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Most Alberni wood cut overseas 480,000 cubic metres of raw logs exported from Port last year; council looks into forestry trend ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Workers load logs from the Alberni Inlet onto the Global Arc Tuesday. Raw logs account for the vast majority of the region’s wood that is exported to overseas markets. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]

After 480,000 cubic metres of raw logs were exported from Port Alberni to oversees sawmills last year, the city’s elected officials are asking why more of the local product isn’t being cut in town.

Raw log shipments are encompassing a rapidly growing portion of Canada’s forestry industry, growing from under 2.5 million cubic metres – roughly equal to 2.5 million telephone poles – to over 6.5 million in 2013. In Port Alberni the demand for unmanufactured logs has so far filled 25 vessels bound for foreign ports this year, far surpassing the four ships packed with lumber cut locally. In 2014 the Port Alberni Port Authority saw 53 vessels loaded with raw logs, while just 13 ships carried lumber oversees.

With the community’s sawmills employing a fraction of the workforce they did a generation ago, the trend towards raw log shipments warrants serious questions into how today’s forestry industry is benefiting Port Alberni, said Mayor Mike Ruttan. This has led city council to decide on becoming more informed on public policy issues related to log exports by consulting with industry experts, private citizens

and government organizations.

“It definitely impacts us, but frankly as a council we’re not entirely sure how it impacts,” said Ruttan. “Is it an issue of the dimensions of the logs that are being exported? Is it the quality of the logs? Is it the actual species of the logs?”

Most of the raw logs are going to China to the support a booming construction industry. The port authority’s figures from 2014 show that 63 per cent of unmanufactured wood was shipped to China, while 27 per cent headed to Japan and 10 per cent went to South Korea.

Currently all of Port Alberni’s lumber is manufactured by Western Forest Products for a monthly shipment to Japan. WFP’s Alberni Pacific Division mill does cut lumber for Chinese markets, but not enough is manufactured to fill a vessel on this side of Vancouver Island, said Mike Carter, the port authority’s terminal manager.

“They don’t cut enough in Port Alberni to constitute a port of call for a ship to come here, therefore they truck it to the other side and it goes to Duke Point,” he said.

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Cougar snatches family’s pet cat Predator escapes tracker; conservation officers say incident not ‘high priority’ Book store business SPROUTS by café

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local family was shocked to lose one of their cats to a cougar last week.

Alyson Schmitz just returned home from driving her daughter Ashley to school on Thursday morning. When she got out of her car at her Hector Road home, she saw the wild animal in action.

“It came out the bush and I saw it jump out and take the cat,” Schmitz said. “Then it brought it back into the woods.”

The property is surrounded by forest, and although there have been cougar sightings in the area over the years, it was a surprise to Schmitz.

“I’ve lived here for 12 years and this is the first time I have seen a cougar,” she said.

Schmitz immediately called the conservation officer and was told it is not unusual behaviour.

“He told me it was not a high priority because it was not aggressive to me,” she said.

Schmitz then called a local volunteer who she found out was known for his cougar hounds.

He brought four dogs to the home and set them on the cou-

Ashley Schmitz is playing it safe these days with her cat Tiger Lily after her mother, Alyson, spotted a cougar take one of their other cats from the family property last week. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

gar’s path. They were unable to find prints because of the dry ground.

“This was about four o’clock but they smelled it and were right on it,” Schmitz said. “Then they got to dry grass and had to leave it there.”

The cat taken was one of several wild cats on the property, but the family also has three domestic pet cats. The family is taking precautions for their own safety.

“I’m keeping my daughter away from the woods and we

are concerned for all of the cats,” she said. “But we live in the woods so we have to expect these things.”

Neighbour and owner of Arrowvale Farm, Ann Collins, is also concerned for her animals.

“I’m not happy that it is coming close enough to get a cat,” she said. “My goats are at risk so we are keeping them locked up at night.”

Collins said she has not witnessed any cougar sightings herself recently, but in the past has seen them along the Somass River behind her farm.

Schmitz said the cougar did not appear thin and hungry, but looked like a young cat.

The last reported sighting in Port Alberni was on Friday, June 12 near Watson Road, off Mary Street, according to the Wild Safe BC website.

The website’s advice is to remain calm if you encounter a cougar. Make yourself appear large, back away and pick up any children and pets. Do not run or turn your back as the sudden movement may cause the cougar to attack.

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every Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Coffee and snacks included.

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.

Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary afternoon jams every Thursday, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., at 3561 Third Ave. AV Words on Fire Spoken Word open mic from 7 to 9 p.m. last Thursday of the month at Charâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing.

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: 250-7238990 (Marg).

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.

Line dancing with Linda Ross, third Thursday of each month at Charâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing, from 7 to 9 p.m. Info: lindarossmusic@yahoo.ca.

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.

Support and help Having trouble connecting with your teen? Connect, an attachment-based program to support parents and

Special interest Mount Klitsa Garden Club meets on the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Dogwood Room at Echo Centre. Everyone welcome.

STARFLEET Alberni Deep Space Port meets the second Thursday of each month at Echo Centre, from 6 to 8 p.m. For all Star Trek fans. Info: 250724-7293 or albernideepspace@ gmail.com.

Social Team Trudeau, Pints â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Politics from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursdays at Charâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing.

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caregivers, is held Thursday evenings, from 6 to 7 p.m. Registration: 250724-0125 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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Service groups Alberni Valley Legion Branch No. 293 meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. for its general meeting at 4680 Victoria Quay. No meetings in July or August.

Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.

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Ultimate Frisbee, June 9, 16, 23, 30 at 7 p.m. at Sweeney field. Drop in. No experience necessary.

Hot dog sale fundraiser for Kuu-Us Crisis Society, June 19 from noon to 4 p.m. at Save-On Foods.

Literacy Alberni with Coast Realty realtors is hosting a fundraiser book and hot dog sale on June 20 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Info: Alana Bodnar 250-723-7323.

Summer Parkour classes begin June 23 with Ethos Parkour and Port Alberni Parks and Recreation at Echo Centre. Six classes are scheduled for Tuesdays 7:15 to 9 p.m. For info phone Michael Kleyn 250-735-0881.

Words on Fire Open Mic with crime writer R.J. McMillen, June 25 at 7 p.m. at Charâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing.

Golden Oldies Show â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Shine, July 4 at Williamson Park from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Jane Austen high tea, July 3 & 4 at 1 p.m. at Rollin Art Centre.

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Bookstore SPROUTs by coffee shop KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

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rtemis is a Greek goddess.

It is also the name of a new book store that, according to Kevin Wright, has SPROUTed up.

Wright has been brainstorming for quite some time on how local businesses can partner with each other in shared spaces.

His concept, SPROUT, involves micro-businesses partnering with existing establishments to be able to start up at reasonable costs.

A micro-business is defined as a small business employing less than 10 people.

Wright recently put the concept into practice by collaborating with entrepreneur Paul Groeneveld.

An avid book lover and former employee of a book store, Groeneveld comes to the role with experience and drive.

It was something he had been thinking about for a few years.

“I was at a time in my life when I thought it would be good to start something on my own, so what better thing to do than to provide

books,” Groeneveld said.

At the beginning of this year, he started looking for a storefront and ran into Wright, owner of SteamPunk Café at the top of Third Avenue. Since he wanted to be near a coffee shop and Wright had the space, it was a perfect match.

“Books and coffee make a good partnership,” Wright said. “This will showcase how the idea works by a business providing a space and allowing another business owner to have an affordable start.”

The two have been putting in a lot of effort to get the bookstore up and running. As an experienced carpenter, Wright has built six homes from the ground up. His creativity and sculpting from over two decades in pottery came in handy. He built cabinetry, shelving, a sales desk and electric fire place to make the store inviting and included two found pews for seating. The colour scheme goes along with the steampunk theme of his coffee shop.

“It is a slightly different variant though,” Wright said. “It is steam-

Paul Groeneveld is about to open his new bookstore, Artemis Books, neighbouring SteamPunk Cafe at the top of Third Avenue. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

punk with its own flavour.”

He included a unique roof using corrugated metal ceiling tiles and a large Statue of Liberty greets customers at the door with the

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Groeneveld will carry all new books and will special order for customers. For those not comfortable ordering online, he will do it

for them.

Even with the popularity of ebooks, Groeneveld is confident paper books are still going strong.

“With the reactions of people checking in on the progress, it tells me there is a need for books in the area,” he said. “There was a tip jar vote at SteamPunk with paper books versus ebooks and paper books won out.”

At the back of the bookstore is a custom-designed boardroom for small groups, businesses and sales meetings. Fully catered, it also has complete multi-media access.

Wright crafted a custom four-byeight-foot board table of wood from the Somass sort shed that seats eight people.

“The idea is to create a more intimate space and the design goes back to more of a steampunk feel,” Wright said.

Artemis is expected to open any day and the board room will be ready for bookings shortly after.

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Marine patrol returns to promote boating safety on Sproat Lake ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The Sproat Lake Marine Patrol is back this summer with the hope of driving home a message that 90 per cent of Canadians who drown are not properly equipped with life-jackets.

