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Locals spread word about mental illness Principal Gio Selva checks in on students busily working in Mrs. Wendy Arnett’s Grade 5 class at Wood Elementary on Tuesday. These students scored highest in the school district for academic performance. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]
Most schools ranked low, Wood earns best scores MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Luke Parkin, left, Juanita Currie, centre, and Stephanie Selva will be out today spreading awareness of child and youth mental health disorders. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
12% of children suffer from conditions, says SFU research KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
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uanita Currie has been feeling the impact as barriers are raised for families affected by child and youth mental health disorders. She is currently pushing for more awareness of the issue in hopes of increasing support and services for those seeking help. That is why you will be seeing her wearing green today and tomorrow. Studies released last year from Simon Fraser University estimate that over 12 per cent of children and youth aged 4 to 17 in B.C. are experiencing some form of mental illness at any given time. As a caregiver for two teen grandsons with behavioural challenges, Currie is faced daily with reductions in services and wait lists for help. “It is a lack of coordination between agencies,” Currie said. “I know from experience it is difficult to get to the right person at the right time.” She said that is critical when it comes to suicide prevention. “We need the information readily available,” Currie said. As an umbrella term, mental health disorders are one of the most common problems that pediatricians have been seeing in recent years.
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“It is one of the key things we deal with as pediatricians,” said Dr. Chris McCollister, local pediatrician. “In my close to twenty years, we have shifted the things we do as pediatricians greatly from medical conditions to behaviour, mood, sleep, developmental and school issues.” Currently with two other colleagues, McCollister said they are all seeing patients with similar issues each day. “That is both in a patient-type way and an acute emergency type, including overdoses, suicide attempts and admittance because of mental health issues,” he said. McCollister said the most prevalent disorders he treats are anxiety and mood disorders and the best treatment is through a team approach. “The medical side is part of the package, but it also includes parents, teachers and counsellors, family physicians, counsellors outside of school and if things lead to drug and alcohol, there is help available.” He said patients who are under medication for their conditions are monitored closely and said the side effects are not as detrimental as the environment in which the children and teen reside. See MENTAL HEALTH, Page 3
A public think tank based in Vancouver has critically ranked Alberni elementary schools’ academic performance with some scores among the lowest in the province. But the school district superintendent says the rankings are not a fair assessment of students. The Fraser Institute published its elementary school report card rankings for schools across B.C. on Monday. Alberni’s five elementary schools were ranked according to Grade 4 and Grade 7 performance on the Ministry of Education’s Foundation Skills Assessment tests. This year’s report is based on tests taken in 2014. The FSA exams are administered every year in January or February to students in Grade 4 and 7, testing for ability in reading, writing and math. The Fraser Institute, a non-profit public policy research organization, compiles the FSA results every year and publishes a report card to rank schools’ performance. The institute also indicates the five-year trend for schools and notes variables such as the per cent of French Immersion students, English as a second language students, and students with special needs. Schools receive an academic performance mark from one to 10, indicating students’ proficiency at the FSA exams. The provincial average was 6.0, according to Peter Cowley, co-author of the Fraser Institute’s Report Card. Wood Elementary scored 6.5, the only elementary school to score above average in the Alberni district for 2014. Over a five-year trend Wood has ranked better than other Alberni Valley schools. Wood was the first school in SD70 to introduce a reading program several years ago, and conducts an intensive program for Grade 1 and 2 students
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“You have a school that is well below average and is showing no improvement.” Peter Cowley, co-author of the Fraser Instituute report, on Alberni Elementary
struggling with literacy. Alberni Elementary’s 3.1 score was the lowest in the district. That’s down from 5.0 in 2012. Out of all elementary schools in the province with a French Immersion rate between 50 and 75 per cent, Alberni Elementary was ranked second to last. “You have a school that is well below average and is showing no improvement,” said Cowley. “The question that should be asked by the community…is, ‘Can and should our kids do better?’” It would be worth comparing Alberni schools with communities of a similar-size and economic background, Cowley noted. SD70 Supt. Greg Smyth said the Fraser Institute’s report is not a concern for the district. “Assessing student performance in literacy and numeracy is important,” Smyth said. “It’s the ranking and the methodology in the ranking that we dismiss.” He added that this is why the district looks at other assessments, such as report cards and other standards that measure student performance over time. Smyth also pointed out that elementary schools in Alberni did not have Grade 7 students last year. The Fraser Institute denotes these schools as “Type 2”; FSA scores for middle school students in Grade 7 are tracked back to the elementary school they attended in Grade 4 and included in their rankings.
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p.m. Coffee and snacks included. Al-Anon and Al-Ateen Support Groups, for family and friends of problem drinkers, on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at Knox Church Hall. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855. Narcotics Anonymous, 1-800-807-1780 for meeting times and locations.
Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary afternoon jams every Thursday, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., at 3561 Third Ave.
Sports CONNECT A Parent Program meets on Thursday evenings, from 6 to 7 p.m. Info: 250-724-0125. Indoor Archery on Thursdays, from 7 to 9 p.m. all winter at Glenwood Centre. Info: 250-723-3003 (Eric Hockaday). Drop-in Badminton on Mondays and Thursday, Alberni Athletic Hall, 8 p.m. Everyone welcome. Info: 250723-8990 (Marg). Taoist Tai Chi arts, twice weekly classes – Mondays, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Hall. Everyone welcome. Please enter by parking lot side door. Info: 250-723-7956. Alberni Valley Billiards Club, 2964 Third Ave., adult mixed eight-ball league on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Info: 250-723-1212. Horseshoe Club on Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-7244770 or 250-723-6050. Line dancing with Linda Ross, third Thursday of each month at Char’s Landing, from 7 to 9 p.m. Info: lindarossmusic@yahoo.ca.
