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Arrest made in phone scam case Port Alberni residents defrauded by a man claiming to be Tseshaht First Nations chief Braker ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

An alleged con artist was arrested in Nanaimo last week. After sympathetic Port Alberni residents were scammed for over $1,000 by falling for the impersonation a local First Nations chief. Robert Bennett Peters, who has no fixed address, faces two charges of fraud for deceiving telephone calls that claimed to be from Tseshaht First Nation Chief Hugh Braker. The 49-year-old suspect allegedly made numerous local calls in March and April in which he identified himself as Braker. The caller told victims another Nuu-chah-nulth member’s daughter was dying and needed

“This individual was preying upon kindhearted and generous citizens who were willing to help their fellow man deal with tragedy – it was morally and criminally reprehensible.” Insp. Mac Richards, Port Alberni RCMP RICHARDS

money, Braker said in an interview with the Times last week. Three people in Port Alberni gave up between $300 and $500 each, while others were

unsuccessfully solicited, said Braker. Peters was eventually apprehended Wednesday near the Nanaimo harbour where police

believe he directed victims to bring funds. Earlier last week an RCMP investigator had obtained surveillance photos of the suspected fraudster, which were dispersed to businesses in the harbour area. One proprietor called the police after seeing Peters enter the business. “We are pleased with the outcome of this troubling matter,” said Insp. Mac Richards in an RCMP release. “This individual was preying upon kind-hearted and generous citizens who were willing to help their fellow man deal with tragedy – it was morally and criminally reprehensible.”

Accused man has history of fraud Peters has a criminal history dating back to 1997, offences that include fraud, escape from lawful custody and breaching conditions of release. He remains in police custody and is scheduled to appear in Port Alberni Law Courts on May 13. eric.plummer@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext. 226 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to news@avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

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Vital signs report: Make your opinion known on community survey this month KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

B.C. Court of Appeal votes in favour of gov’t the B.C. Court of Appeal reaffirms that classroom issues still pit educators against the provincial government. » Alberni Region, 10

Concerete Rockets find first win vs. Warriors Two teams faced each other on the courts looking for their first win in Port Alberni’s men’s basketball spring league »Sports, 5

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o you want to share your views on Port Alberni? A group of community-minded individuals are looking for your honest opinions on a variety of topics. For the first time, the Alberni Valley Vital Signs survey will be used to compile data supplied by residents on issues pertinent to the city’s lifestyle and economics. A final report will be prepared and the information will be used for further community development. The project is being taken on by the Alberni Valley Community Foundation as an ongoing initiative launched by the Community Foundations of Canada a number of years ago. The organization encourages community foundations in all cities across the country to undertake the Vital Signs survey and prepare final reports. Responsible for funding the report, the AVCF will use the results to direct the work they do and where funding will be allocated. The Foundation has contracted research facilitator, Maggie Hodge Kwan to bring the report together. “This survey will take the temperature of the community as a whole,” Hodge Kwan said. With the help of Community Foundations of Canada, she has steamlined data and customized the survey specific for Port Alberni. Through her research, she designed questions in which residents have expressed interest. “I took a look at local discus-

Maggie Hodge Kwan and John Mayba are encouraging residents to pick up a survey to be used in the community’s first Vital Signs report. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

“This survey will take the temperature of the community as a whole.” Maggie Hodge Kwan, research facilitator

sions and conversations people were having about where we live,” Hodge Kwan said. “I researched issues with the municipal government and

stayed on top of what Port Alberni has been talking about.” The survey has been designed to address the elements of arts and culture, belonging and leadership, environment, the gap between rich and poor, getting started in the community, health, housing, learning, safety and work. For the Alberni Valley Community Foundation, this will be a document they want to share with the community. Funding community groups, charities and organizations is a large part

of what the foundation works toward. “Every year we give out about $16,000 in grant money,” said John Mayba, AVCF director. “When we get the applications coming in, we can use this data to determine where best to distribute the funds. This report will be good to show us where we are doing well as a whole, where organizations need improving and which ones could use funding.” See VITALS, Page 3

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Valley Cloggers meet Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Arrowsmith Baptist Church. Beginners welcome. Info: 250-724-2137. Kingsway Pub meat draw on Tuesdays, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., and 50/50 raffle to benefit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Ty Watson House. Board Games social on Tuesdays, from 4 to 10 p.m., at Char’s Landing.

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Child and youth Mothers Uplifting Mothers group meets Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Lighthouse Church. Info: 250-724-9733. Youth Clinic services at ADSS (around the left front corner) on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Info: 250-731-1315 or 250-720-9591. Play & Learn Library at Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre on Mondays, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9 to 11 a.m. and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: 778- 421-2244.

Service groups Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.

Special interest Genealogy Club meets the last Tuesday of every month at the Family History Centre in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members can visit on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 9 p.m. Special twice a week fitness class designed for new moms and their babies. To register drop into Echo Centre or phone 250-723-2181.

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Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323. Urgently needed: volunteers to help at Red Cross Loan Cupboard for four-hour shifts, once per week. Info: 250-723-0557 on Wednesday or Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Alberni Valley Hospice Society’s Dementia Support Group meets third Tuesday monthly 10:30 a.m. noon at 3088 3rd Avenue. This group is for individuals dealing with

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Business excellence Alberni Toyota welcomed George Hrvacanin, far right, and Steve Watkins, far left, both of Toyota Canada’s Customer Retention last week. They presented Chris Turner, second from left, with a Top Performer in Sales Satisfaction for 2014 award and Shannon Charlesworth, second from right, with the 2014 Business Office Award recognizing excellence in Customer Satisfaction. Pictured also is General Manager, Jim Pelk, centre. [SUBMITTED PHOTO] Early On Set Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other Neurological Degenerative Disorders. 250-723-4478 Walk and Talk grief support group meets Tuesday mornings. The goal of this group is to offer bereavement support in an informal and comfortable way that combines exercise and companionship. Call Ruth at 250723-4478 to register. Somass Toastmasters meet Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at 3088 Third Ave. for speaking, leadership and fun. Info: 250-724-0976 (Shirley Maxwell). Meals on Wheels program needs volunteer drivers. Info: 250-730-0390. First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250723-2056 or 250-724-2196. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and other kinship care providers are welcome to call a province-wide information and support line toll free at 1-855-474-9777 or e-mail grg@ parentsupportbc.ca. KUU-US Crisis Line, plus mobile outreach support services. If you, or someone you know, is having difficulties, please call 250-723-2040.

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Addictions The Christian Intervention Program runs Tuesdays, from 6 to 8 p.m. Info: 250-724-3688 (Pastor Ron Nickle) or 250-730-0397 (Terry MacDonald). Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addictions, mental health, relationships and other issues. Info: 250-723-8281. Everybody welcome. Narcotics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-807-1780. Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-883-3968.

What’s coming After School Burn – Youth Parkour ages 7 to 12. Mondays and Fridays, April 13 through May 22. Sign up at Parks and Rec in Echo Centre, 4255 Wallace Street, or by calling (250) 723-2181. Hospice Training Course, 12 weeks from April 9 to May 21. For info: 250723-4478 or theresa@albernihospice.ca. Grab your bags and boxes! The Mt. Klitsa Garden Club presents its 16th annual Plant Sale Saturday May 9th

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Court favours province in lengthy dispute with BCTF B.C. Court of Appeal ruled 4–1 for Ministry of Education in battle with teachers over classroom size and composition ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

A paramedic attends to a scene on Bruce Street where a 10-year-old boy was hit by a car in the crosswalk at Anderson Avenue Thursday at about 3 p.m. The boy did not need hospital treatment. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]

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Port Alberni police are warning drivers and pedestrians to be careful as sunnier weather brings residents out walking on busy streets. A 10-year-old boy was hit by a car Thursday afternoon just before 3 p.m. on the crosswalk at Bruce and Anderson. A 63-year-old woman was driving westbound on Bruce Street when she drove through the crosswalk on a left-hand turn as the boy was crossing. Despite being thrown into the air when hit, the boy escaped with

superficial injuries, and did not require hospital treatment. The driver was charged with two unsafe actions: turning from an improper lane; and failure to yield to a pedestrian at a crosswalk. “Dangerous incidents such as this serve as excellent reminders to all motorists that the consequences of failing to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk could be fatal,” wrote Cpl. Jen Allan, Port Alberni RCMP media relations officer, in a press release. “The message is clear – heads up and pay attention.”

