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CITY COUNCIL

Garbage has city ďŹ t to be tied Council’s 3-3 vote Monday night on commercial garbage collection could result in future tax increase “I don’t believe that the city has any business being in business against the private people.â€?

MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

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ort Alberni city council couldn’t reach a majority vote to cancel commercial garbage collection, so the service will continue, against the city engineer’s recommendation.

City engineer Guy Cicon recommended council scrap the service, as it would cost too much to replace aging equipment and hire more labour. T he city lost $51,000 from the service last year and business is declining. An anticipated July 1 ban by the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District on cardboard in the landfill complicates the issue. “My conclusion was that we didn’t have enough labour or equipment or bins to offer cardboard service,� said Cicon.

It would cost the city additional funds to ramp up for including cardboard collection, he noted.

Currently, the city operates commercial garbage collection

Ron Paulson, city councillor

CICON

for more than 200 local businesses – about 20 per cent of the market – and more than a dozen municipal buildings.

The city’s aging commercial garbage truck requires a $380,000 replacement.

Cicon recommended the city use the smaller bins for munici-

pal buildings and include it as part of the residential garbage collection.

The city competes with three private companies in Port Alberni that pick up dumpsters from businesses.

Stacy Watton, CUPE Local 118 president, wrote a letter to council urging them to continue the city-run commercial service. “By currently subsidizing dumpster service for $50,000 you collect and dispose of current facility garbage, a good portion of the town’s litter cleanup, control over your own garbage collection, many unaccounted garbage incidentals, support

community groups and a good union job,� Watton wrote.

Cancelling the service and switching to residential collection for municipal buildings would not save the city any money, she argued.

Council split a 3–3 vote to discontinue the commercial garbage collection, resulting in no change and business as usual.

There was no decision on whether to further invest to replace the garbage truck.

Mayor Mike Ruttan, councillors Ron Paulson and Sharie Minions voted to discontinue the service.

Councillors Dan Washington, Chris Alemany and Denis SauvĂŠ voted to keep the service going.

Coun. Jack McLeman, whose son works for a private garbage collection company in the city, did not participate in the debate or vote. “I see us going in a different direction,� said Coun. Paulson, noting the city should turn towards collecting garden waste.

“I don’t believe that the city has any business being in business against the private people,� Paulson said. With both commercial garbage and garden waste collection, the city would be on the hook for about $600,000 in vehicle costs, he added.

Coun. Alemany argued that a large private conglomerate would take over the market if the city discontinued the service.

But Mayor Ruttan responded that city council can’t speculate on what the market will do.

If the city pursues collection of garden waste, it will cost residents, Ruttan said. “We are committing the city down the road, in a very short time, to at least a three per cent increase in property taxes,� Ruttan said.

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TRANSPORTATION

‘Frances Barkley’ back in business to BamďŹ eld KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Three months ago, the major lifeline to Bamfield was cut off.

The MV Frances Barkley had been out of service after striking something at sea and has just recently resumed regular service.

The vessel, which provides daily passenger and freight service, was on a scheduled run to the small community when it was damaged in the canal. “We speculate it hit a deadhead,� said Mike Surrell, owner of Lady Rose Marine Services. “No one knew there was an issue until we started losing oil.�

When the crew took the gear box apart to inspect the damage, they found a broken shaft and knew it was major. “It was an integral part of the vessel that failed,� Surrell said. “It is like the transmission of a car breaking. “Everyone felt sick. We knew it was a big problem.�

It took two months for local workers to machine build and re-install all the parts.

The vessel was transported by steam to Point Hope Shipyard and staff from Lady Rose Marine

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The ‘MV Frances Barkley’ has resumed service to Bamfield after three months of repairs. [TIMES FILE PHOTO]

Services rented an apartment while completing the job. They worked 10-hour days on something Surrell equated to performing heart surgery.

In the interim, the company was forced to use a 50-foot landing craft, a Carryem water taxi, to load and unload freight and keep the service running. One of the main ways businesses and residents of Bamfield acquire

goods is by water. The alternative is a rough, dirty logging road.

For the people of Bamfield, the disruption in service required adjustments to be made to daily life.

At the general store, employee Neil Wright was happy to see the return of the Frances Barkley.

The store gets all of its stock three times a week by boat,

which usually adds up to a total of 5,000-10,000 pounds of freight each week.

They had to cut back orders significantly, but were still receiving about two pallets piled six feet high, which came with challenges of loading and unloading from the water taxi. “The boys (running the Carryem) took care of us pretty good,� Wright said. “They did

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the best they could with what they had. It was a lot of work to carry the stuff up the ramps.�

Besides goods, the community relies on foot traffic, and with two months of very little tourists, the business took a hit. “They help out with the bottom line at the end of the day,�

Wright said. “We didn’t order as much as normal for the beginning of the season. It was a tough thing for Mike to go through.�

Surrell said his office staff stepped up and were busy loading and unloading on the dock.

The service transports anything that can be carried on board and hits several miscellaneous waypoints en route to Bamfield.

Surrell said the vessel is now in tip-top shape and reservation numbers are steadily climbing. “We are lucky we have very skilled labour here,� he said. “Our engineers are phenomenal.�

At the rate in which business has resumed, with both an influx of passengers and freight, Surrell expects this to be a busy tourist season.

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

May 20 - June 23, 2015 Schedules are subject to change without notice.

Sports

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

Info: 250-724-0125.

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

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

Taoist Tai Chi arts, twice weekly classes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mondays, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Hall. Everyone welcome. Please enter by parking lot side door. Info: 250-723-7956.

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.

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

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

Child and youth

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

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

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

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Bike to work week Mayor Mike Ruttan (far right) with city councillors and community members outside the Port Alberni city hall celebrated Bike To Work Week on Monday. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]

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

Grief Support Group meets Thursday afternoons at the Hospice Society office. Call Ruth at 250-723-4478 to register.

First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196.

Volunteers needed to help at Red Cross Health Equipment and Loan Program for four-hour shifts. Call between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 250-723-0557.

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

Narcotics Anonymous, 1-800-807-1780 for meeting times and locations.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming Rethink, Rewind, Reboot 8 workshop modules for tech-based SMBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Start-ups. May 29, June 18, June 22 and June 29. For more information, 250-753-8324.

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SPROAT LAKE

BIKE TO WORK WEEK

Fire department celebrates 50 years KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The Sproat Lake Volunteer Fire Department is celebrating 50 years and several events commemorating the milestone will happen over the next few months.

This Saturday is a social evening and barbecue for past and present members.

The biggest task, according to fire chief Wade Hepp, has been tracking down former volunteers.

“It has taken the past five to six months,” he said. “We have spent hours on the Unternet and in phone books. We’ve used social media, Google, friends of friends and acquaintances. We’ve tried everything.”

The work has paid off and organizers expect to see 100 to 120 people at the invite-only event. There will be a special commemorative publication available for members, and if there is demand, more copies may be printed. The book is a combination of one written by the late Harold Bishop on the first forty years of the depart-

ment with additions made by the last two fire chiefs who filled in the next ten years of history.

Wade is looking forward to bringing together the generations for the gathering.

“I think, personally, if we don’t document it or get people together, we will lose history and it will be gone forever,” he said. “We will have people who have seen the changes in equipment and see the struggles we have today that are very different from the ones they had.”

One of those struggles members face today is an aging volunteer base. Currently at 39 members, Hepp’s main concern is that the average age is 55.

“We will lose about 10 members with 20 years seniority soon and we will be in big trouble,” he said.

For more information, or if you are a past or current member who would like to attend the social on Saturday, May 30, call 250-724-1777 or email officeadmin@sproatlakefire.ca.

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A photo from 2000, showing the new Engine #47, along with the late Harold Bishop, Dave Beaty and Ted Blight. All three men served or have served together since the early years of the Sproat Lake Volunteer Fire Department.

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Port Alberni Cycling Club members Daryl Chase, Keenan Bujotzek, Brian Chase and Nathan Krein enjoy the camaraderie of group rides, as well as the terrain and scenery of the Valley. [PHOTO SUBMITTED]

Alberni Cycling Club offers a chance to improve skills KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

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ycling is a sport that can be done individually or with a group. For anyone wanting to ride with others or to improve mountain bike and road-riding skills, the Port Alberni Cycling Club offers that and more.

Established in 2008 by several people, including Joe Maika from Team Whistler and Pol Quinn from Cutting Edge Sports, the club was designed to be an all-inclusive group catering to all ages, skill levels and tread patterns.

The members ride everything from cross country, road, downhill, freestyle, slopestyle and cyclocross. The club offers various recreational and competitive events throughout the year. They are all based on having fun and enjoying the sport with like-minded people, but it is also a chance to test your own skills on some of the best trails in the Valley.

One of the popular races held by the group is the Soggy Bottom cross country marathon. Taking place over about 22 km of flowy

single track, the route is complete with roots, mud and forest scenery. From beginners to expert levels, an incentive for many is often the large number of prizes available. The Club is also known for its 12 Hours of Alberni Valley endurance race.

Throughout the spring and summer, weekly rides for members are also organized.

Tonight, and every Wednesday, is the group road ride, usually starting at 6 p.m. from Healthy Habits. Every second Thursday are Twoonie Rides for mountain bikes. With the a donation of a twoonie, riders receive post-ride refreshments and prizes and help cover the costs of maintaining club activities.

This Thursday night, the club meeting follows the ride, and new people are encouraged to attend to provide suggestions and join the growing membership.

Last year the group introduced an after school biking program for kids with parks and recreation. Sprockids gave youth the opportunity to develop strategies

not only for improving their mountain biking skills, but leadership and confidence to take throughout life.

Besides racing and organizing group rides, the Club is a chance to get together for socializing.

There is always time to jump off the saddle, put the bike down and fuel up after with barbecues, snacks and drinks.

One of the things club members focus on is trail building and maintenance of existing trails.

The Port Alberni Cycling Club is a non-profit group dedicated to promoting cycling and healthy outdoor living in the Valley and are always looking for new members and volunteers. To join or to find out more, go to www. pacyclers.com.

Members, along with the support of Healthy Habits, are also taking part in Bike To Work Week events. Cyclists can stop by the store on Redford Street on Thursday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. to take part in celebrations.

