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ENVIRONMENT

City expects water restrictions sooner than ever unless signifi cant rainfall fi lls reservoirs this spring

Lowest snowpack in 30 yearsERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The lowest snowpack in over 30 years has made water restrictions an inevitability for the Alberni Valley in the coming months unless the area sees a significant rainfall this spring and summer.

The level of snow stored in Van-couver Island’s mountains has been unseasonably low all winter, declining from 33 per cent of nor-mal levels in February to the 15 per cent tracked by the province’s River Forecast Centre in early April.

Levels near the Alberni Val-ley are even more concerning; no snow-water equivalent was recorded from the Mount Cokely monitoring location near Cam-eron Lake on April 2, while the Elk River station west of Campbell River and Jump Creek south of the Alberni Valley also indicated no collection of snow.

At this time last year the Mount Cokely location, which lies at an elevation of 1,267 metres, had a snow-water equivalent of 1,086 millimetres. The previous record low tracked by the forecast centre at the spot was 831 millimetres.

Along with underground water and rainfall, the storage of snow in the surrounding mountains provides for streams and the city’s

water supply. This winter’s non-existent snowpack has caught the attention of municipal officials.

“There is a high probability for water shortage in the coming summer,” said city engineer Guy Cicon.

Water usage is usually highest in the summer months, and exceeded 20 millions litres on some of July’s hottest days. A ban on outdoor watering was announced for alter-nating days in August, but Cicon expects such restrictions could come earlier in 2015.

See SNOWPACK, Page 12

Labour ministry plans $125K funding for PCUThe Minister of Labour paid a visit to Port Alberni on Thursday to announce sup-port for workers facing disabling injuries. » Alberni Region, 3

Kiwanis International celebrates 100 yearsThe City of Port Alberni Council pro-claimed this week – April 6 to April 12 – as Kiwanis International Centennial Week. » Alberni Region, 3

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Mount Arrowsmith, the highest mountain on the southern half of Vancouver Island, towers above the Alberni Valley. The surrounding mountains are dusted with the lowest snowpack in over 30 years last winter, leading city officials to expect water restrictions much sooner than usual this year. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]

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Protect trails from dumping: SauvéKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

City councillor Denis Sauvé thinks the escalating problem of illegal dumping in trails and on forest land is getting out of hand.

Recently he has taken it on his own to do some cleaning up but feels it will take more than one per-son with a truck.

“In the last couple of months I have been getting a lot of emails and have been monitoring some Facebook sites,” Sauvé said. “We have all of these attractions like the steam train, McLean Mill and the Lady Rose. The trails need to be protected too.”

In the last two weeks, Sauvé has single-handedly picked up 2100 pounds of garbage and made five trips to the dump.

“It has been a lot of effort and work after recycling what I could,” he said.

Sauvé said it is a lot more than candy wrappers and pop cans that are being dumped. Within city lim-its he found bags of discarded dia-pers and on the way to the lookout behind Coombs Country Candy there was a mattress, bus seat and other furniture.

“I found 45 empty milk jugs,” he said. “This is illegal, offensive and expensive,” he said.

Not only does he want to encour-age others to lend a hand to pick

up some of the mess, he wants to educate the public.

“Some of this dumping attracts bears into town,” he said.

Sauvé has also done his research around bylaws and fines related to illegal dumping.

He learned the ACRD does not have staff to pick up the garbage on regional district land so he took it upon himself.

The regional district does, how-ever, provide assistance to help keep the areas under control.

“We have a budget within the solid waste management pro-gram to clean up problem areas or take waste without charging a landfill tipping fee,” said ACRD chief administrative officer, Rus-sell Dyson. “We work collectively with non-profit groups and Island Timberlands where there are prob-lem areas.”

People found littering on provin-cially-owned land can face a $115 fine, Sauvé said.

“There is another law that covers waste causing pollution which is

$575,” he said.There are no specific laws to

prohibit littering on city property, he said.

Under the criminal code, mis-chief, including damage to prop-erty causing it to be dangerous to the public brings a fine of up to $2,000.

Sauvé said he hopes people will report what they see to the City

and Regional District. “I am soon planning to entertain

a motion to council which would carry a fine for littering and dump-ing in city limits,” he said.

Sauvé said the situation is just getting worse and wants everyone to do their part to help in the clean-up efforts.

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Garbage dumped on the side of the road. Coun. Denis Sauvé recently found and cleaned up 2,000 pounds of garbage from local trails. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

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“I found 45 empty milk jugs. This is illegal, offensive and expensive.”

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To help celebrate 100 years of Kiwanis, The City of Port Alberni Council proclaimed this week – April 6 to April 12 – as Kiwanis International Centennial Week.

The Kiwanis Flag was presented by the club to Mayor Mike Ruttan and fellow Kiwanian Councillor Dan Washington. It will be dis-played at city hall during the week of the proclamation.

The Kiwanis Club has been an active component of the Alberni Valley through its involvement with the Salmon Festival, Kiwanis Hilton Centre for Children, Our Town Events and much more.

Kiwanis International is celebrat-ing its 100th Anniversary. In 1915, Kiwanis began as a single Detroit club. During the past 100 years, it has grown into a premier inter-

national service organization. Today Kiwanis and Kiwanis-

affiliated groups, such as Key Club, CKI and Aktion Club, donate more than 18 million hours of ser-vice annually and raise more than

$100 million in charitable funds annually. Members also tackle pro-jects of every size and difficulty, from building neighbourhood play-grounds to eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus worldwide.

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Province funds $125K for disability researchKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women paid a visit to Port Alberni on Thurs-day to make a significant funding announcement to support work-ers facing disabling injuries.

Accompanied by Hon. John Duncan, Minister of State and Chief Government Whip and MP for Vancouver Island North, Leitch told a group of principle stakeholders at Pacific Coast Uni-versity that the National Institute for Disablity Management and Research would receive $125,000.

“This will ensure individuals who are disabled because of a workplace accident can get back to work,” Leitch said. “That is great for Canadians, great for the Canadian economy, and our com-petitiveness and productivity. But most importantly, it is, as I said, good for Canadians and Canadian families.”

The $125,000 will be part of a multi-year project to create an audit tool that will be used in fed-erally-regulated places to reinte-grate Canadians that are injured in the workplace back into the workforce.

The funds are part of a $500,000 annual contribution from the Workplace Opportunities: Remov-ing Barriers to Equity (WORBE) program. WORBE supports the Employment Equity Act which looks at four key groups facing disadvantages in the workplace, including people with disabilities, women, Aboriginal peoples and members of visual minorities.

This segment of funding focuses on federally regulated private sec-tors that enhance opportunities for disabled workers to re-enter

the workforce, Leitch said. “We know that 800,000 Canad-

ians that have an education are disabled and we want to make sure they have opportunities in the future,” she said. “We know they have a lot to offer.”

She said that this particular audit tool is to be used in feder-ally regulated spaces but can be used provincially and hopes the provincial government will adopt it.

Leitch said the federal govern-ment fully supports the work of Pacific Coast University which offers programs related to disabil-ity management both locally and around the world.

Wolfgang Zimmerman launched the institution after his own workplace injury left him on disability.

“I am delighted to support Wolfgang and the Pacific Coast University particularly because they have been doing outstanding work to ensure individuals who are disabled because of a work-place accident can get back to work,” Leitch said.

She said the federal govern-ment has been supportive of the institution because of their internationally-recognized work that shows their success of inte-grating disabled workers back into the workforce and Canadian economy.

“That is helpful here domes-tically, but as the Minister of Labour, I am really pleased that it shows that we also have inter-national reach and this is another example of that.”

She said this is an audit tool that can be used on the inter-national stage and make Canad-ians proud.

After meeting Zimmerman, she

was further encouraged by his work.

“I think he is an inspiration,” she said. “Here is a person who was injured in the workplace but as opposed to deciding to be con-cerned only for himself, decided to take action so that other Can-adians would benefit. The prod-uct, not only with this audit tool, but his action-oriented direction, is going to be that Canadians across the country will benefit for years to come by being integrated back into the economy.”

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The Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women learned the roots of the totem pole made by artists Ray Sim and Gordon Dick while at Pacific Coast University on Thursday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

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Management pay study should be ‘stopped dead’

Say it isn’t so. In a city where the tax base is decreasing and the only apparent growth is in low-cost rental housing, where property taxation is being increased, where purchase of new equipment is planned before the useful life of existing equipment is reached, where mechanized garbage collec-tion trucks have displaced valu-able manual jobs, where $6 million is spent to purchase a swamp, where we have an embarrassing surfeit of empty commercial build-ings, and on and on, I am absolute-ly shocked to read that City Hall has chosen to spend $50,000 on a consultant to tell management and elected representatives that they deserve to be rewarded above their salaries and stipends.

A study comparing munici-palities of similar populations is only of use if those muni-cipalities have experienced the same rate of growth and development,something that seems to have evaded us over the past number of years.

Can one possibly imagine a consultant who will be paid $50,000 sending back a report that will be other than positive in its recommendations.

This “study” is like a red flag to a bull. It should be stopped dead in its tracks.

P.J. O’Connell Port Alberni

$50K for consultant irresponsible

It’s unbelievable. The head-line read: “$50K consult on

staffing,pay”. Times Apr. 7. Coun-cillors, please tell me this ain’t so!

Wasn’t such a review done 2-3 years ago--or have wages and salaries changed so much, in that time frame, that another review is needed? Isn’t this council in a “committee for everything” mode”?

A committee to look into city labour and management cost would reflect responsible govern-ance. To sluff off such a study on a $50K consult is a serious abro-gation of your responsibility.

A friend has suggested that we have the same old culture in city hall, who spend money like drunken sailors on all the wrong things. I’d like to think otherwise. But if this motion to spend $50K on a consultant to look into city management and labour costs passes, I’ll too have good cause to question councillor sanity.

T. Lyman Jardin Port Alberni

Defi cit issue overstated Finance Minister Joe Oliver wor-

ries that future generations will have to pay down the national debt. However the national debt typically grows with the economy, is never paid off, and does not pose a problem for monetarily sover-eign countries like Canada.

The real concern for youth is whether they will have good schools, health centres, transpor-tation, and a healthy environment.

Mesmerized by matters of fiscal bookkeeping, the Finance Minister ignores the real world deficits that actually threaten young people’s futures.

Larry Kazdan, Vancouver

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No place for unique views in party politics After 15 years in the House

of Commons, James Lun-ney is finally speaking

his mind. In the wake of a decision to

leave the Conservative caucus and represent his riding as an independent, the Nanaimo-Alberni MP attempted to explain his personal beliefs last week in Parliament. The address left more questions than answers and Lunney was cut short after 10 minutes, with interruptions from other federal representatives.

