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ort Alberni Mariachi Gala Fri. May 29 at 7:00pm Featuring Mariachis: NUEVO ORDAZ (MEXICO) ORGULLO AZTECA (USA) LOS DORADOS (CANADA) General: $30 Seniors/Kids: $20 Tix: (at the door, 6pm) or in advance at: www.mariachifestival.ca Info/Tix (604) 338-4064 Friday May 29th, 2015 Name_________________________________ Phone_________________________________ Please drop off your ballot at the Alberni Valley Times office 4918 Napier Ave by Wednesday May 27th by 12 noon. e winner will be announced later that day. Po Frida Alberni District Theatre 4000 Roger Street, Port Alberni Enter to win Tickets to: Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Monday, May 11, 2015 Include a cottage succession plan in your estate Living Well, Page 5 20C 9C Sun, some cloud What’s On 2 Alberni Region 3 Opinion 4 Living Well 5 Sports 6 Scoreboard 7 Comics 8 Classifieds 9 On the Island 11 Nation & World 12 Inside today Monday May 11 2015 ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 90 $1.25 newsstand (HST incl.) ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES Facing a $380,000 cost to replace an aging garbage truck, the city is looking to scale back its pickup services for commercial customers. The municipality’s engineering department has recommended eliminating dumpster pickup for commercial customers, a ser- vice that affects 215 businesses, schools, apartment buildings and city facilities. A report from city engineer Guy Cicon said a truck equipped with automated arms for picking up dumpsters needs to be replaced immediately for the service to continue. “The condition of the container truck (Unit 432) is poor,” stated Cicon in the report. “It has more than 12,200 hours on it, the packer body is wearing out and the engine and transmission are in need of a rebuild that will cost $60,000 within a short period of time.” Container pickup for commercial customers has been identified as a “non-core” service by the city engineer, as private garbage haul- ers handle roughly 80 per cent of Port Alberni’s businesses and institutions that use dumpsters. The city introduced the service over 40 years ago when commer- cial volumes became too great for the residential garbage trucks to handle, bringing in service fees in the early 1990s to cover pickup and dumping costs. But in recent years the number of customers has declined along with revenue, and the service lost $51,000 last year. Cicon’s report states commercial pickup is con- sidered “cost neutral” as the city does not bill itself for handling dumpsters at 17 municipal facili- ties. Pending council’s approval, discontinuing the service is rec- ommended this summer. This is not the first time the engineering department has rec- ommended cutting commercial pickup. A proposal to sell the truck and dumpsters, eliminat- ing one full-time position, was voted down by council in 2010. The replacement of the dumpster truck has been delayed since 2013 after a bid came in higher than expected. The city engineer believes muni- cipal facilities can use smaller bins that can be picked up by a garbage truck currently serving neighbourhoods. During the city’s budgeting process last winter concerns were raised as to how the Alberni Valley Multiplex or Echo Centre would dispose of its large volumes of waste; but in his report Cicon said there could be other options. “The larger waste-generating facilities could be serviced with Haul-all style bins that can be collected by city crews with an existing truck in the parks fleet, or dumpster bins could be collected by a private hauler” he said. [email protected] 250-723-8171 KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES C hinook numbers are increasing with the help of temporary net pens in local waters. The project, undertaken by West Coast Aquatics, in partnership with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Alberni Valley Enhancement Association, is in its third year. The purpose of the net pens, located at Harbour Quay, is to increase chinook returns to the area to have more salmon in the system in general, and also to enhance fishing opportunities. “Three years ago we saw other communities using the net pens and they proved to show high- er returns of chinook,” said Sheena Falconer, salmon initiative outreach coordinator with West Coast Aquatics. “The first year we got started with a small set of frames donated and put it together by hand.” That year, the Chinook Net Pen Project was launched with a modest 10,000 fish at the Water Street dock. Water quality was monitored and volunteers measured dissolved oxygen, temper- ature and salinity. It remained high throughout and the project was a success with the loss of only 12 fish. “The next year we ramped it up to 100,000 fish and it was a success again with very few [losses],” Falconer said. This year, the group raised 187,000 chinook over the two to three week period. The fish are acclimatized in the pen during this time before being released into the Inlet. Coated wire tags are attached to calculate the rate of return. It takes the school three to six years to return and the community to reap the benefits of the project. “The key is to have healthy salmon populations and that will equal healthy ecosystems,” Falcon- er said. Salmon support eagles, bears, as well as people. By assisting the salmon, we are helping everything.” Volunteers spent Friday morning weighing and measuring the fish and on Monday they will be released into the wild. [email protected] Orphan Annie on stage at E.J. Dunn school Students at E.J. Dunn Middle School have been working hard on the play and hope to attract a large audience to entertain. » Alberni Region, 3 Rockets, ‘Wolves and Magic win in final week The final week of the Port Alberni men’s basketball spring league regu- lar season featured some very close games. » Sports, 6 FISHERY Chinook numbers up with help of net pens West Coast Aquatics partners with DFO and enhancement association MUNICIPALITY The city’s garbage truck; equipped with a Currato Can attachment to pick up dumpsters from businesses; is overdue for replacement. The city is recommending discontinuing the service. [CITY OF PORT ALBERNI PHOTO] » Use your smartphone to jump to our Facebook page for updates on these stories or the latest breaking news. Ron West and Sheena Falconer measured fish at the tail end of the Chinook Net Pen Project on Friday before they are let out into the Inlet today. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES] “It has more than 12,200 hours on it, the packer body is wearing out and the engine and transmission are in need of a rebuild that will cost $60,000 within a short period of time.” Guy Cicon, city engineer $380K cost to replace garbage truck in review “Three years ago we saw other communities using the net pens and they proved to show higher returns of chinook.” Sheena Falconer , West Coast Aquatics

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ort Alberni Mariachi Gala

Fri. May 29at 7:00pm

Featuring Mariachis:NUEVO ORDAZ (MEXICO)ORGULLO AZTECA (USA)LOS DORADOS (CANADA)

General: $30Seniors/Kids: $20

Tix: (at the door, 6pm) orin advance at:

www.mariachifestival.caInfo/Tix (604) 338-4064

Friday May 29th, 2015

Name_________________________________

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Please drop off your ballot at theAlberni Valley Times office 4918 Napier Ave

by Wednesday May 27th by 12 noon.The winner will be announced later that day.

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Include a cottage succession plan in your estateLiving Well, Page 5

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Monday May 11 2015

ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 90 $1.25 newsstand (HST incl.)

ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Facing a $380,000 cost to replace an aging garbage truck, the city is looking to scale back its pickup services for commercial customers.

The municipality’s engineering department has recommended eliminating dumpster pickup for commercial customers, a ser-vice that affects 215 businesses, schools, apartment buildings and city facilities.

A report from city engineer Guy Cicon said a truck equipped with automated arms for picking up dumpsters needs to be replaced immediately for the service to continue.

“The condition of the container truck (Unit 432) is poor,” stated Cicon in the report. “It has more than 12,200 hours on it, the packer body is wearing out and the engine and transmission are in need of a rebuild that will cost $60,000 within a short period of time.”

Container pickup for commercial customers has been identified as a “non-core” service by the city engineer, as private garbage haul-ers handle roughly 80 per cent of Port Alberni’s businesses and institutions that use dumpsters. The city introduced the service over 40 years ago when commer-cial volumes became too great for the residential garbage trucks to handle, bringing in service fees in the early 1990s to cover pickup and dumping costs.

But in recent years the number of customers has declined along with revenue, and the service lost $51,000 last year. Cicon’s report states commercial pickup is con-sidered “cost neutral” as the city does not bill itself for handling dumpsters at 17 municipal facili-ties. Pending council’s approval,

discontinuing the service is rec-ommended this summer.

This is not the first time the engineering department has rec-ommended cutting commercial pickup. A proposal to sell the truck and dumpsters, eliminat-ing one full-time position, was voted down by council in 2010. The replacement of the dumpster truck has been delayed since 2013 after a bid came in higher than expected.

The city engineer believes muni-cipal facilities can use smaller bins that can be picked up by a garbage truck currently serving neighbourhoods. During the city’s budgeting process last winter concerns were raised as to how the Alberni Valley Multiplex or Echo Centre would dispose of its large volumes of waste; but in his report Cicon said there could be other options.

“The larger waste-generating facilities could be serviced with Haul-all style bins that can be collected by city crews with an existing truck in the parks fleet, or dumpster bins could be collected by a private hauler” he said.

[email protected] 250-723-8171

KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Chinook numbers are increasing with the help of temporary net pens in local waters.

The project, undertaken by West Coast Aquatics, in partnership with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Alberni Valley Enhancement Association, is in its third year.

The purpose of the net pens, located at Harbour Quay, is to increase chinook returns to the area to have more salmon in the system in general, and also to enhance fishing opportunities.

“Three years ago we saw other communities using the net pens and they proved to show high-er returns of chinook,” said Sheena Falconer, salmon initiative outreach coordinator with West Coast Aquatics. “The first year we got started with a small set of frames donated and put it together by hand.”

That year, the Chinook Net Pen Project was launched with a modest 10,000 fish at the Water Street dock. Water quality was monitored and volunteers measured dissolved oxygen, temper-ature and salinity. It remained high throughout and the project was a success with the loss of only 12 fish.

“The next year we ramped it up to 100,000 fish

and it was a success again with very few [losses],” Falconer said.

This year, the group raised 187,000 chinook over the two to three week period. The fish are acclimatized in the pen during this time before being released into the Inlet. Coated wire tags are attached to calculate the rate of return. It takes the school three to six years to return and the community to reap the benefits of the project.

“The key is to have healthy salmon populations and that will equal healthy ecosystems,” Falcon-er said. Salmon support eagles, bears, as well as people. By assisting the salmon, we are helping everything.”

Volunteers spent Friday morning weighing and measuring the fish and on Monday they will be released into the wild.

[email protected]

Orphan Annie on stage at E.J. Dunn schoolStudents at E.J. Dunn Middle School have been working hard on the play and hope to attract a large audience to entertain. » Alberni Region, 3

Rockets, ‘Wolves and Magic win in final weekThe final week of the Port Alberni men’s basketball spring league regu-lar season featured some very close games. » Sports, 6

FISHERY

Chinook numbers up with help of net pens

West Coast Aquatics partners with DFO and enhancement association

MUNICIPALITY

The city’s garbage truck; equipped with a Currato Can attachment to pick up dumpsters from businesses; is overdue for replacement. The city is recommending discontinuing the service. [CITY OF PORT ALBERNI PHOTO]

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

Ron West and Sheena Falconer measured fish at the tail end of the Chinook Net Pen Project on Friday before they are let out into the Inlet today. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

“It has more than 12,200 hours on it, the packer body is wearing out and the engine and transmission are in need of a rebuild that will cost $60,000 within a short period of time.”

Guy Cicon, city engineer

$380K cost to replace garbage truck in review

“Three years ago we saw other communities using the net pens and they proved to show higher returns of chinook.”

Sheena Falconer, West Coast Aquatics

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ArtsFolk Song Circle meets Tuesdays, from

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

Sports & recreationValley Cloggers meet Tuesdays at 6:30

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

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.

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

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

Child and youth Mothers Uplifting Mothers group meets

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

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

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

Service groupsLiteracy Alberni, drop-in times Monday

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

Special interestGenealogy Club meets the last Tuesday

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

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

Support and help Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday

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

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

Alberni Valley Hospice Society’s Demen-tia Support Group meets third Tuesday monthly 10:30 a.m. to noon at 3088

3rd Avenue. This group is for individuals dealing with Early On Set Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other Neurological Degenerative Disorders. 250-723-4478

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

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

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

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

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

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

Addictions The Christian Intervention Program runs

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

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

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

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

What’s comingHospice Training Course, 12 weeks from

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

Pasta Dinner and Auction, May 8 at 5 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion 293, 4680 Victoria Quay

Book Sale on May 8 from 6-8 p.m. and May 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Echo Centre. A fundraiser for the Community Arts Council.

Grab your bags and boxes! The Mt. Klitsa Garden Club presents its 16th annual Plant Sale Saturday May 9th at Rollin Art Center at the corner of 8th and Argyle between 10 am – 12 noon.

Annuals, perennials, shrubs and more! Call Leslie Wright, 250 724 7219 for info.

Harbour City Big Band Dance, May 9, from 7:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m., at the Bavarian Hall. A fundraiser for the Bread of Life.

Dancestreams Mother’s Day performance and tea, May 10 at Bavarian Centre at 3 p.m. Tickets are available at the Rollin Art Centre, MacKenzie School of Dance, EM Salon & Spa and at the door.

