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Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Monday, April 27, 2015 United Steelworkers host Day of Mourning Alberni Region, Page 3 14C 6C Cloudy with showers What’s On 4 Alberni Region 3 Opinion 4 Sports 5 Alberni Album 6 Scoreboard 7 Comics 8 Classifieds 9 On the Island 9 Living Well 10 ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 80 $1.25 newsstand (GST incl.) Inside today 4558 Elizabeth St. 250-723-3822 www.finishingtouches.ca Friday 9:30am - 6:00pm Sat 9:30am - 5:30pm May 1 & 2 Double Loyalty Stamps & prizes all weekend Mothers Day bracelet with two pop rocks and a compact $99 while supplies last Jewel P p Party KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES Former Port Alberni resident Sian Nalleweg was awakened Friday morning by a motion that felt like a rolling wave. An earthquake measur- ing magnitude 6.1 struck the region approximately 167 kilo- metres southeast of the Village of Queen Charlotte just before 7 a.m. Friday. The epicentre was approximately 38 km below the surface. There were no reports of dam- age and no tsunami warnings issued but the shallow depth caused it to be felt widely. “This is a place where we know has been very active,” said Honn Kao, seismologist with the Geological Survey of Canada. “We received calls from Haida Gwaii and the north coast of B.C., but don’t expect to see any damage from this one,” Kao said Friday morning. “As soon as an earthquake occurs closer to a city we can expect damage to be more significant.” Kao said it was too remote and offshore to cause a tsunami. Nalleweg, a former Port Alberni resident, said most of the residents on Haida Gwaii felt the tremor. Now used to the somewhat regular rumblings, she said this one was quieter than normal. “Usually I hear the china cab- inet rattle, but this just felt like a rolling wave,” she said. Nallewag moved to the remote region in 2008 and said she and her family are prepared. “Living in Port Alberni had me more prepared because we always heard the tsunami warning system,” she said. “Now we have an enormous kit to last us more than 72 hours with water, food, dry packs and all other amenities.” She said it is standard for everyone to have a radio and volunteer firefighters conduct community sweeps to make sure everyone is safe after an event. “There is a block committee that does a telephone tree to reach everyone and we have regular emergency planning meetings,” Nallewag said. For Nallewag, it is just the fear of the unknown that keeps her on edge. “Next year, my daughter will be going to the high school by ferry but I know they have safety plans in place,” she said. “But we know that if there is a major disaster, we will be the last on the list to get to because we’re the farthest away and there isn’t a lot of cell coverage.” She said the best thing to do is to be prepared. “These ones rock the boat but it is more of a reminder to be ready,” Nallewag said. [email protected] 250-723-8171 ext. 234 ENVIRONMENT Province: $100K to study 2nd highway Haida Gwaii quake: AV prepared former resident for tremor; no tsunami warning Alberni businesses recognized at awards A number of local businesses and indi- viduals were recognized for excellence at the Chamber of Commerce awards on the weekend. » Alberni Region, 3 Timberwolves defeat undefeated Raptors For the second straight game, Co-op would have to overcome a double-digit deficit, but the Timberwolves pulled it off to win by 10 points. » Sports, 5 » Use your smartphone to jump to our Facebook page for updates on these stories or the latest breaking news. The epicentre of a 6.1 magnitude earthquake on Friday was 38 kilometres below the surface. [EARTHQUAKES CANADA GRAPHIC] “As soon as an earthquake occurs closer to a city we can expect damage to be more significant.” Honn Kao , seismologist, Geological Survey of Canada » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to [email protected]. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown. TRANSPORTATION ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES “It’s not a matter of if; it’s a mat- ter of when,” says the province’s transportation minister regard- ing the building of an alternative highway into the Alberni Valley. During question period in the B.C. legislature on Thursday Alberni-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser asked Minister of Trans- portation Todd Stone about the province’s consideration of fund- ing another highway into the community. “There are a lot of big plans in Port Alberni around a hub for a port facility, an LNG facility,” said Fraser, adding that the existing route into the Valley presents problems. “Highway 4 shuts down way too frequently from car acci- dents, from trucks losing their load – it’s a windy road – or from trees coming down in Cathedral Grove. It is the only lifeline. I have great concerns about what that means, for the isolation that can cause, in times of emergency especially.” Stone responded that a feasibil- ity study on the proposed alterna- tive highway is set to begin early this summer and completed by the fall. “We have allocated $100,000 in this year’s budget to put towards doing a business case on the alternative route,” he said. “This connector is going to be needed, and it’s going to be needed to foster the economic development and to leverage some real strengths that exist in Port Alberni and beyond. It’s also going to be needed from a safety perspective.” For years the Alberni Valley Transportation Committee has lobbied for the Horne Lake Con- nector, a more direct route than Highway 4 with lower grades bet- ter suited to industrial traffic. See HIGHWAY, Page 9 FRASER No one was injured after a car rolled into the ditch eastbound on the Alberni Highway near Cameron Lake Feb. 2. A study on Highway 4 released in 2013 found that 265 collisions resulted in nine deaths between 2007 and 2011. [CHRIS FINLAYSON, TIMES]

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Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Monday, April 27, 2015

United Steelworkers host Day of MourningAlberni Region, Page 3

14C 6CCloudy with showers

What’s On 4 Alberni Region 3

Opinion 4Sports 5

Alberni Album 6Scoreboard 7

Comics 8Classifieds 9

On the Island 9Living Well 10

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KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Former Port Alberni resident Sian Nalleweg was awakened Friday morning by a motion that felt like a rolling wave.

An earthquake measur-ing magnitude 6.1 struck the region approximately 167 kilo-metres southeast of the Village of Queen Charlotte just before 7 a.m. Friday. The epicentre was approximately 38 km below the surface.

There were no reports of dam-age and no tsunami warnings issued but the shallow depth caused it to be felt widely.

“This is a place where we know has been very active,” said Honn Kao, seismologist with the Geological Survey of Canada.

“We received calls from Haida Gwaii and the north coast of B.C., but don’t expect to see any damage from this one,” Kao said Friday morning. “As soon as an earthquake occurs closer to a city we can expect damage to be more significant.”

Kao said it was too remote and offshore to cause a tsunami.

Nalleweg, a former Port Alberni resident, said most of the residents on Haida Gwaii felt the tremor. Now used to the somewhat regular rumblings, she said this one was quieter

than normal. “Usually I hear the china cab-

inet rattle, but this just felt like a rolling wave,” she said.

Nallewag moved to the remote region in 2008 and said she and her family are prepared.

“Living in Port Alberni had me more prepared because we always heard the tsunami warning system,” she said. “Now we have an enormous kit to last us more than 72 hours with water, food, dry packs and all other amenities.”

She said it is standard for everyone to have a radio and volunteer firefighters conduct community sweeps to make sure everyone is safe after an event.

“There is a block committee that does a telephone tree to reach everyone and we have regular emergency planning meetings,” Nallewag said.

For Nallewag, it is just the fear of the unknown that keeps her on edge.

“Next year, my daughter will be going to the high school by ferry but I know they have safety plans in place,” she said. “But we know that if there is a major disaster, we will be the last on the list to get to because we’re the farthest away and there isn’t a lot of cell coverage.”

She said the best thing to do is

to be prepared. “These ones rock the boat but

it is more of a reminder to be ready,” Nallewag said.

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ENVIRONMENT

Province: $100K to study 2nd highway

Haida Gwaii quake: AV prepared former resident for tremor; no tsunami warning

Alberni businesses recognized at awardsA number of local businesses and indi-viduals were recognized for excellence at the Chamber of Commerce awards on the weekend.» Alberni Region, 3

Timberwolves defeat undefeated RaptorsFor the second straight game, Co-op would have to overcome a double-digit deficit, but the Timberwolves pulled it off to win by 10 points.» Sports, 5

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

The epicentre of a 6.1 magnitude earthquake on Friday was 38 kilometres below the surface. [EARTHQUAKES CANADA GRAPHIC]

“As soon as an earthquake occurs closer to a city we can expect damage to be more significant.”Honn Kao, seismologist, Geological Survey of Canada

» We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to [email protected]. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

TRANSPORTATION

ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

“It’s not a matter of if; it’s a mat-ter of when,” says the province’s transportation minister regard-ing the building of an alternative highway into the Alberni Valley.

During question period in the B.C. legislature on Thursday Alberni-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser asked Minister of Trans-portation Todd Stone about the province’s consideration of fund-ing another highway into the community.

“There are a lot of big plans in Port Alberni around a hub for a port facility, an LNG facility,” said Fraser, adding that the existing route into the Valley presents problems. “Highway 4 shuts down way too frequently from car acci-dents, from trucks losing their load – it’s a windy road – or from trees coming down in Cathedral Grove. It is the only lifeline. I have great concerns about what that means, for the isolation that can cause, in times of emergency especially.”

Stone responded that a feasibil-ity study on the proposed alterna-tive highway is set to begin early this summer and completed by the fall.

“We have allocated $100,000 in this year’s budget to put towards doing a business case on the alternative route,” he said. “This connector is going to be needed, and it’s going to be needed to foster the economic development and to leverage some real strengths that exist in Port Alberni and beyond. It’s also going to be needed from a safety perspective.”

For years the Alberni Valley Transportation Committee has lobbied for the Horne Lake Con-nector, a more direct route than Highway 4 with lower grades bet-ter suited to industrial traffic.

See HIGHWAY, Page 9

FRASER

No one was injured after a car rolled into the ditch eastbound on the Alberni Highway near Cameron Lake Feb. 2. A study on Highway 4 released in 2013 found that 265 collisions resulted in nine deaths between 2007 and 2011. [CHRIS FINLAYSON, TIMES]

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ArtsFolk Song Circle meets Tuesdays, from

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

Sports & recreationValley Cloggers meet Tuesdays at 6:30

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

Kingsway Pub meat draw on Tuesdays, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., and 50/50 raffle to benefit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Ty Watson House.

Board Games social on Tuesdays, from 4 to 10 p.m., at Char’s Landing.

Child and youth Mothers Uplifting Mothers group

meets Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Lighthouse Church. Info: 250-724-9733.

