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ATTENTION NEW SUBSCRIBERS Sign up for a new 1 year Subscription and receive a 4918 Napier Street 250-723-8171 $ 25 00 GIFT CARD from Save-On Foods Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Wednesday, August 12, 2015 Port Alberni boasting greenhouse gas reduction success Alberni and Region, Page 3 34C 15C Sunny Weather 2 What’s On 2 Alberni Region 3 Opinion 4 Sports 5 Scoreboard 6 Comics 7 Classifieds 8 Nation & World 9 This is Then 10 ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 153 $1.25 newsstand (GST incl.) Inside today Improvements shining new light on kids’ lives Grants help Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre add much-needed building improvements. » Alberni Region, 3 Environmental order for Syncrude in bird deaths Syncrude revealed on the weekend that carcasses from 29 blue herons were discovered last Friday. » Nation & World, 9 » Use your smartphone to jump to our Facebook page for updates on these stories or the latest breaking news. Port Alberni residents Gord Herman and Cathy Rann were at Clutesi Haven Marina Tuesday afternoon cleaning some local catches. [KRISTI DOBSON TIMES] Dancing, lighted water to brighten Central Park ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES Picnic benches, raised flower beds, multi-coloured fountains and a publicly-accessible 24-hour video surveillance system to watch over it all is the vision a local couple is putting forward to transform an empty lot in Port Alberni’s Uptown. Construction on Central Park is underway this summer, a project at the corner of Third Avenue and Angus being funded by residents Stacey and Franco Gaiga. In recent years the surround- ing Uptown business area has suffered from underused space and empty storefronts. These include the large unoccupied building at Third and Mar Street that last housed Zeller’s, which is among the 21 out of 55 com- mercial spaces in the area that are vacant, according to a pres- entation given by Kevin Wright of the Uptown Merchants Associ- ation in February. But the Central Park develop- ment proposes to improve the area through a creation of a public meeting space with trees, flowers, several concrete and wooden benches and tables sur- rounding a five-fountain fixture that the Gaigas plan to illumin- ate with multiple colours. “This water can be pro- grammed to dance and it lights up at night,” said Stacey during a presentation on the project to city council Monday. “We want to make sure that the fountain colours will be visible.” After the tear-down of the Beaufort Hotel several years ago, the property sat vacant until the Gaigas purchased the lot in 2014. Assessed at a value of $55,500 before construction began this year, 3009 Third Ave. is set to become an outdoor gathering place in the Uptown area. A cam- era connected to the Internet is planned to allow the public to monitor the site at all hours. “Because it had been sitting empty for quite a few years we thought it was a prime candidate for an urban infill site, so we’re in the process of transforming it into public green space as a pocket park,” Gaiga said. “My husband Franco and I hope that everyone in the community is going to use this space.” Beyond giving citizens another place to hang out, the develop- ment could have an effect on lagging property values in the area. As Gaiga mentioned during her address to council, numerous reports on urban development in North America indicate that small parks tend to boost the sur- rounding real estate. A 2009 study on the effects of public parks in American cities by Peter Harnik and Ben Welle points to the economic benefits of green spaces. “Private and public spaces ani- mate each other with the sum greatly surpassing the parts,” stated the study. “This know- your-neighbor social capital helps ward off antisocial prob- lems that would otherwise cost the city more in police and fire protection, prisons, counseling, and rehabilitation.” On Monday the city granted the Gaigas an exemption from paying property taxes for the park, and agreed to provide snow removal if necessary, as well as assisting with planting and maintaining trees, shrubs and flowers on the site. Water and hydro costs will also be covered by the city. “Thank you for the investment in our city and thank you for believing in our future,” Mayor Mike Ruttan told the Gaigas. Central Park is expected to be complete by Spring 2016. [email protected] Strings on Clutesi marina deal Port Authority gets 25-year lease extension by pledging commercial development opportunities ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES At a rate of $1 a year, the city has signed another lease with the Port Alberni Port Authority for the use of the Clutesi Haven Marina. But it comes with an added stipulation: to bring a tourism development to the site. Council agreed to hand over the municipal land for 25 years at a public meeting on Monday, allowing the port authority to continue its management of the marina and boat launch on the Somass River. The lease is effective Aug. 1, with an option for the port authority to extend the deal in 2040 for another 10 years if they are in good standing. After running Clutesi Haven for decades, the port authority drafted a new 20-year lease with the city in the spring. But council hesitated to pass this arrangement due to fears that the large parking lot and field by the marina would sit undeveloped and result in lost tourism opportunities. The initial draft of the lease had an option for commercial development, but this was not a requirement. “The port authority is going to be granted this land for 20 years. I find that unacceptable,” said Coun. Chris Alemany during a public meeting in April. “It’s been too long that I think that Clutesi marina land has sat there unused and undeveloped.” The two parties went back to the bargaining table, resulting in a longer lease that “maximizes opportunities” for tourism and commercial development, states the document. The lease stipulates that the city and PAPA issue a request for proposals before the end of this year to attract a developer to the site. The selected builder would be required to install public wash- rooms at Clutesi Haven and a structure that council hopes will lure more westbound travellers from Highway 4 to spend time in Port Alberni. The tendered project would then save $500,000 worth of con- struction costs offset by the port authority. “It would be jointly approved by city council and the port author- ity board,” said city manager Ken Watson. Coun. Ron Paulson believes the new arrangement can improve the local offerings for tourists. “I think that’s a great situa- tion,” he said. “Stop people from going straight through to Tofino and Ucluelet.” [email protected] DEVELOPMENT WATERFRONT
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Inside today
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Port Alberni residents Gord Herman and Cathy Rann were at Clutesi Haven Marina Tuesday afternoon cleaning some local catches. [KRISTI DOBSON TIMES]
Dancing, lighted water to brighten Central ParkERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Picnic benches, raised flower beds, multi-coloured fountains and a publicly-accessible 24-hour video surveillance system to watch over it all is the vision a local couple is putting forward to transform an empty lot in Port Alberni’s Uptown.
Construction on Central Park is underway this summer, a project at the corner of Third Avenue and Angus being funded by residents Stacey and Franco Gaiga.
In recent years the surround-ing Uptown business area has suffered from underused space and empty storefronts. These include the large unoccupied building at Third and Mar Street
that last housed Zeller’s, which is among the 21 out of 55 com-mercial spaces in the area that are vacant, according to a pres-entation given by Kevin Wright of the Uptown Merchants Associ-ation in February.
But the Central Park develop-ment proposes to improve the area through a creation of a public meeting space with trees, flowers, several concrete and wooden benches and tables sur-rounding a five-fountain fixture that the Gaigas plan to illumin-ate with multiple colours.
“This water can be pro-grammed to dance and it lights up at night,” said Stacey during a presentation on the project to city council Monday. “We want to make sure that the fountain
colours will be visible.”After the tear-down of the
Beaufort Hotel several years ago, the property sat vacant until the Gaigas purchased the lot in 2014. Assessed at a value of $55,500 before construction began this year, 3009 Third Ave. is set to become an outdoor gathering place in the Uptown area. A cam-era connected to the Internet is planned to allow the public to monitor the site at all hours.
“Because it had been sitting empty for quite a few years we thought it was a prime candidate for an urban infill site, so we’re in the process of transforming it into public green space as a pocket park,” Gaiga said. “My husband Franco and I hope that everyone in the community is
going to use this space.”Beyond giving citizens another
place to hang out, the develop-ment could have an effect on lagging property values in the area. As Gaiga mentioned during her address to council, numerous reports on urban development in North America indicate that small parks tend to boost the sur-rounding real estate.
A 2009 study on the effects of public parks in American cities by Peter Harnik and Ben Welle points to the economic benefits of green spaces.
“Private and public spaces ani-mate each other with the sum greatly surpassing the parts,” stated the study. “This know-your-neighbor social capital helps ward off antisocial prob-
lems that would otherwise cost the city more in police and fire protection, prisons, counseling, and rehabilitation.”
On Monday the city granted the Gaigas an exemption from paying property taxes for the park, and agreed to provide snow removal if necessary, as well as assisting with planting and maintaining trees, shrubs and flowers on the site. Water and hydro costs will also be covered by the city.
“Thank you for the investment in our city and thank you for believing in our future,” Mayor Mike Ruttan told the Gaigas.
Central Park is expected to be complete by Spring 2016.
Strings on Clutesi marina dealPort Authority gets 25-year lease extension by pledging commercial development opportunities
ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
At a rate of $1 a year, the city has signed another lease with the Port Alberni Port Authority for the use of the Clutesi Haven Marina.
But it comes with an added stipulation: to bring a tourism development to the site.
Council agreed to hand over the municipal land for 25 years at a public meeting on Monday, allowing the port authority to continue its management of the marina and boat launch on the Somass River.
The lease is effective Aug. 1, with an option for the port authority to extend the deal in 2040 for another 10 years if they are in good standing.
After running Clutesi Haven for decades, the port authority drafted a new 20-year lease with the city in the spring.
But council hesitated to pass this arrangement due to fears that the large parking lot and field by the marina would sit undeveloped and result in lost tourism opportunities.
The initial draft of the lease had an option for commercial development, but this was not a requirement.
“The port authority is going to be granted this land for 20 years. I find that unacceptable,” said Coun. Chris Alemany during a
public meeting in April. “It’s been too long that I think
that Clutesi marina land has sat there unused and undeveloped.”
The two parties went back to the bargaining table, resulting in a longer lease that “maximizes opportunities” for tourism and commercial development, states the document.
The lease stipulates that the city and PAPA issue a request for proposals before the end of this year to attract a developer to the site.
The selected builder would be required to install public wash-rooms at Clutesi Haven and a structure that council hopes will lure more westbound travellers from Highway 4 to spend time in Port Alberni.
The tendered project would then save $500,000 worth of con-struction costs offset by the port authority.
“It would be jointly approved bycity council and the port author-ity board,” said city manager Ken Watson.
Coun. Ron Paulson believes the new arrangement can improve the local offerings for tourists.
“I think that’s a great situa-tion,” he said.
“Stop people from going straight through to Tofino and Ucluelet.”
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ArtsAlberni Valley Community Band
meets Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., E.J. Dunn band room. Info: 250-723-1285 (Cory) or 250-724-6780 (Manfred).
The Barkley Sounds Community Choir practices on Wednesdays, 6:45 to 9 p.m. at Alberni Valley United Church. Info: 250-723-6884.
Lounge Music with guitarist David Morton from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wed-nesdays at Char’s Landing.
Musicians open mic hosted by Jeff Hallworth from 7 to 9 p.m. first Wednesday of each month at Char’s Landing.
AV Transition Town Society meetings, 6 p.m. third Wednesday of each month at Char’s Landing.
Timbre! Choir is looking for new mem-bers in all sections for their 43rd Season. Rehearsals commence Monday, September 14th. Please contact Pat Venn at (250) 723-2380 or Patricia Miller at (250) 390-7508 for more detailed information.
Sports Drop-in circuit training on Wednes-
days at 6 p.m. Info: (778) 421-2721.Touch rugby games at the Port Alberni
Black Sheep Rugby Club Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.
Bingo on Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. and cards at 7 p.m. at the Royal Can-adian Legion Alberni Valley Branch.
Horseshoe Club practices on Wed-nesdays at 1 p.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050.
Alberni Valley Billiards Club, 2964 Third Ave. - Wednesdays - youth league (ages 13 to 18) at 7 p.m. Info: 250-723-1212.
Child and youth Navy League Cadets (ages 9 to 12),
meet Wednesdays, 7 p.m., at the Port Alberni Youth Centre. Info: 250-723-6365 or 250-723-7442.
PacificCARE free music drop-in pro-gram for children and their families on Wednesdays, from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. at the Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre. Closures follow school cal-endar. Registration is required. Info: 250-735-3022.
Support and help Volunteers urgently needed to help at
Red Cross Loan Cupboard for four-hour shifts, once per week. Info: 250-723-0557 (call on Wednesdays or Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
MS Port Alberni self-help group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at Echo Centre at noon. The group meets to support those living with MS and their families. Info: 250-723-7403 (Susan).
Chair Fit Exercise Program for those with physical limitations or mobility issues. Group meets Wednesdays at Echo Centre, from 1 to 2 p.m. Info: 250-723-2181.
GroupsThe Freemasons Barclay Lodge #90
meets the second Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. at the Free-masons Hall. Info: 250-723-6075 or
250-723-3328.Genealogy Club members are able to
visit at the Family History Centre in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Addictions Al-Anon and Al-Ateen support groups
for family and friends of problem drinkers meet on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. at 3028 Second Ave. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855.
Narcotics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-807-1780.
Overeaters Anonymous meeting Wednesday evening 7 p.m. 4711 Elizabeth St., Info: 250-723-7486
Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addictions, men-tal health, relationships and other issues. Info: 250-723-8281. Every-body welcome.
What’s comingEveryone Welcome skate Aug. 12 from
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at the Multiplex.Shinny Hockey Aug. 13 from 7:00 -
8:30 p.m. at the Multiplex.Maritime Discovery Centre Build a
Boat Day children’s event, Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon. Free, includes crafts and snacks.
Maritime Discovery Fishing Derby for children, Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon. Free, includes crafts and snacks.
A.V. Legion Branch 293 Fun Fishing Derby Saturday, Aug. 22 6a.m. to 9p.m., Sunday Aug. 23 6a.m. to 11a.m., final weigh in 11a.m. Tickets available at the Legion and Gone Fishin’.
Wings for Angel dinner, entertainment, silent auction for Hugginz Foundation, Aug. 29. Tickets at the Best Western Barclay or call 250-735-7595.
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Speeder ridesSoup Campbell, principal restorer of this 1946 Comox Logging & Railway Co. “logging” crew speeder for the Industrial Heritage Society, and Tin Pants Troupe member Erin Netzer, invite the public to take a ride for the first time ever to McLean Mill this Thursday as well as Saturday, Aug. 23. Both depart at 10 a.m. from the train station. [DARREN WILLIS, FOR THE TIMES]
The Canadian dollar traded Tues-day afternoon at 76.31 US, down 0.61 of a cent from Monday’s close.
The Pound Sterling was worth $2.0417 Cdn, up 1.50 of a cent while the Euro was worth $1.4473 Cdn, up 1.50 of a cent.