The departure from the party Lunney was elected under fol-lowed waves of criticism his recent Twitter posts aroused, which stated that evolution is not fact but a scientific theory, and should be treated as such in

Canada’s institutions. During interviews the sea-

soned MP spoke of the persecu-tion Christians face in Canada, as classrooms force children to disbelieve what they’re taught in Sunday school. He also dis-cussed the ethical dilemma doctors face in Ontario’s and Saskatchewan’s college of phys-icians and surgeons, provinces where medical professionals are required to perform abortions and assisted suicides or refer patients to others who can, said Lunney during a recent inter-view with the Huffington Post.

The Christian faith is being belittled, said the MP, and the issue goes down to the cellular level, where evidence exists of an intricate plan from the Creator.

“Now is the time for me to speak up,” he said during an interview with the Westerly News this week. “I’m not pre-pared to see Christians cut out of politics by ignorant people who don’t understand how their own cells work.”

This is the biggest news Lun-ney has made in years, and it’s not a stretch to say the recent comments would work against him if running in the federal election expected later this year. As the winner of three consecu-tive votes in Alberni-Nanaimo, gaining popular opinion has been Lunney’s specialty, but with an approaching retirement from Parliament his approach in the public eye has now changed.

As a Canadian Lunney has every right to stand up for

what he believes in, but the contentiousness of his current discourse has garnered objec-tions from the public, ranging from claims he is betraying the mandate the MP was elected under, to criticism that Lunney is outright denying scientifically accepted facts.

The alarm from his recent statements leads one to wonder how well citizens really know the candidates we vote into office. What do they really think away from the microphone, and would we agree if knowing the truth?

In a democratic society the ideal situation would be for any-one seeking an elected role in the government – whether it be municipal, provincial or nation-al – to freely speak their mind.

But the response brought on by Lunney’s statements sug-gests we’re not ready for that, and maybe never will be. In fed-eral politics partisanship rules, leaving any serious candidate no choice but to follow the party line on key issues. This gives the electorate an easier choice, allowing them to vote by colour for the party over an individ-ual’s name.

The alternative of voting for an individual with unique beliefs appears more than what our current understanding of democracy can handle.

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The Place where the Island Smiles…The

Heart of Vancouver Island…Canada’s Ultimate Play-ground…Paradise Found…A Little Bit of Redneck and a Whole Lot of Fun.

These are a few of the slo-gans currently being batted around for consideration as Port Alberni searches for a new line to market itself. Can a few words adequately represent a community?

Several residents believe so according to the flurry of comments posted on social net-working sites and sent to the Times. Describing Port Alberni to the outside world is a burn-ing issue with the public – and long overdue as the tiny West Coast communities of Tofino and Ucluelet often have more recognition among Canadians from elsewhere.

The quest for a new brand is part of a lar-ger movement in the community towards a different future. The appetite for change was evident in last fall’s munici-pal election, when seven locals ran for

mayor and another 22 sought councillor spots. The commit-ment to a new image came forward Thursday with the unveiling of new cedar panels to spruce up city hall’s exter-ior, an alteration that requires changes to the building’s place in the Port Alberni Heritage Register.

It’s inevitable that some resi-dents will be displeased with the new design, fresh slogan, or any other attempts to promote the community – but with the current hunger for a new direc-tion it appears that what was best for Port Alberni in the past will not lead us into the future.

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No carbon footprint, no life; Green lobby wants to shut down industryDiana West in The Death of

the Grown Up challenges us to look accurately at

the world around us and stop our delusional thinking.

She focuses on a number of interesting things including: a loss of parenting, nonjudgmental multiculturalism, and politically correct self-censorship as well as today’s victim, hero reversal.

But I want to talk about the biggest delusion of our day – the delusional idea that going green will benefit our lives.

Sure there are many sincere individuals who want to keep things clean, to be less waste-ful and who wish to ensure that future generations can live a good life.

People with these beliefs are not a problem, they’ve only been mislead. This I call small green thinking. The earth doesn’t care if you pick something up and put it down in a different place.

No, it’s the strident activist, the BIG Green folk who are a problem.

These are the people that think

there are too many people on the earth, that our factory system is environmentally destructive, that our energy use is killing the planet. In other words, that all our development is bad and needs to be stopped. I call them the Lud-dites of our era.

Truly, in a scant 300 years our lives are now 20 times richer than our ancestors. Mostly because some very bright individuals learned how to tame the energy embedded in fossil fuel. Because they shared their discoveries and inventions with their fellow man, the world changed – for the better.

We live in a man-made world. Roofs keep us dry. Walls and win-dows and central heating keep us warm. Roads and cars and air-planes cause us to forget how our

ancestors travelled. Our modern medicine system means we will die after 80 years of life rather than 30 as those ancestors did.

Today in the developed world, virtually everyone lives a better life than even the aristocracy of the past. As Milton Friedman said, “The ancient Greeks needed no running water; they had run-ning slaves. Measured in human energy output, our energy use equates to some 90 people work-ing for us. That is because we feed fuel into machines.

Today we have the equivalent of some 90 people working for us because we feed fuel into machines.

Everything that enriches our lives, and that we can afford, comes to us cheaply through the doors of a factory. The doors BIG Green wants to slam shut.

The destruction of enterprise begins if we fail to add ‘free.’

We would not expect good results if we put ignorant people in charge of brain surgery or rocket science....mechanics or construction, yet we have given

the ‘right to impede’ to those who lack the ability to do or the desire to think about what they oppose.

BIG Green has lost its way. These folks want to end the industrial world. They don’t look at the world from a human health consideration. Their view is dis-torted by what my friend Alex Epstein calls the ‘perfect planet premise,’ that a world untouched by man is paradise.

Well in truth, without man’s intervention, called ‘natural,’ life is more accurately described by Thomas Hobbes: “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”

And it’s happening today. Development is being opposed at every level in the name of saving the planet...from man rather than for man.

For proof we have the ranting of the BIG Green leaders. An interesting book, Merchants of Despair, by Robert Zubrin, pro-vides a wealth of documentation.

It’s your life...don’t let them steal it.

No carbon footprint means no life. Exploit the earth or die.

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Last month I told our new Transition Towns Cycling Committee that I had been

riding my bike all my life. That’s not exactly true.

When I was in Grade 8, I joined a cross-country club in Coquitlam and was hooked on running for the next 24 years. When I moved to Port Alberni in 1979 my favour-ite place to run became the Roger Creek Trail off of Redford.

In 1990 I developed arthritis and had to give up running. I switched to riding the trails around Sproat Lake on my bike. I had discovered cycling and the amazing trails of the Alberni Valley.

The freedom to ride through the woods, around rocks, over roots, missing trees and other obstacles (most of the time) was exhilarating.

During the next 20 years I went on a number of cycling holidays with my sons and my wife includ-ing two trips on the Kettle Valley Trail and numerous trips to the Gulf Islands.

But most of my riding was after work on the trails near our home at the lake.

I am always looking for ways to lower my carbon footprint and in 2009 my riding took a major turn. The office where I worked was moved to a location that had a secure overnight parking lot. This meant I could drive my car, with

my bike in the back, into work on Monday morning. I’d leave my car at work all week so that I could use it for work during the day. I would commute home on my bike each day during the week.

On Friday I would take the car back home for the weekend. It was a 12-kilometre trip from Sproat Lake. By the end of the first year I had chalked up about 4000 km commuting to work. I also lost 10 pounds during the first few months.

I commuted for the next four years until I retired in 2013. When I started commuting I thought I would need to take a shower every morning after arriving at work.

Even though our office had one, I didn’t need it. All I really needed was an extra change of clothes. Another thing I learned was that even though people say it rains all winter in Port Alberni, it doesn’t rain every day.

And on the days when it rains, it usually doesn’t rain all day. So there were a lot of winter days

when I hardly got wet.Now that I’m retired, my life

continues to provide even more opportunities to commute into Port Alberni, so much so that I’m considering getting an electric assist bike.

We live in such an amazing place with our beautiful scenery,

mild climate, our network of trails and relatively short distan-ces for commuting across town. The Alberni Valley is the ideal place to ride a bicycle for both locals and visitors. The future is ours to make this a cycling community.

I’m excited to be working with

Alberni Valley Transition Towns on Bike to Work Week which starts on May 25. Watch for more details.

Amazing Alberni Valley trails for bicycling

A serene scene on the banks of Roger Creek last summer. Port Alberni resident and cycling advocate John Mayba was involved in a past initiative to build a smaller crossing for walkers and cyclists over the creek. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]

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Sports & recreationThe 4H Boots n’ Bridles Horse Club meets

the first and second Saturday of the month at 11 a.m. at 6199 Smith Rd. No horse required. Info: 250-723-8392.

Drop-in circuit training. Stay fit and have fun. Sundays at 3 p.m. Info: 778-421-2721.

Horseshoe Club practices Sundays at 11 a.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050.

Latin Dance Social, Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. at Char’s Landing.

Adult drop-in badminton on Mondays, from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Alberni Ath-letic Hall. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg Hudson).

After School Burn - Youth Parkour, ages 7 to 12, on Mondays and Fridays, from Jan. 19 through Feb. 27 and April 13 through May 22. Sign up at Echo Centre. Info: 250-723-2181.

Taoist Tai Chi, Mondays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Classes held at Knox Presbyterian Church Hall. Open to new and continu-ing students. Info: 250-723-7956.

Crib Night every Monday at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion branch No. 293 Alberni Valley.

Curling at the Alberni Valley Curling Club has concluded for the 2014–15 season effective March 26/15; see you in October.

Special interestJumping into Spring Business Fair at

Cherry Creek Hall April 7 to 10 and on Saturday, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Twenty-seven vendors.Come and join us for Laughter Yoga at

West Coast General Hospital, room A, every Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Cost is by donation, all proceeds to the WCGH Foundation. Info: 250-723-0548.

Mondays at Maquinna School Gym - drop-in gym and reading time from 9 to 10:15 a.m.

French Parent On Tots play group meets Mondays, from 9 to 11 a.m. in room. 2 at Alberni Elementary School.

EventsFarmers’ Market is now open every Satur-

day morning, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Cherry Creek School.

Spirit Square Farmers’ Market at Harbour Quay, every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.

Meat draws and other social events every Saturday at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 293, from 2 to 5 p.m.

Every Sunday afternoon, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., the Kingsway Pub holds a meat draw and 50/50 raffle to benefit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Ty Watson House.

Child andyouthNights Alive, free drop-in recreational

program for youth, ages 12-18, Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to midnight at Gyro Youth Centre. Info: 250-723-2181.

Support and helpPort Alberni Alzheimer’s Society Care Giv-

ers Support Group meets every third Monday of the month at Fir Park Village

in the activity room at 6:30 p.m.Meals on Wheels, program needs volun-

teer drivers. Info: 250-730-0390.Pregnant? Concerned? For caring counsel

call 1-877-88WOMAN.Low Vision group meets one Monday per

month at Abbeyfield (basement) at 10 a.m. Call 250-724-0933 for more information.

First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196.

