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Child sex assault case delayed

Judge postpones sentencing due to aboriginal status

» Salmon migration

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fish come up from the south. These changed conditions and the warm water that cause these changes to the ecosystem have some implications for Pacific salmon. The little fish, the juvenile salmon coming out of the rivers this spring of 2015, have come into an environment that is very different than what they’ve normally evolved to.”

Falconer said a higher percentage of adult sockeye are dying this year from heat stress.

“That is why the province is shutting down the fisheries,” Falconer said. “We want to let them have the best chance they can get.”

In June, the DFO curtailed, delayed or closed local fisheries. At the end of June, there was a closure of salmon fishing in the Sproat, Stamp and Somass rivers due to low, warm water.

Falconer warned of handling adult salmon, which can cause unnecessary stress. She suggests anyone who notices fish in distress or if a system is obstructed, to give West Coast Aquatics or the Alberni Valley Enhancement Association a call.

“We can go there and access the situation and clear the passage if we have to,” Falconer said.

To protect the fry in the extremely low rivers, Falconer suggests avoiding wading in pools that may be the only source of water for fish and if possible, dig a small trench to connect the pool to the main stream.

Sentencing for a man who sexually abused a 13-year-old girl multiple times in his West Coast home was delayed on Tuesday because the defendant is a member of a First Nations community.

A 59-year-old man appeared in Port Alberni provincial court Tuesday and re-entered guilty pleas to charges of sexual assault, sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching. The offences were committed over a period of time from June 2013, to January 2014 on a First Nations reserve on the West Coast. The accused was arrested in March 2014 and initially pleaded guilty to the charges in July 2014.

After Crown counsel read out the details of the crimes and recommended a sentence of five years imprisonment, defence lawyer Stephen Gosh requested that the case be postponed because the pre-sentence report did not take into full account the defendant’s connections to the aboriginal community where he resides.

Judge Parker MacCarthy apologized to the victim’s family but agreed to postpone sentencing.

“I have not only a family that is of native heritage that is being impacted by this, but [also] an offender,” MacCarthy said.

MacCarthy noted that it’s “incumbent on a sentencing judge to acquire a report on the circumstances of an offender as an aboriginal,” according to section 718 of the Criminal Code.

Provincial Crown prosecutor Grahame Merke said it’s the longest delay of sentencing he’s seen for a case where guilty pleas are entered. The Crown opposed the delay, arguing it’s the defendant’s own fault for not cooperating fully with the report.

“I’m very, very sympathetic to the Crown’s position,” MacCarthy said. “I don’t want to create a reversible error by not having before me what I need to have before me.” The judge asked that a full report be completed as soon as possible, suggesting that he could hear the case again as early as next month.

Merke argued the more severe a crime, the less likely that an offender’s aboriginal background would affect the sentence imposed compared to a non-aboriginal offender. He cited a number of cases from the Supreme Court of Canada and B.C. Court of Appeal in recent years to support that argument.

“All children have the right to be free from sexual exploitation,” Merke stated. “There is no automatic aboriginal discount for a crime.”

Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net

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Morgan Van Vliet, a summer student working with Westcoast Aquatic, was at Dry Creek to salvage fry on Tuesday afternoon. A record-low snowpack this year has led to criticaly low rivers and streams in the region [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES].

Emergency measures being undertaken to salvage fish from region’s dried-up streams KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

High temperatures came early this year, creating critical conditions for both adult salmon as well as juvenile coho and trout trying to survive in very little water. That’s changed commercial fishing and has some individuals concerned about the protection of fry in local streams.

“This is a big concern,” said Sheena Falconer, West Coast Aquatic Stewardship Association executive director. “We have had no snow pack so there is less water in the rivers and lakes, and the low levels are heating up faster.”

To help fry survive the conditions, members of West Coast Aquatic and the Alberni Valley Enhancement Association have been taking emergency measures through salvaging efforts.

“For the past few months we have been salvaging fry from areas we know will dry up,” Falconer said. “We have been taking them to big open systems so they have a chance to live.”

She said the best places to relocate fry are into larger lakes like Sproat or Great Central or from tributaries to the larger Ash, Stamp or Somass rivers.

Most often, fry salvage is only done by the groups if the threatening situations are human-caused, but Falconer said they are doing a lot more this year. She said salvaging is not always the best option and is done by

“We have had no snow pack so there is less water in the rivers and lakes, and the low levels are heating up faster” Sheena Falconer, West Coast Aquatic Stewardship

licensed employees and volunteers.

Also sensitive to the change in water temperatures and levels, adult sockeye have limited spawning and navigational skills.

“That is why so many are dying in the river,” Falconer said.

Not surprising, B.C. salmon runs are lower than expected. Although Vancouver Island has recently experienced record highs this month, the warming of the oceans started to occur in the fall of 2013.

Over time, these unusual conditions changed the marine ecosystem, and according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s ocean scientist, Ian Perry, changed the distribution and migration of fish. It also changed the food they feed on, he said in a media briefing.

“When we have warm conditions as we have seen since October 2014 we get the kind of food web that normally exists off California,” Perry said, adding that warmer condions can cause aquatic animals to be smaller, providing less sustenance for fish.

“At the same time as we have a poorer food web we tend to have a lot more predatory

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WILDFIRE

Unstable slopes on Dog Mountain ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The forest fire that overtook Dog Mountain this month has left a lasting impact on the stability of the peninsula’s slopes, prompting the regional district to issue another evacuation order this week.

On Monday the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District announced a state of emergency and evacuation for 15 of the mountain’s cabins by Sproat Lake. The 21 lots on Dog Mountain were previously ordered to evacuate earlier in July as the fire rapidly grew to encompass 450 hectares. At least one cabin has been destroyed by the fire.

The ACRD has now barred entry to much of the peninsula due to a rockfall hazard.

“There is a threat to accessing Dog Mountain at present,” said regional district CAO Russell Dyson.

“The first issue that was addressed for the state of emergency and evacuation was on the basis of a wildfire. The wildfire is now contained on Dog Mountain and that is not a threat. The new order is in relation to slope stability issues.”

This photo of the Dog Mountain fire, taken on Friday by Sproat Lake resident Bob Cole, shows flames still emerging from the shore. Much of the area is under an evacuation order due to unstable slopes. [SUBMITTED BY BOB COLE]

This announcement comes in response to an initial assessment of how much the forest fire affected Dog Mountain, which has burned since the blaze was discovered on July 4.

More reports on the extent of the permanent damage to the mountain are expected.

“There are some properties that

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are at a moderate to high risk and it requires further study and assessment,” added Dyson.

“Until that’s done, the majority of the cabins and properties on Dog Mountain will remain in an evacuation order.”

The B.C.’s Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is currently examin-

ing the extent of the damage to Dog Mountain’s slopes.

“Following a wildfire there is the potential for several different types of natural hazards to occur,” stated the ministry in an email to the Times.

“These can include terrain instability due to loose rock falls as a result of vegetation loss (burned tree and roots) due to the fire.

“Other impacts include hydrologic changes such as debris flows or overland flows due to hydrophobic soils.”

On Tuesday the province’s Wildfire Management Branch reported that six firefighters remain on the site to patrol the situation and ensure the burning does not spread beyond the wildfire’s perimeter.

“The Dog Mountain fire continues to burn within the containment lines,” stated the wildfire branch in its most recent update on the situation.

“This is expected, and desirable, as the low intensity ground fire continues to reduce the overall fuel loading within the fire perimeter and will reduce future fire intensity during hot, dry and windy conditions.”

The incident is believed to be caused by a person, although the province has yet to make any conclusive statements on the initial cause of the Dog Mountain forest fire.

“It’s either lightning or people,” said Donna MacPherson, a fire information officer with the province’s Coastal Fire Centre.

“We normally send in a group that go in and assess the fire to see whether we can establish culpability there.”

Conditions in the Alberni Valley had an “extreme” fire danger rating when the Dog Mountain incident broke out early this month, but since then burning hazards have been lowered to a “high” classification with the Wildfire Management Branch.

Dog Mountain remains by far the largest blaze on Vancouver Island, but early this week three other forest fires were discovered.

On Monday a wildfire was found in Averill Creek near Duncan, while two others west of Comox and a blaze southwest of Campbell River emerged. As of Tuesday afternoon all of these fires were under three hectares.

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COMMUNITY

Break and enter crime up in June ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

June brought a rise in crime to the Alberni Valley, including more than double the number of break and enter incidents to businesses compared to last year’s results.

An RCMP report on last month’s illegal activity in the Alberni Valley shows 1,152 calls for service in June – 102 more incidents than what police reported the previous month. Crime usually goes up during the summer as traffic through Port Alberni increases, but the total criminal code offences rose by six per cent in June compared to the 2014 figures for that month.

Traffic violations rose 13 per cent, property crime went up by 16 per cent, while the number of break-ins to businesses was 135 per cent higher than what the Valley experienced in June 2014.

“We see a lot of thefts from boats and such,” said Insp. Mac Richards of the Port Alberni RCMP detachment.

To get a better handle on this summer’s rise in crime Port Alberni officers are working additional shifts, while external support has come from the RCMP’s Central Vancouver Island Traffic Services and South Island Integrated Marine Unit.

“This past weekend we had our marine section up to do patrols for the regatta at the lake,” added Richards.

Ron Kyle, who manages the Port Alberni Port Authority’s marinas, has not seen more theft from boats at the port authority’s docks recently.

“I haven’t had any reports on an increase in theft in our marinas,” he said. “We have cameras at all our marinas, we have a contracted security company as well as locked gates.”

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But a vessel did arrive at Clutesi Haven Marina a few weeks ago after it went missing south of town from Underwood Cove.

“It was brought in by a gentleman who thought it belonged to one of his friends, so he just thought it was either an escapee boat that broke free or somebody had tried to steal it and left it somewhere,” said Kyle. “They brought it back in and the owner was very happy to get his boat back.”

More officers are getting out of their cars to patrol the community this summer by foot and bicycle.

Richards said this approach gives RCMP members a different perspective of the community.

“It also gives us a greater opportunity to interact with people,” he said. “People aren’t always expecting people on bikes or on foot. They’re looking for headlights but not people walking around.”

Although the recent statistics show criminal activity is on the rise, some crimes have lessened.

Theft from vehicles was down by 25 per cent and violent crime declined eight per cent in June compared to the same month’s figures in 2014.

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Soup Campbell was at the roundhouse on Saturday with other volunteers working on the restoration of the No. 112.

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Gearheads restore old steamer KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Every Saturday, a small group of volunteers put their tools to use in the roundhouse near the train station.

Progress is slowly being made on the vintage 112 locomotive that was acquired by the Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society earlier this year.

Still a long way to go, the members knew the restoration would be a work in progress.

The CANFOR No. 112 originated in Beaver Cove and when IHS volunteers had an opportunity to relocate it to Port Alberni, the offer was too good to pass up.

“Finding them is the biggest challenge,” said volunteer Soup Campbell. “We have been looking for a long time and by the time you find an abandoned one, someone else has taken it.”

The plan is to use the locomotive in conjunction with the well-used No.7, which currently

takes passengers to McLean Mill.

The No. 7 is a restoration success story after the IHS started the process around 2000.

Four volunteers, including Campbell, Sandy Macham, Mike Stewart and Jan Jansma, spend every weekend on the job.

