 L1 6.5 W3 9.5 L8 12.5 L2 GB Strk - L1 2.0 L2 5.0 W1 6.0 W1 8.5 W2
Saturday’s results Texas 15, NY Yankees 4 Seattle 3, Toronto 2 Pittsburgh 8, NY Mets 2 Philadelphia 8, Washington 1 Houston 3, Detroit 2 Cleveland 2, Cincinnati 1 Atlanta 3, Milwaukee 2 (11 inn) Minnesota 4, Chicago Sox 3 Oakland 5, Tampa Bay 0 Miami 1, Baltimore 0 (13 innings) Boston 8, LA Angels 3 Kansas City 3, St. Louis 2 (6 innings) L.A. Dodgers 2, San Diego 0 San Francisco 10, Colorado 8 Colorado 5, San Francisco 3 Chicago Cubs 9, Arizona 6 Today’s schedule with probable pitchers Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees, 10:05 a.m. Ventura (3-3) vs. Eovaldi (3-1) Colorado at Cincinnati, 10:10 a.m. Butler (2-4) vs. Marquis (3-3) Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m. Billingsley (0-2) vs. Colon (6-2) Houston at Baltimore, 10:35 a.m. Keuchel (5-0) vs. Chen (1-2) Boston at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m. Kelly (1-2) vs. Nolasco (4-1) San Francisco at Milwaukee, 11:10 a.m. Lincecum (3-2) vs. Lohse (3-4) Washington at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m. Zimmermann (3-2) vs. Wada (0-0) Detroit at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. Greene (4-2) vs. Hahn (1-3) Texas at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m. Klein (0-0) vs. Chen (0-1) Arizona at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m. Anderson (0-1) vs. Martinez (3-2) Miami at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Phelps (2-0) vs. Locke (2-2) Chi. White Sox at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Rodon (1-0) vs. Hutchison (3-0) Seattle at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Elias (0-1) vs. Odorizzi (3-3) Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 5:10 p.m. Perez (0-0) vs. Anderson (2-1) San Diego at L.A. Angels, 6:05 p.m. Ross (2-3) vs. Weaver (2-4) Tuesday, May 26 Miami at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Latos (1-4) vs. Locke (2-2) Houston at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Feldman (3-4) vs. Tillman (2-5) Washington at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m. Roark (0-2) vs. Hendricks (1-1) Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Duffy (2-3) vs. Warren (2-3) Seattle
WLA Senior A
Standings GP W L Coquitlam 9 7 2 Delta 8 6 2 Victoria 8 5 3 New Westminster 6 3 3 Nanaimo 6 3 3 Langley 7 2 4 Port Coquitlam 9 2 6 Burnaby 7 1 6 Yesterday’s results Coquitlam 10, Victoria 6 Port Coquitlam 9, Nanaimo 5
MLB
Blue Jays 8, Mariners 2
Western Lacrosse Assn Standings GP W L Nanaimo 2 2 0 Burnaby 1 1 0 Coquitlam 0 0 0 Langley 0 0 0 New Westminster 0 0 0 Maple Ridge 1 0 1 Victoria 2 0 2 Yesterday’s results Nanaimo 12, Victoria 9 (OT) Burnaby 9, Maple Ridge 8
Astros 10, Tigers 8
Yesterday’s results Toronto 8, Seattle 2 Houston 10, Detroit 8 Miami 5, Baltimore 2 Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 2 Oakland 7, Tampa Bay 2 Boston 6, LA Angels 1 Atlanta 2, Milwaukee 1 Pittsburgh 9, NY Mets 1 Washington 4, Philadelphia 1 Minnesota 8, Chicago Sox 1 St. Louis 6, Kansas City 1 Arizona 4, Chicago Cubs 3 San Diego 11, LA Dodgers 3 Colorado 11, San Francisco 2 Texas 5, N.Y. Yankees 2
Final Saturday, June 6 Olympiastadion, Berlin, 11:45 a.m. Juventus vs. Barcelona
