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Public input process to last until Aug. 5 ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

ban on backyard burning in 2011, but this was declined by council due to the lack of options for residents to dispose of their unwanted vegetation. Now this waste can be taken to the Alberni Valley Landfill composting. “The landfill now accepts any branches that are up to two inches in diameter for free,� said Thomas, adding that private haulers can collect yard waste. “There are companies in town that will come to your home and take material from you.�

Backyard burning has drawn on a considerable amount of time from the Port Alberni Fire Department. Last year backyard burning responses and smoke complaints totalled 112, encompassing nine per cent of the department’s calls.

Even if an air quality advisory is in place the fire department often is limited to requesting residents to voluntarily put out backyard fires, as municipal laws actually allow small campfire-sized burns despite a provincial ban. “The municipal bylaw supersedes the provincial regulation,� said fire chief Tim Pley in an interview with the Times after an air quality advisory was issued last winter. “What we’ve been doing is asking people to voluntarily comply with the intent of the regulation.�

Residents opposed to having taxpayers finance up to $6 million for the expansion of the Alberni Valley Regional Airport now have just over a month to affect the development, with the approval of a public input process on Wednesday.

An Aug. 5 deadline has been set for Valley residents to submit their opposition of a large loan to fund the project. A decision from the ACRD’s board of directors now requires that at least 10 per cent of the Valley’s 26,744 residents must disapprove of the funding plans through forms submitted to the regional district. According to stipulations in B.C.’s Community Charter, if this portion of the electorate expresses opposition the airport financing must go to a formal referendum.

With the hopes of developing the airport’s capacity to accommodate larger aircraft and passenger flights, the ACRD’s expansion plans include increasing the existing runway by 300 metres, installing a Global Positioning System, and upgrading lighting to airport industry standards. The ACRD is preparing applications for provincial grants in the fall, but to ensure funding is in place sooner the regional district plans to take out a loan of up to $6 million from the Municipal Finance Authority. A 30-year repayment plan is estimated to cost a $200,000 home in the Alberni Valley an additional $16.80 in property taxes.

Currently the airport’s largest user is Coulson Aircrane, which employs 30 people at the site for aviation-related work. The ACRD estimates the airport project would boost Coulson’s workforce by 15 well-paying jobs, according to a business case on the expansion. “Without the expansion, we cannot continue to grow our business in Port Alberni and will be forced to contract this work out to another facility,� stated a letter from Coulson Aircrane endorsing the project.

The Alberni school district’s board of trustees recently declined to support the airport expansion, questioning if such a development should be shouldered by taxpayers.

But Port Alberni Mayor Mike Ruttan believes the development could boost the local economy. “Our current infrastructure in the Alberni Valley has constrained our ability to secure a scheduled airline passenger service,� wrote Ruttan in the city’s endorsement of the airport project. “This has negatively impacted our efforts to attract businesses, tourists and new residents.�

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Air quality in Port Alberni, seen here from the Alberni Inlet Trail last year, has high concentrations of fine particate matter during the colder months, which led to several health advisories last winter. Air quality experts believe that the Valley’s geography allows particulate matter from burning to collect in the area’s lowest elevations. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]

Backyard burning bad for health, should be banned: Port Alberni Air Quality Council ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The group tasked with overseeing Port Alberni’s air quality wants a ban on backyard burning due to health concerns.

The request came before city council on Monday from Port Alberni Air Quality Council members Earle Plain and Sarah Thomas, who noted the adverse health effects of fine particle emissions from the outdoor burning of garbage and vegetation.

Each fall and winter, concentrations of fine particulate matter in the Valley’s air increases due to the rise in fuel usage to heat homes, and burning discarded vegetation outdoors, said Plain, who is an air quality meteorologist with the B.C. Ministry of Environment. Fine particulate matter is smaller than dust, creating issues for those with diabetes, heart conditions and respiratory problems. “The finer the particle, the more easily those particles can bypass our natural defences,� said Plain. “It can actually transfer directly from our lungs to our bloodstream.�

Data collected from a monitoring station at the Alberni Elementary School shows a sharp rise in fine particulate concentrations over the previous two years, levels that led to several air quality advisories in November, December and January. Last

“Smoke is quite toxic, especially when it’s burning from garbage. You have a smoke problem here in the Alberni Valley so we want to try and look at minimizing areas where we actually can.�

Sarah Thomas, Port Alberni Air Quality Council

winter the province’s health threshold of 25 micrograms per cubic metre was exceeded a dozen times, a limit that was reached 20 times over the previous winter. During the winter of 2012–13 the provincial threshold was exceeded only twice, and in winter 2011–12 the limit was breached three times.

Thomas noted that the particulate matter released from backyard burning leads to similar health concerns as smoking cigarettes. “Smoke is quite toxic, especially when it’s from burning garbage,� she said. “You have a smoke problem here in the Alberni Valley so we want to try and look at minimizing areas where we actually can. Backyard burning is one of those areas where alternatives exist.�

Thomas added that the Port Alberni Air Quality Council previously requested a

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Despite a long-term lease, ambitious plans to develop the land next to Canal Beach have yet to materialize over the last year. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]

Time running out for lease ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

ALEMANY fulfill expectations when Alberni Engineering failed to secure a hovercraft refit contract with the Canadian Coast Guard.

Nevertheless, the councillor noted that the prospects of the land agreement were attractive when Alberni Engineering predicted nearly 100 additional jobs for the shipyards expansion. “I don’t think [the lease] was misguided, I think the promise of 100 jobs for a city like ours is important and if it was in front of me it would be pretty hard to look away from that,� Alemany said. “But I think that we have to live up to that promise.�

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Christina Wynans recently received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music with honours from York University. [PHOTO SUBMITTED]

I am,� she said. “I hope it opens doors for connections to the industry.�

Outside of her school work, Wynans was the director of the university’s a cappella ensemble, Wibi. Managing the daily operations, she booked artists, arranged music, ran rehearsals and took part in annual retreats. She also had the opportunity to perform with well-known bands like the Nylons.

In her fourth year, Wynans took on a part-time job.

Her biggest accomplishment, she said, was walking across the stage. “Grad was big and chaotic,� she said. “It didn’t really kick in until convocation came and I was sitting on stage.�

With a bit of weight off her shoulders, Wynans looks forward to some time off.

She arrived “home� to Port

Alberni yesterday and plans to spend some time relaxing and attending her brother, Tim’s high school graduation on Friday. Then she will see her sister, Angela, another graduate of the family, get married in Victoria in July. Earlier this month, Angela completed the Bachelor of Education program from the University of Victoria.

Wynans plans to spend the rest of the summer, and beyond, teaching at a music school by day and performing at night and on weekends. “It’s busy but less now without school on top of everything,� Wynans said. “Eventually I plan on applying for my masters in music therapy so I can use my music to help people.�

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The development of an underused waterfront land next to Canal Beach is still a possibility if the Port Alberni Port Authority can come forward with plans in the next few days, says Mayor Mike Ruttan.

Time is quickly running out for the lease of the former Alberni Plywood mill site after almost a year of no new industrial development.

Stipulations in the port authority’s lease of the land from the city require industrial activity

by July 1, one year since the $1,200-a-month agreement began.

Ruttan has not yet given up on the lease, an ambitious land deal that was expected to facilitate the expansion of Canadian Alberni Engineering’s shipyards.

Over the last year a formal agreement has not been reached between the port authority and the shipbuilding company to follow through with these plans. “It’s possible that [the port authority] could bring something to us by July 1 that will be satisfactory to council,� he said. “They have come forward with some substantial plans for that site, but at this point I’m not really at liberty to talk about them.�

Coun. Chris Alemany believes the lease should be cancelled, and made a notice of motion to terminate the agreement during a public meeting on Monday.

Council is due to vote on the cancellation early next month, and if passed, this would kill the agreement by mid-October.

The waterfront property has served as little more than a log salvage site since the plywood mill shut down in 1991.Alemany said stipulations are in the lease to prevent the land from being underused.

He noted a petition against the land deal that collected over 300 names last year. “That lease was put in place with the conditions because of that opposition,� said Alemany, adding that it became clear months ago that the arrangement might not

our years ago Christina Wynans could not picture herself walking across the stage as a York University graduate. Not only did she do that last week, she was awarded for having the highest GPA in the entire faculty.

Wynans chose York to pursue her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music after a recommendation from her ADSS English teacher who was friends with a jazz professor there. It was four years of balancing high expectations academically, social and extracurricular activities, volunteer work and part-time employment. “It was so much work, but worth it,� she said. “I am grateful for all the support (from the faculty). It is a great community to be a part of.�

Overall, Wynans said her experience at York gave her the opportunity to receive a high level of music training and the chance to network with industry professionals. “My voice has matured,� she said. “I went from minimal vocal training to studying intensively five days a week.

I also studied music theory in-depth.�

Upon entry to York, Wynans received a renewable entry scholarship from her high academic achievement. Over the four years, she also received numerous awards and prizes, but the two most significant were also the most recent.

Graduating with honours, she was awarded with the Vanier Vingt-Deux Honour Roll. It was awarded to the top 22 Vanier College graduating students with the highest cumulative grade point average, of which Wynans placed eighth.

She also received the Arts, Media, Performance and Design Award for Academic Distinction, which recognizes the graduating student who achieved the highest cumulative grade point average in the Faculty.

Wynans said that because the awards recognize academics more than just financial need, they have the most significance for her. “They cover the span of who

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Families of Charlestown victims exemplify grace

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he amazing grace shown by the families of the nine people gunned down last week in a church in South Carolina has done more than shame their killer.

It has finally shocked the politicians – at least some of them – into confronting symbols of the racist past.

Who could fail to be humbled by the forgiveness of the slain’s loved ones, offered to the young white racist accused of murdering them last week at a Bible study group?

It’s worth dwelling on the words offered at a court hearing to the

accused shooter by Nadine Collier, whose mother Ethel Lance was among the nine black worshippers killed at Emanuel AME Church: “I will never talk to her again. I will never be able to hold her again.

But I forgive you. You hurt me.

You hurt a lot of people, but God forgives you and I forgive you.”

Or the words of Alana Simmons, granddaughter of Daniel Simmons, who was also killed: “Although my grandfather and the other victims died at the hands of hate, this is proof, everyone’s plea for your soul is proof, that they lived in love and their legacies will

live in love, so hate won’t win.”

These are powerful words, and the sentiment has been widespread in South Carolina in the wake of the shooting, with black and white alike vowing that they will not be divided by violence.

The shooter won’t win, they have said as one.

President Barack Obama has seized the moment as well. After downplaying the issue of race for most of his presidency, he is finally speaking some hard truths to Americans, reminding them that the legacy of slavery lives on and is “still part of our DNA.” Many

Americans still don’t want to hear this – especially from a black man, no matter how august his office.

Among the most encouraging signs is the willingness of more politicians to face some of the most visible symbols of the legacy Obama described.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, most notably, called this week for the Confederate flag to be removed from the grounds of the state Capitol. It is, inescapably, a symbol of white dominance, and should be consigned to a museum.

Shamefully, though, some politicians are still hemming and

hawing. Some of the leading contenders for the Republican presidential nomination won’t come out clearly on the flag issue for fear of alienating conservative white voters.

They are doing their party no favours by being on the wrong side of this debate.

They should listen carefully to the memorable words of those most grievously hurt by the Charleston shooter, and to those determined to turn their backs on hate, and do the right thing.

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blames Glen Clark and the previous NDP Government as the destroyer of the forest Industry.

Citing 39 mill closures in ten years prior to 2001, the AV Times should have reported that from 2000-09 there were in excess of 71 wood processing facilities in B.C. permanently closed, and many more since then, under this government’s watch.