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

AddictionsAl-Anon and Al-Ateen Support Groups, for

family and friends of problem drinkers, meet Saturdays at 10 a.m. (3028 Sec-ond Ave.) study group. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-883-3968.

Narcotics Anonymous, 1-800-807-1780 for meeting times and locations.

Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addictions, mental health, relationships and other issues. Info: 250-723-8281. Everyone welcome.

What’s comingAlberni Valley Curling Club “Awards Ban-

quet & Election of Executive Officers”; doors open at AVCC 5:00pm April 11/15. Info: www.albernicurling.com or call 250-723-3111.

Centennial Belles Fashion Show, April 11 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Echo Centre.

Jumping into Spring Business Fair, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cherry Creek Hall. 27 vendors on-site.

Yoga fundraiser for North Island Recovery Centre, April 11 at 11:45 a.m. at Slammers Gym. No membership necessary.

Meet Elizabeth May and Glenn Sollitt (Courtenay-Alberni Federal Green Party Candidate), April 11 from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Starboard Grill. At 9:10 a.m. they will be at the train station for a speech before moving to McLean Mill.

Alberni Athletics men’s soccer team play their first game of the Keith Millar provincial cup on Sunday, April 12 at the ADSS Armada field at 12:45 p.m.

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According to B.C.’s new 10 Year Transporta-tion Plan, safety on

British Columbia’s high-ways and side roads is the ministry’s number-one priority.

Four pages of the 56 page report are dedicated to the topic.

Aside from physical infra-structure improvements and singling out left lane hogs for special attention, only the slow-down-move-over law is mentioned. My wish is that the province would bring back automat-ed speed enforcement.

I’m not going to advocate for the photo radar program that the current govern-

ment scrapped, but for time over distance or section control of vehicle speeds. Instead of an instantaneous check of velocity, vehicles are recorded when they enter and when they leave a highway segment. If the vehicle’s average speed in the segment is over the post-ed speed limit, enforcement action is taken. Momentary inattention is not penalized, but consistent inability to follow the limit is.

This type of automated enforcement is in use in Europe and the European Transportation Safety Council reports that “The majority of evaluations of sites using section control show evidence of reductions in average and 85th per-

centile speeds, most often indicating that these speeds were reduced at, or below, the posted speed limit.” Examples of significant reductions in collision num-bers, injuries and fatalities are given for the various member countries that oper-ate these systems.

I suspect that if drivers chose not to exceed the speed limits, the need to worry about left lane hogs mentioned in the plan would be reduced. Section control would also free police to focus on other behaviours that we like to complain that they should be doing instead of speed enforcement.

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Would you buy an airplane ticket if the pilot refused to check his instrument

panel before taking off? You’d probably run for the

woods, choose another airline or decide it’s safer to go by train. But a recent study shows that some surgeons are not following proven surgical guidelines for a potential-ly fatal operation. What’s needed? A big dose of pilot discipline.

A study done at the University of Alberta reviewed carotid endarterectomies done in four western provinces. This study revealed that one in ten of these procedures should not have been performed, and 47 percent were done for dubious reasons. The conclusion? Surgeons needed “cockpit management”.

Endarterectomy is a common operation performed to prevent stroke in patients who have par-tial blockage of carotid arteries. These arteries, situated along both sides of the neck, carry oxygenated blood to the brain. A sudden blockage triggers a devas-tating stroke.

Patients with partially blocked carotids often suffer from transi-ent ischemic attacks (TIAs), mini-strokes. They complain of blind-ness and numbness lasting only a few seconds. Unfortunately, TIAs

are often the prelude to a major stroke and there’s no better case for practicing prevention.

The surgical treatment is simi-lar to a plumber’s approach to a blocked drain. But, rather than inserting a snake to remove the obstruction, surgeons use delicate instruments to scrape and suck out atherosclerotic plaque. It’s a tedious and potentially dangerous task. During the operation a por-tion of plaque may break loose, travel to the brain and cause a stroke, the very thing the oper-ation was meant to avoid.

It’s a tragedy if a patient suffers a stroke when there’s valid reason for the surgery. But if it happens when surgery is unjustified, it’s a catastrophe impossible to measure.

So why are questionable endart-erectomies being done? Dr. Henry Barnett, Professor Emeritus at The University of Western Ontario, is a world authority on carotid endarterectomy. He says guidelines for this surgery have

been extensively researched and are crystal clear about when and when not to use the operation. And that some surgeons are not following the guidelines.

For example, the operation should not be done if the carotid artery is only 50 percent blocked. And great care should be taken if patients have no symptoms such as TIAs. In these cases the risk of surgery is greater than the risk of the disease.

This report reminded me of one of my Harvard professors who reminded us that, “It’s impossible to make a patient feel any better if he or she has no symptoms!”

The study also revealed that the risk of questionable surgery depends on where you live. Sur-geons in Saskatchewan received the most accolades as 78 percent of the operations adhered to the strict guidelines. Surgeons in Brit-ish Columbia followed the specifi-cations in only 46 percent of cases.

For surgeons, this finding is like getting caught with a hand in the cookie jar, an embarrassing experience. But the result of this study, reporting potential prob-lems has been good for patients.

Dr. Max Findlay, a neurosur-geon at the University of Alberta Hospital, reports that due to this criticism the rate of inappropriate

endarterectomies has fallen from 18 percent to zero in Edmonton!

But should this surgery ever be proposed for patients who do not suffer from TIAs? If blockage is extensive even without symp-toms, it could be the lull before the storm, and the risk of stroke greater than the risk of surgery.

The transcranial Doppler is now being used to determine which patients need surgery. If this procedure detects the presence of micro emboli (tiny blood clots) in the brain, it’s believed these patients would also benefit from the operation.

It’s always good to remember that surgery of any kind is a risky affair. Harvey Cushing, Harvard’s famous neurosurgeon, once

remarked, “There is no such thing as minor surgery, but there are a lot of minor surgeons”. I’m sure he would agree that strict “cock-pit management” by surgeons would go a long way to removing part of the risk of this surgery.

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» 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 Hospi-tal, 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 [email protected].

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Nanaimo’s Great Inter-national World Cham-pionship Bathtub Race route has been changed.

Starting in July, the race will start and finish at the same place - Maffeo Sutton Park in downtown Nanaimo.

The decision was

announced to cheers Wednesday, just steps from the statue of the race’s swashbuckling founding father Frank Ney.

The route change was spearheaded in part by members of Nanaimo’s business community, who wanted a way to keep people downtown

during for the full dur-ation of the race, which takes several hours to complete.

The course originally crossed Georgia Strait to Vancouver, but the finish line was moved to Depar-ture Bay beach in the

1990s, partly for safety reasons.

Mayor Bill McKay enthusiastically supports the change. “This is going to turn into a whole new event,” McKay said.

“Having it downtown we can create all these festivities. People can stay here all day. How neat is that? Why didn’t we think of this years ago?” For the Snun-eymuxw First Nation, which wants to develop Newcastle Island as a tourism destination, the idea has merit since it will make Newcastle more attractive to vis-itors on race day.

“This festival is going to be great,” Chief John Wesley said. “The future is really great right now, I think we can take this a long way.”

The Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society was approached earlier this year about changing the course. The Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce thought course improvements could make the race a bigger draw for down-

town during the Marine Festival.

“So we made a sugges-tion to the society they might consider moving the start and finish in the same place,” said Kim Smythe, chamber CEO.

They initially proposed running a looped course out to Entrance and Snake Islands and back, followed by a second loop, but some racers thought that course, in mostly protected waters, wasn’t challenging enough.

“The tubbers had some apprehensions,”

said Bill McGuire, race commodore.

A second route, a modified version of the existing course to the Winchelsea archipelago, got tubbers got on board “once everybody sat down and realized what we were doing, how we were doing it and what the final results were going to be,” McGuire said.

The first race in 1967 coincided with Canada’s 100th anniversary of confederation. Nearly 200 participants took part,

and it caught the atten-tion of Canadians, even attracting Hollywood act-ing legend John Wayne.

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NANAIMO

Bathtub race start and fi nish in downtown

Bill McGuire, commodore of Nanaimo’s annual Great International World Championship Bathtub Race. [DARRELL BELLAART, DAILY NEWS]

“This festival is going to be great. The future is really great right now. I think we can take this a long way.”

John Wesley, Snuneymuxw First Nation chief

A warm welcome awaits you atFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday Morning Service10:30am

Pastor Bill Cottrill6211 Cherry Creek Road

[email protected]

for more information on ouractivities for all ages,

please call our church office!

Church ServicesKNOX PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH4850 Regina Avenue

Minister: Laura HargrovePhone: 250-723-7751

Fax: 250-723-7759

SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2015Knox Presbyterian ChurchPublic Worship 10:15am

followed by a time of fellowshipin the church hall

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CEDAR GROVE CHURCHA Christian Community of theReformed Church in Canada

4109 Kendall St.250-723-7080

10:30am SUNDAY WORSHIPPastors: Per & Chris Knudsen

Everyone welcome to worship

HOLY FAMILY/NOTREDAME CHURCH

ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH4731 Burke Rd250-723-8912

Fax: 250-723-0123Pastor: Fr. Stephen Paine

Weekend Masses:Saturdays:

Reconciliation 4:15 pmMass 5:00 pm

Sundays:Reconciliation 9:15 am

Mass 10:00 am

GRACELUTHERANCHURCH (LCC)4408 Redford

“Fixing our eyes on Jesus”

Pastor: Kevin PlatzPhone: 250-724-5032

SUNDAY MORNINGS9:15am Bible Study

9:45am Sunday SchoolSunday Service: 10:30am

EVERYONE WELCOME

PASTORS: John Cox, Dave DeJongYOUTH PASTOR: Lefty Harold Williams

Meet 10 AM SUNDAYAT 5100 Tebo Ave.(former Mt. Klitsa bldg.)

Sunday School for ages 0-14www.jerichoroad-church.com

Details at the church 250-723-2328

SouthsideCommunity

Church4190 Victoria Dr.

