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Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Woman wants pitbulls destroyed after dog attack Alberni Region, Page 3 8C 5C Rain What’s On 2 Alberni Region 3 Opinion 4 On the Island 5 This Is Then 6 Community 7 Sports 8 Scoreboard 9 Classifieds 11 Enterprise 12 ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 72 $1.25 newsstand (GST incl.) Inside today MUNICIPALITY TRAFFIC Car crash off the Redford extension ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES A local man in his early 50s drove off the Redford extension early Tuesday morning after falling asleep at the wheel, according to the Port Alberni RCMP. The incident occurred shortly after 6 a.m. when the driver had just dropped his wife off at work. He was headed southbound on the Port Alberni Highway when the man fell asleep while passing the West Coast General Hospital. His car steered to the right off the road, rolling down an embank- ment to Morton Street and McIn- tyre Drive. “The male was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injur- ies,” said Cpl. Jen Allan of the Port Alberni RCMP. Nodding off at the wheel is alarmingly common, according to an ICBC survey that found 30 per cent of respondents admitted to falling asleep while driving. “Fatigue can slow your reaction time and impair your judgment,” stated a release from the insur- ance corporation. “When driving at highway speeds, even a slight reduction of your reaction time can significantly increase your risk of a crash.” Allan said that police are dealing with an increase in cases of the dangerous behaviour. “We’re seeing more of this,” she said. “There’s studies showing that we as a society are quite sleep deprived.” Man drives off highway after falling asleep Iconic millstones to be located on waterfront green space along Somass River New park features old stones KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES A new waterfront park will soon be home to the heritage millstones that date back to Port Alberni’s industrial beginnings. The location at the bottom of Roger Street at the Catalyst Mill gate entrance is fitting as a permanent display for the millstones, which originate with the first paper mill. It will also provide green space, an area for gathering and an enhanced view of the corner. The City is on board and pro- viding $25,000 to the develop- ment. In-kind sponsors have also been secured to help defray costs. Finding a location for the mill- stones was a project spearheaded by Charlene Patterson a few years ago. “When I first saw them in December 2012, I wanted to find a location for them where every- one could see and enjoy them,” Patterson said. Since then, Patterson has put in a lot of legwork, made connec- tions and worked with the City to put things into place. “I met (Catalyst manager) Fred Chin, who is a lover of herit- age and community,” Patterson said. “Then in December 2013, Hugh Grist and Scott Kenny looked at the millstones. They are well-loved in the community and we needed to find a suitable location.” Last year, a survey went out and determined the concensus to be at the foot of Roger Street, close to Victoria Quay. The old focal point sign from the entrance to Port Alberni at the Visitor’s Centre will be installed at the same site to incorporate a theme. “It had previously been dropped from the budget, so when the mayor came to see me last week and said he had good news, I was happy that it was approved, Pat- terson said. “I am proud to be a part of it and pleased for the community.” Work will begin on the undevel- oped land in July. First the site will be regraded, followed by the construction of a base for both the millstones and focal point sign. Benches will be installed and a view deck built with a picnic table. “This will finish off the undeveloped corner,” Kenny said. “Portions of it will be vis- ible from Victoria Quay.” “There is still a lot of work to do but it is an important part of the community,” Patteson said. She said the park will highlight two icons of Port Alberni¹s past. [email protected] Charlene Patterson overlooks Victoria Quay from the site of a new park that will be built opposite the Catalyst mill gate entrance. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES] ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES A review is underway for local groups currently benefiting from tax exemptions. Sixty local organizations are cur- rently waived from owing property taxes to the city, an amount that totaled $298,685 in forgiven dues last year. Twenty of these groups are churches or other buildings of worship that will soon be facing a review with council’s motion to assess the city’s places of public worship bylaw on Monday. Other community groups that cur- rently enjoy levy exemptions could owe dues in the future, as Port Alberni’s elected representatives look into the appropriateness of the tax breaks. “We’re responsible for this money,” said Coun. Jack McLeman. “That’s our job, we’re responsible to the taxpayers for this money that is here and there- fore we should be the ones that give direction.” According to B.C.’s Community Charter taxes can be waived for properties run by the province, city, regional district, the library, hospital, schools, cemeteries and worship groups. In 2013 the city approved a list of other operations for exemptions, including athletic facilities, special needs programs, seniors care, arts programs, emer- gency services and groups that partner with the municipality to provide a public service. A recent report for council from city clerk Davina Hartwell explained that tax exemptions are not line items in the budget or financed through other property levies. “They do, however, impose a cost on taxpayers who are not exempt as they reduce the total value of the tax base,” she stated. At a public meeting on Monday council delayed a decision on making any changes to the tax exemptions to allow more time for reviewing each organization on the list. Groups currently benefiting from a tax break encompass a variety of services provided to the commun- ity. The tax exemption list includes the Fir Park Village seniors home, the Alberni District Fall Fair, curl- ing club, Alberni Valley Rescue Squad, the local branch of the B.C. SPCA, John Paul II Catholic School, the Black Sheep Rugby Club, the Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society and the Port Players Dramatic Society’s running of the Capital Theatre. “It is equally important to rec- ognize the significant value of volunteers, volunteer groups and agencies to the social, spiritual, cultural, educational and physical well- being of the community,” said Hartwell in her report. “A reduc- tion or elimination of exemptions would seriously impact the ability of these agencies to do the work they do in the community.” [email protected] CITY Tax breaks for non-profi ts under review McLEMAN In this file photo, Charlene Patterson stands by the old mill grinding stones at their location along the Somass River behind a Catalyst administrative building. [TIMES] Wednesday April 15 2015 © H&R Block Canada, Inc. At participating offices. 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Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Woman wants pitbulls destroyed after dog attackAlberni Region, Page 3
8C 5CRain
What’s On 2Alberni Region 3
Opinion 4On the Island 5
This Is Then 6Community 7
Sports 8Scoreboard 9
Classifieds 11Enterprise 12
ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 72 $1.25 newsstand (GST incl.)
Inside today
MUNICIPALITY TRAFFIC
Car crash off the Redford extension
ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
A local man in his early 50s drove off the Redford extension early Tuesday morning after falling asleep at the wheel, according to the Port Alberni RCMP.
The incident occurred shortly after 6 a.m. when the driver had just dropped his wife off at work. He was headed southbound on the Port Alberni Highway when the man fell asleep while passing the West Coast General Hospital. His car steered to the right off the road, rolling down an embank-ment to Morton Street and McIn-tyre Drive.
“The male was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injur-ies,” said Cpl. Jen Allan of the Port Alberni RCMP.
Nodding off at the wheel is alarmingly common, according to an ICBC survey that found 30 per cent of respondents admitted to falling asleep while driving.
“Fatigue can slow your reaction time and impair your judgment,” stated a release from the insur-ance corporation. “When driving at highway speeds, even a slight reduction of your reaction time can significantly increase your risk of a crash.”
Allan said that police are dealing with an increase in cases of the dangerous behaviour.
“We’re seeing more of this,” she said. “There’s studies showing that we as a society are quite sleep deprived.”
Man drives off highway after falling asleep
Iconic millstones to be located on waterfront green space along Somass River
New park features old stonesKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
A new waterfront park will soon be home to the heritage millstones that date back to Port Alberni’s industrial beginnings.
The location at the bottom of Roger Street at the Catalyst Mill gate entrance is fitting as a permanent display for the millstones, which originate with the first paper mill. It will also provide green space, an area for gathering and an enhanced view of the corner.
The City is on board and pro-viding $25,000 to the develop-ment. In-kind sponsors have also been secured to help defray costs.
Finding a location for the mill-stones was a project spearheaded by Charlene Patterson a few years ago.
“When I first saw them in December 2012, I wanted to find a location for them where every-one could see and enjoy them,” Patterson said.
Since then, Patterson has put in a lot of legwork, made connec-tions and worked with the City to put things into place.
“I met (Catalyst manager) Fred Chin, who is a lover of herit-age and community,” Patterson said. “Then in December 2013, Hugh Grist and Scott Kenny looked at the millstones. They are well-loved in the community and we needed to find a suitable location.”
Last year, a survey went out and determined the concensus to be at the foot of Roger Street, close to Victoria Quay. The old focal point sign from the entrance to Port Alberni at the Visitor’s Centre will be installed at the same site to incorporate a theme.
“It had previously been dropped from the budget, so when the mayor came to see me last week and said he had good news, I was happy that it was approved, Pat-terson said. “I am proud to be
a part of it and pleased for the community.”
Work will begin on the undevel-oped land in July. First the site will be regraded, followed by the construction of a base for both the millstones and focal point sign. Benches will be installed and a view deck built with a picnic table. “This will finish off the undeveloped corner,” Kenny said. “Portions of it will be vis-ible from Victoria Quay.”
“There is still a lot of work to do but it is an important part of the community,” Patteson said.
She said the park will highlight two icons of Port Alberni¹s past.
Charlene Patterson overlooks Victoria Quay from the site of a new park that will be built opposite the Catalyst mill gate entrance. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
A review is underway for local groups currently benefiting from tax exemptions.
Sixty local organizations are cur-rently waived from owing property taxes to the city, an amount that totaled $298,685 in forgiven dues last year. Twenty of these groups are churches or other buildings of worship that will soon be facing a review with council’s motion to assess the city’s places of public worship bylaw on Monday. Other community groups that cur-rently enjoy levy exemptions could owe dues in the future, as Port Alberni’s elected representatives look into the appropriateness of
the tax breaks.“We’re responsible for this
money,” said Coun. Jack McLeman. “That’s our job, we’re responsible to the taxpayers for
this money that is here and there-fore we should be the ones that give direction.”
According to B.C.’s Community Charter taxes can be waived for properties run by the province, city, regional district, the library, hospital, schools, cemeteries and worship groups. In 2013 the city approved a list of other operations for exemptions, including athletic facilities, special needs programs, seniors care, arts programs, emer-gency services and groups that partner with the municipality to provide a public service.
A recent report for council from city clerk Davina Hartwell explained that tax exemptions are not line items in the budget or
financed through other property levies.
“They do, however, impose a cost on taxpayers who are not exempt as they reduce the total value of the tax base,” she stated.
At a public meeting on Monday council delayed a decision on making any changes to the tax exemptions to allow more time for reviewing each organization on the list.
Groups currently benefiting from a tax break encompass a variety of services provided to the commun-ity. The tax exemption list includes the Fir Park Village seniors home, the Alberni District Fall Fair, curl-ing club, Alberni Valley Rescue Squad, the local branch of the
B.C. SPCA, John Paul II Catholic School, the Black Sheep Rugby Club, the Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society and the Port Players Dramatic Society’s running of the Capital Theatre.
“It is equally important to rec-ognize the significant value of volunteers, volunteer groups and agencies to the social, spiritual, cultural, educational and physical well- being of the community,” saidHartwell in her report. “A reduc-tion or elimination of exemptions would seriously impact the ability of these agencies to do the work they do in the community.”
CITY
Tax breaks for non-profi ts under review
McLEMAN
In this file photo, Charlene Patterson stands by the old mill grinding stones at their location along the Somass River behind a Catalyst administrative building. [TIMES]
Wednesday April 15 2015
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ArtsFraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary
afternoon jams every Thursday, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., at 3561 Third Ave.
Sports CONNECT A Parent Program meets on
Thursday evenings, from 6 to 7 p.m. Info: 250-724-0125.
Indoor Archery on Thursdays, from 7 to 9 p.m. all winter at Glenwood Centre. Info: 250-723-3003 (Eric Hockaday).
Drop-in Badminton on Mondays and Thursday, Alberni Athletic Hall, 8 p.m. Everyone welcome. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg).
Taoist Tai Chi arts, twice weekly classes – Mondays, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m. at Knox Presby-terian Hall. Everyone welcome. Please enter by parking lot side door. Info: 250-723-7956.
Alberni Valley Billiards Club, 2964 Third Ave., adult mixed eight-ball league on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Info: 250-723-1212.
Horseshoe Club on Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050.
Line dancing with Linda Ross, third Thurs-day of each month at Char’s Landing, from 7 to 9 p.m. Info: [email protected].
Child and youth Army Cadets, ages 12 to 18, meet Thurs-
days at Cherry Creek Hall from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Info: 778-421-0552.
Join the Sea Cadets, ages 12 to 18. They meet Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. at 4210 Cedarwood St. E-mail: [email protected] or call 250-730-0944.