Although the work requires a lot of elbow grease and even more commitment of time, Campbell said it is a labour of love.

“This one is in better shape than the No. 7 was when we got it,” he said. “It’s rusty but we can unscrew the bolts.”

That one job alone, the replacement of 28 bolts with all new ones, took two men 17 hours of drilling.

Much of the locomotive has been stripped of parts to prepare for a rebuild.

The cladding and insulation have been removed and the driving rods cleaned. They stripped the cab and cleaned the engine out of the smoke box.

They started the work as soon as the locomotive was unloaded to the roundhouse in March and have not missed a Saturday since.

“It doesn’t look like much right now, it’s pretty bare, but it is time consuming,” Campbell said.

Campbell said the project will take two to three years to complete but expects it will be in pristine condition. He said the major work will be building a new cab and fuel tank, which will both be fabricated in the roundhouse shop.

Campbell said he just likes working with old equipment and enjoys a challenge.

“They don’t give these things away everyday, so it is certainly well worth it,” Campbell said.

Anyone who is interesting in checking on the progress can find the No. 112 and volunteers at the roundhouse each Saturday.

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Aboriginal victims must be equally protected, says court SEX CRIME, from Page 1

A Supreme Court of Canada decision on a sexual assault case from 2000 (Regina v. Wells) stated that “the court held that Parliament could not have intended that victims of aboriginal offenders, including aboriginal victims, would receive less protection under the law.”

Each of the crimes committed by the defendant carry a minimum sentence of one year in prison, Merke noted. Although he pleaded guilty to three charges and has no prior record of sexual offences, the accused’s lack of cooperation during the pre-sentence report, including occasions of denial and victim

blaming, are aggravating factors, Merke said. The defendant also proved himself to be a repeat offender, the Crown prosecutor argued, because he committed multiple crimes over a period of several months.

Another aggravating factor was the defendant’s manipulation of his relationship with the victim, Merke said.

The accused was married to the victim’s grandmother and living with them at the time the crimes took place. He sent text messages to the grandmother asking that the girl be left alone at home with him so they could spend time together.

In June 2013 he offered the 13-year-old girl money for sex.

She refused, and left the home to see a friend.

In November of that year he again pressured her for sex, threatening that he would not drive her and her grandmother to cultural events in their First Nations community if she did not give in to his demands.

“She knew these [events] were important to her grandmother,” Merke noted. He followed her to her room, where he removed her clothes and engaged in sexual intercourse. Afterwards the girl was in pain and noticed a small amount of blood, Merke said.

In January 2014 the man told the girl she would not be allowed to see her friends unless she had sex with him again. He entered

“He’s going to jail, it’s just a question of how long.”

Grahame Merke, Crown prosecutor

her bedroom and forced her into sexual intercourse.

A social worker notified RCMP in March 2014 of what happened to the victim. Police arrested the man and he initially denied the charges, later admitting to the crimes.

A “fit sentence” would be six years in prison, according to the Crown. Merke argued that with cases of sexual assault against children, the principles of

denunciation and deterrence for the crime are more important than rehabilitation of the offender. Because the defendant pleaded guilty, the recommended sentence was reduced to five years.

The Crown prosecutor argued that delaying the case is just another way for the defendant to delay the inevitable.

“He’s going to jail, it’s just a question of how long,” Merke said.

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Marijuana laws are long overdue for change

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here is no better evidence of the change in attitudes about marijuana than the forbearance demonstrated by the Winnipeg Police Service in connection with a man who is openly selling pot from a storefront operation.

The police service issued a news release Monday saying it would not tolerate the lawless conduct of Glenn Price, who has been selling what he calls medical marijuana even though he is not licensed by Health Canada and his product has not been acquired from authorized government dispensers.

That’s some 22 days after Mr. Price announced to the world he was selling pot to customers with a prescription from a doctor. The police response back then was he should stop selling drugs.

There was no threat of enforcement against the entre-

preneur, who has a civic occupancy permit and permission to carry out his illegal business from the landlord. The provincial company’s branch was also aware what he was up to.

In pure legal terms, he’s a drug trafficker (a term police would not have hesitated to use a decade ago) – but times have changed.

Instead of raiding Mr. Price’s Main Street establishment, Your Medical Cannabis Headquarters, when he started selling to customers on July 1, police simply ignored the problem.

On Monday, however, police threatened to “respond appropriately” if Mr. Price continued to flaunt the law. The only thing missing from the news release was a line saying, “We really mean it this time.”

The lackadaisical response was a tacit acknowledgment

that even law enforcement no longer considers pot to be a dangerous drug that will produce insanity or mayhem in all who use it.

The Harper government, however, is stuck in a time warp, resisting the tide of history that is leading to decriminalization or legalization.

The Conservatives have pressured police in other cities where similar pot dispensaries are operating, but they haven’t had the success they would like.

In Vancouver, for example, police have refused a federal request to crack down on the owner of 11 stores that dispense marijuana in the same way as Mr. Price. They said they have more important work to do.

Meanwhile, the smell of marijuana wafted inside and out of Mr. Price’s business Tuesday, where protesters had gathered to protect the business if police

showed up. The cops didn’t come – they don’t like unnecessary confrontations in front of the media – but they are likely to show up sometime in the near future with a warrant.

The big question is whether they will merely seize his product and charge him with a minor offence or throw the book at him with a charge of possession of marijuana for the purpose or trafficking.

Either way, Mr. Price says he intends to continue pursuing what he considers a mission of mercy.

People who want marijuana because of a medical condition claim it takes too long to get it through official channels and the product is inferior and often ineffective.

Lawyers like to say weak cases make bad laws. With that in mind, the Crown may want to be careful about how it pro-

ceeds against Mr. Price.

The Supreme Court of Canada has already shown some sympathy for medical marijuana users, ruling recently they could use the drug as an oil, tea or other edible product. The problem is Health Canada still won’t make it available in those forms.

Like the failed abortion prosecutions of the early 1980s, police and the Crown may find juries and judges are loathe to jail citizens who are dispensing marijuana to people with a doctor’s prescription, particularly when the evidence would show Ottawa is incompetent and obstructionist in carrying out the task.

It’s time to change the law and end this persecution of pot users.

families depend upon income from employment in Alberta’s oil-patch.

And these folk will be competing for scarce foodbank resources with the usual clients: people on provincial government financial assistance and working folk whose employers don’t pay them a living wage.

For the first seven months of every year (from the previous December through end of July) B.C provincial financial assistance (“welfare”) clients endure at least four five-week-months between cheque-issue dates. This means that whatever meagre funds they may have left over for groceries (from an average allowance of maybe $900/month) has to stretch for five rather than four weeks. Note: the average rent in B.C is at least $600 - $800/ month for something halfway decent.

So by July, the foodbank’s shelves are bare - just when they’re contemplating having to stock up before Wintertime when (in December) the five-week cycle will begin again.

Provincial and federal governments could do more to help, of course, by creating jobs here rather than shipping them offshore, legislatively mandating a national “guaranteed income” and minimum wage, helping to

subsidize community foodbanks, and providing a financial assistance allowance in pace with the cost of living.

Presently it’s equivalent to someone living on a full-time working income less than $6/ hour.

At the same time, the provincial government could quit perpetuating elder poverty by allowing 55 and 60 year-old disability clients to keep pension funds earned from previous employment rather than clawing these employment-related funds back from their monthly allowance.

This claw-back is cruel, as clients are allowed to keep (on top of their regular income assistance allowance) up to $9,600/year income IF they can find employment now (when they are disabled) whereas they have already worked for and earned those employment related professional pension and CPP funds that are being clawed-back.

Isn’t this the kind of thing that fostered the likes of the French Revolution?

And, if history were to repeat itself in this selfie/navel-gazing day ‘n’ age, where and who are the “Proletariat” now?

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Minority issues are threatening democracy Passed wisdom says “Democracy must, to the people, appear to be working and with the judiciary it must also APPEAR to be working FOR the people.”

Democracy is for the good of the majority. However, we have become painfully concerned with minority issues. Armchair lawyers champion compassion and fairness despite the majority rule. Our laws are boldly ignored by brazen persons with anarchist leanings who disrespect the laws of Canada.

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Canadian Constitution and the United Nations’ Charters are guideline aspirations for societies. Some people use these precepts to silence others for their own personal rights benefit.

The courts of lawyers and the judging system has become a quagmire to the people. Corporations and the rich are perceived as the only persons who receive court benefit. The Supreme Court of Canada and lower court judging have become fair to whom? Numerous cases were stunningly expensive and because not enough convincing

evidence was produced, proof of guilt was unfulfilled.

The criminal has many rights [and] considerations before the court. We see the aggrieved person re-victimized by court appeals or when the convicted person makes request for human rights consideration. It seems many criminals take little responsibility for their crimes, penalties are inconsequential and rehabilitation has questionable results.

Recently, a USA politician roared “Judicial Tyranny” when their Supreme Court Justices ruled a legal issue applied to all 50 states despite individual state rights. Canadian sentiment from faulty rulings by our judicial system is also raising anger, especially when judicial democracy is perceived to not be working for the people.

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LAWN BOWLING

Alberni hosts women’s provincials Team skipped by White Rock LBC wins gold in 10-team tournament this month ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Port Alberni Lawn Bowling Club hosted the the women’s side of the Provincial Fours Championships this month.

Ten teams from around the province played at the Port Alberni Club over the three-day July 3–5 championship.

A combined team skipped by a member from the Whiterock LBC won the gold medal and will represent B.C. at the National Championships that will be played August 16–22 in Ontario.

Other team members were Ann Mathie from Juan de Fuca, Belle Chan from Richmond and Ann Van Bastelaere from Sidney. This combined team went undefeated through the championship.

Two teams entered from the Port Alberni LBC: Rinnie Hoekstra,

Marilyn Chretien, Anne Grist and skip Nancy Hemmingsen; with the second team of Alison Merryfield, Elaine van Kooten, Robin Forrest and skip Pricilla Westlake. The home teams worked hard in their games but were not successful in getting to the championship round.

The Port Alberni LBC provided fabulous food and facilities that were appreciated by all competitors, according to the club. The games contained high quality play and provided the spectators with some thrilling championship shots.

The Port Alberni LBC invites new-comers to come out on Friday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 to try the sport. Coaching and equipment are provided and all are welcome.

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The gold medal winning team in the Provincial Fours Championships for women’s lawn bowling, hosted at the Port Alberni Lawn Bowling Club July 3–5. From left, Mary Wright, Ann Mattie, Belle Chan and Ann Van Bastelaere. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

PAN AMERICAN GAMES

Canada takes eight gold medals in athletics THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — A threadbare Canadian track and field team came home with just four medals at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Canada’s athletes have already more than doubled that modest total after just one full day at the track in Toronto.

The host nation picked up eight medals in athletics, including four gold, in Tuesday’s competition at the 2015 Pan Am Games. With gold and silver from Sunday’s 20-kilometre race walk, Canada leads all nations in athletics with five gold medals and is tied with the United States at 10 medals overall.

Toronto’s Shawnacy Barber and Vancouver’s Elizabeth Gleadle set the tone early with a gold medal each.

Barber equalled a Pan Am record, clearing 5.80 metres to win gold in men’s pole vault and Gleadle won gold in women’s javelin with a throw of 62.83 metres on her sixth and final attempt. “I’m having

a really phenomenal year for me, I’m hitting the marks that I dreamed of,” Barber said.

