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Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Tuesday, September 1, 2015 Bulldogs win two BCHL pre-season games Sports, Page 6 ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 165 $1.25 newsstand (tax incl.) Inside today TOURISM 19C 10C Cloudy, showers Weather 2 What’s On 2 Alberni Region 3 Opinion 4 Community 5 Sports 6 Scoreboard 7 Comics 8 Classifieds 9 B.C. News 9 Buildings demolished for Dry Creek enhancement The city spent $333,000 this year to purchased two properties, allowing space to be cleared for a wider channel. » Alberni Region, 3 Weekend storm causes havoc in Lower Mainland Almost 35,000 customers were still without power late Monday afternoon as crews worked on damage from fallen trees. » B.C. News, 9 » Use your s martphone t o jump to our Facebook page f or updates on t hese stories or the latest breaking news. The Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet was a popular draw for tourists this summer, and has been named the top attraction in B.C., according to TripAdvisor. Ucluelet and Tofino were recently included in a list of B.C. communities the province plans t o support for tourism, a boost that could bring benefits for Alberni businesses. [BARBARA SCHRAMM FOR THE WESTERLY NEWS] FEDERAL ELECTION Better airport and highway needed: Duncan MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES Job growth, a new highway connector and a better airport are three things that the Alberni Val- ley needs the most to improve its economy, says Conservative Mem- ber of Parliament John Duncan. “If you improve your infra- structure, you improve your investment climate,” Duncan said, adding that he would advocate for federal funding to support the Horne Lake Connector and Alber- ni Valley Regional Airport. Duncan, who currently sits as an MP for Vancouver Island North, is running for the new Courte- nay–Alberni riding for this federal election. James Lunney, the (for- merly Conservative) independent incumbent for the old Nanaimo– Alberni riding, is not up for re-election. Compared to Lunney, Duncan is “quite a different individual,” he said. His views on divisive polit- ical topics are not the same. The Conservative party does not have an official position on abortion, Duncan noted; but his personal pro-choice position “has been clear,” he said. But he is opposed to doctor-assisted suicide and cap- ital punishment, he added. With a background working in the coastal forestry industry, Duncan is familiar with Alberni’s history, having lived here in the 1970s for a year. “I think it’s a great community with a beautiful setting and I like the people and the sense of com- munity that you have,” Duncan said. But the city looks different now than it did four decades ago, he noted. He started his political career as a village councillor in Ucluelet in the early 1980s. After about a decade Duncan was first elected to the House of Commons in 1993 as a Reform Party MP. He won the Conservative Party seat for Van- couver Island North in the 2008 and 2011 elections. The federal Conservatives’ Building Canada Fund, which was $14 billion last year, together with the provincial government, can be used to support the neces- sary infrastructure investments for access to the Alberni Valley, Duncan said. A new highway is important to ease the traffic on Highway 4, which is “choked,” especially in the summer months, said Duncan. “And it’s slow in the other times of year,” he added. The Alberni Highway passes through Cathedral Grove, where the speed limits drops to 50 kilo- metres per hour through a pedes- trian crossing zone. The Horne Lake Connector is a proposed pro- ject that would construct a new provincial highway near Horne Lake to the Alberni Valley, con- necting it with the Inland Island Highway 19. Duncan said he is “well aware” of the proposed LNG plant and transshipment hub projects for Sarita Bay with the Huu-ay-aht First Nations and Port Alberni Port Authority. “I’m really happy to work with municipal-level governments, having come from local govern- ment, having been a community volunteer, and having lived for at least 20 years in smaller commun- ities,” Duncan said. “I know what it takes, I know how communities with good councils can set prior- ities that make sense. I believe that Port Alberni council and the regional district governance have some good priority setting.” With the high population of First Nations in and around the Valley, Duncan noted his experi- ence as the federal government’s Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development from 2010–2013. (Duncan resigned the post in 2013 after he wrote a letter to the Tax Court of Canada on behalf of a constituent, which he deemed inappropriate for a Minister). “The First Nations factor in the riding is very significant and very important,” said Duncan. “I understand the dynamics of working with First Nations.” Duncan praised the region’s potential for growth as a tourist attraction. “You’ve got a whole bunch of really special circumstances in Port Alberni that make things publically accessible and afford- able,” he said. “You’ve also got hundreds of thousands of people traversing through Port Alberni to go out to the West Coast and capturing some of those would lead to all kinds of investments. That’s just starting to happen in a very significant way.” Duncan was in Port Alberni last week and will be back in town before the Fall Fair, he said. His campaign office is located at 4728 Johnston Rd. [email protected] 250-723-8171 Current Conservative MP stresses improved access to the Alberni Valley DUNCAN What’s good for the West Coast is good for Alberni, says chamber MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES Port Alberni may not be a resort city, but it is benefit- ting from its location as a West Coast destination, says the executive director of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce. The B.C. Government announced last week that it is investing $10.5 million in 14 resort communities around the province for projects to support local tourism and increase vis- itation. The funding is part of the government’s Resort Muni- cipality Initiative, which was extended until the end of 2017. Two of the communities are Tofino and Ucluelet, which together are receiving more than $800,000 as part of the initiative. Alberni–Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser said Port Alberni does not qualify for the fund- ing under a strict criteria of a “resort municipality” from the province, which must be a small communitiy with the bulk of its economy based on tourism. Fraser said it’s important for the Alberni Valley to continue promoting tourism to diversify its economy. Bill Collette, the executive director of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce, said the RMI investment in the West Coast is good news either way. “We’re not on that [resort] list in their minds at this point, but it’s good for us and it’s good for the Island as a whole . . . that those two neighbours did get the funding,” Collette said, adding it’s an opportunity to bring more people through the Alberni Valley. “It just continues to enhance their product, which in turn means we jump on the backs of that.” Tourism numbers in the Val- ley have increased dramatically over last year, Collette noted, by upwards of 175 per cent this summer. Ucluelet will receive a total of $179,714 in funding for infrastructure improvements to beautify public spaces and enhance visitors’ experience. The West Coast municipality is broadening its available activities for tourists including the development of the Wild Pacific Trail, improvements to public washrooms, boat launch and wharf enhancements. More information on the Wild Pacific Trail is available at www.wildpacifictrail.com. A total of $639,935 is expected for Tofino, which has also been involved in the RMI program since 2008. The Pacific Rim National Park resort municip- ality is investing in enhance- ments to special events such as the Tofino Film Festival, trail improvements, paths and beach access, downtown revitalization and a civic centre upgrade. “The Resort Municipality Initiative is designed to help improve and strengthen the economies of resort commun- ities around the province,” stated Shirley Bond, B.C. Minis- ter of Jobs, Tourism and Skils Training. “We know that the tourism sector helps drive our diverse economy and is a significant job creator,” she continued. “We want to ensure that when visitors choose to enjoy one of these resort municipalities they have a memorable experi- ence and that it motivates them to continue to make Brit- ish Columbia their year round destination of choice.” Mayor of Tofino Josie Osborne noted the RMI fund- ing is helping “Tofino’s tour- ism economy by enabling us to undertake infrastructure development and programming that we could not otherwise afford.” The other 12 resort muni- cipalities receiving funding are Fernie, Golden, Harrison Hot Springs, Invermere, Kim- berley, Osoyoos, Radium Hot Springs, Revelstoke, Rossland, Sun Peaks, Valemount and Whistler. [email protected] 250-723-8171 “It just continues to enhance their product, which in turn means we jump on the backs of that.” Bill Collette , Executive director of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce
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Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Bulldogs win two BCHL pre-season gamesSports, Page 6
ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 165 $1.25 newsstand (tax incl.)
Inside today
TOURISM
19C 10CCloudy, showers
Weather 2What’s On 2
Alberni Region 3Opinion 4
Community 5Sports 6
Scoreboard 7Comics 8
Classifieds 9B.C. News 9
Buildings demolished for Dry Creek enhancementThe city spent $333,000 this year to purchased two properties, allowing space to be cleared for a wider channel.
» Alberni Region, 3
Weekend storm causes havoc in Lower MainlandAlmost 35,000 customers were still without power late Monday afternoon as crews worked on damage from fallen trees.
» B.C. News, 9
» Use your smartphoneto jump to our Facebook page for updates on these stories or the latest breaking news.
The Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet was a popular draw for tourists this summer, and has been named the top attraction in B.C., according to TripAdvisor. Ucluelet and Tofino were recently included in a list of B.C. communities the province plans to support for tourism, a boost that could bring benefits for Alberni businesses. [BARBARA SCHRAMM FOR THE WESTERLY NEWS]
FEDERAL ELECTION
Better airport and highway needed: Duncan
MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Job growth, a new highway connector and a better airport are three things that the Alberni Val-ley needs the most to improve its economy, says Conservative Mem-ber of Parliament John Duncan.
“If you improve your infra-structure, you improve your investment climate,” Duncan said, adding that he would advocate for federal funding to support the Horne Lake Connector and Alber-ni Valley Regional Airport.
Duncan, who currently sits as an MP for Vancouver Island North, is running for the new Courte-nay–Alberni riding for this federal election. James Lunney, the (for-merly Conservative) independent incumbent for the old Nanaimo–Alberni riding, is not up for re-election.
Compared to Lunney, Duncan is “quite a different individual,” he said. His views on divisive polit-ical topics are not the same. The Conservative party does not have an official position on abortion, Duncan noted; but his personal pro-choice position “has been clear,” he said. But he is opposed to doctor-assisted suicide and cap-ital punishment, he added.
With a background working in the coastal forestry industry, Duncan is familiar with Alberni’s history, having lived here in the 1970s for a year.
“I think it’s a great community with a beautiful setting and I like the people and the sense of com-munity that you have,” Duncan said. But the city looks different now than it did four decades ago, he noted.
He started his political career as a village councillor in Ucluelet in the early 1980s. After about a decade Duncan was first elected to the House of Commons in 1993 as a Reform Party MP. He won the Conservative Party seat for Van-couver Island North in the 2008 and 2011 elections.
The federal Conservatives’ Building Canada Fund, which was $14 billion last year, together with the provincial government, can be used to support the neces-sary infrastructure investments for access to the Alberni Valley, Duncan said.
A new highway is important to ease the traffic on Highway 4, which is “choked,” especially in the summer months, said Duncan. “And it’s slow in the other times of year,” he added.
The Alberni Highway passes through Cathedral Grove, where the speed limits drops to 50 kilo-metres per hour through a pedes-trian crossing zone. The Horne Lake Connector is a proposed pro-ject that would construct a new provincial highway near Horne Lake to the Alberni Valley, con-
necting it with the Inland Island Highway 19. Duncan said he is “well aware” of the proposed LNG plant and transshipment hub projects for Sarita Bay with the Huu-ay-aht First Nations and Port Alberni Port Authority.
“I’m really happy to work with municipal-level governments, having come from local govern-ment, having been a community volunteer, and having lived for at least 20 years in smaller commun-ities,” Duncan said. “I know what it takes, I know how communities with good councils can set prior-ities that make sense. I believe that Port Alberni council and the regional district governance have some good priority setting.”