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KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Tristan MacDonald woke up Wednesday morning to find his two motocross bikes gone.

The 13-year old E.J. Dunn stu-dent was devastated when he found out of the possible theft, especially since he had just fin-ished putting in so much work towards building one for the cur-rent race season.

MacDonald’s mother, Kim, believes the bikes, one red and white CRX 100 and one yellow RM125, were taken from their home somewhere between 3:00 and 5:00 a.m. Wednesday morning.

“I was up until 3 a.m. watching TV and in the backyard we have a sensor light,” Kim said. “I have a huge window so I would have noticed if it went on.

A neighbour who puts their dogs out at 5:30 a.m. said they would have barked so it had to have happened between then.”

When a neighbour called around 8:45 a.m. to ask if the family was missing the bikes and a jerry can of gas, Kim went to investigate.

“We have an enclosed deck with a door,” she said. “The door was open and the bikes were gone,”

she said. “The back tire was chained to the bike because Tris-tan wasn’t allowed to go out on it until the yard work was done.”

Kim assumes the bikes were pushed through the yard, up a hill and across a neighbour’s yard up the road.

She, along with a neighbour, noticed skid marks about three houses down from pushing the heavy bike with a locked tire.

“It had to be someone who knows our backyard,” she said.

Tristan was at school and didn’t find out what happened until he came home. In the meantime, Kim was busy on social media.

She posted photos of the bikes and information about the theft.

Soon a stranger sent her a mes-sage saying she had followed a truck with what looked like dirt bikes covered with a tarp.

“She thought it seemed strange that they were covered,” Kim said.

The witness took photos of the truck and licence plate, which were given to the Nanaimo RCMP.

“We will follow-up with it and if the licence plate is in our juris-diction, we will go to the resi-dence,” said Const. Gary O’Brien of the Nanaimo detachment. “If the bikes are there, we will seize them and assist the RCMP in Port Alberni with the case.”

Since December, Tristan had been recovering from a bone marrow virus that left him severely anemic.

When the scare occurred, he was put on doctor’s orders to take it easy, and decided to build his own bike in the interim.

For four months, he worked hard on the project with his step-father to keep busy while he was unable to ride.

“I put so much time on the build from the frame up,” Tristan said. “I was off the bike so it gave

me something to do.”Tristan and his step-father built

the motor and installed virtually all new parts.

Alone he completed the sand-ing, priming and painting. He had only been on trails with it three times as practice and had

his first race two weeks ago. “I was supposed to race May

23,” Tristan said. Now he is unsure how his moto-

cross season will pan out. “I was talking to the police and

they said they usually find the person first and the stolen items are usually gone,” Tristan said. “But now that we might have seen the bikes, I’m hopeful.”

A friend of the family quickly set up a fundraising site because he felt sympathetic to all of the complications Tristan has been through.

If anyone has any information about the theft, O’Brien said to contact the local RCMP detach-ment at 250-723-2424.

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Orphan Annie on stage at E.J. Dunn schoolKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Orphan Annie has plans to meet Daddy Warbucks in Port Alberni next week.

Students at E.J. Dunn Middle School have been working hard on the play and hope to attract a large audience to entertain.

Originally planned for last year, the performance was put on hold because of the teacher strike. Brittany Bordal was providing drama workshops to students at the time and when she started working at the school this year, she got the ball rolling again. Rehearals started and props were constructed.

Jenna Sportak will be playing the lead role of Annie. A cast of 21 English and French students from Grades 6 to 8 have been rehearsing since December at lunch time and after school.

“It is a huge undertaking because of all the choreography and singing involved in the show,” Bordal said.

Props were built by Greg Vanderkool, designed by artist Yvonne Vanderkool and worked on by Bordal, Erin Watkins and MaryAnn Gillis.

Admission to the show is by donation, with proceeds going towards future in-school arts initiatives.

“This show is a labour of love for everyone involved and a huge amount of dedication and hard work,” Bordal said. “It also show-cases a need and want for theatre programs in our schools.”

The play is set for May 12 and 13 at 7:00 p.m. at the ADSS theatre.

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published on the front page of the May 8 Alberni Valley Times; a second part was missing.

We are reprinting the story here in its entirety.

Teen recovering from bone marrow virus shaken by early morning theft of dirt bikes taken from his home

Students from E.J. Dunn rehearse for the school’s production of Annie next week. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

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“I was supposed to race May 23. I was talking to the police and they said they usually find the person first and the stolen items are usually gone.”Tristan MacDonald, E.J. Dunn student and motocross racer

“This show is a labour of love for everyone involved and a huge amount of dedication and hard work.”Brittany Bordal, drama teacher

MacDONALD

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Alberta lection results show failure of poll predictions

That was the week that was for startling election results, and for pompous and preten-tious punditocracy and poll-sters getting things so very wrong again.

Carbon copies of British Columbia’s last election fiasco; right up to election day exactly two years ago, they forecast the BC NDP to win easily and form government, but instead BC Liberals got an increased majority with a fourth kick at the can in Victoria.

Last Tuesday the Alberta provincial elections produced a result that really came out of Left Field; an amazing Orange Tide swept across Canada’s most conservative province, and became an Alberta Tsu-nami washing away the Pro-gressive Conservatives like so much flotsam and jetsam.

Premier Prentice sailed his already-faltering PC ship of state onto the rocks by bringing forth a very ill-planned budget, and then arrogantly calling an election a year early.

When he was left high and dry on Tuesday evening, he abandoned ship in similar cow-ardly fashion we saw at Isola del Giglio, Italy in January 2012. Captain Francesco Schettino is serving jail time for his reckless barratry; presumably Captain Prentice will get off with a little penance, and will most likely

get a well-paying job as a media pundit to tide him over until something even more lucrative floats over the horizon.

The British election on Thurs-day was also “too close to call” according to all the press and political pundits; they forecast the left-of-centre Labour Party reaching a stalemate with the Conservatives, and then form-ing a coalition with the separa-tist Scottish National Party.

Of course, we’ve seen that scenario before in Ottawa, only with a name changed here and there. However, the voters again proved the highfalutin punditocracy and pollsters hor-

ribly wrong, by giving the Brit-ish Tory Party a clear majority.

After B.C.’s election there was much navel-gazing, try-ing to figure out what went wrong in the polling business; no doubt more navels are being gazed into right now, all across Alberta and the United Kingdom.

Pundits and pollsters should take note from Alexis de Tocqueville who said, “In a democracy, the people get the government they deserve.”

They should never forget the words of wisdom from Sir Winston Churchill, “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.”

Have no idea who first said, “Ain’t democracy grand,” but they sure got that one right, eh ??

Yours sincerely,

Bernie SmithParksville

Distracted driver caught curling hair deserves punishment

On the May 4 Global TV news, there was a driver caught on camera in around Nanaimo curling her hair. Well I do hope this was seen by ICBC and the RCMP and that this driver was tracked down and fined real good.

This should be tracked down by the police, as they do for others that are reported, tracked and fined, without even being stopped by the police. Whether on your cell phone, laptop or putting makeup on, this is distracted driving and should be dealt with. I’m hoping people get video or pictures and the plate number of this and send them to ICBC and the police to go after them and hit them hard in the pocket book.

It’s my life and my family or passengers life at risk, includ-ing their own. I have been cut off by distracted drivers on cell phones and I shake my head at them and get a smile and the finger. Guess they think it’s a big laugh or a joke, well it won’t be when they are hauled into court and sued for an accident that they caused and the law-suit that will happen.

ICBC should go further and hit the distracted driver harder, like bigger fines, the loss of their safe drivers discount and give them more demerit points so they pay more. Even sus-pend their driver’s licence for a period of time, like they do for impaired drivers.

Make them pay before they hurt someone. If they are the N drivers, send them back to re-do everything and school them on distracted drivers and hit them harder to learn right from wrong.

Pat MurphyParksville

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Khadr free despite government opposition Omar Khadr became a free

man on Thursday, no thanks to Prime Minister

Stephen Harper’s obsessively vindictive government.

But the injustice Khadr has suf-fered continues to shame us all.

When the ugly history of Guan-tanamo Bay and the war on ter-ror is written, it will record that Canada, alone of all Western countries, did not press for the return of a detainee.

“We left a child, a Canadian child, in Guantanamo Bay to suf-fer torture,” his lawyer Dennis Edney said on Thursday after an Alberta court ordered Khadr freed on bail. Canada may style itself a “leading advocate” of children swept up in armed conflict. But when Khadr was abandoned to the Taliban by his father at age 15, Edney said, “we gave him no mercy.”

That pretty much sums up

Ottawa’s sordid role in this ugly affair. Canada’s image as a nation that upholds civil rights and the rule of law has been tar-nished by this affair, and it won’t soon recover.

In the end it took rulings by two level-headed Alberta judges to spring “Guantanamo’s Child” from prison after almost 13 years in detention. Last month Justice June Ross rightly granted him bail, with strict conditions.

And on Thursday Justice Myra Bielby quashed a federal bid to keep him behind bars, ruling that Ottawa failed to prove that setting him free would cause “irreparable harm” to Canada’s relations with the United States and other treaty partners. As the Toronto Star’s Michelle Sheph-ard has reported, the U.S. State Department has made it abun-dantly clear that Khadr’s release won’t damage relations. Within

hours, Khadr was free.The Canadian courts have got

it right. Psychological profiling confirms that Khadr poses no great threat. He admits to having “screwed up” as a youth. He is appealing his dubious Gitmo con-viction in the U.S. courts. And he hopes to rebuild his life.

His tough bail conditions include living with Edney, wear-ing an electronic monitoring device, observing a curfew and having only restricted, super-vised access to the Internet and his own family.

Even so, the Harper govern-ment intends to press on, obtusely, with its appeal of Justice Ross’ original bail order. Far from being humiliated by the court’s rebuff, Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney seized the occasion to launch a crude attack on the Liberals and New Democrats for not being tougher

on terror. It was a contemptible response.

As has been written before, whatever his misdeeds Khadr, now 28, has paid the full price, and more. From the day U.S. troops captured him in Afghan-istan in 2002 he has been denied justice, tortured, forsaken by Ottawa and tried in a discredited U.S. military court. He has spent twice the time behind bars as he would have, had he been convict-ed here of first-degree murder as a young offender.

That’s not to condone his notorious past. He comes from a family of Al Qaeda supporters and pleaded guilty, under duress, to killing Sgt. Christopher Speer in a firefight.

The youngest detainee at Gitmo, he was the only person charged with “murder in viola-tion of the laws of war,” which wasn’t even a recognized offence

in 2002.In 2010 he accepted a Pentagon

plea deal to get out of Gitmo, where he risked being held indefinitely without trial. He got eight years, with a chance to serve most of it in Canada.

By rights he should have been released soon after his return to Canada in 2012. But the Harper government has blocked every bid to free him prior to his statu-tory release date next year. Until now.

There is justice in Canada’s courts, at the end of the day. More justice than the Harper government would like to see.

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To my friends, customers, staff including Pat Arbanas and Jeff and Heather owners of Foggy Bean Coffee in Ucluelet for helping to train our staff. The grand opening for Heather’s Canvas Cup was awesome! The encouragement, support, cards and beautiful plants were wonderful. I feel honoured to be able to operate a business in this wonderful community! Heather Mallory.

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Annual General Meeting Monday, May 25, 2015 at 7:00PM in Pioneer Towers

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It’s been said that “There’s a sucker born every minute”. I often think of this remark

while watching TV medical commercials, the ones that pro-mote drugs to treat common ailments, then show pictures of someone riding a horse, climbing a hill or hugging their partner.

But then the commercial adds “See your doctor if you notice a rash, skin sores, sudden pain, dizziness, abdominal bloating, fever, chills or coughing up blood. Drug X can be associated with changes in blood pressure, nausea, visual problems, numb-ness of legs, an increased risk of blood clots and cancer.” The list of hazards continues as long as your arm.

My question? Why would any reasonable human consider taking the risks of this medica-tion unless they’re taking their final breath and have nothing to lose? But it’s obvious what has triggered this paranoia. We are bombarded daily with health data by the media. There’s a staggering list of over-the-counter (OTC) pills and an

expanding list of prescription drugs. Hence, we are all warned we ignore this medication at our peril.

Madison Avenue learned long ago it’s easy to seduce people when corporations have mil-lions of dollars to spend and a perfect sales pitch. It’s been said facetiously that people have become so obsessed with health that if the U.S. Declaration of Independence were written today, it would declare the pur-suit of health, rather than hap-piness, as the third inalienable right of Americans.