This statistic is on the service’s website, part of a collection of safety information the patrol is currently taking to local schools before heading out onto the water in late June to encourage safety on the Alberni Valley’s busiest lake.

As in past years, the marine patrol will be stationed at the Sproat Lake Provincial Park’s boat launch, where life-jackets can be loaned to boaters to ensure each person within a vessel is properly equipped according to Canada’s water safety laws.

“The life-jacket loaner station gets a lot of use,” said Janice Hill, the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District’s environmental services coordinator. “We even have a couple for dogs.”

Safety kits will be dispersed if the patrol determines that a vessel needs to be better prepared.

Lorna Crowshaw hugs Lisa Domae, NIC vice-president of Learning and Students at the awards ceremony on Friday. [PHOTO SUBMITTED]

NIC retiree honoured for dedication to education KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

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ast Friday, a retired North Island College employee from the Port Alberni campus was honoured with distinction.

Lorna Crowshaw received recognition as Emeritus Designee at the college’s year-end event in Campbell River. Crowshaw joined coworkers Alan Burgess, Jocelyne Van Neste-Kenny, Colleen Hanley and Pat Corbett-Labatt, who also all accepted the honour.

The designation honours the outstanding service of retired employees to NIC and the broader educational community.

“These employees have contributed 138 years to NIC. Their passion and commitment to education is instrumental to NIC’s success and we are honoured to celebrate their designation,” said NIC President John Bowman.

Crowshaw’s experience at NIC’s Port Alberni campus goes back 35 years. She worked as a student support staff member, supervisor and assistant registrar.

“Lorna champions student success at every opportunity,” said Kathleen Kuhnert, NIC’s Director of Student Services and Registrar. “She is widely respected for her knowledge and dedication to students, her excellent organization of graduation, orientation and open house events and her

representation of NIC in Port Alberni.”

She retired in 2014 alongside fellow emeriti Alan Burgess, fine arts instructor, Jocelyne Van Neste Kenny, the former Dean of Health and Human Services Colleen Hanley, the former Associate Director of International Education and Pat Corbett-Labatt, who taught adult upgrading and math in Port Hardy.

Each recipient of the emeriti distinction is able to officially continue his or her involvement in NIC activities after retirement.

They may maintain access to NIC facilities, services and support, receive NIC business cards, take part in mentorship and scholarship activities, as well as NIC’s strategic planning process.

They are also able to submit research applications and participate annually in graduation ceremonies.

To be eligible, faculty, support and administrative staff must work at NIC for at least 10 years and demonstrate teaching, service or research excellence, make significant contributions to students’ success, or the educational community.

Recipients are nominated annually by their peers and selected by NIC’s senior leadership team.

“The life-jacket loaner station gets a lot of use.”

Janice Hill, ACRD environmental services coordinator

“We also do pleasure craft courtesy checks, which are speaking with the boaters before they go out on the water to find out if they have all the safety equipment that they need,” added Hill.

With a team of four, including two students finishing their high school and another pair from university, the marine patrol operates over the summer months on Sproat Lake from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 10–8 over weekends.

The patrol acts as safety advisors without the authority to enforce laws, but through regular trips around the lake using a Zodiac boat the team will watch for dangerous watercraft operations that warrant reporting to the authorities. The team also looks out for invasive species in the lake, such as coy fish and snapping turtles,

and manages campsites that can only be accessed by water.

Although wakesurfing, a version of wakeboarding that uses weighted boats to generate large waves, has sparked controversy recently around the lake, the marine patrol’s role on the issue will be limited to reminding boaters to be courteous and respect a 30-metre distance from docks and other floats.

“We’ve had a lot of complaints about wakeboarders out at the lake,” Hill said. “I think a lot of times it’s people from out of town that may not be aware of the rules of how far they should be from the dock.”

This year the service is budgeted to cost $47,456, according to the ACRD current five-year financial plan. The marine patrol has run for nearly a decade with federal funding, but a referendum in last fall’s municipal election determined that the service will continue in the future with financing from the Alberni Valley’s taxpayers, equal to roughly $2 for each $200,000-valued home.

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Canada deserves audit from all officials

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iven senators’ monumental failure to police their own spending, Canadians have good reason to wonder if their elected MPs are doing any better. There’s one way to find out: have Auditor General Michael Ferguson do for the House of Commons what he did for the Red Chamber.

Ferguson’s long-awaited report on Senate expenses concluded last week that 30 former and current senators had inappropriately spent almost $1 million.

In nine cases these excesses were so outlandish that the RCMP was asked to investigate.

It amounts to a serious breach of public trust. But a Canadian Press story put this in context, noting that more than twice as many Members of Parliament have been accused of improper

spending in the past five years, with more than quadruple the amount of money that’s involved in the Senate scandal.

Yet there have been “no external audits, no suspensions, no referrals to the police, no criminal investigations, no charges laid,” and no auditor general poking into these affairs.

Instead, alleged abuses by MPs have been handled by the Board of Internal Economy, a secretive multi-party panel that oversees parliamentary spending. It’s a convenient arrangement, one that typically results in no greater punishment than requiring those found to have done wrong to pay back what they took.

The Senate invited Ferguson to conduct an audit amid rising concern over the scandalous

antics of senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and others. The Commons should now ask for a similar review. Canadians deserve accountability from both houses of Parliament.

In releasing his Senate findings, Ferguson made a point of noting that MPs could draw some useful lessons from his report, including the importance of disclosure and need for independent oversight.

He reiterated his case in a subsequent interview with the Star’s Tonda MacCharles. It’s vital that MPs ensure “appropriate levels of transparency and objectivity,” Ferguson said.

These are “the same types of things that we are recommending to the Senate.”

The three main federal parties have expressed varying degrees

of support for the auditor general’s intervention. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair was open to Ferguson’s scrutiny and said his party favoured replacing the Board of Internal Economy with an independent oversight body.

It’s worth noting that New Democrats haven’t fared particularly well at the board, with 68 current and former NDP MPs ordered to repay $2.7 million for improper use of their Commons budget, and 23 NDP MPs told to refund $1.17 million for allegedly misusing parliamentary mailing privileges. The party is fighting those rulings in court.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau didn’t go as far as categorically calling for an audit of MPs, but he did say the House leadership should “sit down with the auditor general and figure out a way

for him to engage.” After mixed Conservative signals, the Prime Minister’s Office said it also supports having the auditor general meet with the board to determine “a way for him to engage on this.”

That’s fine, as far as it goes.

But simply agreeing to meet falls well shy of accountability.

The best way for the auditor general to “engage” the Commons is to conduct an audit, if not of everyone then at least of a representative cross-section of MPs. That point should be made clear in any meeting with the board. Canadians deserve at least that much. Any party that balks should prepare to stand exposed as a barrier to public accountability.

in Port Alberni if we could move our city forward. A simple letter of endorsement doesn’t seem to be a huge commitment from the school board trustees or anyone else for that matter.

on small mammals and poultry 95 per cent were by pit bull-type dogs which make up only 6 per cent of the total U.S. canine population.

Pointers point, retrievers retrieve, and mastiffs guard, collies herd, Huskies pull and pit bulls kill, it is their genetic truth and reality and can not be altered by how they are loved, owned, rehabbed or raised.

Why is AC NOT enforcing the muzzle law on pit bulls? Ninety-nine per cent of the time they are not muzzled and almost all of those unmuzzled should be by law!

Ban the Breed and Ban the Deed which is Death.!

— THE CANADIAN PRESS (TORONTO STAR)

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The front page story in Monday’s Times was a glaring example of why Port Alberni has not grown as a city in the last 60 years. The attitude of the School Board Trustees is so short sighted as to be unbelievable.

To think that if they supported the airport expansion it would only benefit the Coulson Group of Companies is to defy common sense and logic.

Why anyone would rather drive to Comox, Nanaimo, or even small little Qualicum to take a commercial flight off the island when a 10-minute drive out to the airport would be possible doesn’t make sense.

Port Alberni is one of few cities of its size that doesn’t have a commercial airport. With proper runway length, lighting, and navigation equipment, more companies could move to town and perhaps even help to lower our outrageous residential taxes.

If they could think outside the box perhaps they could see that bringing more businesses into town would bring more people, more people have more children, more children means that they wouldn’t have to close schools, they could hire more teachers, Cupe workers, and maybe even make the board of school trustees more relevant. With no children in school we don’t need the trustees.

We could attract people who want to live and work here, who could perhaps work from home, but would like to be able to travel off the island without

Online polling Yesterday’s question: Is $200,000 in annual savings a fair value for closing two elementary schools in the Alberni Valley?

Douglas Harvard Port Alberni No 56%

Yes

44%

Pit Bulls must be banned in the province Re: ‘Pit bull controversy rages on’, June 3, Page 4 Today’s question: Do you think an expanded airport would boost Port Alberni’s economy?

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the hassle of the poor highway out of town, BC Ferries, or the hour and a bit to reach Comox or Nanaimo airports.

The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District did not ask for money from the trustees, only a simple letter to endorse the expansion of the airport. Their attitude towards the growth of Port Alberni is the same attitude which the city is trying to change with the new mayor and council.

As long as we are close-minded about growth we will never grow as a city, but will still only have 20,000 people living here in another 60 years.