Youth Clinic services at ADSS (around the left front corner) on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Info: 250-731-1315 or 250-720-9591.

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

Service groupsLiteracy Alberni, drop-in times Monday

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

Special interestGenealogy Club meets the last Tuesday

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

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

Support and help Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday

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

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

Alberni Valley Hospice Society’s Dementia Support Group meets third Tuesday monthly 10:30am-noon at 3088 3rd Avenue. This group is for individuals dealing with Early On Set Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other

Neurological Denegerative Disorders. 250-723-4478

Walk and Talk grief support group meets Tuesday mornings. The goal of this group is to offer bereavement support in an informal and comfortable way that combines exercise and compan-ionship. Call Ruth at 250-723-4478 to register.

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

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

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

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

KUU-US Crisis Line, plus mobile out-reach support services. If you, or someone you know, is having difficul-ties, please call 250-723-2040.

Addictions

The Christian Intervention Program runs Tuesdays, from 6 to 8 p.m. Info: 250-724-3688 (Pastor Ron Nickle) or 250-730-0397 (Terry MacDonald).

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

Narcotics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-807-1780.

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

What’s comingHospice Training Course, 12 weeks from

April 9 to May 21. For info: 250-723-4478 or [email protected].

Literary event at Rollin Art Centre, April 28 at 7 p.m. Donna Besel, a boreal writer from Manitoba will introduce her new book of short stories at the Rollin Art Centre.

Cherry Creek Recreation Commission’s Annual General Meeting is on April 29 at the Cherry Creek Hall. Guest speaker is Lucas Banton. New mem-bers urgently needed.

Beta Sigma Phi Founder’s Day Dinner, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Barclay

Hotel. Members at large welcome. Contact Lynne at 250-723-6403 by April 22.

Words on Fire Open Mike, April 30 at 7 p.m. at Char’s Landing. Featuring Winter Darbey, local poet and artist. His poetry is “guaranteed to amuse, amaze and entertain.”

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Local United Steelworkers to host Day of Mourning Tuesday

SUBMITTED FOR THE TIMES UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 1–85

On April 28, 2015, the United Steelworkers Local 1-85 will host a Day of Mourning Ceremony at the Steelworkers Hall at 4904 Montrose Street at 10:30 am (Doors Open at 10:00 am).

The April 28 Day of Mourning is now recognized in more than one hundred countries.

There are candle light vigils, religious ceremonies, memorials,

demonstrations and many other events bringing attention to a single fact – no matter where we are in the world and no matter how advanced our technologies, people are still dying because of their jobs.

Every year approximately one thousand workers are killed across Canada and millions more globally because of their work. In fact this number is much, much higher because many deaths go unreported or work-

ers die of occupational diseases that weren’t thought to be work related.

According to the BC Federation of Labour, in 2014 203 workers died because of their work In Brit-ish Columbia.

For many of us April 28 is a very personal experience.

Most of us have either had an injury on the job or know some-one who has had one.

And many of us worked with or knew someone who was killed or

injured at work. We know it could happen to

any of us. And the effects can be devastating.

That’s why remembering those who died is so important.

It reminds us that our efforts to work safely and to encourage our employers to make work healthier and safer have a deeper meaning.

At the ceremony this year dona-tions will be accepted to the red shirt foundation – www.redshirt-foundation.com – a foundation

established by the families of the victims of the Nanaimo Mill shooting.

The Red Shirt Foundation will provide people the resources and tools to enable and create healthy, safe workplace environments where violence cannot thrive.

Those attending the Day of Mourning Ceremony are encour-aged to wear red shirts as well red T-shirts will be sold at the cere-mony in support of the red shirt foundation.

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CorrectionA page 3 story in the Monday,

April 13 edition of the Alberni Valley Times incorrectly quoted an excerpt from Port Alberni’s Strategic Plan, stat-ing that the city’s “mission is to enhance the quality of its residents.”

In the newly adopted Stra-tegic Plan this phrase actually reads that the city’s “mission is to enhance the quality of life of residents.”

ClarificationIn the story titled, Edible Landscapes: Alberni

woman wants to transform property into urban garden, published on the front page of the April 23 Alberni Valley Times, an upcoming number of workshops are reported.

The workshops begin in May and cover five different topics, including the edible landscape design; secrets of productive soil; what plants, where and when; water saving beds, drought challenges and deer resistance; and harvesting, preserving and starting your urban farm mar-ket. Interested readers can call to register for one or all: 250-730-9413.

Donations accepted for victims of shooting at Nanaimo Mill; mourners encouraged to wear red shirts

KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

A number of local businesses and individuals were recognized for excellence on Friday night.

The long anticipated Chamber of Commerce Community Excel-lence Awards event was held at the Italian Hall and included dinner and presentations. Bringing together a room full of professionals, entrepreneurs and up-and-comers, the evening highlighted some of the best Port Alberni has to offer.

A committee spent months choosing nominees for the awards and narrowed down the list to choose 13 winners in vari-ous categories.

This year’s Citizen of the Year was Theresa Kingston.

“I was humbled and very appre-ciative,” Kingston said. “This community is amazing in terms of the number of people who get involved in different things so I am honoured to be chosen.”

This year alone, Kingston has continued to be involved with the Arrowsmith Rotary Club, promoting the Arts District and grants program. She has also provided board of directors workshops for more than 30 different organizations to help them better support their groups and led youth leadership camps in China.

The Business Excellence Award was given to Gone Fishin’, following the store’s recent move and expansion.

“It feels very good,” said owner Al Ehrenberg. “It’s the culmina-tion of a lot of work and a lot of effort and I think a great feeling of being accepted in the com-munity, people are appreciative

of what we do.”Ehrenberg credits the people

of Port Alberni, both customers and staff, for the success of the shop.

He said he has people behind the counter who are passionate about what they do.

“It is nice to be able to do busi-ness face to face with somebody that you know,” he said. “For what I do [Port Alberni] is the mecca for sports fishing. I feel it is a good community that supports smaller business as opposed to chain stores. People in Port Alberni generally spend money here. It hasn’t always been that way but there’s a big feeling of that now.”

Ehrenberg’s advice to entrepre-neurs is to find a niche that is not being served and do it very well.

That is what Cat Zach, man-ager of Slammer’s Gym, did to win the Welcoming Workplace Award.

“A clean facility is huge,” Zach said. “With this facility, especial-ly when you’re coming for your workout, you’re not worried about germs or bacteria. Cleanli-ness in a facility is key.”

She said the community sup-port has led the gym to its suc-cess, but also enjoys seeing the success of gym users.

“We had a ‘new you’ challenge that we put in place and we had people who had never come into a fitness facility in their lives come to our gym,” Zach said.

“What keeps us going every day is seeing people really happy and trying to fulfill their goals and reach them.I’d like to thank the community for allowing us to be a successful business.”

Other winners include: Green Award: Eco Dry

CleanersImage Excellence: Aaron Vis-

sia Financial Spirit of Music: Lance LapointeHealth and Wellness: Alberni

Natural Health GroupSocial Media: The Funk TrunkTourism and Hospitality:

Swept Away InnYouth of the Year: Eric GillRising Star: Van Isle FordVolunteer of the Year: Bob ColeCustomer Service: Valley

Vision Optometry

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COMMUNITY

The Chamber of Commerce Community Excellence Awards were held at the Italian Hall on Friday. [CHRIS FINLAYSON, TIMES]

Chamber of Commerce presents awards

Bob Cole won the Volunteer of the Year award. (More photos on Page 6.)[CHRIS FINLAYSON, TIMES]

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Prime Minister’s transparency wearing thinThe Harper government rode

the sponsorship scandal all the way to 24 Sussex Drive.

And with good reason. The sponsorship program imple-

mented under former prime min-ister Jean Chretien was judged by the auditor general to be severely mismanaged. It was linked to sig-nificant corruption, with millions of dollars siphoned to Liberal-friendly companies.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper vowed a new era of accountabil-ity upon his election in 2006 and tabled the Federal Accountability Act. Canadians were supposed to sleep soundly, safe from taxpayer-funded government golf balls, labelled “small town cheap” by Justice John Gomery who was tasked with getting to the bottom of the sponsorship deals.

The bloom has certainly come off the Harper government rose

in terms of accountability and transparency.

In 2010, it was criticized for dol-ing out money to constituencies using giant cheques with Tory logos. Bigger than golf balls, for sure.

In 2011, there was gazebo-gate. Then-industry minister Tony Clement used a $50-million govern-ment program – the G8 Legacy Infrastructure Fund – to pretty up his riding with parks, walkways and gazebos. The auditor general was unimpressed, and a report made clear that rules were broken.

In this federal budget we see yet another infrastructure program that smells just a bit fishy, and one has to wonder whose gazebos are getting built and who’s logo is on the cheque paying for it.

The Canada 150 community infrastructure program was part of Tuesday’s budget. It is complete-

ly separate from the $210 million earmarked to support activities and events over four years that celebrate Canada’s 150th anniver-sary in 2017.

Instead, this program creates a “new dedicated infrastructure fund to support the renovation, expansion and improvement of existing community infra-structure in all regions of the country as part of the Canada 150 celebration.”

It’s not clear how much money this will cost. That wasn’t included in the budget. The new invest-ments will be cost-shared with municipalities, community organ-izations and not-for-profit entities. As the budget states: “Commun-ity-based facilities contribute to the quality of life in small com-munities and large urban centres across Canada. The 150th anniver-sary of Confederation provides

Canadians with an opportunity to celebrate Canada’s history, herit-age, values and future by reinvest-ing in community infrastructure across the country...”

It’s not known when this will happen, but it’s expected that fund-ing will be in place soon.So connect the dots here.

The federal election is expected in October.

The federal government has announced a new fund for infrastructure spending in communities.

The Harper government is feeling the pinch in the polls.Conservative MPs are heading into their con-stituencies for summer barbecues and town halls. Let the ribbon-cut-ting begin.

