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Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Monday, April 13, 2015 Port Alberni Men’s Basketball Spring League tips off Sports, Page 5 9C 1C Rain What’s On 2 Alberni Region 3 Opinion 4 Sports 5 Alberni Album 6 Scoreboard 7 Comics 8 Classifieds 9 On the Island 12 Living Well 10 ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 70 $1.25 newsstand (GST incl.) Inside today MUNICIPALITY ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES The new look for city hall was unveiled last week, an exterior facelift needed to update Port Alberni’s image to potential investment and residents, says Mayor Mike Ruttan. The renovation will bring cedar panels to the outside of the building using wood harvested from the Toquart Bay area at the mouth of the Alberni Inlet. Now city council is tasked to select from two options of either covering the municipal building’s grey cement blocks or blue pan- els with the cedar. The panels are expected to be installed by the fall at an estimated cost of $35,000 through the work of city employees. “Whatever is done will dra- matically change the look of City Hall,” said Ruttan when the designs were displayed on Thursday. “We want to update the image of our city to present a slightly different place.” The wood is being donated by Coulson Forest Products, which has manufactured the cedar for the last three years at its local sawmill that employs approxi- mately 80 people. CEO Wayne Coulson believes the upgrade is needed to better sell Port Alberni to investors, and the cedar siding joins other improvements city hall is under- going this year, including a com- pleted paint job for the mayor’s office and new carpet throughout the building. “These are the changes that have to take place in Port Alberni in order for us to sell who we are,” said Coulson. “I want to be able to bring people here to city hall to meet the mayor instead of having to meet him off site because of the ripped carpet, broken furni- ture and the stains at the top of the ceiling in the mayor’s office.” City hall’s facelift has met some opposition from the Herit- age Commission, the group that oversees the preservation of the community’s history. The 1959 building has served the city since before the amalgama- tion of Alberni and Port Alberni, and in recognition of its histor- ical importance city hall is among the handful of structures listed on the Port Alberni Heritage Register. See CITY HALL, Page 9 KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES Green Party leader, Elizabeth May made a visit to Port Alberni on Saturday morning. With her was Federal riding of Courtenay-Alberni candidate Glenn Sollitt. The two made their first stop at the Starboard Grill for a breakfast presentation and question and answer session. The full house had a chance to hear the main issues of the Green Party. The main issue, May said, is real democracy that works for Canada. “We need more responsible dis- cussion and debates in parliament to work for Canada,” she said. “We need leadership that works for the people. I will stand up and defend Parliament. What’s killing democ- racy in Canada is people who do what they are told in politics and read from scripts, so there will be no scripts in the Green Party.” May said, if elected as a group, she will break down the idea of leader-centric thinking and pos- ition MPs as equals. She said by working together for a common goal everything will reinforce itself, including environ- mental policies helping economic policies. She said the government needs to position Canada to take advan- tage of investing in renewable energy and clean technology more than in fossil fuels globally. She wants to fight to bring eco- nomic development to Vancouver Island. May had few comments on local issues. She said she wanted to see a way to maintain and protect sus- tainable industry, including the forests and watershed. “The Green Party is completely opposed to the [Raven coal mine] proposal,” she said. “It is a huge risk to the Fanny Bay oysters, for example. But it looks like they’ve decided to pack it in anyway.” When asked about the Steelhead LNG project, May was cautious in her words. “It is on First Nations territory and we respect that, so I don’t want to say too much, but frack- ing is not a good technology at all,” she said. May is hopeful that clean energy will lead the way for further eco- nomic development on Vancouver Island. “It can be a hub for innova- tion here if we work with First Nations to create longterm jobs and prospects for Vancouver Island,” May said. She said the Island can become known as a centre for innovation for clean technology and green ideas. “The potential for the port here is huge,” she said. “With better development there is potential for container shipping. There would also be jobs created for retrofit- ting buildings to make them more energy efficient.” May is also hopeful of wind pow- er and manufacturing technology in her own riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands. “Voting Green is the most powerful way to fix the country and put it back to the way it is supposed to be,” May said. “When the dreadful nine years of the Harper era is over this year, we will start to put things back to how they should be.” May and Sollitt went from the Starboard Grill onto the McLean Mill in a Speeder car, where they had a tour of the grounds and sal- mon hatchery. [email protected] $35K reno to change look of city hall Mayor Ruttan says exterior facelift for local government building will ‘update the image’ of Port Alberni POLITICS Elizabeth May opposed to coal mine, LNG fracking ‘not a good technology’ Green Party of Canada leader, Elizabeth May and local candidate Glenn Sollitt were in Port Alberni on Saturday morning for a public meet and greet and took a Speeder to McLean Mill. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES] How-To in 45 Fest returns for 2nd year Parks and Recreation is making it easy for the public to learn new skills, get some exercise and meet new people this weekend during the How-To in 45. » Living Well, 10 New Alberni brand idea: ‘Ultimate Playground’ Business owner Kevin Wright has been thinking of his branding idea for the community for some time, to promote Port Alberni’s broad array of outdoor adventure. » Alberni Region, 3 » Use your smartphone to jump to our Facebook page for updates on these stories or the latest breaking news. The current city hall exterior (left), and an artist’s depiction of the soon to be altered exterior with cedar donated by Coulson Forest Products (right). [CITY OF PORT ALBERNI IMAGES]

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Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Monday, April 13, 2015

Port Alberni Men’s Basketball Spring League tips offSports, Page 5

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What’s On 2Alberni Region 3

Opinion 4Sports 5

Alberni Album 6Scoreboard 7

Comics 8Classifieds 9

On the Island 12Living Well 10

ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 70 $1.25 newsstand (GST incl.)

Inside today

MUNICIPALITY

ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The new look for city hall was unveiled last week, an exterior facelift needed to update Port Alberni’s image to potential investment and residents, says Mayor Mike Ruttan.

The renovation will bring cedar panels to the outside of the building using wood harvested from the Toquart Bay area at the mouth of the Alberni Inlet.

Now city council is tasked to select from two options of either covering the municipal building’s grey cement blocks or blue pan-els with the cedar. The panels are expected to be installed by the fall at an estimated cost of $35,000 through the work of city employees.

“Whatever is done will dra-

matically change the look of City Hall,” said Ruttan when the designs were displayed on Thursday. “We want to update the image of our city to present a slightly different place.”

The wood is being donated by Coulson Forest Products, which has manufactured the cedar for the last three years at its local sawmill that employs approxi-mately 80 people.

CEO Wayne Coulson believes the upgrade is needed to better sell Port Alberni to investors, and the cedar siding joins other improvements city hall is under-going this year, including a com-pleted paint job for the mayor’s office and new carpet throughout the building.

“These are the changes that have to take place in Port Alberni

in order for us to sell who we are,” said Coulson. “I want to be able to bring people here to city hall to meet the mayor instead of having to meet him off site because of the ripped carpet, broken furni-ture and the stains at the top of the ceiling in the mayor’s office.”

City hall’s facelift has met some opposition from the Herit-age Commission, the group that oversees the preservation of the community’s history.

The 1959 building has served the city since before the amalgama-tion of Alberni and Port Alberni, and in recognition of its histor-ical importance city hall is among the handful of structures listed on the Port Alberni Heritage Register.

See CITY HALL, Page 9

KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Green Party leader, Elizabeth May made a visit to Port Alberni on Saturday morning.

With her was Federal riding of Courtenay-Alberni candidate Glenn Sollitt. The two made their first stop at the Starboard Grill for a breakfast presentation and question and answer session. The full house had a chance to hear the main issues of the Green Party.

The main issue, May said, is real democracy that works for Canada.

“We need more responsible dis-cussion and debates in parliament to work for Canada,” she said. “We need leadership that works for the people. I will stand up and defend Parliament. What’s killing democ-racy in Canada is people who do what they are told in politics and read from scripts, so there will be no scripts in the Green Party.”

May said, if elected as a group, she will break down the idea of leader-centric thinking and pos-ition MPs as equals.

She said by working together for a common goal everything will reinforce itself, including environ-mental policies helping economic policies.

She said the government needs to position Canada to take advan-tage of investing in renewable energy and clean technology more than in fossil fuels globally. She wants to fight to bring eco-nomic development to Vancouver Island.

May had few comments on local issues. She said she wanted to see a way to maintain and protect sus-tainable industry, including the forests and watershed.

“The Green Party is completely opposed to the [Raven coal mine]

proposal,” she said. “It is a huge risk to the Fanny Bay oysters, for example. But it looks like they’ve decided to pack it in anyway.”

When asked about the Steelhead LNG project, May was cautious in her words.

“It is on First Nations territory and we respect that, so I don’t want to say too much, but frack-ing is not a good technology at all,” she said.

May is hopeful that clean energy will lead the way for further eco-nomic development on Vancouver Island.

“It can be a hub for innova-

tion here if we work with First Nations to create longterm jobs and prospects for Vancouver Island,” May said.

She said the Island can become known as a centre for innovation for clean technology and green ideas.

“The potential for the port here is huge,” she said. “With better development there is potential for container shipping. There would also be jobs created for retrofit-ting buildings to make them more energy efficient.”

May is also hopeful of wind pow-er and manufacturing technology

in her own riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands.

“Voting Green is the most powerful way to fix the country and put it back to the way it is supposed to be,” May said. “When the dreadful nine years of the Harper era is over this year, we will start to put things back to how they should be.”

May and Sollitt went from the Starboard Grill onto the McLean Mill in a Speeder car, where they had a tour of the grounds and sal-mon hatchery.

[email protected]

$35K reno to change look of city hall Mayor Ruttan says exterior facelift for local government building will ‘update the image’ of Port Alberni

POLITICS

Elizabeth May opposed to coal mine, LNG fracking ‘not a good technology’

Green Party of Canada leader, Elizabeth May and local candidate Glenn Sollitt were in Port Alberni on Saturday morning for a public meet and greet and took a Speeder to McLean Mill. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

How-To in 45 Fest returns for 2nd yearParks and Recreation is making it easy for the public to learn new skills, get some exercise and meet new people this weekend during the How-To in 45. » Living Well, 10

New Alberni brand idea: ‘Ultimate Playground’Business owner Kevin Wright has been thinking of his branding idea for the community for some time, to promote Port Alberni’s broad array of outdoor adventure.» Alberni Region, 3

» Use your smartphoneto jump to our Facebook page for updates on these stories or the latest breaking news.

The current city hall exterior (left), and an artist’s depiction of the soon to be altered exterior with cedar donated by Coulson Forest Products (right). [CITY OF PORT ALBERNI IMAGES]

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ArtsFolk Song Circle meets Tuesdays, from

7 to 9 p.m., at Fir Park Village. Info: 250-723-7945.

Sports & recreationValley Cloggers meet Tuesdays at 6:30

p.m. at the Arrowsmith Baptist Church. Beginners welcome. Info: 250-724-2137.

