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Tuesday, August 25, 2015 FEDERAL ELECTION

Liberals bank on job creation and health care Ex-Parksville councillor says lack of opportunity in Alberni is ‘unacceptable’ MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Several cases of poached Roosevelt elk have been discovered south of Port Alberni in recent years. Pictured above is a herd of the species in the upper Pit River area on B.C.’s southwest mainland. [MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT]

Charges announced for elk poaching; man set to be in court on Wednesday ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

A West Coast man has been charged with illegal hunting for a reported poaching incident from November 2013, part of a rash of unregulated kills south of Port Alberni that prompted $33,000 worth of rewards. Timothy Wilson Jack faces infractions under the province’s Wildlife Act for hunting out of season and unlawfully possessing dead animals. According to B.C.’s court records Jack has no previous charges besides the alleged poaching that occurred on Nov. 1, 2013. He is scheduled to appear in Port Alberni Law Courts on Wednesday and Sept. 2. The roosevelt elk was found killed south of Port Alberni on Nuu-chah-Nulth territory, part of a wave of poaching that occurred over periods in late 2013 and from December 2014 to last January. A statement released last week by the Nuuchah-nulth Tribal Council said Jack first appeared in court Aug. 5 but asked for more time to consult with a lawyer. After eight Roosevelt elk were found poached south of Port Alberni in late 2013 the NTC, which is a governing body that serves 14 First Nations on western Vancouver Island, offered a $25,000 reward for information

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“It is the preference of the [Ucluelet] government that restorative, culturally sensitive and healing justice be utilized.” Ucluelet First Nations

leading to an arrest. B.C. Coastal Outfitters pledged another $5,000 to find the person responsible for the illegal hunting, and the B.C. Wildlife Federation and Pearson Kal Tire put up another $2,000 and $1,000 respectively. No disbursements have been announced in relation to the poaching charges. The Wildlife Act states that poachers can face up to six months in prison and a $50,000 fine. Jack belongs to the Ucluelet First Nation, and in a statement issued last week the west coast government said that it refers to take its own measure for justice in such cases. “An individual that breaks the law, including a [Ucluelet First Nation] citizen . . . must be held accountable and face justice without favour or special treatment,” stated the treaty First Nation. “Recognizing that aboriginal people are disproportionately

represented in the justice system, the [Ucluelet] government also believes in and supports justice that seeks to rectify this inequity,” continued the Ucluelet First Nation. “In cases involving an aboriginal individual and where appropriate, it is the preference of the [Ucluelet] government that restorative, culturally sensitive and healing justice be utilized to reinstate that individual as a contributing member in their community.” On certain occasions First Nations are permitted to harvest Roosevelt elk on Vancouver Island, while permits are also granted for other hunting. The breed is tightly controlled, with 300 licensed kills permitted annually from approximately 15,000 applications received by the province. According to an roosevelt elk management plan being developed by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, these restrictions could open up in the future if herds continue to become more stable. “Although their global distribution is smaller and more fragmented than pre-1900, the B.C. population is growing, particularly in the South Coast region,” states the ministry’s report. Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net

The number one issue in this federal election for the Alberni Valley is job creation, says Liberal MP candidate Carrie Powell-Davidson. A lack of jobs in the area is hurting the community and families, Powell-Davidson said. “As I’m going around the community door-to-door meeting people, or going to events and meeting people, and even just driving around seeing closed businesses, abandoned houses, knowing that families are being separatated due to work,” Powell-Davidson described. “It’s just unacceptable.” Improving employment opportunities in Port Alberni is the top priority for her constituents, she noted. The Liberal candidate for the new Courtenay-Alberni riding grew up in B.C., has experience operating a small business in the hospitality industry and was elected twice to city council in Parksville. The proposed transshipment container hub at Sarita Bay with the port authority and Huuay-aht First Nations is a major economic opportunity for the Alberni area, Powell-Davidson said, but a number of steps must be taken in the meantime to promote job growth, she noted. “Our economic plan includes diversification,” said Powell-Davidson. “Yes we do have a natural resource sector but we also need to look at...economies that are not harmful to the environment.” Building up the manufacturing industry while encouraging the use of “green technologies” and promoting tourism are all important factors to grow a sustainable job market in Port Alberni, she said. The Alberni Valley needs more doctors, said Powell-Davidson, and it’s a need she’s heard from constituents more often here than elsewhere. If elected she would speak in the House of Commons about the issue, she added. “Port Alberni is having trouble attracting the medical staff that

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they need,” Powell-Davidson said. Not only doctors, she noted, but health care technicians and other staff required for operation of clinics and the West Coast General Hospital are needed. “This is a serious issue. It’s one thing to have facilities, but if you don’t have the people to staff this, the residents are suffering. They’re waiting in long wait lines, they’re having to travel long distances, or maybe they’re not getting those treatments that they need.” Post-secondary education is a “top priority” for the Liberals, Powell-Davidson said, and Canada needs to train more doctors for rural communities. On the divisive health care issues over the right to life and death, Powell-Davidson is prochoice. “A woman has the right to do with her body as she chooses,” she said. And doctor-assisted suicide has “already been decided by the courts,” she noted. If someone no longer wants to live, that should be their choice, she added, and having the doctor’s assistance is the safest way to do that. Canada needs a “national mental health strategy” and greater coverage for pharmacy care, said Powell-Davidson. This is the only country in the Group of 7 without a “national dimentia strategy,” which is one health care area she would be advocating for, she said. see LIBERALS, page 3

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FireďŹ ghter appreciation Former Port Alberni residents now living in Rock Creek, from left, Julia Geen, Nikolas Briones and Aysia Dobler showed their appreciation for the firefighters and volunteers helping with the current wildfire in their community. [JESSICA BURNS, PHOTO] on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Info: 250731-1315 or 250-720-9591. Play & Learn Library at Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre on Mondays, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9 to 11 a.m. and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: 778- 421-2244.

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Service groups Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.

Special interest Genealogy Club meets the last Tuesday of every month at the Family History Centre in

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members can visit on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 9 p.m. Special twice a week fitness class designed for new moms and their babies. To register drop into Echo Centre or phone 250-723-2181. Social - Green Beer ‘n Banter every second Tuesday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Char’s Landing.

needs volunteer drivers. Info: 250-730-0390. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and other kinship care providers are welcome to call a province-wide information and support line toll free at 1-855-474-9777 or e-mail grg@parentsupportbc. ca. KUU-US Crisis Line, plus mobile outreach support services. If you, or someone you know, is having difficulties, please call 250-723-2040.

Support and help

Addictions

Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323. Urgently needed: The Canadian Red Cross is seeking volunteers for the Health Equipment Loan and Disaster Management programs in Port Alberni. Please visit http://www.redcross.ca/volunteer/who-is-needed details. To apply please email bcyvolunteering@redcross.ca, call 1-855-995-3529 or visit the Red Cross office at 5100C Tebo Avenue. Walk and Talk grief support group meets Tuesday mornings. The goal of this group is to offer bereavement support in an informal and comfortable way that combines exercise and companionship. Call Ruth at 250-723-4478 to register. Somass Toastmasters meet Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at 3088 Third Ave. for speaking, leadership and fun. Info: 250724-0976 (Shirley Maxwell). Meals on Wheels program

The Christian Intervention Program runs Tuesdays, from 6 to 8 p.m. Info: 250-724-3688 (Pastor Ron Nickle) or 250730-0397 (Terry MacDonald). Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addictions, mental health, relationships and other issues. Info: 250-723-8281. Everybody welcome. Narcotics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-807-1780. Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-883-3968. Overeaters Anonymous meeting Wednesday evening 7 p.m. 4711 Elizabeth St., Info: 250-723-7486

What’s coming Words on Fire, Open Mike, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. at Char’s Landing. Feature presenter is Stephen Novik, who will launch his second chapbook of poetry. Wings for Angel dinner, entertainment, silent auction for Hugginz Foundation, Aug. 29. Tickets at the Best Western Barclay or call 250-735-7595.

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Mothers Uplifting Mothers group meets Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Lighthouse Church. Info: 250-724-9733. Youth Clinic services at ADSS (around the left front corner)

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Folk Song Circle meets Tuesdays, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Fir Park Village. Info: 250-723-7945. Lounge Music with pianist Richard Lysne Tuesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Char’s Landing. Timbre! Choir is looking for new members in all sections for their 43rd Season. Rehearsals commence Monday, September 14th. Please contact Pat Venn at (250) 723-2380 or Patricia Miller at (250) 390-7508 for more detailed information.

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Valley Cloggers meet Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Arrowsmith Baptist Church. Beginners welcome. Info: 250-724-2137. Touch rugby games at the Port Alberni Black Sheep Rugby Club Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Kingsway Pub meat draw on Tuesdays, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., and 50/50 raffle to benefit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Ty Watson House. Board Games social on Tuesdays, from 4 to 10 p.m., at Char’s Landing. Fun darts/ladies pool, Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the Legion Branch 293.

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A woman was walking alone on a trail near the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre after midnight Saturday when she was attacked.

Sex assault in Bamfield Culprit escapes before police arrive to search scene with dogs; info wanted MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

A man who attacked a woman on a Bamfield trail is on the loose and police are warning residents there to be cautious. Port Alberni police are looking for information about an “attempted” sexual assault that occurred in Bamfield on Saturday. Local Mounties received a report at 1 a.m. Saturday of the attack in the small isolated seaside community about 60 kilometres southwest of Port Alberni. According to police, a woman in her late 20s was walking along the Buchanan Trail in the area of the Bamfield Marine Sciences Center when an unidentified man grabbed her from behind. He then dragged her into the bush. The woman managed to fight off her attacker and then fled on foot. There were no witnesses, said Sgt. Dave Boyce of the Port Alberni RCMP, which has jurisdiction in Bamfield. There are no police officers stationed there, Boyce noted. For Mounties to get there safely, driving on a gravel road, it takes an average of about an hour and a half, said Boyce. When RCMP arrived on Saturday, they searched the area

“Attacks such as these are rare. Police are warning residents of Bamfield to remain vigilant and to avoid walking alone in wooded and dark areas.”