Now, pork-barrel politics is noth-ing new. Incumbent government MPs always have the upper hand because they can inject govern-

ment money into their ridings ahead of a federal election call without running afoul of elec-tion-spending laws. They can use that spending to keep constituents happy. Government ridings in jeop-ardy are often targets of govern-ment largesse just before the writ has dropped.

But when you’ve won power and hobbled the Liberals – once thought of as Canada’s natural rul-ing party – on the basis of better accountability, better transpar-ency, less obvious politicking, then its important you follow through.

The Harper government is a powerhouse right now in Canada. If it wins in October, it will be the first Conservative party since 1891 to win four straight elections.

Sad that it has to rely on ques-tionable tactics to do so.

WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

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I’d like to lodge a complaint about our public washrooms.

Or as I like to call them: Aural Abuse Centres.

It’s not the flushing toilets or the inane washbowl chatter. Nor is it the freeform toots, blatts, frips and rolling thunder of human alimentary canals warming up in the Cubicle Choir.

It’s those bloody hand dryers.Used to be there were paper

towel dispensers to handle that chore. Tidy and efficient but, alas, an environmental no-no. Washroom users eventually wearied of being harangued by earnest Elfin creatures (Mister, did you know a tree died so you could dry your hands?”). Hence, the ‘touchless’ dryer – you stick your mitts in, shake hands with yourself and hey, presto! Your hands are (sorta) dry. You also have a bad case of self-inflicted tinnitus – your ears are jangling from the banshee wail the touch-less dry emits while it works. Makes a chain saw sound like a Mozart sonata.

Ho hum. One more annoying, pointless audible intrusion in lives already overloaded with honking horns, screaming sirens, howling lawnmowers, thumping helicop-ters, chittering cellphones – and other people’s sound tracks.

Makes me want to move to Green Banks, West Virginia.

Not much of a place to look at. Just a wide spot in the road through Pocahontas County, nes-tled in the Allegheny Mountains, population 143. Green Banks only has a semi-restaurant – Henry’s

Quick Stop. There’s no shopping mall -- not even a baseball team.

What it does have is silence – electronic silence, anyway.

There are no cell phones in Green Bank because there’s no cell phone service. Neither is there WiFi. Or smart meters. In Green Banks, all wireless signals are forbidden by law.

That’s because Green Banks also has The Green Banks Tele-scope. The GBT is one of the world’s most sophisticated radio telescopes and at 485 feet it towers over tiny Green Banks.

How sensitive is it? Sensitive enough to record the energy given off by a single snowflake hitting the ground. But it needs pris-tine conditions to operate. That means no electro-magnetic inter-ference from the ground it sits on. The federal government helped out by legislating a 13,000 square mile National Radio Quiet Zone around Green Banks in which all use of airwaves is strictly regulated.

How do people in Green Banks survive without iPhones, tablets and internet fixes? Very well, it seems. One Green Banks resi-dent explains in his West Virginia drawl: “People ask me wot dew yew dew here? Ah tell ‘em ah’m dewin’ it raht now. Listen. Listen

to the nature all around yew.”Easier to do in Green Banks

than most other places on this fractured, frazzled planet where we buy recordings of waterfalls, birdsongs and surf to block out the wall of noise around us.

If I find out the washroom in Henry’s Quick Stop has paper towel dispensers, I’m on my way.

Issues with public washroomsArthur BlackBasic Black

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» Letters

$50,000 consultant’s study on municipal management staff is foolish

Just a word about spending 50k on a survey of other small towns employee salaries is foolish.

I did this last year with the salaries being paid to muni-cipal staff in Qualicum and Parksville even called Zabellos (which makes 80k per as chief financial officer) and was shocked!!!

Many, many staff make well over 100k per year, accumu-late lots of sick days off, have all the benefits and, yes, a great pension that the rest of us can only dream about. Its the unions that negotiate the contracts and the council of the day that agrees to these demands, like a 2% increase in pay every year.

One solution would be to freeze hiring until a new con-tract can be put into place and then offer to privatize most of the work. The town could become a poster for other towns on how to get out of these out of control salaries.

Another thing that all employers should consider is to stop collecting union dues. Let the unions collect their own dues and see how many mem-bers remain??? That’s my two cents.

Robert BerryParksville

» Arthur Black is a Canadian humorist and radio personality, best known as the longtime host of Basic Black on CBC Radio. He also publishes a regular humour column syndicated to 50 Can-adian newspapers. Black now lives on Salt Spring Island.

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COMMUNITY BASKETBALL

Timberwolves beat Raptors 79–69NEELAM PARMAR FOR THE TIMES

Co-op Timberwolves 79Tseshaht Market Raptors 69

This game featured the two remaining undefeated teams in the league.

The Tseshaht Market Rap-tors started the game strong taking a halftime lead 42–31 with balanced scoring from Sam Moncur (14 points), Kevin Titian Jr. (16 points) and Bryce Greenwood (10 points).

For the second straight game, Co-op would have to overcome a double-digit defi-cit if they wanted a victory.

Co-op guards Anthony McIntosh and Kenneth led the charge with a barrage of five three-pointers and helped Co-op turn the 11-point deficit into a 10-point win, 79-69.

Timberwolves scoring leaders: Anthony McIntosh, 25 points; Kenneth Johnson, 23 points.

Raptor scoring leaders: Sam Moncur, 23 points; Kevin Titian Jr., 22 points.

Dave Ralla Magic 60

Concrete Impressions Rockets 53

The winless Concrete Impressions Rockets had a new look to their roster for week 3.

Josh De Jong, who had missed the first two games, was now available and Josh Fred was added to replace Coby Felsman Sr., who sustained a season ending injury. However they were missing their big man Adam Yaredic for this showdown against the Dave Ralla Magic.

Dave Ralla started the game strong taking a 10–3 advantage early and main-tained this lead to halftime 32–22.

Concrete Impressions made a push at the start of the second quarter scor-ing the first eight points to get within two. A back and forth battle ensued until the Magic went on their own eight-point run to advance their lead and cruise to a 60–53 win.

Magic scoring leaders: Brenden Lundy-Sam, 26 points; Mike Lange, 24

points, Rockets scoring leaders:

Josh Fred, 22 points; Josh De Jong, 19 points.

Ladybird Engraving Heat 83 Slammers Gym Warriors 59

Slammers Gym bolted out of the gates to start this game taking a 21–9 lead off the strong play of Josh Kurucz.

Ladybird Engraving finally settled down and with good ball movement started to find their shots on offence.

They went on a 10–0 run to make it a game again, with Slammers holding a slight 28–27 lead at half.

The Heat kept up the temperature in the second quarter rolling on offence and had a 39–34 lead when Slammers scorer Kurucz fouled out.

From that point on the Heat had their way with the Slammers and finished with a 83–59 victory.

Heat scoring leaders: Bobby Rupert, 22 points; Connor Van Vliet, 22 points.

Warriors scoring leaders: Josh Kurucz, 28 points; Cam-eron Hepp, eight points.

Golf scramble postponed

The Ladies’ Golf Scramble has been postponed one week to Sun-day, May 3rd, with a 2 p.m. shotgun start.

Here’s hoping for better weather.....

KATHY MacDONALD

Send your sports tips by email to [email protected], or call them in to 250-723-8171.

Josh Fred of Concrete Impression Rockets leaps for a layup in a game against the Dave Ralla Magic at the ADSS Armada gym on Thursday. Dave Ralla won 60–53. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

Bud Hubert gives the morning safety speech to the crowd of assembled archers for the Alberni Bowmen’s annual 3D shoot April 19. [CHRIS FINLAYSON, TIMES]

Alberni Bowmen host 3D ShootALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The Alberni Bowmen had their annual 3D Shoot April 19.

Over 155 archers from all ages and categories shooting trad-itional longbows, recurves to the most technologically advanced compound bows competed.

With 25 targets situated in the trees out at the Black Powder Range.

The course wound through the forest with many different tar-gets, from standard deer to wild pigs and turkeys to the more exotic, like a giant cobra and even a life sized velociraptor.

The 3D Shoot is the only out-door archery event hosted by the Alberni Bowmen each year.

Archery season starts again in November.

A new executive has been selected to run the club.

ARCHERY

Archery scores were tabulated from a morning round of 25 targets, and the same 25 targets from a slightly different position in the afternoon. [CHRIS FINLAYSON, TIMES]

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Ivan Blais displayed his hand-crafted woodwork during Days with the Arts at the Train Station. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Cecil Dawson demonstrated his talented carving skills for attendees of the Days with the Arts on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Artist Shelley Penner had her work on display and provided painting demonstrations at Rollin Art Centre on Saturday.

Linda Campbell was at Char’s Landing demonstrating her artistic skills on Saturday for Days with the Arts. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Bill Maxon peers through on of his pieces on display at the train station. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Theresa Kingston, left, with Pat Kermeen from Arrowsmith Rotary, accepts the Citizen of the Year award at the Chamber of Commerce Excellence Awards event on Friday night. [CHRIS FINLAYSON, TIMES]

Al Ehrenberg, right, of Gone Fishin’, accepted the Business of the Year award with Zack Jones from Save-On Foods at the Chamber of Commerce Excellence Awards event on Friday night. [CHRIS FINLAYSON, TIMES]

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HOCKEYNHL

Playoffs - Round 1All series best-of-seven

Yesterday’s resultsMinnesota 4, St. Louis 1 (Minnesota wins series 4-2)Montreal 2, Ottawa 0 (Montreal wins series 4-2)

Saturday’s result (Game 5)Detroit 4, Tampa Bay 0 (Detroit leads series 3-2)

Also Saturday (Games 6)NY Islanders 3, Washington 1 (Series tied 3-3)Chicago 4, Nashville 3 (Chicago wins series 4-2)Calgary 7, Vancouver 4 (Calgary wins series 4-2)

