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Aiming to face the dragons Build My Business Together program ends with a chance to make a pitch to a panel and win prizes KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Naomi Horbatch wants to face the dragons for a second time in her entrepreneurial career. The local wellness specialist is taking advantage of a Nuu-chah-nulth Economic Development Corporation (NEDC) program that ends with three participants pitching their ideas to a panel that could reward them with cash and other prizes. Horbatch successfully established her business in 2001 after acquiring a loan from the Nuu-chah-nulth Economic Development Corporation (NEDC). She opened a fitness centre, but shortly after, Port Alberni was hit with a recession, so she decided to return to college. “I kept hearing of people with health problems and was repeatedly telling them, ‘Well, you know, if you tried this,’ which eventually turned into my new business,” Horbatch said. In 2011, Horbatch participated in a business competition in which she had to pitch her ideas and plans to a panel of judges. She made the qualifying round in Penticton and moved on as a finalist to Hamilton, Ontario. With the help of NEDC and the skills and knowledge she acquired from the contest, Horbatch opened a wellness centre in the Tseshaht Administration building. Now Horbatch said she feels she is ready to expand and is going through a similar program launched at NEDC. “I want to build a bigger wellness centre with a training facility and boardroom,” she said. “I want to have workshops for employees and Microsoft Office training and include other traditional healers. This was all a dream 15 years ago and now it is coming true.” Two weeks ago, the NEDC lauched Build

Naomi Horbatch is hoping to meet the dragons again so she can pitch her business expansion idea and cater to a wider local audience looking for wellness alternatives. Here she is seen working with a regular client, Sally Anderson. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

My Business Together for aboriginal people on Vancouver Island. Not only is she a participant, Horbatch is the program’s executive co-ordinator. Horbatch said that although NEDC offers loans, this program offers so much more. Open to both on-site participants and online, it caters to an audience of aboriginal participants across Vancouver Island. They gain mentorship opportunities, hands-on workshops and presenta-

tions from expert guest speakers. The program’s coordinator, Jay Silverberg, comes with 45 years experience in business and training. “The biggest thing, and why the program is effective, is that we get to hear other people talk,” Horbatch said. “Your brain starts thinking about how you can apply things to your own business. It is important to have feedback from people and write down what you want to do.”

She said that in the last two weeks, she has already received support, ideas and the feeling that she is not alone. It is the follow-ups from sessions that are equally beneficial, she said. “The after care you take with Jay helps so much with your business idea,” Horbatch said. “His experience gives you different things to think about and he can be your friend, as well as the devil’s advocate.” Participants will learn all aspects of running a business, including finances, social media and entrepreneurship from an aboriginal perspective. At the end, three participants will be selected to undergo a “Dragon’s Den” approach to pitch their business ideas and vie for a number of cash and in-kind prizes. Those taking part either want to start their own business or expand an existing one. Included in their pitch will have to be a clear explanation of what they will do, how they will do it and where the money will be allocated. Horbatch believes the program will have long-term economic benefits for the region. “It will help build the local economy because the First Nations is the fastest growing demographic,” she said. “It gives those First Nations people wanting to start a business access to training and funding. If it wasn’t for NEDC I wouldn’t be where I am today. There is always someone there who believes in you and empowers you to keep going.” The current intake of Build My Business Together is still accepting registrations for the Tuesday evening sessions and make-up classes will be offered. Further intakes will take place in the fall. For more info, call 250-724-3131. Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net

CITY COUNCIL ENDORSES TIPS LINE

Unsolved murders on Crime Stoppers’ radar MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Alberni Valley Crime Stoppers received an official endorsement from city council this week and will be raising funds next month to pay tipsters as a reward for information that leads to arrests. Council voted to honour a request from the anti-crime society to place stickers on municipal vehicles. AV Crime Stoppers president Quintin Winks gave a presentation outlining the organization’s progress over the past few years. Among the crimes police are requesting information for are two unsolved homicides in the Alberni Valley since 2006. After its inception in 2000, the Port Alberni Crime Stoppers operated until 2007, at which point there was an “administrative hiatus” for several years, Winks said. The all-volunteer group was reorganized as Alberni Valley Crime Stoppers with a fresh board in 2013 and recognized with official society status from the government.

“We’re now just waiting for charitable status, which is something we need to get through the federal government,” Winks said, adding he expects the society to receive recognition as a charity in the next month. Fundraising efforts are planned for the community starting in June, Winks said. Raffle tickets will be sold at community events, and available directly from either Winks (250-729-0904), Jo-Anne Asher, notary public (250-7230633), or Chris Miller of Camlock Locksmiths (250-724-5625). Funds are used to pay out rewards for tips that lead to arrests. Up to $2,000 could be paid out for a major case, said Winks. “They’re based on precedents,” he said. “If it’s a tip that leads to an arrest for a break and enter, or vandalism, we’re looking more around $250 to $500 depending on the severity of the crime.” Anonymous tipsters collect their reward by leaving an alias or pseudonym, such as

The murder of 28-year-old Kristy Morrey is one of two unsolved homicides around the Alberni Valley in the past several years. [CRIME STOPPERS PHOTO]

“Mickey Mouse,” Winks said. They would then meet a Crime Stoppers society representative at a place of business and give the name for verification. “They would simply go to that place of business, which has no vested interest in [the case] and receive their reward.” Coun. Denis Sauvé helped create the local chapter of Crime Stoppers and worked closely with the group as a crime reduction analyst until his retirement from the RCMP last year.

“It’s a great organization,” Sauvé said, noting the importance of their website at avcrimestoppers.ca, which includes information on recent crimes in the Alberni Valley and mug shots of wanted individuals. A menu bar on the site includes links to unsolved crimes and a monthly crime map. “I’m glad to see that the missing people registry is still there,” Sauvé said. There are still “major unsolved crimes” in and around the Alberni Valley for which police are still looking for tips, he noted. Two unsolved homicides are listed by Crime Stoppers. Andrew Frank Cook, 50, was killed in a fatal hit and run on the morning of Aug. 2, 2009, two kilometres east of Bamfield on the Bamfield Highway. Cook was a resident of the Anacla reserve near Bamfield and likely was walking home when he was hit, according to the Crime Stoppers report. There were no witnesses, but the investigation to date has uncovered Cook’s last known

whereabouts at the Hawk’s Nest Pub around midnight. Police are asking the public if they saw any vehicles on the highway around the time of Cook’s death. On Aug. 20, 2006, 28-year-old Kristy Morrey was found murdered in her Beaver Creek home. Morrey attended a wedding reception in Cherry Creek the night before and the Crime Stoppers report includes a detailed timeline of her movements during the two days before her death. A core group of investigators remain dedicated to the case. “A file is never cold or closed,” said Sauvé. The AV Crime Stoppers is located in the local RCMP detachment building at 4444 Morton St. Anonymous tips can be called in at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Martin.Wissmath@avtimes.net » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to news@ avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

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FITNESS FOR YOUTH

Students learn yoga on reward ﬁeld trip Grade 3 students from Gill Elementary earned the trip to Alberni Fitness by doing good deeds KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Twenty kids took over the yoga studio at Alberni Fitness on Thursday. The Grade 3 students from Gill Elementary took a field trip to the gym to try the fitness practice led by instructor Nomi Samson. For most, it was their first time on the mat. Teacher Sonia Iacuzzo said the students earned the trip by doing good deeds. “They earn points for things like sharing, helping each other, coming to school prepared, having their work out and outsmarting me,” Iacuzzo said. The students wanted a field trip for their reward so Iacuzzo chose yoga. As someone who practices herself, she knows the benefits are both physical and mental. “I chose yoga for self-regulation because that is important in our school,” she said. “With yoga they learn breathing exercises, how to calm themselves and how to bring peace and calm into their lives.” She said self-regulation is important for young people because it is in that state that they learn best. If students feel anxious or overwhelmed, yoga or deep breathing can help bring balance and an increase alertness. Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net

Grade 3 students from Gill Elementary had the opportunity to try a yoga class at Alberni Fitness on Thursday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

BIKE TO WORK WEEK

Tips offered about choosing the right bike for you KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Bikes are as varied as their users. They are a great way to lower carbon emissions and get exercise at the same time. Cycling lets you have fun with the family, get dirty on the trails or run errands around town. They are a good companion for the recreational user, as well as serious competitor. Whatever your goal, there are a number of options when it comes to choosing a bike. There are a few questions to think about before hitting the bike shop. Who do you ride with and what do they ride? If you want to ride with a group of friends, it is best to choose something similar. If they ride road bikes, it might be difficult to keep up on a cruiser. Road bikes also cannot go on dirt and trails if that is what you prefer. Have you had a bike in the past that you enjoyed or disliked? It might be fun to try something new, but think about the investment. If you didn’t like the mountain bike you purchased a few years ago, maybe a different style would be better.