The [letter] neglects to point out that the Forest Practices Code, as imperfect as it may have been, saved the industry by clearly communicating to world markets that forest products from BC were harvested in a sustainable, environmentally-safe manner.

The writers of the [letter] should have done some legitimate research and they would have discovered that in regards to sawmilling and net wood costs, B.C. coast labour costs are less than Washington state’s as a percentage of total costs.

Labour costs are not the problem. Had the research been done, the authors would have found while B.C. coasts’ log costs are high; they are half the cost of logs in China.

As far as blaming Glen Clark, today he is running one of the most successful forest products companies in the world, Canfor.

Maybe what the B.C. coastal forest industry needs today is Mr. Clark operating manufacturing facilities on the Coast.

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Compassion needed for residential survivors This is a difficult day for me.

Today [June 2] our MP’s discussed the words in the Truth and Reconciliation papers. I wonder as I listen if the words spoken and read about the wrongs against young aboriginal children residing in residential schools can ever be made right.

Words are just that — words.

What do I care you ask?

I grew up in Port Alberni where we had a large residential school built near the Somass river.

At one time over 200 children lived there. From all accounts the abuse dished out was the worst of any school. How will we ever know?

I knew many of the children from the school after they were brought to public schools in town.

Such good friends came my way from many of the students.

I even played basketball on the residential school girl’s team.

Such fun.

The sad thing is that I never knew how my new friends had suffered. If only they had said something or perhaps I should have been more mindful of their lives.

Even now when a picture of the residents is shown I will recognize someone.

Eric and Sheila Ryan come to mind.

What ever happened to them?

How was their life impacted by the abuse? What could I have done?

From time to time a friend from the school would come to our home for a sleepover. Maybe my parents knew something.

Who knows after so many years?

I do recall one year I told my mother of a very sick child at the school.

It was near Christmas so my mother busied herself making a special quilt and new pajamas for the young child. I was very young at the time but I do remember the happy child we met that day. Whatever happened to her?

I can think back to taking the bus to swim at the Orange Bridge on the Somass river. The children came from the school to join in the fun.

I would take the bus back to my home and they would return to suffer the loss of their family connections and other abuses that no child should suffer.

There is nothing I can do to remove the sadness I feel but I can say to those who came to Port Alberni – I am so sorry.

Maybe, just maybe, those who had no idea what happened to those children will have some compassion and understanding.

Thousands of the children across Canada died over those many years and those who have survived live with their memories of a harsh childhood.

Brenda Mallory Telkwa, B.C.

On a daily basis, both KD Air and Orca Air fly to/from Qualicum and Vancouver. In addition, Orca Air flies to/from Vancouver to Tofino. Also, they both offer shuttle service from here to Qualicum when required.

The question that needs answering is would either of those two airlines originate their flights at an expanded airport here? If not, there’s no possibility of scheduled airline service from here. That leaves us with Coulson and the occasional chartered aircraft for which we’re expected to pay $7.5 million, plus increased operating costs.

Not a wise move say Ron Otte, Mike Bellas, and myself, but do ask the two airlines and see what responses you get. Pie-inthe-sky observations and conjectures are useless.

Richard Berg Port Alberni

More info needed for raw log export issue Re: ‘B.C. forestry’ letter, June 19, Page 4 The June 19 AV Times cites the cause of log exports being workers’ wages and at the same time

Bob Matters Chair, USW Wood Council

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Congratulations

Enjoy every moment of this milestone day, as you celebrate your graduation with the friends, family and teachers who have encouraged and supported you along the way. Today is just the beginning of a bright future ahead for you, and we look forward to celebrating your continued success.

Congrats & Best Wishes, Seniors!

Congratulations to the Class of 2015.

High school graduation represents the end of one journey and the start of another. Thirteen years of formal schooling has not only inspired, engaged and challenged you as learners but also prepared each of you to confidently pursue personal, educational and career goals. Each graduate has a personal story of triumph in the face of adversity, and each should take tremendous satisfaction in reaching this education milestone.

Along the way, you have been supported by family, friends and countless members of the SD70 learning community. As you celebrate graduation, remember to acknowledge those who have helped you in your journey and to be grateful for their commitment and dedication.

On behalf of School District 70 (Alberni), congratulations on your accomplishment and best wishes for a meaningful, rewarding future.

Greg Smyth Superintendent of Schools

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Graduation season, an oft-emotional time of great celebration and reflection, is on the horizon.

Though soon-to-be graduates are about to have one set of challenges firmly behind them, other important life decisions and experiences are looming in the not-too-distant future.

Although there’s no magic set of rules for post-graduation, the following advice can help recent gradates transition from the classroom to the ceremony and then life after school.

• Attend the graduation ceremony. Graduating students may debate whether or not to attend their graduation ceremonies.

Such ceremonies tend to be lengthy, and outdoor affairs can be hot and uncomfortable. However, graduation is a milestone moment that you won’t get

to enjoy again. Attending graduation allows you one last academic experience, and even if that may seem like too meaningful right now, you might regret skipping the ceremony down the road.

• Enjoy graduation but buckle down once the dust settles. According to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the job market for new graduates is improving marginally.

But the Institute for College Access and Success notes that many college graduates will be saddled with around $25,000 in debt upon earning their degrees.

Many student loans have a six-month repayment grace period after graduation, so new grads who don’t already have a job lined up may want to use some of that grace period to travel, visit distant relatives or relax and recharge before their first payment comes

due. Use the time wisely, but be prepared to buckle down when the time comes to start repaying loans.

• Join an alumni association. Regardless of the size of your school, chances are strong they have a local alumni association and several chapters across the country. Take advantage of these organizations to connect with fellow alumni, who can be invaluable sources of information and provide connections that may help you find a job in your field.

• Read and learn new skills. If you have yet to land that first job, use some of your down time to reacquaint yourself with reading for pleasure instead of reading as part of an assignment. You also can use extra time to explore new skills, such as learning certain software or applications that may help you stand out in a competitive job market.

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• Before you decide what you want to do, you may have to figure out what you don’t like. Another way to use free time is to volunteer or apply for internships in fields you may want to work in. These experiences can help you determine your career options and find a career you find both challenging and exciting.

But such opportunities can also help you determine when a given line of work isn’t for you. Oftentimes, finding the right career path takes some trial and error. Don’t get too down if an opportunity doesn’t pan out. Instead, keep your head up and take advantage of the next opportunity that comes your way.

Graduation is a time of mixed emotions. Graduates can not only use graduation season to make lasting memories with friends but also to take the first steps toward the next phase of their lives.

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SPORTS

THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2015 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES |

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SCOREBOARD HOCKEY

BASEBALL

Blue Jays 1, Rays 0 (12 inn)

Cardinals 6, Marlins 1

NHL Awards 2015

MLB - Results and standings

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ab r h bi ab r h bi Wong 2B 4 1 2 2 Gordon 2B 4 0 1 0 Carpenter 3B 4 0 1 1 Suzuki LF 4 0 0 0 Peralta SS 4 1 1 0 Baker 1B 3 0 0 0 Reynolds 1B 3 1 0 0 Bour PH-1B 1 0 0 0 Heyward RF 4 1 1 3 Stanton RF 4 1 3 1 Molina C 4 0 1 0 Ozuna CF 4 0 0 0 Jay CF 4 0 0 0 Realmuto C 4 0 1 0 Grichuk LF 2 1 0 0 H’avarria SS 4 0 1 0 Garcia P 3 1 1 0 Solano 3B 3 0 0 0 Totals 32 6 7 6 Latos P 2000 Dietrich 3B 1 0 1 0 Totals 34 1 7 1

Toronto 000 000 000 001 1 Tampa Bay 000 000 000 000 0 SB: TOR Pillar 2 (12, 2nd base off Karns/ Casali, 3rd base off Karns/Casali), Reyes (10, 2nd base off Karns/Casali), Martin, R (4, 2nd base off Boxberger/Casali).

2B: TB Kiermaier (15, Estrada).

HR: TOR Colabello (6, 12th inning off Gomes, B, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: TOR 8; TB 7. DP: TB (Kiermaier-Forsythe). E: TOR Schultz (1, throw).

Toronto IP H R ER BB SO M Estrada 8.2 2 0 0 0 10 R Osuna 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 P Schultz 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 B Cecil (W, 2-4 ) 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 S Delabar 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO N Karns 6.0 3 0 0 3 5 K Jepsen 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 J McGee 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 B Boxberger 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 S Geltz 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 B Gomes (L, 1-3 ) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 HBP: Encarnacion (by Boxberger).

Time: 3:39. Att: 18,469.

St. Louis 002 000 310 6 Miami 010 000 000 1 SB: MIA Gordon, D (25, 2nd base off Garcia, J/Molina).

HR: STL Wong (9, 3rd inning off Latos, 1 on, 2 out), Heyward (9, 7th inning off Latos, 2 on, 0 out); MIA Stanton (27, 2nd inning off Garcia, J, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: STL 1; MIA 6. DP: MIA (Dietrich-Bour).

St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO J Garcia (W, 3-3 ) 7.0 5 1 1 0 4 R Choate 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 M Maness 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 Miami IP H R ER BB SO M Latos (L, 2-5 ) 7.0 3 5 5 2 3 B Hand 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 V Mazzaro 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:31. Att: 18,492.

The 2015 NHL Awards were held last night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The results: EA NHL 16 Cover Athletes Winner: Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, Chicago (raising Stanley Cup) Ted Lindsay Award (most outstanding player as voted by the players) Winner: Carey Price, Montreal Selke Trophy (forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game) Winner: Patrice Bergeron, Boston Norris Trophy (top defenseman) Winner: Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Jack Adams Award (top head coach) Winner: Bob Hartley, Calgary General Manager of the Year Winner: Steve Yzerman, Tampa Bay Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy (goal-scoring leader) Winner: Alex Ovechkin, Washington King Clancy Memorial Trophy (for leadership on and off the ice and noteworthy humanitarian contribution to community) Winner: Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award Winner: Jonathan Toews, Chicago NHL Foundation Player Award (community service) Winner: Brent Burns, San Jose Art Ross Trophy (scoring champion) Winner: Jamie Benn, Dallas Calder Trophy (rookie of the season) Winner: Aaron Ekblad, Florida Vezina Trophy (top goaltender) Winner: Carey Price, Montreal William M. Jennings Trophy (goaltender who plays at least 25 games for the club allowing the fewest goals) Winner: Corey Crawford, Chicago Lady Byng Trophy (player best combining sportsmanship and ability) Winner: Jiri Hudler, Calgary Masterton Trophy (perseverance and dedication to hockey) Winner: Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota Hart Trophy (most valuable player to his team) Winner: Carey Price, Montreal Final stats - NHL leaders 2014-15 Points 1 Jamie Benn, DAL 87 2 John Tavares, NYI 86 3 Sidney Crosby, PIT 84 Goals 1 Alex Ovechkin, WSH 53 2 Steven Stamkos, TB 43 3 Rick Nash, NYR 42 Plus/Minus 1 Max Pacioretty, MTL 38 1 Nikita Kucherov, TB 38 3 Tyler Johnson, TB 33 Goals Against Average 1 Carey Price, MTL 1.96 2 Devan Dubnyk, ARI/MIN 2.07 3 Pekka Rinne, NSH 2.18