Youth Clinic services are available at ADSS (around the left front corner) on Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Info: 250-731-1315 or the Youth Clinic cell at 250-720-9591.
Support and help Having trouble connecting with your
teen? Connect, an attachment-based program to support parents and care-
givers, is held Thursday evenings, from 6 to 7 p.m. Registration: 250-724-0125 or 250-731-1315 (ext. 41766 - Debra).
Grief Support Group meets Thursday afternoons at the Hospice Society office. Call Ruth at 250-723-4478 to register.
First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196.
Volunteers needed to help at Red Cross Health Equipment and Loan Program for four-hour shifts. Call between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and
Thursdays at 250-723-0557.KUU-US Crisis Line, plus mobile out-
reach support services. If you, or someone you know, is having difficul-ties, please call 250-723-2040.
Service groupsAlberni Valley Legion Branch No. 293
meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. for its general meeting at 4680 Victoria Quay. No meetings in July or August.
Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info:
250-723-7323.
Addictions Come and join Port Alberni Friendship
Center’s relapse prevention group every Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Coffee and snacks included.
Al-Anon and Al-Ateen Support Groups, for family and friends of problem drinkers, on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at Knox Church Hall. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855.
Narcotics Anonymous, 1-800-807-1780 for meeting times and locations.
What’s comingAfter School Burn – Youth Parkour ages
7 to 12. Mondays and Fridays, April 13 through May 22. Sign up at Parks and Rec in Echo Centre, 4255 Wallace Street, or by calling (250) 723-2181.
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.
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Woman wants pitbulls destroyed after attackMARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Judy Andersen was walking her Labrador retriever on Seventh Avenue and China Creek on Eas-ter Sunday afternoon when two pitbulls attacked, she says.
The pitbulls jumped a low fence from a nearby property and pounced on her pet, Lucky, Andersen told the Times, sinking their teeth into the retriever’s neck.
Andersen sprung into action to defend Lucky, she said, grabbing one of the pitbulls and pulling it off while fending off the other.
The caretakers of the animals ran out and forced the pitbulls to back off, Andersen described.
After the attack, Andersen took the wounded dog to a veter-inarian in Nanaimo to treat its injuries.
“I’m lucky he’s still here,” Andersen said. “I want those two dogs destroyed.”
Given the proximity to Eighth Avenue Elementary School and an alleged history of aggressive behaviour from the two pitbulls, Andersen said they’re too much of a risk to keep alive.
“What if that was a little kid?” Andersen asked. “He wouldn’t have had a chance.”
Andersen reported the incident to the Port Alberni RCMP and
the Alberni-Clayoquot SPCA, she said. She doesn’t blame the breed for the pitbulls’ violence.
“It’s not the dogs, it’s the owners,” she said.
The City of Port Alberni’s bylaw officer, Tim Hautzinger, said any decision to destroy pets because of an attack would be rendered by the courts.
The vicious dog bylaw is under the city’s animal control bylaw, Hautzinger said. The bylaw was passed in June, 2006 under the authority of the Commun-ity Charter, which is provincial legislation.
A vicious dog is defined as: “(a) a dog which, according
to the records of the City or the Poundkeeper, has killed or injured an animal or a human, or which has, without provocation, aggressively chased or threatened a human,
(b) a dog which, to the know-ledge of its owner, has killed or injured an animal or human or which has, without provocation, aggressively chased or threatened
a human, (c) a dog specifically bred for
fighting or training purposes, or (d) a dog with a known ten-
dency, propensity or disposition to attack animals or humans without provocation.”
The most severe penalty the city can impose is a $500 fine, Hautz-inger said.
“The city has no authority to destroy a dog,” Hautzinger said.
The SPCA are the primary investigators for vicious dog com-plaints in the city, he said.
Irene Towell, branch man-ager for the Alberni-Clayoquot SPCA, said the incident is under investigation.
Towell said most reported dog attacks are from German Shep-herds; but pitbulls cause the most severe attacks.
Andersen adopted Lucky, now 14 years old, in 2005 from the local SPCA.
“I said, ‘I’m lucky I found you and you’re lucky you found me’,” Andersen said. “He wouldn’t hurt a fly.”
Judy Andersen shows her pet retriever’s wound from an attack Andersen said took place on Easter Sunday afternoon, when two pitbulls pounced on her dog near Eighth Avenue Elementary School. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]
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Clutesi Haven lease postponed to pursue developmentERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
The city has delayed a $1-a-year, two-decade lease of the Clutesi Haven Marina to the Port Albeni Port Author-ity amid concerns that the property will continue to sit undeveloped.
Municipal officials and the port authority agreed to the 20-year lease during a private in camera meeting this winter, but reservations on follow-ing ahead with the deal were brought up by Coun. Chris Alemany at a public meeting on Monday. After decades of the port authority running the marina and boat launch on the municipally owned property Alemany believes the arrange-ment is due for a change.
“The port authority is going to be granted this land for 20 years. I find that unacceptable,” he said. “It’s been too long that I think that Clutesi marina land has sat there unused and undeveloped.”
The councillor proposed to allow the port authority access to the land while the city explores possibilities for developing the large parking lot and field.
“We can simply guarantee them access, much like they have access to the Centennial Pier,” Alemany said. “We can do what we hope to do with that land, develop it or make it a park…have a community pro-cess to develop it that way.”
Coun. Sharie Minions sug-
gested that not proceeding with the lease would allow the city to issue a request for proposals for building on the waterfront land. The agreement drafted between the city and PAPA includes the possibility of both parties pursuing commercial development to improve tour-
ism offerings, but the lease car-ries no guarantee of this.
“From what I’ve heard from other councillors it doesn’t seem like the port authority is overly interested in developing that portion of land,” said Min-ions. “Although we have this development clause in there it
doesn’t give any time frames to develop the land or any specif-ics. I’m a little concerned that the land is just going to con-tinue to sit there for another 20 years.”
Council voted to meet again with port authority representa-tives to discuss other possibil-ities for the land.
“I know that they said at the last meeting there was no long-term plans, they had no plans for Clutesi in the near future because they are concentrat-ing on China Creek right now and perhaps the acquisition of land from the Somass Mill,” said Coun. Dan Washington. “Rather than pull the rug out from under them I’d like to meet with them and to encour-age some development down there.”
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“I’m lucky he’s still here. I want those two dogs destroyed.”
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“The port authority is going to be granted this land for 20 years. I find that unacceptable. It’s been too long that I think that Clutesi marina land has sat there unused and undeveloped.”
Chris Alemany, city councillor
YOU AND THE LAWWHY a SURVEY or EASEMENT?
If you have a difficult next-door neighbour, you might decide to just go ahead and do whatyou want on your property regardless. But if it isn’t clear that you own that land, you couldend up in a fight. Taking some basic steps up front instead could save you a lot of hassle andexpense later on. Consider this recent court case.
The Jones and the Lings (not their real names) owned one-acre properties next to eachother. A number of boulders were placed along or near the boundary between them. Theseboulders were big and difficult for either neighbour to move without going over on the otherside. The Lings’ house sat well back from the property line, while the Jones’ house was builtclose to it. A year after they moved in, the Jones started to improve a pathway between thetwo lots, thinking it was on their land. The Lings told them it wasn’t and so the Jones’ stoppedthat work. But the following year, without knowing where the property boundary was andwithout a survey, the Jones built a patio next to their house which went to the edge of theboulder line and also placed some artificial rocks on the boulders.
It turned out these improvements encroached (i.e. were located) on the Lings’ land, goingalmost 2 metres onto the Lings’ property.
The Jones asked the B.C. Supreme Court for an “easement” (right to use another person’sland) or transfer of this area to themselves, in return for paying the Lings some compensation.The Lings asked the court for removal of the improvements instead. By this point, relationsbetween the neighbours had gotten very bad.
The bit of land in question wasn’t really accessible or usable by the Lings, being on the oth-er side of the boulders from them. The encroaching Jones’ deck and improvements were wellbehind and away from the Lings’ house and didn’t obviously intrude on their living space (ex-cept psychologically). But the way the Jones had just barged ahead without honestly believingthey were building on their own land or getting a survey was inexcusable, said the court.
To resolve this messy situation, the Jones had to pay the Lings $22,000 for the Jones’increased property value (and some loss of value of the Lings’ property). But to reflect thecourt’s disapproval of their high-handed actions, the Jones also had to pay special costs tothe Lings (and their out-of-pocket and survey costs) – an expensive proposition. If the Jonesdidn’t pay within 90 days, they would have to remove the improvements and restore the landto its original condition.
It’s clear the court intended to discourage others from acting like the Jones did here andsend a message that doing so wouldn’t be profitable.
Had the Jones obtained a survey early on, they might have been able to negotiate an ease-ment or similar agreement for the patio extension, while remaining on good terms with theneighbours, or pursue other options. Chances are the costs (financial and emotional) wouldhave been a lot less.
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City should hire a pro for re-branding
After writing about how we
need professionals to brand Port Alberni and how there is no room for more amateur marketing attempts, I realized many who live in Port Alberni don’t know the difference between a consultant and an Advertising Agency Brand Strategist’s role.
Last week I spoke with a Brand Strategist, formerly the Creative Director of an ad agency in Europe, who is accredited with creating the highly successful Telus animal campaign still running today.
His Vancouver-based company helps companies create strong brands which including well known international brands such as Intel, Compaq, British Airways, GlaxoSmithKline, For-mula1, FoxTV, Canucks, Chan-nel 4TV and Colgate.
To boot, he’s also the Chair-man of TEDx Vancouver, the 3rd largest in the world.
Brands he’s personally man-aged have attained award-win-ning status including a UK Marketing Magazine ‘grand prix’ and a Canadian Market-ing Magazine ‘best brand in Canada’.
He’s also helped to provide new brand insights and direc-tions for clients such as Virgin, Telus, Canpages, Saputo, Tour-ism Vancouver, Coastal Con-tacts, BC Hydro and Yokahama.
I was thrilled to learn he’s willing to do the same for our city brand!
His services include Brand Strategy, Brand Management, Marketing Strategy, Creative Strategy, Campaign Strategy, Digital Strategy, Media Strat-
egy and Building Marketing Teams.
I contacted him to speak about the process of utilizing a professional brand strategist’s expertise to re-brand our city and he was very engaging and spoke on point, specifically on approaches to work, life and projects like this, which I was thrilled about considering his mammoth success with well-known brands.
Most importantly he is open to going through a discovery process with decisions makers here and has already offered to come over from the mainland and walk through what a good brand process looks like with Pat Deakin, our Economic Development Manager.
If the city decides to utilize his expertise and talent and reallocate funds for local mar-keting efforts, I’ve offered to use my fundraising skills to
raise the remainder funds, if required, from special interest groups/organization, individual and businesses in this commun-ity who will benefit from some qualitative expert services to brand our city.
Stacey Gaiga Port Alberni
Problems in Creationist vs. evolutionist debate
In response to a letter to the editor I’d written against the legislated poverty of the wel-fare system, I received a phone call from an individual residing in the Lower Mainland’s “Bible Belt” who took objection to my opinion.
After letting them exhaust their spiel, I said, “So, is what you’re telling me is that you think people who have no means of income or doing for themselves ought to just crawl away somewhere and die?” To which my caller vigorously replied, “Yes! It’s God’s will via natural selection.”
Which (in His/Her infinite sense of humour. . .) means that God/The Creator and author of “Creationism” is also an evolutionist.
Liz StonardPort Alberni
Much of B.C.’s mineral wealth is locked up
Almost 60% of BC’s land base, including parks and protected areas, is either closed to mine development and mineral exploration or has significant
restrictions placed upon it. For an industry that contributes significantly to the BC econ-omy, that essentially leaves only 40% of the province avail-able for mineral-based econom-ic development regardless of where mineral deposits might be located. If you take things a step further, the area of BC cov-ered by registered mineral titles actually covers less than 12% of the province’s land area.
However, the numbers above don’t tell the whole story because the land area actually taken up by mineral explora-tion and mining activity covers just 0.05% of the province’s land base; and close to half of that 0.05% is reclaimed and rehabilitated land from older, decommissioned mines. In terms of a core resource indus-try, BC’s mining and explora-tion industry has an incredibly small footprint.
Which brings me to my main point: if 60% of BC’s land base is essentially off-limits, how much of our province’s min-eral wealth is locked up and economically out of reach? Are there adjustments and accom-modations that could reason-ably be made to unlock poten-tially rich mineral deposits?