Some worry weather changes may cause food shortage KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

where the attack happened with the help of the Police Dog Services, but they could not locate the man. Police are continuing to investigate the incident and further evidence is not for public disclosure, Boyce said. They are asking anyone with information to contact the Port Alberni RCMP, 250-723-2424. Anonymous informants can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Boyce said he was not aware of any similar attacks in Bamfield recently. “Attacks such as these are rare,” stated the RCMP in a press release. “Police are warning residents of Bamfield to remain vigilant and to avoid walking alone in wooded and dark areas.” Martin.Wissmath@avtimes.net

Year-round producers have been making the best of the growing season despite the challenges of the summer drought. While some crops were hindered, others yielded a hearty bounty. According to regular vendors at the Port Alberni Farmers’ Market, it was a matter of strategically working with nature. Deana Bolger of Petronella’s Produce and Poultry had to take a break from birds and focus on vegetables this year. “It was just too hot for the birds,” Bolger said. It was her produce that brought in return customers to her table. “It has been awesome this year,” she said. “We’ve had bumper yields and bumper customers. It seems Port Alberni is catching on to farmers’ markets.” With this year’s heat, Bolger said she understands why California has such success growing in the summer. “Now we have that,” she said. “Everything is early. I have two crops of squash. I have picked the first and soon the second crop will be ready.” In order to keep it for winter sales and consumption, Bolger cures the squash by sitting it in

“There has never been a year like this, but you can’t do anything about it. I just keep putting the water to it to keep the animals going.” Bill Thomson, Alberni Valley farmer

the sun for two weeks until it gets a waxy finish. After that, they usually keep until May, she said. Bolger hopes the fertile soil and conditions will encourage others to grow food in the Valley. Bill Thomson fears that will soon be a necessity. His main challenge this year has been the upkeep of the pastures for his cattle at the McCoy Lake farm. “I have been watering steady,” Thomson said. “There has never been a year like this, but you can’t do anything about it. I just keep putting the water to it to keep the animals going.” That is only for the pastures, and he has been forced to deal with the increasing prices of hay. “With the weather situation, there is going to be a food shortage,” Thomson said. “People are getting rid of their animals

because they can’t feed them.” He said farmers also have to raise prices to meet supply and demand but still sees the appreciation from buyers who enjoy local products. Mike Wolfe said he has noticed the high quality of produce at the market this time of year. As owner of Rocky Mountain Acres, Wolfe has also experienced the highs and lows of the season. While he usually sells lettuce right through September, he had to plow 400 heads under and end sales a month ago because of the heat. “Sometimes it is too hot, but overall Port Alberni is good for growing,” Wolfe said. “I am fortunate to have water in the well and have never run out.” When he was farming in Errington for over 20 years, water was never an issue since he filled a dugout with rain water. Wolfe said this was a year for tomatoes and intends to continue with cauliflower, spinach, lettuce and gai lan (Chinese broccoli) in a greenhouse over the fall and winter. By doing so, he and the other vendors are capable of providing fresh, local goods all year round, while promoting the importance of food security. Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net

WILDFIRE

Thunderbirds help fight blaze growing in Washington State Liberals propose child benefit, election reform

Powell-Davidson refers to the national Liberal strategy of asking wealthier Canadians to pay more tax in order to help middle-income families. Wealthier income earners in excess of $200,000 per year would have their taxes raised from 29 per cent to 33 per cent, while middle-income families earning between $45,000 and $89,000 would have their taxes lowered from 22 to 20.5 per cent. The Liberal Party proposes to scrap income splitting, which it contends only helps wealthy families, and increase the non-taxable child benefit of up to $533 per month per child, depending on household income. Powell-Davidson said it’s time to get rid of the “first past the post” system of electing Mem-

Farmers’ market adapts in hot Alberni Valley summer

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Courtenay–Alberni candidate Carrie Powell-Davidson with Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau. Powell-Davidson says job growth and health care are top priorities for Alberni Valley residents. [CAMPAIGN PHOTO]

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Mike Wolfe had an impressive bunch of kale for sale at the Port Alberni Farmers’ Market on Saturday. Farmers experienced both successes and challenges during this year’s growing season with the summer drought. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

bers of Parliament, and restore fairness for disenfranchised voters, especially the First Nations. Liberal Party leader, Justin Trudeau, has said he favours preferential balloting, in which voters rank their choices from first to last. If no candidate receives an absolute majority on the first ballot, candidates are eliminated and second-place votes counted, a process that continues until a candidate receives over 50 per cent of the popular vote. Powell-Davidson’s campaign office is in Parksville, and she is working on establishing one in Port Alberni, she said. Constituents can meet her and find out more about the Liberal campaign for the riding on Thursdays at 5 p.m. at Char’s Landing on Argyle Street. Martin.Wissmath@avtimes.net

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Vancouver Island’s only fullunit wildfire crew is battling a blaze south of the border as the Stickpin fire continues to burn through Washington State. Seventeen of the 20-member Thunderbirds crew, who operate out of a base by the Alberni Valley Regional Airport, were sent to Washington’s North Ferry County on Sunday. The Stickpin fire has grown to 19,240 hectares, making the incident a threat to B.C.’s forests as the burning was within 4.5 kilometres of the Canada-USA border on Monday. The Thunderbirds make up most of the 33 B.C. personnel currently fighting the Stickpin fire, said provincial fire information officer Marg Drysdale. They were briefly deployed to southeast B.C. before crossing the border. “Our fire information officer Mike McCully is actually on his way down and we have a couple of other single resources who are en route,” said Drysdale on Monday, adding that B.C. crews have previously been dispatched elsewhere this year. “It’s not the first time this has occurred, there has been several fires that

A tree is engulfed in flames during a controlled burn near a fire line outside of Okanogan, Wash., on Saturday. [IAN TERRY, THE HERALD VIA AP]

have been cross-border. There are agreements in place where they can work with Washington state and the state of Idaho.” Since the Dog Mountain incident grew to 450 hectares by Sproat Lake in mid-July the fire situation on Vancouver Island has been less severe, allowing provincial authorities to send resources elsewhere. The Wildfire Management Branch still considers the Dog Mountain fire to be active – but 100 per cent contained. Another fire east of Port

Renfrew continues to burn 250 hectares of forest, while a small incident arose on Monday north of Ladysmith. All of these fires are believed to be human-caused. The Thunderbirds specialize in demanding ground work, and are usually sent to the most concerning incidents in the province. Other crews that remain on Vancouver Island are composed of three initial-attack members. Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net

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The Ultimate (Sockeye) Fishing Town

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everal towns on the Island compete to draw revenue from the lucrative fishing tourism industry, including Port Alberni. Not all have a title to prove their worth. In 2010 the World Fishing Network named Port Alberni the Ultimate Fishing Town, an honour that the city has now made visible with the erection of wooden salmon sculptures at the Alberni Valley Visitor Centre and Harbour Quay, chainsaw-carved by a visiting artist. It’s a title that Albernians are proud to bear, as part of our history and modern brand.

In the past few years, however, Fisheries and Oceans Canada has measured a concerning decline in the chinook salmon population. Chinook are prized for their large size, but restrictions set by the DFO in the past couple of years to boost spawning numbers are limiting the customers for locally based fishing tour guides. Down from a peak run of 160,000 in 1991, the DFO put chinook salmon on non-retention in 2013 after a low run of just 16,000. DFO officials aren’t sure what has caused the king of salmon to stop returning to the Alberni Inlet, but the

local decline in the Somass and Stamp Rivers corresponds to an increase at fisheries elsewhere on the Island, according to the DFO. Although it may seem alarmist at this point, one study from the University of British Columbia last year predicted that warmer temperatures due to climate change would eventually wipe out chinook from the West Coast of Vancouver Island by the year 2100. That prediction seemed to be on target earlier this year with an unseasonably warm spring caused by a large body of warm water in the Pacific Ocean

(rather ominously referred to in various media reports as “The Blob”). Fisheries officials warned that the heat was drying up rivers and threatening salmon populations, but things cooled off gradually for the summer, allowing for another record-setting sockeye run for Alberni. Unlike their bigger chinook cousins, sockeye seem to just love it here. Record run sizes well above abundant levels have been measured in recent years, with this year’s sockeye run of 1.9 million shattering all records since they have been kept. Perhaps Ultimate Fishing

Town should be amended to Ultimate Sockeye Fishing Town. The record run should be good news for the upcoming Port Alberni Salmon Fest, an event that serves to spotlight our city for its fishing. In addition, somewhat better chinook numbers have opened up the fishery for the event. However Alberni Valley residents choose to reinvent their home to attract economic growth, this will always be our Ultimate Fishing Town — even if we’ll be catching a lot more sockeye than chinook.

were for a Kim Campbell-sized two-seater caucus, meaning all these Tory parliamentarians would soon be unemployed. As fate would have it, an iceberg suddenly appeared dead ahead out of the October gloom; the vessel was badly damaged and began taking on water. Thankfully, all on board were saved; in typical Dreamland fashion, in a blink of my sleeping eyes, the PM and his cabinet were spirited away to the Governor-General’s residence of Rideau Hall in Ottawa. They arrived late on October 18th, election eve, and all were sworn in as Senators to fill those 22 vacant seats; seems even though they would lose the election, they intended to retain power and stymie legislation sent to the Red Chamber by the next elected government. This dream was rapidly turning into a nightmare, and just before I awoke there was a flashback to the Coast Guard vessel slipping below the icy waters into a watery grave just like Captain Franklin’s ships; it went down bow first, but I

was able to make out the name emblazoned on the stern : it was the m/v “Deceivin’ Stephen,” believe it or not.

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Rainbow crosswalk signifies God’s promise I am pleased to see that Port Alberni is going to put rainbow crosswalks on Third Avenue. The rainbow is the promise from God after the great flood that he would not flood the earth again. So every time we drive or walk on Third we will be reminded of God’s love for his people! Maybe the storefronts could have rainbows and Jesus loves you in their windows. God Bless Port Alberni! Jeanie Pley Port Alberni

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First there was Christmas in July, as Conservatives crisscrossed the country with pre-election goodies; followed by a 78-day campaign with all the political parties making soon-to-be-broken promises of what to expect in return for voting for them. A similar gift-giving and festive season caused Ebenezer Scrooge’s hallucinations, and

must have triggered my own recent dream about ghosts of politicians past, present and future. Of course, nothing is real, and there’s nothing to get hung about in Dreamland, it’s all a magical mystery tour. I found myself overlooking a room with President Richard Nixon and White House henchmen, John Ehrlichman and H.R. Haldeman, sitting across a table from Prime Minister Stephen Harper and P.M.O. ChiefsOf-Staff past and present Nigel Wright and Ray Novak. Although forty years separated these two groups, they had so much in common discussing political cover-ups. Other sprits were in the room, which appeared to be the lounge of a new Canadian Coast Guard vessel en route to the North West Passage; 21 remaining cabinet members were also present in this illusion. Apparently, the election campaign was almost over, and this was a farewell bonding trip to visit the last resting place of Captain Franklin’s ships. The mood was sombre, as the Duffy Trial revelations had taken a huge toll, and poll predictions

Bernie Smith Parksville

Organizers thankful for ‘lasting’ music festival

Lance and I, the organizers of the Five Acre Shaker, would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made this year’s Five Acre Shaker a success. We are particularly thankful to the neighbours who supported us in making this a lasting community music festival. We would like to thank our v olunteers for all the hard work this past weekend. Lance and I worked very hard to ensure the event was safe for all. Port Alberni proved again it is a community with a heart and supported us in creating a meaningful event Port Alberni can be proud of. Jess Towers and Lance Goddard Port Alberni