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Army Cadets, ages 12 to 18, meet Thursdays at Cherry Creek Hall from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Info: 778-421-0552. Join the Sea Cadets, ages 12 to 18. They meet Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. at 4210 Cedarwood St. E-mail: 109sea@cadets.gc.ca or call 250-730-0944. Youth Clinic services are available at ADSS (around the left front corner) on Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Info: 250-731-1315 or the Youth Clinic cell at 250-720-9591.
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Special interest Mount Klitsa Garden Club meets on the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Dogwood Room at Echo Centre. Everyone welcome. STARFLEET Alberni Deep Space Port meets the second Thursday of each month at Echo Centre, from 6 to 8 p.m. For all Star Trek fans. Info: 250-724-7293 or albernideepspace@gmail.com. 250-724-7980 or 250-724-1337.
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Dancers delight After competing in the Upper Island Music Festival in March, dancers from Pat Cummings School of Dance, including Jasmine Gauthier, Daniella Hennessy, Jocelyn Richards, Marikje Stoll and Mariah Netzer were invited to perform at the Gala at the Port Theatre in April. [PHOTO SUBMITTED] teen? Connect, an attachment-based program to support parents and caregivers, is held Thursday evenings, from 6 to 7 p.m. Registration: 250-724-0125 or 250-731-1315 (ext. 41766 - Debra). Grief Support Group meets Thursday afternoons at the Hospice Society office. Call Ruth at 250-723-4478 to register. First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250-7232056 or 250-724-2196. Volunteers needed to help at Red Cross Health Equipment and Loan Program for four-hour shifts. Call between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 250-723-0557.
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Service groups Alberni Valley Legion Branch No. 293 meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. for its general meeting at 4680 Victoria Quay. No meetings in July or August. Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.
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Declining donations leads to food bank shortage Charity expects shortage will worsen over summer months KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
City hall’s blue set to be covered with cedar ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
This summer the municipality is moving ahead with upgrading the exterior of city hall, following designs to cover the existing blue panels with cedar from Vancouver Island’s west coast. At a public meeting on April 27 council voted to cover the blue panels. The other option was to cover city hall’s gray cement with the cedar, but Port Alberni’s elected representatives did not deem this to be as appealing a choice. Coun. Jack McLeman wanted to retain the grey cement element to the municipal building. “I think the cedar would complement that better than the blue,” he said. “At least brick is natural.” Mayor Mike Ruttan said the consensus from council was that the blue needed to be covered to improve the look of the municipal building. “That’s the colour that we feel needs to be changed and that’s the one that’s going to have the most dramatic impact on city hall,” he said. The cedar has been donated by Coulson Forest Products, leaving the city with only the installation costs of the renovation. The project is budgeted at $35,000, more expensive than
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if council chose to cover the cement with cedar. “It’s about a $5,000 difference,” Ruttan said. “It’s not huge when you consider the extra $5,000 as being money well spent in terms of the dramatic impact.” Built in 1959 at the corner of Argyle Street and Fifth Avenue, city hall became the centre of municipal governance when Alberni and Port Alberni amalgamated in 1967. To protect its historical importance city hall is one of seven buildings on the Port Alberni Heritage Register, but the upcoming renovation requires changing the building’s description on this historical document, as the structure will be altered from its original state. eric.plummer@avtimes.net 250-723-8171
High school counsellors see large need for support services MENTAL HEALTH, from Page 1
“It is one factor but vastly more important than side effects of medication is the environmental situation,” he said. “The core part is working with the family.” Currie has provided a safe environment in which to raise her grandsons, but has recently taken it a step further. She has parent and family-driven group called FORCE, which is part of the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use (CYMHSU) Collaborative. “The Collaborative tries to streamline things so care can happen quicker,” Currie said. At ADSS, counsellors are aware of the problem, but have been taking a proactive approach. “Is it an issue for students in Port Alberni?” guidance counsellor Candace Graydon asked. “We know there are many students who access the child and youth mental health services. We use a wrap-around approach with the school and community
so there are a lot of programs available and that is a positive thing.” Students looking for help have options right on site. Included in the school’s “neighbourhood of learning” are ACAWS, Child and Youth Mental Health Services, Family Guidance, a youth health drop-in clinic and ADAPTS for drug and alcohol services. Along with three guidance counsellors at the high school, there are three youth workers and a Nuu-chah-nulth education worker available. “This is a nice group of people to have on-site to service our youth,” Graydon said. Thursday is Child and Youth Mental Health Day and during the week Currie, along with a small team consisting of grandson Luke Parkin and his educational assistant, Stephanie Selva, is hitting the streets with information. They will be seen wearing the designated colour of green and encourage all supporters to do the same. kristi.dobson@avtimes.net
Corrections The front page story of the May 1 Alberni Valley Times, titled ‘SD70 fears province taking control,’ reported that Bill 11, the Education Statues Amendment Act, had passed second reading in the B.C. legislature last week. Alberni-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser said second reading of the bill was in fact expected to finish May 4. The bill will need to pass through committee and third reading before it’s enactment.