American League East W L Tampa Bay 41 33 NY Yankees 39 33 Toronto 39 35 Baltimore 37 34 Boston 32 41 Central W L Kansas City 41 28 Minnesota 39 33 Detroit 37 35 Cleveland 33 38 Chicago Sox 31 40 West W L Houston 42 32 Texas 37 35 LA Angels 37 36 Seattle 33 40 Oakland 33 41 National League East W L Washington 39 33 NY Mets 36 37 Atlanta 35 37 Miami 30 43 Philadelphia 26 48 Central W L St. Louis 47 24 Pittsburgh 40 31 Chicago Cubs 39 31 Cincinnati 33 37 Milwaukee 27 46 West W L LA Dodgers 40 33 San Francisco 39 34 Arizona 35 36 San Diego 35 39 Colorado 31 40

Toronto

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GB Strk - L1 1.0 W1 2.0 W1 2.5 L1 8.5 W1 GB Strk - W1 3.5 W1 5.5 L1 9.0 W1 11.0 L1 GB Strk - L1 4.0 L4 4.5 W1 8.5 L1 9.0 W4

PCT .542 .493 .486 .411 .351 PCT .662 .563 .557 .471 .370 PCT .548 .534 .492 .473 .443

GB Strk - W5 3.5 L7 4.0 L2 9.5 L3 14.0 L1 GB Strk - W2 7.0 L1 7.5 L1 13.5 W1 21.0 W2 GB Strk - W1 1.0 W1 4.0 L1 5.5 L1 8.0 W3

Yesterday’s results Cleveland 8, Detroit 2 Toronto 1, Tampa Bay 0 (12 innings) NY Yankees 10, Philadelphia 2 Minnesota 6, Chicago Sox 1 LA Angels 2, Houston 1 (13 innings) Washington 2, Atlanta 1 (11 innings) Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 2 Boston 5, Baltimore 1 St. Louis 6, Miami 1 Milwaukee 4, NY Mets 1 Oakland 8, Texas 2 L.A. Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 2 Arizona8, Colorado 7 Kansas City 8, Seattle 2 San Francisco 6, San Diego 0 Today’s schedule with probable starters Chicago. White Sox at Detroit, 10:08 a.m.

Rodon (3-1) vs. Simon (7-4) Baltimore at Boston, 10:35 a.m.

Wright (2-3) vs. Rodriguez (3-1) Oakland at Texas, 11:05 a.m.

Gray (8-3) vs. Lewis (7-3) New York Mets at Milwaukee, 11:10 a.m. deGrom (7-5) vs. Jungmann (2-1) L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m.

Frias (4-5) vs. Lester (4-5) Arizona at Colorado, 12:10 pm De La Rosa (6-3) vs. De La Rosa (4-3) San Diego at San Francisco, 12:45 pm Shields (7-1) vs. Heston (7-5) Atlanta at Washington, 1:05 pm Foltynewicz (3-2) vs. Fister (2-3) Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 4:05 pm DeSclafani (5-5) vs. Burnett (6-3) St. Louis at Miami, 4:10 pm Lyons (2-0) vs. Haren (6-4) New York Yankees at Houston, 5:10 pm Eovaldi (6-2) vs. Keuchel (8-3) Friday, June 26 (early games) Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 4:05 pm Perez (4-0) vs. Liriano (4-6) Washington at Philadelphia, 4:05 pm Scherzer (8-5) vs. Harang (4-9) Cleveland at Baltimore, 4:05 pm Kluber (3-9) vs. Chen (3-4) Texas at Toronto, 4:07 pm Martinez (5-3) vs. Buehrle (7-4) Chi. White Sox at Detroit, 4:08 pm Quintana (3-7) vs. Sanchez (6-7) Cincinnati at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 pm Lorenzen (3-2) vs. Syndergaard (2-4) L.A. Dodgers at Miami, 4:10 pm Anderson (3-4) vs. Koehler (5-4) Boston at Tampa Bay, 4:10 pm

Tampa Bay

Yankees 10, Phillies 2 Philadelphia

NY Yankees

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Philadelphia 000 000 002 2 NY Yankees 020 301 40x 10 2B: PHI Howard 2 (17, Nova, Moreno), Blanco, A (8, Moreno); NYY Gregorius (9, Hamels), Headley (10, Hamels), Pirela (3, De Fratus). Team Lob: PHI 8; NYY 13. E: PHI Blanco, A (3, throw); NYY Nova (1, fielding).

Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO C Hamels (L, 5-6 ) 5.0 8 5 5 3 3 J Diekman 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 J De Fratus 2.0 4 4 4 3 3 NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO I Nova (W, 1-0 ) 6.2 3 0 0 2 1 B Mitchell 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 D Moreno 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 Time: 3:10. Att: 45,877.

Red Sox 5, Orioles 1 Baltimore

Boston

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Baltimore 000 001 000 1 Boston 000 005 00x 5 2B: BAL Parmelee (2, Buchholz), Flaherty (5, Buchholz). GIDP: BAL Flaherty; BOS Bogaerts, Sandoval.

HR: BOS Ortiz, D (11, 6th inning off Norris, B, 1 on, 1 out). S: BOS Leon, S. Team Lob: BAL 6; BOS 3. DP: BAL 2 (Flaherty-Davis, C, Flaherty-Hardy, J-Davis, C); BOS (Holt, B-Bogaerts). E: BAL Davis, C (2, fielding), Norris, B (2, fielding).

Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO D Norris (L, 2-6 ) 5.2 7 5 0 1 3 B Matusz 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 M Givens 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO C Buchholz (W, 5-6 ) 7.0 8 1 1 1 7 J Tazawa 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 K Uehara 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:38. Att: 37,762.

Angels 2, Astros 1 (13 inn) Houston

Toronto Blue Jay Chris Colabello watches his home run during an MLB game Wednesday, in St. Petersburg, Fla. [AP PHOTO]

Late homer lifts Jays over Rays 1-0 MARK DIDTLER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Marco Estrada made a run at history for the second consecutive start and came up just short again.

Estrada lost his bid for a perfect game on Logan Forsythe’s infield single with one out in the eighth inning, but Chris Colabello homered in the 12th to lift the Toronto Blue Jays over the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 on Wednesday.

Estrada also carried a no-hit bid into the eighth inning of his previous start Friday against Baltimore. This time, he struck out 10 and threw a career-high 129 pitches.

“He’s been on some kind of roll,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said.

Forsythe barely beat out a slow chopper to third that Josh Donaldson fielded barehanded.

Donaldson’s throw to first was just a hair too late.

“It was a little frustrating just because it wasn’t hit very hard,” Estrada said. “Donaldson made a great play. The guy can run a little bit, so he beat it out.”

Toronto challenged the safe call by umpire Joe West, which was confirmed after a 40-second replay review.

“It wasn’t a pretty hit, but it was a hit,” Forsythe said. “But hats off to him.”

Tampa Bay’s only other hit off Estrada was Kevin Kiermaier’s two-out double in the ninth that chased the right-hander.

“The ninth inning, I gave up a hard-hit ball to Kiermaier. That made it a little better,” Estrada said. “Easier to forget about.”

Colabello connected for a one-out shot to centre off Brandon Gomes (1-3).

It was the Blue Jays’ first homer in the 12th inning or later to break a scoreless tie since Jesse Barfield did it on Sept. 26, 1986, at Boston.

“I’m proud of the guys, but that’s what they’re made of. This is a more character team than we’ve had in the past,” Gibbons said.

LA Angels

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Houston 000 001 00000001 LA Angels 000 100 00000012 SB: HOU Altuve (18, 2nd base off Heaney/Iannetta). 2B: HOU Correa (6, Heaney); LAA Calhoun (10, McCullers).

GIDP: HOU Castro, J. S: LAA Robertson, Dn. Team Lob: HOU 6; LAA 14. DP: LAA (Giavotella-Aybar-Navarro, E). E: LAA Giavotella (7, fielding). PICKOFFS: LAA Smith, J (Springer at 1st base).

Houston IP H R ER BB SO L McCullers 6.0 4 1 1 3 6 W Harris 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 T Sipp 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 P Neshek 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 J Fields 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 L Gregerson 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 J Thatcher (L, 1-2 ) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 C Qualls 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO A Heaney 6.0 4 1 1 1 5 T Gott 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 J Smith 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 H Street 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 N Salas 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 J Alvarez (W, 2-1 ) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 HBP: Trout (by McCullers).

Time: 4:31. Att: 33,543.

Indians 8, Tigers 2 Detroit

Cleveland

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Detroit 000 000 200 2 Cleveland 003 011 21x 8 SB: DET Romine (5, 3rd base off Carrasco/Gomes, Y). 2B: DET Romine (3, Carrasco), Cespedes (22, Carrasco); CLE Santana, C (12, Farmer), Brantley (22, Farmer), Moss (16, Ryan, K), Raburn (12, Hardy, B). GIDP: DET Davis, R, Romine.

HR: DET Martinez, J (17, 7th inning off Carrasco, 1 on, 1 out); CLE Lindor (1, 5th inning off Farmer, 0 on, 1 out).

Team Lob: DET 2; CLE 11. DP: DET (Alburquerque-Romine); CLE 2 (LindorKipnis-Santana, C 2).

Detroit IP H R ER BB SO G Farmer (L, 0-2 ) 5.1 8 5 5 2 7 T Gorzelanny 0.1 1 0 0 2 1 K Ryan 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 A Alburquerque 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 B Hardy 0.2 1 1 1 3 1 J Chamberlain 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO C Carrasco (W, 9-6 ) 8.0 5 2 2 1 7 C Allen 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Time: 3:06. Att: 20,780.

St. Louis

FOOTBALL

Miami

Washington

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Atlanta 000 000 001 00 1 Washington 000 000 100 01 2 2B: ATL Johnson, C (5, Rivero); WSH Taylor, M (7, Masset), Harper (15, Eveland). GIDP: ATL Perez, E; WSH Escobar, Y. S: WSH Taylor, M. Team Lob: ATL 8; WSH 9. DP: ATL (Simmons, A-Peterson, J-Terdoslavich); WSH 2 (RendonDesmond-Robinson, C, Span-Espinosa).

E: WSH Desmond (16, fielding).

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO S Miller 7.0 3 1 1 1 5 J Johnson 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 J Grilli 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 N Masset 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 L Avilan 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 D Eveland (L,0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 David Aardsma 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Washington IP H R ER BB SO J Zimmermann 8.0 6 0 0 0 3 D Storen 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 R Janssen 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 F Rivero (W, 1-0 ) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Time: 3:10. Att: 36,141.

Oakland 530 000 000 8 14 0 Texas 000 020 000 2 9 2 W: K. Graveman (4-4) L: W. Rodriguez (4-3) HR: OAK- B. Lawrie (7), J. Phegley (5) LA Dodgers 013 000 010 5 7 0 Chicago Cubs 000 020 000 2 9 0 W: J. Howell (3-1) L: K. Hendricks (2-4) S: K. Jansen (10) HR: LAD- A. Gonzalez (13), J. Turner (10)

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

W 10 10 8 5 W 14 6 6 3 W 11 7 7 7

L 5 6 9 8 L 3 9 11 12 L 7 7 7 10

PCT .667 .625 .471 .385 PCT .824 .400 .353 .200 PCT .611 .500 .500 .412

GB .5 3 4 GB 7 8 10 GB 2 2 3.5

Strk W1 W1 L2 L1 Strk W6 L1 L4 L1 Strk L1 W2 W1 L1

Yesterday’s results Cowlitz 6, Walla Walla 5 Kitsap 6, Victoria 2 Kelowna 6, Bellingham 4 Bend 11, Corvallis 5 Yakima Valley at Wenatchee Today’s schedule Bellingham at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m.

Corvallis at Bend, 6:35 p.m.

Victoria at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.

Walla Walla at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m.

Yakima Valley at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, June 26 Corvallis at Medford, 6:35 p.m.

Cowlitz at Bend, 6:35 p.m.

Walla Walla at Klamath Falls, 6:35 p.m.

Wenatchee at Victoria, 6:35 p.m.