With so much of our prov-ince’s land base effectively off-limits to mining and mineral exploration it makes sense to ask these questions and see if there may be a better way, because it would be a shame to leave hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars in poten-tial economic activity sitting idle in the ground helping no one.
Shane PerichCoquitlam, B.C.
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Anti-terrorism bill fails to protect publicWith all the hard-hitting
talk surrounding the Harper government’s
anti-terrorism legislation, Bill C-51, you’d think the Conservatives were actually tough on terror.
But if you follow the money trail, it’s clear the federal gov-ernment isn’t putting its money where its mouth is. And that may put Canadians at risk.
As the Star’s Alex Boutilier reported last week, documents indicate that the RCMP’s anti-terrorism units are shockingly underfunded and understaffed.
That’s partly because they have had to target new resources at anti-terrorism activities as the threat has grown. But it’s also because the RCMP’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams (INSETs) have not received
an increase in funding since 2003. Yes, 2003. Instead, funding has remained static at $10 million a year.
That means the RCMP has had to divert funding and resources from other parts of its budget, aimed at fighting other kinds of crime, to fund its anti-terror-ism activities. That’s good news for criminals but bad news for Canadians.
Indeed, in 2013-14 the RCMP diverted $22.9 million and 600 staff members from operations fighting organized crime, economic crime and other national security files to INSETs.
As RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson told a Commons commit-tee in March: “We have enough people who are working these (terrorism) cases, but they’re not
doing what they’re supposed to be doing.”
The RCMP isn’t the only secur-ity agency that is being short-changed in the fight against terrorism. While Bill C-51 would expand the mandate of the Canad-ian Security Intelligence Service to fight terrorism, the government is not allocating any new resour-ces to it. Critics say that while CSIS and other services spend $1 billion a year protecting us from terrorism, cyber attacks, crime and other threats, their resources are already badly stretched.
In fact, not only are our anti-terror services not getting more money to take on more duties under Bill C-51, they have actually seen their budgets cut in recent years.
CSIS, for example, saw its fund-
ing reduced to $496 million in 2013 from $540 million in 2012. Meanwhile, the RCMP’s estimated budget for 2014 was $2.63 billion, a 5-per-cent decrease from 2013 and a 15-per-cent drop from four years earlier, Senator Colin Kenny points out.
If that weren’t cause enough for alarm, Public Accounts figures show the departments didn’t even get to spend what they were allotted. Reports say the drive for restraint has had a “chill-ing” effect, leading agencies to underspend.
Since 2007 the RCMP has handed back $1.7 billion and CSIS was unable to spend $180 million. In 2014 alone, the RCMP handed back $158.7 million, the Canada Border Services Agency under-spent by $194.2 million, CSIS
returned $18.2 million to the treas-ury, and the Communications Security Establishment returned $25.1 million.
As Kenny has said, “This sad state of affairs is not only com-promising Canada’s anti-terror-ism efforts, it is simultaneously making us more vulnerable to other types of threats as well. Hardly the actions you’d expect from a tough-on-crime government.”
He is right. The Harper govern-ment would do better to increase funding to the RCMP and other security agencies to fight terror-ism – and other forms of crime – than it would by pushing through a security bill that threatens to chip away at Canadian freedoms.
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Turntablist passing on his DJing lessons
JULIE CHADWICK NANAIMO DAILY NEWS
From his first experience in scratching records on his Fisher Price turntable at four years old, Peter Poole has been hooked on the art and culture of DJing.
As a “turntablist” - which is the act of physically manipu-lating records and the mixer as they play to produce a variety of new sounds - Poole is now on a mission to teach the skills to a new generation of aspiring DJs.
Though he has worked in his incarnation as DJ All Good at festivals and parties for years, Poole now seeks to combine his skills in music with a back-ground in education and youth work to create an educational experience he feels reaches young people from all walks of life.
It was two years ago that Poole created a solar-powered DJ unit he calls The Turntem-ple and toured it to festivals for a variety of activities from all-star “scratch jams” to public workshops.
“I noticed, after a summer of doing it and hosting work-shops through Parks and Rec, that setting up and breaking down stuff - that’s the hard part. That takes a long time,” said Poole. “So I bought a 26-foot U-Haul truck last year, and set it up in there, and now it’s mobile.” Gearing up for a full schedule of summer fes-
tivals coming up, including everything from Elevate the Arts in Courtenay and hosting workshops Shambhala in the Kootenays, Poole also has his eyes toward developing a local after-school initiative that can utilize his mobile equipment.
“I want the Turntemple to be like the pop-up commun-ity centre, where I can use my background in youth work, workshop facilitation and DJing to use music to connect to young people in a way that’s meaningful and helps them come of age. This is something that’s really lacking in our culture is these coming of age rituals, “ he said.
“Music’s one of those things that is huge to do with our identity. “For teenagers in par-
ticular, they may not want to talk about feelings but they can say, ‘well this is the song that I listen to, and this is how it’s relevant to my life, and this is how I feel when I listen to it.’” Another aspect of the educa-tional programs he hopes to get support for is to create a venue where he can pass on the skills and techniques of turntabling.
“There’s an art and a lan-guage around it and just like any language, if you don’t prac-tice it, it goes extinct,” he said.
People, especially youth, are typically kept out of the
DJ booth and a mystery and secrecy has sprung up around it, added Poole. The idea with the Turntemple is to create that accessible place where people can come and touch rec-ords and try out the turntables in a supportive environment.
“The general public can even just come in and see up close what is going on when a DJ is up there doing things with a record and twiddling knobs and see what’s going on in the booth,” he said.
Educational projects he has done in the past have been well
received.Last year, Poole worked in
Ladysmith with a theatre pro-gram for at-risk youth and has taught DJ skills to inner-city youth at the annual YOUth Got Skills - 5 Elements of Hip Hop Workshop hosted by the Van-couver Aboriginal Friendship Centre. It was this work that has proven to be most inspira-tional and fulfilling to date, said Poole.
“When I’ve heard people have started DJing because of me, that’s just the best thing ever,” he said with a laugh.
Nanaimo turntablist Peter Poole. [AARON HINKS, DAILY NEWS]
“I want the Turntemple to be like the pop-up community centre, where I can use my background in youth work, workshop facilitation and DJing to use music to connect to young people in a way that’s meaningful and helps them come of age.”
Peter Poole, turntablist
Nanaimo’s Peter Poole wants to turn converted U-Haul ‘Turntemple’ into pop-up community centre
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Five Island First Nations sign agreement for treatyANDREA PEACOCK VICTORIA NEWS
The Songhees Nation, along with four other southern Van-couver Island First Nations, signed an agreement-in-prin-ciple for land and cash.
The treaty also involved Bee-cher Bay, Malahat, T’Souke and Snaw-Naw.
The Te’mexw Treaty Associa-tion agreement-in-principle includes provisions for approxi-mately 1,565 hectares of Crown land and transfers of approxi-mately $142 million includ-ing a land fund for the 5 First Nations once final agreements are reached.
“We believe and hope that this signing will mark a com-mitment by Canada and British Columbia to do the hard work that will be needed to find solutions to problems that are ahead on the road to a modern treaty,” said Songhees Chief Ron Sam. “We need to find land that will not only serve as a source for economic benefit for our community, but also as a home for our growing com-munity. For without land, there is no future.”
The agreement-in-prin-ciple is not a legally-binding agreement.
It is the next stage of negotia-
tions, which will lead to legally-binding final agreements with the five nations.
Songhees First Nation will receive the provincial capital commission headquarters in downtown Victoria.
The agreement-in-principle includes 27 chapters of issues such as governance, taxation and lands.
It also outlines the processes for transition from the Indian Act to self-governance.
“These documents can be blank pages without meaning without the commitment of all parties, our nations, the federal government and the provincial government, to see them live and take flight,” said Sam.
Songhees First Nation Chief Ron Sam, centre, signs the agreement-in-principle before onlookers. [ANDREA PEACOCK, VICTORIA NEWS]
“We believe and hope that this signing will mark a commitment by Canada and British Columbia to do the hard work that will be needed to find solutions to problems that are ahead on the road to a modern treaty.”Chief Ron Sam, Songhees First Nation
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This Is Then...With Kris Patterson
With this week’s column I wanted tolook back at a prominent member of ourcommunity. Dr. George Clutesi worked hardto bring back his culture and language. Hewas born in 1905. He spent countless hoursteaching the younger generation about theirhistory and their heritage. He was an artist,an author, and an actor who appeared inover 20 films. George authored and il-lustrated two books, “Son of Raven, Son ofDeer”, printed in 1967 and “Potlatch” printedin 1969. He also wrote newspaper articlesand gave lectures and hosted a radio show
in Port Alberni and had several displays ofhis artwork in galleries and museums. Heproduced hundreds of paintings and draw-ings depicting whale hunts, native masks andother aspects of native culture and people.Emily Carr was so impressed with his artisticability that she willed George her brushesand paints in recognition of his talent. Inaddition to his artistic work, he worked asa fisherman, a fish buyer and a pile driver.Some of the many honors were receiving anhonorary Doctorate from the University ofVictoria in 1971, Membership into the Order
of Canada and of course Clutesi Haven Ma-rina was named after him in 1973. The namewasTheresa Kingston’s suggestion and wasselected by anonymous judges in the PortAlberni Port Authority’s Marina namingcontest. George Clutesi died at Royal JubileeHospital in Victoria on February 27th, 1988,but his legacy continues. Please email meyour memories of Dr. Clutesi at [email protected]
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The following was sent in by MarjorieTombs after reading the column request-ing more information from the tidal wave. Ithought really reflected on how the commu-nity pulled together and it is a great perspec-tive from someone who was here during thattime. I hope you enjoy Marjorie’s story andif you have more tidal wave memories orother things you would like to see in futurecolumns please email me at [email protected]
Recollections on the 1964 tsunami inPort Alberni.
In 1964, my husband was the Imperialoil bulk plant agent on Harbour Road and Ihad for some time previously been workingwith MB at Alpulp.
On returning home quite late from abonspiel, it was a quick dash into the houseto answer the ringing phone. Barry Simpson,with PWA (floats next to Imperial oil), hadbeen calling for some time and he said “allthe bulk plant motors are running! They’vebeen swamped with water! You’d better getdown here!”
It was a frantic drive to attend to themotors, retrieve oil trucks and office recordseven though the RCMP already had bar-ricades at the railroad tracks on Argyle. Thelast truck backed out into the next incomingsurge of water already covering HarbourRoad.
Trucks parked on higher ground, wewalked to the former site of the sea cadethut to watch, to watch what it was the pitchblack of night. And how to explain a totalsilence you could almost feel and at the sametime hear wharves creaking, the long argylestreet wharf wiggling like a snake, log boomsgrinding – there was no talking, it was soeerie, and then the tension release of seeing afloat house heading out to sea with a light inthe window.
Mayors Fred Bishop (Alberni) and LesHammer (Port Alberni) convinced me toreturn to the workplace to become part ofthe disaster relief fund office team. And forthree months at one solitary desk in thewhole upper floor of what was Weber Rob-inson’ s store I spent full days. Ray Newman,
the team accountant, came around once aweek to check on happenings. All furnitureand supplies were donated. It was a majorexercise and a committee of businessmenfrom many areas of the province directed thecourse of action – one of whom was LaurieWallace.
Seldom have comments been madeabout the huge efforts extended by militarypersonnel who assisted with cleanup. As wellthe team of assessment people who struggledwith fair determination of losses (from PortAlberni to villages on the West Coast) asquickly as possible so that monies couldbe distributed soon as needs were urgent.Those fellows slogged nonstop through allthat mess and hazardous destruction andextended valiant effort.
Every cheque had to be picked up inperson – no alternates – and this was strictlyadhered to. The first and largest cheque wasto the owner of the destroyed motel locatedon the Clutesi Marina site.
I’d like to relate a moving story of onedisaster relief recipient. A fine, young,strong man who had some months previousexperienced a horrendous accident at thepaper mill. He lost both hands at the wristin moving equipment. And now his home,in the floodplain area had been floodedand damaged extensively. A young wife andfamily, many months of difficult rehabilita-tion and here he was standing in front of mewith a broad smile and two artificial hands.I asked how I might assist him to sign thedocuments the smile never wavered in athank you, no this is my first official signa-ture, so just hold out the pen for me and I’mgoing to do it all by myself. He went on tofurther his education and very competentlyheld a staff position with MacMillan Bloedelfor many years.