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COURTS

Trial for stockbroker charged with fraud set for August MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

A former Port Alberni stockbroker who was banned for misconduct will stand trial in Supreme Court 10 years after a number of alleged crimes.

Charles Kamal Dass faces 15 charges: seven each of fraud and theft over $5,000; and one count of using forged documents. The offences allegedly occurred between January 2000 and December 2006 in Port Alberni.

He’s accused of embezzling $3.9 million in investment money

from two Alberni Valley dairy farming families.

Dass’s case was in Port Alberni Supreme Court on Monday to fix a date for trial. His Supreme Court trial is set to start Aug. 2, 2016, by judge alone without a jury.

Defence lawyer Thomas Arbogast said there are a number of reasons why the case has taken so long to go to trial, but did not comment on the details.

“It’s difficult to say,” he said, adding that each case is different.

Ian Hay is Crown prosecutor on the Dass case.

A preliminary inquiry to assess the strength of the Crown’s evidence against Dass ended in Port Alberni in February. Judge Ron Lamperson ruled that the evidence was sufficient for trial.

The judge asked Arbogast and Hay how long they expect the trial to take. They replied they would need to discuss the case further. Both lawyers are based in Vancouver.

Dass was arrested in June 2013 and released on bail for a $25,000

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The Emblem and Haack families, who operated dairy farms in the Alberni Valley, filed lawsuits against Dass in B.C. Supreme Court in 2007. The families had decided to sell their cows and dairy farm assets, investing the money with Dass.

Their lawsuit alleged Dass absconded with $3,275,000 from the Emblems and $625,000 from the Haacks. Dass contended he followed instructions from Colleen Haack and Jerrald Emblem to invest the funds in high-risk

ventures.

The 46-year-old was banned from the brokerage business for life after a 2009 hearing by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. Dass was ordered to pay a $220,000 fine and $83,184 in costs.

The hearing panel ruled that Dass misused over half a million dollars in loans and investments from clients between 2002-2004 while working for Dundee Securities in Port Alberni.

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Fracking situation not black and white

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t’s one of the most hotly debated issues of our time, primarily because the stakes are so high on either side.

Nowhere is that more true than New York, where Gov. Andrew Cuomo made headlines last December when he announced a state-wide ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Some regional leaders have loudly complained about the move, while many environmentalists scored it a victory.

The problem with fracking is that while it’s been around for years — states such as Pennsylvania are maggoty with these short-term natural gas wells

— studies of its impact are still far from conclusive. The only thing really known is that it has created a whole new boom in fossil fuels and contributed to a global collapse in the price of other energy sources.

While this province still awaits the findings of its own fracking panel, investigations in jurisdictions such as Nova Scotia and now New York show a trend towards erring on the side of caution.

This month, New York released the research that backed up its decision last year. It’s a dense 2,000-page tome that examines everything from economic bene-

fits to possible environmental and health impacts.

One factor that was not clearly known even only a year ago is the potential for tremors and earthquakes.

As Climate Central reported last week, new evidence in this area played a big role in the state’s decision.

“Last month, the U.S. Geological Survey published a study showing that oil and gas development, specifically deep underground injection of wastewater from fracking operations, made Oklahoma more seismically active than California in 2014, posing a major risk to life and property.”

Such quakes would not only threaten to disrupt water supplies and cause other environmental problems, but could damage infrastructure in states where building codes don’t account for such events.

Perhaps the most interesting thing about the research for New York is that consideration was given to the likelihood that increased fracking would tend to supplant or at least delay the need to seek more renewable forms of energy. Not only does fracking continue to increase greenhouse gases, but it may only kick the fuel can down the road a few more decades.

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will be hundreds or even thousands of pages long and analyzed word for word and line by line by high-priced lawyers before signatures are applied.

Clark hasn’t sold the farm and Petronas and their partners aren’t on the hook to buy it or anything else. The memorandum does include some details on what the two sides are willing to put on the table to manage risk and maximize profit but nothing is locked in.

The scope of these kinds of deals demands the detailed discussion happen behind closed doors so everyone can freely negotiate without being bound to similar offers in the future and to keep the armchair quarterbacks at bay. Unfortunately, that secrecy fuels the belief that something underhanded is going on, with money and power subverting the process for evil purposes.

The irony, of course, is that proponents and opponents see themselves as transparent do-gooders under siege from conspiracies hatched by the other side. Corporations and governments are just trying to make money, create jobs and grow the economy but nutbar anarchists are scheming to stop them. Environmentalists and activists are just trying to protect our air, land and water from shady robber barons and crooked politicos lining their pockets.

Nothing mobilizes action and response like fear, that’s why the stories from both sides demonizing each other sound so scary and dramatic. Yet the record

“But natural gas produced using fracking is also leading to the displacement of carbon-heavy coal as the nation’s primary fuel for electric power generation,” the Climate Central article noted.

Again, the situation is by no means black and white.

One thing is for sure: this provincial fracking panel just got a whole new mountain of evidence to mull over.

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arlier this year, an RCMP report leaked to the public warned that anti-energy and anti-resource development activists are increasingly wellfunded and well-organized and might be showing more violent tendencies.

Funny how the idea of foreign money coming in to support the activities of Canadian environmentalists is shocking and horrifying, the acts of agent provocateurs violating national sovereignty with their influence peddling, yet federal and provincial governments cutting deals worth billions with massive multinational corporations is fair play. Turn the lens around and now the view is of noble underdog Canadians fighting to protect our pristine wilderness from billionaire developers and the evil politicians they’ve bought off with blood money.

In between you’ve got law enforcement and spy agencies justifying their existence to their political masters by pointing to the darkness under the bed and saying there might be a bogeyman there and, even if there isn’t, we’d better be watchful in case one materializes.

This is not to say that multinational companies don’t manipulate governments around the world to further their corporate interests, nor that environmentalists don’t use shady tactics to further their agendas nor that police officers and spies don’t poke their noses where they don’t belong.

It is to say a cigar is usually a

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cigar and the likelihood that it’s actually a cleverly-disguised pipe bomb from a James Bond movie is rare.

Put another way, when Premier Christy Clark signs a memorandum of understanding with an international LNG consortium led by Petronas of Malaysia, like she did Wednesday, it’s more a publicity stunt than a nefarious plot. Clark gets to show that she’s serious about the LNG file and that she does have suitors with deep pockets at the table while the suitors, the Pacific NorthWest LNG group, show their global competitors that they’ve got the inside track in B.C. The real binding documents

clearly shows that neither side is omnipotent, both sides exchange wins and the radicals in either camp are few.

In fact, neither side can accommodate radicals. On the business side, radical hard-nosed stances get in the way of pragmatism and cutting a deal. Spying, intimidation, bribery and other shenanigans are costly risks that backfire more often than not. On the activist side, threats of violence violate deeply-held moral principles.

Peaceful protests attract converts and public sympathy, not bombings, shootings and riots.

That’s the important point police and spies in Canada and elsewhere miss. Radicals give up on the process and quietly take matters in their own hands, working from the shadows. They operate underground because they despise the moderates on their side for their weakness almost as much as they hate the other side for their strength.

Spying on citizen activists or business and government leaders is almost always a waste of time because the very nature of their work is to attract public support to their cause. That kind of attention is the last thing any scheming radical planning illegal and/or harmful activity wants.

Scrutiny is always good for government, business and activism.

It’s the quiet ones in their midst, brimming with anger and resentment, that we all have to watch out for.

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Family offers storefront for first time Arrowsmith Flooring now more visible, accessible and providing more products and services KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

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new store catering to the flooring needs of the Alberni Valley opened yesterday with a definite family feel.

Arrowsmith Flooring Centre opened its doors on Tebo Road, offering a storefront for the first time.

The family-run business includes husband and wife, Johnny and Kathy Ruissen, as well as Kathy’s sister, Colleen Van Adrichem as manager.

When the three saw an increased demand for products, they decided to put their idea of a store into reality.

Johnny brings 38 years of experience as a tile setter, with 35 being a contractor on his own with Arrowsmith Tile.

Now, being more visible and accessible, the business is also able to offer more products and services.

“People want more variety and we want to keep people shopping in town,” Van Adrichem said.

“We now offer carpet and blinds.”

Before any of the shelves were stocked and displays hung, however, the new shop had to be constructed.

Built from the ground up, Johnny did much of the work himself, including a fireplace using K2 stone.

He installed the porcelain tile and vinyl plank floors and ledge stone on the desk.

Walking into the store, customers can get a feel for the products offered, not only from display racks, but by the furnishings and decorations. Johnny’s own photos of his work decorate the walls and show the variety of options available.

Sisters Colleen Van Adrichem, left, and Kathy Ruissen are excited to launch their new business venture together, along with Kathy’s husband and experienced tile setter, Johnny. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

For flooring, samples for viewing are available on-site for carpet, linoleum, laminate, tile, hardwood and vinyl plank, which is a waterproof alternative to wood. There is also an option for in-floor heating. The store is complete with a rear room full of installation needs for do-it-yourselfers.

If you have an idea of what you want, whether it is for a new

look or replacing old flooring, the three are committed to putting customer service first.

They are willing to help with samples and providing tips and suggestions.

For example, in high traffic areas, Van Adrichem said, based on personal preference, customers can choose any hard surface, laminate, low pile carpet or tile.

Kathy is specializing in the

window covering side of the business and is looking forward to showing everyone the wide selection of current blinds, shades and shutters.

She also said she has plenty of tips for cleaning.

“If you wash the film off, you can keep them clean by dusting once a week,” Kathy said. “A hairdryer works for fabrics to blow the dust off.”

MONEY

Ottawa to explore ways to give people the option to boost CPP contributions THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — In a sudden aboutface, the Harper government said Tuesday it’s thinking about giving Canadians the option of hiking their contributions to the Canada Pension Plan — a measure that would help them boost their retirement savings.

With an election date less then five months away, the move looked like a surprise effort by the Conservatives to wrestle some ground away from their political foes.

The Tories have long opposed expanding the government-managed pension plan — an idea supported by the NDP — but Finance Minister Joe Oliver told the House of Commons that they intend to consult experts and stakeholders on the matter this summer.

The government’s goal: explore ways that would allow Canadians to make voluntary add-on contributions to the CPP.

