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LNG bill divides local opinions
Murder victim in Panama grew up in Alberni
New bill a ‘betrayal’ of BC’s resources, says MLA, others see benefit ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
While the region’s representative in the provincial legislature is calling a new LNG bill a “betrayal” of B.C.’s resources, those behind a project proposed for the Alberni Inlet observe the act as an encouraging sign. Last week Victoria passed the Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act after calling a special summer session of the legislature to debate the bill on July 13. The act allows the province to enter into an agreement with Pacific Northwest LNG for the building of a facility near Prince Rupert. The US$36-billion project is being developed by a group of international investors led by Petronas, a state-owned Malaysian company. “Liquefied natural gas represents an extraordinary opportunity for people throughout the province,” said Premier Christy Clark in a media release after the act was passed. “This legislation sets the stage for building a clean, competitive new industry that gives British Columbians a fair share of the benefits – thousands of jobs, new connections for small and medium businesses and revenue to benefit B.C. for years to come.” Alberni-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser, who is a member of the province’s NDP official opposition, voted against the bill. He supports LNG if the industry is developed in a sustainable way, but believes the deal recently passed through the legislature gives too many tax advantages to the Malaysian company while bringing few royalties to the province. These returns are estimated to amount to $8.6 billion by 2030 when the terms of the LNG act expire, stated the provincial government. “We got taken for a ride
Joe Potrebenko shot and killed in home invasion
MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
A Liberian LNG tanker Arrives at a port in Yokohama, Japan. There is currently no liquefied natural gas export from B.C.’s shores, but the provincial government is pushing to change this by fostering the development of projects. Among the list ot proposed plants is a large facility that would be built near the mouth of the Alberni Inlet. [KOJI SASAHARA, AP FILE]
because we had such a bad bargaining position right from the very beginning,” said Fraser, adding that provincial opportunities could be lost to foreign procurement with the current arrangement in place with Pacific NorthWest LNG. “There is no requirement for local hiring, not one British Columbian job.” Job creation is a major reason the Huu-ay-aht First Nations have pursued a large LNG project proposed to be built on their land in Sarita Bay, approximately 70 kilometres southwest of Port Alberni. Through a partnership with Steelhead LNG the proposed development is expected to cost $30 billion, creating 400 permanent jobs over its 25 years of operation. Huu-ay-aht Coun. John Jack does not believe the Prince
Rupert facility would be in competition with the Sarita Bay project, as the plants would attract different international investors. But last week’s bill does set a precedent that the provincial government is committed to developing LNG projects, said Jack. “I see this as the province still backing the idea that Canadian natural gas is still competitive on the globe,” he said. “The fact that they held a special session to move this ahead is more about the needs of the project to move ahead on time to stay competitive in the global industry.” “It’s a very good indication to any LNG proponent that the BC government is doing what it said it would,” added Steelhead CEO Nigel Kuzemko. Currently the Sarita Bay project is in the middle of feasibility studies, including
looking into how the plant and its massive ships would affect the Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound. Kuzemko said the development is obligated under government regulations to explore different forms of cooling systems to determine a sustainable means of condensing natural gas into a liquefied form. “At the moment we’re gathering scientific information required for the environmental assessment process when we start that in the future,” said Kuzemko. Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext. 226 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
A Port Alberni father is in shock after his son was murdered in Panama a week ago. Joe Potrebenko, 53, was shot and killed in a home invasion on July 18 on his property in Panama, between the town of Boquete and the city of David. Potrebenko grew up in Port Alberni and graduated from Alberni District Secondary School. He moved to Panama about 10 years ago, said his father, Mike. “It’s extreme shock to me,” he said. Police in the Central American country are on the lookout for three armed men who shot Potrebenko as they entered his yurt-style home on the night of July 18. His wife and mother-inlaw were forced to the floor as the culprits searched the house for money and guns. “Joe had no guns at all,” said Mike. “He didn’t believe in them.” Mike said he asked his son if it was safe to live in Panama. “He convinced me there was no problem. He definitely felt safe.” The robbers stole Joe’s pickup truck, which was later found by police.
MUNICIPALITY
Rogers Creek trails get provincial funding ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Improvements to Port Alberni’s trail system through the Rogers Creek ravine will continue this summer with a $70,000 injection announced by the province last week. Port Alberni is on the list of Vancouver Island communities to benefit from a Bike BC grant, funding set to allow one kilometre of additional three-metrewide paths through the ravine that bisects the city. Other municipalities to benefit from the biking grants include Langford, Saanich, Victoria and the Cowichan Valley Regional District, which, along with the province’s capital, is set to receive $440,000.
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The Active Transportation Plan, a consultant’s study commissioned by the city last year, indicates that cycling could use some encouragement in Port Alberni, as only one per cent
of residents regularly bicycle to work. The Bike BC grant intends to improve the community’s options for pedal-powered transportation. “Cycling contributes to increased physical activity and helps reduce greenhouse gases,” stated the B.C. Ministry of Transportation on Thursday in its grant announcement. “This year’s projects cover a wide range of work, including bike lanes, multi-use trails and improvements to roads and highways to allow better shared use for cyclists.” In Port Alberni the funding will go towards new trails that add to paths that are already being built this summer behind the
Fall Fair grounds in the Rogers Creek ravine. This is a project the city is sharing with West Coast Aquatic to build a walking bridge across the creek and multi-use trails for pedestrians and cyclists on either side. “We’ll be able to extend it east from where it currently ends through to the SPCA,” said city manager Ken Watson. “At the lower creek level down in the ravine it will go west towards 10th Avenue and include another bridge crossing additional to the one that we’ve already placed.” Watson added that the provincial grant came through at the perfect time, allowing current work on the trail system to continue through the summer.
“The project is under construction now, we’ll just keep on constructing,” he said. “It will be done this year, we’ll continue the project on.” The province’s Ministry of Transportation received eight applications from Vancouver Island municipalities for the Bike BC grants. Six were approved for funding, including two bridges in Victoria. Eric.Plumer@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext. 226 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
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Come and join us for Laughter Yoga at West Coast General Hospital, room A, every Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Cost is by donation, all proceeds to the WCGH Foundation. Info: 250-723-0548. Mondays at Maquinna School Gym drop-in gym and reading time from 9 to 10:15 a.m. French Parent On Tots play group meets Mondays, from 9 to 11 a.m. in room. 2 at Alberni Elementary School.
Events Farmers’ Market is now open every Saturday morning, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Cherry Creek School. Spirit Square Farmers’ Market at Harbour Quay, every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Meat draws and other social events every Saturday at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 293, from 2 to 5 p.m. Every Sunday afternoon, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., the Kingsway Pub holds a meat draw and 50/50 raffle to bene-
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Five Acre Clean-Up Jessica Cooper, left and Coral Goddard were part of a clean-up work bee on Saturday to get the Beaver Creek property ready for the upcoming Five Acre Shaker music festival. The event runs the weekend of August 14-16 and is a fundraiser for the Zattzoo Project. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Child and youth Nights Alive, free drop-in recreational program for youth, ages 12-18, Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to midnight at Gyro Youth Centre. Info: 250-723-2181.
Support and help Port Alberni Alzheimer’s Society Care Givers Support Group meets every third Monday of the month at Fir Park Village in the activity room at 6:30 p.m. Meals on Wheels, program needs volunteer drivers. Info: 250-730-0390. Pregnant? Concerned? For caring counsel call 1-877-88WOMAN. Low Vision group meets one Monday per month at Abbeyfield (basement) at 10 a.m. Call 250-724-0933 for more information. First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196. Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.
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Sports & recreation The 4H Boots n’ Bridles Horse Club meets the first and second Saturday of the month at 11 a.m. at 6199 Smith Rd. No horse required. Info: 250-723-8392. Drop-in circuit training. Stay fit and have fun. Sundays at 3 p.m. Info: 778-421-2721. Horseshoe Club practices Sundays at 11 a.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250724-4770 or 250-723-6050. Adult drop-in badminton on Mondays, from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Alberni Athletic Hall. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg Hudson). After School Burn - Youth Parkour, ages 7 to 12, on Mondays and Fridays, April 13 through May 22. Sign up at Echo Centre. Info: 250-723-2181. Lawn bowling drop-in for families every Friday from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Age 12+ for fun games, refreshments and goodies. 250-731-6375 or stephen@ strobeonline.ca Crib Night every Monday at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion branch No. 293 Alberni Valley.
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Addictions Al-Anon and Al-Ateen Support Groups, for family and friends of problem drinkers, meet Saturdays at 10 a.m. (3028 Second Ave.) study group. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855. Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-883-3968. Narcotics Anonymous, 1-800807-1780 for meeting times and locations. Overeaters Anonymous meeting Wednesday evening 7 p.m. 4711 Elizabeth St., Info: 250-723-7486 Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addictions, mental health, relationships and other issues. Info: 250-723-8281. Everyone welcome.
