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Westwood Lake beach reopened City announces that most recent tests show E. coli levels are at an acceptable level for swimming SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS
Nanaimo has reopened Westwood Lake for swimming after the lake had been closed last week due to high E. coli levels. The city closed the man-made lake to swimmers last Friday after testing from Island Health showed the level of E. coli in the water exceeded safety limits. The city announced Wednesday that the most recent tests by Island Health showed E. coli levels were at an acceptable level
and that the lake was safe to swim in again. Parks operations manager Al Britton said bacteria levels will continue to be monitored on a weekly basis. The main culprit for the lake closure were the roughly two dozen Canada geese that live in the park, whose feces is believed to have contaminated the water. The birds’ feces has also covered the park’s benches and walkways. Britton said low water levels due to the heat as well as a lack
of water circulation were contributing factors in allowing bacteria to flourish. The city took the step of capturing all but one of the geese and releasing the birds in the Cottle Lake area last Thursday. It was the first time in approximately 10 years the city took the step of relocating geese from the park. However, as of Tuesday, approximately eight of the birds had returned to the park. Britton said if more of the birds
return to the park, “it could become an issue again.” “There’s always that possibility,” he said Wednesday. City park staff had initially believed the birds — many of which were juveniles, while others were molting — would be unable to fly back to the lake for at least a month. On Monday, Britton had said he would hope that less than half of the birds would return to the lake. Goose excrement has shut
down portions of a Nanaimo park before. Britton said Departure Bay Beach has had to be temporarily closed due to high fecal contamination in the area. Spencer.Anderson @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
» Weather Vandalized downtown art piece causes concern Carved from Western Red Cedar by local artist Joel Good, the artwork — titled Spindle Whorl — was broken in half on Friday and its carved spindle stolen. » Nanaimo Region, A3
Loonie falls as key rate cut by Bank of Canada The bank cut its target for the overnight rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.5 per cent, sending the Canadian dollar tumbling to its lowest levels in years. » Nation & World, A8
Iran deal averts MidEast nuke race, says Obama Remarks appeared aimed squarely at Congress, where lawmakers are discussing legislation to try to stop the deal’s implementation. » Nation & World, A9
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rought conditions are expected to continue over the next several weeks, and the ongoing heat and lack of precipitation is taking its toll on the region’s rivers. Some are concerned if current conditions continue, spawning salmon in the fall could face low potential lethally water levels. A provincial ban on fishing throughout a large network of streams throughout the province, including southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, continues in an effort to protect vulnerable fish populations, such as trout. Provincial biologists are monitoring another 75 streams, according to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. The Nanaimo River is seeing low water levels. The latest stream flow data from the province is 2.7 cubic metres per second, “which is slightly above but close to the recorded minimum flow for this period of time,” the ministry says. The Nanaimo River Hatchery is keeping an eye on conditions with a mind on the fall when Chinook and Pink salmon return to spawn. A number of juvenile Coho salmon have made their way upstream so far, as well as some adult Chinook. Hatchery manager Brian Banks said minimum stream flows have been maintained. “The temperature is what was alarming to us,” said Banks, add-
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ing staff members at the Hatchery have noticed an uptick in fish deaths. He said the fish have taken refuge in small pockets of deep, colder water throughout the river system. Banks said the hatchery is not actively monitoring trout populations in the river, but said they face the same challenges as salmon if current drought conditions persist.
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“It’s going to be hard on anything,” he said. “There’s only so many deep pockets to rear in.” Banks said the salmon have evolved to anticipate low stream levels and will “probably stay out and wait and long as they can” before returning in the fall to spawn. But provincial officials are also worried about how the current dry conditions could impact fish stocks.
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“It definitely puts us on a track where we are concerned,” said Michael Stalberg, head of the province’s Fish and Wildlife Section. Stalberg said some streams will dry up during a normal year anyways, but added conditions are currently beyond what is normal. Spencer.Anderson @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255
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7-9 p.m. Nanaimo Theatre Group seeks actors and singers aged 17+ for ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes.’ Auditions at 2373 Rosstown Road, Bailey Studio, Information: 250-758-7246. 8 p.m. Theo Massop, Brian Hazelbower live at The Longwood Brew Pub. FRIDAY, JULY 17 7-11 p.m. Vancouver Island-born singer/ songwriter, Ambre Rippon, rooted in traditional jazz, is at Smoke ‘N Water Restaurant at Pacific Shores Resort. SATURDAY, JULY 18 8:30 a.m. - noon Qualicum Beach Farmers Market. Memorial and Veterans Way, Qualicum Beach. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Parksville Orange Bridge 716 E. Island Highway, in Parksville. A public market with a wide variety of talented vendors.
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THURSDAY, JULY 23 SUNDAY, JULY 26 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cedar Farmers Market. Next to the fields of the Crow and Gate pub field. A new parking lot has just been added. 2313 Yellow Point Rd, Cedar.
FRIDAY, JULY 24 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gabriola Sunday Market every Sunday through August at Silva Bay vendors from the Island and Nanaimo and region get together to sell their local goods. Local organic produce, handy crafts and much more.
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6:30-8 p.m. Nanaimo Concert Band Summer Concert The Nanaimo Concert Band perform their Summer Concert at the Maffeo Sutton Park.
5 - 11 p.m. King Neptune’s Bathtub Weekend Launch Party featuring Platinum Blonde, Bif Naked, The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer, Kendall Patrick & The Headless Bettys and more. Diana Krall Plaza, Downtown Nanaimo
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4-6 p.m. Nanaimo Theatre Group seeks actors/singers aged 17+ for The Emperor’s New Clothes. Auditions at Bailey Studio, 2373 Rosstown Rd., July 26, 7 - 9 p.m.; Information: 250-758-7246.
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Bethlehem Retreat Centre sold Group buys property with intention to run Westwood Lake facility for its intended purpose DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS
The Benedictine sisters have sold the spiritual retreat centre they have operated on the edge of Westwood Lake for more than 27 years. The Bethlehem Retreat Centre was sold to a group of friends and supporters who came together last year, when they learned the sisters wanted to retire. The seven sisters of the Benedictines of Nanaimo Monastery
are nearing retirement age, but in giving up the property they wanted certainty it could still serve a spiritual purpose. The sale, for an undisclosed sum, was signed late Tuesday. It allows the centre to remain a place of spiritual enrichment. “We’re grateful,” said Sister Barbara Rinehart, Prioress of the monastic community. “The whole idea of a retreat centre is being continued (and) that’s what we’re grateful for — what
we’re experiencing at this point.” The Friends of Bethlehem Retreat Centre Society was formed last year when the sisters announced their intentions. The Friends will continue the centre for its intended purpose. “It’s been a long process,” said Rick Earl, a Friends member. A fundraising drive to buy the centre ended 2014 short of its goal. A turning point was in the spring, at a weekend-long open house.
“It was successful, from a financial point of view and (in) broadening awareness in the community,” Earl said. The society’s more than 450 members are invited to the centre Friday at 7 p.m. “It will be very much a celebration, and we’ll be planing to-dos that will come out of it — a shaping of what comes ahead,” Earl said. Whatever those plans will be, the centre will remain a spiritual
centre for those from contemporary religions through non-traditional belief systems. “It’s very inclusive,” Earl said. The Benedictine sisters will move on to the next stage of their lives to “just remain as active as possible,” free from responsibility for the centre, Sister Barbara said. Darrell.Bellaart @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235
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The city’s culture and heritage co-ordinator was left “upset and frustrated” by the recent vandalization of a public art piece located downtown. Carved from Western Red Cedar by local artist Joel Good, the artwork — titled Spindle Whorl — was broken in half on Friday and its carved spindle stolen. The piece had originally been located in Maffeo Sutton Park for two years without incident, said Chris Barfoot, Nanaimo’s culture and heritage co-ordinator. Initially part of the City’s temporary public art program, Spindle Whorl received a lot of positive feedback from the public. The piece was then purchased by the city and moved to a new permanent location at the corner of Albert Street and Victoria Crescent on April 30. “(The city) purchased it off me and wanted me to do a bit of extra work on it because the centrepiece was loose,” said Good. “So last Friday I went in and did all the final work and had it permanently installed. And it was literally up for less than five hours and someone destroyed it.” The spindle whorl has become an iconic symbol for the Snuneymuxw First Nation, said Good. “It’s a tool used by Coast Salish first nations to spin wool,” he said. “They’re all weavers, so Coast Salish people did the Cowichan knit sweaters and swuqw’alh, which are our blankets, that
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Artist Joel Good’s carved piece, Spindle Whorl, before it was vandalized and broken in half on Friday, but the city says they have approved funding for its repair and it will be back on display in two months. [CHRIS BARFOOT PHOTO]
would be intricately knitted with designs. So that was our primary thing. And the other nations hand spun their wool and didn’t use spindle whorls, so nowadays even though it’s an ancient form of artwork it’s kind of like the symbol of our nation.” Good met with Barfoot on Monday to discuss repair options. The city has approved funding to fix and reinforce the artwork, and Good anticipates that Spindle Whorl will be back on display for the public at the same
location in approximately two months. “We’ve had a really good track record with public art in Nanaimo. People have really respected the artwork that’s been out and on display. We’ve had little to no vandalism occur. And when you have such a culturally significant piece like Joel’s, and really beautiful, and you put it in an element like that — people were taking ownership of the space and enjoying their lunch around it. The residents and business owners in the area really liked it,” said Barfoot.
“We’ve had some comments online that it should be locked up where no one can get at it but the point of public art is that it’s public, so we hope that this is an isolated incident.” Members of the community who have information on this act of vandalism, or have information on the location of the missing spindle are asked to contact the Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345. Julie.Chadwick @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4238
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Key rate shift may aid Island forestry firms DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS
A cut to Canada’s key lending rate isn’t expected to affect housing sales much but it could improve the bottom line for Island forest companies. The Bank of Canada cut its target for the overnight rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.5 per cent, sending the Canadian dollar tumbling to its lowest levels in years. The key rate affects what financial institutions pay for shortterm borrowing, which affects
the cost of consumer borrowing. The rate cut is to stimulate the Canadian economy, which has been hurt by a double whammy — oil oversupply and falling demand for goods, services and commodities from the U.S. and China. The rate cut drew a warning from some economists it could overstimulate the real estate industry, which could precede a collapse later, but real estate agents expect little impact locally. Island housing markets are
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largely driven by retirees, who don’t rely heavily on mortgages, said Margo Hoffman, Vancouver Island Real Estate Board president-elect. In Parksville, which is part of her market area, the rental vacancy rate stands at 0.1 per cent, “so it will encourage some people to buy rental and have that income rather than have their money sit in the bank,” Hoffman said. “In the rest of the VIREB area, it probably won’t have a significant effect.”
Timberwest is watching the Canadian dollar, which dropped suddenly with Wednesday’s announcement from the Bank of Canada. “When the dollar goes down, in the short and the medium term, that benefits us, because we get a better return on our forest products,” said Domenico Iannidinardo, chief forester with Timberwest Nanaimo. Darrell.Bellaart @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235
A chef shortage is vexing the restaurant industry, Nanaimo operators say. Pete Maltesen, who is the chairman of the upper Island board of the BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association, said the problem is widespread. “I’m hearing pretty well the same thing from everybody. Everyone is looking for a cook,” he said. “A lot of them are running short staffed.” Maltesen sees it at his restaurant, New York Style Pizza. “There are so many restaurants opening, you look at Ucluelet, Tofino, Whistler — I don’t think they’re producing them fast enough.” It’s a headache for restaurateur Tony Kandola, at both of his family-run Manvirro’s Indian Grill locations in Nanaimo and Courtenay. “I have been looking for a year,” Kandola said. “We have to work hard, me and my wife.” In the food service industry now for five years, the problem gets “worse and worse,” he said. Pay is an issue: Unlike servers, whose tips supplement their income, cooks work in the background, almost invisible to customers. But cooks often get 10 per cent of the servers’ tips, and “if you’ve got five waiters out there, the cook isn’t doing too bad,” Maltesen said. Vancouver Island University turns out new chefs annually, but “they come out with very high training and they’re not interested in working at New York Pizza,” Maltesen said. “They are looking to go to places like the Hyatt Regency, and those places pay more than we do.” Every restaurant needs at least one cook, and “I think it comes down to too many restaurants,” he said. Darrell.Bellaart @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
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Iran nuclear deal is a gamble worth taking
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hey may want to nudge back the hands of the Doomsday Clock. U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders have managed to rein in Iran’s worrisome nuclear program, granting the Middle East a reprieve from the spectre of war. That’s the big take-away from the deal to significantly curb the Islamic Republic’s nuclear potential while lifting financial and trade sanctions. It’s an agreement to be celebrated for what it is, not picked to pieces for what it isn’t. The world is better off having pushed back Iran’s threat, at least for the time being. The pact leaves both Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani talking hopefully of a healthy “new direction” and a “new chapter” in relations. That’s much to be desired after 36 years of enmity. The Middle East sorely needs a season of detente between Washington (a.k.a. the Great Satan) and Tehran (the Axis of Evil
state sponsor of terror). The U.S. and Iran have common interests, for example, in forestalling yet another Mideast war, battling the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, and stabilizing Afghanistan. Critics of the deal — led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who calls it a “mistake of historic proportions” that will enable a “terrorist nuclear superpower” — would be more persuasive if they had a credible alternative short of regime change in Tehran, or bombing its nuclear facilities to rubble. But they don’t. Theirs is a counsel of despair involving confrontation escalating to war. They have marginalized themselves on this file. The deal aims for something better. Rather than side with Obama’s critics Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government would do better to hail this pact for the foreign policy coup it is, and lend both moral and practical support. Back in 2012 Harper cautioned Netanyahu against a rush
to war, saying “We want to see every action taken to get a peaceful resolution.” That resolution is now at hand. Yet Ottawa’s initial reaction on Tuesday was obtuse and unhelpful, insisting that Iran “continues to be a significant threat to international peace and security.” Rather than support the U.S., our closest ally, it reflected Israel’s rejectionist stance. The critics maintain that sanctions shouldn’t be eased until there is an utterly benign regime in Tehran with an Israel-friendly stance and no nuclear potential whatever. But that’s a fantasy. This deal, tailored to the real world, will prevent Iran from covertly getting The Bomb any time soon, which would touch off a Mideast nuclear arms race. That would erase Israel’s advantage as the region’s only nuclear power, and undercut its security. And it would nuclearize the battle for influence between Sunnis and Shiites in the region.