Monday, April 27 (Game 6)Tampa Bay at Detroit

Monday, April 27 (Games 7)NY Islanders at Washington

Wednesday, April 29 (Games 7)Detroit at Tampa Bay

Saturday at the Saddledome

Flames 7, Canucks 4 1 2 3 TVancouver 3 1 0 4Calgary 1 2 4 7

* M. Stajan (Flames): Goals: 1, Assists: 2** J. Hudler (Flames): Goals: 2, Assists: 2*** M. Ferland (Flames): Goals: 2, Assists: 1First Period1. Vancouver, McMillan (1) (Higgins, Horvat) 2:362. Vancouver, Hansen (2) (Matthias, Tanev) 7:32 (SH)3. Vancouver, Vrbata (2) (Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin) 9:42 (PP)4. Calgary, Ferland (1) (Stajan, Jones) 17:02Penalties: Edler Van (High-sticking Jones) 5:32; Bennett Cgy (Slashing Hamhuis) 9:18; Jooris Cgy (Intererence with Higgins) 10:19

Second Period5. Calgary, Sean Monahan (2) (Hudler, Wideman) 1:026. Calgary, Gaudreau (2) (Hudler, T.J. Brodie) 5:357. Vancouver, Sbisa (1) (Hansen) 10:36Penalties: Bonino Van (Closing Hand on Puck) 15:43

Third Period8. Jiri Hudler (2) (Monahan, Gaudreau) 6:14 (PP)9. Calgary, Matt Stajan (1) (Ferland, Jones) 15:4310. Calgary, Jiri Hudler (3) (unassisted) 19:31 (EN)11. Calgary, Michael Ferland (2) (Jones, Stajan) 19:57 (EN)Penalties: McMillan Van (Interference of Wideman) 5:25

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd TVancouver 7 9 6 22Calgary 9 11 13 33

Goaltending summary:Vancouver: Ryan Miller (26/31); Calgary: Jonas Hiller (1/3); Karri Ramo (17/19)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Vancouver: 1 of 2, Calgary: 1 of 3

Att: 19,289 (100% of capacity)

Canucks post-season team leadersFinal statistics

Points: Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Radim Vrbata, Jannik Hansen, Bo Horvat, all with 4Goals: Daniel Sedin, Radim Vrbata, Jannik Hansen, RW, all with 2Assists: Henrik Sedin, Bo Horvat, Chris Tanev, Alexander Edler, all with 3Penalty Min: Alex Burrows, 21Plus-Minus: Chris Tanev, 4

BASKETBALLNBAPlayoff scheduleNote: 16 teams, all series best-of-seven

Yesterday’s results (Games 4)Cleveland 101 Boston 93 (Cleveland wins series 4-0)L.A. Clippers 114, San Antonio 105 (Series tied 2-2)Washington 125, Toronto 94 (Washington wins series 4-0)Dallas 121, Houston 109 (Houston leads series 3-1)

Today’s scheduleGame 4 Atlanta at Brooklyn, 4 p.m. (Atlanta leads series 2-1)Game 5 Milwaukee at Chicago, 5 p.m. (Chicago leads series 3-1)Game 4 Memphis at Portland, 7:30 p.m. (Memphis leads series 3-0)

Tuesday, April 28Game 5 * Dallas at HoustonGame 5 * San Antonio at L.A. Clippers

Wednesday, April 29Game 5 * Brooklyn at AtlantaGame 5 * Portland at Memphis

Thursday, April 30Game 6 * Chicago at Milwaukee

Playoff statsPoints GP G A Pts1 Jonathan Toews, CHI 6 3 5 82 Vladimir Tarasenko, STL 5 6 1 72 Corey Perry, ANA 4 3 4 72 Patrick Kane, CHI 6 2 5 72 Duncan Keith, CHI 6 2 5 72 Kevin Shattenkirk, STL 5 0 7 77 Jiri Hudler, CGY 6 3 3 67 Johnny Gaudreau, CGY 6 2 4 6 (4 others with 6)

Goal Against Avg(Two game min.) GP W L GAA1 Craig Anderson, OTT 3 2 1 0.952 Henrik Lundqvist, NYR 5 4 1 1.543 Braden Holtby, WSH 5 2 3 1.754 Petr Mrazek, DET 5 3 2 1.925 Jake Allen, STL 5 2 3 2.026 Karri Ramo, CGY 2 1 0 2.097 M-Andre Fleury, PIT 5 1 4 2.128 Jonas Hiller, CGY 6 3 2 2.209 F’rick Andersen, ANA 4 4 0 2.2010 Ben Bishop, TB 5 2 3 2.2211 Scott Darling, CHI 5 3 1 2.2212 Ryan Miller, VAN 3 1 1 2.31

Save Percentage(Two game min.) GP W L SVPct1 Craig Anderson, OTT 3 2 1 .9762 Braden Holtby, WSH 5 2 3 .9453 Henrik Lundqvist, NYR 5 4 1 .9394 Petr Mrazek, DET 5 3 2 .9375 Scott Darling, CHI 5 3 1 .9366 Jonas Hiller, CGY 6 3 2 .9317 Marc-Andre Fleury, PIT 5 1 4 .9278 Jaroslav Halak, NYI 6 3 3 .9269 Frederik Andersen, ANA 4 4 0 .92410 Carey Price, MTL 5 3 2 .923

GOLFLast week’s Tour events

PGA TourLast week’s tournamentZurich Classic of New Orleans, April 23-26TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana. Par 72, 7,520 yards. Purse:: $6,900,000. 2014 winner: Seung-yul Noh.

Final Leaderboard

Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R41 Justin Rose -22 69 66 65 662 Cameron Tringale -21 69 65 68 653 Boo Weekley -20 64 70 69 65T4 Jim Herman -19 69 68 67 65T4 Jason Day -19 67 65 68 69T6 David Hearn Brampton, Ont. -18 65 70 67 68T6 Daniel Berger -18 66 67 68 69T8 Blayne Barber -17 67 70 64 70T8 Chesson Hadley -17 67 72 66 66T8 Chad Campbell -17 67 68 68 68T8 Meen Whee Kim -17 68 71 68 64T12 Steve Wheatcroft -16 72 66 69 65T12 Jason Gore -16 70 68 66 68T12 George McNeill -16 74 64 66 68T12 Sean O’Hair -16 65 71 68 68T12 Erik Compton -16 66 69 68 69T12 Steven Bowditch -16 68 67 71 66T12 Justin Thomas -16 68 66 72 66T12 Scott Pinckney -16 69 70 65 68T12 D.A. Points -16 70 69 68 65T12 Hudson Swafford -16 67 66 70 69

LPGA TourLast week’s tournamentSwinging Skirts LPGA Classic, April 23-26Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, California, par 72, 6,925 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 winner: Lydia Ko

Final Leaderboard

Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R41 Lydia Ko* -8 67 72 71 702 Morgan Pressel -8 69 72 67 723 Brooke Henderson Smiths Falls, Ont -7 70 65 72 744 Min Seo Kwak -6 72 67 69 745 Shanshan Feng -5 70 70 71 72T6 Ha Na Jang -4 68 71 77 68T6 Amy Yang -4 72 68 75 69T6 Stacy Lewis -4 69 71 71 73T9 Mirim Lee -3 74 68 73 70T9 Sei-Young Kim -3 74 69 70 72T11 Na Yeon Choi -2 69 68 78 71T11 Sakura Yokomine -2 71 67 77 71T13 P.K. Kongkraphan -1 68 76 71 72T13 Sandra Gal -1 74 67 72 74T15 Gerina Piller E 72 73 73 70T15 Juli Inkster E 68 74 75 71T15 Moriya Jut’ugarn E 70 72 72 74T18 Cristie Kerr +1 71 74 75 69T18 Q Baek +1 73 72 74 70T18 Hyo-Joo Kim +1 71 73 74 71T18 Minjee Lee +1 71 72 74 72T18 Inbee Park +1 73 71 73 72T18 Yueer Cindy Feng +1 70 68 76 75T18 Julieta Granada +1 70 69 75 75T18 Tiffany Joh +1 70 70 74 75 * Won playoff in 2 holesAlso from CanadaT59 Sui Kim +2 72 74 77 74

Champions TourLast week’s tournamentBass Pro Shops Legends of Golf, April 24-26 (54 holes). Top of the Rock Golf Course, Ridgedale, Missouri. Par 71, 7,036 yards. Purse: $2,800,000.

Final Leaderboard

Teams Par R1 R2 R31 Andrade\Durant -19 63 51 452 Woosnam, Lyle -16 47 64 51T3 Calcavecchia\Lowery -15 51 65 47T3 Roberts\Wiebe -15 48 67 48T5 Chapman\Cochran -14 50 66 48T5 Gilder\Wadkins -14 50 66 48T5 Lehman\Sluman -14 65 49 50T5 Pavin\Waldorf -14 62 51 51T5 Sindelar/Cook -14 60 53 51T10 Armour III\Parnevik -13 54 63 48T10 Forsman\Reid -13 49 65 51T10 Janzen\Mediate -13 64 53 48T10 Morgan/Kite -13 53 64 4814 Pernice Jr\Tway -12 62 55 49T15 Brooks\Huston -11 61 53 53T15 M’gomerie\O’Meara -11 66 51 50T15 Sutton/Mize -11 48 69 50T18 Blake\Frost -10 61 57 50T18 Goydos\Sutherland -10 65 52 51T18 Jenkins\Daley -10 48 70 50T18 North\Watson -10 51 66 51

Web.com TourLast week’s tournament

WNB Golf Classic, April 23-26This tournament was canceled.

European TourLast week’s tournamentVolvo China Open, April 22-25Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club, Shanghai, China. Par 72, 7,300 yards. Purse: $2,135,580. 2014 champion: Alexander Levy.

Final Leaderboard

Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R41 A-Shun Wu -9 73 66 69 712 David Howell -8 68 72 68 72T3 Alexander Levy -7 69 68 71 73T3 Prom Meesawat -7 72 70 68 71T3 Emiliano Grillo -7 73 70 69 696 Hao-tong Li -6 71 68 69 747 Richie Ramsay -5 72 68 70 73T8 Magnus Carlsson -4 73 72 65 74T8 Julien Quesne -4 69 67 76 72T8 Peter Uihlein -4 70 67 76 71T8 Romain Wattel -4 72 67 74 71T8 Tyrrell Hatton -4 75 69 69 71T8 Byeong-Hun An -4 72 68 76 68T14 Seve Benson -3 75 69 66 75T14 Bradley Dredge -3 68 74 72 71T14 Lucas Bjerregaard -3 75 70 70 70T14 Mark Foster -3 72 71 74 68T18 Thomas Pieters -2 70 71 70 75T18 M. Manassero -2 71 68 73 74T18 James Morrison -2 73 70 70 73T18 Richard Green -2 73 71 69 73T18 Benjamim Hebert -2 70 76 67 73T18 Mikko Ilonen -2 73 71 70 72

TENNISATPBarcelona OpenBarcelona, Spain. Surface: Clay Purse: €1,993,230 (1 euro=CDN$1.33)

Singles - FinalKei Nishikori (1), Japan, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 6-4, 6-4.