“They’re trying to scoop up a few votes of those that are concerned about their pensions,” Nathan Cullen, NDP finance critic

“We are open to giving Canadians the option to voluntarily contribute more to the Canada Pension Plan to supplement their current CPP retirement savings,” said Oliver, who offered few details and did not speak to reporters after question period.

People need choices when it comes to their retirement savings, rather than being forced to make mandatory payments, Oliver said.

The government, he added, aims to build on other voluntary savings options already available, such as pooled, registered pension plans and tax-free savings accounts.

The subject of retirement income is expected to be a weighty election issue this fall and the Tories’ opponents lined up to portray Tuesday’s change of heart as crass political opportunism.

“They’re trying to scoop up a few votes of those that are concerned about their pensions,” said NDP finance critic Nathan Cullen.

“I don’t know if they’re actually going to do it. If they were going to do it, one would’ve imagined they would have done it already.”

The NDP has long called for a mandatory expansion of the Canada Pension Plan to help Canadians save for retirement.

Liberal finance critic Scott Brison accused the Tories of swiping the idea of voluntary expansion from his party’s 2011 election platform. He said the timing of the announcement — on the “eve of an election” — shows the move was more about winning votes than good policy.

“The Conservatives criticized it and have criticized it ever since,” Brison said of the Liberal proposal.

Tuesday’s news came as a surprise to those who have long been calling for it.

“It’s, first of all, a 180-degree turn from what they had been saying for the last five years,” said Susan Eng, vice-president of advocacy for the influential seniors group CARP. She did, however, describe the change as “sort of like a half-measure.” Eng said internal polls of her organization’s members have shown that 80 per cent of them support mandatory expansion of the pension plan.

The concern is that people aren’t disciplined enough to save enough for retirement on their own; higher mandatory pension contributions would help them get there, she said.

The long-running debate about the Canada Pension Plan has also spilled into the provinces.

Van Adrichem said they strive to offer something for all budgets, without sacrificing quality.

“We have quality products that will last,” she said.

The store’s motto, “Dream it, Plan it, Do it” ensures pride of ownership lasts as long as the home itself.

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Ireland agrees to sell share of Aer Lingus THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DUBLIN — Ireland intends to sell its 25 per cent stake in the Aer Lingus airline to IAG after receiving guarantees that the parent company of British Airways will increase employment and air links with the United States.

IAG, which also operates Spain’s Iberia airline, confirmed revised terms of its takeover offer as Ireland’s Cabinet announced its decision Tuesday night.

To succeed, IAG still must persuade the Irish airline’s largest shareholder — rival carrier Ryanair — to accept the offer valuing Aer Lingus at 1.4 billion euros ($1.52 billion).

Ryanair holds 30 per cent of Aer Lingus shares because of its own three thwarted takeover bids, but has yet to talk directly with IAG. Ireland’s business and tourism chiefs welcomed the decision. Labour unions expressed reservations.

ECONOMY

Markets down as hike in U.S. interest rates looms THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — North American stock markets closed sharply lower Tuesday as positive economic news fuelled concerns that an interest rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve could be imminent.

The S&P/TSX composite index lost 136.59 points to close at 15,050.81, while the loonie gave back 0.74 of a U.S. cent to 80.47 cents. In New York, where trading resumed after the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, indexes also posted major declines, as traders reacted to comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen late Friday.

Yellen said if the U.S.

economy continues to improve, a rate hike could be on the horizon some time this year. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 190.48 points at 18,041.54, while the Nasdaq plunged 56.61 points to 5,032.75 and the S&P 500 fell 21.86 points to 2,104.20.

Ben Jang, a portfolio manager at Vancouver-based Nicola Wealth, said traders are reacting negatively to positive economic news that has been coming out of the U.S. in recent days because it signals a greater likelihood that the Fed will raise rates.

“We’re stuck in this environment where good news turns out to be bad news,” said Jang. “So if you

have comments that can be viewed as more hawkish, the market sells off because they’re concerned about interest rates rising.”

However, Jang noted that positive economic data is good news for the economy and will eventually translate into higher stock market valuations.

“It’s actually better for the markets in the long run and will help deflate potential asset bubbles,” he said.

On commodity markets, the July oil contract was fell US$1.69 to US$58.03 a barrel, while June gold lost $17.10 to US$1,186.90 an ounce and July copper gave back three cents to US$2.78 a pound.

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Armada girls take bronze medal at BCs Alberni District Secondary wins thirdplace match for Tier 2 provincial final MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Erica Senger runs for the Armada in a rugby game against Abbotsford’s Robert Bateman Secondary during the B.C. provincial championships on Friday. ADSS lost the game 15–20, placing them in the bronze medal game.

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The Armada girls’ rugby team is on a five-year streak for medal wins at the Tier 2 B.C. provincial championships.

This year’s team took home the bronze medal in North Vancouver on the weekend. The Armada defeated Lake City Secondary of Williams Lake 24–10 in the thirdplace match.

“The girls are really happy to bring home another medal to the Alberni Valley,” said coach Ryan Hall. The rugby squad has qualified for the Tier 2 provincial championships for the past 10 years and won medals in the last five.

“It may not have been the colour we wanted, but the girls played a fantastic tournament,” Hall said.

After drawing first blood against Lake City with a try and conversion for a 7–0 lead, Alberni gave up a try on an awkward bounce off the uprights.

The 7–5 scoreline was the closest

their opponents would get.

“Our Grade 12s really showed up in their final ADSS Armada game as rugby players,” said Hall. “You could just see our girls put it into another gear and there was no looking back.”

The first half ended 17–10, and the Armada took full control of the game.

“We kind of shut the door in the last 30 minutes,” said the coach.

Alberni played three games in the Tier 2 tournament. They crushed Lillooet Secondary 41–5 in the opener.

But then the Armada lost to Abbotsford’s Robert Bateman Secondary 20-15, putting the championship game out of reach.

Surrey’s Clayton Heights took the top prize.

Two Island teams won the AA and AAA championships. Brentwood College of Mill Bay won the AA gold medal, and Courtenay’s G.P. Vanier claimed the AAA title.

IN THE RING

Boxing promoter hoping to bring another fight to Nanaimo SCOTT McKENZIE NANAIMO DAILY NEWS

After scheduling changes, cancelled fights and the legendary Gordy Racette being forced to pull out 25 minutes before his much-anticipated bout, the ‘Rumble at the Rink’ boxing card still delivered Saturday night at Frank Crane Arena.

Promoter Terry Strawson of Gloved Up Promotions said between 1,000 and 1,100 people attended the three-fight card on Saturday night that ended with Qualicum Beach’s Aubrey “Bam Bam” Morrow knocking out Saskatoon’s Paul Bzdel in the seventh round of a blood-soaked main event.

And with the fanfare that showed up to Frank Crane on Saturday, Strawson is hoping to bring another fight night to Nanaimo as early as October or November. “I believe, given enough time, we’ll do that because I think once people come in the door and see what kind of

fighter we can bring to Nanaimo, then people will always be excited by the end of it,” Strawson said. Racette, a former Canadian champion and Nanaimo native, was pulled prior to the opening fight of the night due to his blood pressure being too high to compete.

Strawson said there was some negative feedback from people hoping to see Racette make history by fighting in his fifth consecutive decade, “but that was sort of out of our control.”

Strawson and Gloved Up Promotions also held a fight card in July 2014 at the Port Theatre and felt it could be done in a bigger venue. Racette also recommended it be in Frank Crane. Strawson also said there needed to be more bouts on the night, as it was originally scheduled to host eight. In the future, he believes he can bring in more.

Finances are also an ongoing issue when it comes to putting on a major event in Nanaimo.

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After controversy, women’s softball back at UBC varsity KOLBY SOLINSKY BC LOCAL NEWS

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Rockets on hunt for Memorial

Quebec City — A sluggish start and disappointing loss to the Quebec Remparts in the tournament opener has quickly faded into a distant memory for the Kelowna Rockets.

The Western Hockey League champs grabbed the momentum early on Monday night, then rolled to 7-3 win over Rimouski Oceanic for their first win of the 2015 Memorial Cup. Nick Merkley, Leon Draisaitl and Gage Quinney scored two goals each as the Rockets evened their record at 1-1, guaranteeing Kelowna at least a spot in Thursday’s tiebreaker.The Rockets, who struggled to find their rhythm early and lacked discipline in Friday’s loss to Quebec, had no such trouble against Rimouski Monday, roaring out to a 3-0 lead before the game was 15 minutes old.

Despite a brief pushback by the Quebec champs late in the first period, the Rockets—led by Draisaitl and Merkley—dominated play much of the night and looked a lot more like the team

Dashon ‘Flyboy’ Johnson throws a punch at opponent Chris Aucoin during the ‘Rumble at the Rink’ boxing card on Saturday night at Frank Crane Arena.

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Members of the Kelowna Rockets celebrate Nick Merkley’s first period goal against the Rimouski Oceanic Monday at the Memorial Cup in Quebec City.

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“We’ve had some fantastic sponsors, but we just need more and more,” Strawson said.

“These shows cost anywhere between $30,000 and $50,000 to put on between commission fees, venue fees, ambulance, security and paying fighters what they deserve.

“I’ve got friends that hosted a seven-a-side soccer tournament in Nanaimo and make a killing, but at the end of the day, this is not about making money for us.

“But we do want it to be sustainable.”

The appetite for boxing, however, can be found in ticket sales and Strawson is hoping that with more of both, bigger and better events can come to Nanaimo.

“If everybody can come out and buy a $20 ticket, in a sense they become a shareholder and an investor in boxing in Nanaimo,” he said. “I’ve got plenty of contacts up and down the west coast and the things we can bring here, we’re just not ready for yet.”

head coach Dan Lambert has come to know.

“I thought our best players were our best players,” said Lambert.

“They controlled the game like they can, they made a lot of good plays.

“It was more of the Kelowna Rockets that we’ve seen throughout the year.”

The Rockets needed just 52 seconds to get their first lead of the Memorial Cup as Merkley kicked the puck skate to stick to beat Louis-Philip Guindon for his second of the tournament.

Madison Bowey scored on a point shot at 6:16, before Gage Quinney tallied at 14:27 to spot the Rockets to an early three-goal cushion.

