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National plan for seniors care debated Valley’s population over 75 expected to double by 2036 ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

driving the support vehicle and keeping a blog along the journey. In her last post on Wednesday, she wrote about entering and leaving Port Alberni. “We will be staying at [her brother’s] cabin [tonight] on Sprout Lake which is halfway to Tofino. Tofino ... Ralf can see the light at the end of the tunnel!!!!!” she wrote. “Started off for Port Alberni at 7:15. Temp 4C, head winds, raining...Fortunately Ralf goes the other direction tomorrow to Tofino. Very steep – every truck is pulling over to check their brakes before heading down on either side. “The road to Tofino is 99k; windy and narrow.” The driver of the pick-up, a woman from Ucluelet, was uninjured and no charges are currently pending. An investigation was undertaken at the scene to determine the cause of the crash.

Port Alberni is aging – a demographic shift that is already placing growing demands on the health care system. According to census data 20 per cent of the Alberni Valley’s 25,000 residents are 65 or older, but Island Health anticipates this portion to grow as baby boomers move into the retirement age. Residents over 75 are expected to double by 2036, while the Valley’s overall population remains stable over this period, stated an Island Health from 2014. The trend has already brought a steady supply of long-term care patients to the West Coast General Hospital in recent years. These people are often elderly, with dementia or physical disabilities that require constant medical attention – but a shortage of available spaces in the community’s care facilities has made the hospital a holding area for those awaiting placement. With acute care spots costing up to $1,000 a day, longterm care patients have comprised nearly half of the hospital’s 52-bed capacity on some occasions. As part of the Times’ ongoing election coverage, candidates in the Courtenay-Alberni riding were asked what’s needed for the health care system to support an increase in elderly residents. The following are excerpts from their written responses, which will be posted in their entirety on avtimes.net later this week. NDP candidate Gord Johns believes more measures are needed to ensure British Columbia is getting its fair share of health care funding. He pledges to restore the Canadian Health Accord, a 10-year agreement to provide stable health care funding to the provinces that expired in 2014. “As Tom [Mulcair] has reminded us, our universal health system came in through the NDP, it is part of our DNA and we will defend it every step of the way,” said Johns.

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A rare celestial combination For the first time since 1982 Sunday evening brought a lunar eclipse at the same time as a supermoon, which is a full moon that looks bigger and brighter than usual due to a closer vicinity to the earth. In Port Alberni the moon was entirely immersed in the earth’s shadow at 8:06 p.m. A lunar eclipse and supermoon are not expected to coincide again until 2033. [JERRY FEVENS, FOR THE TIMES]

FATALITY

Ontario cyclist killed on Hwy. 4 during his fundraising trip west KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Heavy rain and limited visibility contributed to a fatal accident involving a pick-up truck and cyclist last week near Hydro Hill on the Pacific Rim Highway. The Ucluelet RCMP, BC Ambulance Service Paramedics and the Ucluelet Fire Department responded to the crash just after 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. A cyclist was riding to Ucluelet near the east end of Kennedy Lake when he lost control of his bike and veered into oncoming traffic. He was struck by the pickup heading east. Sgt. Jeff Swann, Commander of the Ucluelet RCMP, said despite best efforts, the cyclist could not be saved. “He received fantastic medical care immediately from the Alpine Employee First Aid crew who were nearby,” Swann said. “The paramedics were on scene almost immediately. He had a lot of qualified people working on him, but despite their best efforts, he

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Ralf Jarchow, seen here in Ontario, died Thursday when he hit a truck near Kennedy Lake on the Pacifc Rim Highway. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

couldn’t be saved.” The cyclist was brought to Port Alberni by ambulance where he was pronounced dead. Police confirmed the cyclist was 61-year old Ralf Jarchow

of Brampton, Ontario. Jarchow, a lawyer and avid cyclist, was on a charity cross-Canada tour raising money for Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness. His wife, Valerie, was

Tour de Rock lands in Port Alberni to fanfare

Beaver recovering after rescue from basement

Twenty police officers on bicycles arrived in town Friday for the fundraising event after a tough push over “the hump.”

The animal was very lethargic, dehydrated and hungry from having no access to food – but didn’t have injuries.

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The winner of the Alberni Valley Hospice Society’s raffle, Chris Falardeau, was recently presented with his scooter, donated by Port Boat House, by the Society’s executive director, Gretchen Carlson, centre, and Port Boat House’s Yamaha sales associate Steve Kendall. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES] Tuesdays, 9 to 11 a.m. and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: 778- 421-2244.

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and their babies. To register drop into Echo Centre or phone 250-723-2181.

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

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.

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

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Alberni Valley Hospice Society’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, Alzheimer’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,

The Christian Intervention Program runs Tuesdays, from 6 to 8 p.m. Info: 250724-3688 (Pastor Ron Nickle) or 250-730-0397 (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 Free 2-day Advance Care Planning Workshop Oct. 19 and 21 at Echo Field House 3–5 p.m. Seats limited to 30. Call 250723-4478 to register.

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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) 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.,

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leadership and fun. Info: 250724-0976 (Shirley Maxwell). Meals on Wheels program needs volunteer drivers Tuesday to Saturday. 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.

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.

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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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Candidates face off in open forum Aboriginal issues on agenda last night; tonight’s event hosted by chamber ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Former junior rider, Kayla Aolick, gives a member of Tour de Rock a bracelet that she made for each of the 21 riders when the team arrived at Walmart on Friday. The event raised $6,814 in Port Alberni. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Police ride into town for childhood cancer research 21 Tour de Rock cyclists roll over the hump to visit Port Alberni on Friday; young person shares story of her illness KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock rolled into Port Alberni on Friday afternoon for the annual meet and greet and fundraising drive. Twenty-one cyclists, including 20 police officers and one media rider from Vancouver Island, rode over the “hump” from Parksville, where they were greeted first with cheque presentations at Walmart. Before fuelling up with lunch, Nanaimo’s media rider, Hilary Eastmure from 91.7 Coast FM, reflected on the climb up Highway 4. “I know I am never going to ride the hump again,” Eastmure said. “It was not as hard as I thought it would be, though. “We were all reflecting on what it would be like to fight cancer, especially as a kid. We had some good inspirational music and were all supporting each other.” She said there were also motivational signs posted along the road. Eastmure said she hasn’t regularly ridden a bike since high school but was inspired to join the team for personal reasons. “I decided to do it after a co-worker did it in 2013,” Eastmure said. “I was inspired after I lost a dear friend to cancer in 2012. It is a great way to pay tribute to her and help out with the cause.” Each rider on the team is paired with one or more junior riders, children in Vancouver Island communities who are

“We were all reflecting on what it would be like to fight cancer, especially as a kid. We had some good inspirational music and were all supporting each other.” Hilary Eastmure, media rider

cancer survivors or currently fighting the disease. Eastmure said they are the reason the riders keep pedalling. She met her two junior team members, Natalie, 11 and Hope, 8 in Parksville on Thursday. Hope decided on the spot to shave her head in support of fellow cancer survivors and raised $300 in a matter of minutes. “She just wanted to support other kids fighting cancer,” Eastmure said. “Any trepidation I had about shaving my head in Nanaimo on Sept. 28 melted away right then. I will do it in their honour.” That evening the team listened to a story told by a young teenager, Olivia, who just finished her treatments for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. “She decided to fight hard and not let it get her down,” said Tour de Rock coordinator, Katie Crowe. “She is wise beyond her years and very inspiring. Those stories remind the riders of what and who they are doing this for.”