The end result is that North Americans have been pro-grammed for illness. Today, a well person is someone who hasn’t seen enough T.V. ads, been examined by enough doc-tors and had enough tests done.

Another problem is that noth-

ing seems to be normal these days. For instance, a recent medical report says that even “normal” blood pressure may be too high. And doctors are being told to reduce their patients’ blood cholesterol levels lower and lower.

Sir William Osler, Professor of Medicine at McGill, Johns Hopkins and Oxford Universi-ties was an astute commonsense doctor. He remarked that, “One of the first duties of the phys-ician is to educate the masses not to take medicines.”

Osler, if he were alive today, would point out that every year 100,000 North Americans die from prescription drugs and another 700,000 are admitted to emergency due to their compli-cations. I’m sure he would also stress that natural remedies have not produced dead bodies.

Voltaire, the French philoso-pher and writer, would also add sound advice. He had a risky habit of criticizing the government during the French revolution, and was tossed into the Bastille for it, not a five star hotel. During that time he wrote

“The art of medicine is to amuse the patient while nature cures.” He also philosophized, “It’s dangerous to be right when the government is wrong!”

I’d like to end this column on an optimistic note. But in spite of such sage advice, history continues to show that a sucker is still born every minute. Every year huge amounts of minor painkillers are sold. Some are effective but many are con-sumed because few people today will tolerate the slightest ache or pain. It means that year after year 22,000 North Americans die from gastrointestinal bleeding due to minor painkillers.

Billions of dollars are spent every year “taming” the stomach’s acid or stopping its production by proton-pump inhibitors such as Nexium, Pre-vacid and Prilosec. But these drugs have been associated with pneumonia, life-threatening diarrhea, osteoporosis and bone fractures.

Unfortunately, the majority of patients, when given a prescrip-tion by their family physician, have no idea of the many side-

effects associated with the drug. After all, why would a physician suggest a drug that was going to be harmful? But one common drug used for treating anxiety and depression has a list of 85 possible side-effects. Admittedly, some of these complications are rare. But when a rare one strikes, it’s a 100 per cent hit.

So how can you escape being one of the suckers born every minute? It’s quite easy. I’d sug-gest adopting a sound lifestyle. Moreover, good sense should tell us all that Madison Avenue is more interested in your pocketbook than your health. Unfortunately, common sense is

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FINANCE

Your family has always had a great time at your cottage so it’s natural to assume

you’ll be handing it off to your family after you’re gone. But if you don’t ask your adult children what they really want, and plan for the tax consequences, that may not happen. Here are a few essential cottage succession plan-ning steps you should take.

Speak of the cottage Talk to your adult children now

and find out who wants to take on the responsibilities and who doesn’t. Then avoid future family squabbles by making arrange-ments so your non-cottage inheritors will be treated fairly in your will.

Protect the cottage Unless you’re passing assets to

a spouse, when you die you are deemed to have disposed of your capital assets at fair market value – meaning if your cottage prop-erty has appreciated in value, your estate will face a significant capital gains tax liability. You do have the benefit of a principal

residence tax exemption but you can apply it to just one property at a time and that can be either your cottage or your city home but the one you don’t choose will be subject to tax on its increased value.

There will be tax consequences if you leave the property to your children in your will – so make sure there will be sufficient funds in your estate to pay any tax liabilities.

Life insurance can be a good strategy for covering the capital gains on your cottage. The death benefits are usually tax-free and can be used as a ready source of cash to avoid a forced sale, to pay capital gains taxes, or to equalize your estate among cot-tage inheritors and non-cottage

inheritors.Trying to escape paying tax by

transferring your cottage to your children during your lifetime won’t work.

It will trigger an immediate capital gain at the ‘fair market value’ of the property. And if you sell your children your cottage at less than ‘fair market value’ you will still have to pay tax on the real price but your children will be deemed to have paid the lower price resulting in double taxation when they sell the cottage.

The only advantage of transfer-ring part or complete ownership during your lifetime is that the amount of the gain taxable in your hands is ‘capped’ at the time of the gift or sale.

It’s a good idea to plan now for the succession of your cottage – and the rest of your estate, for that matter.

Speaking of the cottage; talk about your wishes

» Liz Gaudet is a consultant with Investors Group Financial Services Inc. in Port Alberni. She can be reached at 250-720-9935.

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The CEO of a British Columbia non-profit that accidentally distributed toxic moth-balls in more than 1,100 food bank ham-pers says he has no idea how the mishap happened.

Individually-wrapped camphor mothballs were mixed with candy and given to people in Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and surrounding villages within the last two weeks.

Martin Wyant of Share Family and Com-munity Services says the agency’s Port Moody food bank has been doing the same

work for 25 years and has never had an inci-dent like this.

He says the organization is phoning people, sending out letters and trying to connect with homeless people who received the contaminated hampers.

Fraser Health has issued a notice that says anyone who has received those ham-pers should immediately discard the candy mixture and keep it away from children and pets.

It says camphor ingestion can cause vomiting, seizures, shortness of breath, abdominal discomfort and irritation or burning of the mouth and throat.

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The final week of the Port Alberni men’s basket-ball spring league regular season featured some very close games.

Concrete Impressions Rockets 67Tseshaht MarketRaptors 55

In Thursday night’s opener at the Armada gym, Tseshaht Market Raptors started the game with a 13–5 lead before Concrete Impressions responded with an 8–0 run to even it.

From this point of the game to midway of the second half there were multiple lead changes and ties as each team battled for control.

Concrete Impressions were up by two when their young forward, Nick Donahue, hit back to back three-point shots to finally give them an eight-point lead and turn the game in their favour.

The Raptors would pull within four points before the Rockets blasted to a 67–55 win.

Rockets scoring leaders: Adam Yaredic, 18 points; Nick Donahue, 16 points.

Raptors scoring leaders: Kevin Titian Jr., 14 points; Sam Moncur, 11 points.

Co-op Timberwolves 76 Slammer’s Gym Warriors 75

Slammers Gym Warriors came out of the gates storming to take a com-manding 26–12 advantage by the middle of the first half.

Co-op Timberwolves’

sharp shooter, Kenneth Johnson, put the team on his back and hit four three’s to help them erase the deficit to two points by halftime, 40–38 Warriors.

The second half saw the lead change several times before the Timberwolves were able to open a six-point lead with less than 10 minutes remaining.

The Warriors would claw back to tie it at 75 with a minute left before Co-op guard, Coby Felsman Jr, was fouled while attack-ing the basket.

He earned the winning point at the free-throw line, as the Warriors final shot fell short.

Timberwolves scoring leaders: Jacob Molcan, 24 points; Kenneth Johnson, 23 points.

Warriors scoring leaders: Josh Kurucz, 34 points; Remy Contant, 18 points.

Dave Ralla Magic 60 Ladybird Engraving Heat 57

Dave Ralla Magic opened the game with a 12–0 run and seemed like they would run away with the game.

The Magic maintained a 10-point advantage at halftime, leading 36–26. Dave Ralla would push the lead to 14 early in the sec-ond half before Ladybird Engraving slowly chipped away to tie the game at 51 with only two minutes remaining.

But Dave Ralla would recover and hit some pres-sure shots to win 60–57.

Magic scoring leaders: Mike Lange, 26 points; Brenden Lundy-Sam, 17 points.

Heat scoring leaders:

Connor Van Vliet, 28 points, Bobby Rupert, 14 points.

Playoffs begin this Thursday

Playoff Pool A: No. 1 Co-op Timberwolves, No. 3 Dave Ralla Magic, No. 5 Concrete Impressions Rockets.

Playoff Pool B: No. 2 Tseshaht Market Raptors, No. 4 Ladybird Engrav-ing Heat, No. 6 Slammers Gym Warriors.

May 14 Playoffs Games: Concrete Impressions Rockets play twice; Lady-bird Engraving has week off.

6:15 p.m. No. 3 Dave Ralla Magic vs. No. 5 Concrete Impressions Rockets

7:15 No. 2 Tseshaht Mar-ket Raptors vs. No. 6 Slam-mers Gym Warriors

8:15 No. 1 Co-op Timber-wolves vs. No. 5 Concrete Impressions Rockets

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Dave Ralla hits pressure shots for win

Richard Mills of Concrete Impressions Rockets makes a layup against Bryce Greenwood of the Tseshaht Market Raptors last Thursday in the Armada gym. The Rockets won 67–55. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

TRACK & FIELD

Elementary track meetAlberni Valley Track and Field hosted a meet at Bob Dailey Stadium May 1–3 for elementary students from around the Island. [Left] Madi Speagle competes in the high jump. [Above] Jordan McKenna goes airborne for the long jump. [GLENN McKENNA PHOTOS]

CANADIAN JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE

Vees too much for Mustangs in RBC CupEMANUEL SEQUEIRA PENTICTON WESTERN NEWS

Cody DePourcq and Cam Amantea didn’t collect a point in the Penticton Vees’ 4-0 win against the Melfort Mustangs Sunday, but they still helped.

“Having Cody and Cam back in the lineup gave us a big emotion-al boost,” said Vees coach-gener-al manager Fred Harbinson. “We rolled four lines and structurally, we were really sound.”

Matthew Serratore sniped the game-winning goal 3:56 into the opening period, while Hunter Miska turned aside 17 shots as the Vees improved to 1-1 in the RBC Cup in Portage la Prairie, MB.

The Vees outshot the Saskatch-ewan Junior Hockey League champs 12-4 in the first period. Serratore was set up by Patrick Sexton and Riley Alferd. With just over three minutes left in the period, Jack Ramsey gave the Vees a 2-0 lead.

In the second period, which the Vees outshot the Mustangs 12-6, the only goal was scored by Connor Chartier, who fell to

the ice in front of the Mustangs’ crease and beat Richard Palmer, who finished with 26 saves on the afternoon. Chartier was able to bury the power play goal on a play started by Dakota Conroy, who then fed Dante Fabbro for a shot from inside the blue line.

Nearly six minutes into the third period, on an odd-man rush, Demico Hannoun set up Tyson Jost for an easy tap in goal. The Mustangs applied some pressure, but Miska delivered when need stopping the seven shots he faced. A key stop came against Dexter Bricker as Miska got his shoulder on a rebound chance.

“Our D core played really well,” said Harbinson, “He (Miska) did a great job of fighting through screens.”

A factor that Harbinson said helped the Vees generate offence

was their ability to pressure the Mustangs’ defence.

“We created havoc and turn-overs,” said Harbinson, adding there was a lot of time spent in the offensive zone.

The Vees’ penalty kill was strong going four-for-four, while

the power play struck once on six chances.

The Vees are back in action on Tuesday afternoon when they host the Carleton Place Canad-ians at the PCU Centre. That game can be watched online at www.hockeycanada.ca.

Cody DePourcq, the Penticton Vees’ co-captain, tries to burn goalie Hunter Miska with a backhand to forehand move during practice on Wednesday. The Vees beat the Melfort Mustangs 4–0 in Portage La Prairie, MB on Sunday, improving to a 1–1 record in the RBC Cup. [EMANUEL SEQUEIRA, WESTERN NEWS]

“We created havoc and turnovers.”Fred Harbinson, Penticton Vees coach and general manager

Former CTV host hired byV.I. RaidersNANAIMO DAILY NEWS

Mira Laurence, a former CTV Vancouver Island sports anchor, is joining the staff of the Vancou-ver Island Raiders junior football team as its director of community and corporate relations, according to a team press release.

The announcement comes after Laurence also took similar pos-itions with both the B.C. Hockey League’s Victoria Grizzlies and the summer collegiate-level baseball Victoria HarbourCats of the West Coast League.

“Having reported on the Raid-ers since their inaugural season, I have always felt a close connection to the team,” Laurence said in a statement. “I’ve seen first-hand how this program has helped cre-ate champions both on and off the field and has put Nanaimo on the Canadian junior football map.

“I am excited to help grow the Raiders’ brand in the community and can’t wait to see both loyal and new supporters at Caledonia Park on game days.”

FOOTBALL

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HOCKEYNHL

Playoffs - Round 2(Stanley Cup quarterfinals)

All series best-of- seven

Yesterday’s resultNY Rangers 4, Washington 3 (Series tied 3-3)Anaheim 3, Calgary 2 (OT) (Anaheim wins series 4-1)

Today’s scheduleNo games scheduled

Tuesday, May 12 (Game 6)Montreal at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. (Tampa Bay leads series 3-2)

Wednesday, May 13 (Game 7)Washington at NY Rangers, TBD

Thursday, May 14 (Games 7*)Tampa Bay at Montreal, TBD

IIHF World ChampionshipsMay 1-17, at Prague and Ostrava, Czech RepublicThe Top Division Championship has 16 teams in two groups.