The Oceanic responded with goals exactly three minutes apart.

Chris Clapperton scored at 15:14 and Michael Joly at 18:14 to make it 3-2 after one.

After Quebec drew to within three in third, Draisaitl closed out the scoring with a shorthanded goal at 14:16.

“We came out and played our game tonight,” said Draisital.

“When we do that, we’re hard to beat.”

Banished over a year ago, following a lengthy and controversial ‘sports targeting review’, UBC’s Women’s Softball program will return to varsity status.

The school made the announcement on its GoThunderbirds website on Monday.

“We are pleased that the women’s softball program will continue to be part of UBC’s Varsity Athletics roster and we look forward to working with the team’s supporters over the coming years to develop a sustainable program for the future,” said Louise Cowin, the university’s VP of Students, who also led the review that relegated the program in February, 2014.

UBC will now work with donors and supporters to create a long-term funding solution for the program, the release says.

The Sports Review, the Lawsuit, to Now Early in 2014, Cowin and her department decided to cut the school’s varsity teams number to 24, leaving Women’s Softball, Alpine Skiing, and Nordic Skiing in the cold. They were relegated to club status.

“While keeping 24 teams, our approach will concentrate resources where teams are demonstrating success in achieving our vision,” Cowin said at the time.

Then-UBC president Stephen Toope said the sports review had

“re-energized” the teams that held onto their varsity status – with some sports saved by muchpublicized pushes and public outcry, especially the Hockey team which got support from the Vancouver Canucks and Kevin Bieksa – and praised the process for narrowing the school’s competitive focus.

“Our community has told us they want as many varsity teams as possible,” he said. “We’ve heard them, and we look forward to seeing this translated into solid action in the months ahead.”

Several of the review’s critics – and there were many – didn’t it see it that way, including alum Derek Swain.

“I think it is a crusade of the Vice President, Louise Cowin,” said Swain, the chair of the Save UBC Varsity Sports Committee, before the final results were shared and enforced. “She has come in and adopted a mandate for change... This has gone completely south and this review has been handled in such a poor way.

“For softball, they have made financial sacrifices to initiate this program and they serve the community. Why cut them off?

The financial requirements of the university (to softball) are very low. It just makes no sense.”

The Softball team didn’t see it the way Toope saw it, either.

The program had only existed for a couple of seasons and it had steadily, patiently improved in that time, finishing with a 25-21 record in the 2013-14 year (playing in the American NAIA division). Their support started

with a select few and grew in scope as younger players and new recruits joined the team, funding increased, and they were waiting for the new field they had been promised by UBC’s athletic department.

That field never came and the axe fell. And despite Toope’s declaration that the past year’s public trial had energized his campus’s athletes, the Softball team launched a lawsuit against its university.

18 players were listed as plaintiffs. UBC, the athletics and recreation department, outgoing president Stephen Toope, Louise Cowin (UBC’s VP of Students), the B.C. Crown and the Canadian Crown were named as defendants.

The lawsuit – which also claimed gender discrimination and asked for the sports review to be voided – was filed in April.

In May, UBC responded, denying the claims alleged in the suit and defending its decision to relegate Softball months earlier.

“The university is entitled to review and make changes to its varsity sports program,” the statement said (via UBC News).

“Prior to making changes the university consulted with its varsity teams and the university athletics community through its sports review process.

“All 29 teams were carefully evaluated during the process.”

No formal announcement has been made on the status of the team’s lawsuit, as it was filed and standing at the time of Monday’s news.

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SCOREBOARD HOCKEY

Memorial Cup

NHL Playoffs - Round 3 (Stanley Cup semifinals) All series best-of- seven Conference Finals West - Chicago Blackhawks vs.

Anaheim Ducks East - Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers Yesterday’s result (Game 6) New York Rangers 7, Tampa Bay 3 (Series tied 3-3) Today’s schedule (Game 6) Anaheim at Chicago, 5 p.m.

(Anaheim leads series 3-2) Friday, May 29 (Game 7) Tampa Bay at NY Rangers, 5 p.m.

American Hockey League

Saturday May 30 (Game 7*) Chicago at Anaheim, 5 p.m.

Rangers 7, Lightning 3 First Period 1. New York, Brassard (7) (Boyle, Miller) 3:36 2. New York, Yandle (2) (Brassard, Nash) 15:30 3. Tampa Bay, Callahan (1) (Stralman, Bishop) 17:20 (PP) Penalties: Staal Nyr (Holding the Stick Brenden Morrow) 13:03, Stamkos Tb (Cross checking Derek Stepan) 17:00, Stepan Nyr (Cross checking Steven Stamkos) 17:00, Kreider Nyr (Cross checking Steven Stamkos) 17:00 Second Period No scoring Penalties: Kucherov Tb (Hooking Ryan McDonagh) 6:35, Morrow Tb (Hooking Derick Brassard) 17:20 Third Period 4. New York, Miller (1) (Brassard, Nash) 3:02 5. New York, Sheppard (1) (Moore, Glass) 6:00 6. New York, Brassard (8) (Miller, Nash) 7:14 7. Tampa Bay, Kucherov (8) (Johnson) 7:50 8. New York, Nash (5) (Miller, Yandle) 10:21 (PP) 9. Tampa Bay, Kucherov (9) (Nesterov, Johnson) 13:21 10. New York, Brassard (9) 18:19 Penalties: Nesterov Tb (Slashing Derick Brassard) 9:08, Girardi Nyr (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 15:36 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T New York 7 11 16 34 Tampa Bay 16 13 10 39 Goaltending summary: New York: Lundqvist (36/39), Tampa Bay: Bishop (21/26), Vasilevskiy (6/7) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): New York: 1 of 3, Tampa Bay: 1 of 3 Att: 19,204

Playoff leaders Points 1 Tyler Johnson TB 2 Ryan Getzlaf ANA 3 Corey Perry ANA 3 Nikita Kucherov TB 3 Steven Stamkos TB Goals 1 Tyler Johnson TB 2 Corey Perry ANA 2 Patrick Kane CHI 4 Nikita Kucherov TB 4 Steven Stamkos TB 4 Jonathan Toews CHI 4 Chris Kreider NYR 4 Matt Beleskey ANA

G A Pts 12 8 20 2 17 19 9 8 17 7 10 17 7 10 17 GP G 19 12 14 9 15 9 18 7 18 7 15 7 18 7 14 7

Plus/Minus 1 Ryan Getzlaf ANA 1 Corey Perry ANA 1 Victor Hedman TB 4 Andrew Cogliano ANA 5 Duncan Keith CHI 5 Patrick Maroon ANA 5 Cam Fowler ANA 8 Sami Vatanen ANA 8 Simon Despres ANA

GP 14 14 18 14 15 14 14 14 14

G 2 9 1 3 2 6 2 3 1

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

Teams GP W LGF-A Oshawa Generals (OHL) 3 3 0 11-8 Quebec Remparts (Host) 2 1 1 8-8 Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 3 1 2 11-9 Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 1 0 1 3-4 Yesterday’s result Oshawa 2, Kelowna 1 Remaining Schedule (all times PDT) Today’s game Quebec vs. Rimouski, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 28 - Playoff round Tiebreaker, If necessary, Time TBA Friday, May 29 - Semifinal Third Place vs. Second, , 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 31 - Final Semifinal Winner vs. First Place, TBA

A+/17 10 8 10 9 10 6 9 11 8 3 8 6 8 7 7 6 7

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 (Game2) Manchester 5, Hartford 3 (Manchester leads series 3-0) Today’s schedule (Game3) Manchester at Hartford, 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 28 (Game 3) Utica at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.

(Series tied 1-1) Friday, May 29 (Game 4) Utica at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 30* (Game 5) Hartford at Manchester, 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 4) Cleveland 118, Atlanta 88 (Cleveland sweeps series 4-0) Today’s schedule (Game 5) Houston at Golden State 6 p.m.

(Golden State leads series 3-1) Friday, May 29 (Game 6*) Golden State at Houston, 6 p.m.

Cavaliers 118, Hawks 88 Cleveland MIN PT RB A ST B TO James 29:10 23 9 7 2 1 1 Thompson 30:41 16 11 0 0 1 2 Mozgov 35:08 14 7 1 1 3 2 Shumpert 35:31 3 8 4 0 1 1 Irving 21:58 16 4 5 1 1 1 Dellavedova 16:39 10 2 1 0 0 0 Smith 28:59 18 10 3 0 0 2 Jones 19:36 5 2 1 1 0 0 Harris 06:00 7 1 1 0 0 0 Miller 05:26 3 0 0 0 0 0 Perkins 05:26 3 2 0 0 0 1 Totals 118 56 23 5 7 10 Atlanta MIN PT RB A ST B TO Carroll 26:37 7 8 1 1 1 2 Millsap 30:58 16 10 5 0 0 0 Horford 28:51 2 2 5 0 1 0 Bazemore 34:37 12 8 3 0 0 0 Teague 27:38 17 1 1 1 1 3 Mack 24:26 10 2 1 2 0 0 Scott 23:50 2 4 2 0 0 1 Schroder 19:03 4 1 4 0 0 1 Jenkins 12:00 10 2 0 0 0 0 Muscala 12:00 8 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 88 39 22 4 3 7 Cleveland 32 27 26 33 Atlanta 20 22 18 28 3 FG: Cleveland 13-31, Atlanta 5-32. FT: Cle 19-30, Atl 11-18. Fouled Out: None

Seattle Mariners starter J.A. Happ pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays during an MLB game Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Fla. [AP PHOTO]

Cano leads Mariners past Rays in 4-1 win RYAN DIVISH THE SEATTLE TIMES

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The prevailing sentiment when it came to Robinson Cano and his recent struggles has been: “He’ll be fine,” or some variation of it. It doesn’t matter if it’s manager Lloyd McClendon doing the talking, hitting coach Howard Johnson, teammate Nelson Cruz or the kid chosen as batboy for that day’s game.

They all say and believe pretty much the same thing — Cano will hit.

While there has been fretting and growing frustration in the Seattle Mariners’ fan base with the All-Star second baseman’s slumping start to the season. Those close to him had no such concerns.