Gleadle was trailing American Kara Winger when she stepped up to take her final javelin throw, clapping her hands to get the crowd going.

“I was thinking ’Oh no, I’d better get it together,”’ Gleadle said. “I was standing there and I thought to myself ’I bet the Canadian anthem would sound a whole lot better from the podium if I was on it,’ so that inspired me to throw better.”

Canada earned more medals in evening competition, with Matt Hughes winning gold and Alex Genest taking silver in the men’s 3,000-metre steeplechase and Mohammed Ahmed wining the men’s 10,000 metres.

Hughes, form Oshawa, Ont., finished the steeplechase in eight minutes 32.18 seconds with Genest, from Shawinigan, Que., right behind in 8:33.83.

Cory Leslie of the U.S. won bronze.

“It was about competing for the fans that paid good money to come watch us race, and

Shawnacy Barber of Canada clears the bar on his way to winning the gold medal for pole vault during the athletics competition at the Pan Am Games in Toronto on Tuesday. [MARK BLINCH, CANADIAN PRESS]

family and friends, and you don’t get many opportunities to compete on a stage like this,” Hughes said.

“Toronto is like home for me as well, so winning in front of

your family and friends is something you don’t get to do very often.

“I probably will never run a major championships in Canada ever again, because there

will probably never be one in my career.” Hughes pulled away from the pack with three laps to go. “I made a similar move in the national championships a few weeks ago, so I was confident in that move,” he said.

“I was hoping that Alex knew when I was going to go.”

Ahmed, from St. Catharines, Ont., won the 10,000 in 29:49.96, ahead of American Aron Rono (28:50.83) and Mexico’s Juan Luis Barrios (28:51.57).

Tim Nedow from Brockville, Ont., earned silver in the men’s shot put with a throw of 20.53 metres. Jamaica’s O’Dayne Richards won gold with a throw of 21.69 metres, breaking the Pan Am record previously held

by Canada’s Dylan Armstrong.

“I’ve been throwing 20.50 all year, so there was no excuse not to throw it here, so I am glad I did that,” Nedow said.

Sultana Frizell of Perth, Ont., took bronze in the women’s hammer throw with a toss of 69.51 metres, while Toronto’s Nikkita Holder won bronze in the women’s 100 hurdles in 12.85 seconds.

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YOU AND THE LAW SOLICITOR – CLIENT PRIVILEGE PROTECTS YOU You might have heard about “solicitor-client privilege.” It means that what you tell your lawyer must be held in the strictest confidence. Your lawyer can’t talk about your case to anyone – not even your family – unless you give permission. This privilege covers all communications within the lawyer-client relationship and comes into existence the moment you consult a lawyer for legal advice.

In criminal law cases, this means that what an accused person tells their lawyer will be kept secret. In also applies to other areas of law, including family law, civil lawsuits, wills and estates, contracts, taxation and corporate law.

For example, in one case, Mr. M, a teacher/librarian criminally charged with sexual offences against former students, wanted to see the file of a lawyer who represented C (a former student) in a civil lawsuit against him for alleged sexual touching. Mr. M wanted the civil file revealed to help his criminal case – his defence was that C was fabricating the criminal complaint to bolster the civil lawsuit.

The Supreme Court of Canada denied this request because it would have violated C’s solicitor-client privilege.

“This privilege is fundamental to the justice system in Canada…,” said the Court. “The integrity of the administration of justice depends upon the unique role of the solicitor who provides legal advice to clients within this complex system. … [P]eople must be able to speak candidly with their lawyer and so enable their interests to be fully represented.”

There are other types of privilege, for example, for doctor-patient communications and confessions to a priest or minister. But the law doesn’t give these types of privilege the same level of protection it gives to solicitor-client privilege.

In rare circumstances, the court will set aside the privilege. If there’s a clear and imminent risk of serious harm to other persons, a lawyer (or an expert hired by the lawyer) can reveal what they know as needed to protect them.

Take the case of a client referred by his lawyer to a psychiatrist for an expert report. The client confided plans to torture and kill young female prostitutes to the psychiatrist. The Supreme Court of Canada decided that the interests of public safety justified the psychiatrist disclosing the otherwise privileged statement to authorities.

What happens if your former lawyer moves to another firm, and a lawyer in that firm acts for the other side in a new matter you’re involved in? In many cases, the other lawyer would have to disqualify themselves.

Most recently, the Supreme Court of Canada tossed out certain rules for lawyers the federal government had put in place. These rules would, for example, have allowed searches of lawyers’ offices, without warrant, on grounds of sussing out suspected money laundering or terrorist financing. The Court said the rules were too broad and unjustifiably infringed the fundamental principle of solicitor-client privilege.

Rest assured, you can be frank with your lawyer, who will do their utmost to represent your interests fully.

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SPORTS

6 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2015

SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL CFL

West Calgary Winnipeg Edmonton BC Lions Saskatchewan East Toronto Montreal Ottawa Hamilton

W 3 2 2 2 0 W 2 2 2 1

L 1 2 1 1 4 L 1 2 2 2

T 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0

Pts PF PA 6 86 97 4 106 137 4 80 55 4 78 83 0 122 131 Pts PF PA 4 88 76 4 87 69 4 76 101 2 88 67

Week 5 schedule (with odds by Oddsshark) Favourite Line (O/U) Underdog Home team in CAPS Friday, July 24, 4 p.m.

Calgary 5.5 (45.5) OTTAWA Friday, July 24, 7 p.m.

BC LIONS 3.5 (54) Toronto Saturday, July 25, 4 p.m.

EDMONTON 5.5(52) Winnipeg Sunday, July 26, 4 p.m.

Hamilton 1 (55) SASKATCHEWAN League leaders Rushing Yards Att 1 Jerome Messam, SSK 40 2 Jon Cornish, CGY 54 3 Tyrell Sutton, MTL 56 4 Anthony Allen, SSK 32 5 Paris Cotton, WPG 42 6 Brandon WhitakerTOR, 28 7 Andrew Harris, BC 41 8 Chevon Walker, OTT 57 9 Shakir Bell, EDM 18 10 Travis Lulay, BC 9

Yds Avg 306 7.65 305 5.65 280 5.00 264 8.25 230 5.48 220 7.86 212 5.17 192 3.37 144 8.00 118 13.11

Receiving Yards Rec 1 S.J. Green, MTL 20 2 Weston Dressler, SSK 20 3 Nick Moore, WPG 27 4 Eric Rogers, CGY 17 5 Chris Williams, OTT 20 6 Clarence Denmark, WPG12 7 Ryan Smith, SSK 11 8 Brad Sinopoli, OTT 23 9 Adarius Bowman, EDM 14 10 Jamel Richardson, SSK15

Yds Avg 341 17.05 329 16.45 289 10.70 276 16.24 270 13.50 268 22.33 251 22.82 243 10.57 227 16.21 221 14.73

Quarterbacks QB Rating Int TDs Rate 1 Trevor Harris, TOR 2 9 121.5 2 Drew Willy, WPG 2 5 119.6 3 Travis Lulay, BC 1 6 107.1 4 Rakeem Cato, MTL 2 4 105.9 5 Kevin Glenn, SSK 4 5 103.4 6 Zach Collaros, HAM 4 3 89.5 7 Bo Levi Mitchell, CGY 4 4 86.6 8 Henry Burris, OTT 6 4 79.3 9 Matt Nichols, EDM 5 4 64.7 Passing Yards 1 Kevin Glenn, SSK 2 Bo Levi Mitchell, CGY 3 Henry Burris, OTT 4 Zach Collaros, HAM 5 Drew Willy, WPG 6 Trevor Harris, TOR 7 Rakeem Cato, MTL 8 Travis Lulay, BC 9 Matt Nichols, EDM 10 Mike Reilly, EDM

Att Comp Yds 127 93 1,228 121 78 975 140 95 973 113 80 931 87 67 913 99 74 837 90 65 822 97 64 785 60 31 462 28 16 170

Passing TDs 1 Trevor Harris, TOR 2 Travis Lulay, BC 3 Kevin Glenn, SSK 4 Drew Willy, WPG

TDs 9 6 5 5

B.C. Football Conference Kamloops Van Island Westshore Valley Okanagan Langley

W 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts 0 0 0 0 0 0

PF 0 0 0 0 0 0

PA 0 0 0 0 0 0

Week 1 Saturday, July 25 Langley at Vancouver Island, 4 p.m.

Westshore at Okanagan Sun, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Valley Huskers, 7 p.m.

BASEBALL

Mariners 11, Tigers 9

MLB - Results and standings

ab r h bi ab r h bi Jackson CF 6 1 2 1 Kinsler 2B 5 2 2 0 Seager 3B 5 2 2 0 Cespedes LF 4 1 1 2 Cruz DH 5 2 1 1 Martinez DH 4 1 1 0 Cano 2B 4 2 3 1 Martinez RF 5 3 2 2 Smith RF 3 2 1 1 Marte PH-1B 3 0 0 0 Ackley LF 2 0 0 1 Cast’anos 3B 4 2 3 1 Miller LF-SS 4 0 1 1 Avila C 3011 Morrison 1B 5 1 1 0 Romine SS 5 0 1 1 Zunino C 4 0 1 0 Gose CF 2001 Totals 38 10126 Davis PH-CF 1 0 0 0 Totals 36 9 11 8

American League East W L NY Yankees 51 41 Toronto 48 47 Tampa Bay 48 48 Baltimore 46 46 Boston 42 52 Central W L Kansas City 56 36 Minnesota 50 42 Detroit 46 47 Cleveland 44 48 Chicago Sox 42 49 West W L LA Angels 52 40 Houston 52 43 Texas 44 49 Seattle 43 51 Oakland 43 52 National League East W L Washington 50 42 NY Mets 49 45 Atlanta 45 49 Miami 39 55 Philadelphia 33 63 Central W L St. Louis 59 34 Pittsburgh 54 39 Chicago Cubs 50 42 Cincinnati 41 50 Milwaukee 42 52 West W L LA Dodgers 53 42 San Francisco 49 44 San Diego 44 49 Arizona 43 49 Colorado 40 52

Seattle

PCT .554 .505 .500 .500 .447 PCT .609 .543 .495 .478 .462 PCT .565 .547 .473 .457 .453

GB Strk - W2 4.5 W2 5.0 W1 5.0 L1 10.0 L6 GB Strk - W1 6.0 L2 10.5 L1 12.0 L1 13.5 L3 GB Strk - W5 1.5 W2 8.5 W1 10.0 W1 10.5 L1

PCT .543 .521 .479 .415 .344 PCT .634 .581 .543 .451 .447 PCT .558 .527 .473 .467 .435

GB Strk - L1 2.0 W1 6.0 W2 12.0 W1 19.0 L1 GB Strk - W1 5.0 L1 8.5 W1 17.0 L1 17.5 W4 GB Strk - L2 3.0 L1 8.0 W5 8.5 L1 11.5 L1

Yesterday’s results NY Yankees 3, Baltimore 2 NY Mets 7, Washington 2 Tampa Bay 1, Philadelphia 0 Seattle 11, Detroit 9 Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati 4 Atlanta 4, LA Dodgers 3 Houston 8, Boston 3 Milwaukee 8, Cleveland 1 Kansas City 3, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 8, Chicago Sox 5 Texas 9, Colorado 0 Miami 3, Arizona 0 Toronto 7, Oakland 1 L.A. Angels 7, Minnesota 0 San Francisco 9, San Diego 3 Today’s schedule with probable pitchers L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 9:10 a.m.