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Mouldy building a health concern City investigating Argyle site under Building Standards Bylaw, on council’s agenda ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
The mould from a vacant building in Port Alberni’s Uptown has become so severe the matter is going to city council tonight for a decision on how to deal with the structure. It’s hard to ignore the smell while passing 4924 Argyle St., a property with extensive black mold inside and a stucco finish falling from its exterior walls. This is what Cindy McAnerin has found over the last year, leading her to close the windows of the next-door business where she works. McAnerin and 13 other employees signed a petition for city council asking that action be taken to attend to the problem. The business has asked not to be identified. “We have serious health and safety concerns regarding exposure to mould on a regular basis,” stated the letter received by the city last week. “Being summer and warm temperatures outside we have to have windows open. This unfortunately comes with the strong smell of mould coming into our office.” McAnerin said that 4924 Argyle has been completely vacant since a TV repair business moved out approximately three months ago. Years before other units in the building were occupied by a scuba diving equipment store, a party supply shop and a gym. The property has been investigated by the city under the Building Standards Bylaw, regulations that were introduced in early 2014 to crack down on Port
“We have serious health and safety concerns regarding exposure to mould on a regular basis.” Cindy McAnerin, business owner
Alberni’s prevalence of derelict properties. The bylaw brings a $1,000 annual fee for buildings under investigation as well as monthly inspections to assess structural hazards and the risk of infestation, but any efforts to contact the property owner have been unsuccessful. Sources have told the Times the owner is Irene Wenngatz of Nanaimo, who has owned several properties in the Alberni Valley. “The building is not in a condition that meets that standard, so we’re trying to get the owner to work with us on that,” said city planner Scott Smith. “The property owner hasn’t been cooperative thus far. We’re having trouble getting a hold of them.” McAnerin fears this lack of communication could further delay the city’s ability to amend the problem. “They did explain to me that the process for doing anything about it could take a long time if the owner is not responding,” she said. The necessary measures for 4924 Argyle are yet to be determined, but in September 2013 public safety concerns over multiple fires at a vacant property
Concerns about the state of 4924 Argyle St. are coming to city council tonight. The building is being investigated under the city’s Building Standards Bylaw, but so far the out-of-town owner has failed to cooperate. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]
led to the forced demolition of the old Tidebrook Hotel. Under B.C.’s Community Charter municipalities have the legal right to tear down a building if it has become a public concern. In the case of the Tidebrook Hotel this resulted in a $20,000 demolition bill sent to the Gertrude Street property’s owner. Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
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Petition for province to put Mars back in action KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Rob Frolic believes the provincial government is burning up resources. He wants to send officials a message about the Martin Mars bombers by way of petition. Frolic has lived on Sproat Lake with a view of Dog Mountain for about 33 years. From the first puff of smoke that hit the air from the mountain’s recent wildfire, Frolic followed its progress intently. He was in his boat daily photographing the growing fire, as well as the firefighting efforts. He captured ground crews protecting the cabins and helicopters dumping buckets of water. One thing he did not see was the Martin Mars water bomber in action. Like most Alberni Valley residents, that was what his attention was on. Soon after, a petition was started by local resident, Kathi Donovan, to urge the provincial government to deploy the Mars bomber for the Dog Mountain and other active forest fires in B.C. With more than 20,000 signatures, the government responded. However, many people were not satisfied with the one-month contract issued by the province, which allows the bomber to be used when requested, while at the same time, continue its training with Chinese pilots at Sproat Lake. Although it was given the go-ahead on July 8, the Hawaii Mars was only used once so far on a fire in Nelson on July 18. Since then, work has continued with the training of Chinese pilots to use similar aircrafts in China. “I felt like I needed to do something to try to get pressure on the government to use [the water bombers],” Frolic said. “The pressure through [Donovan’s] petition got them to open the door but it was more of something to quiet us.” Frolic feels like the pilot training duty is the government’s excuse to leave the aircraft on standby, rather than sending it to nearby fires. “That made me mad and made the people who fought to get the contract in the first place upset,” Frolic said. “It was sad to see houses and properties burn when we have the resources here not being used.” Frolic used that frustration
Rob Frolic hopes to get enough community support on his petition to show the provincial government that residents are not happy with the bomber’s current duties. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
to create a petition urging the provincial government to put its contract to use the way it was intended. He said the Hawaii Mars should be tackling critical
elsewhere, so why are they not being used?” he questioned. “The government says they are being contracted elsewhere and they are spinning it to make [the Coulson Group] look negative.” Frolic’s vested interest in the cause comes only with having a passion for the iconic bombers and the desire to save the province’s natural resources. A fact sheet presented by the BC government on July 10 stated the Martin Mars can scoop water from only about 113 bodies of water in the province due to its size. It also reports the standby cost per day is $15,000 and per hour of flight time is $6,000 per hour. Fuel cost, paid by the province, is approximately $5,000 per hour, according to the figures. “When the fact sheets state the inability of the Mars, it makes me shake my head,” Frolic said.
“When you look at the grand scheme of things, the cost of the fires and insurance is a drop in the bucket. If it can put out the fires, we are not shelling out that extra money. It just seems like a loss and a waste of resources.” His concern also lies with the hot summer the province is experiencing. “I think the Mars will be essential for what is still ahead of us,” he said. Frolic’s petition can be found on change.org by searching Get the Martin Mars fighting BC’s wildfires. Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
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urprise. Child care is going to be an issue in the fast-approaching federal election campaign. Last year, Thomas Mulcair announced an NDP government would partner with provinces to create a million daycare spaces across the country and would cap the cost at $15 daily. It’s an audacious plan, anathema to conservatives big C and small. But it’s resonating with Canadian families facing patchwork availability and costs typically above $1,000 per month per child. The NDP’s big play caused both the Conservatives and the Liberals to increase their
focus on parents and children, and now all three parties have so-called plans. Which is best? The Conservatives recently announced Universal Child Care Benefit, which will see parents get either $60 or $160 per child monthly, depending on age. This is a modern version of the family allowance program. The UCCB is not progressive. It goes to all parents. If you’re a store clerk you get it. If you’re CEO of a hospital, you get it. How much will it help? As details emerge, it looks like not much. The UCCB is taxable, so an Ontario parent receiving an additional $720 in monthly income will pay about $225 back
in taxes. Now consider that the Conservatives eliminated the existing child tax credit of $2,255 when they introduced the UCCB. Check with your tax person for your specifics. But many experts say the UCCB will result in only about $160 in new income over a year — a whopping $13.18 a month. The chief benefit of the NDP plan is that it actually is a strategy. In Quebec, a similar effort allowed 70,000 women to work who couldn’t afford to previously. That’s why, Mulcair argues, this is an economic plan as well as a child care plan. More affordable care, more parents working, more income
and spending, more taxes to the treasury. The biggest hole in the NDP plan? Cost. Quebec is struggling with its system and may have to index the cost based household income. Mulcair says the federal plan would start out costing about $290 million but that would escalate to $5 billion eight years in. Can Ottawa really afford it? The Liberal plan would cost an incremental $2 billion. The Canada Child Benefit would not be taxable but it would be scaled so wealthy families would receive less while low income parents would receive more. That makes this plan the most progressive. Affluent Canadian families
can afford child care. Governments should be helping families who struggle. The NDP plan is new social policy, like medicare was in its day. The Liberal proposal is most progressive as it helps those who need it most, but neither it or the Conservative family allowance program address the lack of quality affordable care. THE CANADIAN PRESS (HAMILTON SPECTATOR)
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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Slapping cedar over city hall will ‘deface’ building Re: ‘City hall’s heritage must be respected’ letter, July 23, Page 4 In any city in North America it’s easy to find examples of well-designed buildings grown old. There’s the awkward stage where they look dirty, sad, unkempt and in need of improvement. Sadly, there is often someone around ready to do just this. Armed with whatever is currently in vogue and considered “tasteful,” they touch up the work of the architect and render it unrecognizable as to style, era or aesthetic. Sixty-five years is just enough time for an architectural style to look dated, without its being old enough to be appreciated for the art form that it is. “The firm of Wade, Stockdill, and Armour is recognized as one of the most influential in the development of modern architecture in B.C.,” says the Saanich Municipal Hall entry on Canada’s Historic Places website. The Dexter Stockdill designed municipal building is designated a heritage building on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. It’s a striking old concrete building
that shows the influence of other European architecture of the era. That we have a Dexter Stockdill designed building in our community that we are champing at the bit to deface is a sad place for us to be as a city. It’s not too late to stop and rethink this wrong path. In another 65 years, our descendents will be ripping the stuff off, anyway. By then, enough time will have passed to know the value of what’s under there. If the plan to slap cedar over the blue goes ahead, we will only be glad it isn’t vinyl siding. Jeanne Morrow Port Alberni
More public engagement needed for airport project Re: ‘Public infor session planned for airport project,’ July 15, Page 3 My husband and I were very happy to read your article on the “alternate approval process “as there has been no publicity on what [and how] the ACRD is planning. Not one person that I have spoken to has [an] idea that this
“process” is under way. Most are on holidays with their families, many do not get the newspaper (except the free one) and whether they may or may not be in favour of $7.5 million dollar project — no one realizes that unless 10 per cent physically go into the regional board office and signs a form saying you do not want them to give themselves the right to borrow up to $6 million and stick whatever the amount is onto the taxes of the Alberni Valley for a period of up to 30 years! After Aug. 5 [the ACRD] will be free to do what they want and there will be no referendum. They do not want a referendum and we believe that is why they are trying to sneak this in July — they want this to happen — work is already underway and we (the taxpayers) will be on the hook for a lot of money if the grants do not come through. The city does not have money to upgrade it’s roads and sewers — we have to update Echo Centre very soon (millions more dollars). We are closing schools and trying to get money to keep the water up to VIHA standards. Where is all this money going to come from? Why do we always have to pay for things based on how much your house is worth? People who own investment prop-
erties will have to pay on each property but only get one vote. Taxes on some homes in Port Alberni are already over $5,000 a year. Everyone I have spoken to says they would like to have some choices on which projects are most important to them especially here in Port Alberni where we only have so much to spend and are already struggling to just survive. We believe the only reason the ACRD is doing this is because they do not want a referendum and we think they are not being above board. We also wish there could be more light shed on this before it is too late! We were looking in the paper for a follow up article (after the meeting)? We did not see anything about it. If more light could be shed on this subject before it’s too late it would be great. I am 100 per cent sure that the public is not in favour of giving the ACRD a blank cheque for up to $6 million without knowing a lot more details as well as a referendum – if only they knew about it and most don’t. When they are told what’s happening they are in disbelief. Time is almost up. Heather and Ken Wilson Port Alberni
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Jims Clothes Closet are the 2015 Port Alberni Men’s Slo Pitch League Champions. They defeated the Boston Pizza Blacksox on July 17. Chad Plouffe from Jims Clothes Closet won the 2015 League MVP Award, Ryan Udonis won the 2015 League Batting Title, and Shane Benjamin was named Rookie of the Year. [SUBMITTED PHOTOS]
FOOTBALL
Raiders drop Rams 22-14 in home opener First game victory for rookie coach Jerome Erdman to start the season SCOTT McKENZIE NANAIMO DAILY NEWS
Vancouver Island Raiders quarterback Liam O’Brien threw for a touchdown, ran for another and led a fourth-quarter comeback that saw his team pick up their first win under rookie head coach Jerome Erdman in their first game of the 2015 B.C. Football Conference season. And it came on Saturday at Caledonia Park with the defending champion Langley Rams in town. The Raiders won 22-14 to move to 1-0 on the season. “We beat a very good football team, and I don’t know if many people thought we would,” Erdman said. “But (our players) did, and that’s the important part.” Down 14-12 after the third quarter, Raiders linebacker Dexter Shea recovered a Rams fumble at midfield and took it down to the Langley nine-yard line before O’Brien put it in the endzone on second and goal on a naked bootleg to give his team a five-point lead. A Matias Bueno field goal then gave the Raiders an eight-point lead, and the Rams never came close to scoring again as the defence stood tall. “I think we still have a lot of work to do, but overall we did pretty well,” said Raiders defensive end Quinton Bowles. “For a young team, where a lot of the young guys don’t know what junior football’s all about, they stepped up and it was awesome to see.” O’Brien, whose other touchdown came in the first quarter
“We beat a very good football team, and I don’t know if many people thought we would.” Jerome Erdman, Vancouver Island Raiders coach
on a 23-yard pass to Dustin Rodriguez, finished with 18 completions for 208 yards on 32 attempts with no turnovers. “I thought he managed the game very well, made a couple great throws and led a couple great drives,” Erdman said of his All-Canadian quarterback. “With him, the pressure doesn’t seem to flap him too much, which is exactly what you’re looking for.” Rodriguez was the Raiders’ top receiver with 89 yards off six receptions. V.I. runningback Nathan Berg took virtually all his team’s carries in the running game, finishing with 90 yards on 11 attempts out of the backfield. “We had a couple of big first downs when we were back in our own end,” Erdman said of his team’s offence, this year run by co-ordinator Todd Hansen. “They did what they had to do. We put enough points on the board that we won, so I’m very happy.” Other than two break-downs that led to touchdowns, the defence was solid under Erdman, who runs the unit. They forced a two-and-out their first time on the field and also forced two fourth-quarter
Vancouver Island Raiders quarterback Liam O’Brien manages to get off a throw before being hit by the Langley Rams Saturday at Caledonia Park. [AARON HINKS, DAILY NEWS]
turnovers, with Shea’s fumble recovery and an interception by second-year defensive back Bryce Wallace. Erdman thought that was the difference in the game — his team didn’t give up the ball once. “I thought that was very, very, big,” he said. There was an obvious improvement on the Raiders part from the 2014 season to Saturday’s win. In 2014, the Raiders gave up an average of 56 points per game in three outings against the Rams before holding them to just two scores Saturday. Bowles, a veteran on defence, said he wasn’t completely happy with his team’s performance on his side of the ball. “I don’t want any touchdowns
against,” he said. “I want a goose-egg every time. “There were a couple mental mistakes that cost us two touchdowns. So if we cut out those mental mistakes, it’s going to change a whole lot.” Defensive back Josh Paisley led the Raiders in tackles — six solo along with two assisted tackles, while safety Adam McDonald had four tackles. Erdman thought the Raiders’ fitness level was also a key factor in the win, especially in the fourth quarter. “I truly believe that,” he said. “We work them hard, and they kept going. “Maybe I’m a little biased, but I thought we looked like the stronger team toward the end, I really did.