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PRIVACY

Judge reviews public court records B.C.’s practice of making charges and convictions publicly viewable is being given a second look TOM FLETCHER BLACK PRESS

B.C. is the only province where charges and convictions in provincial court are posted on a public database as well as being available to courthouse visitors. One problem is that the information has been used by employers or landlords for criminal record checks that may find a charge but not the later acquittal. Another is posting the imposition of a peace bond, which can leave the false impression that

someone has been convicted of an offence. Thomas Crabtree, chief judge of the B.C. Provincial Court, is reviewing the practice of posting court records online, and is seeking public input until Sept. 18. Court Services Online has been available since 2008, allowing anyone to search by name or case number to find information on charges, court appearances and sentences. The online information is blocked if the accused is

acquitted, charges are withdrawn, a publication ban is ordered or when a pardon is later granted to seal the record of a conviction. Absolute discharge conviction records are removed from the public database after a year, and conditional discharges after three years. A stay of proceedings means the online case file is blocked after a year, although records for all cases remain at court registries for access in person. In a consultation memo on the

issue, Crabtree notes that B.C.’s Court Services Online help desk received frequent requests to use the service as a criminal record check. The memo says that when information on acquittals was still available, the service received “a significant number” of complaints of negative effects from public access to charges that did not lead to conviction. Some people said they only realized the information was public when they were sent a link by

co-workers or employers. The memo offers several options for dealing with peace bonds, which are ordered to restrict activities of parties in a dispute and are currently left online indefinitely. Submissions from the public can be made by email to info@ provincialcourt.bc.ca or by mail to: Office of the Chief Judge, Provincial Court of B.C., 337-800 Hornby Street, Vancouver B.C. V6Z 2C5.

FEDERAL ELECTION

FEDERAL ELECTION

Alberni area candidates weigh in with a light touch on subject of marijuana

Harper tries to keep his Island stop low-key

AUREN RUVINSKY PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS

Candidates in the new Courtenay-Alberni riding lean to decriminalizing or even legalizing marijuana. “I don’t think you want to stigmatize or criminalize people for youthful indiscretions,” said current Conservative MP and Government Whip John Duncan. “The fact is for users, marijuana has largely been decriminalized. (The) government’s position on marijuana is actually striking a very good balance. I think it’s a recognition of societal acceptance of the status quo.” Others characterize the government’s position differently. “(Prime Minister Stephen) Harper’s pot policy is reckless and it’s driven by ideology,” said NDP candidate Gord Johns. “We will restore an evidence-based policy to government,” he said, touting his party’s 40-year stand in favour of at least decriminalizing. “It’s been decades since we had a pragmatic discussion about this in Canada. It’s time for an adult conversation,” he said. He said the NDP’s approach would include aggressive public health and education, harm reduction, funding research and establishing an independent commission on non-medical use of marijuana to help guide Parliament. “The war on drugs has been a right-wing tactic for years,” said Dan Olson, campaign manager for Liberal candidate Carrie Powell-Davidson. “The issue on everyone’s minds is, how to keep it out of the hands of children,” he said, explaining the Liberals would “turn it from a tax liability to a tax asset.” Speaking on behalf of the candidate, Olson said legalizing it would allow the government to

JR RARDON CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

Local federal candidates discuss marijuana legalization and medical use. [PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS]

control it like the government does with alcohol, making it easier to keep away from kids and “freeing up the police to address crime.” “We’re fully in support of legalization, beyond just decriminalization,” said Green Party Candidate Glenn Sollitt. He said the negatives people talk about from legalization initiatives in various U.S. states are proving untrue. He said the Green Party pos-

ition, like all but the Conservatives, is to legalize and tax heavily like alcohol. They would then use some of the money for education and to help prevent youth from getting a hold of it. Sollitt said evidence only points to negative effects before the age of 25, but added that, while they would legalize it for recreational use, “the real benefit will be making sure it’s accessible for medical purposes and unleashing our scientists on it,”

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Two men escape after rare sleep and dash

Found remains heighten concerns for woman

Police called as tension grows on city picket line

Two tourists illegally scored a free stay at a Tofino resort. The two men were discovered by resort staff in the early morning hours of Aug. 4 after allegedly spending the night in a room they did not pay for, according to Sgt. Blaine Mumford of the Tofino RCMP. “The two males were able to gain entry into one of the ocean front rooms,” Mumford told the Westerly. “There was no sign that it was broken into so, at this time, we are unsure how they gained access.” While dining-and-dashing is, unfortunately, not too uncommon during the West Coast’s summer influx, police rarely receive sleeping-and-dashing reports. “It’s pretty rare and it’s pretty brazen,” Mumford said. “They didn’t break anything or steal anything other than the services of the room. They were discovered by staff in the morning and they quickly grabbed their things and left.” He said the two men had hightailed it out of the resort by the time police arrived.

Human remains discovered by kayakers near a tiny Gulf Island Wednesday evening have sparked concern and speculation about a sad ending in the case of a missing Penelakut Island woman. Although investigators have not made a positive identification of the remains, they have informed the family of missing 19-yearold Delores (Dee Dee) Brown of the discovery, just one day after revealing they believe the Brown disappearance was the result of foul play. Nanaimo forensic unit officers joined Outer Gulf Islands, West Coast Marine and Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit officers to retrieve the remains in the waters just east of Norway Island. Brown, missing since July 27, was last seen on the larger Penelakut Island, her home and the home to about 300 off Chemainus. Family members sequestered themselves and rescue volunteers had a cultural day of a healing Thursday, following the news from RCMP.

Police were called last week as the Qualicum Beach municipal lockout enters its fourth week. “The picket lines obstructed vehicles and the RCMP were called,” town Chief Administrative Officer Daniel Sailland said Wednesday morning of an incident Tuesday with the garbage truck at the Church Road transfer station. He said union staff complied once police showed up, but that Wednesday morning unionized staff were blocking the garbage truck with their cars from accessing residential streets and police were called again. “Nope, we’re not blocking traffic,” said CUPE 401 Vice President Laurence Amy calling it management “over-reacting. “We were following the garbage truck to the transfer station,” Amy said shrugging off the accusation. RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman confirmed they were called to the transfer station, but “upon attending there was no issue, nothing going on that we could charge for.”

to explore medical uses. That’s where the big payoff is.” He called the current government’s approach “ridiculous, antiquated, not working and very expensive.” And the current situation was greatly complicated by a June 11 Supreme Court decision allowing medical marijuana patients to use cannabis in edible forms. “The current laws have been turned topsy-turvy by the Supreme Court,” said Duncan.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited North Vancouver Island Thursday afternoon, meeting with a group of search and rescue volunteers in Comox before speaking to more than 200 Conservative Party supporters in a campaign event that evening at Coastal Black Winery in Black Creek. The strategic location for Thursday night’s campaign tour stop allowed Harper to stump for a pair of regional Conservative candidates in ridings created since the party won its last federal election, in 2011. Laura Smith, candidate for the North Island-Powell River riding, served as master of ceremonies and introduced incumbent North Vancouver Island MP John Duncan, who is running for the Courtenay-Alberni seat. Duncan, who served in the Harper cabinet, then introduced the prime minister to a cheering crowd in the open-sided pavilion at the winery. Harper extolled his government’s leadership experience and fiscal prudence while levelling shots at Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau and New Democratic Party head Thomas Mulcair. While Harper received adulation inside the invitation-only event, his visit prompted small protests during the day. A group of perhaps 40 waved “Stop Harper” and other signs from the 17th Street bridge in Courtenay about the time he flew into the Comox Airport. Another group of perhaps 40 people staked out a spot in Black Creek to wave signs at vehicles en route to Coastal Black Winery for the campaign event.

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The day I witnessed a legendary golfer’s swing

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en’s Nights continue to be a resounding success this year at Hollies. Kelly Bauer drove away with the low net, a four under par 26 while the man of the evening, Dave Mann took gross with a one over par 31. Mann had waited a long time for that and may be setting his sights ahead to the year end Course Championship in early October. It was also a night of surprise low scores from the best of the best including: Bob Veenkamp, Skeet Witt, and Charles Mealey. Fran Kravinsky from Dawson Cities’ “Top of the World” Golf Course in the Yukon picked the evenings hidden hole, No. 6. Amazingly, it wasn’t won again and its anticipated the total may exceed $600 this week. No one won the deuce pots either. There’s now a three way Ringer Board tie between Kelly Bauer, Barry Ensor and Rick Sexton, each with 27. In the night’s point totals, Pley Roofing’s Jason Pley is showing no visible signs of relinquishing the lead which he’s clung to for seven consecutive weeks! They say...”If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!” I guess the women took that literally during last week’s ladies’ night. Regardless of the temperatures, eight brave souls took to the course and remained undeterred. Avy Kalugin took low net, while Mary Ann McConnell was low gross. None of the prize holes were claimed, but it was clear R. Anderson & Associates’ Geri Shiels is running away with the evening point totals. Meanwhile Rhonda Holcombe still maintains a slim lead on the ringer board with 29. Several weeks earlier, Rhonda brought her sisters out to golf Hollies. After the game, they

Patrick Little Rediscovering golf at Hollies entered our clubhouse and what followed would have surprised any seasoned club professional. The sisters, all from scattered western Canadian locations, then began an hour’s conversation with me about Moe Norman, complete with an intelligent dissection of his golf swing. For the unknowing reader, Moe Norman is a deceased Canadian professional golfer, who arguably, until he passed away, may have been the world’s finest striker of the golf ball. That’s an opinion shared by others far more convincing than the writer. They include Tiger Woods, Sam Snead, and Lee Trevino amongst others! I still remember the first time watching the enigmatic player back during the Alberta Open in Edmonton during the 1970s. As an assistant professional then, one of my jobs was supervising our vibrant junior program. One of the advanced students was John. A red-haired, straggly teenager with freckles, he could often be cocky. That summer, when the Open was held at the local Highlands Golf Club, I took John to see Norman, who was already a Canadian golf legend. I hoped watching him, our junior star might become slightly more humbled. Arriving at the Highlands late, we missed Norman’s tee off time. We walked down the first fairway, hoping to see him come back toward the clubhouse by the fourth hole. The fourth then was a downhill par 4 of 305 yards. The

green was circular, pancaked in the shade of tall trees behind it. A series of small bunkers protected the front. I had only read about Norman, particularly his amazing accuracy and prompt speed of play. Walking back from the fifth tee, we neared the rear of the fourth green. Looking up through the trees, I saw Norman’s unmistakable profile, perched on the distant tee readying himself for the shot. From well over 300 yards, I made out the wide foot stance accentuated by extended legs, as if a stick man below the waist. He bent over slightly at the hips, pronouncing a full arm extension lasered toward the ball, completing the image. There was no mistaking Moe Norman’s address position, even from that distance. John and I stopped, watching as Norman moved into his mechanical back-swing to the top. From there he unleashed a drive, becoming lost in the afternoon’s brilliant blue sky. The pin was positioned 10 feet from the green’s front. Norman’s ball fell silently and appeared suddenly, not unlike a scud missile, plopping almost apologetically several feet of the flag with only an obligatory bounce or two. In one razor shot, he finished near the hole on the par 4! The stories I read of Norman’s legendary accuracy were undeniably confirmed to John with that single first shot we saw! So, to Rhonda and her sisters, Elinor, Marty and Val . . . thank you for one of the more interesting golf conversations during my past four decades as a professional. » Patrick Little is an avid golfer, a lifetime member of the Canadian PGA, and owner of the Hollies Golf Course.