With the high population of First Nations in and around the Valley, Duncan noted his experi-ence as the federal government’s Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development from 2010–2013. (Duncan resigned the post in 2013 after he wrote a letter to the Tax Court of Canada on behalf of a constituent, which he deemed inappropriate for a Minister).
“The First Nations factor in the riding is very significant and very important,” said Duncan. “I understand the dynamics of working with First Nations.”
Duncan praised the region’s potential for growth as a tourist attraction.
“You’ve got a whole bunch of really special circumstances in Port Alberni that make things publically accessible and afford-able,” he said. “You’ve also got hundreds of thousands of people traversing through Port Alberni to go out to the West Coast and capturing some of those would lead to all kinds of investments. That’s just starting to happen in a very significant way.”
Duncan was in Port Alberni last week and will be back in town before the Fall Fair, he said. His campaign office is located at 4728 Johnston Rd.
[email protected] 250-723-8171
Current Conservative MP stresses improved access to the Alberni Valley
DUNCAN
What’s good for the West Coast is good for Alberni, says chamber MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Port Alberni may not be a resort city, but it is benefit-ting from its location as a West Coast destination, says the executive director of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce.
The B.C. Government announced last week that it is investing $10.5 million in 14 resort communities around the province for projects to support local tourism and increase vis-itation. The funding is part of the government’s Resort Muni-cipality Initiative, which was extended until the end of 2017.
Two of the communities are Tofino and Ucluelet, which together are receiving more than $800,000 as part of the initiative.
Alberni–Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser said Port Alberni does not qualify for the fund-ing under a strict criteria of a “resort municipality” from the province, which must be a small communitiy with the bulk of its economy based on tourism.
Fraser said it’s important for the Alberni Valley to continue promoting tourism to diversify its economy.
Bill Collette, the executive director of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce, said the RMI investment in the West Coast is good news either way.
“We’re not on that [resort] list in their minds at this point, but it’s good for us and it’s good
for the Island as a whole . . . that those two neighbours did get the funding,” Collette said, adding it’s an opportunity to bring more people through the Alberni Valley.
“It just continues to enhance their product, which in turn means we jump on the backs of that.”
Tourism numbers in the Val-ley have increased dramatically over last year, Collette noted, by upwards of 175 per cent this summer.
Ucluelet will receive a total of $179,714 in funding for infrastructure improvements to beautify public spaces and enhance visitors’ experience. The West Coast municipality is broadening its available activities for tourists including the development of the Wild Pacific Trail, improvements to public washrooms, boat launch and wharf enhancements.
More information on the Wild Pacific Trail is available at www.wildpacifictrail.com.
A total of $639,935 is expected for Tofino, which has also been involved in the RMI program since 2008. The Pacific Rim National Park resort municip-
ality is investing in enhance-ments to special events such as the Tofino Film Festival, trail improvements, paths and beach access, downtown revitalization and a civic centre upgrade.
“The Resort Municipality Initiative is designed to help improve and strengthen the economies of resort commun-ities around the province,” stated Shirley Bond, B.C. Minis-ter of Jobs, Tourism and Skils Training.
“We know that the tourism sector helps drive our diverse economy and is a significant job creator,” she continued.
“We want to ensure that when visitors choose to enjoy one of these resort municipalities they have a memorable experi-ence and that it motivates them to continue to make Brit-ish Columbia their year round destination of choice.”
Mayor of Tofino Josie Osborne noted the RMI fund-ing is helping “Tofino’s tour-ism economy by enabling us to undertake infrastructure development and programming that we could not otherwise afford.”
The other 12 resort muni-cipalities receiving funding are Fernie, Golden, Harrison Hot Springs, Invermere, Kim-berley, Osoyoos, Radium Hot Springs, Revelstoke, Rossland, Sun Peaks, Valemount and Whistler.
[email protected] 250-723-8171
“It just continues to enhance their product, which in turn means we jump on the backs of that.”Bill Collette, Executive director of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce
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Lounge Music with pianist Richard Lysne Tuesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Char’s Landing.
Timbre! Choir is looking for new members in all sections for their 43rd Season. Rehears-als commence Monday, Sep-tember 14th. Please contact Pat Venn at (250) 723-2380 or Patricia Miller at (250) 390-7508 for more detailed information.
Sports & recreationValley Cloggers meet Tues-
days 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.
Fun darts/ladies pool, Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the Legion Branch 293.
Child and youth Mothers Uplifting Mothers group
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Youth Clinic services at ADSS (around the left front corner) on Tuesdays and Thursdays,
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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
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Special interestGenealogy Club meets the last
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Social - Green Beer ‘n Banter every second Tuesday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Char’s Landing.
Support and help Literacy Alberni, drop-in
times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.
Urgently needed: The Can-adian Red Cross is seeking volunteers for the Health Equipment Loan and Disas-ter Management programs in Port Alberni. Please visit http://www.redcross.ca/volun-teer/who-is-needed details. To apply please email [email protected], call 1-855-995-3529 or visit the
Red Cross office at 5100C Tebo Avenue.
Alberni Valley Hospice Society’s Dementia 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 Neuro-logical Degenerative Disor-ders. 250-723-4478
Walk and Talk grief support group meets Tuesday mor-nings. The goal of this group is to offer bereavement sup-port in an informal and com-fortable way that combines exercise and companionship. 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.
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 Pro-
gram 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, mental health, relationships and other issues. Info: 250-723-8281. Everybody welcome.
Narcotics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-807-1780.
Alcoholics Anonym-ous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-883-3968.
Overeaters Anonymous meet-ing Wednesday evening 7 p.m. 4711 Elizabeth St., Info: 250-723-7486
What’s comingPool Mural Project Unveiling
Reception, Sept. 9 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Echo Pool. Free everyone welcome swim to follow from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Exhibition of Watercolour paintings by Mae LeBlanc September 1 to 30, 2015 at Echo Centre.
Refresh your minimum viable product, Sept. 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Community Futures. To register: www.innovationisland.ca/events/
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Promoting literacyDon Hudson from the Alberni Valley Lions Club presents a cheque to Pam Craig at Literacy Alberni to help with the Raise-A-Reader campaign, which is on Sept. 23. [ALANA BODNAR FOR THE TIMES]
The Canadian dollar traded Tues-day afternoon at 76.01 US, up 0.34 of a cent from Monday’s close. The
Pound Sterling was worth 2.0189 Cdn, down 1.65 cents while the Euro was worth $1.4763 Cdn, down 0.22 of a cent.
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Councilor Denis Sauvé is open to celebrating diversity in the community but wants to do it in a manner that has everyone’s safety in mind. He feels the rainbow-themed crosswalks could pose hazards to drivers and pedestrians. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Painting rainbow crosswalks could be safety risk: SauvéKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Denis Sauvé wants to celebrate diversity in the community but does not think altering cross-walks, or any traffic control devices, is the way to do it.
As a retired police officer, the city councillor feels painting a crosswalk would create safety concerns.
Sauvé said that over his 27 years in the force, he has seen the consequences of distract-ed driving and has done his research.
“Statistics Canada does not have stats on pedestrian acci-dents due to the fact that a rain-bow is painted on the crosswalk,” he said. “They are all under files as accidents at controlled inter-sections, which is accessible to everyone.”
Sauvé said he is completely in favour of diversity and freedom of expression, but said the city has responsibilities and liability issues surrounding crosswalk placement.
“If we are to celebrate diversity in the community, I am all for it, but there are other means without having to interfere with traffic designs,” he said.
He cited the banner project and murals as examples.
Sauvé also said the Motor Vehicle Branch has a patented design for crosswalks referenced in the driver’s licence manual, including the pattern of how the diagonal lines should look.
“I feel with road safety, all sym-bols should remain generic,” he said. He added it is also a finan-cial issue.
“The cost itself is an aver-age of $10,000 per crosswalk,” Sauvé said. “There is manpower involved because we can’t just let a group of individuals paint on the streets. It needs to be a certain pattern and it uses very expensive non-skid paint.”
The city of Edmonton recently painted the rainbow theme on crosswalks for this year’s pride festivities and are currently studying pedestrian and driver behaviour with video surveil-lance to consider permanent markings.
“I would be interested in the follow-up of that,” he said. “But most importantly, I want to hear from our traffic advisory com-mittee, which consists of several police officers, to see if they accept it.”
Sauvé said a driver who hits a pedestrian on an altered cross-walk could have a case.
“If a crosswalk was changed
from the regular design and a driver said he didn’t know and drove through, he could have a defence,” Sauvé said.
If the budget allowed, Sauvé would rather see lighting at every crosswalk to improve safe-ty. “I can tell you in my experi-ence, in our town, I have seen many times, especially on 10th Avenue, pedestrians have to use caution to make sure both sides of traffic stop,” he said.
Sauvé said he will continue to support efforts to beautify the community, but not at the risk of public safety.
“As a city we would be taking our own risk in liability and not get endorsement by the Motor Vehicle Branch,” he said. “When it comes to safety, I would not recommend it.”
Sauvé said he considers him-self a public servant and enjoys being in contact with the com-munity through volunteerism and visits with business owners.
“I know in my heart I am in touch with the community and have a straight open line of com-munication,” he said.
The issue is now with the city engineer to prepare a report.
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Rain dampens fi re hazard ratingWetter climate over weekend lowers danger to ‘very low’ level in AlberniERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
The days of the Alberni Val-ley’s precariously dry fire haz-ards appear to be over, thanks to heavy rain over the weekend.
Saturday’s precipitation totalled 27.8 millimetres, fol-lowed by another 10.2 milli-metres on Sunday, which is the most rain the Valley has seen over two days since March. After a summer of often being at an “extreme” hazard, these wet conditions lowered the risk of a forest fire starting in the area to “very low” on Monday, accord-ing to the province’s Wildfire Management Branch.
“The fire danger rating, espe-cially in Port Alberni, has plum-meted,” said Donna MacPherson, a fire information officer with the Coastal Fire Centre. “We’ve got more rain on the way, so it will get even foggier.”
While previous precipitation this summer only dampened the top layer of the forest floor, the recent rainfall has affected heavi-er forest fuels, such as the centre of fallen logs and underground tree roots.
This saturation means that it’s less likely something as small as a cigarette could start a forest fire, said MacPherson.
“It’s still possible if we have an unusually hot September – and sometimes we do get those – that the forest fuels could dry again,” she added. “It would probably take several weeks for it to respond to dry hot weather, as opposed to a day or two.”
For Alberni Valley residents the 2015 fire season will be defined by the blaze on Dog Mountain, an incident discov-ered by Sproat Lake on July 4 that quickly grew over a week to
encompass 450 hectares. While the forest fire has been contained for over a month, wildfire author-ities believe Dog Mountain could still be smoking, and await the right conditions to undertake an assessment by helicopter.
“They send a helicopter out with an infrared camera and they look for hot spots,” Mac-Pherson said. “We can’t do that now because first thing in the morning it’s usually cloudy, there’s a lot of low-lying cloud.”
Vancouver Island’s full-unit wildfire crew have returned to their base at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport after some action south of the border. The Thunderbirds were dispatched to Washington State last week, where the Stickpin forest fire has grown to 4.5 kilometres from the British Columbia border. As of Sunday the Stickpin fire was 21,638 hectares.