Doubles-FinalMarin Draganja, Croatia, and Henri Kontinen, Finland, def. Jamie Murray, Britain, and John Peers, Australia, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 11-9.

BRD Nastase Tiriac TrophyBucharest, Romania. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405.

Singles - FinalGuillermo Garcia-Lopez (5), Spain, def. Jiri Vesely (7), Czech Republic, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (11)

Doubles - FinalMarius Copil, Romania, and Adrian Ungur, Romania, def. Nicholas Monroe, United States, and Artem Sitak, New Zealand, 3-6, 7-5, 17-15

WTAPorsche Tennis Grand PrixStuttgart, Germany. Surface: Clay. Purse: $731,000

Singles - FinalAngelique Kerber, Germany, def. Caroline Wozniacki (4), Denmark, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5

Doubles - FinalBethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Lucie Safarova (3), Czech Republic, def. Caroline Garcia, France, and Kata

BASEBALLMLB

Yesterday’s resultsDetroit 8, Cleveland 6Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati 2Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 1Miami 6, Washington 2Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4Baltimore 18, Boston 7Chicago Sox 5, Kansas City 3Milwaukee 6, St. Louis 3Texas 5, LA Angels 4Houston 7, Oakland 6San Diego 3, LA Dodgers 1Minnesota 4, Seattle 2Pittsburgh 8, Arizona 0San Francisco at Colorado, postponedN.Y. Yankees 6, N.Y. Mets 4 Saturday’s resultsDetroit 4, Cleveland 1Houston 9, Oakland 3NY Mets 8, NY Yankees 2Miami 8, Washington 0Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 2Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 2Baltimore 5, Boston 4St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 3Pittsburgh 2, Arizona 1San Fran 5, Colorado 4LA Dodgers 11, San Diego 8LA Angels 4, Texas 1Minnesota 8, Seattle 5Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, postponedKansas City at Chicago Sox, postponed

Today’s scheduleToronto at Boston, 3:10 p.m. Sanchez (1-2) vs Kelly (1-0)Kansas City at Cleveland, 3:10 p.m. Guthrie (1-1) vs Kluber (0-2)Chi. White Sox at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Samardzija (1-1) vs Jimenez (1-1)Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Karns (1-1) vs Warren (1-1)Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Nelson (1-1) vs Cueto (1-2)N.Y. Mets at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Gee (0-1) vs Cosart (1-1)Washington at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Fister (1-0) vs Stults (0-1)Seattle at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Walker (0-2) vs Gallardo (2-2)Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Worley (2-1) vs Hammel (1-1)Detroit at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Price (1-1) vs Milone (2-0)Philadelphia at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Hamels (0-2) vs Lackey (1-0)Colorado at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Kendrick (1-2) vs Anderson (0-0)Houston at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. McHugh (3-0) vs Shields (2-0)San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Bumgarner (1-1) vs Kershaw (1-1)

B.C. Premier LeagueTeam W L Pct GBLangley 9 1 .900 -Abbotsford 5 2 .714 2.5North Shore 5 2 .714 2.5Okanagan 8 4 .667 2Vic Eagles 8 4 .667 2North Delta 4 2 .667 3Nanaimo 5 5 .500 4Coquitlam 2 4 .333 5Whalley 3 8 .273 6.5Vic Mariners 2 6 .250 6Parksville 1 7 .125 7White Rock 1 8 .111 7.5

Yesterday’s resultsNanaimo 12, Okanagan 9Victoria Eagles 5, North Delta 4Whalley 8, Victoria Mariners 3Langley 4, Parksville 1North Shore 12, White Rock 5Okanagan 8, Nanaimo 4Victoria Eagles 11, North Delta 1Langley 8, Parksville 2Victoria Mariners 7, Whalley 2North Shore 7, White Rock 1

Saturday’s resultsAbbotsford 10, Coquitlam 5Victoria Eagles 3, Whalley 0Whalley 8, Victoria Eagles 6Okanagan 2, Nanaimo 1North Delta 5, Victoria Mariners 3North Delta 8, Victoria Mariners 1Coquitlam 7, Abbotsford 5Nanaimo 7, Okanagan 6

Tuesday, April 28North Shore at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 29Parkville at Nanaimo, 6 p.m.

Thursday, April 30White Rock at Whalley, 7 p.m.

SOCCERMLS

Yesterday’s resultsToronto 2, Orlando 0Portland 0, Seattle 1NY Red Bulls 1,LA Galaxy 1 Saturday’s resultsMontreal at San Jose (postponed)Columbus 4, Philadelphia 1New England 4, Salt Lake 0Sporting KC 4, Houston 4DC United 2, Vancouver 1

Friday, May 1Dallas at Houston, 5 p.m.San Jose at Salt Lake, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 2Toronto at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.Columbus at DC United, 4 p.m.Colorado at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

English Premier LeaguePosition/Club W D L GF GA Pts1 Chelsea 23 8 2 65 26 772 Man City 20 7 7 70 36 673 Arsenal 20 7 6 63 32 674 Man United 19 8 7 59 34 655 Liverpool 17 7 9 47 36 586 Tot Hotspur 17 7 10 55 49 587 Southampton 17 6 11 47 26 578 Swansea 14 8 12 41 44 509 Stoke City 13 8 13 39 42 4710 Everton 11 11 12 44 43 4411 West Ham 11 11 12 42 42 4412 Crystal Pal 11 9 14 42 47 4213 West Brom 9 10 15 32 46 3714 Newcastle 9 8 17 36 57 3515 Aston Villa 8 8 18 26 48 3216 Hull City 7 10 16 31 45 3117 Leicester 8 7 18 35 51 3118 Sunderland 5 15 13 26 49 3019 Q.P. Rangers 7 6 21 38 59 2720 Burnley 5 11 18 26 52 26

Yesterday’s resultsEverton 3, Manchester United 0Arsenal 0, Chelsea 0

Saturrday’s resultsSouthampton 2, Spurs 2Burnley 0, Leicester 1Crystal Palace 0, Hull 2Newcastle 2, Swansea 3Q.P. Rangers 0, West Ham 0Stoke 1, Sunderland 1West Brom 0, Liverpool 0Manchester City 3,. Aston Villa 2

Tuesday, April 28Hull vs. Liverpool, 11:45 a.m.

Wednesday, April 29Leicester vs. Chelsea, 11:45 a.m.

Saturday, May 2 Leicester vs. Newcastle, 4:45 a.m.Aston Villa vs. Everton, 7 a.m.Liverpool vs. Q.P. Rangers, 7 a.m.Sunderland vs. Southampton, 7 a.m.Swansea vs. Stoke, 7 a.m.

AUTO RACINGNASCARToyota Owners 400Today, 4 p.m.Richmond International Raceway, Virginia. 400 laps, 300 miles

Race StatisticsAvg Speed of Winner: 97.157 mphTime of Race: 3 hours, 5:16Margin of Victory: 0.754 secondsCaution Flags: 8 for 53 lapsLead Changes: 12 among 5 drivers

Final results (Start position in parentheses)

1 (3) Kurt Busch, Chev, $221,2402 (5) Kevin Harvick, Chev, $211,0503 (36) Jimmie Johnson, Chev, $176,9614 (9) Jamie McMurray, Chev, $154,4915 (1) Joey Logano, Ford, 400, $163,2336 (40) Kasey Kahne, Chev, $115,8407 (8) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, $132,5018 (11) Jeff Gordon, Chev, $135,0269 (17) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, $123,92310 (6) Martin Truex Jr., Chev, $114,71011 (23) Ryan Newman, Chev, $125,49012 (12) Kyle Larson, Chev, $114,43313 (4) AJ Allmendinger, Chev, $122,90814 (26) Dale Jr., Chev, $99,52515 (15) Paul Menard, Chev, $91,75016 (16) Chase Elliott, Chev, $78,80017 (7) Brad Keselowski, Ford, $127,16618 (22) Justin Allgaier, Chev, $106,60819 (18) Carl Edwards, Toyota, $77,82520 (27) Aric Almirola, Ford, $118,93621 (32) Greg Biffle, Ford, $112,25822 (2) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, $95,35023 (10) David Ragan, Toyota, $122,14124 (34) Trevor Bayne, Ford, $121,57525 (21) Danica Patrick, Chev, $88,45026 (19) Landon Cassill, Chev, $80,22527 (20) Austin Dillon, Chev, $116,88628 (24) Stenhouse Jr., Ford, $87,72529 (14) Brett Moffitt, Toyota, $108,21430 (25) Casey Mears, Chev, $102,88331 (30) David Gilliland, Ford, $98,65832 (41) Alex Bowman, Chev, $88,39733 (38) Michael Annett, Chev, $75,72534 (43) Reed Sorenson, Ford, $75,60035 (29) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, $104,24536 (31) Cole Whitt, Ford, $75,21537 (37) M DiBenedetto, Toyota, $75,07438 (39) Jeb Burton, Toyota, $70,11239 (42) Alex Kennedy, Chev, $66,04040 (33) Jeff Green, Chev, $62,040Did not finish41 (13) Tony Stewart, Chev, accident42 (28) Josh Wise, Ford, engine43 (35) Joey Gase, Ford, accident

LACROSSEBC Junior A Lacrosse League

Standings GP W L T Pts Langley 1 1 0 0 2 Delta 1 1 0 0 2 Coquitlam 1 1 0 0 2 Victoria 0 0 0 0 0 New Westminster 0 0 0 0 0 Nanaimo 1 0 1 0 0 Burnaby 1 0 1 0 0 Port Coquitlam 1 0 1 0 0

Yesterday’s resultsCoquitlam 10, Nanaimo 9Port Coquitlam 10, Burnaby 7New Westminster at Victoria postponed

Saturday’s resultDelta 12, Burnaby 6

Friday May 1Langley at Burnaby, 8 p.m.