Road bikes are lighter than most other bikes and are designed for pavement and multi-use, including fitness, commutes, long distance, touring and racing. Features vary depending on use, but can be built for speed with specific aerodynamic design and drop-bar handlebars. Others have a more upright position with flat-bar handlebars. Mountain bikes are popular with all ages and skill levels. They allow you to ride everywhere and take roots, rocks and road bumps well. They are designed to be shock-absorbing and come in either hardtail, with no rear suspension and full-suspension, making them efficient for trails or technical singletrack. Traditionally with smaller wheel diameters (26 inch), the 29-inch wheels are increasingly in demand for mountain bikers wanting more efficiency on pavement. Many recreational cyclists enjoy comfort, cruiser and hybrid bikes. They can be used on both pavement and dirt roads, flat roads, parks and bike paths. Like most bikes, features vary with wheel size and

suspension options. Like the name suggests, comfort bikes have a comfortable seat and relaxed riding position. Hybrids provide a mix of experiences between comfort and road cycling. Cyclocross bikes are for the sport that involves racing through a variety of terrain and obstacles. Riders are forced to dismount and carry their bikes over challenges, so they are typically lightweight but built tough enough to handle mud and debris. Tri-specific bikes are also specifically designed for racing. Positioned further forward and with a more aerodynamic design, the rider has more efficient use of his or her hamstrings, making the transition to the run easier. Folding bikes are another option for commuters since they can be folded and stored in the trunk of a car. Single speed and fixies are also good alternatives for those wanting a basic ride. Whatever you choose, Lee Blais, bike mechanic and owner of Ozzie’s Cycle, said the proper fit is the most important

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It’s time to pay more attention to seniors

t’s not until you hear from those at ground level do you get a real feel for a societal issue. What was learned this week from staff at the Society of Organized Services (SOS) in Parksville — presumably representative of the entire mid-Island region — about how many senior citizens in the area are living was shocking and sad. Couch-surfing seniors? Isn’t that something done by 20-something dudes who would rather surf than work? OK, that was a little insensitive to those who are couch-surfing due to no fault of their own, but the visual of someone in their 70s who is couch surfing is disturbing and difficult to absorb.

Seniors going without glasses or dental work — painful situations health and social-wise — just to make sure they have a meal, then halving those meals to make the food last? Seniors in the mid-Island region, we are told, are choosing food over home repairs and watching the value of their homes plummet. This is the money they could eventually use to get into a home or travel or leave a legacy for loved ones — that nest egg is decreasing along with the value of their homes. Communities like Port Alberni make an effort to honour seniors for the work they have done to build our communities. There are active Royal Canadian Legion branches that do fantas-

Couch-surfing seniors? Isn’t that something done by 20-something dudes who woud rather surf than work? Parksville Qualicum Beach News

tic work. And we have some of the most impressive and wellattended Remembrance Day ceremonies in the country. Despite all that, we seem to be failing many of our seniors when it comes to day-to-day needs. It’s easy to point the finger at

various levels of government, and to a degree it’s appropriate. The wheels of government funding turn too slowly, and often need a grassroots push to even start moving. The Kiwanis Housing Society in Qualicum Beach, with the significant help of town taxpayers and other groups, took the bull by the horns and is making a difference. The Bowser Seniors Housing Society is trying to do the same, but have only managed to raise $40,000 of the roughly $2 million it needs for its laudable, reasonable plan. There are groups in the Alberni Valley making the effort too. Still, the day-to-day needs — food, medication — of many seniors in this region are not

being addressed. These are not 20-year-olds who are turning their nose up at a $12/hour job and living on social assistance. These are community builders in the autumn of their lives who deserve our love and attention. The whole notion of aging in place is a good one. The experience and counsel of seniors is something all communities should embrace. When we hear aging in place, we don’t think of grey-haired couch surfers. PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS

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hat there is corruption at the top ranks of FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, is about as shocking as Capt. Louis Renault’s discovery of gambling at Rick’s cafe in “Casablanca.” That the legal authorities of the world are finally doing something about it is more surprising, and welcome. In New York on Wednesday, nine international soccer executives and five sports marketing and broadcasting figures were indicted after a federal corruption investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. The department described an alleged 25-year, $150 million racketeering and bribery scheme involving the staging and broadcasting professional soccer games and tournaments, including the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Four other men and two sports-marketing businesses already have pleaded guilty and presumably are cooperating with investigators. In a separate development, Swiss officials announced they are investigating suspected bribery in FIFA’s decision five years ago to award the 2018 World Cup tournament to Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar. That investigation, which included seizing papers and electronic files from FIFA’s Zurich headquarters on Wednesday, follows news exposes of corruption in the World Cup bidding process. The individual officials should, of course, be considered innocent until proven guilty, but it has been clear for years to followers of the world’s most popular sport that its governing body is riddled with corruption. Under public pressure in 2012, FIFA ordered an internal inquiry, but then last year released only a thin summary of its 430-page report and claimed innocence. In protest, Michael J. Garcia, a former U.S. attorney

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from New York who led the internal investigation, resigned over what he claimed was FIFA’s whitewashing of “serious and wide-ranging issues” involving the 2018 and 2022 World Cup site-selection process. Garcia’s report remains under wraps per FIFA bylaws. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the federal investigation is continuing, and more charges against more officials seem likely — the indictment describes 25 unindicted and unnamed co-conspirators. The Justice Department should pursue the investigation as far as the evidence leads in order to root out the corruption and catalyze a cultural change within FIFA. And that change should start at the top. FIFA President Joseph “Sepp” Blatter, under whose watch this corruption has flourished, is seeking a fifth four-year term as FIFA’s president in a vote Friday in Zurich. FIFA’s 209 member nations could begin restoring

credibility by ousting him in favor of reform-minded challenger Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan, and by changing the organization’s rules so that the world can learn the details of Garcia’s investigation. LOS ANGELES TIMES

he federal Conservatives have discovered the memory hole. For those unfamiliar with the term from George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, memory holes — wall slits leading to chutes leading to incinerators — were used by Ministry of Truth workers to destroy documents considered inconvenient or embarrassing to government. In that nightmarish world, memory holes and the active rewriting of history — by altering existing documents and newspaper archives — ensured the record of the past was whatever the state wanted. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government has slid into almost Orwellian ground with parts of the omnibus budget implementation bill, C-59, now before Parliament. To understand this controversy, you have to go back to the Tories’ 2011 legislation to scrap the Canadian Firearms Registry. Mr. Harper’s majority government passed that bill. But before it became law, in early 2012 someone filed an access to information request with the RCMP seeking to obtain copies of much of the database. After the Mounties’ response didn’t satisfy the requester, a complaint was lodged with Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault. She then told government and the RCMP the registry’s records could not be destroyed until the access request was legally resolved. Despite a

written pledge to Ms. Legault by then public safety minister Vic Toews in the spring of 2012 that the RCMP would abide by its obligations under access to information laws, in October of that year the Mounties destroyed the records. Earlier this year, Ms. Legault formally asked for charges to be laid against the RCMP for withholding and destroying firearms registry records. She is also taking the government to Federal Court in the matter. This is all controversial stuff. But nothing has been proven in regard to those serious accusations the Mounties broke the law. What has shocked many political observers recently is the Conservative government’s response to Ms. Legault. In two sections of Bill C-59 now before Parliament, the Tories want to essentially change history, retroactively making the legislation to scrap the gun registry exempt from access to information, including any right of appeal to the courts. If the omnibus bill passes unchanged, that means all the disputes over the requests for access to firearms registry data these last three years have essentially been a mirage, as if they didn’t happen. Down the memory hole. Ms. Legault is right to implore all parliamentarians to think long and hard before supporting this “perilous precedent.” For if a government can make its problems disappear in this case by using its majority to pass a law rewriting history, it will no doubt be tempted to do so again in other inconvenient and embarrassing circumstances. As serious as the allegations are about the RCMP’s actions with the firearms registry, the bigger concern is over how Ottawa now wants to make the problem go away. HALIFAX CHRONICLE HERALD

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Arthur Vickers was visibly nervous as he prepared for the unveiling of his latest masterpiece at Vancouver Island University. Vickers, an internationally renowned First Nation artist who will receive an honorary Doctorate of Letters at VIU on Monday, has been designing and creating the unique ceremonial convocation suite for the university since 2008. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sick,â&#x20AC;? he joked just before the ceremony, where an audience would see his creation for the first time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As an artist, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve spent a lifetime creating art pieces that come from the heart and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a constant challenge to try to convey the meaning to others.â&#x20AC;? The art was sponsored by Coast Capital Savings and is part of a $300,000 commitment CCS has made to VIU, with the goal of inspiring and celebrating future generations of students, graduates and alumni. The suite consists of two chairs made mostly out of ancient red cedar wood for VIUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chancellor and president to sit in during convocations, and a bent-corner

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Artist Arthur Vickers holds a block of wood that he says is at least 175 year old at the unveiling of a new ceremonial convocation suite at Vancouver Island University. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

box designed to hold degree parchments. In the art on the pieces, Vickers created 22 original images referencing students, teachers, the natural and spirit worlds and the architecture at VIU. He said the art is presented

within the context of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;continuity of wisdom and knowledge through the elders going back to the beginning of time.â&#x20AC;? Wayne Berg, Coast Capital Savingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; chief commercial officer, said CCS is focused on building

a richer future for youth in the community, and an â&#x20AC;&#x153;inspiring and beautiful giftâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the beginning of the creation of a strong foundation for CCS and VIU to grow and increase our relationship.â&#x20AC;?

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Snuneymuxw voters head back to the polls

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Snuneymuxw First Nation band members go to the polls next month to choose two new band councillors. A byelection was called to fill vacancies created when two members left Snuneymuxw council late last year Bill

Yoachim was elected to Nanaimo city council in the November civic election and John Wesley was elected chief of the band council the following month. The campaign isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t official until May 28, but Snuneymuxw elder Geraldine Manson has already announced her intention to run.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to be out there knocking on doors,â&#x20AC;? said Manson, elder-in-residence at Vancouver Island University. The byelection is July 3 at the Snuneymuxw band office, 668 Centre St., 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Advance polls are June 26, same time and place. Snuneymuxw council elections are staggered,

with half of council elected every two years. One term ends in December, the other in 2017. The candidate with the most votes wins the longer term. For more information, contact Lawrence Lewis, electoral officer, toll-free at 1-855-458-5888 or lewis.L@telus.net.