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.

Child and youth 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: 250-731-1315 or 250-720-9591.

Play & Learn Library at Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre on Mondays, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9 to11 a.m. and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: 778- 421-2244.

Service groupsLiteracy Alberni, drop-in times Monday

through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.

Special interestGenealogy Club meets the last Tuesday

of every month at the Family History Centre in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members can visit on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Special twice a week fitness class designed for new moms and their babies. To register drop into Echo Centre or phone 250-723-2181.

Support and help Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday

through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.

Urgently needed: volunteers to help at Red Cross Loan Cupboard for four-hour shifts, once per week. Info: 250-723-0557 on Wednesday or Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Alberni Valley Hospice Society’s Demen-tia Support Group meets third Tuesday monthly 10:30am-noon at 3088 3rd Avenue. This group is for individuals dealing with Early On Set Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other Neurological Denegerative 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 compan-ionship. Call Ruth at 250-723-4478 to register.

Somass Toastmasters meet Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at 3088 Third Ave. for speaking, leadership and fun. Info: 250-724-0976 (Shirley Maxwell).

Meals on Wheels program needs volun-teer drivers. Info: 250-730-0390.

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

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and other kinship care providers are welcome to call a province-wide infor-mation and support line toll free at 1-855-474-9777 or e-mail [email protected].

KUU-US Crisis Line, plus mobile outreach support services. If you, or someone you know, is having difficulties, please call 250-723-2040.

Addictions The Christian Intervention Program runs

Tuesdays, from 6 to 8 p.m. Info: 250-

724-3688 (Pastor Ron Nickle) or 250-730-0397 (Terry MacDonald).

Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addictions, men-tal 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.

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.

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.

Pot Luck Ceramics Clearance Sale, April 18 and 19 at 4011 Cowley Road.

Hospice Training Course, 12 weeks from April 9 to May 21. For info: 250-723-4478 or [email protected].

Rock with Elvis at the Royal Canad-ian Legion April 18 at 7 p.m. Info: 250-723-7125.

Bellyfit fundraiser for North Island Recovery Centre, April 25 at 11:45 a.m. at Slammers Gym. No membership necessary.

Beta Sigma Phi Founder’s Day Dinner, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Barclay Hotel. Members at large welcome. Contact Lynne at 250-723-6403 by April 22.

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ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

At a public meeting tonight city council is set to adopt an update to Port Alberni’s strategic plan, a document developed by elected representatives recently to guide the municipality until 2018.

The new draft of the plan lists the same principles for the city as last year’s update to the municipal strategy, describing Port Alberni as “a vibrant waterfront commun-ity” whose “mission is to enhance the quality of it’s residents.”

As before, priorities listed in the document speak of fostering a “sustainable and environment-ally responsible community,” a safe and welcoming place with a “robust and diverse economy” that is “actively creating its future.”

The strategic plan is the result of two days of brainstorming by city councillors. Although there are no major differences from the plan assembled by the last elected team, the collaborative effort focused the seven members of city council – five of which are newly elected – on what the city needs, said Coun. Ron Paulson.

“We took the old strategic plan and kind of used that as a bench-mark, delved into that fairly deeply to see if there were changes that we wanted to make or addi-tions,” he said, adding that major

infrastructural improvements are unavoidable in the coming years. “I certainly had my eyes opened in that regard, how far behind we are in infrastructure upgrade and maintenance.”

The updated plan identifies Port Alberni’s strengths as being volun-teers, a new council, the commun-ity’s location on the Inlet, experi-enced municipal staff and strong local facilities, including the RCMP detachment, high school and West Coast General Hospital.

Existing problems that were list-ed include a stagnant population, declining tax revenue from indus-try and increasing costs facing the municipality, such as wages and electricity rates.

New language introduced to the new version of the plan makes reference to the unequal sharing of services that are provided by the city, but used by residents else-where in the Alberni Valley.

A goal stated in the new stra-tegic plan is to “achieve regional equity by increasing regional participation in existing services” by reviewing the city’s fees and charges.

The unequal usage of municipal services among Valley residents has been identified during budget presentations this winter, includ-ing the city’s heavily subsidized parks and recreation facilities. According to estimates made by

the parks and rec department, city residents are paying more than their fair share of services used by residents throughout the area. The ACRD gives a grant to the city each year to help with the Echo Aquatic Centre, converting into a per capita contribution of $11 from the outlying communities of Sproat Lake, Beaver Creek and Cherry Creek. But the pool is cost-ing each Port Alberni resident $120 a year in public funds.

Other initiatives cited in the new strategic plan are to acquire pub-licly accessible waterfront land as it becomes available, investigate sponsorship opportunities and lobby other levels of government to give the City of Port Alberni more control over it’s watershed, land that is currently being logged by forestry companies.

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Local business owner reveals his idea for city brand showcasing the ‘broadness’ of activities in the Valley

Alberni is Canada’s ‘Ultimate Playground’

KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Kevin Wright thinks Port Alberni is the Ultimate Playground.

The business owner (and last year’s mayoral hopeful) has been thinking of his branding idea for the community for some time.

“Port Alberni has always been known as a town that works hard and plays harder,” he said. “Play-ing hard is part of the mind-set of the community and we can lit-erally walk out the front door and do anything.”

Wright’s main strategy is to highlight what makes Port Alberni unique. He is not opposed to other suggestions that have been pro-posed but feels they do not sell the community’s amenities to tourists.

“What makes us unique is the broadness we offer,” he said. “We do recreation to the raggedy edge. We have thousands of kilometres of walking trails and hundreds of kilometres for biking and quad-ding. We have fishing, baseball, wrestling, hockey, drag strips, golf and watersports.”

He said Port Alberni is a place that has everything for recreation all in one small area.

“Whistler has amazing mountain biking, but can you wind surf there?” he asked. “We are pretty close to being exceptional on all levels. So I came up with the con-cept of Canada’s Ultimate Play-

ground. I believe we fit to the very edge of all those things.

“With the Ultimate Fishing Town, it’s not that we are not, but it doesn’t showcase all that Port Alberni has to offer,” he said. “If you say Port Alberni is the heart of Vancouver Island, it makes sense geographically and conveys warmth but other communities believe they are the same. You’re not convincing everyone that you’re unique.”

Wright has gone as far as com-ing up with marketing material, including T-shirts with what he feels are the three strongest local pursuits, including fishing, hiking and biking. “But the brand model allows me to add all the other things,” he said. “We can sell the town as having everything. On a scale of one to ten I would rate us a solid seven or eight for recreation on most things but there are definitely things I would rate a 10, like hiking and

mountain biking.” Wright also thinks that by pro-

moting the community’s recrea-tion, Port Alberni can become a hub between the West Coast and central Island. He thinks that since Tofino and Qualicum Beach have high class hotels, spas and resorts, families with different interests can spend the day doing what they want, where they want.

“If one person wants to go to a spa and the other wants to do some hardcore mountain biking, they can meet in the middle and it is only a short drive either way,” he said. “Tofino has surfing and the beach, but if you want to go fishing or mountain biking, it’s limited.”

He said visitors would be able to stay in Port Alberni, fill up the hotels and realize there is more to

do than drive through town. “It allows for marketability and cross promotion,” he said.

Wright believes recreation is an easy sell for Port Alberni. “If you believe the model, you sell the model and most people believe we are the ultimate playground,” he said.

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Kevin Wright believes the design of his tshirt fits his idea of branding Port Alberni as Canada’s Ultimate Playground. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

City updates strategic plan, aims for ‘regional equity’ in services

“Playing hard is part of the mind-set of the community and we can literally walk out the front door and do anything.”

Kevin Wright, Alberni entrepreneur

“I certainly had my eyes opened...how far behind we are in infrastructure upgrade and maintenance.”

Ron Paulson, city councillor

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Lunney’s opinions don’t belong in Parliament

Mr. Lunney wasn`t elected to be a Christian, he was elected to rep-resent us in parliament, conduct-ing the daily business of running the country.

He is certainly entitled to his religious opinions, but they have no place in the House Of Commons.

Ted MauricePort Alberni

‘Lunney’s protest is just the tip of the iceberg’

Regarding your story, “Lunney’s stand: newly independent MP seeks respect for Christian faith (Apr. 8, 2015), I would like to respond.

As a Christian I applaud Lun-ney’s stand, and I agree with his suggestion that in North America Christians are receiving a rough ride from their many opponents. The point is that there is much more riding on this issue than whether or not someone believes in creationism rather than evolution.

In a democracy people have a right to believe or disbelieve in anything they choose, without the fear of political interference. After all, this country fought a world war to protect that right, and it is now engaged in another war in the Middle East, presumably to defend our democratic rights against a people who would steal from us, by means of violence, those very rights. But perhaps the real enemy is within our own borders, and not across the sea.

In a democracy people have the right to believe in a flat earth, if they so wish. Furthermore, these

same people have the right to join a Flat Earth Society, and to propagate their beliefs to others, without political interference. And Christianity and Christian ethics have a much greater historical claim on society than flat earth advocates do.

It is when government starts legislating its own brand of right-eousness to the detriment of the beliefs of others that problems develop. Consider the case of legalized euthanasia in Canada, which may force dissenting doc-tors into legal and ethical dilem-mas that will attack and under-mine the very principles of their medical oaths to uphold life by all means possible.

Will Christian doctors who believe in maintaining life over against doctor-assisted suicide be silenced? And if they, or other Christians, speak out against it, will they be slapped down with

anti-hate laws, conveniently passed in parliament to crush all opposition?

Democracy is a fragile system of government, and is sometimes very susceptible to abuse from those who wish to enforce their views by force of law upon others. Lunney’s protest is just the tip of the iceberg.

Brian McGregor-FoxcroftVictoria

‘The Heart of the Island’ shows Alberni’s heart

The branding of Port Alberni is a matter of concern for a certain segment of the city’s population.

With all due respect to Stacey Gaiga, I do not see how an outside consulting team needs to be a part of this process. In spite of a $30,000 price tag, the “Bear Tracks and Lumber Jacks” brand was a clear waste of money, a failure of the corporate imagination.

The city brands itself in many ways: some positive, some won-derful, some laughable, some truly tragic.

No purchased logo will mask the derelict storefronts, the appal-lingly low literacy rates, the socio-economic challenges, the lack of good jobs, or the ache for the glory days.

No purchased logo will echo the humour evoked by the erec-tion of a phallic salmon at the visitors center, the plan ahead for yet another bigger one to come.

No logo will make Canal Beach, a nice enough little park, bring tourists on their way to the Pacific Rim, to change their minds at the sight of a log boom and a clear cut mountain, to spend their two weeks vacation here in PA.

No purchased logo will change

the balance of the population, mixed, integrated, The Ports and the Imports, multiracial, multicul-tural, in the stunning support of this various community to rally to those in need, the human com-mitment of time and cash to a thousand good causes, week after week, after week, in astonishing decency, compassion and the plain old reality of wanting to help each other.

