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Better airport and highway needed: Duncan Current Conservative MP stresses improved access to the Alberni Valley MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet was a popular draw for tourists this summer, and has been named the top attraction in B.C., according to TripAdvisor. Ucluelet and Tofino were recently included in a list of B.C. communities the province plans to support for tourism, a boost that could bring benefits for Alberni businesses. [BARBARA SCHRAMM FOR THE WESTERLY NEWS]

What’s good for the West Coast is good for Alberni, says chamber MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Port Alberni may not be a resort city, but it is benefitting from its location as a West Coast destination, says the executive director of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce. The B.C. Government announced last week that it is investing $10.5 million in 14 resort communities around the province for projects to support local tourism and increase visitation. The funding is part of the government’s Resort Municipality Initiative, which was extended until the end of 2017. Two of the communities are Tofino and Ucluelet, which together are receiving more than $800,000 as part of the initiative. Alberni–Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser said Port Alberni does not qualify for the funding under a strict criteria of a “resort municipality” from the province, which must be a small communitiy with the bulk of its economy based on tourism. Fraser said it’s important for the Alberni Valley to continue promoting tourism to diversify its economy. Bill Collette, the executive director of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce, said the RMI investment in the West Coast is good news either way. “We’re not on that [resort] list in their minds at this point, but it’s good for us and it’s good

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“It just continues to enhance their product, which in turn means we jump on the backs of that.” Bill Collette, Executive director of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce

for the Island as a whole . . . that those two neighbours did get the funding,” Collette said, adding it’s an opportunity to bring more people through the Alberni Valley. “It just continues to enhance their product, which in turn means we jump on the backs of that.” Tourism numbers in the Valley have increased dramatically over last year, Collette noted, by upwards of 175 per cent this summer. Ucluelet will receive a total of $179,714 in funding for infrastructure improvements to beautify public spaces and enhance visitors’ experience. The West Coast municipality is broadening its available activities for tourists including the development of the Wild Pacific Trail, improvements to public washrooms, boat launch and wharf enhancements. More information on the Wild Pacific Trail is available at www.wildpacifictrail.com. A total of $639,935 is expected for Tofino, which has also been involved in the RMI program since 2008. The Pacific Rim National Park resort municip-

ality is investing in enhancements to special events such as the Tofino Film Festival, trail improvements, paths and beach access, downtown revitalization and a civic centre upgrade. “The Resort Municipality Initiative is designed to help improve and strengthen the economies of resort communities around the province,” stated Shirley Bond, B.C. Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skils Training. “We know that the tourism sector helps drive our diverse economy and is a significant job creator,” she continued. “We want to ensure that when visitors choose to enjoy one of these resort municipalities they have a memorable experience and that it motivates them to continue to make British Columbia their year round destination of choice.” Mayor of Tofino Josie Osborne noted the RMI funding is helping “Tofino’s tourism economy by enabling us to undertake infrastructure development and programming that we could not otherwise afford.” The other 12 resort municipalities receiving funding are Fernie, Golden, Harrison Hot Springs, Invermere, Kimberley, Osoyoos, Radium Hot Springs, Revelstoke, Rossland, Sun Peaks, Valemount and Whistler. Martin.Wissmath@avtimes.net 250-723-8171

Job growth, a new highway connector and a better airport are three things that the Alberni Valley needs the most to improve its economy, says Conservative Member of Parliament John Duncan. “If you improve your infrastructure, you improve your investment climate,” Duncan said, adding that he would advocate for federal funding to support the Horne Lake Connector and Alberni Valley Regional Airport. Duncan, who currently sits as an MP for Vancouver Island North, is running for the new Courtenay–Alberni riding for this federal election. James Lunney, the (formerly Conservative) independent incumbent for the old Nanaimo– Alberni riding, is not up for re-election. Compared to Lunney, Duncan is “quite a different individual,” he said. His views on divisive political topics are not the same. The Conservative party does not have an official position on abortion, Duncan noted; but his personal pro-choice position “has been clear,” he said. But he is opposed to doctor-assisted suicide and capital punishment, he added. With a background working in the coastal forestry industry, Duncan is familiar with Alberni’s history, having lived here in the 1970s for a year. “I think it’s a great community with a beautiful setting and I like the people and the sense of community that you have,” Duncan said. But the city looks different now than it did four decades ago, he noted. He started his political career as a village councillor in Ucluelet in the early 1980s. After about a decade Duncan was first elected to the House of Commons in 1993 as a Reform Party MP. He won the Conservative Party seat for Vancouver Island North in the 2008 and 2011 elections. The federal Conservatives’ Building Canada Fund, which was $14 billion last year, together with the provincial government, can be used to support the necessary infrastructure investments for access to the Alberni Valley, Duncan said. A new highway is important to ease the traffic on Highway 4, which is “choked,” especially in the summer months, said Duncan. “And it’s slow in the other times of year,” he added. The Alberni Highway passes through Cathedral Grove, where the speed limits drops to 50 kilometres per hour through a pedestrian crossing zone. The Horne Lake Connector is a proposed project that would construct a new provincial highway near Horne Lake to the Alberni Valley, con-

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necting it with the Inland Island Highway 19. Duncan said he is “well aware” of the proposed LNG plant and transshipment hub projects for Sarita Bay with the Huu-ay-aht First Nations and Port Alberni Port Authority. “I’m really happy to work with municipal-level governments, having come from local government, having been a community volunteer, and having lived for at least 20 years in smaller communities,” Duncan said. “I know what it takes, I know how communities with good councils can set priorities that make sense. I believe that Port Alberni council and the regional district governance have some good priority setting.” With the high population of First Nations in and around the Valley, Duncan noted his experience as the federal government’s Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development from 2010–2013. (Duncan resigned the post in 2013 after he wrote a letter to the Tax Court of Canada on behalf of a constituent, which he deemed inappropriate for a Minister). “The First Nations factor in the riding is very significant and very important,” said Duncan. “I understand the dynamics of working with First Nations.” Duncan praised the region’s potential for growth as a tourist attraction. “You’ve got a whole bunch of really special circumstances in Port Alberni that make things publically accessible and affordable,” he said. “You’ve also got hundreds of thousands of people traversing through Port Alberni to go out to the West Coast and capturing some of those would lead to all kinds of investments. That’s just starting to happen in a very significant way.” Duncan was in Port Alberni last week and will be back in town before the Fall Fair, he said. His campaign office is located at 4728 Johnston Rd. Martin.Wissmath@avtimes.net 250-723-8171

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Don Hudson from the Alberni Valley Lions Club presents a cheque to Pam Craig at Literacy Alberni to help with the Raise-A-Reader campaign, which is on Sept. 23. [ALANA BODNAR FOR THE TIMES] from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Info: 250731-1315 or 250-720-9591. Play & Learn Library at Kiwanis Hilton Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

class designed for new moms and their babies. To register drop into Echo Centre or phone 250-723-2181. Social - Green Beer â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Banter every second Tuesday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Charâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing.

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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

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

Red Cross office at 5100C Tebo Avenue. Alberni Valley Hospice Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dementia Support Group meets third Tuesday monthly 10:30 a.m. to noon at 3088 3rd Avenue. This group is for individuals dealing with Early On Set Dementia, Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, and other Neurological Degenerative Disorders. 250-723-4478 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: 250-

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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

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Painting rainbow crosswalks could be safety risk: Sauvé KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Denis Sauvé wants to celebrate diversity in the community but does not think altering crosswalks, or any traffic control devices, is the way to do it. As a retired police officer, the city councillor feels painting a crosswalk would create safety concerns. Sauvé said that over his 27 years in the force, he has seen the consequences of distracted driving and has done his research. “Statistics Canada does not have stats on pedestrian accidents due to the fact that a rainbow is painted on the crosswalk,” he said. “They are all under files as accidents at controlled intersections, which is accessible to everyone.” Sauvé said he is completely in favour of diversity and freedom of expression, but said the city has responsibilities and liability issues surrounding crosswalk placement. “If we are to celebrate diversity in the community, I am all for it, but there are other means without having to interfere with traffic designs,” he said. He cited the banner project and murals as examples.