Survey a chance to hear from all ages VITALS, from Page 1

Inspired by other communities, Mayba said he has seen tangible results come out of the report. “In Ucluelet, a lot of youth said there wasn’t a lot of opportunities for them, so a youth program assistant was hired,” Mayba said. The report will be released in October, but for the month of May, the survey will be available for residents to complete. Hodge Kwan said that is the important first step. “It is a chance for the community to express their concerns and ideas,” she said. “We want to hear from all age groups, male and

After more than a decade of labour disputes and litigation a recent ruling from the B.C. Court of Appeal reaffirms that classroom issues still pit educators against the provincial government. With a 4–1 vote the appeal court ruled in favour of the B.C. Ministry of Education Thursday, determining that the province did not violate teachers’ constitutional rights to decide class sizes and what supports are in place to accommodate students with different learning needs. The ruling overturns a decision in the teachers’ favour made last year by the B.C. Supreme Court, which deemed that class sizes and composition requirements must be returned to 2002 standards. Education Minister Peter Fassbender said Thursday’s ruling will allow school districts and classrooms to continue progressing. “Since 2002, we’ve seen dramatic improvements in student outcomes, particularly for students with special needs – and teachers should be very proud of this,” he said in a ministry statement on Thursday. “Starting to move past this legal dispute allows everyone to focus on what matters most – working together to improve opportunities and outcomes for B.C students.” The issue is far from settled, according to the B.C. Teachers Federation, which plans to take the matter to the Supreme Court of Canada. In the Alberni Valley educators are still frustrated with how little say they have in the size of classes or how student needs are being met, said Alberni District Teachers Union President Ken Zydyk. Class size and composition were central issues during

B.C. Education Minister Peter Fassbender and Premier Christy Clark make statements following a ruling from the B.C. Court of Appeal in favour of the provincial government Thursday. [B.C. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PHOTO]

the teachers’ strike that delayed the school year last September. “We’ve noticed class sizes slowly increasing over the past few years, particularly at the secondary level,” said Zydyk, adding that students with diverse learning needs are being compromised due to less time provided by counsellors, special education teachers and librarians. “One of our major concerns through this whole issue has been the loss of guaranteed minimal supports for students with learning challenges.” An entirely different message is coming from the Ministry of Education. Classroom sizes are at near historic lows, states the province, averaging 19.5 students in kindergarten, 21.5 in grades 1–3, 25.6 for grades 4–7 and 23.2 in the final four years of school. While the limit is 30 for grades 4–12, legislation does allow some flexibility to exceed this, stated the province. “Only 1.6 per cent of classes have more than 30 students,

and the majority of these are in subjects like band, drama and gym where larger numbers are beneficial and intentional,” stated the Ministry of Education last month. “The remaining instances tend to be in very specialized academic classes (such as calculus 12 or advanced physics).” Across the province 10 per cent of students have special needs that require an Individualized Education Plan. The ministry contends that more of these students are graduating from high school than ever, but the Alberni Teachers’ Union argues a succession of education cuts came at the cost of schooling those who need extra attention. “The provincial government has saved millions, if not billions of dollars by stripping the collective agreement,” Zydyk said. “That money has come at the expense of students with diverse and challenging learning needs.” eric.plummer@avtimes.net

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n interesting debate sprung up across Canada on Thursday: What rights does an 11year-old child have when it comes to shopping or being in a mall store unaccompanied? An 11-year-old boy was shopping at the Lego store in Calgary’s Chinook Centre on Sunday. By himself. Like he has done many times before. There is an excellent account of the young boy’s entire shopping trip in the National Post that can be found online. It seems that a store staff member inquired about the boy’s age, and when the staffer learned he was 11, mall security was called. The decision was made to hold young Tadgh Dunlop at the store until his parents could be contacted. It wasn’t a case of an overzeal-

ous employee, or security guard, both were just following corporate policy for Lego stores, as bizarre as it might be. Word of the incident was spreading like wildfire on news sites and social media on Thursday, with people taking strong stands. Some complained about this being another example of the ‘Nanny state’ rearing its ugly head once again, trying to tell parents how to raise their own kids at every corner. Others offered support for the policy, saying it is intended to protect children. Some woman from the FreeRange Kids movement were demanding Lego apologize to the family and was a little over the top with her condemnation and outrage. But, the father involved said

that both store management and the security guard involved made implications that he was a bad parent for allowing his 11-year-old son to be at the mall unaccompanied. If that is true, then they both stepped way out of bounds. Enforcing corporate policy is one thing, but making judgment calls about someone else’s parenting over a shopping trip is another matter. This boy had worked hard babysitting to earn the money to go on the shopping trip, and he rode his bike 4.8 kilometers to the mall to decide how to spend his $200. Apparently he, like many 11-yearolds, is a Lego addict, so the bulk of that money was going to go to the Lego store until the entire controversy blew up. Unfortunately, it sounds like a lot of overreaction on all sides

over a simple variance in values between a corporate entity and a parent. The boy’s father had no problem with his son riding his bike to the mall and shopping there. That’s not a bad thing. The youngster earned that right, and his father was empowering him. At the same time, it is hard to fault Lego for wanting to make sure that their youngest customers are truly safe. In a world where children go missing each and every day, a store that chooses to look out for the safety of unaccompanied children seems like it should be applauded. Without taking any sides in who was right or who was wrong, there is one question that has to be asked of parents everywhere: Would you let your 11-year-old son or daughter ride their bike any-

where with $200 in their pocket? There are strong, capable adults who would be reluctant to carry $200 around with them in public for fear of it getting lost or stolen. It was remarkable how hot the conversation got right across the nation, and how quickly once word got out. Everyone was talking about it on Thursday. It seems like one of those stories where everyone was trying to do the right thing, but all those right things seemed to collide and create one big mess. Who was right or wrong seems to largely depend on one’s world view.

themselves, then the general population. People with mental health conditions experience stigma, discrimination and social exclusion that significantly impacts their lives, including fears that they may be violent. In contrast to the small proportion of violence committed by those with mental health issues, on television they are portrayed as committing violence and crime over 60 per cent of the time. To be fair, the police do not arrest mentally ill people more than others who commit the same offences, but when they do, force is used more often. The mentally ill are usually poor, and the larger portion of their crimes are crimes of survival. The mentally ill are more likely to get arrested and charged for the same minor offences than people without the disorder. And because of negativity, people with mental illness are less tolerated by the public: If someone is talking to himself, or shouting, or exhibiting strange behavior, many people will call the police.

real impact from the effort. The anti-oil pipelines, antiocean tankers, anti-coal, antifracking, anti-development of natural gas are calls for protection of the environment and water resources. Their calls are emotionally driven requiring commitments for the future of children. However, the required effort is to stop fossil fuel from going to market. That will damage Canadian employment and economy. The public is asked to prevent other countries from burning the fuel that would support their economy production. This is stopping fossil fuels transportation and de facto leaving it in the ground, which is the activist real agenda! There are calls for public enquiries about issues that will cost huge amounts of money for meetings with great logistical support. Negotiated resolutions would require millions of dollars for corrective action and probably litigation. People sue to blame. Then, they sue to reinforce punishment. Finally, some will sue to make money from the litigation. If the government gets sued, it’s the taxpayer who pays and the court degenerates into “It’S all about the money”. Let’s go forward to the green economy with creativity, not over react by stopping progress due to panic-ridden negativity. As for public enquiries, we study things to death and see little progressive action, but a lot of expense. Our places of legislation are overwhelmed with activists and lobbyists.

PRINCE ALBERT DAILY HERALD

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net McLean Mill indicates municipal misdirection Arena, swimming pool and McLean Mill all lose money and we have lost past industrial base. Most retirees’ pensions (unlike government) are not indexed. Is it reasonable that we should stabilize city costs or do we have faith (which is the absence of evidence) that tourism will grow to be an industry to employ us and pay taxes? McLean Mill, our last adopted dependant, was supposed to be self-sufficient $14,000,000.00 ago. Richard Berg once calculated McLean’s welfare subsidy amounted to $20/visitor. Thunder Bay’s resurrection of old Fort William’s fur trading post has a stable population of over 100,000 to support it but other towns’ tourism dreams become nightmares. Business people must do feasibility studies to get bank loans and try to limit cost to compete and profit. Government lacks limitations and that’s why public service wages and benefits often exceed private sector. If McLean Mill is a make work project, is it cheaper to pay workers severance and direct tourists to our other aging mills (Somass and APD) that won’t update because they fear trees will all be exported? China buys B.C. alder and sells us alder cupboards. Neither alder nor maple are deemed profitable to log and are left to fertilize the trees that we export. Will the minority force the majority to support this errant ward of Port Alberni to infinity or until it breaks us? Do we have to draw up a Statute of Limitations Act or will city council give us a referen-

Online polling Yesterday’s question: Does the community need to explore ways to produce more food locally?