Welcomes You!“A House of Prayer”“A People of Prayer”

SUNDAY APRIL 12TH

9:30 am - Sunday School10:30 am: Celebration & Worship

TUESDAY6:30 pm - Praise & Prayer

YOUTH THURSDAY6::00 pm - Youth Night

FRIDAY7:00 am - Prayer

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Trinity ChurchAnglican & Lutheran4766 Angus Street

Port AlberniOffice phone: 250-724-4921

Pastor: The Reverend George PellSunday, April 12th

10:15am Worship ServiceTuesday, April 14th

6:30pm Prayer ServiceWednesday, April 15th

10am Communion& Conversation

Wheelchair accessibleEVERYONE WELCOME

SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2015Worship begins at 10:15 am

with Praise & Singing.The service follows at 10:30 am

Old Testament Bible study groupmeets every Tuesday

from 1:30 to 2:30 pm.Annual Spring Dinner & Auction

- April 17Happy Times Tea- April 21 at 1pm

Garage Sale - May 9th

3747 Church Street250-723-8332

Tues to Fri 10am-2pmwww.albernivalleyuc.com

Alberni ValleyUnited ChurchMinister: Rev. Minnie Hornidge

4890 Locke Roadwww.albernilighthouse.com

Pastor: Ron Nickel

SUNDAY SERVICES10:30 AM Sunday School

11:45 AM Worship Service

Bible study Tues. 7pm

Youth Group Thursday 7pm

ASL Interpreter Available

Sunday10:00 a.m. Pre-Service Prayer10:30 a.m. Worship & Communion

“Why I Follow Jesus “7:00 p.m. Worship Service

“Praying in the Silence”Monday9:30 a.m. Women’s Bible StudyTuesday6:00 p.m. Junior Youth gr4-7Friday7:00 p.m. Rock Solid Youth gr8-12

ELIM TABERNACLEPastor Bruce Greenwood

3946 Wallace St.250-724-3371

Jump Into SpringBusiness Fair

Saturday, April 11th, 201510:00 am - 4:00 pm at Cherry Creek Hall

Cherry Creek Community Hall presents

Door Prizes! RafflesJamberry NailsThriveTupperwareMiche PursesNorwexSouth Hill DesignScentsyShelebrationsPartyliteMax InternationalYouniqueEpicurePampered ChefAvonBeauticontrolSweet LegsRainforest GlassFusion

Alberni BirdhouseCompanyWest Coast WooleezUniversal RootsWellness & SpaEdward JonesFinancialLuscious Lash StudioHeather’s BalloonMagicSteeped TeaMary KayIsagenixClose To My Heart

Music by:Broken RecordEnterteinment

Western Hockey League

PlayoffsAll series best-of- seven*=if necessary

Conference semifinalsToday’s schedule, Games 1Calgary at Medicine Hat, 6:30 p.m.Regina at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.Portland at Everett, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, April 11Regina at Brandon, 5:30 p.m.Portland at Everett, 7:05 p.m.Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, April 12 (Game 2)Medicine Hat at Calgary, 4 p.m.

Monday, April 13 (Game 3)Medicine Hat at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, April 14 (Games 3) Kelowna at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.Brandon at Regina, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, April 15 (Games 4)Kelowna at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.Brandon at Regina, 6 p.m.Kelowna at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.

Thursday, April 16 (Game 3)Everett at Portland, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, April 17 (Games 5)Regina at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.*Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.*(Game 4) Everett at Portland, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 18No games scheduled

Sunday, April 19 (Games 6)Brandon at Regina, 6 p.m.*Kelowna at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.*(Game 5) Portland at Everett, 4:05 p.m.

Monday, April 20No games scheduled

Tuesday, April 21 (Games 7)Regina at Brandon, 7 p.m.*Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.*(Game 6) Everett at Portland, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday , April 22 (Game 7)*Portland at Everett, 7:05 p.m.

HOCKEYNHL

Playoffs and Wildcardsz-Clinched conference titley-Clinched divisionx-Clinched playoff spotw-Wild card leaders (Conference)e-Eliminated from playoffs

Yesterday’s resultsOttawa 3, NY Rangers 0Carolina 3, Philadelphia 1Florida 4, Boston 2Montreal 4, Detroit 3 (OT)Tampa Bay 4, New Jersey 3 (OT)St. Louis 2, Chicago 1Minnesota 4, Nashville 2Colorado 1, Winnipeg 0 (SO)Calgary 3, Los Angeles 1San Jose 3, Edmonton 1Vancouver 5, Arizona 0

Remaining NHL scheduleToday’s gamesBuffalo at Columbus, 4 p.m.NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 11NY Rangers at Washington, 9:30 a.m.Ottawa at Philadelphia, 9:30 a.m.Calgary at Winnipeg, noonMinnesota at St. Louis, noonSan Jose at Los Angeles, noonColumbus at NY Islanders, 4 p.m.Detroit at Carolina, 4 p.m.Montreal at Toronto, 4 p.m.New Jersey at Florida, 4 p.m.Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 4 p.m.Boston at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.Nashville at Dallas, 5 p.m.Anaheim at Arizona, 6 p.m.Chicago at Colorado, 6 p.m.Edmonton at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 15NHL playoffs, Games 1

Format: The top seed in each division plays one of the wild-card teams in its conference. The division leader with the most points plays the wild-card team with the fewest points. The second and third seeds in each division face each other in the first round.

If Playoffs started todayWestern ConferenceP2 Vancouver vs. P3 CalgaryP1 Anaheim vs. W2 WinnipegC1 St. Louis vs. W1 MinnesotaC2 Nashville vs. C3 Chicago

Eastern ConferenceA1 Montreal vs. W1 PittsburghA2 Tampa Bay vs. A3 DetroitM1 N.Y. Rangers vs. W2 BostonM2 Washington vs. M3 N.Y. Islanders

B.C. Hockey LeagueFred Page Cup PlayoffBest of Seven series

Today’s schedule - Game 1Nanaimo at Penticton, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 11Nanaimo at Penticton, 6 p.m.

Monday, April 13Penticton at Nanaimo

Tuesday, April 14Penticton at Nanaimo

Frozen FourU.S. NCAA Hockey ChampionshipFinals among four regional winners at TD Garden, Boston, April 9-11

Yesterday’s semifinalsProvidence 4, Omaha 1Boston University 5, North Dakota 3

FinalSaturday, April 11, 5:30 p.m.Boston University vs. Providence

American Hockey League

Yesterday’s resultsRochester 5, Lake Erie 1Rockford 5, Iowa 3

Today’s scheduleHershey at St. John’s, 3 p.m.Adirondack at Utica, 4 p.m.Bridgeport at Syracuse, 4 p.m.Portland at Manchester, 4 p.m.Springfield at Hartford, 4 p.m.Albany at Binghamton, 4:05 p.m.Norfolk at Lehigh Valley, 4:05 p.m.Toronto at Rochester, 4:05 p.m.Worcester at Providence, 4:05 p.m.Chicago at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.Oklahoma City at Iowa, 5 p.m.Grand Rapids at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.Hamilton at Texas, 5:30 p.m.

Soccer (cont’d)English Premier LeaguePosition/Club W D L GF GA Pts1 Chelsea 21 7 2 63 26 702 Arsenal 19 6 6 62 32 633 Man United 18 8 5 55 28 624 Manchester City 18 7 6 63 30 615 Liverpool 16 6 9 45 36 546 Tot Hotspur 16 6 9 50 45 547 Southampton 16 5 10 42 22 538 Swansea 13 7 11 37 39 469 West Ham 11 9 11 41 39 4210 Stoke City 12 6 13 35 39 4211 Crystal Palace 10 9 12 38 42 3912 Everton 9 10 12 39 42 3713 Newcastle 9 8 14 33 49 3514 West Brom 8 9 14 28 43 3315 Aston Villa 7 8 17 23 45 2916 Sunderland 5 14 12 24 44 2918 Hull City 6 10 15 29 43 2818 Q.P. Rangers 7 5 20 38 58 2619 Burnley 5 11 15 26 49 2620 Leicester 5 7 18 29 49 22

Saturday April 11Swansea v Everton, 4:45 a.m.Southampton v Hull, 7 a.m.Sunderland v Crystal Palace, 7 a.m.Spurs v Aston Villa, 7 a.m.West Brom v Leicester, 7 a.m.West Ham v Stoke, 7 a.m.Burnley v Arsenal, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, April 12QPR v Chelsea, 5:30 a.m.Manchester United v Man City, 8 a.m.

Monday, April 13Liverpool v Newcastle, noon

SOCCERMLS

Today’s scheduleColorado at Dallas, 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 11Columbus at New England, noonNY City FC at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.NY Red Bulls at DC United, 4 p.m.Montreal at Houston, 5:30 p.m.Salt Lake at Sporting KC, 5:30 p.m.Vancouver at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 12Orlando at Portland, 2 p.m.Seattle at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

Scoring leaders - goals1 Octavio Rivero VAN 42 Clint Dempsey SEA 33 Obafemi Martins SEA 34 Fanendo Adi POR 35 Blas Perez DAL 3

BASKETBALLNBA

Playoffs and Wildcardsz-Clinched conference titley-Clinched divisionx-Clinched playoff spote-Eliminated from playoffs

Yesterday’s resultsChicago 89 Miami 78Golden State 116, Portland 105

Remaining NBA scheduleToday’s scheduleToronto at Orlando, 4 p.m.Boston at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.Charlotte at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.Indiana at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.Milwaukee at New York, 4:30 p.m.Washington at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.Phoenix at New Orleans, 5 p.m.Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.San Antonio at Houston, 5 p.m.Dallas at Denver, 6 p.m.Memphis at Utah, 6 p.m.Minnesota at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 11New York at Orlando, 4 p.m.Toronto at Miami, 4:30 p.m.Philadelphia at Chicago, 5 p.m.Memphis at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.Utah at Portland, 7 p.m.Minnesota at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 12Brooklyn at Milwaukee, noonCleveland at Boston, noonCharlotte at Detroit, 12:30 p.m.Sacramento at Denver, 2 p.m.Atlanta at Washington, 3 p.m.Oklahoma City at Indiana, 3 p.m.New Orleans at Houston, 4 p.m.Phoenix at San Antonio, 4 p.m.Dallas at Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, April 13Detroit at Cleveland, 4 p.m.Houston at Charlotte, 4 p.m.Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.Chicago at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.New York at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.Orlando at Miami, 4:30 p.m.New Orleans at Minnesota, 5 p.m.Portland at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.Dallas at Utah, 6 p.m.Los Angeles at Sacramento, 7 p.m.Denver at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.Memphis at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 14Toronto at Boston, 4:30 p.m.Washington at Indiana, 5 p.m.Los Angeles at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 15Charlotte at Toronto, 4 p.m.Atlanta at Chicago, 5 p.m.Boston at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.Detroit at New York, 5 p.m.Miami at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 5 p.m.Orlando at Brooklyn, 5 p.m.Portland at Dallas, 5 p.m.San Antonio at New Orleans, 5 p.m.Utah at Houston, 5 p.m.Washington at Cleveland, 5 p.m.Indiana at Memphis, 6:30 p.m.Denver at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.Sacramento at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

