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Strings on Clutesi marina deal Port Authority gets 25-year lease extension by pledging commercial development opportunities ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Port Alberni residents Gord Herman and Cathy Rann were at Clutesi Haven Marina Tuesday afternoon cleaning some local catches. [KRISTI DOBSON TIMES]

At a rate of $1 a year, the city has signed another lease with the Port Alberni Port Authority for the use of the Clutesi Haven Marina. But it comes with an added stipulation: to bring a tourism development to the site. Council agreed to hand over the municipal land for 25 years at a public meeting on Monday, allowing the port authority to continue its management of the marina and boat launch on the Somass River. The lease is effective Aug. 1, with an option for the port authority to extend the deal in 2040 for another 10 years if they are in good standing. After running Clutesi Haven for decades, the port authority drafted a new 20-year lease with the city in the spring. But council hesitated to pass this arrangement due to fears that the large parking lot and field by the marina would sit undeveloped and result in lost tourism opportunities. The initial draft of the lease had an option for commercial development, but this was not a requirement. “The port authority is going to be granted this land for 20 years. I find that unacceptable,” said Coun. Chris Alemany during a

public meeting in April. “It’s been too long that I think that Clutesi marina land has sat there unused and undeveloped.” The two parties went back to the bargaining table, resulting in a longer lease that “maximizes opportunities” for tourism and commercial development, states the document. The lease stipulates that the city and PAPA issue a request for proposals before the end of this year to attract a developer to the site. The selected builder would be required to install public washrooms at Clutesi Haven and a structure that council hopes will lure more westbound travellers from Highway 4 to spend time in Port Alberni. The tendered project would then save $500,000 worth of construction costs offset by the port authority. “It would be jointly approved by city council and the port authority board,” said city manager Ken Watson. Coun. Ron Paulson believes the new arrangement can improve the local offerings for tourists. “I think that’s a great situation,” he said. “Stop people from going straight through to Tofino and Ucluelet.” Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net

DEVELOPMENT

Dancing, lighted water to brighten Central Park ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Picnic benches, raised flower beds, multi-coloured fountains and a publicly-accessible 24-hour video surveillance system to watch over it all is the vision a local couple is putting forward to transform an empty lot in Port Alberni’s Uptown. Construction on Central Park is underway this summer, a project at the corner of Third Avenue and Angus being funded by residents Stacey and Franco Gaiga. In recent years the surrounding Uptown business area has suffered from underused space and empty storefronts. These include the large unoccupied building at Third and Mar Street

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that last housed Zeller’s, which is among the 21 out of 55 commercial spaces in the area that are vacant, according to a presentation given by Kevin Wright of the Uptown Merchants Association in February. But the Central Park development proposes to improve the area through a creation of a public meeting space with trees, flowers, several concrete and wooden benches and tables surrounding a five-fountain fixture that the Gaigas plan to illuminate with multiple colours. “This water can be programmed to dance and it lights up at night,” said Stacey during a presentation on the project to city council Monday. “We want to make sure that the fountain

colours will be visible.” After the tear-down of the Beaufort Hotel several years ago, the property sat vacant until the Gaigas purchased the lot in 2014. Assessed at a value of $55,500 before construction began this year, 3009 Third Ave. is set to become an outdoor gathering place in the Uptown area. A camera connected to the Internet is planned to allow the public to monitor the site at all hours. “Because it had been sitting empty for quite a few years we thought it was a prime candidate for an urban infill site, so we’re in the process of transforming it into public green space as a pocket park,” Gaiga said. “My husband Franco and I hope that everyone in the community is

going to use this space.” Beyond giving citizens another place to hang out, the development could have an effect on lagging property values in the area. As Gaiga mentioned during her address to council, numerous reports on urban development in North America indicate that small parks tend to boost the surrounding real estate. A 2009 study on the effects of public parks in American cities by Peter Harnik and Ben Welle points to the economic benefits of green spaces. “Private and public spaces animate each other with the sum greatly surpassing the parts,” stated the study. “This knowyour-neighbor social capital helps ward off antisocial prob-

Improvements shining new light on kids’ lives

Environmental order for Syncrude in bird deaths

Grants help Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre add much-needed building improvements.

Syncrude revealed on the weekend that carcasses from 29 blue herons were discovered last Friday.

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lems that would otherwise cost the city more in police and fire protection, prisons, counseling, and rehabilitation.” On Monday the city granted the Gaigas an exemption from paying property taxes for the park, and agreed to provide snow removal if necessary, as well as assisting with planting and maintaining trees, shrubs and flowers on the site. Water and hydro costs will also be covered by the city. “Thank you for the investment in our city and thank you for believing in our future,” Mayor Mike Ruttan told the Gaigas. Central Park is expected to be complete by Spring 2016. Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net

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Soup Campbell, principal restorer of this 1946 Comox Logging & Railway Co. “logging� crew speeder for the Industrial Heritage Society, and Tin Pants Troupe member Erin Netzer, invite the public to take a ride for the first time ever to McLean Mill this Thursday as well as Saturday, Aug. 23. Both depart at 10 a.m. from the train station. [DARREN WILLIS, FOR THE TIMES] meet Wednesdays, 7 p.m., at the Port Alberni Youth Centre. Info: 250723-6365 or 250-723-7442. PacificCARE free music drop-in program for children and their families on Wednesdays, from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. at the Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre. Closures follow school calendar. Registration is required. Info: 250-735-3022.

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Port Alberni greenhouse gases down 18 per cent Climate action commitments met MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Susan Fox checks out the new windows at Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre as Mike Diewold of Joel Salmon Contracting works on the installation. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Improvements add some sunshine to the lives of Port Alberni children KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

A little added light to the Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre is about to make a big difference in the learning environment of local children. After concern last year about replacing the damaged furnace, and the resulting publicity, centre administrator Susan Fox applied for funding for more improvements for the 60-year-old building. With help from the Alberni Valley Community Foundation and the Alberni Valley Community Forest Legacy, she was able to correct safety issues that would not otherwise have been in the budget. “I saw this as an opportunity for new windows,” Fox said. “It has been a safety issue and on our radar for a year, but we never had the money.” The single-pane windows were becoming loose within the wooden sills. Fox said it was just a matter of time before they started falling out. “If they did, since it was not safety glass, it would break in shards,” Fox said. The new windows now open up

and out, rather than being pulled in, which children could risk running into. Last week, installation of windows in all rooms along the Tenth Avenue side of the building began. Staff noticed a difference immediately. The reduced noise, added natural light and the ability to see the outdoors will contribute to enhanced learning, according to Alicia Pollock, the Centre’s occupational therapist. The Discovery Preschool room, in particular, used to have only one small window with a view outside. “The windows go almost ceiling to floor so it opens up opportunities for learning when the kids can see birds flying by,” Pollock said. “The noise from the road was also a big distraction because kids would stop what they were doing to watch big trucks going by.” “It opens up the space and brings the outside in,” agreed Pollock’s assistant, Vicky Roy. For children sensitive to light, the reduced glare from light fixtures will also be an advantage. Before, staff was using anti-glare products so the light would not bounce off of chil-

dren’s workspaces. “Natural light is ideal,” Pollock said. “It goes along with natural play spaces instead of an institutional look. It is going to add to the comfort and has already created a calming environment.” Adding to the comfort level will be the ability to control heating without drafts in the winter. Fox said she expects to save about $5,000 per year in energy costs. By using local contractors and products, she said the project adds value and puts money back in the community. Eventually local cedar will cover the entire exterior of the building. “We really take pride in the work we do and it makes all of us feel good to see the improvements not he building,” Fox said. “We can pass that on to all of our families and children. One of the best things about my job is seeing the kids realize how amazing they are.” Fox said she hopes the renovations extend the building’s life in which many more generations can grow and learn. Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net

Man arrested after 7-Eleven robbery On Sunday, August 9, a suspect was arrested for an attempted robbery at the 7-Eleven store on 10th Avenue. “An adult male came in, indicated he was going to rob the

store, but it didn’t happen,” said Inspector Mac Richards. At approximately 12:30 a.m. the Port Alberni RCMP responded to the call, located the male and arrested him nearby. The

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been trying to locate 40-year-old Kenneth Joseph Armand Sherman, who was recently reported as missing. If you have information about Sherman, contact Const. Chris Wilson of the Ridge Meadows RCMP at 604-467-7669, or the police agency in the area he is currently in.

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Kenneth Sherman can be identified by a distinct tattoo on his neck. [RCMP]

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The City of Port Alberni reported an 18 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 2007, and aims to further reduce GHGs by 70 per cent by 2020. Back in ‘07 the city signed the Community Action Charter, an agreement with the provincial government and the Union of B.C. Municipalities committing to reduce pollution. By 2011, 95 per cent of B.C. municipalities had signed the charter. Port Alberni committed to carbon neutrality by 2012. The city documented its efforts — noting that more work needs to done — in an Environment Sustainability Progress Report and Plan published for the regular council meeting on Monday. Annual carbon-dioxide emissions from the municipality reportedly dropped by about 500 tonnes from 2007 to 2014 — the equivalent of taking about 100 cars off the road. By establishing the Port Alberni Carbon Trust Reserve Fund and paying an offset of $25 per tonne of carbon-dioxide emissions annually for investment into “green community initiatives,” the city claims to have reached its goal of “being carbon neutral” by 2012. With current annual emissions of about 2,300 tonnes the city contributes about $58,000 per year to the carbon trust reserve fund. By the end of 2015, the total fund balance is expected to be about $290,000. In 2014 the city used $70,000 from the carbon fund to purchase a new electric-powered Zamboni for the Alberni Valley Multiplex to replace the older propane-fuelled ice cleaner. This year $30,000 was taken from the fund to purchase software for the city’s electronic billing as part of a “paperless” commitment. Residents are expected to adopt e-billing gradually over a threeyear period. Most of the GHG emission reduction has resulted from upgrading city buildings paid for with help from the Federal

Gas Tax Fund. Energy and efficiency retrofit projects have reduced energy consumption and GHG emissions since 2007 by about 30 per cent at Echo Centre, 40 per cent at the fire hall and city hall, and 16 per cent at the Multiplex. Further upgrades are planned for the Multiplex and Glenwood Centre. An anti-idling policy for the city’s 80 vehicles was enacted in 2008 and the city replaced 25 of its vehicles since 2007 with more fuel-efficient models. “For future replacements, including the bylaw vehicle, electric format vehicles will be considered where practical,” notes the report. In 2013 the city installed two electric charging stations, one at the Harbour Quay and another at the Victoria Quay. In its first year only about 21 vehicles used the stations, increasing to 97 in 2014. The stations are free for public use. “It is anticipated that convenient access to charging stations will promote use of electric vehicles and thus reduce greenhouse gas emissions community-wide.” Through the city’s curbside recycling service the amount of residential waste decreased by 9,500 tonnes from 2007 to 2014, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from waste alone by 26 per cent. The city plans to introduce kitchen and yard waste disposal to reduce GHG emissions further. A new district energy system to be funded with federal grant money is in the works and could reduce GHG emissions for the region by another 5,100 tonnes — the equivalent of about 1,000 cars on the streets. Despite these efforts not every development by the city has reduced GHGs. Continued expansion of the sewage lagoon over the years has increased power consumption, which is expected to continue increasing as the sewage treatment system develops. A positive effect is the reduction of treated waste entering the Somass River estuary. Martin.Wissmath@avtimes.net