As has been written before, the deal is a calculated gamble but one well worth taking. Obama is right to press Congress to accept it in its entirety. It is too valuable to be allowed to unravel. Its chief gains are these: The deal gives International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors far better access to Iran’s civilian and military nuclear facilities to monitor compliance. It requires Iran to all but eliminate its stockpile of low-enriched uranium and to sharply reduce the centrifuges used to enrich that fuel, making it impossible — for the next decade at least — to quickly generate enough weapons-grade fuel for a single bomb. Even if Tehran reneges or tries to cheat it will take roughly a year to build a nuclear weapon, up from two or three months today. That gives the world time to react. And embargoes on Iran’s purchase and sale of missile technol-
ogy and conventional weapons can remain in place for eight years and five years respectively. In return for these concessions, many of which Tehran long resisted, the U.S. and its partners will gradually free up $150 billion of frozen Iranian bank assets and lift crippling sanctions on Iranian finances and oil sales that have cost the country $160 billion in the past few years and strangled the economy. That should boost investment and output, improving people’s lives. Beyond bottling up the nuclear genie, the Obama administration and its allies hope to coax Tehran back into the council of civilized nations after decades of hostile isolation, enmity toward Israel and support for terror. That is the bigger game, and the greater prize.
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Best dragon boat event anywhere is in Nanaimo Year after year Nanaimo continues to outdo itself in hosting the best dragon boat regatta anywhere. It was an incredible high from the opening Pink Viking party on Friday night for all the breast cancer teams, the crystal stone and pink carnation ceremonies on the lagoon, to the first class entertainment and the racing. Fuelled by non-stop dancing music and pulled together by a team of incredible volunteers, it made a weekend we’ll never forget. We are proud to be part of such a well organized event that supports the Nanaimo Hospital Foundation and Nanaimo Community Hospice Society, who assist in improving the diagnostics, treatments and care of breast cancer patients. Carol Short Nanaimo
We need to act now to avoid climate disaster While many of us, particularly farmers, are still reeling from the current drought, smoke and ashes, the B.C. Liberal government continues to embrace the liquefied natural gas and other resource extraction industries that impact water. In stage four of water conservation, the LNG industry is allowed to “frack” for sources of LNG,
using massive amounts of unpaid water laced with toxic chemicals, all of which are buried, no longer available for generations to come. Meanwhile, clear-cut logging continues to create water evaporation zones that dry up the land, as evidenced by foggy hillsides, juxtaposed with fog-free forests. Fifty years ago, Rachel Carson warned of consequences if humankind did not stop fouling everyone’s nest. If humans had been sufficiently farsighted, they might have been able to avoid or avert the environmental crises edging us toward the brink of chaos, as fires and floods give rise to “Apocalypse Now!” thinking. What steps are our governments now taking to help communities and individuals create rainfall reservoirs bigger than rain barrels, when hopefully rain arrives in non-apocalyptic amounts this fall? What will life be like on this planet in fifty years if we do not now change direction from fossil based industries to sustainable, renewable and remedial activities? Lavonne Garnett Nanaimo
Hotel room tax seems to be counterproductive As a frequent visitor to Nanaimo I am very surprised and disappointed that your city has voted to impose a hotel room tax. If your city’s tourism goals are to increase and encourage tourists to
your city, why would you burden them with additional taxes? This seems counter productive. By implementing a hotel room tax, the City of Nanaimo has given up one of it’s most important industry competitive advantages over similar size cities when competing in the very competitive conference marketplace. Not having a city room tax could be a significant deal breaker. I am also surprised that there appears to have been very little resistance to this tax from major hotel and motel franchise operators. These operators are already paying between four and eight per cent of total gross room revenue to their head offices in support of marketing budgets; why would they agree to burden their Nanaimo customers/visitors with more taxes? Anthony A. Bishop Edmonton
Tobacco industry is to blame, not ‘nanny state’
Since the judgment, there have been a slew of letters, all predictably similar, published in Canadian newspapers, characterizing the decision as “nanny state.” The Quebec trial evidence, from the files of the tobacco companies themselves, makes clear that since at least the 1950s, the companies have targeted children as young as nine and 10 years old — or what they call “starter smokers” in their advertising and marketing. The company-commissioned surveys found that once those “starters” reached the age of 17, many of them “regretted” their decision to start smoking but found it very difficult to stop, i.e. they were addicted. And they were “loyal’ customers for the tobacco companies for decades, until they quit, often with debilitating health issues, or until they died, usually prematurely. So according to Gifford-Jones, are we to blame nine year olds, or even 15 year olds, for buying into the sophisticated marketing that they will be adult or “cool” if they started using a highly addictive product?
Re: ‘Readers weigh in on starting class-action junk food suit’ (Daily News, July 14)
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Dr. Gifford-Jones’s column (The Doctor Game), on and off for the last 40 years, has been controversial, but I have never known him to be so naïve as in his criticism of the Quebec court’s recent $1.5 billion judgment against the three major tobacco companies.
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The Nanaimo RCMP has named the man accused in a machete attack earlier this month that left another man with life-threatening injuries. Police said the Nanaimo Serious Crimes Unit identified and arrested 26-yearold Jesse Goodale, who has since been charged with aggravated assault. Goodale’s next court appearanmce is set for Aug 11. He remains in custody.
The City of Nanaimo is encouraging residents to nominate neighbours who are “water champions.� From July 13 to Aug. 31, the city will be taking nominations from residents who think their neighbour is doing a great job of saving water outdoors. Residents who would like to nominate their neighbour should submit 100 words or less to AskWater@nanaimo.ca.
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As Lantzville braces to go back to the polls, the next few weeks prior to the Aug. 8 by-election will see 12 council candidates attempt to highlight what they believe are key issues within the community. But for two former council members, number one on that list is obvious — water. With a memorandum of understanding on the table with the City of Nanaimo, both Jack de Jong and Andrew Mostad believe the district needs to decide on how to move forward quickly. The agreement would see the district pay the city just more than $1 million to connect 225 homes in upper Lantzville to Nanaimo’s water system. De Jong, who was mayor from 2011-2014 but lost to Colin Haime in November, signed the agreement last year and says that money has already been set aside in the budget reserves, as well as a further $1 million for pipe installation. But the new council has to pass a motion to pay the money to Nanaimo first. “Water is a key issue that is driving pretty well everything for the community right now,� said de Jong. Andrew Mostad was a councillor during de Jong’s term and believes it’s important for the district to connect to Nanaimo, particularly with the district now at Stage 4 water restrictions. “That’s very important unless someone can wave a magic wand and get us hundreds of thousands of extra gallons out of our own system,� he said.
Election day voting on Aug. 8 will take place at Costin Hall. Advance polls are open for the by-election from July 29 to Aug. 5 at the district office. An all-candidates meeting is set for Aug. 1 from 3-5 p.m. at the same venue. [FILE PHOTO/DAILY NEWS]
Both de Jong and Mostad also say that development is a key issue, with the Lantzville Foothills residential project still to be finalized. The project proposes the build of new lots on just under 2,000 acres of land. The former mayor also sees fire protection as an issue and believes Lantzville requires up to 30 more fire hydrants throughout the community, which he says would come about with the installation of water pipe. Meanwhile, the district has also lost another staff member. Lisa Bhopalsingh resigned as community planner this month. Bhopalsingh was hired earlier this year to Lantzville’s five-person management team. Her resignation follows those of Twyla Graff as chief administrative
officer and Jedha Holmes, director of finance. “She submitted her resignation about a week and a half ago,� said Jim Dias, Lantzville municipal district interim CAO. Dias acknowledged the changes will have some impact on services to taxpayers. “We’re hoping it will be seamless but it always takes time for people to et up to speed on files. But we’ll give the same service,� Dias said. Advance polls are open for the by-election from July 29 to Aug. 5 at the district office. Election day voting will take place at Costin Hall with an all-candidates meeting set for Aug. 1 from 3-5 p.m. at the same venue. Ross.Armour @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4230
Who’s running for Lantzville council ◆ Jennifer Bielewski ◆ Bob Colclough ◆ Mike Donald ◆ John English ◆ Richard Finnegan ◆ Will Geselbracht ◆ Warren Griffey ◆ Joan Moody ◆ Dot Neary ◆ Doug Parkhurst ◆ Peter Popperl ◆ Mark Swain
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Edith Bosley’s rhododendron, which would normally shine bright purple, is dead after a lack of precipitation.
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VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Forests Minister says soaring temperatures and paltry rainfall have pushed the province’s most heavily populated region to the highest alert level on the drought scale. Steve Thomson said the Lower Fraser and the south coast areas have been upgraded to drought level four, which is defined as extremely dry. “In the coming days and weeks it is likely conditions across the province will become drier,” Thomson said Wednesday. If the situation gets bad enough the province may restrict personal water use and temporarily suspend commercial water licences
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in affected watersheds, said Wenda Mason, a provincial water management official. So far, no regulations have been introduced as the government has encouraged residents to voluntarily curtail water consumption. Mason said 10 millimetres of rain is forecast for northeastern B.C., but that would hardly be enough to end the drought conditions.