Round robin standingsGroup A GP W L OTL GF GA PtsCanada 6 6 0 0 18 39 13Sweden 6 5 1 0 15 30 17Czech Rep 6 4 2 0 12 25 17Switzerland 6 2 3 1 7 11 16Germany 6 2 4 0 6 9 21Latvia 6 2 4 0 6 9 22France 5 1 4 0 3 8 14Austria 5 0 4 0 2 6 17

Group B GP W L OTL GF GA PtsUSA 6 5 1 0 15 17 10Russia 6 4 1 0 14 28 13Finland 5 4 1 0 12 16 5Belarus 5 3 1 1 10 15 14Slovakia 6 1 2 1 8 13 14Norway 6 2 4 0 6 10 20Denmark 6 1 4 1 4 10 19Slovenia 6 0 6 0 0 8 22

Yesterday’s resultsCzech Republic 4, Germany 2United States 3, Slovenia 1Canada 7, Switzerland 2Russia 3, Slovakia 2

Saturday’s resultsRussia 7, Belarus 0Canada 4, France 3Latvia 2, Austria 1Finland 3, Slovakia 0Sweden 2, Switzerland 1Denmark 4, Norway 1

Today’s scheduleAustria vs. Germany, 7:15 a.m.Belarus vs. Finland, 7:15 a.m.France vs. Sweden, 11:15 a.m.Denmark vs. Slovakia, 11:15 a.m.

Tuesday, May 12Austria vs. Canada, 3:15 a.m.Belarus vs. Norway, 3:15 a.m.France vs. Latvia, 7:15 a.m.Slovakia vs. United States, 7:15 a.m.Switzerland vs. Czech Rep, 11:15 a.m.Russia vs. Finland, 11:15 a.m.

Western Hockey LeagueChampionship Final(Best-of-seven)

Today’s schedule (Game 3)Brandon at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. (Kelowna leads series 2-0)

Saturday’s result - Game 2Kelowna 5, Brandon 3

Wednesday, May 13 (Game 4)Brandon at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, May 15 (Game 5*)Brandon at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday at Brandon

Rockets 5, Wheat Kings 3First Period 1. Wheat Kings, McGauley (7) (Hawry-luk, Coulter) 1:202. Rockets, Chartier (10) (Stephens, Draisaitl) 11:333. Rockets, Merkley (3) (Dube) 19:57Penalties: Morrissey KEL (Slashing) 12:16, Roy BDN (Roughing) 18:07, Baillie KEL (Roughing) 18:07

Second Period 4. Rockets, Quinney (5) (Dube, Baillie) 0:27Penalties: Waltz BDN (Roughing) 1:06, Merkley KEL (Roughing) 1:06, Baillie KEL (Slashing) 7:53

Third Period 5. Wheat Kings, Quenneville (9) (Klimchuk, Pilon) 2:496. Wheat Kings, Quenneville (10) (Provorov, Klimchuk) 6:37 (PP)7. Rockets, Merkley (4) (Chartier) 10:168. Rockets, Draisaitl (8) (Merkley) 19:39Penalties: Baillie KEL (Checking from Behind) 5:33, Gatenby KEL (High Sticking) 9:18

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd TRockets 16 8 7 31Wheat Kings 8 19 14 41

Goaltending summary: Rockets: Whistle (38/41), Wheat Kings: Papirny (26/30)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Rockets: 0 of 0, Wheat Kings: 1 of 4

Att: 5,502

Royal Bank Cup - RBCCanadian Junior A ChampionshipMay 9-17, PCU Centre, Portage la Prairie, Man.

Teams, with 2014-15 recordsHost: Portage Terriers (53-3-4)West: Penticton Vees (44-9-3-2)West 2: Melfort Mustangs (39-8-9)Central: Soo Thunderbirds (38-7-1-6)East: Carleton Place Canadians (49-10-3)

Round robin GP W L OTL GF-A PtsCarleton Place 2 2 0 0 7-0 6Penticton 1 1 1 0 6-3 3Portage 2 1 1 0 3-5 3Soo 1 0 1 0 0-4 0Melfort 1 0 1 0 0-4 0

Preliminary Round

Yesterday’s resultsPenticton 4, Melfort 0Carleton Place 3, Portage 0

Saturday’s opening gamesPortage 3, Penticton 2Carleton Place 4, Soo 0

Today’s scheduleMelfort vs. Soo, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 12Carleton Place vs. Penticton, 1 p.m.Soo vs. Portage, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, May 13Carleton Place vs. Melfort, 6 p.m.

Thursday, May 14Penticton vs. Soo, 1 p.m.Portage vs. Melfort, 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 16Semifinals, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Sunday, May 17Final, 6 p.m.

GOLFLast week’s tournaments

PGAThe Players Championship, May 7-10TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Par 72, 7215 yards.Purse: $10,000,000. 2014 champion: Martin Kaymer.

Final leaderboardGolfer Par R1 R2 R3 R41 Rickie Fowler -12 69 69 71 67 Fowler won in playoffT2 Sergio Garcia -12 69 72 67 68T2 Kevin Kisner -12 73 67 67 69T4 Ben Martin -11 68 71 68 70T4 Bill Haas -11 72 67 68 70T6 Rory Sabbatini -9 70 71 69 69T6 Kevin Na -9 67 69 72 71T8 Jamie Donaldson -8 70 72 71 67T8 Rory McIlroy -8 69 71 70 70T8 Brian Harman -8 71 69 70 70T8 John Senden -8 73 70 67 70T8 Ryo Ishikawa -8 71 69 69 71T13 David Toms -7 73 71 68 69T13 Zach Johnson -7 71 68 71 71T13 Billy Horschel -7 68 72 69 72T13 Chris Kirk -7 70 68 68 75T17 Henrik Stenson -6 72 69 73 68T17 Russell Knox -6 72 70 72 68T17 Hid. Matsuyama -6 67 74 72 69T17 George McNeill -6 73 70 69 70T17 Derek Fathauer -6 68 72 69 73T17 Pat Perez -6 71 70 68 73T17 Jerry Kelly -6 71 65 72 74Canadian golfersT42 David Hearn -2 67 71 70 78T56 Graham DeLaet E 75 69 70 7473 Nick Taylor +5 72 70 72 79

European TourAfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, May 7-10Heritage Golf Course, Bel Ombre, Mauritius, Par 72, 7,106 yards. Purse: $1,000,000. Inaugural event.

Final leaderboardGolfer Par R1 R2 R3 R41 George Coetzee -13 70 67 65 69 Coetzee won in playoff2 Thorbjorn Olesen -13 65 68 70 683 Mardan Mamat -12 69 69 67 674 Thomas Aiken -11 69 66 68 70T5 M. Kawamura -10 68 69 71 66T5 John Parry -10 67 70 71 66T5 Scott Hend -10 72 66 70 66T8 Bernd Ritthammer-8 71 70 68 67T8 Oliver Bekker -8 66 71 71 68T8 Merrick Bremner -8 71 70 66 69T11 Rahil Gangjee -7 67 70 74 66T11 Tjaart V. der Walt -7 73 66 69 69T13 Richard Lee Toronto -6 72 68 72 66T13 Keith Horne -6 70 69 71 68T13 Justin Walters -6 67 73 69 69T13 Pelle Edberg -6 68 66 74 70T13 Jake Roos -6 70 71 67 70T13 Jazz Jan’nond -6 69 70 68 71T13 Andrew McArthur -6 68 70 68 72T20 Chris Lloyd -5 73 70 69 67T20 Mikael Lundberg -5 68 71 72 68

Upcoming event

LPGAKingsmill Championship, May 14-17Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Wil-liamsburg, Virginia. Par 71, 6,379 yards. Purse: $1,300,000. 2014 champion: Lizette Salas.

BASKETBALLNBA Playoffs(All series best-of-seven)

Round 2, Games 4Yesterday’s resultsCleveland 86, Chicago 84 (Series tied 2-2)LA Clippers 128, Houston 95 (LA Clippers lead series 3-1)

Saturday’s resultsWashington 103, Atlanta 101Memphis 99, Golden State 89

Today’s schedule (Games 4)Atlanta at Washington, 4 p.m. (Washington leads series 2-1)Golden State at Memphis, 6:30 p.m. (Memphis leads series 2-1)

Tuesday, May 12 (Games 5)Chicago at Cleveland, 4 p.m.LA Clippers at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 13 (Games 5)Washington at Atlanta, 5 p.m.Memphis at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

TENNISATP and WTAMutua Madrid Open, May 4-10Madrid, Spain. Surface: Clay. Purse: €4,185,405.

Men - Singles, FinalAndy Murray (2), Britain, def. Rafael Nadal (3), Spain, 6-3, 6-2.

Men - Doubles, FinalRohan Bopanna, India, and Florin Mer-gea, Romania, def. Marcin Matkowski, Poland, and Nenad Zimonjic (5), Serbia, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 11-9.

Saturday’s resultsWomen - Singles, FinalPetra Kvitova (4), Czech Republic, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 6-1, 6-2.

Women’s Doubles - FinalGarbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro (3), Spain, def. Casey Dellac-qua, Australia, and Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-7(4), 10-5

Upcoming eventsThis week’s schedule

ATPInternazionali BNL d’ItaliaMay 10-17, Rome, Italy.Surface: Clay. Purse: €3,288,530 (NOTE: €1 = CDN$1.35)

WTAInternazionali BNL d’ItaliaMay 11-17, Rome, Italy. Surface: Clay. Purse: $2,707,664

AUTO RACINGNASCARSpongeBob SquarePants 400 (STP 400)Today, 4:46 p.m., Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas. Tri-oval, 1.5 miles per lap. 267 laps for the race.

Final results (Start position in parentheses)1. #48 Jimmie Johnson, Chevy (19)2. #4 Kevin Harvick, Chevy (6)3. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy (17)4. #24 Jeff Gordon, Chevy (11)5. #22 Joey Logano, Ford (1)6. #20 Matt Kenseth, Toyota (18)7. #2 Brad Keselowski, Ford (3)8. #41 Kurt Busch, Chevy (8)9. #78 Martin Truex Jr., Chevy (4)10. #31 Ryan Newman, Chevy (15)11. #43 Aric Almirola, Ford (14)12. #16 Greg Biffle, Ford (7)13. #1 Jamie McMurray, Chevy (9)14. #47 AJ Allmendinger, Chevy (29)15. #42 Kyle Larson, Chevy (10)16. #9 Sam Hornish Jr., Ford (26)17. #5 Kasey Kahne, Chevy (2)18. #27 Paul Menard, Chevy (22)19. #13 Casey Mears, Chevy (24)20. #19 Carl Edwards, Toyota (5)21. #15 Clint Bowyer, Toyota (21)22. #3 Austin Dillon, Chevy (28)23. #46 Michael Annett, Chevy (43)24. #17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford (20)25. #83 Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota (35)26. #33 Ty Dillon, Chevy (32)27. #10 Danica Patrick, Chevy (27)28. #98 Josh Wise, Ford (40)29. #40 Landon Cassill, Chevy (41)30. #51 Justin Allgaier, Chevy (25)31. #6 Trevor Bayne, Ford (30)32. #38 David Gilliland, Ford (38)33. #55 David Ragan, Toyota (23)34. #34 Brett Moffitt, Ford (39)35. #35 Cole Whitt, Ford (34)36. #95 Michael McDowell, Ford (31)37. #23 J.J. Yeley, Toyota (37)38. #32 Joey Gase, Ford (42)39. #14 Tony Stewart, Chevy (16)40. #18 Erik Jones, Toyota (12)Did not finish41. #11 Denny Hamlin, Toyota (13) Accident42. #26 Jeb Burton, Toyota (33) Mechanical problem43. #7 Alex Bowman, Chevy (36) Mechanical problem

Race statisticsRace time: 3 hours, 11:50Avg speed of winner: 125.265 mphLead changes: 16Cautions/Laps: 9/49

Formula OneSpanish Grand PrixToday, 5 a.m., Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

Final results1. Nico Rosberg (GER/Mercedes) 1 hour, 41 minutes 12.555 seconds.2. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) at 17.551 seconds behind3. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Ferrari) 45.342 seconds behind4. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Williams) 59.217 behind5. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Ferrari) 1:00.0026. Felipe Massa (BRA/Williams) 1:21.3147. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Red Bull) 1 lap8. Romain Grosjean (FRA/Lotus) 1 lap9. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/Toro Rosso) 1 lap10. Daniil Kvyat (RUS/Red Bull) 1 lap11. Max Verstappen (NED/Toro Rosso) 1 lap12. Felipe Nasr (BRA/Sauber AG) 1 lap13. Sergio Perez (MEX/Force India) 1 lap14. Marcus Ericsson (SWE/Sauber AG) 1 lap15. Nico Hülkenberg (GER/Force India) 1 lap16. Jenson Button (GBR/McLaren) 1 lap17. Will Stevens (GBR/Marussia) 3 laps18. Roberto Merhi (ESP/Marussia) 4 laps

Current drivers’ standingsDriver Points1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 111.02. Nico Rosberg (GER) 91.03. Sebastian Vettel (GER) 80.04. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) 52.05. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 42.06. Felipe Massa (BRA) 39.07. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 25.08. Romain Grosjean (FRA) 16.09. Felipe Nasr (BRA) 14.010. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) 8.011. Max Verstappen (NED) 6.012. Nico Hülkenberg (GER) 6.013. Sergio Perez (MEX) 5.014. Marcus Ericsson (SWE) 5.015. Daniil Kvyat (RUS) 5.0

SOCCERMLS

Yesterday’s resultHouston 2, Toronto 1NY Red Bulls 2, New York City 1

Saturday’s resultsSalt Lake 2, Chicago 1Portland 2, Montreal 1Vancouver 3, Philadelphia 0Sporting KC 1, DC United 1Columbus 3, Seattle 2Dallas 2, Los Angeles 1 Wednesday, May 13Orlando at DC United, 5 p.m.