“That’s the money time right there, and I thought we played really well then.”
Next up: Westshore The level of competition for the Raiders changes now, as they hit the road to take on the Westshore Rebels on Saturday. The Rebels, also under a firstyear head coach, lost 78-7 in Kelowna on Saturday to the Okanagan Sun. The Raiders return to Nanaimo on Aug. 8 to take on the Sun, a team that beat them four times in 2014. Scott.McKenzie@ nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4243
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Canada finishes with 217 medals at Pan Am games LORI EWING THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – From Day 1 of the Pan American Games, Curt Harnett says he knew Canadian athletes “were in it to win it.” By the final day, Canada’s chef de mission and his team of 717-strong were basking in the most successful Pan Am performance in Canadian history. “One podium performance quickly followed another, en route to our Top 2 place in the medals table,” Harnett said Sunday at the Canadian team’s closing news conference. “Like a parent, I could not be more proud, with each and every athlete on Team Canada. You delivered.” Canada set an ambitious goal of finishing second in the medal standings, and
brought the team to do it. From swimmer Ryan Cochrane, to decathlete Damian Warner, to kayaker Adam van Koeverden, Canada fielded not only its largest ever team, but arguably strongest, for Toronto. It was a who’s who of athletes who will shine on sport’s biggest stage at next summer’s Rio Olympics. Canada’s women’s kayak team of Michelle Russell, Emilie Fournel, KC Fraser and Hannah Vaughan kicked off the record run with gold in the K-4 500 on the morning of Day 1, in the first event of the Games. And by the time the women’s baseball team capped Canada’s run to the podium with a silver medal, the host nation had amassed 217 medals, 78 gold, 69 silver, and 70 bronze.
The mighty Americans will take home 265 – 103 gold, 81 silver and 81 bronze. Brazil finished a distant third with 141 medals. Not everyone brought their top athletes to Toronto. The Americans fielded squads of mainly B-team athletes. Jamaica was missing its best sprinters, like superstar Usain Bolt. Canada, meanwhile, topped its previous best of 197 medals when Winnipeg hosted the Games in 1999. Canada passed that mark with two days to go. Along the way, Canadian stars were born, such as Kia Nurse, the 19-year-old who led Canada’s women’s basketball team to its first ever gold medal. Nurse was chosen to carry Canada’s flag in to the closing ceremonies.
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West Edmonton Calgary BC Lions Winnipeg Saskatchewan East Toronto Ottawa Hamilton Montreal
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L 1 2 2 3 5 L 1 2 2 2
T 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0
Pts PF PA 6 112 58 6 112 126 4 102 113 4 109 169 0 143 162 Pts PF PA 6 118 103 6 105 127 4 119 88 4 87 69
Week 5 results Yesterday’s result Hamilton 31, Saskatchewan 21 Saturday’s result Edmonton 32, Winnipeg 3 Friday’s results Ottawa 29, Calgary 26 (OT) Toronto 30, BC Lions 27 Week 6 schedule (with odds by Oddsshark) Home team in CAPS Favourite Line (O/U) Underdog Thursday, July 30, 5:30 p.m. WINNIPEG 2 (n/a) BC Lions Friday, July 31 Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 Montreal at Calgary, 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3 Toronto at Hamilton, 4 p.m. Yesterday at Mosaic Stadium
Roughriders 00, Ticats 00 Hamilton 7 7 3 14 31 Saskatchewan 3 11 7 0 21 First Quarter Saskatchewan FG Paul McCallum 29, 7:17 Hamilton TD Jasper Collins 42 pass form Zach Collaros (Justin Medlock convert) 8:58 Second Quarter Ham FG Medlock 43, 0:44 Sask FG McCallum 41, 5:40 Ham Single Medlock 39, 9:49 Ham FG Medlock 22, 13:40 Sask TD Rob Bagg 19 pass from Kevin Glenn. (2pt conversion pass Bagg from Glenn) 14:47 Third Quarter Sask TD Brett Smith 1 run (McCallum convert) 3:59 Ham FG Medlock 49, 7:24 Fourth Quarter Ham FG Medlock 25, 0:59 Ham TD Jeff Mathews 1 run (2pt Bakari Grant pass from Collaros) 8:15 Ham FG Medlock 39, 13:19 Team Statistics Ham Sask First downs 22 22 Rushing 9 3 Passing 11 16 Penalty 2 3 Rushes-Yards 24-168 15-84 Passing Yards 284 267 Return Yards 93 106 Comp-Att-Int 19-28-0 24-38-1 Sacks 1 3 Punts-Average 1-43 5-46.8 Fumbles Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties - Yards 14-91 11-90 Individual Statistics PASSING—Ham: Z.Collaros 19-28, 284 yards, 1 TD, 0 Int4 Sask: K.Glenn 22-33, 255 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int; B.Smith 2-4, 12 yards; W.Dressler 0-1 RUSHING—Ham: C.Gable 20-135 Sask: A.Allen 5-37; J.Messam 5-23 RECEIVING—Ham: B.Grant 5-52; A.Fantuz 4-68 Sask: W.Dressler 6-74; C.Getzlaf 4-40; J.Messam 4-34 Attendance: 31,683
Saturday at Commonwealth Stadium
BASEBALL
Giants 4, Athletics 3
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Eskimos 32, Blue Bombers 3
MLB - Results and standings
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Winnipeg 3 0 0 0 3 Edmonton 1 3 14 14 32 First Quarter Edmonton Single Grant Shaw punt 46, 9:39 Winnipeg FG Lirim Hajrullahu 11, 13:37 Second Quarter Edm FG Shaw 35, 4:56 Third Quarter Edm TD Jordan Lynch 3 run (Shaw convert) 8:12 Edm TD Adarius Bowman 25 pass from James Franklin (Shaw conver) 12:49 Fourth Quarter Edm TD Kenny Stafford 15 pass from Franklin (Shaw convert) 6:17 Edm TD Bowman 12 pass from Franklin (Shaw convert) 10:10 Team Statistics Wpg Edm First downs 15 19 Rushing 4 3 Passing 9 13 Penalty 2 3 Rushes-Yards 17-100 20-101 Passing Yards 152 279 Return Yards 131 220 Comp-Att-Int 16-36-2 22-33-0 Sacks 4 2 Punts 13 10 Punts-Average 46.7 41 Fumbles Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties - Yards 18-170 9-101 Time of Possession 31:04 28:56 Individual Statistics PASSING—Wpg: B Brohm 9-19, 71 yards, 0 TD, 2 Int; D Willy 7-17, 81 yards, 0 TD, 0 Int Edm: M Nichols 17-25, 196 yards, 0 TD, 0 Int; J Franklin 5-8, 83 yards, 3 TD, 0 Int RUSHING—Wpg: C Marshall 7-55; D Willy 2-20; P Cotton 6-17; B Brohm 2-8 Edm: S Bell 12-95; J Lynch 3-7; J Franklin 1-3; M Nichols 1-1; K Stafford 1-(-2); K Lawrence 2-(-3) RECEIVING—Wpg: J Feoli-Gudino 4-29; C Denmark 4-15; D Adams 3-32; R Kohlert 2-41; N Moore 1-19; P Cotton 1-10; C Marshall 1-6 Edm: K Stafford 6-79; W Miles 5-47; A Bowman 3-43; S Bell 2-33; N Coehoorn 2-12; C McCarty 1-26; K Lawrence 1-22; C Watson 1-11; D Bailey 1-6 Punt returns—Wpg: T Stoudermire 5-16, 3.2 average Edm: K Lawrence 9-137, 15.2 average Kick returns—Wpg: T Stoudermire 5-99; J Feoli-Gudino 1-16 Edm: K Lawrence 2-37 Attendance: 27,895
B.C. Football Conference Van Island Kamloops Westshore Valley Okanagan Langley
W 1 0 0 0 0 0
L 0 0 0 0 0 1
Pts 2 0 0 0 0 0
PF 22 0 0 0 0 14
PA 14 0 0 0 0 22
Week 1 Saturday, July 25 Vancouver Island Raiders 22, Langley Rams 14 Westshore Rebels at Okanagan Sun, 7 p.m. Kamloops Broncos at Valley Huskers, 7 p.m. Week 2 Saturday, Aug. 1 Okanagan Sun at Valley Huskers, 7 p.m. Vancouver Island Raiders at Westshore Rebels, 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2 Langley Rams at Kamloops Broncos, 7 p.m. Week 3 Saturday, Aug. 8 Okanagan Sun at Vancouver Island Raiders, 4 p.m. Valley Huskers at Langley Rams, 7 p.m. Westshore Rebels at Kamloops Broncos, 7 p.m.