Final standings Position/Club W D L GF GA 1 Chelsea 26 9 3 73 32 2 Man City 24 7 7 83 38 3 Arsenal 22 9 7 71 36 4 Man United 20 10 8 62 37 5 Tot Hotspur 19 7 12 58 53 6 Liverpool 18 8 12 52 48 7 Southampton 18 6 14 54 33 8 Swansea 16 8 14 46 49 9 Stoke City 15 9 14 48 45 10 Crystal Pal 13 9 16 47 51 11 Everton 12 11 15 48 50 12 West Ham 12 11 15 44 47 13 West Brom 11 11 16 38 51 14 Leicester 11 8 19 46 55 15 Newcastle 10 9 19 40 63 16 Sunderland 7 17 14 31 53 17 Aston Villa 10 8 20 31 57 18 Hull City 8 11 19 33 51 19 Burnley 7 12 19 28 53 20 Q.P. Rangers 8 6 24 42 73
BASEBALL
Division finals Home-and home series Return leg games Saturday’s results Toronto 11, Rochester 8 Toronto 8, Rochester 2 (Toronto wins series 2-1) Calgary 12, Edmonton 9 Edmonton 4, Calgary 1 (Edmonton wins series 2-1) Champion’s Cup Finals Game 1: Saturday, May 30, 4 p.m., Air Canada Centre Edmonton Rush (15-6) at Toronto Rock (16-5) Game 2 Friday, June 5, 6:30 p.m., Rexall Place Toronto at Edmonton Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, June 13, 4 p.m. Edmonton at Toronto
Toronto
ab r h bi ab r h bi Miller 2B 2 0 0 0 Don’son 3B 5 0 0 0 B’quist PH-2B 1 0 1 0 Martin C 5110 Smith LF 2 0 1 0 En’nacion DH 4 2 2 2 Ruggiano LF 1 0 0 0 Colabello LF 4 1 2 0 Cano DH 4 0 0 0 Smoak 1B 4 1 1 1 Cruz RF 4 0 0 0 Carrera RF 4 1 1 1 Seager 3B 4 2 2 1 Pillar CF 3110 Morrison 1B 4 0 1 0 Goins SS 2113 Ackley CF 3 0 1 0 Kawasaki 2B 2 0 1 0 Taylor SS 3 0 2 0 Tolleson 2B 1 0 0 1 Totals 28 2 8 1 Totals 34 8 10 8
Seattle 010 000 100 2 Toronto 000 040 40x 8 2B: SEA Morrison (4, Sanchez, A); TOR Martin, R (11, Walker, T), Colabello (6, Farquhar). GIDP: SEA Cano 2. HR: SEA Seager (7, 2nd inning off Sanchez, A, 0 on, 0 out); TOR Goins (1, 5th inning off Walker, T, 1 on, 0 out), Encarnacion (12, 5th inning off Walker, T, 1 on, 2 out). Team Lob: SEA 5; TOR 8. DP: TOR 3 (Kawasaki-Goins-Smoak, Goins-Smoak, Martin, R-Goins). Seattle IP H R ER BB SO T Walker (L, 1-5) 5.2 6 4 4 4 3 D Farquhar 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 J Beimel 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 M Lowe 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO A Sanchez (W, 4-4) 6.2 7 2 2 2 4 R Osuna 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 A Loup 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 L Hendriks 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 Time: 2:50. Att: 37,929.
Red Sox 6, Angels 1 LA Angels Aybar SS Trout CF Pujols 1B Calhoun RF Freese 3B Iannetta C Cron DH Joyce LF Fea’ston 2B Gia’tella 2B Totals
Boston
ab r h bi ab r h bi 4 1 1 0 Pedroia 2B 2 0 1 1 4 0 1 1 Betts CF 4000 4 0 0 0 Ramirez LF 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 Ortiz DH 4000 3 0 0 0 Bogaerts SS 4 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 Napoli 1B 3 2 2 4 3 0 1 0 Castillo RF 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 Holt 3B 3110 2 0 0 0 Sandoval PH 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Leon C 3010 30 1 4 1 Totals 32 6 12 6
LA Angels 000 001 000 1 Boston 020 010 03x 6 2B: LAA Trout (8, Miley); BOS Holt, B (7, Santiago), Bogaerts (5, Santiago), Napoli (4, Bedrosian). GIDP: LAA Aybar. HR: BOS Napoli (8, 2nd inning off Santiago, 1 on, 1 out). S: BOS Leon, S. Team Lob: LAA 3; BOS 6. DP: BOS (Holt, B-Pedroia-Napoli). PICKOFFS: LAA Santiago (Napoli at 1st base). LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO H Santiago (L, 3-3) 6.2 7 3 3 1 6 V Pestano 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 C Bedrosian 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 C Ramos 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO W Miley (W, 4-4) 8.0 4 1 1 1 2 K Uehara 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Time: 2:37. Att: 37,742.