Bolsinger (4-3) vs. Teheran (6-4) N.Y. Mets at Washington, 9:35 a.m.

Syn’gaard (4-5) vs. Zimmermann (8-5) Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 9:35 a.m.

Hendricks (4-4) vs. Leake (7-5) Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 10:05 a.m.

Odorizzi (5-6) vs. Morgan (1-2) Cleveland at Milwaukee, 11:10 a.m.

Anderson (2-1) vs. Lohse (5-10) Texas at Colorado, 12:10 p.m.

Perez (0-1) vs. De La Rosa (6-4) San Francisco at San Diego, 12:40 p.m.

Cain (1-1) vs. Shields (8-3) Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 3:10 p.m.

Lester (5-8) vs. DeSclafani (5-7) Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m.

TBD vs. Nova (1-3) Seattle at Detroit, 4:08 p.m.

Montgomery (4-3) vs. Sanchez (9-7) St. Louis at Chi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m.

Wacha (10-3) vs. Samardzija (6-5) Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m.

Morton (6-3) vs. Young (8-5) Boston at Houston, 5:10 p.m.

Miley (8-8) vs. TBD Miami at Arizona, 6:40 p.m.

Fernandez (2-0) vs. Ray (3-4) Toronto at Oakland, 7:05 p.m.

Doubront (1-0) vs. Gray (10-4) Minnesota at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m.

Pelfrey (5-6) vs. Wilson (7-7) Thursday, July 23 (Early games) Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 10:05 a.m.

Jimenez (7-5) vs. Tanaka (6-3) Seattle at Detroit, 10:08 a.m.

Iwakuma (2-1) vs. Price (9-3) Toronto at Oakland, 12:35 p.m.

Hutchison (9-2) vs. Kazmir (5-5) Minnesota at L.A. Angels, 12:35 p.m.

Santana (1-0) vs. Richards (10-6)

Toronto Blue Jay Josh Donaldson rounds second base against the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday in Toronto.

[THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Donaldson back in Oakland as all-star ANTONIO GONZALEZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OAKLAND, Calif. — Josh Donaldson had a little extra time to reflect on his tenure with the Athletics during his first trip back to the aging Oakland Coliseum.

Toronto’s All-Star third baseman spent about two hours in a taxi from San Francisco to Oakland on Tuesday because his driver apparently took a few failed “shortcuts.” Finally, Donaldson saw the stadium’s new video boards as the car approached and thought back to his old memories of playing for the green and gold.

“When I pulled up, my heart started fluttering a little bit seeing this place,” Donaldson said, wearing his Blue Jays uniform in the visitor’s dugout.

No doubt Donaldson felt some emotions in his return to Oakland, where the Blue Jays and A’s were meeting for the first time since the off-season trade that reshaped their rosters.

In a surprising move Nov. 28, the A’s sent Donaldson to Toronto for third baseman Brett Lawrie, right-hander Kendall Graveman, lefty Sean Nolin and minor league shortstop Franklin Barreto.

Gravemen (6-5, 3.38 ERA) was starting for Oakland in the opener of the three-game series.

“Maybe a little incentive there,” Donaldson quipped. Donaldson said he has “zero animosity” toward the A’s. He recalls only fond memories of his four seasons with the team — “minus some flooding a couple times” in the clubhouse — and is thankful for the opportunity the team gave him.

But Donaldson admitted the move by A’s general manager Billy Beane to break up a club that had made the playoffs three straight seasons left him stunned.

“It probably took me two or three weeks at least to kind of let it soak in. It was definitely hard,” Donaldson said. “There was definitely some emotions going on because a lot of the guys that were here, we’ve been through so much together, we’ve kind of built what we thought was a core and really some foundations.

Seattle 401 001 050 11 Detroit 012 040 110 9 SB: SEA Jackson, A (11, 2nd base off Alburquerque/Avila). 2B: SEA Smith, S (21, Greene), Cano (24, Greene), Zunino (8, Hardy, B); DET Kinsler (21, Rodney).

GIDP: DET Martinez, V. HR: SEA Cruz, N (22, 3rd inning off Greene, 0 on, 0 out), Gutierrez, F (2, 8th inning off Feliz, N, 3 on, 2 out); DET Martinez, J (27, 3rd inning off Walker, T, 1 on, 2 out), Cespedes (14, 5th inning off Walker, T, 1 on, 0 out), Castellanos (7, 7th inning off Wilhelmsen, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: SEA 10; DET 8. DP: SEA (Miller, B-Morrison). E: SEA Seager (9, fielding), Jackson, A (3, fielding). PICKOFFS: SEA Beimel (Avila at 1st base).

Seattle IP H R ER BB SO T Walker 4.1 7 6 5 0 4 D Rollins 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 T Wilhelmsen 1.2 2 1 1 2 2 J Beimel (W, 1-1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 F Rodney 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 C Smith 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO S Greene 4.2 6 5 5 2 1 B Hardy 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 A Alburquerque 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 I Krol 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 B Rondon 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 N Feliz (L 1-3) 1.0 4 5 5 1 2 W Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Time: 3:55. Att: 34,088.

Astros 8, Red Sox 3 Boston

Houston

ab r h bi ab r h bi Betts CF 4 1 1 2 Altuve 2B 3 2 2 1 Pedroia 2B 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez 1B 2 1 1 0 Bogaerts SS 4 0 2 1 Rasmus RF 1 0 0 0 Ortiz DH 4 0 0 0 Correa SS 3 0 1 2 Ramirez LF 4 0 1 0 Gattis LF 3001 Sandoval 3B 4 0 0 0 Singleton 1B 1 0 0 0 Holt 1B 3 0 1 0 Valbuena 3B 4 0 0 0 Hanigan C 3 1 1 0 Conger C 3 1 1 0 Totals 30 2 6 3 Carter DH 3 2 2 2 Hoes RF-LF 4 0 1 0 Marisnick CF 4 2 1 0 Totals 31 8 9 6

Boston 003 000 000 3 Houston 100 042 01x 8 SB: HOU Altuve (27, 2nd base off Johnson, B/Hanigan), Marisnick (12, 2nd base off Johnson, B/Hanigan). 2B: BOS Bogaerts (21, Velasquez), Hanigan (3, Velasquez), Betts (23, Velasquez), Holt, B (16, Velasquez); HOU Correa (12, Masterson), Conger (6, Masterson). 3B: HOU Marisnick (3, Tazawa). GIDP: BOS Sandoval, Hanigan; HOU Gattis.

HR: HOU Carter (16, 6th inning off Masterson, 1 on, 0 out). Team Lob: BOS 3; HOU 6.

Boston IP H R ER BB SO C Johnson (L, 0-1) 4.1 3 4 4 4 3 J Masterson 1.2 4 3 3 0 2 T Layne 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 J Tazawa 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Houston IP H R ER BB SO V Velasquez (W, 1-1) 6.0 7 3 3 0 7 W Harris 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 P Neshek 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 J Fields 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 3:01. Att: 26,913.

Yankees 3, Orioles 2 Baltimore

NY Yankees

ab r h bi ab r h bi Machado 3B 3 0 0 0 Ellsbury CF 5 1 1 0 Paredes DH 4 1 1 0 Gardner LF 3 0 1 0 Jones CF 4 1 2 0 Rodriguez DH2 0 0 1 Davis RF 4 0 1 0 Teixeira 1B 4 0 2 0 Wieters C 3 0 1 1 McCann C 3 1 1 0 Hardy SS 4 0 1 1 Young RF 4 0 2 0 Snider LF 1 0 0 0 Headley 3B 4 0 2 1 Reimold LF 2 0 1 0 Gregorius SS 4 1 1 0 Schoop 2B 4 0 0 0 Ryan 2B 4011 Parmelee 1B 3 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 11 3 Totals 32 2 7 2

Baltimore 000 002 000 2 NY Yankees 110 001 00x 3 2B: NYY Ellsbury (5, Chen), Headley (14, Chen), Teixeira 2 (19, Chen, Hunter, T), Ryan, B (1, Chen). S: NYY Gardner. Team Lob: BAL 6; NYY 10. PICKOFFS: NYY Eovaldi (Machado, M at 1st base).

Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO W Chen (L, 4-6) 6.110 3 3 0 3 R Hunter 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 B Matusz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO N Eovaldi 5.2 4 2 2 3 4 J Wilson (BS, 1)(W, 3-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 D Betances 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 A Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:48 (:15 delay). Att: 37,993.

Mets 7, Nationals 2 NY Mets

Washington

ab r h bi ab r h bi Grand’son RF 5 2 2 1 Taylor CF 4 0 0 0 Tejada SS 5 1 1 1 Espinosa 2B 4 0 1 0 Murphy 3B 5 0 1 1 Harper RF 3 0 0 0 Duda 1B 3 0 1 0 Escobar 3B 4 1 1 0 Flores 2B 4 1 2 2 Robinson 1B 4 0 1 0 Nieu’huis LF 3 1 0 0 Desmond SS 3 0 1 0 Mayberry LF 2 0 0 0 Ramos C 3112 Plawecki C 4 1 1 0 Dekker LF 3 0 0 0 deGrom P 2 0 0 0 Ross P 2000 Campbell PH 1 0 1 2 Uggla PH 1 0 0 0 Lagares CF 4 0 1 0 Totals 31 2 5 2 Totals 38 6 10 7

NY Mets 000 100 204 7 Washington 000 020 000 2 SB: NYM Granderson (8, 2nd base off Ross, J/Ramos, W). HR: WSH Ramos, W (9, 5th inning off deGrom, 1 on, 2 out). Team Lob: NYM 8; WSH 3. E: WSH Robinson, C (3, fielding), den Dekker (1, throw).

NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO J deGrom (W, 10-6) 6.0 3 2 2 0 8 J Mejia 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 J Familia 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Washington IP H R ER BB SO J Ross (L, 2-2) 6.1 4 3 2 0 4 A Barrett 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 F Rivero 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 T Roark 0.1 4 4 4 1 1 HBP: Harper (by Familia).

Time: 2:54. Att: 37,721.