Saturday May 2Delta at Nanaimo, 4:30 p.m.Port Coquitlam at Victoria, 5 p.m.

Sunday May 3Victoria at Coquitlam, 2 p.m.Nanaimo at New Westminster, 5 p.m.

National Lacrosse LeagueWest W L GB Pct GF GAy-Edmonton 12 5 - .706 228 167x-Colorado 9 8 2.5 .529 202 205Calgary 6 11 5.5 .353 198 204Vancouver 5 12 6.5 .294 198 251

East W L GB Pct GF GAx-Toronto 13 4 - .765 220 178x-Rochester 12 5 1 .706 193 160Buffalo 9 7 3.5 .562 196 189Minnesota 5 12 8 .294 172 214New England 4 11 8 .267 160 199

Saturday’s resultsBuffalo 17, Vancouver 9Rochester 14, New England 6Edmonton 16, Minnesota 12

Remaining scheduleToday’s gameBuffalo at New England, 3 p.m.

Friday, May 1Toronto at New England, 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 2Edmonton at Colorado, 6 p.m.Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m.New England at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m.Rochester at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs - Round 1All series best-of-five

Yesterday’s resultsToronto 5, Grand Rapids 2 (Toronto leads series 2-0)Portland 3, Manchester 2 (Series tied 1-1)Providence 2, Hartford 1 (3OT) (Providence leads series 2-1)

Saturday’s resultsToronto 7, Grand Rapids 4Manchester 6, Portland 2Providence 2, Hartford 1Hershey 3, Worcester 1 (Hershey leads series 2-0)W-B/Scranton 4, Syracuse 0 (W-B/Scranton leads series 2-0)Oklahoma City 4, San Antonio 3 (OT) (Oklahoma City leads series 1-0)Rockford 4, Texas 1 (Rockford leads series 2-0)

Tuesday, April 28 (Game 4)Hartford at Providence, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, April 29 (Games 3)Worcester at Hershey, 4 p.m.Chicago at Utica, 4 p.m.Toronto at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.W-B/Scranton at Syracuse, 4 p.m.Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 5 p.m.Texas at Rockford, 5 p.m.

Western Canada CupJunior A championshipCasman Centre, Fort McMurray, Alberta

TeamsBCHL, Penticton VeesSaskatchewan JHL: Melfort MustangsManitoba JHL: Portage TerriersAlberta JHL: Spruce Grove SaintsHosts: Fort McMurray Oil Barons

Round Robin standingsTeam GP W L T Pts GF-APenticton 2 2 0 0 4 17-3Portage 2 1 1 0 2 7-6Fort McMurray 2 1 1 0 2 3-7Melfort 1 0 1 0 0 3-6Spruce Grove 1 0 1 0 0 3-11

Yesterday’s resultsPortage 6, Melfort 3Penticton 6, Fort McMurray 0

Saturday’s opening gamesPenticton 11, Spruce Grove 3Fort McMurray 3, Portage 1

Today’s scheduleSpruce Grove vs. Melfort, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 28Penticton vs. Portage, 1:30 p.m.Spruce Grove vs. Ft McMurray, 6:30pm

Wednesday, April 29Melfort vs. Penticton, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 30Portage vs. Spruce Grove, 1:30 p.m.Fort McMurray vs. Melfort, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 2Semifinals, 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 3Finals, 3 p.m.

IIHF Ice Hockey U18World ChampionshipApril 16-26, Zug and Lucerne, Switzerland

Saturday’s semifinalsUSA 7, Canada 2Finland 5, Switzerland 4

Yesterday’s final dayRelegation gameLatvia 5, Germany 3

Bronze medal gameCanada 5, Switzerland 2

Gold medal gameUSA 2, Finland 1 (OT)

Western Hockey League

PlayoffsAll series best-of- seven*=if necessary

Eastern Conference FinalCalgary vs. Brandon (Brandon leads series 2-0)Western Conference FinalKelowna vs. Portland (Series tied 1-1)

Saturday’s results (Games 2)Brandon 3, Calgary 2 (OT)Portland 3, Kelowna 2

Tuesday, April 28 (Games 3)Brandon at Calgary, 6 p.m.Kelowna at Portland, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 29 (Games 4)Brandon at Calgary, 6 p.m.Kelowna at Portland, 7 p.m.

HORSE RACINGKentucky DerbyChurchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, May 2, Post time 3:24 p.m.

Horse: trainer; jockey oddsAmerican Pharoah: Bob Baffert; Victor Espinoza 2-1Dortmund: Bob Baffert; Martin Garcia 9-2Carpe Diem: Todd Pletcher; John Velazquez 7-1Mubtaahij: Mike de Kock; Christophe Soumillon 12-1Materiality: Todd Pletcher; Javier Castel-lano 14-1Firing Line: Simon Callaghan; Gary Stevens 16-1Frosted: Kiaran McLaughlin; Joel Rosario 16-1Upstart: Rick Violette Jr.; Jose Ortiz 20-1International Star: Mike Maker; Miguel Mena 25-1El Kabeir: Trainer; John Terranova II; Calvin Borel 33-1Far Right: Ron Moquett; Mike Smith 33-1Ocean Knight: Kiaran McLaughlin; Irad Ortiz, Jr. 40-1Itsaknockout: Todd Pletcher; Luis Saez 40-1Bolo: Carla Gaines; Rafael Bejarano 40-1Danzig Moon: Mark Casse; Julien Leparoux 40-1Madefromlucky: Todd Pletcher; unde-cided 30-1Tencendur: George Weaver; Manny Franco 40-1Mr. Z: D. Wayne Lukas; Ramon Vazquez 50-1Ocho Ocho Ocho: Jim Cassidy; Elvis Trujillo 50-1

Current odds, Bovada.lv

Wild 4, Blues 1First Period1. Minnesota, Parise (2) (Cooke) 7:14 (PP)Penalties: Stastny Stl (Interference) 3:41, Fontaine Min (Tripping) 6:31, Niederreiter Min (Hooking) 11:14

Second Period2. Minnesota, Fontaine (1) (Scandella) 11:193. St. Louis, Oshie (1) (Pietrangelo, Shattenkirk) 19:56Penalties: Cooke Min (Embellishment) 5:29, Jackman Stl (Hooking) 5:29

Third Period4. Minnesota, Parise (3) (Pominville, Granlund) 1:015. Minnesota, Niederreiter (3) (Koivu) 18:08

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd TSt. Louis 4 15 12 31Minnesota 10 7 4 21

Goaltending summary:St. Louis: Elliott (6/7), Allen (11/13), Minnesota: Dubnyk (30/31)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):St. Louis: 0 of 2, Minnesota: 0 of 1

Att: 19,318 ((106.9% of capacity)

Canadiens 2, Senators 0First Period1. Montreal, Gallagher (1) (Pateryn, Plekanec) 13:26Penalties: Markov Mtl (High-sticking Clarke MacArthur) 2:34, Mitchell Mtl (Holding Kyle Turris) 9:41

Second PeriodNo scoringPenalties: Markov Mtl (Tripping Milan Michalek) 15:52

Third Period2. Montreal, Pacioretty (2) 19:59Penalties: MacArthur Ott (High-sticking Alexei Emelin) 3:42, De La Rose Mtl (Tripping Jean-Gabriel Pageau) 16:46

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd TMontreal 13 3 3 19Ottawa 13 16 12 41

Goaltending summary:Montreal: Price (38/38), Ottawa: Anderson (18/19)

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

Att: 20,500 (110.8% of Canadian Tire Centre capacity))

Twins 4, Mariners 2 (11 inn)Minnesota Seattle ab r h bi ab r h biDozier 2B 4 1 0 0 Jackson CF 5 0 0 0Robinson OF 5 2 1 0 Smith DH 3 1 2 1Mauer 1B 5 0 3 3 Ruggiano DH 1 0 0 0Plouffe 3B 6 0 1 1 Cano 2B 4 1 0 0Nunez DH 5 0 2 0 Cruz RF 3 0 0 0Escobar LF 5 0 0 0 Seager 3B 5 0 2 0Arcia RF 4 0 1 0 Morrison 1B 5 0 0 1Schafer CF 0 0 0 0 Ackley LF 4 0 1 0Herrmann C 3 1 0 0 B’quist PH 1 0 0 0Santana SS 3 0 1 0 Miller SS 3 0 1 0Totals 40 4 9 4 Sucre C 2 0 0 0 Weeks PH 1 0 0 0 Zunino C 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 2 6 2

Minnesota 101 000 000 02 4 Seattle 000 200 000 00 2

SB: SEA Cruz, N (1, 2nd base off Thomp-son, A/Herrmann, C). 2B: MIN Mauer (3, Elias), Nunez (4, Farquhar); SEA Miller, B (3, Gibson), Seager (5, Gibson), Smith, S (4, Gibson). 3B: MIN Mauer (1, Olson). GIDP: SEA Morrison. HR: SEA Smith, S (1, 4th inning off Gibson, 0 on, 0 out). S: MIN Santana, D; SEA Sucre; Miller, B. Team Lob: MIN 12; SEA 8. DP: MIN (Santana, D-Mauer); SEA (Sucre-Cano). E: MIN Santana, D (5, throw).

Minnesota IP H R ER BB SOK Gibson 7.0 5 2 2 3 3A Thompson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1C Fien (W, 1-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2G Perkins 1.0 0 0 0 0 1Seattle IP H R ER BB SOR Elias 5.2 6 2 2 3 6C Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 1C Furbush 0.1 0 0 0 0 0D Farquhar 1.0 1 0 0 1 1F Rodney 1.0 1 0 0 1 1T Olson (L, 1-1) 2.0 1 2 2 2 0HBP: Santana, D (by Elias).