New captain At Sunday’s Fourth Annual Alberni Valley Bulldogs golf tournament banquet, the Alberni Valley team announced that Eric Margo will captain the 2015–16 squad. Main camp opened on Monday. [ALBERNI VALLEY BULLDOGS PHOTO]

JUNIOR FOOTBALL

Raiders fall to Broncos SCOTT MCKENZIE NANAIMO DAILY NEWS

The Vancouver Island Raiders didn’t come back to Nanaimo without something important. While they suffered a 39-32 road loss against the Kamloops Broncos Saturday, a last-minute punt block from Eric Wood and a last-second field goal from Mattias Bueno gave the Raiders the tie-breaker between themselves and their opponents as the season hits its halfway point and teams begin jockeying for playoff position. “That is the positive,” said Raiders head coach Jerome Erdman. “I thought special teams played really well with a kick-off return for a touchdown, a recovered on-side kick and blocked a punt, and our offence moved the ball in the fourth quarter, but that’s about all the positives I can come up with.” Down 31-7 in the fourth quarter Saturday night in Kamloops, the Broncos were well on their way to splitting the season series with

the Raiders and grabbing the tie-breaker between the two that, currently, could be the difference between a home playoff game and one on the road. But the Raiders caught the Broncos sleeping in the final quarter, battling back to within seven points of the lead — Kamloops needed a nine-point win to clinch the tie-breaker — once the clock struck zero. “I thought they did a very good job because they didn’t quit,” Erdman said. “We actually came back with those big plays at the end, so we are mentally tough.” The Raiders got their first points on a 95-yard second-quarter kickoff return for a touchdown by Tristan Muir. Raiders quarterback Liam O’Brien rushed for two majors himself, while going 15 of 24 through the air for 246 yards and a touchdown pass to Taylor Flavel, who led all Raiders receivers with three catches for 70 yards.

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GB — 11/2 5 61/2 18

WCGB — 61/2 10 111/2 23

L10 4-6 5-5 6-4 7-3 2-8

Str L-5 L-2 W-4 L-1 L-4

Home 42-20 35-24 30-29 31-30 27-36

Away 25-36 31-34 32-32 30-33 22-38

St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati

WEST DIVISION

0RQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Kansas City 8 Baltimore 3 Boston 5 Chicago White Sox 4 N.Y. Yankees 1 Houston 0 Oakland at Seattle 6XQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Toronto 12 L.A. Angels 5 Texas 4 Detroit 2 Houston 3 L.A. Dodgers 2 (10 inn.) Cleveland 4 N.Y. Yankees 3 Kansas City 8 Boston 6 Minnesota 4 Baltimore 3 (12 inn.) Oakland 8 Tampa Bay 2 Seattle 8 Chicago White Sox 6 7XHVGD\¡V JDPHV Houston (Keuchel 14-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 5-5), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Weaver 5-9) at Detroit (Simon 11-7), 7:08 p.m. Milwaukee (W.Peralta 4-7) at Cleve-

land (Tomlin 1-1), 7:10 p.m. Minnesota (E.Santana 2-4) at Tampa Bay (Karns 7-5), 7:10 p.m. Toronto (Buehrle 13-6) at Texas (D.Holland 1-1), 8:05 p.m. Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 9-9) at Kansas City (D.Duffy 6-6), 8:10 p.m. Boston (Miley 10-9) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 7-10), 8:10 p.m. Oakland (Chavez 7-12) at Seattle (Montgomery 4-6), 10:10 p.m. :HGQHVGD\¡V JDPHV Houston at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Oakland at Seattle, 3:40 p.m. L.A. Angels at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Toronto at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Baltimore at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Boston at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

A.L. LEADERS

BLUE JAYS STATISTICS

RUNS SCORED

BATTERS AB R H HR RBI AVG Colabello 267 46 88 12 48 .330 Travis 217 38 66 8 35 .304 Donaldson 480 95 145 34 100 .302 Carrera 152 23 43 3 23 .283 Revere 71 14 20 0 4 .282 Encarnacion 404 67 107 24 74 .265 Pillar 452 60 118 7 41 .261 Martin 357 60 87 15 52 .244 Bautista 420 81 102 29 85 .243 Thole 29 4 7 0 2 .241 Goins 254 32 58 4 31 .228 Navarro 131 14 29 3 17 .221 Tulowitzki 87 20 19 3 9 .218 Smoak 214 30 46 12 42 .215 Saunders 31 2 6 0 3 .194 Pennington 15 1 2 0 2 .133 PITCHERS W L SV IP SO ERA Hawkins 0 0 1 8.2 9 1.04 Lowe 0 2 0 42.1 53 1.49 Osuna 1 4 14 55.2 61 1.94 Hendriks 4 0 0 51.2 55 2.26 Price 12 4 0 176.1 171 2.40 Schultz 0 1 1 36.0 28 2.75 Sanchez 6 5 0 79.1 53 3.18 Estrada 11 7 0 129.1 99 3.27 Cecil 3 4 5 40.1 44 3.35 Buehrle 13 6 0 159.0 75 3.45 Dickey 8 10 0 167.0 100 4.26

Donaldson, Tor, 95; Dozier, Min, 85; Bautista, Tor, 81; Trout, LA, 80.

RUNS BATTED IN Donaldson, Tor, 100; Davis, Bal, 89; Bautista, Tor, 85; K.Morales, KC, 85.

TOTAL BASES Cruz, Sea, 285; Donaldson, Tor, 281; Trout, LA, 260.

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Cruz, Sea, .608; Trout, LA, .586; Donaldson, Tor, .585; Teixeira, NY, .553; J. Martinez, Det, .547; Davis, Bal, .535; Bautista, Tor, .519; Abreu, Chi, .511.

HOME RUNS Cruz, Sea, 37; Donaldson, Tor, 34; Davis, Bal, 34; Trout, LA, 33; Pujols, LA, 33; J.Martinez, Det, 32; Teixeira, NY, 31; Bautista, Tor, 29.

DOUBLES Brantley, Cle, 38; Donaldson, Tor, 34; K. Morales, KC, 33; Kipnis, Cle, 32.

HITS Cruz, Sea, 150; Kinsler, Det, 150; Altuve, Hou, 149; Fielder, Tex, 148; Donaldson, Tor, 145.

BASES ON BALLS Santana, Cle, 81; Bautista, Tor, 74; Rodriguez, NY, 66; Trout, LA, 64; Ortiz, Bos, 62; Cabrera, Det, 61; Teixeira, NY, 59; Encarnacion, Tor, 57; Davis, Bal, 57.

ON-BASE PERCENTAGE Kipnis, Cle, .398; Trout, LA, .394; Brantley, Cle, .388; Cruz, Sea, .387; Fielder, Tex, .385; Hosmer, KC, .379; Donaldson, Tor, .370.

EARNED RUN AVERAGE Gray, Oak, 2.10; Keuchel, Hou, 2.37; Kazmir, Hou, 2.39; Price, Tor, 2.40; Archer, TB, 2.77; Santiago, LA, 2.91; Odorizzi, TB, 3.02; Chen, Bal, 3.13; Gallardo, Tex, 3.25; Estrada, Tor, 3.27.

WON-LOST Lewis, Tex, 14-5; Keuchel, Hou, 14-6; Hernandez, Sea, 14-8; Eovaldi, NY, 13-2; Buehrle, Tor, 13-6; McHugh, Hou, 13-7; Hutchison, Tor, 12-2; Price, Tor, 12-4; Gray, Oak, 12-5; Sale, Chi, 12-7.

INNINGS PITCHED Kluber, Cle, 186.2; Keuchel, Hou, 178.2; Price, Tor, 176.1; Gray, Oak, 175.1; Samardzija, Chi, 170.2; Archer, TB, 169.0; Dickey, Tor, 167.0; Sale, Chi, 164.1; Quintana, Chi, 160.0; Lewis, Tex, 159.1.

STRIKEOUTS Sale, Chi, 222; Archer, TB, 205; Kluber, Cle, 202; Carrasco, Cle, 173; Price, Tor, 171.

COMPLETE GAMES Buehrle, Tor, 4; Kluber, Cle, 4; Price, Tor, 3; Keuchel, Hou, 3; Gray, Oak, 3. Monday's games not included

ROYALS 8, ORIOLES 3 Baltimore AB R M.Machado 3b 4 1 G.Parra rf 4 0 A.Jones cf 4 2 C.Davis 1b 3 0 Clevenger dh 3 0 Wieters c 3 0 Schoop 2b 3 0 Urrutia lf 2 0 a-Pearce ph-lf 1 0 Flaherty ss 3 0 Totals 30 3 Kansas City AB R A.Escobar ss 5 1 Zobrist lf 4 2 L.Cain cf 5 0 Hosmer 1b 4 1 K.Morales dh 3 0 Moustakas 3b 4 1 S.Perez c 4 1 Rios rf 4 1 Infante 2b 4 1 Totals 37 8 Baltimore 200 100 Kansas City 001 007

H BI BB SO Avg. 1 0 0 1 .296 0 0 0 2 .266 2 2 0 0 .285 0 0 0 2 .255 1 1 0 1 .391 0 0 0 2 .270 1 0 0 0 .297 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0 0 0 .226 0 0 0 0 .211 5 3 0 8 H BI BB SO Avg. 1 0 0 1 .270 2 0 1 0 .285 3 2 0 1 .310 1 1 0 0 .316 0 0 1 0 .282 1 2 0 1 .274 1 0 0 2 .253 2 0 0 0 .249 2 2 0 0 .221 13 7 2 5 000 —3 5 1 00x —8 13 0

a-grounded out for Urrutia in the 8th. E—Schoop (5). LOB—Baltimore 0, Kansas City 7. 2B—M.Machado (26), Clevenger (4), Hosmer (26), Rios (15). 3B—Infante 2 (7). HR—A.Jones (24), off Medlen; Moustakas (14), off U.Jimenez. RBIs—A.Jones 2 (66), Clevenger (7), L.Cain 2 (56), Hosmer (75), Moustakas 2 (51), Infante 2 (35). Runners left in scoring position—Kansas City 2 (Infante, L.Cain). RISP—Baltimore 1 for 2; Kansas City 3 for 8. Runners moved up—G.Parra, K.Morales. GIDP—Urrutia. DP—Kansas City 1 (A.Escobar, Hosmer). Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA U.Jimenz L, 9-8 52/3 10 7 7 1 3 84 4.26 1 Brach /3 2 1 1 0 0 7 2.54 J.Rondon 2 1 0 0 1 2 28 0.00 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Medlen W, 2-0 6 5 3 3 0 6 69 3.10 F.Morales 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2.24 Hochevar 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 3.31

Inherited runners-scored—Brach 1-1. T—2:19. A—27,797 (37,903).