Help is coming for Lantzville residents left without representation after a fourth municipal councillor resigned. Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, stepped in after former Coun. Graham Savage tendered his resignation. He left council after Dave Scott did the same last week, as did former councillors Jennifer Millbank and Rod Negrave, in late April. Savageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resignation, given partway through the council meeting, came before council could look after some pressing business needed to fill the previous vacancies â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the appointment of a chief elections officer. Without at least half of the original seven-member council plus one, the minimum needed for quorum, it removed the ability of the three remaining council members â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mayor Colin Haime, Coun. Denise Haime and Coun. John Coulson â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to vote on matters affecting the municipal district. In a statement, Oakes issued a solution. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After carefully reviewing the situation regarding the District of Lantzville council, I have decided to use legislative authority to order that the remaining members of council will constitute a quorum until persons are elected and take office to fill the vacancies,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Staff at the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development have been working closely with District of Lantzville staff. We are working toward a solution that will serve the best interests of the community-at-large and also the District of Lantzville.â&#x20AC;?

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District wants more answers from ICF CANDACE WU PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS

Regional district directors want more answers from the Island Corridor Foundation (ICF). The board passed a motion unanimously at Tuesday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular meeting to apply pressure on the ICF to provide the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) with a copy of its consultantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report on the effectiveness of the proposed E&N railway repairs. According to director Julian Fell, who represents Coombs/Errington, the province hired a railway engineering firm to assess the viability of reviving

the railway, but the results havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been shared with local governments that are providing funding for the project. Fell brought up the motion earlier this month saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sitting here just waiting for the province to make up its mind... concerning the funding of the ICF and I think they are going to twiddle around and doodle and do nothing unless we give them a push.â&#x20AC;? Fell said his motion is meant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;get the ball rolling.â&#x20AC;? In a close vote last year, the RDN decided to give the ICF almost $1 million to help revive passenger rail service on Vancouver

Island. Fell, along with directors representing Bowser, Nanoose Bay, Qualicum Beach and Parksville, voted against the funding request, but the motion passed on the strength of the RDN boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nanaimo contingent. The ICF has been seeking funding from both the provincial and federal governments after regional districts up and down the Island agreed to kick in a total of about $7 million. Matching funds from Victoria and Ottawa were supposed to give the ICF more than $20 million, money the ICF vows will be enough to get the track

operational. Meanwhile, the board was updated on the ICFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual general meeting held April 23 in which a staff report concludes â&#x20AC;&#x153;the project remains stalled at the provincial and federal levels as they undertake their final analyses and reviews necessary to release the dedicated funding.â&#x20AC;?

CITY OF PORT ALBERNI PROPERTY TAXES DUE THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2015 Notices of real property taxes have been mailed to all owners of property located in the City of Port Alberni. Any property owner who has not received a notice should contact City Hall, Tax Department, 4850 Argyle Street, Port Alberni, BC at 250-720-2816. Not receiving a tax notice does not remove the obligation to pay, nor does it deter penalties

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6 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES | FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015

MEET & GREET ADOPTION CENTER

These lovable animals are all up for adoption and hoping you’ll give them a happy new home! The S.P.C.A. in conjunction with the Alberni Valley Times is stimulating animal welfare in our community. This feature is presented for your awareness. These animals are ready for immediate adoption at the S.P.C.A. at the foot of Broughton Street or call 250-723-5269.

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GOLF

Communities use myths for marketing

e had another increase of women at our Ladies’ Nite and want to thank Terri Grears and Patti Schaeffer for joining our complimentry golf night. Patti also won “B” division’s low gross joining Donna Cox, who fired a 42 taking the “A” category. The pots on holes five and six and the hidden hole weren’t won and will be increased next week yet again. Meanwhile, Karen Vandermolen, Geri Shiels and Rhonda Holcombe share the women’s weekly point lead while Holcombe leads the Ringer Board with 36. For the third consecutive week, we’ve a new leader in the men’s night point race. Mild mannered Barry MacMillan or “Mac” as he’s known, came through tying his personal best Hollies’ score, netting a four under par 26. Combined, his weekly point total was 11, vaulting him past last week’s leader Phil Edgell by two. Edgell grabbed the deuce pot in hole No. 3 with a chip in, but the deuce on No. 8 and the hidden hole remained elusive. Shedding his lacklustre start, Barry Ensor shot 32, taking low gross with Dave Mann a distant four shots back. Kirk Larsen was runner-up low net. The Hollies’ very own Jackie was victorious three times this past week winning both the zone women’s and senior amateur championships held in Parksville, shooting rounds of 72–71. She followed up

Patrick Little Rediscovering Golf at Hollies

with a Dawn Coe-Jones win at Comox firing another 72! As they say on the links of Scotland...”Wholly Shite!” Speaking of Scotland, it reminding me of a trip Jackie and I took there before coming to Port Alberni. We were travelling through the Highlands, Braveheart territory. Enroute, I wanted to recreate a time earlier in my teenage life. A time I hit a golf shot into the famous and mysterious lake known the world over as, Loch Ness. I’d been drawn to the lake touring Britain in my youth. It was a fantasy. One to capture a photograph or possibly witness that which hadn’t been seen. Arriving there, I hit my drive into the lake from the same high, lofty perch next to the road where I stood three decades earlier. Why Loch Ness? Was it to join the ranks of the inquisition? Perhaps to seize an opportunity to unclothe a mystery by a chance visual encounter of a myth inhabiting lake? Was it mythical? Countries and communities too, have developed their own marketing strategies and I think monsters are one. Loch Ness has its own, while the B.C. interior’s Okanagan Lake, supposedly harbours the elusive beast known as

“Ogopogo.” Perhaps both the Okanagan Valley and Scotland are products of good old-fashioned tourist marketing. Both have benefited from volumes of visitors who’ve ventured to them anticipating only uncertainty! It’s a sales form of broader dimensions than any pro shop. In the end, I ask who benefited and was anyone hurt by the fable? I found the answers to be communities and no one! Today, Jackie and I live in the pleasant community of Port Alberni which doesn’t need artificial devices or spirits soliciting people here. Yet, we undeniably fail bringing the world here and keeping them. They come and pass through our community faster than a golf ball with overspin. Something inside tells me, we as a city fail advertising our benefits effectively to visitors. What’s our mythical secret? Is it our “7 Wonders?” What if shrouded within the mists of our historical lumber industry, a ghostly version suddenly emerged joining them? Couldn’t the Alberni Valley have its own Yukon Mad Trapper? Or a Vancouver Island cousin of Big Foot? Or our very own Inlet ocean monster? Somehow, I sense our governors wouldn’t be up for it and yet, why not?

Ladies golf weekly KATHY WHITE FOR THE TIMES

In the 9-hole ladies low handicap group, Claudia Romaniuk won low gross, Kath Stolth took the low net and Marta Williamson had the lowest putts. For the high handicap group there was a tie for low gross between Lorraine Wilson and Pat Dahlquist, nice birthday present Lorraine. Betty Adair won low net and shared the lowest putts with Wilson. Pars were had by Mel Mihaychuk on No. 12, Stolth and Romaniuk on No. 13, Adair and Joan Hall on No. 14, Williamson on No. 15 and Stolth once

again on No. 18. In the 18 hole ladies group, Carol Bouchard won low gross, Carol Hastings had low net with 70. Closest to the pin winners were Janice Cross on no. 8 and Shirley Goodman won on No. 18 by getting a chip in. Gayle Rhodes was the special prize winner. There won’t be any ladies golf next Tuesday as the B.C. High School Championships tournament will be on June 1, 2 and 3. The start time will stay at 8:30 a.m. for the remainder of June. June 9 will be Monthly Medal and a meeting to follow golf.

AQUATICS

Tsunami swim team off to Island regional Congratulations to the following swimmers who have qualified for the Vancouver Island Regional Championships, hosted by Island Swimming in Victoria June 5-7. This is the highest level meet on the Island and a stepping stone to BC Provincials. The qualifying swimmers are: McKinley Sutton, Anamika Giesbrecht, Ayden Jager, Logan Jager, Coral Ridinger, Trey Lightburn, Corynn Ayres and Caiden Edwards. SUBMITTED

The AV Times is encouraging positive change with our new promotion Pay it Forward. Let us know who made your day and they will be entered to win a great prize from one of several local businesses. Check out Monday’s AV Times for the list of good deeds and random acts of kindness and start your week on a positive note. Email your good deeds to ads@avtimes.net, drop off at the AV Times office, 4918 Napier St. or call 250-723-8171

» Patrick Little is an avid golfer, a lifetime member of the Canadian PGA, and owner of the Hollies Golf Course.

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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 (Series tied 3-3) East - Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers (Series tied 3-3)

Canadian Hockey League (CHL) championship, Quebec City, May 22-31 at Colisee Pepsi. Final standings Teams W L GF-A Oshawa Generals (OHL) 3 0 11-8 Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 1 2 11-9 Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 1 2 10-11 Quebec Remparts (Host) 1 2 8-12 Yesterday’s playoff - Tiebreaker Quebec 5, Rimouski 2

Tonight’s schedule (Game 7) Tampa Bay at NY Rangers, 5 p.m.

Today’s schedule - Semifinal Quebec vs. Kelowna, , 4:30 p.m.

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

Sunday, May 31 - Final Kelowna/Quebec vs. Oshawa, 4 p.m.