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Buildings demolished to make room for larger Dry Creek areaERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Buildings have been torn down along Dry Creek to make way for channel alternations — part of a large-scale project being undertaken by the city this year.
On Monday, little remained of the former home of the Jade Restaurant, a business that closed its doors this summer after serving clientele for 35 years. The Third Avenue build-ing’s teardown near Dunbar Street followed the demolition of a small house on Fourth Avenue in early August, said city engineer Guy Cicon.
“They removed the asbestos prior to the demo,” said Cicon of the Jade teardown.
Both properties were pur-chased by the city earlier this year using a portion of the $650,000 available in the Land Sale Reserve Fund. The Jade Restaurant’s lot was acquired for $293,000, while the Fourth Avenue house was sold for sig-nificantly less.
“That was a derelict house but we paid $40,000 for that one,” said city manager Ken Watson.
The cleared land enables a new box culvert to be installed along Third to improve the Dry Creek channel. Budgeted at $2.7 mil-lion, two-thirds of the Dry Creek project are being covered by grants from the provincial and federal governments, with the remaining $912,167 to be covered by the city through long-term loans.
Improving the capacity of Dry Creek has been an infrastruct-
ural priority for the city since a flood in November 2006 turned lower Third and Fourth avenues into a small lake, shutting down businesses for weeks and causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage. After years of lobbying and sev-eral other floods along the chan-nel government funding was confirmed last year, allowing the city to develop comput-er-generated simulations of how Dry Creek would respond to heavy storm flows.
Now the ongoing work has resulted in a much wider
channel that begins 40 metres upstream from Fourth, extending to the planned cul-vert at Third Avenue. Improve-ments stretch approximately 550 metres downstream past Third as Dry Creek curves north towards the Catalyst Paper prop-erty. The creek alterations also include plans to improve habitat for salmon, with enhanced fish rearing pools to help sustain populations through Port Alber-ni’s hot and dry summers.
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Demolition of the former home of the Jade Restaurant on Third Avenue was underway Sunday, part of a large-scale project the city is undertaking to alter Dry Creek. [JERRY FEVENS FOR THE TIMES]
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The Conservatives will not win this riding
There is a lot of concern in among your readers about splitting the vote and allowing the Conservative candidate to win. I would like to let people know that they have nothing to fear. The Conservatives will not win this riding. It is a con-test between the NDP and the Greens. And here’s why.
On Aug. 26, Insights West con-ducted a poll in B.C. It divided the province into three areas, Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland and, the Rest of BC. On Vancouver Island voters were asked, “If a federal election were held today, which party’s candi-date would you vote for in your constituency?” The answer came back 30 per cent NDP, 24 per cent Green, and 12 per cent each for the Liberals and Conservatives.
The rest were undecided, or won’t vote. Add the support for all the parties other than the Conservatives and divide by three.
You get 22 per cent. That’s substantially more than
the 12 per cent, the Conservative support.
Since May, Green support has climbed from 17 per cent to 24 per cent while the NDP has slipped from 41 per cent to 30 per cent.
The poll also asked, “Since the start of the campaign, has your opinion of each of the following leaders improved, stayed the same or worsened?” Green party leader, Elizabeth May’s opinion has improved more than any other leader.
Clearly, if you are fundamental-ly a Green Party supporter but your need to get rid of the Con-servatives trumps your support for them, you needn’t hold your nose and vote for the party you think will win. Relax and follow your heart.
John A McRuerPort Alberni
Altering truck routes in town is a ’daffy’ idea
They’re at it again at city hall. Coun. Alemany now has the idea of taking trucks off Third Avenue, and Scott Smith, city planner, says from behind his desk that there are “no issues”
with the Beaufort Convention Centre.
Firstly, Councillor Alemany doesn’t want to spend the money to connect the Harbour Road from Redford Street to Ship Creek Road, the logical solution to some of the road problems.
He wants unspecified alternate truck routes, a daffy proposal in the absence of ideas for specific routes.
Some trucks do use Anderson Avenue, but the majority rumble along Third Avenue (with some using Kingsway and Argyle to reach the Harbour Road).
Some of us have been working hard for years without success on the road’s completion.
Secondly, Smith is unaware of the abundance of graffiti on the Beaufort’s exterior, the cracked and chipped concrete, the rusting light fixtures, the faded, out-of-date signs, and last but not least, the owner’s list of vandals/ hooligans who are not to be admitted to the premises. And all this says nothing about the building’s interior.
No issues indeed.
Richard BergPort Alberni
Red tape kept the Mars bomber out of action
I am beyond disappointed with our government and the forestry minister for their unbelievably closed minds concerning our Mars water bombers.
I can say for certain we on this Island and a matter of fact all of B.C. for years have relied on this amazing icon with the help of our firefighters to take care of our for-ests if there was a fire.
Very few over the years have got-ten out of control like they have this year. Why? Because the Mars sat waiting to do what she does best because of all the red tape. Her crew members anxious to do what they do best, get her up to put out the fires others couldn’t . . . hectares upon hectares of our beautiful forests burned, wildlife endangered, homes evacuated etc., etc.!!
Have the powers that be not read the stats of this big beautiful lady? I think not. Do they really care? I think not. It’s about time they become accountable for their actions on this matter.
Ramona DoucetteDuncan
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Make euthanasia an election issueI
t’s a life-and-death issue, with the potential to affect any Canadian adults.
And it must be addressed within a matter of months
by the next government in Ottawa.
Given those stakes, and that timing, one would expect phys-ician-assisted suicide to garner considerable attention in the fed-eral election campaign.
Sadly, that’s not happening. A new poll shows more than three-quarters of Canadians sup-port an option of doctor-assisted death for the terminally ill.
But rather than speaking to these concerns, the politicians prefer to look away.
Enthusiastic promises from leaders of the three main fed-eral parties so far include an expanded cruise ship terminal
(Stephen Harper, on Aug. 25); a tax credit for teachers buying school supplies (Justin Trudeau, Aug. 26), and hiring more police officers even as crime rates drop (Tom Mulcair, Aug. 19).
They don’t have much to say about how legislation should be structured to allow euthanasia as a way of sparing the dying from having to endure unacceptable anguish.
That doesn’t figure high in any-
one’s platform. Yet one of these men will be prime minister after Oct. 19 with the task of drafting precisely such a law.
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously concluded in Feb-ruary that current rules making assisted suicide a crime simply amount to cruelty.
The existing law means “people who are grievously and irremedi-ably ill . . . may be condemned to a life of severe and intolerable suffering,” the court said.
This appalling situation was correctly deemed an infringe-ment on the right to life, liberty and security of the person.
The court gave Parliament 12 months to engineer reform by changing two sections of the Criminal Code that forbid assist-ed suicide.
The law becomes void if legisla-
tors fail their duty and miss that deadline. The resulting travesty would plunge suffering patients, and their doctors, into legal limbo.
After months of dithering the Harper government set up a three-member panel last month with instructions to consult on the sue and report back in the fall, after the election.
The government also made clear that a new law won’t be ready by the Supreme Court’s Feb. 6 deadline, and that a request for an extension must be filed.
All this has had the effect of punting the issue past election day, where leaders of all the major parties seem content to have it rest.
That’s a disservice to anyone in the grip of an intractable illness
and worried about coping with pain, and to all who may find themselves in that desperate plight in the future.
Each of the leaders owes the public a clear road map on where their government would take the country on this vital issue. At a minimum, they should let Canadians know if they intend to declare a free vote in Parliament on physician-assisted suicide – allowing MPs to act according to their conscience, without penalty, instead of obeying a party line.
Given the assurance of a free vote, concerned voters could at least press local candidates on where they stand and per-haps arrive at some meaningful options.
–THE CANADIAN PRESS (TORONTO STAR)
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he North Island Wild-life Recovery Centre (NIWRC) admitted a female Belted King-fisher from Tofino
after she was found unable to fly in a beachfront patio of a resort. It is likely that she flew into a glass patio door.
Staff were able to arranged for her to be driven to Port Alberni where we picked her up. She has a healthy appetite for fresh fish right now and it gaining strength.
The Belted Kingfisher, one of the most widespread landbirds in North America, remains poorly studied. Throughout the continent, it inhabits diverse aquatic habitats where it typ-ically perches over clear open water before plunge-diving for prey—chiefly fish, but also other aquatic animals such as crayfish. Undigested remains of such prey are regularly regurgitated as pellets, which fall beneath fishing and roost-ing perches. By studying these pellets, some information on
seasonal diets can be deter-mined without collecting birds or directly observing their fora-ging behavior.
Although the Belted Kingfish-er breeds at northern latitudes, and occasionally winters there if open water is available, most individuals migrate, some as far south as northern South America.
Solitary except while breed-ing, both males and females of this species vigorously defend their territories along shore-lines of lakes or rivers through-out the year. They do this with strident vocalizations, especial-ly a reverberating mechanical rattle, and by aerial chases. Indeed this kingfisher’s Rattle Call is given at the slightest disturbance, and people are
likely to hear this bird before seeing it.
The availability of suitable nesting sites — earthen banks where nesting burrows can be excavated — appears critical for the distribution and local abundance of this species. This kingfisher prefers to excavate a nesting burrow near its fish-ing territory, raising a single brood annually. Burrows may be reused, but site tenacity is weak.
In some regions, human activities such as the digging of sand and gravel pits have created nesting sites that have stimulated population growth and enhanced opportunities for range expansion.
Despite this species’ diet, environmental contaminants do not seem to have affected its productivity as with other fish-eating birds.
What’s the response that shocks me most during my many speaking tours?
It’s the huge combination of drugs swallowed by many North Americans.
Equally amazing, most people have no idea why they’re taking them. Over-medication is dan-gerous. It also results in stag-gering costs for the health care system. So can North Americans cut back on drugs? And what non-medication cured an ailing retired minister?
The first question to ask your doctor is why you are taking so many drugs.
This seems so logical it hardly needs mentioning. After all, these same people wouldn’t think twice about asking the car mechanic what was done to correct the noise in their car’s engine. So never accept a drug without asking why the body needs it.
It’s also vital to ask the doctor how long to take a drug. For instance, one person I met had been taking a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) for 10 years.
These drugs are prescribed to ease the symptoms of severe heartburn. But during that time the patient had never inquired nor been told whether he could stop the medication to see if
his symptoms had subsided. A few months would have been an adequate trial period.
And drugs such as painkillers should have a short period of consumption due to the risk of drug addiction.
Remember, as you age it’s even more vital to ask questions about drugs. Age brings grey hair but also decreased ability of the liver to metabolize medication (get rid of it) and it’s harder for the liver to excrete it.
A high dose may therefore cause unintended consequences. Doctors usually start with a low dose prescription and increase it slowly. But it’s always wise to ask the doctor after a period of time if the dose can be safely decreased or eliminated.
A major problem today is that, due to the increasing number of drugs available, it’s more likely that adverse drug interactions will occur. In some cases this will decrease the effectiveness of one drug or increase the risk of a ser-ious side
effect. For example, common painkillers such a ibuprofen
(Advil) used with warfarin ( Coumadin), blood thinners, may increase the risk of bleeding.