Kelowna at Yakima Valley, 7:05 p.m.

Kitsap at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, June 27 Wenatchee at Victoria, 6:35 p.m.

BlueJackets 6, HarbourCats 2 Victoria

Degoti Gretler Collard Pries Guibor Thoreson Floyd Goldstein Winchester Meyer Jarvis Fougner Alcantara Rankin Totals

Kitsap

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Victoria 000 011 000 2 Kitsap 001 120 11x 6 2B: BLU J Scudder (5); J Beck (1). 3B: HAR A Guibor (1). E: HAR Francis (2); Thoreson (1); Floyd (6); BLU Scudder (4); Peabody (2).

HarbourCats IP H R ER BB SO A Rogers (L) 4.010 4 4 0 4 K Francis 2.0 3 1 0 1 1 H Omana 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 N Wojtysiak 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 J Walker 0.1 3 1 0 0 1 BlueJackets IP H R ER BB SO J Brewer (W) 6.0 4 2 1 1 5 J Oltman 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 T Gartner 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 Att: 160.

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

W 22 22 24 20 14 18 17 13 10 9 9 6

Regular season schedule Week 1 Today’s Opening Day schedule 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.

Week 3 Thursday, July 9 Ottawa at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

Friday, July 10 Montreal at Winnipeg, 4 p.m.

Saskatchewan at BC Lions, 7 p.m.

Nationals 2, Braves 1 (11 innings) Atlanta

CFL

L Pct GB 7 0.759 10 0.688 1.5 11 0.686 1 12 0.625 3.5 10 0.583 5.5 14 0.563 5.5 17 0.500 7.5 21 0.382 11.5 20 0.333 12.5 18 0.333 12 22 0.290 14 22 0.214 15.5

Today’s schedule North Delta at Whalley, 7 p.m.

Mon July 13 Toronto at Calgary, 6 p.m.

TENNIS ATP Current world rankings, as of June 22 Player Points 1 Novak Djokovic, Serbia 13,845 2 Roger Federer, Switzerland 9665 3 Andy Murray, Britain 7450 4 Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland 5790 5 Kei Nishikori, Japan 5660 6 Tomas Berdych, Czech Rep 5050 7 David Ferrer, Spain 4490 8 Milos Raonic, Toronto 4440 9 Marin Cilic, Croatia 3540 10 Rafael Nadal, Spain 3135 11 Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria 2600 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France 2565 13 Gilles Simon, France 2435 14 Kevin Anderson, South Africa 2090 15 David Goffin, Belgium 2010 16 Feliciano Lopez, Spain 1935 17 John Isner, United States 1890 18 Gael Monfils, France 1885 19 Tommy Robredo, Spain 1710 20 Richard Gasquet, France 1610 54 Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, B.C.870 Aegon Open Nottingham, June 21-28 Nottingham, England Outdoor, surface: Grass. Purse €644,065 Singles, Round 3 Gilles Simon (2), France, def. Joao Sousa (14), Portugal, 6-4, 6-1.

Lu Yen-Hsun, Taiwan, def. Feliciano Lopez (3), Spain, 6-3, 6-2.

Leonardo Mayer (4), Argentina, def.

Jiri Vesely (16), Czech Republic, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5).

Sam Querrey (12), United States, def.

Pablo Cuevas (5), Uruguay, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (3).

Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, def.

Dominic Thiem (7), Austria, 6-3, 6-3.

Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Adrian Mannarino (8), France, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Alexander Zverev, Germany, 6-3, 6-3.

Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 7-5, 6-4.

Doubles - Quarterfinals Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, and David Marrero (2), Spain, def. Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Artem Sitak, New Zealand, 6-1, 1-6, 10-7.

Lukasz Kubot, Poland, and Max Mirnyi, Belarus, def. Ken Skupski, Britain, and Neal Skupski, Britain, 4-6, 7-6 (1), 10-7.

Eric Butorac, United States, and Colin Fleming, Britain, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, walkover.

Doubles - Round 1 Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Leander Paes (1), India, def. Treat Huey, Philippines, and Scott Lipsky, United States, 3-6, 6-2, 11-9.

WTA Current world rankings, as of June 22 Player Points 1 Serena Williams, USA 11291 2 Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic 6870 3 Simona Halep, Romania 6200 4 Maria Sharapova, Russia 5950 5 Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark 5000 6 Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic 4055 7 Ana Ivanovic, Serbia 3895 8 Ekaterina Makarova, Russia 3575 9 Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain 3345 10 Angelique Kerber, Germany 3285 11 Karolina Pliskova, Czech Rep 3210 12 Eugenie Bouchard Montreal 3118 Aegon International Eastbourne, June 22-27 Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, England Surface: Grass. Purse: $665,900 2014 champion: Madison Keys Singles - Round 3 Caroline Wozniacki (2), Denmark, def.

Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1.

Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, def.

Eugenie Bouchard (7), Montreal, 6-4, 3-0, retired.

Agnieszka Radwanska (9), Poland, def.

Karolina Pliskova (8), Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-1.

Andrea Petkovic (10), Germany, def.

Coco Vandeweghe, United States, 6-3, 6-4.

Daria Gavrilova, Russia, def. Sara Errani (13), Italy, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.

Johanna Konta, Britain, def. Garbine Muguruza (14), Spain, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, def.

Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-1.

Sloane Stephens, United States, def.

Heather Watson, Britain, 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles - Quarterfinals Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, def. Hao-Ching Chan, Taiwan, and Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 4-6, 6-3, 10-6.

Caroline Garcia, France, and Katarina Srebotnik (4), Slovenia, def. Jocelyn Rae, Britain, and Anna Smith, Britain, 6-1, 0-0, retired.

Doubles - Round 1 Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, and Elena Vesnina (2), Russia, def. Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, and Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, 6-4, 6-0.

Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Lisa Raymond, United States, def. Monica Niculescu, Romania, and Arina Rodionova, Australia, 3-6, 6-3, 10-8.

Julia Goerges, Germany, and Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, and Arantxa Parra Santonja, Spain, 7-6 (2), 6-1.

Friday, June 26 Abbotsford at Langley, 7 p.m.

Upcoming tournamaent

Saturday June 27 White Rock at North Delta, 11 a.m.

Parksville at Abbotsford, 1 p.m.

Vic Mariners at Whalley, 1 p.m.

White Rock at North Delta, 1:30 p.m.

Parksville at Abbotsford, 3:30 p.m.

Vic Mariners at Whalley, 3:30 p.m.

ATP and WTA: The Championships, Wimbledon, June 29-July 12 (Major tournament) Wimbledon, London, England Great Britain Surface: Grass. Purse: $42.2 million (men and women)

SOCCER

GOLF

FIFA Women’s World Cup

2015 player rankings and tournament schedule

June 6-July 5 Defending champion: Japan Round of 16 (All games elimination) Full results Germany 4, Sweden 1, at Ottawa Scoring: Germany Mittag 24’; Sasic 36’ (pen), 78’; Marozsan 88’. Sweden: Sembrant 82’ China 1, Cameroon 0, at Edmonton Scoring: Wang Shanshan 12’ Australia 1, Brazil 0, at Moncton Scoring: Simon 80’ France 3, South Korea 0, at Montreal Scoring: Delie 4’, 48’, Thomis 8’ Canada 1, Switzerland 0 at Vancouver Scoring: Josee Belanger, 52’ England 2, Norway 1, at Ottawa Scoring: England Houghton 61’, Bronze 76’. Norway Gulbrandsen 54’ USA 2, Colombia 0, at Edmonton Scoring: Morgan 53’, Lloyd 66’ (pen) Japan 2, Netherlands 1, at Vancouver Scoring: Japan Ariyoshi 10’, Sakaguchi 78’; Netherlands Van de Ven 90+2’ Upcoming schedule Quarterfinals (Round of 8) Friday, June 26 Germany vs. France, at Montreal, 1 p.m.

China vs. USA at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 27 Australia vs. Japan, at Edmonton, 1 p.m.

England vs. Canada, at Vancouver, 4:30 p.m.

Semifinals Tuesday, June 30 at Montreal, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, July 1 at Edmonton, 4 p.m Saturday, July 4 Third place medal at Edmonton, 1 pm.

Sunday, July 5 Championship final at Vancouver, 4 p.m.

This week: Travelers Championship, June 25-28 TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut. Par 70, 6,841 yards. Purse: $6,400,000. 2014 champion: Kevin Streelman Golfer Tour points 1 Rory McIlroy 625.97 2 Jordan Spieth 574.92 3 Dustin Johnson 285.78 4 Justin Rose 332.6 5 Bubba Watson 292.05 6 Jim Furyk 284.03 7 Henrik Stenson 335.06 8 Jason Day 235.83 9 Sergio Garcia 280.19 10 Rickie Fowler 296.56 11 Adam Scott 231.39 12 Jimmy Walker 268.94 13 J.B. Holmes 196.14 14 Hideki Matsuyama 234.93 15 Patrick Reed 222.91 16 Louis Oosthuizen 180.22 17 Matt Kuchar 212.13 18 Chris Kirk 208.92 19 Billy Horschel 206.04 20 Phil Mickelson 173.97 Canadian golfers 92 Graham DeLaet 81.5 170 Adam Hadwin 53.26 171 David Hearn 53.18 261 Richard Lee 27.57 282 Nick Taylor 33.27 439 Brad Fritsch 18.7 453 Mike Weir 16.83 593 Eugene Wong 9.43 595 Roger Sloan 10.57 676 Ryan Yip 7.11 703 Adam Svensson 6.66 750 Albin Choi 6 750 Justin Shin 6 774 Ryan Williams 5.62 848 Michael Gligic 4.44 900 Greg Machtaler 3.85 926 Taylor Pendrith 3.66 956 Peter Campbell 3.41 962 Cory Renfrew 3.38

Canadian PGA Tour

MLS Eastern League Club PTS GP W L T DC United 34 19 10 5 4 N. England 24 18 6 6 6 Orlando 23 17 6 6 5 Toronto 22 14 7 6 1 Columbus 20 16 5 6 5 NY Red Bulls 20 15 5 5 5 Philadelphia 18 18 5 10 3 Montreal 17 13 5 6 2 NY City FC 17 16 4 7 5 Chicago 14 15 4 9 2 Western League Club PTS GP W L T Seattle 29 17 9 6 2 Vancouver 29 17 9 6 2 Los Angeles 28 19 7 5 7 Portland 26 16 7 6 4 Sporting KC 24 15 6 3 6 Dallas 23 16 6 5 5 San Jose 22 15 6 5 4 Salt Lake 21 17 5 6 6 Houston 20 16 5 6 5 Colorado 15 16 2 5 9 Yesterday’s results Seattle 0, Philadelphia 1 Colorado 0, Orlando 2 New England 1, Columbus 2 NY Red Bulls 1, Real Salt Lake 0 Montreal 1, Toronto 3 DC United 1, Chicago 0 Portland 0, Los Angeles 5

GF GA 23 17 24 24 22 21 22 19 23 23 19 19 20 30 17 21 17 19 17 23 GF GA 23 14 20 16 26 20 17 19 23 17 19 23 16 15 15 20 21 21 12 15

Pacific Coast Soccer League W 8 7 6 3 4 3 2 2 1

L 2 2 5 5 1 1 4 1 2

D 1 2 1 2 5 4 5 7 8

GF GA Pts 24 8 26 19 11 23 25 13 23 19 17 14 15 20 13 14 17 10 13 19 9 15 28 7 19 30 5

Tuesday’s result Abbotsford 1, Khalsa 2 Today’s schedule Van Tbirds at FC Tigers, 7:15 p.m.