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dum to get this McLean Mill monkey off our back? RJ Frankow Port Alberni

Re: Police complaints about the mentally ill First, of the 100 people in Canada killed by police since 1991, an estimated 50 per cent were mentally ill. The UBC Law department says less than three per cent of violent offences were attributable to people with only a serious mental illness {that is, without co-occurring substance (drugs and/or alcohol) disorders. The vast majority of mentally ill people are not violent, not criminal and not dangerous. Furthermore, people with mental illnesses are more likely to be victims of violence

Shanny Nadudvary Port Alberni

Agenda of activists overwhelms government Dear Editor, People need to listen critically to reasons that activists promote when they ask for your support of an agenda. Their call for action usually includes emotional intent of what they want from your effort, but not the

Yours truly, Bruce E. Hornidge Port Alberni

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Concrete Rockets find first win 74–43 NEELAM PARMAR FOR THE TIMES

Ladybird Engraving Heat – 105 Co-op Timberwolves – 63 This game was close early with even play by both sides. Co-op had a 16–15 advantage midway through the opening half but that would be the last time they would have the lead. Shortly thereafter, Ladybird Engraving Heat went on a 12-point run to help them take a 47–35 advantage by halftime. The second half was total domination by the Ladybird Engraving. Hot shooting by the Heat combined with poor defence by Co-op saw the score reach triple digits with Ladybird taking the game easily 105–63. Heat scoring leaders: Connor Van Vliet. 22 points; Tristian Jensen, 19 points; Ricky Masso 19 points. Timberwolves scoring leaders: Jacob Molcan, 15 points; Coby Felsman Jr., 15 points; Ryan Broekhuizen, 14 points. Tseshaht Market Raptors – 74 Dave Ralla Magic – 42 The Tseshaht Market Raptors stormed out of the gates taking a 12–1 lead in the opening minutes. Dave Ralla Magic tried to respond but shots were not falling for them on this night. Tseshaht Market were able to extend their lead by halftime 40–18. The second half was much of the same and included a 14-point run for the Raptors midway through the second that would help finish off the Magic 74–42. Raptor scoring leaders: Kevin Titian Jr., 29 points; Sam Moncur 25, points. Magic scoring leaders:

Mike Lange, 21 points; Brenden Lundy-Sam, 13 points.

Port Alberni Men’s Basketball Spring League 2015 standings

Concrete Impressions Rockets – 74 Slammers Gym Warriors – 43 The final game of the evening featured two teams searching for their first win of the season. The Slammers Gym Warriors had to overcome playing without their leading scorer, Josh Kurucz, who has been averaging 25 points a game. The Concrete Impressions Rockets blasted out of the blocks building a 27–10 advantage 10 minutes into the first half. Slammers Gym responded to reach within 10 points before the Rockets re-engaged, going on a 15-point run that spanned into the second half, pushing the score to 44–21. Balanced scoring by Concrete Impressions made it difficult for Slammers Gym defenders to lock anyone down and chased away any thought of a comeback. Rockets continued their offensive push in the second half, pulling away with a 74–43 victory. Rockets scoring leaders: Josh De Jong, 18 points; Eddie Fred 18 points; Adam Yaredic, 16 points; Eddie Fred, 12 points. Warriors scoring leaders: Brayden Kirschner, 14 points; Niko Kaminski, 10 points. Next Thursday, May 7th action at ADSS: 6:15 p.m. Tseshaht Market Raptors vs. Concrete Impressions Rockets 7:15 Slammers Gym Warriors vs. Co-op Timberwolves 8:15 Dave Ralla Magic vs. Ladybird Engraving Heat.

Coby Felsman Jr. of the Co-op Timberwolves drives past Tristian Jensen of Ladybird Engraving Heat, in the ADSS Armada gym on Thursday. The Heat won 105–63. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

TRACK & FIELD

Shot putter Osyrus Samson throws the 6kilogram shot at the North Island track and field championships last Tuesday. Samson threw for 9.25 metres, finishing in sixth out of 12 senior boys. [CHRISTOPER FINLAYSON, TIMES]

Hurdles champion Ashley Yaredic (centre) competes in the junior girls’ 300-metre hurdles at Bob Dailey Stadium April 28 for the North Island Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships. Yaredic won with a time of 49.19 seconds. [CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, TIMES]

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SCOREBOARD HOCKEY

NHL Playoffs - Round 2 (Stanley Cup quarterfinals) All series best-of- seven Yesterday’s results Tampa Bay 6, Montreal 2 (Tampa Bay leads series 2-0) Chicago 4, Minnesota 1 (Chicago leads series 2-0) Anaheim 3, Calgary 0 (Anaheim leads series 2-0) Today’s schedule (Game 3) NY Rangers at Washington, 4:30 p.m. (Series tied 1-1) Tuesday, May 5 Chicago at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 Montreal at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. NY Rangers at Washington, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 Montreal at Tampa Bay (Game 3), 4 p.m. NY Rangers at Washington (Game 4), 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7 (Games 4) Montreal at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 8 Washington at NY Rangers (Game 5*), 4 p.m. Anaheim at Calgary (Game 4), 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9 (Games 5*) Minnesota at Chicago, TBD Tampa Bay at Montreal, TBD Sunday, May 10 NY Rangers at Washington, (Game 6*) TBD Calgary at Anaheim, (Game 5*) TBD Monday, May 11 (Game 6*) Chicago at Minnesota, TBD Tuesday, May 12 (Games 6*) Anaheim at Calgary, TBD Montreal at Tampa Bay, TBD

Lightning 6, Canadiens 2 First Period 1. Montreal, Petry (1) (Prust, Mitchell) 7:20 2. Tampa Bay, Filppula (2) (Killorn, Hedman) 19:36 (PP) Penalties: Carle Tb (Roughing) 1:13, Prust Mtl (Unsportsmanlike) 13:45, Subban Mtl (Cross checking) 18:04 Second Period 3. Tampa Bay, Stamkos (1) (Coburn, Garrison) 8:06 4. Tampa Bay, Kucherov (2) (Stamkos, Johnson) 12:29 (PP) 5. Tampa Bay, Hedman (1) (Killorn, Filppula) 19:46 (PP) Penalties: Killorn Tb (Holding) 1:30, Morrow Tb (Illegal check to the head) 4:35, Emelin Mtl (Interference) 10:49, Namestnikov Tb (Embellishment) 10:49, Gilbert Mtl (Cross checking) 12:15, Petry Mtl (Interference) 18:57 Third Period 6. Tampa Bay, Kucherov (3) (Stamkos, Johnson) 6:37 (PP) 7. Montreal, Gilbert (2) (Emelin, SmithPelly) 11:06 8. Tampa Bay, Brown (1) (Boyle, Filppula) 16:05 Penalties: Mitchell Mtl (Goalkeeper Interference) 6:10, Mitchell Mtl (Delaying Game-Face-off Violation) 11:06, Prust Mtl (Fighting) 18:07, Coburn Tb (Fighting) 18:07 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Tampa Bay 9 9 6 24 Montreal 14 5 10 29 Goaltending summary: Tampa Bay: Bishop (27/29), Montreal: Price (18/24) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Tampa Bay: 4 of 8, Montreal: 0 of 3 Att: 21,287

Blackhawks 4, Wild 1

IIHF World Championships

First Period No scoring Penalties: Vanek Min (Goalkeeper Interference Corey Crawford) 9:22 Second Period 1. Chicago, Toews (4) (Hossa) 12:28 (PP) 2. Chicago, Kane (4) (Keith) 19:40 Penalties: Shaw Chi (Cross checking Jared Spurgeon) 10:45, Rozsival Chi (Interference of Erik Haula) 19:58 Third Period 3. Minnesota, Dumba (2) (Dubnyk, Suter) 1:20 (PP) 4. Chicago, Sharp (4) (Teravainen) 7:39 5. Chicago, Kane (5) (Hjalmarsson, Sharp) 17:53 (PP) Penalties: Koivu Min (Tripping Patrick Sharp) 4:45 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Minnesota 6 10 15 31 Chicago 9 12 10 31 Goaltending summary: Minnesota: Dubnyk (27/30), Chicago: Crawford (30/31) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Minnesota: 1 of 2, Chicago: 0 of 2 Att: 21,934