And no logo, no brand, will make any real difference at all. Few of us will be able to cite the purchased brands of any city in the country, let alone those of the Island.

A small group has come from within the city to express a love and a joy for what they know to be true about Port Alberni. It is what we all, who live here, know, appreciate and understand. We do not need others to tell us what we love, what we lack and what we hope for. No one else is required to “brand” us.

The heart is real, it has its rhythms, its own beat. Check out “The Heart of the Island” on Facebook.

Every post is lovely, heartfelt and engaging, every post from young people who simply love living here.

Young people. Those who see more than we will ever know. And they have only just begun.

Let’s let them walk us all into the future of this town, as they delight in their moments of beauty, joy in their thrills and adventures, flour-ish in their chosen community.

The Heart of the Island: They are living it, feeling it and embra-cing it. I am deeply glad that they speak to that heart with every heartbeat of their own.

Cheryl ChurchPort Alberni

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Oil bust: Alberta is nothing like TexasThere is a lesson for British

Columbia and for the rest of Canada in the sad story that

is Alberta.As Albertans prepare to head to the polls next month, a year earlier than they were supposed to, they are still coming to terms with how quickly their wealth disappeared and how fast their economy went down the toilet. Big dollars and good times hid how their lifestyle was built on a lie.

The fraud, of course, is oil and the idea that high prices were permanent. When a provincial economy is built on a single natural resource, with prices set internationally, that province does not control its own destiny and is dependent on others for its success. When the price crashes, as it has in the last year, the fair-weather residents make their way home to other provinces, taking their expertise, their spending and

their tax income with them.Alberta likes to brand itself as

Canada’s Texas. Both jurisdic-tions, and their residents, like to live large, talk loud, work hard and play harder. They are both fiercely independent but socially conservative and traditional in their views. Both despise govern-ment in general and their meddle-some federal governments in par-ticular, regardless who is in power. Once the surface is scratched, however, it turns out Alberta is nothing like Texas at all.

After oil, Alberta dabbles in agriculture, forestry and tourism. In other words, it’s mostly a one-dimensional economy.

Meanwhile, in Texas, oil is just one of a number of lucrative industries propelling its powerful economy. Along with traditional sectors, such as agriculture and tourism, Texas is a global player in aeronautics, telecommunica-

tions, military equipment and computer technology. Silicon Valley near San Francisco gets all the press but Dell, AMD and, of course, Texas Instruments are all based in the Lone Star State.

The Texas economy continues to hum along, just like the many computers, software programs and microprocessors it produ-ces, despite the drop in world oil prices. In fact, Texas is making matters worse for Alberta. Like Saudi Arabia, Texas is not cutting production. Its oil companies are continuing to send their product to market and apply pressure on high-cost-per barrel operations like the Alberta oil sands.

Unlike Alberta, Texas also refines much more of its oil.Texas learned its lesson from the boom-and-bust cycles of oil prices but Alberta has yet to have that les-son sink in.

Alberta could have been Texas.

Alberta chose not to diversify its economy by plowing the tax pro-ceeds from oil into education, infra-structure, research and develop-ment the way Texas did.

Instead, it has kept taxes ridicu-lously low (Texas hasn’t) and refused to introduce a sales tax (Texas has one, ranging from 6.25 to 8.25 per cent, depending on the county and region). Texas knows consumptive taxes are the most fair form of taxation for residents and the most consistently lucra-tive form of tax revenue for gov-ernments but Alberta still hasn’t figured it out.

In other words, Texas invested in its future and is now reaping the rewards while Alberta, both its governments and its residents, spent like there was no tomorrow. Tomorrow has arrived and Alberta is receiving its just desserts.

Premier Christy Clark’s LNG dream is already showing signs of

being more dream than reality andmaybe that’s a good thing. Ratherthan making B.C. into a clone of Alberta, with a prosperous economymostly based on a single naturalresource, the slow increase in LNG capacity in B.C. will keep the prov-ince pursuing other developmentopportunities. B.C. should be try-ing to emulate Texas, not Alberta,meaning that if the LNG gamblepays off for B.C., that will just be a bonus for an otherwise healthy and diverse economic base.

“That’s right, you’re not from Texas, but Texas wants you any-way,” sings its proud native son, Lyle Lovett, about a state certainof its past, present and future.

To borrow a cowboy phrase, ourneighbours to the east with their oil economy appear to be all hat and no cattle. In B.C., we’d be wise to seek better examples to follow.

PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN

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NANAIMO DAILY NEWS

Two Nanaimo sea cadets have qualified for the national sailing cham-pionships after placing in a recent provincial event held in Victoria.

Casey Kent and Adam Mikus from 136 AMPHION Royal Canad-ian Sea Cadet Corps in Nanaimo were in the capital April 3 to 5 for the 40th annual National Qualifying Regatta.

Kent and Mikus were both skippers of their two-man teams and placed first and fourth respectively, to earn a ticket to nationals this

summer in Kingston, Ont.Casey sails with cadet

Ian Curran from 347 RCSCC in Ashcroft and the two won the contest, while Mikus, who sails with cadet Elizabeth Hemlin from 47 RCSCC out of Vancouver, finished fourth overall.

Twenty cadets and 10 teams of two from across made up the NQR contest and selection camp, all of whom had qualified by sailing at the provincial qualifiers this past Octo-ber in Esquimalt.

The top four who placed at the NQR were selected as the strongest eight sail-ors who will now make up

the Pacific National Team in Kingston.

“I feel we have a strong team for the national regatta this year,” said Lt. (N) Tracy Terry, water operations officer for the cadet program in B.C. “These top sailors have a drive to win, know the racing rules of sailing, are committed to practicing and can work together in a team environment to sail the boat fast in a variety of wind condi-tions.” The NQR was held in partnership with the Royal Victoria Yacht Club and all of the participants received tips from experi-ence coaches both while

they were competing on the water and afterwards as a debrief.

“The Cadet Sailing Program runs in line with the Royal Victoria Yacht Club goals to bring

together competitors from all parts of Western Can-ada to train together to develop racing, race man-agement and coaching skills, sportsmanship and friendship,” said Steve

McBride, head coach at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club.

“Every cadet who com-peted this weekend has an increased connection to sailing as a sport for life.”

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BASKETBALL

Port Alberni Men’s Basketball Spring League underway with three games; Raptors, Magic and T-wolves win

Tseshaht nets 83 points in win over Ladybird

NEELAM PARMAR FOR THE TIMES

The Port Alberni Men’s Basket-ball Spring League started their eight-week season last Thursday, April 9.

The league has expanded to six teams from four teams last year. Three games are played each Thursday night at Alberni Dis-trict Secondary School. The first five weeks of action are league play, followed by three weeks of playoffs.

Dave Ralla Magic 69Slammers Gym Warriors 55

The season’s opening game saw the Dave Ralla Magic storm out the gates to take a 12–3 lead within the first five minutes.

This forced the Slammers Gym Warriors to play catch up for the entire game.

The Magic were able to push their lead by half time to 46–29. The Warriors fought back early in the second half to get within 10 points but that was as close as they would achieve.

Magic 69 – Warriors 55. High scorers for the Magic were

Mike Lange – 37 points; and Bren-den Lundy-Sam – 17 points. War-riors leaders were Josh Kurucz – 20 points and Daniel Dyck – 8 points.

Tseshaht Market Raptors 83 Ladybird Engraving Heat 78

The second game was close even though it did not start that way.

The Tseshaht Market Raptors roared to a 24–12 lead before the Ladybird Engraving Heat woke up to claw back by halftime only trail-ing by four points 42–38.

The second half was a seesaw battle with the Heat getting within one point 64–63 midway through the period.

The final two minutes saw the Raptors, holding an 80–78 advan-tage, clamp down defensively on the Heat’s final possessions to earn a hard fought 83–78 victory.

Raptor scoring leaders were Sam Moncur – 26 points and Jayme Charleson – 23 points. Heat leaders were Connor Van Vliet – 22 points and Bobby Rupert – 20 points.

Co-op Timberwolves 81Concrete Impressions Construction Rockets 67

The final game of the evening saw a very close first half with multiple lead changes and the Rockets taking a 39–35 halftime lead.

The Co-op Timberwolves went on a 10–0 run to start the second before the Rockets responded to stay within one point 47-–6.

However, the Timberwolves went on another big run of 11–0 midway in the half and never gave up con-trol to finish with a 81–67 win.

Timberwolves scoring lead-ers were Ryan Broekhuizen – 25 points and Coby Felsman Jr. – 22 points. Rockets scoring leaders were Adam Yaredic – 29 points and Eddie Fred – 12 points.

Tristian Jensen with the Ladybird Engraving Heat chases down a ball during a Port Alberni Men’s Basketball Spring League game against the Tseshaht Market Raptors in the ADSS Armada gym on Thursday. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

SAILING

Two Nanaimo sea cadets qualify for national sailing champs

Cadet Adam Mikus (left) drives the Club 420 Dinghy at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club during a practice race of the National Qualifying Regatta.

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Carolyn Beres had a number of colourful birdhouses for sale at the Jump into Spring Business Fair at Cherry Creek Hall on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Shauna Laughlin had a look through an essential oils catalogue during the Jump into Spring Business Fair at Cherry Creek Hall on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Livi DeRooy took a break during the fair to try out a chair massage by Marnie Grimes. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Rianna Crompton enjoyed a cool drink while at the business fair on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Shelly Sevigny of Shelebrations was at the fair on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Pat Bouchard helped Thalia Knoll get ready for the Centennial Belles annual fashion show.. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Hannele Talkio modelled for the fashion show on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Krystal Crompton sold leggings at the Business Fair. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Debra Luecke and Norelle Ritchie, left, and Paula Sogge were dressed in their best vintage wear for the Centennial Belles fashion show on Saturday at Echo Centre. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

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HOCKEYNHL

Final standings

Playoffs incl. Wildcardsz-Clinched conference titley-Clinched divisionx-Clinched playoff spot

Saturday’s resultsNY Rangers 4, Washington 2Ottawa 3, Philadelphia 1Winnipeg 5, Calgary 1St. Louis 4, Minnesota 2Los Angeles 4, San Jose 1Columbus 5, NY Islanders 4Detroit 2, Carolina 0Montreal 4, Toronto 3Florida 3, New Jersey 2Pittsburgh 2, Buffalo 0Tampa Bay 3, Boston 2Dallas 4, Nashville 1Anaheim 2, Arizona 1Colorado 3, Chicago 2Vancouver 6, Edmonton 5 (OT)