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onservative Leader Stephen Harper is leaving no constituency feeling unloved in his party’s quest for a rare fourth consecutive mandate, and that includes Canadians who are dismayed by his government’s lacklustre response to the ghastly human suffering in Syria and Iraq. After dragging their heels on bringing Syrian refugees to safety here, the Conservatives are suddenly promising to resettle 10,000 more refugees “from the region” over the next four years if they are re-elected. It’s a welcome pledge, to be sure. But it is also a heavily condi-

tioned one that is more reflective of the political heat the Tories have been getting than of any serious desire to spearhead a forceful response to the worst refugee crisis in recent memory. Harper makes much of his decision to send a few warplanes and trainers to help fight the Islamic State jihadists. But meanwhile, millions of people are on the run and suffering. Measured against that scale Canada’s help for refugees has been pitiful. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has rightly lobbied the government to urgently sponsor no fewer than 25,000 Syrian refugees, and to gen-

erously step up aid. And New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair has pushed for a far more “robust humanitarian mission” than has been evident so far. Even with the new announcement Harper will have committed to taking in fewer than 4,500 new refugees a year from Iraq, Syria and elsewhere in the region, over a 10-year stretch from 2009 to 2019. Canada will meet pledges since 2009 to resettle 23,000 Iraqis by year’s end. Harper also promised in January to take in 10,000 Syrians over three years, on top of the 1,300 pledged in 2013. (A scant 2,500 have now made it here.) His

promise this week to accept 10,000 more brings the grand total to 44,300 over a decade. Canada has done relatively better helping to ease suffering in the war zones. We’ve committed nearly $1 billion in the past few years, including $810 million in humanitarian, development and security help to Syria and $155 million to Iraq. But it’s just our fair share of United Nations appeals. It’s not conspicuously generous. Additionally, Harper intends to resettle the next 10,000 Mideast refugees from communities facing “religious persecution and genocide.” That implies Christians, Yazidis,

Jews and others. But the vast majority of people in dire need are Muslim. Cherry-picking non-Muslims may please constituencies that Harper is keen to woo but it would run afoul of UN guidelines. Amnesty International Canada has urged Ottawa to process people based on need, not religion. Finally, Harper expects private sponsors to shoulder much of the financial burden of bringing in future refugees. That too speaks volumes about his government’s sense of urgency, and generosity. This is more about election optics than compassion.

the sale of both Mars. The Government was squeezing the Mars Program out. Our Forest Service has stated the Mars program is too expensive to run and appear to be doing everything in their power to push the Mars out of the picture. From the public’s point of view, I think this is bordering on criminal. On the west coast of Canada,nothing performs like the Mars if used properly. The Dog Mountain Fire originated at the very top of the mountain with no wind! FIFT Mars would have smothered this fire leaving it in the hands of the fire crew, all within an hour (cold start). If our forest service should be made liable to the general public (shareholders) for the timber losses incurred with this fire, I would think that the Mars and similar skimmer A/C (Canadair CL 415) would not be so expensive, and when the savings are calculated into the picture, would be the most costeffective, when used properly. It’s funny how private industry with all it’s potential timber

and equipment losses, found the Mars program to be the most cost-effective, when our forest service, who it seems is responsible for nothing, finds the Mars program to expensive. We should hold our forest service more accountable for our timber losses and watch their attitude and tactics change to meet this new threat that the forest industry faces every day. Fires need to be addressed when they are small, not corralled and allowed to burn (through the guards).

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Central Park should not be tax exempt from tax It is great the Gaigas want to put a park on their property; if they are so nice it should not cost anything from the Port Alberni taxpayers. The park shouldn’t be used as an excuse not to pay their share of taxes. They should not be allowed the permissive tax exemption in order to hold prime commercial real estate without paying taxes. If this is allowed what is stopping every owner with vacant commercial property from having a park in order not to pay for their share of taxes? As a taxpayer I don’t need my taxes going to upkeep of private commercial property with the excuse of a park. We already have great parks throughout Port Alberni that tax money goes to maintain. We don’t need another. If the city council passes this, I expect the same consideration, paying utilities, snow removal and sweeping my property. I will even put a park bench and a fountain too. If the Uptown likes this, they

should pay for it and all costs, including the Gaigas’ taxes for the property. No money or exemptions from the city for the upkeep of private property, if the case we all want the same. If the Gaigas want a park and don’t want to pay upkeep and taxes, donate it to Port Alberni after it is built. John Irvine Port Alberni

View from the other side of Dog Mountain MacMillan Bloedel purchased the Martin Mars in 1959 and with four other companies created Forest Industries Flying Tankers. FIFT was responsible to it’s shareholders. The savings to the member companies in saving marketable timber alone from wildfire, not to mention equipment, far exceeded the costs of running the operation. This continued for over 45 years until changes to the Forestry Act, company ownership and taxation necessitated

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Port Alberni looks ‘fabulous’ this summer The City of Port Alberni and the grounds crew have done a fabulous job making our community look great. The flowers on Johnson Road, Victoria Quay and at Echo Centre are amazing this year! Thank-you! Stacey Manson Port Alberni

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MINOR BASEBALL

JUNIOR HOCKEY

Bulldogs acquire three players, veteran goalie Goaltender Chris Tai joins Alberni with WHL experience ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

North Island Royals coach Ryan Chenard was at the British Columbia Minor Baseball Association’s AAA bantam provincials this month with Port Alberni pitcher Noah Fatur. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

The North Island Royals finish 3rd Top minor league baseball team for Alberni reaches provincial semi-finals MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The North Island Royals finished in with their best result ever this season. The Royals, which represent four North Island communities: Alberni, Parksville, Courtenay and Campbell River, competed at the British Columbia Minor Baseball Association’s AAA bantam provincials this month. Their third place finish was the “highest for this team ever,” noted coach Ryan Chenard. The team finished the tournament with a 3–2 record, losing their opening game 6–5 to third-seeded Delta. Despite the Royals’ loss, Alberni’s own Noah Fatur was named Most Valuable Player for the game, scoring 2–4 at the plate with 2 runs batted

in. Next up the Royals beat second-seeded Abbotsford after a comeback from being down 9–3 in the sixth inning. In their third game the Royals vanquished the Tri-City team from Port Moody, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam 6–5. The North Island scored two runs in the final inning for the win. After they crushed the Cowichan Valley 13–3 the Royals went into extra innings against Burnaby. Regular bantam games are over after seven innings, but Burnaby and the North Island were still tied. The Lower Mainland team finally took the game 6–5 in the ninth.

As the Alberni Valley Bulldogs prepare to open the 2015/16 main camp on Monday, Aug. 24, the team announced the acquisition of a veteran goaltender and three additional players that have committed for the coming season. The Bulldogs acquired 20-yearold goalie Chris Tai from the Lloydminster Bobcats (Alberta Junior Hockey League) for future considerations. Tai is entering his fourth season at the Junior A/Western Hockey League level, including 79 games of experience between the WHL, B.C. Hockey League, and AJHL – 14 of which were in the playoffs. Tai, born in Delta, is a product of the North Delta Minor Hockey Association before he moved on to major midget with the Greater Vancouver Canadians in 2011/12, the same program that produced Bulldogs’ new recruit Jordan Sandhu. Last season, Tai played for the Coquitlam Express where he posted a record of 19-14-1 over 36 games along with a .899 save percentage.

Three new skaters Forward Liam Conrad is from Sackville, NB, and was an allstar forward in 2014/15 with the

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Moncton Major Midget Flyers. Conrad was the leading scorer in the New Brunswick/PEI Major Midget Hockey League (NBPEIMMHL) registering 52 points (23 goals, 29 assists) in 35 regular season games. Conrad followed that up with 10 points in 10 playoff games. His performance earned Conrad a selection to the NBPEIMMHL 1st All-Star Team and an Esso Scholarship Award. Conrad was also drafted first overall in the 2013/14 MHL entry draft. Conrad played three junior A games as an affiliate with the Dieppe Commandos this past season. Also joining Conrad from the Moncton Major Midget Flyers is 1997-born defenceman Nolan Alward. Alward, from Havelock, NB, led all NBPEIMMHL defencemen in scoring in

2014/15 with 34 points (19 goals, 15 assists) in 34 regular season games and added another 15 points in 10 playoff games. Alward was also selected to the NBPEIMMHL 1st All-Star Team and followed that up with being named the league’s MVP and received the Luc Bourdon Award as the league’s Top Defenceman. Also joining the Bulldogs this season is 1997-born defenceman Nathan Walker from Calgary, AB. Walker played the 2014/15 season with the Calgary Buffaloes Midget AAA team. Walker is a physical, stay-athome defenceman who put up 10 points in 34 regular season games this season. Walker suited up for three games as an affiliate over the last two seasons in the AJHL, with the Calgary Mustangs and Grande Prairie Storm. A select number of Bulldogs players will be in town helping instruct at this summer’s Alberni Valley Bulldogs Summer Hockey School commencing Monday, Aug. 17. The public’s first chance to meet and interact with the returning Bulldogs and new commits will be on Aug. 23 for the Fourth Annual Alberni Valley Bulldogs Season Kick-off golf tournament. Fans can see the team in action when the Bulldogs hit the ice Aug. 24 for the 2015/16 main camp.

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TENNIS

Pospisil wins, Raonic out at Rogers Cup BILL BEACON THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL — There will be no repeat of the 2013 men’s Rogers Cup when Canadians Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil delighted the Uniprix Stadium crowd by both reaching the semifinals. Pospisil did his part, beating qualifier Lu Yen-Hsun 6-4, 6-3 in a first-round match at the $US4.1 million event on Tuesday. But Raonic, in his first action in a month since returning from a pinched nerve in a foot, came out on the wrong end of a 7-6 (1), 7-6 (1) decision against Ivo Karlovic in a battle of towering sluggers. Vernon native Pospisil will try to keep his Rogers Cup going in the second round against American John Isner, the 16th seed who survived a 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 encounter with Benjamin Becker. Isner was playing only two days after losing in the final of an event in Washington, D.C. to Kei Nighikori. He beat Pospisil in two sets in the round of 16 of that event, although the Canadian holds a 3-2 edge in their career head to head meetings. “I played him enough times to know what to expect,” said Pospisil. “He can say the same thing, I guess. So definitely that’s a pretty open one.” Pospisil had his breakthrough moment the last time the men’s event was held in Montreal in 2013. He upset Isner in his first match, then beat Radek Stepanek and sixth-ranked Tomas Berdych. He got to the semifinals when Nikolay Davydenko retired with an illness. It ended with a loss for Raonic, but the performance put Pospisil into the world’s top 40 for the first time. Raonic, of Thornhill, Ont., lost in the final to Rafael Nadal. Pospisil is on the way back from wrist trouble following a

strong performance at Wimbledon, where he reached the quarter-finals. “After winning (on Tuesday), I had a couple of flashbacks to 2013,” said Pospisil, currently ranked 45th. “It was such a special week for me. “But that’s good. I can just take positive things from that. A deep run is definitely something that I want to achieve this week. That’s kind of the goal.” The six-foot-five Raonic and six-foot-11 Karlovic hammered serves at each other, with the Croatian winning the ace battle 22 to 12. Karlovic passed the 1,000 career aces mark. He is second all time to Goran Ivanisevic (10,183). “I know I didn’t have a single break point,” said Raonic. “He was playing a little bit better than I was.” Top-seeded Novak Djokovic took his second round match 6-3, 7-6 (4) over Thomasz Bellucci for his 250th career win a Masters 1000-level event. And defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, seeded 10th, got through the first round 6-4, 6-4 over Borna Coric. Nick Kyrgios outlasted veteran Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 with his fellow Australian Lleyton Hewitt looking on. There are rumours that Hewitt is now coaching the 20-year-old, but Kyrgios said: “He’s definitely not my coach, let’s clear that up now. But he’s definitely helped me out, which is really good.” He advanced to a second round meeting with third seeded Stan Wawrinka, who beat him earlier this year on a grass court. David Goffin, seeded 13th, made quick work of Steve Johnson 6-2, 6-2 when play began after a rain delay, and 14th seeded Grigor Dmitrov downed Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4, 7-5. Richard Gasquet, the 11th seed, withdrew with an illness.