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Alberni residents asked to look for missing man
Police are asking for the pub-lic’s help in finding a missing Maple Ridge man with a distinct-ive tattoo known to frequent the Port Alberni area.
Ridge Meadows RCMP have
been trying to locate 40-year-old Kenneth Joseph Armand Sher-man, who was recently reported as missing.
If you have information about Sherman, contact Const. Chris Wilson of the Ridge Meadows RCMP at 604-467-7669, or the police agency in the area he is currently in.
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Susan Fox checks out the new windows at Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre as Mike Diewold of Joel Salmon Contracting works on the installation. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
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CHILDCARE ENVIRONMENT
Port Alberni greenhouse gases down 18 per centMARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
The City of Port Alberni reported an 18 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 2007, and aims to further reduce GHGs by 70 per cent by 2020.
Back in ‘07 the city signed the Community Action Charter, an agreement with the provincial government and the Union of B.C. Municipalities committing to reduce pollution. By 2011, 95 per cent of B.C. municipalities had signed the charter.
Port Alberni committed to car-bon neutrality by 2012. The city documented its efforts — noting that more work needs to done — in an Environment Sustaina-bility Progress Report and Plan published for the regular council meeting on Monday.
Annual carbon-dioxide emis-sions from the municipality reportedly dropped by about 500 tonnes from 2007 to 2014 — the equivalent of taking about 100 cars off the road.
By establishing the Port Alber-ni Carbon Trust Reserve Fund and paying an offset of $25 per tonne of carbon-dioxide emis-sions annually for investment into “green community initia-tives,” the city claims to have reached its goal of “being carbon neutral” by 2012.
With current annual emissions of about 2,300 tonnes the city contributes about $58,000 per year to the carbon trust reserve fund. By the end of 2015, the total fund balance is expected to be about $290,000.
In 2014 the city used $70,000 from the carbon fund to pur-chase a new electric-powered Zamboni for the Alberni Valley Multiplex to replace the older propane-fuelled ice cleaner.
This year $30,000 was taken from the fund to purchase soft-ware for the city’s electronic billing as part of a “paperless” commitment.
Residents are expected to adopt e-billing gradually over a three-year period.
Most of the GHG emission reduction has resulted from upgrading city buildings paid for with help from the Federal
Gas Tax Fund. Energy and efficiency retrofit
projects have reduced energy consumption and GHG emis-sions since 2007 by about 30 per cent at Echo Centre, 40 per cent at the fire hall and city hall, and 16 per cent at the Multiplex.
Further upgrades are planned for the Multiplex and Glenwood Centre. An anti-idling policy for the city’s 80 vehicles was enacted in 2008 and the city replaced 25 of its vehicles since 2007 with more fuel-efficient models.
“For future replacements, including the bylaw vehicle, elec-tric format vehicles will be con-sidered where practical,” notes the report.
In 2013 the city installed two electric charging stations, one at the Harbour Quay and another at the Victoria Quay. In its first year only about 21 vehicles used the stations, increasing to 97 in 2014. The stations are free for public use.
“It is anticipated that conven-ient access to charging stations will promote use of electric vehicles and thus reduce greenhouse gas emissions community-wide.”
Through the city’s curbside recycling service the amount of residential waste decreased by 9,500 tonnes from 2007 to 2014, reducing greenhouse gas emis-sions from waste alone by 26 per cent. The city plans to introduce kitchen and yard waste disposal to reduce GHG emissions further.
A new district energy system to be funded with federal grant money is in the works and could reduce GHG emissions for the region by another 5,100 tonnes — the equivalent of about 1,000 cars on the streets.
Despite these efforts not every development by the city has reduced GHGs.
Continued expansion of the sewage lagoon over the years has increased power consumption, which is expected to continue increasing as the sewage treat-ment system develops.
A positive effect is the reduc-tion of treated waste entering the Somass River estuary.
Climate action commitments met
Man arrested after 7-Eleven robberyOn Sunday, August 9, a suspect
was arrested for an attempted robbery at the 7-Eleven store on 10th Avenue.
“An adult male came in, indi-cated he was going to rob the
store, but it didn’t happen,” said Inspector Mac Richards.
At approximately 12:30 a.m. the Port Alberni RCMP responded to the call, located the male and arrested him nearby. The
name of the male has not been released and charges have been recommended. He is being held in custody until his court appear-ance today at the Port Alberni Provincial Court.
Improvements add some sunshine to the lives of Port Alberni childrenKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
A little added light to the Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre is about to make a big difference in the learning environment of local children.
After concern last year about replacing the damaged furnace, and the resulting publicity, centre administrator Susan Fox applied for funding for more improvements for the 60-year-old building.
With help from the Alberni Val-ley Community Foundation and the Alberni Valley Community Forest Legacy, she was able to correct safety issues that would not otherwise have been in the budget.
“I saw this as an opportunity for new windows,” Fox said. “It has been a safety issue and on our radar for a year, but we never had the money.”
The single-pane windows were becoming loose within the wood-en sills. Fox said it was just a matter of time before they start-ed falling out.
“If they did, since it was not safety glass, it would break in shards,” Fox said.
The new windows now open up
and out, rather than being pulled in, which children could risk running into.
Last week, installation of windows in all rooms along the Tenth Avenue side of the build-ing began. Staff noticed a differ-ence immediately.
The reduced noise, added nat-ural light and the ability to see the outdoors will contribute to enhanced learning, according to Alicia Pollock, the Centre’s occu-pational therapist. The Discov-ery Preschool room, in particu-lar, used to have only one small window with a view outside.
“The windows go almost ceiling to floor so it opens up oppor-tunities for learning when the kids can see birds flying by,” Pollock said. “The noise from the road was also a big distraction because kids would stop what they were doing to watch big trucks going by.”
“It opens up the space and brings the outside in,” agreed Pollock’s assistant, Vicky Roy.
For children sensitive to light, the reduced glare from light fixtures will also be an advan-tage. Before, staff was using anti-glare products so the light would not bounce off of chil-
dren’s workspaces.“Natural light is ideal,” Pollock
said. “It goes along with natural play spaces instead of an institu-tional look. It is going to add to the comfort and has already cre-ated a calming environment.”
Adding to the comfort level will be the ability to control heating without drafts in the winter.
Fox said she expects to save about $5,000 per year in energy costs.
By using local contractors and products, she said the project adds value and puts money back in the community.
Eventually local cedar will cover the entire exterior of the building.
“We really take pride in the work we do and it makes all of us feel good to see the improve-ments not he building,” Fox said. “We can pass that on to all of our families and children. One of the best things about my job is see-ing the kids realize how amazing they are.”
Fox said she hopes the renova-tions extend the building’s life in which many more generations can grow and learn.
Central Park should not be tax exempt from tax
It is great the Gaigas want to put a park on their property; if they are so nice it should not cost anything from the Port Alberni taxpayers.
The park shouldn’t be used as an excuse not to pay their share of taxes.
They should not be allowed the permissive tax exemption in order to hold prime commercial real estate without paying taxes. If this is allowed what is stop-ping every owner with vacant commercial property from hav-ing a park in order not to pay for their share of taxes? As a taxpay-er I don’t need my taxes going to upkeep of private commercial property with the excuse of a park.
We already have great parks throughout Port Alberni that tax money goes to maintain. We don’t need another.
If the city council passes this, I expect the same consideration, paying utilities, snow removal and sweeping my property. I will even put a park bench and a fountain too.
If the Uptown likes this, they
should pay for it and all costs, including the Gaigas’ taxes for the property.
No money or exemptions from the city for the upkeep of private property, if the case we all want the same.
If the Gaigas want a park and don’t want to pay upkeep and taxes, donate it to Port Alberni after it is built.
John IrvinePort Alberni
View from the other side of Dog Mountain
MacMillan Bloedel purchased the Martin Mars in 1959 and with four other companies cre-ated Forest Industries Flying Tankers. FIFT was responsible to it’s shareholders. The sav-ings to the member companies in saving marketable timber alone from wildfire, not to men-tion equipment, far exceeded the costs of running the operation.
This continued for over 45 years until changes to the Forestry Act, company owner-ship and taxation necessitated
the sale of both Mars. The Government was squeezing the Mars Program out.
Our Forest Service has stat-ed the Mars program is too expensive to run and appear to be doing everything in their power to push the Mars out of the picture.
From the public’s point of view, I think this is bordering on criminal.
On the west coast of Can-ada,nothing performs like the Mars if used properly.
The Dog Mountain Fire ori-ginated at the very top of the mountain with no wind!
FIFT Mars would have smoth-ered this fire leaving it in the hands of the fire crew, all with-in an hour (cold start).
If our forest service should be made liable to the general public (shareholders) for the timber losses incurred with this fire, I would think that the Mars and similar skimmer A/C (Canadair CL 415) would not be so expensive, and when the savings are calculated into the picture, would be the most cost- effective, when used properly.
It’s funny how private indus-try with all it’s potential timber
and equipment losses, found the Mars program to be the most cost-effective, when our forest service, who it seems is responsible for nothing, finds the Mars program to expensive.
We should hold our forest ser-vice more accountable for our timber losses and watch their attitude and tactics change to meet this new threat that the forest industry faces every day.
Fires need to be addressed when they are small, not cor-ralled and allowed to burn (through the guards).
Hugh FraserPort Alberni
Port Alberni looks ‘fabulous’ this summer
The City of Port Alberni and the grounds crew have done a fabulous job making our com-munity look great. The flowers on Johnson Road, Victoria Quay and at Echo Centre are amazing this year!
Thank-you!
Stacey MansonPort Alberni
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Refugee aid is pre-election pandering C
onservative Leader Stephen Harper is leav-ing no constituency feeling unloved in his
party’s quest for a rare fourth consecutive mandate, and that includes Canadians who are dismayed by his government’s lacklustre response to the ghastly human suffering in Syria and Iraq.
After dragging their heels on bringing Syrian refugees to safety here, the Conservatives are suddenly promising to resettle 10,000 more refugees “from the region” over the next four years if they are re-elect-ed. It’s a welcome pledge, to be sure.
But it is also a heavily condi-
tioned one that is more reflect-ive of the political heat the Tories have been getting than of any serious desire to spear-head a forceful response to the worst refugee crisis in recent memory.
Harper makes much of his decision to send a few war-planes and trainers to help fight the Islamic State jihad-ists. But meanwhile, millions of people are on the run and suffering. Measured against that scale Canada’s help for refugees has been pitiful.
Liberal Leader Justin Tru-deau has rightly lobbied the government to urgently sponsor no fewer than 25,000 Syrian refugees, and to gen-
erously step up aid. And New Democrat Leader Tom Mul-cair has pushed for a far more “robust humanitarian mis-sion” than has been evident so far.
Even with the new announce-ment Harper will have com-mitted to taking in fewer than 4,500 new refugees a year from Iraq, Syria and elsewhere in the region, over a 10-year stretch from 2009 to 2019.
Canada will meet pledges since 2009 to resettle 23,000 Iraqis by year’s end. Harper also promised in January to take in 10,000 Syrians over three years, on top of the 1,300 pledged in 2013. (A scant 2,500 have now made it here.) His
promise this week to accept 10,000 more brings the grand total to 44,300 over a decade.
Canada has done relatively better helping to ease suffering in the war zones. We’ve com-mitted nearly $1 billion in the past few years, including $810 million in humanitarian, development and security help to Syria and $155 million to Iraq.
But it’s just our fair share of United Nations appeals. It’s not conspicuously generous.
Additionally, Harper intends to resettle the next 10,000 Mideast refugees from com-munities facing “religious per-secution and genocide.” That implies Christians, Yazidis,
Jews and others. But the vast majority of people in dire need are Muslim. Cherry-picking non-Muslims may please con-stituencies that Harper is keen to woo but it would run afoul of UN guidelines. Amnesty International Canada has urged Ottawa to process people based on need, not religion.
Finally, Harper expects private sponsors to shoulder much of the financial burden of bringing in future refugees. That too speaks volumes about his government’s sense of urgency, and generosity.
This is more about election optics than compassion.
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North Island Royals coach Ryan Chenard was at the British Columbia Minor Baseball Association’s AAA bantam provincials this month with Port Alberni pitcher Noah Fatur. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
Goaltender Chris Tai joins Alberni with WHL experience
Bulldogs acquire three players, veteran goalieALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
As the Alberni Valley Bulldogs prepare to open the 2015/16 main camp on Monday, Aug. 24, the team announced the acquisition of a veteran goaltender and three additional players that have com-mitted for the coming season.
The Bulldogs acquired 20-year-old goalie Chris Tai from the Lloydminster Bobcats (Alberta Junior Hockey League) for future considerations.
Tai is entering his fourth sea-son at the Junior A/Western Hockey League level, including 79 games of experience between the WHL, B.C. Hockey League, and AJHL – 14 of which were in the playoffs.
Tai, born in Delta, is a product of the North Delta Minor Hockey Association before he moved on to major midget with the Greater Vancouver Canadians in 2011/12, the same program that produced Bulldogs’ new recruit Jordan Sandhu.
Last season, Tai played for the Coquitlam Express where he posted a record of 19-14-1 over 36 games along with a .899 save percentage.
Three new skatersForward Liam Conrad is from
Sackville, NB, and was an all-star forward in 2014/15 with the
Moncton Major Midget Flyers. Conrad was the leading scorer in the New Brunswick/PEI
Major Midget Hockey League (NBPEIMMHL) registering 52 points (23 goals, 29 assists) in 35 regular season games. Conrad followed that up with 10 points in 10 playoff games. His perform-ance earned Conrad a selection to the NBPEIMMHL 1st All-Star Team and an Esso Scholarship Award. Conrad was also drafted first overall in the 2013/14 MHL entry draft.
Conrad played three junior A games as an affiliate with the Dieppe Commandos this past season.
Also joining Conrad from the Moncton Major Midget Flyers is 1997-born defenceman Nolan Alward. Alward, from Have-lock, NB, led all NBPEIMM-HL defencemen in scoring in
2014/15 with 34 points (19 goals, 15 assists) in 34 regular season games and added another 15 points in 10 playoff games.