English Premier LeaguePosition/Club W D L GF GA Pts1 Chelsea 25 9 2 70 28 842 Man City 22 7 7 77 36 733 Arsenal 21 7 6 66 33 704 Man United 20 8 8 61 36 685 Liverpool 18 7 11 50 39 626 Tot Hotspur 17 7 12 55 53 587 Southampton 17 6 13 48 30 578 Swansea 15 8 12 43 44 539 Stoke City 14 8 14 42 44 5010 West Ham 12 11 13 43 43 4711 Everton 11 11 14 46 48 4412 Crystal Pal 11 9 16 43 50 4213 West Brom 10 11 15 34 47 4114 Aston Villa 10 8 18 30 50 3815 Leicester 10 7 19 41 54 3716 Sunderland 7 15 13 30 50 3617 Newcastle 9 9 18 37 61 3618 Hull City 8 10 18 33 49 3419 Burnley 6 11 19 27 53 2920 Q.P. Rangers 7 6 23 39 67 27

Yesterday’s resultsManchester City 6, Q.P. Rangers 0Chelsea 1, Liverpool 1 Saturday’s resultsEverton 0, Sunderland 2Aston Villa 1, West Ham 0Hull 0, Burnley 1Leicester 2, Southampton 0Newcastle 1, West Brom 1Stoke 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0Crystal Palace 1, Man United 2

Today’s scheduleArsenal vs. Swansea, noon

UEFA Champions LeagueSemifinals - Return legsGames begin at 11:45 a.m. PDT

Tuesday, May 12Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona (Barcelona leads 3-0)

Wednesday, May 13Real Madrid vs. Juventus (Juventus leads 2-1)

Final - Saturday, June 6Olympiastadion, Berlin

Pacific Coast Soccer LeagueTeam W D L GF GA PtsVictoria 2 2 0 10 6 8Mid Isle 2 0 0 8 3 6Vancouver Tbirds 1 1 0 5 2 4Tim Hortons 1 0 3 6 14 3Kamloops 0 1 1 3 4 1Khalsa 0 0 0 0 0 0Vancouver Utd 0 0 0 0 0 0Abbotsford 0 0 1 1 2 0FC Tigers 0 0 1 1 3 0

Yesterday’s resultMid Isle 6, Tim Hortons Pinnacles 2Victoria 2, FC Tigers Vancouver 2

Saturday’s resultVictoria 4, Tim Hortons 1

Tuesday, May 12Vancouver Thunderbirds vs. Vancouver United FC, 7:15 p.m.

LACROSSEBC Junior A Lacrosse League

Standings GP W L T PtsDelta 5 5 0 0 10Victoria 5 3 2 0 6Nanaimo 4 2 2 0 4Coquitlam 3 2 1 0 4Langley 4 1 2 1 3Port Coquitlam 5 1 3 1 3Burnaby 5 1 4 0 2New Westminster 3 1 2 0 2

Yesterday’s resultsDelta 13, Victoria 12 (OT)Coquitlam 11, Burnaby 6

Saturday’s resultsVictoria 15, Langley 7Nanaimo 16, Burnaby 13Delta 13, Port Coquitlam 6

Tuesday, May 12Coquitlam at New Westminster 8 p.m.

Wednesday, May 13National Lacrosse LeaguePlayoff seeding1 Toronto Rock (14-4)2 Edmonton Rush (13-5)3 Rochester Knighthawks (12-6)4 Buffalo Bandits (11-7)5 Colorado Mammoth (9-9)6 Calgary Roughnecks (7-11)

Division semifinalsSaturrday’s resultCalgary 11, Colorado 6

Friday’s resultRochester 14, Buffalo 11

Division finals

2-game, home-and home seriesFriday, May 15Toronto at RochesterEdmonton at Calgary

Saturday, May 23Rochester at TorontoCalgary at Edmonton

NLL final stats, regular seasonPoints G A Pts1 Shawn Evans, CGY 47 83 1302 Mark Matthews, EDM 53 62 1153 Ryan Benesch, BUF 55 58 1134 Dhane Smith, BUF 39 68 1075 Rhys Duch, VAN 41 62 1036 Josh Sanderson, TOR 19 83 1027 Mark Steenhuis, BUF 36 59 958 Adam Jones, COL 51 42 938 Curtis Dickson, CGY 48 45 9310 Robert Church, EDM 37 55 9210 Cody Jamieson, ROC 36 56 9212 John Grant, COL 34 57 9113 Rob Hellyer, TOR 31 59 9014 Ben McIntosh, EDM 37 49 8614 S. Leblanc, TOR 31 55 8616 Dan Dawson, ROC 23 62 8517 Brett Hickey, TOR 50 31 81

BASEBALLMLB

Yesterday’s resultsNY Yankees 6, Baltimore 2Boston 6, Toronto 3Cleveland 8, Minnesota 2Texas 2, Tampa Bay 1Washington 5, Atlanta 4NY Mets 7, Philadelphia 4Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 3Milwaukee 3, Chicago Cubs 2Chicago Sox 4, Cincinnati 3LA Angels 3, Houston 1San Fran 3, Miami 2LA Dodgers 9, Colorado 5Seattle 4, Oakland 3Arizona 2, San Diego 1Kansas City 2, Detroit 1 (11 innings)

Saturday’s resultsWashington 9, Atlanta 2NY Yankees 5, Baltimore 4Philadelphia 3, NY Mets 1St. Louis 8, Pittsburgh 5Toronto 7, Boston 0Detroit 6, Kansas City 5Minnesota 9, Cleveland 3Tampa Bay 8, Texas 2Chicago Cubs 7, Milwaukee 6LA Dodgers 2, Colorado 1San Diego 6, Arizona 5LA Angels 2, Houston 0Seattle 4, Oakland 3San Francisco 6, Miami 0

Today’s schedulePittsburgh at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Cole (4-1) vs. Williams (2-2)Toronto at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Estrada (1-1) vs. Jimenez (2-2)Atlanta at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Miller (4-1) vs. Leake (2-1)N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Sabathia (0-5) vs. Colome (2-0)Chi. White Sox at Milwaukee, 4:20 p.m. Samardzija (2-2) vs. Peralta (1-4)Kansas City at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Duffy (2-1) vs. Lewis (2-2)N.Y. Mets at Chi. Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Colon (5-1) vs. Lester (2-2)Washington at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Strasburg (2-3) vs. Collmenter (3-3)Boston at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Porcello (3-2) vs. Kazmir (2-1)Miami at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Koehler (2-3) vs. Frias (3-0)

B.C. Premier LeagueTeam W L Pct GBNorth Delta 7 2 0.778 -Langley 10 3 0.769 1Vic Eagles 12 4 0.750 1.5North Shore 9 3 0.750 .5Okanagan 13 5 0.722 1.5Nanaimo 11 6 0.647 -Abbotsford 5 7 0.417 3.5Whalley 6 9 0.400 4Vic Mariners 3 9 0.250 5.5Coquitlam 3 11 0.214 6.5Parksville 2 9 0.182 6White Rock 2 15 0.118 9

Yesterday’s resultsOkanagan at North Shore, 11 a.m.Nanaimo at White Rock, 1:30 p.m.North Shore at Okanagan, 1:30 p.m.Victoria Eagles at Abbotsford, 1:30 p.m.Whalley at Coquitlam, 1:30 p.m.Victoria Mariners at Langley, 3:30 p.m. Satuday’s resultsNanaimo 3, Coquitlam 1Nanaimo 11, Coquitlam 0Vic Eagles 11, White Rock 6Vic Eagles at White RockOkanagan 7, North Shore 5North Shore 14 Okanagan 2

Tuesday, May 12Langley at Whalley, 8 p.m.

Mariners 4, Athletics 3Oakland Seattle ab r h bi ab r h biBurns CF 4 0 0 0 Smith LF 3 0 1 0Semien SS 4 2 3 2 Ruggiano CF 0 0 0 0Reddick RF 4 0 0 0 Weeks DH 2 1 0 0Butler DH 4 0 0 0 Cano 2B 2 0 0 1Vogt C 4 1 3 1 Cruz RF 4 1 1 0Davis 1B 3 0 0 0 Seager 3B 4 1 1 1Lawrie 3B 3 0 0 0 Morrison 1B 4 0 0 0Crisp PH 1 0 0 0 Ackley CF-LF 4 0 1 2Fuld LF 3 0 0 0 Miller SS 3 0 0 0Sogard 2B 3 0 0 0 Sucre C 3 1 1 0Totals 33 3 6 3 Totals 29 4 5 4

Oakland 001 001 001 3 Seattle 000 310 00x 4

2B: SEA Seager (8, Chavez), Ackley (3, Chavez), Smith, S (7, Chavez). HR: OAK Semien 2 (5, 3rd inning off Hernandez, F, 0 on, 2 out; 6th inning off Hernandez, F, 0 on, 0 out), Vogt (8, 9th inning off Rodney, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: OAK 4; SEA 6. E: OAK Semien (9, fielding).

Oakland IP H R ER BB SOJ Chavez (L, 1-3) 6.2 5 4 4 2 7F Rodriguez 0.1 0 0 0 2 0E Scribner 1.0 0 0 0 0 0Seattle IP H R ER BB SOF Hernandez (W, 6-0) 7.0 5 2 2 1 6C Furbush 1.0 0 0 0 0 0F Rodney 1.0 1 1 1 0 1

Time: 2:36. Att: 42,831.

Rangers 2, Rays 1Texas Tampa Bay ab r h bi ab r h biChoo RF 4 0 2 0 Guyer LF 3 0 1 1Smolinski LF 1 0 0 0 DeJesus LF 1 0 0 0Andrus SS 4 1 0 0 Souza Jr. RF 3 0 0 0Fielder DH 3 0 0 0 Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0DeShields DH 0 0 0 0 Forsythe 1B 4 0 1 0Beltre 3B 4 1 2 2 Butler DH 3 0 0 0Blanks 1B 4 0 0 0 Loney PH-DH 1 0 1 0Peguero LF-RF 3 0 1 0 Cabrera SS 3 0 0 0Martin CF 4 0 1 0 Beckham 2B 4 0 1 0Corporan C 3 0 1 0 Kiermaier CF 3 1 1 0Rosales 2B 4 0 1 0 Rivera C 1 0 0 0Totals 34 2 8 2 Totals 30 1 5 1

Texas 000 100 010 2 Tampa Bay 000 001 000 1

2B: TEX Choo 2 (9, Odorizzi, Odorizzi). GIDP: TEX Blanks. HR: TEX Beltre (3, 4th inning off Odorizzi, 0 on, 0 out). S: TB Rivera, R. Team Lob: TEX 9; TB 6. DP: TEX (Andrus-Rosales); TB (Longoria-Beckham, T-Cabrera, A).