LACROSSE Western Lacrosse Assn WLA Senior A Standings GP New Westminster 8 Victoria 8 Burnaby 9 Coquitlam 8 Langley 9 Maple Ridge 9 Nanaimo 7

W 6 6 5 4 4 2 2

L 2 2 4 4 5 7 5

The Syncrude Boreal Open, June 25-28 Fort McMurray Golf Club, Ft. McMurray, Alta. Par 72, 6,857 yards. Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Joel Dahmen Golfers Avg Score T1 Jason Millard 67 T1 Eugene Wong 67 3 Kevin Spooner 67.75 T4 Albin Choi 68 T4 Adam Svensson 68 6 Drew Weaver 68.5 7 Vince Covello 68.63 8 James Love 68.75 9 Ryan Williams 68.88 10 Taylor Pendrith 69 T11 Charlie Bull 69.13 T11 Sam Ryder 69.13 T11 J.J. Spaun 69.13 14 John Ellis 69.25 15 Riley Wheeldon 69.33 16 Joshua Stone 69.5 T17 Brien Davis 69.63 T17 Bo Hoag 69.63 T17 Cory Renfrew 69.63 T17 Ethan Tracy 69.63

LPGA

Friday, June 26 Houston at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Van United Mid Isle Victoria Van Tbirds Khalsa SC Kamloops Abbotsford Tim Hortons FC Tigers

PGA

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts 12 12 10 8 8 4 4

Yesterday’s result Langley 14, Maple Ridge 11 Friday, June 26 New Westminster vs. Victoria, 7:45 p.m.

BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L T Pts Coquitlam 16 15 1 0 30 Delta 17 12 5 0 24 Victoria 16 10 6 0 20 New Westminster 16 10 6 0 20 Langley 17 5 10 2 12 Nanaimo 16 5 10 1 10 Port Coquitlam 17 4 12 1 9 Burnaby 17 3 14 0 6 Yesterday’s result Delta 20, Nanaimo 5 Today’s schedule Coquitlam vs. Langley, 8 p.m.

Friday, June 26 Coquitlam vs. Port Coquitlam, 8 p.m.

AUTO RACING NASCAR 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

Formula One British Grand Prix, Sunday, July 5, 5 a.m.

Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. Track length 5.891 km (3.661 miles), 18 turns.

Qualifying Saturday, July 4, 5 a.m.

Hungarian Grand Prix, July 26, 5 a.m.

Hungaroring, Mogyorod, Hungary.

Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, June 25-29 Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Arkansas. Par 71, 7,001 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 champion: Stacy Lewis Golfers Average score 1 Inbee Park 69.451 2 Hyo Joo Kim 69.723 3 Stacy Lewis 69.878 4 Lydia Ko 69.913 5 Anna Nordqvist 70.098 6 Suzann Pettersen 70.162 7 Sei Young Kim 70.302 8 Shanshan Feng 70.513 9 Amy Yang 70.604 10 Lexi Thompson 70.619 11 Sandra Gal 70.818 12 So Yeon Ryu 70.833 13 Cristie Kerr 70.941 14 Mirim Lee 71 15 Morgan Pressel 71.02 16 Ha Na Jang 71.021 17 Jessica Korda 71.048 18 Jenny Shin 71.075 19 Ilhee Lee 71.094 20 Jacqui Concolino 71.105 Canadian golfers 90 Alena Sharp 72.814 130 Sue Kim 73.895 141 Rebecca Lee-Bentham 74.357

Champions Tour U.S. Senior Open Championship, June 25-28 Del Paso Country Club, Sacramento, California. Par 70, 6,994 yards. Purse: $3,500,000. 2014 champion: Colin Montgomerie Golfers Points 1 Bernhard Langer 78 2 Michael Allen 82 3 Joe Durant 115 4 Jeff Maggert 126 5 Gene Sauers 146 6 Kenny Perry 155 7 Kevin Sutherland 172 8 Colin Montgomerie 173 9 Tom Pernice Jr. 174 10 Woody Austin 178 Canadian golfers 26 Rod Spittle 248 78 Jim Rutledge 523

Web.com Tour Air Capital Classic, June 25-28 Crestview Country Club in Wichita, Kansas, North Course. Par 70, 6,925 yards. Purse: $600,000. 2014 champion: Sebastian Cappelen Golfers Points 1 Lucas Lee 236 2 Patton Kizzire 240 3 Adam Long 247 4 Smylie Kaufman 248 5 Steve Marino 285 6 Tommy Gainey 286 7 Troy Matteson 287 8 Brian Richey 298 9 Rick Cochran III 312 10 Tyler Aldridge 322 Canadian golfers T44 Brad Fritsch 475 134 Ted Brown 843

European Tour BMW International Open, June 25-28 Golfclub Munchen Eichenried, Munich, Germany. Par 72, 7,181 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 champion: Fabrizio Zanotti Race to Dubai 2015 (last week in parentheses) 1. (1) Rory McIlroy (Britain) 2875645 2. (2) Danny Willett (Britain) 1827234 3. (7) L Oosthuizen (SAfrica) 1712114 4. (8) B Grace (South Africa) 1273809 5. (3) An B.-Hun (SKorea) 1152034 6. (4) Justin Rose (Britain) 1095073 7. (5) B Wiesberger (Austria) 1006917 8. (6) Thongchai J (Thailand) 942980 9. (9) M.Angel Jimenez (Spain) 890168 10. (10) Alex Noren (Sweden) 838830 11. (11) Ross Fisher (Britain) 834249 12. (14) T. Fleetwood (Britain) 833921 13. (12) Anirban Lahiri (India) 826967

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Athletes from Alberni Valley Track Club (AVTC) travelled to Comox June 20 recently to participate in the fourth meet of the Vancouver Island Athletics series.

Meets held previously this season were in Port Alberni, Nanaimo, and Duncan.

The AVTC athletes have been training since the end of March, and this final meet in the Island series saw several athletes set personal bests (PB) in a wide range of events. Ty Nahorney set a PB of 27.04 seconds in 200-metre time for this year. David Symington had PB’s in the 100-metre (14.00 seconds), long jump (4.32 metres). and javelin (22.95 metres).

Yanick Contant set PB’s in Javelin – 33.32 metres – and discus – 29.35-metres, and had a first-place finish in hammer throw.

Kamryn McKean had a great meet competing in a handful of events and set PB’s in javelin 26.65 – metres and shot put 8.18 metres.

Jack McKean set a PB in Javelin 22.16. The athletes and coaches will now focus their attention on the provincial championships.

BC Athletics will hold their Junior Development meet from July 17–19 in Kamloops for kids 9–13 yrs while those 14 and over will travel to Nanaimo, July 10–12, for the BC Athletics track and field jamboree.

Canadian coach says team can win NEIL DAVIDSON THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — Canadian coach John Herdman, who always has a timely metaphor in his back pocket, reached for the heights Wednesday.

Asked if his players were having fun at the Women’s World Cup, Herdman showed a glimpse of his motivational skills.

“You’re not meant to have fun,” he said with passion.

“I mean you climb Everest, it hurts, it’s painful. We’re now in the death zone where the oxygen’s thinner. It’s not meant to be fun.

“But when we look back, that’s when we’ll reflect and go ’Wow, what an achievement, what we’ve done for our country.”’

Canada plays England in the quarter-finals Saturday at B.C. Place Stadium, knowing it is just two victories away from the World Cup final.

Herdman has used the same “hard climb to the summit” comparison with his players.

“This is where a lot of people fail and fall,” said veteran goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc.

“We know that the end is there but that’s not what

we’re staring at. We’re staring at what we’re doing today. What are we doing today to be better tomorrow than we are today. Each day improving and making sure we continue the climb and not fall off.”

Canada may be in the death zone but, according to Herdman, it can savour the clarity of the task at hand in the tournament knockout round — only a win will do.

Herdman welcomes that simplicity, especially since eighth-ranked Canada is no longer playing teams below in the standings where wins are expected. Sixth-ranked England is the next hurdle.

“England are a very good team and I know my team loves rising to those sort of challenges. It’s going to be great,” Herdman said.

The pressure remains “but it just feels different,” he added.

“It’s almost like you can see the summit, you can actually see it now. And the players have got an absolute focus that it’s not falling off the cliff any more, if you know what I’m saying.

You’re not looking to fall off the cliff. It’s about there it is, we’ve got to get there and you’ve got to push through that and do anything it takes to do it.”

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The Echo Sunshine Club is working in conjunction with the Parks, Recreation and Heritage Department to build another pickle ball court in Port Alberni.

The sport of pickle ball is growing tremendously and many residents have expressed a desire to play, according to the city’s Parks, Recreation and Heritage department.

It has become popular amongst all age groups as the game is easy to learn.

Pickle ball is played on a badminton-sized court and often uses wooden paddles and a ball similar to a wiffle ball.

The lower net and wiffle ball allow the game to be easily accessible to people of all ages and abilities.

Also, there are several key rules in pickle ball that help make the game more user-friendly. For example, in tennis, and many net sports, games are often won and lost by the power of the serve. In pickle ball, the ball must bounce once on each side before volleys are allowed. This opens the game to more players and extends play for added fun.

A permanent court is currently being built at Gyro Recreation Park. In addition to the construction of this court, the Echo Sunshine Club has purchased two portable net systems.

Community members have been so eager to start playing the game that they are currently using these portable nets while the construction of the court is being completed, noted parks and rec. It is anticipated the court construction will be completed by the middle of August and Port Alberni residents will have another opportunity to enjoy the game of pickle ball.

This project is funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Pickle ball courts were also built last year in Port Alberni at Slammers Gym.

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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: 250723-8990 (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: 250724-4770 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.

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: 250-724-7293 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.

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

Join the Sea Cadets, ages 12 to 18.

They meet Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. at 4210 Cedarwood St. E-mail: 109sea@cadets.gc.ca or call 250-730-0944.

Youth Clinic services are available at ADSS (around the left front corner) on Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m.

Info: 250-731-1315 or the Youth Clinic cell at 250-720-9591.

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Playground work City workers were installing a new button at the Roger Creek water park on Wednesday. It will enable users to turn the spray on and off in an effort to conserve water. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES] ment-based program to support parents and caregivers, is held Thursday evenings, from 6 to 7 p.m. Registration: 250-724-0125 or 250-731-1315 (ext. 41766 - Debra).

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

First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250723-2056 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.

KUU-US Crisis Line, plus mobile outreach support services. If you, or

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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.

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Addictions Come and join Port Alberni Friendship Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relapse prevention group 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

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

Okee Dokee Funtastic Music Festival and Slo-pitch tournament, June 27-29. Info: funtasticalberni.com Ultimate Frisbee, June 30 at 7 p.m. at Sweeney field. Drop in. No experience necessary.

Canada Day Parade, 10 a.m. from Burde Street and 10th Avenue to Glenwood Centre, where Folkfest celebrations take place from 11:30 a.m.

Golden Oldies Show â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Shine, July 4 at Williamson Park from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 250-723-8344.

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

Freedom Route 6, July 5 at noon at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 293. Meet the troops and see a display of military vehicles.

Our Town events run by Port Alberni Parks, Recreation and Heritage this summer: Barnyard Bash on July 7 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. in Blair Park.

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Diesel vehicles worth purchasing MARK PHELAN DETROIT FREE PRESS

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hy do people buy diesel-powered vehicles?

Should you consider

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The 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen TDI station wagon and the 2015 Audi A3 TDI sedan (I give them both three out of four stars) provide some answers to those questions.

Both cars combine excellent fuel economy with lively performance, features that have long made diesels popular in Europe. Diesel could be losing momentum, however, as gasoline engines become more efficient, U.S. states consider higher taxes and some European governments move away from the fuel.