The front page story in the Monday edition of the Alberni Valley Times stated that the Alberni Valley Vital Signs survey is available at the Echo Centre and library. Hard copies of the community questionnaire, which is designed to collect information on Port Alberni’s lifestyle and economics, are actually only available at the local public library. The survey can also be accessed online through albernifoundation.ca.
Doug Burrows unloads some non-perishable food items to help fill the shelves during the Salvation Army’s current donation drive. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
She said the need is increasing partly due to the economics of the Valley, but also an influx of workers from Alberta. “Some people who have gone to Alberta are coming back and some have been here before but got on their feet for three or four years and are now returning,” Burrows said. “It is hard because it shows they have ambition to try.” Burrows said the big question is where people will go if the Salvation Army has to turn them away for lack of food donations. “That is the scary part,” she
said. “I start getting on the phone and calling people and ask if they can help in any way. That is why we are hoping to get the word out in the community.” The Every Plate Full campaign started on Saturday and runs through to this Friday. The food bank is challenging residents to donate 500 bags of food and sign the Wall of Champions at the office. Donations can be dropped off at 4841 Redford Street from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or at local grocery stores. kristi.dobson@avtimes.net 250-723-8171
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The local Salvation Army Food Bank is at a shortage to fill the growing needs of families who depend on assistance with acquiring fresh produce and non-perishable food items. Typically, the Christmas season brings in the majority of donations, but the shelves are quickly emptied after all of the holiday hampers are distributed. “June, July and August are very difficult months,” said Marilyn Burrows, Family Services Coordinator with the Alberni Valley Salvation Army. “We have already had times in the past when we were concerned we would have more people to feed and not enough in stock.” This is no different and Burrow’s anticipates a shortage if donations slow down. That is why Food Banks Canada has kicked off a national campaign to help communities across the country. “Summer will definitely be that way,” Burrows said. “The national campaign recognizes it is a tough time.” Last Christmas the Salvation Army gave out 350 hampers to those in need in Port Alberni. That was a slight increase from last year and the organization is noticing a greater need. “We gave out a bit more and the families are also getting larger,” Burrows said. “More people are co-residing because of the cost of rent so the hampers are getting larger. We had to supplement a bit but it went well.”
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eople in the military salute and obey orders. Yes, Sir. No, Sir. Right away, Sir (or Ma’am). Failure to comply can cause a range of punishments, including fines, demotion, hard duty, incarceration and even the old heave-ho. There’s one order, however, that isn’t getting through – the one against sexual harassment and abuse. The Canadian Armed Forces appears to be a cesspool of primitive macho culture, where women and members of the LGBTQ community are subjected to a wide range of abuse, demeaning comments and sexual assault. Former Supreme Court justice Marie Deschamps said in a report Thursday the problem is “endemic” and “commonplace.” Her study found there is “a pre-
vailing sexualized environment characterized by the frequent use of sexualized language, sexual jokes, innuendos, discriminatory comments with respect to the abilities of female members of the military, and less serious but unwelcome sexual touching, such as touching an individual’s shoulder or back without her consent.” This crude and pervasive behaviour, Ms. Deschamps said, “creates a climate conducive to more serious incidents of sexual misconduct.” Unfortunately, there was nothing particularly startling in her report. Sexual abuse and harassment have been a problem in the military from the time women were allowed to join. As more roles opened up for women as pilots, officers, field commanders and ordinary sailors and soldiers, the problem
just got worse. Ms. Deschamps said in her report conditions have not improved since the last internal examination of the problem 20 years ago. And that study was preceded by “no less than five studies bearing on harassment.” Predictably, the retired judge discovered many women are reluctant to come forward with complaints because they fear repercussions. They also do not trust the military investigative process to keep their stories confidential. Ms. Deschamps recommended an independent process to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct so more victims will come forward and to ensure impartial investigations, particularly when some of the alleged perpetrators may be officers. Gen. Tom Lawson, the outgoing
chief of the defence staff, however, has refused to commit to implementing her recommendation. He didn’t rule it out, but said the existing military justice system already functions independently. This falls in line with police forces that have also resisted the idea of external investigations on the grounds they are capable of dealing with their own bad actors. Women have made tremendous progress in military careers since the Armed Forces lifted the ceiling of 1,500 female positions in 1971. And gays and lesbians have served openly in the military since 1992. Women now serve in all roles, including combat and in submarines, but they are still less than 15 per cent of the total complement. As such, they are a distinct minority in a male-
dominated culture, which itself has not matured with the times. The RCMP drafted a code of conduct against sexual harassment last year following a wave of complaints from female members, which seems a little farcical. Why rely on a written code that is not only self-evident, but also enshrined in workplace and human rights laws and, in the case of serious offences, the Criminal Code? The military and similar machismo-oriented organizations that condone sexism have shown they cannot be trusted to manage the problem. And until they learn to take orders and behave properly, external agencies will be needed to ensure complaints are handled properly.