RED SOX 5, WHITE SOX 4 Boston AB R Betts cf 4 0 Sandoval 3b 5 0 Bogaerts ss 4 0 Ortiz dh 4 0 T.Shaw 1b 5 0 H.Ramirez lf 3 2 Bradley Jr. lf 0 0 B.Holt 2b 3 2 R.Castillo rf 4 1 Hanigan c 4 0 Totals 36 5 Chicago AB R Eaton cf 4 1 Abreu dh 4 2 Me.Cabrera lf 4 0 Av.Garcia rf 4 1 LaRoche 1b 4 0 G.Beckham pr 0 0 Al.Ramirez ss 3 0 C.Sanchez 2b 4 0 Flowers c 3 0 Saladino 3b 3 0 Totals 33 4 Boston 030 002 Chicago 100 001

H BI BB SO Avg. 1 0 1 1 .271 1 0 0 3 .259 1 0 0 0 .313 0 0 1 1 .262 0 0 0 3 .329 1 0 0 0 .254 0 0 0 0 .257 2 0 1 1 .290 3 5 0 1 .305 2 0 0 1 .255 11 5 3 11 H BI BB SO Avg. 1 0 0 0 .265 2 1 0 0 .295 0 1 0 1 .269 2 1 0 0 .268 1 0 0 1 .213 0 0 0 0 .188 1 1 1 0 .240 0 0 0 1 .235 1 0 0 0 .223 0 0 0 1 .244 8 4 1 4 000 —5 11 0 002 —4 8 0

LOB—Bos 9, Chi 3. 2B—H.Ramirez (12), R.Castillo (4), Eaton (21), Abreu (26), Al.Ramirez (25). HR—R.Castillo (5), off Samardzija; Abreu (24), off J.Kelly. RBIs— R.Castillo 5 (25), Abreu (77), Me.Cabrera (60), Av.Garcia (47), Al.Ramirez (48). SB—Betts (17), B.Holt (7). DP—Bos 1 (Bogaerts, B.Holt, T.Shaw). Boston J.Kelly W, 7-6 Ross Jr. H, 9 Machi S, 2-2 Chicago Smrdzij L, 8-10 Da.Jennings M.Albers

IP 71/3 2 /3 1 IP 52/3 2 1 1/3

H 5 0 3 H 8 1 2

R ER BB SO NP 2 2 1 4 103 0 0 0 0 7 2 2 0 0 11 R ER BB SO NP 5 5 2 7 102 0 0 0 3 32 0 0 1 1 25

ERA 5.18 3.91 6.75 ERA 4.75 4.89 1.88

T—3:10. A—18,051 (40,615).

YANKEES 1, ASTROS 0 Houston AB R Altuve 2b 3 0 Ma.Gonzalez lf 4 0 Correa ss 4 0 Col.Rasmus rf 3 0 C.Gomez cf 3 0 Gattis dh 4 0 Marisnick pr-dh 0 0 Valbuena 3b 3 0 Carter 1b 4 0 Conger c 3 0 Totals 31 0 New York AB R Ellsbury cf 4 0 Gardner lf 3 1 A.Rodriguez dh 3 0 B.McCann c 3 0 Beltran rf 3 0 Bird 1b 3 0 Headley 3b 3 0 Gregorius ss 3 0 Drew 2b 3 0 Totals 28 1 Houston 000 000 New York 000 000

H BI BB SO Avg. 0 0 1 1 .308 0 0 0 1 .259 2 0 0 0 .282 0 0 1 1 .226 0 0 0 1 .181 2 0 0 0 .238 0 0 0 0 .227 1 0 1 1 .210 0 0 0 3 .181 0 0 0 1 .218 5 0 3 9 H BI BB SO Avg. 0 0 0 1 .275 0 0 1 1 .276 0 0 1 1 .259 3 0 1 0 .248 1 1 0 1 .272 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 0 0 .272 1 0 0 1 .253 1 0 0 0 .199 6 1 3 6 000 —0 5 0 001 —1 6 1

E—Headley (20). LOB—Hou 8, NY 6. RBIs—Beltran (47). SB—Ellsbury (17). CS— Marisnick (6). S—C.Gomez. SF—Beltran. DP—Houston 2 (Valbuena, Correa, Carter), (C.Gomez, C.Gomez, Conger); NY 1 (B.McCann, B.McCann, Gregorius). Houston Feldman O.Perez L, 0-1 Qualls New York Eovaldi A.Miller W, 2-2

IP 8 0 1 /3 IP 8 1

H 6 0 0 H 4 1

R ER BB SO NP 0 0 0 6 110 1 1 3 0 15 0 0 0 0 1 R ER BB SO NP 0 0 3 7 109 0 0 0 2 17

ERA 3.75 2.70 3.76 ERA 4.00 1.99

T—2:47. A—37,125 (49,638).

Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado

0RQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Cincinnati 12 Detroit 5 Chicago Cubs 2 Cleveland 1 Atlanta 5 Colorado 3 N.Y. Mets 16 Philadelphia 7 Pittsburgh 5 Miami 2 St. Louis at Arizona 6XQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Arizona 4 Cincinnati 0 St. Louis 10 San Diego 3 Philadelphia 2 Miami 0 Washington 9 Milwaukee 5 Chicago Cubs 9 Atlanta 3 N.Y. Mets 5 Colorado 1 Pittsburgh 5 San Francisco 2 7XHVGD\¡V JDPHV N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 7-6) at Philadelphia (J.Williams 4-9), 7:05 p.m. San Diego (Shields 9-5) at Washington

(Strasburg 7-6), 7:05 p.m. Colorado (Bettis 5-4) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 4-5), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (A.Wood 8-8) at Cincinnati (Jo.Lamb 0-1), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 8-4) at Miami (B.Hand 3-3), 7:10 p.m. St. Louis (Jai.Garcia 5-4) at Arizona (Ray 3-9), 9:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 15-6) at San Francisco (M.Cain 2-3), 10:15 p.m. :HGQHVGD\¡V JDPHV N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. San Diego at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Colorado at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Miami, 7:10 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Chi. Cubs at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

CUBS 2, INDIANS 1

REDS 12, TIGERS 5

INTERLEAGUE

INTERLEAGUE

Cleveland AB R Kipnis 2b 4 0 Lindor ss 3 0 Brantley lf 4 0 C.Santana 1b 3 0 Y.Gomes c 3 0 Jo.Ramirez pr 0 0 R.Perez c 1 0 Aviles cf 2 0 Sands rf 3 0 Urshela 3b 3 0 Kluber p 2 0 Crockett p 0 0 Raburn ph 0 0 Almonte pr 0 1 McAllister p 0 0 Totals 28 1 Chicago AB R Fowler cf 3 0 Schwarber lf 4 0 Coghlan rf 4 1 Rizzo 1b 4 0 Bryant 3b 4 1 La Stella 2b 3 0 J.Herrera 2b 0 0 St.Castro ss 3 0 D.Ross c 3 0 Lester p 1 0 H.Rondon p 0 0 Totals 29 2 Cleveland 000 000 Chicago 000 000

H BI BB SO Avg. 1 0 0 2 .320 1 0 1 2 .298 1 0 0 1 .316 1 1 0 0 .225 1 0 0 0 .226 0 0 0 0 .207 0 0 0 0 .219 0 0 0 0 .221 0 0 0 0 .234 1 0 0 0 .230 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 —0 0 0 0 .281 0 0 0 0 .241 0 0 0 0 —6 1 1 6 H BI BB SO Avg. 0 0 0 2 .255 0 0 0 4 .275 1 0 0 2 .250 1 1 0 2 .291 1 1 0 1 .262 0 0 0 1 .111 0 0 0 0 .235 1 0 0 0 .240 1 0 0 2 .190 0 0 0 0 .022 0 0 0 0 —5 2 0 14 001 —1 6 0 101 —2 5 1

E—Schwarber (4). LOB—Clev 4, Chicago 4. 2B—Coghlan (19). 3B—Rizzo (3). HR—Bryant (20), off McAllister. RBIs—C. Santana (60), Rizzo (77), Bryant (75). SB—C.Santana (9). S—Aviles, Lester 2. Runners left in scoring position—Cleveland 4 (C.Santana, Urshela, R.Perez 2); Chicago 3 (Fowler, La Stella, Schwarber). RISP—Cleveland 1 for 7; Chicago 1 for 5. Runners moved up—Brantley. GIDP—C. Santana 2, Aviles, Kluber. DP—Chi 4 (Bryant, La Stella, Rizzo), (Rizzo, St.Castro, La Stella), (La Stella, St.Castro, Rizzo), (La Stella, St.Castro, Rizzo). Cleveland IP Kluber 72/3 1 Crockett /3 McAllister L, 3-4 2/3 Chicago IP Lester 82/3 H.Rondn W, 5-2 1/3

H 4 0 1 H 6 0

R ER BB SO NP 1 1 0 11 121 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 15 R ER BB SO NP 1 1 1 6 97 0 0 0 0 6

ERA 3.43 3.97 3.18 ERA 3.44 1.58

Inherited runners-scored—Crockett 2-0, H.Rondon 2-0. HBP—by Kluber (Fowler), by Lester (C.Santana, Raburn). T—2:38. A—36,283 (40,929).