Sauvé also said the Motor Vehicle Branch has a patented design for crosswalks referenced in the driver’s licence manual, including the pattern of how the diagonal lines should look. “I feel with road safety, all symbols should remain generic,” he said. He added it is also a financial issue. “The cost itself is an average of $10,000 per crosswalk,” Sauvé said. “There is manpower involved because we can’t just let a group of individuals paint on the streets. It needs to be a certain pattern and it uses very expensive non-skid paint.” The city of Edmonton recently painted the rainbow theme on crosswalks for this year’s pride festivities and are currently studying pedestrian and driver behaviour with video surveillance to consider permanent markings. “I would be interested in the follow-up of that,” he said. “But most importantly, I want to hear from our traffic advisory committee, which consists of several police officers, to see if they accept it.” Sauvé said a driver who hits a pedestrian on an altered crosswalk could have a case. “If a crosswalk was changed

from the regular design and a driver said he didn’t know and drove through, he could have a defence,” Sauvé said. If the budget allowed, Sauvé would rather see lighting at every crosswalk to improve safety. “I can tell you in my experience, in our town, I have seen many times, especially on 10th Avenue, pedestrians have to use caution to make sure both sides of traffic stop,” he said. Sauvé said he will continue to support efforts to beautify the community, but not at the risk of public safety. “As a city we would be taking our own risk in liability and not get endorsement by the Motor Vehicle Branch,” he said. “When it comes to safety, I would not recommend it.” Sauvé said he considers himself a public servant and enjoys being in contact with the community through volunteerism and visits with business owners. “I know in my heart I am in touch with the community and have a straight open line of communication,” he said. The issue is now with the city engineer to prepare a report. Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net 250-723-8171

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Buildings demolished to make room for larger Dry Creek area ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Buildings have been torn down along Dry Creek to make way for channel alternations — part of a large-scale project being undertaken by the city this year. On Monday, little remained of the former home of the Jade Restaurant, a business that closed its doors this summer after serving clientele for 35 years. The Third Avenue building’s teardown near Dunbar Street followed the demolition of a small house on Fourth Avenue in early August, said city engineer Guy Cicon. “They removed the asbestos prior to the demo,” said Cicon of the Jade teardown. Both properties were purchased by the city earlier this year using a portion of the $650,000 available in the Land Sale Reserve Fund. The Jade Restaurant’s lot was acquired for $293,000, while the Fourth Avenue house was sold for significantly less. “That was a derelict house but we paid $40,000 for that one,” said city manager Ken Watson. The cleared land enables a new box culvert to be installed along Third to improve the Dry Creek channel. Budgeted at $2.7 million, two-thirds of the Dry Creek project are being covered by grants from the provincial and federal governments, with the remaining $912,167 to be covered by the city through long-term loans. Improving the capacity of Dry Creek has been an infrastruct-

Demolition of the former home of the Jade Restaurant on Third Avenue was underway Sunday, part of a large-scale project the city is undertaking to alter Dry Creek. [JERRY FEVENS FOR THE TIMES]

ural priority for the city since a flood in November 2006 turned lower Third and Fourth avenues into a small lake, shutting down businesses for weeks and causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage. After years of lobbying and several other floods along the channel government funding was confirmed last year, allowing the city to develop computer-generated simulations of how Dry Creek would respond to heavy storm flows. Now the ongoing work has resulted in a much wider

channel that begins 40 metres upstream from Fourth, extending to the planned culvert at Third Avenue. Improvements stretch approximately 550 metres downstream past Third as Dry Creek curves north towards the Catalyst Paper property. The creek alterations also include plans to improve habitat for salmon, with enhanced fish rearing pools to help sustain populations through Port Alberni’s hot and dry summers. Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext. 226

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Councilor Denis Sauvé is open to celebrating diversity in the community but wants to do it in a manner that has everyone’s safety in mind. He feels the rainbow-themed crosswalks could pose hazards to drivers and pedestrians.

The days of the Alberni Valley’s precariously dry fire hazards appear to be over, thanks to heavy rain over the weekend. Saturday’s precipitation totalled 27.8 millimetres, followed by another 10.2 millimetres on Sunday, which is the most rain the Valley has seen over two days since March. After a summer of often being at an “extreme” hazard, these wet conditions lowered the risk of a forest fire starting in the area to “very low” on Monday, according to the province’s Wildfire Management Branch. “The fire danger rating, especially in Port Alberni, has plummeted,” said Donna MacPherson, a fire information officer with the Coastal Fire Centre. “We’ve got more rain on the way, so it will get even foggier.” While previous precipitation this summer only dampened the top layer of the forest floor, the recent rainfall has affected heavier forest fuels, such as the centre of fallen logs and underground tree roots. This saturation means that it’s less likely something as small as a cigarette could start a forest fire, said MacPherson. “It’s still possible if we have an unusually hot September – and sometimes we do get those – that the forest fuels could dry again,” she added. “It would probably take several weeks for it to respond to dry hot weather, as opposed to a day or two.” For Alberni Valley residents the 2015 fire season will be defined by the blaze on Dog Mountain, an incident discovered by Sproat Lake on July 4 that quickly grew over a week to

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encompass 450 hectares. While the forest fire has been contained for over a month, wildfire authorities believe Dog Mountain could still be smoking, and await the right conditions to undertake an assessment by helicopter. “They send a helicopter out with an infrared camera and they look for hot spots,” MacPherson said. “We can’t do that now because first thing in the morning it’s usually cloudy, there’s a lot of low-lying cloud.” Vancouver Island’s full-unit wildfire crew have returned to their base at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport after some action south of the border. The Thunderbirds were dispatched to Washington State last week, where the Stickpin forest fire has grown to 4.5 kilometres from the British Columbia border. As of Sunday the Stickpin fire was 21,638 hectares. Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

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t’s a life-and-death issue, with the potential to affect any Canadian adults. And it must be addressed within a matter of months by the next government in Ottawa. Given those stakes, and that timing, one would expect physician-assisted suicide to garner considerable attention in the federal election campaign. Sadly, that’s not happening. A new poll shows more than three-quarters of Canadians support an option of doctor-assisted death for the terminally ill. But rather than speaking to these concerns, the politicians prefer to look away. Enthusiastic promises from leaders of the three main federal parties so far include an expanded cruise ship terminal

Each of the leaders owes the public a clear road map on where their government would take the country on this vital issue. (Stephen Harper, on Aug. 25); a tax credit for teachers buying school supplies (Justin Trudeau, Aug. 26), and hiring more police officers even as crime rates drop (Tom Mulcair, Aug. 19). They don’t have much to say about how legislation should be structured to allow euthanasia as a way of sparing the dying from having to endure unacceptable anguish. That doesn’t figure high in any-

one’s platform. Yet one of these men will be prime minister after Oct. 19 with the task of drafting precisely such a law. The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously concluded in February that current rules making assisted suicide a crime simply amount to cruelty. The existing law means “people who are grievously and irremediably ill . . . may be condemned to a life of severe and intolerable suffering,” the court said. This appalling situation was correctly deemed an infringement on the right to life, liberty and security of the person. The court gave Parliament 12 months to engineer reform by changing two sections of the Criminal Code that forbid assisted suicide. The law becomes void if legisla-

tors fail their duty and miss that deadline. The resulting travesty would plunge suffering patients, and their doctors, into legal limbo. After months of dithering the Harper government set up a three-member panel last month with instructions to consult on the sue and report back in the fall, after the election. The government also made clear that a new law won’t be ready by the Supreme Court’s Feb. 6 deadline, and that a request for an extension must be filed. All this has had the effect of punting the issue past election day, where leaders of all the major parties seem content to have it rest. That’s a disservice to anyone in the grip of an intractable illness

and worried about coping with pain, and to all who may find themselves in that desperate plight in the future. Each of the leaders owes the public a clear road map on where their government would take the country on this vital issue. At a minimum, they should let Canadians know if they intend to declare a free vote in Parliament on physician-assisted suicide – allowing MPs to act according to their conscience, without penalty, instead of obeying a party line. Given the assurance of a free vote, concerned voters could at least press local candidates on where they stand and perhaps arrive at some meaningful options.

with the Beaufort Convention Centre. Firstly, Councillor Alemany doesn’t want to spend the money to connect the Harbour Road from Redford Street to Ship Creek Road, the logical solution to some of the road problems. He wants unspecified alternate truck routes, a daffy proposal in the absence of ideas for specific routes. Some trucks do use Anderson Avenue, but the majority rumble along Third Avenue (with some using Kingsway and Argyle to reach the Harbour Road). Some of us have been working hard for years without success on the road’s completion. Secondly, Smith is unaware of the abundance of graffiti on the Beaufort’s exterior, the cracked and chipped concrete, the rusting light fixtures, the faded, out-of-date signs, and last but not least, the owner’s list of vandals/ hooligans who are not to be admitted to the premises. And all this says nothing about the building’s interior. No issues indeed.

Red tape kept the Mars bomber out of action

Richard Berg Port Alberni

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net The Conservatives will not win this riding There is a lot of concern in among your readers about splitting the vote and allowing the Conservative candidate to win. I would like to let people know that they have nothing to fear. The Conservatives will not win this riding. It is a contest between the NDP and the Greens. And here’s why. On Aug. 26, Insights West conducted a poll in B.C. It divided the province into three areas, Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland and, the Rest of BC. On Vancouver Island voters were asked, “If a federal election were held today, which party’s candidate would you vote for in your constituency?” The answer came back 30 per cent NDP, 24 per cent Green, and 12 per cent each for the Liberals and Conservatives. The rest were undecided, or won’t vote. Add the support for all the parties other than the Conservatives and divide by three. You get 22 per cent. That’s substantially more than the 12 per cent, the Conservative support.