Playoff leaders

American Hockey League

Points 1 Tyler Johnson, TB 2 Nikita Kucherov, TB 2 Ryan Getzlaf, ANA 4 Corey Perry, ANA 4 Steven Stamkos, TB 6 Derick Brassard, NYR 6 Jonathan Toews, CHI 6 Jakob Silfverberg, ANA 9 Patrick Kane, CHI 9 Alex Killorn, TB 11 Ondrej Palat, TB 11 Rick Nash, NYR 13 Duncan Keith, CHI 14 Ryan Kesler, ANA 14 Derek Stepan, NYR 14 Patrick Sharp, CHI 17 Marian Hossa, CHI 17 Keith Yandle, NYR 19 Zach Parise, MIN 19 Valtteri Filppula, TB 19 Dan Boyle, NYR 19 Sami Vatanen, ANA 19 Victor Hedman, TB

G 12 9 2 9 7 9 7 4 9 6 6 5 2 6 5 4 2 2 4 3 3 3 1

A 8 10 17 8 10 7 9 12 6 9 8 9 11 6 7 8 9 9 6 7 7 7 9

Goals 1 Tyler Johnson, TB 2 Patrick Kane, CHI 3 Nikita Kucherov, TB 3 Corey Perry, ANA 3 Derick Brassard, NYR 6 Steven Stamkos, TB 6 Jonathan Toews, CHI 6 Patrick Maroon, ANA 6 Chris Kreider, NYR 6 Matt Beleskey, ANA 11 Alex Killorn TB 11 Ryan Kesler ANA

GP G 19 12 16 10 19 9 15 9 18 9 19 7 16 7 15 7 18 7 15 7 18 6 14 6

BASKETBALL

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 10 Nikita Kucherov TB 10 Alex Killorn TB 10 Brent Seabrook CHI 10 Andrej Sustr TB

GP 14 14 18 14 15 14 14 14 14 18 18 15 18

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G 2 9 1 3 2 6 2 3 1 7 6 5 1

Pts 20 19 19 17 17 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10

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Goals Against Average 4 Gms Min GP 1 Craig Anderson OTT 4 2 Braden Holtby WSH 13 3 Frederik Andersen ANA 14 4 Henrik Lundqvist NYR 17 5 Ben Bishop TB 8 6 Petr Mrazek DET 7 7 Marc-Andre Fleury PIT 5 8 Jake Allen STL 6 9 Scott Darling CHI 5 10 Carey Price MTL 2

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Save Percentage 4 Gms Min SH 1 Craig Anderson OTT 142 2 Braden Holtby WSH 412 3 Scott Darling CHI 171 4 Henrik Lundqvist NYR 506 5 Marc-Andre Fleury PIT 150 6 Jaroslav Halak NYI 215 7 Frederik Andersen ANA 424 7 Petr Mrazek DET 186 9 Ben Bishop TB 477 10 Carey Price MTL 352

SV SV% 138 .972 389 .944 160 .936 470 .929 139 .927 199 .926 392 .925 172 .925 440 .922 324 .920

GAA 0.97 1.71 2.05 2.06 2.08 2.11 2.12 2.20 2.22 2.23

Calder Cup playoffs - Round 3 Eastern match-ups 1-Manchester Monarchs def. 3-Hartford Wolf Pack 4-0 Western match-ups 1-Utica Comets vs. 2-Grand Rapids Griffins Yesterday’s result (Game 3) Utica 4, Grand Rapids 1 (Utica leads series 2-1) Today’s schedule (Game 4) Utica at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m. Sunday, May 31 (Game 5) Utica at Grand Rapids, 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 2 (Game 6)* Grand Rapids at Utica, 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 3 (Game 7*) Grand Rapids at Utica, 4 p.m.

NBA Championship final (Best-of-seven series) Eastern Conference final (Round 3) Cleveland Cavaliers def. Atlanta 4-0 Western Conference finals Golden State Warriors def. Houston 4-1 Thursday, June 4 (Game 1) Cleveland at Golden State, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, June 9 (Game 3) Golden State at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Thursday, June 11 (Game 4) Golden State at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Playoff leaders Points per game 1. Anthony Davis, NO 2. Stephen Curry, GS 3. LeBron James, CLE 4. James Harden, HOU 5. Monta Ellis, DAL 6 Blake Griffin, LAC 7 Bradley Beal, WSH 8 Jimmy Butler, CHI 9 Chris Paul, LAC 10 LaMarcus Aldridge, POR Assists per game 1. John Wall, WSH 2. Chris Paul, LAC 3. LeBron James, CLE 4. James Harden, HOU 5. J.J. Barea, DAL Rebounds per game 1. Dwight Howard, HOU 2. DeAndre Jordan, LAC 3. Blake Griffin, LAC 4. LaMarcus Aldridge, POR 5. Tim Duncan, SA Field goal percentage 1. DeAndre Jordan, LAC 2. Amir Johnson, TOR 3. Tyson Chandler, DAL 4. Marcin Gortat, WSH 5. Alan Anderson, BKN

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Jordan Spieth watches his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of the Byron Nelson golf tournament, Thursda in Irving, Texas. [AP PHOTO]

Spieth off to slow start at Byron Nelson DREW DAVISON FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM

IRVING, Texas — Jordan Spieth made a weekend charge at the Colonial last week, falling a shot shy of the eventual winning score. He hoped to carry that momentum into his true hometown tournament, the AT&T Byron Nelson. Spieth had a relatively uneventful opening round Thursday, carding two birdies and a bogey for a 1-under 69. For now, he’s lurking in the background behind a Texan-filled leader board. “Really a stress-free round,” Spieth said. “I just didn’t capitalize on enough opportunities. You can’t make two birdies out here and expect to do anything with it.” But two Dallas-Fort Worth residents who didn’t make the weekend cut at Colonial showed that a couple of days off isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Flower Mound resident Steven Bowditch posted the low round, an 8-under 62, and Colleyville’s Ryan Palmer turned in a 5-under 65. Baylor product and San Antonio resident Jimmy Walker sits in second with a 6-under 64, and James Hahn is tied with Palmer at 5 under. Three more are at 4-under, including 2011 champion Keegan Bradley. Bowditch, a 31-year-old native of Australia, had last weekend off after being disqualified at Colonial for signing the wrong Friday score, although he wouldn’t have made the cut anyway. He rebounded nicely, though, with an eight-birdie, bogey-free round. “I already forgot about ?the Colonial?,” Bowditch said, smiling. “It’s golf, man. I don’t know what my career stats are. I’m probably about 35 or 40 percent making cuts, so 60 per cent of the time I’m used to it, missing them.” Bowditch isn’t too far off on his estimate. He’s made 60 cuts in 145 PGA Tour starts, roughly 41 percent. But this is only the second time in his career he’s posted a 62, matching his career-best from the fourth round of the 2011 Sanderson Farms Championship.

CYCLING Road racing Giro d’Italia

Ryder moves up again Stage 17 - 170 km, Melide-Verbania. Weather: Not a factor 1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team, 4:04:14 2 Francesco Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani CSF, 0:00:47 3 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling, 0:01:01 4 Matteo Busato (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling 5 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team 6 David De La Cruz (Spa) Etixx - QuickStep 7 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 8 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky 9 Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin, 0:02:42 11. Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team, 0:06:05 General Classification (pink jersey) 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 72:23:09 2 Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team, 0:05:15 3 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team, 0:06:05 4 Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team, 0:07:01 5 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha, 0:09:40 6 Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky, 0:10:44 7 Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team, 0:11:05 8 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNLJumbo, 0:12:53 9 Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team, 0:13:01

AUTO RACING NASCAR FedEx 400 Sunday, May 31, 10 a.m. Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware. 400 laps, 1 mile per lap. Qualifying: Today, 12:45 p.m.

Formula One Canadian Grand Prix Sunday, June 7, 11 a.m. Ile Notre Dame, Montreal (street circuit). 305.270 km, 70 laps, 4.361 km per lap. Qualifying Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m.

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 Men’s singles - Round Kei Nishikori (5), Japan, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, walkover. Men’s singles - Round 2 Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. Rafael Nadal (6), Spain, def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1. David Ferrer (7), Spain, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1. Marin Cilic (9), Croatia, def. Andrea Arnaboldi, Italy, 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-1. Kevin Anderson (15), South Africa, def. Lu Yen-Hsun, Taiwan, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Jeremy Chardy, France, def. John Isner (16), United States, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. David Goffin (17), Belgium, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. Borna Coric, Croatia, def. Tommy Robredo (18), Spain, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Richard Gasquet (20), France, is tied with Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 0-0, Suspended. Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (22), Germany, 6-1, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 3-6, 6-4. Leonardo Mayer (23), Argentina, def. J Janowicz, Poland, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-1. Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, def. Bernard Tomic (27), Australia, 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 8-6. Nick Kyrgios (29), Australia, def. Kyle Edmund, Britain, walkover. Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Viktor Troicki (31), Serbia, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3. Jack Sock, United States, def. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4), 6-1, 7-6 (4). Women’s singles - Round 2 Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Anna-Lena Friedsam, Germany, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3. Petra Kvitova (4), Czech Republic, def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2. Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Caroline Wozniacki (5), Denmark, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Andrea Petkovic (10), Germany, def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Andreea Mitu, Romania, def. Karolina Pliskova (12), Czech Republic, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4. Madison Keys (16), United States, def. Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, 6-0, 6-3. Sara Errani (17), Italy, def. Carina Witthoeft, Germany, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (18), Russia, 6-7 (11), 7-5, 10-8. Timea Bacsinszky (23), Switzerland, def. Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-0. Victoria Azarenka (27), Belarus, def. Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-3. Irina-Camelia Begu (30), Romania, def. Ana Konjuh, Croatia, 6-2, 6-0. Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, def. Zarina Diyas (32), Kazakhstan, 0-6, 6-1, 6-4. Irina Falconi, United States, def. Sesil Karatantcheva, Bulgaria, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, def. Denisa Allertova, Czech, 6-3, 7-6 (2). Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, 6-3, 7-5. Sloane Stephens, United States, def. Heather Watson, Britain, 6-2, 6-4. Men’s Doubles - Round 1 Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (3), Brazil, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, and Oliver Marach, Austria, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Horia Tecau (5), Romania, def. Steve Johnson, United States, and Sam Querrey, United States, 6-4, 6-0. Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares (8), Brazil, def. Nicholas Monroe, United States, and Artem Sitak, New Zealand, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. Women’s Doubles - Round 1 Yung-Jan Chan, Taiwan, and Zheng Jie (11), China, def. Gabriela Dabrowski, Ottawa, and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, 6-4, 6-1. Mixed Doubles - Round 1 Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Mike Bryan (2), United States, def. Eugenie Bouchard, Montreal, and Max Mirnyi, Belarus, 6-1, 6-4.