The only other level-four drought region in the province is Vancouver Island, where concern is focused on the southern part of the region. Low water levels and high temperatures have also resulted in fishing restrictions, with closures being imposed or considered for nearly 100 rivers across the province, mostly on southern Vancouver Island and the central Interior. “Under these conditions fish seek cold-water refuge areas and become vulnerable,” said Mike Ramsay, a provincial fisheries manager with the Forests Ministry. “Sport fish, such as rainbow trout, could have high mortality rates when caught in water above 20 degrees due to stress.” A fish kill was reported in the
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VANCOUVER — Social workers recklessly disregarded their obligation to protect children who were sexually abused by their father, even granting him unsupervised visits during which he molested his toddler, a British Columbia judge ruled. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Paul Walker has delivered a scathing ruling in favour of a mother who sued the province after the Children’s Ministry failed to investigate her kids’ reports of sexual abuse and believed she was mentally ill. Walker found the province liable for sexual abuse suffered by the toddler while in ministry care and ordered the director of child protection to pay special costs to the mother. “The director and certain ministry social workers acted well outside their statutory mandate and the duty to protect children,” he wrote in a 341-page decision. “A key feature of the director’s conduct in this case is that she and many of her agents approached the case in front of them with a closed mind, having concluded at a very early stage, before the children were interviewed, that there was no merit to the sexual abuse allegations.” Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The judgment details the mother’s “unyielding” efforts over several years to persuade the ministry to act on her children’s allegations. The mother, identified only as J.P., and father have four children born between 2002 and 2008. In 2009, the father was arrested for assaulting J.P. and their fiveyear-old daughter and uttering death threats. He then filed for divorce and sole guardianship of the children. Soon after, J.P. told a social worker she was concerned that the father may have sexually assaulted their youngest child, who was a year old at the time. The social worker led her to believe that the ministry would conduct an investigation. Instead, he called the officer in charge of the Vancouver Police Department’s sexual offences unit to disparage her motives, mental health and veracity of her concerns, the ruling says. While the Vancouver Police investigation was underway, J.P. notified the ministry that the three older children were reporting that their father had sexually abused them. The children gave detailed accounts of what occurred, said the judgment. The father has denied all allegations and has never been charged. Later in 2009, Walker issued an order that required the father to be supervised during visits with his children. Days later, the ministry seized the children from their mother and after a few months allowed the father to have unsupervised visits. A trial was held starting in October 2011 to deal with the custody and apprehension issues. For the first two months, the director of child welfare supported the father’s claim for custody. However, she abruptly reversed her position in March 2012. Walker ruled later that year that the father had sexually and physically abused his three eldest children and gave J.P. sole custody. She filed her lawsuit against the province while the custody trial was underway. Walker’s decision released Tuesday is the result of that lawsuit. » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
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OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate on Wednesday, slashed its outlook for the economy and predicted a contraction in the second quarter due to lower oil prices and slumping exports — but the central bank governor wouldn’t describe the country’s economic woes as a recession. The bank cut its target for the overnight rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.5 per cent, sending the Canadian dollar tumbling to its lowest levels in years. The central bank also explained that its lower outlook for economic growth — from 1.9 per cent earlier this year to 1.1 per cent — is due to Canadian oil producers cutting their investment plans by close to 40 per cent this year, compared with an earlier estimate of about 30 per cent. Slowing growth in China and non-resource exports faltering — a trend the bank described as “a puzzle that merits further study” — have also played a part in Canada’s economic difficulties. Nonetheless, Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz said exports are expected to fuel growth in the second half of the year. “The U.S. economy does appear to be gathering more momentum and so we are quite confident that the export side will resume its growth track which we saw in the latter half of 2014,” Poloz told a news conference. “Along with the action that we’ve taken today, (that) makes us quite confident as we look
Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins, left, with Governor Stephen Poloz in Ottawa on Wednesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
into the second half of the year.” An economic contraction in the second quarter would mean the country slipped into a recession in the first half of the year, but Poloz wouldn’t use the r-word. “I’m not going to engage in a debate about what we call this,” Poloz said. “There’s no doubt we have worked our way through a mild contraction.” The rate cut marked the second time this year that the Bank of Canada has reduced its target for the overnight rate. By slashing it, the central bank is hoping to jump-start the economy by making it cheaper for consumers and companies to borrow money. In response, the Canadian dollar plunged to a post-recession low. The loonie was down more than a full U.S. cent Wednesday afternoon to levels not seen since March 2009, when Canada was in
the midst of a deep recession. At one point, Canada’s dollar was worth about 77.29 cents US, down 1.2 cents from the previous close, but had been even lower earlier in the day. TD Canada Trust was the first of Canada’s big banks to respond, though it only passed on part of the rate cut as it reduced its prime rate by a tenth of a percentage point to 2.75 per cent. The Royal Bank later announced it was decreasing its prime rate by 15 basis points to 2.70 per cent. Moves in the prime rate directly affect the amount charged on loans such as variable rate mortgages and floating rate lines of credit. Economists had been split in their predictions about what the Bank of Canada would do, with most, but not all, calling for a rate cut.
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Tilley Endurables, the Toronto company behind the iconic Tilley hat, now has a British overlord but its signature line is still as Canadian as maple syrup, says president and CEO Mary Coleen Shanahan. Tilley announced Wednesday it had been sold in late April to a subsidiary of U.K.-based private equity firm Hilco Capital, known for its investments in distressed companies. “It was between private companies so nothing was said at the time, but there have been some inquiries so they decided to do a press release,” Shanahan said. Tilley Endurables was founded in 1980 by entrepreneur Alex Tilley, who long insisted that virtually all Tilley-branded products be made in Canada. (An exception is socks, which are manufactured in the United States).
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall launched a vigorous defence of the energy industry Wednesday, saying he is growing concerned that oil and gas development is increasingly being viewed as a liability by the rest of the country. Wall said he would be raising his concern Thursday at a meeting of premiers in Newfoundland, where a national energy strategy is expected to be discussed. “We need to be more sustainable in development, but increasingly the dialogue in the country seems to be heading in the direction where somehow oil and gas is something we ought to be ashamed of,” Wall told reporters in Saskatchewan before he headed out for the meeting a day late because of forest fires burning in his province.
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Searchers have found the glasses of a Winnipeg woman who disappeared the day she was to attend her grandchild’s birthday party. Thelma Krull, who is 57, left her home Saturday morning to go for a hike before picking up her grandson’s birthday cake. Police say they found her glasses in the Valley Gardens area on Tuesday. The neighbourhood near a community club and high school was thoroughly searched, but nothing else was turned up. Investigators want anyone who was there between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Saturday to think back about whether they might have seen Krull. Detective Sgt. Shaunna Neufeld says the more time that elapses, the more concerned police become.
The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador says all premiers support all 94 recommendations arising from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and will work to implement them in their own provinces. Paul Davis spoke at a closing news conference after meeting with the leaders of national aboriginal organizations in Happy Valley-Goose Bay Wednesday. Dawn Lavell Harvard, president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, said progress was made despite what she called a lack of respect from the federal government. Violence against indigenous women and girls is “a grave violation of human rights,” Lavell Harvard said, condemning the federal government for not attending Wednesday’s meeting.
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TOKYO — A parliamentary committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would expand the role of Japan’s military after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc forced the vote in the face of protests from some lawmakers and citizens. Opposition lawmakers tried to stop the committee vote as hundreds of citizens protested outside. The unpopular legislation was crafted after Abe’s Cabinet adopted a new security policy last year that reinterpreted a part of Japan’s post-Second World War constitution that only permitted the nation’s military to use force for its self-defence. The bills in question would allow Japan to also defend aggression against its allies — a concept called collective self-defence. Abe has argued that Japan should better prepare for China’s regional threat and do more to contribute to international peacekeeping efforts. But opponents, including legal experts and academics, counter that the new interpretation is unconstitutional. Polls show that about 80 per cent of Japanese find the bills hard to swallow, and the majority of them say they think the legislation is unconstitutional. That tension was on display Wednesday as opposition lawmakers attempted to thwart the committee’s vote and hundreds chanted anti-war and anti-Abe slogans outside in protest. Lawmakers rushed over to the podium and began to slap and grab at committee chairman Yasukazu Hamada as he cut off debate and began the voting process. Some held up posters that read “No to a forced vote!” and “No to Abe politics!” The legislation would “fundamentally change the way Japan has sought pacifism since the end of the war,” Kiyomi Tsujimo-
Riot police detain an anti-austerity protester during clashes in Athens, Wednesday. Greece’s prime minister was fighting to keep his government intact in the face of outrage over an austerity bill that parliament passed Wednesday night for the country to start negotiations on a new bailout and avoid financial collapse. [AP PHOTO]
Greece passes austerity bill despite party dissent Demonstration outside parliament descended into violence and won the support of three pro-European opposition parties. Among Syriza’s 38 dissenters were prominent party members, including Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis and former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who many blame for exacerbating tensions with Greece’s creditors with his abrasive style during five months of tortured negotiations. The post-midnight vote might not pose an immediate threat to Tsipras’ government, but it raised more doubts over whether it could implement the harsh new austerity program demanded by rescue lenders. The vote came after an anti-austerity demonstration by about 12,000 protesters outside parliament degenerated into violence as the debate was getting underway Wednesday night. Riot police battled youths who
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ATHENS — Greek lawmakers voted overwhelmingly early Thursday to approve a harsh austerity bill demanded by bailout creditors, despite significant dissent from members of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ own leftwing party. The bill, which imposes sweeping tax hikes and spending cuts, fuelled anger in the governing Syriza party and led to a revolt against Tsipras, who has insisted the deal forged after a marathon weekend eurozone summit was the best he could do to prevent Greece from catastrophically crashing out of the euro, Europe’s joint currency. The legislation was approved with 229 votes in favour, 64 against and six abstentions —
hurled petrol bombs for about an hour before the clashes died down. The bill was the first step Greece must take in order to begin negotiations with creditors on a new bailout — its third in five years — of about $93 billion in loans over three years. Dissenters argued that Greeks could not face any further cuts after six years of recession that saw poverty and unemployment skyrocket and wiped out a quarter of the country’s economy. Tsipras has been battling all week to persuade party hardliners to back the deal. He has acknowledged the agreement reached with creditors was far from what he wanted and trampled on his pre-election promises of repealing austerity, but insisted the alternative would have been far worse for the country.
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to, an opposition Democratic Part of Japan lawmaker, told Abe before the vote. Abe acknowledged Wednesday that the legislation doesn’t have public support but said he could force the vote because his party has the voters’ mandate — an attitude that has also angered critics and polarized the debate around the military legislation. Abe has been increasingly criticized for being an autocratic leader and members of his right-wing Liberal Democratic Party came under fire recently after suggesting that two liberal newspapers on Okinawa should be destroyed. “The existence of our constitution is threatened, the sovereignty-of-the-people principle is threatened, and our democracy is being threatened,” Tsujimoto said. In Washington, State Department spokesman John Kirby declined to comment on the security legislation, calling it a domestic matter for Japan, a key U.S. ally. But he said the U.S. welcomes “Japan’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the alliance and play a more active role in regional and international security activities.” » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
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OTTAWA — Liberal MP Joyce Murray is apologizing for a newspaper advertisement in which she appears to be feeding racial stereotypes about aboriginal people. But the newspaper, in turn, is apologizing to Murray for running the ad without noticing it contained offensive content that had been written, without the Vancouver MP’s knowledge, by one of its sales people. The First Nations Drum, which bills itself as the country’s largest aboriginal newspaper, ran the ad about three weeks ago.
It features a photograph of a smiling Murray alongside a congratulatory message to all 2015 aboriginal high school graduates. The message concludes with the slogan: “Sobriety, education and hard work lead to success.� Murray says she was not aware of the ad and did not approve its content; nevertheless she is assuming full responsibility for it and offering her “most sincere apologies.� “I would like to apologize unreservedly for the deeply offensive language in this advertisement,� Murray said in a statement posted Wednesday on her Facebook page.
But Rick Littlechild, the newspaper’s general manager, said Murray has nothing to apologize for. “We are responsible for it so we’ll take the blame,� Littlechild said in an interview. “She shouldn’t take any responsibility. I mean, we came up with the slogan, that wasn’t her. She had nothing to do with it.� Littlechild said he’s even more upset that the controversy over the ad has rebounded on Murray, who he said has always been very supportive of aboriginal issues. “This is the last person who would ever, ever deserve this,� he said.
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama vigorously defended the nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday, casting the historic accord as the only possibility to avert a war with Iran and a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. A day after the U.S., Iran and world powers announced the deal, Obama said the U.S. faces a “fundamental choice� — whether or not to embrace the opportunity to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue peacefully. His remarks in a White House news conference appeared aimed squarely at Congress, where lawmakers are discussing legislation to try to stop the deal’s implementation. “I expect the debate to be robust, and that’s how
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Schumer is stellar in ‘Trainwreck’ Film luxuriates in the idea of selfishness while shifting our ideas of what we want from a female lead Trainwreck STARRING: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, LeBron James Director: Judd Apatow RATING: Restricted PLAYING AT: Avalon Cinemas RUNNING TIME: 125 minutes LINDSEY BAHR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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omen can be jerks, too. Everyone knows that. And yet in the movies, the female schmuck is generally relegated to side characters. She’s a friend. She’s a villain. She’s never the heroine. In the outdated rulebook of who we get to see on the big screen, leading ladies need to be likable — that tiresome, comedy-killing characteristic. Thank goodness, then for Amy Schumer, the paradigm-busting, enfant terrible who’s there to snap us out of our malaise with one rowdy gal: Amy. Her vehicle, Trainwreck, written by and starring Schumer, luxuriates in the idea of selfishness while shifting our antiquated ideas of what we want from a female lead, because, most importantly, it’s very funny. Bawdy, brash and beaming with confidence in every mistake, Amy does not suffer fools gladly or suitors at all. As a young girl, her good time Charlie father (Colin Quinn) instills in her the idea that monogamy is impossible. Or, “monogamy isn’t realistic” as he makes Amy and her even younger sister recite over and over after a conversation comparing partners to dolls. It becomes her mantra. We meet up with her 23 years later, boozing and sleeping her way through Manhattan. Well, not sleeping. She never sleeps over
Amy Schumer as Amy, left, and Brie Larson as Kim, in ‘Trainwreck,’ the new comedy from Judd Apatow, now playing at the Avalon Cinemas in Nanaimo. [THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
at a man’s place or lets them stay at hers. Amy is pro-pleasure, anti-romance, and just a “modern chick who does what she wants” in gold lame miniskirts. She’s a self-satisfied mess. Her sister Kim (Brie Larson) has chosen a different route, marrying a sweet, dorky guy (Mike Birbiglia) with a sweet dorky son (Evan Brinkman). Amy pokes fun at them with caustic abandon. Were it not for the great performances from Larson and Birbiglia, the ongoing finger-pointing at Kim’s boring life might just come across as mean. Instead, they just accept Amy (with an eye roll). Amy is a true jerk. She’s selfish.