They should take a long hard look in the mirror, and ask themselves why they don’t want the city to grow.

We would be able to give our children and grandchildren opportunities to stay and work

Once again a pit bull type dog attack has brought into focus the threat to public safety that they represent.

Over the last 800 years Pit bull type dogs were Breed to kill Bears, Bulls & Large draft horses in the pit and then later each other in dog fights, that is what they are and they are what they do, Kill, Maul, Maim, Disfigure, Dismember, cause Life Flights or trips to the Intensive Care Unit.

In the last 29 months 40 children and 76 people have been killed by them in the U.S. alone.

In the U.S. in 2013 sharks killed five, bears one, alligators zero, lions two, snakes zero.

That is a total of eight fatalities by these feared killers and Pit Bull Type Dogs killed 34 people.

Sharks, bears, alligators, lions, and snakes are not the wild animals that are most likely to kill, it is your beloved pit bull type dogs.

In 2013/2014 in the U.S. 31,000 dogs were killed in attacks, 95 per cent of them by pit bull-type dogs; 11,885 hooved animals, 93 per cent by pit bulltype dogs; 56,400 fatal attacks

Thomas McCartney Nanaimo

Will an expanded airport guarantee service?

When the airport moved to its present location Hugh Anderson was a great supporter.

After it was built it did not attract anyone to run a service out of there.

One day I had the opportunity to ask KD Air why they were shuttling people to Qualicum instead of using our airport.

As Hugh told me, if we build it someone will come. The answer: It is fogged in too often and it only takes five to 10 minutes longer to drive to the Qualicum airport where we can almost always get out.

In my view $7 million is not going to help this, has anyone asked if we will have service from there.

Ron Otte Port Alberni

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Bulldogs acquire veteran defenceman Tyler Cooper

6’5, 215-lb skater joins team from OJHL Chargers, brings 150 career games of junior hockey experience ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The Alberni Valley Bulldogs announced a new acquisition on the defensive line on Tuesday.

The Bulldogs picked up veteran defenceman Tyler Cooper Cooper from the Mississauga Chargers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League for future considerations.

The six-foot-five, 215-pound defenceman already brings three years of Junior A experience with him to the Bulldogs.

The Oshawa Generals originally drafted Cooper in the eighth round in the 2012 OHL draft.

In 150 career junior regular season games split between the Elliot Lake Bobcats of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Mississauga Chargers, Cooper has contributed 36 points and 276 penalty minutes.

“Alberni Valley fans can expect Cooper to be a big, physical, stay-at-home defenceman who will block shots and finish his checks,” stated the club in a press release. “He’s not afraid to drop the gloves to fire up the team or get the crowd involved.”

Cooper is looking forward to his time with the Bulldogs,with bold confidence in the team’s ambitions.

“I’ve heard great things about

Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock, right, talks with assistant coach Andrew Brewer during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens Feb. 16 in Detroit. Hiller and Babcock join the Toronto Maple Leafs coaching staff for the 2015–16 NHL season. [CARLOS OSORIO, AP]

Tyler Cooper joins the Alberni Valley Bulldogs from the Mississauga Cougars.

“I’m very excited to move out west, get involved in the community and bring a BCHL championship to the Alberni Valley.”

Tyler Cooper, new Bulldogs defenceman

Alberni Valley. From what everyone says it’s a great place to develop and the home of the best fans in the BCHL,” said Cooper. “I’m very excited to move out west, get involved in the community and bring a BCHL championship to the Alberni Valley,” he added. “I’m very grateful for this opportunity and I look forward to making the most of it.”

Prior to the start of his Junior A career, Cooper played in the Telus Cup, the national

midget championship, with the Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves and also in the Ontario Hockey League Cup high performance program.

“The Alberni Valley Bulldogs would like to welcome Tyler to the family and look forward to welcoming him in August when the players report for main camp,” stated the club.

Main camp officially opens on Aug. 24, 2015.

The Bulldogs recently traded away 1995-born players Everett Putz and Drew Weich for future considerations, freeing up roster room for 20-year-olds. British Columbia Hockey League teams are only allowed to carry six players in their 20th year.

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REGIONAL DISTRICT OF ALBERNI-CLAYOQUOT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ALL ELECTORAL AREAS Bamfield (A), Beaufort (B), Long Beach (C), Sproat Lake (D), Beaver Creek (E) & Cherry Creek (F)

A Public Hearing for residents and property owners within all Electoral Areas of the Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot (ACRD) will be held in the board room at the ACRD office, 3008 Fi h Avenue, Port Alberni, BC, at 7:00 pm on Thursday, June 25, 2015 to consider the following bylaw:

Bylaw P1327 – Accessory Dwelling Units Bylaw P1327 is a zoning bylaw text amendment to allow Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s) on proper es within an ACRD Official Community Plan Area. In addi on to mee ng technical agency regula ons such as sep c capability and potable water requirements, proper es within Electoral Areas A, B, D, E, and F will be required to be 0.404 hectares (1.0 acre) or greater in size and proper es within Electoral Area C will be required to be 1.0 hectare (2.5 acres) or greater in size.

All persons who consider their interest in property affected by the proposed bylaw will be given an opportunity to be heard in ma ers contained in the bylaw.

The Public Hearing for Bylaw P1327 is to be held by the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the Regional Board. A copy of the Board resolu on making this delega on is available for public inspec on along with copies of the bylaw as set out in this no ce.

If you have ques ons and/or would like addi onal informa on on Bylaw P1327, please contact the ACRD Planning Department at 250-720-2700 or come to the ACRD office during normal office hours, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, from June 15, 2015 to June 25, 2015 inclusive. Bylaw P1327 and all relevant background documents are available for public inspec on. Any correspondence submi ed prior to the Public Hearing should be directed to the undersigned.

Mike Irg, M.C.I.P, Manager of Planning and Development Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot 3008 Fi h Avenue Port Alberni, BC V9Y 2E3 Telephone: (250) 720-2700 Fax: (250) 723-1327 Date of No ce: June 15, 2015

Alberni’s Jim Hiller joins Maple Leafs THE CANADIAN PRESS

The Toronto Maple Leafs are filling out new head coach Mike Babcock’s coaching staff.

Jim Hiller, D.J. Smith and Andrew Brewer were named assistant coaches Tuesday, the NHL team announced in a release.

Hiller and Brewer worked as assistants under Babcock last season with the Detroit Red Wings.

“I’m excited at the opportunity of working again with Mike, and to also add to the value that both D.J. and Andrew bring,” Hiller said. “I’ve been fortunate enough to work with many great organizations — most recently the Red Wings — and am grateful for the chance to now join the Leafs.”

Babcock signed a lucrative longterm deal with the Maple Leafs last month after a 10-year run with the Red Wings.

The 46-year-old Hiller was in charge of Detroit’s power-play unit last season while Brewer, 29, co-ordinated the Red Wings’ coaching staff. Smith, 38, spent the last three seasons as head coach of the Oshawa Generals and recently guided the Ontario Hockey League club to a Memorial Cup title.

The Maple Leafs also announced that Matthew Herring has been named head strength and conditioning coach. The 29-year-old spent the last two seasons as an athletic performance associate with the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs.

“I’m excited to have them join the organization,” Babcock said.

“We have a lot of work ahead of us but are all thrilled to be part of the Maple Leafs. We’re grateful for the co-operation afforded to us by the Detroit Red Wings, Oshawa Generals and San Antonio Spurs.”

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SCOREBOARD BASEBALL

Mets 3, Blue Jays 2

MLB - Results and standings

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Toronto

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Yesterday’s results St. Louis 3, Minnesota 2 Houston 8, Colorado 5 Oakland 6, San Diego 5 San Fran 6, Seattle 2 Boston 9, Atlanta 4 Pittsburgh 3, Chicago Sox 0 Baltimore 19, Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 5, Detroit 2 Miami 12, NY Yankees 2 NY Mets 3, Toronto 2 Washington 16, Tampa Bay 4 Cleveland 6, Chicago Cubs 0 Texas 3, LA Dodgers 2 Kansas City 7, Milwaukee 2 Arizona at L.A. Angels Today’s schedule with probable starters Baltimore at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.

Jimenez (4-3) vs Correia (0-0) Tampa Bay at Washington, 4:05 p.m.

Archer (7-4) vs Zimmermann (5-4) Miami at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m.

Urena (1-2) vs Pineda (7-3) N.Y. Mets at Toronto, 4:07 p.m.

Niese (3-6) vs Hutchison (5-1) Chi. Cubs at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m.

Hammel (5-2) vs Salazar (6-2) Detroit at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.

Price (6-2) vs Cueto (4-4) Boston at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m.

Kelly (2-4) vs Wood (4-4) St. Louis at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m.

Garcia (2-3) vs Milone (2-1) Milwaukee at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m.

Fiers (3-6) vs Ventura (3-6) Pittsburgh at Chi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m.

Locke (3-3) vs Danks (3-6) Houston at Colorado, 5:40 p.m.

Oberholtzer (1-1) vs Kendrick (2-8) L.A. Angels at Arizona, 6:40 p.m.

Santiago (4-3) vs Anderson (2-1) San Diego at Oakland, 7:05 p.m.