Since May, Green support has climbed from 17 per cent to 24 per cent while the NDP has slipped from 41 per cent to 30 per cent. The poll also asked, “Since the start of the campaign, has your opinion of each of the following leaders improved, stayed the same or worsened?” Green party leader, Elizabeth May’s opinion has improved more than any other leader. Clearly, if you are fundamentally a Green Party supporter but your need to get rid of the Conservatives trumps your support for them, you needn’t hold your nose and vote for the party you think will win. Relax and follow your heart. John A McRuer Port Alberni

Altering truck routes in town is a ’daffy’ idea They’re at it again at city hall. Coun. Alemany now has the idea of taking trucks off Third Avenue, and Scott Smith, city planner, says from behind his desk that there are “no issues”

I am beyond disappointed with our government and the forestry minister for their unbelievably closed minds concerning our Mars water bombers. I can say for certain we on this Island and a matter of fact all of B.C. for years have relied on this amazing icon with the help of our firefighters to take care of our forests if there was a fire. Very few over the years have gotten out of control like they have this year. Why? Because the Mars sat waiting to do what she does best because of all the red tape. Her crew members anxious to do what they do best, get her up to put out the fires others couldn’t . . . hectares upon hectares of our beautiful forests burned, wildlife endangered, homes evacuated etc., etc.!! Have the powers that be not read the stats of this big beautiful lady? I think not. Do they really care? I think not. It’s about time they become accountable for their actions on this matter.

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Kingﬁsher rescued from West Coast

This female kingfisher was found in Tofino and transported to Port Alberni where it was met by NIWRA staff.

he North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre (NIWRC) admitted a female Belted Kingfisher from Tofino after she was found unable to fly in a beachfront patio of a resort. It is likely that she flew into a glass patio door. Staff were able to arranged for her to be driven to Port Alberni where we picked her up. She has a healthy appetite for fresh fish right now and it gaining strength. The Belted Kingfisher, one of the most widespread landbirds in North America, remains poorly studied. Throughout the continent, it inhabits diverse aquatic habitats where it typically perches over clear open water before plunge-diving for prey—chiefly fish, but also other aquatic animals such as crayfish. Undigested remains of such prey are regularly regurgitated as pellets, which fall beneath fishing and roosting perches. By studying these pellets, some information on

Sylvia Campbell Wild N Free seasonal diets can be determined without collecting birds or directly observing their foraging behavior. Although the Belted Kingfisher breeds at northern latitudes, and occasionally winters there if open water is available, most individuals migrate, some as far south as northern South America. Solitary except while breeding, both males and females of this species vigorously defend their territories along shorelines of lakes or rivers throughout the year. They do this with strident vocalizations, especially a reverberating mechanical rattle, and by aerial chases. Indeed this kingfisher’s Rattle Call is given at the slightest disturbance, and people are

likely to hear this bird before seeing it. The availability of suitable nesting sites — earthen banks where nesting burrows can be excavated — appears critical for the distribution and local abundance of this species. This kingfisher prefers to excavate a nesting burrow near its fishing territory, raising a single brood annually. Burrows may be reused, but site tenacity is weak. In some regions, human activities such as the digging of sand and gravel pits have created nesting sites that have stimulated population growth and enhanced opportunities for range expansion. Despite this species’ diet, environmental contaminants do not seem to have affected its productivity as with other fish-eating birds. » 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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Cutting back on drugs cured a retired minister

hat’s the response that shocks me most during my many speaking tours? It’s the huge combination of drugs swallowed by many North Americans. Equally amazing, most people have no idea why they’re taking them. Over-medication is dangerous. It also results in staggering costs for the health care system. So can North Americans cut back on drugs? And what non-medication cured an ailing retired minister? The first question to ask your doctor is why you are taking so many drugs. This seems so logical it hardly needs mentioning. After all, these same people wouldn’t think twice about asking the car mechanic what was done to correct the noise in their car’s engine. So never accept a drug without asking why the body needs it. It’s also vital to ask the doctor how long to take a drug. For instance, one person I met had been taking a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) for 10 years. These drugs are prescribed to ease the symptoms of severe heartburn. But during that time the patient had never inquired nor been told whether he could stop the medication to see if

Dr. Gifford Jones The Doctor Game his symptoms had subsided. A few months would have been an adequate trial period. And drugs such as painkillers should have a short period of consumption due to the risk of drug addiction. Remember, as you age it’s even more vital to ask questions about drugs. Age brings grey hair but also decreased ability of the liver to metabolize medication (get rid of it) and it’s harder for the liver to excrete it. A high dose may therefore cause unintended consequences. Doctors usually start with a low dose prescription and increase it slowly. But it’s always wise to ask the doctor after a period of time if the dose can be safely decreased or eliminated. A major problem today is that, due to the increasing number of drugs available, it’s more likely that adverse drug interactions will occur. In some cases this will decrease the effectiveness of one drug or increase the risk of a serious side effect. For example, common painkillers such a ibuprofen

(Advil) used with warfarin ( Coumadin), blood thinners, may increase the risk of bleeding. Herbal remedies can also react with prescription drugs. For instance, the publication “Consumer Reports on Health” says that black cohosh used to treat menopausal symptoms can increase the risk of side effects from antidepressants, blood pressure drugs and cholesterollowering- drugs (CLDs). Remember that any new symptom after starting a drug can be a drug side effect. It’s amazing that many people I talk to have no idea that their muscle pain and fatigue could be the result of their medication. And what is more tragic is that some people on CLDs do not realize they may have developed Type 2 diabetes because of this medication. A Danish study of

120,000 people showed that from 25 to 50 percent of those taking CLDs developed this disease. Many years ago a patient told me her father, a retired minister, was ailing. He had little desire to eat, was losing weight and sat idly in his chair day after day. His doctor had died and she could find no one to care for him. So I visited him in his home. I discovered he was taking a large combination of drugs such as antidepressants and blood pressure medication, which can cause fatigue. It was possible to pitch out several of his unneeded and outdated medications. And much to his surprise, I substituted an old and tried remedy. I suggested a few ounces of wine before lunch and the evening meal. A short time later his daughter

called to say he was now taking walks, had regained his appetite and was back to his normal self. I don’t recommend this remedy for everyone. But I’m convinced that in selected cases a sip of “vino,” has a greater impact on the health of seniors than the universal tendency to over-prescribe antidepressants. » W. Gifford-Jones M.D. is a graduate of University of Toronto and the Harvard Medical School. He trained in general surgery at the Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University and in Gynecology at Harvard. He has also been a general practitioner, ship’s surgeon and hotel doctor. For more information, see his website, www.docgiff.com or to comment, e-mail him at info@ docgiff.com.

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Pre-season is underway for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Alberni Valley earned a 5–2 pre-season win against their arch-rivals the Nanaimo Clippers Saturday night at Weyerhaeuser Arena, after a victory against the Powell River Kings in their first pre-season game on Friday. Alberni beat Powell River 3–2. The first goal of pre-season is credited to Bulldogs rookie Brock Lefebvre on an unassisted attempt one minute into the first period. Nathan Dingmann made it 2–0 Bulldogs less than a minute later. The Kings scored their first with 9:45 left in the second period, but Lefebvre tallied another on the power play to make it 3–1 for

the home team. Austin Kramer scored with 12:28 left in the third for the final 3–2 score. It was a pre-season victory for the fans on Saturday with a 5–2 defeat of the Clippers. Alberni Valley capitalized on power plays and shots on net to bring down last year’s Fred Page Cup runner-ups. The Bulldogs ended their main camp last week after the annual Red and White game, where generous fans brought non-perishable food items to the game for the Bread of Life for admission to see the new crop of players. Head coach Kevin Willison and assistant coach Adam Hayduk ran a smaller camp of 32 players last week. Willison said they’d need to cut that to 26 for pre-season.

Bulldogs Trainer Damon Pugerude with Bread of Life volunteer Tim Jones unloading the food that was collected at the Annual Red and White Game last week. [ALBERNI VALLEY BULLDOGS PHOTO]

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Shapiro embraces new challenge with Jays “I can guarantee you: Whatever [Shapiro] wraps his arms around, he’ll make it better. Anybody that he comes in contact with he’s going to make better.”