the Upper Island Music Festival for two weeks in March. Out of our twenty-five entry numbers, two were chosen to perform in the Gala performance at the Port Theatre on Saturday April 11; they were Master of Tides with Jasime Gauthier, Daniella Hennessy, Jocelyn Richards, Marikje Stoll and Mariah Netzer and Sailors Spree with Madeline Joseph, Roxy Manson and Kaitlyn Aston. Also, Congratulations to Madeline Joseph, Roxy Manson and Taryn Baldwin who were each awarded a Rose bursary from the stage section of the Upper Island Music Festival. Parents would like to thank our Artistic director Alison Cowan for her unwavering ability to present polished dance numbers for our dancers as well as her commitment and dedication to our children. Thank you also to Chiara Ackerman and Jennifer Walsh for their choreography, time, effort and love of dance. Please save the date for our year end show in the ADSS theatre May 22nd and 23rd.
gaining rights were granted, union status was allowed, then the province replaced local bargaining with provincial bargaining in 1994. That’s when the province took control. Yet the Times’ headline (May 1) read: “SD 70 fears province taking control”. With that legislation in 1994, local school boards morphed into little more than talk forums having minimal power thus no real reason to even exist. Since then there’s been no need for 65 school districts in B.C., many with a top heavy managements paid six-figure salaries. We don’t need play and pretend school boards or teacher locals. You play at making decisions. You pretend you have power. But you have neither! Administrators of the local schools are quite capable, as a group, of making local decisions and implementing contracts agreed upon at the provincial level. All the rest of the dictates (policy) comes down the pipe from Victoria to be implemented. Amalgamation of school districts took place in Ontario when I was a teenager. It’s overdue in British Columbia. Whine on trustees. Bill 11 will pass. Face reality. You and the teacher locals have been little more than chatterbox gangs for over 20 years.
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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Clutesi Haven Marina does not need more development Council wants to persue a commercial development on the land. There are aproximatly 175 boat slips at Clutesi Marina where boaters tie up their boats all year around. This is only a drop in the bucket when it comes to the number of boaters who come from other places, other provinces and the U.S.A. Perhaps Council should consider Clutesi Marina’s economical value to Port Alberni, often advertised as The Salmon Capital of the World. This is also where the boat launch is, and it is well used. When I read a statement from Council Member Chris Alemany that it had been too long that Clutiesi Marina had sat there unused and that a parking lot was not good enough, I had to read that twice. As for parking, where are all these people supposed to park their vehicles. and if they just launched there boat, park their boat trailers as well? The new Ford dealership on Beaver Creek Road is where some used to park. Can you imagine the mess on River Road and a limited amount of residential streets in the area as people try to find parking. As well as parking for a commercial development. Then there is the Salmon Derby. This is where every year
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Black Sheep struggle against Seattle MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
In the world of contact sports, Goliath usually wins. The small city of Port Alberni tried to play David on Saturday when the Black Sheep rugby club hosted the Seattle Saracens for the B.C. Rugby Union’s division one semi-final. But the Sheep didn’t quite find a way to kill the southern giants, losing 17–46. Seattle’s deep-pocketed club didn’t have all of their best players but they still proved too much for the Sheep to defeat. A number of Saracens play for the U.S. national development team and were away due to a scheduling conflict. Port Alberni showed grit and didn’t go down without a fight, playing in front of about 250 fans who gathered to watch and support their team at the rugby club field. Unlike James Bay, the Victoria club – and last
year’s B.C. premier league champions – that lost 0–71 to Seattle in a March exhibition match, the Black Sheep managed to score a few tries on the Saracens, garnering cheers from the fans. Riley Savard scored the first try of the game to send an early message that the Sheep were not to be trifled with. But the Saracens answered back multiple times to drive up the score 35–5. Port Alberni had trouble keeping possession in the first half, turning over the ball eleven times to the Saracens. “They lost the game at the breakdown,” said BC Rugby News editor Mark Bryant. A tactical adjustment in the second half to send an extra man into the rucks helped Alberni hang on to the ball long enough to score two more tries from Anthony Selva and Anare Rokotuiwakaya. The last try was converted by Neil Thurley.
Seattle added more points in the second half to finish the game with a 29-point lead. Saracens coach Kevin Flynn praised the efforts of the Black Sheep. “We knew these guys were going to put their bodies on the line against us,” Flynn said. “Sure enough they did and put us on the back foot a couple times. We’re very impressed with their commitment. They made a few breaks on us and they were unlucky not to get a couple more tries to be fair. I’m looking forward to see what they look like next year.” Black Sheep coach Jas Purewal said his team looked like they belonged out there on the field. “We made it a ball game,” Purewal said, adding the Saracens punished the Sheep for little mistakes. “I got kids that are 17, 18, 19 and 20. And there’s no one on that [Seattle] team that wasn’t in their mid-20s and played a lot of rugby.”