Herbal remedies can also react with prescription drugs. For instance, the publication “Consumer Reports on Health” says that black cohosh used to treat menopausal symptoms can increase the risk of side effects from antidepressants, blood pressure drugs and cholesterol- lowering- drugs (CLDs).
Remember that any new symp-tom after starting a drug can be a drug side effect.
It’s amazing that many people I talk to have no idea that their muscle pain and fatigue could be the result of their medication. And what is more tragic is that some people on CLDs do not realize they may have developed Type 2 diabetes because of this medication. A Danish study of
120,000 people showed that from 25 to 50 percent of those taking CLDs developed this disease.
Many years ago a patient told me her father, a retired minister, was ailing. He had little desire to eat, was losing weight and sat idly in his chair day after day. His doctor had died and she could find no one to care for him. So I visited him in his home. I discovered he was taking a large combination of drugs such as antidepressants and blood pressure medication, which can cause fatigue.
It was possible to pitch out several of his unneeded and out-dated medications. And much to his surprise, I substituted an old and tried remedy.
I suggested a few ounces of wine before lunch and the even-ing meal.
A short time later his daughter
called to say he was now taking walks, had regained his appetite and was back to his normal self.
I don’t recommend this remedy for everyone.
But I’m convinced that in selected cases a sip of “vino,” has a greater impact on the health of seniors than the uni-versal tendency to over-prescribe antidepressants.
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TORONTO — In 1992, Mark Shapiro and younger brother David packed a U-Haul and drove by the future site of Jacobs Field.
During Shapiro’s first week with the Cleveland Indians, the final building was demolished to make room for the new sta-dium as the team began a new era.
Soon, Shapiro will arrive in Toronto to start a new era at the helm of the Blue Jays. As the team’s next president and CEO, Shapiro has plenty of challen-ges ahead of him, on the field and in the front office, the board room and Rogers Centre itself.
“This opportunity for me is the right challenge at the right time,” Shapiro said at a news conference in Cleveland. “This is one that fits my skillset. It fits what provides fulfillment for me on a daily basis.”Shapiro will take over for the retiring Paul Beeston at the end of this season after working the past 24 years in various front-of-fice capacities with the Indians, the past five as club president.
The 48-year-old said the “com-pelling and unique” nature of the Blue Jays’ position made it too attractive to pass up.
Shapiro will soon take over a franchise that’s on the way to its first playoff appearance since 1993 and one that has plans to renovate Rogers Cen-tre in the coming years. The
stadium, which opened in 1989, is expected to have an all-grass field by 2018, and could get a facelift elsewhere.
He was part of renovations to Cleveland’s stadium, now named Progressive Field, that made it a more fan-friendly ballpark.
“Mark is a seasoned baseball veteran, whose leadership, drive for excellence, and commitment to all aspects of the game is impressive,” Blue Jays chair-man Edward Rogers said in a statement. “We have confidence that he is the right person to lead the Toronto Blue Jays into the future and build upon the franchise’s legacy.”
On the baseball side, Shap-iro’s first order of business is a decision on the future of general manager Alex Antho-poulos, whose off-season and
trade-deadline moves shaped Toronto into a contender.
Anthopoulos traded for MVP candidate Josh Donaldson and signed catcher Russell Martin in the off-season, then acquired ace David Price, shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and others late last month, moves that helped the Blue Jays surge into first place in the American League East.
Like Beeston, Anthopoulos’s contract is up Oct. 31. Accord-ing to multiple reports, Shapiro is likely to retain the Montreal native, who could be an execu-tive of the year candidate.
In an interview on the Fan 590 in Toronto, Beeston called Shap-iro a “terrific choice.”
He said the top challenges facing the next president include updating Rogers Centre for the 21st century, handling the struggling Canadian dol-
lar, continuing to field a com-petitive team and improving the Blue Jays’ spring training facility.
“I can guarantee you: What-ever he wraps his arms around, he’ll make it better,” said Cleve-land manager Terry Francona, who joined the Indians to work for Shapiro. “Anybody that he comes in contact with he’s going to make better.”
Rogers, which owns the Blue Jays, said in a statement that Shapiro would not be com-menting about his new role until he takes over. In the same statement, Shapiro said he was “honoured to be following in the footsteps of one of baseball’s greatest leaders, as I look to build on the franchise’s strong foundation and legacy in Can-adian sport.”
Beeston was hired in 1976,
the year before the team began playing. He served as president from 1989-97, and again since 2008. He was the president and COO of Major League Baseball from 1997-2002.
The Blue Jays announced in January that the 69-year-old would retire after this season.
“I have known Mark for many years. He is an exemplary execu-tive and his passion for baseball and winning is remarkable,” Beeston said in a statement. “I am happy to pass him the baton — but not just yet; Alex, the team and I have a little more work to do and we’re focused on putting more Ws in the win column.”
Indians owner Paul Dolan confirmed the Blue Jays are not sending any compensation to Cleveland for hiring Shapiro. Dolan told reporters in Cleve-land that Shapiro was free to leave for another opportunity when he was ready.
That opportunity is in Toron-to, where Cheri Bradish, the Loretta Rogers Research Chair in Sport Marketing at Ryerson University, believes he can thrive.
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Pre-season is underway for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.
Alberni Valley earned a 5–2 pre-season win against their arch-rivals the Nanaimo Clippers Saturday night at Weyerhaeuser Arena, after a victory against the Powell River Kings in their first pre-season game on Friday.
Alberni beat Powell River 3–2.The first goal of pre-season
is credited to Bulldogs rookie Brock Lefebvre on an unassisted attempt one minute into the first period. Nathan Dingmann made it 2–0 Bulldogs less than a minute later.
The Kings scored their first with 9:45 left in the second period, but Lefebvre tallied another on the power play to make it 3–1 for
the home team. Austin Kramer scored with 12:28 left in the third for the final 3–2 score.
It was a pre-season victory for the fans on Saturday with a 5–2 defeat of the Clippers. Alberni Valley capitalized on power plays and shots on net to bring down last year’s Fred Page Cup runner-ups.
The Bulldogs ended their main camp last week after the annual Red and White game, where generous fans brought non-per-ishable food items to the game for the Bread of Life for admission to see the new crop of players.
Head coach Kevin Willison and assistant coach Adam Hayduk ran a smaller camp of 32 play-ers last week. Willison said they’d need to cut that to 26 for pre-season.
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In this August 2014 file photo, Cleveland Indians president Mark Shapiro points out the major renovations to right field at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Shapiro, who has been with Cleveland since 1992, will replace Paul Beeston, the Toronto Blue Jays CEO and president who is retiring. The teams made the announcement Monday, said a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the sides were still working through some details. [TONY DEJAK, AP]
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TENNISATP-WTAU.S. OPENAt New York, New YorkMen's Singles — First Round
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Joao Souza, Brazil, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1.
Benoit Paire, France, def. Kei Nishikori (4), Japan, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4.
David Ferrer (7), Spain, def. Radu Albot, Moldova, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-0.
Marin Cilic (9), Croatia, def. Guido Pella, Argentina, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3).
Milos Raonic (10), Thornhill, Ont., def. Tim Smyczek, U.S., 6-4, 7-6 (8), 6-1.
-one Bolelli, Italy, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2.
Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, def. Gael
Grigor Dimitrov (17), Bulgaria, def. Matthew Ebden, Australia, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.
Feliciano Lopez (18), Spn., def. Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, 7-6 (5), 6-1, 6-3.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (19), France, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1.
Roberto Bautista Agut (23), Spn., def. Pierre-H. Herbert, Fra., 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7).
Andreas Seppi (25), Italy, def. Tommy Paul, U.S., 6-4, 6-0, 7-5.
Tommy Robredo (26), Spain, def. Michael Berrer, Germany, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4.
Jeremy Chardy (27), France, def. Ryan Shane, U.S., 6-2, 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-2.
Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria, def. Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, B.C., 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 6-0, 6-1.
Sam Groth, Australia, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, retired.
Fernando Verdasco, Spn., def. Tommy Haas, Germ., 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1.
Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1.
Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazak., def. Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, 6-3, 6-3, 3-0, retired.
Marsel Ilhan, Turkey, def. Radek Ste-panek, Czech., 6-0, 2-6, 6-4, 3-2, retired.
Mardy Fish, U.S., def. Marco Cecchi-nato, Italy, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-1, 6-3.
Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, def. Joao Sousa, Port., 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 7-6 (4).
Teymuraz Gabashvili, Rus., def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 7-6 (6), 0-6, 4-6, 6-4, ret.
Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. John Millman, Australia, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Martin Klizan, Slovakia, def. Florian Mayer, Ger., 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3, 3-0, retired.
Evgeny Donskoy, Russia, def. Lucas Pouille, France, 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-4.
Filip Krajinovic, Serbia, def. Alejandro Gonzalez, Colombia, 6-4, 6-0, 6-4.
Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, def. Elias Ymer, Sweden, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.
Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, def. Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.Women's Singles — First Round
Serena Williams (1), U.S., def. Vitalia Diatchenko, Russia, 6-0, 2-0, retired.
Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, def. Ana Ivanovic (7), Serbia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Anna Tatishvili, U.S., def. Karolina Pliskova (8), Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-1.
Denisa Allertova, Czech., def. Carla Suarez Navarro (10), Spain, 6-1, 7-6 (5).
Belinda Bencic (12), Switzerland, def. Sesil Karatantcheva, Bulgaria, 6-1, 6-2.
Ekaterina Makarova (13), Russia, def. Teliana Pereira, Brazil, 6-3, 6-3.
Agnieszka Radwanska (15), Pol., def. Katerina Siniakova, Czech Rep., 6-2, 6-3.
Elina Svitolina (17), Ukraine, def. Eliza-veta Kulichkova, Russia, 6-1, 6-4.
Madison Keys (19), U.S., def. Klara Koukalova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-4.
Oceane Dodin, France, def. Jelena Jankovic (21), Serbia, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Venus Williams (23), U.S., def. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-3.
Eugenie Bouchard (25), Westmount, Que., def. Alison Riske, U.S., 6-4, 6-3.
CoCo Vandeweghe, U.S., def. Sloane Stephens (29), U.S., 6-4, 6-3.
Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Svet-lana Kuznetsova (30), Russia, 6-3, 7-5.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (31), Russia, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slvk., 6-4, 7-5.
Mariana Duque-Marino, Colombia, def.
Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, def. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, 7-5, 6-2.
Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, def. Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, 6-2, 6-2.
Jessica Pegula, U.S., def. Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, 7-5, 6-3.
Lauren Davis, U.S., def. Heather Watson, Britain, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0).
Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Anna-Lena Friedsam, Germany, 6-1, 6-1.
Madison Brengle, U.S., def. Zheng Saisai, China, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5.
Irina Falconi, U.S., def. Samantha Crawford, U.S., 6-4, 6-2.
Magda Linette, Poland, def. Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 7-6 (3), 6-1.
Polona Hercog, Slovenia, def. Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, 6-2, 7-5.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, U.S., def. Kateryna Kozlova, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-3.
Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Vania King, U.S., 6-4, 6-4.
Ana Konjuh, Croatia, def. Tatjana Maria, Germany, 6-4, 6-4.
Misaki Doi, Japan, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-3.
Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, def. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Daria Kasatkina, Russia, def. Daria Gavrilova, Australia, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.
Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, def. Andreea Mitu, Romania, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
FOOTBALLCFLEAST DIVISION GP W L T PF PA PtHamilton 9 6 3 0 315 182 12Toronto 9 6 3 0 238 245 12Ottawa 9 5 4 0 193 241 10Montreal 9 4 5 0 191 171 8
WEST DIVISION GP W L T PF PA PtCalgary 9 7 2 0 255 190 14Edmonton 9 6 3 0 238 165 12B.C. 8 3 5 0 179 234 6Winnipeg 9 3 6 0 168 273 6Saskatchewan 9 0 9 0 218 294 0
Ottawa 35 Saskatchewan 13WEEK 11Bye: Ottawa
B.C. at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 6Winnipeg at Saskatchewan, 4 p.m.Monday, Sept. 7Toronto at Hamilton, 1 p.m.Edmonton at Calgary, 4:30 p.m.WEEK 12Bye: MontrealFriday, Sept. 11Hamilton at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 12Saskatchewan at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.Calgary at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 13Ottawa at B.C., 4 p.m.
SCORING LEADERS (x—scored 2-point convert) TD C FG S PtJ.Medlock, Ham 0 33 19 4 94G.Shaw, Edm 0 19 21 8 90B.Bede, Mtl 0 11 22 6 83R. Paredesm Cgy 0 12 18 4 70R.Leone, BC 0 12 15 6 63L. Hajrullahu, Wpg 0 9 16 5 62P.McCallum, Ssk 0 10 16 1 59R.Pfeffer, Tor 0 11 12 2 49x-E.Rogers, Cgy 7 3 0 0 46D.Alvarado, Ott 0 4 11 0 37T.Gurley, Tor 6 0 0 0 36A.Harris, BC 6 0 0 0 36x-Je.Johnson, Ott 6 2 0 0 32B.Banks, Ham 5 0 0 0 30V.Hazelton, Tor 5 0 0 0 30Ke.Lawrence, Edm 5 0 0 0 30K.Stafford, Edm 5 0 0 0 30x-C.Marshall, Wpg 4 4 0 0 28x-A.Collie, BC 4 2 0 0 26x-K.Elliott, Tor 4 2 0 0 26x-C.Getzlaf, Sask 4 2 0 0 26x-B.Grant, Ham 4 2 0 0 26C. Milo, Ott 0 12 4 1 25E.Jackson, Ott 4 0 0 0 24T.Toliver, Ham 4 0 0 0 24x-J.Cornish, Cgy 3 2 0 0 20x-W.Dressler, Sask 3 2 0 0 20x-T.Sutton, Mtl 3 2 0 0 20x-M.McDaniel, Cgy 2 8 0 0 20x- T. Harrison 3 2 0 0 20B. Smith, Sask 3 1 0 0 20x-H.Burris, Ott 3 2 0 0 20S.Waters, Tor 0 6 3 2 17
NFL PRE-SEASONHouston 27 New Orleans 13Arizona 30 Oakland 23Thursday's gamesNew Orleans at Green Bay, 7 p.m.Baltimore at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at Miami, 7 p.m.Jacksonville at Washington, 7:30 p.m.Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.Buffalo at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.N.Y. Giants at New England, 7:30 p.m.Minnesota at Tennessee, 8 p.m.Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.Houston at Dallas, 8 p.m.Kansas City at St. Louis, 8 p.m.Arizona at Denver, 9 p.m.Oakland at Seattle, 10 p.m.San Diego at San Francisco, 10 p.m.
SOCCERMLSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF GA PtD.C. 28 13 10 5 35 34 44New York 25 12 7 6 43 28 42Columbus 27 11 8 8 45 44 41Toronto 25 11 10 4 44 42 37New England 26 10 9 7 35 36 37Orlando 27 7 12 8 33 47 29Montreal 23 8 11 4 30 34 28New York City 27 7 13 7 38 46 28Chicago 26 7 13 6 31 38 27Philadelphia 27 7 14 6 33 44 27
WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF GA PtLos Angeles 28 13 8 7 49 33 46Vancouver 27 14 10 3 38 28 45Dallas 25 12 8 5 35 30 41Kansas City 25 11 7 7 40 35 40Portland 27 11 9 7 29 32 40Seattle 27 12 13 2 32 30 38San Jose 26 11 10 5 32 29 38Houston 27 9 10 8 35 34 35Colorado 26 8 9 9 25 27 33Salt Lake 27 8 11 8 29 40 32
Seattle 2 Portland 1New York 3 D.C. 0Saturday's gamesOrlando at New England, 7:30 p.m.Chicago at Montreal, 8 p.m.Toronto at Seattle, 10 p.m.Philadelphia at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 6Dallas at Columbus, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 9Colorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m.Kansas City at Portland, 10:30 p.m.Friday, Sept. 11Chicago at New York, 7 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 12Columbus at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.New York City at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Salt Lake at Houston, 8:30 p.m.D.C. at Colorado, 9 p.m.Montreal at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Seattle at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 13New England at Toronto, 5 p.m.Kansas City at Orlando, 7 p.m.
ARGENTINAPRIMERA ABelgrano 0 Olimpo 0
GREECESUPER LRAGUEPlatanias 1 Atromitos 2
BETTINGTHE LINES
MLBAMERICAN LEAGUEFAVOURITE LINE UNDERDOG LINETORONTO -190 Cleveland +175BALTIMORE -125 Tampa Bay +115New York -120 BOSTON +110Chicago -150 MINESOTA +140KANSAS CITY -150 Detroit +140HOUSTON -155 Seattle +145OAKLAND -105 Los Angeles -105
NATIONAL LEAGUEFAVOURITE LINE UNDERDOG LINENEW YORK -220 Philadelph. +200ATLANTA NL Miami NLCHICAGO -160 Cincinnati +150Pittsburgh -150 MILWAUK. +140ST. LOUIS -140 Washington +130Arizona -124 COLORADO +114LOS ANGELES -140 San Fran. +130
INTERLEAGUEFAVOURITE LINE UNDERDOG LINESAN DIEGO -110 Texas +100
Updated odds available at Pregame.com
CYCLINGVUELTA A ESPANAAt Castellon, Spain (146.51 km. from Valencia to Castellon)STAGE 10 1. Kristian Sbaragli, Italy, MTN-Qhubeka, 3 hrs., 12 mins., 43 secs.; 2. John Degen-kolb, Germ., Giant-Alpecin, same time; 3. Jose Joaquin Rojas, Spain, Movistar, s.t.Also124. Antoine Duchesne, Que. City, Europcar, s.t.; 147. Dominique Rollin,
Credits, s.t..OVERALL STANDINGS
(After 10 of 21 stages)1. Tom Dumoulin, Neth., Giant-Alpecin, 38:34:56; 2. Joaquim Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha, 0:57 behind; 3. Esteban Chaves, Colom., Orica GreenEdge, 0:59.Also146. Dominique Rollin, Boucherville,
1:34:31; 164. Antoine Duchesne, Quebec City, Europcar, 1:46:40.
BASEBALLMLBCOMMISSIONER'S OFFICE — Suspend-ed Tampa Bay minor league OF Jeremy Hadley (GCL) 50 games after testing positive for Amphetamine, a stimulant in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
AMERICAN LEAGUECLEVELAND INDIANS — Announced the resignation of president Mark Shapiro to become president and CEO of Toronto following the 2015 season.
NATIONAL LEAGUECHICAGO CUBS — Acquired OF Austin Jackson from Seattle Mariners for a player to be named.
FOOTBALLNFLARIZONA CARDINALS — Released LB Lorenzo Alexander, LB Glenn Carson, G Nate Isles, LB Edwin Jackson, LB Andrae Kirk, CB Shaquille Richardson, TE Gannon Sinclair, WR Ryan Spadola, CB Darren Woodard and P Dave Zastudil. Waived-injured WR Travis Harvey.ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived DB Jonathon Mincy.BALTIMORE RAVENS — Waived G Leon Brown, WR DeAndre Carter, CB Tramain Jacobs, G-T Marcel Jones, P Justin Manton, WR Aldrick Robinson, LS Patrick Scales and WR Trent Steelman.BUFFALO BILLS — Released RB Fred Jackson, DE Michael Buchanan, CB Ross Cockrell, DT Justin Hamilton, LB Andrew Hudson, T Terren Jones, CB Ellis Lankster, S Kenny Ladler, S Wes Miller, G DJ Morrell, DE Cedric Reed and RB Ricky Seale. Waived-injured WR Austin Willis. Placed CB Cam Thomas on the PUP list.CAROLINA PANTHERS — Acquired WR Kevin Norwood from Seattle for an undisclosed 2017 draft choice.CINCINNATI BENGALS — Terminated the contract of WR Denarius Moore. Waived DT Kwame Geathers, LB Nico Johnson, DE Sam Montgomery, G Chris Jasperse, WR Desmond Lawrence and TE John Peters.CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waived TE Anthony Ezeakunne and WR Shane Wynn. Terminated the contracts of LB Everette Brown, LB Moise Fokou, RB Jalen Parmele and DB Aaron Ross.DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived WR Phil Bates, P Tom Hornsey, LS Casey Kreiter, CB Robert Steeples and DT Carlif Taylor.DENVER BRONCOS — Traded OT Chris Clark to Houston for a 2016 seventh-round draft pick. Placed TE Jeff Heuerman on injured reserve. Released LB Reggie Walker. Waived CB Tevrin Brandon, G Andre Davis, TE-FB Joe Don Duncan, QB Zac Dysert, P Spencer Lanning, S Ross Madison, TE Jake Murphy, RB Jeremy Stewart and LB Chase Vaughn.DETROIT LIONS — Activated DT Haloti Ngata from the reserve/non-football injury list and RB Joique Bell from the PUP list. Released TE Deon Butler, WR Ryan Broyles, QB Garret Gilbert, WR Vernon Johnson, RB Desmond Martin, DT Roy Philon, CB Jocquel Skinner, CB R.J. Stanford and DE Erik Williams. Placed CB Chris Owens on injured reserve.GREEN BAY PACKERS — Released LB Tavarus Dantzler, OT Fabbians Ebbele, LB Josh Francis, DT Lavon Hooks and OT Vince Kowalski.INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released G Donald Thomas. Waived G Harland Gunn, LB Nicklas Haag, LB Zack Hodges, OT Tyler Hoover, WR Ryan Lankford, DT Jeris Pendleton, WR Ezell
RB Abou Toure and C Brandon Vitabile. Placed CB Tevin Mitchel on the injured reserve list. Waived-injured CB Donald Celiscar and CB Deveron Carr.JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Traded PK Josh Scobee to Pittsburgh for a 2016 sixth-round draft pick.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Activated TE Demetrius Harris from the PUP list.MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Waived-injured OT Carter Bykowski. Placed CB Josh Robinson on the PUP list.NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released WR Josh Boyce, WR Jonathan Krause, TE Jimmay Mundine, DL Joe Vellano and LB Dekoda Watson.NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed S Stevie Brown. Terminated the contract of LB Victor Butler.PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Placed OT Mike Adams on the PUP list and DB Senquez Golson and PK Garrett Hartley on injured reserve. Waived-injured TE Cameron Clear, DE Niko Davis and TE Ray Hamilton. Released G Miles Dief-fenbach, WR Kenzel Doe, RB Braylon Heard, DT Joe Okafor, OL Colin Rahrig, CB Jordan Sullen, S Ian Wild, DE Joe Kruger, WR C.J. Goodwin and OT Kevin Whimpey.SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Waived PK Corey Acosta, LB Steve Beauharnais, CB Mylan Hicks, T Sean Hooey, WR Mario Hull, WR Chuck Jacobs, WR Nigel King, LB Shawn Lemon, FB Trey Millard and DL Lawrence Okoye. Placed G-C Daniel Kilgore on the PUP list and WR DeAndre Smelter on the reserve/non-football injury list. Placed WR Dres Anderson and LB Desmond Bishop on injured reserve.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Terminated the contracts of C Lemuel Jeanpierre and
Davis, CB George Farmer, WR Deshon Foxx, WR Deontay Greenberry, CB Keelan Johnson, LB Quayshawn Nealy, DE Greg Scruggs and S Ty Zimmerman. Waived-injured FB Brandon Cottom and CB Triston Wade. Placed CB Jeremy Lane and WR Paul Richardson on the PUP list.ST. LOUIS RAMS — Placed CB E.J. Gaines on injured reserve. Terminated the contract of WR Damian Williams. Waived OT Steven Baker, OT Travis Bond, CB Imoan Claiborne, S Jay Hughes, LS Tyler Ott, K-P Michael Palardy, WR Tyler Slavin, TE Brad Smelley, LB Korey Toomer and C David Wang.TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Traded TE Tim Wright to Detroit for PK Kyle Brindza.WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Placed LB Junior Galette on injured reserve. Terminated the contracts of CB Bryan McCann and OT Willie Smith. Waived TE Ernst Brun Jr., LB Dyshawn Davis, TE Chase Dixon, CB Tajh Hasson, LB Alonzo Highsmith, CB DreQuan Hoskey, PK Ty Long, TE Devin Mahina, G Bryce Quigley and CB Trey Wolfe. Waived-injured WR Tony Jones.