Texas IP H R ER BB SOW Rodriguez 6.0 2 1 1 1 6K Kela (W, 3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2S Tolleson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1N Feliz 1.0 2 0 0 0 1Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SOJ Odorizzi 6.2 7 1 1 0 7X Cedeno 0.1 0 0 0 0 0K Jepsen (L, 0-2) 0.2 1 1 1 3 0E Frieri 1.1 0 0 0 1 2HBP: Rivera, R (by Rodriguez, W).

Time: 3:06. Att: 14,521.

Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 3Boston Toronto ab r h bi ab r h biBetts CF 4 1 1 0 Travis 2B 3 1 1 1Pedroia 2B 4 0 1 1 Donaldson 3B 4 0 1 1Ortiz DH 3 0 0 0 Bautista DH 3 0 1 0Ramirez LF 4 2 1 0 Enc’acion 1B 3 1 1 0Sandoval 3B 4 2 2 2 Pillar CF 4 0 0 0Napoli 1B 2 1 1 3 Colabello LF 4 0 3 1Bogaerts SS 4 0 0 0 Carrera RF 3 0 0 0Bradley RF 4 0 0 0 Valencia PH 1 0 0 0Leon C 4 0 1 0 Thole C 3 1 1 0Totals 33 6 7 6 Goins SS 3 0 0 0 Smoak PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 8 3

Boston 400 020 000 6 Toronto 000 110 100 3

2B: BOS Sandoval (5, Dickey); TOR Travis (8, Buchholz), Donaldson (8, Buchholz), Thole (1, Buchholz). 3B: BOS Betts (1, Dickey). GIDP: TOR Donaldson, Thole, Encarnacion. HR: BOS Napoli (3, 1st inning off Dickey, 2 on, 2 out), Sandoval (3, 5th inning off Dickey, 1 on, 2 out). Team Lob: BOS 4; TOR 6. DP: BOS 3 (Sandoval-Pedroia-Napoli 2, Pedroia-Bogaerts-Napoli). PICKOFFS: TOR Cecil (Betts at 1st base).

Boston IP H R ER BB SOC Buchholz (W, 2-4) 6.1 7 3 3 3 3J Tazawa 1.2 1 0 0 0 0K Uehara 1.0 0 0 0 1 1Toronto IP H R ER BB SOR Dickey (L, 1-4) 6.0 7 6 6 3 0D Tepera 2.0 0 0 0 0 1B Cecil 1.0 0 0 0 1 1

Time: 2:38. Att: 42,419.

Yankees 6, Orioles 2Baltimore NY Yankees ab r h bi ab r h biMachado 3B 4 0 1 0 Ellsbury CF 5 0 1 2Paredes DH 4 1 2 0 Gardner LF 5 0 1 0Jones CF 4 0 2 1 Rodriguez DH 3 0 0 0Young RF 4 0 1 0 Teixeira 1B 3 0 0 0Davis 1B 4 0 0 0 McCann C 3 2 1 1Hardy SS 4 1 2 1 Beltran RF 2 1 2 1De Aza LF 4 0 0 0 Young PR-RF 0 0 0 0Joseph C 3 0 0 0 Headley 3B 3 1 0 0Snider PH 1 0 0 0 Drew 2B 2 1 1 0Flaherty 2B 3 0 0 0 Gregorius SS 3 1 2 2Totals 35 2 8 2 Totals 29 6 8 6

Baltimore 010 000 010 2 NY Yankees 000 410 10x 6

SB: NYY Gardner (10). 2B: BAL Jones, A (7, Pineda), Young, D (4, Pineda), Paredes (6, Rogers, E); NYY Ellsbury (4, Norris, B), Gregorius (3, Garcia, Ja). GIDP: NYY Headley. HR: BAL Hardy, J (1, 2nd inning off Pineda, 0 on, 1 out); NYY Beltran (1, 4th inning off Norris, B, 0 on, 1 out), McCann, B (4, 5th inning off Matusz, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: BAL 6; NYY 9. DP: BAL (Hardy, J-Flaherty-Davis, C).

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Yankees 6, Orioles 2 (Cont’d)

Baltimore IP H R ER BB SOD Norris (L, 1-4) 3.1 6 4 4 3 2B Matusz 2.1 1 1 1 1 1J Garcia 2.1 1 1 1 4 2NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SOM Pineda (W, 5-0) 7.0 6 1 1 0 16E Rogers 0.1 2 1 1 0 0D Betances 1.2 0 0 0 0 2HBP: Rodriguez, A (by Norris, B).

Time: 3:03. Att: 39,059.

Angels 3, Astros 1Houston LA Angels ab r h bi ab r h biMarisnick CF 3 0 0 0 Calhoun RF 3 0 0 1Altuve 2B 4 0 0 0 Trout CF 3 0 1 0Valbuena 3B 3 1 0 0 Pujols DH 4 0 0 0Carter 1B 3 0 0 0 Joyce LF 4 0 0 0Rasmus RF 4 0 0 0 Cowgill LF 0 0 0 0Castro C 4 0 1 0 Freese 3B 3 1 2 0Gonzalez SS 3 0 0 0 Aybar SS 3 1 2 0Tucker DH 1 0 0 1 Giavotella 2B 2 1 0 0Grossman LF 2 0 0 0 Cron 1B 3 0 0 0Gattis PH 1 0 0 0 Iannetta C 3 0 1 1Villar LF 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 3 6 2Totals 28 1 1 1

Houston 000 000 100 1 LA Angels 000 030 00x 3

2B: LAA Freese (6, Feldman). Team Lob: HOU 5; LAA 4. E: HOU Feldman (1, throw).

Houston IP H R ER BB SOS Feldman (L, 2-4) 7.0 6 3 3 1 5J Fields 1.0 0 0 0 1 1LA Angels IP H R ER BB SOG Richards (W, 3-1) 6.2 1 1 1 4 10N Salas 0.1 0 0 0 0 0J Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 0H Street 1.0 0 0 0 0 1HBP: Tucker (by Richards).

Time: 2:40. Att: 30,929.

Dodgers 9, Rockies 5LA Dodgers Colorado ab r h bi ab r h biPederson CF 2 2 0 0 Blackmon OF 5 0 0 0Rollins SS 3 2 1 0 LeMahieu 2B 3 1 0 0Kendrick 2B 4 1 2 1 Tulowitzki SS 5 1 1 0Gonzalez 1B 4 1 2 4 Arenado 3B 4 0 1 0Guerrero 3B 5 1 1 0 Rosario 1B 3 1 2 1Liberatore P 0 0 0 0 Hundley C 4 1 1 1Garcia P 0 0 0 0 Stubbs CF 4 1 1 0Heisey LF 3 0 1 0 Ynoa LF 3 0 2 1Hernandez RF 4 1 1 1 Gonzalez RF 1 0 0 0Ellis C 3 0 0 1 De La Rosa P 1 0 1 2Kershaw P 3 0 0 0 Bergman P 0 0 0 0Baez P 0 0 0 0 McKenry PH 0 0 0 0Turner PH-3B 1 1 1 2 Friedrich P 0 0 0 0Totals 32 9 9 9 Oberg P 0 0 0 0 Logan P 0 0 0 0 Descalso PH 1 0 0 0 Roberts P 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 9 5

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2B: LAD Guerrero, A, Gonzalez, A 2, J, De La Rosa,; COL Arenado (10, Kershaw). GIDP: LAD Ellis. HR: LAD Turner, Ju (5, 8th inning off Oberg, 1 on, 1 out). S: LAD Ellis; COL De La Rosa, J. Team Lob: LAD 8; COL 7. DP: COL 2 (LeMahieu-Tulowitzki-Rosario, W, LeMahieu-Tulowitzki). E: COL Tulowitzki (4, throw).

LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SOC Kershaw 5.2 8 5 5 4 5P Baez (W, 1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1A Liberatore 1.1 0 0 0 0 1Y Garcia 0.2 0 0 0 0 2Colorado IP H R ER BB SOJ De La Rosa 4.0 5 5 5 6 4C Bergman 2.0 0 0 0 3 1C Friedrich 0.1 0 0 0 0 1S Oberg (L, 1-1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2B Logan 0.2 2 2 2 1 0K Roberts 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

Time: 3:36. Att: 30,710.

Giants 3, Marlins 2Miami San Fran ab r h bi ab r h biGordon 2B 4 0 2 0 Aoki LF 4 1 2 1Prado 3B 4 0 0 0 Duffy SS 5 0 1 1Suzuki RF 3 0 0 0 Panik 2B 3 0 1 0Ozuna CF 4 0 0 0 Belt 1B 4 0 2 1Yelich LF 3 1 1 0 Maxwell RF 4 0 0 0Morse 1B 4 0 2 1 Susac C 4 0 1 0Hech’arria SS 4 0 0 0 Arias PR 0 1 0 0Solano C 4 0 0 0 Blanco CF 4 1 3 0Latos P 2 0 1 0 McGehee 3B 3 0 0 0Bour PH 1 0 1 0 Posey PH 0 0 0 0Solano PR 0 1 0 0 Vogelsong P 2 0 0 0Dunn P 0 0 0 0 Crawford PH 1 0 0 0Cishek P 0 0 0 0 Romo P 0 0 0 0Totals 33 2 7 1 Affeldt P 0 0 0 0 Casilla P 0 0 0 0 Pagan PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 35 3 10 3

Miami 000 100 010 2 San Fran 000 001 002 3

SB: MIA Yelich 2, Suzuki, I; SF Aoki. 2B: MIA Gordon, D 2 (8, Vogelsong, Romo), Morse (3, Vogelsong); SF Blanco, G 2 (5, Latos, Cishek). Team Lob: MIA 6; SF 9. DP: MIA (Solano, J-Gordon, D).

Miami IP H R ER BB SOM Latos 7.0 7 1 1 0 5M Dunn 1.0 0 0 0 1 0S Cishek (L, 1-2) 0.2 3 2 2 2 2San Fran IP H R ER BB SOR Vogelsong 7.0 4 1 1 0 5S Romo 1.0 2 1 1 1 2J Affeldt 0.1 1 0 0 1 0S Casilla (W, 4-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0

Time: 3:02. Att: 41,889.

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Canada 7, Switzerland 2First Period1. Canada, Tyler Seguin (Muzzin, Giroux) 0:532. Switzerland, Morris Trachsler (Schappi, Streit) 6:213. Canada, Nathan MacKinnon (Spezza, Wiercioch) 19:42Penalties: Helbling SUI (Cross-Checking) 1:59; Hollenstein SUI (High-Sticking) 7:20; Hamhuis Can (Hooking) 11:50

Second Period4. Canada, Aaron Ekblad (Couturier, Eakin) 7:595. Canada, Jordan Eberle (Crosby, Burns) 19:00 (PP)6. Canada, Cody Eakin (Couturier, Ekblad) 19:59Penalties: Muzzin Delay of Game) 0:28; Streit SUI (Hooking) 5:19; Brunner SUI (Cross-Checking) 13:43; Switzerland (Too Many Men) 18:15;

Third Period7. Switzerland, Damien Brunner (unas-sisted) 2:178. Canada, Sean Couturier (Tyler Toffoli, Dan Hamhuis) 12:279. Canada, Claude Giroux (Brent Burns, Ryan O’Reilly) 17:08 (PP)Penalties: Switzerland (Too Many Men) 10:00; MacKinnon Can (Rough-ing) 14:10; Helbling SUI (Roughing) 14:10; Fiala SUI (Minor) 15:24; Ekblad Can (Tripping) 18:54; Savard Can (Slashing) 19:22

Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd TCanada 16 18 12 46Switzerland 12 4 9 25

Goaltending summary:Canada: Mike Smith (23/25); Switzer-land: Reto Berra (39/46)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Canada: 2 of 7; Switzerland: 0 of 4

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Eastern LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GAN. England 18 10 5 2 3 14 10DC United 18 9 5 1 3 11 7NY Red Bulls 16 9 4 1 4 14 9Columbus 14 9 4 3 2 15 10Toronto 9 8 3 5 0 12 13Chicago 9 8 3 5 0 7 10Orlando 9 9 2 4 3 8 12NY City FC 6 10 1 6 3 7 12Philadelphia 6 11 1 7 3 10 21Montreal 2 5 0 3 2 3 8

Western LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GAVancouver 20 11 6 3 2 14 9Dallas 20 10 6 2 2 17 13Seattle 16 9 5 3 1 15 9San Jose 14 10 4 4 2 10 11Sporting KC 14 10 3 2 5 13 13Los Angeles 14 11 3 3 5 11 11Salt Lake 14 10 3 2 5 9 11Portland 13 10 3 3 4 9 9Houston 13 11 3 4 4 13 14Colorado 10 10 1 2 7 9 9