Detroit
Houston 300 004 210 10 Detroit 500 110 001 8 SB: HOU Springer (11, 2nd base off Sanchez, An/Holaday), Villar (4, 2nd base off Sanchez, An/Holaday). 2B: HOU Marisnick (6, Sanchez, An); DET Cabrera, M (9, Hernandez, R), Holaday (2, Hernandez, R), Gose (10, Hernandez, R), Cespedes (16, Hernandez, R), Castellanos (7, Hernandez, R), Martinez, J (9, Fields, J). 3B: HOU Gattis (2, Sanchez, An). GIDP: DET Kinsler. HR: HOU Gattis (9, 6th inning off Sanchez, An, 0 on, 0 out), Tucker (2, 6th inning off Sanchez, An, 2 on, 2 out); DET Cabrera, M (11, 9th inning off Gregerson, 0 on, 1 out). S: HOU Springer. Team Lob: HOU 7; DET 7. DP: HOU (Valbuena-Gonzalez, M-Carter). Houston IP H R ER BB SO R Hernandez 5.0 9 7 7 3 5 J Thatcher (W, 1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 J Fields 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 C Qualls 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 L Gregerson 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO A Sanchez 5.2 8 7 7 2 11 W Wilson (L, 1-1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 2 T Gorzelanny 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 A Nesbitt 0.2 3 1 1 1 0 B Hardy 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 A Alburquerque 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 3:22. Att: 36,449.
Nationals 4, Phillies 1 Philadelphia
Washington
ab r h bi ab r h bi Revere LF 4 0 1 0 Span CF 4120 Galvis SS 4 1 1 0 Desmond SS 3 0 1 0 Ruf 1B 3 0 1 0 Escobar 3B 4 1 1 0 Franco 3B 4 0 0 0 Harper RF 3 1 2 2 Francoeur RF 3 0 2 1 Zim’man 1B 4 0 1 1 Sizemore PH 1 0 1 0 Robinson LF 3 1 1 0 Hernandez 2B4 0 0 0 Taylor PH-LF 1 0 0 0 Herrera CF 4 0 1 0 Lobaton C 4 0 1 1 Rupp C 3 0 1 0 Espinosa 2B 3 0 1 0 Harang P 2 0 0 0 Gonzalez P 2 0 0 0 Utley PH 1 0 0 0 Difo PH 1000 Totals 33 1 8 1 Totals 32 4 10 4
Philadelphia 000 100 000 1 Washington 000 110 20x 4 2B: PHI Rupp (2, Gonzalez, G), Ruf (6, Gonzalez, G), Sizemore (5, Storen); WSH Span 2 (11, Harang, De Fratus), Robinson, C (3, Harang), Zimmerman (11, Diekman). 3B: WSH Escobar, Y (1, Harang). GIDP: PHI Ruf, Hernandez, C. S: WSH Gonzalez, G; Desmond. Team Lob: PHI 6; WSH 8. DP: WSH 2 (DesmondEspinosa-Zimmerman 2). E: WSH Robinson, C (1, fielding). Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO A Harang (L, 4-4) 6.0 7 2 2 2 2 J De Fratus 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 J Diekman 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 J Gomez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Washington IP H R ER BB SO G Gonzalez (W, 4-2) 6.1 7 1 1 1 7 A Barrett 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 M Grace 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 R Janssen 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 D Storen 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Time: 2:45. Att: 41,044.