Cano helped quell the doubters, if only for a game. He drove in a pair of runs with RBI singles in Seattle’s 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Monday.

Cano drove in the first run of the game and plated a key insurance run in the top of the eighth inning.

And since it is Fernando Rodney and the experience that comes with a save situation, Mike Zunino added another “just-in-case” run, falling behind 0-2 in a count, coming back and working it full and then crushing his sixth homer into the upper deck in left field in the ninth.

Rodney provided no drama in the ninth. In fact, it was a little boring, as he retired the side in order to pick up his 13th save in 14 chances.

Roenis Elias was credited with his second straight win to improve to 2-1.

He wasn’t as dominant as his previous outing in Baltimore. Runners reached base in every inning except for the first inning, but the only run he allowed came in the sixth inning when he left a 1-0 fastball down the middle of the plate to Logan Forsythe, who redirected the cookie of a pitch deep into left field onto the tarp that hid some of the many empty seats before a crowd of 10,401.

CYCLING Road racing Giro d’Italia

Ryder rides up the standings Stage 16 - 174 km Pinzolo-Aprica.

Mountain stage: Three large, two smaller mountains. Weather: Cold with intermittent rain.

1. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team, 5:02:51 2. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo, 0:00:38 3. Alberto Contador (Spa) TinkoffSaxo, 4. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha, 0:02:03 5. Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team, 6. Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team, 0:02:10 7. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team, 0:02:51 8. Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team, 0:03:16 9. Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky, 0:03:19 10. Carlos Betancur (Col) AG2R La Mondiale General Classification (pink jersey) 1. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 65:04:59 2. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team, 0:04:02 3. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team, 0:04:52 4. Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team, 0:05:48 5. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha, 0:08:27 6. Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky, 0:09:21 7. Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team, 0:09:52 8. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo, 0:11:40 9. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr, 0:12:48 10. Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin, 0:12:49

TENNIS French Open - Men, Women Grand Slam event: Stade Roland Garros, Final June 7 Paris, France Surface: Clay. Total purse (men and women): €13,008,000 Competitors: 128 singles, 64 doubles Women’s Singles - Round 1 Kristina Mladenovic, France, def.

Eugenie Bouchard (6), Montreal, 6-4, 6-4.

Serena Williams (1), United States, def.

Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-3.

Petra Kvitova (4), Czech Republic, def.

Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

Caroline Wozniacki (5), Denmark, def.

Karin Knapp, Italy, 6-3, 6-0.

Andrea Petkovic (10), Germany, def.

Shelby Rogers, United States, 6-2, 6-1.

Madison Keys (16), United States, def.

Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 7-6 (3), 6-3.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (18), Russia, def.

Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.

Timea Bacsinszky (23), Switzerland, def.

Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, 6-3, 6-4.

Sesil Karatantcheva, Bulgaria, def.

Jelena Jankovic (25), Serbia, 6-3, 6-4.

Zarina Diyas (32), Kazakhstan, def.

Dinah Pfizenmaier, Germany, 6-4, 6-1.

Anna-Lena Friedsam, Germany, def.

Alexa Glatch, United States, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.

Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, def.

Christina McHale, United States, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

Irina Falconi, United States, def. Manon Arcangioli, France, 6-2, 6-0.

Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Coco Vandeweghe, United States, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1.

Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, def. Taylor Townsend, United States, 6-3, 6-4.

Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, def.

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Slovakia, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7).

Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, def.

Pauline Parmentier, France, 6-4, 6-3.

Francesca Schiavone, Italy, def. Wang Qiang, China, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, def. Klara Koukalova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-3.

Men’s singles - Round 1 Joao Sousa, Portugal, def. Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, B.C., 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-1.

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2.

Rafael Nadal (6), Spain, def. Quentin Halys, France, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.

David Ferrer (7), Spain, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1.

Marin Cilic (9), Croatia, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

Jack Sock, United States, def. Grigor Dimitrov (10), Bulgaria, 7-6 (7), 6-2, 6-3.

Kevin Anderson (15), South Africa, def. Tim Smyczek, United States, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

John Isner (16), United States, def.

Andreas Seppi, Italy, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3.

Richard Gasquet (20), France, def.

Germain Gigounon, Belgium, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0.

Leonardo Mayer (23), Argentina, def.

Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.

Andrea Arnaboldi, Italy, def. James Duckworth, Australia, 4-6, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 7-6, 6-0.

Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Michael Berrer, Germany, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, def. Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2.

Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, def. Maxime Hamou, France, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

Lu Yen-Hsun, Taiwan, def. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-1, 7-5.

Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, def. Joao Souza, Brazil, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4.

Nicolas Almagro, Spain, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6).

Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, def. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, 6-3, 6-1, 6-0.

Men’s Doubles - Round 1 Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (3), Brazil, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, and Alexander Satschko, Germany, 6-2, 7-6 (2).

Robin Haase, Netherlands, and Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Marc Lopez (4), Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (5).

Simone Bolelli, Italy, and Fabio Fognini (6), Italy, def. Enzo Couacaud, France, and Quentin Halys, France, 6-2, 6-2.

Marcin Matkowski, Poland, and Nenad Zimonjic (7), Serbia, def. Marcus Daniell, New Zealand, and Steve Darcis, Belgium, 7-5, 6-1.

Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, and David Marrero (12), Spain, def. Rajeev Ram, United States, and Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, 6-2, 7-5.

Marin Draganja, Croatia, and Henri Kontinen (13), Finland, def. Treat Huey, Philippines, and Scott Lipsky, United States, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, and Nicolas Mahut (14), France, def.

Federico Delbonis, Argentina, and Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2.

GOLF 2015 winnings and upcoming tournaments PGA AT&T Byron Nelson, May 28-31 TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas, Irving, Texas. Par 70, 7,166 yards. Purse: $7,100,000. 2014 champion: Brendon Todd Player 2015 Winnings 1 Jordan Spieth $5,659,153 2 Rory McIlroy $3,912,533 3 Jimmy Walker $3,572,124 4 Dustin Johnson $3,119,710 5 J.B. Holmes $3,116,200 6 Bubba Watson $2,838,174 7 Rickie Fowler $2,758,848 8 Brandt Snedeker $2,564,385 9 Patrick Reed $2,558,311 10 Charley Hoffman $2,519,738 11 Hideki Matsuyama $2,508,524 12 Jason Day $2,400,513 13 Ben Martin $2,396,211 14 Justin Rose $2,337,824 15 Gary Woodland $2,290,498 16 Chris Kirk $2,245,227 17 Robert Streb $2,239,052 18 Ryan Moore $2,238,981 19 Kevin Kisner $2,207,907 20 Bill Haas $2,195,772 Canadian golfers 63 Nick Taylor $1,006,519 77 David Hearn $814,431 102 Adam Hadwin $601,872 107 Graham Delaet $526,784 199 Mike Weir $72,800

Canadian PGA Tour PC Financial Open, May 28-31 Point Grey Golf and Country Club, Vancouver. Par 72, 6,801 yards. Purse: $175,000 First tournament of 2015, no winnings or rankings yet available.

LPGA 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 Player 2015 Winnings 1 Lydia Ko $931,542 2 Inbee Park $826,752 3 Sei Young Kim $751,398 4 Stacy Lewis $750,188 5 Amy Yang $555,414 6 Brittany Lincicome $533,994 7 Hyo Joo Kim $522,076 8 Cristie Kerr $473,772 9 Morgan Pressel $443,740 10 Mirim Lee $405,043 11 Na Yeon Choi $373,251 12 So Yeon Ryu $316,826 13 Ha Na Jang $312,826 14 Minjee Lee $309,651 15 Shanshan Feng $305,294 16 Anna Nordqvist $301,054 17 Ilhee Lee $276,729 18 Lexi Thompson $272,232 19 Ariya Jutanugarn $259,416 20 Sandra Gal $246,662 Canadian golfers 83 Alena Sharp $47,891 128 Sue Kim $10,697 147 Rebecca Lee-Bentham $4,253

Champions Tour No tournament this week Player 2015 Winnings 1 Colin Montgomerie $882,600 2 Esteban Toledo $606,793 3 Joe Durant $585,106 4 Olin Browne $581,489 5 Jeff Maggert $574,800 6 Kevin Sutherland $527,310 7 Tom Lehman $524,896 8 Tom Pernice Jr. $514,400 9 Ian Woosnam $499,880 10 Bart Bryant $497,167 11 Bernhard Langer $493,661 12 Mark O’Meara $480,347 13 Paul Goydos $467,855 14 Michael Allen $453,218 15 Marco Dawson $442,373 16 Billy Andrade $416,519 17 Gene Sauers $407,021 18 Rocco Mediate $376,817 19 Miguel Angel Jimenez $365,792 20 Lee Janzen $349,263 Canadian golfers 34 Rod Spittle $186,106 35 Stephen Ames $184,894 96 Jim Rutledge $23,130

Web.com Tour Rex Hospital Open, May 28-31 TPC Wakefield Plantation, Raleigh, North Carolina, Par 71, 7,257 yards.

Purse: $625,000. 2014 champion: Byron Smith Player 2015 Winnings 1 Peter Malnati $197,142 2 Kelly Kraft $192,812 3 Wes Roach $170,364 4 Patton Kizzire $162,099 5 Patrick Rodgers $162,070 6 Smylie Kaufman $159,535 7 Andrew Landry $150,870 8 Rod Pampling $147,460 9 Dawie van der Walt $131,078 10 Kevin Tway $121,122 11 Mathew Goggin $120,299 12 Miguel Angel Carballo $115,873 13 Steve Marino $115,278 14 Harold Varner III $99,547 15 D.H. Lee $88,564 16 Erik Barnes $83,498 17 Steve Allan $82,626 18 Timothy Madigan $80,524 19 Aaron Watkins $75,799 20 Henrik Norlander $75,666 From Canada 99 Roger Sloan $15,842

European Tour Irish Open, May 28 - 31 Royal County Down Golf Course, Newcastle, Northern Ireland. Par 71, 7,204 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 champion: Mikko Ilonen.