Yes, Port Alberni is a community witha heart and I experienced in that disasterrelief fund office how big a heart the worldhad for our community at that time. Dona-tions were received from several Canadiantroops stationed overseas, so many chequesfrom bingo proceeds from a branch ofthe Legion in Vancouver (I believe MountPleasant), fixed income seniors responded
over and over again and how heartwarmingto count handfuls and handfuls of penniesfrom schoolchildren – in Africa, Québec andelsewhere. The list could go on and on.
I have no recall now on the amount ofmoney received from the government or bydonation but remember that daily depositswere a must as so much cash was sent to us.
We acknowledged the force of MotherNature, we relearned and used our strengths,we were reminded again and again of humankindnesses and giving and we are forevergrateful that our losses were only materialthings.
Marjorie Tombs
Here are a couple photos that show the extent of some of the damage of tsunami.
Dr. George Clutesi working on one of the hundreds ofpaintings he produced.
Dr. Clutesi receiving the Order of Canada
A copy of George’s book“Son of Raven, Son of Deer.”
What kills more North Americans than any-thing else? It’s the deadly trio of obesity,
diabetes and heart attack. Each is a huge problem by itself. But when lumped together they constitute three raging epidem-ics completely out of control with catastrophic consequences for patients and our health care system. But there are ways for smart medical consumers to avoid becoming victims of the deadly trio.
Consider what’s happened in the last 60 years. When I was a medical student 5 percent of Type 2 diabetes, better labeled as life-style diabetes, was due to obesity. Now, numbers have reached a shocking 95 percent.
The deadly trio kills by athero-sclerosis (narrowing of arteries). The resulting decreased blood supply sends patients on their way to the medical hell of blind-ness, leg amputation, kidney fail-ure and coronary attack. It’s the Gifford-Jones Law of one problem leading to another and another.
The obvious answer to avoid these disastrous complications is to lose weight. But that’s easier said than done. We know that 95 percent of diets fail. Few people have the will power to say no to desserts or to count calories. And from my experience, to get smaller plates or less food in a restaurant, you have to threat-en the waiter.
Why is it that so many attempts to lose weight fail? I believe there’s a simple answer. People get hungry. Unless guarded 24 hours a day, the refriger-ator door gets opened too frequently.
Drs. Michael R. Lyon and Michael Mur-ray, in their book, “Hunger Free Forever”, claim the logical solution is to tame the hunger, forever. The only safe, natural way to do this is to fool the stomach’s hunger reflex by what
researchers call “filling volume”. For instance, soft drinks have
practically no filling volume. But a fiber rich apple satisfies the reflex because it fills the stomach and stops the desire for more food.
Lyon and Murray report, “a newly discovered remarkable soluble fibre complex called PGX (polyGlycoplex) helps re-train an overweight body so that hunger is reduced and eating is again under the patient’s control”.
PGX contains virtually no cal-ories and has now been reported in several international journals. Gram for gram it provides more punch that any other fiber prod-ucts. One to two soft gels are swallowed one hour before meals with a glass of water. They then expand because of their ability to absorb many times their weight in water.
This creates the same result as three bowels of oatmeal! Its dis-tinct message tells the brain the stomach is full and has no desire for second helpings. The dose can be increased over several days or
decreased if there’s bloating or loose stools.
PGX also prevents the complica-tions of the deadly trio in other ways. For instance, today’s sugar-loaded diet produces highs and lows in blood sugar. This yo-yo effect is often the prelude to type 2 diabetes. PGX decreases this risk by slowing the digestion of food thus normalizing blood sugar levels.
By stabilizing blood sugar, PGX also decreases the risk of insu-lin resistance. In this condition the body’s cells are less able to absorb glucose and more insulin is needed. Eventually the pan-creas, which produces insulin, falters and blood sugar increases, resulting in diabetes and all its complications.
PGX similarly combats the nation’s number one killer, heart attack. Studies show that PGX reduces total and bad cholesterol in those suffering from pre-dia-betes and diabetes. Moreover, maintaining a healthy weight decreases the risk of blocked arteries due to atherosclerosis.
So what’s new about what I’ve told you today? In the past I’ve stressed that North Americans need 35 grams of fiber daily, but few reach this amount. It’s because whatever way you look at fiber, it’s simply not as appetiz-ing as other foods and will always be a hard sell. PGX gels offer an easier sell and fortunately a nat-ural one.
My advice? Become a smart con-sumer to escape the deadly trio of obesity, diabetes and heart attack. Remember, history shows you can’t beat obesity when you’re always hungry. Without PGX, the refrigerator door always wins.
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» W. Gifford-Jones M.D. is a gradu-ate of University of Toronto and the Harvard Medical School. He trained in general surgery at the Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University and in Gynecology at Harvard. He has also been a gen-eral 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].
How to fi ght the deadly trio of illness in N. America
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“[A] newly discovered remarkable soluble fibre complex called PGX (polyGlycoplex) helps re-train an overweight body so that hunger is reduced and eating is again under the patient’s control.”
Drs. Michael R. Lyon and Michael Murray
NZEVs now entering B.C. neighbourhoods
I saw a new sign beside the road in my neighbourhood last week: NZEV Zone
Begins. This means that I might now
encounter Net Zero Emission Vehicles in my local travels.
Also known as Low Speed Vehicles (LSV) or Neighbour-hood Vehicles, these electric vehicles are designed to oper-ate at speeds of 40 km/h or less.
NZEVs are vehicles that bear a national safety mark issued by Transport Canada. They must meet minimum safety levels which include: headlights, turn signal lamps, mirrors, parking brake, glazing requirements for a windshield and have seat belt assemblies present. Finally, there is the maximum speed capability of 40 km/h.
These low speed vehicles may be operated on provincial roads under authority of a permit issued by the local office of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.
They may also be driven on municipal streets with speed limits of 40 or 50 km/h if the municipality has authorized it through a bylaw. You must have a valid driver’s licence and insurance and licence
plates from ICBC.An NZEV may be a golf
cart, but a golf cart is NOT an NZEV! They don’t bear the required safety mark and they do not meet the safety require-ments, so a golf cart cannot be operated under the same condi-tions as an NZEV.
In light of the current slow vehicle keep right issues in the public eye, one wonders why a NZEV whose speed tops out at 40 km/h is allowed on a road with a posted speed of 50 km/h.
Our NZEV zone contains a lot of winding road with double solid center lines. Will there be many violations of the no driving on the shoulder or pass over solid double line laws? We’ll see.
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Tim ScheweBehind theWheel
» Tim Schewe is a retired RCMP constable with many years of traffic enforcement experience. To com-ment or learn more, please visit www.drivesmartbc.ca.
MILITARY
Canadian veterans telltheir stories in NanaimoROSS ARMOUR NANAIMO DAILY NEWS
A Canadian veterans event that will see nearly 700 service-man tell their stories of the battlefield to communities across the country arrived in Nanaimo on Saturday.
The Communities for Vet-erans Foundation’s Ride for Canada has Paul Nichols, who fought in the former Yugoslav-ia in the early 1990s, take on a 211-day journey across Canada on horseback which began in Victoria this pas Friday.
Each day, Nichols will be joined on the back of the horse by six other servicemen, three per half day, from whichever community he happens to be in.
Saturday saw Nichols appear at the Old City Station Pub where he was joined by Nanaimo veteran Mark Smith, as well as The Fox and Hounds in Ladysmith.
Nichols, 46, says he wants to “change the face of veterans across Canada” with many hav-ing a more elderly stereotype of those who have served.
Nichols lives in Quesnel these
days but used to work on Van-couver Island.
“When I moved around small-er towns in B.C., I noticed there was not much connection to the military in a lot of them,” he said.
“Then I bumped into a girl who lived in Bosnia where there was a lot of trouble at one time and she said her life changed (for the better) after the Canadian troops moved in.
“She gave me heartfelt thanks and it was a life-changing moment.”
That gave Nichols the motiva-tion for the ride and he says he’s looking forward to meet-ing and collecting stories from other veterans.
Nichols’ wife, Terry, is a horse riding instructor and will be aiding the veterans along the ride.
“I’ll be assisting with horse-manship basics,” she said.
“This is about making these veterans more visible in their communities.”
At the end of last week, the foundation confirmed it had 160 veterans registered for the ride.
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BRUCE EDWARDS FOR THE TIMES
Thursday, April 9 MacDermott’s Insurance – 6 Canadian Tire/Jal Design –2
In this third and decid-ing game of the AV-NCHL Championship “A” Division, it was the tale of two halves.
In the closely played opening half, Canadian Tire/Jal Design’s two top players combined to score the game’s opening goal.Braeden Lattanzi’s scored 2:31 into the game on an assist from linemate Gra-ham Melton.
Canadian Tire/Jal Design had a couple of early powerplays with scoring opportunities to build onto their 1–0 lead but they were unable to capitalize on their chances. Canadian Tire/Jal
Design really missed having Jordan Hamlyn (a crucial component of their top line and their powerplay) for the night’s final game.
MacDermott’s also had an opening half powerplay with 8:09 left, but failed to score. With 1:11 left in the opening half Melton scored on an assist from Lattanzi to help Canadian Tire/Jal Design to a 2–0 lead by the halftime break.
MacDermott’s narrowly outshot Canadian Tire/Jal Design 14–13 in the opening half.
Fifty-four seconds into the final half Dave Murphy put MacDermott’s on the scoreboard with his power-play goal assisted by Carey Evans and Trevor Ruel.
Thirty-five seconds later MacDermott’s defenceman Jamie Noye picked up a
pass from Brady Janzen. He then skated through the Canadian Tire/Jal Design defence, deked and scored on goalie Eric Johnson to tie the game for MacDermott’s.
For the remainder of the final half MacDermott’s top line (Doucette, Barabash and Murphy) asserted themselves along with their team’s depth, determined more balanced lineup pick-ing up the pace and by keeping Canadian Tire/Jal Design’s two top players closely in check.
MacDermott’s carried the play and outshot Canad-ian Tire/Jal Design 17–10. With 6:48 remaining in the game, their team efforts began to be rewarded with Carey Evans eventual game and series winning goal on a lone assist from Kevin
Kimoto. Twenty seconds later Mike
Doucette added an insur-ance goal for MacDermott’s on an assist from C. Evans.
Kevin Barabash followed with a powerplay goal on assists from Doucette and C.Evans made it 5–2 with 4:07 left to play in the game.
Finally, with 1:46 remain-ing Doucette’s unassisted effort and second goal finished off the game’s scor-ing in a decisive final half comeback to take the 2014-2015 AV-NCHL “A” Division Playoff Championship.
MacDermott’s Insurance outshot Canadian Tire/Jal Design 31–23.
With the Playoff Cham-pionship MacDermott’s Insurance Thrashers capped off the rare double win after earlier taking the regular season title as well.
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MacDermott’s Insurance ‘A’ Division playoff champs
MacDermott’s Insurance Thrashers capture the 2014–15 AV-NCHL Championship “A” Division Playoffs with a two-games-to-one win over Canadian Tire/Jal Design. The Thrashers last won the Playoff title in 2012-2013. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
BCHL
Alberni Bulldogs defenceman chosen for BCHL’s best players
Gosselin on All-Star team
ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
The Alberni Valley Bull-dogs’ three-year defence-man Kurt Gosselin has been named to the B.C. Hockey League’s 1st All Star Team.
The club announced Gosselin’s all-star status on Monday.
“Kurt is certainly well deserving for the BCHL 1st All Star Team vote,” said head coach and general manager Kevin Willison. “It speaks vol-umes about the impact that Kurt had in the short amount of games he played. We are all thrilled for Kurt and look forward to seeing him continue to do great things at Alabama-Huntsville,”
Gosselin, from Bright-on, Michigan, played three seasons with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs after making the jump to the BCHL directly from the Detroit Falcons U18 program in the North American Prospects Hockey Leage.
Gosselin helped the Bulldogs reach the play-offs in all three seasons with the club.
In his rookie year, Gosselin was a part of the 2012–13 Island Division Championship team and in 2014–15 he was named one of the team’s alter-nate captains.
The 20-year-old defence-man’s was selected for the all-star team despite missing nearly a third of the regular season games.
Gosselin’s 2014–15 cam-paign was cut short due to injuries in January, only dressing in 32 of 58 games, yet he was named to the BCHL 1st All Star team which indicates the level of contribution
Gosselin brought to the Bulldogs and the league.