Black Sheep Anthony Selva charges past the Seattle Saracens to score a try in the second half of the B.C. Rugby Union semi-final, hosted at the Port Alberni Rugby Club on Saturday. The Black Sheep lost 17–46. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]
Alberni middle schools win 2 plates in Langford 7s rugby ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Alberni’s middle school rugby program won two plate championships in the boys’ Langford 7s competition last month. The program partners with the Port Alberni Black Sheep Rugby Club. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
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Fifty-three middle school rugby players travelled to Langford to compete in the Langford 7s tournament last month. The teams, made up of Grade 6, 7, and 8 players from A.W. Neill and E.J. Dunn Middle School, did an outstanding job, at what was for many their first rugby tournament. At the end of the day the Alberni teams walked away as Plate Champions in both the under 135 pound and under 165 pound divisions. The tournament was played at Rugby Canada’s National Training Centre at Westhill Stadium. It featured teams from some of the top rugby schools in BC and was refereed by some of Canada’s National Team Players. Alberni entered a team in each of the tournament’s three divisions; under 135 pound boys, an open girls’ division and under 165 pound boys. In the under 135 pound boys division the Alberni team finished with two wins and one loss, to claim the title of Plate Champions. Their first game of the tournament was a decisive victory versus Rockline. In their second game, the Alberni squad faced a tough team from Abbotsford, the Fraser Falcons. Despite a great effort the Alberni team fell short against the more experienced and polished Abbotsford team. The squad’s record and score in pool play landed them in the plate final where they played against John Stubbs Middle School from Sooke. In the plate final the Alberni team used their speed and strength to dominate their opponents. Hunter Buxton from A.W. Neill Middle School was
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came out victorious. In the final game of the tournament Alberni played a tough squad from Ladysmith Secondary. Once again the Alberni team fell behind early but battled back to win the game by two tries. Hunter Banfield from Neill Middle School was selected as the tournament all star for the under 165 pound boys. The tournament success was great to see but SD70’s after-school sports and arts coordinator James Messenger was quick to point out the purpose of the activity. “At the middle school level the goal of our rugby program is to expose our athletes to the sport, start building their basic skills and of course make sure we have a lot of fun doing it,” Messenger said. “To accomplish this we play a modified version of sevena-side and mix up the teams to maximize playing time and get the best match-ups possible. This tournament was a great way to have a road trip and gauge our development.” Funding from the provincial government’s after-school sports and arts initiative provides financial support to the program. Even more vital to the success of the program is the partnership with the Black Sheep Rugby Club. “Donna Shannon, Kelly Fitzpatrick, and myself help sponsor and coach the program at the school level,” said Messenger. “We wouldn’t be able to provide the same quality program without the help of the Sheep. Bob Milton, John Symington, Dan Powell, James Reynolds, Anthony Selva, Ben Halychuk, Neal Thurley, Eric Mosley and others all volunteer their time to give back to the sport and the community. It is a great partnership.”
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NHL Playoffs - Round 2 (Stanley Cup quarterfinals) All series best-of- seven Yesterday’s result Chicago 1, Minnesota 0 (Chicago leads series 3-0) Calgary 4, Anaheim 3 (OT) (Anaheim leads series 2-1) Today’s schedule Montreal at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. (Tampa Bay leads series 2-0) NY Rangers at Washington, 4:30 p.m. (Washington leads series 2-1) 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
Flames 4 Ducks 3 (1 OT) First Period 1. Calgary, Bollig (2) (Granlund, Raymond) 2:07 2. Anaheim, Maroon (3) (Getzlaf, Vatanen) 6:57 3. Anaheim, Perry (6) (Getzlaf, Despres) 14:10 Penalties: Stoner Ana (Interference of Mason Raymond) 8:17, Kesler Ana (Holding Jiri Hudler) 10:11, Gaudreau Cgy (Slashing Andrew Cogliano) 10:49 Second Period 4. Calgary, Colborne (1) 4:17 (PP) 5. Anaheim, Beleskey (3) (Kesler, Despres) 8:20 Penalties: Getzlaf Ana (Tripping T.J. Brodie) 0:50, Stajan Cgy (Tripping Hampus Lindholm) 3:07 Third Period 6. Calgary, Gaudreau (3) (Russell) 19:40 (PP) Penalties: Perry Ana (High-sticking T.J. Brodie) 1:25, Thompson Ana (Holding Matt Stajan) 7:55, Stajan Cgy (Goalkeeper Interference Frederik Andersen) 17:46, Despres Ana (Roughing Matt Stajan) 17:46, Vatanen Ana (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 18:28 First Overtime 7. Calgary, Backlund (1) (Wideman, Brodie) 4:24 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Anaheim 8 8 3 2 21 Calgary 5 4 11 1 21 Goaltending summary: Anaheim: Andersen (17/21), Calgary: Ramo (18/21) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Anaheim: 0 of 2, Calgary: 1 of 6 Att: 19,289
Blackhawks 1, Wild 0 First Period 1. Chicago, Kane (6) (Shaw, Sharp) 14:06 (PP) Penalties: Vermette Chi (Tripping Jordan Schroeder) 7:42, Spurgeon Min (Tripping Bryan Bickell) 13:09 Second Period No scoring Penalties: Bickell Chi (Interference of Ryan Suter) 12:00 Third Period No scoring Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Chicago 9 9 4 22 Minnesota 8 12 9 29 Goaltending summary: Chicago: Crawford (30/30), Minnesota: Dubnyk (21/22) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Chicago: 1 of 1, Minnesota: 0 of 3 Att: 19,349 (107.1% of capacity)
Western Hockey League Championship Final
NHL Stats Playoff leaders
(Best-of-seven) Friday, May 8 Kelowna at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9 Kelowna at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.