GOLF This week’s 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 Leaderboard - Round 1 Golfer Par R1 1 Steven Bowditch -8 62 2 Jimmy Walker -6 64 T3 James Hahn -5 65 T3 Ryan Palmer -5 65 T5 Tom Gillis -4 66 T5 John Merrick -4 66 T5 Keegan Bradley -4 66 T8 Cameron Percy -3 67 T8 Derek Ernst -3 67 T8 Dustin Johnson -3 67 T8 Steve Wheatcroft -3 67 T8 Tony Finau -3 67 T8 Danny Lee -3 67 T8 Jon Curran -3 67 T8 Jonas Blixt -3 67 T8 John Senden -3 67 T8 Ken Duke -3 67 T8 Nick Watney -3 67 T8 Jonathan Byrd -3 67 T8 Martin Flores -3 67 Canadian results T33 Graham DeLaet -1 69 T33 Adam Hadwin -1 69 T33 Austin Connelly -1 69 T87 Mike Weir +1 71 T137 Roger Sloan +4 74

BASEBALL

SOCCER MLS

Eastern League Club PTS GP W L DC United 22 13 6 3 N. England 20 13 5 3 NY Red Bulls 17 11 4 2 Columbus 15 11 4 4 Toronto 13 10 4 5 Orlando 13 12 3 5 Philadelphia 12 13 3 7 Chicago 11 10 3 5 Montreal 8 7 2 3 NY City FC 7 12 1 7 Western League Club PTS GP W L Seattle 23 12 7 3 Dallas 21 12 6 3 Vancouver 20 13 6 5 Los Angeles 20 14 5 4 San Jose 18 12 5 4 Sporting KC 18 12 4 2 Salt Lake 17 13 4 4 Houston 16 13 4 5 Portland 16 13 4 5 Colorado 13 12 2 3 Today’s schedule Dallas at Sporting KC, 6 p.m.

T 4 5 5 3 1 4 3 2 2 4

GF GA 14 11 18 16 14 11 17 14 14 14 14 15 13 21 11 14 9 10 9 16

T 2 3 2 5 3 6 5 4 4 7

GF GA 18 9 18 15 14 12 13 15 13 12 17 15 12 16 16 16 11 13 10 10

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. Sunday, May 31 Los Angeles at New England, 4 p.m.

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. Leaderboard - Round 1 Golfer Par R1 * Denotes Canadian golfer 1 *Thomas Hay -6 66 T2 *Bryn Parry -5 67 T2 Nyasha Mauchaza -5 67 T2 Jay Myers -5 67 T5 *Mackenzie Hughes -4 68 T5 David Fink -4 68 T5 Wade Binfield -4 68 T5 Michael Miller -4 68 T5 K Vanden Heuvel -4 68 T5 Curtis Reed -4 68 T5 Bo Hoag -4 68 T12 Vince Covello -3 69 T12 Mike Van Sickle -3 69 T12 *Matt Hill -3 69 T12 John Ellis -3 69 T12 *Albin Choi -3 69 T12 Ryan Brehm -3 69 T12 Chris Williams -3 69 T12 *Brad Clapp -3 69 T12 *Seann Harlingten -3 69

Final, Saturday May 30 Wembley Stadium, 9:30 a.m. Arsenal v Aston Villa

UEFA Champions League Final Saturday, June 6 Olympiastadion, Berlin, 11:45 a.m. Juventus vs. Barcelona

Pacific Coast Soccer League W 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0

D 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 2

L 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 4

GF GA Pts 10 7 10 12 10 10 9 4 8 7 2 8 11 19 6 3 0 4 7 10 4 5 6 3 11 17 2

LPGA

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.

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 Leaderboard - Round 1 (Tournament begins today)

Sunday, May 31 Kamloops vs. Vancouver Thunderbirds, noon Abbotsford vs. Victoria Highlanders, 2 p.m. FC Tigers Vancouver vs. Mid Isle, 6 p.m. Vancouver United vs. Khalsa SC, 6 p.m.

Champions Tour No tournament this week

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 Leaderboard - Round 1 Golfer Par R1 1 Seamus Power -10 61 2 Kyle Thompson -8 63 3 Dominic Bozzelli -7 64 T4 Garth Mulroy -6 65 T4 Dawie van der Walt -6 65 T4 Travis Bertoni -6 65 T4 Oliver Goss -6 65 T4 David Vanegas -6 65 T9 Darron Stiles -5 66 T9 Brad Schneider -5 66 T9 Brian Richey -5 66 T9 Christian Brand -5 66 T9 Michael Kim -5 66 T9 Tag Ridings -5 66 T9 Peter Tomasulo -5 66 T9 Scott Gutschewski -5 66 T9 Trey Mullinax -5 66 T9 Brock Mackenzie -5 66 T9 Si Woo Kim -5 66 T9 Kelvin Day -5 66 Canadian entrants T47 Brad Fritsch -2 69 T150 Ryan Yip +4 75

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. Leaderboard - Round 1 Golfer Par R1 T1 Padraig Harrington -4 67 T1 Maximilian Kieffer -4 67 3 Soren Hansen -3 68 T4 Danny Willett -2 69 T4 Soren Kjeldsen -2 69 T4 Emiliano Grillo -2 69 T7 Luke Donald -1 70 T7 Matt Ford -1 70 T7 Rikard Karlberg -1 70 T7 Chris Wood -1 70 T7 Alexander Levy -1 70 T7 Trevor Fisher Jr. -1 70 T7 Anders Hansen -1 70 T14 Rickie Fowler E 71 T14 Michael Hoey E 71 T14 Matteo Manassero E 71 T14 Matt. Fitzpatrick E 71 T14 Niclas Fasth E 71 T14 R Cabrera Bello E 71 T14 Richard McEvoy E 71 T14 Ernie Els E 71 T14 Tommy Fleetwood E 71 T14 Kiradech A’barnrat E 71 T14 Simon Thornton E 71 Score of note T150 Rory McIlroy +9 80

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. Purse: $1,500,000 European Tour: Nordea Masters, June 4-7. PGA of Sweden National Bara, Sweden. Purse: $1,500,000. Champions Tour: Principal Charity Classic, June 5-7 (54 holes). Wakonda Club Des Moines, Iowa. Purse: $1,750,000 Web.com Tour: Greater Dallas Open, June 4-7. The Lakes at Castle Hills Lewisville, Texas. Purse: $500,000.

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015, Canada, June 6-July 5 Defending champion: Japan Preliminary round Saturday, June 6 Canada vs. China, 3 p.m. at Edmonton New Zealand vs. Netherlands, 6 p.m. at Edmonton Sunday, June 7 Norway vs. Thailand, 10 a.m. at Ottawa Germany vs. Ivory Coast, 1 p.m. at Ottawa Monday, June 8 Sweden vs. Nigeria, 1 p.m. at Winnipeg Cameroon vs. Ecuador, 4 p.m. at Vancouver United States vs. Australia, 4:30 p.m. at Winnipeg Japan vs. Switzerland, 7 p.m. at Vancouver Tuesday, June 9 France vs. England, 10 a.m. at Moncton Colombia vs. Mexico, 1 p.m. at Moncton Spain vs. Costa Rica, 1 p.m. at Montreal Brazil vs. South Korea, 4 p.m. at Montreal Thursday, June 11 China vs. Netherlands, 3 p.m. at Edmonton Germany vs. Norway, 1 p.m. at Ottawa Ivory Coast vs. Thailand, 4 p.m. at Ottawa Canada vs. New Zealand, 6 p.m. at Edmonton

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 New Westminster 1 1 0 0 2 Maple Ridge 1 0 1 0 0 Langley 1 0 1 0 0 Victoria 2 0 2 0 0 Yesterday’s result Coquitlam at N.Westminster, 7:45 p.m. Today’s schedule Burnaby at Victoria, 7:45 p.m. Saturday, May 30 Langley at Coquitlam, 7 p.m. Sunday, May 31 New Westminster at Nanaimo, 7 p.m. Victoria at Maple Ridge, 6:45 p.m.

BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L T Coquitlam 9 8 1 0 Delta 9 7 2 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 Today’s schedule Burnaby at Port Coquitlam, 8 p.m.