BASEBALLMLB

Yesterday’s resultsCincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 2NY Mets 6, Washington 3Detroit 7, Minnesota 1Kansas City 4, Chicago Sox 1Cleveland 5, Houston 1Texas 10, Oakland 1San Francisco 1, San Diego 0 (12 inn)Boston 6, Philadelphia 2Toronto 6, NY Yankees 3 Today’s scheduleToronto at Baltimore 12:05 p.m. Buehrle (0-0) vs Norris (0-0)Detroit at Cleveland 1:05 p.m. Simon (0-0) vs McAllister (0-0)Houston at Texas 1:05 p.m. McHugh (0-0) vs Holland (0-0)Chicago Cubs at Colorado 1:10 p.m. Wood (0-0) vs Matzek (0-0)Minnesota at Chicago Sox 1:10 p.m. Milone (0-0) vs Noesi (0-0)Boston at NY Yankees 4:05 p.m. Miley (0-0) vs Eovaldi (0-0)Washington at Philadelphia 4:05 p.m. Gonzalez (0-0) vs Williams (0-0)St. Louis at Cincinnati 4:10 p.m. Lackey (0-0) vs. Marquis (0-0)Tampa Bay at Miami 4:10 p.m. Ramirez (0-0) vs Haren (0-0)NY Mets at Atlanta 4:35 p.m. Niese (0-0) vs Stults (0-0)Pittsburgh at Milwaukee 5:10 p.m. Locke (0-0) vs Fiers (0-0)LA Dodgers at Arizona 6:40 p.m. B. Anderson (0-0) vs C. Anderson (0-0)Kansas City at LA Angels 7:05 p.m. Vargas (0-0) vs Santiago (0-0)Seattle at Oakland 7:05 p.m. Happ (0-0) vs Pomeranz (0-0)San Francisco at San Diego 7:10 p.m. Lincecum (0-0) vs. Morrow (0-0)

Saturday, April 11Boston at NY Yankees, 10:05 a.m. TBA vs. Warren (0-0)St. Louis at Cincinnati, 10:10 a.m. Wacha (0-0) vs. Cueto (0-0)Minnesota at Chi. White Sox, 11:10 a.m. Pelfrey (0-0) vs. Samardzija (0-1)Seattle at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. Happ (0-0) vs. Gray (1-0)Detroit at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m. Price (1-0) vs. Kluber (0-1)Tampa Bay at Miami, 1:10 p.m. TBA vs. Cosart (0-0)Toronto at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Sanchez (0-0) vs. Jimenez (0-0)Washington at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Fister (0-0) vs. Hamels (0-1)Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 4:10 p.m. Worley (0-0) vs. Nelson (0-0)NY Mets at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Gee (0-0) vs. Teheran (1-0)Houston at Texas, 5:05 p.m. McHugh (0-0) vs. Gallardo (0-1)LA Dodgers at Arizona, 5:10 p.m. TBA vs. TBAChicago Cubs at Colorado, 5:10 p.m. Hammel (0-0) vs. Kendrick (1-0)San Francisco at San Diego, 5:40 p.m. Bumgarner (1-0) vs. Shields (0-0)Kansas City at LA Angels, 6:05 p.m. Guthrie (0-0) vs. Weaver (0-1)

Sunday, April 12 (Early games)St. Louis at Cincinnati, 10:10 a.m. Martinez (0-0) vs. Iglesias (0-0)Tampa Bay at Miami, 10:10 a.m. Archer (0-1) vs. Alvarez (0-1)Detroit at Cleveland, 10:10 a.m. Verlander (0-0) vs. Carrasco (0-0)Toronto at Baltimore, 10:35 a.m. Hutchison (1-0) vs. Tillman (1-0)NY Mets at Atlanta, 10:35 a.m. Colon (1-0) vs. Wood (1-0)Washington at Philadelphia, 10:35 a.m. Scherzer (0-1) vs. Hamels (0-1)Minnesota at Chi. White Sox, 11:10 a.m. Hughes (0-1) vs. Sale (0-0)

GOLFThe MastersApril 9-12, Augusta National, Georgia. Par 72, 7,435 yards. Purse: $9,000,000. 2014 champion: Bubba Watson

Leaderboard, Round 1Golfer Par R1 1 Jordan Spieth -8 64T2 Charley Hoffman -5 67T2 Justin Rose -5 67T2 Ernie Els -5 67T2 Jason Day -5 67T6 Russell Henley -4 68T6 Sergio Garcia -4 68T8 Bill Haas -3 69T8 Webb Simpson -3 69T8 Paul Casey -3 69T8 Ryan Palmer -3 69T12 Kevin Streelman -2 70T12 Patrick Reed -2 70T12 Dustin Johnson -2 70T12 Phil Mickelson -2 70T12 Seung-yul Noh -2 70T12 Billy Horschel -2 70T18 Danny Willett -1 71T18 Gary Woodland -1 71T18 Tom Watson -1 71T18 Stephen Gallacher -1 71T18 Keegan Bradley -1 71T18 Anirban Lahiri -1 71T18 Bubba Watson -1 71T18 Hideki Matsuyama -1 71T18 Charl Schwartzel -1 71T18 Rory McIlroy -1 71T18 Cameron Tringale -1 71T18 Graeme McDowell -1 71T18 John Senden -1 71Canadian golfersT92 Corey Conners +8 8095 Mike Weir +10 82

AUTO RACINGNASCARRace Schedule

Duck Commander 500Saturday, April 11, 4:30 p.m.Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth. 334 laps, 501 miles.Qualifying: Today, 3:45 p.m.

Formula OneGrand Prix of ChinaSaturday, April 11, midnight. Shanghai International Circuit.Qualifying: Saturday, April 12, 4 a.m.

TENNISATPUS Men’s Clay Court ChampionshipApril 6-12, Houston, Texas. Surface: Clay. Purse: $488,225

Singles - Round 2Jack Sock (U.S.) beat 2-Roberto Bautista (Spain) 6-4 6-4

Grand Prix Hassan II April 6-12, Casablanca, Mo-rocco. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 (1€=$CDN1.36)

Singles - Round 2Lamine Ouahab, Morocco, def. Guill-ermo Garcia-Lopez (1), Spain, 6-3, 6-3.Jiri Vesely (3), Czech Republic, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 7-6 (7), 6-3.Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, def. Mikhail Kukushkin (7), Kaz 6-1, 4-1, retAljaz Bedene, Slovenia, def. Arthur De Greef, Belgium, 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles - QuarterfinalsRameez Junaid, Australia, and Adil Shamasdin, Pickering, Ont., def. Maximo Gonzalez, Arg, and Robin Haase (3), Holland, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 10-4..

WTAFamily Circle CupApril 6-12, Charleston, South Carolina. Surface: Clay. Purse: $731,000

Singles - Round 3Andrea Petkovic (3), Germany, def. Madison Brengle, USA, 6-4, 6-4.Madison Keys (7), United States, def. Andreea Mitu, Romania, 6-2, 6-0.Lauren Davis, United States, def. Mona Barthel (15), Germany, 6-4, 3-0, retired.

Katowice OpenApril 7-12, Katowice, Poland. Surface: Hard. Purse: $250,000.

Singles - Round 2Agnieszka Radwanska (1), Poland, def. An-Sophie Mestach, Belgium, 6-3, 6-1.Elizaveta Kulichkova, Russia, def. Kaia Kanepi (5), Estonia, 6-1, 6-2.Kirsten Flipkens (7), Bel, def. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-4.

CURLINGGrand Slam of Curling, Players ChampionshipApril 7-12, Mattamy Athletic Centre, Toronto.

Standings: Round robinWomen GP W L Pts1. Paetz, A 3 3 0 62. Homan, R 4 3 1 63. Middaugh, S 4 3 1 64. Sweeting, V 4 3 1 65. Muirhead, E 3 2 1 46. McDonald, K 4 2 2 4Feltscher, B 3 1 2 2Jones, J 3 1 2 2Nedohin, H 3 1 2 2Sidorova, A 3 1 2 2Tirinzoni, S 4 1 3 2Sigfridsson, M 4 0 4 0

Men GP W L Pts1. McEwen, M 4 4 0 82. Epping, J 3 3 0 63. Gushue, B 4 3 1 64. Koe, K 4 3 1 65. Jacobs, B 3 2 1 46. Bottcher, B 4 2 2 4Carruthers, R 3 1 2 2Howard, G 3 1 2 2Laycock, S 3 1 2 2Stoughton, J 3 1 2 2Edin, N 4 0 4 0Michel, S 4 0 4 0

Yesterday’s results, WomenDraw 6Rachel Homan Ottawa def. Kristy McDonald, Winnipeg, 5-3Sherry Middaugh Coldwater, Ont. def. Margaretha Sigfridsson, Skelleftea, Sweden, 7-4Val Sweeting, Edmonton def. Silvana Tirinzoni, Aarau, Switzerland, 6-5 (Extra end)

Draw 8McDonald def. Sigfridsson, 5-4Middaugh def. Tirinzoni, 7-6Sweeting def. Homan, 9-2Alina Paetz, Baden Regio, Switzerland, def. Anna Sidorova, Moscow, Russia, 6-5 (Extra end)Jennifer Jones, Winnipeg, def. Binia Feltscher, Flims, Switzerland, 6-5 (Extra end)

Men’s resultsDraw 7Mike McEwen, Winnipeg, def. Kevin Koe, Calgary, 7-5Brendan Bottcher, Edmonton def. Sven Michel, Adelboden, Switzerland, 7-2 (7 ends)Brad Gushue, St. John’s def. Niklas Edin Karlstad, Sweden, 6-4 (7 ends)John Epping, Toronto, def. Steve Laycock, Saskatoon, 7-2

Draw 9Gushue def. Brendan Bottcher, Edmon-ton, 5-4 (Extra end)McEwen def. Edin 5-1 (6 ends)Jeff Stoughton, Winnipeg, def. Glenn Howard, Penetanguishene, Ont., 5-4Reid Carruthers, Winnipeg, def. Brad Jacobs, Sault Ste Marie, Northern Ont., 5-4 (Extra end)Koe def. Michel 7-3 (7 ends)

Today’s scheduleDraw 10, 5:30 a.m.Jones vs. SidorovaPaetz vs. NedohinMuirhead vs. FeltscherSweeting vs. McDonald

Draw 11, 9 a.m.Stoughton vs. CarruthersHoward vs. EppingJacobs vs. LaycockBottcher vs. KoeSigfridsson vs. Tirinzoni

Draw 12, 1 p.m.Nedohin vs. FeltscherSidorova vs. MuirheadJones vs. PaetzHoman vs. MiddaughMichel vs. Edin

Draw 13, 4:30 p.m.Women’s Tiebreaker (if necessary)Stoughton vs. LaycockMcEwen vs. GushueJacobs vs. EppingHoward vs. Carruthers

Saturday, April 11Tiebreakers (if necessary), 5:30 a.m.

B.C. Premier Baseball League

Team W L PctAbbotsford Cardinals 0 0 0.000Coquitlam Reds 0 0 0.000Langley Blaze 0 0 0.000Nanaimo Pirates 0 0 0.000North Delta Blue Jays 0 0 0.000White Rock Tritons 0 0 0.000Okanagan Athletics 0 0 0.000Parksville Royals 0 0 0.000Victoria Eagles 0 0 0.000Victoria Mariners 0 0 0.000Whalley Chiefs 0 0 0.000North Shore Twins 0 0 0.000

Opening Day, Saturday, April 11Nanaimo at Vic Eagles (DH), 11:30 a.m.Langley at White Rock (DH), noonWhalley at Okanagan (DH), 2 p.m.