Player 2015 Winnings Note: €1 = CDN$1.35 1 Rory Mcilroy €2,665,169 2 Danny Willett €1,742,406 3 Byeong Hun An €1,121,706 4 Justin Rose €1,037,717 5 Louis Oosthuizen €927,563 6 Branden Grace €909,739 7 Thongchai Jaidee €897,027 8 Miguel Angel Jimenez €873,590 9 Anirban Lahiri €823,389 10 Ross Fisher €816,499 11 Bernd Wiesberger €786,204 12 Kiradech Aphibarnrat €776,981 13 Tommy Fleetwood €749,815 14 George Coetzee €685,300 15 David Howell €646,321 16 Andy Sullivan €626,282 17 Marc Warren €601,811 18 Henrik Stenson €573,207 19 Gary Stal €567,096 20 Alex Noren €558,502

Upcoming tournaments Next week’s schedule Canadian PGA Tour Bayview Place Island Savings Open presented by Times Colonist, June 4-7 Uplands Golf Club, Victoria. Par 70, 6,420 yards. Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Josh Persons PGA: The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, June 4-7.

Muirfield Village Golf Course Dublin, Ohio. Purse: $6,200,000 LPGA: Manulife LPGA Classic, June 4-7.

Grey Silo Golf Course, Waterloo, Ont.

BASEBALL

SOCCER MLS

MLB

Eastern League Club PTS GP W L T GF GA DC United 22 12 6 2 4 14 10 N. England 20 13 5 3 5 18 16 NY Red Bulls 17 11 4 2 5 14 11 Columbus 15 11 4 4 3 17 14 Toronto 13 10 4 5 1 14 14 Orlando 13 12 3 5 4 14 15 Philadelphia 12 13 3 7 3 13 21 Chicago 11 10 3 5 2 11 14 Montreal 8 7 2 3 2 9 10 NY City FC 7 12 1 7 4 9 16 Western League Club PTS GP W L T GF GA Dallas 21 12 6 3 3 18 15 Seattle 20 11 6 3 2 17 9 Vancouver 20 13 6 5 2 14 12 San Jose 18 12 5 4 3 13 12 Sporting KC 18 12 4 2 6 17 15 Los Angeles 17 13 4 4 5 12 15 Salt Lake 17 12 4 3 5 12 15 Houston 16 13 4 5 4 16 16 Portland 13 12 3 5 4 10 13 Colorado 13 11 2 2 7 10 9 Today’s schedule Colorado at Seattle, 7 p.m.

DC United at Portland, 7:30 p.m.

Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 29 Dallas at Sporting KC, 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 30 San Jose at Toronto, 2 p.m.

Salt Lake at Vancouver, 3 p.m.

Houston at NY City FC, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at DC United, 4 p.m.

Columbus at Orlando, 4:30 p.m.

Montreal at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Portland at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Final Saturday, June 6 Olympiastadion, Berlin, 11:45 a.m.

Juventus vs. Barcelona

English FA Cup Final, Saturday May 30 Wembley Stadium, 9:30 a.m.

Arsenal v Aston Villa

English Premier League Final standings Position/Club W D L GF GA Pts 1 Chelsea 26 9 3 73 32 87 2 Man City 24 7 7 83 38 79 3 Arsenal 22 9 7 71 36 75 4 Man United 20 10 8 62 37 70 5 Tot Hotspur 19 7 12 58 53 64 6 Liverpool 18 8 12 52 48 62 7 Southampton 18 6 14 54 33 60 8 Swansea 16 8 14 46 49 56 9 Stoke City 15 9 14 48 45 54 10 Crystal Pal 13 9 16 47 51 48 11 Everton 12 11 15 48 50 47 12 West Ham 12 11 15 44 47 47 13 West Brom 11 11 16 38 51 44 14 Leicester 11 8 19 46 55 41 15 Newcastle 10 9 19 40 63 39 16 Sunderland 7 17 14 31 53 38 17 Aston Villa 10 8 20 31 57 38 18-R Hull City 8 11 19 33 51 35 19-R Burnley 7 12 19 28 53 33 20-R Q.P. Rangers 8 6 24 42 73 30 -R=Relegated to Championship Promoted: Bournemouth, Watford, Norwich City Other European leagues La Liga W D L Pts 1 Barcelona 30 4 4 94 2 Real Madrid 30 2 6 92 W D L Pts 25 4 5 79 20 9 5 69

Serie A 1 Juventus 2 Roma

W D L Pts 26 8 3 86 19 13 5 70

W 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0

D 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 2

L 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 4

PCT .587 .553 .489 .396 .383 PCT .652 .556 .511 .422 .340 PCT .622 .574 .468 .467 .409

GB Strk - L1 1.5 W2 5.0 L3 9.0 L3 9.5 L2 GB Strk - W3 4.5 W1 6.5 W5 10.5 W1 14.5 L4 GB Strk - W3 2.0 W2 70 W1 7.0 L2 9.5 L1

Today’s schedule with probable starters Texas at Cleveland, 9:10 a.m.

Lewis (4-2) vs. Carrasco (5-4) Miami at Pittsburgh, 9:35 a.m.

Alvarez (0-4) vs. Cole (6-2) Colorado at Cincinnati, 9:35 a.m.

Kendrick (1-6) vs. Leake (2-3) Chi. White Sox at Toronto, 9:37 a.m.

Samardzija (4-2) vs. Estrada (1-3) Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees, 10:05 a.m.

Young (4-0) vs. Pineda (5-2) Seattle at Tampa Bay, 10:10 a.m.

Hernandez (7-1) vs. Archer (5-4) Boston at Minnesota, 10:10 a.m.

Porcello (4-3) vs. Hughes (3-4) Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m.

O’Sullivan (1-3) vs. Syndergaard (1-2) San Francisco at Milwaukee, 10:40 a.m.

Vogelsong (3-2) vs. Peralta (1-5) Detroit at Oakland, 12:35 p.m.

Simon (5-2) vs. Kazmir (2-3) Houston at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.

McHugh (5-2) vs. Jimenez (3-3) Washington at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m.

Scherzer (5-3) vs. Lester (4-2) Arizona at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m.

Collmenter (3-5) vs. Lynn (3-4) San Diego at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m.

Cashner (1-7) vs. Richards (4-2) Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

Wood (2-2) vs. Greinke (5-1)

Seattle

GF GA Pts 10 7 10 12 10 10 7 2 8 7 2 7 11 19 6 3 0 4 7 10 4 3 4 2 11 17 2

Yesterday’s schedule Vancouver Thunderbirds vs. Abbotsford, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, May 30 Abbotsford vs. Mid Isle, 2:30 p.m.

Kamloops vs. Victoria Highlanders, 6 p.m.

Tim Hortons Pinnacles vs. Vancouver Thunderbirds, 7 p.m.

Khalsa SC vs. Vancouver United, 8 p.m.

LACROSSE Western Lacrosse Assn WLA Senior A Standings GP W L T Pts Nanaimo 2 2 0 0 4 Burnaby 1 1 0 0 2 Coquitlam 0 0 0 0 0 Langley 0 0 0 0 0 New Westminster 0 0 0 0 0 Maple Ridge 1 0 1 0 0 Victoria 2 0 2 0 0 Today’s schedule New Westminster at Langley, 7:45 p.m.

Thursday, May 28 Coquitlam at N.Westminster, 7:45 p.m.

Tampa Bay

ab r h bi ab r h bi Jackson CF 5 1 1 0 Guyer RF 6 1 1 0 Smith RF 3 1 1 1 Butler DH 4 2 3 0 Weeks PH 1 0 1 0 Longoria 3B 5 0 3 2 B’quist PR-RF 1 1 0 0 Forsythe 1B 4 1 1 0 Cano 2B 5 1 2 0 Beckham SS 3 1 0 0 Cruz DH 5 1 2 0 Elmore LF 5 0 2 4 Seager 3B 5 2 3 6 Kiermaier CF 5 0 0 0 Morrison 1B 4 0 2 0 Franklin 2B 5 0 0 0 Miller LF 2 0 0 0 Rivera C 3010 Ackley LF 1 0 0 0 DeJesus PH 1 1 1 0 Taylor SS 4 0 0 0 Wilson C 1000 Totals 36 7 12 7 Totals 42 6 12 6

Seattle 200 000 040 1 7 Tampa Bay 201 000 003 0 6 SB: SEA Jackson, A (6, 2nd base off Colome/Rivera, R), Miller, B (4, 2nd base off Frieri/Rivera, R); TB Beckham, T (3, 2nd base off Happ/Castillo, W).

2B: TB Butler, Jy (4, Happ), Rivera, R (6, Happ), Longoria 2 (12, Wilhelmsen, Rodney). GIDP: SEA Castillo, W. HR: SEA Seager 2 (9, 8th inning off McGee, 3 on, 0 out; 10th inning off Boxberger, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: SEA 7; TB 10. DP: TB (Longoria-FranklinForsythe). E: TB Rivera, R (4, throw), Franklin (1, fielding).

Seattle IP H R ER BB SO J Happ 6.0 7 3 3 1 3 T Wilhelmsen 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 C Furbush 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 F Rodney (W, (BS, 2)(W, 2-2)) 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 J Beimel 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO A Colome 5.1 5 2 2 2 3 X Cedeno 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 S Geltz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 K Jepsen 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 J McGee 0.1 3 4 3 0 0 E Frieri 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 B Boxberger (L, (L, 2-2)) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 HBP: Forsythe (by Happ).

Time: 3:52. Att: 9,628.

Yankees 5, Royals 1

Friday, May 29 Burnaby at Victoria, 7:45 p.m.