After lunch at Walmart, the team made its way to the Co-Op on Johnston Road for more fundraising and then Alberni Elementary, where they were welcomed with cheers from students and teachers. At A.W. Neill Elementary, Grade 3 student Brett Wasylyniuk raised $1,000 before shaving his head in front of the large crowd. The nearly fouryear cancer survivor sat outside Co-Op and the Starboard Grill collecting donations prior to the event. “Then when he was getting his head shaved, the owner of Clip 21 gave him $250 because she was so impressed with what he was doing,” said Brett’s father, Richard Wasylyniuk. That evening a fundraising dinner was held at Boston Pizza. This year the team lacked any riders representing Port Alberni and the West Coast, but organizers were happy with the $6,814 raised in support. Crowe said the team’s goal by the end of the tour is to break $1 million again. Last year the event raised $1.12 million and over the 18-year history, it has contributed more than $20 million to pediatric cancer research, programs and support. The tour wraps up on Oct. 2 in Victoria. » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

Courtenay-Alberni candidates face the public collectively this week with two forums scheduled Monday at the Hupacasath House of Gathering and tonight at the Italian Hall. Aboriginal issues were on the agenda for the Monday forum, an event organized by the Hupacasath First Nation and the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council. “Aboriginal issues aren’t only important to aboriginal people; they are important to all Canadians,” read a statement from the forum’s organizers. Hundreds are expected to fill the Italian Hall this evening when the Conservative, Liberal, Green Party and NDP candidates are available to answer concerns from the public. The event begins with five minutes for each party representative to introduce themselves and their political platform, followed by inquiries from citizens. Responses are limited to one minute each to keep comments succinct. “We don’t try and control the questions,” said Bill Collette, executive director of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce, which is holding the event with the Port Alberni and District Labour Council. “There’s a timer and we have a mic control. If things get abusive or whatever we shut the mic off.” The chamber and labour council have hosted candidates forums for past elections, including a provincial event and a mayoral debate leading up to the municipal vote in November 2014. Chamber vice-president Kris Patterson believes tonight’s forum will give citizens a chance

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“There’s a timer and we have a mic control. If things get abusive or whatever we shut the mic off.” Bill Collette, chamber of commerce

to direct their personal concerns to the political candidates. “This is an excellent opportunity for the general public to have a one-to-one interaction with the political people,” he said. “Although there has been a lot of press coverage, it’s always better to meet someone face-to-face.” The event’s moderator will be Cindy Solda, a former Port Alberni city councillor of 13 years and past chair of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District. The two-hour all candidates meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Italian Hall tonight at 4065 Sixth Avenue. 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.

Port Alberni’s Fall Bridal Exhibition $5 at the door. All proceeds go to local womens charity. The big ballroom will be filled with many vendors for your special day.

Sun., Oct. 4th, 1-5 p.m. at the Barclay White Bridal Boutique from Nanaimo is coming and filling the small Stamps Room with dresses, dresses, dresses.

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The NDP candidate also spoke of a seniors strategy that includes keeping eligibility for Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement payments at 65. Conservative candidate John Duncan defended the federal support for health care, noting that transfers to the province have grown by six per cent every year. “Federal funding dedicated to health care is legislated to continue to grow from 2017-18 in line with the growth of the economy with a guaranteed increase of at least three per cent a year,” he said. Duncan also spoke of establishing the Canadian Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation, as well as prioritizing research for superbugs, cancer treatment, cardiovascular illnesses, strokes and Alzheimer’s disease. “We recognize the importance if improving the quality of life of seniors, their families and caregivers,” he said. “Our ambition includes finding a cure for dementia by 2025.” The Liberal Party’s Carrie Powell-Davidson emphasized a national strategy for dementia, criticizing Health Minister Rona Ambrose for voting against a bill to put a

plan in place last spring. “A liberal government would never leave Canadian families to fend for themselves as an unprecedented wave of dementia draws near,” she said. Powell-Davidson spoke of applying “economies of scale” to medications. “If big box retailers can offer you lower prices based on the same principle, it only makes sense to apply it to the primary health care expenditure for most Canadians,” she said.

Green Party candidate Glen Sollitt listed a plan to help seniors, including a national pharmacare program, “affordable and predictable home care,” as well as increasing health care transfer payments to the provinces according to demographic needs. “Our seniors have contributed immeasurably to this country,” said Sollitt. “It is therefore completely unacceptable that so many of our seniors are living in poverty and the federal government is missing in action.”

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Crude will find a way despite opposition

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he leading Democratic presidential candidate has now given the thumbs-down to Canada’s Keystone XL pipeline. Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday she opposes the pipeline from Alberta into the U.S., intended to ship crude oil to Gulf Coast refineries. However, that will not shut down Alberta’s oilsands; the oil will find another way to flow, as the market demands. That other way, now, is by train. Rail is more expensive and carries a heftier cost environmentally, coughing out higher greenhouse gas emissions. Since 2008, when TransCanada applied to build a southern pipeline, crossing the border at Montana, oil has been chugging along by rail into the U.S. market, going from almost nothing to 180,000 barrels per day, by

rail, between January 2011 and November 2013. In other words, opposing pipelines does not shut down oil production. Ms. Clinton saw that when she was secretary of state — it’s either dirty oil from the Middle East or dirty oil from Canada, she said. In 2014, the State Department assessed Canadian imports to be environmentally defensible. Ms. Clinton has fallen into step with U.S. President Barack Obama now on Keystone. Keystone is opposed by a big chunk of the Democratic Party’s support base. Ms. Clinton now says Keystone is a “distraction” from the bigger task ahead on climate change. So the wind has shifted on the Harper government’s strategy, which was to just wait out the Obama administration, confident the next government would see the project’s merit.

(Betting on the ascendancy of a Trump administration with a yen for crude may be risky.) It was wise, therefore, for Conservative Leader Stephen Harper to hold fire on Thursday about Ms. Clinton’s about-face. He – or, at least, the next federal government – will be knocking once again on the doors of the White House after the American elections next fall. Oil finds its way to market, as the Canadian experience shows. That is why development and export did not slow in the eight years Keystone has been waiting for approval. The market will decide whether oilsands production is “worth it.” The State Department’s assessment published in 2014 was based on a per-barrel price almost $30 higher than where it sits today. A followup report by the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency said that prevented a truly useful analysis of an environmental cost-benefit of Keystone. The efficiencies of a fairly direct pipeline to the American Gulf refineries improve the market for expensive oilsands crude. But market prices shift, sometimes dramatically; a barrel of oil has dropped by half over the last year, landing just south of US$45 Wednesday. Producers have reacted accordingly, delaying or stopping projects. Oil-price forecasts see a steady but slow rise over the next decade. TransCanada is moving ahead by seeking approval for Energy East, a pipeline to move oil to Quebec and New Brunswick. And, the political headwinds in the U.S. may calm after November 2016. Regardless of who gets installed in the White House,

Canada needs to protect not just its resource revenues, but its economic future, and that also means protecting its environment. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau supports Keystone; NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is hedging. Meanwhile, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley wants to refine oil domestically. What Canada needs from its next prime minister is economic leadership in hand with vigorous defence of the environment. That may mean, as Ms. Notley suggests, thinking more broadly about how the country uses the wealth of the land. -CANADIAN PRESS (WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Alberni Valley Museum deserves our support Our museum is the greatest! Thank-you to the museum staff for hosting my 12th birthday. The murder mystery was exciting as my friends and I explored the 1920s. If you haven’t considered renting the A.V. museum for a celebration please do. We all need to support the museum. As a student, I appreciate our heritage. We all have to know our past before we can truly plan our future. Libby Manson Port Alberni

‘Exclusionary politics’ against the Greens To all media covering Canada’s

Federal election in October: Last time I checked, Elizabeth May is still leader of one of Canada’s Federal political parties and still running in October’s election.So why aren’t the media giving her equal time and asking her the same questions posed to leaders of other “main” federal parties? At least ask Elizabeth May what her responses are to the other leaders’ answers to the questions she’s not being asked. Otherwise, it appears the media are getting sucked into (and thereby contributing to) the vortex of exclusionary politics created by Ms. May’s competitors. Surely the media aren’t afraid she might challenge the statusquo too much. That’s what makes news. So let’s get with the program, eh? Liz Stonard Port Alberni

Strategic voting has dominated the election In this super-extended version of a federal election it seems that one issue has dominated; strategic voting. This isn’t new. We heard it in 2011 as well, but this time it seems to have reached a fever pitch and I admit to getting caught up in it as well. However, after many hours of consideration and study I’ve found that there seems to be one thing that a massive number of Canadians agree on thanks to the last four years of destructive and disturbing Harper governance. People want a change in government. That is a key difference from last time. If every one of those people voted for that change it would be impossible for the Conservative

Party to form government. What’s more, instead of worrying about calculations and best chances and next times, people could simply vote for the change they want to see. That sounds like a much easier sell to the legions of non-voters, who are the ones truly holding the keys to 24 Sussex, than the current strategy that only appeals to the hyper-politically aware. Chris Alemany Port Alberni