Sunday, April 12Whalley at Okanagan (DH) 11 a.m.Parksville at Vic Eagles (DH) noonNanaimo at Langley (DH) noon

Tuesday, April 14Abbotsford at Whalley, 7 p.m.

Yesterday at Rogers Arena

Canucks 5, Coyotes 0First Period1. Vancouver, Daniel Sedin (19) (Henrik Sedin, Edler) 16:22Penalties: Vitale Ari (Tripping) 05:59; Burrows Van (Slashing) 09:51

Second Period2. Vancouver, Kenins (4) (Hansen, Horvat) 6:51 3. Vancouver, Weber (10) (Power Play) (Edler, Henrik Sedin) 15:42 (PP)4. Vancouver, Weber (11) (Power Play) (Daniel Sedin, Edler) 17:10 (PP)Penalties: Weber Van (Delaying Game) 01:15; Chipchura Ari (Holding) 13:44; Campbell Ari (Closing Hand on Puck) 15:32

Third Period5. Vancouver, Hamhuis (Higgins, Bonino) 16:49 (PP)Penalties: Dorsett Van (Slashing) 5:51; Dorsett Van (Boarding, Roughing 4 Min) 12:25; McGinn Ari (Roughing) 12:25; Crombeen Ari (Elbowing) 15:39

Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd TArizona 11 5 12 28 Vancouver 10 15 7 32

Goaltending summary:Arizona: M. Smith (20/24), Domingue (7/8; Vancouver: Lack (28/28)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Arizona: 0 of 4, Vancouver: 3 of 4

Att: 18,796

Eastern ConferenceAtlantic W L OT SL GF GA PtsManchester 45 16 6 3 221 162 99Worcester 40 24 4 2 210 176 86Providence 38 23 7 2 191 171 85Portland 37 25 7 1 188 170 82St. John’s 30 32 8 2 169 224 70

Northeast W L OT SL GF GA PtsSyracuse 40 21 9 0 204 196 89Hartford 38 23 5 4 203 205 85Springfield 36 27 8 1 182 196 81Albany 33 26 5 6 178 187 77Bridgeport 27 36 6 1 200 226 61

East W L OT SL GF GA PtsHershey 43 20 5 3 205 167 94W-B/Scranton 41 23 3 4 194 151 89Lehigh Valley 31 32 6 1 182 218 69Binghamton 30 33 7 1 220 245 68Norfolk 25 38 6 3 156 208 59

Western ConferenceNorth W L OT SL GF GA PtsUtica 44 19 6 1 202 165 95Toronto 34 27 9 0 183 194 77Hamilton 32 27 12 0 186 187 76Adirondack 33 29 6 2 217 217 74Rochester 28 37 5 1 200 232 62

Midwest W L OT SL GF GA PtsGrand Rapids 43 20 6 2 236 170 94Rockford 43 21 5 2 207 169 93Chicago 37 26 6 1 196 180 81Milwaukee 33 27 7 6 200 207 79Lake Erie 31 28 8 4 188 225 74

West W L OT SL GF GA PtsSan Antonio 44 21 5 1 238 210 94Texas 36 21 13 1 224 205 86Oklahoma City 38 25 5 3 209 201 84Charlotte 29 35 6 1 159 216 65Iowa 22 45 2 2 164 232 48

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Wild 4, Predators 2First Period1. Nashville, Forsberg (25) 2:582. Nashville, Jones (8) (Smith, Santorelli) 10:29Penalties: Scandella Min (Slashing) 15:44

Second Period3. Minnesota, Zucker (20) (Fontaine, Dumba) 17:12 (PP)4. Minnesota, Scandella (10) (Schro-eder, Cooke) 17:43Penalties: Wilson Nsh (High-sticking) 15:14

Third Period5. Minnesota, Pominville (18) (Spur-geon, Granlund) 17:576. Minnesota, Zucker (21) (Stewart, Koivu) 19:00Penalties: Gaustad Nsh (Interference) 0:33, Stewart Min (Slashing) 0:33, Granlund Min (High-sticking) 15:09

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd TMinnesota 6 15 6 27Nashville 8 9 17 34

Goaltending summary:Minnesota: Kuemper (32/34), Nashville: Rinne (23/26)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Minnesota: 1 of 1, Nashville: 0 of 2

Att: 17,236

Panthers 4, Bruins 2First PeriodNo scoringPenalties: Barkov Fla (Tripping) 3:02, Boyes Fla (Roughing) 8:18, Connolly Bos (Boarding) 8:18, Chara Bos (Cross checking) 19:25, Huberdeau Fla (Cross checking) 19:25

Second Period1. Boston, Bergeron (23) (Eriksson, Krug) 15:02 (PP)2. Florida, Barkov (16) (Ekblad, Jagr) 18:40 (PP)Penalties: Boyes Fla (Hooking) 4:17, McQuaid Bos (Fighting) 14:37, Huberdeau Fla (Cross checking) 14:37, Petrovic Fla (Fighting) 14:37, Mitchell Fla (Interference) 14:54, Connolly Bos (High-sticking) 17:44

Third Period3. Florida, Huberdeau (14) (Campbell, Jagr) 4:024. Florida, Boyes (14) (Bolland, Mitchell) 8:035. Boston, Marchand (23) (Krejci, Seidenberg) 13:156. Florida, Hayes (19) (Jokinen) 15:14

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd TBoston 12 7 17 36Florida 7 14 9 30

Goaltending summary:Boston: Rask (26/30), Florida: Luongo (34/36)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Boston: 1 of 3, Florida: 1 of 3

Att: 11,778

Senators 3, Rangers 0First PeriodNo scoringPenalties: St. Louis Nyr (Holding the Stick) 8:35, Zibanejad Ott (Goalkeeper Interference) 13:44

Second Period1. Ottawa, MacArthur (16) (Turris, Stone) 17:312. Ottawa, Turris (24) (MacArthur, Gryba) 18:35

Third Period3. Ottawa, Pageau (9) (Lazar, Borow-iecki) 18:21Penalties: Stepan Nyr (Tripping) 13:36

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd TOttawa 6 8 13 27New York 9 5 12 26

Goaltending summary:Ottawa: Hammond (26/26), New York: Lundqvist (24/26)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Ottawa: 0 of 2, New York: 0 of 2

Att: 18,006

Canadiens 4, Red Wings 3 (OT)First Period1. Detroit, Tatar (29) (Zetterberg, Datsyuk) 10:192. Montreal, Markov (10) (Desharnais, Subban) 17:36Penalties: Desharnais Mtl (Holding) 6:21

Second Period3. Montreal, Petry (7) (Prust, Mitchell) 6:244. Detroit, Datsyuk (26) (Zetterberg, Kronwall) 8:07Penalties: DeKeyser Det (Interference) 3:50, Prust Mtl (Holding) 11:57, Emelin Mtl (Hooking) 15:34

Third Period5. Detroit, Helm (15) 3:34 (PP)6. Montreal, Plekanec (25) (Markov, Subban) 11:39 (PP)Penalties: Quincey Det (Interference) 2:21, Desharnais Mtl (Tripping) 7:42, DeKeyser Det (Tripping) 9:58, Smith-Pelly Mtl (Tripping) 12:43

Overtime7. Montreal, Eller (15) (Petry) 1:21

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd OT TDetroit 9 10 8 0 27Montreal 9 11 4 2 26

Goaltending summary:Detroit: Howard (22/26), Montreal: Price (24/27)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Detroit: 0 of 5, Montreal: 1 of 4

Att: 21,287

Lightning 4, Devils 3 (OT)First Period1. New Jersey, Bernier (15) (Henrique, Gomez) 5:06 (PP)2. Tampa Bay, Johnson (28) (Kucherov, Palat) 6:263. Tampa Bay, Nesterov (2) (Kucherov, Johnson) 9:13 (PP)

Second Period4. New Jersey, Elias (13) (Gionta) 10:175. Tampa Bay, Stamkos (43) (Palat, Hedman) 17:42 (PP)6. New Jersey, Bernier (16) (Henrique, Gomez) 17:58

Third PeriodNo scoring

Overtime7. Tampa Bay, Johnson (29) (Kucherov, Palat) 1:22 (PP)

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd OT TNew Jersey 3 10 11 0 24Tampa Bay 8 15 7 1 31

Goaltending summary:New Jersey: Kinkaid (27/31), Tampa Bay: Bishop (21/24)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):New Jersey: 1 of 3, Tampa Bay: 3 of 8

Att: 19,204

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Flames 3, Kings 1First Period1. Calgary, Gaudreau (24) (Wideman, Hudler) 12:152. Calgary, Hudler (30) (Wideman, Raymond) 14:28Penalties: Lewis La (Hooking Jiri Hudler) 15:14

Second PeriodNo scoring

Third Period3. Los Angeles, Nolan (6) (Martinez, Richards) 5:004. Calgary, Hudler (31) (Gaudreau, Monahan) 19:10 (PP)

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd TLos Angeles 8 12 14 34Calgary 15 4 6 25

Goaltending summary:Los Angeles: Quick (22/24), Calgary: Hiller (33/34)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Los Angeles: 0 of 0, Calgary: 0 of 1

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Sharks 3, Oilers 1First PeriodNo scoringPenalties: Hamilton Edm (Boarding Bryan Lerg) 2:08

Second Period1. Edmonton, Yakupov (13) 12:30Penalties: Irwin Sj (Tripping Tyler Pitlick) 4:34

Third Period2. San Jose, Marleau (19) 10:323. San Jose, Lerg (1) (Couture, Fedun) 17:084. San Jose, Nieto (10) (Tierney, Wingels) 19:31 (PP)Penalties: Stollery Sj (Tripping Taylor Hall) 4:05

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd TSan Jose 19 14 19 52Edmonton 7 14 6 27

Goaltending summary:San Jose: Niemi (26/27), Edmonton: Brossoit (49/51)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):San Jose: 0 of 1, Edmonton: 0 of 2

Att: 16,839

Avalanche 1, Jets 0 (SO)First PeriodNo scoringPenalties: McLeod Col (Roughing) 2:13, Harrison Wpg (Tripping) 5:22

Second PeriodNo scoring

Avalanche 1, Jets 0 (SO) (Cont’d)

Second PeriodPenalties: Landeskog Col (Tripping) 2:10, Caron Col (Hooking) 9:34

Third PeriodNo scoring

ShootoutColorado, O’Reilly GoalWinnipeg, Wheeler No GoalColorado, Duchene GoalWinnipeg, Ladd No Goal

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd OT TWinnipeg 8 12 17 4 41Colorado 5 6 7 3 21

Goaltending summary:Winnipeg: Pavelec (21/21), Colorado: Berra (41/41)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Winnipeg: 0 of 4, Colorado: 0 of 1

Att: 14,802

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Western ConferenceCentral GP W L OT GF GA Ptsz-St. Louis 81 50 24 7 244 199 107x-Nashville 81 47 24 10 231 204 104x-Chicago 81 48 27 6 227 186 102x-Minnesota 81 46 27 8 229 197 100x-Winnipeg 81 42 26 13 225 209 97e-Dallas 81 40 31 10 257 259 90e-Colorado 81 38 31 12 216 225 88

Pacific GP W L OT GF GA Ptsy-Anaheim 81 50 24 7 234 225 107x-Vancouver 81 47 29 5 236 217 99x-Calgary 81 45 29 7 240 211 97e-Los Angeles 81 39 27 15 216 204 93e-San Jose 81 40 32 9 227 228 89e-Edmonton 81 24 44 13 193 277 61e-Arizona 81 24 49 8 169 270 56

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Western LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GAVancouver 13 6 4 1 1 9 6Dallas 10 5 3 1 1 7 4Salt Lake 8 4 2 0 2 6 4Sporting KC 8 5 2 1 2 6 6Seattle 7 4 2 1 1 6 3San Jose 6 5 2 3 0 6 7Portland 6 5 1 1 3 6 5Los Angeles 5 5 1 2 2 5 6Houston 5 5 1 2 2 2 3Colorado 3 4 0 1 3 0 2

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Vancouver Canucks goalie Eddie Lack stops a shot against the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night in Vancouver. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Canucks win 5-0, will face CalgaryJOSHUA CLIPPERTON THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — Yannick Weber scored twice and Eddie Lack made 28 saves for his second shutout of the season Thursday as the Vancou-ver Canucks defeated the Arizona Coyotes 5-0.