Points GP 1 Corey Perry, ANA 5 1 Corey Perry, ANA 6 2 Tyler Johnson, TB 9 2 Patrick Kane, CHI 8 2 Duncan Keith, CHI 8 2 Ryan Getzlaf, ANA 6 6 Jonathan Toews, CHI 8 6 Zach Parise, MIN 8 8 Patrick Sharp, CHI 8 8 Alex Ovechkin, WSH 10 8 Kevin Shattenkirk, STL 6 11 Vladimir Tarasenko, STL 6 11 Nikita Kucherov, TB 9 11 Nicklas Backstrom, WSH 10 11 Jakob Silfverberg, ANA 6 11 Marian Hossa, CHI 8 16 Jiri Hudler, CGY 8 16 Johnny Gaudreau, CGY 8 16 Ryan Kesler, ANA 6 16 Hampus Lindholm, ANA 6 16 Sami Vatanen, ANA 6 16 Filip Forsberg, NSH 6 16 Joel Ward, WSH 10 16 John Tavares, NYI 7 4 more tied at 6
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Goals 1 Tyler Johnson, TB 2 Vladimir Tarasenko, STL 3 Corey Perry, ANA 3 Patrick Kane, CHI 3 Colin Wilson, NSH 6 Jonathan Toews, CHI 6 Zach Parise, MIN 6 Patrick Sharp, CHI 6 Alex Ovechkin, WSH 6 Filip Forsberg, NSH 6 James Neal, NSH 6 Evgeny Kuznetsov, WSH 6 Derick Brassard, NYR
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Monday, May 11 (Game 3) Brandon at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 (Game 4) Brandon at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
IIHF World Championships 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 3 3 0 0 22 4 9 Sweden 3 3 0 0 20 7 9 Switzerland 3 2 0 1 7 5 7 Germany 3 1 2 0 2 12 3 Czech Rep 3 1 2 0 12 14 3 France 3 1 2 0 4 5 3 Austria 3 0 2 0 5 11 2 Latvia 3 0 3 0 4 18 0 Group B USA Slovakia Belarus Finland Russia Denmark Slovenia Norway
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Yesterday’s results Switzerland 1, Germany 0 Belarus 5, Denmark 1 France 2, Austria 0 Slovakia 3, Slovenia 1 Today’s schedule Latvia vs. Switzerland, 7:15 a.m. Denmark vs. Russia, 7:15 a.m. Canada vs. Sweden, 11:15 a.m. Norway vs. Slovakia, 11:15 a.m. Thursday, May 7 France vs. Czech Republic, 7:15 a.m. Belarus vs. United States, 7:15 a.m. Germany vs. Sweden, 11:15 a.m. Slovenia vs. Finland, 11:15 a.m. Remaining Canada games Saturday, May 9 vs. France, 3:15 a.m. Sun, May 10 vs. Switzerland, 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 12 vs. Austria, 3:15 a.m. Quarterfinals: Thursday, May 14
American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs - Round 1 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 Today’s schedule Hartford at Hershey (Game 1), 4 p.m. W-B/Scranton at Manchester (G1), 4 p.m. Rockford at Grand Rapids (G1), 4 p.m. Thursday, May 7 W-B/Scranton at Manchester (G2), 4 p.m. Oklahoma City at Utica (Game 1), 4 p.m. Friday, May 8 Hartford at Hershey (Game 2), 4 p.m. Oklahoma City at Utica (Game 2), 4 p.m. Rockford at Gr Rapids (Game 2), 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9 Manchester at W-B/Scran (G3), 4 p.m.
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A. Dickey works against the New York Yankees. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
Estrada no relief as Yankees top Jays GREGORY STRONG THE CANADIAN PRESS
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marco Estrada’s relief work has been excellent so far this year. He was unable to carry that form into his first start of the season. Estrada gave up four earned runs and didn’t make it out of the fifth inning as the New York Yankees held on for a 6-3 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre. Mark Teixeira’s two-run homer knocked the righthander out of the game as Toronto’s four-game home winning streak came to an end. “Unfortunately I made a mistake to Teixeira and he hit it. But other than that, I felt pretty good,” Estrada said. “I can’t wait for my pitch count to go up so I can give the guys (more) innings. I wanted that inning, that inning was mine and unfortunately it got away from me.” Michael Pineda (4-0) threw eight shutout innings for the American League East division leaders. David Carpenter gave up a solo homer to Canadian Russell Martin in the Blue Jays’ threerun ninth inning. Closer Andrew Miller came on with two outs in the frame. He walked pinch-hitter Jose Bautista to bring the tying run to the plate before getting Devon Travis to fly out for his 11th save. Alex Rodriguez drove in two runs and Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and scored twice for the Yankees (17-10). Pineda allowed five hits, a walk, and had six strikeouts. The Blue Jays fell to 13-15 with the loss. “There’s nothing you can do about it,” Estrada said. “You just tip your hat and just forget about it and try to limit the damage that inning. I thought I did but I’ve got to get a little better.” The Blue Jays put runners in scoring position in the third when Martin, a Toronto native who grew up in Chelsea, Que., hit a two-out double that moved Travis to third base. Edwin Encarnacion flew out to deep left field to leave them stranded.
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L 2 4 3 0 3 4 4 4 1 0
GAA 0.97 1.54 1.59 1.64 1.71 2.11 2.12 2.20 2.22 2.29
UEFA Champions League Semifinals All games at 11:45 a.m. Yesterday’s result Juventus 2, Real Madrid 1 Today’s schedule 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
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W D L GF GA 25 8 2 69 27 21 7 7 71 36 21 7 6 66 33 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 17 33 48 9 7 19 39 54 6 15 13 28 50 7 6 22 39 61 5 11 19 26 53
Today’s schedule Chicago at Cleveland, (Game 2) 4 p.m. (Chicago leads series 1-0) LA Clippers at Houston, (G2) 6:30 p.m. (Clippers lead series 1-0) Friday, May 8 Cleveland at Chicago, (Game 3) 5 p.m. Houston at LA Clippers, (Game 3) 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9 Atlanta at Washington, (Game 3) 2 p.m. Golden State at Memphis, (G3) 5 p.m.