Toronto Blue Jays Jose Bautista is congratulated by teammate Chris Colabello after he hit a solo home run against the Oakland Athletics during fifth inning action in Toronto on Tuesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Bautista, Hutchinson hot as Jays down Athletics 4-2 MELISSA COUTO THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Jose Bautista hit his 27th home run of the season to back a stellar outing from Drew Hutchison and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Tuesday for their ninth straight victory. Hutchison (11-2) went seven strong innings, giving up two earned runs while striking out six and walking two. The righthander, who came into the game with a 5.42 earned-run average, threw just 82 pitches, 59 for strikes. Aaron Sanchez pitched a scoreless eighth inning and Roberto Osuna worked around a one-out double for his 11th save of the season. Ryan Goins and Justin Smoak had runs batted in for the Blue Jays (62-52), who improved to 17-6 since the all-star break. Chris Colabello had three hits, including two doubles.

Kendall Graveman (6-8), who was traded from the Blue Jays along with Canadian Brett Lawrie for Josh Donaldson, gave up four runs — two earned — on five hits and one walk through 4 2/3 innings. The 24-year-old right-hander also struck out five batters in his return to Toronto. Billy Burns and former Blue Jay Danny Valencia had RBIs for the Athletics (51-63). Lawrie, in his first appearance at Rogers Centre since the off-season trade, was 0 for 4 with two strikeouts. The Blue Jays had an inning-ending double play overturned in the first that cost them a run when the next batter, Valencia, ripped an RBI double past a diving Kevin Pillar in centre field to score Josh Reddick from first base. But the A’s lead was shortlived as Toronto put up three runs in the bottom of the second. Colabello hit a lead-off double

and came in to score when a throwing error on shortstop Marcus Semien allowed Russell Martin to reach first base. Smoak then added to the lead, scoring Martin from first on an RBI double to left field, and crossed the plate himself on a Goins ground out. Bautista’s solo shot off Graveman in the fifth inning extended Toronto’s lead to 4-1. Hutchison left the game to a loud ovation from the 39,381 in attendance after giving up a single to Semien in the eighth. It was the first hit he allowed since the third inning. Semien scored on Burns’ RBI single off Sanchez to make it 4-2. NOTES: The Blue Jays continue their three-game series with Oakland on Wednesday. RHP R.A. Dickey (6-10, 3.93 earned-run average) will start for Toronto. RHP Aaron Brooks (1-0, 2.41 ERA) takes the hill for the A’s.

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Oakland (Brooks 1-0) at Toronto (Buehrle 12-5), 7:07 p.m. Atlanta (Wisler 5-2) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 6-6), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-8) at Cleveland (Salazar 9-6), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Heaney 5-1) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 6-9), 8:10 p.m. Texas (Martinez 7-6) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 5-7), 8:10 p.m. Detroit (Norris 2-2) at Kansas City (Volquez 11-6), 8:10 p.m. Thursday's games Oakland at Toronto, 12:37 p.m. Texas at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Tuesday's results Chicago White Sox 3 L.A. Angels 1 Cleveland 5 N.Y. Yankees 4 (16 innings) Kansas City 6 Detroit 1 Minnesota 3 Texas 2 Tampa Bay 2 Atlanta 0 Toronto 4 Oakland 2 Baltimore at Seattle Monday's results Baltimore 3 Seattle 2 Chicago White Sox 8 L.A. Angels 2 Kansas City 4 Detroit 0 Wednesday's games (All Times Eastern) Baltimore (Gausman 2-3) at Seattle (Iwakuma 3-2), 3:40 p.m.

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Tuesday's results Arizona 13 Philadelphia 1 Chicago Cubs 6 Milwaukee 3 Miami 5 Boston 4 (10 innings) N.Y. Mets 4 Colorado 0 San Francisco 3 Houston 1 St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 3 Washington at L.A. Dodgers Cincinnati at San Diego Monday's results Arizona 13 Philadelphia 3 N.Y. Mets 4 Colorado 2 San Diego 2 Cincinnati 1 Washington 8 L.A. Dodgers 3 Wednesday's games (All Times Eastern) Philadelphia (Nola 2-1) at Arizona (Anderson 5-4), 3:40 p.m. Cincinnati (Iglesias 2-4) at San Diego (Shields 8-4), 3:40 p.m.

Houston (Feldman 4-5) at San Francisco (Heston 11-6), 3:45 p.m. Boston (Rodriguez 6-4) at Miami (Conley 1-0), 4:10 p.m. Colorado (De La Rosa 7-4) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 10-6), 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Garza 6-12) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 6-5), 8:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Cole 14-5) at St. Louis (Wacha 13-4), 8:15 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 8-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 9-6), 10:10 p.m. Thursday's games Colorado at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Washington at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

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E—Sogard, Semien. LOB—Oakland 5, Toronto 5. DP—Toronto 1. 2B—Colabello 2 (15), Vogt (16), Valencia (16), Smoak (9). HR—Bautista (27). S—Sogard. Oakland IP Graveman L, 6-8 4 2-3 Scribner 1 1-3 Leon 2 Toronto Hutchison W, 11-2 7 Sanchez H, 5 1 Osuna S, 11 1

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E—Ramirez. LOB—L.A. Angels 7, Chi. White Sox 3. DP—Chi. White Sox 1. 2B—Cabrera (27), Giavotella (20). HR— Thompson (1). SB—Saladino (4). L.A. Angels IP Santiago L, 7-6 5 1-3 Rasmus 2 2-3 Chi. White Sox Rodon W, 5-4 7 Duke H, 20 1-3 Petricka H, 12 2-3 Robertson S, 23 1

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h bi 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 6 —1 —6

E—Collins, Zobrist. LOB—Detroit 9, Kansas City 5. 2B—Marte 2 (4), Cain (27), Orlando (6). HR—Cain (12); Hosmer (12); Moustakas (11). SB—Hosmer (5). SF—Davis. Detroit IP H R ER BB Sanchez L, 10-10 5 1-3 7 5 5 1 Feliz 2-3 0 0 0 0 Alburquerque 1 0 0 0 0 Gorzelanny 1 2 1 0 1 Kansas City Ventura W, 7-7 6 2 0 0 6 Morales 1-3 2 1 1 1 Hochevar S, 1 2 2-3 0 0 0 0

SO 4 2 1 1 8 0 3

T—3:01. A—34,068 (37,903) at Kansas City.

INDIANS 5, YANKEES 4 (16) 1 < <DQNHHV DE U K EL &OHYHODQG DE U K EL Ellsbury cf 7 0 0 0 Ramirez 2b 8 1 3 1 Gardner lf 6 0 0 0 Lindor ss 8 2 3 0 Rodriguez dh 6 0 1 0 Brantley lf 6 1 3 1 Teixeira 1b 6 0 0 0 Santana dh 5 0 1 2 McCann c 3 0 0 0 Gomes c 7 0 2 1 Young pr-rf 2 0 0 0 Almonte cf 6 0 1 0 Beltran rf 4 2 2 1 Johnson 1b 4 1 3 0 Murphy c 2 0 0 0 Walters pr-rf 3 0 0 0 Gregorius ss 6 1 3 0 Chisenhall rf 3 0 1 0 Drew 2b 6 1 1 1 Aviles ph 0 0 0 0 Ryan 3b 3 0 0 0 Sands 1b 3 0 0 0 Headley ph-3b 3 0 1 2 Urshela 3b 7 0 0 0 Totals 54 4 8 4 Totals 60 517 5 NYY 000 001 010 200 000 0—4 Cle 110 000 000 200 000 1—5

LOB—Cleveland 15, N.Y. Yankees 5. DP—N.Y. Yankees 1. Cleveland 1. 2B— Brantley 2 (35), Gregorius (14). HR— Beltran (10); Drew (14). SB—Almonte (1). S—Aviles. SF—Santana. N.Y. Yankees IP Severino 6 Shreve 1 Betances 1 Wilson 1 Miller BS, 1 1 Warren 1 Mitchell 3 Pinder L, 0-2 1 1-3 &OHYHODQG Carrasco 8 Allen 1 Shaw 2-3 Crockett 1-3 McAllister 1 Manship 1 Webb 3 Adams W, 2-0 1

H R ER BB 7 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 0

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

Texas Deshields cf Choo rf Fielder dh Beltre 3b Moreland 1b Hamilton lf Andrus ss Odor 2b Gimenez c Napoli ph Wilson c Totals Texas Minnesota

ab 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 1 0 34

r 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2

h bi 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 020 000

Minnesota ab Hicks cf 4 Dozier 2b 4 Mauer 1b 3 Sano dh 3 Robinson pr-dh0 Plouffe 3b 4 Hunter rf 4 Rosario lf 4 Suzuki c 2 Escobar ss 3

r 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

h bi 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1

Totals 31 3 6 3 000 000 —2 000 021 —3

LOB—Texas 7, Minnesota 7. DP—Minnesota 1. 2B—Mauer (21), Escobar (17), Sano (10). HR—Andrus (5). Texas IP Gallardo 5 2-3 Dyson H, 2 1-3 Kela H, 10 1 Diekman BS, 1 2-3 Patton L, 1-1 1 Minnesota Gibson 6 Fien 2-3 2¡5RXUNH Jepsen 2-3 Perkins W, 1-3 1

H R ER BB 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 7 0 0 1

2 0 0 0

2 0 0 0

SO 1 0 1 0 1

2 0 0 0

7 0 0 1

T—3:19. A—26,663 (39,021) at Minneapolis.

WHITE SOX 3, ANGELS 0

L.A. Angels ab r Victorino lf 3 0 Calhoun rf 3 0 Trout cf 4 0 Pujols 1b 4 0 Aybar ss 4 0 Cron dh 4 0 Giavotella 2b 4 0 Iannetta c 3 0 Featherston 3b3 0 Totals 32 0 L.A. Angels Chi. White Sox

WCGB — 31/2 71/2 11 16

SO 2 2 1 0 2 0 5 2 8 1 0 1 2 1 2 1

T—5:04. A—23,618 (36,856) at Cleveland.

INTERLEAGUE RAYS 2, BRAVES 0 Atlanta ab r h bi Tampa Bay Bourn lf 4 0 0 0 Jaso dh Maybin cf 4 0 1 0 Sizemore lf Markakis dh 4 0 2 0 Guyer lf Pierzynski c 4 0 0 0 Longoria 3b Swisher 1b 3 0 0 0 Loney 1b Peterson 2b 3 0 0 0 Forsythe 2b Garcia 3b 3 0 2 0 Cabrera ss Simmons ss 3 0 1 0 Nava rf Perez rf 3 0 0 0 Kiermaier cf Casali c Totals 31 0 Totals 26 2 Atlanta 000 000 000 Tampa Bay 000 000 20x

ab 3 3 0 4 3 3 3 2 3 2

r h bi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 4 2 —0 —2

LOB—Atlanta 4, Tampa Bay 4. DP—Atlanta 2. Tampa Bay 1. 2B—Markakis (26), Cabrera (23). HR—Kiermaier (5). Atlanta IP Perez L, 4-3 8 Tampa Bay Ramirez W, 9-4 7 Gomes H, 13 1 1-3 Cedeno S, 1 2-3

H R ER BB 4 2 2 4 5 0 1

0 0 0

0 0 0

SO 1

0 0 0

4 1 0

E.Ramirez pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. T—2:02. A—15,506 (31,042) at St. Petersburg, Fla.