American League East W L NY Yankees 25 22 Tampa Bay 24 24 Baltimore 22 24 Boston 22 26 Toronto 22 27 Central W L Kansas City 28 18 Minnesota 28 18 Detroit 28 20 Chicago Sox 21 25 Cleveland 21 25 West W L Houston 30 18 Seattle 23 23 LA Angels 23 24 Texas 23 25 Oakland 17 32 National League East W L Washington 28 19 NY Mets 27 21 Atlanta 23 24 Philadelphia 19 30 Miami 18 30 Central W L St. Louis 31 16 Chicago Cubs 25 21 Pittsburgh 24 22 Cincinnati 19 27 Milwaukee 16 32 West W L LA Dodgers 28 18 San Francisco 29 20 San Diego 23 25 Arizona 21 25 Colorado 19 26

PCT .532 .500 .478 .458 .449 PCT .609 .609 .583 .457 .457 PCT .625 .500 .489 .479 .347

GB Strk - W3 1.5 L5 2.5 W1 3.5 W1 4.0 L1 GB Strk - L4 - W5 1.0 W2 7.0 L1 7.0 W1 GB Strk - L1 6.0 W3 6.5 L2 7.0 L2 13.5 L2

PCT .596 .563 .489 .388 .375 PCT .660 .543 .522 .413 .333 PCT .609 .583 .479 .457 .422

GB Strk - W1 1.5 W3 4.5 L1 10.0 L4 10.5 L3 GB Strk - W4 5.5 L1 6.5 W6 11.5 L1 15.5 L5 GB Strk - L1 1.0 W4 6.0 W2 7.0 L3 8.5 W1

Yesterday’s results Chi. White Sox 3, Baltimore 2 Baltimore 6, Chi. White Sox 3 Boston 5, Texas 1 N.Y. Yankees at Oakland Detroit at L.A. Angels Pittsburgh at San Diego Cleveland at Seattle San Francisco 7, Atlanta 0

English FA Cup

Team Mid Isle Victoria Vancouver Tbirds Vancouver Utd Tim Hortons Khalsa Kamloops Abbotsford FC Tigers

Baseball - League leaders

MLB

Pts 16 14 12 8 6 5 5 2

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

Today’s schedule with probable starters Kansas City at Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m. Volquez (3-3) vs. Arrieta (4-4) Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Karns (3-1) vs. Gonzalez (5-2) Colorado at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Lyles (2-4) vs. Hamels (4-3) Miami at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Haren (4-2) vs. Harvey (5-1) Washington at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Strasburg (3-4) vs. DeSclafani (2-4) Boston at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Miley (3-4) vs. Gallardo (3-6) Chi. White Sox at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Quintana (2-4) vs. McCullers (0-0) Toronto at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Buehrle (5-3) vs. May (2-3) Arizona at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. De La Rosa (4-2) vs. Fiers (1-4) L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Bolsinger (2-0) vs. Lackey (2-2) N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Capuano (0-1) vs. Gray (4-2) Detroit at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Sanchez (3-5) vs. Santiago (3-2) Cleveland at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Bauer (3-1) vs. Walker (1-4) Pittsburgh at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. Liriano (1-4) vs. Shields (5-0) Atlanta at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Foltynewicz (2-1) vs. Hudson (2-3) Saturday, May 30 Toronto at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m. Sanchez (4-4) vs. Gibson (4-3) Colorado at Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m. De La Rosa (1-2) vs. Harang (4-4) Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. Ramirez (2-2) vs. Chen (1-3) Miami at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. Koehler (3-3) vs. Niese (3-5) Washington at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. Gonzalez (4-2) vs. Cueto (3-4) Chi. White Sox at Houston, 1:10 p.m. Noesi (0-4) vs. Hernandez (2-3) Arizona at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m. Hellickson (2-3) vs. Lohse (3-5) Boston at Texas, 4:15 p.m. Kelly (1-4) vs. Klein (1-0) Kansas City at Chicago Cubs, 4:15 p.m. Ventura (3-4) vs. Hammel (3-2) L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m. Frias (3-2) vs. Wacha (7-0) N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Eovaldi (4-1) vs. Hahn (2-4) Detroit at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Greene (4-3) vs. Weaver (3-4) Atlanta at San Francisco, 7:05 p.m. Perez (0-0) vs. Lincecum (5-2) Cleveland at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Marcum (1-0) vs. Elias (2-1) Pittsburgh at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. Morton (1-0) vs. Ross (2-4)

White Sox 3, Orioles 2 Chicago Sox

Baltimore

ab r h bi ab r h bi Eaton CF 3 1 1 0 Machado 3B 4 0 0 0 Cabrera LF 4 1 1 1 Paredes DH 4 0 0 0 Abreu 1B 4 0 0 0 Jones CF 4010 LaRoche DH 4 0 3 1 Young RF 4 1 2 0 Ramirez SS 4 0 0 0 Davis 1B 4112 Shuck RF 4 1 2 0 Pearce LF 3 0 1 0 Beckham 3B 4 0 2 0 Snider PH 1 0 0 0 Flowers C 3 0 0 1 Hardy SS 3 0 0 0 Sanchez 2B 4 0 0 0 Joseph C 3000 Totals 34 3 9 3 Cabrera 2B 3 0 1 0 Totals 33 2 6 2

Chicago Sox 000 002 001 3 Baltimore 000 000 002 2 SB: CWS Shuck 2 (4, 2nd base off Wilson, T/Joseph, C, 2nd base off Hunter, T/Joseph, C). 2B: CWS LaRoche 2 (7, Wilson, T, Wilson, T), Cabrera, Me (3, Wilson, T). HR: BAL Davis, C (11, 9th inning off Duke, 1 on, 2 out). Team Lob: CWS 6; BAL 4. DP: BAL (Jones, A-Machado, M). PICKOFFS: BAL Matusz (Bonifacio, E at 1st base). Chicago Sox IP H R ER BB SO C Sale (W, 4-2) 7.2 4 0 0 0 12 Z Duke 1.0 2 2 2 0 3 J Petricka 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO P Wilson (L, 1-1)) 6.0 5 2 2 1 1 C Roe 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 B Matusz 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 R Hunter 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Time: 2:51. Att: 18,441

Red Sox 5, Rangers 1 Boston

Texas

ab r h bi ab r h bi Pedroia 2B 5 0 3 0 DeShields CF 4 0 1 0 Betts CF 5 0 3 1 Choo RF 4010 Sandoval 3B 5 0 1 0 Fielder DH 4 0 0 0 Ramirez DH 4 1 2 1 Beltre 3B 4 1 1 0 Napoli 1B 3 1 1 0 Moreland 1B 4 0 0 0 Holt LF-SS 2 1 0 0 Andrus SS 3 0 0 0 Swihart C 4 1 2 2 Rosales 2B 3 0 0 0 Castillo RF 4 0 1 1 Chirinos C 2 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 13 5 Totals 28 1 3 0

Boston 000 011 030 5 Texas 000 000 001 1 2B: BOS Ramirez, H (4, Martinez, N); TEX Hamilton, J (1, Rodriguez, E), Beltre (9, Layne). 3B: BOS Betts (2, Claudio). GIDP: BOS Swihart, Sandoval, Holt, B, Ramirez, H, Napoli. HR: BOS Ramirez, H (11, 6th inning off Martinez, N, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: BOS 9; TEX 6. DP: TEX 5 (Beltre-AndrusMoreland, Rosales-Andrus-Moreland 2, Andrus-Rosales-Moreland, ClaudioRosales-Moreland). E: TEX Rosales (3, throw). PICKOFFS: TEX Martinez, N (Betts at 1st base). Boston IP H R ER BB SO E Rodriguez (W, 1-0) 7.2 3 0 0 2 7 T Layne 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 K Uehara 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Texas IP H R ER BB SO N Martinez (L, 4-1) 7.0 9 2 2 2 5 T Scheppers 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 S Freeman 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 K Kela 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 A Claudio 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Time: 2:49. Att: 34,085.

Batting - American League Hitter AB R H Avg 1 Prince Fielder, TEX 190 24 70 .368 2 Jason Kipnis, CLE 190 35 65 .342 3 Nelson Cruz, SEA 179 31 61 .341 4 Anthony Gose, DET 142 20 48 .338 5 Miguel Cabrera, DET 171 27 57 .333 6 Mike Moustakas, KC 170 27 56 .329 7 Avisail García, CWS 147 20 48 .327 8 Jacoby Ellsbury, NYY 148 29 48 .324 9 Stephen Vogt, OAK 135 23 43 .319 10 Josh Donaldson, TOR 188 41 59 .314 11 Adam Jones, BAL 172 21 54 .314 12 Mic. Brantley, CLE 150 21 47 .313 13 Josh Reddick, OAK 156 22 48 .308 14 Kendrys Morales, KC 180 32 55 .306 15 Eric Hosmer, KC 178 29 54 .303 16 José Altuve, HOU 194 23 58 .299 17 Logan Forsythe, TB 161 17 48 .298 18 Mike Trout, LAA 175 35 52 .297 19 Lorenzo Cain, KC 164 32 48 .293 20 Yoenis Céspedes, DET182 24 53 .291 Batting - National League Hitter AB R H Avg 1 Dee Gordon, MIA 194 27 73 .376 2 Adrián González, LAD 164 32 56 .341 3 DJ LeMahieu, COL 148 17 50 .338 4 Bryce Harper, WAS 157 41 52 .331 5 Paul Goldschmidt, ARI167 34 55 .329 6 Nori Aoki, SF 180 21 58 .322 7 Matt Holliday, STL 153 18 49 .320 8 A.J. Pollock, ARI 169 32 54 .320 9 Kolten Wong, STL 174 28 55 .316 10 Anthony Rizzo, CHC 165 27 52 .315 11 Matt Carpenter, STL 169 33 53 .314 12 Nick Markakis, ATL 170 20 53 .312 13 Yunel Escobar, WAS 167 26 52 .311 14 Ángel Pagán, SF 174 17 54 .310 15 Lucas Duda, NYM 167 29 51 .305 16 Jhonny Peralta, STL 177 23 54 .305 17 Freddy Galvis, PHI 165 21 50 .303 18 Buster Posey, SF 165 21 50 .303 19 A. Hechavarria, MIA 177 24 53 .299 20 Brandon Belt, SF 147 22 44 .299 Home runs - AL Batter 1 Nelson Cruz, SEA 2 Mark Teixeira, NYY 3 Josh Donaldson, TOR 4 Edwin Encarnacion, TOR 5 Alex Rodriguez, NYY 5 Miguel Cabrera, DET 5 Mike Trout, LAA 8 Prince Fielder, TEX 8 Hanley Ramirez, BOS 8 Chris Davis, BAL 8 Luis Valbuena, HOU 8 Stephen Vogt, OAK 8 Evan Gattis, HOU