Next president and CEO of Toronto club announced STEPHEN WHYNO THE CANADIAN PRESS

Terry Francona, Cleveland Indians

TORONTO — In 1992, Mark Shapiro and younger brother David packed a U-Haul and drove by the future site of Jacobs Field. During Shapiro’s first week with the Cleveland Indians, the final building was demolished to make room for the new stadium as the team began a new era. Soon, Shapiro will arrive in Toronto to start a new era at the helm of the Blue Jays. As the team’s next president and CEO, Shapiro has plenty of challenges ahead of him, on the field and in the front office, the board room and Rogers Centre itself. “This opportunity for me is the right challenge at the right time,” Shapiro said at a news conference in Cleveland. “This is one that fits my skillset. It fits what provides fulfillment for me on a daily basis.” Shapiro will take over for the retiring Paul Beeston at the end of this season after working the past 24 years in various front-office capacities with the Indians, the past five as club president. The 48-year-old said the “compelling and unique” nature of the Blue Jays’ position made it too attractive to pass up. Shapiro will soon take over a franchise that’s on the way to its first playoff appearance since 1993 and one that has plans to renovate Rogers Centre in the coming years. The

In this August 2014 file photo, Cleveland Indians president Mark Shapiro points out the major renovations to right field at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Shapiro, who has been with Cleveland since 1992, will replace Paul Beeston, the Toronto Blue Jays CEO and president who is retiring. The teams made the announcement Monday, said a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the sides were still working through some details. [TONY DEJAK, AP]

stadium, which opened in 1989, is expected to have an all-grass field by 2018, and could get a facelift elsewhere. He was part of renovations to Cleveland’s stadium, now named Progressive Field, that made it a more fan-friendly ballpark. “Mark is a seasoned baseball veteran, whose leadership, drive for excellence, and commitment to all aspects of the game is impressive,” Blue Jays chairman Edward Rogers said in a statement. “We have confidence that he is the right person to lead the Toronto Blue Jays into the future and build upon the franchise’s legacy.” On the baseball side, Shapiro’s first order of business is a decision on the future of general manager Alex Anthopoulos, whose off-season and

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trade-deadline moves shaped Toronto into a contender. Anthopoulos traded for MVP candidate Josh Donaldson and signed catcher Russell Martin in the off-season, then acquired ace David Price, shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and others late last month, moves that helped the Blue Jays surge into first place in the American League East. Like Beeston, Anthopoulos’s contract is up Oct. 31. According to multiple reports, Shapiro is likely to retain the Montreal native, who could be an executive of the year candidate. In an interview on the Fan 590 in Toronto, Beeston called Shapiro a “terrific choice.” He said the top challenges facing the next president include updating Rogers Centre for the 21st century, handling the struggling Canadian dol-

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the year before the team began playing. He served as president from 1989-97, and again since 2008. He was the president and COO of Major League Baseball from 1997-2002. The Blue Jays announced in January that the 69-year-old would retire after this season. “I have known Mark for many years. He is an exemplary executive and his passion for baseball and winning is remarkable,” Beeston said in a statement. “I am happy to pass him the baton — but not just yet; Alex, the team and I have a little more work to do and we’re focused on putting more Ws in the win column.” Indians owner Paul Dolan confirmed the Blue Jays are not sending any compensation to Cleveland for hiring Shapiro. Dolan told reporters in Cleveland that Shapiro was free to leave for another opportunity when he was ready. That opportunity is in Toronto, where Cheri Bradish, the Loretta Rogers Research Chair in Sport Marketing at Ryerson University, believes he can thrive.

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GB â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 31/2 7 12 151/2

WCGB â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 31/2 81/2 12

L10 7-3 7-3 2-8 5-5 5-5

Str W-1 W-4 L-3 L-2 W-2

Home 46-21 32-32 39-27 29-36 30-36

Away 27-38 36-29 26-38 32-35 27-38

0RQGD\ÂˇV UHVXOWV Cleveland 4 Toronto 2 Boston 4 N.Y. Yankees 3 Houston 8 Seattle 3 Tampa Bay 6 Baltimore 3 L.A. Angels at Oakland 6XQGD\ÂˇV UHVXOWV Toronto 9 Detroit 2 Minnesota 7 Houston 5 Tampa Bay 3 Kansas City 2 Texas 6 Baltimore 0 Chicago White Sox 6 Seattle 5 (11 inn.) Cleveland 9 L.A. Angels 2 7XHVGD\ÂˇV JDPHV Tampa Bay (Smyly 1-2) at Baltimore (Tillman 9-9), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (Co.Anderson 2-3) at 7RURQWR (VWUDGD , 7:07 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 9-8) at Boston (Porcello 6-11), 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Sale 12-7) at Minnesota (Duffey 2-1), 8:10 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 2-6) at Kansas City (Cueto 2-3), 8:10 p.m. Seattle (Elias 4-7) at Houston (Feldman 5-5), 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 6-9) at Oakland (Bassitt 1-6), 10:05 p.m. :HGQHVGD\ÂˇV JDPHV L.A. Angels at Oakland, 3:35 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 8:10 pm Detroit at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

INDIANS 4, BLUE JAYS 2

BLUE JAYS STATISTICS

Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO Kipnis 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 Lindor ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 Brantley lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 C.Santana 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 Raburn dh 3 1 1 1 0 1 a-Jo.Rmirz ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 Y.Gomes c 4 1 1 0 0 2 Sands rf 3 0 1 1 0 2 Chisenhll ph-rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 Almonte cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 Aviles 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 7RWDOV Toronto AB R H BI BB SO Revere lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 Donaldson 3b 4 0 1 2 1 2 Bautista rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 Encarnacion dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 Tulowitzki ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 Colabello 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 Smoak 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 Ru.Martin c 4 0 0 0 0 1 Pillar cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 Goins 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 Totals 36 2 10 2 2 12 &OHYHODQG Âł Toronto 000 020 000 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;2

Avg. .319 .307 .322 .233 .289 .200 .221 .233 .267 .282 .222 Avg. .320 .301 .244 .274 .231 .324 .220 .241 .266 .245 10

Eâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Donaldson (18). LOBâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Cleveland 4, Toronto 9. 2Bâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Kipnis (37), Raburn (16), Encarnacion (28), Tulowitzki (6). 3Bâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Donaldson (1). RBIsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Raburn (25), Sands (14), Donaldson 2 (108). Runners left in scoring positionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Cleveland 2 (Aviles, Almonte); Toronto 5 (Colabello, Bautista, Smoak 2, Donaldson). RISPâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Cleveland 1 for 6; Toronto 1 for 6. GIDPâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Brantley, Aviles, Tulowitzki. DPâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Cleveland 1 (Lindor, Kipnis, C.Santana); Toronto 2 (Goins, Colabello), (Goins, Tulowitzki, Colabello). H 6 1 3 H 6 0 2

R ER BB SO NP 2 2 1 10 103 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 2 32 R ER BB SO NP 3 3 1 9 109 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 1 14

ERA 3.27 2.37 3.54 ERA 2.47 3.21 0.79

Inherited runners-scoredâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Allen 1-0. IBBâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;off Allen (Tulowitzki). Tâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;2:56. Aâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;46,643 (49,282).

A.L. LEADERS RUNS SCORED Donaldson, Tor, 101; Dozier, Min, 90; %DXWLVWD 7RU

RUNS BATTED IN Donaldson, Tor, 106; Davis, Bal, 92; Encarnacion, Tor, 91; K.Morales, KC, 90; %DXWLVWD 7RU

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Cruz, Sea, .598; Cabrera, Det, .589; 'RQDOGVRQ 7RU Trout, LA, .581; J. Martinez, Det, .559; Teixeira, NY, .548; Encarnacion, Tor, .546; Davis, Bal, .524; Bautista, Tor, .522.

HOME RUNS

Cruz, Sea, 39; Donaldson, Tor, 36; Davis, Bal, 35; Pujols, LA, 34; J.Martinez, Det, 34; Trout, LA, 33; Bautista, Tor, 31; Teixeira, NY, 31; Encarnacion, Tor, 30. Monday's games not included

RAYS 6, ORIOLES 3 Tampa Bay AB R H BI BB SO Guyer rf-cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 J.Butler lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 Longoria 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 Forsythe 2b 4 2 3 0 0 0 A.Cabrera ss 4 1 1 2 0 1 T.Beckham dh 3 1 2 2 0 0 Loney 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 Kiermaier cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 Nava rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 Rivera c 4 1 1 0 0 1 Totals 35 6 10 5 1 7 Baltimore AB R H BI BB SO M.Machado ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 G.Parra lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 A.Jones cf 4 1 1 1 1 2 C.Davis rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 Wieters 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 Clevenger dh 4 0 1 2 0 0 Schoop 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 Flaherty 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 Joseph c 3 0 1 0 1 1 7RWDOV Tampa Bay 010 221 000 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;6 %DOWLPRUH Âł

Monday's game not included

RED SOX 4, YANKEES 3 New York AB R H BI BB SO Ellsbury cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 C.Young lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 Drew 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 A.Rodriguez dh 4 0 1 0 1 1 J.Murphy pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beltran rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 B.McCann c 2 1 0 0 3 0 Headley 3b 3 0 1 1 2 1 Bird 1b 5 0 1 0 0 2 Gregorius ss 5 0 4 1 0 0 B.Ryan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 Gardner ph-lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 7RWDOV Boston AB R H BI BB SO Betts cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 Sandoval 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 Bogaerts ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 Ortiz dh 3 1 2 1 1 0 T.Shaw 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 R.Castillo rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 B.Holt 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 Hanigan c 4 0 1 0 0 1 Bradley Jr. lf 3 2 3 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 9 4 3 5 New York 100 100 001 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;3 Boston 002 100 10x â&#x20AC;&#x201D;4