Eastern ConferenceAtlantic GP W L OT GF GA Ptsy-Montreal 82 50 22 10 221 189 110x-Tampa Bay 82 50 24 8 262 211 108x-Detroit 82 43 25 14 235 221 100x-Ottawa 82 43 26 13 238 215 99e-Boston 82 41 27 14 213 211 96e-Florida 82 38 29 15 206 223 91e-Toronto 82 30 44 8 211 262 68e-Buffalo 82 23 51 8 161 274 54

Metropol’n GP W L OT GF GA Ptsz-NY Rangers 82 53 22 7 252 192 113x-Washington 82 45 26 11 242 203 101x-NY Islanders 82 47 28 7 252 230 101x-Pittsburgh 82 43 27 12 221 210 98e-Columbus 82 42 35 5 236 250 89e-Philadelphia 82 33 31 18 215 234 84e-New Jersey 82 32 36 14 181 216 78e-Carolina 82 30 41 11 188 226 71

Western ConferenceCentral GP W L OT GF GA Ptsz-St. Louis 82 51 24 7 248 201 109x-Nashville 82 47 25 10 232 208 104x-Chicago 82 48 28 6 229 189 102x-Minnesota 82 46 28 8 231 201 100x-Winnipeg 82 43 26 13 230 210 99e-Dallas 82 41 31 10 261 260 92e-Colorado 82 39 31 12 219 227 90

Pacific GP W L OT GF GA Ptsy-Anaheim 82 51 24 7 236 226 109x-Vancouver 82 48 29 5 242 222 101x-Calgary 82 45 30 7 241 216 97e-Los Angeles 82 40 27 15 220 205 95e-San Jose 82 40 33 9 228 232 89e-Edmonton 82 24 44 14 198 283 62e-Arizona 82 24 50 8 170 272 56

Western Hockey League

PlayoffsAll series best-of- seven*=if necessary

Yesterday’s result (Game 2)Medicine Hat 3, Calgary 2 (Series tied 1-1)

Today’s schedule (Game 3)Medicine Hat at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s results, Games 2Brandon 5, Regina 2 (Brandon leads series 2-0)Portland 4, Everett 3 (2OT) (Series tied 1-1)Kelowna 4, Victoria 3 (OT) (Kelowna leads series 2-0)

Saturday at Prospera Place

Rockets 4, Royals 3First Period1. Kelowna, Baillie 4 (Morrissey, Draisaitl) 18:44 (PP)Penalties: Gagnon Vic (checking to the head) 2:31; Magee Vic (slashing) 3:43; Brown Vic (slashing), 7:13; Mor-rissey Kel (cross checking) 9:40; Brown Vic (cross checking) 18:25; Chase Vic (game misconduct) 18:44

Second Period2. Kelowna, Soustal 3 (Martin, Braid) 4:113. Kelowna, Quinney 3 (Draisaitl, Bowey) 11:16 (PP)4. Victoria, Magee 7 (Carroll, Hicketts) 18:02 (PP)Penalties: Goulbourne Kel (high stick) 1:05; Hicketts Vic (roughing) 4:45; Walker Vic (hooking) 7:16; Brown Vic (delay of game) 10:32; Goulbourne Kel (holding) 12:16; Fushimi Vic (cross checking) 16:27; Baillie Kel (slashing) 16:27; Merkley Kel (interference) 17:04

Third Period5. Victoria, Forsberg 2 (Hicketts, Carroll) 7:31 (PP)6. Victoria, Magee 8 (Carroll, Walker) 18:26Penalties: Braid Kel (cross checking) 6:35; Walker Vic (embellishment) 8:48; Gatenby Kel (interference) 8:48; Reddekopp Vic (checking from behind) 18:56

Overtime7. Kelowna, Baillie 5 (Draisaitl, Merkley), 0:58Penalties: No penalties

Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd TVictoria 14 11 16 0 41Kelowna 7 9 10 1 27

Goaltending summary:Victoria: Vollrath (12/14), Paulic (11/12); Kelowna: Whistle (38/41)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Victoria: 2 of 5, Kelowna: 2 of 8

Att: 5,473

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.(Everett leads series 1-0)

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 scheduledSunday, 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.

Frozen FourU.S. NCAA Hockey Championship

Final game (Saturday)Providence 4, Boston University 3

American Hockey League

Yesterday’s resultsCharlotte 4, Rockford 3Manchester 4, Bridgeport 0Utica 2, Syracuse 1Hartford 4, Providence 1Albany 3, Worcester 2W-B/Scran 3, Portland 1Lake Erie 4, Adirondack 1Chicago 1, Iowa 0

Saturday’s resultsToronto 5, Rochester 1St. John’s 5, Hershey 1Hartford 2, Albany 1Lake Erie 5, Adirondack 2Manchester 5, Bridgeport 3Providence 3, Worcester 0Springfield 3, Syracuse 1Binghamton 3, Utica 2 (SO)Rockford 2, Charlotte 0Norfolk 3, Lehigh 2 (OT)W-B/Scran 5, Portland 2Texas 5, Hamilton 0Grand Rapids 2, San Antonio 1 (OT)Oklahoma 5, Chicago 0

Today’s scheduleNo games scheduled

Tuesday, April 14Hershey at Lehigh Valley, 4:05 p.m.Hamilton at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.Texas at San Antonio, 5 p.m.Toronto at Iowa, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, April 15Syracuse at Albany, 4 p.m.Utica at Binghamton, 4:05 p.m.Charlotte at Rockford, 5 p.m.

Saturday at South Okanagan Events Centre

Clippers 2, Vees 1 (OT)First Period1. Penticton, Cody DePourcq (Gabe Bast, Connor Chartier) 13:05 (PP)2. Nanaimo, - Sheldon Rempal (Corey Renwick, Nicholas Gushue) 18:43Penalties: Coghlan Nan (Roughing) 5:15; Brosseau Nan (High-sticking 4 Min) 9:26; Sexton Pen (Holding) 13:51; Maier Nan (Cross-checking) 13:51; Forbes Nan (Boarding) 19:09

Second PeriodNo scoringPenalties: Bast Pen (Blow To The Head, Misconduct) 10:01; Hanlon Nan (Holding) 15:32; Hannoun Pen (Rough-ing) 17:01

Third PeriodNo scoringPenalties: Jost Pen (Boarding) 1:52; Brosseau Nan (Boarding) 6:00

Overtime3. Nanaimo, Brett Roulston (Nicolas Carrier) 0:20

Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd OT TNanaimo 6 6 10 1 22Penticton 20 7 11 0 38

Goaltending summary:Nanaimo: Guillaume Decelles (37/38); Penticton: Hunter Miska (20/22)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Nanaimo: 0 of 3, Penticton: 1 of 6

Att: 2,203

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

Saturday’s resultNanaimo 2, Penticton 1 (OT) (Nanaimo leads series 2-0)

Today’s schedule (Game 3)Penticton at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, April 14 (Game 4)Penticton at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 16 (Game 5*)Nanaimo at Penticton, 7 p.m.

SOCCERMLS

Yesterday’s resultsOrlando 2, Portland 0Los Angeles 1, Seattle 0

Saturday’s resultsColumbus 0, N. England 0Philadelphia 2, NY City FC 1Houston 3, Montreal 0Salt Lake 0, Sporting KC 0Vancouver 0, San Jose 1

Wednesday, April 15Chicago at New England, 4:30 p.m.

English Premier LeaguePosition/Club W D L GF GA Pts1 Chelsea 22 7 2 64 26 732 Arsenal 20 6 6 63 32 663 Man United 19 8 5 59 30 654 Man City 18 7 7 65 34 615 Southampton 17 5 10 44 22 566 Liverpool 16 6 9 45 36 547 Tot Hotspur 16 6 10 50 46 548 Swansea 13 8 11 38 40 479 West Ham 11 10 11 42 40 4310 Stoke City 12 7 13 36 40 4311 Crystal Pal 11 9 12 42 43 4212 Everton 9 11 12 40 43 3813 Newcastle 9 8 14 33 49 3514 West Brom 8 9 15 30 46 3315 Aston Villa 8 8 17 24 45 3216 Sunderland 5 14 13 25 48 2917 Hull City 6 10 16 29 45 2818 QP Rangers 7 5 21 38 59 2619 Burnley 5 11 16 26 50 2620 Leicester 6 7 18 32 51 25

Yesterday’s resultsQPR 0, Chelsea 1Manchester United 4, Man City 2

Saturday’s resultsSwansea 1, Everton 1Southampton 2, Hull 0Sunderland 1, Crystal Palace 4Spurs 0, Aston Villa 1West Brom 2, Leicester 3West Ham 1, Stoke 1Burnley 0, Arsenal 1

Today’s scheduleLiverpool v Newcastle, noon

English FA Cup - SemifinalsSaturday, April 18Reading vs. Arsenal, 9:20 a.m.

Sunday, April 19Aston Villa vs. Liverpool, 7 a.m.

AUTO RACINGFormula OneGrand Prix of China - Final resultsDriver, Country, Car, Time, Laps1 Lewis Hamilton, England, Mercedes, 1 hour, 39 minutes, 42.008 seconds, 56 laps2 Nico Rosberg, Germany, Mercedes, 1:39:42.722, 563 Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Ferrari, 1:39:44.996, 564 Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, 1:39:45.843, 565 Felipe Massa, Brazil, Williams, 1:39:50.552, 566Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Williams, 1:39:51.893, 567 Romain Grosjean, France, Lotus, 1:40:01.016, 568 Felipe Nasr, Brazil, Sauber, 1:40:04.633, 569 Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Red Bull, 1:40:14.125, 5610 Marcus Ericsson, Sweden, Sauber, 1:39:44.091, 5511 Sergio Perez, Mexico, Force India, 1:39:47.032, 5512 Fernando Alonso, Spain, McLaren, 1:39:47.779, 55

NASCARDuck Commander 500Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth. 334 laps, 501 miles, Saturday, April 11.Race StatisticsAvg Speed of Winner: 140.500 mph.Time of Race: 3 hours, 33:57Margin of Victory: 1.107 seconds.Caution Flags: 8 for 40 laps.Lead Changes: 29 among 9 drivers.

Top finishers (Start number in parentheses)1. (5) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet2. (2) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet3. (25) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet4. (6) Joey Logano, Ford5. (3) Brad Keselowski, Ford6. (10) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet7. (12) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet8. (4) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet9. (15) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet10. (16) Carl Edwards, Toyota11. (18) Denny Hamlin, Toyota12. (7) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet13. (30) David Ragan, Toyota14. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet15. (22) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford16. (21) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet17. (19) Greg Biffle, Ford18. (23) Trevor Bayne, Ford19. (32) Aric Almirola, Ford20. (14) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet21. (26) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet22. (27) Clint Bowyer, Toyota23. (17) Matt Kenseth, Toyota24. (11) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet25. (9) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet26. (29) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford27. (20) Casey Mears, Chevrolet28. (38) David Gilliland, Ford29. (36) Brett Moffitt, Toyota30. (40) Chris Buescher, Ford31. (39) Michael McDowell, Ford32. (33) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet33. (34) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet

TENNISATPUS Men’s Clay Court ChampionshipHouston, Texas. Surface: Clay. Purse: $488,225

Singles - FinalJack Sock (USA) def. (8)Sam Querrey (USA) 7-6 (7), 7-6 (2)

Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 (1€=$CDN1.36)

Singles - FinalMartin Klizan (2), Slovakia, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-2, 6-2.