Padres 11, Dodgers 3 San Diego
LA Dodgers
ab r h bi ab r h bi Solarte 1B 6 1 2 0 Pederson CF 3 0 0 0 Venable CF-RF5 3 4 0 Rollins SS 4 1 2 0 Kemp RF 3 2 2 0 Kendrick 2B 4 1 1 0 Almonte LF 2 0 1 1 Gonzalez 1B 2 0 0 0 Upton LF 4 2 2 6 Uribe PH 1 0 1 0 Barmes SS 1 0 0 0 Ellis PH 1000 Norris C 5 0 2 2 Ethier RF 4 0 1 0 Span’berg 2B 5 1 3 0 Guerrero 3B 4 1 1 2 M’brooks 3B 5 1 2 1 Hernandez LF3 0 0 0 Amarista CF 4 0 1 1 Barnes C 3010 Shields P 4 1 1 0 Frias P 1000 Totals 44112011 Van Slyke 1B 2 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 7 2
San Diego 441 010 010 11 LA Dodgers 000 000 300 3 2B: SD Solarte (9, Frias), Spangenberg (4, Frias), Upton, J (7, Frias), Venable (2, Nicasio). GIDP: SD Spangenberg; LAD Kendrick, H, Ethier. HR: SD Upton, J (12, 1st inning off Frias, 3 on, 0 out), Middlebrooks (5, 3rd inning off Frias, 0 on, 0 out); LAD Guerrero, A (7, 7th inning off Shields, 1 on, 2 out). Team Lob: SD 10; LAD 3. DP: SD 2 (Middlebrooks-Spangenberg-Solarte, Spangenberg-Barmes-Solarte); LAD (Kendrick, H-Rollins-Gonzalez, A). San Diego IP H R ER BB SO J Shields (W, 6-0) 7.0 5 3 3 1 7 D Thayer 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 S Kelley 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO C Frias (L, 3-2) 4.012 10 10 2 0 S Rodriguez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Garcia 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 J Howell 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 J Nicasio 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 S Santos 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 Time: 2:47. Att: 50,182. Milwaukee 000 000 100 1 3 1 Atlanta 000 002 00x 2 6 0 W: M. Foltynewicz (3-1) L: J. Nelson (2-5) S: J. Grilli (13) HR: None NY Mets 000 010 000 1 7 0 Pittsburgh 000 133 20x 9 12 0 W: F. Liriano (2-4) L: J. Niese (3-5) HR: NYM- None PIT- A. McCutchen (7), S. Marte (9) Minnesota 100 400 300 8 9 0 Chi White Sox 000 100 000 1 4 1 W: K. Gibson (4-3) L: J. Quintana (2-5) HR: MIN- B. Dozier (8), B. Dozier (9) CHW- J. Abreu (7) San Francisco 000 000 002 2 6 1 Colorado 010 801 10x 11 11 0 W: C. Bettis (1-0) L: T. Hudson (2-4) HR: SF- None COL- N. Arenado (8)
B.C. Premier League Team North Delta North Shore Vic Eagles Langley Okanagan Nanaimo Whalley Abbotsford Coquitlam Vic Mariners Parksville White Rock
W 11 14 17 15 16 15 10 8 7 5 4 5
L 2 3 7 7 8 11 13 15 17 13 12 19
Pct GB .846 .824 1 .708 .5 .682 .5 .667 .5 .577 2.5 .435 6 .348 8 .292 9.5 .278 8.5 .250 8.5 .208 11.5
Yesterday’s results Okanagan at Parksville Okanagan at Parksville Coquitlam at North Delta Coquitlam at North Delta Abbotsford at Victoria Mariners Abbotsford at Victoria Mariners Victoria Eagles at Nanaimo Victoria Eagles at Nanaimo Saturday’s results Victoria Eagles 9, Abbotsford 6 Abbotsford 8, Victoria Eagles 7 Coquitlam 6, White Rock 5 White Rock 7, Coquitlam 4 Nanaimo 6, Victoria Mariners 5 Victoria Mariners 5, Nanaimo 1 Okanagan 10, Parksville 0 Parksville 6, Okanagan 5 Saturday, May 30 Parksville at Whalley, 3:30 p.m.