Avg. .275 .245 .203 .256 .279 .283 .245 .278 .250 .269 .214 .273 Avg. .274 .249 .315 .267 .294 .288 .280 .253 .277 10 9

0 2

Eâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Hanigan (3), Sandoval (15). LOBâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;NY 14, Bos 7. 2Bâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Beltran (31), Ortiz (26), Bradley Jr. (9). HRâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Betts (13), off Nova; Ortiz (29), off Nova. RBIsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Beltran (48), Headley (58), Gregorius (43), Betts 2 (63), Sandoval (42), Ortiz (80). SFâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Beltran. New York IP Nova L, 5-7 6 1 /3 Warren 2 Shreve 1 /3 Boston IP E.Rodrgz W, 8-5 5 Ross Jr. H, 12 1 A.Ogando H, 11 1 Tazawa H, 16 1 Machi S, 4-4 1

H 7 2 0 H 7 0 0 2 1

R ER BB SO 3 3 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 R ER BB SO 2 1 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2

NP 92 14 36 NP 99 11 14 13 33

ERA 4.50 3.26 1.89 ERA 4.25 3.86 3.76 3.72 5.68

Tâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;3:44. Aâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;36,148 (37,673). Avg. .269 .275 .267 .281 .262 .239 .268 .261 .186 .183 Avg. .290 .239 .279 .249 .256 .360 .291 .213 .247 10

Eâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Longoria (8), J.Butler (1). LOBâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;TB 4, Baltimore 11. 2Bâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Forsythe (24), Rivera (14), Schoop (11). 3Bâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Forsythe (2). HRâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A.Cabrera (10), off W.Chen; Longoria (15), off W.Chen; T.Beckham (7), off Brach. RBIsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Longoria (58), A.Cabrera 2 (39), T.Beckham 2 (28), A.Jones (67), Clevenger 2 (9). SFâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;T.Beckham. Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP Archer W, 12-10 6 4 0 0 3 6 113 Andriese 1 4 3 3 1 1 31 Colome H, 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 Boxbrgr S, 33-37 1 0 0 0 1 1 21 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP W.Chen L, 8-7 42/3 9 5 5 0 4 76 Brach 11/3 1 1 1 1 1 20 Jas.Garcia 2 0 0 0 0 2 23 2Âˇ'D\

Tâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;3:03. Aâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;19,841 (45,971).

BATTERS AB R H HR RBI AVG Colabello 275 47 90 13 49 .327 Revere 95 17 30 0 5 .316 Travis 217 38 66 8 35 .304 Donaldson 505 101 152 36 106 .301 Carrera 153 24 43 3 23 .281 Encarnacion 427 74 116 30 91 .272 Pillar 477 64 127 9 44 .266 Bautista 439 89 107 31 88 .244 Martin 369 64 90 17 56 .244 Goins 273 37 66 4 35 .242 Tulowitzki 114 26 26 4 11 .228 Navarro 136 14 30 3 17 .221 Smoak 226 32 50 13 45 .221 Saunders 31 2 6 0 3 .194 Pennington 22 2 2 0 2 .091 PITCHERS W L SV IP SO ERA Hawkins 1 0 1 10.1 10 0.87 Lowe 0 2 0 44.2 54 1.81 Osuna 1 4 16 57.2 66 1.87 Price 13 4 0 182.1 179 2.42 Schultz 0 1 1 40.0 29 2.48 Hendriks 4 0 0 54.0 58 2.67 Sanchez 6 5 0 81.2 53 3.09 Estrada 11 8 0 135.1 105 3.19 Cecil 3 4 5 41.0 45 3.29 Buehrle 14 6 0 171.0 80 3.53 Dickey 9 10 0 173.2 106 4.25 Hutchison 13 2 0 138.2 122 4.87

ERA 2.78 4.37 3.76 3.12 ERA 3.36 2.69 4.24

$67526 0$5,1(56 Seattle AB R H BI BB SO K.Marte ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 Seager 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 N.Cruz rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cano 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 Gutierrez lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 Trumbo 1b-rf 4 2 2 3 0 1 J.Montero dh-1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 B.Miller cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 Sucre c 3 0 0 0 0 1 7RWDOV Houston AB R H BI BB SO Altuve 2b 5 2 3 0 0 0 Ma.Gonzalz lf-1b 3 2 1 0 1 0 Correa ss 4 1 2 2 0 1 Gattis dh 3 1 1 2 0 0 C.Gomez cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 Lowrie 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 Carter 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 Col.Rasmus lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 Conger c 4 1 1 1 0 1 Marisnick rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 7RWDOV 6HDWWOH Âł +RXVWRQ [ Âł

Avg. .277 .262 .314 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;.283 .303 .248 .200 .246 .111 Avg. .316 .274 .281 .240 .211 .226 .182 .226 .213 .229

Eâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;N.Cruz (4), Seager (13), Correa (8). LOBâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sea 5, Hou 5. 2Bâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Gattis (17), Lowrie (10). HRâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Trumbo (9), off Keuchel; Trumbo (10), off O.Perez; Lowrie (6), off Nuno; Conger (9), off Nuno; Correa (16), off Nuno. RBIsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Trumbo 3 (28), Correa 2 (45), Gattis 2 (72), C.Gomez (9), Lowrie 2 (19), Conger (22). SBâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;B.Miller (12), Altuve (35). SFâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Gattis. Seattle Nuno L, 0-2 Rasmussen Houston Keuchel W, 16-6 W.Harris O.Perez

IP 6 2 IP 7 1 1

H 7 4 H 6 0 2

R ER BB SO NP ERA 5 5 2 2 105 3.75 3 3 0 2 35 12.34 R ER BB SO NP ERA 1 1 1 8 121 2.24 0 0 0 0 10 1.40 2 2 0 1 15 9.00

Tâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;2:48. Aâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;19,923 (41,574).

W 72 69 63 63 53

Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado

L 57 61 67 68 76

Pct .558 .531 .485 .481 .411

GB â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 31/2 91/2 10 19

WCGB â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 5 11 1 11 /2 201/2

L10 5-5 4-6 5-5 3-7 4-6

Str L-1 L-2 W-1 L-3 W-2

Home 44-21 38-27 31-30 31-35 28-36

Away 28-36 31-34 32-37 32-33 25-40

0RQGD\ÂˇV UHVXOWV Cincinnati 13 Chicago Cubs 6 St. Louis 8 Washington 5 Miami 4 Atlanta 0 Colorado 5 Arizona 4 N.Y. Mets 3 Philadelphia 1 San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers Texas at San Diego 6XQGD\ÂˇV UHVXOWV Chicago Cubs 2 L.A. Dodgers 0 Colorado 5 Pittsburgh 0 San Diego 9 Philadelphia 4 Oakland 7 Arizona 4 (11 inn.) St. Louis 7 San Francisco 5 N.Y. Mets 5 Boston 4 Washington 7 Miami 4 Milwaukee 4 Cincinnati 1 N.Y. Yankees 20 Atlanta 6 7XHVGD\ÂˇV JDPHV Arizona (Corbin 3-3) at Colorado (Flande 3-1), 3:10 p.m., 1st game Miami (Nicolino 2-2) at Atlanta (Undecided), 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Harang 5-14) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 8-9), 7:10 p.m. Cincinnati (DeSclafani 7-10) at Chicago Cubs (Haren 8-9), 8:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (G.Cole 15-7) at Milwaukee (Nelson 10-10), 8:10 p.m. Washington (J.Ross 5-5) at St. Louis (Gonzales 0-0), 8:15 p.m. Arizona (R.De La Rosa 11-6) at Colo. (K.Kendrick 4-12), 8:40 p.m., 2nd game San Francisco (Bumgarner 16-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 14-3), 10:10 p.m. Texas (Gallardo 11-9) at San Diego (Cashner 5-13), 10:10 p.m. :HGQHVGD\ÂˇV JDPHV Miami at Atlanta, 12:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Washington at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 pm Texas at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