Thanks to Port Alberni for 46 great years I am moving away. Thank you Port Alberni for 46 great years. I’m so glad we had this time together. Julia Turner Port Alberni

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WILDLIFE

Beaver rescued from mill basement Sylvia Campbell Wild N Free

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his beaver was rescued from the basement of the Harmac Mill in Nanaimo last week after being found inside the building. We have no idea how the beaver got inside but luckily a staff member spotted it and was able to transport it to NIWRA. The beaver was very lethargic, dehydrated and hungry from having no access to food but did not have any injuries. We were able to rehydrate, offer lots of food and a place to recover before releasing back to the wild. Periodically beaver are admitted in the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre. They are interesting animals to care for as their diet is very different

than our normal residents. Their vegetarian diet in the wild is non-wwody-type plants such as cattail shoots during the spring and summer and shrubs and trees in the autumn and winter. It’s the bark of the trees they are interested in eating. Those protruding teeth help in the cutting and chewing on wood while submerged under the water. They teeth never stop growing but the continual chewing keeps them from getting too long. Beavers are from the rodent family and have a very thick brown fur coat and soft gray undercoat which protects them from all climates. That dense coat was almost their demise in the early years of hunting and trapping. Being excellent swimmers, their large flat tail works as a boat rudder manoeuvring the large logs to its dam. It also acts as a balance when carrying heavy branches. It is difficult to

Rescued from inside the Harmac Mill in Nanaimo, this beaver spent some time at NIWRA rehabilitating and finally released.

find beaver tracks because of the trail. As it drags along behind the beaver, it covers up their prints. They have many adaptations

that helps them swim under water like ear valves and a nose that closes. A thick layer covers their eyes to protect them from anything floating in the water.

Most of a beaver’s time is spent building dams and lodges therefore it is a mystery why our rescued beaver found itself inside of the Harmac Mill. He should have been busy building a large conshaped pile of branches in the middle of a lake. We are hopeful this beaver is now covering its lodge with a thick layer of mud to keep out any predators and happily slapping its tail on the surface of the water. They prefer lakes and streams throughout the whole of Canada but a large population of beaver can be found in British Columbia. Their population was once threatened for their fur and meat but it is good to see that numbers have risen because of wetland rehabilitation and better conservation laws. » Sylvia Campbell works at the North Island Wildlife Centre. For more information about wildlife, call the centre at 250-2488534 or email wildlife@niwra.org.

HEALTH

Wrong site, wrong procedure, wrong surgery

Are you scheduled for surgery? If so, there are ways to circumvent horrendous surgical errors. We’ve all heard stories about surgeons amputating the wrong leg. Or fixing a hernia on the side that didn’t need it. If you think this is past history, you had better think again as it happens every year in North America. During a 10 year period in Canada, wrong-site surgery happened 106 times. Each year, 6.3 cases involved a lower extremity and in 4.3 cases, an upper limb. The most common error was the use of arthroscopy (looking into the joint with an optical instrument) on the wrong joint. This misfortune happened to 24 patients. And in one case a total knee replacement was performed on the wrong knee! One mishap occurred after a patient fell, causing a fracture of the left leg. But operating room nurses placed her on her left side exposing her to

Dr. Gifford Jones The Doctor Game surgery on her right leg. It was only after the surgeon made the incision and found no fracture that he realized the error. Reports from the U.S. show that wrong side or wrong person surgery happens once in every 100,000 cases. But if a patient is having an operation for a lazy eye, the risk of surgery being performed on the wrong eye is one in 10,000! Dr. Philip Stahel, a researcher and surgeon at Denver Health Medical Center, remarked, “The surgical blunders reported are in all probability just the tip of the iceberg and mix-ups are likely higher.” In fact, one patient died of lung complications when a doctor inserted a chest tube into the

FINANCIAL

Retirement income flexibility boost

The 2015 federal budget contained a couple of measures that can give Canadians greater flexibility in their retirement saving and investing - an increase in the annual Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) contribution limit and a reduction in minimum annual payments from Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRIFs). Increase in TFSA contribution limit As of January 1, 2015, the annual TFSA contribution limit was raised to $10,000 from the previous limit of $5,500. The extra $4,500 in annual contribution room offers a significant tax-efficient and very flexible opportunity to save for your retirement. You can take retirement income from a TFSA without impacting your right to receive such social assistance tax benefits as Old Age Security, the Guaranteed Income Supplement and the age credit. As well, because the withdrawal rates for RRIFs have decreased, taking retirement income first from your TFSA may allow you to leave investments in your RRIF longer. This is a benefit because RRIF withdrawals are 100% taxable so it’s usually better to leave those funds inside your RRIF as long as possible. TFSAs are also more flexible than Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) because there’s no maximum age by which you must start to make minimum withdrawals. And, unlike an RRSP, you can continue to make contributions to investments held in a TFSA after you turn age 71. Decrease in minimum RRIF withdrawals

wrong lung. All of these errors are tragic and some catastrophic. In another case, two patients had prostate biopsies. The result showed that one had cancer and the other did not. But the biopsies got mixed up and the patient without the cancer had a radical prostatectomy performed, which is extensive surgery, and removal of an organ, for no reason. The other patient was still walking around unaware he had a malignancy. The U.S. report showed that one-third of the mistakes lead to long-term negative consequences. In Canada, wrong site, wrong procedure and wrong patient surgery left 10 percent of patients with poor outcomes, depression or death. But all patients either required prolonged surgical time or additional surgery. One would wonder how these

errors can happen. It is primarily a failure of common sense. In some instances the patient was anesthetized, the extremity prepared and draped before the patient was even seen by the surgeon. In other situations the extremity that supposedly required surgery was marked by someone other than the operating surgeon. Or medical records and X-rays were not available in the operating room. In effect, hospital policy was rarely followed, or not at all. To help prevent this problem some hospitals have initiated a “timeout” before the incision is made. This gives everyone a moment to reflect on whether all the I’s have been dotted and all the T’s crossed before proceeding. But what can patients do to prevent wrong-site surgery and make errors as fool proof as

possible. Some surgeons initial the part of the body scheduled for surgery. But this is not always done. So if there’s no initial on your operative site before you’re wheeled to the operating room, ask the surgeon to place his initial on the right extremity while you’re still awake. Alexander Pope wrote over 300 years ago, “To err is human” so it may be a long time before there’s 100 percent protection against surgical errors. » 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.

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Liz Gaudet The Happy Life Project Previously, a 71-year-old with a RRIF was required to withdraw 7.38% of their RRIF in the first year, escalating to 20% by age 94. Now, the withdrawal rate has decreased to 5.28% in the first year, and 18.79% by age 94. This is an opportunity to preserve more of your wealth over your retirement years. As well, RRIF owners who withdraw more than the new minimum amount in 2015 will be able to re-contribute to their RRIF up to the reduction in the RRIF minimum withdrawal amount when the contribution is made on or before February 29, 2016 and will be deductible for the 2015 taxation year. What’s best for you? Should you take advantage of the extra TFSA contribution room and the decrease in minimum RRIF withdrawals (along with the flexibility to re-contribute to both) as strategies for decreasing your tax bite – or are other retirement income options (such as increasing contributions to your RRSP) better for you? You’ll know when these strategies are weighed within an overall financial/retirement plan – For more information and a mail out package please email liz. gaudet@investorsgroup.com. » Liz Gaudet is a consultant with Investors Group Financial Services Inc. in Port Alberni. She can be reached at 250-723-1148.

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BCHL

Alberni loses 2 in BCHL Showcase “We need some of our veterans to carry the puck for us right now. I think once they score a few goals here the floodgates will open.”

MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The Alberni Valley Bulldogs fell to 1-4-0-0 after dropping two games at the BCHL Showcase last week. The Bulldogs lost their third straight game on Friday morning 3-0 against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. It was their second loss of the fourth annual BCHL Showcase at Prospera Centre in Chilliwack. They played the Penticton Vees Thursday afternoon and were bested 4-1 by the defending Fred Page Cup champions. “We had some quality chances but I just don’t think that we’re hungry enough yet,” said Bulldogs head coach and general manager Kevin Willison. “We need some of our veterans to carry the puck for us right now. I think once they score a few goals here the floodgates will open. “Right now we’re just gripping the stick a little bit too tight.” There’s a lot of pressure on the team’s 20-year-olds to lead the way and score points, Willison noted. “That comes along with being 20 in this league and a veteran,” Willison said. Shots on net favoured Salmon Arm 11-5 on Friday through the first period but with no score. The Silverback’s Josh Blanchard opened the scoring on a breakaway just over a minute into the second period, with an assist from Josh Laframboise.