Daniel Sedin, Ronalds Kenins and Dan Hamhuis had the other goals for Vancouver (47-29-5), which clinched a Western Conference playoff spot two nights earlier without even suit-ing up when the Edmonton Oilers downed the Los Angeles Kings 4-2.

Alexander Edler added three assists, while Hen-rik Sedin chipped in with two of his own for the Canucks, who missed the post-season in 2013-14 for the first time in six years, but have rebounded under rookie head coach Willie Desjardins.

Depending on what the Calgary Flames do in their finale Saturday afternoon against the Win-nipeg Jets, the Canucks still might need a victory in their game later that evening at Rogers Arena against the Edmonton Oilers to lock up second place in the Pacific Division and home ice advan-tage in the first round of the playoffs.

The Flames beat the Kings 3-1 on Thursday to secure a post-season berth and guarantee an all-Canadian opening-round matchup against the Canucks.

Lack, who picked up the sixth shutout of his career, has played 22 of 23 games since Ryan Mil-ler went down with an knee injury on Feb. 22, but was rarely tested against lowly Arizona. Mil-ler suited up for the first time since the injury on Thursday, dressing as Lack’s backup.

Fans saluted Lack with chants of “Eddie! Eddie!” after a couple of saves on an Arizona power play midway through the third period— his busiest sequence of the night.

Mike Smith allowed four goals on 24 shots before getting pulled late in the second period for the Coyotes (24-49-8), who will finish their miser-able season on Saturday at home against the Anaheim Ducks.

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SOFTBALL

Fastpitch season starting

MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Spring is well underway, Alberni temperatures are warmer, and it’s softball season.

Leading up to the start of local fastpitch softball play on April 20, the school district and Alberni Valley Minor Softball Associa-tion are teaching kids in a twice weekly learn-to-play camp at the Glenwood Sports Center.

Alberni school kids in grades 4 to 8 are heading out to the ball field Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. to train in the fundamentals of the game with free instruction and equip-ment provided.

“This is all about fastpitch,” said Cal Davies, president of the AV softball association. “Pitch, catch, throw the ball, catch the ball, hit the ball – the whole nine yards.”

A day camp for all players, beginners or advanced, is upcom-ing on April 19 at Echo Park fields. The softball association is bringing in an instructor from Victoria, Davies said.

League play begins April 20.“We have lots of teams in each

division, so that’s a good thing,” said Davies.

Final registration is this Saturday.

[ALBERNI SOFTBALL PHOTO]

Kids’ learn-to-play camp underway at Glenwood

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Danielle Marley holds the winning 4-pound, 12-ounce trout caught by Ty Bouchard (far right) for the Great Central Lake Trout Derby. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

5-pound trout wins Central Lake derbyALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The Great Central Lake Trout Derby over the Easter long week-end was a success. Ninety-two participants weighed in 74 trout.

A coin was tossed to break the tie for second and third.

The winners were:Ty Bouchard 1st place 4lbs 12ozJustin Brown 2nd place 4lbs 11 ozJohn Oostrem 3rd place 4lbs 11 oz

Hidden weight winners:Saturday – Michael Fenn 1lb 10ozSunday – Paul Mayer 2 lbs 8 ozMonday – Paul Mayer 1 lb 8 oz

Kids Winners:1st place Shayla Beckett 1 lb 8 oz2nd place Hayden Evans 11 oz3rd place Jace Marx 1 oz

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Check on the quality of your work during the day, as you won’t want to make any errors. Later, others will look at your work and note the excellence with which it is produced. You will land well because of your meticulous attention to detail. Tonight: Out till the wee hours.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You’ll have time to iron out any issues you have with a close associate or family member. The topic might be quite seri-ous. Perhaps the two of you don’t see eye to eye. As a result of your conversation, you will make better choices. Tonight: Do some much-needed research.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Consider making a different decision regarding a relation-ship. Perhaps you are ready for a stronger partnership, or you could be interested in making an important investment that could affect the relationship. Verify first that you are financially ready. Tonight: Togetherness.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Dive into your work, and get as much done as possible. Your

efficiency will be tested, as oth-ers seek you out to pitch in with their projects. Be willing to rear-range your schedule, if need be, or ask someone to fill in for you. Make calls later in the after-noon. Tonight: Meet friends.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Reach out to someone at a distance. This person always surprises you with his or her ever-chang-ing attitudes and perspective. Someone you admire might not be in a good mood. You would be wise to steer clear. Tonight: Don’t push yourself too hard.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You might be irritated with a part-ner. Keep your distance until you both are in a better mood. Time is your ally. It appears that you have a lot to complete and will need some uninterrupted time. Come late afternoon, you will feel rejuvenated. Tonight: Party time!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You might want to return some calls before you schedule meetings or make other plans. However, it is likely that someone else already has made plans without telling you. You have a lot of ground to cover, and a lot of

people are seeking you out. Tonight: Take off.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You could be overwhelmed by everything you must complete. Understand how much pressure you have on you right now. Be more forthright about establish-ing your limits, and you will find others to be very receptive. Tonight: Catch up on a friend’s news.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Use the daylight hours to the max, when you’ll have much more under control. You will see a substantial difference in others’ responses as a result. You have the ability to convince others of the rightness of your thoughts, but still listen to sug-gestions. Tonight: Pay bills.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You can afford to play it low-key today. You will be missed, but at this point, you might need some extra time to deal with a child or loved one. The Moon moves into your sign later today, which will bring a smile to your face. Tonight: Go for what you want.

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SNOWPACK, from Page 1

“The city is aware of the poten-tial water shortage and is pre-paring measures to implement water restrictions much sooner than we ever have in the past,” he said, noting that although the China Creek dam is cur-rently flowing over, this could change when temperatures rise. “Our lake reservoirs, Bainbridge Lake and Lizard Lake, they’re full right now, but once they start to draw down then we have a concern.”

With snowpack accumulation usually ending in mid-April,

the potential water shortage is now contingent on rainfall this spring and summer and how much temperatures rise.

Environment Canada meteor-ologist Matt MacDonald said it’s difficult to predict how much rain the Valley will see, but the ministry’s forecast models point to a warmer than average spring.

“Given the lower than normal snowpacks on the south coast – particularly Vancouver Island – that doesn’t bode well for wat-er supply,” he said.

The expectedly mild spring fol-lows a winter with a daily aver-

age of 5 Celsius in Port Alberni – almost two degrees higher than normal. This has affected snow in the mountains, accord-ing to a release this week from the River Forecast Centre.

“A high proportion of precipi-tation has been delivered as rain rather than snow,” stated the agency.

The area’s warm winter can be traced to oceanic patterns elsewhere in the world, said MacDonald. Along the equator water temperatures were 0.5 Celsius above normal in recent months, while the northeast section of the Pacific Ocean was

the warmest it’s been since 1900. The Island’s climate is directly affected by westward currents and winds, which bring weather characteristics from elsewhere in the Pacific.

“With that warmer water it injects more heat into the atmosphere…it also impacts the intensity of atmospheric circulation,” MacDonald said. “The heat capacity of water is extremely high, so it takes a lot of energy to heat up, and also once it is heated up it stores that energy for a long, long time.”

As the effects of global warm-ing are likely to impact water

usage this summer, Cicon sees the snowpack issue as a vital reminder for residents to be conscious of how they use their taps.

“We want people to under-stand how much water they use, the consumption levels, and get people involved in conserving this precious resource,” he said.

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Death of 5 Cree hunters in Quebec cabinPETER RAKOBOWCHUK CANADIAN PRESS

The five Cree hunters from northern Quebec who died in a cabin fire have been described as men who loved laughter and the territory around them.

“They grew up knowing the land, they grew up being out on the land and enjoying the land,” Ashley Iserhoff said Thursday. “That was part of their life and who they were and they were just living their life and enjoy-ing what the creator gave us.”

Iserhoff, the director of social development for the Cree nation of Mistissini, said the five were supposed to be back in the com-munity this past Monday.

“Usually, they’re able to com-municate with each other — either through satellite phone or using the bush radio — and there was no form of communi-cation with them,” he said in an interview.

Iserhoff said several people, including the father of one vic-tim, took the local community bush plane and flew out to the camp in nearby Lac-Bussy on Wednesday.

When they arrived, they found three of the five bodies. The other two were discovered when provincial police went to the scene Thursday.

Cree leader Matthew Coon Come, who identified the vic-tims as David Jimiken, Emmett Coonishish, Chiiwetin Coon-ishish, Kevin Loon and Charlie Gunner, described the tragedy as “an unfathomable loss”.

“On behalf of the entire Cree nation, I extend our deepest condolences to the families and to the community of Mistissini who must all now find a source of compassion and strength to endure this terrible tragedy and to support one another in a journey of healing,” Coon Come

said in a statement.“At a time of such unfathom-

able loss, we can only express our deepest sympathies to the families and pray that the knowledge of the full support of the entire Cree nation will help in some way in providing com-fort and easing the terrible pain they are suffering.

“Their loss is a loss for the Cree nation and we mourn with them. Their tragedy is the Cree nation’s tragedy.”

Bill Namagoose, executive-director of the Grand Council of the Crees, said Gunner was a police constable with the Cree nation government.

Iserhoff said he was very well known in the community and was admired by youth in the community.