Alward was also selected to the NBPEIMMHL 1st All-Star Team and followed that up with being named the league’s MVP and received the Luc Bourdon Award as the league’s Top Defenceman.
Also joining the Bulldogs this season is 1997-born defenceman Nathan Walker from Calgary, AB. Walker played the 2014/15 season with the Calgary Buffa-loes Midget AAA team.
Walker is a physical, stay-at-home defenceman who put up 10 points in 34 regular season games this season. Walker suited up for three games as an affiliate over the last two seasons in the AJHL, with the Calgary Mus-tangs and Grande Prairie Storm.
A select number of Bulldogs players will be in town helping instruct at this summer’s Alber-ni Valley Bulldogs Summer Hockey School commencing Monday, Aug. 17. The public’s first chance to meet and interact with the returning Bulldogs and new commits will be on Aug. 23 for the Fourth Annual Alberni Valley Bulldogs Season Kick-off golf tournament.
Fans can see the team in action when the Bulldogs hit the ice Aug. 24 for the 2015/16 main camp.
Top minor league baseball team for Alberni reaches provincial semi-fi nals
The North Island Royals fi nish 3rd
MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
The North Island Royals finished in with their best result ever this season.
The Royals, which represent four North Island communities: Alberni, Parksville, Courtenay and Campbell River, competed at the British Columbia Minor Baseball Association’s AAA bantam provincials this month. Their third place finish was the “highest for this team ever,” noted coach Ryan Chenard.
The team finished the tour-nament with a 3–2 record, los-ing their opening game 6–5 to third-seeded Delta. Despite the Royals’ loss, Alberni’s own Noah Fatur was named Most Valuable Player for the game, scoring 2–4 at the plate with 2 runs batted
in.Next up the Royals beat
second-seeded Abbotsford after a comeback from being down 9–3 in the sixth inning.
In their third game the Royals vanquished the Tri-City team from Port Moody, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam 6–5. The North Island scored two runs in the final inning for the win.
After they crushed the Cow-ichan Valley 13–3 the Royals went into extra innings against Burnaby.
Regular bantam games are over after seven innings, but Burnaby and the North Island were still tied. The Lower Main-land team finally took the game 6–5 in the ninth.
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Toronto Blue Jays Jose Bautista is congratulated by teammate Chris Colabello after he hit a solo home run against the Oakland Athletics during fifth inning action in Toronto on Tuesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
Bautista, Hutchinson hot as Jays down Athletics 4-2MELISSA COUTO THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Jose Bautista hit his 27th home run of the season to back a stellar outing from Drew Hutchison and the Toron-to Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Tuesday for their ninth straight victory.
Hutchison (11-2) went seven strong innings, giving up two earned runs while striking out six and walking two. The right-hander, who came into the game with a 5.42 earned-run average, threw just 82 pitches, 59 for strikes.
Aaron Sanchez pitched a score-less eighth inning and Roberto Osuna worked around a one-out double for his 11th save of the season.
Ryan Goins and Justin Smoak had runs batted in for the Blue Jays (62-52), who improved to 17-6 since the all-star break. Chris Colabello had three hits, includ-ing two doubles.
Kendall Graveman (6-8), who was traded from the Blue Jays along with Canadian Brett Law-rie for Josh Donaldson, gave up four runs — two earned — on five hits and one walk through 4 2/3 innings.
The 24-year-old right-hander also struck out five batters in his return to Toronto.
Billy Burns and former Blue Jay Danny Valencia had RBIs for the Athletics (51-63). Lawrie, in his first appearance at Rogers Centre since the off-season trade, was 0 for 4 with two strikeouts.
The Blue Jays had an inning-ending double play overturned in the first that cost them a run when the next batter, Valencia, ripped an RBI double past a diving Kevin Pillar in cen-tre field to score Josh Reddick from first base.
But the A’s lead was shortlived as Toronto put up three runs in the bottom of the second.
Colabello hit a lead-off double
and came in to score when a throwing error on shortstop Marcus Semien allowed Russell Martin to reach first base. Smoak then added to the lead, scoring Martin from first on an RBI double to left field, and crossed the plate himself on a Goins ground out.
Bautista’s solo shot off Grave-man in the fifth inning extended Toronto’s lead to 4-1.
Hutchison left the game to a loud ovation from the 39,381 in attendance after giving up a single to Semien in the eighth. It was the first hit he allowed since the third inning.
Semien scored on Burns’ RBI single off Sanchez to make it 4-2.
NOTES: The Blue Jays continue their three-game series with Oakland on Wednesday. RHP R.A. Dickey (6-10, 3.93 earned-run average) will start for Toronto. RHP Aaron Brooks (1-0, 2.41 ERA) takes the hill for the A’s.
Pospisil wins, Raonic out at Rogers CupBILL BEACON THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL — There will be no repeat of the 2013 men’s Rogers Cup when Canadians Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil delighted the Uniprix Stadium crowd by both reaching the semifinals.
Pospisil did his part, beating qualifier Lu Yen-Hsun 6-4, 6-3 in a first-round match at the $US4.1 million event on Tuesday.
But Raonic, in his first action in a month since returning from a pinched nerve in a foot, came out on the wrong end of a 7-6 (1), 7-6 (1) decision against Ivo Karlovic in a battle of towering sluggers.
Vernon native Pospisil will try to keep his Rogers Cup going in the second round against American John Isner, the 16th seed who survived a 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 encounter with Benjamin Becker.
Isner was playing only two days after losing in the final of an event in Washington, D.C. to Kei Nighikori. He beat Pospisil in two sets in the round of 16 of that event, although the Can-adian holds a 3-2 edge in their career head to head meetings.
“I played him enough times to know what to expect,” said Pospisil. “He can say the same thing, I guess. So definitely that’s a pretty open one.”
Pospisil had his breakthrough moment the last time the men’s event was held in Montreal in 2013. He upset Isner in his first match, then beat Radek Ste-panek and sixth-ranked Tomas Berdych. He got to the semifinals when Nikolay Davydenko retired with an illness.
It ended with a loss for Raonic, but the performance put Pospisil into the world’s top 40 for the first time. Raonic, of Thornhill, Ont., lost in the final to Rafael Nadal.
Pospisil is on the way back from wrist trouble following a
strong performance at Wimble-don, where he reached the quarter-finals.
“After winning (on Tuesday), I had a couple of flashbacks to 2013,” said Pospisil, currently ranked 45th. “It was such a spe-cial week for me.
“But that’s good. I can just take positive things from that. A deep run is definitely something that I want to achieve this week. That’s kind of the goal.”
The six-foot-five Raonic and six-foot-11 Karlovic hammered serves at each other, with the Croatian winning the ace battle 22 to 12. Karlovic passed the 1,000 career aces mark. He is second all time to Goran Ivanisevic (10,183).
“I know I didn’t have a single break point,” said Raonic. “He was playing a little bit better than I was.”
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic took his second round match 6-3, 7-6 (4) over Thomasz Bellucci for his 250th career win a Masters 1000-level event.
And defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, seeded 10th, got through the first round 6-4, 6-4 over Borna Coric.
Nick Kyrgios outlasted veteran Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 with his fellow Australian Lley-ton Hewitt looking on. There are rumours that Hewitt is now coaching the 20-year-old, but Kyrgios said: “He’s definitely not my coach, let’s clear that up now. But he’s definitely helped me out, which is really good.”
He advanced to a second round meeting with third seeded Stan Wawrinka, who beat him earlier this year on a grass court.
David Goffin, seeded 13th, made quick work of Steve Johnson 6-2, 6-2 when play began after a rain delay, and 14th seeded Grigor Dmitrov downed Alexandr Dol-gopolov 6-4, 7-5.
Richard Gasquet, the 11th seed, withdrew with an illness.
CFLWEEK SEVENEAST DIVISION GP W L T PF PA PtHamilton 6 4 2 0 191 114 8Toronto 6 4 2 0 166 163 8Ottawa 6 4 2 0 131 150 8Montreal 6 2 4 0 130 120 4
WEST DIVISION GP W L T PF PA PtEdmonton 6 4 2 0 165 89 8Calgary 6 4 2 0 137 148 8B.C. 6 3 3 0 144 159 6Winnipeg 7 3 4 0 140 210 6Saskatchewan 7 0 7 0 174 225 0Bye: CalgarySunday's resultHamilton 38 Winnipeg 8Saturday's resultToronto 30 Saskatchewan 26
Ottawa 26 Montreal 23
B.C. 26 Edmonton 23WEEK EIGHT(All Times Eastern)Bye: SaskatchewanThursday's gameEdmonton at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.Friday's gameToronto at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 15B.C. at Hamilton, 7 p.m.Ottawa at Calgary, 10 p.m.
MLSEASTERN CONFERENCE W L T GF GA PtD.C. 13 7 5 34 26 44New York 10 6 6 35 25 36Columbus 9 8 7 38 39 34Toronto 9 9 4 37 38 31New England 8 9 7 32 36 31Montreal 8 9 4 29 31 28Orlando 7 10 7 32 37 28New York City 6 11 6 31 36 24Philadelphia 6 13 5 29 40 23Chicago 6 12 4 24 31 22
WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T GF GA PtVancouver 13 8 3 34 22 42Los Angeles 11 7 7 42 30 40Dallas 11 6 5 32 27 38Kansas City 10 4 7 33 22 37Portland 10 8 6 25 28 36Seattle 10 12 2 26 27 32Houston 8 8 7 30 28 31Salt Lake 7 9 8 27 37 29San Jose 7 10 5 23 29 26Colorado 5 8 9 20 24 24NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.Thursday's game(All Times Eastern)D.C. at New York City, 7 p.m.Friday's gameColorado at San Jose, 11 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 15Toronto at New York, 7 p.m.Houston at New England, 7:30 p.m.Los Angeles at Dallas, 9 p.m.Vancouver at Kansas City, 9 p.m.Portland at Salt Lake, 10 p.m.Sunday, Aug. 16Orlando at Seattle, 5 p.m.Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
UEFA SUPER CUPAt Tbilisi, GeogiaTuesday's resultBarcelona 4 Sevilla 4 (extra time)
ENGLAND LEAGUE CUPFIRST ROUND
Accrington Stanley 2 Hull 2(Hull won 4-3 on penalty kicks)
Blackburn 1 Shrewsbury Town 2Brentford 0 Oxford United 4Bristol Rovers 1 Birmingham 2Cardiff 1 AFC Wimbledon 0
Charlton Athletic 4 Dagenham & Redbridge 1Colchester United 0 Reading 1 (extra time)Fleetwood Town 0 Hartlepool United 1
Ipswich 2 Stevenage 1Luton Town 3 Bristol City 1MK Dons 2 Leyton Orient 1Millwall 1 Barnet 2 (extra time)
Northampton Town 3 Blackpool 0Nottingham Forest 3 Walsall 4Peterborough United 2 Crawley Town 0Plymouth Argyle 1 Gillingham 2Port Vale 1 Burnley 0Rochdale 1 Conventry 1
(Rochdale won 5-3 on penalty kicks)Rotherham United 1 Cambridge United 0Scunthorpe 1 Barnsley 1
(Barnsley won 7-6 on penalty kicks)
Southend Utd 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 1Swindon Town 1 Exeter City 2Wigan 1 Bury 2Wolverhampton 2 Newport County 1Wycombe Wanderers 0 Fulham 1Yeovil Town 0 Queens Park Rangers 3York City 2 Bradford City 2
(York City won 4-2 on penalty kicks)Bolton 0 Burton Albion 1
Crewe Alexandra vs. PrestonOldham Athletic vs. MiddlesbroughPortsmouth vs. Derby
Doncaster vs. Leeds
SCOTLAND PREMIERSHIPDundee United 2 Dundee 2St. Johnstone 1 Ross County 1
NETHERLANDS EREDIVISIE
ADO Den Haag 2 PSV Eindhoven 2SC Heerenveen 3 De Graafschap 1
FC Groningen vs. FC TwenteFC Zwolle vs. CambuurNEC Nijmegen vs. Excelsior
SOCCER
TENNISWTA ROGERS CUPAt TorontoTuesday's resultsSingles First Round
Alize Cornet, France, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (9), Spain, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-4.
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, def. Karolina Pliskova (10), Czech Republic, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2.
Ekaterina Makarova (11), Russia, def. Anna Tatishvili, U.S., 6-3, 6-3.
Alison Riske, U.S., def. Timea Bacsinszky (12), Switzerland, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3).
Angelique Kerber (13), Germany, def. Misaki Doi, Japan, 6-0, 6-1.
Sara Errani (15), Italy, def. Kristina Mladenovic, France, 5-7, 6-1, 6-0.
Andrea Petkovic (16), Germany, def. ,3-6,
6-4, 6-2.Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, def.
, 6-0, 5-7, 6-2.
Madison Brengle, U.S., def. Carol , 6-1, 6-1.
Polona Hercog, Slovenia, def. Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
Carina Witthoeft, Germany, def. Coco Vandeweghe, U.S., 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, def. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, def. Mariana Duque-Marino, Colombia, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.
Olga Govortsova, Belarus, def. Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Irina Falconi, U.S. vs. Heather Watson, Britain (postponed).
Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, 2-6, 6-1, 7-5.
Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Varvara Lepchenko, U.S., 6-2, 6-4.
Daria Gavrilova, Russia, def. Samantha Stosur, Australia, 6-4, 6-4.
Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, def. Caroline Garcia, France, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Karin Knapp, Italy, 6-0, 6-0.
Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-4.
Heather Watson, Britain, def. Irina Falconi, U.S., 6-1, 6-2.
Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, def. Sloane Stephens, U.S., 6-3, 6-4.
Serena Williams (1), U.S., def. Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0.Doubles First Round
Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, and Yaroslava Shvedova (5), Kazakhstan, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 15-13.
Garbine Muguruza, Spain, and Carla Suarez Navarro (8), Spain, def. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, and Roberta Vinci, Italy, 7-6 (5), 6-0.
Darija Jurak, Croatia, and Raquel Kops-Jones, U.S., def. Daria Gavrilova, Russia, and Simona Halep, Romania, 6-2, 6-3.
Julia Goerges, Germany, and Klaudia Jans-Ignacik, Poland, def. Lyudmyla Kichenok, Ukraine, and Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 7-5, 6-3.
Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, and Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Ajla Tomljanovic, Croatia, 6-4, 6-4.
ATP ROGERS CUPAt MontrealTuesday's resultsSingles First Round
Andy Murray (2), Britain, is tied with Tommy Robredo, Spain, 4-4 (susp., curfew)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (10), France, def. Borna Coric, Croatia, 6-4, 6-4.
Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def. Kevin Anderson (12), South Africa, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4).
Johnson, U.S., 6-2, 6-2.Grigor Dimitrov (14), Bulgaria, def.
Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 6-4, 7-5.John Isner (16), U.S., def. Benjamin
Becker, Germany, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3. Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, B.C., def.
Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, 6-4, 6-3.Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Frank
6-2, 6-4.Nick Kyrgios, Australia, def. Fernando
Verdasco, Spain, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.Jack Sock, U.S., def. Adrian Mannarino,
France, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (5).Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Viktor
Troicki, Serbia, 6-3, 7-5.Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Nicolas
Mahut, France, 6-1, 7-5.Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, def.
Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 6-3, 6-4.Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, def. Dominic
Thiem, Austria, 3-6, 7-6 (8), 6-1.
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, def. (8), Thornhill, Ont., 7-6 (1), 7-6 (1). DoublesFirst Round
Marin Cilic, Croatia, and Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, def. Philip Bester,
6-3, 6-4.
Tsonga, France, def. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, and Nick Kyrgios, Australia, 7-5, 6-4.
MLBAMERICAN LEAGUESEATTLE -126 Baltimore +116TORONTO -205 Oakland +185CLEVELAND -140 NY Yankees +130L.A. Angels -121 CHI WSOX +111KANSAS CITY -171 Detroit +156MINNESOTA -115 Texas +105
INTERLEAGUESAN FRAN -140 Houston +130Boston -115 MIAMI +105TAMPA BAY -185 Atlanta +170
NATIONAL LEAGUEARIZONA -160 Philadelphia +150SAN DIEGO -130 Cincinnati +120NEW YORK -183 Colorado +168CHICAGO -173 Milwaukee +158ST. LOUIS -120 Pittsburgh +110LA DODGERS -200 Washington +180
Updated odds available at Pregame.comHome teams in capitals
BETTINGTHE LINES
MLBAMERICAN LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayN.Y. Yankees 61 50 .550 — — 4-6 L-4 32-21 29-29Toronto 62 52 .544 1/2 — 9-1 W-9 37-21 25-31Baltimore 57 54 .514 4 11/2 6-4 W-1 34-21 23-33Tampa Bay 57 56 .504 5 21/2 6-4 W-3 29-29 28-27Boston 50 63 .442 12 91/2 5-5 L-1 27-28 23-35
CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayKansas City 68 44 .607 — — 7-3 W-5 39-18 29-26Minnesota 56 56 .500 12 3 3-7 W-1 35-22 21-34Detroit 54 59 .478 141/2 51/2 4-6 L-3 28-30 26-29Chicago White Sox 53 58 .477 141/2 51/2 4-6 W-2 28-26 25-32Cleveland 52 59 .468 151/2 61/2 5-5 W-3 23-33 29-26
WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayHouston 61 53 .535 — — 3-7 L-4 38-18 23-35L.A. Angels 59 53 .527 1 — 4-6 L-2 36-23 23-30Texas 55 56 .495 41/2 31/2 6-4 L-2 23-29 32-27Seattle 52 61 .460 81/2 71/2 6-4 L-1 24-33 28-28Oakland 51 63 .447 10 9 6-4 L-1 27-34 24-29
Tuesday's resultsChicago White Sox 3 L.A. Angels 1Cleveland 5 N.Y. Yankees 4 (16 innings)Kansas City 6 Detroit 1Minnesota 3 Texas 2Tampa Bay 2 Atlanta 0Toronto 4 Oakland 2Baltimore at Seattle Monday's resultsBaltimore 3 Seattle 2 Chicago White Sox 8 L.A. Angels 2Kansas City 4 Detroit 0Wednesday's games(All Times Eastern)Baltimore (Gausman 2-3) at Seattle (Iwakuma 3-2), 3:40 p.m.
Oakland (Brooks 1-0) at Toronto (Buehrle 12-5), 7:07 p.m.Atlanta (Wisler 5-2) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 6-6), 7:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-8) at Cleveland (Salazar 9-6), 7:10 p.m.L.A. Angels (Heaney 5-1) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 6-9), 8:10 p.m.Texas (Martinez 7-6) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 5-7), 8:10 p.m.Detroit (Norris 2-2) at Kansas City (Volquez 11-6), 8:10 p.m.Thursday's gamesOakland at Toronto, 12:37 p.m.Texas at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayN.Y. Mets 61 52 .540 — — 8-2 W-2 40-18 21-34Washington 58 53 .523 2 5 4-6 W-1 31-23 27-30Atlanta 51 62 .451 10 13 5-5 L-2 30-23 21-39Miami 45 68 .398 16 19 3-7 W-2 27-30 18-38Philadelphia 45 69 .395 161/2 191/2 5-5 L-2 27-29 18-40
CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwaySt. Louis 72 40 .643 — — 7-3 W-1 41-16 31-24Pittsburgh 65 45 .591 6 — 6-4 L-1 39-18 26-27Chicago Cubs 63 48 .568 81/2 — 9-1 W-5 32-24 31-24Cincinnati 49 61 .445 22 131/2 3-7 L-2 28-26 21-35Milwaukee 48 66 .421 25 161/2 4-6 L-1 24-36 24-30
WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayL.A. Dodgers 62 50 .554 — — 5-5 L-4 37-19 25-31San Francisco 60 52 .536 2 31/2 4-6 W-1 31-23 29-29Arizona 56 56 .500 6 71/2 6-4 W-3 30-28 26-28San Diego 53 60 .469 91/2 11 3-7 W-1 25-28 28-32Colorado 47 64 .423 141/2 16 4-6 L-2 25-29 22-35
Tuesday's resultsArizona 13 Philadelphia 1Chicago Cubs 6 Milwaukee 3Miami 5 Boston 4 (10 innings)N.Y. Mets 4 Colorado 0San Francisco 3 Houston 1St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 3Washington at L.A. Dodgers Cincinnati at San Diego Monday's resultsArizona 13 Philadelphia 3N.Y. Mets 4 Colorado 2San Diego 2 Cincinnati 1 Washington 8 L.A. Dodgers 3Wednesday's games(All Times Eastern)Philadelphia (Nola 2-1) at Arizona (Anderson 5-4), 3:40 p.m.Cincinnati (Iglesias 2-4) at San Diego (Shields 8-4), 3:40 p.m.
Houston (Feldman 4-5) at San Francisco (Heston 11-6), 3:45 p.m.Boston (Rodriguez 6-4) at Miami (Conley 1-0), 4:10 p.m.Colorado (De La Rosa 7-4) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 10-6), 7:10 p.m.Milwaukee (Garza 6-12) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 6-5), 8:05 p.m.Pittsburgh (Cole 14-5) at St. Louis (Wacha 13-4), 8:15 p.m.Washington (Zimmermann 8-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 9-6), 10:10 p.m.Thursday's gamesColorado at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.Washington at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
AMERICAN LEAGUEBLUE JAYS 4, ATHLETICS 2 Oakland ab r h bi Toronto ab r h biBurns cf 4 0 2 1 Tulowitzki ss 4 0 0 0Crisp lf 3 0 0 0 Donaldson 3b 4 0 0 0Reddick rf 4 1 0 0 Bautista rf 4 1 1 1Valencia dh 4 0 1 1 Colabello dh 4 1 3 0Vogt c 4 0 1 0 Pnningtn pr-dh 0 0 0 0Lawrie 3b 4 0 0 0 Martin c 4 1 0 0Davis 1b 4 0 0 0 Smoak 1b 4 1 1 1Semien ss 2 1 1 0 Pillar cf 3 0 1 0Sogard 2b 2 0 1 0 Goins 2b 2 0 0 1 Revere lf 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2 Totals 32 4 6 3Oakland 100 000 010 —2Toronto 030 010 00x —4E—Sogard, Semien. LOB—Oakland 5, Toronto 5. DP—Toronto 1. 2B—Colabello 2 (15), Vogt (16), Valencia (16), Smoak (9). HR—Bautista (27). S—Sogard. Oakland IP H R ER BB SOGraveman L, 6-8 4 2-3 5 4 2 1 4Scribner 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 2Leon 2 1 0 0 0 3TorontoHutchison W, 11-2 7 4 2 2 2 6Sanchez H, 5 1 1 0 0 0 1Osuna S, 11 1 1 0 0 0 2Hutchison pitched to 1 batter in the 8thT—2:35. A—39,381 (49,282) at Toronto.
WHITE SOX 3, ANGELS 0 L.A. Angels ab r h bi Chi. White Sox ab r h biVictorino lf 3 0 1 0 Eaton cf 4 0 1 0Calhoun rf 3 0 1 0 Saladino 3b 4 1 1 0Trout cf 4 0 0 0 Abreu 1b 2 1 0 0Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 Cabrera dh 3 0 1 2Aybar ss 4 0 0 0 Garcia rf 3 0 0 0Cron dh 4 0 2 0 Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0Giavotella 2b 4 0 1 0 Sanchez 2b 3 0 0 0Iannetta c 3 0 0 0 Flowers c 3 0 0 0Featherston 3b 3 0 0 0 Thompson lf 2 1 1 1Totals 32 0 5 0 Totals 27 3 4 3L.A. Angels 000 000 000 — 0Chi. White Sox 000 210 00x — 3E—Ramirez. LOB—L.A. Angels 7, Chi. White Sox 3. DP—Chi. White Sox 1. 2B—Cabrera (27), Giavotella (20). HR—Thompson (1). SB—Saladino (4). L.A. Angels IP H R ER BB SOSantiago L, 7-6 5 1-3 4 3 3 1 4Rasmus 2 2-3 0 0 0 1 3Chi. White SoxRodon W, 5-4 7 4 0 0 1 11Duke H, 20 1-3 1 0 0 1 1Petricka H, 12 2-3 0 0 0 0 0Robertson S, 23 1 0 0 0 0 1T—2:38. A—17,137 (40,615) at Chicago.
ROYALS 6, TIGERS 1 Detroit ab r h bi Kansas City ab r h biGose cf 2 0 0 0 Escobar ss 4 0 0 0Davis ph-cf 1 0 0 1 Zobrist 2b 4 0 0 0Iglesias ss 3 0 0 0 Cain cf 4 2 4 1Kinsler 2b 3 0 0 0 Hosmer 1b 4 2 1 2V. Martinez dh 3 0 0 0 Morales dh 3 1 0 0J. Martinez rf 2 0 0 0 Moustakas 3b 4 1 2 3Collins lf 3 0 1 0 Perez c 3 0 1 0McCann c 4 0 0 0 Butera c 0 0 0 0Marte 1b 4 1 2 0 Orlando rf 4 0 1 0Romine 3b 4 0 1 0 Dyson lf 3 0 0 0Totals 29 1 4 1 Totals 33 6 9 6Detroit 000 000 100 — 1Kansas City 200 003 01x — 6E—Collins, Zobrist. LOB—Detroit 9, Kansas City 5. 2B—Marte 2 (4), Cain (27), Orlando (6). HR—Cain (12); Hosmer (12); Moustakas (11). SB—Hosmer (5). SF—Davis. Detroit IP H R ER BB SOSanchez L, 10-10 5 1-3 7 5 5 1 4Feliz 2-3 0 0 0 0 2Alburquerque 1 0 0 0 0 1Gorzelanny 1 2 1 0 1 1Kansas CityVentura W, 7-7 6 2 0 0 6 8Morales 1-3 2 1 1 1 0Hochevar S, 1 2 2-3 0 0 0 0 3T—3:01. A—34,068 (37,903) at Kansas City.
INDIANS 5, YANKEES 4 (16)Ellsbury cf 7 0 0 0 Ramirez 2b 8 1 3 1Gardner lf 6 0 0 0 Lindor ss 8 2 3 0Rodriguez dh 6 0 1 0 Brantley lf 6 1 3 1Teixeira 1b 6 0 0 0 Santana dh 5 0 1 2McCann c 3 0 0 0 Gomes c 7 0 2 1Young pr-rf 2 0 0 0 Almonte cf 6 0 1 0Beltran rf 4 2 2 1 Johnson 1b 4 1 3 0Murphy c 2 0 0 0 Walters pr-rf 3 0 0 0Gregorius ss 6 1 3 0 Chisenhall rf 3 0 1 0Drew 2b 6 1 1 1 Aviles ph 0 0 0 0Ryan 3b 3 0 0 0 Sands 1b 3 0 0 0Headley ph-3b 3 0 1 2 Urshela 3b 7 0 0 0Totals 54 4 8 4 Totals 60 5 17 5NYY 000 001 010 200 000 0—4Cle 110 000 000 200 000 1—5LOB—Cleveland 15, N.Y. Yankees 5. DP—N.Y. Yankees 1. Cleveland 1. 2B—Brantley 2 (35), Gregorius (14). HR—Beltran (10); Drew (14). SB—Almonte (1). S—Aviles. SF—Santana. N.Y. Yankees IP H R ER BB SOSeverino 6 7 2 2 1 2Shreve 1 0 0 0 0 2Betances 1 1 0 0 0 1Wilson 1 1 0 0 0 0Miller BS, 1 1 3 2 2 0 2Warren 1 0 0 0 0 0Mitchell 3 2 0 0 2 5Pinder L, 0-2 1 1-3 3 1 1 0 2
Carrasco 8 4 2 2 0 8Allen 1 0 0 0 1 1Shaw 2-3 3 2 2 1 0Crockett 1-3 0 0 0 0 1McAllister 1 0 0 0 1 2Manship 1 1 0 0 0 1Webb 3 0 0 0 0 2Adams W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 1T—5:04. A—23,618 (36,856) at Cleveland.