Time: 3:40. Att: 35,242.

Rays 5, Blue Jays 1Toronto Tampa Bay ab r h bi ab r h biTravis 2B 4 0 0 0 Guyer LF 4 1 2 4Martin C 4 1 1 0 Souza Jr. RF 4 0 1 0Donaldson 3B 4 0 1 0 Cabrera DH 4 0 0 0Enc’acion DH 3 0 0 0 Longoria 3B 3 1 3 0Smoak 1B 4 0 1 1 Forsythe 2B 4 0 1 1Saunders RF 4 0 0 0 Loney 1B 4 0 1 0Pompey LF 4 0 1 0 Beckham SS 3 2 2 0Pillar CF 3 0 0 0 Kiermaier CF 4 1 2 0Goins SS 3 0 1 0 Rivera C 4 0 1 0Totals 33 1 5 1 Totals 34 5 13 5

Toronto 000 000 001 1 Tampa Bay 200 102 00x 5

HR: None2B: TOR Pompey (6, Archer); TB Forsythe (4, Buehrle). GIDP: TB Souza Jr., Rivera, Re. HR: TB Guyer (1, 1st inning off Buehrle, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: TOR 6; TB 9. DP: TOR 2 (Donaldson-Travis-Smoak, Donaldson-Martin, R-Smoak). E: TOR Pompey (2, fielding); TB Longoria (2, throw).

Toronto IP H R ER BB SOM Buehrle (L, 3-1) 5.2 13 5 5 1 3M Estrada 1.1 0 0 0 2 0A Loup 1.0 0 0 0 0 3Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SOC Archer (W, 3-2) 7.0 2 0 0 1 7M Andriese 2.0 3 1 1 0 2

Time: 2:23. Att: 21,107.

Orioles 18, Red Sox 7Boston Baltimore ab r h bi ab r h biBetts CF 5 1 0 0 Cabrera SS 6 2 2 0Pedroia 2B 4 0 3 0 Machado 3B 4 2 0 0Nava PR-LF 1 1 0 0 Garcia P 0 0 0 0Sandoval 3B 2 2 1 3 Jones CF 4 2 1 2Ramirez DH 5 2 2 4 Lough CF 1 0 1 0Napoli 1B 5 0 0 0 Young RF 6 3 3 5Holt LF-2B 2 0 2 0 Davis 1B 5 3 3 3Craig RF 5 0 0 0 Pearce LF 3 2 2 3Bogaerts SS 4 0 0 0 Paredes 3B 5 1 3 3Leon C 4 1 1 0 Lavarnway C 5 1 2 0Totals 37 7 9 7 Navarro 2B 5 2 3 1 Totals 44 18 20 17

Boston 000 000 403 7 Baltimore 016 212 60x 18

2B: BOS Pedroia (4, Norris); BAL Davis, C (5, Miley), Navarro, R (2, Hembree), Young, D (2, Hembree), Paredes (4, Bre-slow). 3B: BAL Paredes (1, Hembree). HR: BOS Sandoval (1, 7th inning off Norris, 2 on, 2 out), Ramirez, H 2 (8, 7th inning off Garcia, Ja, 0 on, 2 out; 9th inning off Garcia, Ja, 2 on, 1 out); BAL Davis, C (4, 6th inning off Hembree, 0 on, 2 out). Team Lob: BOS 9; BAL 7. E: BOS Betts (1, fielding); BAL Paredes (1, throw).

Boston IP H R ER BB SOW Miley (L, 1-2) 2.1 5 7 6 2 0A Varvaro 1.2 2 2 2 1 0R Ross 1.0 3 1 1 0 1R Hembree 1.1 6 6 6 1 3C Breslow 0.2 3 2 1 0 1E Mujica 1.0 1 0 0 0 0Baltimore IP H R ER BB SOD Norris (W, 1-2) 6.2 7 3 3 3 2J Garcia 2.1 2 4 3 3 1

Time: 3:13. Att: 43,802.

Rangers 5, Angels 4Texas LA Angels ab r h bi ab r h biMartin CF 6 1 2 1 Calhoun RF 6 0 3 0Smolinski LF 3 1 0 0 Trout CF 4 1 1 2Peguero LF 2 0 0 0 Pujols DH 5 1 2 0Fielder DH 5 0 1 0 Freese 3B 6 0 0 0DeShields DH 1 1 0 0 Aybar SS 6 0 2 1Beltre 3B 5 0 2 0 Cron 1B 4 0 4 0Rosales 3B 0 1 0 0 Green PR-1B 2 1 0 0Moreland 1B 5 0 3 2 Joyce LF 4 0 1 0

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Rangers 5, Angels 4 (Cont’d)Texas LA Angels ab r h bi ab r h biAndrus SS 4 1 1 0 Cowgill LF 1 0 0 0Choo RF 4 0 0 0 Iannetta C 3 0 0 0Corporan C 4 0 0 0 Giavotella 2B 5 1 2 1Odor 2B 3 0 0 1 Totals 46 4 15 4Totals 42 5 9 4

Texas 011 000 001 02 5 LA Angels 000 000 210 01 4

SB: TEX Martin, L (5, 2nd base off Santiago, H/Iannetta). 2B: TEX Beltre, A (3, Santiago, H); LAA Cron (4, Martinez, N), Giavotella (3, Bass), Pujols (3, Feliz). HR: TEX Martin, L (1, 11th inning off Alvarez, Jo, 0 on, 0 out); LAA Trout (4, 7th inning off Bass, 1 on, 1 out). Team Lob: TEX 14; LAA 14. DP: TEX (Beltre, A-Moreland). E: TEX Choo (1, fielding); LAA Aybar 2 (2, fielding, fielding). PICKOFFS: TEX Corporan (Cron at 3rd base).

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Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry sits on the bench during a timeout in the second half of Game 4 as the Raptors were eliminated from the playoffs. [AP PHOTO]

Wizards win 125-94, sweep past RaptorsBRIAN MCNALLY THE CANADIAN PRESS

WASHINGTON — It didn’t take very long for Kyle Lowry to show his built-up frustration on Sunday against Washington.

Lowry and his Toronto Raptors were swept from the post-season after a 125-94 loss in Game 4 against the Wizards. The guard’s emotion from throughout the series boiled over in the first quarter. He protested an early foul on Paul Pierce by firing the basketball to a referee as he walked off the court after a time out. Lowry earned a technical foul and moments later was on the bench with a third personal foul just six minutes 54 seconds into the game. The meltdown encapsulated the series for Lowry and Toronto, which dropped the first-round matchup 4-0.

“It was very unsatisfactory, to be honest,” said Lowry. “At the end of the day, I’ve got to continue to get better and I will get better.”

It was a miserable week for Lowry, who battled back spasms, an illness and a leg injury, but refused to concede he was hurt. His shot was off. Foul trouble was a constant problem. The Rap-tors’ most dynamic player, who started at guard for the Eastern Conference in this year’s All-Star game, was a shell of himself in the series.

Lowry scored a team-high 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting on Sunday. But the Raptors’ defence was inconsistent, their offence sputtered and they couldn’t rebound the shots they did miss.

“I’ve got no answers. It’s a tough end for us,” said guard Greivis Vasquez. “But as a team we’ve got to stay together. We’ll see what happens this summer. We all, as individuals, have to get better. That really wasn’t us the whole series.”

The Wizards led 20-10 just 6:18 into the contest when Lowry was forced to the bench with that third foul. The lead grew to 20 midway through the second quarter and the game was never com-petitive in the second half as one Washington starter after another was pulled from the game to a standing ovation.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might need to cocoon a bit in order to figure out what the current confusion is all about. The issue could be related to communication, or perhaps your finances are involved. Your perspective will change later in the day. Still, use care. Tonight: Let your guard down.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)Allow security and domestic matters to play out. You might not be sure about what would be the best way to proceed. A friend’s reaction could seem a bit off-the-wall. Perhaps this person has misinterpreted the implications of your words. Tonight: Hang close to home.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You might want to have a long-overdue chat that could point you down a new path. Your sense of direction seems to revolve around the quality of your communication. Listen to what is being said by all parties involved. Then ask questions. Tonight: A conversation is easy.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might not understand where someone else is coming from. Finances likely will be

involved, and a misunderstand-ing could be brewing. Commu-nication will point you toward a different solution. Money could be at the heart of this confu-sion. Tonight: Visit with a friend.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You could be at your wits’ end and wondering what is going on. Be more flexible and upbeat. If someone else shares something that doesn’t make sense to you, ask nonintrusive questions. Be aware of the costs of providing as you have been. Tonight: Say “yes” to an offer.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You could be a bit out of sorts right now. You might want to rethink a decision you have made. What is important is figuring out how you came to that decision in the first place. Have a long-overdue discussion with a friend later in the day. Tonight: Open up to the moment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Emphasize the pluses rather than the minuses. You need to be more trusting of your own thought process and also of those around you. Understand what is happening between you and someone else. Think before

you act. Tonight: You need some downtime.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Tension builds during the day. You might question your choices and the reasons behind them. Slow down and listen to feedback, because the results will be much better if you do. The late afternoon will lead to an important discussion. Tonight: Zero in on what you want.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Reach out for more informa-tion and greet a loved one’s feedback positively. You might not agree, but more insight always helps to solidify your ideas or plans. Tension is likely to build later in the day; per-haps, you feel as if you have not done enough. Tonight: Out late.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) A one-on-one conversation will lead you down a different path. How you deal with someone’s responses could change after this talk. You might not agree with this person, but you will understand him or her better as a result. Detach if possible. Tonight: Relax to music.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You don’t have trouble making the first move, but others might want to step up first. They could get difficult if you try to bypass them. You seem to be review-ing a matter in your head that revolves around your personal life. Tonight: Sort through invi-tations, then choose.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You could be overwhelmed by everything that is happening around you. Your words, though well-intended, might fall flat. Verbalize the same statement in different ways until you make some headway. Clear out as much as you can. Tonight: Return calls, then decide.

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The connector would extend around Horne Lake to merge with Highway 19 northwest of Qualicum Beach.