Doubles - FinalRameez Junaid, Australia, and Adil Shamasdin, Pickering, Ont., def. Ro-han Bopanna, India, and Florin Mergea (1), Romania, 3-6, 6-2, 10-7.

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

Singles - FinalAngelique Kerber (5), Germany, def. Madison Keys (7), United States, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.

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

Singles - FinalAnna Schmiedlova (8), Slovakia, def. Camila Giorgi (3), Italy, 6-4, 6-3.

This week’s tournaments

ATPMonte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Surface: Clay Purse: €3,288,530 (€1=CDN$1.33)

WTAClaro Open ColsanitasBogota, Colombia. Surface: Clay. Purse: $250,000

CURLINGGrand Slam of Curling, Players ChampionshipMattamy Athletic Centre, Toronto.

Yesterday’s resultsMen’s semifinalsMike McEwen, Winnipeg, def. John Epping, Toronto 7-5 (7 ends)Brad Jacobs, Sault Ste Marie, Northern Ont., def Brendan Bottcher, Edmonton 6-5

FinalJacobs def. McEwen 4-3

Women’s semifinalsAnna Sidorova, Moscow, Russia, def. Val Sweeting, Edmonton 5-3Eve Muirhead, Stirling, Scotland, def. Rachel Homan, Ottawa, 8-7

FinalMuirhead def. Sidorova 4-2

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

Leaderboard, Round 2Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R41 Jordan Spieth -18 64 66 70 70T2 Phil Mickelson -14 70 68 67 69T2 Justin Rose -14 67 70 67 704 Rory McIlroy -12 71 71 68 665 Hideki Matsuyama -11 71 70 70 66T6 Ian Poulter -9 73 72 67 67T6 Paul Casey -9 69 68 74 68T6 Dustin Johnson -9 70 67 73 69T9 Hunter Mahan -8 75 70 68 67T9 Zach Johnson -8 72 72 68 68T9 Charley Hoffman -8 67 68 71 74T12 Rickie Fowler -6 73 72 70 67T12 Ryan Moore -6 74 66 73 69T12 Bill Haas -6 69 71 72 70T12 Kevin Streelman -6 70 70 70 72T12 Kevin Na -6 74 66 70 72T17 Sergio Garcia -5 68 74 71 70T17 Tiger Woods -5 73 69 68 73T19 Henrik Stenson -4 73 73 70 68T19 Louis Oosthuizen -4 72 69 71 7221 Russell Henley -3 68 74 72 71T22 Mark O’Meara -2 73 68 77 68T22 Keegan Bradley -2 71 72 75 68T22 Patrick Reed -2 70 72 74 70T22 Bernd Wiesberger -2 75 70 70 71T22 Angel Cabrera -2 72 69 73 72T22 Ernie Els -2 67 72 75 72

What they wonTop 10 finishers and their official Masters winnings.1 Jordan Spieth $1,800,000T2 Phil Mickelson $880,000T2 Justin Rose $880,0004 Rory McIlroy $480,0005 Hideki Matsuyama $400,000T6 Ian Poulter $335,000T6 Paul Casey $335,000T6 Dustin Johnson $335,000T9 Hunter Mahan $270,000T9 Zach Johnson $270,000T9 Charley Hoffman $270,000

Upcoming events

PGA TourRBC Heritage, April 16-19Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, South Carolina. Par 71, 7101 yards. Purse: $5,900,000. 2014 champion: Matt Kuchar

LPGA TourLotte Championship, April 15-18Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii. Par 72, 6,383 yards.Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Michelle Wie

Champions TourGreater Gwinnett Championship, April 17-19 (54 holes), TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia. Par 72, 7,259 yards.Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Miguel Angel Jimenez

Web.com TourEl Bosque Mexico Championship, April 16-19, El Bosque Golf Club, Leon. Par 72, 7,701 yards. Purse: $700,000. 2014 champion: Carlos Ortiz

European TourShenzhen International, April 16-19Genzon Golf Club, Shenzhen, China. Par 72, 7,145 yards. Purse: $3,000,000.

BASKETBALLNBA

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

Yesterday’s resultsMilwaukee 96, Brooklyn 73Boston 117, Cleveland 78Detroit 116, Charlotte 77Denver 122, Sacramento 111Washington 108, Atlanta 99Indiana 116, Oklahoma City 104Houston 121, New Orleans 114San Antonio 107, Phoenix 91Dallas 120, LA Lakers 106

Saturday’s resultsNew York 80, Orlando 79Toronto 107, Miami 104Chicago 114, Philadelphia 107L.A. Clippers 95, Memphis 86Utah 111, Portland 105Minnesota at Golden State

Remaining NBA scheduleToday’s scheduleDetroit 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.LA Clippers at Sacramento, 7 p.m.Denver at LA Lakers, 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.LA Lakers 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 LA Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

BASEBALLB.C. Premier LeagueOpening WeekendTeam W L Pct GBVictoria Eagles 3 1 0.750 -Okanagan Athletics 3 1 0.750 -Nanaimo Pirates 2 1 0.667 .5Whalley Chiefs 1 3 0.250 2Langley Blaze 0 1 0.000 1.5Parksville Royals 0 2 0.000 2Abbotsford Cardinals 0 0 0.000 -Coquitlam Reds 0 0 0.000 -North Delta Blue Jays 0 0 0.000 -Parksville Royals 0 0 0.000 -Victoria Mariners 0 0 0.000 -North Shore Twins 0 0 0.000 -

Yesterday’s resultsWhalley 11, Okanagan 8Vic Eagles 5, Parksville 3Nanaimo 7, Langley 3Okanagan 5, Whalley 3Vic Eagles 13, Parksville 3Nanaimo at Langley (postponed)

Saturday’s resultsVic Eagles 20, Nanaimo 8 (5 inn)Nanaimo 7, Vic Eagles 2Okanagan 13, Whalley 3Okanagan 12, Whalley 2Langley 7, White Rock 0Langley 9, White Rock 8

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

Thursday, April 16North Shore at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Saturday April 18Whalley at North Delta, 11 a.m.Abbotsford at Parksville, 12:15 p.m.Okanagan at White Rock, 1 p.m.Vic Eagles at Langley, 1 p.m.North Shore at Vic Mariners, 1 p.m.Whalley at North Delta, 1:30 p.m.Abbotsford at Parksville, 2:45 p.m.North Shore at Vic Mariners, 3:30 p.m.White Rock at Okanagan, 3:30 p.m.Vic Eagles at Langley, 3:30 p.m.

MLB

Yesterday’s resultsDetroit 8, Cleveland 5St. Louis 7, Cincinnati 5Tampa Bay 8, Miami 5NY Mets 4, Atlanta 3Toronto 10, Baltimore 7Washington 4, Philadelphia 3Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota 2Pittsburgh 10, Milwaukee 2Houston 6, Texas 4Kansas City 9, LA Angels 2Seattle 8, Oakland 7Chicago Cubs 6, Colorado 5LA Dodgers 7, Arizona 4San Diego 6, San Francisco 4NY Yankees 14, Boston 4

Saturday’s resultsBoston 8, NY Yankees 4St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 1Chicago Sox 5, Minnesota 4Seattle 5, Oakland 4 (11 innings)Detroit 9, Cleveland 6Tampa Bay 2, Miami 0Baltimore 7, Toronto 1Philadelphia 3, Washington 2 (10 inn)Atlanta 5, NY Mets 3Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 0Texas 6, Houston 2Arizona 6, LA Dodgers 0Kansas City 6, LA Angels 4

Today’s schedulePhiladelphia at NY Mets, 10:10 a.m. Harang (0-0) vs. deGrom (0-0)Detroit at Pittsburgh, 10:35 a.m. Sanchez (0-0) vs. Cole (0-0)Washington at Boston, 12:05 p.m. Zimmermann (0-0) vs. Porcello (0-0)Kansas City at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. Duffy (0-0) vs. Nolasco (0-0)Milwaukee at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m. Garza (0-1) vs. Wainwright (1-0)Colorado at San Francisco, 1:35 p.m. Butler (0-0) vs. Heston (1-0)NY Yankees at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Pineda (0-0) vs. Chen (0-0)Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Karns (0-1) vs. Dickey (0-0)Miami at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Latos (0-1) vs. Miller (0-0)Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Leake (0-0) vs. Lester (0-1)LA Angels at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Shoemaker (0-0) vs. Detwiler (0-0)Oakland at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Kazmir (0-0) vs. Feldman (0-0)Seattle at LA Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Paxton (0-1) vs. Greinke (0-0)Arizona at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. De La Rosa (1-0) vs. Cashner (0-0)

Saturday at Rogers Arena

Canucks 6, Oilers 5 (OT)First Period1. Edmonton, Yakupov (14) (Derek Roy) 9:452. Edmonton, Eberle (24) (Pouliot) 9:563. Vancouver, Daniel Sedin (20) (Edler, Henrik Sedin) 13:10Penalties: Roy Edm (Hooking) 11:00; Lander Edm (Tripping) 16:26

Second Period4. Vancouver, Kevin Bieksa (4) (Vey, McMillan) 2:155. Edmonton, Taylor Hall (14) (Pouliot, Klefbom) 3:446. Edmonton, Benoit Pouliot (19) (Marincin, Hall) 7:477. Vancouver, Baertschi (1) (Vrbata) 8:018. Vancouver, Purcell (12) (Musil) 19:30Penalties: Stanton Van (Hooking) 4:54; Musil Edm (Interference) 19:50

Canucks 6, Oilers 5 (OT) (Cont’d)Third Period9. Vancouver, Hansen (16) (Horvat, Edler) 5:5610. Vancouver, Baertschi (2) (Bonino, Vrbata) 9:53Penalties: No penalties

Overtime11. Vancouver Edler (8) Assists: (Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin) 2:29Penalties: No penalties

Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd OT TEdmonton 10 10 5 3 28Vancouver 6 9 7 0 22

Goaltending summary:Edmonton: Scrivens (22/28); Vancouver: Miller (23/28)

Att: 18,870 (100.3% of capacity)

Playoff ScheduleRound 1, Games 1-4All series best-of-seven

Wednesday, April 15 (Games 1)Ottawa at Montreal, 4 p.m.NY Islanders at Washington, 4 p.m.Chicago at Nashville, 5:30 p.m.Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 16 (Games 1)Detroit at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.Pittsburgh at NY Rangers, 3 p.m.Minnesota at St. Louis, 6:30 p.m.Winnipeg at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 17 (Games 2)Ottawa at Montreal, 4 p.m.NY Islanders at Washington, 4 p.m.Chicago at Nashville, 6:30 p.m.Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 18 (Games 2)Detroit at Tampa Bay, noonMinnesota at St. Louis, noonPittsburgh at NY Rangers, 5 p.m.Winnipeg at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 19 (Games 3)Washington at NY Islanders, 9 a.m.Nashville at Chicago, noonMontreal at Ottawa, 4 p.m.Vancouver at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Monday, April 20 (Games 3)NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.St. Louis at Minnesota, 5 p.m.Anaheim at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, April 21 (Game 3)Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, April 21 (Games 4)Washington at NY Islanders, 4:30 p.m.Nashville at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.Vancouver at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 22 (Games 4)Montreal at Ottawa, 4 p.m.NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.St. Louis at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.Anaheim at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 23 (Game 4)Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4 p.m.