Kevin Willison, Bulldogs head coach

Bulldogs winger Nathan Dingmann works the puck past Silverbacks defenceman Aiden Salerno at Prospera Centre on Friday during the fourth annual BCHL Showcase. Alberni lost 3–0 to Salmon Arm. [ROB FROLIC FOR THE TIMES]

Nearly seven minutes into the second frame Salmon Arm looked sharp in a four-on-four play as Nick Hutchison found the puck in front of the net to make it 2-0 with assists from Elijiah Barriga and Damian Chrcek. The Bulldogs couldn’t generate much in the way of offence and were outshot 13–4. A scrappy third period amounted to 32 penalty minutes and two

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game misconducts, but no power play goals. Colton Thibault added the final goal for Salmon Arm for the 3–0 final, assisted by Josh Laframboise. The ‘Dogs were outshot 31–15 for the game, and were shut out for the second time in a week. The defending Fred Page Cup champions Penticton Vees, defeated the Bulldogs 4-1 on Thursday afternoon at Prospera

Centre. The Vees’ Tyson Jost, assisted by Scott Conway, scored one on the power play in the first period and added another for the 2-0 lead by eight minutes into the second. Nathan Dingmann found his first BCHL career goal off a deflection from Garrett Halls and Josh Adkins at 9:20 in the second period. That was the only goal the

Bulldogs scored in the past three games. The Vees continued to build their lead at three minutes into the third period when Gabe Bast blasted a shot off the post and in. Jost made it a hat-trick with an empty netter with less than a minute to go for the 4–1 final score. Shots favoured Alberni 28–23. The Bulldogs are in Nanaimo on Wednesday to face the Nanaimo Clippers at 7 p.m. at Frank Crane Arena. “I certainly expect a tough match there,” said Willison. “We’re going to go there with a good attitude and hope to take two points.” The Clippers are 3–3 in the season so far, losing their last game against the Coquitlam Express 4–2 at the Showcase on Saturday. » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

MLB

3 tie games in AV Jays edge Orioles, inch league first week closer to a division title Coulson’s held off improved sophomore Dumas West Coast Express for 3–2 win BRUCE EDWARDS FOR THE TIMES

Friday, Sept. 19:

COULSON’S – 3 DUMAS WC EXPRESS – 2 Coulson’s off-season acquisition Justin Sketsch opened the scoring for his new team 3:25 into the game. Brad Golbeck and brother, Kyle Sketsch assisted. With 5:37 remaining in the opening half Colton Buffie added to Coulson’s halftime with his goal assisted by Dustin St. Denis and Mike Souchuck. The game remained 2-0 in Coulson’s favour until Wesley Schutt set up teammate Craig Smith’s short-handed goal with 8:29 remaining in the game. A minute and a half later veteran Dave Gibson scored the eventual game winner for Coulson’s on an assist from another off-season acquisition Carson McCulloch and Justin Sketsch. With eighteen seconds left in the game Dumas’ Taylor Hansen narrowed the final score to 3-2 on a lone assist from Smith. Coulson’s and Dumas WC Express each had 23 shots on goal apiece in this close game.

BOSTON PIZZA – 2 HETHERINGTON IND. – 2 Chad Plouffe opened the game’s scoring for Hetherington 3:27 into the game on an assist from Colby Lim and Jonathan Cherry. Boston Pizza’s Dallas Ward’s point shot found the back of the net 7:39 in to tie the game 1-1. Graham Melton assisted. With 3:32 left in the opening half Cody Chretien’s powerplay goal put Hetherington back on top 2-1 for the halftime break. Aaron Hetherington and Jake Martens assisted. Early in the final half rookie Logan Henson scored a shorthanded goal with help from Jordan Hamlyn to tie the game for Boston Pizza. For the remainder of the game both teams battled hard with end to end offensive rushes looking for the game winner. Neither team was able to net the winner. Boston Pizza outshot Hetherington Industries 32-24. URGEL’S AUTO COLLISION – 4

THE BLUE MARLIN INN – 4 Urgel’s opened the scoring 7:08 into the game on Keenan McConnell’s unassisted goal. Midway through the opening half Morgan Steed tied the game for the Blue Marlin Inn on assists from Jimmie Hodgson and Shawn Fearing. McConnell’s second goal with 7:21 left in the half put Urgel’s back up 2-1 with help from Dustin Diemert. Just over a minute later Blue Marlin’s Fearing tied the game 2-2 on assists from Roger Brossoit and Hodgson. The half ended deadlocked at 2-2. Early in the final half, Urgel’s took their third lead of the game with Chris Lambert’s goal assisted by Chris Spronken and Katlin Berard. Steed’s second goal of the game scored on a Blue Marlin Inn powerplay tied the game once again 4:29 into the final half. Darcy Haggard added the lone assist. The Blue Marlin Inn jumped ahead for the first time at 8:34 with Steed’s hat-trick goal assisted by Jeremy Russell and Chris Spronken. Urgel’s bounced back to tie the game for the final time on Turner Popoff’s unassisted short-handed goal with 9:32 remaining in the game. Urgel’s Auto Collision and The Blue Marlin Inn had 24 shots on goal apiece in this deadlock. Sunday, Sept. 20: JOHN ROBBINS CONSRUCTION – 1 DUMAS WC EXPRESS – 1 With 8:40 left in the opening half Neil Campbell gave Dumas a 1-0 lead on an assist from Robbie Lee and Danby White. Dumas held the 1-0 lead until Kyle Luchinski tied the game with his powerplay marker with nine seconds left in the opening half. Charlie Maedel and Matt Mesic assisted. In the final half John Robbins had a slight edge in play outshooting Dumas 15-11. Neither team was able to capitalize on their scoring opportunities to break a third tie game to end Week No. 1. John Robbins outshot Dumas WC Express 24-22 in this tight defensive battle.

DAVID GINSBURG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BALTIMORE — As they charge toward their first AL East title in 22 years, the Toronto Blue Jays are finding new and interesting ways to win. A team that has hit 223 home runs used a 60-foot dribbler to beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 Monday night. Toronto’s fifth straight victory, coupled with the Yankees’ loss to Boston, reduced the Blue Jays’ magic number for securing the division crown to two. After scoring twice in the eighth to pull even, the Blue Jays got the decisive run against Brad Brach (5-3) in the ninth. Dioner Navarro led off with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Dalton Pompey, who advanced on a single. After a sacrifice moved the runners up, Pompey scored when Justin Smoak hit a slow roller to first and Chris Davis threw wildly to the plate. “I hit it off my thumbs,” Smoak said. “Looking for a changeup, got a heater. That can happen.” The Blue Jays did get a home run — from Edwin Encarnacion — but that wasn’t much of a factor in the Blue Jays’ 35th comeback victory of the year. “We can win any way possible,” Smoak said. “This team is unbelievable. Guys fight to the end.” Brett Cecil (5-5) pitched one inning and Roberto Osuna got two outs for this 20th save. Ryan Flaherty hit a threerun homer for the Orioles, who have lost four straight. Toronto starter Marco Estrada, Cecil and Osuna retired the last 17 Baltimore batters in order. “Part of that is you have to credit the other guy who is on the mound,” Baltimore’s Matt

Toronto Blue Jays Kevin Pillar, left, and Dalton Pompey walk to the dugout after Pompey was safe at the plate for the go ahead run against the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth inning of an MLB game on Monday in Baltimore. [AP PHOTO]

Wieters said. “We’ve had some tough pitchers. Estrada was really pounding the zone. Anytime he wanted to throw a strike, he threw a strike.” Estrada gave up three runs and four hits in 7 1-3 innings. After allowing Flaherty’s home run in the second, Estrada retired 18 of the next 19 batters. The only Baltimore baserunner during that span was Wieters, who singled with one out in the fourth. Down 3-1, the Blue Jays rallied in the eighth against Chris Tillman and All-Star reliever Darren O’Day. Ryan Goins led off with a single and advanced on a groundout before O’Day entered and gave up RBI singles to Ben Revere and Jose Bautista. The uprising, which didn’t feature a hard-hit ball, was an

appropriate prelude to the ninth. “We felt good with Darren going in there,” Wieters said. “He had a couple of ground balls that shot through the infield that could have easily have been an inning-ending double play. But they found holes.” The comeback came after Tillman took a four-hitter into the eighth. “Tip my hat to my guys,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said. “They hung around and made a run at it late.” Tillman was 0-4 with a 15.50 ERA in five starts against Toronto this season, and 4-10 with a 6.02 ERA over his career. He was much improved this time around, but not good enough to get the win.