REDS 13, CUBS 6

&$5',1$/6 1$7,21$/6

Cincinnati AB R Bourgeois cf-lf 6 1 Bruce rf 5 1 Votto 1b 2 2 Phillips 2b 5 0 Frazier 3b 4 0 De Jesus Jr. lf 3 1 LaMarre pr-cf 0 1 Suarez ss 5 2 Barnhart c 5 2 Lorenzen p 1 1 Mattheus p 0 0 Duvall ph 1 1 Balester p 0 0 Badenhop p 0 0 Schumaker ph 1 0 Hoover p 0 0 A.Chapman p 1 1 Totals 39 13 Chicago AB R Fowler cf 5 1 Schwarber c 4 1 Coghlan lf 4 0 Rizzo 1b 3 0 Bryant rf 3 0 La Stella 3b 4 0 St.Castro 2b 4 1 Hendricks p 1 0 'HQRUĂ&#x20AC;D SK Grimm p 0 0 Richard p 0 0 J.Herrera ph 1 0 Rodney p 0 0 Tom.Hunter p 0 0 T.Wood p 0 0 J.Russell p 0 0 Szczur ph 1 0 A.Russell ss 4 2 Totals 34 6 Cincinnati 000 124 Chicago 001 040

Washington AB R H BI BB SO Werth lf 4 0 2 0 1 2 Rendon 2b-3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 Harper rf 2 2 0 0 3 0 Zimmerman 1b 5 2 3 4 0 0 Y.Escobar 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 Rivero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Treinen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 d-C.Robinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 Desmond ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 Lobaton c 3 0 0 0 1 2 M.Taylor cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 G.Gonzalez p 2 0 0 0 0 2 a-Espinosa ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 Janssen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 T.Turner 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 7RWDOV St. Louis AB R H BI BB SO M.Carpenter 3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 Piscotty rf-lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 Jh.Peralta ss 3 2 2 1 1 0 Heyward cf-rf 4 2 2 2 0 0 Molina c 3 1 1 1 1 0 Wong 2b 4 0 2 2 0 2 Mar.Reynolds 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 Moss lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 Pham pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rosenthal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lackey p 2 0 0 0 0 0 Siegrist p 0 0 0 0 0 0 b-G.Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cishek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 c-Bourjos ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 7RWDOV :DVKLQJWRQ Âł 6W /RXLV [ Âł

H BI BB SO Avg. 3 2 0 0 .264 0 0 1 1 .231 1 0 3 0 .312 1 2 0 0 .286 0 0 1 2 .264 1 1 2 2 .264 0 0 0 0 .071 1 2 0 0 .280 3 2 0 0 .272 0 0 0 1 .267 0 0 0 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 .225 0 0 0 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;0 0 0 0 .000 11 11 7 7 H BI BB SO Avg. 2 1 0 1 .257 1 1 0 2 .263 1 0 0 1 .248 0 0 0 3 .282 2 1 1 0 .265 0 0 0 1 .182 1 0 0 2 .246 0 0 0 0 .061 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0 0 0 .230 0 0 0 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;0 0 0 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;0 0 0 0 .111 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .221 2 3 0 1 .243 9 6 2 11 006 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;13 11 0 001 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;6 9 3

Eâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;St.Castro 3 (23). LOBâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Cincinnati 7, Chicago 4. 2Bâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Bourgeois (2), Fowler (25), Coghlan (20), St.Castro (16), A.Russell (24). HRâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Suarez (10), off Grimm; Duvall (1), off Grimm; Fowler (15), off Lorenzen; A.Russell (10), off A.Chapman. RBIsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Bourgeois 2 (10), Phillips 2 (52), De Jesus Jr. (18), Suarez 2 (37), Barnhart 2 (14), Duvall 2 (2), Fowler (37), Schwarber (36), Bryant (80), A.Russell 3 (38). CSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Bryant (4). Runners left in scoring positionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Cin 4 (Phillips, Suarez, Frazier, Bruce); Chicago 1 (Rizzo). RISPâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Cin 4 for 14; Chi 3 for 9. GIDPâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Phillips. DPâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Chicago 1 (St.Castro, Rizzo). Cincinnati IP Lorenzen 42/3 Mattheus W, 2-4 1/3 Balester H, 1 1 Badenhop H, 4 1 1 /3 Hoover H, 15 A.Chpm S, 26-28 12/3 Chicago IP Hendricks 5 Grm L, 2-4 BS, 2-5 1/3 2 Richard /3 Rodney 1 Tom.Hunter 1 2 /3 T.Wood 1 J.Russell /3

H 6 1 0 0 1 1 H 5 3 0 0 1 0 2

R ER BB SO 5 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 R ER BB SO 3 3 3 4 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 1 3 0 0 0

NP 81 1 12 13 15 25 NP 92 23 6 11 12 23 22

ERA 5.66 5.01 4.15 3.74 1.74 1.82 ERA 4.15 2.09 3.77 0.00 4.76 4.46 5.29

Inherited runners-scoredâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Mattheus 2-1, A.Chapman 2-0, J.Russell 3-3. IBBâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;off Hendricks (Votto). HBPâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;by Lorenzen (Rizzo), by Hendricks (Lorenzen). PBâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Schwarber. Tâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;3:22. Aâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;34,017 (40,929).

Washington IP H G.Gonzalez 6 5 Jns L, 1-3 BS, 2-2 2/3 4 1 /3 2 Rivero Treinen 1 2 St. Louis IP H Lackey 6 4 Sgrt W, 6-1 BS, 4-10 1 1 Cishek H, 5 1 1 Rosenthal S, 42-441 2

Avg. .262 .336 .279 .293 .283 .261 .238 .222 .241 .000 .118 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;.265 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;.211

R ER BB SO NP 3 3 2 4 92 4 4 1 0 26 1 1 1 0 16 0 0 0 1 14 R ER BB SO NP 2 1 4 8 105 3 3 2 2 22 0 0 0 1 14 0 0 1 1 18

ERA 4.13 4.18 2.97 3.38 ERA 2.87 2.23 3.40 1.49

Inherited runners-scoredâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Rivero 2-2. IBBâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;off Rivero (Molina). Tâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;3:07. Aâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;42,081 (45,399).

N.L. LEADERS RUNS SCORED Pollock, Ari, 90; Harper, Was, 90; Fowler, Chi, 84; Goldschmidt, Ari, 83; Carpenter, StL, 78; Votto, Cin, 76.

BETTING THE LINES

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE

Goldschmidt, Ari, 96; Arenado, Col, 93; McCutchen, Pit, 85; Kemp, SD, 80; Posey, SF, 80. Harper, Was, .629; Goldschmidt, Ari, .565; Votto, Cin, .553; Arenado, Col, .545; Gonzalez, Col, .538.

MLB

TOTAL BASES

AMERICAN LEAGUE LINE -190 -125 -120 -150 -150 -155 -105

UNDERDOG LINE Cleveland +175 Tampa Bay +115 BOSTON +110 MINESOTA +140 Detroit +140 Seattle +145 Los Angeles -105

Frazier, Cin, 266; Harper, Was, 264; Arenado, Col, 263; Goldschmidt, Ari, 262; Rizzo, Chi, 247; Votto, Cin, 245.

HOME RUNS Harper, Was, 31; Gonzalez, Col, 31; Frazier, Cin, 30; Arenado, Col, 30; Stanton, Mia, 27; Goldschmidt, Ari, 26; Rizzo, Chi, 26; Votto, Cin, 25; Upton, SD, 24.

DOUBLES Frazier, Cin, 39; Carpenter, StL, 32; Arenado, Col, 32.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

HITS

FAVOURITE NEW YORK ATLANTA CHICAGO Pittsburgh ST. LOUIS Arizona LOS ANGELES

STOLEN BASES

LINE -220 NL -160 -150 -140 -124 -140

UNDERDOG LINE Philadelph. +200 Miami NL Cincinnati +150 MILWAUK. +140 Washington +130 COLORADO +114 San Fran. +130

INTERLEAGUE FAVOURITE SAN DIEGO

Avg. .214 .270 .329 .231 .308 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;.000 .267 .236 .200 .240 .088 .246 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;.000

a-walked for G.Gonzalez in the 7th. bgrounded into a double play for Siegrist in the 7th. c-grounded into a double play for Cishek in the 8th. d-struck out for Treinen in the 9th. Eâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Wong (14). LOBâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Washington 9, St. Louis 6. 2Bâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Werth (11), Zimmerman (22), Heyward (27). HRâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Zimmerman (13), off Siegrist. RBIsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Zimmerman 4 (63), Piscotty (24), Jh.Peralta (59), Heyward 2 (50), Molina (59), Wong 2 (53), Mar.Reynolds (43). Runners left in scoring positionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Washington 4 (Y.Escobar, Zimmerman, Harper, C.Robinson); St. Louis 3 (Lackey 2, Mar. Reynolds). RISPâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Washington 1 for 8; St. Louis 7 for 11. Runners moved upâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Moss. GIDPâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Desmond, Lackey, G.Garcia, Bourjos. DPâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Washington 3 (Zimmerman, Desmond, Rendon), (Desmond, Rendon, Zimmerman), (Rendon, T.Turner, Zimmerman); St. Louis 1 (Jh.Peralta, Wong, Mar. Reynolds).