Rangers 4 Capitals 3First Period1. New York, Kreider (4) (Fast, Klein) 0:402. New York, Kreider (5) (Stepan, Bras-sard) 19:59 (PP)Penalties: Ovechkin Wsh (Slashing) 14:46, McDonagh Nyr (Holding) 16:25, Brouwer Wsh (Roughing) 19:56

Second Period3. Washington, Chimera (3) (Kuznetsov, Ward) 0:28Penalties: Hagelin Nyr (Roughing) 1:37, Kuznetsov Wsh (Holding) 8:23, Yandle Nyr (Holding) 14:14

Third Period4. New York, Nash (2) (Brassard, St. Louis) 0:545. New York, Boyle (2) (Miller, Shep-pard) 4:246. Washington, Kuznetsov (5) (Ward, Alzner) 7:407. Washington, Ward (3) (Chimera, Carlson) 10:33Penalties: Sheppard Nyr (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 17:16

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd TNew York 20 4 4 28Washington 17 18 10 45

Goaltending summary:New York: Lundqvist (42/45), Washing-ton: Holtby (24/28)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):New York: 1 of 3, Washington: 0 of 4

American LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkNY Yankees 20 12 .625 - W1Tampa Bay 17 15 .531 3.0 L1Toronto 16 16 .500 4.0 L1Boston 14 17 .452 5.5 W1Baltimore 13 16 .448 5.5 L1Central W L PCT GB StrkKansas City 20 11 .645 - W2Detroit 19 13 .593 1.5 L2Minnesota 18 14 .563 2.0 L1Chicago Sox 12 16 .429 6.0 W2Cleveland 11 19 .367 8.0 W1West W L PCT GB StrkHouston 20 12 .625 - L1LA Angels 15 17 .469 5.0 W1Seattle 14 17 .452 5.5 W3Texas 13 18 .419 6.5 W1Oakland 12 21 .364 8.5 L5

National LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkNY Mets 20 11 .645 - W2Washington 17 15 .531 3.5 W4Miami 15 17 .469 5.5 L1Atlanta 14 17 .452 6.0 L3Philadelphia 11 21 .344 9.5 L2Central W L PCT GB StrkSt. Louis 22 9 .710 - L2Chicago Cubs 15 15 .500 6.5 L2Cincinnati 15 16 .484 7.0 L2Pittsburgh 15 16 .484 7.0 W2Milwaukee 11 21 .344 11.5 W2West W L PCT GB StrkLA Dodgers 20 10 .667 - W3San Diego 17 16 .515 4.5 L1San Fran 16 16 .500 5.0 W1Arizona 14 16 .467 6.0 W1Colorado 11 17 .393 8.0 L9

Ducks 3, Flames 2 (1 OT)First Period1. Calgary, Hudler (4) (Wideman, Rus-sell) 10:43 (PP)Penalties: Maroon Ana (Roughing Deryk Engelland) 3:48, Engelland Cgy (Roughing Patrick Maroon) 3:48, Kesler Ana (High sticking Sean Monahan) 8:18, Colborne Cgy (Interference of Hampus Lindholm) 11:37, Despres Ana (Holding Joe Colborne) 16:22, Gaudreau Cgy (Hooking Sami Vatanen) 18:29

Second Period2. Anaheim, Kesler (4) (Fowler, Silfver-berg) 4:59 (PP)3. Calgary, Gaudreau (4) (Wideman, Hudler) 5:55Penalties: Colborne Cgy (Holding Hampus Lindholm) 3:26, Lindholm Ana (Cross checking Sam Bennett) 12:57, Stoner Ana (Roughing Micheal Ferland) 15:47, Ferland Cgy (Roughing Clayton Stoner) 15:47, Backlund Cgy (Slashing Ryan Kesler) 20:00

Third Period4. Anaheim, Beleskey (5) (Beauchemin, Silfverberg) 0:59 (PP)

First Overtime5. Anaheim, Perry (7) (Fowler, Maroon) 2:26

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd OT TCalgary 9 5 5 0 19Anaheim 12 14 14 5 45

Goaltending summary:Calgary: Ramo (44/47), Anaheim: Andersen (17/19)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Calgary: 1 of 4, Anaheim: 2 of 4

SCOREBOARD

New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider celebrates his second goal of the first period of Game 6 against the Washington Capitals on Sunday. [AP PHOTO]

Rangers force a Game 7 in 4-3 winHOWARD FENDRICH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

All of 40 seconds into Game 6, Chris Kreider scored for the New York Rangers. Did it again with all of 0.3 seconds left in the first period.

And after the Rangers nearly let all of a three-goal lead slip away late, Henrik Lundqvist helped them hang on. Once so close to being out of the playoffs altogether, the Rangers are suddenly a Game 7 victory away from eliminating the Wash-ington Capitals and returning to the Eastern Conference finals.

Kreider got things started with his goals, Rick Nash put his first of the series into the net 54 sec-onds into the third period, and Dan Boyle tacked on a score that turned out to be vital, helping the Rangers hold on to edge the Capitals 4-3 on Sunday night and even the second-round series at three games apiece.

“We went back on our heels a little bit, and they just kept pushing,” New York centre Derek Stepan said. “Luckily, we had four, because we needed all four of them.”

Sure did. New York led 2-0 thanks to Kreider — the 24-year-old dynamo out of Boston College with 16 career playoff goals already, including four in this series — then 4-1 with less than 12 1/2 minutes left.

“We just can’t put ourselves in that hole,” Cap-itals forward Tom Wilson said.

But Evgeny Kuznetsov and Joel Ward put the puck past Lundqvist less than 3 minutes apart to make it a one-goal game with nearly half a period to go.

“We’re relentless,” Capitals goalie Braden Holtby said.

So, too, are the Rangers.The Presidents’ Trophy winners this season

and Stanley Cup runners-up a year ago trailed 3-1 in this series and 1-0 with 101 seconds left in the third period of Game 5. But that’s when Kreider scored to tie it, before Ryan McDonagh won it in overtime.

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BLONDIE by Young

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ONE BIG HAPPY by Rick Detorie

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HAGAR THE HORRIBLE by Chris Browne

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Don’t lose your focus. You can accomplish a tremendous amount if you just keep your attention on the matter at hand. Use care with a neighbor or sibling, as misunderstandings could start up from out of the blue. Tonight: Take some much needed personal time.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)Others seem to be asking a lot of you. For some reason, you’ll feel obligated to meet each request or challenge. Slow down and look at what you really want to do. You could be over-whelmed by others. A late after-noon meeting will be significant. Tonight: Hang with a pal.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You have the ability to see the big picture. How you handle a situation could change after some detachment. You’ll gain new information through new insights. Observe a tendency to get frustrated when others don’t seem to get your mes-sage. Tonight: In the limelight.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)Relate to one person directly, and make sure that your mes-sage is properly conveyed. Not

everyone attaches the same symbolism to a word. Reiterat-ing a statement several differ-ent ways likely will add power to your words. Tonight: Respond to an odd but interesting idea.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)You might be concerned about an associate or a special loved one. Much information suddenly could come forward. A friend will want things to go his or her way, which is likely to put your friendship at risk. Exhaustion surrounds you. Tonight: Nap first; decide later.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)Try another approach or do something very differently from how you have done it in the recent past. A boss could start becoming more argumentative and difficult. You might want to distance yourself, as this person needs to work through a per-sonal issue. Tonight: Out late.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)You could be more in touch with a problem than you are aware. You can make light of it, but ultimately you will need to deal with the issue at hand. A con-versation with a dear friend will give you another perspective to

work with. Tonight: Make sure to get enough exercise.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)Stay close to home. In fact, if you can work from home, you could be much more content and happier. An associate might be challenging you a little too much for your taste. Work with the person’s ideas rather than negate them. The results will be better. Tonight: All smiles.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)You are likely to notice someone get quite hostile or angry in a situation, whether it happens now or in the next few weeks. A person who reacts that strongly probably feels insecure or judged. It would be wise to give him or her some space for now. Tonight: Head home early.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)You could be taken aback by a situation that surrounds your finances. Communication will be necessary once you decide which way to go. Others seem to be somewhat combative in your daily life. Find out why. Tonight: You don’t need to go far to have a deep conversation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)You will be ready to head in a new direction. An issue could arise that you and your associ-ates don’t agree on. You prob-ably will have to stall some in order to maintain a cohesive bond. Be gracious. It is bet-ter to move ahead with sup-port. Tonight: Clear out some shopping.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)Play it low-key throughout the day. You will note an intense, busy pace in the morning that could become frantic by midday. A problem with a family mem-ber is likely to flare up. Some-one close to you could decide to put on war paint. Tonight: You feel better and better.

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DUNCAN

Woman returns from Nepal after ‘quakeCOWICHAN VALLEY CITIZEN

A Duncan woman is still deal-ing with the effects of culture shock, combined with escaping a disaster zone, after returning home to Vancouver Island fol-lowing the deadly Nepal earth-quake and its aftermath.

Taylor Winfrey, who had been volunteering as a teacher in Kathmandu, got back to Vancou-ver last Thursday and made it to the Island two days later after a 72-hour trip with layovers in Dubai and London.

“I’m still in a daze, still in shock,” she said on Tuesday. “Even coming home from Nepal in the first place would be a shock. It’s harder to come back home than it is to go there, com-ing from the poverty to the mas-sive amounts of wealth.”

Winfrey was alone at the house where she stayed with other vol-unteers when the magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit on April 25. She heard the quake before she felt it.

“I thought it was like a truck or a train, and I though, what

the heck is coming down our street?” she recalled. “I stepped onto the balcony, and in less than five seconds, I knew what

it was.”With the building swaying

side-to-side, Winfrey watched from her third-floor balcony as

the eight-foot brick wall around the house crumbled “like it was nothing.” As fast as she could, she got out of the building.

“I’m from B.C., so I know the drill,” she said.

A strong aftershock followed. “Then I knew it was serious,” Winfrey said. “I still had cell ser-vice, so I sent a text and posted on Facebook to tell people I was alive. I didn’t know the extent, but I knew it was big.”

That night, Winfrey stayed in a tent city with the maid from the volunteer house, where she was the only westerner. She stayed awake for 36 hours.

“The ground kept shaking,” she recalled. “There were always little tremors, and quite a few notable ones, like fours and fives.”

Winfrey, who was registered with the Canadian consulate in Kathmandu, was disappointed with the way the Canadian gov-ernment treated residents in Nepal.

“The consulate started hang-ing up on us,” she said.

Winfrey even called the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa while her phone was still working, but they weren’t help-ful either.

“I had more information than they did,” she said.

She felt fortunate that Nepal is relatively safe, and that she knew the area and had contacts.

“I would call it a very safe place to begin with,” she said. “If that happened anywhere else, I’d be very worried. Living in the streetafter a catastrophe is not a safe place.”

The day before she left Nepal, Winfrey walked to the school where she taught.

“I had to check on it,” she said. “The school was still standing. I talked to one of the neighbours, and as far as he knew, the chil-dren were okay.”

Although it looked all right on the outside, the school sustained significant damage inside.

“Thank God we weren’t inside, because it wasn’t a stable struc-ture to begin with,” Winfrey said.

“It’s very fortunate it was a Saturday.”

Duncan’s Taylor Winfrey, seen here with one of the students she taught in Nepal, returned home last weekend after surviving the massive earthquake that struck

Giant water slide set to come to NanaimoNANAIMO DAILY NEWS

Nanaimo is poised to become the first city in Western Canada to host a giant street water slide event. Utah-based Slide the City has applied for a permit to put a temporary water slide on Old Vic-toria Road on the first Saturday in July. The application is currently being vetted by city, Regional Dis-trict of Nanaimo and public health officials. If approved, Nanaimo would break new ground.

“It’s July 4 - it will be the first event in Western Canada and if approved Nanaimo will be the first,” said Chris Barfoot, the city’s culture and heritage co-ordinator.

The water slides have popped up in numerous cities. They are usually set up on a public street, and are built from 100-metre inflat-able vinyl sections. In January, word broke that Nanaimo was one

of four cities vying to host a 300-metre slide this summer, including Victoria, Courtenay and Comox.

The company approached the city of Nanaimo in March. Rachel Thomas, company event director, confirmed the company is talking to the city “on their permitting process,” but was reluctant to share more at this time.