League leadersRegular season, final stats

Points GP G A PTS1 Jamie Benn (DAL) 82 35 52 872 John Tavares (NYI) 82 38 48 863 Sidney Crosby (PIT) 77 28 56 844 Alex Ovechkin (WSH) 81 53 28 814 Jakub Voracek (PHI) 82 22 59 816 Nick Backstrom (WSH) 82 18 60 787 Tyler Seguin (DAL) 71 37 40 778 Jiri Hudler (CGY) 78 31 45 768 Daniel Sedin (VAN) 82 20 56 7610 Vlad Tarasenko (STL) 77 37 36 7310 Rick Foligno (CBJ) 79 31 42 7310 Claude Giroux (PHI) 81 25 48 7310 Henrik Sedin (VAN) 82 18 55 7314 Steve Stamkos (TB) 82 43 29 7214 Tyler Johnson (TB) 77 29 43 7216 Ryan Johansen (CBJ) 82 26 45 7117 Joe Pavelski (SJ) 82 37 33 7017 Svgeni Malkin (PIT) 69 28 42 7017 Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) 77 25 45 7020 Rick Nash (NYR) 79 42 27 69

Goals GP G1 Alex Ovechkin (WSH) 81 532 Steven Stamkos (TB) 82 433 Rick Nash (NYR) 79 424 John Tavares (NYI) 82 385 Tyler Seguin (DAL) 71 375 Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) 77 375 Joe Pavelski (SJ) 82 375 Max Pacioretty (MTL) 80 379 Jamie Benn (DAL) 82 3510 Zach Parise (MIN) 74 3310 Corey Perry (ANA) 67 33

Plus-Minus GP Pts +/-1 Max Pacioretty (MTL) 80 67 381 Nikita Kucherov (TB) 82 64 383 Tyler Johnson (TB) 77 72 334 Ondrej Palat (TB) 75 63 315 Jonathan Toews (CHI) 81 66 306 Rick Nash (NYR) 79 69 297 Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) 77 73 277 Jason Garrison (TB) 70 30 279 Blake Wheeler (WPG) 79 61 269 Derek Stepan (NYR) 68 55 26

Eastern ConferenceAtlantic W L OT SL GF GA PtsManchester 48 16 6 3 233 167 105Providence 40 24 7 2 200 176 89Worcester 40 27 4 2 213 187 86Portland 37 27 7 2 193 181 83St. John’s 31 33 8 2 176 228 72

Northeast W L OT SL GF GA PtsHartford 41 23 5 4 214 207 91Syracuse 41 23 9 0 210 204 91Springfield 37 28 8 1 185 202 83Albany 34 28 5 6 185 197 79Bridgeport 27 38 7 1 206 239 62

East W L OT SL GF GA PtsHershey 44 21 5 3 209 174 96W-B/Scranton 43 23 3 4 202 154 93Lehigh Valley 32 32 7 1 186 222 72Binghamton 32 33 7 1 229 250 72Norfolk 26 38 6 4 160 212 62

Western ConferenceNorth W L OT SL GF GA PtsUtica 45 20 6 2 208 172 98Toronto 36 27 9 0 191 196 81Hamilton 33 28 12 0 190 195 78Adirondack 34 31 6 2 223 228 76Rochester 28 39 5 1 202 240 62

Midwest W L OT SL GF GA PtsGrand Rapids 44 21 6 2 238 173 96Rockford 44 22 5 2 212 173 95Chicago 39 27 6 1 201 186 85Milwaukee 33 28 7 6 201 211 79Lake Erie 33 28 8 4 197 228 78

West W L OT SL GF GA PtsSan Antonio 45 21 6 1 241 212 97Texas 37 22 13 1 232 209 88Oklahoma City 39 26 5 3 214 205 86Charlotte 30 36 6 1 163 221 67Iowa 23 46 2 2 168 233 50

Eastern LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GADC United 10 5 3 1 1 5 4NY Red Bulls 8 4 2 0 2 7 4Orlando 8 6 2 2 2 6 5N. England 8 6 2 2 2 4 6Chicago 6 5 2 3 0 5 7Columbus 5 5 1 2 2 5 5NY City FC 5 5 1 2 2 4 4Philadelphia 5 6 1 3 2 7 10Toronto 3 4 1 3 0 6 8Montreal 2 4 0 2 2 2 6

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

Blue Jays 10, Orioles 7Toronto Baltimore ab r h bi ab r h biReyes SS 5 1 3 1 De Aza LF 5 1 1 0Pompey CF 4 2 1 2 Pearce 1B 3 2 1 0Bautista RF 4 2 1 2 Davis DH 5 1 1 1Encarnacion 1B 4 1 1 0 Jones CF 3 2 2 3Smoak 1B 0 0 0 0 Snider RF 3 1 1 3Donaldson 3B 4 0 1 0 Young PH-RF 1 0 0 0Navarro DH 4 1 1 1 Machado 3B 4 0 1 0Martin C 3 1 0 0 Cabrera SS 4 0 0 0Pillar LF 4 1 1 1 Flaherty 2B 3 0 1 0Travis 2B 4 1 0 0 Lavarnway C 4 0 0 0Totals 36 10 9 7 Totals 35 7 8 7

Toronto 214 100 020 10 Baltimore 202 030 000 7

HR: TOR - D. Pompey (1),K. Pillar (1),J. Bautista (1) BAL - A. Jones (2),T. Snider (1) SB - TOR R Martin (1) (1); BAL M Machado (1)GIDP: bal Lavarnway. Team Lob: tor 6; bal 5. DP: tor (Hutchison-Travis-Encar-nacion). E: bal Snider (1, fielding).Toronto IP H R ER BB SOA Hutchison (W, 2-0) 4.1 7 7 7 1 5A Loup (W, 1-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1R Osuna 1.0 0 0 0 0 2B Cecil 1.0 0 0 0 0 1M Castro 1.0 1 0 0 1 0Baltimore IP H R ER BB SOC Tillman (L, 1-1) 2.2 6 7 3 3 1K Gausman 1.1 2 1 1 2 0B Matusz 2.0 0 0 0 0 1B Brach 1.2 0 1 1 1 1D O’Day 1.1 1 1 1 0 2HBP: Pearce (by Hutchison).

Time: 3:17. Att: 32,522.

Mariners 8, Athletics 7Seattle Oakland ab r h bi ab r h biJackson CF 4 1 0 0 Fuld CF 4 1 2 2Smith DH 3 0 0 0 Canha LF-1B 5 1 1 0Weeks PH-DH 2 1 1 3 Zobrist 2B-LF 4 0 0 0Cano 2B 5 1 0 0 Butler DH 4 1 3 0Cruz RF 4 1 1 1 Davis 1B 3 1 1 0Seager 3B 5 0 1 1 Ross PH-LF 1 0 0 0Morrison 1B 4 0 0 0 Sogard PH-2B 1 0 1 1Ackley LF 4 2 2 0 Vogt C 5 1 2 1Zunino C 3 2 2 0 Lawrie 3B 5 0 2 0Miller SS 3 0 0 1 Reddick RF 5 1 2 1Totals 37 8 7 6 Semien SS 4 1 0 0 Totals 41 7 14 5

Seattle 000 004 300 1 8 Oakland 000 300 004 0 7

HR: SEA - R. Weeks (1),N. Cruz (2). SB None. GIDP: sea Morrison; oak Semien, Butler, B. Team Lob: sea 3; oak 8. DP: sea 3 (Zunino-Hernandez, F, Miller, B-Cano-Morrison 2); oak (Zobrist-Semien-Davis, I). E: sea Jackson, A (1, fielding); oak Semien (3, throw), Reddick (1, fielding).Seattle IP H R ER BB SOF Hernandez 5.0 8 3 3 2 1D Farquhar 2.0 2 0 0 0 2C Furbush 1.0 0 0 0 0 1F Rodney (W, 1-0) 1.0 4 4 4 2 0Y Medina 1.0 0 0 0 0 1Oakland IP H R ER BB SOJ Hahn 5.2 3 4 1 2 2E O’Flaherty 1.1 3 3 3 0 2E Scribner 1.0 0 0 0 0 1R Alvarez 1.0 0 0 0 1 1T Clippard (L, 0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0

Time: 3:11. Att: 32,282.

Eastern ConferenceAtlantic W L PCT GB L10y-Toronto 48 32 .600 - 6-4Boston 38 42 .475 10.0 7-3Brooklyn 37 43 .463 11.0 7-3Philadelphia 18 62 .225 30.0 1-9New York 16 64 .200 32.0 2-8

Central W L PCT GB L10y-Cleveland 51 29 .638 - 7-3x-Chicago 48 32 .600 3.0 6-4x-Milwaukee 40 40 .500 11.0 6-4Indiana 37 43 .463 14.0 7-3Detroit 31 49 .388 20.0 5-5

Southeast W L PCT GB L10z-Atlanta 60 20 .750 - 7-3x-Washington 46 34 .575 14.0 6-4Miami 35 45 .438 25.0 3-7Charlotte 33 47 .413 27.0 3-7Orlando 25 55 .313 35.0 4-6

Western ConferenceNorthwest W L PCT GB L10y-Portland 51 29 .638 - 6-4Oklahoma City 43 37 .538 8.0 3-7Utah 37 43 .463 14.0 6-4Denver 30 50 .375 21.0 4-6Minnesota 16 64 .200 35.0 0-10

Pacific W L PCT GB L10z-Golden State 65 15 .813 - 8-2x-L.A. Clippers 54 26 .675 11.0 9-1Phoenix 39 42 .481 26.5 1-9Sacramento 27 53 .338 38.0 2-8L.A. Lakers 21 58 .266 43.5 3-7

Southwest W L PCT GB L10x-San Antonio 55 26 .679 - 10-0x-Memphis 54 26 .675 0.5 5-5x-Houston 54 26 .675 0.5 7-3x-Dallas 48 31 .608 6.0 4-6New Orleans 43 37 .538 11.5 6-4