BRAVES 5, ROCKIES 3 Colorado AB R Blackmon cf 4 1 Reyes ss 4 0 Ca.Gonzalez rf 2 0 B.Barnes rf 2 0 Arenado 3b 4 0 Paulsen 1b 3 1 LeMahieu 2b 4 0 Hundley c 3 0 K.Parker lf 3 0 J.De La Rosa p 2 0 McBride ph 1 1 Germen p 0 0 Friedrich p 0 0 Totals 32 3 Atlanta AB R Markakis rf 5 0 Maybin cf 4 1 F.Freeman 1b 3 1 J.Gomes lf 4 1 Bourn lf 0 0 Bethancourt c 3 0 J.Peterson 2b 4 0 Ad.Garcia 3b 4 1 Ciriaco ss 4 1 Teheran p 1 0 Detwiler p 0 0 E.Jackson p 0 0 Swisher ph 0 0 Vizcaino p 0 0 Totals 32 5 Colorado 110 000 Atlanta 200 111

H BI BB SO Avg. 2 1 0 0 .292 0 0 0 1 .258 0 0 0 1 .272 1 1 0 0 .251 0 0 0 1 .280 2 1 1 1 .278 0 0 0 0 .310 0 0 0 1 .301 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0 0 0 .075 1 0 0 0 .208 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 6 3 1 6 H BI BB SO Avg. 3 1 0 0 .299 2 0 1 0 .278 0 0 1 1 .281 2 3 0 1 .214 0 0 0 0 .103 0 0 1 0 .192 0 0 0 1 .236 1 1 0 1 .238 2 0 0 0 .267 0 0 1 0 .075 0 0 0 0 —0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .273 0 0 0 0 —10 5 5 4 010 —3 6 0 00x —5 10 0

LOB—Colo 3, Atl 9. 2B—Markakis (30), Maybin (17), Ciriaco (8). HR—Blackmon (15), off Teheran; Paulsen (10), off Teheran; J.Gomes (6), off J.De La Rosa; Ad.Garcia (5), off J.De La Rosa. RBIs—Blackmon (49), B.Barnes (15), Paulsen (39), Markakis (47), J.Gomes 3 (20), Ad.Garcia (9). CS—Maybin (6). S—Teheran. Runners left in scoring position—Atl 5 (Teheran, Bethancourt, J.Peterson, Maybin 2). RISP—Colo 1 for 2; Atl 3 for 12. Runners moved up—Reyes, F.Freeman, Bethancourt. Colorado IP J.DeLaRs L, 7-6 7 2 Germen /3 1 Friedrich /3 Atlanta IP Teheran W, 9-6 71/3 Detwiler 0 E.Jackson H, 1 2/3 Vizcaino S, 4-4 1

SOCCER

TENNIS

CFL

MLS

ATP

EAST DIVISION GP W L T PF PA Pt 8 6 2 0 292 156 12 8 6 2 0 223 207 12 8 4 4 0 158 228 8 8 3 5 0 165 148 6

Hamilton Toronto Ottawa Montreal

WEST DIVISION

CENTRAL DIVISION

WEST DIVISION Houston Texas Los Angeles Seattle Oakland

New York Washington Atlanta Miami Philadelphia

FOOTBALL

H 9 0 1 H 4 1 1 0

R ER BB SO NP 5 5 4 3 104 0 0 1 1 15 0 0 0 0 8 R ER BB SO NP 3 3 1 5 108 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 12

ERA 4.61 6.56 5.54 ERA 4.29 4.35 3.13 0.48

Inherited runners-scored—Friedrich 1-0, Detwiler 1-0, E.Jackson 2-1. Balk—J.De La Rosa 2. T—2:43. A—13,920 (49,586).

Detroit AB R Gose cf 5 0 Kinsler 2b 3 2 Mi.Cabrera 1b 5 1 J.Martinez rf 5 1 Ty.Collins lf 4 0 Knudson p 0 0 J.Iglesias ph 0 0 Castellanos 3b 4 1 Avila c 2 0 Romine ss 4 0 Farmer p 3 0 Alburquerque p 0 0 Gorzelanny p 0 0 N.Feliz p 0 0 R.Davis lf 1 0 Totals 36 5 Cincinnati AB R Schumaker lf 4 1 Suarez ss 5 3 Votto 1b 2 3 Phillips 2b 5 1 Frazier 3b 5 1 Bruce rf 4 1 Bourgeois cf 3 1 Barnhart c 3 1 Sampson p 1 0 Balester p 1 0 De Jesus Jr. ph 1 0 Badenhop p 1 0 Hoover p 0 0 A.Chapman p 0 0 Totals 35 12 Detroit 400 100 Cin 000 00(10)

H BI BB SO Avg. 1 0 0 0 .253 3 0 2 0 .308 2 1 0 0 .367 2 3 0 3 .288 0 0 0 0 .267 0 0 0 0 —0 0 1 0 .306 1 1 1 0 .246 1 0 2 0 .182 1 0 0 1 .259 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0 0 0 —0 0 0 0 —0 0 0 0 —0 0 0 0 .245 11 5 6 7 H BI BB SO Avg. 1 2 1 0 .214 3 3 0 0 .308 1 2 3 0 .309 2 4 0 0 .286 1 0 0 2 .260 1 1 0 0 .235 1 0 1 0 .234 1 0 1 1 .264 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 .256 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 —0 0 0 0 —11 12 6 5 000 —5 11 0 02x —12 11 0

LOB—Det 10, Cin 5. 2B—Mi.Cabrera (24), J.Martinez (22), Romine (4), Suarez (14), Bruce (29), Barnhart (7). 3B—Phillips (2). HR—J.Martinez (33), off Sampson; Castellanos (14), off Sampson; Suarez (9), off Farmer; Phillips (10), off Farmer; Votto (24), off Knudson. RBIs—Mi.Cabrera (60), J.Martinez 3 (84), Castellanos (61), Schumaker 2 (12), Suarez 3 (35), Votto 2 (62), Phillips 4 (48), Bruce (69). SB— Bruce (8), Bourgeois (2). CS—Gose (9). Detroit IP Farmer 51/3 Alburqurq L, 3-1 0 Gorzelanny 0 N.Feliz BS, 5-12 2/3 Knudson 2 Cincinnati IP Sampson 4 Balester W, 1-0 2 Badenhop 1 Hoover 1 A.Chapman 1

H 3 2 0 3 3 H 9 1 1 0 0

R ER BB SO NP 3 3 3 3 84 3 3 1 0 11 1 1 1 0 5 3 3 1 1 26 2 2 0 1 43 R ER BB SO NP 5 5 2 5 100 0 0 1 1 22 0 0 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 2 1 22

ERA 7.80 3.52 6.21 7.68 9.00 ERA 5.55 0.00 3.66 1.81 1.78

Calgary Edmonton Winnipeg B.C. Saskatchewan

GP W L T PF PA Pt 8 6 2 0 219 182 12 8 5 3 0 200 150 10 8 3 5 0 160 237 6 8 3 5 0 179 234 6 8 0 8 0 205 259 0

NFL PRE-SEASON 0RQGD\¡V UHVXOW Tampa Bay 25 Cincinnati 11 6XQGD\¡V UHVXOWV San Francisco 23 Dallas 6 Tennessee 27 St. Louis 14 Pittsburgh 24 Green Bay 19 Friday's games New England at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Tennessee at Kansas City, 8 p.m. Detroit at Jacksonville, 8 p.m. Saturday's games Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 7 p.m. N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m. Chicago at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m. Seattle at San Diego, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Green Bay, 8 p.m. Indianapolis at St. Louis, 8 p.m. San Francisco at Denver, 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30 Houston at New Orleans, 4 p.m. Arizona at Oakland, 8 p.m.

IP 6 1 1 0 1 IP 6 1 0 1 2 /3 1 /3

H 4 1 2 2 0 H 7 0 0 1 0 0

R ER BB SO NP ERA 0 0 1 6 94 2.08 1 1 0 0 12 2.47 0 0 0 0 15 2.16 1 1 0 0 8 3.51 0 0 0 0 3 1.50 R ER BB SO NP ERA 2 2 4 6 112 3.98 1 1 1 0 20 2.25 1 1 0 0 2 4.50 0 0 0 1 16 16.20 1 1 4 1 27 3.19 0 0 0 0 2 4.97

T—3:21. A—17,644 (37,442).

GP W 27 13 26 14 24 11 26 11 24 11 26 11 25 10 25 8 26 8 24 6

L 7 9 6 8 8 13 10 9 10 9

T 7 3 7 7 5 2 5 8 8 9

GF 49 38 39 28 33 30 31 32 29 21

ARGENTINA

BASEBALL

Defensa y Justicia 4 Aldosivi 0

AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Assigned OF David Lough outright to Norfolk (IL). Designated OF Nolan Reimold for assignment. Placed SS J.J. Hardy on 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Jorge Rondon from Norfolk. Reinstated 1B Steve Pearce from 15-day DL. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Sent 3B Taylor Featherston and David Freese to Salt Lake (PCL) for rehab assignments. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Placed RHP Kendall Graveman on the 15-day DL. Recalled 1B Max Muncy from Nashville (PCL). Fired 3rd base coach Mike Gallego. Promoted Ron Washington to 3rd base coach. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned 1B Matt Hague to Buffalo (IL). Recalled C Josh Thole from Buffalo.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Reinstated RHP Archie Bradley from the 15day DL and optioned him to Reno (PCL). Released C Gerald Laird. Designated OF Danny Dorn for assignment. Optioned RHP Zack Godley to Mobile (SL). Selected the contract of RHP Jhoulys Chacin from Reno (PCL). MIAMI MARLINS — Sent RHP Andre Rienzo to the GCL Marlins for a rehab assignment. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned LHP Tyler Lyons to Memphis (PCL). Recalled 2B Greg Garcia from Memphis. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Sent OF Angel Pagan to AZL Giants for rehab assignment.

EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed RB Akeem Shavers to the practice roster. WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed WR Mike Willie and OL San Longo to the practice roster.

NFL ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived LB Marquis Spruill. Signed WR John Harris. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed WR Arrelious Benn on injured reserve. Waived/injured OT Brennan Williams & WR Damian Copeland. Signed LB Mister Alexander, OL Will Corbin & WR Erik Lora. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Waived WR Michael Preston. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Released LS &XOOHQ /RHIà HU ST. LOUIS RAMS — Activated OL Cody Wichmann from the PUP list.j

HOCKEY NHL NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Named Daniel Cherry III chief marketing and innovation RIÀFHU IRU WKH FOXE DQG WKH 3UXGHQWLDO Center.

AHL HAMILTON BULLDOGS — Named Dave Gray head scout, Kevin Gould area scout for eastern Ontario, Armand Vincent area scout for northern Ontario, Matt Turek area scout for Golden Horseshoe/GTA, Trevor Gallant area scout for western Ontario, Bob Marshall & Justin Collins area scouts for GTA & Derek Langlois area scout for Michigan & western Ontario.

TENNIS ATP HEAD OFFICE — Fined Nick Kyrgios $25,000 and suspended him 28 days for “aggravated behaviourâ€? during a match against Stan Wawrinka on Aug. 12. Both penalties are suspended and will be disPLVVHG LI .\UJLRV GRHV QRW LQFXU DQ\ Ă€QHV for verbal or physical abuse at any ATP sanctioned tournament, or does not acFXPXODWH Ă€QHV WRWDOOLQJ PRUH WKDQ for any other offences at ATP sanctioned tournaments for the next 6 months.