COFFEEBREAK
8 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES | MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015
ZITS by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman
TODAY’S CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Cartographer’s book 6 Ski lift (hyph.) 10 Erupt 14 Auto option 15 Relieve 16 Younger Guthrie 17 Comedian -- Kovacs 18 By Jove! 19 Cruise-ship deck 20 Botanical activity 22 Out of the sun 24 Georgetown athlete 25 Where to get down 26 Price tag 30 FBI agent (hyph.) 32 Take -- -33 Circle size 35 -- all she wrote! 40 Due to 42 Presupposes 44 Gravy spot 45 Fill a pipe 47 Advance 48 Loaf end 50 Waker-uppers 52 Dinosaur bone 56 Rick’s old flame 58 Leggy swimmers 59 Meet by chance (2 wds.) 64 Teri of “Tootsie” 65 Zoologist -- Fossey 67 Prow opposite 68 Great merriment 69 Place of exile 70 Like a wolf’s howl 71 Open wide 72 Precious 73 Hazy conditions DOWN 1 Shake -- --! 2 Part of NWT 3 Singer -- Del Rey 4 Get real! (2 wds.) 5 Do a slow burn 6 Ant-sized 7 Skycap’s tote 8 Quiet -- -- mouse 9 Suez Canal end (2 wds.)
BLONDIE by Young
HI & LOIS by Chance Browne
ONE BIG HAPPY by Rick Detorie
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE by Chris Browne
PREVIOUS PUZZLE
10 Greens course 11 Bwana’s sighting 12 Tribal adviser 13 Pine source 21 Wee bits 23 Gives a clue 26 File labels 27 Cynical rejoinder (2 wds.) 28 TV’s Imogene
29 War movie river 31 Lady’s honorific 34 Solar plexus 36 Luau entertainment 37 Love in Baja 38 Dogsled pullers 39 Tax-form IDs 41 Not with-it 43 Charley horse 46 “Open sesame” guy (2 wds.) 49 “Forgot” a letter 51 Expires 52 Socked in 53 Florida town 54 Scatter around 55 Philosopher -- Kierkegaard 57 Type of eclipse 60 Gossip tidbit 61 First-century emperor 62 Math cls. 63 Change for a five 66 Percent ending
HOROSCOPE by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might find it hard to get going this morning. Allow yourself to be somewhat impulsive; as a result, you will find that you feel re-energized. You could be accident-prone, so be careful. Refuse to fuss over details. Tonight: Kick your feet up and relax. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You seem to be an endless source of ideas. You might prefer to spend Memorial Day with a loved one. A friend who often reaches out to you will share an invitation. Be wary of any financial dealings with others. Tonight: Get the most out of the long weekend. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You are fiery and difficult to stop. Others often are amazed by your enthusiasm. You inadvertently could upset a family member or someone else whom you care a lot about. A supervisor might be taken aback by your high energy. Tonight: At home. CANCER (June 21-July 22) You are likely to say what you think and mean what you say. Choose your words with care,
ARCHIE by Henry Scarpelli
BEETLE BAILEY by Greg & Mort Walker
CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green
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by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.
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DAGLE
GARNDO
PREVIOUS PUZZLE
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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
Difficulty: Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and 3x3 block.
3 4 8 9 1 5 6 2 7
1 6 2 3 4 7 9 8 5
9 5 7 2 6 8 3 1 4
6 3 4 8 5 9 1 7 2
8 2 9 1 7 6 5 4 3
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4 9 3 7 8 1 2 5 6
7 8 6 5 9 2 4 3 1
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POLAND
Notley sworn in ending 44 years of Tory rule
President concedes defeat to challenger
NDP leader ushers in a new era for Alberta politics
WARSAW, Poland — Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski conceded defeat in the presidential election Sunday after an exit poll showed him trailing Andrzej Duda, a previously littleknown right-wing politician. The exit poll said 53 per cent of the votes in Sunday’s final round of the presidential election went to Duda and 47 per cent to Komorowski. It was conducted by Ipsos and reported by the public broadcaster TVN. It has a margin of error plus or minus 2 percentage points. Final, official results are expected to be released Monday.