W 24 20 18 16 W 29 6 7 3 W 21 17 10 13

L 12 17 18 21 L 8 9 14 12 L 10 20 14 24

PCT .667 .541 .500 .432 PCT .784 .400 .333 .200 PCT .677 .459 .417 .351

Toronto, July 10-26

Final standings Team North Shore Vic Eagles Nanaimo Langley Okanagan Whalley North Delta Abbotsford Coquitlam White Rock Vic Mariners Parksville

W 34 31 29 28 24 21 21 18 17 16 15 10

L 10 13 15 16 20 23 23 26 27 28 29 34

Pct .773 .705 .659 .636 .545 .477 .477 .409 .386 .364 .341 .227

GB 3 5 6 10 13 13 16 17 18 19 24

Yesterday’s results Victoria Mariners 9, Victoria Eagles 3 Coquitlam 8, Whalley 4 BCPBL Provincial Championship Friday, July 31-Monday, Aug. 3 Royal Athletic Park, Victoria Schedule to be announced League leaders - Batting Average AB Mack Marquis, N.Delta 100 Yi-An Pan, Langley 81 Cole Ensing, N. Shore 105 Cole Warken, Nanaimo 157 Tyler Duncan, Vic Eagles 129 Runs Batted In Zach Diewert, Nanaimo Tanner Hess, Vic Eagles Cole Warken, Nanaimo Matt Skingle, Nanaimo Sam Avila, Okanagan Kobe Morris, Vic Eagles

Avg .400 .395 .390 .382 .380

H RBI 52 40 41 36 60 35 38 34 27 33 36 32

Home runs AB HR Liam Ballance, Parksville 109 6 Tyler Duncan, Vic Eagles 129 5 Matt Skingle, Nanaimo 121 4 Trevor Lofstrom, Okanagan 118 4 Tanner Rempel, Abbotsford 126 4 Pitching - ERA Will McAffer, N. Shore Matteo Vincelli, N. Shore Thomas Espig, Whalley Ethan Skuija, Vic Eagles Kyle Stubbins, Whalley

IP 51.2 71.2 58.2 63.2 35.0

ERA 1.36 1.37 1.43 1.54 1.60

Wins Braeden Toikka, N. Shore Fynn Chester, Vic Eagles Matteo Vincelli, N. Shore Ethan Skuija, Vic Eagles Cooper Misic, Langley

W 10 9 8 8 7

Strikeouts Patrick van den Brink, W.Rock Daniel Gosselin, N.Delta Braeden Toikka, N. Shore Matteo Vincelli, N. Shore

IP

SO

80.1 71.0 63.2 71.2

87 84 78 74

SOCCER CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015

Final Sunday, July 26, 4:30 p.m. at Philadelphia

U.S. Open Cup Yesterday’s results NY Red Bulls 1(3) Philadelphia 1(4) Sporting KC 3, Houston 1 Today’s schedule Chicago vs. Orlando, 5:30 p.m.

MLS GF GA 24 20 31 30 29 23 28 28 27 33 23 26 26 34 24 27 24 28 20 28 GF GA 28 24 36 25 24 21 28 18 25 20 23 24 21 26 21 24 24 26 18 19

Saturday, July 25 Toronto at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.

Seattle at Montreal, 5 p.m.

New England at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Houston, 6 p.m.

Portland at Dallas, 6 p.m.

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

GB 4.5 6 8.5 GB 6 10 9.5 GB 7 7.5 11

Yesterday’s results Cowlitz 5, Corvallis 3 Bellingham 7, Victoria 4 Bend 4, Yakima Valley 3 Wenatchee 9, Kitsap 3 Medford 8, Klamath 6 Kelowna at Walla Walla Today’s schedule Cowlitz at Corvallis, 6:35 p.m.

Medford at Klamath, 6:35 p.m.

Wenatchee at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.

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

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

Victoria at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m.

Thursday July 23 Medford at Klamath, 6:35 p.m.

Wenatchee at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.

Cowlitz at Corvallis, 6:35 p.m.

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

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

Victoria at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m.

Strk W2 L1 W2 W1 Strk W1 L1 L1 L1 Strk L1 L3 L1 L2

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

Playoff semifinals Saturday, July 25 Vancouver United vs Khalsa SC, 1 p.m.

Victoria vs. Mid Isle Mariners, 3:30 p.m.

W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ATHLETICS Men’s 10000m G- Mohammed Ahmed, Canada S- Aron Rono, United States B- Juan Luis Barrios, Mexico Men’s 3000m Steeplechase G- Matt Hughes, Canada S- Alexandre Genest, Canada B- Cory Leslie, United States Men’s Pole Vault G- Shawnacy Barber, Canada S- German Chiaraviglio, Argentina B- Mark Hollis, United States B- Jake Blankenship, United States Men’s Shot Put G- O’dayne Richards, Jamaica S- Timothy Nedow, Canada B- German Lauro, Argentina Women’s 100m Hurdles G- Queen Harrison, United States S- Tenaya Jones, United States B- Nikkita Holder, Canada

Women’s Javelin G- Elizabeth Gleadle, Canada S- Kara Winger, United States B- Jucilene De Lima, Brazil Boxing Women’s Middle (69-75kg) B- Lucia Perez, Argentina B- Ariane Fortin, Canada

GF GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Women’s rankings (Points) 1 Serena Williams (U.S.) 13191 2 Maria Sharapova (Russia) 6490 3 Simona Halep (Romania) 5151 4 Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 5000 5 Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 4910 6 Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) 3835 7 Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 3560 8 Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) 3515 9 G. Muguruza Blanco (Spain) 3365 10 Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) 3285 26 Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal) 1882 This week’s tournaments

ATP Claro Open Colombia July 20-26, Bogota, Colombia Surface: Outdoor, Hard. Prize Money: $768,915.

Singles - Round 1 Malek Jaziri (7), Tunisia, def. Austin Krajicek, United States, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4.

Pere Riba (96), Spain, leads Daniel Elahi Galan, Colombia, 4-3, Suspended.

Malek Jaziri (7), Tunisia, def. Austin Krajicek, United States, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4.

Pere Riba (96), Spain, leads Daniel Elahi Galan, Colombia, 4-3, Suspended.

Marcelo Demoliner, Brazil, def. Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, 6-3, 7-5.

Skistar Swedish Open July 20-26, Bastad, Sweden Surface: Outdoor, Clay. Prize Money: €494,310 Singles - Round 1 Nicolas Almagro, Spain, def. Fernando Verdasco (5), Spain, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.

Thomaz Bellucci (6), Brazil, def. Elias Ymer, Sweden, 6-4, 6-2.

Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, def. Jeremy Chardy (7), France, 7-5, 6-3.

Jerzy Janowicz (8), Poland, def. Andrea Arnabaldi, Italy, 6-4, 7-5.

Konzum Croatia Open Umag July 20-26, Umag, Croatia Surface: Outdoor, Clay. Prize Money: €494,310 Singles - Round 1 Philipp Kohlschreiber (6), Germany, def.

Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-3, 6-2.

Borna Coric (7), Croatia, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 6-3, 6-3.

Martin Klizan (8), Slovakia, def. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (8), 6-1.

WTA

English Premier League Position/Club 1 Arsenal 2 Aston Villa 3 Bournemouth 4 Chelsea 5 Crystal Palace 6 Everton 7 Leicester City 8 Liverpool 9 Man City 10 Man United 11 Newcastle 12 Norwich 13 Southampton 14 Stoke City 15 Sunderland 16 Swansea 17 Tot Hotspur 18 Watford 19 West Brom 20 West Ham

Yesterday’s Canadian highlights G=Gold S=Silver B=Bronze

Men’s rankings (Points) 1 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 13845 2 Roger Federer (Switzerland) 9665 3 Andy Murray (Britain) 7840 4 Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) 5790 5 Kei Nishikori (Japan) 5525 6 Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 5140 7 David Ferrer (Spain) 4325 8 Milos Raonic (Toronto) 3810 9 Marin Cilic (Croatia) 3540 10 Rafa Nadal (Spain) 3000 30 Vasek Pospisil (Vernon, B.C.) 1195

Third place Saturday, July 25, 1 p.m. at Chester, Pennsylvania

WDL 11 2 3 8 61 9 23 7 35 5 74 6 26 2 67 3 19 0 3 13

Tot 183 160 110 59 73 69 57 8 29 23 17 10 13 2 12 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1

TENNIS

Semifinals Today’s schedule at Atlanta, Georgia United States vs. Jamaica, 3 p.m.

Panama vs. Mexico, 6 p.m.

Eastern League Club PTS GP W L T DC United 35 22 10 7 5 Columbus 30 21 8 7 6 NY Red Bulls 29 19 8 6 5 Toronto 27 18 8 7 3 N. England 27 22 7 9 6 Orlando 24 20 6 8 6 Philadelphia 22 21 6 11 4 Montreal 21 17 6 8 3 NY City FC 21 20 5 9 6 Chicago 18 19 5 11 3 Western League Club PTS GP W L T Dallas 35 20 10 5 5 Los Angeles 34 22 9 6 7 Vancouver 33 21 10 8 3 Sporting KC 33 18 9 3 6 Seattle 32 21 10 9 2 Portland 32 21 9 7 5 Salt Lake 26 21 6 7 8 San Jose 25 19 7 8 4 Houston 24 20 6 8 6 Colorado 24 20 5 6 9 Friday, July 24 Sporting KC at Salt Lake, 8 p.m.

Rank/Country Gold Sil Bro 1 United States 69 59 55 2 Canada 59 53 48 3 Brazil 32 32 46 4 Colombia 25 8 26 5 Cuba 24 19 30 6 Mexico 15 23 31 7 Argentina 11 22 24 8 Guatemala 6 0 2 9 Venezuela 5 14 10 10 Ecuador 4 8 11 11 Chile 4 4 9 12 Peru 2 3 5 13 Dominican Rep. 1 5 7 14 Jamaica 1 1 0 15 Puerto Rico 1 0 11 16 Bahamas 1 0 1 17 Paraguay 0 1 2 18 Trinidad 0 1 1 19 Honduras 0 1 0 Panama 0 1 0 Uruguay 0 1 0 22 Bermuda 0 0 1 El Salvador 0 0 1

Women’s Hammer G- Rosa Rodriguez, Venezuela S- Amber Campbell, United States B- Sultana Frizell, Canada

League championship match Sunday, July 26, 1 p.m.

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

PAN-AM GAMES

B.C. Premier League

Detroit

Pts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FA Community Shield Sunday, Aug 2 Chelsea vs. Arsenal, 7 a.m.

Saturday, Aug 8 Man United v Tottenham, 4:45 a.m.

Bournemouth v Aston Villa, 7 a.m.

Everton v Watford, 7 a.m.

Leicester v Sunderland, 7 a.m.

Norwich v Crystal Palace, 7 a.m.

Chelsea v Swansea, 9 a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 9 Arsenal v West Ham, 5:30 a.m.

Newcastle v Southampton, 5:30 a.m.

Stoke v Liverpool, 8 a.m.

Nurnberger Gasteinladies 2015 July 20-26, Bad Gastein, Austria.

Surface: Clay. Prize Money: $226,750 Singles - Round 1 Samantha Stosur (2), Australia, def.

Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

Karin Knapp (3), Italy, def. Tamira Paszek, Austria, 6-0, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6).

Denisa Allertova, Czech Republic, def.

Carina Witthoeft (4), Germany, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Lucie Hradecka (5), Czech Republic, def.

Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, 6-4, 6-1.

Julia Goerges (6), Germany, def. Risa Ozaki, Japan, 6-3, 6-4.

Paribas Istanbul Cup July 20-26, Istanbul, Turkey. Surface: Hard. Prize Money: $226,750 Singles - Round 1 Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, def.

Venus Williams (1), United States, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

Urszula Radwanska, Poland, def. Jelena Jankovic (3), Serbia, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

Alize Cornet (4), France, def. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 6-3, 7-5.

Camila Giorgi (5), Italy, def. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (4).

Tsvetana Pironkova (8), Bulgaria, def.

Margarita Gasparyan, Russia, 0-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3).

Alexandra Panova, Russia, def. Elizaveta Kulichkova, Russia, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1.

Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, def. Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, 6-2, 6-0.

CYCLING

GOLF

102nd Tour de France, July

Money leaders and this week’s tournaments PGA

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 17 Digne-les-Bains to Pra-Loup, 161km, first of four Alpine stages, up to 2,250 metres.

Yesterday’s schedule: Rest day.