Kansas City

Saturday, May 30 Langley at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L T Coquitlam 8 7 1 0 Delta 8 7 1 0 Victoria 9 6 3 0 New Westminster 7 4 3 0 Nanaimo 7 3 4 0 Langley 9 2 6 1 Port Coquitlam 9 2 6 1 Burnaby 9 1 8 0 Yesterday’s result New Westminster 12, Langley 8

GB Strk - W2 0.5 L4 2.5 L1 3.0 W3 3.0 L2 GB Strk - L3 1.0 W4 3.0 L4 8.0 L2 8.0 L4 GB Strk - W1 6.0 L1 6.5 W7 7.0 W2 13.0 W3

Mariners 7, Rays 6 (10 inn)

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

PCT .522 .511 .465 .458 .457 PCT .622 .600 .565 .444 .442 PCT .638 .511 .500 .489 .362

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

UEFA Champions League

Bundesiga 1 Bayern 2 Wolfsburg

American League East W L NY Yankees 24 22 Tampa Bay 24 23 Baltimore 20 23 Toronto 22 26 Boston 21 25 Central W L Kansas City 28 17 Minnesota 27 18 Detroit 26 21 Cleveland 20 25 Chicago Sox 19 24 West W L Houston 30 17 LA Angels 24 23 Texas 23 23 Seattle 22 23 Oakland 17 30 National League East W L Washington 27 19 NY Mets 26 21 Atlanta 22 24 Philadelphia 19 29 Miami 18 29 Central W L St. Louis 30 16 Chicago Cubs 25 20 Pittsburgh 23 22 Cincinnati 19 26 Milwaukee 16 31 West W L LA Dodgers 29 17 San Francisco 27 20 San Diego 22 25 Arizona 21 24 Colorado 18 26

Pts 14 14 12 8 6 5 5 2

Today’s schedule Delta at Coquitlam, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 29 Burnaby at Port Coquitlam, 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 30 New Westminster at Victoria, 5 p.m.

Langley at Delta, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 31 Delta at Nanaimo, 4 p.m.

Victoria at Burnaby, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, June 2 Burnaby at New Westminster, 8 p.m.

National Lacrosse League 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

NY Yankees

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Kansas City 000 001 000 1 NY Yankees 200 030 00x 5 2B: NYY Teixeira (9, Blanton).

HR: KC Orlando (1, 6th inning off Warren, 0 on, 1 out); NYY Teixeira (14, 1st inning off Vargas, J, 1 on, 2 out).

Team Lob: KC 4; NYY 6. E: KC Infante (3, fielding), Cain, L (3, fielding); NYY Headley (10, fielding).

Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO J Vargas (L, (L, 3-2)) 4.0 4 2 2 1 6 J Blanton 2.0 3 3 2 0 1 K Herrera 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 W Davis 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO A Warren (W, (W, 3-3)) 6.1 2 1 1 0 5 J Wilson 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 D Betances 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 A Miller 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:31. Att: 33,414.

Astros 4, Orioles 1 Houston

Baltimore

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Houston Baltimore

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Astros 4, Orioles 1 (Cont’d) SB: HOU Altuve (15, 2nd base off Hunter, T/Joseph, C); BAL Paredes (2, 3rd base off Feldman/Castro, J), Jones, A (2, 2nd base off Feldman/Castro, J). 2B: HOU Valbuena (6, Tillman), Gattis (7, Tillman), Castro, J (7, Tillman), Springer (10, Hunter, T); BAL Paredes (8, Feldman). GIDP: HOU Altuve; BAL Jones, A, Young, D, Machado, M. Team Lob: HOU 8; BAL 5. DP: HOU 3 (Gonzalez, M-Altuve-Carter 2, Altuve-Gonzalez, M-Carter); BAL (Pearce-Hardy, J-Davis, C). E: HOU Feldman (2, throw).

Houston IP H R ER BB SO S Feldman (W, (W, 4-4)) 6.0 4 1 1 3 2 P Neshek 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 C Qualls 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 L Gregerson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO C Tillman (L, (L, 2-6)) 7.0 5 2 2 3 5 R Hunter 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 B Matusz 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 C Roe 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 Time: 2:50. Att: 21,541.

Blue Jays 10, White Sox 9 Chicago Sox

Toronto

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Chicago Sox 020 031 030 9 Toronto 102 030 103 10 SB: CWS Ramirez, Al (4, 2nd base off Dickey/Thole). 2B: CWS Shuck (1, Dickey), Flowers (5, Tepera), Sanchez, C (2, Hendriks); TOR Donaldson (13, Danks, J), Bautista 3 (11, Danks, J, Danks, J, Petricka), Tolleson, St (5, Danks, J), Thole (2, Danks, J), Colabello (7, Duke), Reyes (5, Robertson, D).

HR: CWS Abreu (8, 5th inning off Dickey, 2 on, 0 out); TOR Donaldson 2 (12, 1st inning off Danks, J, 0 on, 1 out; 9th inning off Robertson, D, 2 on, 0 out). Team Lob: CWS 9; TOR 4. E: CWS Sanchez, C (1, missed catch); TOR Pillar (1, throw), Reyes (1, fielding).

Chicago Sox IP H R ER BB SO J Danks 5.0 7 6 6 1 5 J Petricka 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 Z Duke 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 D Robertson (L, (BS, 2)(L, 3-1)) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO R Dickey 5.0 8 5 5 2 5 D Tepera 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 A Loup 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 R Osuna 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 L Hendriks 0.2 5 3 3 0 1 S Delabar (W, (W, 1-0)) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 3:12. Att: 17,276.

Cubs 3, Nationals 2 Washington

Chicago Cubs

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Washington 000 000 110 2 Chicago Cubs 100 000 011 3 SB: WSH Escobar, Y (1, 2nd base off Rondon, H/Montero, M). 2B: WSH Desmond (14, Hendricks); CHC Rizzo (13, Zimmermann), Russell, A 2 (11, Zimmermann, Grace). GIDP: WSH Harper, Espinosa; CHC Montero, M. HR: WSH Harper (17, 7th inning off Hendricks, 0 on, 0 out), Span (5, 8th inning off Strop, 0 on, 2 out); CHC Fowler (6, 1st inning off Zimmermann, 0 on, 0 out), Bryant (7, 8th inning off Barrett, 0 on, 0 out). S: WSH Zimmermann.

Team Lob: WSH 3; CHC 7. DP: WSH (Zimmerman-Desmond-Zimmerman); CHC 2 (Russell, A-Castro, S-Rizzo 2). E: WSH Desmond (13, throw). PICKOFFS: CHC Montero, M (Escobar, Y at 1st base).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO J Zimmermann 7.0 6 1 1 3 5 A Barrett 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 M Thornton 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 M Grace (L, (L, 2-1)) 0.2 2 1 0 0 0 Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO K Hendricks 7.0 4 1 1 2 4 P Strop 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 H Rondon (W, (W, 3-0)) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:33. Att: 30,440.

Reds 2, Rockies 1 Colorado

Cincinnati

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Colorado 000 010 000 1 Cincinnati 010 000 001 2 2B: CIN Bruce (4, Rusin), Schumaker (6, Brown, B). GIDP: COL Gonzalez, C, Hundley.

HR: COL Hundley (5, 5th inning off Lorenzen, 0 on, 2 out). S: CIN Lorenzen; Negron. Team Lob: COL 4; CIN 8. DP: CIN 2 (Lorenzen-Cozart-Votto, NegronCozart-Votto). PICKOFFS: CIN Lorenzen (Arenado at 1st base).

Colorado IP H R ER BB SO C Rusin 7.0 4 1 1 4 5 B Brown (L, (L, 0-2)) 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO M Lorenzen 7.0 2 1 1 3 3 J Diaz 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 A Chapman (W, (W, 3-3)) 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 Time: 2:39. Att: 22,523.

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

Sunday’s results Nanaimo 5, Victoria Eagles 4 Victoria Mariners 4, Abbotsford 3 North Delta 4, Coquitlam 3 Okanagan 9, Parksville 2 Victoria Eagles 10, Nanaimo 3 Abbotsford 11, Victoria Mariners 6 North Delta 10, Coquitlam 0 Okanagan 5, Parksville 0 Saturday, May 30 Parksville at Whalley, 1 p.m.

Parksville at Whalley, 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 31 North Delta at Coquitlam, 11 a.m.

North Delta at Coquitlam, 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 2 Whalley at North Shore, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 4 Victoria Eagles at Vic Mariners, 7 p.m.

North Delta at White Rock, 7 p.m.

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HOROSCOPE by Jacqueline Bigar in order to clear the air. By the afternoon, you will want to be slightly more reclusive.

Why not? It has been a hectic few days, and perhaps a little quiet time will help renew your energy and refresh your perspective. Tonight: Your home is your castle.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You could be more difficult than you realize in the morning. A conversation in a meeting could evoke a very strong reaction that might shock you. Know that this has more to do with your mood than with you. Initiate a more sensitive conversation later. Tonight: Hang out.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Use the morning hours to the max, when you are more likely to win points and convince others that you are heading down the correct path. Take stock of your finances before making another expenditure. Revise your budget, if need be. Tonight: Pay bills first.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You probably won’t feel up to snuff until midday, but you’ll make up for lost time in the afternoon. You will want to initi-

ARIES (March 21-April 19) You could be in the limelight with your fiery display this morning. You can’t help but be that dramatic as you express your thoughts and perhaps even anger. Curb sarcasm if possible. A partner will start up a conversation in the afternoon.

Tonight: Go along with established plans.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You might be overthinking an investment or expenditure.

What is important to recognize is whether you feel comfortable with it. A partner or trusted adviser might have a similar reaction, so get his or her feedback. Do more research, if need be. Tonight: Lie low.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You might need to make amends for your recent fireworks or sarcastic comments.

You can hem and haw all you want, but a gesture needs to be made. Invite a loved one to a mutually enjoyable happening or a favorite dining spot.

Tonight: It is better to have peace than war.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Keep reaching out to someone

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Tonight: Get some extra zzz’s.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Pressure builds to accommodate an older relative, boss or authority figure, especially in the morning. You will want to rethink a decision later on. A meeting or special get-together might fill up your afternoon.

Make a point of being more sociable. Tonight: Out and about.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You have a vision that you have wanted to put into action. Today you will have a chance to present it to someone who could give you powerful feedback.

Share your feelings and ideas more often. You will feel better, and your confidence will be boosted. Tonight: A must show.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) A conversation needs to happen in the morning. Be as receptive and open to the other party’s thoughts as you would like him or her to be to yours. In the afternoon, detach and see where there could be a meeting of the minds. Tonight: Let your imagination rock and roll.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) A partner keeps making the first move, which leaves you with little time to respond. You might be upset about this pattern, but in some way, you’ll find the situation somewhat humorous.

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Canada Post, Hamilton battle over mailboxes Granting a southern Ontario city control over the placement of large community mailboxes would infringe on federal authority and delay reforms to the national mail service, a lawyer for Canada Post argued on Tuesday.