MARLINS 5, RED SOX 4 (10) Boston Betts cf Holt 2b Breslow p Bogaerts ss Ortiz 1b Machi p Tazawa p Rutledge 2b Sandoval 3b Swihart c Castillo rf Bradley Jr. lf Wright sp Cook p De Aza ph Layne p Ogando p Shaw 1b Totals Boston Miami

ab 5 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 36

r 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

h bi 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 001 000

Miami ab r h bi Yelich cf 0 0 0 0 Gordon 2b 6 1 2 1 Prado 3b 4 0 1 0 Dietrich lf 4 1 1 0 Bour 1b 4 0 2 1 Gillespie cf 4 0 2 0 Realmuto c 5 2 2 0 Suzuki rf 2 1 1 1 Hechavarria ss 4 0 1 1 Nicolino sp 2 0 0 0 Barraclough p 0 0 0 0 McGehee ph 1 0 0 1 Flores p 0 0 0 0 Dunn p 0 0 0 0 Rojas ph 1 0 0 0 Ramos p 0 0 0 0 Telis ph 1 0 0 0 Morris p 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 512 5 012 000 0 —4 002 101 1 —5

H R ER BB 5 2 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0

4 0 0 0 0 0

4 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1 1 0

T—3:30. A—31,951 (37,442) at Miami.

NATIONAL LEAGUE METS 4, ROCKIES 0 Colorado ab r h bi Blackmon cf 4 0 0 0 Reyes ss 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez rf 4 0 0 0 Arenado 3b 4 0 1 0 Paulsen 1b 3 0 1 0 /H0DKLHX E Hundley c 3 0 0 0 3DUNHU OI Rusin sp 2 0 0 0 Betancourt p 0 0 0 0 Descalso ph 1 0 0 0 Axford p 0 0 0 0 Logan p 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 5 0 Colorado 000 N.Y. Mets 000

N.Y. Mets ab Lagares cf 5 Murphy 1b 5 Cespedes lf 4 Uribe 3b 4 Cuddyer rf 4 2¡)ODKHUW\ S Flores 2b 4 '¡$UQDXG F Tejada ss 2 Harvey sp 3 Grandrsn ph-rf 0

r h bi 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

Totals 34 4 11 4 000 000 —0 001 03x —4

E—Hundley. LOB—N.Y. Mets 10, Colorado 4. DP—N.Y. Mets 1. 2B—Lagares 2 (13), Flores (18), Paulsen (15), Reyes (3). SB—LeMahieu (16), Cuddyer (2). Colorado Rusin L, 3-5 Betancourt Axford Logan

IP 6 1 2-3 1-3

H R ER BB 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 1

0

4

T—2:47. A—25,611 (41,922) at New York.

CARDINALS 4, PIRATES 3 Pittsburgh ab Polanco rf 4 Marte lf 4 McCutchen cf 4 Ramirez 3b 3 Kang ss 4 Walker 2b 4 Alvarez 1b 4 Cervelli c 4 Locke sp 2 Caminero p 0 Ishikawa ph 1 Bastardo p 0 Hughes p 0 Totals 34 Pittsburgh St. Louis

r 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

h bi 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 101 100

St. Louis Carpenter 3b Wong 2b Peralta ss Heyward rf Grichuk cf Rosenthal p Molina c Piscotty lf Reynolds 1b Martinez sp Bourjos ph-cf

ab 3 4 4 4 4 0 3 4 4 3 0

r 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

h bi 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 33 410 4 100 000 —3 030 00x —4

LOB—St. Louis 11, Pittsburgh 5. DP—St. Louis 2. 2B—Marte (21), Kang (18), Alvarez (16), Piscotty (7). 3B—Polanco (4). HR—Alvarez (16). S—Bourjos. SF—Molina. Pittsburgh Locke Caminero Bastardo Hughes St. Louis Martinez Rosenthal

IP 5 1 1 1

H R ER BB 7 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1

8 1

9 0

3 0

3 0

SO 3 1 0 0

0 0

8 3

T—2:40. A—41,273 (45,399) at St. Louis.

CUBS 6, BREWERS 3 0LOZDXNHH DE U K EL Peterson rf 4 0 1 0 Davis lf 3 1 0 0 Lind 1b 4 2 2 2 Lucroy c 4 0 0 0 Gennett 2b 3 0 0 0 Perez ph 1 0 0 0 Herrera 3b 4 0 1 1 Segura ss 4 0 1 0 Schafer cf 4 0 1 0 Jungmann sp 1 0 1 0 Thornburg p 0 0 0 0 5RJHUV SK Lohse p 0 0 0 0 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 Cotts p 0 0 0 0 Knebel p 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 7 3 Milwaukee 000 &KLFDJR &XEV

&KLFDJR &XEV DE U K EL Fowler cf 2 1 0 1 Schwarber lf 4 1 0 0 Coghlan 2b 3 1 1 0 Castro 2b 1 0 0 0 Rizzo 1b 3 0 2 2 Bryant 3b 4 1 1 0 Soler rf 3 1 1 2 Montero c 4 1 1 0 Haren sp 2 0 0 0 Wood p 0 0 0 0 Grimm p 0 0 0 0 'HQRUÀD SK Strop p 0 0 0 0 J. Russell p 0 0 0 0 A. Russell ss 3 0 1 0 Totals 30 6 7 5 102 000 —3 [ ³

E—Lucroy, Schafer, Herrera. LOB— Chicago Cubs 11, Milwaukee 5. DP—Milwaukee 2. 2B—Rizzo (29), Lind (23), Bryant (18), Herrera (5). HR—Lind (17). SB—Bryant (12), Coghlan (11). SF—Fowler. Milwaukee IP Jungmann L, 6-4 2 2-3 Thornburg 1 1-3 Lohse 2 Cotts 1 1-3 Knebel 2-3 &KLFDJR &XEV Haren W, 8-7 5 1-3 Wood H, 3 1 Grimm H, 10 2-3 Strop H, 20 1 J. Russell S, 1 1

H R ER BB 5 4 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 1

3 0 0 0 0

3 0 0 0 0

SO 3 2 2 1 0

1 0 0 0 0

6 1 1 2 0

T—3:10. A—37,109 (40,929) at Chicago.

D'BACKS 13, PHILLIES 1 Philadelphia ab Utley 2b 4 Herrera cf 4 Franco 3b 0 Blanco pr-3b 3 Howard 1b 4 Francoeur rf 4 Ruf lf 4 Galvis ss 3 Rupp c 4 Buchanan sp 1 Neris p 1 Loewen p 1 De Fratus p 0 Totals 33 Philadelphia Arizona

r 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

h bi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 100 0110

Arizona ab r h bi Pollock cf 5 2 3 0 Lamb 3b 5 0 0 0 Goldschmidt 1b1 1 0 0 Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 Peralta lf 4 1 2 5 Romak pr-lf 1 0 0 0 Tomas rf 2 2 2 0 Inciarte rf 3 0 0 0 Saltlmchia c-1b 4 2 1 1 Hill 2b 5 2 3 2 Owings ss 5 2 2 2 Hellickson sp 3 1 2 3 Reed p 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 131513 000 000 — 1 011 00x — 13

E—Tomas. LOB—Arizona 7, Philadelphia 7. DP—Philadelphia 1. Arizona 1. 2B— Owings 2 (18), Pollock (26), Tomas (18), Francoeur (13), Hill (11), Ruf (9). HR— Peralta (11); Saltalamacchia (4); Hill (5). SB—Pollock (27). S—Galvis. Philadelphia IP Buchanan L, 2-7 1 2-3 Neris 2 1-3 Loewen 2 De Fratus 2 Arizona Hellickson W, 8-8 8 Reed 1

H R ER BB 11 11 11 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 7 1

1 0

0 0

SO 1 1 4 0

0 0

6 1

T—2:43. A—19,836 (48,519) at Phoenix.

GIANTS 3, ASTROS 1 +RXVWRQ DE U K EL Altuve 2b 4 0 2 0 Gomez cf 4 0 1 0 Correa ss 4 0 0 0 Gattis lf 4 1 1 0 Lowrie 3b 3 0 0 0 Carter 1b 3 0 1 1 Conger c 3 0 0 0 Marisnick rf 3 0 0 0 Kazmir sp 2 0 0 0 Fields p 0 0 0 0 Perez p 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 Qualls p 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 5 1 Houston 000 6DQ )UDQFLVFR

6DQ )UDQFLVFR DE U K EL Blanco cf 3 0 1 0 Duffy 3b 4 0 0 0 Posey c 3 0 1 0 Pence rf 4 0 0 0 Belt 1b 4 2 2 2 Crawford ss 4 0 1 0 Maxwell lf 2 1 1 0 Adrianza 2b 4 0 1 0 Bumgarner sp 3 0 0 0

Totals 31 3 7 2 000 100 —1 [ ³

E—Kazmir 2. LOB—Houston 3, San Francisco 8. 2B—Crawford (23). 3B— Gattis (8). HR—Belt (17). SB—Blanco (8), Gomez (4). Houston IP Kazmir L, 6-7 5 2-3 Fields 1 Perez 1-3 Qualls 1 6DQ )UDQFLVFR Bumgarner W, 13-6 9

H R ER BB 7 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

1

1

SO 3 2 1 1

0

12

T—2:36. A—42,569 (41,915) at San Francisco, Calif.

LATE MONDAY NATIONALS 8, DODGERS 3 Washington ab Escobar 3b 4 Rendon 2b 4 Harper rf 5 Fister p 0 Zimmerman 1b4 Moore 1b 1 Werth lf 5 Desmond ss 4 Lobaton c 3 Taylor cf 4 Gonzalez sp 3 Robinson rf 0

r 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0

h bi 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0

L.A. Dodgers ab Rollins ss 4 Howell p 0 Jansen p 0 Crawford ph 1 Peraza 2b 4 Puig rf 4 Van Slyke 1b 4 Hernndz cf-ss 4 Callaspo 3b 4 Guerrero lf 4 Ellis c 3 Anderson sp 1 Baez p 0 Pederson ph-cf 2 Totals 37 813 8 Totals 35 Washington 020 005 010 L.A. Dodgers 000 000 003

r 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3

h bi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 —8 —3

E—Desmond. LOB—L.A. Dodgers 8, Washington 6. DP—L.A. Dodgers 2. 2B—Zimmerman 2 (19), Hernandez (10), Ellis (5), Werth (5). 3B—Peraza (1). HR—Crawford (2). Desmond (14). SB— Desmond (9). S—Anderson, Gonzalez. Washington Gonzalez W, 9-4 Fister L.A. Dodgers Anderson L, 6-7 Baez Howell Jansen

IP 8 1

H R ER BB 7 0 0 1 1 3 0 1

5 10 2 0 1 3 1 0

7 0 1 0

7 0 1 0

SO 6 3

3 0 0 0

1 4 2 3

PADRES 2, REDS 1

SO 4 1 0 1 1 0 1

1 0 0 0 0 0

0

T—2:45. A—45,722 (56) at Los Angeles.