GA 32 26 33 30 30 29 29 32 38 25

Pt 44 39 38 34 34 28 28 28 27 23

Pt 46 45 40 40 38 35 35 32 32 27

Note: 3 points for a victory, 1 point for tie. Sunday's result Los Angeles 5 New York City 1 Wednesday's games New York at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Houston at Colorado, 9 p.m. Friday's game Los Angeles at San Jose, 11 p.m. Saturday's games Columbus at New York City, 4 p.m. Montreal at Toronto, 4 p.m. New England at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Chicago at Orlando City, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Houston, 9 p.m. Salt Lake at Dallas, 9 p.m. Kansas City at Colorado, 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30 Portland at Seattle, 5 p.m. D.C. at New York, 7 p.m. Saturday, September 5 Orlando at New England, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Montreal, 8 p.m. Toronto at Seattle, 10 p.m. Philadelphia at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, September 6 Dallas at Columbus, 7 p.m.

MOVES

CFL

Pittsburgh Happ W, 2-1 J.Hughes H, 20 Watson H, 32 Bastardo Melncn S, 40-42 Miami Koehler L, 8-12 Ellington Cordier McGough B.Morris Dunn

GA 31 25 43 41 36 32 44 46 43 35

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PIRATES 5, MARLINS 2

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At Winston-Salem, North Carolina Singles — First Round Martin Klizan, Slovakia, def. Marsel Ilhan, Turkey, 7-6 (1), 6-2. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-2. Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Federico Delbonis, Argentina, 6-4, 6-3. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 6-4, 7-6 (4). James Duckworth, Australia, leads Frances Tiafoe, U.S., 5-3, suspended. Aljaz Bedene, Britain, leads Marco Cecchinato, Italy, 6-2, 3-0, suspended. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukr., tied with Thanasi Kokkinakis, Austrl., 1-1, suspnd. Joao Souza, Brazil, is tied with Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, 1-1, suspended.

WTA CONNECTICUT OPEN At New Haven, Conn. Singles — First Round Lucie Safarova (4), Czech Republic, def. Daria Gavrilova, Russia, 6-3, 6-4. Caroline Garcia, France, def. Timea Bacsinszky (6), Switzerland, 6-3, 6-1. Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Sara Errani (8), Italy, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Eugenie Bouchard, Westmount, Que., 6-1, 6-0. Olga Savchuk, Ukr., def. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 4-6, 6-3, 4-0, retired. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, def. Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-1. Madison Keys, U.S., def. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, 7-6 (4), 4-2, retired.

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MEN 3,000 Steeplechase — 1, Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenya, 8 minutes, 11.28 seconds. 2, Conseslus Kipruto, Kenya, 8:12.38, 3, Brimin Kiprop Kipruto, Kenya, 8:12.54, 4, Jairus Kipchoge Birech, Kenya, 8:12.62, 5, Daniel Huling, U.S., 8:14.39, 6, Evan Jager, U.S., 8:15.47, 7, Brahim Taleb, Morocco, 8:17.73. 8, Matthew Hughes, Oshawa, Ont., 8:18.63. 9, Krystian Zalewski, Poland, 8:21.22. 10, Donald Cabral, U.S., 8:24.94. 11, Hamid Ezzine, Morocco, 8:25.72, 12, Hailemariyam Amare, Ethiopia, 8:26.19, 13, Bilal Tabti, Algeria, 8:29.04, 14, Hicham Bouchicha, Algeria, 8:33.79, 15, Tolosa Nurgi, Ethiopia, 8:44.81. Pole Vault — 1, Shawnacy Barber, Toronto, 5.90. 2, Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe, Germany, 5.90. 3 (tie), Pawel Wojciechowski, Poland; Renaud Lavillenie, France; and Piotr Lisek, Poland, 5.80. 6, Kevin Menaldo, France, 5.80. 7 (tie), Tobias Scherbarth, Germany, and Michal Balner, Czech Republic, 5.65. 9 (tie), Augusto De Oliveira, Brazil; Ivan Horvat, Croatia; German Chiaraviglio, Argentina; and Sam Kendricks, U.S., 5.65. 13 (tie), Jan Kudlicka, Czech Republic, and Robert Renner, Slovenia, 5.50. WOMEN 100 — 1, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaica, 10.76. 2, Dafne Schippers, Netherlands, 10.81. 3, Tori Bowie, U.S., 10.86. 4, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaica, 10.91. 5, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Trinidad and Tobago, 10.98. 6, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Trinidad and Tobago, 11.01. 7, Natasha Morrison, Jamaica, 11.02. 8, Blessing Okagbare, Nigeria, 11.02. 10,000 — 1, Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, Kenya, 31:41.31. 2, Gelete Burka, Ethiopia, 31:41.77, 3, Emily Infeld, U.S., 31:43.49, 4, Molly Huddle, U.S., 31:43.58, 5, Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego, Kenya, 31:44.42. 6, Shalane Flanagan, U.S., 31:46.23, 7, Alemitu Heroye, Ethiopia, 31:49.73. 8, Betsy Saina, Kenya, 31:51.35. 9, Belaynesh Oljira, Ethiopia, 31:53.01, 10, Susan Kuijken, Netherlands, 31:54.32. 11, Jip Vastenburg, Netherlands, 32:03.03, 12, Sara Moreira, Portugal, 32:06.14, 13, Kasumi Nishihara, Japan, 32:12.95, 14, Brenda Flores, Mexico, 32:15.26, 15, Kate Avery, Britain, 32:16.19, 16, Trihas Gebre, Spain, 32:20.87, 17, Juliet Chekwel, Uganda, 32:20.95. 18, Lanni Marchant, London, Ont., 32:22.50, 19, Ana Dulce Felix, Portugal, 32:26.07, 20, Yuka Takashima, Japan, 32:27.79, 21, Almensh Belete, Belgium, 32:47.62. 22, Rei Ohara, Japan, 32:47.74, 23, Natasha Wodak, Vancouver, 32:59.20. Triple Jump — 1, Caterine Ibarguen, Colombia, 14.90. 2, Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko, Israel, 14.78. 3, Olga Rypakova, Kazakhstan, 14.77. 4, Gabriela Petrova, Bulgaria, 14.66. 5, Kimberly Williams, Jamaica, 14.45. 6, Olga Saladukha, Ukraine, 14.41. 7, Ekaterina Koneva, Russia, 14.37. 8, Kristin Gierisch, Germany, 14.25. 9, Jeanine Assani Issouf, France,14.12. 10, Yosiry Urrutia, Colombia, 14.09.

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Sprinter De Grasse faces seven-ďŹ gure decision LORI EWING THE CANADIAN PRESS

BEIJING — Moments after Andre De Grasse raced to bronze at the world championships against one of the finest 100-metre fields ever assembled, the questions began. What’s next? Will you turn pro? The 20-year-old from Markham, Ont., faces a huge seven-figure decision over the next few weeks — whether to run his senior season at the University of Southern California, or sign with one of the dozens of agents clamouring to work with the young star. De Grasse has talked about returning to school in the past, but didn’t sound so sure Sunday night. “A lot has changed right now. I just got a bronze medal. I’ve got to talk to my coach and make what’s best for me and my family, so we’ll go from there,� De Grasse said. “Whatever my mom says, that’s my goal, to get my degree first,� he hastily added. De Grasse was offered a seven-figure shoe deal, a source

DE GRASSE

told The Canadian Press back in June — well before Sunday’s breathtaking race for bronze at the Bird’s Nest Stadium, and even before his double-gold Pan American Games performance in July. He’s a marketer’s dream. The track and field version of basketball star Andrew Wiggins, De Grasse is young, humble, likable and oozing with potential. And the 100 metres is the glamour event of the Olympics, a race that determines the world’s fastest man. “Everyone is trying to sign

him,� said Kris Mychasiw, managing partner of Sprint Management. “If he said he wanted to go pro, and that he wanted to sign with us, I’d do somersaults around the Edge Walk.� A shoe contract typically covers a several-year cycle that includes an Olympic Games and a world championship. But De Grasse stands to make money on more than just the brand of shoes he wears. Mychasiw, who works in partnership with Canadian sprint legend Bruny Surin, estimates De Grasse could earn much as C$700,000 in endorsement deals in 2016, and could ink a shoe contract worth an additional $700,000 a year. “The shoe deal is security but he would be very valuable in an Olympic year,� Mychasiw said in an interview from his Montreal home. “Companies like SportChek, Proctor and Gamble, et cetera would be interested to work with him as they are big partners of the (Canadian Olympic Committee). He would also command a very healthy appear-

ance fee at meets.� Usain Bolt, track and field’s richest athlete, commands as much as $400,000 to race in a meet, Mychasiw said. The Jamaican superstar, who edged Justin Gatlin for 100-metre gold here, went out of his way to congratulate De Grasse in the broadcast area Sunday night in a momentous gesture. “When you get acknowledged by Bolt, it means you’re the real deal,� Mychasiw said. It’s been nearly two decades since Donovan Bailey and Surin were racing to Olympic and world medals. Canada hasn’t had a world contender since. De Grasse is only the third Canadian to run a sub-10-second 100 following those two (convicted doper Ben Johnson ran 9.79 in 1988 but all his times have been erased from the record books), and his bronze was the first world medal for Canada in the 100 since Surin raced to silver in 1999. The 100 metres, Mychasiw said, is a “legacy event� in Canada. “Donovan and Bruny set such

a high standard of excellence, and it took nearly 15 years for anyone in Canada to run sub-10 and for him to run it five times so far in 2015 shows he’s not a one-hit wonder,� Mychasiw said. “Heading into Rio, he will be considered a medal threat. “What’s great with Andre, he doesn’t hide from anyone,� he added. “He goes out there and runs his race whether it’s from the middle of the track, Lane 8 in the Pan Ams 200 and Lane 9 at worlds.� Athletics Canada appealed De Grasse’s lane assignment before the final, to no avail. De Grasse didn’t care. “At the end of the day, it’s a 100 metres,� De Grasse said. “I wasn’t going to let that distract me. This is the final, this is the biggest race of my life, so I’m not going to think about no lane assignment.� His mom Beverley De Grasse said recently she’d prefer he finish his degree before going pro. Mychasiw said the sprint star could have the best of both worlds.

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Japan delivers booze to the space station Spirits arrived at the International Space Station on Monday. Not the ghostly ones, but the kind you drink — distilled spirits. A Japanese company known for its whiskey and other alcoholic beverages included five types of distilled spirits in a space station cargo ship. Suntory Global Innovation Center in Tokyo wants to see if alcoholic beverages mellow the same in space as they do on Earth.