The Volkswagen group, which includes Audi, is a leader in the technology. Diesels attract some of VW and Audi’s most enthusiastic customers.

The Golf Sportwagen and Audi A3 TDIs make it easy to understand why. They offer high fuel economy and fine acceleration.

TDI is VW shorthand for turbocharged direct injection, the designation for its diesels.

Prices for the Golf Sportwagen TDI start at $29,095 (US). A3 TDI prices start at $32,600.

Both cars have a 150-horsepower 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that develops 238 pound-feet of torque at 1,750 rpm, a low engine speed that makes the torque immediately available for quick acceleration.

I tested a Sportwagen TDI SEL with a six-speed manual transmission, touch screen, Bluetooth phone and audio compatibility, voice recognition, navigation, and more. It cost $32,035.

The base model A3 sedan I tested had a six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, front-wheel drive, Bluetooth phone and audio compatibility, navigation, blind spot alert, LED headlights and daytime running lights, Band & Olufsen audio and more. It stickered at $42,400. All prices exclude destination charges.

The TDI Golf Sportwagen competes with cars like the Chevrolet Cruze diesel, 1.0-liter Ecoboost Ford Focus hatchback and Honda Civic hybrid. Golf TDI wagon prices are at the high end of the group.

The A3 TDI competes with luxury compacts like the Buick Verano turbo, Lexus CT hybrid and Mercedes-Benz CLA 250. The Audi

The Audi A3 TDI sedan makes it easy to understand why people enjoy diesel vehicles. [AUDI PHOTO]

falls in the middle of the price range.

The A3 TDI did not have memory for the driver’s settings, a disappointment in a car priced above $42,000.

The Golf station wagon and A3 sedan are compact cars, based on the VW group’s MQB architecture.

The new architecture will underpin a wide range of VW group vehicles around the world. That makes it surprising VW engineers did not equip it with a USB port.

You need a VW adapter to plug a smart phone or music player into their entertainment systems.

Despite sharing many structural elements and having nearly identical wheelbases, the cars look nothing alike. The Sportwagen looks like a stretched Golf hatchback, with a longer cargo compartment and a more upright tailgate.

The A3 taps the looks of Audi’s larger and more expensive A4 sedan. With a forward leaning stance and crisp character lines running along its sides, the A3’s styling says the littlest Audi is a legitimate luxury car.

Both cars deliver fine handling, with responsive steering and a suspension that keeps them stable and secure in quick maneuvers.

The Golf wagon has more road noise at highway speeds than the A3.

Both interiors are wrapped largely in soft-touch materials that look and feel good. The Golf has simple

controls for most functions and a small touch screen in the center stack. The A3 features a rotary controller and several buttons in the center console in lieu of the touch screen. The system works pretty well, though I occasionally accidentally activated a touch pad built into the dial.

Both cars’ voice recognition systems required more steps than the best competitors do.

They have nearly identical EPA fuel economy ratings. Linked to a manual transmission, the Golf wagon scored 31 mpg in the city, 43 on the highway and 35 combined.

The A3’s dual-clutch automatic raises the ante to 31/43/36. The different combined figure is due to the EPA rounding its test results.

You’re not likely to beat that economy without a hybrid, and few of them deliver the exciting acceleration and effortless highway cruising that are diesel’s hallmarks.

The combination of performance and economy is diesel’s trump card, because the fuel frequently costs more than regular gasoline in the U.S. The EPA estimates a 1.0-liter Ford Focus will have the same annual fuel cost as the Sportwagen, despite the Ford’s lower combined rating of 33 mpg.

The tides of history may not be in diesel’s advantage, but for now at least, the technology’s performance, economy and cost deserve consideration.

Behind the Wheel 2015 Volkswagen Sportwagen TDI Front-drive five-passenger compact station wagon Price as tested: $32,035 (excluding destination charge) Rating: Three out of four stars Reasons to buy: Fuel economy; practicality; performance Shortcomings: No USB port; inconsistent voice recognition; audio quality for hands-free calls 2015 Audi A3 TDI Front-drive five-passenger compact sedan Price as tested: $42,400 (excluding destination charge) Rating: Three out of four stars) Reasons to buy: Fuel economy; styling; interior look and feel Shortcomings: No USB port; voice recognition; price ——— Competitive EPA fuel economy ratings (Manual transmission where available, front-wheel-drive models) Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen TDI SEL: 31 mpg city/43 highway/35 combined. Diesel.

Chevrolet Cruze diesel, automatic transmission: 27/46/33.

Diesel.

Ford Focus hatchback SE Ecoboost: 29/40/33. Regular gasoline.

Honda Civic hybrid w/Nav: 44/47/45. Regular gasoline.

Source: www.fueleconomy.gov ———

Comparative base prices (excluding destination charges) (Manual transmission where available, front-wheel-drive models) Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen TDI SEL: $30,345 Chevrolet Cruze diesel, automatic transmission: $25,660 Ford Focus hatchback SE Ecoboost: $20,445 Honda Civic hybrid w/Nav: $26,235 Source: Autotrader.com ——— Competitive EPA fuel economy ratings (Automatic transmission, frontwheel-drive models) Audi A3 TDI S Tronic: 31 mpg city/43 highway/36 combined.

Diesel.

Buick Verano turbo: 21/30/24.

Regular gasoline.

Lexus CT 200h: 43/40/42. Regular gasoline.

Mercedes CLA 250: 26/38/30.

Regular gasoline.

Source: www.fueleconomy.gov ——— Comparative base prices (excluding destination charges) (Automatic transmission, frontwheel-drive models) Audi A3 TDI S Tronic: $ 32,600 Buick Verano turbo: $29,215 Lexus CT 200h: $32,200 Mercedes CLA 250: $31,500 Source: Autotrader.com Golf Sportwagen TDI Specifications as tested Engine: 2.0-liter 16-valve turbocharged four-cylinder Power: 150 horsepower @ 3,500 rpm; 238 pound feet of torque @ 1,750 rpm Transmission: Six-speed manual Wheelbase: 103.7 inches Length: 179.6 inches Width: 70.8 inches Height: 58.3 inches Curb Weight: 3,199 lbs.

Where assembled: Puebla, Mexico Audi A3 TDI Specifications as tested Engine: 2.0-liter 16-valve turbocharged four-cylinder Power: 150 horsepower @ 3,500 rpm; 238 pound feet of torque @ 1,750 rpm Transmission: Six-speed dualclutch automatic Wheelbase: 103.8 inches Length: 175.4 inches Width: 77.2 inches, including mirrors Height: 55.7 inches Curb Weight: 3,241 lbs.

Where assembled: Gyor, Hungary

REVIEW

Celebrate the Viper’s defiant incorrectness TERRY BOX THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS

Forget politically correct.

In these silent tweet-andtext times, the brash, brutal Dodge Viper bellows down the street like some sort of satanic delivery.

Did Penny Dreadful just arrive?

Beats me. But devilish intent boils from the Viper’s overheated side exhausts — gravelly warnings from down below.

Five-star safety rating? Good fuel economy? Environmentally sensitive?

Who cares? Each morning, I swore I could hear hints of the apocalypse rolling darkly from the Viper’s giant 10-cylinder engine.

Hey, maybe we won’t have to make next month’s house payment.

Outlaw plastic bags and droopy pants if you must. Just leave the wild and still woolly Viper alone.

As you may recall, Chrysler killed off the Viper in 2008 in the midst of its bankruptcy, silencing a brash, gas-guzzling twoseat sports/muscle car rooted in the ’60s.

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Then, in a surprising blast from the past, unpredictable Chrysler plucked the Viper from its grave in 2010, even adding some refinement in 2013.

We should celebrate its existence daily: The Viper may be the last production sports car as mean and violent and wildly impractical as the old Shelby 427 Cobras that inspired it.

Just don’t bring your digital devices to the party. You’ll be plenty busy with other pressing concerns in the blazing, elemental Viper — like surviving.

Nothing I’ve driven sounds, looks or acts like a Viper, today’s Big Snake.

Low, wide and nicely curvaceous, the dark blue 2015 Viper GTS I had recently possessed almost cartoonish proportions.

A seriously long hood and strong, flowing front fenders presented a great face, embellished with headlamps that looked a bit like snake eyes.

Meanwhile, a graceful power bulge in the center of the hood and exhaust vents on either side of it announced that some-

thing big and really nasty lived beneath it.

One of the Viper’s best features was a deep exhaust vent recessed into the back side of its front wheelwells.

A chiseled line coming off the vent faded as it moved toward the squat, highly exaggerated rear fenders, giving the smooth sides some definition.

For even more dash and effect, the 200-mph Viper wears a low, pinched top with two slight bubbles in it to create a little more headroom.

More great badness resided just in front of the rear wheels: large, oval-shaped exhaust tips that blasted out enough decibels to dimple the doors of nearby Toyotas and Hondas.

Even the tires left a powerful impression. The front fenders were stuffed with enormous 295/30 tires wrapped around 18-inch alloy wheels, while the rears wore steamroller 335/30-19s.

They aren’t for looks. Coiled beneath the Viper’s long hood is an all-aluminum 8.4-liter V-10 that generates 640 hard-hitting horsepower.

Moreover, the Viper’s hood, top

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As a result, the bulky-looking coupe weighs a relatively lean 3,300 pounds, or roughly 200 pounds less than a Honda Accord.

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With a scant 5.1 pounds per horsepower, the tire-spinning, suspension-jarring Viper accelerates to 60 in 3.4 seconds, according to Car and Driver, and is wilder than a 700-horsepower Challenger Hellcat.

At slow speeds, the lumpyidling Viper felt hot-rod sleepy to me, as if it had been designed and tuned for life in the fast lane.

But once the tach swung past 2,500 rpm, the engine swelled in intensity like a ferocious latespring thunderstorm.

The big black-and-red motor surged so hard that anything not bolted down — such as your head — got tossed about.

The car makes absolutely no sense. But if you love loud, bold, highly engaging vehicles, the Big Snake will charm you.

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fter the annual Canada Day parade, get down to Harbour Quay and enjoy the annual Quay of Sea music festival. Just music - no drama (well, maybe a little bit). In addition to some terrific musical performers, look for Whose Line Is It, Alberni? to be infiltrating the audience, disguised as music fans but secretly creating mayhem in their own inimitable way.

Musically, Quay of Sea is bringing something special to the Alberni Valley. Quay of Sea Festival has lined up a combination of rising young performers with exceptional musical ability, together with some seasoned veterans who have honed their skills to delight the most discerning music fans.

The line up of performers includes Cat Sass (with their special blend of sweet harmonies), the Erin Netzer group, featuring the young, talented singer and musician, Brett Myrfield, a surprisingly accomplished singer–songwriter who writes lyrics

beyond his years, the bluesy rockin’ stylings of the Rob Armich/ Kevin Falkenberg group, Hu-RDay, a brand new musical fusion of vocal magic, as well as the Old Tyme Fiddlers, Misha Munro, Beat Poet Massive, Jason Titian and a few special surprises that you will have to be on hand to appreciate.

The music kicks off at 2 p.m. with the Old Tyme Fiddlers and continues until dusk when Cat Sass will close the event with danceable, memorable favourites, as well as some new offerings.

Quay of Sea Festival takes place in Spirit Square at Harbour Quay on Canada Day, July 1st. Help us celebrate some of the amazing local musical artists and performers (and some not so local) who are providing their special talents to make Canada Day 2015 another memorable kickoff to the summer season in the Alberni Valley.

For further information, or to offer your talents as a ‘tween’er’ between the main acts, contact analoginn@gmail.com or phone/ text Glen at 250-0913-0623.

Marilyn Smith performed at last year’s Quay of Sea Festival. The event this year will feature a variety of local talent at Harbour Quay on Canada Day.