Men (ATP) Points 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 2. Roger Federer (SUI) 3. Andy Murray (GBR) 4. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 5. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6. Milos Raonic (Toronto) 7. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 8. David Ferrer (ESP) 9. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 10. Marin Cilic (CRO)
3,845 8,635 6,120 5,390 5,280 5,070 4,960 4,490 3,495 3,405
Women (WTA) Points 1 Serena Williams 9,981 2 Simona Halep 7,755 3 Maria Sharapova 7,525 4 Petra Kvitova 6,060 5 Caroline Wozniacki 4,790 6 Eugenie Bouchard 4,063 7 Ana Ivanovic 4,000 8 Ekaterina Makarova 3,465 9 Agnieszka Radwanska 3,345 10 Andrea Petkovic 3,260 Mutua Madrid Open, May 4-10 Madrid, Spain. Surface: Clay. Purse: €4,185,405. Men - Round 2 Milos Raonic (5), Toronto, def. Juan Monaco, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4. Stan Wawrinka (8), Switzerland, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 7-6 (1), 7-5. Men - Round 1 Grigor Dimitrov (10), Bulgaria, def. Donald Young, United States, 6-4, 3-0, retired. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12), France, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-3. Gael Monfils (13), France, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-2, 6-0. Roberto Bautista Agut (14), Spain, def. Marius Copil, Romania, 7-5, 6-3. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-2, 6-3. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 6-1, 6-4. Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, 5-2, retired. Jack Sock, United States, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 6-4, 7-5. Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, def. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 6-3, 6-3. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Richard Gasquet, France, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-4. Women - Round 2 Maria Sharapova (3), Russia, def. Mariana Duque-Marino, Colombia, 6-1, 6-2. Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Sloane Stephens, United States, 6-4, 6-0. Caroline Wozniacki (5), Denmark, def. Christina McHale, United States, 7-5, 6-0. Petra Kvitova (4), Czech Republic, def. Coco Vandeweghe, United States, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. Ana Ivanovic (7), Serbia, def. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-4. Carla Suarez Navarro (10), Spain, def. Julia Goerges, Germany, 6-3, 7-5. Caroline Garcia, France, def. Karolina Pliskova (14), Czech Republic, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Sara Errani (15), Italy, 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Ajla Tomljanovic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-3.
AUTO RACING
Spanish Grand Prix Sunday, May 10, 5 p.m., Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Pts 83 70 70 65 61 58 57 53 47 47 44 42 40 35 35 34 34 33 27 26
Saturday, May 9 Everton vs. Sunderland, 4:45 a.m. Aston Villa vs. West Ham, 7 a.m. Hull vs. Burnley, 7 a.m. Leicester vs. Southampton, 7 a.m. Newcastle vs. West Brom, 7 a.m. Stoke vs. Spurs, 7 a.m. Crystal Palace vs. Man United, 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 10 Man City vs. Q.P. Rangers, 5:30 a.m. Chelsea vs. Liverpool, 8 a.m. Monday, May 11 Arsenal vs. Swansea, noon
Pacific Coast Soccer League L 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
American League East W L NY Yankees 17 10 Tampa Bay 14 13 Baltimore 12 12 Boston 13 14 Toronto 13 15 Central W L Kansas City 17 9 Detroit 17 10 Minnesota 14 13 Chicago Sox 9 14 Cleveland 9 16 West W L Houston 18 9 Oakland 12 16 LA Angels 12 15 Seattle 11 16 Texas 10 16 National League East W L NY Mets 17 10 Atlanta 13 14 Miami 13 14 Washington 13 15 Philadelphia 10 18 Central W L St. Louis 20 6 Chicago Cubs 13 12 Cincinnati 13 13 Pittsburgh 12 14 Milwaukee 8 19 West W L LA Dodgers 17 9 San Francisco 14 13 San Diego 14 15 Colorado 11 13 Arizona 10 14
Formula One
English Premier League
D 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
MLB
Tour leaders and schedules
SpongeBob SquarePants 400 (STP 400) Saturday, May 9, 4:46 p.m., Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas. Tri-oval, 1.5 miles per lap.
Saturday, May 9 Salt Lake at Chicago, noon
W 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
World Golf Classic
(All series best-of-seven) Round 2, Games 2 Yesterday’s result Atlanta 106, Washington 90 (Series tied 1-1) Memphis at Golden State (Golden State leads series 1-0)
NASCAR
Friday, May 8 New England at Orlando, 5 p.m. San Jose at Colorado, 7 p.m/
Team Victoria Vancouver Tbirds Mid Isle Tim Hortons Kamloops Khalsa Vancouver Utd Abbotsford FC Tigers
NBA Playoffs
This week’s auto racing schedule
Today’s schedule Los Angeles at Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m.