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Madison leak wreaks havoc on marriages

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World stock markets plunged on Monday after China’s main index sank 8.5 per cent — its biggest drop since the early days of the 2008 global financial crisis — amid deepening fears about the health of the world’s second-largest economy. Oil prices, commodities and the currencies of many countries including Canada also tumbled on concerns that a sharp slowdown in China might hurt economic growth around the globe. The Canadian dollar was down nearly half a U.S. cent at about 75.5 cents US early Monday and the price of oil was below US$39 a barrel, continuing a sharp decline that began two months ago. Since closing at $61.01 on June 23, contracts for a North American benchmark crude have been losing ground due to an oversupply and concerns about economic demand. Crude closed Friday at US$40.45. North American stock markets were expected to suffer heavy

A trader exits the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, as U.S. stock markets plunged in early trading following a big drop in Chinese stocks.

losses when they being trading at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The Dow futures were down 664.0 points at 15,802.0 about an hour before the markets opened, the NASDAQ futures were down 208.5 points at 3,993.3 and the S&P 500 futures were down 70.2 points at 1,901.2. In Europe, the FTSE index in London was down 251.56 points

at 5,936.09, German’s DAX index was down 443.51 points at 9,681.01 and the Paris CAC 40 was down 214 at 4,416.99. Earlier, China’s Shanghai index suffered its biggest percentage decline since February 2007, with many China-listed companies hitting their 10 per cent downside limits. The benchmark closed at 3,209.91 points, meaning it has lost all of its gains for 2015, though it is still more than 40 per cent above its level a year ago. Japan’s Nikkei fell 4.6 per cent to 18,540.68, its worst one-day drop since in over two and a half years. China’s dimming outlook is drawing calls for more economic stimulus from Beijing, though earlier government efforts to staunch the hemorrhage appear to have done little to stabilize markets. Some analysts say they see opportunities for bargains in the latest plunge in prices. But underlying the gloom is the growing conviction that policymakers and regulators may lack the means to staunch the losses.

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LONDON — Husbands and wives across the world are being confronted with extramarital affairs after a catastrophic leak at adultery website Ashley Madison spewed electronic evidence of infidelity across the Internet. Online forums were buzzing Thursday with users claiming to have found evidence their significant others were on the dating site. In Britain and Israel, parliamentarians have been put on the defensive after their emails were identified in the trove. Family law experts are divided on the likely offline impact of the leak, but Los Angeles-based divorce lawyer Steve Mindel predicted an uptick in business for him and his colleagues. “We’re all saying: ’It’s going to be Christmas in September,”’ Mindel said. “Pretty soon all of this stuff is going to surface and there’s going to be a lot of filings for divorce directly as a result.” Ashley Madison marketed itself as a venue for cheating spouses before data stolen by hackers started spreading across the Internet earlier this week.

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Wildfire smoke from U.S. has a small upside for B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS

KAMLOOPS — Smoke from wildfires burning in Washington state has caused visibility and air quality problems in British Columbia, but it’s also helping to keep the province’s own fires in check. A thick haze blanketing many communities in southern B.C. is acting like cloud cover and calming fires, said fire information officer Kevin Skrepnek. “It is actually absorbing some of the heat that would be reach-

ing the ground, and it’s keeping some of that humidity trapped,” he said Monday. Skrepnek said 10 new fires were discovered on the weekend, a marked decrease from some days in July and early August when dozens were found in a single day. While the number of new fires may be going down, but Skrepnek said it’s too early to say it’s the end of fire season. The province has spent $233 million fighting 1,753 fires so far this year.

Currently, there are about 180 fires burning across the province, including a 45-square-kilometre blaze west of Rock Creek that claimed 30 homes earlier this month. The fire is now about 75 per cent contained. The Stickpin fire also continues to rage in Washington state, about 4.5 kilometres south of the border. British Columbia crews are helping their American counterparts fight the 192-square kilometre blaze Sunday. Thirty three fire personnel,

three officers and two pieces of heavy machinery are now responsible for the northern side of the fire bordering Canada. Firefighting aircraft could also be sent south as well, Skrepnek said. Smoke from several Washington fires has limited visibility and prompted air quality warnings across southern B.C. Environment Canada issued air quality alerts for parts of the region Sunday because of the high levels of fine particulate matter in the air and cautioned people to avoid strenuous activ-

ity outdoors. Metro Vancouver also issued an air-quality advisory for central and eastern Fraser Valley. Dr. Kamran Golmohammadi, medical health officer for Interior Health, said tiny particles can lodge deep in people’s lungs, causing respiratory problems. Young children, older adults, pregnant women and people with pre-existing heart and lung conditions are at highest risk, he said, adding symptoms include eye irritation, chest tightness and runny noses.

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HEALTH

Colonoscopy; why it’s good for you

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ow foolish some people are. Even when it means dying from a large bowel cancer at an early age. I`ve seen it happen many times over the years. So here are 10 points that can prevent this needless tragedy. One- About 90 percent of colon cancer occurs in people over 50 years of age. This provides ample time to detect and treat this malignancy. But there is one big hurdle, and I`ve heard friends and patients react to it over and over again. They casually respond, ` Yes, I`m going to have a colonoscopy one of these days``. 99 percent of the time this means none of these days. And I`ve seen some of these people die horrible deaths from this common preventable malignancy. Two – Colon cancer usually starts in the inner lining of the intestine. A polyp, a fleshy growth, slowly develops, often remaining non-cancerous for years. But, when polyps turn into cancer, 95 percent called

Dr. Gifford Jones The Doctor Game adenocarcinomas, by this time cancerous cells have spread to the liver and other parts of the body. Now treatment is like closing the barn door after the horses have escaped. Three – Do not conclude you can wait until early symptoms appear and then consult your doctor. This is the same as trying to purchase insurance on your home after it’s been destroyed by fire. You can have an advanced malignancy without any early symptoms. This is one point you should never forget. Four – The first warning sign (not early sign) of colon cancer and the most common one is rectal bleeding. Sometimes a small amount of blood will appear on the stool. Or blood

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from earlier bleeding which was not detected may give stools a tarry appearance. Or a large amount of blood will be present in the toilet bowl. And on rare occasions, an enlarging cancer will cause intestinal obstruction. Five - The best way to diagnose a precancerous bowel polyp is by colonoscopy. A lighted flexible instrument is inserted into the rectum and gradually and slowly inched forward until it has explored the entire large bowel. If a polyp is discovered a wired loop is placed around it and the polyp removed. Six – Some patients who refuse the colonoscopy procedure can use a test to check for blood in the stool that cannot be seen by the naked eye. But if the test is positive, it’s mandatory to have a colonoscopy. Never fool yourself that it’s as accurate as this procedure. Seven – Many people refuse colonoscopy due to embarrassment and fear that it’s a

painful procedure. Forget the embarrassment. If the President of the U.S. or the Queen of England can submit to one, so can you. I’ve had several colonoscopies by 8:00 AM and returned to the office by 9:00 AM without sedation. But if a few cramps bother you, sedation is available. Some people worry about possible complications. But only on rare occasion is the bowel injured or bleeding occurs during removal of polyps. Eight – Today, colon cancer is the second leading cause of death in this country. Only lung cancer is responsible for more deaths. We do not have a reliable way to diagnose precancerous lesions of the lung. But we can detect precancerous lesions of the colon. So it’s a tragedy when so many still die of this disease. Nine – There’s no general agreement on when to have a colonoscopy. 90 percent of colon cancer occurs after 50 years of age. But since some

begin earlier, I believe it’s prudent to have a colonoscopy in the early 30’s. Moreover, since 10 to 15 percent of colon malignancies occur in those with a close relative who has the disease, all the more reason to arrange for an early colonoscopy. It’s a win/win situation. Ten – If I still haven’t convinced you that colonoscopy can save your life, what should you do? I’d suggest seeing a psychiatrist. After all, isn’t it reasonable to seek an answer for why anyone would refuse a sure cure for colon cancer? » 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.

RECREATION

Questions of shaming drivers in public

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eliberately bad drivers seem to be appearing more and more often on our highways. If e-mail to the DriveSmartBC web site is any indication, other drivers are no longer shrugging it off and report offenders in the hope that they will be held accountable. Some, including myself, have taken to posting photos or video of selfish, inconsiderate or dangerous drivers in that hope that public shaming might improve that driver’s behaviour. Visit your favourite search engine and enter bad drivers of Vancouver or bad parkers of Kelowna and you will find all sorts of examples of driving or parking that make you wonder why these people still hold valid BC driver’s licences. Probably some of them do not. Do any of these bad drivers ever see themselves on the internet?

Tim Schewe Behind the Wheel I’ve only had one instance where a woman named as the driver responsible for a collision in case law that I posted ask to have her name removed from DriveSmartBC. As it was a published BC Supreme Court judgment I explained and refused. Nothing further was said. Shame is a very powerful emotion that can drive personal change. It is also a useful tool to encourage others to conform to societal norms. Is it morally justifiable? If you have no other means to counter people choosing to put your life and health at risk, perhaps it is.

Phaedra McEachren enjoyed a summer paddle at Sproat Lake on Thursday just as the Mars bomber ran a test run overhead. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

WILDLIFE

Launch of new garden planned as community event D ue to a generous memorial donation, the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre has built an educational Wildlife Garden, Pond and Bog. With the help of the community the project is near completion and will have a soft opening August 28th with a grand opening to follow in the spring. This educational project takes the audience right back to the root of wildlife - the bugs. The attractive 103’ x 25’ new garden displays wildlife friendly native and ornamental plants in raised beds, a planted pond and mini-wetland that support local wildlife. Visitors can learn how to attract hummingbirds, butterflies, other pollinators, dragonflies and native frogs to their homes or business properties

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as they enjoy the sights, scents, sounds and feel of this new NIWRA educational garden feature. You will have the opportunity to enjoy the many butterflies and bees delicately flying from one flower to another. Even a hummingbird may join you. At this point, the garden is taking root but by next spring the plants will be lush and full and so will the incredible display of wildlife. The pond has the potential of educating hundreds of children about the necessity of having a

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Lynne Brookes, NIWRA volunteer, and the Arrowsmith Naturalist Club enjoy the educational garden at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre that was made possible by a generous memorial donation.

healthy environment and how water must be balanced for its inhabitants to survive and reproduce. A special wire has been erected to keep out any invasive species such as the North American Bullfrog. We are excited to offer one more educational program to our resident schools. This is going to be exciting. NIWRA’s newly developed “Wildlife Garden” in Errington will be presented to the public

for the first time on Friday, August 28th. You are invited to wander through this beautiful garden anytime throughout the day or join an informative guided tour provided by NIWRA volunteer and garden designer Lynne Brookes at 11am, 11:30 am, 12 noon, 2:15 pm, and 3:30 pm. Immediately after the raptor presentation in the “Magical Field of Stones” (approx. 2:15 pm) there will be a special presentation on the develop-

ment of the wildlife garden and plans for upcoming educational programs followed by a guided tour. Try to come early to find a parking spot. Right a 1pm, there will also be a “Bear Aware” presentation and exactly at 1:30pm you will be treated to see a glove trained owl or falcon. » 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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