TWINS 3, RANGERS 2 Texas ab r h bi Minnesota ab r h biDeshields cf 4 0 2 0 Hicks cf 4 0 0 0Choo rf 3 0 0 0 Dozier 2b 4 0 0 0Fielder dh 4 0 2 0 Mauer 1b 3 1 2 1Beltre 3b 4 0 0 0 Sano dh 3 0 2 1Moreland 1b 4 0 0 0 Robinson pr-dh 0 0 0 0Hamilton lf 3 1 1 0 Plouffe 3b 4 0 0 0Andrus ss 4 1 2 2 Hunter rf 4 0 0 0Odor 2b 4 0 1 0 Rosario lf 4 0 1 0Gimenez c 3 0 0 0 Suzuki c 2 1 0 0Napoli ph 1 0 0 0 Escobar ss 3 1 1 1Wilson c 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 8 2 Totals 31 3 6 3Texas 020 000 000 — 2Minnesota 000 000 021 — 3LOB—Texas 7, Minnesota 7. DP—Min-nesota 1. 2B—Mauer (21), Escobar (17), Sano (10). HR—Andrus (5). Texas IP H R ER BB SOGallardo 5 2-3 2 0 0 3 1Dyson H, 2 1-3 1 0 0 0 0Kela H, 10 1 0 0 0 0 1Diekman BS, 1 2-3 2 2 2 1 0Patton L, 1-1 1 1 1 1 1 1MinnesotaGibson 6 7 2 2 2 7Fien 2-3 0 0 0 0 0
Jepsen 2-3 0 0 0 0 0Perkins W, 1-3 1 1 0 0 0 1T—3:19. A—26,663 (39,021) at Minneapolis.
INTERLEAGUERAYS 2, BRAVES 0 Atlanta ab r h bi Tampa Bay ab r h biBourn lf 4 0 0 0 Jaso dh 3 0 0 0Maybin cf 4 0 1 0 Sizemore lf 3 0 0 0Markakis dh 4 0 2 0 Guyer lf 0 0 0 0Pierzynski c 4 0 0 0 Longoria 3b 4 0 0 0Swisher 1b 3 0 0 0 Loney 1b 3 0 0 0Peterson 2b 3 0 0 0 Forsythe 2b 3 0 1 0Garcia 3b 3 0 2 0 Cabrera ss 3 1 2 0Simmons ss 3 0 1 0 Nava rf 2 0 0 0Perez rf 3 0 0 0 Kiermaier cf 3 1 1 2 Casali c 2 0 0 0Totals 31 0 6 0 Totals 26 2 4 2Atlanta 000 000 000 — 0Tampa Bay 000 000 20x — 2LOB—Atlanta 4, Tampa Bay 4. DP—At-lanta 2. Tampa Bay 1. 2B—Markakis (26), Cabrera (23). HR—Kiermaier (5). Atlanta IP H R ER BB SOPerez L, 4-3 8 4 2 2 4 1Tampa BayRamirez W, 9-4 7 5 0 0 0 4Gomes H, 13 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1Cedeno S, 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 0E.Ramirez pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. T—2:02. A—15,506 (31,042) at St. Petersburg, Fla.
MARLINS 5, RED SOX 4 (10)Boston ab r h bi Miami ab r h biBetts cf 5 0 3 2 Yelich cf 0 0 0 0Holt 2b 4 0 0 0 Gordon 2b 6 1 2 1Breslow p 0 0 0 0 Prado 3b 4 0 1 0Bogaerts ss 4 1 2 0 Dietrich lf 4 1 1 0Ortiz 1b 4 1 1 0 Bour 1b 4 0 2 1Machi p 0 0 0 0 Gillespie cf 4 0 2 0Tazawa p 0 0 0 0 Realmuto c 5 2 2 0Rutledge 2b 0 0 0 0 Suzuki rf 2 1 1 1Sandoval 3b 4 0 0 0 Hechavarria ss 4 0 1 1Swihart c 4 0 0 0 Nicolino sp 2 0 0 0Castillo rf 4 0 1 1 Barraclough p 0 0 0 0Bradley Jr. lf 4 2 2 0 McGehee ph 1 0 0 1Wright sp 1 0 0 0 Flores p 0 0 0 0Cook p 0 0 0 0 Dunn p 0 0 0 0De Aza ph 1 0 0 0 Rojas ph 1 0 0 0Layne p 0 0 0 0 Ramos p 0 0 0 0Ogando p 0 0 0 0 Telis ph 1 0 0 0Shaw 1b 1 0 0 0 Morris p 0 0 0 0Totals 36 4 9 3 Totals 38 5 12 5Boston 001 012 000 0 — 4Miami 000 002 101 1 — 5E—Cook. LOB—Miami 16, Boston 4. DP—Miami 2. 2B—Betts (26), Realmuto (16), Prado (15). 3B—Gordon (6), Brad-ley Jr. (2), Castillo (1). SB—Betts (14). S—Wright. SF—Hechavarria, Suzuki. Boston IP H R ER BB SOWright 5 5 2 2 5 4Cook H, 1 1 1 0 0 0 1Layne 0 0 1 1 2 0Ogando H, 9 1 1 0 0 0 1Machi H, 1 1 1 0 0 1 1Tazawa BS, 5 1 2 1 1 0 0Breslow L, 0-2 1-3 2 1 1 1 1MiamiNicolino 5 2-3 9 4 4 1 0Barraclough 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Flores 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1Dunn 2-3 0 0 0 0 1Ramos 1 0 0 0 0 1Morris W, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0T—3:30. A—31,951 (37,442) at Miami.
NATIONAL LEAGUEMETS 4, ROCKIES 0 Colorado ab r h bi N.Y. Mets ab r h biBlackmon cf 4 0 0 0 Lagares cf 5 0 3 2Reyes ss 4 0 1 0 Murphy 1b 5 0 2 0Gonzalez rf 4 0 0 0 Cespedes lf 4 0 0 0Arenado 3b 4 0 1 0 Uribe 3b 4 0 0 0Paulsen 1b 3 0 1 0 Cuddyer rf 4 2 2 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0 Flores 2b 4 0 2 0
Rusin sp 2 0 0 0 Tejada ss 2 1 1 1Betancourt p 0 0 0 0 Harvey sp 3 0 0 0Descalso ph 1 0 0 0 Grandrsn ph-rf 0 0 0 1Axford p 0 0 0 0 Logan p 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 5 0 Totals 34 4 11 4Colorado 000 000 000 — 0N.Y. Mets 000 001 03x — 4E—Hundley. LOB—N.Y. Mets 10, Colo-rado 4. DP—N.Y. Mets 1. 2B—Lagares 2 (13), Flores (18), Paulsen (15), Reyes (3). SB—LeMahieu (16), Cuddyer (2). Colorado IP H R ER BB SORusin L, 3-5 6 8 1 1 1 5Betancourt 1 0 0 0 0 0Axford 2-3 1 3 3 2 0Logan 1-3 2 0 0 1 0
BASKETBALLFIBA AMERICAS WOMEN’S OLYMPIC QUALIFIERAt Edmonton
PRELIMINARY ROUNDGROUP ACountry GP W L PtCanada 3 3 0 6Cuba 2 2 0 4Chile 2 1 1 3Dominican Republic 3 0 3 3Puerto Rico 2 0 2 2
GROUP BArgentina 2 2 0 4Brazil 2 2 0 4Ecuador 3 1 2 4Venezuela 2 1 1 3Virgin Islands 3 0 3 3Note: Two points for a win, one for a loss.
Canada 111 Dominican Republic 36Argentina 75 Virgin Islands 51Brazil 76 Ecuador 45Cuba 68 Puerto Rico 58
Canada 93 Chile 36Argentina 70 Ecuador 35Cuba 83 Dominican Republic 44Venezuela 69 Virgin Islands 62Wednesday's games(All Times Eastern)Chile vs. Cuba, 3 p.m.Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, 5:15 p.m.Venezuela vs. Argentina, 8:30 p.m.Virgin Islands vs. Brazil, 10:45 p.m.Thursday's gamesVenezuela vs. Ecuador, 3 p.m.Puerto Rico vs. Chile, 5:15 p.m.Cuba vs. Canada, 8:30 p.m.Argentina vs. Brazil, 10:45 p.m.End of Preliminary Round
MEDAL STANDINGS(ranked by total gold medals won):Nation G S B TotalBrazil 55 37 43 135Canada 25 31 28 84United States 24 30 25 79Mexico 20 20 20 60Colombia 16 19 16 51Argentina 11 12 14 37Cuba 8 9 5 22Venezuela 4 7 10 21Chile 3 2 4 9Jamaica 1 1 0 2Ecuador 1 0 3 4Costa Rica 0 0 2 2Nicaragua 0 0 2 2Puerto Rico 0 0 1 1Dominican Republic 0 0 1 1
WHAT CANADA DIDWhat Canada Did on Tuesday at the
Parapan American Games (distances in
ATHLETICS —
Nanoose Bay, B.C., won the gold medal in 19.58 seconds; Becky Richter of Saskatoon placed fourth (31.66).
— Diane Roy, ., won the bronze
medal (1:02.00).—
won the bronze medal with a throw of 6.26.
— Renee Foessel, Mississauga, Ont., won the bronze medal with am american record throw of 25.36 metres.
— Kyle Whitehouse, St , won the
in 11.41 seconds. — Dustin Walsh,
Coquitlam, B.C., and guide Dylan Williamson, Fort Langley, B.C., won the
(54.72).— Cody Solomons,
with a personal-best time of 12.63. — Holden Gill,
(53.62).— Jean-Philippe Maranda,
Ste-Aurelie, Que. (1:59.57); Brent Lakatos, Dorval, Que. (2:01.49); Wes Vick,
— Kenneth Trudgeon, London, Ont., won the bronze medal (13.08).BOCCIA
— Hanif Mawji, Burnaby, B.C., won the after losing
— London, Ont., won the after losing 8-0 to De Souza from Brazil
— ., won the
after losing 8-1 to Santos from Brazil in
— Alison Levine, Cote-
5-1 to Dos Santos from Brazil in the bronze medal match.CYCLING
— Nicole Clermont, Sherbrooke, Que.
of 4:11.797; Marie-Claude Molnar, -
fying with a time of 4:16.051 — neither
— won the
Ross Wilson, Edmonton, did not start the qualifying race.Mixed Time Trial B — Daniel Chalifour,
. and guide Alexandre . won
goldShawna Ryan, Saskatoon and guide
fourth (1:08.939); Robbi Weldon, Thunder Bay, Ont. and guide Audrey Lemieux,
GOALBALLWomen — Canada beat El Salvador 10-0 in group play to move their record to 3-1.Men — Canada beat Puerto Rico 11-1 in group play to move their record to 4-0.SITTING VOLLEYBALLMen — Canada (2-2) beat Mexico in straight sets (25-14, 25-16, 25-17) in group play.
Women — Canada (1-2) beat Cuba in straight sets (25-16, 25-16, 25-20) in group playSWIMMING
— Tammy Cunnington, Red Deer, Atla.,
— Katarina Roxon, Kippens, N.L., won the gold medal in a Parapan Am record 1:22.18; Abi Tripp, Kingston, Ont.,
— Nydia Langill, Mississauga, Ont., placed
— Tess Routliffe, Caledon, Ont. won the (3:07.23); Camille Berube, Gatineau,
, won the bronze medal (3:07.36) Abi Tripp, Kingston, Ont., placed fourth (3:07.93); Sarah Mehain, Vernon, B.C.,
-bec City, sixth (3:14.62).
— Aurelie ,
won the gold medal (4:33.40 — an Americas record); Samantha Ryan,
— won the
medal (25.98); Tyler Mrak, Aldergrove,
—
(3:39.20); Daniel Murphy, Bedford, N.S.,
— ,
won the silver medal (2:49.12.)
won the bronze medal (2:44.76).
— Canada swept the podium as Benoit Huot,
, won the gold medal in a Parapan record (4:10.04); and
(4:18.75); and Alexander Elliot, Waterloo, Ont. (4:27.61), took the and bronze.TABLE TENNIS
— Canada
Mexico and also lost their second match to Brazil 2-0.
— Canada
the day and also beat Chile 2-0 in their second match.
— Canada lost 2-0 to Mexico.WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALLWomen — Janet McLachlan, Vancouver, scored 28 points as Canada (3-0) continued the preliminary round with a 82-51 win over Brazil.Men — Nik Goncin, Regina, led Canada (3-0) with 18 points in a 68-62 win over Argentina.WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
— Philippe Bedard, Bromont, Que., and Joel Dembe, Toronto,
10-8) to Rodriguez and Santos, Brazil.
PARAPAN AM GAMES
PRE-SEASONHall of Fame GameAt Canton, OhioMinnesota 14 Pittsburgh 3Thursday's games(All Times Eastern)New Orleans at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.Green Bay at New England, 7:30 p.m.N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m.Washington at Cleveland, 8 p.m.Dallas at San Diego, 10 p.m.Friday's gamesCarolina at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Tennessee at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Pittsburgh at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.Denver at Seattle, 10 p.m.St. Louis at Oakland, 10 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 15Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 8 p.m.San Francisco at Houston, 8 p.m.Kansas City at Arizona, 9 p.m.Sunday, Aug. 16Indianapolis at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
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HOCKEYIVAN HLINKA CHAMPIONSHIP
PRELIMINARY ROUNDGROUP ATeam W OTW OTL L GF GA PtCanada 2 0 0 0 5 1 6Czech Rep. 1 0 0 1 6 6 3Sweden 1 0 0 1 4 5 3Switzerland 0 0 0 2 6 9 0
GROUP BTeam W OTW OTL L GF GA PtRussia 2 0 0 0 10 4 6Finland 2 0 0 0 9 3 6Slovakia 0 0 0 2 4 9 0U.S. 0 0 0 2 3 10 0Note: Three points for a regulation win, two for an overtime/shootout win, one for an overtime/shootout loss.
Canada 2 Sweden 0Czech Republic 5 Switzerland 3
Russia 5 U.S. 2Finland 4 Slovakia 2
(All Times Eastern)
Switzerland vs. Canada, 9:30 a.m.Czech Republic vs. Sweden, 1 p.m.
Russia vs. Finland, 8 a.m.Slovakia vs. U.S., 11:30 a.m.End of Preliminary Round
N.Y. MetsHarvey W, 11-7 8 4 0 0 0 4
T—2:47. A—25,611 (41,922) at New York.