Overall standings after Stage 16 Canadian riders 71 Ryder Hesjedal 1hr 40:36 167 Svein Tuft 3h 02:20 1 Christopher Froome, England, Team Sky, 64 hours, 47 minutes, 16 seconds 2 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas, Colombia, Movistar Team, 64:50:26 3 Tejay van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing Team, 64:50:48 4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte, Spain, Movistar Team, 64:51:18 5 Alberto Contador, Spain, Tinkoff-Saxo, 64:51:39 6 Geraint Thomas, Scotland, Team Sky, 64:52:48 7 Robert Gesink, Netherlands, Lotto NL-Jumbo, 64:53:39 8 Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Astana Pro Team, 64:55:05 9 Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Trek Factory Racing, 64:56:09 10 Warren Barguil, France, Team Giant Alpecin, 64:58:19 11 Tony Gallopin, France, Lotto Soudal, 64:59:18 12 Romain Bardet, France, Ag2r La Mondiale, 65::26 13 Mathias Frank, Switzerland, IAM Cyling, 65:1:39 14 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez, Spain, BMC Racing Team, 65:2:34 15 Pierre Rolland, France, Team Europcar, 65:3:11 16 Jarlinson Pantano, Colombia, IAM Cyling, 65:4:20 17 Andrew Talansky, United States, Team Cannondale-Garmin, 65:10:31 18 Serge Pauwels, Belgium, MTNQhubecka, 65:11:34 19 Thibaut Pinot, France, FDJ.fr, 65:19:10 20 Alexis Vuillermoz, France, Ag2r La Mondiale, 65:23:45 21 Gorka Izagirre Insausti, Spain, Movistar Team, 65:25:59 22 Jakob Fuglsang, Denmark, Astana Pro Team, 65:26:10 23 Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Tinkoff-Saxo, 65:26:50 24 Jan Bakelants, Belgium, Ag2r La Mondiale, 65:29:28 25 Mikael Cherel, France, Ag2r La Mondiale, 65:33:38 26 Peter Sagan, Slovakia, Tinkoff-Saxo, 65:35:02 27 Joaquim Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha Team, 65:35:46 28 Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas, Spain, Movistar Team, 65:37:02 29 Simon Geschke, Germany, Team Giant Alpecin, 65:40:57 30 Lars Bak, Denmark, Lotto Soudal, 65:43:11

AUTO RACING This 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.

Driver Standings (Points) (after Round 9 of 19) 1 Lewis Hamilton, GBR Mercedes 194 2 Nico Rosberg, GER Mercedes 177 3 Sebastian Vettel, GER Ferrari 135 4 Valtteri Bottas, FIN Williams 77 5 Kimi Räikkönen, FIN Ferrari 76 6 Felipe Massa, BRA Williams 74 7 Daniel Ricciardo, AUS Red Bull 36 8 Daniil Kvyat, RUS Red Bull 27 9 Nico Hulkenberg, GER Force India 24 10 Rom. Grosjean, FRA Lotus 17 11 Felipe Nasr, BRA Sauber 16 12 Sergio Perez, MEX Force India 15 13 Pas. Maldonado, VEN Lotus 12 14 Max Verstappen, NED Toro Rosso 10 15 Carlos Sainz, ESP Toro Rosso 9 16 Marcus Ericsson, SWE Sauber 5 17 Jenson Button, GBR McLaren 4 18 Fernando Alonso, ESP McLaren 1 19 Roberto Merhi, ESP Marussia 0 20 Will Stevens, GBR Marussia 0 Constructors’ standings 1 Mercedes 2 Ferrari 3 Williams-Mercedes 4 Red Bull-Renault 5 Force India-Mercedes 6 Lotus-Mercedes 7 Sauber 8 Scuderia Toro Rosso-Renault 9 McLaren-Honda 10 Manor Marussia-Ferrari

371 211 151 63 39 29 21 19 1 0

This week’s race

NASCAR The Jeff Kyle 400 at The Brickyard, Sunday, July 26, 12:49 p.m.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Indianapolis Motor Speedway (The Brickyard). 160 laps, 2.5 miles per lap. 2014 winner: Jeff Gordon.

Qualifying Saturday, July 25, 10:10 a.m.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Driver Standings Pts Money 1 Kevin Harvick 734 $5,547,451 2 Joey Logano 665 $4,652,127 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 655 $3,821,955 4 Jimmie Johnson 646 $4,397,470 5 Martin Truex Jr. 628 $3,101,121 6 Brad Keselowski 603 $3,427,694 7 Matt Kenseth 578 $3,391,234 8 Kurt Busch 576 $2,526,260 9 Jamie McMurray 574 $2,931,404 10 Jeff Gordon 573 $3,417,509 11 Denny Hamlin 552 $3,960,502 12 Kasey Kahne 538 $2,605,334 13 Ryan Newman 530 $3,012,793 14 Paul Menard 528 $2,371,425 15 Aric Almirola 502 $2,865,304 16 Clint Bowyer 500 $3,033,287 17 Carl Edwards 487 $2,421,573 18 Greg Biffle 437 $2,984,706 19 Austin Dillon 434 $2,768,732 20 Casey Mears 427 $2,574,985 21 Kyle Larson 417 $2,546,014 22 Danica Patrick 416 $2,297,594 23 AJ Allmendinger 402 $2,611,974 24 David Ragan 388 $2,603,962 25 Kyle Busch 247 $1,623,578 Owner point standings (Car) Team 1 (4) Stewart-Haas Racing 2 (22) Team Penske 3 (41) Stewart-Haas Racing 4 (88) Hendrick Motorsports 5 (48) Hendrick Motorsports 6 (78) Furniture Row Racing 7 (2) Team Penske 8 (20) Joe Gibbs Racing 9 (1) Chip Ganassi Racing 10 (24) Hendrick Motorsports 11 (11) Joe Gibbs Racing 12 (5) Hendrick Motorsports 13 (31) Richard Childress Racing 14 (27) Richard Childress Racing 15 (43) Richard Petty Motorsports 16 (15) Michael Waltrip Racing 17 (19) Joe Gibbs Racing 18 (18) Joe Gibbs Racing 19 (42) Chip Ganassi Racing 20 (16) Roush Fenway Racing

Pts 734 665 659 655 646 628 603 578 574 573 552 538 530 528 502 500 487 475 445 437

Canadian Open, July 23-26 Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ont. Par 73, 7,273 yards. Purse: $5,800,000.

2014 champion: Tim Clark Leading money winners Through July 21 Player 2015 Winnings 1 Jordan Spieth $9,170,215 2 Jimmy Walker $4,190,690 3 Bubba Watson $4,098,118 4 Dustin Johnson $4,355,331 5 Robert Streb $3,074,125 6 Zach Johnson $3,883,687 7 Rory McIlroy $4,147,849 8 Patrick Reed $2,902,624 9 Brandt Snedeker $3,238,792 10 J.B. Holmes $3,240,722 11 Charley Hoffman $3,049,871 12 Kevin Kisner $3,103,576 13 Danny Lee $2,741,522 14 Justin Rose $3,377,428 15 Hideki Matsuyama $2,977,650 16 Jason Day $3,096,205 17 Steven Bowditch $2,548,542 18 Brooks Koepka $2,551,642 19 Paul Casey $2,654,029 20 Ben Martin $2,442,584 Canadian Tour players 63 David Hearn $1,341,149 83 Graham DeLaet $988,349 96 Nick Taylor $1,006,519 109 Adam Hadwin $688,905

Canada (MacKenzie Tour) No tournament this week (See PGA, Canadian Open) ATB Financial Classic,July 30-Aug. 2 Links of Glen Eagles, Calgary. Par: 72, 7,019 yards. Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Brock Mackenzie Order of Merit (Canadian dollars) * denotes Canadian Player 2015 Winnings 1 J.J. Spaun CAD $70,263 2 Drew Weaver $44,450 3 *Albin Choi $40,079 4 *Kevin Spooner $36,575 5 Cheng Tsung Pan $33,429 6 Michael Letzig $32,086 7 Robert Karlsson $25,782 8 *Adam Svensson $24,617 9 *Benjamin Silverman $23,952 10 Sam Ryder $22,658 11 Nicholas Reach $22,185 12 Clark Klaasen $19,491 13 Vince Covello $18,900 14 *Riley Wheeldon $18,073 15 Jason Millard $17,393 16 *Corey Conners $16,450 17 Talor Gooch $16,242 18 *Eugene Wong $15,604 19 *Mackenzie Hughes $15,487 20 Clayton Rask $14,811

LPGA Meijer LPGA Classic, July 23-26 Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, Michigan. Par 72, 6,859 yards. Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Mirim Lee Player 2015 Winnings 1 Inbee Park $1,689,572 1 Inbee Park $1,723,745 2 Stacy Lewis $1,200,432 3 Lydia Ko $1,180,107 4 Sei-Young Kim $1,162,243 5 Amy Yang $1,110,784 6 Morgan Pressel $805,347 7 Brittany Lincicome $751,422 8 Na Yeon Choi $748,274 9 Anna Nordqvist $725,816 10 Hyo-Joo Kim $692,249 11 Cristie Kerr $643,613 12 So Yeon Ryu $603,875 13 Lexi Thompson $562,974 14 Suzann Pettersen $524,781 15 Ha Na Jang $514,816 16 Shanshan Feng $508,568 17 Mirim Lee $507,682 18 Minjee Lee $500,163 19 Jenny Shin $388,210 20 Ilhee Lee $319,785 Canadian golfers 78 Alena Sharp $84,442 131 Sue Kim $15,129 153 Rebecca Lee-Bentham $10,421

Champions Tour 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 Player 2015 Winnings 1 Colin Montgomerie $1,448,700 2 Jeff Maggert $1,400,065 3 Bernhard Langer $1,118,803 4 Joe Durant $886,206 5 Kevin Sutherland $734,291 6 Bart Bryant $710,296 7 Esteban Toledo $700,875 8 Billy Andrade $682,900 9 Olin Browne $672,649 10 Lee Janzen $660,847 11 Tom Pernice Jr. $660,035 12 Tom Lehman $636,368 13 Paul Goydos $600,305 14 David Frost $576,446 15 Marco Dawson $569,943 16 Michael Allen $568,555 17 Ian Woosnam $526,223 18 Kirk Triplett $520,314 19 Russ Cochran $494,371 20 Woody Austin 82,524

Web.com Tour No tournaments this week.

Utah Championship, July 30-Aug. 2 Golf Club at Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah. Par 72, 7,714 yards. Purse: $650,000. 2014 champion: Andres Gonzales.

Player 2015 Winnings 1 Patton Kizzire $274,699 2 Peter Malnati $268,499 3 Wes Roach $236,516 4 Kelly Kraft $199,964 5 Martin Piller $198,852 6 Abraham Ancer $192,945 7 Shane Bertsch $188,878 8 Miguel A Carballo $181,541 9 Tyler Aldridge $171,053 10 Rod Pampling $167,560 11 Jamie Lovemark $164,921 12 Smylie Kaufman $164,247 13 Andrew Landry $164,041 14 Dawie Van Der Walt $163,683 15 Bronson Burgoon $162,575

European Tour 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 Player 2015 Winnings €1=CAD$1.41 1 Rory McIlroy €2,875,645 2 Danny Willett 1,827,235 3 Louis Oosthuizen 1,712,114 4 Bernd Wiesberger 1,526,218 5 Branden Grace 1,330,758 6 Byeong-Hun An 1,193,673 7 Justin Rose 1,101,909 8 Thongchai Jaidee 1,066,554 9 Ross Fisher 983,914 10 Miguel A Jimenez 965,657 11 Tommy Fleetwood 941,344 12 Henrik Stenson 873,595 13 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 861,914 14 Marc Warren 852,956 15 Anirban Lahiri 852,766 16 James Morrison 843,194 17 Alexander Noren 838,829 18 Soren Kjeldsen 826,593 19 Andy Sullivan 805,677 20 David Howell 777,110

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HOROSCOPE by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might want to remain mellow, yet everyone else seems to keep popping up with surprises.