E—Cook. LOB—Miami 16, Boston 4. DP—Miami 2. 2B—Betts (26), Realmuto (16), Prado (15). 3B—Gordon (6), Bradley Jr. (2), Castillo (1). SB—Betts (14). S—Wright. SF—Hechavarria, Suzuki. Boston IP Wright 5 Cook H, 1 1 Layne 0 Ogando H, 9 1 Machi H, 1 1 Tazawa BS, 5 1 Breslow L, 0-2 1-3 Miami Nicolino 5 2-3 Barraclough 1-3 Flores 1 1-3 Dunn 2-3 Ramos 1 Morris W, 4-3 1

8 4 0

SO 5 0 0 0

&LQFLQQDWL DE U K EL Phillips 2b 3 0 1 0 Suarez ss 4 0 0 0 Votto 1b 4 0 0 0 Frazier 3b 4 0 0 0 Bruce rf 4 1 1 1 Byrd lf 3 0 0 0 Pena c 4 0 2 0 Bourgeois pr 0 0 0 0 Barnhart c 0 0 0 0 Holmberg sp 1 0 0 0 Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0 Mattheus p 0 0 0 0 Hamilton cf 2 0 0 0

6DQ 'LHJR Solarte 3b Norris 1b Kelley p Upton Jr. ph Benoit p Kimbrel p Kemp rf Upton lf Gyorko 2b Venable cf Hedges c Barmes ss Kennedy sp Wallace ph Thayer p Alonso 1b Totals 30 1 4 1 Totals &LQFLQQDWL San Diego 000 200 00x

DE U K EL 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 3 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 29 2 7 2 ³ —2

E—Hedges. LOB—San Diego 8, Cincinnati 10. DP—Cincinnati 1. 2B—Norris (23). HR—Upton (20). Bruce (18). SB— Hamilton (52), Venable (11), Pena (1). S—Kennedy, Holmberg. &LQFLQQDWL ,3 Holmberg L, 1-1 6 2-3 Villarreal 1-3 Mattheus 1 San Diego Kennedy W, 7-10 5 Thayer H, 6 1 Kelley H, 4 1 Benoit H, 20 1 Kimbrel S, 32 1

+ 6 0 1

5 (5 %% 62 2 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

2 0 1 1 0

1 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0

6 1 0 0 0

4 0 3 1 1

T—2:56. A—23,223 (41,164) at San Diego.

A.L. LEADERS Kipnis Cle Fielder Tex Cruz Sea Hosmer KC Parra Bal Brantley Cle Bogaerts Bos

* 101 108 111 108 109 101 108

$% 405 421 429 409 361 387 412

5 66 55 62 65 60 47 51

+ 132 137 139 130 114 121 128

3FW .326 .325 .324 .318 .316 .313 .311

Cain KC Iglesias Det Trout LAA

98 379 99 344 108 401

71 117 .309 34 105 .305 78 122 .304

Runs — Donaldson, Toronto, 82; Trout, L.A. Angels, 78; Dozier, Minnesota, 78; Bautista, Toronto, 73; Gardner, N.Y. Yankees, 73; Cain, Kansas City, 71; Machado, Baltimore, 71; Kinsler, Detroit, 70; Martinez, Detroit, 69; Eaton, Chicago White Sox, 68. RBIs — Donaldson, Toronto, 83; Davis, Baltimore, 82; Morales, Kansas City, 81; Bautista, Toronto, 78; Teixeira, N.Y. Yankees, 77; Martinez, Detroit, 74; Cruz, Seattle, 69; Trout, L.A. Angels, 69; Abreu, Chicago White Sox, 67; Fielder, Texas, 66. Home Runs — Cruz, Seattle, 33; Trout, L.A. Angels, 33; Donaldson, Toronto, 31; Davis, Baltimore, 30; Pujols, L.A. Angels, 30; Martinez, Detroit, 30; Teixeira, N.Y. Yankees, 30; Bautista, Toronto, 26; Machado, Baltimore, 24; Dozier, Minnesota, 24. 3LWFKLQJ ³ Hernandez, Seattle, 14-6; McHugh, Houston, 13-6; Keuchel, Houston, 13-6; Lewis, Texas, 12-5; Buehrle, Toronto, 12-5; Gray, Oakland, 12-4; Price, Toronto, 11-4; Richards, L.A. Angels, 119; Eovaldi, N.Y. Yankees, 11-2; Volquez, Kansas City, 11-6. 6DYHV ³ Perkins, Minnesota, 30; Boxberger, Tampa Bay, 28; Britton, Baltimore, 28; Street, L.A. Angels, 26; Uehara, Boston, 25; Holland, Kansas City, 25; Miller, N.Y. Yankees, 24; Soria, Detroit, 23; Robertson, Chicago White Sox, 22; Allen, Cleveland, 22. 1RW LQFOXGLQJ ODVW QLJKW V JDPHV

N.L. LEADERS Goldschmidt Ariz Harper Wash Posey SF Parra Mil Gordon Mia LeMahieu Col Escobar Wash Panik SF Pollock Ariz Duffy SF

* 110 105 103 100 96 106 99 97 108 98

$% 394 360 380 323 411 397 385 375 416 361

5 71 77 57 53 49 62 51 56 74 48

+ 133 120 126 106 134 126 119 116 128 111

3FW .338 .333 .332 .328 .326 .317 .309 .309 .308 .307

Runs — Harper, Washington, 77; Pollock, Arizona, 74; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 71; Fowler, Chicago Cubs, 70; Braun, Milwaukee, 66; Carpenter, St. Louis, 66; Blackmon, Colorado, 65; Arenado, Colorado, 64; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 64; Gonzalez, L.A. Dodgers, 63. RBIs — Goldschmidt, Arizona, 81; Arenado, Colorado, 81; Posey, San Francisco, 75; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 74; Crawford, San Francisco, 71; Harper, Washington, 69; Gonzalez, L.A. Dodgers, 68; Frazier, Cincinnati, 68; Stanton, Miami, 67; Bryant, Chicago Cubs, 65. Home Runs — Harper, Washington, 29; Stanton, Miami, 27; Arenado, Colorado, 27; Frazier, Cincinnati, 27; Gonzalez, Colorado, 26; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 22; Gonzalez, L.A. Dodgers, 22; Pederson, L.A. Dodgers, 21; Duda, N.Y. Mets, 21; Rizzo, Chicago Cubs, 21. PitFKLQJ ³ Cole, Pittsburgh, 14-5; Wacha, St. Louis, 13-4; Arrieta, Chicago Cubs, 13-6; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 12-6; Heston, San Francisco, 11-6; Martinez, St. Louis, 11-4; Greinke, L.A. Dodgers, 11-2; Scherzer, Washington, 11-8; De La Rosa, Arizona, 10-5; Harvey, N.Y. Mets, 10-7. 6DYHV ³ Melancon, Pittsburgh, 35; Rosenthal, St. Louis, 33; Kimbrel, San Diego, 32; Familia, N.Y. Mets, 31; Storen, Washington, 29; Casilla, San Francisco, 27; Rodriguez, Milwaukee, 26. 1RW LQFOXGLQJ ODVW QLJKW V JDmes

TENNIS WTA ROGERS CUP At Toronto Tuesday's results Singles First Round Alize Cornet, France, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (9), Spain, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-4. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, def. Karolina Pliskova (10), Czech Republic, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Ekaterina Makarova (11), Russia, def. Anna Tatishvili, U.S., 6-3, 6-3. Alison Riske, U.S., def. Timea Bacsinszky (12), Switzerland, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3). Angelique Kerber (13), Germany, def. Misaki Doi, Japan, 6-0, 6-1. Sara Errani (15), Italy, def. Kristina Mladenovic, France, 5-7, 6-1, 6-0. Andrea Petkovic (16), Germany, def. )UDQFRLVH $EDQGD 0RQWUHDO,3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, def. (XJHQLH %RXFKDUG :HVWPRXQW 4XH , 6-0, 5-7, 6-2. Madison Brengle, U.S., def. Carol =KDR 5LFKPRQG +LOO 2QW , 6-1, 6-1. Polona Hercog, Slovenia, def. Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. Carina Witthoeft, Germany, def. Coco Vandeweghe, U.S., 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, def. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 6-3, 7-6 (3). Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, def. Mariana Duque-Marino, Colombia, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, def. IrinaCamelia Begu, Romania, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Irina Falconi, U.S. vs. Heather Watson, Britain (postponed). Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, 2-6, 6-1, 7-5. Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Varvara Lepchenko, U.S., 6-2, 6-4. Daria Gavrilova, Russia, def. Samantha Stosur, Australia, 6-4, 6-4. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, def. Caroline Garcia, France, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Karin Knapp, Italy, 6-0, 6-0. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-4. Heather Watson, Britain, def. Irina Falconi, U.S., 6-1, 6-2. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, def. Sloane Stephens, U.S., 6-3, 6-4. 6HFRQG 5RXQG Serena Williams (1), U.S., def. Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0. Doubles First Round Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, and Yaroslava Shvedova (5), Kazakhstan, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 15-13. Garbine Muguruza, Spain, and Carla Suarez Navarro (8), Spain, def. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, and Roberta Vinci, Italy, 7-6 (5), 6-0. Darija Jurak, Croatia, and Raquel Kops-Jones, U.S., def. Daria Gavrilova, Russia, and Simona Halep, Romania, 6-2, 6-3. Julia Goerges, Germany, and Klaudia Jans-Ignacik, Poland, def. Lyudmyla Kichenok, Ukraine, and Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 7-5, 6-3. Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, and Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Ajla Tomljanovic, Croatia, 6-4, 6-4.

ATP ROGERS CUP At Montreal Tuesday's results Singles First Round Andy Murray (2), Britain, is tied with Tommy Robredo, Spain, 4-4 (susp., curfew) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (10), France, def. Borna Coric, Croatia, 6-4, 6-4. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def. Kevin Anderson (12), South Africa, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4). 'DYLG *RIĂ€Q %HOJLXP GHI 6WHYH Johnson, U.S., 6-2, 6-2. Grigor Dimitrov (14), Bulgaria, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 6-4, 7-5. John Isner (16), U.S., def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3. Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, B.C., def. Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, 6-4, 6-3. Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Frank 'DQFHYLF 1LDJDUD )DOOV 2QW 6-2, 6-4. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, def. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Jack Sock, U.S., def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (5). Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-3, 7-5. Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 6-1, 7-5. Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, def. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 6-3, 6-4. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, def. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 3-6, 7-6 (8), 6-1. 6HFRQG 5RXQG Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, def. 0LORV 5DRQLF (8), Thornhill, Ont., 7-6 (1), 7-6 (1). Doubles First Round Marin Cilic, Croatia, and Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, def. Philip Bester, 9DQFRXYHU DQG $GLO 6KDPDVGLQ 3LFNHULQJ 2QW 6-3, 6-4. *DHO 0RQĂ€OV )UDQFH DQG -R :LOIULHG Tsonga, France, def. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, and Nick Kyrgios, Australia, 7-5, 6-4.