Gosselin’s additional accomplishments in the 2014/15 season included being tied for fifth in the BCHL for power play points (29), tied for third in the league in power play assists (23), and tied for eighth overall for points per game (1.3).
All these accomplish-ments – despite playing 26 fewer regular season games than other players.
Gosselin committed to the NCAA Division 1 pro-gram at the University of Alabama-Huntsville for 2015–16.
GOSSELIN
“It speaks volumes about the impact that Kurt had in the short amount of games he played.”
Kevin Willison, Bulldogs coach
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Clippers drop Game 3 to PentictonSCOTT McKENZIE NANAIMO DAILY NEWS
Two nights after the Nanaimo Clippers scored an overtime goal less than a minute into the extra frame to take a 2-0 lead in the Fred Page Cup finals, the Penticton Vees returned the favour.
Tied 1-1, 53 seconds into overtime of Game 4 of the B.C. Hockey League cham-pionship series Monday night in Nanaimo, Vees’ rookie Tyson Jost took advantage of one of the rare Clippers errors of the night.
Jost, a 16-year-old pre-dicted to be taken in the first round of the 2016
NHL entry draft, was left alone untouched in front of the Nanaimo goal to beat Clippers goalie Guillaume Decelles and give the Vees their first win of the series after dropping the first two games.
The Clippers are now clinging to a 2-1 series lead after letting a chance to take a stranglehold on the series slip by. However, the chance still remains to be in a domin-ant position as Game 4 of the finals goes tonight in Nanaimo — the Clippers have an opportunity to go up 3-1.
Monday night was the Clippers first loss at home
since Game 4 of the play-offs’ second round against the Powell River Kings, but they will get a chance tonight to be the first home team to win a game in this series.
The Clippers had gone up 1-0 Monday night midway through the first period as Brett Roulston stole the puck in the Vees end and fed the puck in front of the net to Nic Carrer, who jammed the puck past Penticton goalie Hunter Miska. It ended up being the Clippers lone goal of the night as they went 0-5 on the powerplay — the Nanaimo PP unit has yet to score three games into the series.
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Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis, left, forces out Tampa Bay’s Evan Longoria at second base. [CP PHOTO]
Rays extend streak by topping Jays 3-2GREGORY STRONG THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Steven Souza Jr. homered and later scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.
In the eighth inning, Souza Jr. reached on a bunt single, stole second base and took third when Toronto catcher Russell Martin’s throw was low for an error. Desmond Jennings lifted a fly ball into centre field off reliever Miguel Castro (0-1) to bring Souza Jr. home and help the Rays earn their second straight win.
Kevin Jepsen worked the ninth inning for his first save. Tampa Bay (5-3) has won four games in a row.
Souza Jr. opened the scoring by launching a solo shot that reached the third level above the centre-field wall and nearly hit the stadium’s large video scoreboard. It was his first homer of the season.
The Rays touched up Toronto starter Daniel Norris for another run in the second inning. Jen-nings was hit by a pitch, moved to second on a passed ball and raced to third on a double steal after Logan Forsythe walked.
Tim Beckham’s sacrifice fly was deep enough to score Jennings.
The Blue Jays opened the bottom half of the frame with a Josh Donaldson infield single and a Dioner Navarro walk. Tampa Bay’s Matt Andriese — making his first major-league start — left them stranded by getting Martin on a strikeout, Kevin Pillar on a flyout and Devon Travis on a groundout.
In the fourth, Pillar drove in Toronto’s first run after Donaldson and Navarro hit back-to-back singles. Travis hit a grounder that forced out Pil-lar at second base but his hard slide prevented a double play and left runners on the corners.
Kirby Yates came on in relief and Jose Reyes greeted him with a double that scored Navarro with the tying run and moved Travis to third.
Yesterday at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Rockets 4, Royals 2First Period1. Victoria, Forsberg 3 (Magee, Carroll) 1:032. Kelowna, Draisaitl 3 (unassisted) 8:18 (SH)3. Kelowna, Merkley 2 (Martin, Chartier) 14:10 (PP)
Penalties: Southam Kel (kneeing) 6:27; Quinney Kel (interference) 9:21; Brown Vic (hooking) 13:42; Chase Vic (goalie interference) 16:38
Second Period4. Victoria, Chase 6 (Walker, Soy) 0:545. Kelowna, Quinney 4 (Baillie) 9:026. Kelowna, Bowey 4 (Baillie, Draisaitl) 15:16 (PP)
Penalties: Hicketts Vic (roughing) 6:47; Merkley Kel (hooking) 11:09; Magee Vic (high sticking 4 min, 14:29; Gagnon Vic (tripping) 17:46
Third PeriodNo scoring
Penalties: Soustal Kel (high sticking) 3:12; Merkley Kel (charging) 17:26; Draisaitl Kel (slashing) 19:56
Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd TKelowna 11 17 8 36Victoria 12 5 13 30
Goaltending summary:Kelowna: Whistle (28/30) Victoria: Vollrath (24/28), Paulic (8/8)
Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Kelowna: 0 of 0, Victoria: 0 of 0
Att: 5,517
HOCKEYNHL
PlayoffsRound 1, Games 1-4All series best-of-seven
Today’s schedule (Games 1)Ottawa at Montreal, 4 p.m.Regular season series: Senators lead 3-1-0
NY Islanders at Washington, 4 p.m.Regular season series: Series tied 2-0-2
Chicago at Nashville, 5:30 p.m.Regular season series: Blackhawks lead 3-1-0
Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m.Regular season series: Series tied 2-2-0
Thursday, April 16 (Games 1)Detroit at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.Regular season series: Lightning lead 3-1-0
Pittsburgh at NY Rangers, 3 p.m.Regular season series: Rangers lead 3-0-1
Minnesota at St. Louis, 6:30 p.m.Regular season series: Series tied 2-2-0
Winnipeg at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.Regular season series: Ducks lead 3-0-0
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.
Dates, times of additional games to be determined as necessary
NHL.com staff picksCorey Masisak VancouverBrian Compton CalgaryDan Rosen VancouverMike Morreale VancouverShawn Roarke CalgaryAdam Kimelman CalgaryJohn Kreiser VancouverDavid Satriano VancouverArpon Basu CalgaryMatt Cubeta Calgary
Consensus picksOther teams in the Western DivisionAnaheim vs. Winnipeg Ducks 8-2St. Louis vs. Minnesota Blues 6-4Chicago vs. Nashville Blackhawks 9-1
Eastern DivisionNY Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Rangers 9-1Montreal vs. Ottawa Canadiens 6-4Tampa Bay vs. Detroit Lightning 10-0Washington vs. NY Islanders Capitals 7-3 - Courtesy NHL.com
Western Hockey League
PlayoffsAll series best-of- seven*=if necessary
Yesterday’s results (Games 3) Kelowna 4, Victoria 2 (Kelowna leads series 3-0)Regina 3, Brandon 2 (Brandon leads series 2-1)
Today’s schedule (Games 4)Kelowna at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.Brandon at Regina, 6 p.m.Calgary at Medicine Hat, 6 p.m. (Calgary leads series 2-1)
Thursday, April 16 (Game 3)Everett at Portland, 7 p.m. (Everett leads series 1-0)
Friday, April 17 (Games 5)Medicine Hat at Calgary, 5 p.m.Regina at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.*(Game 4) Everett at Portland, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 18No games scheduled
Sunday, April 19 (Games 6*)Calgary at Medicine Hat, 5 p.m. Brandon at Regina, 6 p.m.Kelowna at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.(Game 5) Portland at Everett, 4:05 p.m.
Monday, April 20 (Game 7*)Medicine Hat at Calgary, 6 p.m.
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.
B.C. Hockey LeagueFred Page Cup PlayoffBest of Seven series
Yesterday’s resultPenticton 8, Nanaimo 5 (Series tied 2-2)
Thursday, April 16 (Game 5)Nanaimo at Penticton, 7 p.m.
Friday, April 17 (Game 6)Penticton at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.
How they got hereRound 1 resultsWestern ConferenceKelowna vs. Tri-CityKelowna won series 4 - 0
Victoria vs. Prince GeorgeVictoria won series 4 - 1
Everett vs. SpokaneEverett won series 4 - 2
Portland vs. SeattlePortland won series 4 - 2
Yesterday at Frank Crane Arena
Vees 8, Clippers 5First Period1. Penticton, Steen Cooper (Cam Amantea) 1:522. Nanaimo, Devin Brosseau (Nicholas Gushue) 8:203. Nanaimo, Sheldon Rempal (Brendan Taylor, Nicholas Gushue) 11:26 (PP)Penalties: Bast Pen (Tripping) 0:55; Taylor Nan (Slashing) 1:07; Taylor Nan (Roughing) 5:51; Carrier Nan (Rough-ing) 10:22; Conroy Pen (Slashing) 10:45; Rempal Nan (High-sticking) 16:10
Second Period4. Penticton, Gabe Bast (Dakota Conroy) 3:205. Penticton, Mike Lee (Dakota Conroy, Dante Fabbro) 6:33 (PP)6. Penticton, Demico Hannoun (Dakota Conroy, Gabe Bast) 12:58 (PP)7. Penticton, Steen Cooper (Connor Chartier) 13:39 (PP)8. Nanaimo, Spencer Hewson (Brett Roulston, Cole Maier) 17:46Penalties: Alferd Pen (Misconduct) 0:00; Renwick Nan (Misconduct) 0:00; Carrier Nan (Slashing) 4:35; Decelles Nan (High-sticking) 9:28; Roulston Nan (Tripping) 11:29; Team Nan (Unsportsmanlike) 11:29; Hannoun Pen (Tripping) 14:35
Third Period9. Penticton, Tyson Jost (Demico Han-noun) 1:2510. Penticton, Jordan Bellerive (Connor Chartier, Dakota Conroy) 4:2411. Nanaimo, Sheldon Rempal (Jacob Hanlon) 11:0912. Nanaimo, Brendan Taylor (Nicholas Gushue, Sheldon Rempal) 17:3713. Penticton, Tyson Jost (Gabe Bast) 19:26 (EN)Penalties: No penalties
Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd TPenticton 15 16 10 41Nanaimo 13 10 15 38
Goaltending summary:Penticton: Hunter Miska (33/38); Nanaimo: Guillaume Decelles (33/40)
Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Penticton: 3 of 6, Nanaimo: 1 of 3
Att: 1,654
American Hockey League
Yesterday’s resultsLehigh 4, Hershey 1Hamilton 5, Oklahoma 3Texas 3, San Antonio 2Toronto 5, Iowa 2
Today’s gamesSyracuse at Albany, 4 p.m.Utica at Binghamton, 4:05 p.m.Charlotte at Rockford, 5 p.m.
BASKETBALLNBA
Playoffs and Wildcardsz-Clinched conference titley-Clinched divisionx-Clinched playoff spot
Yesterday’s resultsBoston 95, Toronto 93Indiana 99, Washington 95LA Clippers 112, Phoenix 101
Today’s scheduleLast day, regular seasonCharlotte 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.
B.C. Premier LeagueTeam W L Pct GBAbbotsford Cardinals 1 0 1.000 -Victoria Eagles 3 1 0.750 -Okanagan Athletics 3 1 0.750 -Nanaimo Pirates 2 1 0.667 .5Whalley Chiefs 1 4 0.200 2.5Langley Blaze 0 1 0.000 1Parksville Royals 0 2 0.000 2Coquitlam 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 resultAbbotsford 6, Whalley 1
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.
Sunday April 19Langley at CoquitlamNorth Shore at Vic Eagles, 11 a.m.Abbotsford at Nanaimo, 11 a.m.Okanagan at White Rock, 11 a.m.Vic Mariners at Parksville, 12 p.m.North Shore at Vic Eagles, 1:30 p.m.White Rock at Okanagan, 1:30 p.m.Abbotsford at Nanaimo, 1:30 p.m.Langley at Coquitlam, 1:30 p.m.Vic Mariners at Parksville, 2:30 p.m.