She’s rude. And she knows it. It’s an interesting line that the movie skirts for the duration and a testament to Schumer that this mostly unlikable character remains enjoyable to watch. She’s fun, but she’s not nice or thoughtful. Nor does she want to be. All this makes it particularly odd that for about 75 per cent of the movie this freewheeling character is not only in a relationship, but she’s in a relationship with a really, truly nice guy. Amy’s editor (an excellent, unrecognizable Tilda Swinton) assigns her to profile a successful sport’s doctor Aaron Conners (Bill Hader) for “S’nuff,” a men’s magazine with “Vice” bite. They meet, click, and get down
to business after a drunken night out. Pretty soon, and without much of a fight, they’re subway kissing, Brooklyn Bridge-gazing, Central Park carriage-riding, and engaging in other cheesy romcom tropes that are overlaid with a snarky, self-conscious voiceover from Amy. The biggest surprise about Trainwreck is how conventional Amy’s arc actually is. It’s an eyebrow-raiser that might seem like even more of a cop-out if it weren’t for the magnificent Bill Hader, charming and hilarious even in this straightforward role. LeBron James is a comedic revelation, too, playing himself as a romantic-at-heart best friend to Dr. Conners.
With Trainwreck, director Judd Apatow has exited the depressive bubble that he found himself in with the earnest but flawed Funny People and This is 40. But, much like those films, Trainwreck feels overlong. The third act brings the energy to a near halt, as the film veers into self-reflection territory. It also has one of the limpest movies within a movie ever. And then Apatow sticks the landing with one of the most delightful, side-splitting closings since he “Let the Sunshine In” in The 40-Year-Old Virgin. If you’re looking for something radical, you’d be best to stick with Schumer’s television show. Trainwreck is just good fun, and a lot of it at that.
REVIEW
Marvel cultivates new material in ‘Ant-Man’ Ant-Man STARRING: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly Director: Peyton Reed RATING: PG PLAYING AT: Galaxy Cinema RUNNING TIME: 117 minutes DERRIK J. LANG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BURBANK, Calif. — At long last, Ant-Man is here. After assembling the Avengers — twice — and travelling to space with the Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Studios’ latest endeavour seems like a decidedly small affair, yet it took the studio longer to bring the incredible shrinking superhero to the big screen than it did to boot up Iron Man, enlist Captain America or nail down Thor for their cinematic debuts. The storied history of the AntMan film goes back eight years when Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuss director Edgar Wright and writer Joe Cornish were originally attached to the project. After working on several drafts of the script, Marvel and Wright declared last May before production was set to start that they had parted ways “due to differences in their vision.” A little over a year later, Ant-Man is arriving in theatres Friday to tell the story of how do-gooder thief Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) inherited a high-tech get-up from scientist Hank Pym (Michael Douglas). The pair teams up with Pym’s stern daughter, Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), to take down unhinged former protege Darren Cross (Corey Stoll), who has a suit of his own. Did the studio end up with the Ant-Man it wanted? “Absolutely,” said Kevin Feige,
Michael Douglas at the premiere of the film ‘Ant-Man’ in London. It is playing at the Galaxy Cinemas in Nanaimo. [THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
president of Marvel Studios. “As we had always hoped, this version stands on its own but firmly within the cinematic universe. I’ve had people come out of screenings — women in particular — telling me that it’s their favourite Marvel movie.” Despite his status in comic book history as a founding member of the Avengers, Ant-Man has never stood quite as tall as Spider-Man, Captain America or Hulk in the greater pop-culture realm. That’s primarily because the character isn’t quite as charismatic as Peter Parker or Tony Stark, and his superpowers are, well, a bit weird. He shrinks, expands and talks to bugs. For the filmmakers, Ant-Man is right where he should be. “I liked that after Avengers: Age of Ultron, which was amazingly big with cities falling out of the
sky, this was a street-level story,” said Bring It On director Peyton Reed, who was brought on after Wright’s departure. “Scott Lang is a normal guy with no powers, and he’s sucked into this bizarre world. That was a cool arc that I hadn’t really seen in a Marvel movie.” Besides Reed’s last-minute addition, Rudd and his Anchorman writer-director pal Adam McKay were tapped to rework the script. Feige said they kept the original “spine of the story” from Wright and Cornish about a criminal recruited by an older mentor to inherit the mantle of Ant-Man. (Wright and Cornish are credited with story and co-writing credits.) Reed said the final version of the film incorporates several new elements, such as exploring what happens if Ant-Man shrinks to a subatomic level, expanding the
role of Hope Van Dyne, introducing an encounter with an Avenger, as well as injecting a pivotal cameo by the character Janet Van Dyne, the wife of Pym who serves as the superhero Wasp in the comics. “Peyton Reed, Paul Rudd, Adam McKay and a handful of other writers completely turned the movie into what we hoped it could be,” said Feige. “When people tell me their favourite parts of the movie, whether it’s an emotional beat, a favourite joke or a visual sequence, all of that came from the reworking that Paul and Adam did, overseen by Peyton.” Unlike most Marvel films, there are no Infinity Stone appearances or third-act dogfights involving aliens or robots. (There is, however, a troop of adorable flying ants.) Rudd’s Lang doesn’t even serve quite as many zingers
as Robert Downey Jr. delivers as Tony Stark in the Iron Man and Avengers films, or as Chris Pratt gets away with as Peter Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy. “I wanted to do something different and a little less expected,” said Rudd. “When you hear that Adam and I are going to be working on the script, I think everyone thought, ‘Oh, this going to be a joke-fest.’ That’s our background. We worried about the character and the story first. You have to balance it.” The biggest difference for AntMan, which centres on Lang’s attempt to nab Cross’ technology, is that it’s as much of a family drama as it is a heist film or superhero flick. Throughout the movie, Lang seeks to reconnect with his daughter, Cassie (Abby Ryder Fortson), after being released from prison, while Pym and Hope work to reconcile their own strained relationship. Reed, whose credits include Yes Man and The Break-Up, never felt minimized while working on Ant-Man. “I was thrilled to discover in the Marvel method that there’s a lot of leeway,” said Reed. “They encourage weird, idiosyncratic methods. Ant-Man is their 12th film. They haven’t done it all, but they’ve done a lot. They’re creatively hungry to do different stuff. I found that very liberating.” Ant-Man will be the latest test to see how far Marvel can push the genre following last year’s successfully space jump with Guardians of the Galaxy. The studio apparently already has big plans for Ant-Man. Rudd will reprise his role in next year’s Captain America: Civil War, which depicts a divide between superheroes siding with Cap and those aligning with Iron Man.
SPORTS B2
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VOLLEYBALL
LACROSSE
Senior B T-Men open playoffs with a 12-4 win Series shifts to Langley on Friday, back to Nanaimo Sunday DAILY NEWS
Team B.C. Setter Hayley Goodwin and power Danielle Groenendijk of the Nanaimo Mariners Volleyball Club have earned a spot on Team B.C. and are competing at the national club championships in Richmond, with play opening today. [SUBMITTED]
GOLF
Nanaimo’s Zach Anderson is in contention at B.C. Amateur DAILY NEWS
Two Nanaimo golfers are in the middle of the pack through two rounds of the 2015 B.C. Amateur Golf Championship held this year at Oliver’s Fairview Mountain. Zach Anderson, who was sitting in 12th place overall after a
one-under 71 on Tuesday, shot a 76 on Wednesday and is now in a tie for 38th place, 12 strokes off the lead held by Vancouver’s Stuart MacDonald. In a tie for 103rd place through two rounds is Nanaimo’s John MacDonald, who shot 73 Tuesday and 81 Wednesday. In total, 157 golfers are competing.
The regular-season champion Nanaimo Senior B Timbermen eased into playoff mode Wednesday night at Frank Crane Arena with a 12-4 win over the Langley Warriors to kick off West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association post-season play. Including the regular season, the Timbermen win Wednesday night was their seventh in a row. The Timbermen now have a 1-0 lead in one of two WCSLA best-of-five semi-finals, with the second-place Ladner Pioneers doing battle with the third-place Royal City Capitals on the other side of the bracket. The Timbermen were dominant all the way through on Wednesday, leading 4-0 after the first period and 6-1 after the second as they outshot the Warriors 37-24 in the opening 40 minutes of play. The Warriors got into penalty trouble in the third period, and the Timbermen made them pay. Both Ryan Hanna and Travis Mickelson scored goals on breakaways to open the final frame before Steve Higgs and Derek Lowe traded goals twice to put the game out of reach. Higgs finished the game with four goals and an assist, while Lowe, a late-season addition from the Senior A Victoria Shamrocks, had three goals — one came short-handed in the second — and two assists on the evening. Timbermen captain and regular season leading scorer Jon Diplock had a goal and an assist while Shawn Swanson and Shane Chalker also found the
Ryan Hanna of the Nanaimo Senior B Timbermen runs in on a breakaway during a West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association playoff game against the Langley Warriors Wednesday night at Frank Crane Arena. [SCOTT MCKENZIE/DAILY NEWS]
back of the net in the winning effort. The series now shifts back to Langley’s George Preston Recreation Centre on Friday night for Game 2. The third game of the series will be back in Nanaimo on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Frank Crane Arena in what will be a double-header of lacrosse as the
Senior A Timbermen take on the Maple Ridge Burrards at 7 p.m. later that day at Frank Crane. If necessary, Game 4 will be on July 25 in Langley and the fifth and deciding game would be played the following day in Nanaimo at Frank Crane. Sports@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4243
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West Winnipeg Calgary BC Lions Edmonton Saskatchewan East Toronto Ottawa Hamilton Montreal
West Coast League
MLB - Results and standings W 2 2 1 1 0 W 2 2 1 1
L 1 1 1 1 3 L 1 1 1 2
T 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0
Pts 4 4 2 2 0 Pts 4 4 2 2
PF 81 60 51 57 98 PF 88 64 75 70
PA 101 72 59 43 107 PA 76 78 50 56
Week 4 schedule (with odds by Oddsshark) Favourite Line (O/U) Underdog Home team in CAPS Today, 6 p.m. Hamilton 3(53) MONTREAL Friday, July 17, 4 p.m. Edmonton 3.5(49) OTTAWA Friday, July 17, 7 p.m. SASKATCHEWAN 3(51.5) BC Lions Saturday, July 18 CALGARY 9(53) Winnipeg Week 5 Friday, July 24 Calgary at Ottawa, 4 p.m. Toronto at BC, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 25 Winnipeg at Edmonton, 4 p.m. Sunday, July 26 Hamilton at Saskatchewan, 4 p.m.