May 1-17, at Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic The Top Division Championship has 16 teams in two groups. Round robin standings Group A GP W L OTL GF GA Pts Canada 2 2 0 0 16 1 6 Sweden 2 2 0 0 12 6 6 Czech Rep 2 1 1 0 9 8 3 Germany 2 1 1 0 2 11 3 Austria 2 0 1 0 5 9 2 Switzerland 1 0 0 1 3 4 1 France 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 Latvia 2 0 2 0 3 10 0

Ducks 3, Flames 0 First Period 1. Anaheim, Beleskey (2) (Silfverberg, Kesler) 7:27 Penalties: Engelland Cgy (Roughing Corey Perry) 8:39, Hudler Cgy (Holding Clayton Stoner) 15:30, Lindholm Ana (Tripping Sean Monahan) 16:20 Second Period No scoring Penalties: Lindholm Ana (Interference of Jiri Hudler) 0:39, Monahan Cgy (Holding Hampus Lindholm) 8:12, Beleskey Ana (Tripping David Jones) 19:21 Third Period 2. Anaheim, Lindholm (1) (Perry, Getzlaf) 11:15 3. Anaheim, Thompson (1) (Perry, Getzlaf) 17:44 (PP) Penalties: Rakell Ana (Unsportsmanlike Conduct of Mikael Backlund) 19:15, Colborne Cgy (Unsportsmanlike Conduct of Rickard Rakell) 19:15, Backlund Cgy (Roughing Emerson Etem) 19:15 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Calgary 9 12 9 30 Anaheim 20 9 5 34 Goaltending summary: Calgary: Ramo (31/33), Anaheim: Andersen (30/30) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Calgary: 0 of 3, Anaheim: 0 of 3 Att: 17,299

Playoff leaders Points GP 1 Corey Perry, ANA 5 2 Zach Parise, MIN 7 2 Duncan Keith, CHI 7 4 Tyler Johnson, TB 8 4 Alex Ovechkin, WSH 9 4 Jonathan Toews, CHI 7 4 Patrick Kane, CHI 7 4 Ryan Getzlaf, ANA 5 4 Kevin Shattenkirk, STL 6 10 Vladimir Tarasenko, STL 6 10 Nicklas Backstrom, WSH 9 12 Patrick Sharp, CHI 7 12 Jiri Hudler, CGY 7 12 Mikael Granlund, MIN 7 12 Johnny Gaudreau, CGY 7 12 Jakob Silfverberg, ANA 5 12 Sami Vatanen, ANA 5 12 Marian Hossa, CHI 7

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Goals 1 Tyler Johnson, TB 2 Vladimir Tarasenko, STL 3 Corey Perry, ANA 3 Colin Wilson, NSH 5 Zach Parise, MIN 5 Alex Ovechkin, WSH 5 Filip Forsberg, NSH 5 Evgeny Kuznetsov, WSH 5 Derick Brassard, NYR 5 James Neal, NSH

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Chelsea players celebrate after their English Premier League soccer match win over Crystal Palace in London on Sunday, [AP PHOTO]

Chelsea captures Premier League title THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON — The five-year drought is over. Chelsea is Premier League champion again — with three games to spare. Chelsea’s players danced around the field after securing the title with a scrappy 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday that encapsulated the recent cautious pragmatism of Jose Mourinho’s team. “Today was not a game to enjoy,” Mourinho said. “Today was the game to finish the job.” But it was a trophy that was really won in the opening months of the season, with Chelsea having been atop the standings from the opening weeke. With only two losses in 35 games, Chelsea was rarely troubled in its pursuit of a fourth league title in 11 seasons — and the fifth in its 110-year history. “This is unbelievable, we’ve worked so hard this year to get over the line,” captain John Terry said as the blue and white streamers descended on the Stamford Bridge field. “Today was a tough match, a little bit nervous, but we got over the line.” Fittingly, the title-winning goal came from Eden Hazard, a week after the Belgium winger’s dynamic, individual displays were honoured by his fellow professionals with the player of the year award. Although Hazard’s uncharacteristically weak penalty kick was saved by Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni at the end of the first half, the Belgian headed in the rebound for his 14th league goal of the season. The victory was enough to establish an insurmountable 13-point lead and dethrone Manchester City, which has now failed in both its title defences since 2012 despite heavy investment from its Abu Dhabi ownership. Chelsea is 16 points ahead of Arsenal, which has five games left to play.

Group B Russia USA Belarus Slovakia Denmark Finland Slovenia Norway

GP W 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0

L OTL GF GA Pts 0 0 11 5 6 0 0 7 2 6 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 4 3 2 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 1 5 0 2 0 5 9 0 2 0 3 8 0

Yesterday’s results Sweden 6, Austria 1 Russia 5, Slovenia 3 Canada 10, Germany 0 Slovakia 2, Belarus 1 Switzerland 3, France 1 Finland 3, Denmark 0 Saturday’s results Austria 4 Switzerland 3 (SO) Germany 2 France 1 Czech Republic 4 Latvia 2 Slovakia 4 Denmark 3 (SO) Belarus 4 Slovenia 2 USA 2 Norway 1 Today’s schedule Sweden vs. Latvia, 7:15 a.m. United States vs. Russia, 7:15 a.m. Czech Rep vs. Canada, 11:15 a.m. Finland vs. Norway, 11:15 a.m. Tournament power rankings 1 Russia 2 Canada 3 United States 4 Sweden 5 Czech Republic 6 Slovakia 7 Germany 8 Austria 9 Denmark 10 Belarus 11 Finland 12 Switzerland 13 France 14 Norway 15 Latvia 16 Slovenia by IIHF.com

Tuesday, May 5 Germany vs. Switzerland, 7:15 a.m. Belarus vs. Denmark, 7:15 a.m. Yesterday at O2 Arena, Prague

Canada 10, Germany 0 First Period 1. Canada, Sidney Crosby (Ryan O’Reilly) 8:02 2. Canada, Taylor Hall (Jordan Eberle, Matt Duchene) 8:25 3. Canada, Cody Eakin (Ryan O’Reilly) 16:58 4. Canada, Cody Eakin (Tyler Toffoli) 19:49 Penalties: Toffoli Can Slashing) 2:53; Giroux Can Slashing) 6:02; Giroux Can Hooking) 12:14 Second Period 5. Canada, Taylor Hall (Matt Duchene, Jordan Eberle) 2:10 6. Canada, Aaron Ekblad (Claude Giroux, Patrick Wiercioch) 4:29 7. Canada, Claude Giroux (Tyler Ennis, David Savard) 7:34 8. Canada, Tyler Ennis (Claude Giroux, Dan Hamhuis) 15:16 9. Canada, Taylor Hall (Matt Duchene, Jake Muzzin) 19:37 Penalties: No penalties Third Period 10. 10. Canada, Matt Duchene (penalty shot) 2:03 Penalties: Ullmann Ger (Holding the Stick) 2:03; Daschner Ger (Throwing the stick, Penalty Shot) 2:03 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Germany 4 3 10 17 Canadaz 11 17 6 34 Goaltending summary: Germany: Danny Aus den Birken, Dennis Endras (24/34); Canada: Martin Jones (0/17) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Germany: 0 of 3, Canada: 0 of 1 Att: N/A

Western Canada Cup Junior A championship Casman Centre, Fort McMurray, Alberta Saturday’s results Melfort 4, Fort McMurray 2 Penticton 4, Portage 3 (OT) Penticton wins Western Canada Cup

Western Hockey League Playoffs All series best-of- seven *=if necessary Eastern Conference Final Brandon def. Calgary 4-1 Western Conference Final Kelowna def. Portland Yesterday’s result Kelowna 8, Portland 4 (Kelowna wins series 4-2)

WHL Championship Final Friday, May 8 Kelowna at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9 Kelowna at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs - Round 1 All series best-of-five Yesterday’s result Game 5 (Final Round 1 game) Grand Rapids 3, Toronto1 (Grand Rapids wins series 3-2) Saturday’s results Grand Rapids 5, Toronto 4 Manchester 5, Portland 3 (Manchester wins series 3-2) Utica 4, Chicago 2 (Utica wins series 3-2) Conference Semifinals All games best-of-seven Eastern match-ups 1-Manchester Monarchs vs. 4-WilkesBarre/Scranton Penguins 2-Hershey Bears vs. 3-Hartford Wolf Pack Western match-ups 1-Utica Comets vs. 6-Oklahoma City Barons 2-Grand Rapids Griffins vs. 4-Rockford IceHogs Wednesday, May 6 Hartford at Hershey (Game 1), 4 p.m. W-B/Scranton at Manchester (Game 1), 4 p.m. Rockford at Grand Rapids (Game 1), 4 p.m. Thursday, May 7 W-B/Scranton at Manchester (Game 2), 4 p.m. Oklahoma City at Utica (Game 1), 4 p.m. Friday, May 8 Hartford at Hershey (Game 2), 4 p.m.