RUNS BATTED IN

FAVOURITE TORONTO BALTIMORE New York Chicago KANSAS CITY HOUSTON OAKLAND

FOOTBALL

TENNIS

MOVES

CFL

ATP-WTA

BASEBALL

U.S. OPEN

MLB

At New York, New York Men's Singles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; First Round Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Joao Souza, Brazil, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1. Benoit Paire, France, def. Kei Nishikori (4), Japan, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4. David Ferrer (7), Spain, def. Radu Albot, Moldova, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-0. Marin Cilic (9), Croatia, def. Guido Pella, Argentina, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3). Milos Raonic (10), Thornhill, Ont., def. Tim Smyczek, U.S., 6-4, 7-6 (8), 6-1. 'DYLG *RIĂ&#x20AC;Q %HOJLXP GHI 6LPone Bolelli, Italy, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2. Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, def. Gael 0RQĂ&#x20AC;OV )UDQFH UHWLUHG Grigor Dimitrov (17), Bulgaria, def. Matthew Ebden, Australia, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. Feliciano Lopez (18), Spn., def. Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, 7-6 (5), 6-1, 6-3. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (19), France, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1. Roberto Bautista Agut (23), Spn., def. Pierre-H. Herbert, Fra., 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7). Andreas Seppi (25), Italy, def. Tommy Paul, U.S., 6-4, 6-0, 7-5. Tommy Robredo (26), Spain, def. Michael Berrer, Germany, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4. Jeremy Chardy (27), France, def. Ryan Shane, U.S., 6-2, 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-2. Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria, def. Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, B.C., 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 6-0, 6-1. Sam Groth, Australia, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, retired. Fernando Verdasco, Spn., def. Tommy Haas, Germ., 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1. Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazak., def. Yenhsun Lu, Taiwan, 6-3, 6-3, 3-0, retired. Marsel Ilhan, Turkey, def. Radek Stepanek, Czech., 6-0, 2-6, 6-4, 3-2, retired. Mardy Fish, U.S., def. Marco Cecchinato, Italy, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-1, 6-3. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, def. Joao Sousa, Port., 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 7-6 (4). Teymuraz Gabashvili, Rus., def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 7-6 (6), 0-6, 4-6, 6-4, ret. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. John Millman, Australia, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, def. Florian Mayer, Ger., 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3, 3-0, retired. Evgeny Donskoy, Russia, def. Lucas Pouille, France, 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-4. Filip Krajinovic, Serbia, def. Alejandro Gonzalez, Colombia, 6-4, 6-0, 6-4. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, def. Elias Ymer, Sweden, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, def. Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. Women's Singles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; First Round Serena Williams (1), U.S., def. Vitalia Diatchenko, Russia, 6-0, 2-0, retired. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, def. Ana Ivanovic (7), Serbia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Anna Tatishvili, U.S., def. Karolina Pliskova (8), Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-1. Denisa Allertova, Czech., def. Carla Suarez Navarro (10), Spain, 6-1, 7-6 (5). Belinda Bencic (12), Switzerland, def. Sesil Karatantcheva, Bulgaria, 6-1, 6-2. Ekaterina Makarova (13), Russia, def. Teliana Pereira, Brazil, 6-3, 6-3. Agnieszka Radwanska (15), Pol., def. Katerina Siniakova, Czech Rep., 6-2, 6-3. Elina Svitolina (17), Ukraine, def. Elizaveta Kulichkova, Russia, 6-1, 6-4. Madison Keys (19), U.S., def. Klara Koukalova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-4. Oceane Dodin, France, def. Jelena Jankovic (21), Serbia, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3. Venus Williams (23), U.S., def. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-3. Eugenie Bouchard (25), Westmount, Que., def. Alison Riske, U.S., 6-4, 6-3. CoCo Vandeweghe, U.S., def. Sloane Stephens (29), U.S., 6-4, 6-3. Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (30), Russia, 6-3, 7-5. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (31), Russia, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slvk., 6-4, 7-5. Mariana Duque-Marino, Colombia, def. 6RĂ&#x20AC;D .HQLQ 8 6 Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, def. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, 7-5, 6-2. Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, def. Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, 6-2, 6-2. Jessica Pegula, U.S., def. Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, 7-5, 6-3. Lauren Davis, U.S., def. Heather Watson, Britain, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0). Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Anna-Lena Friedsam, Germany, 6-1, 6-1. Madison Brengle, U.S., def. Zheng Saisai, China, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5. Irina Falconi, U.S., def. Samantha Crawford, U.S., 6-4, 6-2. Magda Linette, Poland, def. Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 7-6 (3), 6-1. Polona Hercog, Slovenia, def. Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, 6-2, 7-5. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, U.S., def. Kateryna Kozlova, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-3. Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Vania King, U.S., 6-4, 6-4. Ana Konjuh, Croatia, def. Tatjana Maria, Germany, 6-4, 6-4. Misaki Doi, Japan, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-3. Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, def. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Daria Kasatkina, Russia, def. Daria Gavrilova, Australia, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, def. Andreea Mitu, Romania, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Suspended Tampa Bay minor league OF Jeremy Hadley (GCL) 50 games after testing positive for Amphetamine, a stimulant in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

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CYCLING VUELTA A ESPANA At Castellon, Spain (146.51 km. from Valencia to Castellon)

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OVERALL STANDINGS (After 10 of 21 stages) 1. Tom Dumoulin, Neth., Giant-Alpecin, 38:34:56; 2. Joaquim Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha, 0:57 behind; 3. Esteban Chaves, Colom., Orica GreenEdge, 0:59. Also 146. Dominique Rollin, Boucherville, 4XH &RĂ&#x20AC;GXV 6ROXWLRQV &UHGLWV 1:34:31; 164. Antoine Duchesne, Quebec City, Europcar, 1:46:40.

AMERICAN LEAGUE CLEVELAND INDIANS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Announced the resignation of president Mark Shapiro to become president and CEO of Toronto following the 2015 season.

NATIONAL LEAGUE CHICAGO CUBS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Acquired OF Austin Jackson from Seattle Mariners for a player to be named.