The Alberni Valley is home to an abundance of musical talent. Show your appreciation by heading down to Spirit Square on Canada Day to participate in

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he Comic Strippers promise no extreme nudity but plenty of laughs at their upcoming performance.

The four-man troupe of improv comedians also do not claim to be sexy, but they do think they are funny. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have what we call comedy bodies,â&#x20AC;? said cast member Roman Danylo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make them look good.â&#x20AC;?

Comedy is all Danylo knows.

Prior to forming the group, the Vancouver comedian was doing improv, sketch and stand-up. He has toured across the country and has appeared on shows like Just For Laughs, Comedy Now, Winnipeg Comedy Fest and starred for five seasons in the CTV sketch comedy show, Comedy Inc. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever done is comedy,â&#x20AC;?

Danylo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have no other

employable skills, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m afraid.â&#x20AC;?

He decided to bring it to the next level by forming the Comic Strippers, a fictitious male stripper comedy satirical group. The idea came about when he saw male strip shows sell out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It started with me saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;let me see if anyone is even willing to do this with meâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;,â&#x20AC;? Danylo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My buddy Chris Casillan said sure. It was a pretty vulnerable feeling that first time. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one thing doing comedy but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole different level when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re shirtless. Luckily it killed. So, I thought, let me ask around to see if any of the other Vancouver TheatreSports players are willing. To be honest, I expected a lot more â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Ways!â&#x20AC;? than I got. Now, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sort of a dream team of some of the best improv comedians I know.â&#x20AC;?

Along with Danylo, the cast consists of Ken Lawson, Chris Casillan and David Milchard, each

contributing a different dynamic and character to the show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ken decided early on that he was going to wear weird black tights and eyeliner for his â&#x20AC;&#x153;stripperâ&#x20AC;? character,â&#x20AC;? Danylo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chris is Filipino but decided to make his character Central American. Davidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character has been â&#x20AC;&#x153;strippingâ&#x20AC;? for only three days. So thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of different levels.â&#x20AC;?

Danylo describes the show as an explosion of ridiculousness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really an inexplicable brand new genre of entertainment,â&#x20AC;? he said.

If you are looking for an evening of laughs, the Comic Strippers will be performing this Saturday, June 27 at the Capitol Theatre.

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A two-time Juno Award winner, inductee in the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame, and 2014 CMFA winner for English Songwriter of the Year, Shari Ulrich was first heard in the early 70â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with the quirky Pied Pumkin playing fiddle, mandolin, dulcimer, flute and sax. Her defection to the Hometown Band and a high profile launch to national recognition led to her solo career as a singer-songwriter.

Her latest release â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everywhere I Goâ&#x20AC;? (engineered and produced by her daughter Julia Graff, also an accomplished musician) is her

eighth solo album, and the 21st of her career including her work with Pied Pumkin, UHF (Ulrich Henderson Forbes), BTU (with Barney Bentall and Tom Taylor) and the bluegrass band, The High Bar Gang.

She also composes for TV and film and is active as a songwriting educator.

Shari brings a special warmth, humour and honesty to her songwriting and solo performance along with her wide range of instrumental skills on piano, guitar, violin and mandolin.

She is set to play at Charâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing on Saturday, June 27 at 8 p.m.

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Flag waver puts smiles on train riders often accompanied her mother to nursing homes and hospitals to visit patients and her parents ran a youth group for about 150 members.

“I was involved in the youth group during my formative years and had a happy childhood,” Sally said.

Her first major challenge came in her late teens when her parents divorced. It was something that allowed her to understand why

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ally Anderson has been waving the Canada flag to steam train passengers for 15 years and was recently recognized for her 70th birthday as the locomotive passed by her home. There is more to Sally, however, than trains, flags and crazy costumes.

The dedicated volunteer has been proud to call Port Alberni home since 1974.

Born on June 17, 1945 in Windsor, Ont., Sally lived there until she was 18 years old. She was the middle child, growing up with a younger sister and older brother. As an energetic child, Sally took part in swimming, figure skating and piano lessons and attended Brownies and Girl Guides. Her parents were both community-minded individuals and she gained her appreciation of giving back from them. She

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curve balls occur in life and she persevered through the difficult time.

When her mother moved to California when Sally was 18 years old, she went along and worked there as a secretary for 10 years. Shortly after, a turning point in her life came when she met a U.S. marine.

In July 1968, Sally and her sister went to Disneyland and while waiting for a concert to start, she turned around to ask someone a question. It was Richard, and he was holding a package of ride tickets. He told Sally he did not know his way around and she offered to show him around the park.

“Two weeks later we went back to Disneyland and he proposed,” Sally said. “We were together through the summer and set the date of November 9, his birthday, so he would never have to worry about remembering our anniversary.”

Together the couple had two children and when they were 18 months and three years old, the family, along with her mother, moved to Port Alberni. Sally’s sister was a nurse in town, married to another U.S. marine, and through their help, everyone arrived with a station wagon and U-Haul on June 4, 1974.

“We came over the Redford

exchange, saw the town and loved it,” she said. “We have never looked back.”

Richard immediately found employment at the pulp mill and Sally initially stayed at home with her children. Once they were in school, she took her lifeguard and swim instructor training and worked at Echo pool for about two years. After another short stint as a stay-at-home mom, she was then hired as the secretary of the newly established Christian Life School, where she worked for 10 years.

She then helped form the Neighbourhood Link, which morphed into the elementary school Read and Feed program when volunteers were aging.

“But they could butter toast, slice cheese and pour juice,” Sally said.

She continues her multiple volunteer roles feeding children, walking dogs, counting birds at Christmas and waving her flag at the steam train.

Last week, the train stopped to give Sally her own surprise with gifts, cards and a rendition of “Happy Birthday” from all the passengers.

She will be out each run during the season, which kicks off this weekend.

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Reflecting on family farm roots

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ummer came early this year and it seems that we should be at the end of July rather than near its beginning.

However we’ve recently just moved past the longest day of the year, June 21, the summer solstice.

During ancient times this was cause for celebration, but on the Naesgaard Farm there was no time to take a break.

We’re currently picking a bumper pea crop and also harvesting nugget potatoes, zucchini, baby broccoli, Swiss chard and spinach.

In this weather the formula is to simply add water while watching the crops reach for the sky. Corn, beans, more carrots, pickling cukes, strawberries and tomatoes are on their way.

Fortunately we pump water from a couple of wells, so we don’t have to compete for water with the fish in the Somass River.

A couple of Danish university students stopped by the Farm Market the other day to enquire about our name, “Naesgaard.”

It’s stereotypical Danish with “naes” meaning a small peninsula and “gaard” meaning farm. As Denmark’s a flat fer-

Helgie Naesgaard Simply Growing tile country with thousands of farms there are a great many names that include “gaard.”

Appropriately my late father Thomas operated the family farm for some time in Denmark prior to immigrating to Canada in 1953, with my mother, four children and a trunk full of tools.

The Danish farm model practiced by my father focused on mixed agriculture. Crops were raised to feed milk cows.

The milk was sent to the local dairy to be separated into skim milk and cream for butter production. The butter was generally shipped to England and the skim milk byproduct was shipped back to the farm where it was used as pig food.

The pigs were eventually converted to bacon which was also exported primarily to the Brits.

The manure from both animal species of course went back out into the fields to fertilize the

crops.

Modern economics and politics interrupted this agricultural model some time ago, as they paid farmers to change their operations. Today a second cousin operates the farm, focusing on growing onions.

My mother Karen encountered my father when she moved to his farm to manage the household which included a number of farm hands. The farm of course included a large kitchen garden with fruit trees and hardy Nordic crops such as kale, rhubarb and parsley. In preparation for her position, Mom attended a home economics school. She learned to prepare traditional Danish cuisine, incorporating many home grown ingredients and over the years the family has enjoyed and appreciated her culinary talents.

My parents farmed during the depression of the 1930s and during the German occupation of the Second World War, so they endured some challenging times, but with the farm they were always well fed.

When our family moved to the McCoy Lake farm in the early 1960s, we started up quite

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hrough a stroke of luck and an interesting opportunity presenting itself at just the right time, my career path took a turn in to the world of social media. While I definitely spent a good portion of my time in that world already, I can now say I have set up shop and made a little home there. My neighbours are pretty great and the rent is cheap. The language spoken in the ‘socialverse’ is short and to the point, quite often 140 characters or less, grammar and spelling are often used more as guidelines than standards, and half the English language has been reduced to acronyms. #ILoveItHere Social media has been a game changer. It has changed the way we do business, it has influenced our purchasing habits and relationships, and brought to light so many incredible causes that might otherwise have gone unnoticed.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m highly aware of the cat videos, memes, rants and raves and I indulge in a lot of it myself, but I believe social media has the power to be a significant agent of change.

Technology allows us to build communities, find shared goals and values among people who might not have found each other otherwise and the ability to spread a message to the ends of the Internet all right from our phones. We’re seeing it happen already, perspectives shifting

Tashia Potter Heart of Vancouver Island and communities coming together with common goals to instigate change. If it seems huge now, imagine where it’s going.

I’ve read that people complained about everyone having their heads buried in books when the printing press brought literature to the masses and look how far we’ve come. Hold on to your iPads friends, we’re going places.

I consider myself very lucky to be able live in Port Alberni, and to be able to work from home. Thanks to technology I get to enjoy actual birds tweeting between the Twitter tweets, #SayWhat? and I can be in the water, on the beach, or heading up a mountain within 10 minutes from wherever I happen to be working that day. Through this column I hope to share tips and tricks, ideas and thoughts on the ever-evolving world that is social media, technology and telecommuting.

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a hobby farm with an eclectic collection of horses, chickens, steers and dairy cattle. I recall rattling down to the cattle auction in Duncan in a pickup to purchase calves. We’d always stop at Dot’s coffee shop just outside Nanaimo for meringue topped lemon pie, accompanied by an orange crush pop.

Haying was also a memorable occupation for myself, as a 12-year-old, because I drove the tractor, cutting and raking the grass. We didn’t own a baler so the whole family got together out in the field to fork the hay into what seemed then to be a very substantial wagon.

Today my mother still lives on the farm which has reverted from a market garden operation to again producing hay and also some organic grain for Vancouver Island Grain and Milling.

The Alberni Valley Vintage Tractor Club farms it for fun, donating proceeds to the BC Children’s Hospital.

Currently in the Naesgaard garden centre we continue to stock a nice selection of herbs, including several varieties of basil and thyme. Many herbs originate from the Mediterranean area, so even during

this warm summer they don’t demand a great deal of water.

We carry some enthusiastic stevia plants which are 30 times sweeter than sugar, but contain no calories. Its extract has been used for generations as a sweetener in Japan and South America and recently major North American food companies have incorporated stevia into beverages.

Our cucamelons starter plants have been popular. Some folks ask if they’re a new genetically modified creation, but actually the roots of this lemon flavoured heritage snack reach far back into South American history.

And we’ve still got a few grafted tomato plants. These vigorous, disease-resistant, naturally grafted plants thrive on a root system that’s three to four times larger than that of a traditional tomato.

Enjoy the lovely weather and wear sunscreen, or at least a big hat. » Helgie Naesgaard owns and operates a family-run business in the Alberni Valley. Naesgaard’s Farm Market has been serving the Valley for more than 40 years.

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He defined “extroverts” as people with outward-flowing energy, making them more outgoing, assertive, and excitement-seeking, and “introverts” as those with inward-flowing energy, which makes them more reserved, introspective, and self-contained.

Over time, Jung’s definitions have become a bit distorted. Nowadays we tend to think of people as extroverts if they are brash, chatty, and hyperactive, and introverts if they are withdrawn, shy, and anti-social.