GOLF

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BASEBALL

Orioles 4, Rays 2

World Golf Classic

NBA

MLB

WGC-Cadillac Match Play TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California. Par 71, 7,127 yards. Purse: $9,250,000.

Playoff schedule (All series best-of-seven) Yesterday’s results Round 2 (Quarterfinals), Game 1 Washington 104, Atlanta 98 Golden State 101, Memphis 86 Saturday’s result L.A. Clippers 111, San Antonio 109 (Clippers win series 4-3)

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Yesterday’s results Quarterfinals - Single Elimination Continued match from Saturday (1) Rory McIlroy def. (37) Paul Casey, 22 holes Semifinals (1) Rory McIlroy def. (5) Jim Furyk, 1 Up (52) Gary Woodland def. (49) Danny Willett, 3 and 2 Third place match (49) Danny Willett def. (5) Jim Furyk, 3 and 2

Today’s schedule Round 2, Game 1 Chicago at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Championship match (1) Rory McIlroy def. (52) Gary Woodland, 4 and 2 Rory McIlroy wins Championship

HORSE RACING

Other results Saturday (5) Jim Furyk def. (30) Louis Oosthuizen, 4 and 2 (52) Gary Woodland def. (65) John Senden, 5 and 3 (49) Danny Willett def. (57) Tommy Fleetwood, 4 and 3 Round of 16 - Single Elimination (1) Rory McIlroy def. (16) Hideki Matsuyama, 6 and 5 (37) Paul Casey def. (38) Charl Schwartzel, 3 and 1 (5) Jim Furyk def. (12) J.B. Holmes, 5 and 3 (30) Louis Oosthuizen def. (13) Rickie Fowler, 1 Up (65) John Senden def. (32) Hunter Mahan, 2 and 1 (52) Gary Woodland def. (60) Marc Leishman, 2 and 1 (49) Danny Willett def. (27) Lee Westwood, 3 and 2 (57) Tommy Fleetwood def. (39) Branden Grace, 2 and 1

LPGA Tour Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout, April 30-May 3 Las Colinas Country Club, Irving, Texas. Par 71, 6,809 yards. Purse: $1,300,000. 2014 champion: Stacy Lewis. Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Inbee Park -15 69 66 69 65 T2 Hee Young Park -12 69 67 70 66 T2 Cristie Kerr -12 66 71 69 66 T4 Maria McBride -11 69 69 70 65 T4 Lexi Thompson -11 67 69 68 69 6 Angela Stanford -10 67 71 67 69 T7 Juli Inkster -9 66 69 73 67 T7 Stacy Lewis -9 69 73 66 67 T7 Karrie Webb -9 73 68 64 70 10 Ilhee Lee -8 73 69 68 66 T11 Danielle Kang -7 70 72 67 68 T11 Hyo-Joo Kim -7 69 69 70 69 T13 Brooke Henderson Smiths Falls, Ont. -6 69 65 71 73 T13 Morgan Pressel -6 70 71 69 68 T13 Sandra Gal -6 67 70 71 70 T13 Ha Na Jang -6 68 69 71 70 T17 Alena Sharp Hamilton, Ont. -5 67 71 71 70 T17 Amy Yang -5 68 69 74 68 T17 Karine Icher -5 67 69 73 70

Web.com Tour United Leasing Championship, April 30-May 3 Victoria National Golf Club, Newburgh, Indiana. Par 72, 7,239 yards. Purse: $600,000. 2014 champion: Greg Owen. Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Smylie Kaufman -10 72 69 64 73 T2 Jonathan Randolph-5 72 70 72 69 T2 Adam Long -5 74 71 65 73 T2 Ryan Spears -5 72 67 70 74 T5 Patton Kizzire -4 71 74 69 70 T5 Tim Herron -4 72 71 69 72 T5 Michael Hebert -4 68 72 70 74 8 Steven Alker -3 73 70 71 71 T9 Sam Love -2 72 71 75 68 T9 Cody Gribble -2 70 68 76 72 T9 Travis Bertoni -2 70 77 67 72 T9 Tag Ridings -2 67 71 75 73 T9 Tommy Gainey -2 71 71 71 73 T14 Aaron Watkins -1 74 71 73 69 T14 Steve Marino -1 74 68 75 70 T14 Peter Malnati -1 70 71 72 74 T14 Julian Etulain -1 71 68 72 76 T18 Michael Kim E 72 73 72 71 T18 Bronson Burgoon E 75 72 68 73 Canadian golfers T26 Roger Sloan +2 73 71 76 70 T47 Albin Choi +6 72 74 73 75 T75 Brad Fritsch +14 74 73 79 76

Champions Tour Insperity Invitational, May 1-3 (54 holes) The Woodlands Country Club, The Woodlands, Texas. Par 72, 7078 yards. Purse: $2,050,000. 2014 champion: Bernhard Langer. Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 1 Ian Woosnam -11 71 66 68 T2 Kenny Perry -11 70 69 66 T2 Tom Lehman -11 70 66 69 T4 Michael Allen -10 66 68 72 T4 Joe Durant -10 67 68 71 T6 Duffy Waldorf -9 70 70 67 T6 Mark McNulty -9 70 68 69 8 Jeff Maggert -8 67 70 71 T9 Stephen Ames -7 69 71 69 T9 Wes Short Jr. -7 69 71 69 T9 Russ Cochran -7 70 70 69 T9 Woody Austin -7 70 66 73 T9 Scott Dunlap -7 71 65 73 T14 Colin Montgomerie -6 67 72 71 T14 Tom Pernice Jr -6 71 69 70 T14 Marco Dawson -6 66 72 72 T14 Olin Browne -6 69 69 72 T18 Esteban Toledo -5 69 73 69 T18 Scott Hoch -5 69 69 73 T18 Kirk Triplett -5 70 67 74

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

LPGA No events this week. Kingsmill Championship, May 14-17 Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Williamsburg, Virginia. Par 71, 6,379 yards. Purse: $1,300,000. 2014 champion: Lizette Salas.

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

Champions Tour No events this week. Regions Tradition, May 14-17 Shoal Creek, Alabama. Purse: $2,300,000. 2014 champion: Kenny Perry

Web.com Tour No events this week BMW Charity Pro-Am, May 14-17 Played on three courses: Thornblade Club, Greer, South Carolina; Green Valley Country Club, Greenville, South Carolina and The Reserve at Lake Keowee, Sunset, South Carolina. Purse: $675,000.

Tuesday, May 5 Washington at Atlanta, 5 p.m. Memphis at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky. Final result W P S 1. American Pharoah* 7.80 5.80 4.20 2. Firing Line (9/1) 8.40 5.40 3. Dortmund (4/1) 4.20 $2.00 Exacta: $72.60. $2.00 Trifecta: $101. $1.00 Superfecta (Frosted at No. 4): $634.10 *Trainer, Bob Baffert. Jockey: Victor Espinoza. Preakness: May 16, Baltimore Maryland

AUTO RACING NASCAR Geico 500 (Aaron’s 499) Yesterday at Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama. Tri-oval, 2.66 miles per lap. Final results, with winnings. (Start position in parentheses) 1. (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, $306,065 2. (5) Jimmie Johnson, Chev, $256,121 3. (7) P Menard, Chev, 188, $190,060 4. (3) Ryan Blaney, Ford, $148,385 5. (36) Martin Truex Jr., Chev, $159,600 6. (12) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, $156,715 7. (18) Ryan Newman, Chev, $151,670 8. (24) Kevin Harvick, Chev, $168,570 9. (17) D Hamlin, Toyota, $127,645 10. (34) Josh Wise, Ford, $111,070 11. (27) J McMurray, Chev, $138,701 12. (19) Kurt Busch, Chev, $127,435 13. (41) Cole Whitt, Ford, $125,618 14. (42) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, $121,993 15. (28) Aric Almirola, Ford, $142,146 16. (37) Alex Bowman, Chev, $117,918 17. (31) Allmendinger, Chev, $128,518 18. (43) DiBenedetto, Toyota, $109,157 19. (6) Tony Stewart, Chev, $128,724 20. (39) David Gilliland, Ford, $108,710 Race Statistics Avg Speed of Winner: 159.487 mph Time of Race: 3 hours, 8:08 Margin of Victory: 0.158 seconds Caution Flags: 6 for 23 laps Lead Changes: 27 among 15 drivers