MOVESMLBAMERICAN LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayToronto 74 57 .565 — — 8-2 L-1 43-24 31-33New York 72 58 .554 11/2 — 5-5 L-1 37-26 35-32Tampa Bay 65 66 .496 9 4 5-5 W-2 33-35 32-31Baltimore 63 68 .481 11 6 1-9 L-5 37-26 26-42Boston 61 70 .466 13 8 6-4 W-1 34-32 27-38
CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayKansas City 80 50 .615 — — 7-3 L-1 45-21 35-29Minnesota 67 63 .515 13 11/2 8-2 W-1 40-25 27-38Cleveland 64 66 .492 16 41/2 8-2 W-6 29-34 35-32Chicago 61 68 .473 181/2 7 5-5 W-1 33-32 28-36Detroit 60 70 .462 20 81/2 1-9 L-4 30-35 30-35
WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayHouston 73 59 .553 — — 7-3 W-1 46-21 27-38Texas 68 61 .527 31/2 — 7-3 W-4 32-32 36-29Los Angeles 65 65 .500 7 31/2 2-8 L-3 39-27 26-38Seattle 61 71 .462 12 81/2 5-5 L-2 29-36 32-35Oakland 57 74 .435 151/2 12 5-5 W-2 30-36 27-38
Cleveland 4 Toronto 2Boston 4 N.Y. Yankees 3Houston 8 Seattle 3Tampa Bay 6 Baltimore 3L.A. Angels at Oakland
Toronto 9 Detroit 2Minnesota 7 Houston 5Tampa Bay 3 Kansas City 2Texas 6 Baltimore 0Chicago White Sox 6 Seattle 5 (11 inn.)Cleveland 9 L.A. Angels 2
Tampa Bay (Smyly 1-2) at Baltimore (Tillman 9-9), 7:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Co.Anderson 2-3) at , 7:07 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 9-8) at Boston (Porcello 6-11), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Sale 12-7) at Min-nesota (Duffey 2-1), 8:10 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 2-6) at Kansas City (Cueto 2-3), 8:10 p.m.
Seattle (Elias 4-7) at Houston (Feld-man 5-5), 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 6-9) at Oak-land (Bassitt 1-6), 10:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Oakland, 3:35 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 4:05 p.m.Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.Cleveland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 8:10 pmDetroit at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.Seattle at Houston, 8:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayNew York 73 58 .557 — — 8-2 W-2 44-23 29-35Washington 66 64 .508 61/2 8 6-4 L-1 37-26 29-38Atlanta 54 77 .412 19 201/2 1-9 L-6 33-30 21-47Miami 53 79 .402 201/2 22 3-7 W-1 30-36 23-43Philadelphia 52 80 .394 211/2 23 4-6 L-2 30-35 22-45
CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwaySt. Louis 85 46 .649 — — 8-2 W-3 47-19 38-27Pittsburgh 79 50 .612 5 — 7-3 L-1 46-21 33-29Chicago 74 56 .569 101/2 — 5-5 L-1 39-27 35-29Milwaukee 55 75 .423 291/2 19 4-6 W-1 30-39 25-36Cincinnati 54 76 .415 301/2 20 3-7 W-1 29-35 25-41
WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayLos Angeles 72 57 .558 — — 5-5 L-1 44-21 28-36San Francisco 69 61 .531 31/2 5 4-6 L-2 38-27 31-34San Diego 63 67 .485 91/2 11 5-5 W-1 31-30 32-37Arizona 63 68 .481 10 111/2 3-7 L-3 31-35 32-33Colorado 53 76 .411 19 201/2 4-6 W-2 28-36 25-40
Cincinnati 13 Chicago Cubs 6St. Louis 8 Washington 5Miami 4 Atlanta 0Colorado 5 Arizona 4N.Y. Mets 3 Philadelphia 1San Francisco at L.A. DodgersTexas at San Diego
Chicago Cubs 2 L.A. Dodgers 0Colorado 5 Pittsburgh 0San Diego 9 Philadelphia 4Oakland 7 Arizona 4 (11 inn.)St. Louis 7 San Francisco 5N.Y. Mets 5 Boston 4Washington 7 Miami 4Milwaukee 4 Cincinnati 1N.Y. Yankees 20 Atlanta 6
Arizona (Corbin 3-3) at Colorado (Flande 3-1), 3:10 p.m., 1st game
Miami (Nicolino 2-2) at Atlanta (Unde-cided), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Harang 5-14) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 8-9), 7:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (DeSclafani 7-10) at Chi-cago Cubs (Haren 8-9), 8:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (G.Cole 15-7) at Milwaukee (Nelson 10-10), 8:10 p.m.
Washington (J.Ross 5-5) at St. Louis (Gonzales 0-0), 8:15 p.m.
Arizona (R.De La Rosa 11-6) at Colo. (K.Kendrick 4-12), 8:40 p.m., 2nd game
San Francisco (Bumgarner 16-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 14-3), 10:10 p.m.
Texas (Gallardo 11-9) at San Diego (Cashner 5-13), 10:10 p.m.
Miami at Atlanta, 12:10 p.m.Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.Washington at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.Arizona at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 pmTexas at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.
REDS 13, CUBS 6Cincinnati AB R H BI BB SO Avg.Bourgeois cf-lf 6 1 3 2 0 0 .264Bruce rf 5 1 0 0 1 1 .231Votto 1b 2 2 1 0 3 0 .312Phillips 2b 5 0 1 2 0 0 .286Frazier 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .264De Jesus Jr. lf 3 1 1 1 2 2 .264LaMarre pr-cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .071Suarez ss 5 2 1 2 0 0 .280Barnhart c 5 2 3 2 0 0 .272Lorenzen p 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267Mattheus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Duvall ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.000Balester p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Badenhop p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225Hoover p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-A.Chapman p 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000Totals 39 13 11 11 7 7Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg.Fowler cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .257Schwarber c 4 1 1 1 0 2 .263Coghlan lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248Rizzo 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .282Bryant rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .265La Stella 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .182St.Castro 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .246Hendricks p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .061
Grimm p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Richard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091J.Herrera ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230Rodney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Tom.Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-T.Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111J.Russell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Szczur ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221A.Russell ss 4 2 2 3 0 1 .243Totals 34 6 9 6 2 11Cincinnati 000 124 006 —13 11 0Chicago 001 040 001 —6 9 3E—St.Castro 3 (23). LOB—Cincin-nati 7, Chicago 4. 2B—Bourgeois (2), Fowler (25), Coghlan (20), St.Castro (16), A.Russell (24). HR—Suarez (10), off Grimm; Duvall (1), off Grimm; Fowler (15), off Lorenzen; A.Russell (10), off A.Chapman. RBIs—Bourgeois 2 (10), Phillips 2 (52), De Jesus Jr. (18), Suarez 2 (37), Barnhart 2 (14), Duvall 2 (2), Fowler (37), Schwarber (36), Bryant (80), A.Russell 3 (38). CS—Bryant (4).Runners left in scoring position—Cin 4 (Phillips, Suarez, Frazier, Bruce); Chicago 1 (Rizzo). RISP—Cin 4 for 14; Chi 3 for 9.GIDP—Phillips.DP—Chicago 1 (St.Castro, Rizzo).Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERALorenzen 42/3 6 5 5 1 5 81 5.66Mattheus W, 2-4 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.01Balester H, 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 4.15Badenhop H, 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 3.74Hoover H, 15 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 15 1.74A.Chpm S, 26-28 12/3 1 1 1 0 3 25 1.82Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAHendricks 5 5 3 3 3 4 92 4.15Grm L, 2-4 BS, 2-5 1/3 3 4 4 1 0 23 2.09Richard 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.77Rodney 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 0.00Tom.Hunter 1 1 0 0 0 1 12 4.76T.Wood 2/3 0 3 0 3 1 23 4.46J.Russell 1/3 2 3 0 0 0 22 5.29Inherited runners-scored—Mattheus 2-1, A.Chapman 2-0, J.Russell 3-3. IBB—off Hendricks (Votto). HBP—by Lorenzen (Rizzo), by Hendricks (Lorenzen). PB—Schwarber.T—3:22. A—34,017 (40,929).