A friend could become far more challenging and demanding than you had anticipated. Communicate what you want in an assertive but unemotional way.

Tonight: Accept an invitation.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Keep an even pace right now.

You might get news that could cause you to falter, but ultimately it will allow you to head into new territory. Your understanding of a difficult situation involving a close associate suddenly will become much clearer.

Tonight: Get enough sleep.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You’ll feel more playful and dynamic. You might want to try something new and totally different. Open up to different possibilities and remain easygoing. Be willing to renegotiate what you want if you’re not satisfied with someone else’s offer.

Tonight: Time to have some fun.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You come from a place of security and understanding. Someone close to you might decide

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to challenge you. Before you know it, you could be in a power play that you don’t want to be involved in. Pull back. Tonight: Let someone else worry about dinner plans.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You might wake up on the wrong side of the bed, but you’ll regroup quickly. You seem to have a different perspective from that of others. Start asking questions. By the late afternoon, you could feel as if anything is possible. Tonight: Find out what everyone else is doing.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You could say what you want, and you might mean it; however, your ability to bypass a problem will emerge with a more diplomatic response.

There is a midpoint where others will be satisfied. Understand the importance of finding some common ground. Tonight: As you wish.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Your ability to get past a problem is remarkable to many people, but to you it is second nature. Avoid a controlling individual at all costs. You

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You might be more direct and open with someone than you have been. Understand that there is a change afoot. Know that you don’t need to say anything. A non-reaction will trigger this person even more, as he or she might be losing control. Tonight: Get a good night’s sleep.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Your effectiveness will be highlighted in a meeting. Others might challenge some of the details, but you’ll come out on top regardless. You are likely to have an offer come your way that could be the source of a new friendship. Tonight: Relax to some great music with friends.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might be surprised by what goes on in the next few days. Try not to insist on having things go your way; instead, demonstrate a desire to be more open-minded. You’ll be surprised by how receptive others will become. Tonight: Could be a late night.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You might wonder what is going on with a child or loved one.

Detach some, and you probably will be able to gain a better understanding of the dynamics involved with this person’s life. As a result, you will be able to relate on a deeper level.

Tonight: Where the action is.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Relate to others on an individual level. You’ll gain a lot of vital information that could affect various areas of your life. Be more open, and you will get a positive response. Your intuition serves you well at the moment; listen to it. Tonight: Have a discussion over dinner.

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Immunization rates for Canadian toddlers â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;sub-optimal,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; experts say Study ďŹ nds 89 per cent of 2-year-olds had received the recommended immunizations SHERYL UBELACKER THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A high percentage of two-year-old kids have been vaccinated against a variety of childhood diseases, according to a Statistics Canada survey, but some immunization rates still fall below whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s considered optimal.

The 2013 Childhood National Immunization Coverage Survey released Tuesday found that 89 per cent of two-year-olds had received the recommended immunization against measles, mumps and rubella, while 77 per cent had all their shots for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus.

Uptake of the polio vaccine was 91 per cent and 73 per cent of kids had been inoculated against chickenpox, the survey of 5,500 parents and guardians found.

The survey also collected data on immunization against the human papilloma virus for girls aged 12 to 14 and 17. The HPV vaccination rate was 72 per cent for 12- to 14-year-olds and 64 per cent for 17-year-olds. HPV is a sexually transmitted infection that causes

â&#x20AC;&#x153;What we would like to see is about 90 per cent uptake for all of the vaccines.â&#x20AC;&#x153; Dr. Joan Robinson, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hospital

most cervical cancers, as well as some other genital cancers in both women and men. The survey also found that a small proportion of Canadian children â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1.5 per cent â&#x20AC;&#x201D; had never received immunizations of any kind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are really sub-optimal,â&#x20AC;?

Dr. Joan Robinson, an infectious disease specialist at Stollery Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital in Edmonton, said of the overall vaccination rates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What we would like to see is about 90 per cent uptake for all of the vaccines. . . Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the rate that you usually need to get decent herd immunity.â&#x20AC;?

Herd immunity occurs when enough individuals in a given population have immunity through vaccination or previous exposure, which confers protection to

those who arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t immunized by preventing a contagious bacteria or virus from setting up a chain of infection. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But for measles, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so contagious, we think that even 95 per cent immunization might be what (we) would need to prevent spread if a case is introduced into a community,â&#x20AC;? said Robinson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Very fewâ&#x20AC;? children, she said, canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be vaccinated â&#x20AC;&#x201D; typically because of a suppressed immune system from being on chemotherapy or drugs that prevent organ rejection, for instance. Having a 90 per cent coverage rate usually means such children benefit from herd immunity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But almost all of the children can be immunized and should be immunized.â&#x20AC;?

Dr. Gregory Taylor, Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief public health officer, said that with 5,500 respondents the survey about childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vaccination status is the largest ever commissioned by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The previous survey in 2011 involved 400 parents and guardians.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a huge amount of information,â&#x20AC;? he said Tuesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So the numbers that have gone out so far are preliminary. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re highlights.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to spend a great deal of time in the next little while doing further analysis of the data.â&#x20AC;?

That analysis will look at vaccination data for seven-year-olds, which was also collected by Statistics Canada for PHAC. Besides compiling immunization rates, the survey also asked respondents questions aimed at assessing their knowledge about vaccines and attitudes toward their use â&#x20AC;&#x201D; information Taylor called â&#x20AC;&#x153;really interesting.â&#x20AC;?

Most respondents agreed that childhood vaccines are important for childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health (97 per cent); that childhood vaccines are effective (97 per cent); and that vaccines are safe (95 per cent). â&#x20AC;&#x153;But on the flip side, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got 70 per cent of parents who are concerned about potential side-effects (and) 37 per cent believe a vaccine can give you a serious case of the disease it was meant to prevent, which is just not true,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Online comment leaves professor unemployed DIANA MEHTA THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; An Ontario college says it no longer employs a professor following an investigation into a complaint about homophobic comments allegedly posted on social media.

A spokeswoman for St. Lawrence College says an investigation was launched after a student complained about comments professor Rick Coupland allegedly made on Facebook.

Kelly Wiley says the comments were a â&#x20AC;&#x153;breachâ&#x20AC;? of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s code of conduct. Screenshots of a post circulating on social media allegedly show Coupland sharing a link to a story about a rainbow flag being

raised in St. Petersburg, Fla., accompanied with the comment â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the queers they should be hanging, not the flag.â&#x20AC;?

The Facebook account appeared to have been deleted by Tuesday.

Coupland, who was a business professor with the college, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were made aware by a former student who sent us the post and a complaint about the content of the post,â&#x20AC;? college spokeswoman Kelly Wiley told The Canadian Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The posts were deeply concerning to the college due to the nature of their content. It was clear to us that we needed to investigate them

immediately.â&#x20AC;?

Wiley said Coupland was put on leave with pay on Monday as the college began its investigation.

St. Lawrence College, which has campuses in Brockville, Cornwall and Kingston, said the comments are not a reflection of its values. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also believe this is an opportunity to get even better in that we are inclusive and we are supportive,â&#x20AC;?

Wiley said.

She said the college has strict policies that guide the conduct of its employees. Jolisa Masucol, who graduated from the college in the spring, said she was disappointed that the school issued a statement on its social media channels about the

incident on Monday, despite it first being reported by a local news outlet last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It reflects poorly on the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public relations strategy,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would have appreciated them to address the issue head on, but they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;?

Masucol, who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take a class with Coupland but saw him in passing as he shared an office with one of her professors, noted that the college is nonetheless an inclusive community. Earlier this month, the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brockville campus opened what it calls the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rainbow Wayâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a pathway painted in the colours of the rainbow to celebrate its LGBT staff and students.

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TERRORISM

CLIMATE

Canadian spies might blow our efforts abroad: RCMP

Mayor Robertson happy with talks in Vatican

JIM BRONSKILL THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — The RCMP is concerned new anti-terrorism legislation might hurt — not help — its security efforts overseas, internal notes say.

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s new powers to disrupt threats “could inadvertently jeopardize existing relationships” the Mounties have fostered if authorities discover what CSIS is doing, RCMP briefing notes warn.

There will be additional pressure on the Mounties to co-ordinate with the spy service so that criminal investigations are not “negatively affected,” add the notes, prepared for RCMP deputy commissioner Mike Cabana’s appearance at a Senate committee.

The Canadian Press used the Access to Information Act to obtain the detailed documents, drafted in advance of Cabana’s April 20 testimony on the government’s sweeping security bill, known as C-51.

The bill, which has since become law, explicitly empowers CSIS to thwart security threats — going well beyond its traditional information-gathering role — by meddling with extremist websites, diverting illicit shipments or engaging in myriad other schemes.

The newly disclosed notes underscore the need for a federal security czar to oversee and direct the anti-terrorism activities of Canadian agencies that might otherwise trip over one another, said University of Ottawa law professor Craig Forcese.

“What we’ve done with C-51 is we’ve enhanced the prospect of traffic collisions and road carnage without putting in place the traffic-light system.”

National security investi-

RCMP deputy commissioner Mike Cabana waits to appear at the Senate national security committee to discuss the anti-terrorism act, Bill C-51 in Ottawa, Monday, April 20. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

gations, especially ones with international dimensions, are complex and challenging for all parties, said CSIS spokeswoman Tahera Mufti.

“The Service has always understood, respected and supported the distinct but complementary mandates of our various partners, and is working closely with the RCMP on this aspect of our relationship.”

The Mounties have liaison officers in Turkey, Kenya and Pakistan — among other places — pursuing criminal investigations of Canadians who have travelled to take part in terrorist activities in Afghanistan, Somalia and Syria, the internal notes point out.

“The RCMP, with significant

relationships with international law enforcement agencies abroad, is concerned that CSIS threat-diminishment activities in a foreign country, if detected by the authorities, could inadvertently jeopardize existing relationships on particular investigations.”

CSIS and the RCMP have a history of turf wars and limited communication, given their common interests — but different mandates — and the spy service’s long-standing concerns about secret intelligence being introduced in open court proceedings.

In recent years the agencies have worked under what they call “de-confliction protocols” that allow them to conduct sep-

arate investigations of the same target.

Sgt. Harold Pfleiderer, an RCMP spokesman, said the national police force is confident its “strong and co-operative” relationship with CSIS will allow the spy service to investigate threats outside Canada without “negatively impacting” RCMP efforts.

“The RCMP and CSIS are in the process of strengthening protocols to ensure the continuing ability to maintain separate and distinct investigations and intelligence collection on parallel tracks.”

CSIS and the RCMP work together while maintaining “an appropriate degree of separation between the two agencies,” said Jeremy Laurin, a spokesman for Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney.