American League East W L NY Yankees 55 42 Toronto 50 50 Baltimore 48 49 Tampa Bay 49 51 Boston 44 55 Central W L Kansas City 59 38 Minnesota 52 46 Detroit 48 50 Chicago Sox 46 50 Cleveland 45 52 West W L LA Angels 55 43 Houston 55 45 Texas 47 50 Seattle 46 53 Oakland 44 56 National League East W L Washington 52 45 NY Mets 51 48 Atlanta 46 52 Miami 41 58 Philadelphia 37 63 Central W L St. Louis 63 35 Pittsburgh 57 41 Chicago Cubs 51 46 Cincinnati 43 53 Milwaukee 43 56 West W L LA Dodgers 56 44 San Francisco 54 44 San Diego 47 52 Arizona 46 51 Colorado 42 54
Oakland
PCT .567 .500 .495 .490 .444 PCT .608 .531 .490 .479 .464 PCT .561 .550 .485 .465 .440
GB Strk - W2 6.5 L1 7.0 W2 7.5 L2 12.0 W1 GB Strk - W2 7.5 L2 11.5 L1 12.5 W4 14.0 L4 GB Strk - W1 1.0 L2 7.5 L1 9.5 W1 12.0 L4
PCT .536 .515 .469 .414 .370 PCT .643 .582 .526 .448 .434 PCT .560 .551 .475 .474 .438
GB Strk - L1 2.0 W2 6.5 W1 12.0 L3 16.5 W4 GB Strk - L1 6.0 W1 11.5 L3 19.0 L1 20.5 L2 GB Strk - L2 1.0 W5 8.5 W3 8.5 W2 12.0 W1
Yesterday’s results Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 2 Chicago Sox 2, Cleveland 1 NY Mets 3, LA Dodgers 2 (10 innings) Pittsburgh 3, Washington 1 Kansas City 5, Houston 1 NY Yankees 7, Minnesota 2 Atlanta 3, St. Louis 2 Philadelphia 11, Chicago Cubs 5 LA Angels 13, Texas 7 San Francisco 4, Oakland 3 Colorado 17, Cincinnati 7 San Diego 3, Miami 2 Arizona 3, Milwaukee 0 Seattle 6, Toronto 5 (10 innings) Boston 11, Detroit 1 Saturday’s results Detroit 5, Boston 1 San Francisco 2, Oakland 1 Philadelphia 5, Chicago Cubs 0 Toronto 8, Seattle 6 Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 1 Washington 9, Pittsburgh 3 Chicago Sox 10, Cleveland 3 Kansas City 2, Houston 1 NY Mets 15, LA Dodgers 2 NY Yankees 8, Minnesota 5 St. Louis 1, Atlanta 0 Cincinnati 5, Colorado 2 Arizona 2, Milwaukee 0 San Diego 3, Miami 1 Texas 7, LA Angels 6
Tuesday, July 28 (Early games) Atlanta at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Teheran (6-5) vs. Jimenez (7-5) Philadelphia at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Morgan (1-2) vs. Doubront (1-0) Washington at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Zimmermann (8-5) vs. Fernandez (3-0)
Blue Jays 8, Mariners 6
Blue Jays blow early lead, fall to Mariners JIM HOEHN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEATTLE — A baserunning blunder that resulted in a triple play came back to haunt the Toronto Blue Jays, who let another opportunity slip away on the road. Franklin Gutierrez homered with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning Sunday to give the Seattle Mariners a 6-5 victory over the Blue Jays, who have not won consecutive road games since June 14. “It’s disappointing,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said of the 3-3 record on the West Coast road trip. “We’re not in a position to do this. Time’s not on our side. We’re chasing some pretty good teams. Frustrating, tough game.” Gutierrez jumped on an 0-2 pitch from Aaron Loup (2-5) and drove it over the wall in left-centre for his third homer as the Mariners overcame a 5-3 deficit. “I had two strikes at that moment and obviously you have to try to put the ball in play. I was ready for anything,” said Gutierrez, who missed all of last season with an arthritic condition in his back. “He threw a fastball right there, put a good swing on it and it went out.” Nelson Cruz brought the Mariners even at 5-5 in the seventh with his 25th home run, a two-run shot to left off Bo Schultz. Joe Beimel (2-1), who struck out one in one relief inning, picked up the win for the Mariners. With Toronto leading 4-3, the Mariners turned a triple play in the fourth inning. Ezequiel Carrera drew a leadoff walk and moved to third on Kevin Pillar’s single. Ryan Goings bounced out to first and Pillar was hung up between first and second, and Carrera was stuck between third and home. Both runners ended up at third base and each was tagged out by catcher Mike Zunino. “There’s no excuses. I think we’ve all played this game long enough, we know what to do in that situation,” Pillar said. “We just didn’t execute.”
Seattle
ab r h bi ab r h bi Reyes SS 5 0 1 1 Jackson CF 5 1 1 0 Donaldson 3B3 1 1 1 Seager 3B 4 1 2 0 Bautista RF 5 1 1 0 Cruz DH 4120 Enc’acion DH 3 0 0 0 Cano 2B 4213 Colabello 1B 4 1 1 2 Smith LF 2 0 1 1 Martin C 3 2 0 0 Morrison 1B 4 0 0 1 Valencia LF 3 1 1 1 Taylor SS 4 0 1 0 Carrera PH-LF 2 1 1 2 Sucre C 4111 Pillar CF 2 0 0 0 Totals 31 6 9 6 Travis 2B 3121 Totals 33 8 8 8
Toronto 030 001 022 8 Seattle 111 300 000 6 SB: SEA Morrison (6, 2nd base off Hutchison/Martin, R). 2B: TOR Donaldson (25, Nuno), Travis (18, Wilhelmsen), Reyes (17, Wilhelmsen), Bautista (18, Smith, Ca). GIDP: TOR Martin, R. HR: TOR Carrera (2, 8th inning off Rodney, 1 on, 0 out); SEA Sucre (1, 2nd inning off Hutchison, 0 on, 1 out), Cano (10, 4th inning off Hutchison, 2 on, 2 out). Team Lob: TOR 8; SEA 8. DP: SEA 2 (Smith, S-Cano, Beimel-CanoMorrison). E: TOR Travis (6, fielding); SEA Smith, S (1, throw). Toronto IP H R ER BB SO A Hutchison 4.0 7 6 5 2 4 L Hendriks 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 B Cecil 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 A Sanchez (W, 6-4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 R Osuna 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO J Happ 1.2 1 3 3 4 1 T Wilhelmsen 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 F Rodney 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 C Smith (L, 1-3) 0.0 2 2 2 2 0 J Beimel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 HBP: Pillar (by Happ). Time: 3:29. Att: 45,027. Yesterday’s game (10 innings)
Mariners 6, Blue Jays 5 Toronto
Seattle
ab r h bi Reyes SS 3 0 1 0 Jackson CF Donaldson 3B4 1 1 2 Seager 3B Bautista RF 5 0 0 0 Cruz RF Enc’acion DH 3 0 1 0 Cano DH Smoak 1B 4 1 1 0 Taylor 2B Colabello 1B 1 0 0 0 Miller SS Martin C 4 1 1 0 Zunino C Carrera LF 3 2 2 2 Totals Pillar CF 4010 Goins 2B 3000 Travis PH-2B 1 0 1 0 Totals 35 5 9 4
Mets 3, Dodgers 2 (10 inn) LA Dodgers
NY Mets
ab r h bi ab r h bi Pederson CF 5 0 0 0 Grand’son RF 5 1 2 0 Kendrick 2B 5 0 0 0 Tejada SS 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez 1B 3 1 1 0 Murphy 32B 3 1 1 0 Turner 3B 4 0 1 1 Duda 1B 3000 Grandal C 4 0 1 1 Conforto LF 2 0 0 1 Puig RF 4 0 0 0 Nieu’huis CF 3 1 1 0 Ethier LF-RF 4 0 1 0 Plawecki C 4 0 1 0 Rollins SS 2 0 0 0 deGrom P 2 0 0 1 Greinke P 2 0 1 0 Flores PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 33 1 5 2 Totals 27 3 5 2
LA Dodgers 000 000 002 0 2 NY Mets 001 001 000 1 3 SB: LAD Rollins (8); NYM Granderson (9). 2B: LAD Gonzalez, A (25, Familia), Turner, Ju (20, Familia); NYM Granderson (18, Nicasio). GIDP: NYM Johnson, K. S: LAD Van Slyke; NYM Tejada. Team Lob: LAD 6; NYM 9. DP: LAD 2. E: LAD Pederson. LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO D Greinke 7.0 4 2 2 3 3 J Howell 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 J Nicasio (L, 1-3) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 K Jansen 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO J deGrom 7.2 2 0 0 2 8 J Familia 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 J Mejia (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 HBP: Nieuwenhuis (by Greinke). Time: 3:27. Att: 36,093. Texas
Saturday at Safeco Field
Seattle Mariner Franklin Gutierrez gets doused with a bucket of a sports drink by teammates after beating the Toronto Blue Jays in Seattle on Sunday. [AP PHOTO]
Oakland 010 200 000 3 San Francisco 310 000 00x 4 2B: OAK Reddick (14, Hudson, T), Davis, I (14, Hudson, T); SF Hudson, T (2, Otero), Posey (16, Scribner). GIDP: SF Pence 2. HR: SF Duffy, M (9, 1st inning off Graveman, 1 on, 1 out). S: SF Lopez, J. Team Lob: OAK 5; SF 9. DP: OAK 2 (LawrieZobrist-Davis, I, Pomeranz-ZobristDavis, I). E: OAK Lawrie (19, fielding); SF Crawford, B (10, throw). Oakland IP H R ER BB SO K Graveman (L, 6-7) 1.1 7 4 4 2 2 D Otero 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 E Scribner 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 T Pomeranz 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 E O’Flaherty 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO T Hudson (W, 6-8) 5.0 7 3 3 0 1 J Affeldt 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 G Kontos 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 J Lopez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 S Casilla 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 Time: 3:04. Att: 42,034.