AB 179 152 188 178 152 171 175 190 163 153 167 135 165

HR 18 14 13 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10

Home runs - NL Batter 1 Bryce Harper, WSH 2 Todd Frazier, CIN 3 Giancarlo Stanton, MIA 4 Ryan Braun, MIL 4 Justin Upton, SD 4 Paul Goldschmidt, ARI 4 Joc Pederson, LAD 8 Marlon Byrd, CIN 8 Adrian Gonzalez, LAD 8 Ryan Howard, PHI 8 Nolan Arenado, COL

AB 157 169 177 159 174 167 152 154 164 160 164

HR 18 14 13 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10

Runs batted in - AL Batter 1 Prince Fielder, TEX 1 Nelson Cruz, SEA 3 Kendrys Morales, KC 4 Mark Teixeira, NYY 4 Josh Donaldson, TOR 6 Stephen Vogt, OAK 7 Miguel Cabrera, DET 7 Ed. Encarnacion, TOR 9 Jose Bautista, TOR 9 Josh Reddick, OAK 9 Eric Hosmer, KC 9 Evan Gattis, HOU

AB 190 179 180 152 188 135 171 178 139 156 178 165

RBI 38 38 37 35 35 33 32 32 30 30 30 30

Runs batted in - NL Batter 1 Bryce Harper, WSH 2 Gian. Stanton, MIA 3 Paul Goldschmidt, ARI 4 Ryan Braun, MIL 5 Justin Upton, SD 6 Adrian Gonzalez, LAD 7 Ryan Zimmerman, WSH 8 Brandon Crawford, SF 8 Starling Marte, PIT 8 Nolan Arenado, COL 8 Kris Bryant, CHC

AB 157 177 167 159 174 164 176 158 169 164 138

RBI 43 42 38 37 36 35 32 31 31 31 31

Earned Run Average - AL Pitcher SW 1 A.J. Burnett, PIT 9 4 2 Zack Greinke, LAD 9 5 3 Shelby Miller, ATL 9 5 4 Max Scherzer, WAS 9 5 5 Michael Wacha, STL 9 7 6 Aaron Harang, PHI 10 4 7 Gerrit Cole, PIT 9 6 8 Tim Lincecum, SF 9 5 9 Chase Anderson, ARI 9 1 10 Jacob deGrom, NYM 10 5 11 Andrew Cashner, SD 9 1 12 Matt Harvey, NYM 9 5 13 Jake Arrieta, CHC 9 4 14 Cole Hamels, PHI 10 5 15 Jason Hammel, CHC 9 3

L 1 1 1 3 0 4 2 2 1 4 7 2 4 3 2

ERA 1.37 1.48 1.50 1.67 1.87 1.93 2.05 2.56 2.59 2.71 2.89 2.91 2.95 2.98 2.98

Earned Run Average - NL Pitcher SW 1 Sonny Gray, OAK 10 5 2 Nick Martinez, TEX 9 4 3 Dallas Keuchel, HOU 10 6 4 Felix Hernandez, SEA 9 7 5 Jake Odorizzi, TB 10 3 6 Chris Archer, TB 10 5 7 Jesse Chavez, OAK 7 1 8 Hector Santiago, LAA 9 3 9 Alfredo Simon, DET 9 5 10 Kyle Gibson, MIN 9 4 11 Mike Pelfrey, MIN 9 4 12 Edinson Volquez, KC 9 4 13 Ubaldo Jimenez, BAL 8 3

L 2 0 1 1 5 4 5 3 2 3 1 3 3

ERA 1.77 1.96 1.98 2.19 2.31 2.40 2.44 2.47 2.67 2.72 2.77 2.77 2.82

Saves - AL Pitcher GP 1 Glen Perkins, MIN 22 2 Joakim Soria, DET 21 3 Huston Street, LAA 19 4 Andrew Miller, NYY 20 5 Brad Boxberger, TB 19 6 Luke Gregerson, HOU 21 7 Fernando Rodney, SEA 20 8 Zach Britton, BAL 18 9 Koji Uehara, BOS 16 10 David Robertson, CHW 19

Saves 17-17 14-15 14-16 13-13 13-13 13-14 13-15 11-12 10-11 9-11

Saves - NL Pitcher 1 Drew Storen, WAS 2 Jeurys Familia, NYM 3 Trev Rosenthal, STL 4 San. Casilla, SF 5 Jason Grilli, ATL 6 Jon. Papelbon, PHI 7 Mark Melancon, PIT 8 Craig Kimbrel, SD 9 Hector Rondon, CHC 10 F. Rodriguez, MIL

Saves 15-16 14-15 13-14 13-15 13-14 11-11 11-12 11-12 9-12 8-8

GP 21 23 21 22 16 18 21 19 21 16

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

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.

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ZITS by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

TODAY’S CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Ground breaker 4 Oafs 9 Inside of a stem 13 Ballpark figure 14 Commencement 15 Broadcast portion 16 Martial art (3 wds.) 18 Kind of guitar 19 Peek at the cards 20 Isolated 22 More rash 25 Glittery fabric 26 Stranger 28 Snake-haired lady 32 GPS offering 35 Champing at the bit 37 Brink 38 Language of Pakistan 40 Livy’s mom 42 Shy creature 43 Like a fair lass 45 Repair-bill item 47 Get spliced 48 Noise hams hate 50 Beyond zealous 52 Hold up well 54 Major meals 58 Empty 62 Kukla’s pal 63 Came upon 64 Wrong place to be? (2 wds.) 67 Mirage sights 68 Standoffish 69 Identify, slangily 70 Building for storing garden supplies 71 Cry of dismay 72 Mao -- -tung DOWN 1 Dining-room piece 2 Plains tribe 3 “En garde” weapons 4 Seaside event (2 wds.) 5 The Plastic -- Band 6 Mil. branch 7 Mack and Koppel 8 Kind of pigeon

BLONDIE by Young

HI & LOIS by Chance Browne

ONE BIG HAPPY by Rick Detorie

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE by Chris Browne

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HOROSCOPE by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) Follow someone else’s lead, even if he or she suggests something that confuses you. You will gain clarity quickly. News from a distance will make you feel very cared about. Know what you need to do to push a project to the finish line. Tonight: Just say “yes” to an invitation. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You have ideas about what works, yet you rarely express them completely. A project appears to be moving on its own. You might want to assess certain items, like the projected cost. Detaching from a hot situation could be difficult. Tonight: Squeeze in some exercise. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your creativity pops up in nearly every situation today. You might be feeling confused by someone you must answer to, as he or she could be sending you mixed messages. Deal with what you know, and add enthusiasm to your interactions. Tonight: Cheer up a loved one. CANCER (June 21-July 22) You’ll be coming from an anchored point of view, but get-

ARCHIE by Henry Scarpelli

BEETLE BAILEY by Greg & Mort Walker

CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green

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ting others to respond might be difficult right now. Write down your thoughts, and then go off and find someone upbeat who wants to smile more than grumble. Tonight: The moment leads to a fun happening. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Listen to news more openly. You might want to reorganize your schedule in order to make more time for a creative project. Lady Luck could make an appearance today. Still, use care with taking risks. Make sure you can handle the outcome. Tonight: Visit over dinner. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Be aware of the costs of proceeding on your present course. A friend who means to be helpful just might not be. Tension builds around someone’s expectations, which you are inclined to meet. Your ingenuity can’t be tamed. Tonight: Schedule some downtime. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You seem to be on the right path, despite a mild fog of confusion that surrounds you. You might want to handle a matter that involves travel and/ or a matter that you’ll need

CIRBEK Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

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an expert for. Recognize that there are no shortcuts to resolving this particular situation. Tonight: Out late. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You might choose to play it low-key right now. You’ll need some downtime, as you have done more than your fair share on several different projects. Everyone needs to recharge his or her batteries -- including you! Use this period well. Tonight: Vanish into the night. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You need to focus on your desires. You could have a difficult exchange with a partner who seems to want to shut you down. Glide past this problem, and keep your eye on the big picture. Once you have a more complete perspective, you’ll know what to do. Tonight: Accept an offer. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might want to let others run the show, especially as you recognize how complicated an issue seems to be. You tend to be negative when dealing with those in a higher position of authority. Avoid getting into a power play. Tonight: A loved one reels you in. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Slow down and detach from the here and now. You need to get a better perspective of what is happening around you and of the people you need to involve in order to realize a goal. A friend who wants to be helpful could prove to be the exact opposite. Tonight: Make weekend plans. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Relate to a friend on a one-onone level, as this person often supports you through difficult times. Your creativity surges when dealing with others, especially a close loved one. Listen to an offer that might seem too good to be true. Tonight: Honor a sense of fatigue. BORN TODAY Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe (1888), author Ian Fleming (1908), musician John Fogerty (1945)

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10:00 a.m Pre-Service Prayer 10:30 a.m Worship Service “Walking in the Spirit” Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Junior Youth gr 4-7

PASTORS: John Cox, Dave DeJong YOUTH PASTOR: Lefty Harold Williams Meet 10 AM SUNDAY AT 5100 Tebo Ave.