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EDMONTON — NDP Leader Rachel Notley ushered in Alberta’s first change of government in almost 44 years Sunday, being sworn in on the steps of the legislature as the 17th premier. “Welcome to the first day of Alberta’s new government,” Notley told the cheering crowd under bright afternoon sunshine. “Today we open up a new chapter in the story of Alberta.” The other 11 members of Notley’s new cabinet were also sworn in. Former Calgary alderman Joe Ceci is the new finance minister. Former teacher and school administrator Margaret McCuaig-Boyd is the new minister of energy. Former NDP leader Brian Mason is the new minister of infrastructure and transportation. The ceremony officially brought to a close 43 years, eight months, and 15 days of Progressive Conservative rule, dating back to Sept. 10, 1971. It is the longest stretch of power by one party in Canadian history. Notley’s team made its own history on May 5, capturing 54 of 87 legislature seats to dethrone the Tories under leader Jim Prentice. It’s the first NDP government in Alberta, and Notley becomes
“Welcome to the first day of Alberta’s new government. Today we open up a new chapter in the story of Alberta.” Rachel Notley, premier
Alberta’s second female premier after former Tory leader Alison Redford. It is also a passing of the torch. Notley’s father, Grant Notley, was the leader of Alberta’s NDP during lean years for the party in the 1970s and early 80s. He died in a plane crash in 1984, just two years before the NDP made an historic breakthrough, winning 16 seats and forming official Opposition in 1986. For Alberta, it’s the first time in over a year, a premier is governing with a provincewide mandate. After Redford quit in March 2014, she was succeeded by Dave Hancock, who was picked by the Tory caucus, and then by Prentice, who won a PC party leadership contest. The ceremony launches a busy schedule. The cabinet will hold its first meetings, in Calgary, on Wednesday and Thursday. On June 1, 86 of the 87 members of the legislature will be sworn
in as MLAs. Prentice won his seat in Calgary-Foothills but quit on election night, before all the votes had even been counted. The legislature resumes on June 11 for the selection of a new Speaker. There will be a speech from the throne on June 15 followed by a short session mainly to pass a bill to keep the province’s money flowing while Notley’s team crafts its first budget to be released in the fall. Notley ran on a plan that includes higher income taxes for the wealthy and rolling back many of Prentice’s proposed tax and fee hikes. She has promised a review of oil royalties, to hike the minimum wage to $15 by 2018, to fund thousands of new gradeschool students arriving this fall, and to balance the budget by 2018-19. The NDP hopes to put behind them a difficult week of transition. On Friday, the party formally apologized for using online invitations to the taxpayer-funded swearing-in as a way to raise funds. It also ejected rookie Calgary Bow member Deborah Drever following the circulation of a series of questionable photos, including one deemed homophobic by the party. Drever, 26, will sit as an Independent.
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“I congratulate my competitor Andrzej Duda and wish him a successful presidency,” Komorowski said. The mood was joyous at the election night gathering of Duda’s Law and Justice party over what is apparently its first significant electoral victory in nearly a decade. There was an explosion of cheering and people flashed V signs for victory. “We can change Poland,” Duda, 43, told his supporters. He vowed an open presidency based on unity and said that it would take a lot of difficult work to fix the country’s problems. Polish presidents have fewer powers than prime ministers.
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Leader says militant group faces ‘unprecedented’ danger THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEIRUT — The leader of the militant Hezbollah group said Sunday that the region is facing “unprecedented danger” from extremist groups and vowed his fighters will expand their involvement in Syria’s civil war in support of government forces. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah spoke during a ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon, vowing to battle Sunni extremists groups such as the Islamic
State group and al-Qaida. He said such factions are an “existential threat” to anyone who does not agree with their ideology. Hezbollah openly joined President Bashar Assad forces in the civil war in 2013 and its fighters have been taking part in a major battle in recent weeks against jihadis in the Qalamoun mountain region that borders Lebanon. “Our presence will grow whenever it is required for us to be present,” Nasrallah said.
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A kiteboarder gets air as he launches into the Alberni Inlet on Saturday.
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A lone kiteboarder shows his skills for onlookers in front of the lighthouse on Saturday.
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South Port Kiteboarding Open House
Wind and water enthusiasts will make sure this is a familiar site on the Alberni Inlet all summer as kiteboarders enjoy the perfect conditions in the Valley. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Alicia La Rue helps a fellow kiteboarder launch off the pier.
Getting air, this kiteboarder takes advantage of the wind.
Reid was ready to roll as soon as he arrived.
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Google is always a familiar sight, enjoying the water and hanging out with the kiteboarders.
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Dale Moffatt helps a fellow boarder survey the wind conditions
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A kiteboarder sails into the home stretch after a good session
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