League leaders Teams - Offence Rank Y/Game Rush 1 SSK 508.7 164.3 2 BC 396.5 67.5 3 HAM 387.5 49.5 4 TOR 372.7 93.7 5 CGY 355.7 79.3
Pass 344.3 329.0 338.0 279.0 276.3
Teams - Defence Rank Y/Game Rush 1 OTT 295.3 88.7 2 HAM 303.0 74.5 3 CGY 327.3 79.0 4 MTL 344.0 85.0 5 EDM 352.5 81.0 Passing yards Kevin Glenn, SSK Trevor Harris, TOR Bo Levi Mitchell, CGY Henry Burris, OTT Travis Lulay, BC
Pass 206.7 228.5 248.3 259.0 271.5
868 837 810 731 658
Quarterback rating 1 Trevor Harris, TOR 2 Drew Willy, WPG 3 Kevin Glenn, SSK 4 Rakeem Cato, MTL 5 Travis Lulay, BC 6 Zach Collaros, HAM 7 Bo Levi Mitchell, CGY 8 Henry Burris, OTT
TD 9 3 4 3 4 2 3 4
Int 2 1 3 2 1 1 4 5
121.5 117.6 109.2 109.1 107.2 105.1 84.2 78.9
Rushing Yards Rush Avg Yds 1 Tyrell Sutton, MTL 50 5.56 278 2 Jer. Messam, SSK 31 7.87 244 3 B Whitaker, TOR 28 7.86 220 4 Jon Cornish, CGY 39 4.74 185 5 Anthony Allen, SSK 25 7.36 184 6 Paris Cotton, WPG 32 5.44 174 7 Chevon Walker, OTT 46 3.72 171 8 Andrew Harris, BC 25 4.72 118 9 Ken. Lawrence, EDM 12 6.58 79 10 Henry Burris, OTT 13 5.54 72 Receiving Yards Rec Avg 1 S.J. Green, MTL 15 19.00 2 Ryan Smith, SSK 11 22.82 3 Nick Moore, WPG 19 12.84 4 Chad Owens, TOR 18 11.61 5 Eric Rogers, CGY 13 15.77 6 Weston Dressler, SSK 14 14.57 7 Brad Sinopoli, OTT 18 10.56 8 Jeff Fuller, CGY 13 14.00 9 A Bowman, EDM 11 16.45 10 Chris Williams, OTT 13 13.85
Yds 285 251 244 209 205 204 190 182 181 180
Standings at the All-Star break American League East W L NY Yankees 48 40 Tampa Bay 46 45 Baltimore 44 44 Toronto 45 46 Boston 42 47 Central W L Kansas City 52 34 Minnesota 49 40 Detroit 44 44 Cleveland 42 46 Chicago Sox 41 45 West W L LA Angels 48 40 Houston 49 42 Texas 42 46 Seattle 41 48 Oakland 41 50 National League East W L Washington 48 39 NY Mets 47 42 Atlanta 42 47 Miami 38 51 Philadelphia 29 62 Central W L St. Louis 56 33 Pittsburgh 53 35 Chicago Cubs 47 40 Cincinnati 39 47 Milwaukee 38 52 West W L LA Dodgers 51 39 San Fran 46 43 Arizona 42 45 San Diego 41 49 Colorado 39 49
PCT .545 .505 .500 .495 .472 PCT .605 .551 .500 .477 .477 PCT .545 .538 .477 .461 .451
GB Strk - W1 3.5 W3 4.0 L2 4.5 L1 6.5 L1 GB Strk - W1 4.5 W3 9.0 L3 11.0 L2 11.0 L1 GB Strk - W1 0.5 L6 6.0 L2 7.5 L1 8.5 W2
PCT .552 .528 .472 .427 .319 PCT .629 .602 .540 .453 .422 PCT .567 .517 .483 .456 .443
GB Strk - W2 2.0 W4 7.0 L5 11.0 W2 21.0 L5 GB Strk - L3 2.5 W3 8.0 W1 15.5 L2 18.5 L1 GB Strk - W1 4.5 W3 7.5 L3 10.0 W2 11.0 W4
Yesterday’s results No games scheduled, All-Star game Sunday’s results NY Mets 5, Arizona 3 Miami 8, Cincinnati 1 Tampa Bay 4, Houston 3 Oakland 2, Cleveland 0 NY Yankees 8, Boston 6 Washington 3, Baltimore 2 Minnesota 7, Detroit 1 Kansas City 11, Toronto 10 Chicago Cubs 3, Chicago Sox 1 San Diego 2, Texas 1 San Francisco 4, Philadelphia 2 Colorado 11, Atlanta 3 LA Angels 10, Seattle 3 LA Dodgers 4, Milwaukee 3 Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 5 (10 innings) Regular season resumes Friday, July 17 Kansas City at Chi. Sox, 11:10 a.m. Volquez (8-4) vs Undecided Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Undecided vs., Tanaka (5-3) Miami at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Fernandez (2-0) vs. Morgan (1-2) L.A. Dodgers at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Pitchers undecided Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Pitchers undecided Baltimore at Detroit, 4:08 p.m. Jimenez (7-4) vs Sanchez (8-7) Cleveland at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Bauer (8-5) vs Leake (6-5) Chi. Cubs at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m. Hendricks (4-4) vs Teheran (6-4) Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Liriano (5-6) vs Fiers (4-7) Texas at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Pitchers undecided Kansas City at Chi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m. Young (7-5) vs undecided N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Syndergaard (4-4) vs Lynn (6-5) San Francisco at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Undecided vs Ray (3-4) Minnesota at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Santana (0-0) vs Undecided Boston at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Pitchers undecided Colorado at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. Pitchers undecided Saturday, July 18 (Early games) Seattle at NY Yankees, 10:05 a.m. Undecided vs Pineda (9-5) Tampa Bay at Toronto, 10:07 a.m. Pitchers undecided
East Kelowna Yakima Valley Walla Walla Wenatchee South Bend Medford Corvallis Klamath Falls West Bellingham Victoria Cowlitz Kitsap
W 22 18 16 13 W 27 6 7 3 W 20 17 10 12
L PCT 10 0.688 15 0.545 17 0.485 19 0.406 L PCT 6 0.818 9 0.400 14 0.333 12 0.200 L PCT 10 0.667 16 0.515 14 0.417 21 0.364
GB 4.5 6.5 9 GB 6 10 9.5 GB 4 6 9
Strk L1 L2 L1 W1 Strk W1 L1 L1 L1 Strk L1 W9 L1 W2
Yesterday’s results Cowlitz 3, Bellingham 2 Victoria 5, Medford 1 Kitsap 6, Yakima Valley 4 Corvallis 6, Klamath Falls 2 Wenatchee 6, Kelowna 4 Today’s schedule Bellingham at Victoria, 6:35 p.m. Kitsap at Medford, 6:35 p.m. Wenatchee at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m. Bend at Walla Walla, 7:05 p.m. Corvallis at Yakima Valley, 7:05 p.m. Cowlitz at Klamath Falls, 7:05 p.m. Friday, July 17 Bellingham at Victoria, 6:35 p.m. Kitsap at Medford, 6:35 p.m. Wenatchee at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m. Bend at Walla Walla, 7:05 p.m. Corvallis at Yakima Valley, 7:05 p.m. Cowlitz at Klamath Falls, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, July 18 Bellingham at Victoria, 1:05 p.m. Kitsap at Medford, 6:35 p.m. Wenatchee at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m. Bend at Walla Walla, 7:05 p.m. Corvallis at Yakima Valley, 7:05 p.m. Cowlitz at Klamath Falls, 7:05 p.m.
B.C. Premier League Team North Shore Victoria Eagles Langley Nanaimo Okanagan Whalley North Delta Abbotsford White Rock Coquitlam Victoria Mariners Parksville
W 30 29 28 26 21 20 19 15 16 14 13 9
L 9 12 13 14 17 20 21 24 26 25 26 33
Pct .769 .707 .683 .650 .553 .500 .475 .385 .381 .359 .333 .214
GB 2 3 4.5 8.5 10.5 12 15 15.5 16 17 22.5
Yesterday’s results Okanagan at North Delta, 2 p.m. North Delta at Okanagan, 4:30 p.m. Today’s schedule Whalley at North Shore, 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 17 Coquitlam at Nanaimo, 1 p.m. Coquitlam at Nanaimo, 3:30 p.m. Langley at Abbotsford, 7 p.m.
PAN-AM GAMES Toronto, July 10-26
Rank/Country Gold Sil Bro 1 Canada 33 30 20 2 United States 28 28 30 3 Brazil 16 14 25 4 Cuba 16 12 18 5 Colombia 16 7 13 6 Mexico 9 8 21 7 Argentina 7 14 11 8 Chile 4 2 5 9 Venezuela 3 8 2 10 Ecuador 3 7 9 11 Peru 1 2 3 12 Dominican Rep. 1 1 4 13 Guatemala 1 0 1 14 Panama 0 1 0 15 Bahamas 0 0 1 Bermuda 0 0 1 El Salvador 0 0 1 Paraguay 0 0 1 Puerto Rico 0 0 1
Tot 83 86 55 46 36 38 32 11 13 19 6 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Yesterday’s Canadian highlights G=Gold S=Silver B=Bronze Gymnastics Artistic Women’s Beam G- Ellie Black, Canada S- Megan Skaggs, United States B- Victoria Woo, Canada Women’s Floor G- Ellie Black, Canada S- Amelia Hundley, United States B- Ana Gomez Porras, Guatemala
Ellie Black of Canada competes on her way to winning a gold medal during the artistic gymnastics floor routine at the Pan Am Games in Toronto on Wednesday.
Ellie Black’s multi-medals Women’s All Around Gold Women’s Beam Gold Women’s Floor Gold Women’s Team Silver Women’s Vault Bronze
[THE CANADIAN PRESS]
Canada still surging at Pan Am Games THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — It took just five days of competition at the 2015 Pan American Games for Canada to eclipse its gold-medal total from four years ago. Canadian athletes won six more gold medals in Wednesday’s morning and afternoon events, giving the host nation 31 overall. Canada won 30 gold medals total over 16 days at the 2011 Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Halifax gymnast Ellie Black and Canada’s rowing team contributed multiple gold medals Wednesday, while Calgary shooter Lynda Kiejko won her second gold of the Games. Black won gold in the women’s balance-beam competition and the floor exercise, giving her five medals in five events. Black nailed her balance-beam routine with a score of 15.050 at the highest difficulty level. After her floor exercise routine that got her a score of 14.400, she blew kisses to the crowd at Ricoh Coliseum as fans roared and waved Canadian flags. Earlier in the Games, the 19-year-old won gold in the all-around, bronze in the vault and helped Canada earn silver in the team event. “This was more than I expected, this has been incredible,” Black said. “The support here has been amazing. I was so proud of our team coming in silver, and individually in my finals I was not expecting half of this. So thank you to everyone.” Kevin Lytwyn of Stoney Creek, Ont., won silver in the men’s horizontal bar with a score of 15.475 and Victoria Woo of Brossard, Que., won bronze on the women’s balance beam at 13.650. Canada earned a medal in four of five races, including three gold, on the final day of rowing competition at the Royal Canadian Henley course in St. Catharines, Ont. The men’s lightweight coxless fours, the men’s eight and the women’s quadruple sculls all topped the podium, while Rob Gibson of Kingston, Ont., added a silver in men’s single sculls.
Gymnastics Artistic Men’s Horizontal Bar G- Jossimar Calvo Moreno, Colombia S- Kevin Lytwyn, Canada B- Paul Ruggeri, United States Gymnastics Artistic Medals Country G S B United States 5 6 4 2 Canada 3 2 2 3 Colombia 3 0 2
Tot 1 15 7 5
Rowing Men’s Eight G- Canada S- Argentina B- United States Men’s Lightweight Coxless Four G- Canada S- United States B- Chile Men’s Single Sculls G- Angel Fournier, Cuba S- Rob Gibson, Canada B- Brian Rosso, Argentina Rowing Women’s Quadruple Sculls G- Canada S- United States B- Argentina Shooting Women’s 25m Pistol G- Lynda Kiejko, Canada S- Sandra Uptagrafft, United States B- Mariana Nava, Mexico Lynda Kiejko’s multi-medals Women’s 10m Air Pistol Gold Women’s 25m Pistol Gold Swimming Men’s 200m Breaststroke G- Thiago Simon, Brazil S- Richard Funk, Canada B- Thiago Pereira, Brazil Women’s 200m Backstroke G- Hilary Caldwell, Canada S- Dominique Bouchard, Canada B- Clara Smiddy, United States Women’s 200m Breaststroke G- Kierra Smith, Canada S- Martha Mccabe, Canada B- Annie Lazor, United States Women’s 200m Freestyle G- Allison Schmitt, United States S- Emily Overholt, Canada B- Manuella Lyrio, Brazil Weightlifting Men’s +105 kg G- Fernando Reis, Brazil S- George Kobaladze, Canada B- Fernando Salas Manguis, Ecuador
SOCCER
LACROSSE
TENNIS
GOLF
CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015
BC Junior A Lacrosse League
Davis Cup Quarterfinals
x-Advance to knockout stage y-eliminated Group A W D L GF GA Pts 1 x-USA 2 1 0 4 2 7 2 x-Haiti 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 x-Panama 0 3 0 3 3 3 4 y-Honduras 0 1 1 2 3 1
Playoffs Series are best-of-5 *=if necessary
Upcoming tournaments Tour money leaders
Group B W 1 x-Jamaica 2 2 x-Costa Rica 0 3 y-El Salvador 0 4 y-Canada 0
D 1 3 2 2
L 0 0 1 1
GF GA Pts 4 2 7 3 3 3 1 2 2 0 1 2
Saturday, July 18 Delta at Victoria, 5 p.m. Delta leads series 2-0
Group C W 1 x-Trinidad 2 2 x-Mexico 1 3 x-Cuba 1 4 y-Guatemala 0
D 1 2 0 1
L 0 0 2 2
GF GA Pts 9 5 7 10 4 5 1 8 3 1 3 1
Yesterday’s results (Final group games) At Charlotte, North Carolina Cuba 1, Guatemala 0 Mexico 4, Trinidad 4
Yesterday’s result (Game 3) Coquitlam 11, New Westminster 8 (OT) Coquitlam sweeps series 3-0
Western Lacrosse Assn WLA Senior A Standings GP Victoria 15 New Westminster 12 Langley 14 Burnaby 12 Coquitlam 12 Maple Ridge 13 Nanaimo 12
W 12 7 7 6 6 6 2
L 3 5 7 6 6 7 11
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pts 24 14 14 12 12 12 4
Yesterday’s result New Westminster 8, Langley 7
Quarterfinals Saturday, July 18 at Baltimore, Maryland United States vs Cuba, 2 p.m. Haiti vs. Jamaica, 5 p.m.