Yankees 14, Red Sox 4Boston NY Yankees ab r h bi ab r h biBetts CF 5 0 1 0 Ellsbury CF 3 2 1 0Pedroia 2B 4 0 0 0 Gardner LF 5 1 2 2Holt 2B 1 0 1 0 Beltran RF 4 2 2 1Ortiz DH 3 1 0 0 Young RF 1 0 1 0Nava PH-DH 1 0 0 0 Teixeira 1B 2 2 1 1Ramirez LF 3 1 1 2 Jones PH-1B 1 0 0 0Sandoval 3B 4 1 2 0 McCann C 5 3 2 1Leon 3B 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez DH 2 1 1 4Napoli 1B 2 1 1 0 Petit DH-3B 1 0 1 0Craig 1B 0 0 0 0 Headley 3B 5 1 3 3Victorino RF 4 0 0 0 Davies P 0 0 0 0Bogaerts SS 4 0 2 2 Drew 2B 3 1 1 2Hanigan C 4 0 0 0 Gregorius SS 4 1 1 0Totals 35 4 8 4 Totals 36 14 16 14

Boston 000 310 000 4 NY Yankees 700 303 01x 14

HR: BOS - H. Ramirez (3) NYY - C. Headley (2), S. Drew (1), B. McCann (1) SB: NYY - J Ellsbury (2). GIDP: bos Bogaerts; nyy Headley. Team Lob: bos 8; nyy 6. DP: bos 2 (Betts-Bogaerts, Holt, B-Bogaerts-Craig); nyy (Drew-Jones, G). E: bos Napoli (1, fielding); nyy Drew (2, throw).Boston IP H R ER BB SOC Buchholz (L, 1-1) 3.1 9 10 9 2 3C Breslow 1.2 0 0 0 3 1T Layne 1.0 4 3 3 1 0A Varvaro 1.0 1 0 0 0 1E Mujica 1.0 2 1 1 0 0NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SOM Tanaka (W, 1-1) 5.0 4 4 3 3 4D Carpenter 1.2 1 0 0 0 0H Davies 2.1 3 0 0 0 2

Time: 3:24. Att: 43,019.

MLB leadersAll teams AB HR RBI AvgAdrian Gonzalez (LAD) 18 5 7 .667Jose Iglesias (DET) 15 0 1 .600Adam Lind (MIL) 17 1 4 .529DJ LeMahieu (COL) 21 0 2 .524Yonder Alonso (SD) 17 0 1 .471Ian Kinsler (DET) 22 0 7 .455Nolan Arenado (COL) 20 2 7 .450Anthony Gose (DET) 20 1 5 .450Miguel Cabrera (DET) 21 0 4 .429Salvador Perez (KC) 19 2 6 .421Paul G’schmidt (ARI) 17 2 6 .412Troy Tulowitzki (COL) 22 0 4 .409

American LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkBoston 4 2 .667 - L1Toronto 4 2 .667 - W1Baltimore 3 3 .500 1.0 L1Tampa Bay 3 3 .500 1.0 W2NY Yankees 2 4 .333 2.0 W1Central W L PCT GB StrkDetroit 6 0 1.000 - W6Kansas City 6 0 1.000 - W6Chicago Sox 2 4 .333 4.0 W2Cleveland 2 4 .333 4.0 L3Minnesota 1 5 .167 5.0 L2West W L PCT GB StrkHouston 3 3 .500 - W1Seattle 3 3 .500 - W2Oakland 3 4 .429 0.5 L2Texas 3 4 .429 0.5 L1LA Angels 2 4 .333 1.0 L3

National LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkAtlanta 5 1 .833 - L1NY Mets 3 3 .500 2.0 W1Philadelphia 3 3 .500 2.0 L1Washington 2 4 .333 3.0 W1Miami 1 5 .167 4.0 L2Central W L PCT GB StrkCincinnati 4 2 .667 - L2Chicago Cubs 3 2 .600 0.5 W2St. Louis 3 2 .600 0.5 W2Pittsburgh 2 4 .333 2.0 W1Milwaukee 1 5 .167 3.0 L1West W L PCT GB StrkColorado 4 2 .667 - L2San Diego 4 3 .571 0.5 W3Arizona 3 3 .500 1.0 L1LA Dodgers 3 3 .500 1.0 W1San Francisco 3 4 .429 1.5 L3

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Seattle Mariners slugger Nelson Cruz celebrates after hitting the game winning home run Sunday in Oakland, Calif. [AP PHOTO]

Cruz homers in 10th inning in Mariner winJANIE MCCAULEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OAKLAND, Calif. — Rickie Weeks stayed ready on the bench and Nelson Cruz kept his power stroke going.

The Seattle Mariners left Oakland with a pair of extra-inning wins and showed off some nice pop from their slugging newcomers in the pro-cess. On a rare off day by ace Felix Hernandez against the Athletics nonetheless. On a day they were no-hit through five.

Cruz connected for the second straight game, hitting a tiebreaking solo drive in the 10th inning, and Weeks had an earlier pinch-hit, three-run homer that helped send Seattle past the A’s 8-7 on Sunday.

“On several different accounts today we prob-ably should have lost that game,” manager Lloyd McClendon said. “It’s the type of game where it’s easy to lay down and say, ’OK, we’ll get them tomorrow.”’

Hernandez left after five innings as a pre-caution because of tightness in his right quadri-ceps that made it tough to push off and generate momentum from his legs. He felt that in the third inning after tweaking his left ankle in the first. He said he “100 per cent” will make his next start and has no concerns.

“No I’m not, not at all,” he said. “I believe in these guys. This offence is pretty good. I know it’s going to click. It’s a different look. We’re a dif-ferent team. We can score different ways. We can score with a homer, we can score with speed. We look pretty good.”

Seattle took a 7-3 lead into the ninth before Oakland rallied to tie it against closer Fernando Rodney.

Cruz connected off new A’s closer Tyler Clip-pard (0-1) for his second homer this season. Cruz led the majors with 40 home runs last year for Baltimore, then signed with the Mariners.

“That’s what we’re here for, to pick up one another.”

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HI & LOIS by Chance Browne

ONE BIG HAPPY by Rick Detorie

ARCHIE by Henry Scarpelli

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE by Chris Browne

ZITS by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might be more challeng-ing than you realize. If you use your creativity, you’ll be able to cut costs and find a better solution to a financial problem. A brainstorming session is likely to serve you well, as it could point you in the right direction. Tonight: Follow a friend’s lead.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You might not be aware of how angry you have become. You could find yourself losing it at an inappropriate moment. This is a pattern you won’t want to continue. Consider expressing your frustration earlier, before it erupts. Everyone will be happier, including you. Tonight: Out late.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) If you feel anger or irritation developing, it might be best for you to express these feelings as they occur. Others most likely will become more responsive and helpful as a result. A friend might surprise by you forcing you to think outside the box. Tonight: Where the action is.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You could be at your wits’ end when dealing with a friend who seems to be on the warpath.

Understand that this person’s anger is not directed at you. Resist having a knee-jerk reac-tion, and don’t hold a grudge. Allow your sensitivity to emerge. Tonight: Your treat.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Others seem determined to express their feelings, and they want you to hear them loud and clear. Don’t neglect to express your thoughts in addition to acknowl-edging theirs. You’ll gain a new perspective as a result. Tonight: Be available, and know that any-thing can happen!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You could feel as if you’re on top of the world when discussing an imminent change. You need to be direct and caring with a friend whom you see often. At this point, you might need some alone time, without the clutter of your day-to-day life. Tonight: Happiest at home.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You could be quite sorry that you reacted to someone in such a volatile way. This person can be needy at times, which might be overwhelming. Remember this occasion so that you will not repeat this performance.

Let your creativity open you up. Tonight: Fun and games.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Say little and respond in a more positive way. Your ability to read between the lines with a very angry person will help you find a way to get through to this person. You could feel as if an associate tends to be too forgiv-ing of this individual. Tonight: Off to the gym.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You could be put off by the hectic pace of your day and by the many requests from others. Pull back some and consider what must happen in order for you to complete what you must, then follow through. Tonight: Work with a loved one who often is erratic.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Be aware of what you must do in order to promote a necessary change in your life. Financial security is always important to you, and you can’t compromise on this level. A loved one could be challenging, as he or she tends to have different ideas from you. Tonight: Pay bills first.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You will be all smiles, even in the face of an emotional storm. You might want to revise your schedule in order to bypass someone who seems to be creating a lot of uproar. A dear friend or loved one will sup-port you in your ideas and your desires. Tonight: As you like it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You will be in a position where you need to take strong control of your assets and your work. You could have a surprise pre-sented to you, yet you might seem somewhat scattered and unable to appreciate what is happening. Tonight: Treat a dear friend to dinner.

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wds.) 37 Wednesday’s god 38 Sorbonne site 39 Waikiki’s island 40 Very slim (hyph.) 42 Edible bulb 43 TV’s -- Gillis 44 Punks 45 Passport datum 48 Frankenstein milieu 49 Good times 50 Long overcoat 52 Circling the globe 57 One of a sinkful 58 Reputation 60 Auto-safety advocate 61 Hunch 62 Volt or watt 63 Troll’s cousin 64 Dispatched 65 Gym pad 66 Traffic sign

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ON THE ISLAND

CITY HALL, from Page 1

The cedar siding will require a change to this document, and concerns were brought up during a Heritage Commission meeting on March 4 that changing city hall’s exter-ior contradicts the herit-age register’s purpose of encouraging the preserva-tion of historic buildings in their original state.

“While no formal motion was passed, the general feeling was that cladding all or portions of the building in cedar would significantly change the documented appearance of one of the city’s herit-age buildings, contrary to the reasons for recogni-

tion,” read a recent report for council on the issue by Scott Kenny, director of parks, recreation and heritage.

Ruttan emphasized that the alteration to city hall’s appearance is needed to progress Port Alberni.

“It speaks to a different story that we’re trying to get out about the commun-ity,” he said. “We are open

for people to visit, we’re open for people to move, invest, live, all of those things. We need to grow as a community, we need to change and provide addi-tional opportunities for the people that want to come here.”

The cedar product is also planned to spruce up the unoccupied 90,000-square-foot building on Third Avenue, which Coulson bought in 2013 after Zellers closed.

“This summer we’re going to be doing many features around the big building try-ing to enhance it as well,” he said.

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Mayer Mike Ruttan (left) and Wayne Coulson, head of Coulson Forest Products, stand in front of the soon to be renovated city hall. Coulson has donated cedar harvested from the Island’s west coast to the city for panels to give the municipal building an updated exterior. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]

Cedar siding for city hall contrary to heritage recognition“It speaks to a different story that we’re trying to get out about the community.”Mike Ruttan, mayor

Ferries president touts increased traffi cSPENCER ANDERSON NANAIMO DAILY NEWS

BC Ferries vehicle traffic and passenger levels were up five and four per cent respectively in March, with even larger gains of 11 and 10 per cent in February, the corporation said Friday.