Yet the real distinction between the two terms lies in how one responds to social stimulation.

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Introverts are like iPhone batteries in that they are easily over-stimulated in social situations, especially large groups.

They need time alone to recharge and absorb everything that’s gone on. Extroverts are more like car batteries: chronically under-stimulated, they must consciously seek out social interactions to stay charged.

In many ways, introverts like myself are at an inborn disadvantage when looking for work.

Career experts are forever commanding us to market ourselves aggres-

“Introverts are like iPhone batteries in that they are easily overstimulated in social situations, especially large groups.“ sively in order to find work. We are advised to shake dozens of hands, call up strangers, attend conferences, and generally be gung-ho and high-octane in our networking efforts . . . all activities that go against the grain for a true-blue introvert.

So how are introverts expected to compete with job-seekers who are naturally more outgoing?

One possibility is to create a sort of “extrovert mask” — a work persona that’s more interactive and gregarious.

Former US President Richard Nixon identified himself as an introvert, yet was able to “act” like an extrovert well enough to win the leadership of

the world’s most powerful nation. A second possibility for introverts is to actively pursue jobs which match their innate personality type -- jobs like truck driving, backroom accounting, wildlife photography, and other roles where social interaction is reduced.

Introverts can also seek out ways to meet their need for “alone time” even in highly social work environments.

These could include communicating through e-mail and using non-verbal cues (nodding, smiling, eye contact) to show attentiveness during conversation.

Nothing is ever black and white in the world of personalities. There’s room for both introverts and extroverts in the job market, and differences between the two are highly relative. As the saying goes, always remember that you’re 100 per cent unique . . . just like everybody else. » David MacFadden works at the local Alberni Valley Employment Centre.

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andy Chatterjee was in good spirits Monday evening despite having just experienced a potentially perilous end to his attempt at kayaking around Vancouver Island.

The 52-year-old Vancouver local was headed from Tofino to Ucluelet when a combination of swell and chop hammered his sea kayak and dunked him in the ocean.

He said the weather had looked decent when he set off from Tofino that afternoon but he quickly found himself getting batted around by waves coming at him from both directions.

“I got to this big rock band between Tofino and Long Beach that goes for about two nautical miles... waves hit and bounce off the rock and come back at you,” he said.

“I literally had what felt like the wash of a big motorboat coming at me from the rocks at the same time that the swells were coming at me from the other side. I was leaning into the swell to my right and I got hit from my left... I spun around and couldn’t roll, couldn’t get back up, so I just bailed out.”

He was able to climb back into his kayak but realized he had cracked one of his paddles and was dangerously close to the rocks.

Kayaker Randy Chatterjee hoped to circumnavigate Vancouver Island.

“I was about 30 metres away and every 10 seconds a swell would carry me another two or three metres closer to the rock,” he said.

“The worst part was definitely feeling that if I went over, and I couldn’t get back up fast, I would just be slaughtered by the rocks... It just felt like this is too close and I don’t really want to say bye to my kids or my wife yet. I got in the boat and I was able to maneuver at least a nautical mile to a beach I could sort of land on but I was getting brutalized by waves.”

He made it to the beach and decided against continuing on his journey “I got the boat to the beach without breaking it... at that point I realized my charts were completely soaked and I had a broken paddle and it just wasn’t

worth it,” he said.

“I realized that I could try it again sometime if I don’t kill myself this time.”

Chatterjee began his adventure from Port Hardy on June 17 and hoped to paddle around the entire Island in 11 days.

“I have the speed to go 50 nautical miles a day and the endurance to keep that up if I can paddle in water that kind of allows that,” he said.

“If I could do 50 everyday then I could do it in 11 days.”

He said the crashing end to his journey was not enough to scare him off the ocean.

“I’ve been kayaking long enough to know that days like this are not that common,” he said. “I’m alive to try it again.”

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“I’m pretty concerned with what’s happening in the economy of BC; it’s moving increasingly towards just resource extraction,” he said.

“We’re going to lose it at some point and it’s going to get pretty brutal if we don’t keep what we have, and try to keep things as natural and as pristine and clean as we can.”

His voyage was also an effort to bring attention to the Salish Sea Marine Sanctuary and Coastal Trail vision.

“Marine sanctuaries are protected areas where elevated standards of conduct protect and restore nat-

ural animal populations, habitat and water quality.

Pollution to waterways is reduced and eco-tourism revenues are multiplied,” according to the group’s website.

“Far exceeding related costs, Marine Sanctuary recognition and implementation gives rise to profound social, cultural, scientific, historical, ecological and economic benefits.”

Anyone looking for more information is encouraged to visit www.salishsea.org.

Chatterjee said he has been inspired by the marine sanctuaries he has visited.

“They just blow you away. There’s such an incredible abundance of life and activity that you just won’t forget it,” he said.

“It’s something that’s live, it’s something that’s sustaining itself, and that’s what I see missing in the Salish Sea and pretty much the entirety of the lower mainland of British Columbia.”

He hopes to see British Columbians start taking better care of their waters.

“My biggest concern is actually just the raw waste that we dump into the ocean,” he said.

“Almost nowhere in B.C. has secondary sewage treatment, let alone tertiary which most of the U.S. has already... I just think we have nothing but a cesspool for waters.

Would you feed your fish at home sewage? That’s what we’re doing.”

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Be a wild thing, and tamper with your schedule. How you handle a personal matter could take an interesting turn. Be more forthright and direct; others will respond in kind. Allow your sense of humor to come out quickly, as it will help you relax. Tonight: In the game of life.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You might need to get in sync with others. A situation could be challenging at first, but you will meet the demand with ease.

Unexpected developments around legal matters are likely to have unexpected results. Loosen up, and get on top of a personal matter. Tonight: Hang out.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) One-on-one relating takes you down an interesting path, where you are likely to interact with unpredictable associates. Someone you meet today might not be who he or she claims to be. Get to know this person more completely before making any commitments. Tonight: Be nice.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Honor a need for fast changes between a close friend and someone whom you have put on a pedestal. Juggling these different perspectives could be problematic. Make sure that you express your caring in a way that can be heard. Tonight: Not to be found.

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TETRAULT, FRED November 7, 1937 June 18, 2015 passed away after a brief bout of lung cancer. Fred came to Port Alberni in 1955 from Archerwill Saskatchewan, worked at Alply for 38 years, 27 of them as Foreman until mill closed in 1991. Predeceased by parents Bernadette and Homer Tetrault, brothers, Raymond, Julius, Leo, Robert.

On behalf of my family, we would like to thank Ty Watson House for the special care given to our Dad during his stay. We are very grateful for all your support.

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Our love for you will never fade.

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Our Mother Helen Kelley, born February 4, 1938, passed away peacefully on June 15, 2015, at West Coast General Hospital.

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Special thanks to Patricia Gaudet and the staff at the hospital for the kind support and care you showed our mother.

With a passion for the beautiful scenery around her, Mom chose to spend 20 years in retirement bliss: surrounded by the mountains and spectacular coast.

Forever loved, supplying us with many good laughs and memories, until we meet again.

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Boston Marathon bomber apologizes for the first time

THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — A freelance journalist suing former Vancouver Olympics’ CEO John Furlong for defamation penned a hand-written letter claiming he had abused more than 40 First Nations’ students at a northern British Columbia school, the trial has heard.

Former 2010 Games spokeswoman Renee Smith-Valade told B.C. Supreme Court Wednesday she was “stunned” when Laura Robinson handed her a lengthy note during a chance encounter at a Toronto airport in April 2013. The note alleged Furlong’s actions had resulted in at least one suicide.

“She invites me to be an off-the-record interview for her,” said Smith-Valade, reading from the message. “She said, ’I’m hoping you will consider this option to go off the record as a way of being a member of the human race.”’

Smith-Valade said she immediately handed the letter over to Furlong’s lawyers after landing in Vancouver.

Robinson is suing Furlong for defamation based on public comments he made after she published a newspaper article in 2012.

The article included affidavits from eight former First Nations’ students and alleged Furlong physically and verbally abused the children while working as a gym teacher at a Roman Catholic school in Burns Lake, B.C., about 45 years ago.

On Monday, Furlong told the civil trial he was asked to pay a $5,000 bribe just months before the 2010 Winter Olympics to make the allegations “go away.”

Smith-Valade testified she was part of the team that drafted an October 2012 statement in which Furlong responded to Robinson’s allegations.

Under cross-examination, Smith-Valade said she was aware Robinson was concerned about the blackmail allegations. Robinson wanted to ensure people didn’t think she tried to blackmail Furlong, but Smith-Valade said no action was taken to clarify the issue.

Furlong has vehemently denied all allegations of abuse, none of which have been proven in court.

The former principal of Immaculata Elementary School also testified on Wednesday and defended Furlong’s character.

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BOSTON — Moments before a judge sentenced him to death, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev broke more than two years of silence Wednesday and apologized to the victims and their loved ones for the first time. “I pray for your relief, for your healing,” he said.

“I am sorry for the lives that I’ve taken, for the suffering that I’ve caused you, for the damage that I’ve done — irreparable damage,” the 21-year-old former college student, speaking haltingly in his Russian accent, said after rising to his feet in the hushed federal courtroom.

After Tsarnaev said his piece, U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr. quoted Shakespeare’s line “The evil that men do lives after them.

The good is often interred with their bones.”

“So it will be for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev,” the judge said, telling Tsarnaev that no one will remember that his teachers were fond of him, that his friends found him fun to be with or that he showed compassion to disabled people.

“What will be remembered is that you murdered and maimed innocent people and that you did it wilfully and intentionally,” O’Toole said.

Tsarnaev looked down and

Boston Marathon bombing survivors, from left, Lynn Julian, Henry Borgard and Scott Weisberg speak to the media outside federal court in Boston. [AP PHOTO]

rubbed his hands together as the judge pronounced his fate: execution, the punishment decided on by the jury last month.

The apology came after Tsarnaev listened impassively for about three hours as a procession of 24 victims and survivors lashed out at him for his “cowardly” and “disgusting” acts and urged him to show some remorse at long last.

Tsarnaev assured the victims he was paying attention.

“All those who got up on that witness stand and that podium relayed to us, to me — I was listening — the suffering that was and the hardship that still is, with strength, with patience, with

dignity,” he said.

The outcome of the proceedings was never in doubt: The judge was required under law to impose the jury’s death sentence for the April 15, 2013, attack that authorities said was retaliation for U.S. wars in Muslim lands. Three people were killed and more than 260 were wounded, 18 of them losing legs.

The only real suspense was whether Tsarnaev would say anything when offered the chance to speak. And if so, would he show remorse? Or would he make a political statement and seek to justify the attack?

During his trial, he showed a

trace of emotion only once, when he cried while his aunt was on the stand. And the only evidence of any remorse came from Sister Helen Prejean, the “Dead Man Walking” death penalty opponent, who quoted him as saying of the victims: “No one deserves to suffer like they did.”

His apology was a five-minute address peppered with religious references and praise of Allah. He asked that Allah have mercy upon him and his dead brother and partner in crime, Tamerlan, but he made no mention of the motive for the bombing.

He paused several times as if struggling to maintain his composure. He faced the judge while speaking but addressed himself to the victims.

Tsarnaev admitted he carried out the bombing — “If there’s any lingering doubt about that, let there be no more” — and added: “I did do it along with my brother.”

Outside court, some bombing survivors said they doubted Tsarnaev’s sincerity.

“It really does not change anything for me,” Scott Weisberg said.

But another survivor, Henry Borgard, said: “I was actually really happy that he made the statement. I have forgiven him. I have come to a place of peace and I genuinely hope that he does as well.”

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