NHL

McCann scores lone goal in Canucks 1-0 win JOSHUA CLIPPERTON THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — Jared McCann scored on the power play in the third period and Jacob Markstrom stopped 31 shots Monday as the Vancouver Canucks shut out the Arizona Coyotes 1-0 in pre-season action. Making a strong bid to stick with the Canucks out of training camp, McCann took the puck off the wall and fired a low

shot past Arizona goalie Mike Smith at 8:34 for his first goal and third point of the exhibition schedule. McCann and fellow 2014 firstround pick Jake Virtanen were given top-six forward roles for the game as the Canucks get long looks at both players with the regular season set to begin Oct. 7 against the Calgary Flames. A broken foot suffered by

veteran winger Chris Higgins in Vancouver’s first exhibition game means there’s at least one spot open up front. Virtanen skated alongside Daniel and Henrik Sedin on the Canucks’ first line, while McCann started on the wing with Brandon Sutter and Alexandre Burrows before dropping down the lineup before moving back to his natural centre position.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES |

AMERICAN LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE

EAST DIVISION x-Toronto New York Baltimore Boston Tampa Bay

EAST DIVISION W 91 86 76 76 75

L 65 70 80 80 81

Pct .583 .551 .487 .487 .481

GB — 5 15 15 16

WCGB — — 6 6 7

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

Str W-5 L-1 L-4 W-4 L-3

Home 53-28 44-34 42-30 43-38 37-41

Away 38-37 42-36 34-50 33-42 38-40

CENTRAL DIVISION

y-Kansas City Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Detroit

L 67 76 87 94 97

Pct .571 .513 .442 .397 .378

GB — 9 20 27 30

WCGB — 11 22 29 32

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

Str W-4 W-1 W-5 L-3 W-1

Home 48-30 46-35 41-40 37-38 33-42

Away 41-37 34-41 28-47 25-56 26-55

CENTRAL DIVISION W 90 81 77 73 72

L 66 75 78 83 83

Pct .577 .519 .497 .468 .465

GB — 9 121/2 17 171/2

WCGB — 1 41/2 9 91/2

L10 4-6 6-4 5-5 4-6 5-5

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

Home 51-30 46-32 35-39 37-38 38-43

Away 39-36 35-43 42-39 36-45 34-40

x-St. Louis x-Pittsburgh x-Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati

W 84 82 81 74 65

L 71 74 74 82 91

Pct .542 .526 .523 .474 .417

GB — 21/2 3 101/2 191/2

WCGB — — 1 /2 8 17

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

Str L-2 W-2 W-5 L-5 L-2

Home 39-35 53-28 47-31 34-41 34-47

Away 45-36 29-46 34-43 40-41 31-44

Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado

WEST DIVISION

Texas Houston Los Angeles Seattle Oakland

y-New York Washington Miami Atlanta Philadelphia

W 89 80 69 62 59 W 99 95 91 66 63

L 58 62 65 90 93

Pct .631 .605 .583 .423 .404

GB — 4 71/2 321/2 351/2

WCGB — — — 25 28

L10 7-3 8-2 6-4 4-6 1-9

Str W-1 L-2 W-2 W-1 L-9

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

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Away 35-42 37-44 40-41 35-43 30-45

WEST DIVISION

0RQGD\¡V UHVXOWV 7RURQWR Baltimore 3 Boston 5 N.Y. Yankees 1 Minnesota 4 Cleveland 2 Detroit 7 Texas 4 Oakland at L.A. Angels Houston at Seattle 6XQGD\¡V UHVXOWV 7RURQWR Tampa Bay 4 Minnesota 7 Detroit 1 San Francisco 5 Oakland 4 L.A. Angels 3 Seattle 2 Houston 4 Texas 2 Kansas City 3 Cleveland 0 N.Y. Yankees 6 Chicago White Sox 1 Boston 2 Baltimore 0 7XHVGD\¡V JDPHV Boston (Porcello 8-14) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 12-8), 7:05 p.m. 7RURQWR 6WURPDQ at Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 9-11), 7:05 p.m.

Miami (Conley 4-1) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore 2-4), 7:10 p.m. Minnesota (Gibson 10-11) at Cleveland (Co.Anderson 6-3), 7:10 p.m. Detroit (Da.Norris 2-2) at Texas (Hamels 5-1), 8:05 p.m. Kansas City (Cueto 3-6) at Chicago White Sox (Samardzija 10-13), 8:10 p.m. Oakland (Bassitt 1-7) at L.A. Angels (Tropeano 2-2), 10:05 p.m. Houston (Fiers 2-1) at Seattle (Nuno 1-4), 10:10 p.m. :HGQHVGD\¡V JDPHV Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. 7RURQWR at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Miami at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. Detroit at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Kansas City at Chi. White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Houston at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

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7RURQWR $% 5 + %, %% 62 $YJ Revere lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .314 Donaldson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Bautista rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .252 Encarnacion dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 .273 Colabello 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .321 Barney 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 D.Navarro c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .249 1-Pompey pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188 Ru.Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Pillar cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .272 Goins ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .243 Kawasaki 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .182 a-Smoak ph-1b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .231 7RWDOV %DOWLPRUH $% 5 + %, %% 62 $YJ G.Parra cf-rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .215 M.Machado 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 C.Davis 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .256 Pearce lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .218 b-Paredes ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Clevenger dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Wieters c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .256 Schoop 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Flaherty rf 3 1 1 3 0 1 .215 Lough cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 J.Hardy ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .213 7RWDOV 7RURQWR Âł %DOWLPRUH Âł

a-grounded out for Kawasaki in the 8th. b-struck out for Pearce in the 9th. 1-ran for D.Navarro in the 9th. LOB—Toronto 6, Baltimore 2. HR—Encarnacion (36), off Tillman; Flaherty (9), off Estrada. RBIs—Revere (17), Bautista (111), Encarnacion (106), Smoak (57), Flaherty 3 (31). S—Goins. Runners left in scoring position—Tor 2 (Colabello, Revere). RISP—Tor 2 for 5; Balt 1 for 1. Runners moved up—Smoak. GIDP—Encarnacion. DP—Balt 1 (Schoop, J.Hardy, C.Davis). 7RURQWR ,3 + 5 (5 %% 62 13 (5$ Estrada 71/3 4 3 3 1 2 82 3.15 Cecil W, 5-5 1 0 0 0 0 2 14 2.55 Osuna S, 20-22 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 7 2.36 %DOWLPRUH ,3 + 5 (5 %% 62 13 (5$ Tillman 71/3 5 2 2 1 3 104 5.05 2¡'D\ %6 2/3 3 1 1 1 1 20 1.57 Brach L, 5-3 1 2 1 1 0 0 15 2.44

,QKHULWHG UXQQHUV VFRUHGÂł2¡'D\ T—2:36. A—19,093 (45,971).

A.L. LEADERS RUNS SCORED 'RQDOGVRQ 7RU %DXWLVWD 7RU Dozier, Min, 101; Trout, LA, 99.

RUNS BATTED IN 'RQDOGVRQ 7RU %DXWLVWD 7RU Davis, Bal, 110; (QFDUQDFLRQ 7RU

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Trout, LA, .585; 'RQDOGVRQ 7RU Cruz, Sea, .575; Davis, Bal, .543; Ortiz, Bos, .542; (QFDUQDFLRQ 7RU %DXWLVWD 7RU .