Today’s schedule Coquitlam vs. N Westminster, 7:45 p.m. Friday, July 17 Nanaimo vs. Burnaby, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 19 at East Rutherford, New Jersey Trinidad vs. Panama, 1:30 p.m. Mexico vs. Costa Rica, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 18 Burnaby vs. Coquitlam, 7:00 p.m.
Eastern League Club PTS GP W DC United 35 21 10 Columbus 27 20 7 NY Red Bulls 26 18 7 Toronto 24 17 7 Orlando 24 19 6 N. England 24 21 6 Philadelphia 22 20 6 Montreal 21 16 6 NY City FC 21 19 5 Chicago 19 17 5 Western League Club PTS GP W Seattle 32 20 10 Vancouver 32 20 10 Dallas 32 19 9 Portland 31 20 9 Los Angeles 31 21 8 Sporting KC 30 17 8 San Jose 25 18 7 Houston 24 19 6 Salt Lake 23 20 5 Colorado 21 19 4 Yesterday’s schedule Columbus 1, Chicago 0
L 6 7 6 7 7 9 10 7 8 10
T 5 6 5 3 6 6 4 3 6 3
GF GA 23 18 28 29 27 23 26 27 23 24 26 33 25 32 23 25 24 27 19 25
L 8 8 5 7 6 3 7 7 7 6
T 2 2 5 4 7 6 4 6 8 9
GF GA 25 19 23 20 26 23 22 23 31 23 26 17 19 19 24 24 19 26 17 19
Friday, July 17 San Jose at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. Saturday, July 18 Philadelphia at Toronto, 1 p.m. NY City FC at New England, 4:30 p.m. NY Red Bulls at Orlando, 4:30 p.m. Montreal at Sporting KC, 5:30 p.m. DC United at Dallas, 6 p.m. Colorado at Seattle, 7 p.m. Houston at Salt Lake, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Portland, 7:30 p.m.
Pacific Coast Soccer League WDL 11 2 3 8 61 9 23 7 35 5 74 6 26 2 67 3 19 0 3 13
GF GA Pts 41 19 35 33 17 30 23 14 29 32 23 24 31 24 22 23 25 20 16 23 11 23 40 10 16 53 3
Tuesday, July 14 Abbotsford 0, Van Tbirds 0 Saturday, July 18 Mid Isle 1, Abbotsford 0 (forfeit) Tim Hortons at Kamloops, 7 p.m. Sunday, July 19 Victoria at Mid Isle, 2 p.m. Kamloops at Tim Hortons, 3 p.m.
AUTO RACING This week’s race
NASCAR Camping World RV Sales 301 (New Hampshire 301) Sunday, July 19, 10:45 a.m. New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire Current drivers’ standings Pts Money 1 Jimmie Johnson 589 $3,881,277 2 Kevin Harvick 656 $5,023,381 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 593 $3,294,950 4 Kurt Busch 508 $2,164,000 5 Joey Logano 581 $4,182,458 6 Martin Truex Jr. 569 $2,756,953 7 Brad Keselowski 520 $2,928,196 8 Matt Kenseth 501 $2,965,351 9 Denny Hamlin 480 $3,538,022 10 Carl Edwards 408 $2,112,723 11 Jamie McMurray 526 $2,561,191 12 Jeff Gordon 500 $2,975,026 13 Kasey Kahne 496 $2,294,144 14 Paul Menard 480 $2,068,610 15 Ryan Newman 472 $2,615,593 16 Clint Bowyer 465 $2,653,738 — Chase for the Sprint Cup cut-off —
17 Kyle Busch 18 Aric Almirola 19 Kyle Larson 20 Greg Biffle
152 $983,655 441 $2,483,956 395 $2,216,195 392 $2,616,642
Next week’s race
Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, July 26, 5 a.m. Hungaroring, Mogyorod, Hungary. Track length 4.381 km (2.722 miles), 16 turns Qualifying Saturday, July 25, 5 a.m. F1 drivers’ standings (After 9 of 19 races) Driver, Team, Points 1 Lewis Hamilton, England, Mercedes, 194 2 Nico Rosberg, Germany, Mercedes, 177 3 Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Ferrari, 135 4 Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Williams, 77 5 Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, 76 6 Felipe Massa, Brazil, Williams, 74 7 Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Red Bull, 36 8 Daniil Kvyat, Russia, Red Bull, 27 9 Nico Hulkenberg, Germany, Force India, 24 10 Romain Grosjean, France, Lotus, 17 11 Felipe Nasr, Brazil, Sauber, 16 12 Sergio Perez, Mexico, Force India, 15 13 Pastor Maldonado, Venezuela, Lotus, 12 14 Max Verstappen, Netherlands, Toro Rosso, 10 15 Carlos Sainz Jr., Spain, Toro Rosso, 9 16 Marcus Ericsson, Sweden, Sauber, 5 17 Jenson Button, England, McLaren, 4 18 Fernando Alonso, Spain, McLaren, 1 19 Roberto Merhi, Spain, Marussia, 0 20 Will Stevens, Gt Britain, Marussia, 0 Constructor standings Team Points 1 Mercedes 285 1 Mercedes 328 2 Ferrari 192 3 Williams 129 4 Red Bull 55 5 Force India 31
Belgian team Captain: Johan Van Herck David Goffin, 24, World ranking:14 Steve Darcis, 31, Ranking: 76 Ruben Bemelmans, 27, Ranking: 95 Kimmer Coppejans, 21, Ranking: 102
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Victoria Victoria Victoria Victoria Langley
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Goals Jesse King Rhys Duch Ben McIntosh Corey Small Pat. Saunders
Victoria Victoria Maple Ridge Victoria Langley
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Assists Cory Conway Corey Small Dan Taylor Rhys Duch Logan Schuss
Victoria Victoria Maple Ridge Victoria New Westminster
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Goals Against Avg Alexis Buque New Westminster 7.47 Cody Hagedorn Victoria 7.61 Tye Belanger Burnaby 7.66 Dan Lewis Coquitlam 8.26 Frank Scigliano Maple Ridge 8.69 Save Percentage Alexis Buque New Westminster Dan Lewis Coquitlam Tye Belanger Burnaby Eric Penney New Westminster F Scigliano Maple Ridge
Argentina vs. Serbia at Bueos Aires Australia vs Kazakhstan at Darwin Great Britain vs. France at The Queen’s Club, London. Belgium vs. Canada (Last Davis Cup match 1913. Canada won 4-0) Sportpark Krokodiel, Middelkerke (Ostend), Belgium. Surface: Clay (red clay) Outdoor Matches begin Friday, July 17, 4 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 6 a.m. Sunday, July 19, 4 a.m. Canadian team Captain: Martin Laurendeau Frank Dancevic, 29, Niagara Falls, Ont. World ranking: 272 Filip Peliwo, 19, Vancouver. World ranking: 491 Daniel Nestor, 42, Toronto. World ranking (doubles): 24 Adil Shamasdin, 33, Pickering, Ont., Canada. World ranking (doubles): 65
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CYCLING 102nd Tour de France, July 4-26, 3,360 km in 21 stages. Canadian entries: Svein Tuft (Langley, B.C., Orica GreenEdge) Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria, CannondaleGarmin Pro Cycling Team) Today’s schedule: Stage 11: Lannemezan to Plateau de Beille, 195km, ascending over three peaks with a summit finish. Yesterday’s ride: Stage 11 - Pau to Cauterets-Vallee de Saint-Savin, 188km, high point of the Pyrenees, short climb to Cauterets. Yesterday’s results 1 Rafal Majka, Poland, Tinkoff-Saxo, 5 hours, 2 minutes, 1 second 2 Daniel Martin, Ireland, Team Cannondale-Garmin, 5:3:01 3 Emanuel Buchmann, Germany, BoraArgon 18, 5:3:24 4 Serge Pauwels, Belgium, MTNQhubecka, 5:4:09 5 Thomas Voeckler, France, Team Europcar, 5:5:35 6 Julien Simon, France, Cofidis, Solutions Credits, 5:5:35 7 Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Trek Factory Racing, 5:7:12 8 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte, Spain, Movistar Team, 5:7:20 9 Christopher Froome, England, Team Sky, 5:7:22 10 Alberto Contador, Spain, TinkoffSaxo, 5:7:22 11 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas, Colombia, Movistar Team, 5:7:22 12 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez, Spain, BMC Racing Team, 5:7:22 13 Tejay van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing Team, 5:7:22 14 Geraint Thomas, Scotland, Team Sky, 5:7:22 15 Robert Gesink, Netherlands, Lotto NL-Jumbo, 5:7:22 16 Pierre Rolland, France, Team Europcar, 5:7:22 17 Tony Gallopin, France, Lotto Soudal, 5:7:22 18 Mathias Frank, Switzerland, IAM Cyling, 5:7:22 19 Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas, Spain, Movistar Team, 5:7:44 20 Andrew Talansky, United States, Team Cannondale-Garmin, 5:7:54 21 Warren Barguil, France, Team Giant Alpecin, 5:7:54 22 Tanel Kangert, Estonia, Astana Pro Team, 5:8:12 23 Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Astana Pro Team, 5:8:12 24 Steve Morabito, Switzerland, FDJ. fr, 5:8:12 25 Laurens Ten Dam, Netherlands, Lotto NL-Jumbo, 5:9:14 Canadian results 68 Ryder Hesjedal, Victoria, Team Cannondale-Garmin, 5:23:45 138 Svein Tuft, Langley, B.C., Orica GreenEDGE, 5:33:22 Overall standings after Stage 11 1 Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 41h03min 31sec 2 Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) at 2:52 3 Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 3:09 4 Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 3:59 5 Geraint Thomas (WAL/SKY) 4:03 6 Alberto Contador (ESP/TIN) 4:04 7 Tony Gallopin (FRA/LOT) 4:33 8 Robert Gesink (NED/LNL) 4:35 9 Warren Barguil (FRA/GIA) 6:44 10 Bauke Mollema (NED/TRE) 7:05 11 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 7:47 12 Mathias Frank (SUI/IAM) 9:26 13 Samuel Sanchez (ESP/BMC) 10:27 14 Pierre Rolland (FRA/EUC) 13:57 15 Andrew Talansky (USA/CAN) 16:33 16 Daniel Martin (IRL/CAN) 16:38 17 Rigoberto Uran (COL/ETI) 17:55 18 Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (DEN/AST) 19:14 19 Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) 20:42 20 Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 22:07 21 Roman Kreuziger (CZE/TIN) 23:04 22 Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA/ALM) 23:36 23 Michael Rogers (AUS/TIN) 24:33 Canadian standings 74 Ryder Hesjedal, Victoria, Team Cannondale-Garmin, 1h01:51 174 Svein Tuft, Langley, B.C., Orica GreenEDGE, 1h53:48 1h27:48
Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, July 13-19 Newport, Rhode Island. Surface: Outdoor, grass. Purse: $549,230 Singles - Round 2 Ivo Karlovic (2), Croatia, def. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Jack Sock (4), United States, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Adrian Mannarino (5), France, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. Tatsuma Ito, Japan, def. Steve Johnson (7), United States, 6-4, 6-4. Jan Hernych, Czech Republic, def. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (6), 7-6 (7). John-Patrick Smith, Australia, def. Jared Donaldson, United States, 6-3, 6-1. Rajeev Ram, United States, def. Yuichi Sugita, Japan, 6-4, 6-3. Round 1 Adrian Mannarino (5), France, def. Tommy Haas, Germany, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (1), 6-4. Doubles - Quarterfinals Jonathan Marray, Britain, and AisamUl-Haq Qureshi (3), Pakistan, def. Aliaksandr Bury, Belarus, and Andreas Siljestrom, Sweden, 6-3, 6-4. Fabrice Martin, France, and Purav Raja, India, def. Marco Chiudinelli, Switzerland, and Frederik Nielsen, Denmark, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5). Round 1 Austin Krajicek, United States, and Rajeev Ram (2), United States, def. Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, and Adrian Menendez-Maceiras, Spain, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 10-6. Johan Brunstrom, Sweden, and Marcelo Demoliner, Brazil, def. Matthew Ebden, Australia, and Chris Guccione, Australia, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4).