The internal RCMP notes say CSIS’s new mandate will mean revising the Mounties’ national security-related training courses.

“For certain, there will be additional pressure on the RCMP to de-conflict with CSIS in a timely manner to ensure that criminal investigations are not negatively affected — for instance through inadvertent interference with the chain of evidence or preventing the ability to lay criminal charges.”

The notes suggest that, in the end, the Mounties will chart their own course regardless of what the spies do.

The RCMP has a “robust range of disruption tools” and continues to develop its own ability to diminish threats in light of rapidly evolving changes, the notes say.

“Should there be any questions: The RCMP is entitled to investigative independence and no official may direct how RCMP investigations are conducted.”

POLITICS

Trudeau says child care benefits should not go to rich families like his

THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau is putting his money where his mouth is when it comes to the Conservative government’s newly enhanced universal child care benefit.

The Liberal leader maintains it’s wrong to give the benefit to wealthy families that don’t need help raising their kids. And to underscore that point, he’s going to give his own family’s windfall to charity.

With three young children, one under the age of six, Trudeau is entitled to collect annual UCCB payments of about $3,400.

In an interview Tuesday, he said he’ll give that money to La Maison Bleue, a charitable group in his Montreal riding devoted to helping vulnerable women during pregnancy and the early days of motherhood.

“Fair doesn’t mean giving everyone the same thing.“ Pierre Trudeau, Liberal Party leader

Child care benefits should go to families who need the help, “not families like mine or Mr. (Prime Minister Stephen) Harper’s,” Trudeau told The Canadian Press.

“When it comes to child benefits, fair doesn’t mean giving everyone the same thing, it means giving people what they need.”

On the same principle, Trudeau has previously promised that he and his wife won’t take advantage of the Conservatives’ newly introduced parental income splitting scheme — forgoing some $2,000 in potential savings on his family’s annual income taxes.

Should the Liberals win this fall’s election, Trudeau is vowing to scrap income splitting for couples with children, a measure worth more than $2 billion which many experts have said would benefit primarily the top 15 per cent of income earners.

He’s promising to plow that money, and more, into a single, new, tax-free child benefit. It would replace the UCCB and two other existing child benefits with what Liberals say would be more generous payments for most parents than what they currently receive from the Conservative government.

Trudeau said he actually agrees with the Conservatives that boosting child benefits will help stimulate the sluggish economy but he fundamentally disagrees with their insistence that all families, regardless of income, should get the same amount.

Under the Liberal proposal, benefits would be gradually reduced for families with incomes of more than $150,000, and cut off entirely for those with incomes over $200,000.

“We’re choosing to do more for the people who need it by doing less for the people who don’t,” Trudeau said. “Our plan is progressive.”

He stressed that the Liberal benefit would also be tax-free, not clawed back through income taxes like the UCCB. The government is delivering the enhanced UCCB payments, retroactive to January, in lump sum payments to parents this week. Employment Minister Pierre Poilievre sported a shirt emblazoned with the Conservative party logo at a government event Monday to tout the payments — calling them “Christmas in July.”

WILDFIRES

Major fires sparked by lightning, fueled by wind in British Columbia’s Okanagan region

THE CANADIAN PRESS

KAMLOOPS — New lightning-sparked fires fuelled by high winds are threatening properties in British Columbia’s Okanagan region.

The Westside Road fire near Kelowna has burned more than four square kilometres and forced residents to evacuation from 70 properties in the area.

Regional District spokesman Bruce Smith says the fire has come very close to some structures.

“But at this point, even though it is an active fire, we are not aware of any structures known to be lost.”

Two other fires burning in the Okanagan region near Ashcroft and Falkland have also forced officials to place some residents onto evacuation alert.

Provincial Fire Officer Kevin Skrepnek says amphibious air tankers were being used to fight the Westside Road fire, but the Martin Mars water bomber that drops up to 27,000 litres in one pass had yet to be called into ser-

vice Monday afternoon for those fires.

“There hasn’t been a need identified for (the Mars) at this point, but we have brought it back on for a 30-day contract, so we could potentially be seeing it in action in the next few days.”

Skrepnek says most of the 115 new blazes discovered Monday were caused by lightning across southern B.C. “This is definitely a significant number, by any measure, to see in a single day.”

He says 259 blazes are burn-

ing throughout the province, bringing this season’s wildfire number to 1,275. More than 2,200 people are currently working to fight the fires, including about 100 people from Ontario who are nearing the end of their tour, and will soon need to be replaced.

Skrepnek says others from Ontario will likely come to take their place. Fire bans in northern B.C. were lifted Monday, meaning camp fires and outdoor stoves can once again be used around Prince George, Dawson Creek, Fort St. James and Cassiar.

THE CANADIAN PRESS

VATICAN CITY — Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson says he’ll return from a two-day Vatican climate conference prepared to pressure the federal government into adopting bold targets for carbon reductions before the upcoming federal election.

Robertson is the only Canadian among 60 global mayors gathered in Rome to promote Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical, which denounced the fossil fuel-based world economy that exploits the poor and destroys the Earth.

Robertson said in a telephone interview from Rome on Tuesday that he met with delegates, listened to a talk from the Pope and signed a declaration that states “human-induced climate change is a scientific reality and its effective control is a moral imperative for humanity.”

The mayor will speak to delegates Wednesday about the economic success Vancouver has seen by greening the city and tackling climate pollution.

“It’s a huge honour to be invited into the Vatican, into the Pope’s presence and have the most important political issues of our time addressed by such a key faith leader,” said Robertson.

“I think it’s helped reinvigorate the spirit for a lot of us.”

Shane Buckingham, media secretary for federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq, responded to Robertson’s comments in an email, saying the current government is the first in Canadian history to achieve a net-reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

“We have set a fair and ambitious target for Canada that is in line with other major industrialized countries to achieve further emissions reductions leading up to 2030,” he said.

Buckingham said the government’s sector-by-sector approach includes responsible regulatory measures, such as phasing out traditional coal-fired electricity across Canada and making cars and light trucks more fuel efficient.

INTERNET

Security fail won’t stop cheating ways DAVID FRIEND THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Cheating spouses who fear their secret online liaisons could be revealed in the Ashley Madison data breach faced a tough lesson this week about flirting with danger on the Internet. But experts say getting people to change their wicked ways won’t necessarily be as simple as threatening to divulge past indiscretions. Whether it’s a steamy conversation on Facebook with a high-school flame or a random encounter at the bar, adultery is hardly a new phenomenon.

“People have been having extramarital affairs for long before the Internet facilitated those liaisons,” said Matthew Johnson, a relationship specialist in human ecology at the University of Alberta.

“Infidelity is not going to stop because people are all of the sudden scared their personal information is going to leak on a website.”

Still, questions about the fallout of the breach linger as Toronto-based website AshleyMadison. com reels from a cyberattack where hackers stole confidential details about its cheating customers and threatened to post them online. A small amount of that information was briefly released by hackers before Ashley Madison executives had it pulled off search engines using the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the company said.

THISISTHEN

10 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2015

This Is Then...

With Kris Patterson

This photo is from 1953 and shows some of the Valley’s legendary businessmen who were involved in the Regatta. This promotional photo was taken on the west side of Third Avenue. You can see the Bank of Commerce on the corner, but what was the store between the bank and Fletchers? In the back row, left to right: Bobby Blair, Frank Flitton(from Flitton’s store and service station) and George Miller. Standing in the front row, left to right: Charlie Blair (Blair Park is named in his honour), Jack Flitton (Frank’s brother), Ralph Filmer, William Brooksbank, from Brooksbank Marine Sale and Service on Argyle, and Ed Homewood, of the popular Homewood’s market. Thanks to Bette Hansen for the photo and the names.

W

ITH the Sproat Lake Regatta now revived I thought it might be good to look back at a previous Regatta from July 22, 1956!

Most of the local businesses that sponsored the Fourth Annual “Sproat Lake Regatta” are gone now. After all, it was almost 60 years ago!

MacMillan Bloedel Limited, Redman Motors, McKinnons’ Dairy, the T. Eaton Company, Woodward’s, Mc & Mc & Prior Ltd., MacGregor’s Men’s Wear and Flanagan’s Second-Hand Store are just some of the merchants and companies that sponsored the Regatta, which was held at Smith’s Landing Park on Sunday, July 22, 1956.

The “Outdoor Regatta Dance” was held the night before at the Sproat Lake Ratepayers’ Hall.

The boat races started at 10 a.m. on the Sunday and the swimming races started at 2 pm.

While looking through the 1956 program, it was interesting to note that CJAV Sports Director Jim Robson was the announcer, George Geddes and the Alberni Fire Department handled the first aid, and Bill Russell was the timer. I also noticed that Joe Van Bergen was the reporter, had a hand in the program, and was involved with the publicity.

The Regatta was brought back through the hard work of many dedicated volunteers. I would love to hear your memories of the regatta over the years. Please email me at kris.patterson@avtimes.net or call me at 250-723-8171 ext.

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eople have been talking about how much Port Alberni has changed over the years, and were reminiscing about going to the Alberni Mall as children. I was no different and have fond memories of shopping at the mall as a young person and had the opportunity to work at the mall with Kenn Whiteman and the Dragonfly program where we renovated an office space, and helped with the 20th anniversary festivities.

The Alberni Mall opened in 1979 with 14 shops and had the goal of one-stop shopping, everything under one roof with parking for over 900 cars. The 190,000 square foot mall also had a 3,000 square foot open area, which was used to host many events over the years.

In July 1981, the Alberni Mall was filled with local merchants and chain stores that are no longer in business or have relocated: K-Mart, Bootlegger, McKinnon Shoes, Quality Sports,

Duck T-Shirts, Toys ‘N Stuff, Big K Records, Dee Bee Fashions, Georgia’s, Port Pacific Waterbeds, Reitmans, Colette’s Fields, the Alberni Kitchen Centre, Bata Shoes, Port Alberni Cleanitizing, Thoms, Il Guardino, Orange Julius, Kits Cameras, the Candy Shop, People’s Jewellers, Boots Drug Store, Alberni Travel, Looking Glass Books, the Family Bakery and the Gift Gallery.

A handful of the 1981 Mall businesses are still operating today, like Finishing Touches (who had relocated to Elizabeth Street many years ago), Capelli Hair Design (now on Victoria Quay) and Solda’s Restaurant (now on Beaver Creek Road). Safeway closed out its Mall store and concentrated doing business at its 10th Avenue location. WorkWear World (now Mark’s Work Wearhouse) has its own new store on the old Alberni Mall site. The addition of Home Hardware, Canadian Tire and others makes the site a shopping destination. I know that times have changed and I enjoy looking back at some of our community history. I would like to do a follow up where I feature some of the businesses that were in the mall. What are your memories of the old Alberni mall? Please email me at kris. patterson@avtimes.net or call me at 250-7238171 ext. 228.

Mayor Jim Robertson cutting the ribbon of the Alberni Mall in late April 1979.

This photo shows the old mall, you can see Safeway at the end.

Future columns

Here is my dad (Ike Patterson) interviewing Louise Pearson of Finishing Touches, an Alberni Mall business in about 1982.

Some things I am working on in future columns are a special feature on how much the Uptown has changed. I would like to do a series of features on where businesses used to be and what is in that location now.

Please let me know what you would like to see in future columns as well. As always I appreciate your feedback.

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