Washington AB R H BI BB SO Avg.Werth lf 4 0 2 0 1 2 .214Rendon 2b-3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .270Harper rf 2 2 0 0 3 0 .329Zimmerman 1b 5 2 3 4 0 0 .231Y.Escobar 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .308Rivero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Treinen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000d-C.Robinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267Desmond ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236Lobaton c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .200M.Taylor cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .240G.Gonzalez p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .088a-Espinosa ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .246Janssen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-T.Turner 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
St. Louis AB R H BI BB SO Avg.M.Carpenter 3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .262Piscotty rf-lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .336Jh.Peralta ss 3 2 2 1 1 0 .279Heyward cf-rf 4 2 2 2 0 0 .293Molina c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .283Wong 2b 4 0 2 2 0 2 .261Mar.Reynolds 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .238Moss lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .222Pham pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241Rosenthal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Lackey p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .118Siegrist p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-b-G.Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265Cishek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-c-Bourjos ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211
a-walked for G.Gonzalez in the 7th. b-grounded into a double play for Siegrist in the 7th. c-grounded into a double play for Cishek in the 8th. d-struck out for Treinen in the 9th.E—Wong (14). LOB—Washington 9, St. Louis 6. 2B—Werth (11), Zimmerman (22), Heyward (27). HR—Zimmerman (13), off Siegrist. RBIs—Zimmerman 4 (63), Piscotty (24), Jh.Peralta (59), Hey-ward 2 (50), Molina (59), Wong 2 (53), Mar.Reynolds (43).Runners left in scoring position—Wash-ington 4 (Y.Escobar, Zimmerman, Harper, C.Robinson); St. Louis 3 (Lackey 2, Mar.Reynolds). RISP—Washington 1 for 8; St. Louis 7 for 11.Runners moved up—Moss. GIDP—Des-mond, Lackey, G.Garcia, Bourjos.DP—Washington 3 (Zimmerman, Desmond, Rendon), (Desmond, Rendon, Zimmerman), (Rendon, T.Turner, Zimmer-man); St. Louis 1 (Jh.Peralta, Wong, Mar.Reynolds).Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAG.Gonzalez 6 5 3 3 2 4 92 4.13Jns L, 1-3 BS, 2-2 2/3 4 4 4 1 0 26 4.18Rivero 1/3 2 1 1 1 0 16 2.97Treinen 1 2 0 0 0 1 14 3.38St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERALackey 6 4 2 1 4 8 105 2.87Sgrt W, 6-1 BS, 4-10 1 1 3 3 2 2 22 2.23Cishek H, 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 14 3.40Rosenthal S, 42-44 1 2 0 0 1 1 18 1.49Inherited runners-scored—Rivero 2-2. IBB—off Rivero (Molina).T—3:07. A—42,081 (45,399).
N.L. LEADERSRUNS SCOREDPollock, Ari, 90; Harper, Was, 90; Fowler, Chi, 84; Goldschmidt, Ari, 83; Carpenter, StL, 78; Votto, Cin, 76.RUNS BATTED INGoldschmidt, Ari, 96; Arenado, Col, 93; McCutchen, Pit, 85; Kemp, SD, 80; Posey, SF, 80.SLUGGING PERCENTAGEHarper, Was, .629; Goldschmidt, Ari, .565; Votto, Cin, .553; Arenado, Col, .545; Gonzalez, Col, .538.TOTAL BASESFrazier, Cin, 266; Harper, Was, 264; Arenado, Col, 263; Goldschmidt, Ari, 262; Rizzo, Chi, 247; Votto, Cin, 245.HOME RUNSHarper, Was, 31; Gonzalez, Col, 31; Fra-zier, Cin, 30; Arenado, Col, 30; Stanton, Mia, 27; Goldschmidt, Ari, 26; Rizzo, Chi, 26; Votto, Cin, 25; Upton, SD, 24.DOUBLESFrazier, Cin, 39; Carpenter, StL, 32; Arenado, Col, 32.HITSGordon, Mia, 161; Pollock, Ari, 156; Markakis, Atl, 151; Goldschmidt, Ari, 151; Posey, SF, 142; Blackmon, Col, 142; LeMahieu, Col, 142; Harper, Was, 139.STOLEN BASESHamilton, Cin, 54; Gordon, Mia, 45; Blackmon, Col, 35; Pollock, Ari, 33.
Harper, Was, .457; Votto, Cin, .453; Goldschmidt, Ari, .442.BASES ON BALLSVotto, Cin, 112; Goldschmidt, Ari, 100; Harper, Was, 95.Monday's games not included
BLUE JAYS STATISTICSBATTERS AB R H HR RBI AVGColabello 275 47 90 13 49 .327Revere 95 17 30 0 5 .316Travis 217 38 66 8 35 .304Donaldson 505 101 152 36 106 .301Carrera 153 24 43 3 23 .281Encarnacion 427 74 116 30 91 .272Pillar 477 64 127 9 44 .266Bautista 439 89 107 31 88 .244Martin 369 64 90 17 56 .244Goins 273 37 66 4 35 .242Tulowitzki 114 26 26 4 11 .228Navarro 136 14 30 3 17 .221Smoak 226 32 50 13 45 .221Saunders 31 2 6 0 3 .194Pennington 22 2 2 0 2 .091PITCHERS W L SV IP SO ERAHawkins 1 0 1 10.1 10 0.87Lowe 0 2 0 44.2 54 1.81Osuna 1 4 16 57.2 66 1.87Price 13 4 0 182.1 179 2.42Schultz 0 1 1 40.0 29 2.48Hendriks 4 0 0 54.0 58 2.67Sanchez 6 5 0 81.2 53 3.09Estrada 11 8 0 135.1 105 3.19Cecil 3 4 5 41.0 45 3.29Buehrle 14 6 0 171.0 80 3.53Dickey 9 10 0 173.2 106 4.25Hutchison 13 2 0 138.2 122 4.87Monday's game not included
RED SOX 4, YANKEES 3New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg.Ellsbury cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .275C.Young lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .245Drew 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .203A.Rodriguez dh 4 0 1 0 1 1 .256J.Murphy pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279Beltran rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .283B.McCann c 2 1 0 0 3 0 .245Headley 3b 3 0 1 1 2 1 .278Bird 1b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .250Gregorius ss 5 0 4 1 0 0 .269B.Ryan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .214Gardner ph-lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .273
Boston AB R H BI BB SO Avg.Betts cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .274Sandoval 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .249Bogaerts ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .315Ortiz dh 3 1 2 1 1 0 .267T.Shaw 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .294R.Castillo rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .288B.Holt 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280Hanigan c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253Bradley Jr. lf 3 2 3 0 0 0 .277Totals 32 4 9 4 3 5New York 100 100 001 —3 10 0Boston 002 100 10x —4 9 2E—Hanigan (3), Sandoval (15). LOB—NY 14, Bos 7. 2B—Beltran (31), Ortiz (26), Bradley Jr. (9). HR—Betts (13), off Nova; Ortiz (29), off Nova. RBIs—Beltran (48), Headley (58), Gregorius (43), Betts 2 (63), Sandoval (42), Ortiz (80). SF—Beltran.New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERANova L, 5-7 6 7 3 3 1 3 92 4.50Warren 1/3 2 1 1 0 1 14 3.26Shreve 12/3 0 0 0 2 1 36 1.89Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAE.Rodrgz W, 8-5 5 7 2 1 3 4 99 4.25Ross Jr. H, 12 1 0 0 0 1 1 11 3.86A.Ogando H, 11 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.76Tazawa H, 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 3.72Machi S, 4-4 1 1 1 1 3 2 33 5.68T—3:44. A—36,148 (37,673).
Seattle AB R H BI BB SO Avg.K.Marte ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .277Seager 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .262N.Cruz rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .314Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Cano 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .283Gutierrez lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .303Trumbo 1b-rf 4 2 2 3 0 1 .248J.Montero dh-1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200B.Miller cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .246Sucre c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .111
Houston AB R H BI BB SO Avg.Altuve 2b 5 2 3 0 0 0 .316Ma.Gonzalz lf-1b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .274Correa ss 4 1 2 2 0 1 .281Gattis dh 3 1 1 2 0 0 .240C.Gomez cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .211Lowrie 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .226Carter 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .182Col.Rasmus lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226Conger c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .213Marisnick rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229
E—N.Cruz (4), Seager (13), Correa (8). LOB—Sea 5, Hou 5. 2B—Gattis (17), Lowrie (10). HR—Trumbo (9), off Keuchel; Trumbo (10), off O.Perez; Lowrie (6), off Nuno; Conger (9), off Nuno; Correa (16), off Nuno. RBIs—Trumbo 3 (28), Correa 2 (45), Gattis 2 (72), C.Gomez (9), Lowrie 2 (19), Conger (22). SB—B.Miller (12), Altuve (35). SF—Gattis.Seattle IP H R ER BB SO NP ERANuno L, 0-2 6 7 5 5 2 2 105 3.75Rasmussen 2 4 3 3 0 2 35 12.34Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAKeuchel W, 16-6 7 6 1 1 1 8 121 2.24W.Harris 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.40O.Perez 1 2 2 2 0 1 15 9.00T—2:48. A—19,923 (41,574).
INDIANS 4, BLUE JAYS 2Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO Avg.Kipnis 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .319Lindor ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .307Brantley lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .322C.Santana 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .233Raburn dh 3 1 1 1 0 1 .289a-Jo.Rmirz ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200Y.Gomes c 4 1 1 0 0 2 .221Sands rf 3 0 1 1 0 2 .233Chisenhll ph-rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .267Almonte cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .282Aviles 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Toronto AB R H BI BB SO Avg.Revere lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .320Donaldson 3b 4 0 1 2 1 2 .301Bautista rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244Encarnacion dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 .274Tulowitzki ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .231Colabello 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .324Smoak 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .220Ru.Martin c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241Pillar cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .266Goins 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .245Totals 36 2 10 2 2 12
Toronto 000 020 000 —2 10 1E—Donaldson (18). LOB—Cleveland 4, Toronto 9. 2B—Kipnis (37), Raburn (16), Encarnacion (28), Tulowitzki (6). 3B—Donaldson (1). RBIs—Raburn (25), Sands (14), Donaldson 2 (108).Runners left in scoring position—Cleve-land 2 (Aviles, Almonte); Toronto 5 (Co-labello, Bautista, Smoak 2, Donaldson). RISP—Cleveland 1 for 6; Toronto 1 for 6.GIDP—Brantley, Aviles, Tulowitzki.DP—Cleveland 1 (Lindor, Kipnis, C.Santana); Toronto 2 (Goins, Colabello), (Goins, Tulowitzki, Colabello).Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERASalazar W, 12-7 7 6 2 2 1 10 103 3.27B.Shaw H, 18 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 9 2.37Allen S, 28-31 11/3 3 0 0 1 2 32 3.54Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAPrice L, 13-5 7 6 3 3 1 9 109 2.47Cecil 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 3.21Hawkins 1 2 1 0 0 1 14 0.79Inherited runners-scored—Allen 1-0. IBB—off Allen (Tulowitzki).T—2:56. A—46,643 (49,282).