BASEBALLMLB
Yesterday’s resultsBoston 8, Washington 7Detroit 2, Pittsburgh 0Baltimore 4, NY Yankees 3Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2Chicago Sox 4, Cleveland 1Miami 8, Atlanta 2NY Mets 6, Philadelphia 5Cincinnati 3, Chicago Cubs 2Texas 8, LA Angels 2Oakland 4, Houston 0San Diego 5, Arizona 1Seattle at L.A. DodgersColorado 4, San Francisco 1
Today’s scheduleMiami at Atlanta, 9:10 a.m. Haren (0-0) vs. Stults (0-0)Chi. White Sox at Cleveland, 9:10 a.m. Danks (0-1) vs. Bauer (1-0)Washington at Boston, 10:35 a.m. Gonzalez (0-0) vs. Miley (0-0)L.A. Angels at Texas, 11:05 a.m. Santiago (0-0) vs. Holland (0-0)N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Eovaldi (0-0) vs. Norris (0-0)Detroit at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Simon (0-0) vs. Locke (0-0)Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4:07 p.m., Buehrle vs. TBAPhiladelphia at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Williams (0-0) vs. Niese (0-0)Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Marquis (0-0) vs. Wood (0-0)Oakland at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Pomeranz (0-0) vs. McHugh (0-0)Kansas City at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Volquez (1-0) vs. Gibson (0-1)Milwaukee at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Peralta (0-0) vs. Lynn (0-1)Arizona at San Diego, 6:10 p.m. Anderson (0-0) vs. Morrow (0-0)Seattle at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Walker (0-0) vs. Anderson (0-0)Colorado at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Matzek (0-0) vs. Lincecum (0-0)
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 Liverpool 17 6 9 47 36 576 Southampton 17 5 10 44 22 567 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 15 33 51 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
English FA Cup - SemifinalsSaturday, April 18Reading vs. Arsenal, 9:20 a.m.
Sunday, April 19Aston Villa vs. Liverpool, 7 a.m.
Premier LeagueSaturday, April 19Crystal Palace vs. West Brom, 7 a.m.Everton vs. Burnley, 7 a.m.Leicester vs. Swansea, 7 a.m.Stoke vs. Southampton, 7 a.m.Chelsea vs. Man United, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday, April 19Man City vs. West Ham, 5:30 a.m.Newcastle vs. Spurs, 8 a.m.
TENNISATPWorld rankings1. (1) Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 13,205 points2. (2) Roger Federer, Switzerland, 8,8953. (3) Andy Murray, Britain, 6,0604. (4) Kei Nishikori, Japan, 5,2805. (5) Rafael Nadal, Spain, 5,2556. (6) Milos Raonic, Canada, 5,0707. (7) David Ferrer, Spain, 4,6708. (8) Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 4,5109. (9) Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 4,40510. (10) Marin Cilic, Croatia, 3,360
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Surface: Clay Purse: €3,288,530 (€1=CDN$1.33)
Singles - Round 2Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 6-1, 6-4.David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, 6-2, 2-0, retired.Marin Cilic (8), Croatia, def. Florian Mayer (96), Germany, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria, def. Bernard Tomic, Australia, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Round 1Grigor Dimitrov (9), Bulgaria, def. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.Gilles Simon (10), France, def. Benjamin Balleret, Monaco, 6-4, 6-2.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (11), France, def. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, 6-4, 6-4.Gael Monfils (14), France, def. Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.Tommy Robredo (16), Spain, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4.Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 7-5, 6-2.Lucas Pouille, France, def. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 6-4, 6-4.Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2.Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 6-3, 6-0.Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-2.
WTAWorld rankings1. (1) Serena Williams, United States, 9,981 points2. (2) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 7,8903. (3) Simona Halep, Romania, 7,5714. (4) Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 6,0605. (5) Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 4,6756. (6) Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 4,2007. (7) Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, 4,1228. (8) Eekaterina Makarova, Russia, 3,4209. (9) Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 3,38510. (10) Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, 3,335
Copa ColsanitasBogota, Colombia. Surface: Clay. Purse: $250,000
Round 1Monica Puig (2), Puerto Rico, def. Cindy Burger, Netherlands, 6-2, 6-3.Alexandra Panova, Russia, def. Ajla Tomljanovic (3), Croatia, 6-4, 6-1.Teliana Pereira, Brazil, def. Francesca Schiavone (4), Italy, 6-1, 6-4.Yaroslava Shvedova (5), Kazakhstan, def. Maryna Zanevska, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2.Mariana Duque-Marino, Colombia, def. Timea Babos (7), Hungary, 6-4, 6-7 (10), 6-3.Irina Falconi (8), United States, def. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 6-4, 6-1.Sachia Vickery, United States, def. Kristina Kucova, Slovakia, 6-0, 5-7, 6-4.Mandy Minella, Luxembourg, def. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, Austria, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.Nicole Gibbs, United States, def. Anasta-sia Rodionova, Australia, 6-3, 7-5.Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, def. Maria Paulina Perez Garcia, Colombia, 6-4, 6-1.
SOCCERMLS
Today’s scheduleChicago at New England, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 16Philadelphia at NY City FC, 4 p.m.
Friday, April 17San Jose at NY Red Bulls, 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 18Chicago at Montreal, noonHouston at DC United, 4 p.m.Orlando at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.Toronto at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.Seattle at Colorado, 6 p.m.Vancouver at Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m.Sporting KC at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
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
LACROSSEBC Junior A Lacrosse League
Last night’s resultBurnaby Lakers vs. New Westminster Salmonbellies, 8 p.m.
W L T OT PtsBurnaby 0 0 0 0 0Coquitlam 0 0 0 0 0Delta 0 0 0 0 0Langley 0 0 0 0 0Nanaimo 0 0 0 0 0New Westminster 0 0 0 0 0Port Coquitlam 0 0 0 0 0Victoria 0 0 0 0 0
Yesterday’s result (Exhibition)Nanaimo Timbermen vs. Victoria Shamrocks
Sunday, April 19Burnaby Lakers vs. Langley Thunder, 8 p.m. (Exhibition)
Friday, April 24 (regular season)Langley Thunder vs. Port Coquitlam Saints, noon (Exhibition)
Saturday, April 25Burnaby Lakers vs. Delta Islanders, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday April 26Nanaimo Timbermen vs. Coquitlam Adanacs, 2 p.m.New Westminster Salmonbellies vs. Victoria Shamrocks, 5 p.m.Port Coquitlam Saints vs. Burnaby Lakers, 7 p.m.
National Lacrosse LeagueWest W L GB Pct GF GAxEdmonton 10 5 - .667 199 143xColorado 8 7 2 .533 179 182Vancouver 5 10 5 .333 180 221Calgary 5 11 5.5 .313 188 198
East W L GB Pct GF GAxToronto 12 4 - .750 205 166xRochester 10 4 1 .714 156 134Buffalo 8 7 3.5 .533 179 180Minnesota 5 10 6.5 .333 154 188New England 4 9 6.5 .308 142 170
x=Clinched playoff spot
Friday, April 17New England at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.Rochester at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 18Calgary at Minnesota, 5 p.m.Colorado at Edmonton , 6 p.m.Rochester at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 25Vancouver at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m.
AUTO RACINGNASCARFood City 500Sunday, April 19, 10 a.m.Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Ten-nessee. 500 laps, 266.5 milesQualifying Saturday, April 18, 6:45 a.m.
Driver standings Pts Winnings1 Kevin Harvick 306 $2,991,6752 Joey Logano 280 $2,702,3313 Martin Truex Jr. 266 $1,447,5034 Brad Keselowski 246 $1,547,5675 Kasey Kahne 230 $1,144,4356 Jimmie Johnson 216 $2,028,0237 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 213 $1,808,5458 Denny Hamlin 205 $1,492,0439 Aric Almirola 195 $1,210,89710 David Ragan 194 $1,190,679
Formula OneGrand Prix of BahrainSunday, April 19, 8 a.m.International Circuit, Sakhir, BahrainQualifying Saturday, April 19, 8 a.m.
Drivers’ Standings(After 3 of 19 races) Points1 Lewis Hamilton 682 Sebastian Vettel 553 Nico Rosberg 514 Felipe Massa 305 Kimi Raikkonen 246 Valtteri Bottas 187 Felipe Nasr 148 Daniel Ricciardo 119 Romain Grosjean 610 Max Verstappen 6
GOLFThis week’s 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
Official winnings 2015Player Official Winnings1 Jordan Spieth $4,958,196 2 Jimmy Walker $3,509,349 3 Dustin Johnson $2,991,117 4 J.B. Holmes $2,942,520 5 Bubba Watson $2,720,950 6 Patrick Reed $2,344,556 7 Charley Hoffman $2,228,407 8 Ryan Moore $2,171,580 9 Hideki Matsuyama $2,156,046 10 Jason Day $2,047,528 11 Brandt Snedeker $1,986,007 12 Sang-Moon Bae $1,917,411 13 Robert Streb $1,791,267 14 Brooks Koepka $1,747,981 15 Ben Martin $1,682,453 16 Bill Haas $1,621,386 17 Paul Casey $1,565,580 18 Henrik Stenson $1,537,100 19 James Hahn $1,490,639 20 Kevin Na $1,458,022 Canadian golfers46 Nick Taylor $913,506 88 David Hearn $511,731 117 Adam Hadwin $381,522 195 Mike Weir $72,800
LPGA TourLotte Championship, April 15-18Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii. Par 72, 6,383 yards.Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Michelle Wie
Official winnings 2015Player Official Winnings1 Stacy Lewis $648,730 2 Lydia Ko $608,810 3 Brittany Lincicome $497,758 4 Amy Yang $470,755 5 Sei Young Kim $429,735 6 Inbee Park $426,326 7 Hyo Joo Kim $347,014 8 Mirim Lee $335,001 9 Na Yeon Choi $314,599 10 Cristie Kerr $303,597 11 Ariya Jutanugarn $255,656 12 Anna Nordqvist $254,749 13 Ilhee Lee $240,022 14 Ha Na Jang $227,340 15 Morgan Pressel $212,545 16 Jessica Korda $198,649 17 Carlota Ciganda $191,247 18 Shanshan Feng $178,981 From Canada79 Alena Sharp $27,127
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
Official winnings 2015Player Official Winnings1 Bart Bryant $406,632 2 Mark O’Meara $342,725 3 Paul Goydos $338,975 4 Marco Dawson $329,308 5 Miguel Angel Jimenez $325,832 6 David Frost $299,404 7 Lee Janzen $277,520 8 Colin Montgomerie $266,610 9 Kevin Sutherland $236,200 10 Tom Pernice Jr. $229,575 11 Gene Sauers $225,229 12 Michael Allen $219,581 13 Scott Dunlap $210,141 14 Olin Browne $208,399 15 Tom Lehman $206,484 16 Esteban Toledo $198,515 17 Rocco Mediate $196,717 18 Wes Short, Jr. $194,484 19 Fred Couples $163,890 20 Jeff Sluman $142,860 Canadian golfers35 Rod Spittle $86,151 43 Stephen Ames $53,344 78 Jim Rutledge $13,895
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
Official winnings 2015Player Official Winnings1 Peter Malnati $164,607 2 Patrick Rodgers $160,102 3 Andrew Landry $144,372 4 Dawie van der Walt $123,400 5 Mathew Goggin $118,577 6 Kelly Kraft $113,414 7 Harold Varner III $97,267 8 Steve Marino $91,813 9 Erik Barnes $81,810 10 Steve Allan $77,775 11 John Mallinger $73,379 12 Miguel Angel Carballo $72,863 13 Rhein Gibson $71,500 14 Henrik Norlander $69,261 15 Abraham Ancer $68,135 From CanadaT84 Roger Sloan $11,660
European TourShenzhen International, April 16-19Genzon Golf Club, Shenzhen, China. Par 72, 7,145 yards. Purse: $3,000,000.
Official winnings 2015Player Official WinningsNote: €1=CDN$1.33 1 Rory McIlroy €1,224,6702 Danny Willett €1,118,6913 Justin Rose €927,9724 Ross Fisher €753,5125 Anirban Lahiri €749,0026 Bernd Wiesberger €727,9427 Branden Grace €692,2798 Louis Oosthuizen €666,0719 Gary Stal €529,852Canadian golfer98 Richard T Lee €73,858
Orioles 4, Yankees 3 (Cont’d)
NY Yankees 000 001 020 3 Baltimore 101 100 10x 4
HR: BAL - A. Jones (4). 2B: NYY Beltran (3, Gonzalez, M), Young, C (2, Gonzalez, M), Teixeira (2, Gonzalez, M). 3B: BAL Joseph (1, Sabathia). GIDP: BAL Pearce, Machado, M. HR: BAL Jones, Ad (4, 1st inning off Sabathia, 0 on, 2 out). Team Lob: NYY 5; BAL 4. DP: NYY 2 (Gregorius-Drew-Teixeira 2). E: NYY Sabathia (1, throw), Gregorius (1, field-ing); BAL De Aza (1, fielding).NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SOC Sabathia (L, 0-2) 7.0 7 4 4 1 7C Martin 1.0 0 0 0 0 2Baltimore IP H R ER BB SOM Gonzalez (W, 1-1) 7.0 4 1 1 1 10K Gausman 0.2 2 2 1 0 0Z Britton 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Time: 2:29. Att: 19,283.