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UEFA Champions League Semifinals All games at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 5 Juventus vs. Real Madrid Wednesday, May 6 Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich Return legs Tuesday, May 12 Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona Wednesday, May 13 Real Madrid vs. Juventus Final Saturday, June 6 Olympiastadion, Berlin

American League East W L NY Yankees 16 9 Baltimore 12 11 Tampa Bay 13 12 Boston 12 13 Toronto 12 14 Central W L Detroit 17 9 Kansas City 16 9 Minnesota 13 12 Cleveland 9 15 Chicago Sox 8 14 West W L Houston 18 7 LA Angels 11 14 Oakland 11 15 Seattle 10 15 Texas 8 16 National League East W L NY Mets 16 10 Atlanta 12 13 Miami 12 13 Washington 12 14 Philadelphia 9 17 Central W L St. Louis 18 6 Chicago Cubs 13 10 Cincinnati 12 13 Pittsburgh 12 13 Milwaukee 7 18 West W L LA Dodgers 16 8 San Diego 14 12 San Francisco 12 13 Colorado 11 13 Arizona 10 14

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Yesterday’s results Sporting KC 1, Chicago 0 Seattle 3, NY City FC 1 Saturday’s results Toronto 1, Philadelphia 0 Columbus 0 DC United 2 New England 2, NY Red Bulls 1 Colorado 1, Los Angeles 1 Vancouver 0, Portland 0 Tuesday, May 5 San Jose at Houston, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 Los Angeles at Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 8 New England at Orlando, 5 p.m. San Jose at Colorado, 7 p.m/

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PCT .615 .480 .480 .462 .346 PCT .750 .565 .480 .480 .280 PCT .667 .538 .480 .458 .417

GB Strk - L2 3.5 W1 3.5 L1 4.0 W2 7.0 W1 GB Strk - W6 4.5 L2 6.5 L1 6.5 L3 11.5 W2 GB Strk - W4 3.0 W3 4.5 W3 5.0 L5 6.0 L3

Saturday’s results NY Yankees 4, Boston 2 Minnesota 5, Chicago White Sox 3 St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1 (11 innings) Milwaukee 6, Chicago Cubs 1 San Francisco 5, LA Angels 4 Miami 7, Philadelphia 0 Toronto 11, Cleveland 4 Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 0 Cincinnati 8, Atlanta 4 Detroit 2, Kansas City 1 Houston 11, Seattle 4 Washington 1, NY Mets 0 Texas 8, Oakland 7 (10 innings) San Diego 4, Colorado 2 L.A. Dodgers 6, Arizona 4 Today’s schedule Miami at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Phelps (1-0) vs. Zimmermann (2-2) N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Whitley (1-0) vs. Dickey (0-3) Tampa Bay at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Odorizzi (2-2) vs. Buchholz (1-3) Philadelphia at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Harang (2-2) vs. Wood (1-1) L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 4:20 p.m. Kershaw (1-2) vs. Lohse (1-4) Texas at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Detwiler (0-3) vs. Keuchel (3-0) Oakland at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Hahn (1-1) vs. Hughes (0-4) Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Wood (2-1) vs. Martinez (3-0) Arizona at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Bradley (2-0) vs. Kendrick (1-3) Seattle at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Hernandez (4-0) vs. Shoemaker (2-1) San Diego at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Ross (1-2) vs. Bumgarner (2-1)

Yesterday’s results Chelsea 1, Crystal Palace 0 Spurs 0, Manchester City 1 Saturday’s results Leicester 3, Newcastle 0 Aston Villa 3, Everton 2 Liverpool 2, Q.P. Rangers 1 Sunderland 2, Southampton 1 Swansea 2, Stoke 0 West Ham 1, Burnley 0 Manchester United 0, West Brom 1

Toronto 000 600 001 7 Cleveland 001 162 00x 10 2B: TOR Bautista (6, Bauer); CLE Brantley (8, Hutchison), Chisenhall (4, Hutchison), Ramirez, Js (2, Hutchison), Raburn (7, Francis), Kipnis (2, Copeland). GIDP: TOR Goins; CLE Murphy, Dv, Moss. HR: TOR Travis (7, 4th inning off Bauer, 3 on, 1 out), Martin, R (5, 9th inning off Allen, 0 on, 2 out); CLE Kipnis (3, 3rd inning off Hutchison, 0 on, 2 out). S: TOR Carrera; CLE Ramirez, Js. Team Lob: TOR 8; CLE 7. DP: TOR 3 (Hutchison-Goins, Goins-Encarnacion, Copeland-Martin, R-Encarnacion); CLE (RzepczynskiRamirez, Js-Santana, C). Toronto IP H R ER BB SO A Hutchison 4.1 8 6 6 1 2 J Francis (L, 1-1) 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 M Castro 1.1 2 2 2 2 2 S Copeland 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO T Bauer 4.1 7 6 6 3 1 M Rzepczynski (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 B Shaw 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 Z McAllister 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 S Atchison 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 C Allen 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 HBP: Pillar (by Bauer). Time: 3:06. Att: 16,128. Seattle

English Premier League W D L GF GA 25 8 2 69 27 21 7 7 71 36 20 7 6 63 32 19 8 8 59 35 18 7 10 49 38 17 7 11 55 50 17 6 12 48 28 15 8 12 43 44 12 11 12 43 42 13 8 14 39 44 11 11 13 46 46 11 9 15 42 48 10 10 15 33 46 9 8 18 29 50 9 8 18 36 60 8 10 16 32 45 9 7 19 39 54 6 15 13 28 50 7 6 22 39 61 5 11 19 26 53

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Astros 7, Mariners 6

Saturday, May 9 Salt Lake at Chicago, noon Portland at Montreal, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Vancouver, 4 p.m. Sporting KC at DC United, 4 p.m. Seattle at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Today’s schedule Hull vs. Arsenal, noon

GB 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.5 GB 0.5 3.5 7.0 7.0 GB 7.0 7.5 8.0 9.5

Yesterday’s results Philadelphia 6, Miami 2 Cleveland 10, Toronto 7 Washington 1, NY Mets 0 Atlanta 5, Cincinnati 0 Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 2 Minnesota 13, Chicago Sox 3 Detroit 6, Kansas City 4 Houston 7, Seattle 6 St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 2 (14 innings) Milwaukee 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Oakland 7, Texas 1 San Fran 5, LA Angels 0 LA Dodgers 1, Arizona 0 San Diego 8, Colorado 6 N.Y. Yankees 8. Boston 5

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Position/Club 1 Chelsea 2 Man City 3 Arsenal 4 Man United 5 Liverpool 6 Tot Hotspur 7 Southampton 8 Swansea 9 West Ham 10 Stoke City 11 Everton 12 Crystal Pal 13 West Brom 14 Aston Villa 15 Newcastle 16 Hull City 17 Leicester 18 Sunderland 19 Q.P. Rangers 20 Burnley

PCT .640 .522 .520 .480 .462 PCT .654 .640 .520 .375 .364 PCT .720 .440 .423 .400 .333

Indians 10, Blue Jays 7

MLS Eastern League Club PTS GP N. England 17 9 DC United 17 8 NY Red Bulls 13 8 Columbus 11 8 Toronto 9 7 Chicago 9 7 Orlando 8 8 NY City FC 6 9 Philadelphia 6 10 Montreal 2 4 Western League Club PTS GP Dallas 17 9 Vancouver 17 10 Seattle 16 8 Los Angeles 13 9 Sporting KC 13 9 San Jose 10 8 Houston 10 9 Portland 10 9 Salt Lake 10 8 Colorado 9 9