A.L. LEADERSRUNS SCOREDDonaldson, Tor, 101; Dozier, Min, 90;
RUNS BATTED INDonaldson, Tor, 106; Davis, Bal, 92; Encarnacion, Tor, 91; K.Morales, KC, 90; SLUGGING PERCENTAGECruz, Sea, .598; Cabrera, Det, .589;
Trout, LA, .581; J. Martinez, Det, .559; Teixeira, NY, .548; Encarnacion, Tor, .546; Davis, Bal, .524; Bautista, Tor, .522.HOME RUNSCruz, Sea, 39; Donaldson, Tor, 36; Davis, Bal, 35; Pujols, LA, 34; J.Martinez, Det, 34; Trout, LA, 33; Bautista, Tor, 31; Teixeira, NY, 31; Encarnacion, Tor, 30.Monday's games not included
RAYS 6, ORIOLES 3Tampa Bay AB R H BI BB SO Avg.Guyer rf-cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .269J.Butler lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .275Longoria 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .267Forsythe 2b 4 2 3 0 0 0 .281A.Cabrera ss 4 1 1 2 0 1 .262T.Beckham dh 3 1 2 2 0 0 .239Loney 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .268Kiermaier cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261Nava rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .186Rivera c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .183Totals 35 6 10 5 1 7Baltimore AB R H BI BB SO Avg.M.Machado ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 .290G.Parra lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .239A.Jones cf 4 1 1 1 1 2 .279C.Davis rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .249Wieters 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .256Clevenger dh 4 0 1 2 0 0 .360Schoop 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .291Flaherty 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .213Joseph c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .247
Tampa Bay 010 221 000 —6 10 2
E—Longoria (8), J.Butler (1). LOB—TB 4, Baltimore 11. 2B—Forsythe (24), Rivera (14), Schoop (11). 3B—Forsythe (2). HR—A.Cabrera (10), off W.Chen; Longo-ria (15), off W.Chen; T.Beckham (7), off Brach. RBIs—Longoria (58), A.Cabrera 2 (39), T.Beckham 2 (28), A.Jones (67), Clevenger 2 (9). SF—T.Beckham.Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAArcher W, 12-10 6 4 0 0 3 6 113 2.78Andriese 1 4 3 3 1 1 31 4.37Colome H, 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 3.76Boxbrgr S, 33-37 1 0 0 0 1 1 21 3.12Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAW.Chen L, 8-7 42/3 9 5 5 0 4 76 3.36Brach 11/3 1 1 1 1 1 20 2.69Jas.Garcia 2 0 0 0 0 2 23 4.24
T—3:03. A—19,841 (45,971).
NFL COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Brady, Goodell await judge’s rulingTOM HAYS AND LARRY NEUMEISTER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — NFL Commission-er Roger Goodell and New Eng-land Patriots quarterback Tom Brady attended last-minute settle-ment talks between the NFL and its players union Monday before a judge announced he would decide the dispute over deflated footballs with a ruling in a day or two.
Everyone involved “tried quite hard” to reach a deal in the controversy that has hung over professional football since New England easily won the AFC title game in January, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman said in federal court in Manhattan.
However, Berman said: “We did not reach a settlement. ... In some cases, it doesn’t happen and this is one of those cases.”
Absent a compromise, Berman will have to either affirm or throw out Goodell’s decision in July to uphold a four-game suspension
of Brady. The NFL concluded the quarterback colluded with two Patriots ball handlers to deflate footballs to gain an edge in a 45-7 victory over the Colts. The NFL Players Association has accused the league of handling the disci-pline unfairly for Brady, who has denied any role in the scandal nicknamed “Deflategate.”
Speaking at a hearing that last-ed less than five minutes, Berman noted that senior executives from
the league and the players union who had not attended several previous settlement talks joined more than an hour of negotia-tions Monday morning.
Giants president and co-owner John Mara took part, as did free agent kicker Jay Feely, Berman said. Feely is a member of the union’s executive committee and Mara is chairman of the NFL’s executive committee that over-sees labour matters.
“For us it reinforces the desire and the need for an independent arbitrator in these matters of per-sonal conduct,” Feely said outside court. “But we understand Tom’s
position and I think the process will work itself out.”
Berman said he’s putting the final touches on his decision.
“It won’t be today, but hopefully tomorrow or the day after,” he said of a written ruling. Berman said previously that he hoped to rule by Friday, giving the Patriots enough time to prepare for their Sept. 10 season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Berman had ordered Goodell and Brady to attend Monday’s hearing. Both arrived 90 minutes early to participate in talks in the judge’s robing room. Neither spoke inside or outside court.
Berman has said a settlement would be “rational and logical” but also cited weaknesses in the way the NFL handling of the controversy.
The judge has also suggested that the league’s finding was too vague, that Brady was generally aware that game balls were being deflated.
BERMAN
“We did not reach a settlement . . . In some cases, it doesn’t happen and this is one of those cases.“Richard Berman, judge
Petersen coy on UW’s QBTIM BOOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEATTLE — Chris Petersen is adding secrecy to his antici-pated return to Boise State.
The Washington coach has no intention of making a public announcement of his starting quarterback before the Huskies take the field Friday night to face the 23rd-ranked Broncos.
Petersen is keeping it internal for now.
“We have a really good plan. We’re excited about it. Because we figured it out the last day or two we just really don’t think it’s an advantage to us to tell you our strategy right now on that position.
“We’ll pretty much announce that starting quarterback game time,” Petersen said.
Petersen and the Huskies are in such a position because of the inexperience at the position.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20)HH You will gain more informa-tion by saying little and observ-ing more. A family member or loved one keeps seeking you out, as he or she might have a surprise for you. This person seems to be wearing his or her feelings on his or her sleeve today. Tonight: Go for the unknown.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) A meeting will have a caring tone. What you see happening will be what you wished for. Be imaginative in your choices when communicating with a special person. You’ll find a receptive audience, no mat-ter which direction you head in. Tonight: Add fun to the moment.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)Someone’s overture invites a strong response, though you might choose not to share it. This person will keep tapping on your door until you respond. Doing nothing is not appropri-ate here, even if it feels like the right move. Make an extra effort. Tonight: Say “yes” to living.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)Respond positively to some-one’s efforts toward you. This person is much stronger than
you might realize; he or she is capable of adapting, changing and support him- or herself all at once. Observe him or her more carefully. Tonight: Say “yes” to a special invitation.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)Run errands and clear out as much as you can. You have the ability to make many projects seem easy. When others try to follow in your footsteps, they often are overwhelmed. A per-son who has been in that posi-tion openly admires your ability. Tonight: Join a pal for dinner.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)You have a strong sense of self. When you decide to go off and do your own thing, as you will today, expect a strong response. You see others as being unpre-dictable, while they tend to see you in the same light. Enjoy the different perceptions. Tonight: Think “weekend.”
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)You could be at the point where you would like others to either not comment or take over what you are doing and run it the way they want. This feeling indi-cates that you need a few days off. Look at your calendar and schedule a getaway. Tonight: Unexpected developments.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You might be taken aback by an offer from someone who cares a lot about you. You could be overwhelmed and have dif-ficulty responding. Think care-fully about your options before you speak up. A spontaneous event will lead to new friend-ships. Tonight: Hang out.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might be more concerned about a financial matter than many of your associates are. You could have some difficulty explaining a feeling and making it logical. Be aware of your idea, but don’t share them with those who are cynical. Tonight: Treat yourself to a favorite food.
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Lower Mainland reeling from effects of weekend windstormWinds gusting to 100 km/h leave up to 500,000 Hydro customers without any electricity THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — Communities and residents across southwestern British Columbia are tallying the damage after a powerful weekend windstorm ripped up trees, crushed vehicles and left half-a-million cus-tomers without power.
At the peak of the storm Saturday, winds gusted between 80 and 100 kilometres an hour.
Almost 35,000 customers were still without power late Monday afternoon as crews from BC Hydro worked to fix damage caused by trees and branches toppled by the strong winds.
Coquitlam mayor Richard Stewart said thousands of trees had been affected in his community.
“I’ve never seen anything like this. I’ve lived all my life in Coquitlam and this was the worst wind-related damage,” he said.
“I saw literally hundreds of trees that had damaged transmission lines and overhead electrical wires. It’s been a real challenge for hydro to get to all of these locations so they can get the system up and run-ning again.”
Calls to 911 were up “enormously” in Coquitlam Saturday, Stewart said — though not all of the calls were emergencies.
“I’m surprised by the number of people who think ’My fence fell over
in the wind’ is a 911 call,” he said.Fred Armstrong, spokesman
for the City of Maple Ridge, said everyone loves a beautiful, green neighbourhood, but that can cause problems.
“Those trees are close to power lines. That was the main thing, the trees were taking out the power infrastructure.”
Armstrong said staff were work-ing with an arborist because some
trees were split by the storm, leav-ing branches hanging and others are leaning on houses or power lines, and the clean up could take weeks.
Uprooted trees littered roads and crushed vehicles, and drivers immediately began filing claims with the Insurance Corp. of B.C.
ICBC spokesman Adam Grossman said they have received more than 4,000 calls and online claims over
the weekend, and noted that dam-age from fallen trees is typically covered under ICBC’s comprehen-sive coverage plan.
The wild wind also destroyed tents set up for the Surrey Night Market, which cancelled the rest of the season due to the extensive damage.
Acting Surrey Mayor Bruce Hayne said this had been the most damag-ing windstorm in the city’s memory.
While it will take a couple of weeks to clean up all of the debris, Hayne said dangerous trees will be removed and public areas will be cleared in the next 24-to-48 hours.
The storm also knocked out cell service in some areas, including Jack Froese’s home.
Unable to make calls from his house, the mayor of the Township of Langley drove around looking for service.
Froese said the storm should be a wake-up call, reminding residents that they need to be prepared, and rely less on technology in emergencies.
“A website goes down or cell-phones don’t work, we’re kind of lost,” he said.
“I think we have to really rec-ognize that in a serious event, communications are important, but we’re relying a lot on this tech-nology that doesn’t always work in these sorts of situations.”
Addiction, mental health help top annual wish listTOM FLETCHER BLACK PRESS
Communities struggling to cope with addiction and mental illness are near the head of the line for their annual meetings with Premier Christy Clark and the provincial cabinet.
A plea for integrated treatment services to take some of the load from police and hospital emergency rooms is among the main resolu-tions for the Union of B.C. Munici-palities convention in Vancouver Sept. 21-25.
B.C. communities are dealing with camps of homeless drug addicts, property crime driven by addiction and violence between drug gangs. The B.C. health ministry recently announced a program to train
and equip front-line hospital staff to deal with violent patients in emergency.
Sponsored by Delta, the resolution says local governments have made repeated requests for help “without seeing any improvements in servi-ces or resources.”
It calls for integrated health and psychiatric care, criminal justice reform and access to affordable housing.
Maple Ridge has two resolutions dealing with housing. One calls for Ottawa to maintain rent subsidy funding for cooperative housing developments, whose contracts are expiring over the next five years.
The other suggests federal incen-tives for developers to choose pur-pose-built rental housing, rather
than condominiums and other housing for sale.
Vancouver, where housing costs have spiralled beyond the means of many, wants the province to support rental housing and take action to reduce real estate speculation.
The Fraser Valley Regional Dis-trict’s resolution on shelter allow-ances and rent subsidies notes that average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in B.C. is $953, and the provincial shelter assistance rate for an employable single parent is $375, unchanged since 2007.
Other resolutions:• The Central Okanagan Regional
District wants local government authority to lower highway speed limits passing through rural com-
munities and neighbourhoods. Its resolution says Transporta-
tion Ministry’s decision to raise speed limits to 100 km/h on some highways last year is raising safety concerns.
• Oak Bay is the latest community to seek federal and provincial help to manage deer and other wildlife populations, after grappling with its own deer kill effort.
• Port Moody is calling on BC Hydro to keep the Burrard Thermal gas-fired generating station oper-ational as a backup source of power,rather than shut it down next year.
The resolution says standby operation would cost $20 million a year, compared to $55 million paid to keep a smaller gas-fired plant on standby near Campbell River.
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