HOME RUNS

Davis, Bal, 43; Cruz, Sea, 43; 'RQDOG VRQ 7RU Trout, LA, 40; %DXWLVWD 7RU Pujols, LA, 37; J.Martinez, Det, 37; Ortiz, Bos, 36; (QFDUQDFLRQ 7RU . 0RQGD\ V JDPH QRW LQFOXGHG

BATTERS Hague Barney Colabello Revere Travis Donaldson Carrera Encarnacion Pillar Bautista Navarro Goins Martin Smoak Tulowitzki Thole Saunders Kawasaki Pompey Pennington PITCHERS Stroman Lowe Osuna Hawkins Price Hendriks Cecil Tepera Estrada Sanchez Schultz Buehrle Dickey Delabar Jenkins Loup Hutchison Francis

AB R H HR RBI AVG 5 1 2 0 0 .400 9 0 3 0 0 .333 311 51 100 14 53 .322 202 33 64 1 16 .317 217 38 66 8 35 .304 599 121 179 41 122 .299 163 27 45 3 24 .276 510 88 139 35 105 .273 565 74 153 12 54 .271 527 106 132 39 110 .250 165 17 41 5 20 .248 355 47 86 5 42 .242 429 72 102 22 74 .238 284 43 66 17 56 .232 155 30 36 5 17 .232 41 5 9 0 2 .220 31 2 6 0 3 .194 21 5 4 0 1 .190 85 14 16 2 6 .188 67 8 11 2 11 .164 W L SV IP SO ERA 3 0 0 19.0 10 1.89 1 3 1 54.1 60 1.99 1 5 19 68.0 72 2.38 1 0 1 15.0 12 2.40 18 5 0 220.1 225 2.45 5 0 0 64.0 71 2.53 4 5 5 52.0 65 2.60 0 1 1 30.1 21 2.67 13 8 0 167.0 120 3.13 7 6 0 89.2 57 3.31 0 1 1 41.2 31 3.46 14 7 0 191.1 88 3.76 11 11 0 209.1 123 4.00 2 0 1 28.1 30 4.45 0 0 0 2.0 2 4.50 2 5 0 40.0 44 4.73 13 4 0 147.0 127 5.33 1 2 0 18.1 18 6.87

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%RVWRQ $% 5 + %, %% 62 $YJ Betts cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .292 Pedroia 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .294 Bogaerts ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .325 T.Shaw 1b 4 1 3 2 0 1 .280 B.Holt rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Craig dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .135 Swihart c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .269 Marrero 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .286 Bradley Jr. lf 2 1 1 2 2 0 .254 7RWDOV 1HZ <RUN $% 5 + %, %% 62 $YJ Ellsbury cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .262 Gardner lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 A.Rodriguez dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 .252 Beltran rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Headley 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Bird 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 J.Murphy c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .286 Gregorius ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Refsnyder 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 7RWDOV %RVWRQ Âł 1HZ <RUN Âł %RVWRQ ,3 + 5 (5 %% 62 13 (5$ E.Rdrigz W, 10-6 6 7 1 1 1 5 97 3.85 1 /3 1 0 0 0 0 7 3.52 Hembree H, 1 No.Ramirez H, 4 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.15 M.Barnes H, 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 5.53 Ross Jr. 1 1 0 0 1 1 23 3.92 1HZ <RUN ,3 + 5 (5 %% 62 13 (5$ Nova L, 6-10 7 7 4 4 2 7 92 4.89 1 /3 1 0 0 0 0 7 5.87 A.Bailey 2 /3 0 0 0 0 2 8 7.81 Capuano 2 Cotham /3 1 1 1 0 0 10 6.00 Pazos 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00 1 /3 1 0 0 0 0 4 4.02 Rumbelow

T—2:56. A—39,476 (49,638).

x— clinched playoff berth; y — clinched division. 0RQGD\¡V UHVXOWV St. Louis 3 Pittsburgh 0 Chicago Cubs 1 Kansas City 0 (11 inn.) Washington 5 Cincinnati 1 L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco 6XQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Colorado 12 L.A. Dodgers 5 Chicago Cubs 4 Pittsburgh 0 Philadelphia 12 Washington 5 Miami 9 Atlanta 5 Arizona 4 San Diego 2 Milwaukee 8 St. Louis 4 N.Y. Mets 8 Cincinnati 1 7XHVGD\¡V JDPHV N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 14-12) at Philadelphia (D.Buchanan 2-9), 7:05 p.m. St. Louis (Wacha 17-6) at Pittsburgh (Morton 9-8), 7:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Haren 9-9) at Cincinnati (Jos.Smith 0-2), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Roark 4-6) at Atlanta (Wisler 6-8), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (Bergman 3-1) at Arizona (Ray 5-12), 9:40 p.m. Milwaukee (Jo.Lopez 0-0) at San Diego (T.Ross 10-11), 10:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 15-7) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 18-8), 10:15 p.m. :HGQHVGD\¡V JDPHV N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Milwaukee at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. LA Dodgers at San Francisco, 10:15 pm.

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6W /RXLV $% 5 M.Carpenter 3b 4 1 Piscotty rf-lf 2 0 Jay lf-cf 1 1 Holliday lf 3 0 Bourjos cf 0 0 Mar.Reynolds 1b 1 1 Heyward cf-rf 4 0 Jh.Peralta ss 4 0 Moss 1b 2 0 Pham ph-lf 1 0 Wong 2b 3 0 T.Cruz c 3 0 Lynn p 1 0 Grichuk ph 1 0 Cishek p 0 0 Maness p 0 0 Siegrist p 0 0 J.Broxton p 0 0 G.Garcia ph 1 0 Rosenthal p 0 0 7RWDOV 3LWWVEXUJK $% 5 G.Polanco rf 5 0 J.Harrison 3b 5 0 McCutchen cf 3 0 S.Marte lf 4 0 N.Walker 2b 4 0 Cervelli c 4 0 P.Alvarez 1b 1 0 S.Rodriguez 1b 0 0 Ar.Ramirez ph 1 0 Mercer ss 4 0 Happ p 2 0 Morse ph 0 0 J.Decker pr 0 0 Soria p 0 0 Watson p 0 0 Snider ph 0 0 K.Broxton pr 0 0 Melancon p 0 0 7RWDOV 6W /RXLV 3LWWVEXUJK

.DQVDV &LW\ $% 5 + %, %% 62 $YJ Zobrist 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .279 A.Gordon lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .271 L.Cain cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Hosmer 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .300 Moustakas 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .281 S.Perez c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .256 Rios rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .262 A.Escobar ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 Ventura p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 K.Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 K.Herrera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —Hochevar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —C.Colon ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .294 M.Almonte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —7RWDOV &KLFDJR $% 5 + %, %% 62 $YJ Fowler cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Cahill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 A.Jackson cf-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .193 Coghlan lf-1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .248 Bryant 1b-cf-rf-3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .281 La Stella 3b-2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 St.Castro 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Berry pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Montero c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .244 Soler rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Richard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 H.Rondon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —Strop p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —Rodney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —'HQRUÀD SK A.Russell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Hendricks p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .051 Schwarber ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .241 7RWDOV .DQVDV &LW\ ³ &KLFDJR ³

No outs when winning run scored. LOB—KC 5, Chicago 3. 2B—Moustakas +5³'HQRUÀD RII 0 $OPRQWH 5%,V³'HQRUÀD 6%³$ *RUGRQ Runners left in scoring position—Kansas City 2 (Moustakas, Rios); Chicago 1 (St. Castro). RISP—Kansas City 0 for 3; Chicago 0 for 2. GIDP—S.Perez, La Stella. DP—Kansas City 1 (Zobrist, A.Escobar, Hosmer); Chicago 1 (St.Castro, A.Russell, Coghlan). .DQVDV &LW\ ,3 + 5 (5 %% 62 13 (5$ Ventura 7 2 0 0 1 6 94 4.20 K.Herrera 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.66 Hochevar 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 3.38 Madson 1 1 0 0 0 3 14 2.20 M.Almonte L, 0-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6.23 &KLFDJR ,3 + 5 (5 %% 62 13 (5$ Hendricks 6 2 0 0 2 9 90 4.09 Cahill 2 1 0 0 0 3 22 5.40 1 /3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.83 Richard 2 /3 1 0 0 0 0 7 1.72 H.Rondon Strop 1 0 0 0 1 1 20 3.00 Rodney W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 0.87

M.Almonte pitched to 1 batter in the 11th. Umpires—Home, Phil Cuzzi; First, Tony Randazzo; Second, Gerry Davis; Third, Rob Drake. T—2:49. A—40,552 (40,929).