CARDINALS 4, PIRATES 3 Pittsburgh ab r h bi St. Louis ab r h biPolanco rf 4 1 3 0 Carpenter 3b 3 0 1 0Marte lf 4 1 2 0 Wong 2b 4 2 2 0McCutchen cf 4 0 0 0 Peralta ss 4 1 1 0Ramirez 3b 3 0 1 1 Heyward rf 4 1 2 2Kang ss 4 0 1 1 Grichuk cf 4 0 0 0Walker 2b 4 0 0 0 Rosenthal p 0 0 0 0Alvarez 1b 4 1 2 1 Molina c 3 0 0 1Cervelli c 4 0 0 0 Piscotty lf 4 0 3 1Locke sp 2 0 0 0 Reynolds 1b 4 0 1 0Caminero p 0 0 0 0 Martinez sp 3 0 0 0Ishikawa ph 1 0 0 0 Bourjos ph-cf 0 0 0 0Bastardo p 0 0 0 0 Hughes p 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 9 3 Totals 33 4 10 4Pittsburgh 101 100 000 — 3St. Louis 100 030 00x — 4LOB—St. Louis 11, Pittsburgh 5. DP—St. Louis 2. 2B—Marte (21), Kang (18), Alvarez (16), Piscotty (7). 3B—Polanco (4). HR—Alvarez (16). S—Bourjos. SF—Molina. Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SOLocke 5 7 4 4 3 3Caminero 1 1 0 0 0 1Bastardo 1 0 0 0 0 0Hughes 1 2 0 0 1 0St. LouisMartinez 8 9 3 3 0 8Rosenthal 1 0 0 0 0 3T—2:40. A—41,273 (45,399) at St. Louis.
CUBS 6, BREWERS 3 Peterson rf 4 0 1 0 Fowler cf 2 1 0 1Davis lf 3 1 0 0 Schwarber lf 4 1 0 0Lind 1b 4 2 2 2 Coghlan 2b 3 1 1 0Lucroy c 4 0 0 0 Castro 2b 1 0 0 0Gennett 2b 3 0 0 0 Rizzo 1b 3 0 2 2Perez ph 1 0 0 0 Bryant 3b 4 1 1 0Herrera 3b 4 0 1 1 Soler rf 3 1 1 2Segura ss 4 0 1 0 Montero c 4 1 1 0Schafer cf 4 0 1 0 Haren sp 2 0 0 0Jungmann sp 1 0 1 0 Wood p 0 0 0 0Thornburg p 0 0 0 0 Grimm p 0 0 0 0
Lohse p 0 0 0 0 Strop p 0 0 0 0Braun ph 1 0 0 0 J. Russell p 0 0 0 0Cotts p 0 0 0 0 A. Russell ss 3 0 1 0Knebel p 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 7 3 Totals 30 6 7 5Milwaukee 000 102 000 — 3
E—Lucroy, Schafer, Herrera. LOB—Chicago Cubs 11, Milwaukee 5. DP—Milwaukee 2. 2B—Rizzo (29), Lind (23), Bryant (18), Herrera (5). HR—Lind (17). SB—Bryant (12), Coghlan (11). SF—Fowler. Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SOJungmann L, 6-4 2 2-3 5 4 2 3 3Thornburg 1 1-3 1 2 2 3 2Lohse 2 1 0 0 1 2Cotts 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1Knebel 2-3 0 0 0 0 0
Haren W, 8-7 5 1-3 5 3 3 1 6Wood H, 3 1 1 0 0 0 1Grimm H, 10 2-3 0 0 0 0 1Strop H, 20 1 0 0 0 0 2J. Russell S, 1 1 1 0 0 0 0T—3:10. A—37,109 (40,929) at Chicago.
D'BACKS 13, PHILLIES 1 Philadelphia ab r h bi Arizona ab r h biUtley 2b 4 0 2 0 Pollock cf 5 2 3 0Herrera cf 4 0 0 0 Lamb 3b 5 0 0 0Franco 3b 0 0 0 0 Goldschmidt 1b 1 1 0 0Blanco pr-3b 3 1 0 0 Hernandez c 1 0 0 0Howard 1b 4 0 1 0 Peralta lf 4 1 2 5Francoeur rf 4 0 1 0 Romak pr-lf 1 0 0 0Ruf lf 4 0 1 0 Tomas rf 2 2 2 0Galvis ss 3 0 1 0 Inciarte rf 3 0 0 0Rupp c 4 0 2 0 Saltlmchia c-1b 4 2 1 1Buchanan sp 1 0 0 0 Hill 2b 5 2 3 2Neris p 1 0 0 0 Owings ss 5 2 2 2Loewen p 1 0 0 0 Hellickson sp 3 1 2 3De Fratus p 0 0 0 0 Reed p 0 0 0 0Totals 33 1 8 0 Totals 39 13 15 13Philadelphia 100 000 000 — 1Arizona 0110 011 00x — 13E—Tomas. LOB—Arizona 7, Philadelphia 7. DP—Philadelphia 1. Arizona 1. 2B—Owings 2 (18), Pollock (26), Tomas (18), Francoeur (13), Hill (11), Ruf (9). HR—Peralta (11); Saltalamacchia (4); Hill (5). SB—Pollock (27). S—Galvis. Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SOBuchanan L, 2-7 1 2-3 11 11 11 2 1Neris 2 1-3 0 0 0 0 1Loewen 2 3 2 2 2 4De Fratus 2 1 0 0 0 0ArizonaHellickson W, 8-8 8 7 1 0 0 6Reed 1 1 0 0 0 1T—2:43. A—19,836 (48,519) at Phoenix.
GIANTS 3, ASTROS 1 Altuve 2b 4 0 2 0 Blanco cf 3 0 1 0Gomez cf 4 0 1 0 Duffy 3b 4 0 0 0Correa ss 4 0 0 0 Posey c 3 0 1 0Gattis lf 4 1 1 0 Pence rf 4 0 0 0Lowrie 3b 3 0 0 0 Belt 1b 4 2 2 2Carter 1b 3 0 1 1 Crawford ss 4 0 1 0Conger c 3 0 0 0 Maxwell lf 2 1 1 0Marisnick rf 3 0 0 0 Adrianza 2b 4 0 1 0Kazmir sp 2 0 0 0 Bumgarner sp 3 0 0 0Fields p 0 0 0 0 Perez p 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 Qualls p 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 5 1 Totals 31 3 7 2Houston 000 000 100 — 1
E—Kazmir 2. LOB—Houston 3, San Francisco 8. 2B—Crawford (23). 3B—Gattis (8). HR—Belt (17). SB—Blanco (8), Gomez (4). Houston IP H R ER BB SOKazmir L, 6-7 5 2-3 7 3 2 2 3Fields 1 0 0 0 2 2Perez 1-3 0 0 0 0 1Qualls 1 0 0 0 0 1
Bumgarner W, 13-6 9 5 1 1 0 12T—2:36. A—42,569 (41,915) at San Francisco, Calif.
LATE MONDAYNATIONALS 8, DODGERS 3 Washington ab r h bi L.A. Dodgers ab r h biEscobar 3b 4 0 2 1 Rollins ss 4 0 1 0Rendon 2b 4 1 1 0 Howell p 0 0 0 0Harper rf 5 1 1 0 Jansen p 0 0 0 0Fister p 0 0 0 0 Crawford ph 1 1 1 3Zimmerman 1b 4 2 2 1 Peraza 2b 4 0 1 0Moore 1b 1 0 0 0 Puig rf 4 0 0 0Werth lf 5 1 1 2 Van Slyke 1b 4 0 0 0Desmond ss 4 3 3 3 Hernndz cf-ss 4 0 1 0Lobaton c 3 0 0 0 Callaspo 3b 4 0 2 0Taylor cf 4 0 3 1 Guerrero lf 4 1 1 0Gonzalez sp 3 0 0 0 Ellis c 3 1 1 0Robinson rf 0 0 0 0 Anderson sp 1 0 0 0 Baez p 0 0 0 0 Pederson ph-cf 2 0 0 0Totals 37 8 13 8 Totals 35 3 8 3Washington 020 005 010 — 8L.A. Dodgers 000 000 003 — 3E—Desmond. LOB—L.A. Dodgers 8, Washington 6. DP—L.A. Dodgers 2. 2B—Zimmerman 2 (19), Hernandez (10), Ellis (5), Werth (5). 3B—Peraza (1). HR—Crawford (2). Desmond (14). SB—Desmond (9). S—Anderson, Gonzalez. Washington IP H R ER BB SOGonzalez W, 9-4 8 7 0 0 1 6Fister 1 1 3 0 1 3L.A. DodgersAnderson L, 6-7 5 10 7 7 3 1Baez 2 0 0 0 0 4Howell 1 3 1 1 0 2Jansen 1 0 0 0 0 3T—2:45. A—45,722 (56) at Los Angeles.
PADRES 2, REDS 1 Phillips 2b 3 0 1 0 Solarte 3b 2 0 1 0Suarez ss 4 0 0 0 Norris 1b 3 0 1 0Votto 1b 4 0 0 0 Kelley p 0 0 0 0Frazier 3b 4 0 0 0 Upton Jr. ph 1 0 0 0Bruce rf 4 1 1 1 Benoit p 0 0 0 0Byrd lf 3 0 0 0 Kimbrel p 0 0 0 0Pena c 4 0 2 0 Kemp rf 4 1 1 0Bourgeois pr 0 0 0 0 Upton lf 3 1 1 2Barnhart c 0 0 0 0 Gyorko 2b 4 0 1 0Holmberg sp 1 0 0 0 Venable cf 4 0 0 0Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 Hedges c 3 0 1 0Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0 Barmes ss 3 0 0 0Mattheus p 0 0 0 0 Kennedy sp 0 0 0 0Hamilton cf 2 0 0 0 Wallace ph 1 0 0 0 Thayer p 0 0 0 0 Alonso 1b 1 0 1 0Totals 30 1 4 1 Totals 29 2 7 2
San Diego 000 200 00x — 2E—Hedges. LOB—San Diego 8, Cincin-nati 10. DP—Cincinnati 1. 2B—Norris (23). HR—Upton (20). Bruce (18). SB—Hamilton (52), Venable (11), Pena (1). S—Kennedy, Holmberg.
Holmberg L, 1-1 6 2-3 6 2 2 3 5Villarreal 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Mattheus 1 1 0 0 1 1San DiegoKennedy W, 7-10 5 2 1 1 6 4Thayer H, 6 1 0 0 0 1 0Kelley H, 4 1 1 0 0 0 3Benoit H, 20 1 1 0 0 0 1Kimbrel S, 32 1 0 0 0 0 1T—2:56. A—23,223 (41,164) at San Diego.
A.L. LEADERS Kipnis Cle 101 405 66 132 .326Fielder Tex 108 421 55 137 .325Cruz Sea 111 429 62 139 .324Hosmer KC 108 409 65 130 .318Parra Bal 109 361 60 114 .316Brantley Cle 101 387 47 121 .313Bogaerts Bos 108 412 51 128 .311
GOLFTHIS WEEK'S EVENTSPGA OF AMERICAPGA CHAMPIONSHIPSite: Sheboygan, Wisc.
: Thursday-Sunday.Course: Whistling Straits, Straits Course (7,501 yards, par 72).Purse: US$10 million. : $1.8 million.Online: www.pga.com/pgachampionshipPGA Tour site: www.pgatour.comEuropean Tour: www.europeantour.com
LPGA TOURCAMBIA PORTLAND CLASSICSite: Portland, Ore.
: Thursday-Sunday.Course: Columbia Edgewater Country Club (6,476 yards, par 72).Purse: $1.3 million. Winner: $195,500.Online: http://www.lpga.com
WEB.COM TOURPRICE CUTTER CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIPSite
: Thursday-Sunday.Course: Highland Springs Country Club (7,115 yards, par 72).Purse: $675,000. Winner: $121,500.Online: http://www.pgatour.com
Cain KC 98 379 71 117 .309Iglesias Det 99 344 34 105 .305Trout LAA 108 401 78 122 .304Runs — Donaldson, Toronto, 82; Trout, L.A. Angels, 78; Dozier, Minnesota, 78; Bautista, Toronto, 73; Gardner, N.Y. Yankees, 73; Cain, Kansas City, 71; Machado, Baltimore, 71; Kinsler, Detroit, 70; Martinez, Detroit, 69; Eaton, Chicago White Sox, 68.RBIs — Donaldson, Toronto, 83; Davis, Baltimore, 82; Morales, Kansas City, 81; Bautista, Toronto, 78; Teixeira, N.Y. Yankees, 77; Martinez, Detroit, 74; Cruz, Seattle, 69; Trout, L.A. Angels, 69; Abreu, Chicago White Sox, 67; Fielder, Texas, 66.Home Runs — Cruz, Seattle, 33; Trout, L.A. Angels, 33; Donaldson, Toronto, 31; Davis, Baltimore, 30; Pujols, L.A. Angels, 30; Martinez, Detroit, 30; Teixeira, N.Y. Yankees, 30; Bautista, Toronto, 26; Machado, Baltimore, 24; Dozier, Min-nesota, 24.
Hernandez, Seattle, 14-6; McHugh, Houston, 13-6; Keuchel, Hous-ton, 13-6; Lewis, Texas, 12-5; Buehrle, Toronto, 12-5; Gray, Oakland, 12-4; Price, Toronto, 11-4; Richards, L.A. Angels, 11-9; Eovaldi, N.Y. Yankees, 11-2; Volquez, Kansas City, 11-6.
Perkins, Minnesota, 30; Box-berger, Tampa Bay, 28; Britton, Baltimore, 28; Street, L.A. Angels, 26; Uehara, Boston, 25; Holland, Kansas City, 25; Miller, N.Y. Yankees, 24; Soria, Detroit, 23; Robertson, Chicago White Sox, 22; Allen, Cleveland, 22.