FOOTBALL NFL ARIZONA CARDINALS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Released LB Lorenzo Alexander, LB Glenn Carson, G Nate Isles, LB Edwin Jackson, LB Andrae Kirk, CB Shaquille Richardson, TE Gannon Sinclair, WR Ryan Spadola, CB Darren Woodard and P Dave Zastudil. Waived-injured WR Travis Harvey. ATLANTA FALCONS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Waived DB Jonathon Mincy. BALTIMORE RAVENS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Waived G Leon Brown, WR DeAndre Carter, CB Tramain Jacobs, G-T Marcel Jones, P Justin Manton, WR Aldrick Robinson, LS Patrick Scales and WR Trent Steelman. BUFFALO BILLS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Released RB Fred Jackson, DE Michael Buchanan, CB Ross Cockrell, DT Justin Hamilton, LB Andrew Hudson, T Terren Jones, CB Ellis Lankster, S Kenny Ladler, S Wes Miller, G DJ Morrell, DE Cedric Reed and RB Ricky Seale. Waived-injured WR Austin Willis. Placed CB Cam Thomas on the PUP list. CAROLINA PANTHERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Acquired WR Kevin Norwood from Seattle for an undisclosed 2017 draft choice. CINCINNATI BENGALS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Terminated the contract of WR Denarius Moore. Waived DT Kwame Geathers, LB Nico Johnson, DE Sam Montgomery, G Chris Jasperse, WR Desmond Lawrence and TE John Peters. CLEVELAND BROWNS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Waived TE Anthony Ezeakunne and WR Shane Wynn. Terminated the contracts of LB Everette Brown, LB Moise Fokou, RB Jalen Parmele and DB Aaron Ross. DALLAS COWBOYS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Waived WR Phil Bates, P Tom Hornsey, LS Casey Kreiter, CB Robert Steeples and DT Carlif Taylor. DENVER BRONCOS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Traded OT Chris Clark to Houston for a 2016 seventh-round draft pick. Placed TE Jeff Heuerman on injured reserve. Released LB Reggie Walker. Waived CB Tevrin Brandon, G Andre Davis, TE-FB Joe Don Duncan, QB Zac Dysert, P Spencer Lanning, S Ross Madison, TE Jake Murphy, RB Jeremy Stewart and LB Chase Vaughn. DETROIT LIONS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Activated DT Haloti Ngata from the reserve/non-football injury list and RB Joique Bell from the PUP list. Released TE Deon Butler, WR Ryan Broyles, QB Garret Gilbert, WR Vernon Johnson, RB Desmond Martin, DT Roy Philon, CB Jocquel Skinner, CB R.J. Stanford and DE Erik Williams. Placed CB Chris Owens on injured reserve. GREEN BAY PACKERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Released LB Tavarus Dantzler, OT Fabbians Ebbele, LB Josh Francis, DT Lavon Hooks and OT Vince Kowalski. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Released G Donald Thomas. Waived G Harland Gunn, LB Nicklas Haag, LB Zack Hodges, OT Tyler Hoover, WR Ryan Lankford, DT Jeris Pendleton, WR Ezell 5XIĂ&#x20AC;Q /% -XVWLQ 6KLUN 7( -XVWLQ 6LQ] RB Abou Toure and C Brandon Vitabile. Placed CB Tevin Mitchel on the injured reserve list. Waived-injured CB Donald Celiscar and CB Deveron Carr. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Traded PK Josh Scobee to Pittsburgh for a 2016 sixth-round draft pick. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Activated TE Demetrius Harris from the PUP list. MINNESOTA VIKINGS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Waived-injured OT Carter Bykowski. Placed CB Josh Robinson on the PUP list. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Released WR Josh Boyce, WR Jonathan Krause, TE Jimmay Mundine, DL Joe Vellano and LB Dekoda Watson. NEW YORK GIANTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed S Stevie Brown. Terminated the contract of LB Victor Butler. PITTSBURGH STEELERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Placed OT Mike Adams on the PUP list and DB Senquez Golson and PK Garrett Hartley on injured reserve. Waived-injured TE Cameron Clear, DE Niko Davis and TE Ray Hamilton. Released G Miles Dieffenbach, WR Kenzel Doe, RB Braylon Heard, DT Joe Okafor, OL Colin Rahrig, CB Jordan Sullen, S Ian Wild, DE Joe Kruger, WR C.J. Goodwin and OT Kevin Whimpey. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Waived PK Corey Acosta, LB Steve Beauharnais, CB Mylan Hicks, T Sean Hooey, WR Mario Hull, WR Chuck Jacobs, WR Nigel King, LB Shawn Lemon, FB Trey Millard and DL Lawrence Okoye. Placed G-C Daniel Kilgore on the PUP list and WR DeAndre Smelter on the reserve/non-football injury list. Placed WR Dres Anderson and LB Desmond Bishop on injured reserve. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Terminated the contracts of C Lemuel Jeanpierre and '7 'Âˇ$QWKRQ\ 6PLWK :DLYHG 27 -HVVH Davis, CB George Farmer, WR Deshon Foxx, WR Deontay Greenberry, CB Keelan Johnson, LB Quayshawn Nealy, DE Greg Scruggs and S Ty Zimmerman. Waived-injured FB Brandon Cottom and CB Triston Wade. Placed CB Jeremy Lane and WR Paul Richardson on the PUP list. ST. LOUIS RAMS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Placed CB E.J. Gaines on injured reserve. Terminated the contract of WR Damian Williams. Waived OT Steven Baker, OT Travis Bond, CB Imoan Claiborne, S Jay Hughes, LS Tyler Ott, K-P Michael Palardy, WR Tyler Slavin, TE Brad Smelley, LB Korey Toomer and C David Wang. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Traded TE Tim Wright to Detroit for PK Kyle Brindza. WASHINGTON REDSKINS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Placed LB Junior Galette on injured reserve. Terminated the contracts of CB Bryan McCann and OT Willie Smith. Waived TE Ernst Brun Jr., LB Dyshawn Davis, TE Chase Dixon, CB Tajh Hasson, LB Alonzo Highsmith, CB DreQuan Hoskey, PK Ty Long, TE Devin Mahina, G Bryce Quigley and CB Trey Wolfe. Waived-injured WR Tony Jones.

NFL

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Brady, Goodell await judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling

Petersen coy on UWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s QB

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did not reach a settlement . . . In some cases, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen and this is one of those cases.â&#x20AC;&#x153;

TOM HAYS AND LARRY NEUMEISTER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady attended last-minute settlement talks between the NFL and its players union Monday before a judge announced he would decide the dispute over deflated footballs with a ruling in a day or two. Everyone involved â&#x20AC;&#x153;tried quite hardâ&#x20AC;? to reach a deal in the controversy that has hung over professional football since New England easily won the AFC title game in January, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman said in federal court in Manhattan. However, Berman said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did not reach a settlement. ... In some cases, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen and this is one of those cases.â&#x20AC;? Absent a compromise, Berman will have to either affirm or throw out Goodellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision in July to uphold a four-game suspension

Richard Berman, judge

BERMAN

of Brady. The NFL concluded the quarterback colluded with two Patriots ball handlers to deflate footballs to gain an edge in a 45-7 victory over the Colts. The NFL Players Association has accused the league of handling the discipline unfairly for Brady, who has denied any role in the scandal nicknamed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deflategate.â&#x20AC;? Speaking at a hearing that lasted less than five minutes, Berman noted that senior executives from

the league and the players union who had not attended several previous settlement talks joined more than an hour of negotiations Monday morning. Giants president and co-owner John Mara took part, as did free agent kicker Jay Feely, Berman said. Feely is a member of the unionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive committee and Mara is chairman of the NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive committee that oversees labour matters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For us it reinforces the desire and the need for an independent arbitrator in these matters of personal conduct,â&#x20AC;? Feely said outside court. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we understand Tomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

position and I think the process will work itself out.â&#x20AC;? Berman said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s putting the final touches on his decision. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be today, but hopefully tomorrow or the day after,â&#x20AC;? he said of a written ruling. Berman said previously that he hoped to rule by Friday, giving the Patriots enough time to prepare for their Sept. 10 season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Berman had ordered Goodell and Brady to attend Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hearing. Both arrived 90 minutes early to participate in talks in the judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s robing room. Neither spoke inside or outside court. Berman has said a settlement would be â&#x20AC;&#x153;rational and logicalâ&#x20AC;? but also cited weaknesses in the way the NFL handling of the controversy. The judge has also suggested that the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finding was too vague, that Brady was generally aware that game balls were being deflated.

TIM BOOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SEATTLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chris Petersen is adding secrecy to his anticipated return to Boise State. The Washington coach has no intention of making a public announcement of his starting quarterback before the Huskies take the field Friday night to face the 23rd-ranked Broncos. Petersen is keeping it internal for now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a really good plan. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited about it. Because we figured it out the last day or two we just really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an advantage to us to tell you our strategy right now on that position. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll pretty much announce that starting quarterback game time,â&#x20AC;? Petersen said. Petersen and the Huskies are in such a position because of the inexperience at the position.

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trees were split by the storm, leaving branches hanging and others are leaning on houses or power lines, and the clean up could take weeks. Uprooted trees littered roads and crushed vehicles, and drivers immediately began filing claims with the Insurance Corp. of B.C. ICBC spokesman Adam Grossman said they have received more than 4,000 calls and online claims over

the weekend, and noted that damage from fallen trees is typically covered under ICBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comprehensive coverage plan. The wild wind also destroyed tents set up for the Surrey Night Market, which cancelled the rest of the season due to the extensive damage. Acting Surrey Mayor Bruce Hayne said this had been the most damaging windstorm in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory. While it will take a couple of weeks to clean up all of the debris, Hayne said dangerous trees will be removed and public areas will be cleared in the next 24-to-48 hours. The storm also knocked out cell service in some areas, including Jack Froeseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home. Unable to make calls from his house, the mayor of the Township of Langley drove around looking for service. Froese said the storm should be a wake-up call, reminding residents that they need to be prepared, and rely less on technology in emergencies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A website goes down or cellphones donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re kind of lost,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we have to really recognize that in a serious event, communications are important, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re relying a lot on this technology that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always work in these sorts of situations.â&#x20AC;?

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Communities struggling to cope with addiction and mental illness are near the head of the line for their annual meetings with Premier Christy Clark and the provincial cabinet. A plea for integrated treatment services to take some of the load from police and hospital emergency rooms is among the main resolutions for the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver Sept. 21-25. B.C. communities are dealing with camps of homeless drug addicts, property crime driven by addiction and violence between drug gangs. The B.C. health ministry recently announced a program to train

and equip front-line hospital staff to deal with violent patients in emergency. Sponsored by Delta, the resolution says local governments have made repeated requests for help â&#x20AC;&#x153;without seeing any improvements in services or resources.â&#x20AC;? It calls for integrated health and psychiatric care, criminal justice reform and access to affordable housing. Maple Ridge has two resolutions dealing with housing. One calls for Ottawa to maintain rent subsidy funding for cooperative housing developments, whose contracts are expiring over the next five years. The other suggests federal incentives for developers to choose purpose-built rental housing, rather

than condominiums and other housing for sale. Vancouver, where housing costs have spiralled beyond the means of many, wants the province to support rental housing and take action to reduce real estate speculation. The Fraser Valley Regional Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resolution on shelter allowances and rent subsidies notes that average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in B.C. is $953, and the provincial shelter assistance rate for an employable single parent is $375, unchanged since 2007. Other resolutions: â&#x20AC;˘ The Central Okanagan Regional District wants local government authority to lower highway speed limits passing through rural com-

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