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Alberni Valley United Church

SUNDAY SERVICES 10:30 AM Sunday School 11:45 AM Worship Service

Minister: Rev. Minnie Hornidge

CEDAR GROVE CHURCH A Christian Community of the Reformed Church in Canada 4109 Kendall St. 250-723-7080

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TECHNOLOGY

TELEVISION

With Internet access increasingly seen as a need, FCC wants to help

Innovative syndicator of ‘Oprah’ dies at age of 67

Proposed subsidy would help the poor get online for communication, education THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — The head of the Federal Communications Commission is proposing that the government agency expand a phone subsidy program for the poor to include Internet access. The FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, has emphasized that Internet access is a critical component of modern life, key education, communication and finding a keeping a job. With the net neutrality rules released earlier this year, the agency redefined broadband as a public utility, like the telephone, giving it stricter oversight on how online content gets to consumers. That triggered lawsuits from Internet service providers. The proposal Thursday to expand the Lifeline phone program to Internet service aims to narrow the “digital divide” — those with access to the Internet and other modern technologies and those without. According to a Pew Research Center report from 2013, 70 per

“Voice is no longer sufficient to be able to participate in society today,” Harold Feld, consumer advocate

cent of U.S. adults have a highspeed Internet connection at home. Only 54 per cent of households earnings less than $30,000 a year do. The FCC says low-income Americans are more likely to rely on smartphones for Internet access. According to the Pew report, 67 per cent of households that make less than $30,000 a year have home broadband or a smartphone. Lifeline was started in 1985 and expanded to include wireless phones in 2005. The FCC’s proposal calls for extending Lifeline’s $9.25 monthly credit to give low-income households a choice of phone service or Internet access, via a wire to the home or a smartphone. “Voice is no longer sufficient

to be able to participate in society today,” said Harold Feld of Public Knowledge, a consumer advocacy group. “The broad assumption is that you’ve got broadband access somehow.” But Lifeline has been criticized for being susceptible to fraud, and the proposal may get pushback from Republicans. The FCC’s proposal says it will build on anti-fraud measures that were put in place in 2012, such as extending the period that providers must keep documents on customers’ eligibility for the programs. Senator David Vitter, R-La., said in a statement Thursday that the FCC has “failed to manage Lifeline efficiently in its current form, and I cannot support any expansion of a program that has so few safeguards in place to protect the legitimacy of the program and the American taxpayers who pay into it.” FCC commissioners will vote in June on whether to proceed with expanding Lifeline to

broadband service. In 2014, Lifeline served 12 million households and cost $1.7 billion, paid for by surcharges on the country’s telephone customer bills. Eligibility depends on income being at or less than 135 per cent of the federal government’s poverty line, or participation in programs including Medicaid, food stamps or free school lunch. As Internet access is often more expensive than $9.25 a month, program participants may have to pay an additional amount for service. Some broadband providers already offer low-cost Internet to households that get food stamps or are in the school lunch program. But Comcast’s $10-a-month Internet Essentials program, for example, has been criticized as having too-slow speeds of up to 5 megabits per second and for too few people being eligible. The FCC defines broadband as having download speeds of 25 megabits per second and higher.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Michael King, an innovative TV syndicator who helped make stars of Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Phil McGraw and Rachael Ray, has died. A family member confirms King died Wednesday in Los Angeles of complications from pneumonia. He was 67. With his brother Roger, Michael King inherited King World Productions in 1972 from their father, Charles King, who had founded the company eight years earlier to syndicate classic “Our Gang” theatrical comedy shorts. Under the brothers’ management, King World rose to be the industry’s leading distributor of first-run syndicated programming, bringing such shows to TV as “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and “Dr. Phil.” The King-syndicated “Wheel of Fortune” paired host Pat Sajak and letter turner Vanna White. It has remained a hit for decades, as has the syndicated “Jeopardy!” that King World re-introduced, having obtained the rights to both game shows.

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WEATHER

QUEBEC

El Nino leaves Western Canada ‘high and dry’ to ignite ﬁre season

Suspected Nazi war criminal dies at 93

VANCOUVER — Experts are blaming El Nino for speeding up nature’s clock and forcing firefighters to deploy weeks ahead of normal to battle wildfires across rural Western Canada. They say the natural phenomenon that cycles every two to seven years has been activated early this year and is predicted to accelerate wildfire activity across the northwest. The tinderbox effect will be felt from Oregon to British Columbia and across the northern Prairies into Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. “Some of us are certainly happy to have a nice summer without rain, but from a wildfire perspective it does create a greater wildfire hazard in this region, and even further north, because of that lack of precipitation,” said geography Prof. Ian McKendry, with the University of British Columbia.“We’re left high and dry, as it were.” Firefighters have already been dispatched to scores of fires in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan. Nearly 5,000 Albertans were evacuated earlier this week from their homes around Wabasca, more than 300 kilometres north of Edmonton. All evacuation orders had been lifted by Wednes-

THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL — The lawyer for a Quebec man suspected of being a Nazi war criminal says his client has died. Orest Rudzik says Vladimir Katriuk passed away last week after being ill for a lengthy period. The news comes a few weeks after the Russian Embassy in Ottawa called on the Harper government to support a criminal case against Katriuk. Earlier today, a Jewish group urged Ottawa to review Katriuk’s case. The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs said the federal government should take the necessary steps to ensure that the 93-year-old Katriuk be held accountable if he were found guilty of war crimes committed in collaboration with the Nazis. Katriuk, who moved to Canada in the 1950s, previously denied any involvement in war crimes. The Russian Embassy claimed the Ukraine native was involved in a March 1943 genocidal massacre in Khatyn, Byelorussia,

The Little Bobtail Lake wildfire, southwest of Prince George. Experts are blaming El Nino for speeding up nature’s clock and forcing firefighters to deploy weeks ahead of normal to battle wildfires across rural Western Canada. [CANADIAN PRESS]

day, allowing residents to return to their homes. An unusually large wildfire for this time of year raged for two weeks south of Prince George, B.C., before it was fully contained earlier this week. A fire nearly 20 square kilometres in size was burning northwest of La Loche and Garson, Sask. While El Nino has kicked off the wildfire season early, forecasters say it also has the potential to develop in strength.

The phenomenon itself involves a reversal of winds and currents that moves warm waters across the Pacific, altering the atmosphere to change weather patterns. Rather than create above-average temperatures, however, El Nino tends to reduce precipitation, said Kerry Anderson, a fire research scientist with the Canadian Forest Service. Snowfall also melted weeks to a month ahead of schedule because of El Nino, he said.

“There are perhaps two dozen global models, they’re all more or less in consensus that an El Nino event is kicking in,” he said. “But one thing we’re watching is perhaps if the situation may settle down later in the summer, which early predictions seem to indicate.” Anderson said that on a daily basis, the number of fires burning will depend on factors such as thunderstorm activity, the availability of fire-suppression resources, wind and forest conditions.

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC GMC DEALERS. BCGMCDealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase or lease of a new or demonstrator 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cab (1SA)/Sierra 1500 Crew Cab (1SA), or purchase of a new or demonstrator 2015 GMC Sierra Kodiak Edition and GMC Terrain FWD (3SA). Freight ($1,695/$1,650) and PDI included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA and dealer administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in the BC GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. *$10,000 is a combined total credit on 2015 Sierra Kodiak addition consisting of a $4,500 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive), $1,000 Loyalty Cash (tax inclusive), a $2,155 manufacturer to dealer Option ‘Kodiak Edition’ Package Discount Credit (tax exclusive), $250 Kodiak Double Cab 2WD cash credit, and $2,095 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive), which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $250 and $2,095 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. ‡Lease based on a purchase price of $31,741/$34,726, (includes $4,500/$3,500 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit, a $1000 manufacturer to dealer Option Package Discount Credit and a $893 Loyalty Cash) for Sierra 1500 Double Cab 4WD (1SA/G80/B30)/ Sierra 1500 Crew Cab 4WD (1SA/G80/B30). Bi-weekly payment is $145/$155 for 24 months at 0.0% APR, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometer limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometer. $2,000 down payment is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment trade. Total obligation is $9,530/$10,055, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $22,211/$24,671. Price and total obligation exclude license, insurance, registration, taxes, dealer fees and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. † Purchase price includes $670 Loyalty Cash and a cash credit of $4,200 and applies to new 2015 GMC Terrain SLE-1 FWD models at participating dealers in Canada. Purchase price of $24,995 excludes license, insurance, registration, dealer fees and taxes. Dealer may sell for less. Offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details. ¥ Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year GMC SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between May 1st, 2015 through June 1st, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on eligible GMC vehicles (except Canyon 2SA, Sierra Light Duty and Heavy Duty); $1,000 credit available on all GMC Sierras. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer car or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR, Avalanche, Aveo, Orlando, Optra, Tracker, Uplander, Venture, Astro, Blazer, Trailblazer, GMC Safari, Jimmy, Envoy , Buick Rendezvous and Terraza that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year GMC SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between May 1st, 2015 through June 1st, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,500 credit available on eligible GMC vehicles (except Canyon 2SA). Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. >> 0% Purchase financing offered on approved credit by RBC Royal Bank/TD Auto Financing/Scotiabank for 48 months on new or demonstrator 2015 GMC Sierra Light Duty and Terrain. Example: $10,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $208 for 48 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $10,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. 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Events Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market is now open every Saturday morning, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Cherry Creek School. Spirit Square Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market at Harbour Quay, every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Meat draws and other social events every Saturday at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 293, from 2 to 5 p.m. Every Sunday afternoon, from 3 to a5:30 p.m., the Kingsway Pub holds a meat draw and 50/50 raffle to benefit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Ty Watson House.

Child and youth Nights Alive, free drop-in recreational program for youth, ages 12-18, Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to midnight at Gyro Youth Centre. Info: 250-723-2181.

Support and help Port Alberni Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Society Care Givers Support Group meets every

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