N.L. LEADERSGoldschmidt Ariz 110 394 71 133 .338Harper Wash 105 360 77 120 .333Posey SF 103 380 57 126 .332Parra Mil 100 323 53 106 .328Gordon Mia 96 411 49 134 .326LeMahieu Col 106 397 62 126 .317Escobar Wash 99 385 51 119 .309Panik SF 97 375 56 116 .309Pollock Ariz 108 416 74 128 .308Duffy SF 98 361 48 111 .307Runs — Harper, Washington, 77; Pol-lock, Arizona, 74; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 71; Fowler, Chicago Cubs, 70; Braun, Milwaukee, 66; Carpenter, St. Louis, 66; Blackmon, Colorado, 65; Arenado, Colorado, 64; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 64; Gonzalez, L.A. Dodgers, 63.RBIs — Goldschmidt, Arizona, 81; Arena-do, Colorado, 81; Posey, San Francisco, 75; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 74; Crawford, San Francisco, 71; Harper, Washington, 69; Gonzalez, L.A. Dodgers, 68; Frazier, Cincinnati, 68; Stanton, Miami, 67; Bry-ant, Chicago Cubs, 65.Home Runs — Harper, Washington, 29; Stanton, Miami, 27; Arenado, Colorado, 27; Frazier, Cincinnati, 27; Gonzalez, Colorado, 26; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 22; Gonzalez, L.A. Dodgers, 22; Pederson, L.A. Dodgers, 21; Duda, N.Y. Mets, 21; Rizzo, Chicago Cubs, 21.Pit Cole, Pittsburgh, 14-5; Wacha, St. Louis, 13-4; Arrieta, Chicago Cubs, 13-6; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 12-6; Heston, San Francisco, 11-6; Martinez, St. Louis, 11-4; Greinke, L.A. Dodgers, 11-2; Scherzer, Washington, 11-8; De La Rosa, Arizona, 10-5; Harvey, N.Y. Mets, 10-7.
Melancon, Pittsburgh, 35; Rosenthal, St. Louis, 33; Kimbrel, San Diego, 32; Familia, N.Y. Mets, 31; Storen, Washington, 29; Casilla, San Francisco, 27; Rodriguez, Milwaukee, 26.
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Bautista has hot bat as Jays beat AthelticsMELISSA COUTO THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Jose Bautista hit his 27th home run of the season to back a stellar outing from Drew Hutchison and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Tuesday for their ninth straight victory.
Hutchison (11-2) went seven strong innings, giv-ing up two earned runs while striking out six and walking two. The right-hander, who came into thegame with a 5.42 earned-run average, threw just 82 pitches, 59 for strikes.
Aaron Sanchez pitched a scoreless eighth inning and Roberto Osuna worked around a one-out double for his 11th save of the season.
Ryan Goins and Justin Smoak had runs batted in for the Blue Jays (62-52), who improved to 17-6 since the all-star break. Chris Colabello had three hits, including two doubles.
Kendall Graveman (6-8), who was traded from the Blue Jays along with Canadian Brett Lawrie for Josh Donaldson, gave up four runs — two earned — on five hits and one walk through 4 2/3 innings.
The 24-year-old right-hander also struck out five batters in his return to Toronto.
Hutchison left the game to a loud ovation from the 39,381 in attendance after giving up a single to Semien in the eighth. It was the first hit he allowed since the third inning.
Semien scored on Burns’ RBI single off Sanchez to make it 4-2.
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ACROSS 1 Diner’s request 6 On a rampage 10 Lacking in brightness 14 Long-necked wading bird 15 Fizzy beverage 16 Overhang 17 Prince Arn’s bride 18 “Fargo” director Joel -- 19 Noted groundhog 20 Burrow pro (2 wds.) 22 Helper (abbr.) 23 Short rests 24 Windhoek’s cont. 26 Unyielding 30 Albion, in poetry 34 Slander’s kin 35 Designer label 36 Spiral molecule 37 “Terrible” tsar 38 Zodiac sign 40 Magellan discovery 41 Type of lettuce 42 Unctuous 43 Piglet’s creator 44 Rubbing alcohol 46 Perfumed 48 Util. bill 49 Silvery fish 50 River sediment 53 Sheet candy (2 wds.) 59 Inkling 60 Nailed at a slant 61 Forum speech 62 He played Obi-Wan 63 By Jove! 64 Wed on the run 65 Netting 66 “Finding Nemo” fish 67 Like pea-soup fog
DOWN 1 Work part-time 2 Culture dish goo 3 La -- Tar Pits 4 Strauss of blue jeans 5 Without end 6 Sign for 7 Frames of mind 8 Ersatz butter
9 Wallaby or joey 10 Leave 11 Fan noise 12 Hertz rival 13 Powerful blow 21 Holm or Fleming 25 Balsam -- 26 Mrs. Kramden 27 Fairway clump 28 Fluster
29 Some newlyweds 30 Mammoth 31 Teen bane 32 Harebrained 33 Put the finger on 35 Boring 38 Broke the law 39 Feeling lousy 40 Martini base 42 1300 hours 43 Snooped 45 Staple, perhaps 46 Jerry-built 47 Paint container 49 Apply liberally 50 Where Anna taught 51 Like some fears 52 Dregs 54 Emblem 55 Hay unit 56 Like -- -- of bricks 57 Jags 58 Type of socks
ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might feel pressured to find a solution to a personal matter. You would benefit from speaking to an adviser whom you trust. The ideas will flow naturally in a brainstorming session. As a result, you will see the right path to follow. Tonight: Take a midweek break.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)Your playfulness comes out when dealing with a loved one. Your focus will be on your per-sonal life. You might wonder which would be the best way to move forward. A discussion with a close friend will offer you some solutions. Tonight: Make it easy -- order in.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your concerns can easily be handled with a little self-disci-pline and a lot of energy. Once you grasp the power of your inner strength, you will be able to deal with an issue concern-ing your daily life. A conversa-tion could be very important. Tonight: Out at a favorite spot.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)You could be at your wits’ end when dealing with an inquisitive person in your life. You might
want to establish a stronger budget or tap into your self-dis-cipline when going shopping. Be more direct with those around you. Tonight: Positive vibes flow.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)You might be slow to rise in the morning, but by the afternoon, the Lion within you will wake up and put you back in control. Postpone as much as you can. Financial extremes could make you uncomfortable. Be ready to say “no” to a request. Tonight: Ask for what you want.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)You might have to deal with someone who has caused you a great deal of pain. Stay on top of what you must get done. Don’t let this situation affect you in a negative way. Your creativity is likely to emerge when dealing with this matter. Tonight: Take some time off just for you.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)Take your time researching a key question. What you find out could point you in a new direc-tion. A meeting could prove to be important, as it allows you to test out several ideas. A discus-sion with a friend will help you
consolidate a plan. Tonight: Fol-low a friend’s suggestion.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)You might feel overtired and withdrawn later in the day. Unfortunately, you are likely to be called upon by others to offer your knowledge. Slow down and take a break around lunch if you can. You will be happier as a result. Tonight: A must appearance.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21Deal with a close child or loved one directly. The conversation you have might be confidential, and it could make the other party feel vulnerable. Remain sensitive and deal with others on an individual level. You know what you need to do. Tonight: Relax to a good movie.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)One-on-one relating will cause you to question certain deci-sions that you recently have made. Honor a change of pace, and know where you are going. Once you accept your personal goals, your decisions could change substantially. Tonight: Where others are.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)Emphasize what you can com-plete in the morning. Sometime in the afternoon, others are likely to encourage you to take a break or to network, depend-ing on what the situation is. You will flourish with a change of pace. Tonight: The only answer is “yes.”
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Tap into your creativity for solutions in the morning. You might want to pay more atten-tion to this sector of your life. By midafternoon, you will re-energize and be willing to spend more time on your work and other responsibilities. Tonight: Take a personal night.
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MCDONALD, LESTER EUGENE
Passed away peacefully on Sunday August 9, 2015 at the age of 84.
Les is survived by his wife Pearl; daughters Leslie and Terry (Roy); son Ken; sister Enid (Jack); brother Wayne (Dorthy); seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. He is predeceased by his parents, Lester and Leone; brothers, Stan and Don and sister Iris.
A celebration of life will be held at the Cassidy Mobile Home Park Hall in Ladysmith at
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Qualicum Beach labour dispute at an impasse as rhetoric begins to heat upPARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS
The positions are close but the rhetoric is heating up in the Qualicum Beach labour dispute.
“The mayor’s a very good person... so he calls it ‘somewhat inaccur-ate.’ I call it a bald-faced lie,” Coun. Neil Horner said of CUPE Local 401 Blaine Gurrie saying council isn’t offering anything new.
Mayor Teunis Westbroek said he and chief administrative officer Daniel Sailland met with Gurrie at the Qualicum Beach Inn on Aug. 4 with a new offer totalling eight per cent in increases over four and a half years, along with the existing $1,800 signing bonus and the addi-tion of reduced Sunday staffing, which union members requested.
Westbroek and Sailland said they left the meeting optimistic that they had a compromise and staff would be back at work by the end
of the week.“I’m sure they’re telling you some-
thing different,” Gurre said of that meeting, agreeing he left thinking they had a tentative agreement, but things fell apart over a proposed “one and one” increase for 2014, the first year of the contract.
Gurre said he interpreted that as a one per cent increase in January and another one per cent bump in July, but council interpreted it as a one per cent increase in January, plus a July increase of just one per cent of the January increase.
Westbroek said the union’s two per cent annual wage increase demand adds up to just over a million dollars for tax payers over the five-year contract, requiring a one per cent annual property tax increase.
“Council’s been doing backflips, we’re trying to resolve this,” said Horner. “We started at six per
cent increase, then eight per cent, now we’ve gone to nine per cent increase. With the signing bonus… we started with $600 and Daniel came back asking for a mandate, we doubled it to $1,200, and then Daniel put his own job on the line and went above council’s mandate and tripled it to $1,800, which we agreed to after the fact.”
He said they also “had a deal where you can use your holiday days for the strike days, so they don’t lose a nickel, they lose a couple days off.”
“They started with the two per cent and they’re still there,” West-broek said. “We’ve tried as a good Canadian compromise to work something out.”
“We did move on some other issues,” Gurre said of concessions on capping benefits and hours of work and that they started out ask-ing for more than two per cent, but
that is their bottom line since that’s what the Bank of Canada targets as the inflation rate for the next few years.
“The ball seems to be in their court — they took the keys and locked the door. I’m waiting for something from them now that says ‘we want to be conciliatory,’ not this path, it’s going to scar rela-tions forever,” Gurre said.
Westbroek said that while the union leadership seems stuck on the two per cent, other contracts have been negotiated around the province for less than that.
Sailland added that some of the exempt staff have been followed around town to meetings and work covering essential services like gar-bage collection.
Both sides say they are open to continued negotiations, but that no formal talks are currently scheduled.
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WILDLIFENATIONAL NEWSThe Canadian Press
◆ CORNER BROOK, N.L.
United Church to drop fossil fuel investments
The general council of one of Canada’s largest churches has voted to drop fossil fuels from its investment portfolios, with advo-cates for the motion saying the decision is based on the Chris-tian duty to care for the earth.
Commissioners attending the United Church of Canada’s gen-eral council in Corner Brook, N.L., voted 67 per cent in favour Tuesday to divest the industry from its treasury assets and to shift the $5.9 million from the portfolio into green renewable energy ventures.
There are 400 people attending the meeting, and a sub-group of about 150 members voted on the divestment motion.
◆ OTTAWA
Study says F-35s jets may not match CF-18s
A U.S. defence and foreign affairs think tank released a report Tuesday suggesting the oft-maligned F-35 jet might not meet the performance standards of existing fighter planes, includ-ing Canada’s CF-18s.
The National Security Net-work, a non-profit foreign policy group based in Washington, D.C., is the latest organization to raise questions about the stealth fight-er program, which is over budget and behind schedule in the U.S.
The Harper government put its purchase of 65 F-35s on hold after being accused by the aud-itor general of fudging the price tag and not doing sufficient research.
◆ OTTAWA
New home construction slows, Calgary plunging
New home construction slowed in July for the first time in three months, mostly as a result of fewer multi-unit projects started in urban areas — particularly Calgary, said the Canada Mort-gage and Housing Corp. Tuesday.
Actual housing starts for Cal-gary were down 43 per cent in July from the same month last year, falling to 770 units from 1,354. For the year so far, housing starts are down 31 per cent for the city.
Calgary’s economy has been hit by the protracted plunge in oil prices and it’s showing in the real estate market, said Richard Cho, CMHC’s principal of market analysis for Calgary.
SENATE SCANDAL
Ex-Harper aide to testify at Duffy trialJENNIFER DITCHBURN THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — The moment has arrived for Nigel Wright to fill in the blanks on his controversial dealings with Sen. Mike Duffy, but the prime minister’s former chief of staff won’t be the only one with fresh details this week.
With Wright beginning his testimony today at Duffy’s fraud, breach of trust and bribery trial, the defence team is expected to soon release hundreds of inter-nal emails exchanged with Ste-phen Harper’s key people.
On the first day of the trial in April, defence lawyer Donald Bayne threw that thick binder of evidence down on a courtroom table with a loud thump — a teaser of things to come. The full transcript of Wright’s 2013 inter-view with police has also yet to be seen publicly.
Wright’s mere presence at the trial, combined with the new exhibits, will breathe new life into a scandal that embroiled a number of people close to Harper — as well as some of his top Sen-ate appointees — smack in the middle of an election campaign.
Harper has maintained he knew nothing about Wright’s payment before it emerged in the media. But the scandal has also revolved around the political culture inside Harper’s office and the efforts of his staff to make Duffy’s expense controversy go away.
When police declared in April 2014 that Wright would not face charges, he continued to insist — as he always has — that he was acting out of the best of intentions.
Environmental order for Syncrude in bird deathsTHE CANADIAN PRESS
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Oil-sands giant Syncrude is facing an environmental protection order following the deaths of 30 great blue herons at one of its sites.
“It’s guidance to the company,” Alberta Energy Regulator spokesman Bob Curran said Tuesday. “We’re specifying what our expectations are, what information we expect the com-pany to deliver and in what time frame.”
Syncrude revealed on the week-end that 29 carcasses from the large shorebirds were discovered last Friday near a pump house at an abandoned sump pond at the Mildred Lake mine site north of Fort McMurray. One additional bird was euthanized on the order of Alberta Fish and Wildlife.