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WEEK SEVEN

MEDAL STANDINGS

EAST DIVISION

Nation G Brazil 55 Canada 25 United States 24 Mexico 20 Colombia 16 Argentina 11 Cuba 8 Venezuela 4 Chile 3 Jamaica 1 Ecuador 1 Costa Rica 0 Nicaragua 0 Puerto Rico 0 Dominican Republic 0

Hamilton Toronto Ottawa Montreal

(ranked by total gold medals won):

GP W L T PF PA Pt 6 4 2 0 191 114 8 6 4 2 0 166 163 8 6 4 2 0 131 150 8 6 2 4 0 130 120 4

WEST DIVISION Edmonton Calgary B.C. Winnipeg Saskatchewan

GP W L T PF PA Pt 6 4 2 0 165 89 8 6 4 2 0 137 148 8 6 3 3 0 144 159 6 7 3 4 0 140 210 6 7 0 7 0 174 225 0

Bye: Calgary Sunday's result Hamilton 38 Winnipeg 8 Saturday's result Toronto 30 Saskatchewan 26 )ULGD\¡V UHVXOW Ottawa 26 Montreal 23 7KXUVGD\¡V UHVXOW B.C. 26 Edmonton 23 (All Times Eastern) Bye: Saskatchewan Thursday's game Edmonton at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Friday's game Toronto at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 B.C. at Hamilton, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Calgary, 10 p.m.

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PRE-SEASON 6XQGD\¡V UHVXOW Hall of Fame Game At Canton, Ohio Minnesota 14 Pittsburgh 3 Thursday's games (All Times Eastern) New Orleans at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m. Green Bay at New England, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Dallas at San Diego, 10 p.m. Friday's games Carolina at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Tennessee at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m. Denver at Seattle, 10 p.m. St. Louis at Oakland, 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 8 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 8 p.m. Kansas City at Arizona, 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16 Indianapolis at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

SOCCER MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W 13 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6

L 7 6 8 9 9 9 10 11 13 12

T 5 6 7 4 7 4 7 6 5 4

GF 34 35 38 37 32 29 32 31 29 24

GA 26 25 39 38 36 31 37 36 40 31

Pt 44 36 34 31 31 28 28 24 23 22

T 3 7 5 7 6 2 7 8 5 9

GF 34 42 32 33 25 26 30 27 23 20

GA 22 30 27 22 28 27 28 37 29 24

Pt 42 40 38 37 36 32 31 29 26 24

WESTERN CONFERENCE Vancouver Los Angeles Dallas Kansas City Portland Seattle Houston Salt Lake San Jose Colorado

W 13 11 11 10 10 10 8 7 7 5

L 8 7 6 4 8 12 8 9 10 8

B 43 28 25 20 16 14 5 10 4 0 3 2 2 1 1

Total 135 84 79 60 51 37 22 21 9 2 4 2 2 1 1

WHAT CANADA DID

WEEK EIGHT

D.C. New York Columbus Toronto New England Montreal Orlando New York City Philadelphia Chicago

S 37 31 30 20 19 12 9 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Thursday's game (All Times Eastern) D.C. at New York City, 7 p.m. Friday's game Colorado at San Jose, 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 Toronto at New York, 7 p.m. Houston at New England, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Dallas, 9 p.m. Vancouver at Kansas City, 9 p.m. Portland at Salt Lake, 10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16 Orlando at Seattle, 5 p.m. Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

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What Canada Did on Tuesday at the Parapan American Games (distances in PHWUHV XQOHVV VSHFLĂ€HG ATHLETICS :RPHQ¡V 7 — 0LFKHOOH 6WLOZHOO Nanoose Bay, B.C., won the gold medal in 19.58 seconds; Becky Richter of Saskatoon placed fourth (31.66). :RPHQ¡V 7 — Diane Roy, 6KHUEURRNH 4XH., won the bronze medal (1:02.00). :RPHQ¡V 'LVFXV 7KURZ ) — %HFN\ 5LFKWHU 6DVNDWRRQ won the bronze medal with a throw of 6.26. :RPHQ¡V -DYHOLQ ) — Renee Foessel, Mississauga, Ont., won the bronze medal with am american record throw of 25.36 metres. 0HQ¡V 7 — Kyle Whitehouse, St &DWKHULQH¡V 2QW , won the VLOYHU PHGDO in 11.41 seconds. 0HQ¡V 7 — Dustin Walsh, Coquitlam, B.C., and guide Dylan Williamson, Fort Langley, B.C., won the VLOYHU PHGDO (54.72). 0HQ¡V 7 — Cody Solomons, 6WUDWKUR\ 2QW SODFHG IRXUWK LQ WKH Ă€QDO with a personal-best time of 12.63. 0HQ¡V P 7 — Holden Gill, 1DQDLPR % & Ă€QLVKHG VL[WK LQ WKH Ă€QDO (53.62). 0HQ¡V 7 — Jean-Philippe Maranda, Ste-Aurelie, Que. (1:59.57); Brent Lakatos, Dorval, Que. (2:01.49); Wes Vick, 6HDIRUWK 2QW DOO TXDOLĂ€HG IRU :HGQHVGD\¡V PHGDO UDFH 0HQ¡V 6KRW 3XW ) — Kenneth Trud geon, London, Ont., won the bronze medal (13.08). BOCCIA ,QGLYLGXDO %& — Hanif Mawji, Burnaby, B.C., won the VLOYHU PHGDO after losing WR &KDJDV IURP %UD]LO LQ WKH Ă€QDO ,QGLYLGXDO %& — $GDP 'XNRYLFK London, Ont., won the VLOYHU PHGDO after losing 8-0 to De Souza from Brazil LQ WKH Ă€QDO ,QGLYLGXDO %& — (ULF %XVVLHUH 9HUFKHUHV 4XH., won the VLOYHU PHGDO after losing 8-1 to Santos from Brazil in WKH Ă€QDO ,QGLYLGXDO %& — Alison Levine, Cote6W /XF 4XH Ă€QLVKHG IRXUWK DIWHU ORVLQJ 5-1 to Dos Santos from Brazil in the bronze medal match. CYCLING :RPHQ¡V ,QGLYLGXDO 3XUVXLW & — Nicole Clermont, Sherbrooke, Que. Ă€QLVKHG Ă€IWK LQ TXDOLI\LQJ ZLWK D WLPH of 4:11.797; Marie-Claude Molnar, 6W +XEHUW 4XH Ă€QLVKHG VHYHQWK LQ TXDOLfying with a time of 4:16.051 — neither DGYDQFHG WR WKH Ă€QDO 0HQ¡V ,QGLYLGXDO 3XUVXLW & — 0LFKDHO 6DPHW] &DOJDU\ won the VLOYHU DIWHU EHLQJ RYHUODSSHG LQ WKH Ă€QDO Ross Wilson, Edmonton, did not start the qualifying race. Mixed Time Trial B — Daniel Chalifour, 0RQW /DXULHU 4XH. and guide Alexandre &ORXWLHU 6W $QWRLQH GH 7LOO\ 4XH. won gold ZLWK D WLPH RI LQ WKH Ă€QDO Shawna Ryan, Saskatoon and guide -RDQLH &DURQ 5LPRXVNL 4XH Ă€QLVKHG fourth (1:08.939); Robbi Weldon, Thunder Bay, Ont. and guide Audrey Lemieux, 0RQWUHDO SODFHG Ă€IWK GOALBALL Women — Canada beat El Salvador 10-0 in group play to move their record to 3-1. Men — Canada beat Puerto Rico 11-1 in group play to move their record to 4-0. SITTING VOLLEYBALL Men — Canada (2-2) beat Mexico in straight sets (25-14, 25-16, 25-17) in group play.

BASKETBALL FIBA AMERICAS WOMEN’S OLYMPIC QUALIFIER At Edmonton

At Tbilisi, Geogia Tuesday's result Barcelona 4 Sevilla 4 (extra time)

PRELIMINARY ROUND GROUP A

ENGLAND LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND 7XHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Accrington Stanley 2 Hull 2 (Hull won 4-3 on penalty kicks) Blackburn 1 Shrewsbury Town 2 Brentford 0 Oxford United 4 Bristol Rovers 1 Birmingham 2 Cardiff 1 AFC Wimbledon 0 &DUOLVOH 8QLWHG &KHVWHUĂ€HOG H[WUD WLPH

Charlton Athletic 4 Dagenham & Redbridge 1 Colchester United 0 Reading 1 (extra time) Fleetwood Town 0 Hartlepool United 1 +XGGHUVĂ€HOG 7RZQ 1RWWV &RXQW\ Ipswich 2 Stevenage 1 Luton Town 3 Bristol City 1 MK Dons 2 Leyton Orient 1 Millwall 1 Barnet 2 (extra time) 0RUHFDPEH 6KHIĂ€HOG 8QLWHG Northampton Town 3 Blackpool 0 Nottingham Forest 3 Walsall 4 Peterborough United 2 Crawley Town 0 Plymouth Argyle 1 Gillingham 2 Port Vale 1 Burnley 0 Rochdale 1 Conventry 1 (Rochdale won 5-3 on penalty kicks) Rotherham United 1 Cambridge United 0 Scunthorpe 1 Barnsley 1 (Barnsley won 7-6 on penalty kicks) 6KHIĂ€HOG :HGQHVGD\ 0DQVĂ€HOG 7RZQ Southend Utd 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Swindon Town 1 Exeter City 2 Wigan 1 Bury 2 Wolverhampton 2 Newport County 1 Wycombe Wanderers 0 Fulham 1 Yeovil Town 0 Queens Park Rangers 3 York City 2 Bradford City 2 (York City won 4-2 on penalty kicks) Bolton 0 Burton Albion 1 :HGQHVGD\¡V PDWFKHV Crewe Alexandra vs. Preston Oldham Athletic vs. Middlesbrough Portsmouth vs. Derby 7KXUVGD\¡V PDWFK Doncaster vs. Leeds

Country GP Canada 3 Cuba 2 Chile 2 Dominican Republic 3 Puerto Rico 2

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L 0 0 1 3 2

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GROUP B Argentina Brazil Ecuador Venezuela Virgin Islands

Women — Canada (1-2) beat Cuba in straight sets (25-16, 25-16, 25-20) in group play SWIMMING :RPHQ¡V %UHDVWVWURNH 6% — Tammy Cunnington, Red Deer, Atla., Ă€QLVKHG IRXUWK :RPHQ¡V %UHDVWVWURNH 6%

— Katarina Roxon, Kippens, N.L., won the gold medal in a Parapan Am record 1:22.18; Abi Tripp, Kingston, Ont., Ă€QLVKHG IRXUWK :RPHQ¡V %UHDVWVWURNH 6% — Nydia Langill, Mississauga, Ont., placed Ă€IWK LQ WKH Ă€QDO :RPHQ¡V 60 — Tess Routliffe, Caledon, Ont. won the VLOYHU PHGDO (3:07.23); Camille Berube, Gatineau, 4XH , won the bronze medal (3:07.36) Abi Tripp, Kingston, Ont., placed fourth (3:07.93); Sarah Mehain, Vernon, B.C., Ă€IWK 6DEULQD 'XFKHVQH 4XHbec City, sixth (3:14.62). :RPHQ¡V )UHHVW\OH 6 — Aurelie 5LYDUG 6W -HDQ VXU 5LFKHOLHX 4XH , won the gold medal (4:33.40 — an Americas record); Samantha Ryan, 6DVNDWRRQ Ă€QLVKHG IRXUWK 0HQ¡V )UHHVW\OH 6 — 1LFRODV 7XUELGH 4XHEHF &LW\ won the VLOYHU medal (25.98); Tyler Mrak, Aldergrove, % & SODFHG Ă€IWK 0HQ¡V ,QGLYLGXDO 0HGOH\ 60 — 6FRWW 3DWWHUVRQ 9DQFRXYHU Ă€QLVKHG Ă€IWK (3:39.20); Daniel Murphy, Bedford, N.S., Ă€QLVKHG VHYHQWK 0HQ¡V ,QGLYLGXDO 0HGOH\ 60 — -HDQ 0LFKHO /DYDOOLHUH 4XHEHF &LW\, won the silver medal (2:49.12.) 0HQ¡V ,QGLYLGXDO 0HGOH\ 60 Âł =DFK =RQD :DWHUIRUG 2QW won the bronze medal (2:44.76). 0HQ¡V )UHHVW\OH 6 — Canada swept the podium as Benoit Huot, /RQJXHXLO 4XH , won the gold medal in a Parapan record (4:10.04); and ,VDDF %RXFNOH\ 2VKDZD 2QW (4:18.75); and Alexander Elliot, Waterloo, Ont. (4:27.61), took the VLOYHU and bronze. TABLE TENNIS 0HQ¡V 7HDP &ODVV — Canada ORVW WKHLU Ă€UVW PDWFK RI WKH GD\ WR Mexico and also lost their second match to Brazil 2-0. 0HQ¡V 7HDP &ODVV — Canada EHDW $UJHQWLQD LQ WKHLU Ă€UVW PDWFK RI the day and also beat Chile 2-0 in their second match. 0HQ¡V 7HDP &ODVV — Canada lost 2-0 to Mexico. WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL Women — Janet McLachlan, Vancouver, scored 28 points as Canada (3-0) continued the preliminary round with a 82-51 win over Brazil. Men — Nik Goncin, Regina, led Canada (3-0) with 18 points in a 68-62 win over Argentina. WHEELCHAIR TENNIS 0HQ¡V 'RXEOHV — Philippe Bedard, Bromont, Que., and Joel Dembe, Toronto, ORVW LQ WKH VHPLĂ€QDO URXQG 10-8) to Rodriguez and Santos, Brazil.