Angels 13, Rangers 7
Today’s schedule with probable pitchers Atlanta at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Wood (7-6) vs. Gausman (1-2) Kansas City at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. Volquez (9-5) vs. Anderson (2-1) Chi. White Sox at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Danks (5-8) vs. Kelly (2-6) Detroit at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Sanchez (10-7) vs. Karns (5-5) N.Y. Yankees at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Nova (2-3) vs. Harrison (1-1) Colorado at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. De La Rosa (6-4) vs. Hendricks (4-5) Cincinnati at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Iglesias (1-2) vs. Lynn (7-5) Arizona at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Ray (3-5) vs. Montgomery (4-4) Milwaukee at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Lohse (5-11) vs. Heston (10-5)
Toronto
San Francisco
ab r h bi 5122 4120 5123 5010 4000 4120 4130 31 5 12 5
Toronto 130 000 100 0 5 Seattle 102 000 200 1 6 2B: TOR Martin, R (17, Walker, T). GIDP: TOR Smoak; SEA Seager, Jackson, A. HR: TOR Donaldson (24, 1st inning off Walker, T, 0 on, 1 out), Carrera (3, 7th inning off Rollins, D, 0 on, 0 out); SEA Jackson, A (5, 1st inning off Buehrle, 0 on, 0 out), Cruz, N (25, 7th inning off Schultz, 1 on, 1 out), Gutierrez, F (3, 10th inning off Loup, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: TOR 6; SEA 7. DP: TOR 2 (SmoakReyes-Buehrle, Reyes-Goins-Smoak); SEA 2 (Zunino-Taylor, C, Trumbo-Miller, B-Trumbo). E: TOR Donaldson (13, fielding); SEA Taylor, C (4, fielding). PICKOFFS: TOR Buehrle (Seager at 1st base). Toronto IP H R ER BB SO M Buehrle 5.210 3 3 1 3 P Schultz 1.1 1 2 2 1 2 A Sanchez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 D Tepera 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 A Loup (L, 2-5) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO T Walker 6.0 6 4 3 3 6 D Rollins 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 M Lowe 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 J Beimel (W, 2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 3:05. Att: 35,159.
LA Angels
ab r h bi ab r h bi DeShields CF 4 0 1 0 Giavotella 2B 5 1 1 1 Martin CF 1 1 1 0 Calhoun RF 5 1 2 0 Odor 2B 5 2 2 3 Trout CF 4345 Beltre 3B 4 1 2 0 Pujols 1B 5 0 1 0 Rosales PH 1 0 0 0 Aybar SS 4 0 1 2 Fielder DH 3 2 1 0 Cron DH-1B 4 1 2 1 Moreland 1B 5 0 2 2 Feath’ton IF 1 1 1 1 Andrus SS 5 0 2 1 Perez C 3200 Rua LF 3 1 1 0 Joyce LF 1000 Telis C 3 0 0 1 Robertson LF 4 2 2 2 Totals 34 7 12 7 Totals 361114 12
Texas 001 100 203 7 LA Angels 100 115 32x 13 SB: LAA Pujols (2, 2nd base off Martinez, N/Telis). 2B: TEX Andrus (17, Heaney), Rua (5, Heaney), Moreland (16, Street); LAA Calhoun (17, Martinez, N), Robertson, Dn (2, Kela), Featherston (3, Rodriguez, W). HR: TEX Odor (8, 9th inning off Street, 1 on, 0 out); LAA Trout 2 (31, 1st inning off Martinez, N, 0 on, 2 out; 6th inning off Patton, 3 on, 1 out), Cron (6, 4th inning off Martinez, N, 0 on, 0 out). S: LAA Perez, C. Team Lob: TEX 9; LAA 8. E: TEX Beltre (8, fielding), Bass (1, throw), Odor (11, throw). Texas IP H R ER BB SO N Martinez (L, 5-6) 5.0 6 4 4 3 5 A Bass 0.0 2 3 2 0 0 S Freeman 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 S Patton 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 K Kela 0.2 2 3 2 1 1 W Rodriguez 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO A Heaney (W, 5-0) 6.0 6 2 2 1 4 T Gott 0.2 2 2 0 1 1 N Salas 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 J Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 H Street 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 HBP: Fielder (by Heaney). Time: 3:33. Att: 38,539.
West Coast League East W L PCT GB Strk Kelowna 27 14 .659 - 2W Yakima Valley 22 20 .524 5.5 1W Walla Walla 20 21 .488 7 2L Wenatchee 19 23 .452 8.5 1L South W L PCT GB Strk Bend 30 11 .732 - 3L Corvallis 23 19 .548 7.5 2W Medford 19 23 .452 11.5 1L Klamath Falls 9 33 .214 21.5 2L West W L PCT GB Strk Bellingham 27 15 .643 - 1W Victoria 20 21 .488 6.5 2W Kitsap 17 25 .405 10 3W Cowlitz 17 25 .405 10 5L Yesterday’s results Walla Walla at Victoria, postponed, rain Kitsap 5, Cowlitz 0 Corvallis 11, Klamath 7 Yakima Valley 3, Wenatchee 1 Bend at Kelowna, postponed, rain Bellingham 9, Medford 4 Saturday’s results Kitsap at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m. Bellingham at Medford, 6:35 p.m. Corvallis at Klamath, 6:35 p.m. Walla Walla at Victoria, DH, 4 p.m. Bend at Kelowna, postponed, rain Yakima Valley 3, Wenatchee 1 Today’s schedule Bellingham at Bend, 6:35 p.m. Walla Walla at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m. Medford at Yakima Valley, 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 28 Wenatchee at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m. Cowlitz at Victoria, 6:35 p.m. Walla Walla at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m. Bellingham at Bend, 6:35 p.m. Klamath Falls at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m. Medford at Yakima Valley, 7:05 p.m.
B.C. Premier League BCPBL playoffs Best-of-three series Yesterday’s result Okanagan 4, Langley 1 (Okanagan wins playoff 2-1) Saturday’s results Victoria Eagles 4, North Delta 0 Victoria Eagles 3, North Delta 1 (Victoria Eagles win playoff 2-0) Nanaimo 2, Whalley 1 Nanaimo 7, Whalley 2 (Nanaimo wins playoff 2-0) North Shore 7, Abbotsford 0 North Shore 5, Abbotsford 0 (North Shore wins playoff 2-0) Langley 5, Okanagan 2 Okanagan 1, Langley 0 (Playoff tied 1-1) BCPBL Provincial Championship Friday, July 31-Monday, Aug. 3 Royal Athletic Park, Victoria Schedule to be announced
Playoffs - Championship Final Best-of-7 *=if necessary Coquitlam Adanacs vs. Delta Islanders Saturday’s result (Game 2) Coquitlam 10, Delta 7 Today, 7:30 p.m. (Game 3) Delta at Coquitlam Coquitlam leads series 2-0 Tuesday July 28, 8 p.m. (Game 4) Coquitlam at Delta
Western Lacrosse Assn WLA Senior A Standings GP Victoria 17 New Westminster 17 Burnaby 16 Langley 16 Maple Ridge 16 Coquitlam 16 Nanaimo 17
W 13 11 9 8 8 6 3
L 4 6 7 8 9 10 14
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pts 26 22 18 16 16 12 6
Saturday’s results Burnaby 9, Nanaimo 6 Maple Ridge 9, Coquitlam 7 Tuesday, July 28 Maple Ridge at Burnaby, 7:45 p.m.
PAN-AM GAMES
Toronto, July 10-26 The 2019 Pan American Games will be held at Lima, Peru. Final medal standings Rank/Country Gold Sil Bro Tot 1 United States 103 81 81 265 2 Canada 78 69 70 217 3 Brazil 41 40 60 141 4 Cuba 36 27 34 97 5 Colombia 27 14 31 72 6 Mexico 22 30 43 95 7 Argentina 15 29 31 75 8 Venezuela 8 22 20 50 9 Ecuador 7 9 16 32 10 Guatemala 6 1 3 10 11 Chile 5 6 18 29 12 Peru 4 4 6 14 13 Dominican Rep. 3 11 10 24 14 Jamaica 3 4 2 9 15 Trinidad 3 3 2 8 16 Bahamas 2 2 2 6 17 Puerto Rico 1 1 13 15 18 Uruguay 1 1 3 5 19 Saint Lucia 1 0 0 1 20 Barbados 0 1 2 3 Bolivia 0 1 2 3 El Salvador 0 1 2 3 Paraguay 0 1 2 3 24 Panama 0 1 1 2 25 Antigua 0 1 0 1 Grenada 0 1 0 1 Honduras 0 1 0 1 28 Bermuda 0 0 1 1 Rica Costa Rica 0 0 1 1 StKitts/Nevis 0 0 1 1 StV/Grenadines 0 0 1 1 Canadian results - Saturday, Sunday
SOCCER
GOLF
Championship final, at Philadelphia Jamaica 1, Mexico 3
RBC Canadian Open
Gold Cup
MLS Eastern League Club PTS GP W L DC United 38 23 11 7 Columbus 31 22 8 7 NY Red Bulls 29 19 8 6 Toronto 28 19 8 7 N. England 28 23 7 9 Montreal 24 18 7 8 NY City FC 24 21 6 9 Orlando 24 21 6 9 Philadelphia 22 22 6 12 Chicago 19 20 5 11 Western League Club PTS GP W L Dallas 38 21 11 5 Vancouver 36 22 11 8 Los Angeles 34 23 9 7 Sporting KC 33 19 9 4 Seattle 32 22 10 10 Portland 32 22 9 8 Salt Lake 29 22 7 7 Houston 27 21 7 8 San Jose 25 20 7 9 Colorado 24 20 5 6 Yesterday’s results Orlando 3, NY City FC 5 Philadelphia 2, DC United 3 San Jose 1, Vancouver 3
T 5 7 5 4 7 3 6 6 4 4
GF GA 27 22 34 33 29 23 31 31 29 35 25 27 29 31 26 31 28 37 22 30
T 5 3 7 6 2 5 8 6 4 9
GF GA 32 25 27 22 36 28 29 20 25 21 24 28 23 27 27 26 22 27 18 19
Saturday’s results Toronto 3, Columbus 3 Montreal 1, Seattle 0 N. England 2, Chicago 2 Houston 3, Los Angeles 0 Dallas 4, Portland 1 Wednesday, July 29 MLS All-Stars vs. Tottenham
Pacific Coast Soccer League Challenge Cup semifinals Saturday’s results Vancouver United 1, Khalsa SC 4 Mid Isle Mariners 1, Victoria 2 Yesterday’s championship match Victoria Highlanders 1(1) Khalsa SC 1(4) Khalsa wins on penalties
English Premier League 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.