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Seattle 001 001 400 6 Houston 302 100 01x 7 2B: SEA Ackley (2, Hernandez, R), Zunino (2, Hernandez, R), Weeks (1, Sipp), Smith, S (5, Sipp); HOU Springer (6, Happ), Castro, J (3, Happ). 3B: SEA Miller, B (2, Hernandez, R), Smith, S (2, Hernandez, R). GIDP: SEA Seager, Miller, B. HR: HOU Gattis 2 (6, 1st inning off Happ, 2 on, 1 out; 8th inning off Smith, Ca, 0 on, 0 out), Carter (3, 3rd inning off Happ, 1 on, 1 out). Team Lob: SEA 3; HOU 3. DP: HOU 3 (Springer-Castro, J, Altuve-Gonzalez, M-Carter 2). E: HOU Gonzalez, M; Villar (4, missed catch). PICKOFFS: SEA Furbush (Rasmus 1B) Seattle IP H R ER BB SO J Happ 6.0 7 6 6 3 6 C Smith (L, 0-1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 3 C Furbush 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO R Hernandez 6.0 8 5 4 2 1 T Sipp 1.0 2 1 0 0 2 P Neshek (W, 2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 L Gregerson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Time: 2:50. Att: 25,283. Detroit 010 320 000 6 11 0 Kansas City 000 000 220 4 6 1 W: A. Sanchez (2-3) L: J. Guthrie (1-2) S: J. Soria (10) HR: DET-M. Cabrera (6) KC-None

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Tampa Bay 010 010 000 2 Baltimore 000 001 30x 4 2B: TB Guyer (5, Chen), Forsythe (7, Chen); BAL Paredes (5, Jepsen). GIDP: TB Butler, Jy. HR: TB Loney (2, 2nd inning off Chen, 0 on, 2 out). Team Lob: TB 7; BAL 7. DP: BAL (Cabrera, E-Davis, C). E: BAL Cabrera, E (3, throw). Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO N Karns 5.0 2 0 0 1 4 B Gomes 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 X Cedeno 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 S Geltz (L, 1-1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 K Jepsen 0.0 3 1 1 0 0 E Ramirez 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO W Chen 6.0 7 2 2 2 4 R Hunter (W, 1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 D O’Day 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 Z Britton 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 Time: 2:44. Att: 16,652.

B.C. Premier League Team North Shore Okanagan Langley North Delta Vic Eagles Nanaimo Abbotsford Whalley Coquitlam Vic Mariners Parksville White Rock

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Yesterday’s results Okanagan 16, Abbotsford 3 Okanagan 7, Abbotsford 1 Nanaimo 4, White Rock 1 Nanaimo 8, White Rock 5 Victoria Mariners 8, Coquitlam 7 Victoria Mariners 5, Coquitlam 3 Satuday’s results Langley 4, North Delta 3 Victoria Eagles 4, Coquitlam 2 North Shore 9, Victoria Mariners 2 White Rock 10, Parkville 9 Whalley 5, Nanaimo 3 North Delta, Langley 4 Okanagan 1, Abbotsford 0 Victoria Eagles 1, Coquitlam 0 North Shore 7, Victoria Mariners 0 Parkville 7, White Rock 5 Nanaimo 3, Whalley 1 Okanagan 16, Abbotsford 1 Tuesday, May 5 Langley at North Shore, 6:30 PM North Delta at White Rock, 7:00 PM

TENNIS ATP This week’s tournaments Millennium Estoril Open Estoril, Portugal. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 (NOTE: 1 euro=CDN$1.33) Singles - Final Richard Gasquet (5), France, def. Nick Kyrgios (7), Australia, 6-3, 6-2. BMW Open by FWU AG Munich, Germany. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 Singles - Final Delay, rain Andy Murray (1), Britain, vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber (5), Germany Paribas Istanbul Open Istanbul, Turkey. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 Singles - Final Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Pablo Cuevas (3), Uruguay, 6-3, 7-6 (11).

WTA GP SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Marrakech, Morocco. Surface: Clay. Singles - Final (Saturday) (4)Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) def. Timea Babos (Hungary) 7-5 7-6(3) Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic. Surface: Clay. Purse: $250,000 Singles - Final (Saturday) (1)Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) def. Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 This week’s schedule ATP and WTA Mutua Madrid Open, May 4-10 Madrid, Spain. Surface: Clay. Purse: €4,185,405. No. 6 seed, men: Milos Raonic Sunday’s result Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, def. (6)Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, 0-6, 6-3, 6-3

LACROSSE BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L T Pts Delta 3 2 0 0 6 Victoria 2 2 0 0 4 Coquitlam 2 1 1 0 2 Nanaimo 4 1 3 0 2 Burnaby 2 1 1 0 0 Langley 2 1 1 0 2 New Westminster 1 0 1 0 0 Port Coquitlam 2 0 2 0 0 Yesterday’s schedule Victoria 8, Coquitlam 6 (OT) Nanaimo 13 New Westminster 7 Saturday’s results Delta 14, Nanaimo, 6 Victoria 11, Port Coquitlam 3 Tuesday, May 5 Delta at New Westminster, 8 p.m. Thursday, May 7 Port Coquitlam at Langley, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 9 Langley at Victoria, 5 p.m. Burnaby at. Nanaimo, 5 p.m. Port Coquitlam at Delta, 7:30 p.m.

National Lacrosse League West W L GB y-Edmonton 12 5 x-Colorado 9 8 2.5 Calgary 6 11 5.5 Vancouver 5 12 6.5 East W L GB x-Toronto 13 4 x-Rochester 12 5 1 Buffalo 10 7 3.5 Minnesota 5 12 8 New England 4 12 8

Pct .706 .529 .353 .294 Pct .765 .706 .588 .294 .250

Saturday’s results Last day of regular season Minnesota 13, Rochester 12 Edmonton 13, Colorado 10 Calgary 14, Vancouver 13 Buffalo 20, New England 10

GF 228 202 198 198 GF 220 193 216 172 169

GA 167 205 204 251 GA 178 160 198 214 219

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Raquel Thompson, Grade 5 student from Gill Elementary, brought her own figure skates for her historic skating display. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Cache Pourier had artifacts on hand for his display on Roosevelt Elk. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Grade 4 student, Michael Marshall of Ha-Ho-Payuk School brought some beautiful First Nations art for his display. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Cameron MacArthur showed his love of the donut in his Tim Hortons display. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Ha-Ho-Payuk student Virginia Comley shows an elaborate mask in her display on beading. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

David Little, Grade 5 student from Ha-Ho-Payuk School brought a colourful mask to his exhibit at the Fair. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

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Blake Edwards, a Grade 5 student at Gill Elementary, had a variety of artwork on display for his exhibit on Salish People. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Grade 5 Gill Elementary student Cole Robinson had heritage trucks on display for his exhibit. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

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Dismantling ferry dock costs taxpayers $400K SPENCER ANDERSON NANAIMO DAILY NEWS

A contractor will begin work this summer to dismantle the old CP Ferry Dock, located south of the Gabriola Island BC Ferries terminal. The disused dock is on a feesimple water lot owned by the city and is just offshore from the 26.7-acre Wellcox lands, which the city purchased from CP Rail in late 2013. The city is expected to issue a tender for the dock removal by the end of this month. The work needs to be completed between July 1 and Aug. 15 to meet Fisheries regulations, a report before city council says. The work was approved by council in an early list of projects for this year in January. Removal of the dock is budgeted at $400,000, but removing the dock is seen as an additional step towards preparing the Wellcox property for redevelopment and investment. A report from Herold Engineering said the dock was beyond repair and therefore a liability. The dock fronts the proposed site of a new fast ferry foot passenger service. The company

“This project is going to go a lot faster than we had anticipated.” Bill McKay, Nanaimo mayor

behind the proposal, Island Ferries, is seeking additional investment. Another step taken by the city to move towards developing the Wellcox property includes terminating a lease with Island Pallet Solutions and clearing a portion of the property of a large inventory of wooden pallets. The city is also working on an environmental study to determine what historical contaminants are in the water lot. A detailed analysis of soil contamination throughout the Wellcox property has already been finished. City real estate manager Bill Corsan has said that once a planning document is completed and specific land uses are proposed for the area, officials will have a clear indication of how much work needs to be done to clear contaminants from the site as well as the cost. There are other complications

The old CP Ferry Dock, located south of the Gabriola Island BC Ferries terminal. [AARON HINKS, DAILY NEWS]

for the property, including a handful of pre-existing rightofway agreements that prevent development. However, Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay said he and other city officials have been pleasantly surprised by the pace of change on the property. He noted that

Seaspan Ferries, a freight hauler between Nanaimo and Vancouver that has one of the right-ofway agreements for the property, has indicated it is looking to consolidate its operations in the Duke Point area. McKay said he wants to have “broad conversations” with the company about

freeing up additional areas for development. The mayor said he is also excited about the potential to bring goods into the area by rail from Port Alberni. “This project is going to go a lot faster than we had anticipated,” McKay said, referring to the Wellcox land.