+ %, %% 62 $YJ 1 0 0 2 .267 0 0 1 1 .310 1 0 0 0 .219 0 0 0 0 .283 0 0 0 0 .205 1 2 0 0 .236 1 0 0 1 .289 0 0 0 1 .272 0 0 0 1 .236 0 0 0 1 .276 2 0 0 0 .265 0 0 0 0 .186 0 0 0 1 .163 0 0 0 0 .280 0 0 0 0 —0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 —0 0 0 0 —0 0 0 1 .254 0 0 0 0 .000 + %, %% 62 $YJ 2 0 0 1 .255 1 0 0 0 .280 1 0 2 1 .293 1 0 1 2 .288 1 0 1 1 .269 0 0 1 1 .299 0 0 3 0 .244 0 0 0 0 .249 0 0 0 0 .248 0 0 0 0 .245 0 0 0 2 .050 0 0 1 0 .241 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0 0 0 —0 0 0 0 —0 0 1 0 .217 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 — ³ ³

E—Jh.Peralta (7), G.Polanco (8). LOB—St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 16. 2B—G. Polanco (32), N.Walker (32). HR—Mar. Reynolds (13), off Melancon. RBIs—Mar. Reynolds 2 (48). SB—McCutchen (11). Runners left in scoring position—St. Louis 1 (Jh.Peralta); Pittsburgh 7 (N.Walker 2, G.Polanco 2, P.Alvarez 2, Ar.Ramirez). RISP—St. Louis 2 for 3; Pitt 0 for 12. Runners moved up—Holliday. GIDP—T. Cruz. DP—St. Louis 1 (Heyward, Heyward, T.Cruz); Pittsburgh 2 (J.Harrison, N.Walker, P.Alvarez), (G.Polanco, S.Rodriguez). 6W /RXLV ,3 + 5 (5 %% 62 13 (5$ Lynn 5 4 0 0 4 6 96 3.06 2 /3 0 0 0 3 1 24 3.54 Cishek 1 /3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.33 Maness Siegrist 1 1 0 0 1 0 30 2.11 J.Broxton W, 4-5 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.53 Rosnthl S, 48-51 1 1 0 0 1 1 25 2.10 3LWWVEXUJK ,3 + 5 (5 %% 62 13 (5$ Happ 6 1 0 0 0 4 56 2.04 Soria 1 1 0 0 1 2 20 2.19 Watson 1 1 0 0 0 1 12 1.96 Melancon L, 3-2 1 3 3 3 0 2 17 2.29

Inherited runners-scored—Maness 3-0. IBB—off Lynn (P.Alvarez). T—3:34. A—30,198 (38,362).

FOOTBALL

NHL

SOCCER

CFL

PRE-SEASON

MLS

EAST DIVISION

0RQGD\¡V UHVXOWV N.Y. Rangers 3 Philadelphia 2 (OT) Washington 3 N.Y. Islanders 1 Detroit 3 Boston 1 Montreal 4 Pittsburgh 1 Vancouver 1 Arizona 0 6XQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Los Angeles 2 Colorado 1 (SO) Carolina 2 Ottawa 1 Minnesota 8 Winnipeg 1 Florida 4 Dallas 2 7XHVGD\¡V JDPHV Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m. Ottawa at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Colorado at Calgary, 9 p.m. Arizona at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Vancouver at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. :HGQHVGD\¡V JDPHV Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

GP W L T PF PA 12 8 4 0 410 246 12 7 5 0 312 348 12 7 5 0 280 321 12 5 7 0 263 243

Hamilton Toronto Ottawa Montreal

Pt 16 14 14 10

WEST DIVISION Calgary Edmonton B.C. Winnipeg Saskatchewan

GP W L T PF PA Pt 13 10 3 0 347 270 20 13 9 4 0 326 238 18 12 4 8 0 268 345 8 13 4 9 0 246 377 8 13 2 11 0 322 386 4

6XQGD\¡V UHVXOW Saskatchewan 33 Montreal 21 7KXUVGD\ V JDPH Montreal at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. )ULGD\ V JDPH Calgary at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m. 6DWXUGD\ V JDPHV Edmonton at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. Saskatchewan at B.C., 7 p.m.

NFL

BCHL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST New England Buffalo N.Y. Jets Miami

W 3 2 2 1

L 0 1 1 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF PA 1.000 119 70 .667 100 68 .667 68 41 .333 51 74

1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2

0 0 0 0

.333 .333 .333 .333

56 49 56 89

80 91 60 77

3 2 1 0

0 1 2 3

0 0 0 0

1.000 .667 .333 .000

85 76 58 70

56 52 72 84

SOUTH Indianapolis Jacksonville Houston Tennessee

NORTH Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore

WEST Denver Oakland San Diego Kansas City

3 2 1 1

0 1 2 2

0 0 0 0

1.000 .667 .333 .333

74 77 66 79

49 86 83 89

NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST Dallas N.Y. Giants Washington Philadelphia

W 2 1 1 1

L 1 2 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .333 .333 .333

PF 75 78 55 58

PA 75 72 59 63

3 3 1 0

0 0 2 3

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1.000 1.000 .333 .000

71 89 49 60

48 72 80 84

3 2 0 0

0 1 3 3

0 0 0 0

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96 60 56 46

68 50 83 105

3 1 1 1

0 2 2 2

0 0 0 0

1.000 126 49 .333 50 67 .333 45 93 .333 74 61

SOUTH Carolina Atlanta Tampa Bay New Orleans

NORTH Green Bay Minnesota Detroit Chicago

WEST Arizona St. Louis San Francisco Seattle

0RQGD\¡V UHVXOW Green Bay 38 Kansas City 28 6XQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Oakland 27 Cleveland 20 Denver 24 Detroit 12 Minnesota 31 San Diego 14 Philadelphia 24 N.Y. Jets 17 Carolina 27 New Orleans 22 Cincinnati 28 Baltimore 24 Indianapolis 35 Tennessee 33 Houston 19 Tampa Bay 9 Atlanta 39 Dallas 28 Arizona 47 San Francisco 7 Pittsburgh 12 St. Louis 6 Seattle 26 Chicago 0 New England 51 Jacksonville 17 Buffalo 41 Miami 14 7KXUVGD\ V JDPH Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 8:25 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4 N.Y. Jets vs. Miami at London, 9:30 a.m. Oakland at Chicago, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 1 p.m. Houston at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Cleveland at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Green Bay at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. Minnesota at Denver, 4:25 p.m. Dallas at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. Open: New England, Tennessee Monday, Oct. 5 Detroit at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

INTERIOR DIVISION Penticton Salmon Arm West Kelowna Vernon Merritt Trail

GP 6 6 6 7 7 6

W 5 4 4 3 3 2

L 1 1 2 3 4 4

T OL GF GA Pt 0 0 21 11 10 1 0 26 14 9 0 0 25 18 8 0 1 65 23 7 0 0 26 34 6 0 0 19 28 4

L 2 1 3 4 4

T OL GF GA Pt 0 0 27 16 10 0 1 18 50 7 0 0 19 14 6 0 0 7 22 2 0 0 8 15 2

ISLAND DIVISION GP Powell River 7 Cowichan Valley 5 Nanaimo 6 Alberni Valley 5 Victoria 5

W 5 3 3 1 1

MAINLAND DIVISION GP Wenatchee 5 Langley 5 Coquitlam 6 Chilliwack 6 Prince George 6 Surrey 6

W 5 3 3 2 1 1

L 0 2 3 2 4 5

T OL GF GA Pt 0 0 24 7 10 0 0 18 14 6 0 0 16 24 6 1 1 20 21 6 0 1 9 27 3 0 0 15 25 2

6XQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Vernon 42 Cowichan Valley 3 (OT) Victoria 2 Prince George 1 (OT) Wenatchee 3 Trail 1 West Kelowna 4 Langley 1 :HGQHVGD\¡V JDPHV $OO WLPHV /RFDO West Kelowna at Merritt, 7 p.m. Surrey at Chilliwack, 7 p.m. Alberni Valley at Nanaimo, 7 p.m. 7KXUVGD\¡V JDPH Coquitlam at Victoria, 7 p.m. )ULGD\ V JDPHV Victoria at Alberni Valley, 7 p.m. Coquitlam at Nanaimo, 7 p.m. Merritt at Penticton, 7 p.m. Cowichan Valley at Prince George, 7 pm. Wenatchee at Salmon Arm, 7 p.m. Chilliwack at Langley, 7:15 p.m. Vernon at Powell River, 7:15 p.m.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE x-New York New England Columbus D.C. Toronto Montreal Orlando City New York City Philadelphia Chicago

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*$ 37 42 51 39 52 39 53 51 48 51

WESTERN CONFERENCE : / 7 3WV *) Vancouver 15 12 3 48 41 Dallas 14 9 5 47 41 Los Angeles 13 9 8 47 49 Seattle 14 13 4 46 39 Kansas City 12 9 9 45 45 Portland 12 10 8 44 31 San Jose 12 12 7 43 38 Houston 11 12 8 41 40 Salt Lake 10 12 8 38 35 Colorado 8 12 10 34 29 1RWH 3 points for victory, 1 point for tie. x- clinched playoff berth 6XQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Kansas City 1 Seattle 1 San Jose 1 Salt Lake 0 Dallas at Los Angeles )ULGD\ V JDPH New York City at D.C., 7 p.m.