CEO Mike Corrigan says the increase in traffic shows the corporation is well-positioned to enter a new period of inflation-level fare increases, thanks to major operating cost reductions, lower fuel prices and a low loonie - and despite a looming $3-billion capital program over the next 12 years that will see several ships replaced.

He sat down with the Daily News Friday in a wide-ranging interview that focused on the ferry service’s future, the challenges of running the service and the public percep-tion problem he says has dogged the corporation.

He pointed to a recent report from the B.C. Ferry Commissioner (www.bcferrycommission. ca), the independent regulator that caps fare increases across the system.

The report cites reduced costs in executive compensation $1.2 mil-lion each year since 2009.

By the end of this year, BC Fer-ries expects to have cut costs by approximately $84 million over four years.

Fares are also capped at 1.9 per cent from 2016 to 2020.

“From our standpoint, we’re seeing a real rebound in ferry traffic and talking to tourism associations across the Island and chamber of commerce and others, we’re all expecting a pretty strong summer, so I think that’s positive,” he said.

“We’ve got some challenges with ferry traffic over the years and you’ve got to get more than a couple of months in a row to say that you really turned a corner, but we believe that we have a few things working in our favour now,” he said.

Corrigan acknowledged fare increases continue to top the list of concerns from users of the ferry system. Ferry users in small coastal areas have said that ris-ing fares threaten the viability of their communities.

Price increases were capped 4.15 per cent in 2012, followed by 4.1 per cent in 2013, four per cent in 2014 and 3.9 per cent this year.

But Corrigan said reducing

fares or holding them flat was not realistic “when you’re running the most complex ferry system in the world like we are and the chal-lenge we have with costs that are rising without our control.”

When asked what he felt the big-gest misconception he hears from ferry users was, he replied: “We like everything about B.C. Ferries, but the fares are too high.”

“It’s all about fare affordability. It’s the number one issue. .. it’s an easy story to cover in the media, it’s very simple,” he said. “I know that ferry stories are always at the top of... the most-read stories, we always get top billing. Because we’re always going to be near and dear to people’s hearts because there’s a million people in B.C. who are totally dependent on the ferry system.”

However, Corrigan said ferry fares are “decent value” and said more needs to be done to promote the ferry service, adding that negative coverage may drive away visitors.

“Just think, if you’re somebody from Europe or even from the U.S. and you type in ‘BC Ferries,’ and the first four stories you read are ‘fares, fares, too expensive, killing

traffic.. .’ I mean, what are people going to do?” he asked.

“Absolutely (fares) have (gone up),” he said.

“But what I’m proud of is the fact that we’ve been able to get the fares in line going forward. There’s fare certainty now.”

BC Ferries has been compared to the Washington state ferry ser-vice, cited by some as a stripped down, cheaper mode of sea travel that B.C. should emulate.

However, Corrigan said the com-parison is not a fair one.

“From our perspective, it is an apples to oranges comparison for a number of reasons,” he said, add-ing a better comparison would be to the Swartz Bay-to-Tsawwassen run.

“To put it another way, we oper-ate and serve an area of 1,000 naut-ical miles,” he said. “Washington State serves a area of 80 nautical miles.”

BC Ferries also operates independently and is respon-sible for covering its own costs and capital needs, as opposed to Washington State, which operates within the state Department of Transportation.

To that end, Corrigan said on-

ship amenities like cafeterias, gift shops, lounges and vacation pack-ages bring much-needed revenue into the system, despite some criti-cism from customers.

BC Ferries is a privately man-aged company under the Coastal Ferry Act of 2003.

It operates under a 60-year con-tract with the province, which also sets service levels and is the sole shareholder. It’s a complicated arrangement that escapes many ferry users.

However, it’s a system that he wants ferry users to understand as the corporation enters its next performance period.

He also said the ferry system will be looking to modernize its fleet in the coming years as well as mod-ernize how customers pay for and reserve tickets.

“We have to rebuild our entire reservation, point of sales sys-tems, we need to have a new book-ing, ticketing and check-in system, and on top of that, we need to start doing things like providing more e-commerce solutions, better websites and better pricing oppor-tunities for customers, which we can’t do right now; our systems are so rigid today.”

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Trainer encourages getting outside for exerciseAs the days get longer, sunni-

er, and warmer, it becomes increasingly difficult for

me to want to be indoors doing anything let alone my workout.

The one thing I might stay inside for at this time of year is to weight train but even with that, there are so many resistance exercises you can do with little or no equipment that you can easily keep it outdoors spring and sum-mer. Some of my favorite reasons to be outside can be summarized these ways:

1. Happiness is made outsideResearch shows that time out-

doors is a proven stress reliever, within minutes of being outside stress levels drop. Research by the University of Michigan has also shown that just after an hour of being outside that your atten-tion span and ability to remember things is improved by 20 percent.

When you pair that with proven memory building cardio, you get a

double brain boost. On a nice sunny day put on your sunscreen, be sun safe, and head outdoors for a natural full dose of Vitamin D.

Vitamin D helps build strong bones, decreases diabetes, heart disease and other illness being out in the sun means you benefit without having to take a pill.

2. No membership or hoursThe great outdoors is yours to

access as you please, with no fee attached. In Port Alberni, there are numerous trails that range in accessibility and intensity options. There is something for everyone, from your yard work, your garden work or a local walk or hike.

It’s time to start thinking out-side of the box, get creative with a workout and find some peaceful space for yourself. Summer is coming and extended hours are coming soon!

3. Adventure I get a great sense of satisfac-

tion in heading into an outdoor adventure.

Creating my own challenge and gaining confidence from conquer-ing a climb or a new distance. The opportunity to enrich my rela-tionship is priceless as we spend hours discovering and exploring the Valley.

Go outdoors, and you’ll have a chance to see breathtaking scen-ery, and hopefully take a few trails or peaks off your bucket list as you do it. You will probably gain some bragging rights along the way too!

4. Hiking is body friendly! I don’t get very far in web

searches these days without

something popping up about ‘how to get your best booty’.

Want your best booty without any special secrets? Go hiking up the steepest incline that works for you, and you have your outdoor stair climber, perfect for building glutes and toned legs.

Is a hard steep hike good for “leg day”? You bet! If you have a knee issue, the best part of a hill climb is that it is low impact, while still getting your heart rate up and an unreal sweat. Depending on your knee, the only thing to watch is easing up on the decline, just take your time coming down if needed, and don’t worry…it’s the uphill that’s the best calorie burn anyways.

You don’t have to conquer a mountain to be outside. Be in your yard mowing, or gar-dening, or walking in your neighbourhood.

I’m a big fan of trails as they are very exciting and beautiful. I

would encourage you to get out and try one of the Valley’s amaz-ing trails.

You can find some local trail maps on the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District website at www.acrd.bc.ca/trail-maps, or see the Chamber of Commerce for the local trail guide.

There are new trails being built all the time, such as the City’s new Roger Creek foot path and bridge connector.

Or just ask people who love being outdoors, as they are very enthusiastic about sharing what they know. Go have fun!

SusanFoxThe Happy Life Project

KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Parks and Recreation is making it easy for the public to learn new skills,

get some exercise and meet new people.

The How-To in 45 Fest is mak-ing a come-back for the second year this weekend.

Small, bite-size sessions are designed for all ages and a var-iety of interests. A number of community members will be leading workshops aimed at healthy living, creativity, safety and more. They all take place in 45 minutes and participants can take part in one, two or all 20 sessions.

Organizers Nathan Kwan and Maggie Hodge Kwan said there are new presenters and some repeats from last year.

“This year the pool is involved,” Kwan said. “Miki Schwarz, the aquatic program-mer, will be teaching reaching and throwing assists so if you are out anywhere and find your-self in a situation where you need to rescue someone, you will have experience.”

Hodge Kwan is also a new pre-senter and is looking forward to launching her new venture. As an entrepreneur, her cre-ative consultation service was something she had on the back burner for awhile.

“It was something that came up on the radar and I had the opportunity to use my skills while working at the library,” she said. “Now I am ready to work with other groups and share my knowledge.”

Her session, Unleash Your Cre-ative Side, will unravel the first

steps in this creative process.“It is an easy way to connect

with the basics of what I am doing,” she said.

Desja Walker, owner of Haven Living, is a first-time presenter.

“This is a cool way to see what is going on in the community,” Walker said.

Also a creative individual, Walker will share her artistic side with participants. In par-ticular, she will teach the basics of decorating with an easy-to-use, environmentally friendly paint.

“Ce Ce Caldwell has no volatile organic compounds and there is no priming or sanding needed on furniture before painting,” Walker said.

Walker will demonstrate how to use the paint, how to dis-tress furniture and share tips on how to upcycle from thrift

shop finds. Participants will also have the chance to try out themselves.

Tashia Potter and Kama Money will have a session of interest to parents on internet safety. As internet-savvy users, they will discuss the importance of privacy in social media and best practices for staying safe online.

“Privacy online is an ever growing concern for people of all ages, and it’s important the risks are fully understood,” Pot-ter said. “Cyber bullying is a ser-ious issue that younger genera-tions are facing and everyone is susceptible to fraud, scams, and hacking. It’s important to know your privacy options, settings, and best practices for keeping your information safe so you can enjoy all the benefits that social media has to offer.”

Also new to the event is yoga practitioner, Livi De Rooy, who will touch on yoga for less stress and better sleep. It will include a physical 15 to 20 minute practice and a hand-out to take home.

“Stress and sleep deprivation are a vicious cycle,” De Rooy said. “Yoga helps lower stress levels, calms the mind and relieves tension within the body.

The soothing 15-20 minute short practice we will be cover-ing is an effective natural sleep remedy. Certain poses can be particularly helpful for combat-ting restlessness and insomnia,

especially when practiced in the evening or before bed.”

Other sessions include lessons on bike tune-ups, photography, tuning into your own health, salving fry, gardening, Magic the Gathering card games, golf, parkour, music and meditation.

The Lime’N food truck will also be on-site for the first time this year.

It all takes place at Echo Centre on Saturday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is free to the public.

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EDUCATION

Take 45 to learn something new

Organizers of the How-To in 45 Fest, Maggie Hodge Kwan and Nathan Kwan, are excited for all of the new and returning presenters who will be sharing their knowledge at the event on April 18. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

RECREATION

Daryl Chase will be showing the basics of bike maintenance. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

» Susan Fox, BCRPA Certified Fitness Professional and Personal Trainer, believes in positive change and enhan-cing quality of life through fitness. Her goal is to collaborate in creating a vibrant, healthy community where all ages enjoy engaging in movement and daily activity. She can be reached at 250-730-0008 or susanfoxfitness.ca.


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