Although bird deterrents were working elsewhere on the mine site, Syncrude spokesman Will Gibson acknowledged Tuesday that no such equipment was in operation at the sump.
“We didn’t have any deterrents in the area at the time,” he said. “We typically put deterrents around our tailings facility.”
Since the discovery, Syncrude has installed fencing, sound cannons and bird-scaring stat-ues, including a robotic falcon. Human observers are also sta-tioned at the site around the clock.
Gibson was unable to say if similar measures have been installed at any of Syncrude’s other sumps.
“We want to find out what attracted (the birds) there. I don’t want to speculate about whether we have a similar set of circum-
stances at other sumps in our operation.”
Curran said an investigation is to determine if Syncrude was following all rules regarding wildlife.
“We need to determine the cause of death of those birds, because we don’t know what it is.”
Meanwhile, the company is obliged to collect samples from the site for analysis, develop a plan to clean it up and publish daily reports on its progress.
Some of that work has already begun, Curran said.
“They would be collecting the water and soil samples. They’ve already begun work on the wild-life mitigation plan. They’ve put some measures in place
to ensure that other animals don’t come in contact with the place where the heron deaths occurred.”
Gibson said Syncrude is still trying to find out what was in that particular sump.
Ornithologists suggest that while herons gather in groups for nesting, it is unusual for large numbers to be together unless there is an abundant food source. Jeff Wells of the Boreal Songbird Initiative said it’s more prob-able that the birds died over an extended time period.
“It’s too soon for me to make an informed comment on that,” Gibson said.
He said no other animal car-casses have been found at the site.
Alberta Energy Regulator calls it ‘guidance to the company’
Tailings drain into a pond at the Syncrude oilsands mine facility near Fort McMurray, Alta., in July 2008. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
◆ YELLOWKNIFE
Man sues after blade left in his back three years
A man from the Northwest Ter-ritories is suing health officials claiming they failed to find a knife blade buried in his back for three years.
Billy McNeely has said that he went to the health centre in Fort Good Hope following a fight at a house party in 2010.
Staff stitched him up and sent him home, although he con-tinued to have back pain and set off metal detectors.
The lawsuit says McNeely returned to the health centre and later visited the Yellowknife hospital with recurring pain, but nothing was found.
In 2013, after McNeely woke up in bed to find something poking out of his back, doctors dug out a blade measuring seven centi-metres long.
RCMP works with UN and China in effort to end fentanyl death trendTAMSYN BURGMANN THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — The RCMP is working with the United Nations and China to dampen the influx of the dangerous opioid fentanyl onto Canada’s streets, but one high-level investigator expects the overdose problem to increase.
That information comes as health officials across Canada urge jurisdictions to collaborate to combat the drug linked to at least 655 deaths. A bulletin released by the Canadian Cen-tre on Substance Abuse says fentanyl was determined to be a cause or contributing cause of the deaths between 2009 and 2014.
Fentanyl is a white powder that’s easily disguised, tough to expose and in high demand by those with addictions, said Cpl. Luc Chicoine, the RCMP’s national drug program co-ordinator.
Chicoine said it’s being smug-gled into the country in many ways, from inside shaving kits
on passenger planes, to couriers, to gangs importing shipments in commercial containers.
Police have been unable to con-firm the drug’s primary origin.
All the while the death toll climbs and could get worse, Chicoine said.
“That’s why I’m going back into my speech of awareness, and understanding the long-term problem that we’re slowly step-ping into.”
Sixteen people overdosed in Vancouver on Sunday alone — including six in one hour — from
heroin that police suspect was laced with fentanyl. The drug has been linked to the deaths of 12 people, mostly in Metro Van-couver, since July 27.
“You need so little fentanyl, (that tracing) the chemical sig-nature would be extremely diffi-cult,” Chicoine said. “I don’t even know if the technology is there.”
About 100 grams can be mixed with fillers to make one kilogram of street drug, while only a few salt-sized granules can be toxic, he warned.
Fentanyl is between 50 and 100 times more potent than mor-phine. The drug represents an entirely “different scale” than bad narcotic batches in the past, such as tainted ecstasy, add health experts in B.C.
Deputy provincial health offi-cer Dr. Bonnie Henry is calling for a “national co-ordinated approach” to better predict how the overdose situation will evolve, while noting the problem has accelerated in recent years, leaving an “immense” impact.
“We’re not all using the same data sources, we’re not all look-ing for the same thing, not all of us are monitoring things in the same way,” she said Tuesday.
Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe issued a statement Tuesday say-ing that nearly three-quarters of people in B.C. who died from using illegal drugs last year had no fentanyl in their system.
The RCMP is not conducting frontline investigations, but is leaving that work to local authorities. The force is working to identify sources.
Fentanyl is being tracked by the UN, according to the organiz-ation’s World Drug Report 2014, which found heroin is being replaced by the drug on the black market in some countries.
Police don’t believe Canadian companies with legitimate import licences are involved. Instead, packages of raw powder may be smuggled inside goods shipped from China, Japan, Aus-tralia or Europe that eventually reach Canadian ports.
WILDLIFE
“We’re not all using the same data sources, we’re not all looking for the same thing, not all of us are monitoring things in the same way.”
Bonnie Henry, Deputy provincial health officer
Ontario premier says PM standing in way of creating provincial pensionsTHE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Premier Kathleen Wynne says Stephen Harper is standing in the way of an Ontario pension plan, while the prime minister says he’s happy to block what he calls “an enormous tax hike.”
“I am delighted to see, quite frankly, that our refusal to co-operate with the imposition of this tax is making it more difficult for the Ontario government to proceed,” Harper said at a campaign stop in Markham, north of Toronto. “We’re going to continue to fight it.”
Harper went out of his way to attack the Liberal government’s pension plan Tuesday after reporters failed to ask him about it, returning to the microphone to say the mandatory contributions from employers and workers would kill jobs.
“It’s not a good idea for the middle class and it’s obviously a bad thing as well for jobs and it’s a bad thing for our economy,” he said.
Wynne, meanwhile, was unveiling details of the Ontario Retirement Pen-
sion Plan during a news conference in downtown Toronto, where she said work-ers are not saving enough for retirement and Harper refuses to enhance the Can-ada Pension Plan.
“Disappearing workplace pension plans, shrinking personal savings . . . and an average yearly CPP payment of less than $7,000 all adds up to a wholly inadequate retirement savings system,” she said.
Wynne vowed to proceed with a provin-cial pension even without help from the federal government or the Canada Rev-enue Agency, but she couldn’t say how much more it would cost Ontario to go on its own or contract out to a third party.
“We don’t know what those costs would be at this point,” she said. “We do know that it would be easier, (and) it certainly would be less complicated if we had the federal government working with us.”
The Canadian Federation of Independ-ent Business said most small- and medium-sized businesses don’t have a pension plan not because they don’t want one, but because they can’t afford it.
10 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015 THISISTHEN
Charity Initiative Surpasses $73,000Kris Patterson, Alberni Valley Times
Two Port Alberni businesses have partnered together to support and give back to the community. In 2013 Van Isle Ford and Pacifi c Chevrolet Buick GMC owner Will Pul-ford came up with an idea to regularly donate money to three Alberni Valley Charities. He decided for every vehicle, new or used, purchased at either dealership, the customer could choose one of three local groups or organizations to donate $50.
Aft er a discussion with the employees at both dealerships, the chosen groups were Ty Watson House, Alberni Valley Rescue Squad, and Alberni Valley Charity Golf Classic. “We talked about what we can do to make a big impact.” Pulford said “Supporting the community that supports us, it goes hand in hand. Th is was just one of the many ways we were able to make an impact with some really great organizations.”
With more than $73,000 donated to the three charities so far the impact is really be-ginning to be felt. “We have really started notice the feedback and how much people have been talking about it, especially since we passed the $50,000 mark.” said Pulford.
Pulford said the chosen groups off er a broad range of services from saving lives to hos-pice care, and everything in between.
“Th e charity classic is a big one to me because of the history of the tournament and the fact that they spread that money again so we are helping more than three charities,” Pulford said.
For Ty Watson House and the Alberni Valley Rescue Squad, the funding is important to keep their operations open. “Th e money is used to maintain the operations for the house, grief counsellors and other programs, said Terri St Jacques a member of the board of directors for the Alberni Valley Hospice Society. “It’s greatly appreciated, and it’s nice to see the community support.”
AVRS president Dave Poulsen called the donation a blessing. “It’s instrumental for us. When our budgets are cut and cut, this money is a huge blessing.” Poulsen said.
Diane Redlin of the golf classic agreed that the support is a benefi t to the group. “We pick diff erent charities every year. B.C. Children’s Hospital is our main one and we pick three to four local charities as well.” Redlin said “Th e Support is huge. Th e better our event does, the more we can give back to the community.”
Pulford will continue the program as it has inspired other business owners. “We’ve had people recommend us because of this.” Pulford said “We look forward to hitting key milestones like $100,000, and $250,000 I like big numbers, to see this initiative reach numbers like that would be incredible, we would like to thank all the customers near and far that choose to purchase their vehicles at Pacifi c Chevrolet and Van Isle Ford without our customers this wouldn’t have been possible. We appreciate and value your business.”
Van Isle Ford and Pacifi c Chevrolet Buick GMC dealer principal Will Pulford (far right) and Pacifi c Chevrolet General Manager Mike Cole (far left ) presents local groups with their quarterly donation. Receiving the funds was Mike Ridall of the Alberni Valley Rescue Squad; middle Diane Redlin of the Alberni Valley Charity Golf Classic and right Gretchen Carlson executive director for the Alberni Valley Hospice Society.
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This Is Then...This Is Then...With Kris PattersonWith Kris Patterson
WITH THE Salmon Festival quickly approaching I thought it might
be a good idea to look back at some of the history of this event.
Th e very fi rst festival in 1972 was co-sponsored by the AV Times and McDonald’s Export ‘A’ and the closing ceremonies were held at 5 p.m. on the grounds of the Greenwood Motor Hotel, derby headquarters.
Th e man responsible for starting the Salmon Festival in 1972 was the late Fred Duncan, then owner and publisher of the AV Times.
“My dad and I went in the Vancouver Sun Derby the year before (1971),” Rob Duncan told me. “Th at’s when he came up with the idea of holding a derby here. When we got home my dad met with a small group of people, who like him, wanted to do something for the community and the Festi-val was born.”
Art Wynans was a member of that “small group” that became the fi rst Salmon Festival commit-tee.
“Jim Sawyer, Bruce Berry, Archie Clouston, Jack Buffi e, Carl Schretlan and Mel Massey were the others,” Art recalled. “Fred Duncan was the fi rst President and the Greenwood Hotel (now Howard Johnson) was Derby Headquarters.”
Not only was Art involved then, he’s still involved today: Bruce Berry and Art started bar-becuing salmon that fi rst year and he’s been doing it ever since!
Fred Duncan pushed hard to create and support the Salmon Festival because it would benefi t the community, according to his son Rob.
“He was very proud of the Salmon Festival,” Rob said.
Everyone, who was here on that Labour Day weekend 43
years ago, will undoubtedly recall how Fred McLeod reeled in his 45 pound, 11 ounce catch in the ear-ly hours of the fi rst day, and then had to sweat it out until 3 p.m. on Monday when fi shing closed.
And, do you remember that second prize in the fi rst Salmon Festival ever held, was won by 16-year old ADSS student, Kim Cote, who won a 12-foot boat, trailer and 25-horsepower motor with his 40-pound, six-ounce salmon?
Th ere have been a lot of big fi sh caught over the years includ-ing the largest fi sh ever caught in the Port Alberni Salmon Festival, which was a 60 lbs. 8 oz. fi sh caught in 1982 by Art Berlinski. No one has snagged a bigger fi sh yet.
Good luck to all the fi sher-men this year. Be sure to grab a copy of the AV Times Salmon Festival supplement for more information including schedules of events, weigh-in information and much more.
Coming Soon!I will be working on a feature with businesses of the past as well as a connection to current businesses like Brownies Chicken, Th ree Sister Café, among many others. I also wanted to let people know to look for the Friday, Aug. 21st issue of the AV times as it will have a special wrap commemorating a very special anniversary for a local business. I look forward to hearing from you and your thoughts on what you would like to see in future issues of the column. Please email me at [email protected] or call me at 250-723-8171 ext. 228.
Reader Response
Port Alberni’s Fred McLeod, left , happily receives his $5,000 salmon-shaped cheque from Times publisher Fred Duncan aft er winning the 1972 Port Alberni Salmon Festival.
Kris – Re: Th is Is Th en July 22, building between B of C and Fletcher’s on the right-hand side was the “Redbird Cafe,” it was there in the ‘50s and early ‘60s as I recall. I don’t remember the man’s name that ran it (but I can see his face); he was tall and slender...Dave comes to mind, don’t know if that was his name or not. Later on a woman had it (with her daughters?) I believe her name was Trippell.
Do not recall what was on the left -hand side of the building.I am reminded of another subject as I see that they are getting rid of the Jade Restaurant. I
remember those buildings along that side very well. When I was a kid, we lived in Fowlie’s cabins where Smitty’s is now. We kids were always in the creek. In the summer when it was drying up we would scoop out all the trapped minnows in the pools/puddles and transfer them into the creek. Back to the Jade... where the Dairy Queen is now, there were houses. Abe Flanagan built the building south of the DQ. He ran a second-hand store; also he was an auctioneer and had lots of auction sales. Th e Jade used to be the “Maybette” coff ee shop (which my aunt had years later). I also remember when Al’s Electric was built. Years ago, there was a wooden bridge over Dry Creek, but I bet a lot of people aren’t even aware they are driving over a bridge now. Well, as usual, I digress.... Just wanted to tell to you about Th e Redbird.
Barbara Smith
Art and Chris Wynans barbecuing salmon at the 1981 Salmon Festival.
In the picture above (taken Aug. 25, 1983) four locals pose with the legendary “big fi sh” when it was mounted at the chamber offi ce, left to right, Bob Cole, president of the Salmon Festival Committee, Rob Duncan, president of the AV Chamber of Commerce, Don Jones, treasurer for the Salmon Festival, and Bud Schroeder, fi rst vice-president AVCC.