With cost estimates of at least $50 million, building the alterna-tive route is not included in the ministry’s next three-year, $1-billion investment plan for highways in B.C.

Fraser expects that sound eco-nomic benefits of the alterna-tive route need to be proven, as the province would face main-tenance costs on two highways into the Valley.

“If I read between the lines that’s what the ministry is find-ing daunting,” he said. “Their year-to-year budget might not be able to cover the maintenance of two separate highways.”

Fraser noted that previous analysis undertaken by the province determined that there’s not enough traffic on Highway 4 to build an alterna-tive route.

“They’ve done studies on traf-fic already, which have come back saying that we don’t have enough activity on Highway 4 to warrant an alternative access,” Fraser said, adding that the upcoming study would look into the business case for another highway. “It’s basically a cost-

benefit analysis is what would be undertaken here.”

A study on Highway 4 by Apex Engineering released in the summer of 2013 stated that an average of 7,842 vehicles a day use the route. From 2007 to 2011 this resulted in 265 collisions and nine deaths.

The ministry will be consider-ing local concerns while analyz-ing the potential for an alterna-tive highway this summer, said Stone.

“We’ll make absolutely certain that there’s every opportunity for the community – whether it’s community organizations, the chambers, the local govern-ments, First Nations, industrial interests – to participate in this process,” emphasized the minister.

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“We’ll make absolutely certain that there’s every opportunity for the community...to participate in this process.”

Todd Stone, minister of transportation

‘Every opportunity’ for community input: StoneTrustees vote to reopen

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Cedar Secondary School will be reopened as a high school in September of 2016.

Nanaimo-Ladysmith school dis-trict trustees decided in a 6-3 vote on Wednesday night to reopen the school, which was closed in June of 2014, and was in the pro-cess of being converted into an elementary school as the district attempted to deal with ongoing declining enrolment and cost pressures.

The new school board stopped work on the $2.6-million conver-sion project shortly after Novem-ber’s municipal election. Trust-ees sought more public input into what taxpayers wanted to do with the facility, as well as other areas of the controversial long-range facilities plan.

Nanaimo-Ladysmith Board chairman Steve Rae said trustees also decided to give staff until June 30 to revise the district’s facilities plan to take in the fact that CSS will now convert back to a high school.

The board also decided to provide a bus service for Cedar students heading to Ladysmith

Secondary School next year.“We know there still needs to

be school closures and consolida-tions in the district to deal with over capacity,” Rae said. “Staff will now prepare new plans, make recommendations and the board will make decisions as we move forward.”

More than $500,000 from the $2 million allotted from the district’s annual facilities grants for 2014-16 had already been com-mitted to convert CSS into an elementary school before work

stoppedA staff report released in

January indicated it would cost the district at least $470,000 to convert the facility back to a high school. Rae and other board members disputed those num-bers at the time.

Rae said the board expects staff will provide up-to-date numbers of the costs now that a final deci-sion has been made, but added that not a lot of the interior work had been completed before work concluded.

The now-closed Cedar Secondary School will reopen as a high school in 2016. [AAron Hinks, DAily news]

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‘Don’t compare yourself to others.”

We have all heard it before and we know why it is true, but there is a different kind of comparison that some-times sneaks under the radar and does far more damage than just ‘keeping up with the Jones’. This is the lure to compare yourself to what you could be.

I noticed this first in my own life, a sense of being not quite good enough. I would come up with a plan of how to “reach my potential,” get motivated, then try, try some more and finally get exhausted and stop. This would leave me with a sense of failure, disappointment and the promise to do better next time.

Eventually, I recognized this pattern. Although I would never have identified with being a per-fectionist, there was an illusion of myself that I always seemed to be chasing. I started to call her Sam 2.0. She was lighter, could run faster, and of course, never fed her children McDon-alds. Her house was spotless, she was always on time, would never binge watch a TV series, had the patience of a saint and, quite possibly, the brilliance of Einstein. Sam 2.0 never has and never will exist. She was a fig-ment of my imagination.

The problem was, it felt like she could exist if I just tried hard enough. This created a “not quite good enough” vortex. Despite the success I was feel-ing in any one area of my life, when I compared myself to that ideal, there were always a dozen places I was failing. It was exhausting, it was deflating and despite my best efforts, it was

always out of reach. I decided this cycle needed to stop, so I broke up with my potential.

At first I was afraid that by let-ting go of my ideal, I was going to lose motivation and end up in a heap in front of my TV sur-rounded by candy wrappers and take-out containers. In fact, the opposite happened.

I found it easier to make healthier choices, and I found the learning process so much more enjoyable.

As I supported more and more clients through this process, I noticed the same things: a greater ease and enjoyment in life, while growing and attain-ing goals.

If I were to break down the process of ending the com-parison game with your ideal, it would involve three crucial skills.

The first is to develop loving acceptance of yourself. Remem-ber, this is not about letting go of your goals, but shifting your attitude towards yourself in the process.

A small child may have the goal to be able to run, but if he is just crawling, he needs to accept where he is at and build onto that. As adults, it is the same process. By accept-ing where you are at without judgment and condemnation, it becomes easier to learn and grow into who you want to be.

It also releases an incredible amount of emotional bag-gage that can weigh down the process.

Secondly, you need to develop the skill of self-nourishing. In order for you to give to your goals, your work, your family, or your community, you can’t be running on empty. Many people end each day feeling depleted and empty; some start their day with this feeling.

Learn what fills you up to overflowing: what food nour-ishes you best, what move-ment makes you feel alive, what excites you, what are you passionate about? It is never too late to ask yourself these questions and build in space and habits that will leave you overflowing.

Finally, you need to take com-mitted action. As a parent, I am not always motivated, but I am committed. At 3 a.m., I might not leap out of my bed with unbridled enthusiasm when my child beckons, but I am commit-ted and will lovingly tend to his or her needs.

It is the same when I go for a run or a hike. Some days I am motivated and am excited to go, other times it is just a loving commitment that I know I will thank myself for later.

Little steps lead to long beauti-ful journeys. Before you know it, you let go of the destination and start enjoying the process so much that it feels easy…and then you find yourself there.

The curse of my potentialBALANCE

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» Samantha Banton Smith is a professional life coach for hardworking souls who are ready to create ease and possibility in their lives.

Eryn Arsenault loves taking care of her ferret and showed it off during Animal Ark’s anniversary celebration on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

HEALTH CARE

Peer support key for life’s journeyLongstanding Alzheimer’s support group needs volunteers to continue helping othersKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Progressive memory loss is often the first sign of dementia. It is

recognized by both the individ-ual experiencing the problems, as well as their family, and affects each in different ways. Other early warning signs include misplacing things, trouble with language and losing words.

Family members might notice changes in a loved one’s mood and behaviour, disorientation of time and space and impaired judgement.

According to the Alzheimer’s Society of B.C., individuals gradually experience decline in cognitive function and physical changes.

“They may have trouble with their gait or disturbed sleep,” said Jane Hope, support and education coordinator for the North and Central Vancouver Island chapter of the Society. “The disease impacts the brain as it progresses and leads to a lot more physiological changes.”

She said it is a difficult jour-ney to go through alone and support can be essential. Much of the time the caregiving falls in the hands of family and is often a new challenge for them.

“In B.C., caregivers provide 33 million unpaid hours to people with dementia every year,” Hope said.

That is why she feels com-pelled to continue educat-ing the public and providing support networks to connect people going through the same thing.

“The support groups can be

very beneficial,” Hope said. “We talk about what is hap-pening for each other and share strategies and coping mechanisms.”

Marg Souther has been a facilitator for the local care-giver support group for 17 years.

“My husband and I had been caring for his mother for seven years,” Souther said. “At the latter part of that I came on as assistant to Brian Smith out of the Nanaimo group.”

Souther is currently in need of a co-facilitator to help run the group once per month. Averaging about 11 to 15 mem-bers, each is caring for some-one at various stages of the disease. As a result, they need different means of support.

“It is good to have two people because we try very hard to never cancel,” Souther said. “We sometimes separate the group for people at different levels of caregiving depending on the stage they are at. Some new people want to spend extra time talking about the early stages and others with those in care talk about how their week was.”

She said she enjoys using her education and knowledge to share with others.

“No two people are exactly the same, but in some way I hope to alleviate their stress or feeling of loss in the whole journey,” Souther said.

Hope recognizes that it is a disease often overlooked by patients who put off going to the doctor because of fear.

She said visiting the doctor can rule out other possibil-ities or determine an early

diagnosis. “Absolutely talk to a doctor,”

Hope said. “Number one, it could be something else that can be treated. But if it is dementia, many people find a sense of relief. By knowing what is going on, they can plan for the future and treat symptoms.”

Hope has witnessed volun-teers working with caregivers and said they feel a sense of

giving back. “Sometimes the facilitators

have walked the same journey and have an understanding of dementia already,” she said. “They end up wanting to con-tribute to the well-being of the community.”

Volunteer facilitators undergo full training and are there to ensure all caregivers in the support group have the oppor-tunity to participate and keep

it running smooth. Hope will also be providing

an education session for those experiencing the early signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, as well as for fam-ily members and caregivers. It runs on May 13 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Echo Centre. For more information or to apply asa support group volunteer, call 1-800-462-2833.

Long-time Port Alberni resident Mary Rowland wheels along the track of Bob Dailey Stadium with Mary and Danny during the Alzheimer Society Walk for Memories early this year. The local caregivers support group is in need of a volunteer co-facilitator to help those going through the journey of caring for those with dementia. [FILE PHOTO]

COMPANIONSHIP

Top fi ve reasons to care for a petPets tend to bring a smile to the

faces of owners, bring them up when they are feeling down and add meaning to life for those who are lonely.

Animal lovers Caitlyn Groen-eveld, Eryn Arsenault and Fay-dra Arsenault shared their top five reasons why they love to be guardians for their various pets.

1. They provide companion-ship because they are life-long

friends. 2. They teach responsibility.3. They provide motivation

for exercise. When the dog is scratching at the door waiting to be let out, there is no saying no.

4. They are an extention of your family.

5. It is a chance to learn about animal behaviour and think about something other than oneself.


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