“He served a number of years with our police detachment here...and he had a lot of young people who looked up to him

because he won an award from the Governor General a few years ago for heroism,” he said.

Iserhoff said Mistissini has been overcome with grief.

“Everyone knows each other, the community is just over-whelmed and you can feel the grief when you come into the community and the sense of loss. There are a lot of heavy hearts.”

There was still no word Thurs-day how and when the fire began as police continued their investigation.

NDP MP Romeo Saganash, who is Cree, rose in the Com-mons on Thursday to express his condolences.

“There is no greater loss that a family and a community can face than the loss of a youth,” he said in a statement before question period.

“As a father, Mr. Speaker, I can’t even begin to imagine the

pain that families and friends are feeling today.

“I want to send my support, my love and our prayers in these trying moments, in this dark time of need. May their memories be a blessing as we collectively attempt to come to terms with this sad and horrible loss.”

Saganash, who represents the riding of Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou, said one of his friends lost a son, a brother and three friends in the fire.

Premier Philippe Couillard also expressed his sympathy.

“I want to convey my deep condolences to the Cree nation for the horrible tragedy that has happened,” he said in Quebec City.

“Circumstances have yet to be determined but for the Cree nation, for the commun-ity in Mistissini, it’s a horrible tragedy.”

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The Rollin Art Centre’s cur-rent art exhibit will run until May 2nd, featuring

beloved retired art teacher, Diet-rich Schlackl. Dietrich is show-casing his oil on canvas, themed, family and community. The title for this exhibit is, “For the Love of Painting”. Join us in the Art Gallery, this Saturday April 11th from 1-3 pm, for refreshments and to meet Dietrich and talk about his Love of Painting!

A wonderful weekend of art and culture is in store for you on April 25th and 26th

with the purchase of a ticket for 2015 Days with the Arts. Public venues and artist studios will be open to our guests from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. You may choose to attend one day or both. Your wristband or ribbon includes admission to venues, opportunities to win major or studio prizes, and a map show-ing locations. Check out the old Woodward’s windows on upper 3rd Ave., (now the new Coulson building), for a sneak preview of some of the featured artists in this year’s two day event.

The Rollin Art Centre’s annual GIANT book sale is only a month away. We

have added an extra day this year; mark your calendars, May 8th, 6 – 8 p.m. and Sat. May 9th. 9-3 p.m. We are still in great need of all your gently used books, as donations are low. Please help support this wonderful fundrais-er for the Community Arts Coun-cil and the Rollin Art Centre by dropping off all your like new books. Please no library books, magazines, National Geographic, encyclopedia’s, Reader’s Digest or textbooks. Our donation box is located at the Rollin Art Centre, inside, under the staircase in the wooden box.

The Centennial Belles present two historical fashion shows – Fashion

Fabulous on Saturday, April 11 at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Echo Centre. Fabulous gowns from the Romantic era, the Victorian era, the Edwardian era and the Roar-ing 20s. Advanced tickets (cash only) are available at Rollin Art

Centre, Capelli Hair Design and Boutique Belles Amies. Tickets include refreshments. Partial proceeds to the ADSS Breakfast

Club and the Read and Feed Program.

The Rollin Art centre is cur-rently accepting applica-tions to all visual artists

and artist groups to submit an application to exhibit their work in our Fine Arts Gallery during the 2016 calendar year. Don’t miss this opportunity to have your own Art exhibit or group exhibit. Application forms are available at the Rollin Art Centre. Deadline is April 30, 2015. The Gallery is located at the corner of 8th and Argyle St., and open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tues., to Sat. call 250-724-3412 for more info.

The Barkley Sounds Com-munity Choir presents “Jukebox Favorites”. Our

upcoming Spring Concert, April 26, 2:30 pm at the ADSS

Theatre. Tickets are $10 in

advance or $12 available at the door or at Rollin Art Centre (CASH only) Echo Centre, Salmon Berry & Blue Fish. Special guest, Anna Lewis on Fiddle, featuring Dennis Olson on guitar. This is going to be a fun concert and a trip down memory lane, remerging the days of the old Jukebox. For more information call Sylvia @ 250-723-7185

Timbre! Choir of Port Alberni, presents “WE GOT RHYTHM” on

Sunday, May 3, 2015, 2:30 pm at Alberni District Secondary School Theatre at 4000 Roger Street, Port Alberni. This con-cert completes our 42nd season and will literally include some-thing for everyone – Canadiana, Celtic, Animation, Peace and Broadway. Timbre! Choir is conducted by Patricia Miller and will be accompanied by Danielle Marcinek on piano and the Barry Miller Jazz Trio. For an extra treat, the audience will be greeted by the Alberni Val-ley Community Band who will play for your enjoyment at the entrance of the theatre. Get your tickets early as our concerts often sell out. Tickets on sale in Port Alberni at Rollin Art Centre (cash only), Echo Centre, Finish-ing Touches, Salmonberry’s, and

Choir Members.

This is a benefit for Bread of Life this year. This band of local musicians led by Greg

and Sarah Falls, is their annual dance. It is being held at the Bav-arian Center on 4th Avenue, 7:30 to 11:30pm. Come out and enjoy a range of great dance music. There will be featured singers this year from various music

schools that began their sing-ing career while at ADSS. Pete from Pete’s Mountain’s Meats is a fabulous sax player; the great Dave Auld on drums; some won-derful younger musicians, band teachers ....about 20 musicians in all. There will also be a fun silent auction and door prizes. Tickets can be bought from a band mem-ber, Rollin Art Centre (CASH ONLY), Pete’s Mountain Meats, and Bread of Life/Cornerstones Thrift shop.

Melissa MartinArtBeat

WHAT’S HAPPENINGDon’t miss out on local events

Listings for Friday, April 10 to Thursday, April 16

FRIDAY

The Distributors and As Ash Fell, all ages show at the Rain-bow Room from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Scott Shea concert at Char’s Landing at 8 p.m.

DJ Jeff at Blue Marlin Inn

SATURDAY

Alberni Valley Curling Club“Awards Banquet & Election of Executive Officers”; doors open at AVCC 5:00pm April 11/15. Info: www.albernicurling.com or call 250-723-3111.

Centennial Belles FashionShow, April 11 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Echo Centre.

Jumping into Spring Busi-ness Fair, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cherry Creek Hall. 27 vendors on-site.

Yoga fundraiser for North Island Recovery Centre, April 11 at 11:45 a.m. at Slam-mers Gym. No membership necessary.

Meet Elizabeth May and Glenn Sollitt (Courtenay-Alberni Federal Green Party Candidate), April 11 from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Starboard Grill. At 9:10 a.m. they will be at the train station for a speech before moving to McLean Mill.

Coffee Day for all former Sproat Lake loggers/employees, April 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Steel Worker’s Hall. For info: Harvey at 250-724-2578.

Meat Draw from 4 to 7 p.m. followed by Cruze Control at Blue Marlin Inn

SUNDAY

Yuri’s Night/World Space Party and SPCA fundraiser at Char’s Landing, 7 to 9 p.m.

MONDAY

Latin Dance Social with Cuba’s Watson Hernandez from 7 to 9 p.m. at Char’s Landing.

TUESDAY

Meat Draw and 50/50 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Kingsway Pub to benefit the Alberni Valley Hos-pice Society.

Ladies Night Social from 7 to 9 p.m. at Char’s Landing.

WEDNESDAY

Alberni Valley TransitionTown Society from 6 to 9 p.m. “Awareness of Climate Change Through Education and Research presentation

Business after Business free public event. Presentations by PAPA and Huu-ay-aht First Nation and Steelhead LNG. Reserve with the Chamber of Commerce.

Karaoke at Blue Marlin Inn from 8 p.m.

THURSDAY

Team Trudeau - Pints ‘n’ Pol-itics 5:30-7pm

Line Dancing with Linda Ross from 7 to 9 p.m. at Char’s Landing

» Melissa Martin is the arts administra-tor for the Community Arts Council. This is a group dedicated to enriching individuals and the community by shar-ing and shaping the cultural environ-ment of the Valley. If you would like to submit something to this column, please drop it off (e-mail preferred) at the Rollin Art Centre by noon on the Friday before your event. Your articles must be 150 words or less. E-mail: [email protected].

Dietrich Schlackl will be at the Rollin Art Centre for an artist meet and greet on Saturday at 1 p.m.

» We want to hear from you. If you would like an entertainment event listed, send the information, including date, time and place to [email protected].

DANCE

ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Thirty years ago this fall, two mid-Island dance teachers (visionaries!)

formed Dancestreams Youth Dance Company, a pre-profes-sional youth group dedicated to enriching the training and performance opportunities of the most talented young dancers on Vancouver Island. Linda Klassen and Bev Aitchi-son envisioned a group that would cross the boundaries of locations and home studios to bring teens together with some of Canada’s top professional choreographers, and in so doing bring top notch contemporary dance to the general public in the area as well. Their ideas blossomed, and Dancestreams has been functioning in just that manner for three decades. Many alumni have gone on to train and dance professionally across the globe, and there is scarcely a dance studio on Vancouver Island that does not have a Dan-cestreams alumnus on faculty. It all started in the “Old School-house” in Parksville, then home to the Parksville Ballet School. A few things have changed- the Company now rotates rehearsal locations around the Island- but the general focus remains. Dan-cestreams annually commis-sions new works by emerging, mid-career and established choreographers, and performs the works for the general pub-lic and schools throughout

the region. Graduates are still being honoured with place-ments in university dance pro-grams and professional training programs around the world. Dancestreams still embarks on international trips focused on learning more about dance outside of the home environs, and putting dancers in touch with dance professionals who may assist them in the future. The Company recently returned from Los Angeles, where over an eight day period the group was able to tour two univer-sity dance facilities and take a multitude of classes, toured Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, rehearsed with choreographer Benita Bike, took Company classes and viewed rehearsals with two profes-sional contemporary companies, danced in a professional modern class, and a flamenco workshop. They saw two professional per-formances, including American Ballet Theatre from New York and still had a bit of time to visit the pier at Santa Monica, hang out on Hollywood Blvd, and visit two museums! The generos-ity and kindness of everyone within the dance world was displayed at every turn, and the importance of networking was emphasized each day. Dancestreams this season has been fortunate to have new works created by Julia Carr, alumnus Alysa Pires from Toronto, and to have a work by LA choreographer Benita

Bike remounted. Currently, the dancers are working with choreographer Michele Olson, Artistic Director of Raven Spirit Dance Company of Vancouver. Sunday, April 12th the Company will return to the Old School-house (McMillan Arts Centre)

to rehearse. Company class with Michele will be open to all dancers age 12+ wishing to par-ticipate- it’s FREE! Rehearsal throughout the day is also open for the public to view the pro-cess. Drop by between 1 pm & 5:15 pm!

Dancestreams hosts open house for youth

Local dancer Kaara Plater takes part in Dancestreams. [PHOTO KATHERINE BLAKE]

Alberni Valley Times, April 10, 2015

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