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PRELIMINARY ROUND GROUP A Team Canada Czech Rep. Sweden Switzerland

W OTW OTL L 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

GF GA Pt 5 1 6 6 6 3 4 5 3 6 9 0

W OTW OTL L 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2

GF GA Pt 10 4 6 9 3 6 4 9 0 3 10 0

GROUP B Team Russia Finland Slovakia U.S.

Note: Three points for a regulation win, two for an overtime/shootout win, one for an overtime/shootout loss. 7XHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV $W %UHFODY &]HFK 5HSXEOLF Canada 2 Sweden 0 Czech Republic 5 Switzerland 3 $W %UDWLVODYD 6ORYDNLD Russia 5 U.S. 2 Finland 4 Slovakia 2 :HGQHVGD\¡V JDPHV (All Times Eastern) $W %UHFODY &]HFK 5HSXEOLF Switzerland vs. Canada, 9:30 a.m. Czech Republic vs. Sweden, 1 p.m. $W %UDWLVODYD 6ORYDNLD Russia vs. Finland, 8 a.m. Slovakia vs. U.S., 11:30 a.m. End of Preliminary Round

GOLF THIS WEEK'S EVENTS PGA OF AMERICA PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

2 2 3 2 3

Note: Two points for a win, one for a loss. 7XHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Canada 111 Dominican Republic 36 Argentina 75 Virgin Islands 51

Brazil 76 Ecuador 45 Cuba 68 Puerto Rico 58

0RQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Canada 93 Chile 36 Argentina 70 Ecuador 35 Cuba 83 Dominican Republic 44

Venezuela 69 Virgin Islands 62 Wednesday's games (All Times Eastern) Chile vs. Cuba, 3 p.m. Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, 5:15 p.m. Venezuela vs. Argentina, 8:30 p.m. Virgin Islands vs. Brazil, 10:45 p.m. Thursday's games Venezuela vs. Ecuador, 3 p.m. Puerto Rico vs. Chile, 5:15 p.m. Cuba vs. Canada, 8:30 p.m. Argentina vs. Brazil, 10:45 p.m. End of Preliminary Round

Site: Sheboygan, Wisc. 6FKHGXOH: Thursday-Sunday. Course: Whistling Straits, Straits Course (7,501 yards, par 72). Purse: US$10 million. :LQQHU¡V VKDUH: $1.8 million. Online: www.pga.com/pgachampionship PGA Tour site: www.pgatour.com European Tour: www.europeantour.com

LPGA TOUR CAMBIA PORTLAND CLASSIC Site: Portland, Ore. 6FKHGXOH: Thursday-Sunday. Course: Columbia Edgewater Country Club (6,476 yards, par 72). Purse: $1.3 million. Winner: $195,500. Online: http://www.lpga.com

WEB.COM TOUR PRICE CUTTER CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP Site 6SULQJĂ€HOG 0R 6FKHGXOH: Thursday-Sunday. Course: Highland Springs Country Club (7,115 yards, par 72). Purse: $675,000. Winner: $121,500. Online: http://www.pgatour.com

Bautista has hot bat as Jays beat Atheltics

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TORONTO — Jose Bautista hit his 27th home run of the season to back a stellar outing from Drew Hutchison and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Tuesday for their ninth straight victory. Hutchison (11-2) went seven strong innings, giving up two earned runs while striking out six and walking two. The right-hander, who came into the game with a 5.42 earned-run average, threw just 82 pitches, 59 for strikes. Aaron Sanchez pitched a scoreless eighth inning and Roberto Osuna worked around a oneout double for his 11th save of the season. Ryan Goins and Justin Smoak had runs batted in for the Blue Jays (62-52), who improved to 17-6 since the all-star break. Chris Colabello had three hits, including two doubles. Kendall Graveman (6-8), who was traded from the Blue Jays along with Canadian Brett Lawrie for Josh Donaldson, gave up four runs — two earned — on five hits and one walk through 4 2/3 innings. The 24-year-old right-hander also struck out five batters in his return to Toronto. Hutchison left the game to a loud ovation from the 39,381 in attendance after giving up a single to Semien in the eighth. It was the first hit he allowed since the third inning. Semien scored on Burns’ RBI single off Sanchez to make it 4-2.

7XHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Dundee United 2 Dundee 2 St. Johnstone 1 Ross County 1

NETHERLANDS EREDIVISIE 7XHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV ADO Den Haag 2 PSV Eindhoven 2 SC Heerenveen 3 De Graafschap 1 :HGQHVGD\¡V PDWFKHV FC Groningen vs. FC Twente FC Zwolle vs. Cambuur NEC Nijmegen vs. Excelsior

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8QGHUGRJ Baltimore Oakland NY Yankees CHI WSOX Detroit Texas

/LQH +116 +185 +130 +111 +156 +105

Houston MIAMI Atlanta

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-140 -115 -185

NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA SAN DIEGO NEW YORK CHICAGO ST. LOUIS LA DODGERS

-160 -130 -183 -173 -120 -200

Philadelphia+150 Cincinnati +120 Colorado +168 Milwaukee +158 Pittsburgh +110 Washington +180

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The positions are close but the rhetoric is heating up in the Qualicum Beach labour dispute. “The mayor’s a very good person... so he calls it ‘somewhat inaccurate.’ I call it a bald-faced lie,� Coun. Neil Horner said of CUPE Local 401 Blaine Gurrie saying council isn’t offering anything new. Mayor Teunis Westbroek said he and chief administrative officer Daniel Sailland met with Gurrie at the Qualicum Beach Inn on Aug. 4 with a new offer totalling eight per cent in increases over four and a half years, along with the existing $1,800 signing bonus and the addition of reduced Sunday staffing, which union members requested. Westbroek and Sailland said they left the meeting optimistic that they had a compromise and staff would be back at work by the end

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cent increase, then eight per cent, now we’ve gone to nine per cent increase. With the signing bonus‌ we started with $600 and Daniel came back asking for a mandate, we doubled it to $1,200, and then Daniel put his own job on the line and went above council’s mandate and tripled it to $1,800, which we agreed to after the fact.â€? He said they also “had a deal where you can use your holiday days for the strike days, so they don’t lose a nickel, they lose a couple days off.â€? “They started with the two per cent and they’re still there,â€? Westbroek said. “We’ve tried as a good Canadian compromise to work something out.â€? “We did move on some other issues,â€? Gurre said of concessions on capping benefits and hours of work and that they started out asking for more than two per cent, but

that is their bottom line since that’s what the Bank of Canada targets as the inflation rate for the next few years. “The ball seems to be in their court — they took the keys and locked the door. I’m waiting for something from them now that says ‘we want to be conciliatory,’ not this path, it’s going to scar relations forever,� Gurre said. Westbroek said that while the union leadership seems stuck on the two per cent, other contracts have been negotiated around the province for less than that. Sailland added that some of the exempt staff have been followed around town to meetings and work covering essential services like garbage collection. Both sides say they are open to continued negotiations, but that no formal talks are currently scheduled.

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United Church to drop fossil fuel investments The general council of one of Canada’s largest churches has voted to drop fossil fuels from its investment portfolios, with advocates for the motion saying the decision is based on the Christian duty to care for the earth. Commissioners attending the United Church of Canada’s general council in Corner Brook, N.L., voted 67 per cent in favour Tuesday to divest the industry from its treasury assets and to shift the $5.9 million from the portfolio into green renewable energy ventures. There are 400 people attending the meeting, and a sub-group of about 150 members voted on the divestment motion.

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Study says F-35s jets may not match CF-18s A U.S. defence and foreign affairs think tank released a report Tuesday suggesting the oft-maligned F-35 jet might not meet the performance standards of existing fighter planes, including Canada’s CF-18s. The National Security Network, a non-profit foreign policy group based in Washington, D.C., is the latest organization to raise questions about the stealth fighter program, which is over budget and behind schedule in the U.S. The Harper government put its purchase of 65 F-35s on hold after being accused by the auditor general of fudging the price tag and not doing sufficient research.

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New home construction slows, Calgary plunging New home construction slowed in July for the first time in three months, mostly as a result of fewer multi-unit projects started in urban areas — particularly Calgary, said the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. Tuesday. Actual housing starts for Calgary were down 43 per cent in July from the same month last year, falling to 770 units from 1,354. For the year so far, housing starts are down 31 per cent for the city. Calgary’s economy has been hit by the protracted plunge in oil prices and it’s showing in the real estate market, said Richard Cho, CMHC’s principal of market analysis for Calgary.

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Man sues after blade left in his back three years A man from the Northwest Territories is suing health officials claiming they failed to find a knife blade buried in his back for three years. Billy McNeely has said that he went to the health centre in Fort Good Hope following a fight at a house party in 2010. Staff stitched him up and sent him home, although he continued to have back pain and set off metal detectors. The lawsuit says McNeely returned to the health centre and later visited the Yellowknife hospital with recurring pain, but nothing was found. In 2013, after McNeely woke up in bed to find something poking out of his back, doctors dug out a blade measuring seven centimetres long.