Red Sox 8, Nationals 7Washington Boston ab r h bi ab r h biEscobar 3B 5 0 2 0 Betts CF 5 0 1 2Werth LF 4 1 0 0 Pedroia 2B 4 1 3 1Harper RF 5 1 1 0 Ortiz DH 5 0 1 0Zim’man 1B 3 1 0 0 Ramirez IF 5 2 1 0Rob’son DH 5 1 1 1 Sand’val 3B 2 0 0 0Ramos C 4 0 0 1 Victorino RF 0 1 0 0Desmond SS 4 1 3 2 Napoli 1B 4 2 1 0Espinosa 2B 2 2 1 0 Nava RF-LF 3 0 1 1Taylor CF 4 0 2 3 Craig PH-LF 0 1 0 0Totals 36 7 10 7 Hanigan C 4 0 1 1 Holt SS 4 1 2 1 Totals 36 8 11 6
Washington 010 060 000 7 Boston 022 100 30x 8
SB: WSH Taylor (2, 2nd base off Masterson/Hanigan); BOS Betts (3, 2nd base off Stammen/Ramos, W). 2B: WSH Desmond (3, Masterson); BOS Betts (2, Strasburg). 3B: WSH Taylor (1, Ogando). GIDP: BOS Ortiz, D. HR: BOS Pedroia (3). Team Lob: WSH 7; BOS 8. DP: WSH (Espinosa-Desmond-Zimmerman). E: WSH Desmond (6, fielding), Treinen 2 (2, fielding, throw); BOS Masterson (1, pickoff).Washington IP H R ER BB SOS Strasburg 5.1 10 5 5 0 5C Stammen 0.1 0 0 0 1 0M Thornton 0.2 0 2 0 0 0B Treinen (L, 0-1) 1.2 1 1 0 0 0Boston IP H R ER BB SOJ Masterson 4.2 8 7 7 3 4A Ogando 1.1 1 0 0 0 2E Mujica (W, 1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2J Tazawa 0.2 1 0 0 0 1K Uehara 1.0 0 0 0 0 2HBP: Werth (by Masterson), Sandoval (by Strasburg).
Time: 3:23. Att: 35,258.
Celtics 95, Raptors 93
Boston MIN PT RB A ST B TOTurner 31:20 14 7 9 1 1 7Bass 28:15 13 9 1 0 0 0Zeller 26:22 12 8 1 0 1 0Bradley 21:16 14 3 2 0 1 3Smart 30:29 9 5 3 1 2 1Thomas 27:12 11 1 6 0 0 1Olynyk 12:46 3 4 0 0 0 0Crowder 20:50 9 4 0 2 0 1Jerebko 16:38 4 7 1 1 0 1Datome 05:43 0 0 0 1 0 0Sullinger 13:59 4 2 1 0 1 0Pressey 05:10 2 0 0 1 0 0Totals 95 50 24 7 6 14
Toronto MIN PT RB A ST B TORoss 27:40 12 3 0 2 2 2Hansbrough 23:27 0 6 0 2 0 0Valanciunas 29:24 10 8 0 1 2 4Vasquez 32:16 11 5 7 1 0 1Lowry 34:34 16 6 4 1 0 2Williams 30:36 16 5 3 1 1 4Patterson 27:04 10 1 0 0 1 2Johnson 15:50 8 8 2 1 2 1Johnson 19:09 10 1 1 0 1 2Totals 93 43 17 9 9 18
Boston 19 27 27 22 Toronto 26 27 17 23
3 FG: Boston 6-27, Toronto 9-24. FT: Boston 13-15, Toronto 14-20. Fouled Out: None
Technicals: Celtics: Thomas
Att: 18,624 Time of game: 2:17
Rays 3, Blue Jays 2Tampa Bay Toronto ab r h bi ab r h biGuyer LF 2 0 1 0 Reyes SS 5 0 1 1Kiermaier CF 2 0 1 0 Pompey CF 4 0 1 0Souza Jr. RF 5 2 3 1 Bautista RF 3 0 0 0Cabrera DH 5 0 0 0 En’acion 1B 4 0 0 0Longoria 3B 1 0 0 0 Don’son 3B 4 1 2 0Jennings OF 2 1 0 1 Navarro DH 3 1 1 0Forsythe 2B 3 0 1 0 Martin C 4 0 0 0Rivera 1B 4 0 0 0 Pillar LF 4 0 2 1Beckham SS 3 0 0 1 Travis 2B 4 0 1 0Wilson C 4 0 1 0 Totals 35 2 8 2
Totals 31 3 7 3
Tampa Bay 110 000 010 3 Toronto 000 200 000 2
SB: TB Jennings, D (4, 3rd base off Norris, Da/Martin, R), Forsythe (1, 2nd base off Norris, Da/Martin, R), Guyer (2, 2nd base off Norris, Da/Martin, R), Souza Jr. (2, 2nd base off Castro, M/Martin, R). 2B: TB Guyer (2, Norris, Da); TOR Reyes (3, Yates). HR: TB Souza Jr. (1)Team Lob: TB 9; TOR 8. E: TOR Martin, R (1, throw).Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SOM Andriese 3.2 5 2 2 1 2K Yates 2.0 3 0 0 0 2S Geltz (W, 1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0G Balfour 1.0 0 0 0 0 0K Jepsen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0Toronto IP H R ER BB SOD Norris 5.0 2 2 2 3 4L Hendriks 1.2 1 0 0 1 3M Castro (L, 0-1) 1.1 2 1 0 1 2J Hynes 1.0 2 0 0 0 2HBP: Jennings, D (by Norris, Da), Bautista (by Andriese).
Time: 3:06. Att: 17,264.
Orioles 4, Yankees 3NY Yankees Baltimore ab r h bi ab r h biEllsbury CF 4 1 1 0 Cabrera SS 2 1 1 1Headley 3B 4 1 1 0 Mach’do 3B 4 0 1 0Beltran RF 4 0 1 1 Jones CF 3 1 1 2Teixeira 1B 4 0 1 1 Pearce 1B 4 0 0 0McCann C 4 0 0 0 Young RF 4 1 2 0Jones DH 3 0 0 0 Lough LF 0 0 0 0Petit PH-DH 1 0 0 0 Davis DH 3 0 0 0Young LF 4 0 1 0 Schoop 2B 3 0 0 0Drew 2B 2 0 0 0 Joseph C 3 1 2 1Rod’guez PH 1 0 0 0 De Aza OF 3 0 0 0Gregorius SS 3 1 1 0 Totals 29 4 7 4
Totals 34 3 6 2
LA Angels 000 000 110 2 7 0Texas 130 004 00x 8 11 1W: N. Martinez (2-0) L: D. Rucinski (0-1)HR: LAA - None TEX - E. Andrus (1), R. Chirinos (1)
Oakland 100 002 001 4 7 0Houston 000 000 000 0 8 0W: K. Graveman (1-1) L: B. Peacock (0-1) HR: None
Miami 301 101 020 8 11 1Atlanta 000 200 000 2 8 0W: T. Koehler (1-1) L: T. Cahill (0-1)HR: MIA - None ATL - F. Freeman (2), A. Pierzynski (2)
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 22 5 3 210 178 96W-B/Scranton 43 23 3 4 202 154 93Lehigh Valley 33 32 7 1 190 223 74Binghamton 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 37 27 9 0 196 198 83Hamilton 34 28 12 0 195 198 80Adirondack 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 22 6 1 243 215 97Texas 38 22 13 1 235 211 90Oklahoma City 39 27 5 3 217 210 86Charlotte 30 36 6 1 163 221 67Iowa 23 47 2 2 170 238 50
Eastern ConferenceAtlantic W L PCT GB L10y-Toronto 48 33 .593 - 6-4x-Boston 39 42 .481 9.0 8-2Brooklyn 37 44 .457 11.0 6-4Philadelphia 18 63 .222 30.0 1-9New York 17 64 .210 31.0 3-7
Central W L PCT GB L10y-Cleveland 52 29 .642 - 7-3x-Chicago 49 32 .605 3.0 7-3x-Milwaukee 41 40 .506 11.0 6-4Indiana 38 43 .469 14.0 7-3Detroit 31 50 .383 21.0 4-6
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BLONDIE by Young
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
BEETLE BAILEY by Greg & Mort Walker
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TODAY’S CROSSWORD
CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your words do draw a response from someone you care about. Go within and acknowledge your feelings. Be aware of what is happening between the two of you. People might seem a little off later in the day, and someone is likely to change his or her tune. Tonight: Not to be found.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Be more forthright when deal-ing with others, and you will get a different reaction. You also could get a better understand of what is happening around you. Accept additional responsibility, as you will want to be in control of a project. Tonight: Find your friends.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You cannot stay in the world of your imagination forever. It’s important is to take a stand and express your different thoughts and ideas. Be aware that the responsibility to carry them out also could fall into your lap. Are you ready to be even busier? Tonight: A must appearance.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) One-on-one relating touches others on a much deeper level.
Even when dealing with associ-ates you barely know, a direct gaze into someone’s eyes will show that person that you’re interested in what he or she has to say. Try to tame your mind! Tonight: Be near good music.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) A partner demands your atten-tion. You easily can fulfill this person’s request, as long as you can concentrate. You might want to carefully assess your work schedule. If you’re feel-ing pressured, just take a walk. Fresh air does wonders. Tonight: Count on being in demand.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Others will notice that you seem a bit spacy, and might see you in a new light. A friend will tap into your mindset and encourage you to continue in this vein of thinking. Allow your imagination to soar, and you will be amazed by what comes up. Tonight: Say “yes.”
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You’ll get a lot done quickly, as a partner might be demand-ing your time. Though you will want to go your own way, if you are smart, you will make time for this person. In the long run,
it could prevent a crisis that results in a time-consuming issue. Tonight: Listen to a suggestion.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Relate to a loved one directly. Others seek you out, and you could feel a bit uptight. You might want to be responsive to everyone, but you need to be selective with your time. You will approach a situation very differently as a result. Tonight: Go with someone’s suggestion.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You could find yourself in a situation that you would prefer not to be in. A matter involving your domestic life demands a lot of attention. You could feel pushed and become testy. Say “no” rather than put yourself in a tizzy. Tonight: Observe a ten-dency to close down.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Initiate a conversation with someone who does not listen well. Try to cut the judgments about this person. Be more open and forthright about where you are coming from. Ask questions. Return calls, as you’ll need to hear from a key person. Tonight: Be more serious.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) How you see a money matter might be quite different from how someone else sees it. You will be able to gain more under-standing if you can tap into his or her thinking. Sometimes the issue is the same, even if the approach is different. Tonight: Let someone else treat.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) People gravitate toward you and make the impossible possible. Someone whom you’ve wanted to have a conversation with suddenly might become avail-able. You could see some clos-ing down or withdrawal if this person is not ready. Tonight: Dream it up.
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NATION & WORLD
Coast guard defends oil spill responseLAURA KANE THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — Depending on who you were listening to on Tuesday, the response to Vancou-ver’s toxic fuel spill was either a fine example of speed and co-ordination or a chaotic event filled with miscommunication.
Coast guard commissioner Jody Thomas called the agency’s handling of the spill “excel-lent” while city manager Penny Ballem stopped short of outright criticizing its response in a report to council.
The spill dumped at least 2,700 litres of bunker fuel into English Bay last week.
Ballem expressed frustrations about the limited information that trickled out in the hours fol-lowing the spill.
“There are lots of questions we’re going to have, and prob-ably lots of benchmarks that we’re going to want to have a look at to see: Was this response adequate?” she said Tuesday.
The MV Marathassa was on its maiden voyage to pick up grain from Vancouver when it began leaking fuel last Wednesday. A recreational boater called 911 at 5 p.m. but the city was not noti-fied until 5 a.m. Thursday.
Thomas defended the response
at a news conference, where she disputed statements by Environ-ment Minister Mary Polak, who had chastised the coast guard for not immediately assuming con-trol of the spill.