Despaigne (3-4) vs Chavez (2-6) San Francisco at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.

Bumgarner (7-3) vs Hernandez (9-3) Texas at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

Rodriguez (3-2) vs Kershaw (5-3) Thursday, June 18 (Early games) Baltimore at Philadelphia, 10:05 a.m.

Norris (2-4) vs O’Sullivan (1-5) St. Louis at Minnesota, 10:10 a.m.

Lyons (1-0) vs Pelfrey (5-3) Houston at Colorado, 12:10 p.m.

McHugh (6-3) vs Hale (2-1) San Diego at Oakland, 12:35 p.m.

Kennedy (3-5) vs Graveman (3-3) L.A. Angels at Arizona, 12:40 p.m.

Wilson (4-5) vs Collmenter (3-6)

NY Mets

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Giants 6, Mariners 2 Seattle

San Fran

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HR: SEA Miller, B (6, 5th inning off Lincecum, 0 on, 0 out); SF Duffy, M (6, 2nd inning off Happ, 1 on, 1 out).

Team Lob: SEA 6; SF 5. DP: SEA 2 (Miller, B-Cano-Morrison, Seager-Cano-Morrison); SF (Susac-Crawford, B-Panik). E: SF Susac (4, throw).

Seattle IP H R ER BB SO J Happ (L, 3-3) 6.0 7 3 3 2 5 F Rodney 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 T Wilhelmsen 1.0 2 3 3 2 1 San Fran IP H R ER BB SO T Lincecum (W, 7-3)5.2 5 2 2 4 3 G Kontos 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 J Lopez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 S Romo 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 S Casilla 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:39. Att: 41,267.

Marlins 12, Yankees 2 NY Yankees

Miami

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NY Yankees 000 001 100 2 Miami 800 030 01x 12 2B: NYY Beltran (14, Phelps), Williams, M (1, Phelps); MIA Dietrich (2, Eovaldi).

3B: MIA Hechavarria (3, Eovaldi). GIDP: NYY Headley.

HR: MIA Stanton (24, 5th inning off Martin, Ch, 2 on, 2 out). S: MIA Phelps.

Team Lob: NYY 7; MIA 8. DP: MIA (Dietrich-Hechavarria-Bour). E: MIA Dietrich (1, fielding), Hechavarria (4, throw).

Seattle Mariners pitcher J.A. Happ throws against the San Francisco Giants in an MLB game on Tuesday in San Francisco. [AP PHOTO]

Mariners continue slide with 6-2 loss JOSH DUBOW THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO — J.A. Happ hit his spot the first time he faced Matt Duffy only to watch the ball leave the ballpark.

Duffy helped wake up San Francisco’s silent bats with a two-run homer in the second inning and added an RBI single in a three-run eighth that helped the Giants snap a nine-game home losing streak by beating the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Tuesday.

“The pitch before was also down and in,” Happ said.

“How many people hit that ball where it was?

That was pretty frustrating. I wasn’t as sharp as I wanted to be but I gave us some innings and a chance.”

It wasn’t enough as Seattle failed to generate much offence and the bullpen allowed the Giants to break it open late. Brad Miller homered and drove in two runs for the Mariners, who split the two-game series in San Francisco and finished 4-4 on an eight-game road trip and fell seven games under .500.

“It’s perception versus reality,” manager Lloyd McClendon said.

“The perception is we’re treading water and the reality is we’re not playing as well as we should be playing. Today was a perfect example. We did not get the one hit to get us over the top.”

Casey McGehee added a two-run double and Angel Pagan hit an RBI single as the Giants snapped their longest home skid since an 11-gamer at New York’s Polo Grounds in 1940.

Tim Lincecum (7-3) allowed two runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings to get the win in his second start against his hometown team.

“This is a game we needed just to kind of change momentum of how things have been going,” McGehee said.

“Definitely a better taste in our mouth getting on the plane this way rather than the alternative.”

Marlins 12, Yankees 2 (Cont’d) NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO N Eovaldi (L, 5-2) 0.2 9 8 8 0 0 C Capuano 4.0 4 2 2 2 5 C Martin 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 J Ramirez 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 Miami IP H R ER BB SO D Phelps (W, 4-3) 7.0 6 2 2 2 5 S Cishek 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 S Dyson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 HBP: Ozuna (by Capuano).

Time: 3:09. Att: 33,083.

BASKETBALL

Nationals 16, Rays 4

Cleveland MIN PT RB A ST B TO James 46:42 32 18 9 2 0 6 Thompson 37:27 15 13 0 0 1 1 Mozgov 32:31 17 12 2 0 4 3 Shumpert 35:58 8 3 0 0 1 2 Dellavedova 25:20 1 4 2 0 0 2 Smith 34:16 19 5 1 1 1 1 Jones 27:24 5 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 97 56 14 3 7 16 G’den State MIN PT RB A ST B TO Iguodala 36:21 25 5 5 2 0 0 Barnes 35:27 9 2 2 1 0 0 Green 41:28 16 11 10 3 1 3 Thompson 24:40 5 5 2 0 1 2 Curry 43:06 25 6 8 3 0 3 Livingston 32:19 10 3 0 0 1 0 Ezeli 10:56 10 4 0 0 1 1 Barbosa 14:30 5 3 1 2 0 0 Totals 105 39 28 11 4 9 Cleveland 15 28 18 36 Golden State 28 17 28 32 3 FG: Cleveland 6-26, Golden State 13-34. FT: Cleveland 27-39, Golden State 18-29. Fouled Out: Cleveland - I. Shumpert, M. Dellavedova, Golden State - K. Thompson

Washington

Tampa Bay

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Washington 060 040 312 16 Tampa Bay 000 010 003 4 2B: WSH Harper (14, Colome), Robinson, C (5, Colome), Rendon (4, Franklin); TB Rivera, R (9, Roark). GIDP: WSH Desmond, Ramos, W. HR: WSH Robinson, C (2, 2nd inning off Colome, 0 on, 0 out), Harper (22, 5th inning off Riefenhauser, 0 on, 0 out), Ramos, W 2 (7, 8th inning off Elmore, 0 on, 0 out; 9th inning off Franklin, 1 on, 2 out); TB Rivera, R (3, 9th inning off Storen, 2 on, 2 out). Team Lob: WSH 10; TB 6. DP: TB 3 (Cabrera, A-Forsythe-Elmore, Souza Jr.-Rivera, R, Elmore-Forsythe-Franklin). E: TB DeJesus (1, fielding).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO T Roark (W, 3-2) 7.0 6 1 1 1 4 F Rivero 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 D Storen 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 M Thornton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO A Colome (L, 3-3) 2.0 7 6 6 3 2 C Riefenhauser 2.1 2 2 2 1 0 E Romero 2.0 6 5 4 1 1 B Gomes 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 J Elmore 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 N Franklin 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 HBP: Espinosa (by Franklin).

Time: 3:08. Att: 11,491.

Athletics 6, Padres 5 Oakland

San Diego

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Oakland 000 032 001 6 San Diego 001 110 020 5 SB: OAK Burns (13, 2nd base off Kimbrel/Hedges), Sogard (4, 2nd base off Kimbrel/Hedges)GIDP: OAK Phegley; SD Upton, J. HR: OAK Zobrist (3, 6th inning off Cashner, 1 on, 0 out); SD Hedges (1, 3rd inning off Kazmir, 0 on, 1 out), Kemp (3, 8th inning off Scribner, 0 on, 2 out).

Team Lob: OAK 6; SD 3. DP: OAK 2. E: OAK Kazmir (2, throw).

Oakland IP H R ER BB SO S Kazmir 5.0 5 3 2 1 6 F Rodriguez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 T Pomeranz 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 E Scribner (BS, 4)(W, 2-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 T Clippard 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO A Cashner 5.0 5 5 5 3 3 D Thayer 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 B Maurer 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 C Kimbrel (L, 1-2) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 Time: 2:57. Att: 28,482.

West Coast League East Yakima Valley Kelowna Walla Walla Wenatchee South Bend Medford Corvallis Klamath Falls West Bellingham Kitsap Cowlitz Victoria

W 7 6 5 2 W 7 5 5 2 W 7 4 3 4

L 3 3 5 5 L 3 5 5 8 L 3 5 5 7

PCT GB 0.700 0.667 .5 0.500 2 0.286 3.5 PCT GB 0.700 0.500 2 0.500 2 0.200 5 PCT GB 0.700 0.444 2.5 0.375 3 0.364 3.5

Strk W1 W4 L1 W1 Strk L2 L4 L1 W1 Strk W2 W2 W2 L2

Yesterday’s results Klamath 4, Bend 3 Cowlitz 3, Victoria 2 Yakima Valley 4, Corvallis 3 Wenatchee 8, Medford 3 Bellingham 4, Walla Walla 3 Today’s schedule Bend at Klamath, 6:35 p.m.

Victoria at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m.

Yakima Valley at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m.

Medford at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.

Walla Walla at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m.

Thursday, June 18 Bend at Klamath Falls, 6:35 p.m.

Medford at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.

Yakima Valley at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m.

Walla Walla at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m.