WTA Bucharest Open, July 13-19 Bucharest, Romania Surface: Clay. Purse: $226,750 Singles - Round 2 Sara Errani (1), Italy, def. Shahar Peer, Israel, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Polona Hercog, Slovenia, def. Patricia Maria Tig, Romania, 6-0, 6-2. Round 1 Roberta Vinci (2), Italy, def. Timea Babos, Hungary, 6-2, 6-1. Julia Goerges (4), Germany, def. Darya Kasatkina, Russia, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Alexandra Dulgheru (5), Romania, def. Zhang Shuai, China, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Sesil Karatantcheva, Bulgaria, 6-2, 6-2. Teliana Pereira, Brazil, def. Kristina Kucova, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6). Doubles - Round 1 Raluca Olaru, Romania, and Anna Tatishvili (3), United States, def. Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, and Katarzyna Piter, Poland, 6-3, 6-4. Oksana Kalashnikova, Georgia, and Demi Schuurs (4), Netherlands, def. Florencia Molinero, Argentina, and Valeria Solovyeva, Russia, 6-3, 7-5. Nastja Kolar, Slovenia, and Mertens Elise, Belgium, def. Cristina Dinu, Romania, and Camelia Hristea, Romania, 6-3, 6-2. Cagla Buyukakcay, Turkey, and Viktorija Golubic, Switzerland, def. Diana Buzean, Romania, and Chantal Skamlova, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-1. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, and Eva Hrdinova, Czech Republic, def. Irina Maria Bara, Romania, and Mihaela Buzarnescu, Romania, 6-4, 6-2. Collector Swedish Open, July 13-19 Bastad, Sweden Surface: Clay. Purse: $226,750 Singles - Round 2 Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, def. Samantha Stosur (2), Australia, 7-6 (5), 6-0. Mona Barthel (4), Germany, def. Maryna Zanevska, Ukraine, 6-0, 6-0. Jana Cepelova, Slovakia, def. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Round 1 Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Ysaline Bonaventure, Belgium, 6-2, 6-1. Johanna Larsson (7), Sweden, def. Richel Hogenkamp, Netherlands, 6-1, 6-3. Doubles - Round 1 Barbora Strycova, and Renata Voracova (2), Czech Republic, def. Nicole Melichar, United States, and Maryna Zanevska, Ukraine, 3-6, 6-2, 10-4. Mandy Minella, Luxembourg, and Katerina Siniakova (3), Czech Republic, def. Ysaline Bonaventure, Belgium, and Rebecca Peterson, Sweden, 6-3, 5-7, 10-6. Tatjana Maria, Germany, and Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, def. Cornelia Lister, Sweden, and Malin Ulvefeldt, Sweden, 6-3, 6-1. Janette Husarova, Slovakia, and Paula Kania, Poland, def. Jana Cepelova, Slovakia, and Alize Lim, France, 6-3, 7-5.
The Open Championship, July 16-19 aka British Open. St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, the Old Court. Par 72, 6721 yards. Purse: $9,200,000. The first Open Championship was won by Willie Park, Sr., at the Prestwick Golf Club, Scotland. Here are some more recent winners. 2014 Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland 2013 Phil Mickelson, USA 2012 Ernie Els, South Africa 2011 Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland 2010 Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa 2009 Stewart Cink (playoff), USA 2008 Padraig Harrington, Ireland 2007 Padraig Harrington (playoff), Ireland 2006 Tiger Woods, USA 2005 Tiger Woods, USA Tee times - Round 2 The British Open began today. Here are the tee times for the second round, starting late tonight.Candian entries Graham DeLaet and David Hearn in boldface. Tonight Friday morning 10:32 p.m. - Mark Calcavecchia, Marcel Siem, Jaco Van Zyl 10:43 p.m. - Thomas Aiken, David Lipsky, Jonas Blixt 10:54 p.m. - Soren Kjeldsen, Morgan Hoffmann, Danny Lee 11:05 p.m. - Richie Ramsay, Pablo Larrazabal, Cameron Tringale 11:16 p.m. - Steven Bowditch, Hiroshi Iwata, Ben Martin 11:27 p.m. - George Coetzee, Anirban Lahiri, Rafael Cabrera-Bello 11:38 p.m. - Padraig Harrington, Liang, Wen-Chong, Marc Warren 11:49 p.m. - John Daly, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Jason Dufner Midnight - Zach Johnson, Bernd Weisberger, Tommy Fleetwood Friday morning 12:11 a.m. - Thongchai Jaidee, Danny Willett, Gary Woodland 12:22 a.m. - Geoff Ogilvy, Francesco Molinari, Bill Haas 12:33 a.m. - Mark O’Meara, Russell Henley, Gunn Yang (a) 12:44 a.m. - Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard 1:00 a.m. - Stephen Gallacher. Hiroyuki Fujita, Ryan Moore 1:11 a.m. - Adam Scott, Martin Kaymer, Jimmy Walker 1:22 a.m. - Jamie Donaldson, Yuta Ikeda, Keegan Bradley 1:33 a.m. - Matt Kuchar, Phil Mickelson, Henrik Stenson 1:44 a.m. - Nick Faldo, Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler 1:55 a.m. - Jim Furyk, Paul Casey, Brendan Grace 2:06 a.m. - Harris English, Ashley Chesters (a), Andy Sullivan 2:17 a.m. - Koumei Oda, Marc Leishman, Kiradech Aphibarnrat 2:28 a.m. - Edoardo Molinari, James Morrison, Romain Wattel 2:39 a.m. - Pelle Edberg, Daniel Berger, Mark Young 2:50 a.m. - Brett Rumford, Tom Gillis, Ben Taylor (a) 3:01 a.m. - Marcus Fraser, Scott Strange, Allister Balcombe (a) 3:12 a.m. - Taichi Teshima, Robert Dinwiddie, Rikard Karlberg 3:33 a.m. - Thomas Bjorn, Greg Owen, Rod Pampling 3:44 a.m. - Todd Hamilton, Paul Dunne (a), James Hahn 3:55 a.m. - Graham DeLaet, Brian Harman, Russell Knox 4:06 a.m. - Matt Every, Alexander Levy, David Lingmerth 4:17 a.m. - Joost Luiten, Matt Jones, Robert Streb 4:28 a.m. - Anthony Wall, Byeong-Hun An, Jordan Niebrugge (a) 4:39 a.m. - Sandy Lyle, Charley Hoffman, Kevin Na 4:50 a.m. - Retief Goosen, Shane Lowry, Kevin Streelman 5:01 a.m. - Carl Pettersson, Luke Donald, Hunter Mahan 5:12 a.m. - Ross Fisher, Victor Dubuisson, Billy Horschel 5:23 a.m. - Graeme McDowell, Webb Simpson, Oliver Schniederjans (a) 5:34 a.m. - Ernie Els, Tom Watson, Brandt Snedeker 5:45 a.m. - J.B. Holmes, Brendon Todd, Shinji Tomimura 6:01 a.m. - Ian Poulter, Charl Schwartzel, Bubba Watson 6:12 a.m. - Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, Patrick Reed 6:23 a.m. - Darren Clarke, Mateo Manassero, Romain Langasque (a) 6:34 a.m. - Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama, Jordan Spieth 6:45 a.m. - Paul Lawrie, Ryan Palmer, Kevin Kisner 6:56 a.m. - Tiger Woods, Louis Oosthuizen, Jason Day 7:07 a.m. - John Senden, Tadahiro Takayama, Brooks Koepka 7:18 a.m. - David Duval, Stewart Cink, Ben Curtis 7:29 a.m. - Mikko Ilonen, David Howell, Greg Chalmers 7:40 a.m. - David Hearn, Raphael Jacquelin, Eddie Pepperell 7:51 a.m. - Tyrrell Hatton, Scott Arnold, Paul Kinnear (a) 8:02 a.m. - Adam Bland, Gary Boyd, Daniel Brooks 8:13 a.m. - Scott Hend, Jonathan Moore, Ryan Fox
Other tournaments PGA Barbasol Championship (inaugural), July 16-19 Robert Trent Jones at Grand National, Opelika, Alabama. Par 72, 7,139 yards. Purse: $3,500,000
Canada (MacKenzie Tour) Staal Foundation Open, July 16-19 Whitewater Golf Club, Thunder Bay, Ont. Par 72, 7,293 yards. Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Wes Homan
LPGA Marathon Classic, July 16-19 Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio. Par 71, 6,428 yards. Purse: $1,500,000. 2014 champion: Lydia Ko
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World rankings ATP Player 1 Novak Djokovic (SRB) 2 Roger Federer (SUI) 3 Andy Murray (GBR) 4 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 5 Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6 Tomáš Berdych (CZE) 7 David Ferrer (ESP) 8 Milos Raonic, Toronto 9 Marin Čilić (CRO) 10 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 11 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 13 Gilles Simon (FRA) 14 Kevin Anderson (RSA) 15 David Goffin (BEL) 16 Feliciano López (ESP) 17 John Isner (USA) 18 Gaël Monfils (FRA) 19 Tommy Robredo (ESP) 20 Richard Gasquet (FRA) 56 Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, B.C.
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No tournament this week. Next: The Senior Open Championship, July 23-26 Sunningdale Golf Club, Berkshire, England. Par 70, 6,627 yards. Purse: $2,100,000. 2014 champion: Bernhard Langer
Web.com Tour Stonebrae Classic, July 16-19 TPC Stonebrae, Hayward, California. Par 72, 7,200 yards. Purse: $600,000. 2014 champion: Tony Finau
European Tour No tournament this week, see The Open. Next: Omega European Masters, July 23-26 Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland. Par 70, 6,848 yards. Purse: €2,300,000. 2014 champion: David Lipsky
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Aggression Dealer: North N-S vulnerable NORTH ♠J72 ♥1032 ♦KJ98 ♣985 WEST EAST ♠K43 ♠9865 ♥75 ♥K98 ♦A6543 ♦Q7 ♣1043 ♣A762 SOUTH ♠AQ10 ♥AQJ64 ♦102 ♣KQJ W N E S Pass Pass 1♥ Pass 1NT* Pass 3NT Pass 4♥ All Pass * semi-forcing Opening Lead: ♥5 l h b
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eclarer put up the ten but East refused to cover. A trump was continued to the jack and the play of the ace extracted the king. The ten of diamonds was advanced and passed but East produced the queen and switched to the nine of spades. West scored the king and the gamewassoondownone,N-S -100. Declarer would have earned ten tricks and the game bonus by putting up the king of diamonds. West had a difficult lead and the selection of a trump had benefited declarer. The ace of diamonds would have obviated any guess in that suit. Suppose West continues diamonds as South puts up the king, dropping the queen. On this layout, South must then play the ten of hearts to pick up the trump suit. He loses the king of spades and the ace of clubs but the contract is home. North was too aggressive, in my view. It is clear that he intended to raise hearts at his second turn to disclose a weak hand. However, South’s jump to 3NT presented another problem. North had no desire to become declarer in the nine- trick game and converted to four hearts. North should pass the major suit opening, holding a miserable 5 HCP without a ruffing value. Author: Dave Willis - visit his website at www.insidebridge.ca Questions on bridge can be sent with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The New Canadian Bridge c/o Torstar Syndication Services, One Yonge St., Toronto, M5E 1E6.
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Lions Harris regains top form Riders picked to ‘He’s our feature tailback for a reason,’ says B.C. quarterback Travis Lulay
beat B.C. in CFL’s Week 3
JOSHUA CLIPPERTON THE CANADIAN PRESS
SURREY — Andrew Harris could feel his team needed a jolt. The B.C. Lions were lagging badly midway through the fourth quarter against the Saskatchewan Roughriders last week, so the Canadian running back spoke up and pointed out a few things he saw on the field. Whatever that was, it worked. Harris had a combined 58 yards on two catches and two runs on the Lions’ first touchdown drive to get things going in what would turn out to be a dramatic 35-32 overtime victory. “I went over to coach and just told him some different things I had in mind and we went to them,” said Harris. “It was just about getting that momentum. I felt like we were flat and I felt like I could bring that to the table. “You’ve just got to be ready to make impact plays whenever you can.” Harris finished with 70 yards rushing and 74 yards receiving in B.C.’s first victory of the season after a so-so outing in a loss to the Ottawa Redblacks in the club’s opener. “He did create a spark, there’s no doubt about that,” said Lions head coach Jeff Tedford. “Andrew played with a lot of passion and it was nice to see. “We need that every game from him.” The 28-year-old from Winnipeg is coming off a 2014 season that was cut short by a dislocated ankle that required surgery. Harris didn’t feel quite right
DAN RALPH THE CANADIAN PRESS
B.C. Lions tailback Andrew Harris, right, gets away from Saskatchewan Roughriders defenfer Terrell Maze as he carries the ball during CFL game in Vancouver on Friday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
against Ottawa, but added his vision and the speed of the game were back to normal against Saskatchewan. “I feel when I do get the ball consistently I’m definitely stimulated and into the game more,” he said. “As a running back I think you definitely need to be involved.” Lions quarterback Travis Lulay said Harris’ versatility is what makes him so difficult for opposing defences. “He’s going to be a key to whatever we’re doing, whether it’s run game or pass game,” said Lulay. “He’s our feature tailback for a reason.