CYCLING
Women’s 1500m G- Muriel Coneo, Colombia S- Nicole Sifuentes, Canada B- Sasha Gollish, Canada
102nd Tour de France, 3,360 km in 21 stages. Ends Sunday (July 26) Canadian entries, final results: Svein Tuft (Langley, B.C., Orica GreenEdge) Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria, CannondaleGarmin Pro Cycling Team) Final standings 40 Ryder Hesjedal, 2:04:37 159 Svein Tuft, 4:48:08
Women’s 4x100m Relay G- United States S- Jamaica B- Canada
Sunday’s final Stage 21 (final) Sevres to Paris, 109.5km, laps of the Champs Elysees and a final sprint to the finish line.
Women’s 4x400m Relay G- United States S- Jamaica B- Canada
Stage results 1 Andre Greipel (GER/LOT) 2 hours, 49 minutes, 41 seconds 2 Bryan Coquard (FRA/EUC) same time 3 Alexander Kristoff (NOR/KAT) s.t. 4 Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/MTN) 5 Arnaud Démare (FRA/FDJ) 6 Mark Cavendish (GBR/ETI) 7 Peter Sagan (SVK/TIN) 8 John Degenkolb (GER/GIA) 9 Michael Matthews (AUS/ORI) 10 Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU/CAN)
Athletics Men’s High Jump G- Derek Drouin, Canada S- Mike Mason, Canada B- Donald Thomas, Bahamas
Basketball - Men G- Brazil S- Canada B- United States Boxing - Women’s Fly G- Mandy Bujold, Canada S- Marlen Esparza, United States Women’s Light (57-60kg) G- Caroline Veyre, Canada S- Dayana Sanchez, Argentina Baseball - Women G- United States def. S- Canada Cycling - Women’s Road Race G- Jasmin Glaesser, Canada S- Marlies Mejias, Cuba B- Allison Beveridge, Canada Fencing - Women’s Foil Team G- Canada S- United States B- Mexico Field Hockey - Men G- Argentina S- Canada B- Chile Karate - Women’s +68kg G- Valeria Echever, Ecuador S- Camélie Boisvenue, Canada Racquetball - Men’s Team G- Bolivia def. S- Canada Racquetball - Women’s Team G- Canada def. S- Ecuador Softball - Women G- Canada def. S- United States Volleyball - Men G- Argentina, S- Brazil, B- Canada
AUTO RACING NASCAR The Jeff Kyle 400 at The Brickyard, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Indianapolis Motor Speedway (The Brickyard). 160 laps, 2.5 miles per lap. Top finishers (Car no. in parentheses) 1 (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 178.575 mph. 2 (22) Joey Logano, Ford 3 (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet 4 (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet 5 (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota 6 (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota 7 (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota 8 (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet 9 (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet 10 (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford
Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring, Mogyorod, Hungary. Track length 4.381 km (2.722 miles), 16 turns Top finishers 1 Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Ferrari, 1:46:09.985, 106.140 mph 2 Daniil Kvyat, Russia, Red Bull, 1:46:25.733 3 Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Red Bull, 1:46:35.069 4 Max Verstappen, Netherlands, Toro Rosso, 1:46:54.236 5 Fernando Alonso, Spain, McLaren, 1:46:59.064 6 Lewis Hamilton, England, Mercedes, 1:47:02.010 7 Romain Grosjean, France, Lotus, 1:47:08.563
Overall standings (final) 1 Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 84 hours, 46 minutes, 14 seconds 2 Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) at 1:12 3 Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 5:25 4 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 8:36 5 Alberto Contador (ESP/TIN) 9:48 6 Robert Gesink (NED/LNL) 10:47 7 Bauke Mollema (NED/TRE) 15:14 8 Mathias Frank (SUI/IAM) 15:39 9 Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 16:00 10 Pierre Rolland (FRA/EUC) 17:30
TENNIS Last week’s tournaments
ATP Claro Open Colombia July 20-26, Bogota, Colombia Surface: Outdoor, Hard. Prize Money: $768,915. Singles - Final Bernard Tomic (2), Australia, def. Adrian Mannarino (3), France, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2. Doubles - Final Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, and Radek Stepanek (96), Czech Republic, def. Mate Pavic, Croatia, and Michael Venus (3), New Zealand, 7-5, 6-3. Skistar Swedish Open July 20-26, Bastad, Sweden Surface: Outdoor, Clay. Prize Money: €494,310 Singles - Final Benoit Paire, France, def. Tommy Robredo (2), Spain, 7-6 (7), 6-3. Doubles - Final Jeremy Chardy, France, and Lukasz Kubot (2), Poland, def. Juan Sebastian Cabal, Colombia, and Robert Farah (1), Colombia, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 10-8. Konzum Croatia Open Umag July 20-26, Umag, Croatia Surface: Outdoor, Clay. Prize Money: €494,310 Singles - Final Dominic Thiem (4), Austria, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-4, 6-1.
WTA Nurnberger Gasteinladies 2015 July 20-26, Bad Gastein, Austria. Surface: Clay. Prize Money: $226,750 Singles - Final Samantha Stosur (2), Australia, def. Karin Knapp (3), Italy, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2. Doubles - Final Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, and Stephanie Vogt, Liechtenstein, def. Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, and Lucie Hradecka (1), Czech Republic, 4-6, 6-4, 10-3. Paribas Istanbul Cup July 20-26, Istanbul, Turkey. Surface: Hard. Prize Money: $226,750 Singles - Final Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, def. Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 7-5, 6-1. Doubles - Final Daria Gavrilova, Russia, and Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, def. Cagla Buyukakcay, Turkey, and Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 5-7, 6-1, 10-4.
July 23-26, Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ont. Par 72, 7,253 yards. Purse: $5,800,000. * denotes Canadian golfers Final leaderboard - full results Golfer Par R1R2R3R4 1 Jason Day -17 68 66 69 68 2 Bubba Watson -16 68 67 68 69 3 *David Hearn won $394,400 Brantford, Ont. -15 69 64 68 72 4 Jim Furyk -14 68 69 68 69 T5 Tom Hoge -13 70 70 69 66 T5 Stewart Cink -13 68 73 68 66 T7 *Adam Hadwin won $174,725 Abbotsford, B.C. -12 74 67 67 68 T7 Austin Cook -12 68 70 69 69 T7 Matt Kuchar -12 69 69 69 69 T7 Charley Hoffman -12 71 66 69 70 T11 Rory Sabbatini -11 72 69 69 67 T11 Daniel Summerhays-117369 68 67 T11 James Hahn -11 71 68 69 69 T11 Erik Compton -11 66 69 71 71 T11 Ricky Barnes -11 68 70 68 71 T11 Chad Campbell -11 67 63 75 72 T11 Michael Putnam -11 71 65 68 73 T18 Cameron Percy -10 72 67 69 70 T18 Pat Perez -10 69 69 69 71 T18 Johnson Wagner -10 67 66 72 73 T18 Brooks Koepka -10 68 68 68 74 T22 Tony Finau -9 71 70 73 65 T22 Andres Gonzales -9 70 67 74 68 T22 Brian Stuard -9 69 72 70 68 T22 Jim Herman -9 67 75 69 68 T22 Tim Wilkinson -9 72 70 69 68 T22 Mark Wilson -9 70 68 72 69 T22 Sam Saunders -9 70 69 71 69 T22 Scott Langley -9 69 71 69 70 T22 Jonas Blixt -9 69 69 69 72 T22 Ollie Schniederjans -9 71 69 66 73 T22 Emiliano Grillo -9 64 72 69 74 T22 Camilo Villegas -9 69 69 67 74 T34 *Adam Svensson -8 69 73 67 71 T34 William McGirt -8 67 69 75 69 T34 Justin Leonard -8 72 66 73 69 T34 Andres Romero -8 68 73 70 69 T34 Nick Watney -8 73 66 70 71 T34 Tyrone van Aswegen-8 66 75 68 71 T34 Brian Harman -8 65 67 76 72 T41 Ryan Palmer -7 71 71 72 67 T41 Chez Reavie -7 69 67 76 69 T41 J.J. Spaun -7 67 72 73 69 T41 Alex Cejka -7 72 70 70 69 T41 Vaughn Taylor -7 65 71 74 71 T41 J.J. Henry -7 72 67 71 71 T41 Chad Collins -7 70 70 69 72 T48 Scott Verplank -6 72 70 72 68 T48 Colt Knost -6 68 69 75 70 T48 Ben Crane -6 73 67 70 72 T48 Jeff Overton -6 72 68 69 73 T48 Jhonattan Vegas -6 71 70 68 73 T48 Derek Fathauer -6 72 70 67 73 T48 Roberto Castro -6 69 72 67 74 T48 Alex Prugh -6 67 70 69 76 T56 *Nick Taylor -5 70 72 71 70 T56 D.A. Points -5 69 72 71 71 T58 Steve Wheatcroft -4 66 72 75 71 T58 Andrew Svoboda -4 72 70 69 73 T58 Eric Axley -4 67 68 75 74 T58 Scott Pinckney -4 68 68 73 75 T58 Brian Davis -4 69 73 67 75 T63 Angel Cabrera -3 73 69 72 71 T63 Andrew Putnam -3 69 71 73 72 T63 Carlos Ortiz -3 71 69 72 73 T63 Steve Stricker -3 69 72 71 73 T63 Martin Flores -3 68 74 70 73 T63 Tim Clark -3 72 67 72 74 T63 Hunter Mahan -3 68 72 70 75 T70 Tom Gillis -2 73 68 73 72 T70 Zac Blair -2 69 70 71 76 T72 Chesson Hadley -1 67 74 73 73 T72 Hudson Swafford -1 71 68 69 79 T74 Luke Donald E 72 70 72 74 T74 Heath Slocum E 68 74 70 76 T76 Retief Goosen +1 69 71 74 75 T76 K.J. Choi +1 69 72 73 75 T76 Brendon de Jonge +1 71 66 76 76
Canada (MacKenzie Tour) No tournament last week. This week: ATB Financial Classic, July 30-Aug. 2
Links of Glen Eagles, Calgary. Par: 72, 7,019 yards. Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Brock Mackenzie
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 Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1R2R3R4 1 Lexi Thompson -18 69 64 68 65 T2 Gerina Piller -17 69 65 69 64 T2 Lizette Salas -17 64 69 64 70 T4 So Yeon Ryu -15 70 68 65 66 T4 Kris Tamulis -15 66 68 67 68 6 Brittany Lang -14 69 69 66 66 7 Brittany Lincicome -12 70 68 65 69 T8 Amy Anderson -11 68 70 69 66 T8 Alison Lee -11 67 66 70 70 T8 Xiyu Lin -11 71 70 66 66 T8 Hee Young Park -11 70 69 65 69 T12 Q Baek -10 66 68 70 70 T12 Jaye Marie Green -10 65 69 73 67 T12 Ilhee Lee -10 66 71 70 67 15 Juli Inkster -9 69 71 70 65 T16 Julieta Granada -8 71 68 68 69 T16 Wei-Ling Hsu -8 65 69 71 71 T16 Cristie Kerr -8 73 65 70 68 T16 Caroline Masson -8 69 69 65 73 T16 Sarah Jane Smith -8 68 70 71 67 Canadian result T27 Alena Sharp -6 68 70 72 68
Champions Tour 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 Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1R2R3R4 1 Marco Dawson -16 65 67 68 64 2 Bernhard Langer -15 65 68 68 64 3 Colin Montgomerie -13 67 67 66 67 4 Miguel A Jimenez -11 65 69 68 67 T5 Woody Austin -8 69 67 70 66 T5 Fred Couples -8 68 66 69 69 T7 Jeff Maggert -7 71 67 66 69 T7 Philip Walton -7 71 67 65 70 T9 Peter Fowler -6 69 65 68 72 T9 Jeff Sluman -6 65 69 70 70 T9 Esteban Toledo -6 73 68 68 65 T12 Bart Bryant -5 65 70 70 70 T12 Barry Lane -5 68 70 68 69 T12 Peter Senior -5 69 67 70 69 T15 Brian Henninger -4 66 73 67 70 T15 Duffy Waldorf -4 69 68 69 70 T15 Tom Watson -4 67 72 66 71 T15 Lian-Wei Zhang -4 65 71 72 68 Canadian results T22 Stephen Ames -2 69 67 69 73 T67 Rod Spittle +7 69 73 73 72
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.