Black Bears 3, HarbourCats 2 Victoria Degoti Rankin Guibor Collard Thoreson Fougner Floyd Goldstein Francis Rogers Totals

Cowlitz ab r h bi 4 1 1 0 Aguilar 4 0 0 0 Benard 3 0 1 0 Bevacqua 4 0 2 1 Archibald 4 0 0 0 Ogata 3 1 0 0 Henderson 3 0 1 0 Perrin 2 0 0 0 Graffanino 2 0 1 1 DeMarco 3 0 0 0 Lande 32 2 6 2 Totals

ab r h bi 3001 4000 4010 3110 3110 4000 3020 3111 1000 1000 29 3 6 2

Victoria 000 001 100 2 Cowlitz 000 300 00x 3 2B: HAR A DeGoti (1). E: BLA Graffanino Victoria IP H R ER BB SO J Walker (L) 3.2 4 3 3 4 4 N Wojtysiak 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 M Wright 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 S Kennedy ll 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Cowlitz IP H R ER BB SO C Neely (W) 6.0 4 1 1 1 5 J Nelson 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 S Rayburn 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 Att: 1,013. Time: 2:36

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

W 21 22 23 18 13 18 17 12 9 8 9 5

L Pct GB 6 .7778 10 .688 2.5 10 .697 3.0 11 .621 3.5 9 .591 5 14 .563 5 17 .500 7.5 20 .375 11 19 .321 12 17 .320 11.5 22 .300 13 20 .200 14.5

NBA Championship final (Best-of-seven series) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors Yesterday’s result (Game 6) Golden State 105, Cleveland 97 (Golden State wins series 4-2)

Warriors 105, Cavaliers 97

Att: 20,562 Time of game: 2:47

SOCCER

Soccer (Cont’d) CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers Yesterday’s result Canada 4, Dominica 0 at BMO Field, Toronto

Open Cup, Round Four All teams MLS unless noted Today’s schedule Philadelphia Union 0(3), Rochester Rhinos (USL) (1)0 New York Red Bulls 3, Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) 0 Sporting Kansas City 1, Saint Louis FC (USL) 0 Chicago Fire 1, Louisville City (USL) 0 Football Club Dallas 4, OKC Energy (USL) 1 Colorado Rapids 4, Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL) 1 Real Salt Lake 2, Seattle Sounders 2, (USL) 1 San Jose Earthquakes 2, Sacramento Republic (USL), 2, Seattle Sounders 1, Portland 2 Wednesday, June 17 Richmond Kickers (USL) vs. Columbus Crew SC, 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) vs. D.C. United, 4 p.m.

New York Cosmos (NASL) vs. New York City FC, 4:30 p.m.

Charleston Battery (USL) vs. Orlando City, 4:30 p.m.

New England Revolution vs. Charlotte Independence (USL), 4:30 p.m.

Houston Dynamo vs. Austin Aztex (USL), 6 p.m.

LA Galaxy vs. PSA Elite (USASA Reg. IV), 7:30 p.m.

FIFA Women’s World Cup June 6-July 5 Defending champion: Japan Yesterday’s results (Final group games) (Groups C, D) Japan 1, Ecuador 0, at Winnipeg Scoring: Ogimi 6’ Cameroon 2, Switzerland 1, Edmonton Scoring: Cameroon Onguene 47’, Ngono Mani 62’; Switzerland Crnogorcevic 24’ USA 1, Nigeria 0, at Vancouver Scoring: Wambach 45’ Australia 1, Sweden 1, at Edmonton Scoring: Australia De Vanna 5’; Sweden Jakobsson 15’ Today’s schedule (Final group games) (Groups E, F) Mexico vs. France, 1 p.m. at Ottawa England vs. Colombia, 1 p.m. Montreal Costa Rica vs. Brazil, 4 p.m. at Moncton South Korea vs. Spain, 4 p.m. at Ottawa Group standings, rules Two top teams in each group plus the four best third-place teams advance to the tournament’s knock-out stage, the Group of 16.

Group A W D L GF GA Pts 1 Canada (H) 1 2 0 2 1 5 2 China 1 1 1 3 3 4 3 Netherlands 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 New Zealand 0 2 1 2 3 2 Monday, June 15 Netherlands 1, Canada 1, at Montreal China 2, New Zealand 2, at Winnipeg Thursday, June 11 at Edmonton China 1, Netherlands 0 Canada 0, New Zealand 0 Saturday, June 6 at Edmonton Canada 1, China 0 Netherlands 1, New Zealand 0 Group B W D L GF GA Pts 1 Germany 2 1 0 15 1 7 2 Norway 2 1 0 8 2 7 3 Thailand 1 0 2 3 10 3 4 Ivory Coast 0 0 3 3 16 0 Monday, June 15 Norway 3, Ivory Coast 1, at Moncton Germany 4, Thailand 0, at Winnipeg Thursday, June 11 at Ottawa Germany 1, Norway 1 Thailand 3, Ivory Coast 2 Sunday, June 7 at Ottawa Norway 4, Thailand 0 Germany 10, Ivory Coast 0 Group C W D L GF GA Pts 1 Japan 3 0 0 4 1 9 2 Cameroon 2 0 1 9 3 6 3 Switzerland 1 0 2 11 4 3 4 Ecuador 0 0 3 0 17 0 Tuesday, June 16 Japan 1, Ecuador 0, at Winnipeg Cameroon 2, Switzerland 1, Edmonton Friday, June 12 at Vancouver Switzerland 10, Ecuador 1 Japan 2, Cameroon 1 Monday, June 8 at Vancouver Cameroon 6, Ecuador 0 Japan 1, Switzerland 0 Group D W D L GF GA Pts 1 United States 2 1 0 4 1 7 2 Australia 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 Sweden 0 3 0 4 4 3 4 Nigeria 0 1 2 3 6 1 Tuesday, June 16 USA 1, Nigeria 0, at Vancouver Australia 1, Sweden 1, at Edmonton Friday, June 12 at Winnipeg Australia 2, Nigeria 0 United States 0, Sweden 0 Monday, June 8 at Winnipeg Sweden 3, Nigeria 3 United States 3, Australia 1 Group E W D L GF GA Pts 1 Brazil 1 0 0 2 0 3 2 Spain 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 Costa Rica 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 South Korea 0 0 1 0 2 0 Saturday, June 13 at Montreal Brazil 1, Spain 0 South Korea 2, Costa Rica 2 Tuesday, June 9 at Montreal Spain 1, Costa Rica 1 Brazil 2, South Korea 0 Group F W D L GF GA Pts 1 France 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 Colombia 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 Mexico 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 England 0 0 1 0 1 0 Saturday, June 13 at Moncton Colombia 2, France 0 England 2, Mexico 1 Tuesday, June 9 at Moncton France 1, England 0 Colombia 1, Mexico,1

MLS Eastern League Club PTS GP W L DC United 28 17 8 5 N. England 24 16 6 4 Orlando 20 15 5 5 Toronto 19 12 6 5 NY Red Bulls 17 13 4 4 Columbus 17 15 4 6 Philadelphia 15 16 4 9 Montreal 14 11 4 5 Chicago 14 14 4 8 NY City FC 14 15 3 7 Western League Club PTS GP W L Seattle 29 15 9 4 Vancouver 26 16 8 6 Sporting KC 24 14 6 2 Portland 22 15 6 5 Dallas 22 15 6 5 Los Angeles 22 17 5 5 Houston 20 15 5 5 San Jose 19 14 5 5 Salt Lake 18 15 4 5 Colorado 14 14 2 4 Friday, June 19 Dallas at Colorado, 6 p.m.

T 4 6 5 1 5 5 3 2 2 5

GF GA 20 16 22 20 20 19 19 16 17 17 21 22 18 25 14 18 17 22 15 19

T 2 2 6 4 4 7 5 4 6 8

GF GA 23 11 18 15 22 15 15 14 18 22 16 19 21 19 14 15 13 18 11 12

Saturday, June 20 San Jose at Seattle, 1 p.m.

NY City FC at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Orlando at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Houston at Portland, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 21 New England at DC United, 2 p.m.

Sporting KC at Salt Lake, 7 p.m.

Pacific Coast Soccer League Van United Victoria Mid Isle Van Tbirds Khalsa Kamloops Tim Hortons Abbotsford FC Tigers

W 7 6 6 3 3 2 2 1 0

L 2 5 2 5 1 1 1 3 2

D 0 1 1 1 4 4 6 5 8

GF GA Pts 19 5 23 25 13 23 16 8 20 18 13 14 12 13 10 12 16 7 14 26 7 10 16 6 13 29 2

Sunday’s results Vancouver United 3, Tim Hortons 2 Victoria 2, Vancouver Tbirds 2 Mid Isle 1, Khalsa 0 Saturday’s results Abbotsford 3, Tim Hortons 0 Mid Isle 1, Vancouver Tbirds 0 Victoria 4, Khalsa 1 FC Tigers 0, Vancouver United 3 Saturday, June 20 Kamloops at Mid Isle, 5 p.m.

FC Tigers at Khalsa, 5 p.m.

Van United at Vancouver Tbirds, 6 p.m.

Tim Hortons at Abbotsford, 7 p.m.