“She is incorrect,” Thomas said. “Coast guard was running instant command from Wednes-day evening.”
Thomas has said a Port Metro Vancouver vessel confirmed a sheen in the bay at 5:38 p.m. and the coast guard performed its own assessment over the follow-ing hour.
The coast guard alerted West-ern Canada Marine Response Corp., an industry-owned com-pany responsible for cleanup, to stand by for a possible response at 6 p.m. The WCMRC was offi-cially activated at 8 p.m. and arrived on scene at 9:25 p.m.
Ballem said the city must look at international standards before judging whether the response was quick enough. But she voiced strong concerns about how long it took for information to be relayed to the public — including 48 hours to identify the substance as toxic bunker fuel.
She added the coast guard only called Vancouver police at 9:53 p.m. to see if the department had heard any additional reports of
an oil spill — which it had not.Ballem’s report also said an
oil-absorbing boom was secured around the vessel at 5:53 a.m. Thursday, in contrast with the coast guard’s previous state-ments that the boom was in place by midnight.
While Thomas estimated that 90 per cent of the spill has been cleaned up, Ballem said the city
has no way to verify that figure.“What I understand from sci-
entists is that it would be extra-ordinary to recover 80 per cent in a spill like this,” Ballem said.
The coast guard’s estimate of 2,700 litres of fuel that was leaked is likely to rise to as high as 5,000 litres, Ballem said.
The ship’s owners will face prosecution to recover cleanup
costs and have hired as their agent global company Polaris, which is now doing the environ-mental assessment.
Ballem said the city has hired consultants to test the water and sediment near the bay’s surface to ensure they have independent information.
There is a $28-million liability cap on the ship owner’s contri-butions, while $162 million is available through the Canadian Ship-Source Oil Pollution Fund, which can be used if owner con-tribution caps are exceeded.
“There’s no guarantee that we will get every nickel we have spent,” Ballem said.
Mayor Gregor Robertson told reporters outside council cham-bers that the coast guard’s slug-glish response is the “direct con-sequence” of federal cuts that saw the nearby Kitsilano coast guard quietly closed in February 2013.
He said he has serious concerns about larger spills as tanker traf-fic is only expected to increase.
“For a small spill, it was a slow response,” he said. “For a large spill, it’s unthinkable how much damage would be done in those initial hours.”
— WITH FILES FROM TAMSYN BURGMANN
A spill response boat monitors a boom placed around the bulk carrier cargo ship Marathassa after a bunker fuel spill on Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday last week. [DARRYL DYCK, CANADIAN PRESS]
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FASHION
Style with fl air for all ages, seasonsKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Gayle Stephens-Player and her daughter Rebecca Player are proving they
make a success team in the local retail industry. With years of education and experience, together they professionally seek the latest fashions, advise customers on styles and fit, and enjoy working with people.
In 1983, Stephens-Player com-pleted her degree in Fashion Design at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles. Prior to that, she had achieved a Bachelor of Arts from UBC and decided to seek adventure and learn from the best in the United States.
Stephens-Player stayed in Los Angeles to work as an assistant to designers at a fashion design company and then as a costum-er for a production company. She was able to travel to various American cities while the live shows were on tour.
In-between contracts Ste-phens-Player moved to Dallas, Texas for something new and found work at a hair and cos-metics salon and health club. There she studied and acquired her aerobics training. She was in her twenties and aerobics was all the rage and something she was interested in pursuing. At the same time, she decided to move back to Port Alberni where her family was. Ste-phens-Player quickly became
committed to supporting her hometown.
“I put my two interests of fash-ion and aerobics together and Gayles Fashion and Fitness was born,” she said.
The first location of her shop was on Argyle Street between First and Second Avenues. She moved to Fourth Avenue, established her shop and built long-term relationships with customers. At both places, she offered fitness classes. At the Fourth Avenue shop, Stephens-Player launched her own line of work-out wear, Gear by Gayle and her sister, Carol Pearce, set up the dance wear component. Later in the 1990’s, Stephens-Player stepped out of the aerob-ics arena and instead, brought in more ready-to-wear fashions. Overall, the shop set out to pro-vide options for all ages since its inception.
“When Rebecca was born, she came to work with me, so she was pretty much raised in the shop,” Stephens-Player said.
Learning the ropes from her mother, Player is a natural for the business.
“When I was a very young teen, I was very focused on the industry,” Player said. “I made it my goal to continue the business.”
After graduation, Player attended the Fashion Merchan-dising program at Blanche Mac-Donald Centre in Vancouver for three years. She then worked at
Tommy Hilfiger Denim on Rob-son Street before deciding it was time to come home. Her know-ledge of Port Alberni, her desire to invest in the community and the opportunity to eventu-ally take over Gayle’s Fashions prompted Player to purchase a home in town.
Player believes she has created the lifestyle she wants to have.
“I felt the desire to get involved in the community,” she said.
She joined the Young Profes-sionals Alberni Valley and Women’s Business Network in hopes of encouraging other young people to stay in Port Alberni and promote the com-munity’s assets.
“We are both big advocates of investing in where you live,” Stephens-Player said.
Together the mother-daugh-ter team moved to their cur-rent, modern storefront at the Kingsway Crossing.
“We made the decision three years ago to buy the retail space on Kingsway and move the store, as Rebecca was commit-ted to carrying on the legacy of Gayle’s Fashions,” Stephens-Player said.
Catering to a wide demograph-ic of young dancers, skaters and gymnasts to grandmothers and everyone in-between, the two give everyone a variety of style choices.
“We love to help people figure out what will work for their life-styles,” Stephens-Player said.
They are happy to still provide a line of current active wear for children and youth.
“We are fortunate to be able to see a lot of kids come in and the support they get from their parents for their activities,” Ste-phens-Players said.
The move to lower Argyle Street and closer to Harbour Quay allows them to meet many tourists, as well as visitors accompanied by local residents.
“We end up doing a lot of
ambassadorship because of that,” Stephens-Player said. “We tell them what Port Alberni is like and hand out so many maps and Visitor Guides.”
The two also enjoy supporting numerous local organizations.
The shop, which is full of wall-to-wall fashions, is located at Kingway and Argyle, across from the train station.
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Gayle Stephens-Player and her daughter Rebecca Player enjoy a partnership in their fashion retail business. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
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In just over one week, several local businesses and indi-viduals will be recognized at
the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Excellence Awards. Winners will be announced on the evening of April 24 from a pool of nominees. Last week, we featured 12 of 39 nominees and continue with 12 more longtime and newly estab-lished businesses.
The finalists for The Rising Star Award include Boomerangs, The Starboard Grill and Van Isle Ford. When the new owners took over Miller’s Place Restaurant, it included a name change to Boomerang’s Cafe. Darren and Laura Brown pride themselves on bringing a taste of Australia to Port Alberni with hearty menu items including soups, barbecue favourites, steak and seafood. The restaurant is also known as the go-to place for breakfast.
Starboard Grill is popular for its waterfront location at Harbour Quay and delicious west coast style cuisine. Chef Brad DeClercq brings more than 25 years experi-ence to the kitchen some of his specialities include popular menu items like seafood, unique bur-gers and sandwiches and vegetar-ian options.
The Will Pulford name is syn-onymous to automotive sales in Port Alberni as owner of Pacific Chevrolet Buick GMC and Van Isle Ford. Five years ago, Pulford took over the local Ford franchise and has increased exponentially in staff and facility. The 2.7 acres of space on Beaver Creek Road has a larger service department with dedicated technicians.
The nominees for the Image Enhancement Award include Aaron Vissia Financial, Steam-punk Cafe and The Blue Marlin Inn.
Aaron Vissia Financial started as a one-man operation. Eighteen years later, the office has grown
to include a wide range of ser-vices from financial planning, income tax and an in-house mort-gage professional. Aaron Vissia Financial continues to grow with the recent expansion of the office which added a conference room with full kitchen, as well as two new offices and a board room. Having a dynamic team under one roof gives AVF all the tools to deliver complete financial plan-ning services, Vissia said.
“We are focused on building client relationships and creating a memorable client experience,” he said. “Our group is passionate about helping people establish their financial goals and seeing them realized. We add real value by the richness of relationships where trust, honesty and sincer-ity become unquestionable.”
Kevin Wright, owner of Steam-punk Cafe, said he chose the theme based on Port Alberni’s industrial heritage.
“As an artist, I found the cre-ative angle of all of the fun and funk of the genre very fitting,” Wright said.
The cafe and the Steampunk design has garnered international interest and it is common to have people from all over the world to eat at the cafe, he said.
“Last year we had six women dressed in Steampunk outfits dressed to a tee,” Wright said. “They came all the way from Vic-toria for afternoon coffee.”
The Blue Marlin has recently undergone expansion and chan-ges to the interior, while main-taining its heritage. Not only were the rooms renovated, the Turtle Beach Cafe was remodeled and renamed and to reflect its home cooked meals. The Frog on a Log Lounge, too, has fresh menu items and appetizers.
The Blue Marlin’s Maggs 99 is a Mexican experience for take-out or sit-down meals.
The Swept Away Inn is the latest in unique dining and
accommodations. “Daniel (Savard) and I think
the key to our success is amazing real food offered in an exclusive setting on our vintage tug,” said co-owner Bouchra Zouhou. “The food is cooked slowly using only the best possible ingredients with a focus on organic and local.”
Guests, whether coming for din-ner or overnight, have the boat to themselves and the undivided attention from Savard and Zouhou. They enjoy the chance to share a bit of their lives and home with those aboard.
Tourism and hospitality con-tinue to grow in Port Alberni and three businesses are in the running to take home that award. West Coast Edge ATV, owned by the husband and wife team of Blain and Patricia Pouliot, is starting its fourth year in busi-ness. The adventure company attracts visitors from all over the world, including Dubai, Sweden, United Kingdom, Australia, USA and from the east to west coasts of Canada.
“We enhance the Alberni Valley’s tourism and hospitality industry by offering a new, one of a kind experience that you simply can’t get anywhere else,” said Pouliot. “Honestly, we are
pioneering a new category in the tourism industry on Vancouver Island, and our clients are hav-ing a blast! We have attracted guests to the Alberni Valley because they are looking for this type of adventure. We also like to promote other local business as our snacks and lunches are pur-chased from our local meat shop and bakery.”
According to Pouliot, West Coast Edge ATV is the only com-pany on the Island that offers the world accessibility options to experience the amazing back-country and hidden gems by off-road vehicle.
The Sunset Market has been supporting local businesses and catering to buyers for three sea-sons as a weeknight shopping event. Jolleen Dick, coordinator, said the market stands out because of its location on the T’suuma as (Somass River).
“Sunset Market presents a gor-geous backdrop of a sunset as the entertainment for the evening winds down to pack up and go home,” Dick said. “What’s even more special is the opportunity to watch all the activity happening on the river.”
Three outstanding businesses have been selected to run in
the Customer Service category, Pacific Rim Veterinary Hospital, Valley Vision Optometry and Quality Foods.
Dr. Shaun Golemba purchased Valley Vision Optometry on July 29, 2005.
Office manager, Anita Suther-land said diversity is what makes the company stand out.
“The key to our success is our people, from the face that first greets our patients right through to the doctor,” Sutherland said. “We have loyal, caring and experi-enced staff who believes in pre-serving sight and offering solu-tions that will maximize vision and enhance lives.”
Quality Foods is due to open its thirteenth store in View Royal in 2016.
“When Ken, John and Noel opened the first store in Qualicum Beach they quickly recognized that they had to work very hard to be competitive, but by providing exceptional service and getting involves with the community, they built a strong loyalty with their customers and employees,” said QF’s Rob Mac-Kay. “While every business talks about service and being part of our local community, we made it part of our culture in each store we opened.”
Pacific Rim Veterinary Hospital, located at Pacific Rim Centre, opened in February of 2008.
Dr. Patty and Dr. Holly, along with the staff, are mix of old friends and new faces that pro-vide an excellent balance and an exceptional work atmosphere. Both Dr. Patty and Dr. Holly share similar philosophies in striving to provide high quality medicine in a comfortable and accessible hospital setting.
This is the second of three instal-ments that will introduce each of the nominees in various categories.
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Alberni businesses nominated for Chamber awardsACHIEVEMENT
Both Aaron Vissia Financial and Boomerang’s Cafe on Johnston Road are finalists for the Chamber of Commerce Excellence Awards. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