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Alberta Energy Regulator calls it ‘guidance to the company’ THE CANADIAN PRESS

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Oilsands giant Syncrude is facing an environmental protection order following the deaths of 30 great blue herons at one of its sites. “It’s guidance to the company,” Alberta Energy Regulator spokesman Bob Curran said Tuesday. “We’re specifying what our expectations are, what information we expect the company to deliver and in what time frame.” Syncrude revealed on the weekend that 29 carcasses from the large shorebirds were discovered last Friday near a pump house at an abandoned sump pond at the Mildred Lake mine site north of Fort McMurray. One additional bird was euthanized on the order of Alberta Fish and Wildlife. Although bird deterrents were working elsewhere on the mine site, Syncrude spokesman Will Gibson acknowledged Tuesday that no such equipment was in operation at the sump. “We didn’t have any deterrents in the area at the time,” he said. “We typically put deterrents around our tailings facility.” Since the discovery, Syncrude has installed fencing, sound cannons and bird-scaring statues, including a robotic falcon. Human observers are also stationed at the site around the clock. Gibson was unable to say if similar measures have been installed at any of Syncrude’s other sumps. “We want to find out what attracted (the birds) there. I don’t want to speculate about whether we have a similar set of circum-

JENNIFER DITCHBURN THE CANADIAN PRESS

Tailings drain into a pond at the Syncrude oilsands mine facility near Fort McMurray, Alta., in July 2008. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

stances at other sumps in our operation.” Curran said an investigation is to determine if Syncrude was following all rules regarding wildlife. “We need to determine the cause of death of those birds, because we don’t know what it is.” Meanwhile, the company is obliged to collect samples from the site for analysis, develop a plan to clean it up and publish daily reports on its progress. Some of that work has already begun, Curran said. “They would be collecting the water and soil samples. They’ve already begun work on the wildlife mitigation plan. They’ve put some measures in place

to ensure that other animals don’t come in contact with the place where the heron deaths occurred.” Gibson said Syncrude is still trying to find out what was in that particular sump. Ornithologists suggest that while herons gather in groups for nesting, it is unusual for large numbers to be together unless there is an abundant food source. Jeff Wells of the Boreal Songbird Initiative said it’s more probable that the birds died over an extended time period. “It’s too soon for me to make an informed comment on that,” Gibson said. He said no other animal carcasses have been found at the site.

OTTAWA — The moment has arrived for Nigel Wright to fill in the blanks on his controversial dealings with Sen. Mike Duffy, but the prime minister’s former chief of staff won’t be the only one with fresh details this week. With Wright beginning his testimony today at Duffy’s fraud, breach of trust and bribery trial, the defence team is expected to soon release hundreds of internal emails exchanged with Stephen Harper’s key people. On the first day of the trial in April, defence lawyer Donald Bayne threw that thick binder of evidence down on a courtroom table with a loud thump — a teaser of things to come. The full transcript of Wright’s 2013 interview with police has also yet to be seen publicly. Wright’s mere presence at the trial, combined with the new exhibits, will breathe new life into a scandal that embroiled a number of people close to Harper — as well as some of his top Senate appointees — smack in the middle of an election campaign. Harper has maintained he knew nothing about Wright’s payment before it emerged in the media. But the scandal has also revolved around the political culture inside Harper’s office and the efforts of his staff to make Duffy’s expense controversy go away. When police declared in April 2014 that Wright would not face charges, he continued to insist — as he always has — that he was acting out of the best of intentions.

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RCMP works with UN and China in effort to end fentanyl death trend TAMSYN BURGMANN THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — The RCMP is working with the United Nations and China to dampen the influx of the dangerous opioid fentanyl onto Canada’s streets, but one high-level investigator expects the overdose problem to increase. That information comes as health officials across Canada urge jurisdictions to collaborate to combat the drug linked to at least 655 deaths. A bulletin released by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse says fentanyl was determined to be a cause or contributing cause of the deaths between 2009 and 2014. Fentanyl is a white powder that’s easily disguised, tough to expose and in high demand by those with addictions, said Cpl. Luc Chicoine, the RCMP’s national drug program co-ordinator. Chicoine said it’s being smuggled into the country in many ways, from inside shaving kits

“We’re not all using the same data sources, we’re not all looking for the same thing, not all of us are monitoring things in the same way.” Bonnie Henry, Deputy provincial health officer

on passenger planes, to couriers, to gangs importing shipments in commercial containers. Police have been unable to confirm the drug’s primary origin. All the while the death toll climbs and could get worse, Chicoine said. “That’s why I’m going back into my speech of awareness, and understanding the long-term problem that we’re slowly stepping into.” Sixteen people overdosed in Vancouver on Sunday alone — including six in one hour — from

Ontario premier says PM standing in way of creating provincial pensions THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Premier Kathleen Wynne says Stephen Harper is standing in the way of an Ontario pension plan, while the prime minister says he’s happy to block what he calls “an enormous tax hike.” “I am delighted to see, quite frankly, that our refusal to co-operate with the imposition of this tax is making it more difficult for the Ontario government to proceed,” Harper said at a campaign stop in Markham, north of Toronto. “We’re going to continue to fight it.” Harper went out of his way to attack the Liberal government’s pension plan Tuesday after reporters failed to ask him about it, returning to the microphone to say the mandatory contributions from employers and workers would kill jobs. “It’s not a good idea for the middle class and it’s obviously a bad thing as well for jobs and it’s a bad thing for our economy,” he said. Wynne, meanwhile, was unveiling details of the Ontario Retirement Pen-

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ITH THE Salmon Festival quickly approaching I thought it might be a good idea to look back at some of the history of this event. The very first festival in 1972 was co-sponsored by the AV Times and McDonald’s Export ‘A’ and the closing ceremonies were held at 5 p.m. on the grounds of the Greenwood Motor Hotel, derby headquarters. The man responsible for starting the Salmon Festival in 1972 was the late Fred Duncan, then owner and publisher of the AV Times. “My dad and I went in the Vancouver Sun Derby the year before (1971),” Rob Duncan told me. “That’s when he came up with the idea of holding a derby here. When we got home my dad met with a small group of people, who like him, wanted to do something for the community and the Festival was born.” Art Wynans was a member of that “small group” that became the first Salmon Festival committee. “Jim Sawyer, Bruce Berry, Archie Clouston, Jack Buffie, Carl Schretlan and Mel Massey were the others,” Art recalled. “Fred Duncan was the first President and the Greenwood Hotel (now Howard Johnson) was Derby Headquarters.” Not only was Art involved then, he’s still involved today: Bruce Berry and Art started barbecuing salmon that first year and he’s been doing it ever since! Fred Duncan pushed hard to create and support the Salmon Festival because it would benefit the community, according to his son Rob. “He was very proud of the Salmon Festival,” Rob said. Everyone, who was here on that Labour Day weekend 43

years ago, will undoubtedly recall how Fred McLeod reeled in his 45 pound, 11 ounce catch in the early hours of the first day, and then had to sweat it out until 3 p.m. on Monday when fishing closed. And, do you remember that second prize in the first Salmon Festival ever held, was won by 16year old ADSS student, Kim Cote, who won a 12-foot boat, trailer and 25-horsepower motor with his 40-pound, six-ounce salmon? There have been a lot of big fish caught over the years including the largest fish ever caught in the Port Alberni Salmon Festival, which was a 60 lbs. 8 oz. fish caught in 1982 by Art Berlinski. No one has snagged a bigger fish yet. Good luck to all the fishermen this year. Be sure to grab a copy of the AV Times Salmon Festival supplement for more information including schedules of events, weigh-in information and much more.

Port Alberni’s Fred McLeod, left, happily receives his $5,000 salmon-shaped cheque from Times publisher Fred Duncan after winning the 1972 Port Alberni Salmon Festival.

In the picture above (taken Aug. 25, 1983) four locals pose with the legendary “big fish” when it was mounted at the chamber office, left to right, Bob Cole, president of the Salmon Festival Committee, Rob Duncan, president of the AV Chamber of Commerce, Don Jones, treasurer for the Salmon Festival, and Bud Schroeder, first vice-president AVCC.

Reader Response Kris – Re: This Is Then July 22, building between B of C and Fletcher’s on the right-hand side was the “Redbird Cafe,” it was there in the ‘50s and early ‘60s as I recall. I don’t remember the man’s name that ran it (but I can see his face); he was tall and slender...Dave comes to mind, don’t know if that was his name or not. Later on a woman had it (with her daughters?) I believe her name was Trippell. Do not recall what was on the left-hand side of the building. I am reminded of another subject as I see that they are getting rid of the Jade Restaurant. I remember those buildings along that side very well. When I was a kid, we lived in Fowlie’s cabins where Smitty’s is now. We kids were always in the creek. In the summer when it was drying up we would scoop out all the trapped minnows in the pools/puddles and transfer them into the creek. Back to the Jade... where the Dairy Queen is now, there were houses. Abe Flanagan built the building south of the DQ. He ran a second-hand store; also he was an auctioneer and had lots of auction sales. The Jade used to be the “Maybette” coffee shop (which my aunt had years later). I also remember when Al’s Electric was built. Years ago, there was a wooden bridge over Dry Creek, but I bet a lot of people aren’t even aware they are driving over a bridge now. Well, as usual, I digress.... Just wanted to tell to you about The Redbird. Barbara Smith

Art and Chris Wynans barbecuing salmon at the 1981 Salmon Festival.

Coming Soon! I will be working on a feature with businesses of the past as well as a connection to current businesses like Brownies Chicken, Three Sister Café, among many others. I also wanted to let people know to look for the Friday, Aug. 21st issue of the AV times as it will have a special wrap commemorating a very special anniversary for a local business. I look forward to hearing from you and your thoughts on what you would like to see in future issues of the column. Please email me at kris.patterson@ avtimes.net or call me at 250-723-8171 ext. 228.

Charity Initiative Surpasses $73,000 Kris Patterson, Alberni Valley Times Two Port Alberni businesses have partnered together to support and give back to the community. In 2013 Van Isle Ford and Pacific Chevrolet Buick GMC owner Will Pulford came up with an idea to regularly donate money to three Alberni Valley Charities. He decided for every vehicle, new or used, purchased at either dealership, the customer could choose one of three local groups or organizations to donate $50. After a discussion with the employees at both dealerships, the chosen groups were Ty Watson House, Alberni Valley Rescue Squad, and Alberni Valley Charity Golf Classic. “We talked about what we can do to make a big impact.” Pulford said “Supporting the community that supports us, it goes hand in hand. This was just one of the many ways we were able to make an impact with some really great organizations.” With more than $73,000 donated to the three charities so far the impact is really beginning to be felt. “We have really started notice the feedback and how much people have been talking about it, especially since we passed the $50,000 mark.” said Pulford. Pulford said the chosen groups offer a broad range of services from saving lives to hospice care, and everything in between. “The charity classic is a big one to me because of the history of the tournament and the fact that they spread that money again so we are helping more than three charities,” Pulford said. For Ty Watson House and the Alberni Valley Rescue Squad, the funding is important to keep their operations open. “The money is used to maintain the operations for the house, grief counsellors and other programs, said Terri St Jacques a member of the board of directors for the Alberni Valley Hospice Society. “It’s greatly appreciated, and it’s nice to see the community support.” AVRS president Dave Poulsen called the donation a blessing. “It’s instrumental for us. When our budgets are cut and cut, this money is a huge blessing.” Poulsen said. Diane Redlin of the golf classic agreed that the support is a benefit to the group. “We pick different charities every year. B.C. Children’s Hospital is our main one and we pick three to four local charities as well.” Redlin said “The Support is huge. The better our event does, the more we can give back to the community.” Pulford will continue the program as it has inspired other business owners. “We’ve had people recommend us because of this.” Pulford said “We look forward to hitting key milestones like $100,000, and $250,000 I like big numbers, to see this initiative reach numbers like that would be incredible, we would like to thank all the customers near and far that choose to purchase their vehicles at Pacific Chevrolet and Van Isle Ford without our customers this wouldn’t have been possible. We appreciate and value your business.”

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Van Isle Ford and Pacific Chevrolet Buick GMC dealer principal Will Pulford (far right) and Pacific Chevrolet General Manager Mike Cole (far left) presents local groups with their quarterly donation. Receiving the funds was Mike Ridall of the Alberni Valley Rescue Squad; middle Diane Redlin of the Alberni Valley Charity Golf Classic and right Gretchen Carlson executive director for the Alberni Valley Hospice Society.

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