FOOTBALL CFL

Last Saturday’s results Montreal 26, Ottawa 9, at Stade TELUSUniversite Laval, Quebec City Edmonton 31, Saskatchewan 24 at SMS Equipment Stadium, Fort McMurray Last Friday’s result Calgary 20, BC Lions 6 (at McMahon Stadium, Calgary) Preseason C Thursday, June 18 Toronto at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, June 19 Hamilton at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m.

Calgary at Saskatchewan, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton vs. BC Lions, 7 p.m., at David Sidoo Field, Thunderbird Stadium, UBC Regular season Week 1 Thursday, June 25 Ottawa at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, June 26 Hamilton at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 27 Edmonton at Toronto, 2 p.m., at SMS Equipment Stadium, Fort McMurray Winnipeg at Saskatchewan, 5 p.m.

Week 2 Thursday, July 2 Hamilton at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, July 3 Calgary at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 4 BC Lions at Ottawa, 3 p.m.

Sunday, July 5 Toronto at Saskatchewan, 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 20 Round of 16 begins (All games elimination) Winner Group B vs. 3rd Group A/C/D Match 39 at Ottawa, 1 p.m.

Runner-up Group A vs. Runner-up Group C Match 37 at Edmonton, 4:30 p.m.

NFL

Yesterday’s results North Shore 1, Langley 0 Whalley 8, White Rock 7 Saturday June 20 Parksville at Vic Mariners, 12 p.m.

Nanaimo at North Shore, 12 p.m.

Coquitlam at Abbotsford, 12 p.m.

Vic Eagles at North Delta, 1 p.m.

Parksville at Vic Mariners, 2:30 p.m.

Nanaimoi at North Shore, 2:30 p.m.

Coquitlam at Abbotsford, 2:30 p.m.

Vic Eagles at North Delta, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, June 22 Runner-up B vs. Runner-up Group F Match 43 at Ottawa, 2 p.m.

Winner Group D vs. 3rd Group B/E/F Match 38 at Edmonton, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, June 23 Winner Group C vs. 3rd Group A/B/F Match 42 at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

GOLF

Current tournamaents ATP

Winnings, year to date and upcoming schedule

Gerry Weber Open, June 15-21 Halle, Germany Surface: Grass. Purse: €1,574,640 Doubles - Round 1 Eric Butorac, United States, and Scott Lipsky, United States, def. Julian Knowle, Austria, and Vasek Pospisil (3), Vernon, B.C., 6-7 (5), 6-4, 10-8.

Rohan Bopanna, India, and Florin Mergea (2), Romania, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, and Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 2-6, 6-3, 10-8.

Singles - Round 1 Kei Nishikori (2), Japan, def. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 7-6 (4), 7-5.

Tomas Berdych (3), Czech Republic, def. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, 7-5, 6-3.

Gael Monfils (4), France, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4.

Tommy Robredo (5), Spain, def.

Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (1).

Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, def. Pablo Cuevas (6), Uruguay, 6-3, 6-4.

Steve Johnson, United States, def. Bernard Tomic (7), Australia, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Ivo Karlovic (8), Croatia, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4.

Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Tommy Haas (96), Germany, 7-5, 6-2.

PGA

Aegon Championships, June 15-21 Queen’s Club, London, England Surface: Grass. Purse: €1,574,640 Singles - Round 1 Andy Murray (1), Britain, def. Lu YenHsun, Taiwan, 6-4, 7-5.

Stan Wawrinka (2), Switzerland, def.

Nick Kyrgios, Australia, 6-3, 6-4.

Marin Cilic (4), Croatia, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2.

Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, def. Rafael Nadal (5), Spain, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4.

Grigor Dimitrov (6), Bulgaria, def. Sam Querrey, United States, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Gilles Simon (7), France, def. David Goffin, Belgium, 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-2.

Feliciano Lopez (8), Spain, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-3, 6-4.

John Isner, United States, def. Jared Donaldson, United States, 7-6 (11), 6-4.

Doubles - Round 1 Marc Lopez, Spain, and Rafael Nadal, Spain, def. Milos Raonic, Toronto, and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 6-4, 6-4.

WTA Aegon Classic Birmingham, June 15-21 Birmingham, England Surface: Grass. Purse: $665,900.

Singles - Round 2 Simona Halep (1), Romania, def. Naomi Broady, Britain, 6-4, 6-2.

Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, def. Andrea Petkovic (7), Germany, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4).

Round 1 Barbora Strycova (10), Czech Republic, def. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

Victoria Azarenka (12), Belarus, def.

Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 7-6 (7), 6-4.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (13), Russia, def.

Karin Knapp, Italy, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-2.

Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, def.

Irina-Camelia Begu (14), Romania, 4-6, 7-6 (10), 6-4.

Jelena Jankovic (15), Serbia, def. Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4.

Caroline Garcia (16), France, def. Tatjana Maria, Germany, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (6).

AUTO RACING NASCAR Next race Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sunday, June 28, 12:19 p.m.

Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California Qualifying: Saturday, June 27, 11 a.m.

Driver standings, year to date Driver Pts Winnings 1 Kevin Harvick 576 $4,840,151 2 Martin Truex Jr. 561 $2,668,758 3 Joey Logano 520 $4,015,820 4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 508 $3,171,955 5 Jimmie Johnson 506 $3,718,871 6 Brad Keselowski 480 $2,790,295 7 Jamie McMurray 464 $2,431,215 8 Matt Kenseth 456 $2,835,930 9 Kasey Kahne 447 $2,175,249 10 Jeff Gordon 434 $2,835,180

Pre-season schedule

Thursday, June 18 Friday, June 19 Rest and travel days

Sunday June 21 Winner Group E vs. Runner-up Group D Match 41 at Moncton, 10 a.m.

Winner Group F vs. Runner-up Group E Match 40 at Montreal, 1 p.m.

Winner Group A vs. 3rd Group C/D/E Match 44 at Vancouver, 4:30 p.m.

TENNIS

Preseason schedule Sunday, Aug. 9 Hall of Fame game, Canton, Ohio Minnesota at Pittsburgh 5 p.m.

Week 1 Thursday, Aug. 13 New Orleans at Baltimore, 4:30 p.m.

Green Bay at New England, 4:30 p.m.

NY Jets at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Miami at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Washington at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Dallas at San Diego, 7 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 14 Tennessee at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Carolina at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Jacksonville, 4:30 p.m.

NY Giants at Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Oakland, 7 p.m.

Denver at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 15 San Francisco at Houston, 5 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Kansas City at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Formula One Austrian Grand Prix Spielberg, June 21, 5 a.m.

Qualifying Saturday, June 20, 5 a.m.

Track Length: 4.326 Km 2014 winner: Nico Rosberg F1 Leaders Driver, Team 1 Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes 2 Nico Rosberg, Mercedes 3 Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari 4 Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari 5 Valtteri Bottas, Williams 6 Felipe Massa, Williams 7 Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull 8 Felipe Nasr, Red Bull 9 Romain Grosjean, Lotus 10 Daniil Kvyat, Sauber

Pts 151 134 108 72 57 47 35 19 17 16

LACROSSE Western Lacrosse Assn WLA Senior A Standings GP New Westminster 6 Victoria 6 Coquitlam 5 Burnaby 7 Maple Ridge 7 Langley 6 Nanaimo 7

W 6 4 3 3 2 2 2

L 0 2 2 4 5 4 5

T Pts 0 12 0 8 0 6 0 6 0 4 0 4 0 4

Yesterday’s results Burnaby 5, Maple Ridge 4 (OT) Today’s schedule Burnaby at Langley, 7:45 p.m.

Thursday, June 18 Langley at New Westminster, 7:45 p.m.

Friday, June 19 Coquitlam at Victoria, 7:45 p.m.

Saturday, June 20 New Westminster at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 21 Victoria at Maple Ridge, 6:45 p.m.

BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L T Pts Coquitlam 14 13 1 0 26 Delta 15 11 4 0 22 Victoria 14 9 5 0 18 New Westminster 13 8 5 0 16 Langley 15 4 9 2 10 Nanaimo 13 4 8 1 9 Port Coquitlam 15 4 10 1 9 Burnaby 15 2 13 0 4 Yesterday’s results Coquitlam at New Westminster, 8 p.m.

Thursday, June 18 Port Coquitlam at Langley, 8 p.m.

Friday, June 19 New Westminster vs. Port Coquitlam, 8 p.m.

This week: U.S. Open Championship, June 18-21 (Major) Chambers Bay Golf Club, University Place, Washington. Par 72, 7,585 yards.

Purse: $9,000,000. 2014 champion: Martin Kaymer Player 2015 Winnings 1 Jordan Spieth $6,063,838 2 Jimmy Walker $4,102,257 3 Rory McIlroy $3,912,533 4 Dustin Johnson $3,448,960 5 J.B. Holmes $3,116,200 6 Charley Hoffman $3,049,872 7 Justin Rose $3,007,424 8 Bubba Watson $2,838,174 9 Brandt Snedeker $2,811,110 10 Rickie Fowler $2,758,848 11 Hideki Matsuyama $2,734,824 12 Patrick Reed $2,604,191 13 Jason Day $2,400,513 14 Ben Martin $2,396,211 15 Kevin Kisner $2,387,707 16 Robert Streb $2,317,172 17 Ryan Moore $2,317,101 18 Jim Furyk $2,313,161 19 Gary Woodland $2,305,905 20 Steven Bowditch $2,275,123 Canadian golfers 71 Nick Taylor $1,006,519 108 Graham Delaet $634,967 109 Adam Hadwin $629,685 202 Mike Weir $72,800

Canadian PGA Tour No tournament this week The Syncrude Boreal Open, June 25-28 Fort McMurray Golf Club, Fort McMurray, Alta. Par 72, 6,912 yards.

Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Joel Dahmen NOTES: Winnings in CAD$. * denotes Canadian golfer 1 *Riley Wheeldon $56,873 2 *Mackenzie Hughes $53,820 3 *Albin Choi $44,134 4 Mark Hubbard $40,696 5 Hugo Leon $39,897 6 Wil Collins $39,708 7 Joe Panzeri $39,313 8 *Nick Taylor $36,715 9 Chris Epperson $36,296 10 Drew Weaver $35,525 11 John Ellis $33,984 12 *Cory Renfrew $33,701 13 Carlos Sainz Jr $33,106 14 Kyle Stough $32,920 15 *Eugene Wong $32,914 16 Stephen Gangluff $32,461 17 Nathan Tyler $30,468 18 Max Gilbert $28,541 19 Lucas Lee $25,824 20 David Skinns $25,744

LPGA No tournament this week Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, June 26-28 Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Arkansas. Par 71, 7,001 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 champion: Stacy Lewis.

Player 2015 Winnings 1 Inbee Park $1,422,500 2 Sei Young Kim $1,096,834 3 Lydia Ko $942,476 4 Stacy Lewis $804,768 5 Brittany Lincicome $719,143 6 Morgan Pressel $663,951 7 Hyo Joo Kim $639,784 8 Anna Nordqvist $618,794 9 Amy Yang $584,967 10 Cristie Kerr $577,043 11 Lexi Thompson $506,712 12 Suzann Pettersen $505,423 13 Mirim Lee $479,344 14 Minjee Lee $427,876 15 So Yeon Ryu $426,232 16 Shanshan Feng $419,009 17 Na Yeon Choi $413,911 18 Ha Na Jang $341,236 From Canada 78 Alena Sharp $70,638

Champions Tour No tournament this week U.S. Senior Open Championship, June 25-28 Del Paso Country Club, Sacramento, California, Par 71, 7,121 yards. Purse: $3,500,000. 2014 champion: Colin Montgomerie Player 2015 Winnings 1 Colin Montgomerie $1,043,700 2 Bernhard Langer $904,261 3 Joe Durant $886,206 4 Jeff Maggert $690,865 5 Esteban Toledo $648,886 6 Olin Browne $644,465 7 Tom Pernice Jr. $609,450 8 Kevin Sutherland $594,810 9 Paul Goydos $583,920 10 Tom Lehman $555,721 11 Billy Andrade $539,419 12 Bart Bryant $539,128 13 Marco Dawson $536,298 14 Michael Allen $514,288 15 Ian Woosnam $499,880 16 Kirk Triplett $489,477 17 Mark O’Meara $480,347 18 Gene Sauers $464,461 19 Lee Janzen $457,263 20 Russ Cochran $424,449 Canadian golfers 31 Rod Spittle $298,601 44 Stephen Ames $184,894 95 Jim Rutledge $28,412

Web.com Tour No tournament this week Air Capital Classic, June 25-28 Crestview Country Club, North Course, Wichita, Kansas. Par 72, 6,959 yards.

Purse: $600,000. 2014 champion: Sebastian Cappelen Player 2015 Winnings 1 Patton Kizzire $254,699 2 Peter Malnati $234,163 3 Kelly Kraft $197,524 4 Wes Roach $180,170 5 Shane Bertsch $178,678 6 Miguel Angel Carballo $175,545 7 Tyler Aldridge $166,113 8 Smylie Kaufman $164,247 9 Patrick Rodgers $162,070 10 Andrew Landry $150,870 11 Rod Pampling $147,460 12 Steve Marino $145,744 13 Dawie van der Walt $140,565 14 Kevin Tway $127,191 15 Harold Varner III $122,953 Canadian golfer 77 Brad Fritsch $35,165

European Tour No tournament this week BMW International Open, June 25-28 Golfclub Munchen Eichenried, Munich, Germany. Par 72, 6,963 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 champion: Fabrizio Zanotti Player 2015 Winnings Note: €1=CDN$1.359 1 Rory Mcilroy €2,665,169 2 Danny Willett €1,823,656 3 Byeong Hun An €1,148,456 4 Justin Rose €1,037,717 5 Bernd Wiesberger €1,003,339 6 Thongchai Jaidee €939,402 7 Louis Oosthuizen €927,563 8 Branden Grace €909,739 9 Miguel Angel Jimenez €886,590 10 Alex Noren €835,252 11 Ross Fisher €834,249 12 Anirban Lahiri €823,389 13 Kiradech Aphibarnrat €776,981 14 Tommy Fleetwood €776,565 15 Soren Kjeldsen €753,104

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might seem to drift from one topic to another. Reining in your imagination requires a lot of selfdiscipline. Take a walk and relax in a favorite setting. A situation where you must be totally present might develop later in the day.

Tonight: Full of fun and adventure.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) A friend plays a major role in what occurs right now. Take some time with this person if you can.

A conflict might occur later in the day. Could this simply be a misunderstanding? Or is it a power play? Tonight: Have a longoverdue conversation, and avoid making judgments.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You will want to try a different approach to a problem. A superior has a different idea about what will work. Let this person have his or her way and see what happens.

A financial issue could arise from out of nowhere. Tonight: Don’t react to someone’s negativity.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You could be coerced into taking some time off today. Taking a break from the here and now is likely to refresh and energize you.

Give it a shot! You also will need some downtime, as you have had many demands placed on you.

Tonight: Try a vanishing act.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Friends surround you. Without intending to, you could get trigger someone’s temper. You’ll need to be careful with this person’s feelings. A meeting will be important. You don’t need to add any comments -- just listen to what is being shared. Tonight: Where the fun is.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You might want to ask more questions and be more aware of where a superior is coming from before blurting out your impressions.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Honor a change that is happening. You’ll want to head in a different direction, but a conversation you’re involved in might be too lively to walk away from. Avoid getting frustrated, and don’t get involved in a power play. Tonight: Go to a blues or jazz concert.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You might want to understand what a friend is offering in order to avoid a misunderstanding.

Reiterate what you think you have heard. Don’t try to have someone else agree with your ideas; it won’t happen right now. Tonight: Listen to the other side.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You could be a little put off by a situation, as you might not have the control you desire. Allow yourself to more creative and follow through on that level. Be careful when dealing with key people in your life. Tonight: Try to be as easygoing as possible.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Pace yourself. Double-check your account balance. Understand what you can expect from someone and what he or she can expect from you. Otherwise, you are likely to have a misunderstanding. Try not to get involved in a power play. Tonight: Out late.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your imagination delights a child and/or a loved one. Try to apply this gift to other areas of your life as well. You can diffuse a problem that is occurring between friends.

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Linda Gail Jamieson Nov 2, 1944 ~ June 7, 2015 It is with great sadness that we announce Lindaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passing in Port Alberni, BC. Linda was predeceased by parents Richard and Genevieve.

Shi is survived by her sister Sharon Young, nieces Deb (Jimmy) Johnston, Carla (Randy) Cyr, and nephew Rob (Lori) Young, nieces and nephews Makenna, Maylee, Taylor and Dalton.

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Courtenay is on the east coast of beautiful Vancouver Island, one hourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drive north of Nanaimo and three hoursâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; drive north of Victoria. The Echo, established in 1994, is part of Black Press community news media, an independent and international media group with more than 190 community, daily and urban publications, 14 press facilities and over 160 websites in B.C., Alberta, Washington, Hawaii and Ohio. The Comox Valley has a population of 66,000 with a vibrant and diverse community consisting of three distinct municipalities nestled within a large rural area.

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Linda was a familiar sight in the local shops. She was caring and giving to all.

Join us in a Celebration of her life, 6:00pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:00pm, Friday, June 19 at Harbour Quay.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 | Contact the newsroom 250-723-8171 | news@avtimes.net | STORY UPDATES: www.avtimes.net

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JUSTICE

Trudeau pledges to end the first-past-the-post system

Alberta to review bail system after Mountie murdered

Liberal leader releases 32-point plan to ‘restore democracy in Canada’ THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau wants this fall’s national vote to be the last federal election conducted under the first-past-thepost electoral system.

And, if the Liberal leader becomes prime minister, it may also be the last election in which Canadians can choose not to vote, as well as the last in which the only way to vote is by marking an X on a paper ballot.

Changing the way Canadians vote is just one element of a sweeping, 32-point plan to “restore democracy in Canada” that Trudeau announced Monday.

Some of the measures have been previously announced, such as strengthening access-to-information laws; empowering backbench MPs by allowing more free votes and beefing up legislative oversight by Commons committees; and ending partisanship in the scandal-plagued Senate.