The Crown corporation and the city of Hamilton are locked in a legal battle over a local bylaw that requires Canada Post to obtain a $200 permit per site to install the mailboxes on municipal land.

Some Hamilton city councillors have said Canada Post hasn’t consulted enough with the city and that municipal governments are the “stewards” of the land where the mailboxes are being installed.

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Evacuations at Statoil and MEG oilsands sites Wildfires have prompted more evacuations from oilsands sites south of Fort McMurray, Alta., adding to the list of operators to be affected by out-of-control blazes in northeastern region of the province.

MEG Energy has bused about 900 workers out of its operations in the Christina Lake area, with about 80 staying behind for essential functions, spokesman Brad Bellows said onTuesday afternoon.

Meanwhile, Statoil Canada has removed more than 150 non-essential employees and contractors from its Leismer project south of Fort McMurray.

About 30 workers are staying behind.

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Rob Ford out of hospital after cancer surgery Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford has been released from hospital approximately two weeks after having surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his abdomen.

The controversial politician, who is now a city councillor, stopped at his office and spoke to reporters after being discharged, saying he planned to take his recovery “one day at a time.”

Ford was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer in the midst of his campaign for re-election last September.

“I’m feeling good enough to come to work for a few minutes and I’ll just gradually work my way in,” Ford told reporters outside his office at city hall on Tuesday.

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Senate names high-profile referee to deal with fallout of expense audit THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Auditor general Michael Ferguson says there are about 30 senators who will be found to have dubious expense claims, including close to 10 who may be referred to the RCMP. Ferguson confirmed the numbers Tuesday in a television interview with CBC’s Power and Politics.

Senate sources with knowledge of Ferguson’s upcoming report on Senate spending have said that up to 10 senators may be referred to the RCMP for criminal review. Ferguson says that number is “close” but “not exact.”

Auditors are challenging the remaining 20 senators on spending worth thousands — as high as $20,000 in at least one case — over travel claims that didn’t involve Senate business, as well as questionable office contracts and housing claims.

Those who dispute the auditors’ findings will be able to turn to former Supreme Court of Canada justice Ian Binnie, whom the Senate unveiled Tuesday as the special arbitrator who will referee any disputes arising among senators over dubious expense claims flagged by Ferguson.

It’s the latest attempt by the Senate to get ahead of what is widely expected to be a critical report on past spending practices.

Ferguson’s report is expected to be delivered to the Senate some time next week.

Senators in the most trouble with auditors are expected to avail themselves of the arbitration process, hoping to avoid a hefty repayment order, or having their file sent to the RCMP for review. The remaining senators have already started repaying expense claims challenged by Ferguson’s teams, ensuring they

The Senate chamber on Parliament Hill is seen in Ottawa. There are up to 40 senators who will have their spending challenged by auditor general Michael Ferguson. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

won’t go to arbitration.

Binnie will be called to intervene in cases where senators who are ordered to pay back disallowed expense claims opt to challenge either the findings of the report or the amount they are required to repay.

Senate Speaker Leo Housakos said current and retired senators in trouble with Ferguson will have the chance for a hearing with Binnie.

“Every single case that the auditor general identifies where there are disagreements will have the arbitration process at their disposal, including those that will be, I assume, referred to the RCMP or any other authority,” Housakos told a news conference.

Senators who don’t repay the upper chamber will have their salaries clawed back until the Senate recoups all the money owed to it.

Retired senators caught in Ferguson’s report will have to sign an agreement that Binnie’s decisions are binding, Housakos said.

If they fail to repay any money owed, the Senate intends to take those retirees to court.

Housakos said all of Binnie’s decisions will be made public.

And Binnie said the new process will be independent, fair and impartial.

Follow â??jpress on Twitter “Every citizen has the right to due process,” he said. “The Senate arbitration process ensures this.”

The arbitration process wasn’t available in the fall of 2013 when the Senate suspended Mike Duffy, Patrick Brazeau and Pamela Wallin without pay over their questioned expenses. All three complained they were being treated unfairly and asked — in vain — for a chance to plead their case before a panel of their peers.

Ferguson said he didn’t know the particulars of the arbitration process but, in general, applauded the idea.

“We have talked about the need for there to be some outside independent way of looking at this type of spending so it’s not just â?¶ senators’ spending that’s being evaluated by senators,” Ferguson said.

AUCTION

Nobel Prize medal up for grabs, starting at $325K THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOISE, Idaho — A retired experimental physicist has put up his 1988 Nobel Prize for auction, and the minimum bid is $325,000.

“The prize has been sitting on a shelf somewhere for the last 20 years,” 92-year-old Leon Lederman said in a phone conversation from his home in eastern Idaho. “I made a decision to sell it. It seems like a logical thing to

do.”

The online auction being conducted by Nate D. Sanders Auctions closes Thursday evening, but only when the final bid has stood unchallenged for half an hour.

Lederman won the Nobel Prize in physics with two other scientists for discovering a subatomic particle called the muon neutrino. He used the prize money to buy a log cabin near the tiny

town of Driggs in eastern Idaho as a vacation retreat.

Lederman retired from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, near Chicago in June 2012 and moved to Idaho full time.

“No one is more respected in the Fermilab community than Leon Lederman,” said Christopher T. Hill, a theoretical physicist, using a shortened version of the lab’s name. “He could

easily have won three or four Nobel Prizes.”

The auction house has sold two other Nobel Prize medals, both earlier this year. In February, it sold for $390,848 the Nobel Prize in Economics won by Simon Kuznets in 1971. In April, it sold for $395,000 the Nobel Prize in Chemistry won by Heinrich Wieland in 1927. Both those medals were offered for auction by descendants.

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Senate committee lays out its opposition to parts of Reform Act 2014 THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Prospects are looking grim for Michael Chong’s legislative baby, the Reform Act 2014.

Conservative senators from Chong’s caucus — along with some Liberals — laid out their opposition to parts of the private member’s bill Tuesday at the Senate rules committee.

That’s a strong signal that the proposed legislation, which is designed to give MPs more power in the Commons, will not get through the upper chamber without amendments.

Amendments would be the kiss of death for the bill, which would then go back to the House of Commons for more votes.

There’s less than a month before the two houses rise for the summer; an election campaign will dissolve Parliament in the fall.

So is Chong’s bill is essentially being killed by the Prime Minister’s Office through the Senate?

If so, it would be an ironic turn of events, given that the bill is supposed to temper the power of party leaders.

Chong said he does not know if his Senate colleagues have been coached to make sure the bill doesn’t see the light of day

Conservative MP Michael Chong takes his seat to discuss his private member’s bill on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

— but he warned that voters are watching.

“It potentially could become an election issue,” Chong said after the meeting. The seniors lobby group CARP emailed its 300,000 members on the weekend to warn that the bill had become stalled, he added.

“I would like to think that

political parties are aware of an impending federal election and that they would take this into account when it comes to whether or not they support this bill.”

The act is billed as a way to rebalance power between members of Parliament and party leaders.

One section would remove the

veto power of party leaders over who gets to run in a federal election — a stick that leaders have brandished over MPs to ensure caucus discipline.

The bill would also give MPs the power to suspend and readmit colleagues and to select their caucus chair. More controversially, it would allow MPs to trigger a leadership review vote inside the caucus.

That has proven to be the main point of contention for senators, who argue that it would strip the power from tens of thousands of party members and from Canadian voters who approve of certain leaders.

“In the case of the government, that could potentially remove a duly elected prime minister without consultation of party members or Canadian voters,” said Conservative Sen. Denise Batters.

“How do you square that with grassroots democracy?”

Canadian voters do not elect leaders or governments — they elect MPs and legislatures, Chong told the committee.

Allowing parties to decide solely on leaders in the Commons gives semi-private entities power that should rest with elected MPs, he said.

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VANCOUVER — A defence lawyer has begun closing arguments in the case of two alleged B.C. terrorists accused of scheming to blow up the provincial legislature on Canada Day in 2013.

John Nuttall and Amanda Korody were charged with planning to plant homemade pressure-cooker bombs in Victoria after being caught in an elaborate RCMP sting.

Marilyn Sandford has suggested to a B.C. Supreme Court jury that Nuttall and his wife were damaged by addiction and enmeshed in poverty.

She says undercover officers posing as terrorist liaisons provided meaning to their lives while offering friendship and money.

Sandford says reassurances from undercover officers that the pair could walk away at any time were at odds with their repeated insistence that Nuttall come up with a feasible terrorist plot.

Nuttall and Korody have each pleaded not guilty to four terrorism-related charges.

Chamber Connections see the MSP program revisited for The Alberni Valley Chamber of the benefit Commerce has been busy; very of all British busy! We’ve elected a new board of directors as of last Wednesday, May Columbians.

20th including many incumbents and We also took a few new faces such as Bill Brown, the stage to present a PPT Sarah Jones, Cindy Solda, Dale slide show on Henderson and Rebecca Palmer. A the recent trip p diverse group that will help lead that ED Bill the Chamber along the trail we’re Collette parblazing. Immediately following ticipated in at the AGM our staff went to Tofino/ Ucluelet where we participated on a the Oil Sands in ay.

FAM tour with Pacific Rim National Fort McMurray.

Parks, Tourism Tofino and Tourism Again, a first for alley. the Alberni Valley.

Ucluelet. We were treated like royAnd finally as the alty and we are looking forward to writer rushes back repaying those organizations with ni he’ll to Port Alberni a tour of our area; very soon. The fino on be back to Tofino effects of working together clearly here Wednesday where benefit all of us on the entire West ing at he’ll be speaking Coast of Vancouver Island. As this is being written we are currently in the Tofino Long Beach Chamber of Commerce where the focus will be Prince George participating in the on the many reasons for people to annual BC Chamber AGM where stop in the Valley. Attendees will for the first time ever the Alberni be surprised to look under their Valley Chamber of Commerce presented a policy for the BC Chamber chairs to find any one of 15 Gift Certificates to local businesses to take to Government. Said policy in the Alberni Valley. Fun times passed with resounding approval so expect to learn of improved taxa- for all of us. We also Welcome Jan Lavertu owner of West Coast tion policy within BC designed to Home Hardware as the incoming make things more transparent Chamber President. and fairer for all. Our resolution included reference to our desire to Submitted by Bill Collette

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