*$ 33 34 36 33 41 35 36 41 42 36

ARGENTINA PRIMERA A Temperley 1 Arsenal 2

ENGLAND PREMIER LEAGUE West Brom Albion 2 Everton 3

GREECE SUPER LEAGUE Veria 1 AEK Athens 2

ITALY SERIE A Frosinone 2 Empoli 0 Atalanta 2 Sampdoria 1

SWEDEN ALLSVENSKAN Djurgarden 2 Helsingborg 2 Elfsborg 3 Atvidaberg 1 Orebro 2 Kalmar 1 IFK Goteborg 3 GIF Sundsvall 2

MOVES BASEBALL MLB COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE — Suspended Arizona minor league 1B Austin Byler (Missoula-Pioneer) 50 games after testing positive for Amphetamine and San Diego minor league RHP Michael Dimock (El Paso-PCL) 50 games following a second positive test for a Drug of Abuse, both violations of Minor League Drug Prevention & Treatment Program.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP $W $WODQWD Par 70 )LQDO 5RXQG

SEATTLE — Named Jerry Dipoto general manager.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

J.Spieth (2,000), $1,485,000 68-66-68-69—271 Dan Lee (867), $618,750 69-72-69-65—275 J. Rose (867), $618,750 70-68-71-66—275 H.Stenson (867), $618,750 63-68-72-72—275 P.Casey (400), $302,500 65-70-71-70—276 D.Johnson (400), $302,500 69-72-71-64—276 B.Watson (400), $302,500 70-71-68-67—276 JB.Holmes (330), $255,750 68-72-68-69—277 Z.Johnson (330), $255,750 66-70-71-70—277 Jason Day (290), $228,525 69-71-70-68—278 M.Kuchar (290), $228,525 71-70-69-68—278 D.Berger (238), $196,350 69-73-68-70—280 S.Bowditch (238), $196,350 68-69-73-70—280 R.Fowler (238), $196,350 69-70-67-74—280 H.Matsuyama (238), $196,350 69-72-69-70—280 R.McIlroy (218), $171,600 66-71-70-74—281 Kevin Na (218), $171,600 68-73-70-70—281 Sang.Bae (206), $160,05073-70-72-69—284 B.Koepka (206), $160,050 68-74-72-70—284 R.Streb (206), $160,050 75-75-69-65—284 J.Walker (206), $160,050 73-71-74-66—284 H.English (192), $148,500 71-76-71-67—285 C.Hoffman (192), $148,500 73-72-70-70—285 B.Snedeker (192), $148,500 68-72-75-70—285 S.Piercy (184), $141,900 74-73-73-70—290 Bill Haas (180), $138,600 72-73-72-76—293 Pat Reed (176), $136,950 72-74-77-71—294 K.Kisner (172), $135,300 76-77-72-73—298

WASHINGTON — Suspended RHP Jonathan Papelbon 4 games for altercation with Bryce Harper during Sun. game.

FOOTBALL NFL CHICAGO — Traded LB Jared Allen to Carolina for an undisclosed draft pick. DALLAS — Waived DT Davon Coleman.

HOCKEY NHL

CHICAGO — Released F Daniel Paille, F Tomas Kopecky & D Lubomir Visnovsky. Reassigned F Brandon Mashinter & D Cameron Schilling to Rockford (AHL). DALLAS — Loaned D Mattias Backman, Ludwig Bystrom, Julius Honka, Stephen Johns and Esa Lindell and Cs Travis Morin and Devin Shore to Texas (AHL). Released RW Mads Eller. OTTAWA — Signed D Mark Fraser to a 1-year contract.

NHL

Youngsters force Canucks to make tough choices Brad Ziemer Vancouver Sun

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illie Desjardins said he wanted to have some difficult decisions to make in the final days of the NHL pre-season and it looks like the Vancouver Canucks coach is getting his wish. The kids are pushing for jobs, leaving some veterans battling for theirs. The Canucks headed into the final half of their eightgame pre-season schedule Monday night with four youngsters fighting for NHL work. Forwards Brendan Gaunce, Jared McCann and Jake Virtanen and defenceman Ben Hutton have all made an impression. “It’s a lot closer now than when camp started,� Desjardins said before the Canucks faced the Arizona Coyotes at Rogers Arena. “There are lots of guys (pushing). Gaunce has had a real good camp. McCann has had a real good camp, Jake has played pretty good and Hutton has played well. All those guys have definitely stepped up.� It creates an interesting dilemma for the Canucks. How young do they want to get? Desjardins insisted there are no easy answers. The questions the Canucks must answer about some of these young players are the same ones Desjardins said he faced as a junior coach in Medicine Hat when it came to deciding whether a 16-year-old was ready for the WHL. “I believed you could make guys a little better by bringing them in as a 16-year-old, but you could also ruin them,� Desjardins said. “Do you take the chance of (making) a guy a two per cent better player over ruining him. That is the question. I remember having (Kris) Russell and (David) Schlemko as 16-year-olds. I kept Russell,

Vancouver Canucks winger Brendan Gaunce, right, tries to score on San Jose Sharks goalie Troy Grosenick in Colwood last week. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

I sent Schlemko home. Russell turned out to be a real good player and so did Schlemko. I think it depends on the individual.� Desjardins acknowledged that what Bo Horvat did last season has opened the door a crack for some of the young players at this year’s camp. “Bo did a great job and it helps young guys coming up after Bo because of how well it turned out for him,� Desjardins said. That is especially true for McCann and Virtanen, who like Horvat last season are both junior-eligible and cannot be sent to the AHL. Like Horvat did a year ago, McCann has demonstrated a good two-way game and is challenging Linden Vey for the fourth-line centre position. On Monday night, Desjardins played McCann on left wing on a line

with veterans Alex Burrows and Brandon Sutter. “I think he has had a real good camp,� Desjardins said of McCann. “That’s out of position for him and it’s a tough move when you are a young guy. I want to see if there is any flexibility there with him. Can he play wing if he has to?� McCann said he’ll play anywhere he’s asked if it helps his chances of avoiding being sent back to his junior team in Sault Ste Marie. “The coaches are giving me every opportunity to prove myself to them,� McCann said Monday. “So I can’t ask for any more ... I feel like every game is a huge confidence-booster for me. I have been very fortunate they have put me in quite a few games.�

McCann acknowledged he has little experience on the wing. “I haven’t played much wing, but I should be fine,� he said. “I’ve got a good centreman (Sutter), who will help me out quite a bit.� Virtanen, meanwhile, was scheduled to skate with the Sedin twins on Monday night. “He had a pretty good game in Calgary,� Desjardins said of Virtanen. “He skates well, he can play physical, we had a look at (Alex) Grenier there, we have had a look at a different number of guys there. Like I said at the start, we know what Vrbata can do there, we know what Burrows can do there, we know what Hansen can do there. We don’t have to look at those guys. So it’s a good time to look at other guys.� Soon, the Canucks will have

some decisions to make, which Desjardins acknowledged won’t be easy. “I talked to (GM) Jim (Benning) the other day and I said we have to really try to put our young guys in a spot where they will develop the most,� Desjardins said. “Will they develop the most with us or will they develop in Utica or will they develop the most in junior. We really have to be aware of where we think they will develop the most because in the end that is the most important thing . . . nobody has the perfect vision on that.� The Canucks assigned six players to Utica on Monday. They included forwards Cole Cassels, Nicklas Jensen, Alex Friesen, Blair Jones and Ludwig Blomstrand, as well as goalie Joe Cannata.

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