Others are new or build upon previous commitments. Among other things, Trudeau promised a Liberal government would: — Reform question period in the House of Commons so that one day each week would be devoted solely to grilling the prime minister.

— Impose spending limits on political parties between elections, not just during election campaigns.

— Appoint an equal number of men and women to cabinet and adopt a government-wide appointment policy to ensure gender parity and greater representation of aboriginal people

Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau holds up a brochure in Ottawa on Tuesday. [CANADIAN PRESS]

and other minorities.

— Create performance standards for services offered by the federal government, complete with streamlined application processes, reduced wait times and money-back guarantees.

— Create individualized, secure online accounts for Canadians who want to access all their government benefits and review key documents.

Perhaps the most ambitious promise, however, is Trudeau’s vow to do away with first-pastthe-post (FPTP) in time for the next election.

The current system badly distorts voters’ choices, allowing a party to win the majority of seats in the House of Commons with less than 40 per cent of the vote, and delivering wildly different seat counts to parties that win similar shares.

Trudeau promised he’d introduce electoral reform legislation within 18 months of forming government. The legislation would be based on the recommendations of a special, all-party parliamentary committee mandated to fully and fairly study alternatives to first-past-the-post, including

ranked ballots and proportional representation.

The committee would also explore the notions of mandatory voting and online voting.

The Liberal party sought grassroots reaction to the notion of legally compelling Canadians to vote, as is done in Australia, in a survey last summer. But Trudeau has not committed to take it any further until now. Turnout in federal elections has plunged from a high of almost 80 per cent of eligible voters in 1958 to a record low of 58.8 per cent in 2008, according to Elections Canada.

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EDMONTON — Alberta is reviewing its bail procedures following the murder of a Mountie in January. The review is to determine who should conduct bail hearings and under what circumstances, Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley announced Tuesday.

“We need to know if an improved bail process can respect people’s rights but at the same time better protect our communities and the police,” Ganley told a news conference at the legislature.

It will be conducted by someone outside Alberta’s justice system, she added. Ganley ordered the review following a report into the death of RCMP Const. David Wynn, who was shot at a casino in St. Albert just north of Edmonton on Jan. 17.

His partner, auxiliary Const.

Derek Bond was wounded but survived. They had entered the casino in the early morning hours to investigate a stolen truck. The killer, Shawn Rehn, was found dead hours later at a home east of St. Albert.

Rehn had a lengthy history of criminal and violent behaviour, but was free after a bail hearing where a police officer — and not a Crown prosecutor — was present.

The case raised the question of whether Crown prosecutors, with more courtroom experience, should attend all bail hearings.

A survey by The Canadian Press of justice and Crown officials from across Canada revealed a patchwork of policies, but Alberta is the only province that predominantly relies on police rather than Crowns at initial bail hearings.

COURTS

Journalist ‘shocked’ by extortion implication THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — A journalist who is suing former Vancouver Olympic CEO John Furlong for defamation says she was devastated and shocked after he implied she tried to extort money from him.

Laura Robinson told a civil trial that she was deeply disturbed by remarks Furlong made after her article was published in the Georgia Straight newspaper about his past in Burns Lake, B.C. “There was no inkling in all my questions that I was part of some extortion scheme. It’s a federal offence. It was just shocking,” she testified on Tuesday.

The story included allegations by eight former students that Furlong had beaten and taunted them while working as a physical education teacher at a Roman Catholic elementary school in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

At a news conference in September 2012 after the story was published, Furlong said that he had been contacted prior to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and was told that “for a payment it could be made to go away.” He did not say who contacted him.

His lawyer John Hunter told reporters outside the courthouse Tuesday that his client “never” accused Robinson of extortion, but he declined to elaborate.

Hunter has said that Furlong’s defence at trial will be qualified privilege, meaning he had a

right to respond to Robinson’s “attacks.”

The lawyer has not yet had an opportunity to cross-examine Robinson.

Furlong told reporters at the time that he hadn’t received a single phone call from the newspaper to verify the story.

He absolutely denied any wrongdoing and accused Robinson of a “shocking lack of diligence” and a “personal vendetta.”

Robinson testified that she gave the former Olympics boss every opportunity to respond through his lawyer.

She called Furlong’s allegation of a vendetta “unfair and inaccurate,” saying she met him on just three occasions before the story’s publication to ask questions as a journalist.

She told the trial her freelance income has dropped from $52,600 in 2011 to $10,700 in 2014 and she spent more than $150,000 defending herself from Furlong’s defamation suit, which he dropped in March after the last of three sexual abuse suits against him was dismissed.

In a statement made to media in October 2013, Furlong alleged that Robinson had brought a sexual abuse complaint to the RCMP on behalf of Beverly Abraham, one of the former students in her story.

“There is absolutely no foundation for that statement whatsoever. I was completely shocked that he would say that,” Robinson testified.

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THISISTHEN

10 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015

This Is Then...

With Kris Patterson

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OMETIMES A GOOD STORY literally walks in the front door. I was at the AV Times office when someone came in looking for information. I talked with Michael Moore and he had just purchased Dana Lodge and was looking for info on the lodge as he wanted to restore it but with keeping an eye to the history of the original.

He grabbed a copy of This Was Then and I promised to get him some more photos and any other info I could provide including the story on the famous tree planted in the front yard. I was quite pleased that my dad’s column had been able to influence the present and I thought it would be a good fit for this column. Some of the interior photos I passed on to Michael answered some questions about what was underneath the floor that is there now currently. This is a major renovation which will take years to complete and Michael gave me a tour to discuss the scope of the project. I asked Michael for a few words of what this house meant to him.

The following are his thoughts: “The Dana Lodge is a little piece of Alberni Valley history that we hope to share with our son and future generations. Our goal is to bring 1945 Port Alberni into the 21st century by updating and modernizing a wonderful home while keeping its timelessness and charm. All too often young people are eager to change things just for the sake of change.

Corinne and I hope to keep the spirit and essence of a wonderful character home while bringing it in line with more contemporary times through updates such as energy efficiency and reduced environmental impacts.

Michael Moore and his wife Corrine and myself in front of Dana Lodge.

Michael has moved his family here and is utilizing local businesses and contractors to maintain the spirt of this historic building as he brings it into the twenty-first century. able to talk to John who is a mechanic at Pacific Chevrolet right now and brought him a copy of the photo.

He remembers a lot about the property damage that the tidal wave caused. We also talked about Durante’s Store which was where the Chopstick House was, and is now home to Solda’s restaurant. John is planning on retiring this year.

“With Corinne growing up in the valley and myself spending summers with my grandparents here we want to try and make a home and memories that our son and his kids can be proud of. Port Alberni is like the little engine that could. Given everything that has happened here, the town and its people keep on going. When a house like the Dana Lodge falls into disrepair it reflects badly on both a neighbourhood and a community. Breathing new life into a home such as this is just a small contribution to a community that has so much potential.

“The restoration of this house is going to be a long and exciting journey. Our hope is to involve as many Valley or Island-based businesses through this process. So far we have been lucky to have two wonderful businesses join us on the process: First Glass and Sons, along with Thermo Proof Windows, are replacing all the windows with new energy-efficient windows that will hopefully match the aesthetic of the original windows while providing the home with much better thermal protection.

“We are also working with Laine Cyr from Off the Wall contracting we are revitalizing and reclaiming the yard space and working on ways to reroute rain water to garden beds and create low consumption green space with clover lawns and using existing materials to create wonderful and functional outdoor spaces.”

I was glad to be able to get a copy of this photo to him and hear his memories about the tidal wave which was a significant event in our community’s history and led to us amalgamating and working together. What do you remember about this service station and the neighborhood? I will be doing a story on Durante’s in a future column. Please email your memories to kris.patterson@ avtimes.net or call me at 250-723-8171 ext.

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Dana Lodge under construction. Luke Christiansen was skilled at carpentry and was always adding more rooms to the house until they had 16 boarders.

Please join me in making Michael and his family feel welcome in our great community.

Dana Lodge was home to several boarders over the years including a number of school teachers. It was owned and operated by Ejner “Luke” Christiansen and his wife Ruth. It opened in 1946 at 509 North Park Drive. The address now is 4701 North Park Drive. What do you remember about Dana Lodge? Were you ever a guest? I will be following up with more about Dana Lodge in the future and keeping you up to date with the Moores’ progress. I will also be doing a story on the “Golden Stairs”. Please email your memories to kris.patterson@avtimes. net or call me at 250-723-8171 ext. 228.

John Ryper holding the photo with him as a 9-year-old shop helper.

J

an Jansma recently brought in a photo from the day after the tidal wave in 1964. I have not seen a lot of colour photos from around this time so it caught my interest. The photo shows three people cleaning up debris in the service station on River Road (where the Petro Canada is now).

In the photo are Jim Chisolm, the manager of the service station, Klass Jansma, an employee and 9-year-old John Ryper. Jim Chisolm had a variety of experience from being a member of a horse-drawn firefighting team in Ontario and setting up sandpaper making plants. He came to Port Alberni in 1960. He took over the service station from his brother and retired in 1971. I was

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Jan Jansma brought in this photo which shows the interior shot of the service station on River Road.

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