European Tour Omega European Masters, July 23-26 Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland. Par 70, 6,848 yards. Purse: €2,300,000. Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1R2R3R4 1 Danny Willett -17 65 62 71 65 2 Matthew Fitzpatrick -16 69 65 64 66 3 Tyrrell Hatton -15 65 68 70 62 4 Pelle Edberg -14 65 72 66 63 5 Anirban Lahiri -12 67 67 70 64 6 Sergio Garcia -11 69 70 66 64 T7 Florian Fritsch -10 70 66 70 64 T7 Raphael Jacquelin -10 68 64 68 70 9 Rikard Karlberg -9 65 67 74 65 T10 Robert Dinwiddie -8 70 68 71 63 T10 Kristoffer Broberg -8 68 69 70 65 T10 Marcus Kinhult -8 65 66 73 68 T10 Richie Ramsay -8 70 66 68 68
COFFEEBREAK
MONDAY, JULY 27, 2015 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES |
ZITS by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman
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TODAY’S CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Wade’s teammate 5 Orange pekoe 8 -- -eyed 12 Delicate fabrics 14 Pull down 15 Excuse me! 16 Windy City airport 17 Narrow valley 18 Country-club fees 19 Reach an agreement (3 wds.) 21 Lily maid of Astolat 23 Say more 24 Opposite of post25 Tax-form ID 26 Beauty parlors 30 Dispense with 32 Alternate name 33 Jonquil 37 Feel like 38 Prove false 39 Enameled metal 40 The dark enchants them (2 wds.) 42 Redhead’s tint 43 All -- Day (Nov. 2) 44 Rubicon crosser 45 Go-aheads 48 Kind of humor 49 1040 org. 50 Brunette to blonde switch (2 wds.) 52 Squirms 57 Old ruler of Venice 58 Safety agcy. 60 Take, as a course 61 Footnote abbr. (2 wds.) 62 Refusals 63 Bete -64 Cinnamon goody 65 Underhanded 66 Oil barrel DOWN 1 Cartel 2 Molokai neighbor 3 A word to kitty 4 Juno, in Athens 5 Statuesque 6 Before, in verse 7 Vampire writer (2 wds.)
BLONDIE by Young
HI & LOIS by Chance Browne
ONE BIG HAPPY by Rick Detorie
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE by Chris Browne
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Spending favours the Tories The federal Conservativesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; war chests outstrip rivals, a riding analysis has shown JOAN BRYDEN AND JORDAN PRESS THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The imminent federal election campaign will see more money splashed around than ever before in Canada and the deeppocketed Conservatives can claim a decided advantage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an edge that increases exponentially if Prime Minister Stephen Harper opts for a longer campaign than usual, new number-crunching shows. While much as been made of the ruling partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fundraising prowess at the national level, the biggest impact of an extended campaign will be felt by candidates in local riding contests. An in-depth analysis by The Canadian Press of financing at the grassroots level shows that Conservative candidatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; riding-based war chests are flush with cash, dramatically outpacing their political rivals in efforts to raise and stash away money. A review of the most recent financial statements filed by riding associations to Elections Canada this month show candidates for the NDP, Liberals, Greens, Bloc Quebecois and other smaller parties simply donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the money to compete on a level playing field with Conservative contenders, whose local war chests are overflowing. Those 2014 financial reports in each of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 338 constituencies shows that Conservative
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electoral district associations ended the year with net assets totalling more than $19 million â&#x20AC;&#x201D; more than the riding associations of the Liberals, New Democrats, Greens and Bloc combined. Liberal riding associations reported a total of about $8 million in net assets, NDP associations more than $4.4 million, the Greens at almost $1.2 million and the Bloc at about $410,000. Under the 2007 fixed-date-election legislation introduced by Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s government, Canadians will go to the polls on Oct. 19. While the legislation specifies that the campaign must be a minimum of 37 days, it does not specify a maximum length. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important because the new Fair Elections Act provides that for every day beyond the typical five-week campaign, spending limits for national parties and their
candidates will increase by onethirty-seventh, meaning extra days on the campaign trail would benefit parties with hefty bank accounts. That means a party running a full slate of candidates is entitled to spend almost $25 million for a 37-day campaign, with every additional day worth an extra $675,000 to each partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national spending limit and an extra $2,700 for each candidate who is entitled to spend an average of about $100,000. So, if Harper fires the official starting gun in mid-August, as widely speculated, that would boost each partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spending cap by a whopping $19.6 million and each candidateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s limit by $78,300. At the national level, the Liberals and NDP have upped their fundraising game considerably since the last election but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still behind the Conservatives, raising $15 million and $9.5 million respectively compared to $20.1 million for the Tories, based on Elections Canada financial returns for last year. Still, for their national campaigns, the New Democrats and Liberals can borrow money if necessary to spend the maximum, or close to it. Smaller parties, like the Greens, will have more trouble keeping up and banks are less likely to help them. At the riding level, however, very few opposition party associations have built up war chests that would help their candidates spend the
maximum for a 37-day campaign, much less for a longer one. Conservative associations dominate the top 20 richest associations in the country, with Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s association in Calgary Southwest on top with more than $444,000 in the bank. Only two oppositions MPs makes the top-20 list: Liberal MP Mauril Belanger in Ottawa-Vanier, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May in Saanich-Gulf Islands. Conservative associations also had more money at the end of 2014 than even some of the best-known incumbent New Democrats and Liberals, including in Ottawa Centre, where NDP Paul Dewar is running again and has the richest NDP association according to the data; and in Toronto-St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where incumbent Liberals Carolyn Bennett lagged behind her Conservative counterpart by about $55,000. Some of the riding-level 2014 financial returns are still trickling in to Elections Canada. Liberal Leader Juston Trudeauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Papineau association still hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t filed, for instance. Falling behind in the fundraising wars will be more problematic for candidates this year than in previous elections. At the local level, the government imposed new rules for loans that make it difficult for under-financed candidates to spend anywhere near as much as their flush competitors.
Insurers may soon cover medical marijuana ALEXANDRA POSADZKI THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Canadians who have been prescribed medical marijuana could one day see their insurance company footing the bill, experts predict, following the introduction of new Health Canada rules that allow for the sale of cannabis oils. Health Canada announced revamped medical marijuana regulations earlier this month after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that users of the drug should be permitted to consume it in other
forms, such as oils and edibles, rather than having to smoke dried buds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to see insurance companies slowly start to creep into the sector,â&#x20AC;? says Khurram Malik, an analyst at Jacob Securities Inc., noting that the new regulations will allow medical marijuana producers to sell gel caps similar to those made from cod liver oil. That will allow for more precise dosing, Malik says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to smoke a plant you have no idea how much youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re consuming, so that makes
doctors a little nervous,â&#x20AC;? he said. Experts say the changes are a major step towards legitimizing the drug in the eyes of doctors and insurers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When something doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look different than other medicines, it becomes much easier for people to get comfortable with the idea that this is, in fact, a possible treatment option for patients,â&#x20AC;? says Bruce Linton, the chief executive of Smiths Falls, Ont.-based Tweed Marijuana Inc. However, medical marijuana producers still have one major hurdle
to overcome before insurers begin routinely funding the drug â&#x20AC;&#x201D; cannabis currently doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a drug identification number, known as a DIN. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If it was issued a DIN by Health Canada, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quite likely that the insurance companies would cover it,â&#x20AC;? says Wendy Hope, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To obtain a DIN, the new form of medical marijuana would need to go through the full Health Canada approval process like any new drug.â&#x20AC;?
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his young Great Horned Owl that was found alone on the ground and in distress received a couple of wounds on the head which suggests it was grabbed by a predator from its nest and dropped. The owl made it through the first night and is gaining strength. The Great Horned Owl, which is a large, powerful and long-lived bird is adapted by its anatomy, physiology, and behaviour to survive in any climate but arctic-alpine regions. Equally at home in desert, grassland, suburban, and forest habitats, north to the tree line, it has a diverse prey base and the most extensive range with the most variation in nesting sites of any American owl. Its large eyes are equipped with many rods for night vision and pupils that open widely in the dark. Although its eyes do not move, flexibility in the atlanto-occipital joint enables this owl to swivel its head more than 180° and to look in any direction. Its hearing is acute, assisted by facial disc– feathers that direct sound waves to its ears. Its feathers are exceptionally soft, providing superb insulation and allowing for silent flight. Females are able to maintain their eggs at incubating temperature near 37°C, even when the ambient temperature is more than 70° colder. This species is a perch-andpounce hunter. Although its short, wide wings allow manoeuvrability among trees of the forest, the resulting high wing-loading makes aerial foraging less efficient. Its strong talons, which take a force
observed 14 weeks after fledging, but adults no longer fed them.