“I’m working so closely with the city and we’re so close to a conclu-sion, I don’t want to pressure the process.”

The concept is so new, Barfoot said city officials want to make sure no surprises crop up.

Water use is a concern for the event, and the city wants a recirculating pump fitted with a filtration system. Island Health, and Nanaimo Regional Transit, city streets and road and engineer-ing departments are involved, as are emergency services.

Friend tried frantically to reach family after Facebook murder noteTHE CANADIAN PRESS

When Brian Jones saw the Face-book post, he didn’t believe it was real — until he read the words “Love Daddio.”

In the note, his long-time friend Randy Janzen apparently con-fessed to killing his daughter, wife and sister. After detailing the disturbing crimes, the Brit-ish Columbia father signed off with his signature nickname.

“I know Randy and it just sounded like him,” said Jones, his voice breaking. “I had to leave work. My hands were shaking. I thought I was going to throw up.”

Homicide investigators have said several members of one family, including the suspect, are dead at two crime scenes in B.C.’s Fraser Valley. They have not released identities but con-

firmed the Facebook post is part of their probe.

A post on Janzen’s profile pub-lished Thursday said he killed his 19-year-old daughter Emily, to end her suffering from severe migraines, before killing his wife Laurel and sister Shelly.

Jones said he read the post shortly after it went up and immediately began trying to call Janzen. When he didn’t pick up, he drove with a friend to Shelly’s home in Langley, B.C. They found at least three days’ worth of stacked newspapers on her doorstep — Shelly delivered papers for a living — and her van parked in the driveway. She didn’t answer the door.

“We knew something was very seriously wrong,” said Jones. “Deep down, I knew it was real.”

They thought about kicking her door down or jumping the

fence. Instead they drove to the police station, where officers said they had received calls about the Facebook post. Now, Jones and others close to the family are desperately trying to understand how the friendly, funny guy they knew could pos-sibly be linked to such grisly crimes.

“He was so gentle. He never hurt a fly his whole life. When we were all young and getting in fistfights, Randy didn’t do that,” he said. “He wasn’t a monster.”

Jones added he had never known his friend to own a gun or hit his family. Janzen deeply loved his daughter, a talented singer with a voice “like an angel,” but her migraines tore him apart, Jones said.

“It consumed him. It really did. He couldn’t stand to see her suffer,” he said through tears.

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Young girl’s epilepsy has left her developmentally delayed; oil combats seizures

Parents want new marijuana treatment made legal for girlLIAM CASEY THE CANADIAN PRESS

THORNHILL, Ont. — Gwenevere Repetski turns three next month and she is finally able to crawl, a milestone her parents thought they would never see.

She was just an infant when she was diagnosed with epilepsy, a debilitating neurological dis-order that has left her develop-mentally delayed.

“She was kind of like a bag of Jell-O,” says her mother, Reagan Repetski.

When she was two years old, she could hardly roll over when she was placed on her back, adds her father, Alex.

Sitting in the living room of their Thornhill, Ont., home, the Repetskis recall their stressful and emotional journey in search of a treatment for Gwen.

The first drug she was pre-scribed — Sabril — only man-aged to control her seizures for about a month. The next one was a steroid called ACTH, which her parents say caused her to gain half her body weight in three weeks.

Disappointed at the lack of treatment options, Alex reduced his work hours and dove down the research rabbit hole. That’s when he first read articles online about the success some people said they were having in reducing epileptic seizures with cannabidiol, one of several active cannabinoids found in the mari-juana plant.

Cannabidiol, or CBD, doesn’t cause a high and, when mixed with an oil, has been widely touted as a potential therapy for hard-to-treat forms of epilepsy. But many doctors say there’s lit-tle medical evidence yet to show if the compound is effective or even safe.

Dr. Orrin Devinsky, a research-er at New York University’s Langone Comprehensive Epi-lepsy Center, has done a safety study on the use of an extract of cannabidiol.

Devinsky looked at the daily seizure logs of 137 patients, most of them children, who took a drug called Epidiolex — a puri-fied form of CBD — for three months.

The number of seizures decreased by an average of 54 per cent from the beginning of the study to the end, Devinsky reported last month at an Amer-ican Academy of Neurology conference.

“These results are of great interest, especially for the chil-dren and their parents who have been searching for an answer for these debilitating seizures,” Devinsky said at the conference.

However, he cautioned that there’s no way to tell how much of the seizure reduction was due to the placebo effect in which the person’s condition improves because they expect the drug to work.

Similar research by Dr. Kevin Chapman of the University of Colorado recently raised similar questions. Chapman checked records of 58 young patients who used various types of CBD oils and found less than a third reported a significant seizure drop. Richard Wennberg, a neurologist at Toronto Western Hospital and a professor at the University of Toronto, agrees that the placebo effect is higher in epilepsy trials compared to many other treatment trials.

“I’m open-minded, but hugely skeptical,” Wennberg says of the supposed miracle mari-juana-based drug for epilepsy, a condition that affects one in 100 Canadians.

Epilepsy is complicated and sometimes a drug works, he says, but then it stops and the seizures return. Sometimes the seizures stop naturally, but come back. Sometimes they stop forever.

“It’s like playing whack-a-mole,” he says.

People are desperate for an effective treatment and, Wenn-berg says, that points to failure in drug development.

“No more than 50 per cent of people with epilepsy have their seizures fully controlled with medications now,” he says. “There is a huge need for some-thing better.”

Alex Repetski says research and drug approvals take a long time -- time his daughter doesn’t have.

Back in mid-2013, encouraged by what he learned during his research, Repetski tried to con-vince Gwen’s doctors to treat her with marijuana, but they refused. He even considered mov-ing his family to Colorado, one of 11 U.S. states that allows limited access to some cannabidiol-con-taining products.

One of those products has become known as Charlotte’s Web, named after a five-year-old wheelchair-bound girl who had an incurable form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome. Char-lotte, whose story has been wide-ly reported around the world, had to be fed through a tube while suffering 50 seizures a day.

According to reports, her seiz-ures were dramatically reduced after she started using oil extracted from a strain of mari-juana developed by five Colorado brothers, the Stanleys. Several years later, the reports say, Char-lotte has only one or two seizures a month.

While extracting oil from mari-

juana is illegal in Canada, new legislation allows the develop-ment of the medical marijuana industry. Under the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regula-tions, federal authorization to possess medicinal pot for patients shifts from Health Can-ada to physicians.

After the new law went into effect in March 2014, the Repetskis asked several doctors to authorize the use of pot for their daughter. One of them agreed. There was still one prob-lem: Gwen was a young child and couldn’t smoke or vapourize the pot, so her father learned how to make marijuana oil in his kitch-en. He then sent the oil to a lab for testing before giving it to his daughter three times a day.

She hasn’t had a seizure since, he says.

“We saw a massive improve-ment — now she’s crawling and feeding herself,” he says with a broad smile. She even says “mama” and “dada.”

Gwen’s last electroencephalo-gram in January showed no epi-leptic brain activity, Alex says.

One of Gwen’s doctors is also impressed.

“Since she started, I have seen a remarkable improvement,” says the doctor who does not want his name published for fear he’ll be deluged by people requesting prescriptions for pot.

One of the girl’s physiother-apists, Bernadette Connor, says she’s also seen “dramatic improvement” in Gwen’s motor development and her spatial awareness since the girl started using marijuana oil.

Repetski knows that what he’s doing for his child is illegal.

Before going public with his story, he sought advice from his friend, criminal lawyer Daniel Brown.

Brown explains that Gwen’s doctor signed an exemption allowing the girl to take mari-juana, but there are strict rules surrounding that exemption.

“As soon as he converts it to a different form, such as oil, the exemption no longer applies.”

That leaves the Repetskis in possession of marijuana and, since they give it to their daugh-ter, they are trafficking it, Brown says.

It’s unlikely police would charge Alex Repetski, says Brown, but he agrees it’s still a risk. If that happens, Brown says he would defend his friend in court by arguing the charges are unconstitutional.

A similar case is currently before the Supreme Court of Canada.

Owen Smith, of Victoria, was charged with trafficking for sell-ing marijuana oil and cannabis-infused cookies — instead of just dried marijuana — to those with medical marijuana exemptions.

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge said the regulations violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a decision that was upheld by the Court of Appeal. The federal government asked the Supreme Court to weigh in, and a decision has yet to come.

A Health Canada spokesman says the processing of marijuana into other products, including marijuana oil, falls outside of the scope of the Marihuana for Med-ical Purposes Regulations.

Sean Upton says the regula-tions simply mean the only thing available is dried marijuana.

“In theory, maybe Health Can-ada could possibly do something about somebody busting it down, but I don’t think so,” Upton said.

“Look, there are a lot of parents who are doing this with nobody trying to stop them.”

The Repetskis hope the laws will eventually change to allow parents with children like Gwen to legally access medical mari-juana oil. Alex Repetski is such a believer in the treatment that he now works for MedReleaf, the company that sells him Gwen’s marijuana.

Alex Repetski, right, plays with his two-year-old daughter Gwenevere in Toronto on Tuesday, April 7. Gwenevere’s epileptic seizures are being treated with cannabidiol, one of several active cannabinoids found in the marijuana plant. [CP PHOTO]

JUSTICE

Woman looks for inquest into fatalityCHINTA PUXLEY THE CANADIAN PRESS

WINNIPEG — A woman whose mother died hours after being sent home in a cab from hospital is hoping an inquest that is to start Monday will provide some answers and help her heal.

Heather Brenan collapsed on herdoorstep in January 2012 and was rushed back to Winnipeg’s Seven Oaks Hospital, where she died from a blood clot that had moved to her lungs. Months later, two other patients were sent home in taxis from the Grace Hospital and died before they got inside their front doors.

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority said there was no sys-temic problem and an internal investigation found the hospital did nothing wrong.

Dana Brenan said her 68-year-old mother spent four days in the emergency room and was sent home at night without her house keys. “They just shoved her in a taxi and sent her home. That’s not right,” Brenan said. “I’d like to see things like that stopping, but clearly they’re still happening.”

Manitoba’s chief medical exam-iner called the inquest in 2013 to look into Brenan’s death and to “examine hospital policy regard-ing the discharge of patients at night, particularly those who are elderly, frail, and who reside alone.”

POLICE

Offi cers killed in MississippiREBECCA SANTANA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Two Mississippi police officers were shot to death during an even-ing traffic stop turned violent, a state law enforcement spokes-man said Sunday. Three suspects were in custody, including two who are charged with capital murder.

The deaths of the officers — the first to hit Hattiesburg in three decades — were felt far and wide in this small southern Mississippi city. Gov. Phil Bryant released a statement saying he was “mourning” the loss of the officers.

“This should remind us to thank all law enforcement for their unwavering service to protect and serve. May God keep them all in the hollow of his hand,” Bryant said.

Warren Strain, a spokesman for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, said Marvin Banks, 29, and Joanie Calloway, 22, were each charged with two counts of capital murder. Banks was also charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and with grand theft for fleeing in the police cruiser after the shooting, Strain said.

“He absconded with a Hat-tiesburg police cruiser. He didn’t get very far, three or four blocks and then he ditched that vehicle,” Strain said. Banks’ 26-year-old brother, Curtis Banks, was charged with two counts of accessory after the fact of capitalmurder.

The three Hattiesburg resi-dents were arrested without incident at different locations overnight following the shooting,Strain said. They were expected to face initial court appearances Monday. The three were being held at undisclosed jails in the state and could not be reached.

WEATHER

One dead in Texas due to weatherTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Dakota was the centre of weather extremes Sunday, with a tornado hitting a small town on the eastern side of the state and more than a foot of snow blanketing the Black Hills to the west. It was among several Great Plains and Midwest states in the path of expected severe weather. At the same time, a tropical storm came ashore in the Caro-linas and wintry weather also

affected parts of Colorado.Tropical Storm Ana made land-

fall near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Sunday morning and was downgraded to a trop-ical depression by Sunday after-noon. The storm’s maximum sustained winds were at 35 mph.

In South Dakota, National Weather Service meteorologist Philip Schumacher said law enforcement reported a tornado about 10:45 a.m. Sunday in Del-mont — about 90 miles from

Sioux Falls. Delmont Fire Chief Elmer Goehring told The Associ-ated Press that there “have been some injuries,” and Avera Health spokeswoman Lindsey Meyers said three people were in good condition at a local hospital. No deaths were reported.

“One side of town was taken away,” Delmont resident Anita Mathews told the AP. She said a large Lutheran church had been heavily damaged as well as a new fire hall.


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