“It’s because he’s good with the ball in his hands and he’s good in space.” Saskatchewan, the CFL’s only winless team at 0-3, will get a second crack at Harris and the Lions in Week 4, but the game is also important to B.C. because another victory would mean taking the season series and creating even more distance between the clubs in the standings. “We know what kind of effort we’re going to get from these guys being in an 0-3 hole, being team that very easily could be 3-0 if a handful of plays had happened differently in each game,” said Lulay.
“This is a chance for us to get a good early season jump on one of our divisional rivals. We need to recognize that and try to seize that opportunity.” Harris said there has been talk of winning the season series — the teams play once more in October — and that chatter will only get louder as Friday approaches. “It definitely is on a lot of guys’ minds,” said Harris. “We could put the nail in the coffin for these guys and really put them behind the 8-ball. That’s something we need to do and something that needs to get harped on.”
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Cowboys sign Dez Bryant to an extension
Ducks give Kesler $41.25 million
SCHUYLER DIXON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
IRVING, Texas — Dez Bryant has the long-term contract he said he wouldn’t play without, and the Dallas Cowboys can quit worrying about whether he really would skip games. The All-Pro receiver signed a five-year, $70 million deal Wednesday, after months of posturing from both sides and less than an hour before a deadline that would have required him to play under a one-year agreement. “There was never a doubt in my mind that we wanted a long-term deal with Dez,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said. “We just had to get the pot right.” To do that, Jones flew to New York on Tuesday with son and executive vice-president Stephen Jones to meet with agent Tom Condon and representatives of Jay Z’s Roc Nation talent agency. The elder Jones said they were up until 3 a.m. Wednesday discussing terms, and he went to bed confident a deal was all but done. A person close to the negotiations provided contract terms to The Associated Press because they weren’t announced. The deal, which includes $45 million in guaranteed money, is similar to one Denver receiver Demaryius Thomas signed about the same time as Bryant.
GREG BEACHAM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Centre Ryan Kesler got comfortable quickly with the Anaheim Ducks, and the club let him know the feeling is definitely mutual. The veteran centre agreed to a six-year, $41.25 million contract extension with the Ducks on Wednesday, cementing a longterm commitment after just one season together. “I definitely feel a part of the core group now,” Kesler said. “They wanted me, and I wanted to stay.” Kesler had 20 goals, 27 assists and 75 penalty minutes last year in Anaheim after spending his first nine NHL seasons with the Vancouver Canucks. The hardnosed U.S. Olympian filled a key role as the Ducks’ second-line centre while matching up defensively against many teams’ top scorers. Kesler also had seven goals and six assists in a standout playoff effort as the three-time Pacific Division champion Ducks fell one game short of the Stanley Cup Final, losing to Chicago in the Western Conference finals. “That dressing room is so close, and we hold ourselves to the highest standard,” Kesler said. “That group is not satisfied until we win a Stanley Cup. When we do win that Stanley Cup, I don’t think we’ll be satisfied then, either. “We’re going to want another one. We have the group to do it. We have all the pieces. We just
HOROSCOPE by Jacqueline Bigar
ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might wake up wishing you were a kid again and did not have to work. Your instincts will be right-on with regard to drawing in a loved one. Schedule some time off in the near future. Tonight: Make nice. Don’t forget to make weekend plans. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You could be exhausted. How you manage to keep going seems to amaze many people. A problem involving your home is likely to arise. You would much prefer to be dealing with other matters today. Your instincts will be right-on with a loved one. Tonight: Order in. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You are likely to say exactly what you mean. If you have a hunch, especially involving your day-to-day life, follow through on it. You could be delighted by the results. Curb a tendency to spend too much, and be sure to count your change. Tonight: Treat yourself well. CANCER (June 21-July 22) You’ll smile, and it will encourage others to be more joyful as well. Your fiery side emerges when dealing with a child or
Anaheim Ducks centre Ryan Kesler has agreed to a six-year, $41.25 million contract extension with the Anaheim Ducks. [AP PHOTO]
need to put them together. We were one game away from going to the final, and that experience will help us next year.” Kesler has one year left on his current contract. His new deal has an average annual value of $6.875 million and extends through the 2021-22 season, when he will be 37 years old — not that he’s counting. “This isn’t my last contract,” Kesler said. “I want another one after this. Right now, I’m sitting here saying I won’t be done (in 2022). My family supports that, and they know.” The deal still provides extraordinary long-term security for a player in his 30s, but the Ducks are banking on Kesler being a key part of their near future as they attempt to breach the final barriers to the franchise’s second
loved one. Your creativity peaks no matter what the situation is. You will find that unique solutions come naturally. Tonight: Be more playful. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Others sense that you have a lot on your mind. Nevertheless, you appear to be smiling and open. You will proceed with caution, as you sense that something is off. Out-of-sorts friends seem to appear from out of nowhere. Be willing to close your door. Tonight: Retreat quickly. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You might have felt as though you could make an offer so enticing that someone couldn’t say “no.” However, this probably won’t be the case. How you proceed will reveal your true character. Speak your mind, but avoid using negativity. Tonight: Visit with a neighbor. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) A meeting is likely to occupy a good part of your day. You could feel pressured by a boss about something that is important to you. Be more of an observer, and you will know what to do. Happily go along for the ride. Tonight: Meet up with friends at a favorite spot. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Pressure builds for you to take charge,
championship. Anaheim was on the brink last season, but lost the last two games of the conference finals to the eventual champion Blackhawks. “We needed a killer instinct in Game 6,” Kesler said of the Ducks’ first potential elimination game, a blowout loss in Chicago. “We didn’t have it. There are two ways we can go about it: We can sulk about it, or we can learn from it. . . . That’s not going to happen again, I’ll tell you that.” Kesler is eager to resume his connection with Kevin Bieksa, his former roommate and the longtime Canucks defenceman acquired by the Ducks last month. Bieksa is the biggest off-season addition to the Ducks, who shuffled their lineup significantly despite their success.
and you will. You could be overwhelmed by what you see. It is important to distance yourself in order to see the big picture. You will be reluctant to follow any other path but your chosen one. Tonight: A force to be dealt with. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Be careful, as you could be suppressing a lot of your feelings and overspending. Follow your intuition with a partner, but only if you are willing to be vulnerable. The results might be more pleasing than you realize. Tonight: Consider taking off early for the weekend. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Reach out to someone you care about, and make plans to get together. A friend is likely to add to the quality of your day, as long as he or she is willing to be flexible with your schedule. Postpone getting together until the end of the day. Tonight: Cruise into the weekend. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) As you look around, you’ll see that there is a lot you need to complete today. Clear out as much as possible. A new friend will notice how thorough you are. Before absorbing any more responsibilities, think carefully. Work more social time into your life. Tonight: All smiles.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the CFL’s lone winless team but head coach Corey Chamblin has a message for the club’s rabid fans — relax. “The only thing that’s been truly lost in this season is the ability right now to go 16-2 for the regular season,” Chamblin told reporters earlier this week. “We haven’t lost the Grey Cup, we haven’t lost first place, we haven’t lost home-field advantage, we haven’t lost anything so no matter how you paint the picture at some point I knew we’d lose at least three games during the damn season.” Chamblin guided the Riders to a Grey Cup title in 2013, a championship delivered on home soil no less. But Saskatchewan is 0-3 heading into a rematch at Mosaic Stadium against the B.C. Lions (1-1), who rallied for a 35-32 win last weekend at B.C. Place Stadium. In fact, the Riders have held fourth-quarter leads in all three of their losses, prompting some Saskatchewan fans to ask for Chamblin’s head. “There’s two podiums waiting at the end of the year — a championship podium or a cross,” Chamblin said. “I’m prepared for either one of them. “If the fans want a new coach, they can get that. At the end of the day, I’ll still work and I’ll still be a great coach whether it’s here in Saskatchewan this year or somewhere else the next couple of years. “So to be honest, I don’t give a damn about that.” After winning the Grey Cup, Saskatchewan stormed out to an 8-2 record through its first 10 games in 2014 before losing starter Darian Durant to a season-ending elbow injury. The Riders finished the year dropping seven of their final nine contests, including an 18-10 decision to Edmonton in the West Division semifinal. Optimism was high in Regina this year with Durant’s healthy return but the veteran quarterback suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in the season opener. And although veteran Kevin Glenn has been solid as Durant’s replacement — completing 56-of69 passes for 748 yards with four TDs and two interceptions over his last two starts — it hasn’t translated into wins. Chamblin isn’t fazed by the harsh criticism he’s facing. “They (upset fans) can come and stand here and boo me every day,” he said. “At the end of the day I get a paycheque and I am doing my job. “But the one thing about it is my body of work since I’ve been here has been commendable and that’s what they have to stand on. “If they’re looking for more, they’re looking for different, hey, do what you’ve got to do.” Pick — Saskatchewan.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might want to experience an easy day, as the tone of the weekend is likely to be seeping in. Others might take off early, which could result in more work for you. Funnel your high energy appropriately. Lighten up. Tonight: Head home early if you can. YOUR BIRTHDAY (July 16) This year you express a very sensitive, emotional and caring personality. However, you will have periods where you evolve into a real party person. One side of you is introverted, whereas the other is extroverted. If you are single, others find you to be naturally seductive. Your multifaceted personality could intrigue many potential suitors, but only a few will actually be able to deal with it. If you are attached, you add so much fun to your sweetie’s life that he or she won’t want to be separated from you for any length of time. When LEO exposes his or her vulnerabilities, your relationship benefits. BORN TODAY Actor Will Ferrell (1967), actress Ginger Rogers (1911), actor James Maslow (1990)
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Snitching on your husband won’t help your relationship Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: My husband and I have been together for 12 years. We have three children. His mother is still living, and he has one younger brother. My issue is with this brother, “James.” A few years ago, James cheated on his then-girlfriend, “Sheila,” with whom he has a daughter. Sheila also has a son from a previous relationship that James never cared for. In the midst of their troubles, she would call my husband and me and vent about the way James treated her and her son, saying he was emotionally abusive. Sheila once showed me one of James’ text messages referring to me as his brother’s “scumbag wife” and other nasty things, all because I spoke to Sheila when she was hurting. Sheila took her son to a counsellor who told her to pack up and remove herself and the kids from the home because of James’ behaviour. Eventually, she
sent her son to live with his father. Then she and James got married. During the few holiday gatherings I have with my husband’s family, I tolerate James, but otherwise, I have no interaction with him or his wife. I wasn’t invited to their wedding, although my husband attended. I only recently revealed to him what James wrote about me in that text. I could see it upset him, but all he said was, “I didn’t realize.” Lately, my mother-inlaw has been making comments about how she doesn’t understand why “people” don’t talk to each other. I’m sure she’s referring to me. I know James is a master manipulator and has probably told her all kinds of untrue things about me. I haven’t wanted to upset her by giving her the lowdown on James, but should I? — Hurt and Fed up Dear Hurt: Please don’t. It wouldn’t help your relationship and might push James to go after you with more venom. Your husband knows the truth, and that’s the most important thing. Make sure he is supportive of you if James or his mother says anything unkind. Beyond that, you are handling this as well as can be expected.
Dear Annie: It was with great interest I read the letter from “Devastated in Ohio,” the kind writer who is grieving the loss of a friend who tripped and fell while recuperating from brain tumour surgery at a cabin retreat. I had a brain tumour and can tell “Ohio” not to feel guilty. Balance and tripping issues continue to plague me even six years after my surgery. “Ohio” was so kind to bring the man somewhere to recuperate, and falling down and hitting his head could have happened anywhere at any time. That cabin retreat was probably just what the guy needed, and his death was no one’s fault. I was so moved to read how heartbroken this friend is, but I wanted to say that there are support groups all over where people listen to stories like this all the time. It helps relinquish any guilt. — J. Dear J.: Thank you for your kind words. We received dozens of letters expressing sympathy and understanding. Several readers also pointed out that hospice offers grief counselling whether or not the patient was in hospice. We appreciate all of the expressions of concern and know that “Ohio” will, too.
Neil Young ends streaming his music THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Neil Young says he’s removing his music from all streaming services because his songs are being “devalued by the worst quality in the history of broadcasting.” In Facebook posts, the Toronto-born 69-year-old denigrates streaming and notes his preference for
the formats of yesteryear, including analog cassettes, eight tracks and AM radio. He also pointed out that the amount of money artists are making from streaming services has been “dramatically reduced by bad deals made without (his) consent,” though he said his decision was “not because of the money.”
Young has long been vocal about the need to prioritize sound quality. That explains why he developed the portable digital media player and download service Pono, which boasts higher-quality audio than its peers. “For me, it’s about making and distributing music people can really hear and feel. I stand for that.”
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