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he two young bear cubs, JorT dan and Athena are doing well in our care. They can be observed on closed circuit television at the centre. We are proud to hold a Bear Aware presentation at the centre every Thursday and Friday at 1 p.m. just before the live raptor presentation. You will learn what to do if you have a bear encounter while also separating myth from facts. » Sylvia Campbell works at the North Island Wildlife Centre. If you would like more information about wildlife, call the centre at 250-248-8534.
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oing the same thing over and over again can eventually lead to wear and tear on your body, greater chance of injury due to repetition and, ultimately, boredom. Doing the same thing over and over is also not the best way to train your body, which is meant to move in a variety of ways and enjoy a variety of activities. The bottom line is the more active you are, specifically in one area, you need to welcome the reality that tweaks and injuries can, and will occur. It’s part of being active and athletic. Cross training usually refers to participating in a sport or activity other than the one a person competes in or is most active in. For instance if you are an avid runner, give biking or swimming a try. You might find you love all three, then you could combine them and try out a triathlon. If you sustain an injury that occurred from one activity, you may be able to remain active with another kind of activity, with doctor’s permission of course. Three years ago, I ran farther and harder one day than I should have, and I ended up injuring my knee. I kept trying to run because I loved it, but things didn’t get any better and my doctor and physiotherapist said I had to stop running
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Susan Fox The Happy Life Project and allow myself time to heal. It was the hardest thing I had heard in a while! My doctor suggested that water running or biking (not trail riding) would be beneficial though. Reluctantly I tried water running and found it wasn’t as bad as I thought, and got on a recumbent bike at the gym and that was great. Both satisfied my need for cardio exercise. It also helped my rehab and opened my eyes to other forms of exercise that I hadn’t considered before. Since then, I have graduated from a recumbent bike back to my mountain bike which I had been inactive from for a few years. Recently I have been training for technical mountain biking for a race event coming up at the end of September. During a ride on one of the many amazing mountain biking trails in Port Alberni, I had a monumental wipe out a few weeks ago. I flew over the handle bars and impacted my knees, wrists and face on the bike as I flew over, then on the ground as I landed ( I was wearing a helmet of course!).
The swelling and bruising was pretty showy. I knew I had to take a break from those activities (as much as I was loath to do it) if I wanted to get better. So, I resorted to another form of exercise, which is the beauty of cross training. You can give your muscles a break and allow time for recovery, and it is a chance to gain muscular strength while you train in a different way. But cross training is not just for injury, it is great for prevention as well. You lessen the chance of injury and burnout. If you give muscle groups a chance to strengthen in different ways, you are adding value and capacity for gains when you go back to your preferred form of exercise. If you are a runner for instance, try swimming or a form of cycling; recumbent bike, road bike or spin class. All options offer less impact on your knees. Cycling options offer a chance for you to continue to strengthen your hips, ankles and quadriceps muscles; areas that sometimes can be weak for runners. And because swimming is a non-weight bearing activity that allows a full body workout, it is fantastic for joints that are recovering from injury. Cross training; consider it for recovery, prevention and an opportunity to try something new!
hy Hospice work? For Gretchen Carlson, Executive Director of the Alberni Valley Hospice Society, the seeds of her passion for working with a team providing service to those approaching the end of their life were sown in her early years. In her 20s, she ran a bed and breakfast. When her beloved grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Gretchen felt a strong need to care for her… she had the space and the will to make her grandmother’s final years comfortable, vital and filled with love. “My grandmother was my hero. She, and my equally beloved, gifted grandfather, had adopted my mother when she was seven. Career people with university degrees, my grandmother’s being in chemistry, they were getting on in years when they realized that the best option for having children was adoption. Visiting an adoption facility, they were introduced to my mother who would not leave their side once she met them... she adopted them! It was a match of divine design as they were able to raise my mother to fulfill her destiny of working in psychology, having eventually acquired two university degrees. My dad, also from troubled beginnings, rose above those challenges to obtain the PhD in forestry genetics that would eventually bring us to Canada from California, where I was raised. He and my mother, with the unwavering support from my maternal grandparents, gave my older sister and me an exciting, creative up-bringing. My best memories of growing up are of times spent at my grandparents’ retirement village. There, I got a sense of community and I learned how I could impact people’s lives, even as a child. My sister and I were given free rein to be little entrepreneurs with our lemonade stands, our theatrical shows and our roller-skating exhibitions. My grandparents’ neighbours all came with coins, laughter and connection to soak up our youthful energy. I thrived on those connections.
Sharon Hillman Caring Words Perhaps most memorable were the quiet times we spent in the homes of many of the residents in that little community. They would invite us in, truly listen to us and answer our questions. I was always drawn to their stories… why they had the things they had in their homes, what their families were like, what they had accomplished in their lives… I bathed in their wisdom. Indeed, I’m constantly drawn to the crinkly, wrinkly eyes that have seen so much life. I love the energy of youth but the energy that comes from older people seems so grounded… rooted, honest, authentic… they know who they are, where they have been and what it all means. I learn so much from them. After the bed and breakfast, I went into nursing and rehabilitation and, while that fulfilled that desire to serve people in making their lives better physically, it is Hospice where I have found my home. With Hospice, it is all about connection… community… family… the whole person’s well-being. It reaches into my soul and allows me to serve on a team that is dedicated to making life richer for those who are taking that walk into their next adventure.” Gretchen’s key words for herself are “growth” and “balance.” Currently undertaking a master’s degree in leadership, with a health specialization can only enrich her work with her Hospice team and allow her to grow in her new role. She credits the Hospice work with providing the balance she has been seeking in her personal life. “This work, so aligned with my soul, brings me peace… and that can only benefit me, my children and my contribution to the community.” Sharon Hillman, a retired educator, and manager of the Reflections Program of the Alberni Valley Hospice Society enjoys collecting people’s stories.
Dr. helps elderly with concerns about cataracts
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o I get a lot of E-mail? Yes, tons of it. Do I get letters? Practically never, particularly those without a return address. So I was surprised by a recent one. All I know is the writer lives in Lethbridge, Alta., and is elderly. She has written that she wants to be an informed patient, so is asking for my stand on cataract surgery. “Ms. X” simply believed she needed reading glasses, but was told by an optometrist that she required cataract surgery. She remarks, “I hesitated, so he sent me to an ophthalmologist for a second opinion. He also agreed that surgery was needed, suggested I simply sign on the dotted line, then called, “Next patient, please.” But the writer asked for a copy of what she had just signed, read the fine print (interestingly, she could read the fine print!) and now has second and third thoughts about the dangers involved. According to the National Eye Institute, by age 80 half of North
Dr. Gifford Jones The Doctor Game Americans either have a cataract, or have had cataract surgery to replace a foggy lens. The lens allows light to pass through the eye to focus on the back part of the eye, the retina, which then sends images to the brain. Aging is the main cause of cataracts. Diabetes and glaucoma increase the risk. So does exposure to strong sunlight such as living closer to the equator. High altitude also plays a role as the people of Tibet have the highest rate of cataracts in the world. Many people don’t know they have a cataract in its early stage. And since cataracts normally grow slowly, some people can live for years without significant effect on vision. But when symptoms first occur, the lens has become tinted, mak-
ing it difficult to identify blues and purples. For instance, you may think you are wearing a pair of black socks, only to be told by friends that you’re actually wearing purple ones. Others complain of the glare of headlights, sunlight too bright, or a halo around lights. This patient in question believed she only needed reading glasses and this may be the case. But if a cataract is present, interfering with her daily activities such as reading, driving or watching TV, then cataract surgery is the only effective treatment for her. Some patients worry that delaying cataract surgery will result in long-term damage to the eye or make the operation more difficult. But this is not the case, so there is rarely any hurry to rush into surgery. Besides, some people never need an operation and can be helped by new glasses or better lighting. The writer is correct in wondering about the risks, however. As with any surgery there’s always the risk of infection or bleeding
problems. For instance, surgeons may ask you to temporarily discontinue any medication that may cause bleeding during surgery. Cataract surgery also increases the risk of retinal detachment, a potentially serious complication that can cause loss of vision. One sign of this problem is a sudden increase in “floaters” or cobweb structures that appear in the vision. Ms. X can be reassured that if an operation is truly required, the risk of complication is small and the majority of patients have better vision. There’s no sure way to prevent cataracts. But decreasing exposure to sunlight by wearing sunglasses, eating fruits and vegetables is believed helpful. And be sure to wear protective glasses for tennis and other sports to prevent traumatic cataracts. Does the use of vitamins help? Some researchers believe vitamin C is a protective agent in vision. The cornea and lens of the eye have the highest concentration of vitamin C in the body.
In one study, those with low blood levels of C had 11 times greater risk of developing a cataract. In another study, those who took vitamin E reduced cataract risk by 50 to 70 percent. This is why I take natural vitamin E and high doses of C daily. At 91 I have had no cataract surgery. So I hope Ms. X is now an informed patient and realizes that the development of a cataract need not be a rush to surgery. Rather, surgery is done only when quality of life is affected. » W. Gifford-Jones M.D. is a graduate of University of Toronto and the Harvard Medical School. He trained in general surgery at the Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University and in Gynecology at Harvard. He has also been a general practitioner, ship’s surgeon and hotel doctor. For more information, see his website, www.docgiff.com or to comment, e-mail him at info@ docgiff.com.
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Steve Deluca scooped up some chili for a taste tester to try out during the Chlii Cook Off contest. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Alexis Szita took a seat on her dad’s motorbike while it was parked for the Show ‘n Shine. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Tsunami Hawgs Bike Fest
Bikes of all shapes and sizes attracted a crowd on upper Third Avenue for the first Tsunami Hawgs Bike Fest on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Daphne Campbell and Kelly Vanderveen were selling auction items and 50-50 tickets as part of the fundraising efforts. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Cindy Sjoholm had a good time handing out prizes and talking to everyone who supported the event, which benefited the Port Alberni Shelter Society. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Lilly, Hayden and Mila were decked out in face paint as they checked out all of the kids activities uptown. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]