Nanaimo seeks expert City tax rate going up in Duncan for city dam proposal KEVIN ROTHBAUER COWICHAN VALLEY CITIZEN

SPENCER ANDERSON NANAIMO DAILY NEWS

Nanaimo city staff are looking for an independent dam expert to examine whether a proposed ‘overtopping’ option is a viable method of addressing safety concerns at the city’s Colliery dams. The engineer’s finding’s will play a key role in determining whether overtopping, which involves reinforcing the lower dam embankment with steel and concrete, is an option the province considers a feasible fix to the dams. Two other options have been identified so far: construction of a new labyrinth spillway, estimated to cost $8.1 million, or construction of a separate auxiliary spillway to handle excess water flows at an estimated cost of $3 million to $6 million. The estimated cost of overtopping for the lower dam is $2 million. However, the province has required that an independent engineer certify that the method is suitable for dams, since it has not

widely been used for that purpose, said Toby Seward, acting general manager of community development and protective services for the city. The province’s water comptroller included the requirement for a third-party expert’s to sign off on overtopping in a revised order that told the city to select a remediation option for the Colliery dams by June 1 - a one-month extension over the previous deadline. The revised order also allowed the city the opportunity to add the overtopping method as a possible option. City council voted Monday to seek the amendment to the order and gave city staff a budget of up to $400,000, mostly to be used to complete detailed design work and construction plans for the proposed overtopping option, as well as the auxiliary spillway proposal. “If (an engineer) determines in concept it’s feasible, then we’ll get further into design (work),” Seward said.

A trio of causes is responsible for the City of Duncan’s tax increases for 2015. The increase is due in large part to a decrease in the Provincial Small Community Grant, projected wage increases and an increase to the budget for fire inspections at public buildings. The tax rate was set by city council on April 20, when the six-year financial plan was also approved. The tax increase, which will bring in approximately $99,625 in revenue, is not the only way the city plans to address the likely increase to expenses. A portion of the 2009-2012 Policing Cost Refund will be used, and an increase in recycling revenue under the contract with Multi Materials BC will help, as will a re-allocation of some of the rent the city gets from the province for the Margaret Moss building. Residential property assessments are largely down in the

city. The average home decreased from $251,577 a year ago to $249,223 (0.94 per cent), while the average strata is down from $141,559 to $138,853 (1.91 per cent). The average business assessment went up from $429,069 to $441,257 (2.84 per cent). The average single-family home, as a result, will see an increase of $30.88 in municipal taxes, the average strata home’s taxes will go up $10.83, and the average business’s taxes will go up $65.97. Other items covered in the 2015 budget include expansion of the city-wide yard waste collection program following a successful trial in 2014, a study of the boundaries of Duncan and North Cowichan, a redesign of the city website, a revamp of the zoning bylaw and development cost charges bylaw, and continuation of the Police Bridging Capital Fund. The website redesign and boundary study will be funded from previous years’ budget

surpluses, while several projects will be funded from the Police Bridging Capital fund: the city plans to spend $968,745 on dike infrastructure, $119,540 on debt payments related to the Cowichan Aquatic Centre, $385,968 on a seismic upgrade to the fire hall, $715,925 on pedestrian safety and traffic flow improvements around the intersection of Canada Avenue and Ingram Street, and $112,000 on stormwater upgrades to Cedar Avenue. The proposed business multiple for 2015 is 2.51, continuing a long-running downward trend. It was 2.64 in 2014. The reduction is due in part to the fact that residential assessments decreased more than commercial assessments. “We are very pleased to have further decreased the city’s business multiple to 2.51, coming close to reaching the city’s goal of having a business multiple at the median of all municipalities in the province,” Chief Administrative Officer Peter de Verteuil said.

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LIVING WELL

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Love the skin you’re in; trainer’s advice

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hat I dislike the most about the fitness industry is how it often preys upon the vulnerable. They attempt to sell products that give a ‘magical’ promise to make you lose weight or change how you look. As a personal trainer, my hardest job is to help clients love their body. This is a tough job because of the endless selfie body shots and enhanced photos that portray the ‘ideal’ body image and portray that as the ‘model of fitness.’ For a lot of people who need to learn to love their bodies, this is neither inspirational nor motivating. It can, in fact, be very harmful and create issues around having a healthy relationship with food and exercise. Marketing drives the message that ‘weight loss = happiness.’ I have lost count of the number of multi-level marketed products competing with each other over prime territory...your body. They all have the same basic claims that their product ‘will change your life,’ it is ‘the highest level of purity and nutrition’ and it is based on a ‘scientific breakthrough.’ By promoting idealisms about body transformation and image, sales are made.

bodies for approval and admiration from peers. The currently marketed North American standard of an ‘ideal’ body is lean, athletic, toned with defined abdominal muscles. The current standard in many other countries would find this look on a woman very unattractive, giving preference to curves. The images that you see posted and displayed of an ideal, ‘fit’ body are enhanced; people have put themselves at risk to ‘cut’ down to a point where body fat is dangerously low and not sustainable. Remember these are just pictures, you have no other evidence that they are fit or healthy people. Question what you see and ask why it matters to you. I think the pressure to change your body to fit ‘a look’ has existed for every woman at some time in their life. I didn’t make any headway in my fitness journey until I did some self-work. When I learned to accept that I was beautiful for who I was and not what I looked like, I was ready to exercise for positive reasons and my health shifted dramatically. When I hit the peak of my own fitness, I was pressured to try products that would somehow make me ‘even better.’ I was told I should stop train-

Susan Fox The Happy Life Project Many people are hurting inside and go through painful emotional struggles everyday to love their bodies. If there is a promise that a food or product will give them the ‘body they want,’ they will spend hundreds of dollars a month just for the chance of this working for them. Connecting with a healthy body image and a fitness journey starts with loving yourself first. We often think that buying ‘something’ will make us happy, or ‘if I just lost 15 pounds’ or ‘I want to be thin, then I will be happy.’ If you have not learned to be comfortable with yourself first, changing the way you look will not provide for inner happiness. Believe it or not, throughout the last 3,000 years of recorded human history, the ideal of a woman’s body has changed back and forth from thin to curvy almost decade by decade, culture to culture. Women have been constantly trying to ‘transform’ their

ing my oblique muscles so my sides wouldn’t ‘thicken up.’ Once I received a suggestion that I would make myself more attractive if I were to ‘smooth my body out’ by putting on weight. See how crazy it can all get? It will never stop until you define who you are and that you are fantastic just that way. Of course it is important keep weight in check in order to reduce the risk of illnesses such as diabetes, and heart disease. It is extremely important to get your heart rate up 20–30 minutes a day, and add some resistance training. When we beat ourselves up for not being ready for swimsuit season, and we use negative terms like ‘muffin top’, or ‘buffalo humps’ to describe our bodies, we cross the line between exercising and reducing weight for health reasons to exercising in a way that can quickly become mentally unhealthy. True measures of an increase in fitness level come from decreased blood pressure, reduced resting heart rate, increased endurance and power, a healthy metabolism, strong muscles and bones, increased mental health, reduced stress and increased quality of life later in life. This may or may not line up

with what you perceive a fit person looks like. Assumptions and stereotypes are misleading. Your body is dynamic and it is meant to grow, change and adapt. Women’s bodies will especially do this biologically as our bodies prepare to have healthy babies, breast feed, give birth, and move through the stages of life. In exercise science there is also a ‘set point theory’ that states each individual’s body is programmed to have its own set weight and muscular composition. Your genetics and epigenetics will play a huge role in determining your composition and body shape. So, I challenge you to look for happiness within yourself, not within a marketing ideal, eat real food and enjoy it, leave the gimmicks behind and love exercise for the positive health benefits. Focus on how good it is going to make you feel….and most of all ‘love the skin you’re in.’ » Susan Fox, BCRPA Certified Fitness Professional and Personal Trainer, believes in positive change and enhancing quality of life through fitness. Her goal is to collaborate in creating a vibrant, healthy community where all ages enjoy engaging in movement and daily activity. She can be reached at 250-730-0008 or susanfoxfitness.ca.

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The Hike For Hospice attracted a large number of participants on Sunday, many of whom came decked out in fancy ties. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

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