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
BASEBALL
ATP and WTA World rankings (as of May 4)
SOCCER
Eastern League Club PTS GP W N. England 17 9 5 DC United 17 8 5 NY Red Bulls 13 8 3 Columbus 11 8 3 Toronto 9 7 3 Chicago 9 7 3 Orlando 8 8 2 NY City FC 6 9 1 Philadelphia 6 10 1 Montreal 2 4 0 Western League Club PTS GP W Dallas 17 9 5 Vancouver 17 10 5 Seattle 16 8 5 San Jose 13 9 4 Los Angeles 13 9 3 Sporting KC 13 9 3 Portland 10 9 2 Houston 10 10 2 Salt Lake 10 8 2 Colorado 9 9 1 Yesterday’s result San Jose 1, Houston 0
GOLF
TENNIS
Plus/Minus GP Pts +/1 Duncan Keith, CHI 8 10 8 1 Andrej Sustr, TB 9 2 8 3 Corey Perry, ANA 6 13 6 3 Patrick Kane, CHI 8 10 6 3 Ryan Getzlaf, ANA 6 10 6 3 Jakob Silfverberg, ANA 6 7 6 3 Sami Vatanen, ANA 6 6 6 3 Ryan Callahan, TB 9 3 6 9 Nikita Kucherov, TB 9 7 5 9 Victor Hedman, TB 9 5 5 9 Brent Seabrook, CHI 8 4 5 9 Antoine Vermette, CHI 6 2 5 9 Brooks Orpik, WSH 10 2 5 9 Lubomir Visnovsky, NYI 4 2 5 9 Thomas Hickey, NYI 7 1 5 Goals Against Average (4 game min) 1 Craig Anderson, OTT 2 Braden Holtby, WSH 3 Henrik Lundqvist, NYR 4 Frederik Andersen, ANA 5 Ben Bishop, TB 6 Petr Mrazek, DET 7 Marc-Andre Fleury, PIT 8 Jake Allen, STL 9 Scott Darling, CHI 10 Brian Elliott, STL
BASKETBALL
GF GA Pts 4 3 4 3 0 3 2 1 3 3 4 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 0
Saturday, May 9 Victoria vs. Tim Hortons, 4 p.m. Sunday, May 10 Mid Isle vs. Tim Hortons Pinnacles, noon Victoria vs. FC Tigers Vancouver, 2 p.m.
LACROSSE BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L T Pts Delta 3 3 0 0 6 Victoria 3 2 1 0 4 Coquitlam 2 1 1 0 2 Burnaby 3 1 2 0 2 Langley 2 1 1 0 2 New Westminster 3 1 2 0 2 Nanaimo 3 1 2 0 2 Port Coquitlam 3 1 2 0 2 Yesterday’s result Delta 9, New Westminster 4 Sunday’s results Victoria 8, Coquitlam 6 (OT) Nanaimo 13 New Westminster 7 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 Playoff seeding 1 Toronto Rock (14-4) 2 Edmonton Rush (13-5) 3 Rochester Knighthawks (12-6) 4 Buffalo Bandits (11-7) 5 Colorado Mammoth (9-9) 6 Calgary Roughnecks (7-11) Division semifinals Friday, May 8 Buffalo at Rochester Saturday, May 9 Calgary at Colorado Division finals Friday, May 15 Toronto at Buffalo/Rochester Edmonton at Colorado/Calgary Saturday, May 23 Buffalo/Rochester at Toronto Colorado/Calgary at Edmonton
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. Golfer 2015 Winnings 1 Jordan Spieth $5,173,820 2 Jimmy Walker $3,558,734 3 Dustin Johnson $3,099,710 4 J.B. Holmes $3,092,520 5 Bubba Watson $2,806,774 6 Patrick Reed $2,430,379 7 Jason Day $2,400,513 8 Rory McIlroy $2,364,533 9 Justin Rose $2,337,824 10 Charley Hoffman $2,326,738 11 Hideki Matsuyama $2,306,046 12 Ryan Moore $2,220,965 13 Brandt Snedeker $2,079,052 14 Jim Furyk $2,064,661 15 Gary Woodland $1,997,031 16 Sang-Moon Bae $1,942,781 17 Paul Casey $1,850,580 18 Brooks Koepka $1,833,804 19 Robert Streb $1,808,680 20 Ben Martin $1,793,646 21 Bill Haas $1,741,430 22 Daniel Berger $1,602,258 23 Henrik Stenson $1,600,600 24 Kevin Na $1,521,522 25 James Hahn $1,503,442 Canadian golfers 58 Nick Taylor $941,944 74 David Hearn $751,506 100 Graham Delaet $489,608 127 Adam Hadwin $381,522 197 Mike Weir $72,800
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. Golfer 2015 Winnings 1 Lydia Ko $915,051 2 Inbee Park $810,261 3 Sei Young Kim $747,252 4 Stacy Lewis $739,970 5 Amy Yang $545,196 6 Brittany Lincicome $531,488 7 Hyo Joo Kim $477,561 8 Cristie Kerr $473,772 9 Morgan Pressel $436,562 10 Mirim Lee $405,043 11 Na Yeon Choi $373,251 12 Ha Na Jang $312,826 13 Shanshan Feng $305,294 14 Anna Nordqvist $278,355 15 Ilhee Lee $276,729 16 Ariya Jutanugarn $259,416 17 Lexi Thompson $243,238 18 Sandra Gal $242,516 19 Jenny Shin $217,506 20 So Yeon Ryu $198,706 21 Jessica Korda $198,649 Canadian golfers Brooke Henderson $152,640 76 Alena Sharp $47,891 120 Sue Kim $10,697 145 Rebecca Lee-Bentham $4,253
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 Golfer 2015 Winnings 1 Olin Browne $528,274 2 Joe Durant $492,806 3 Bart Bryant $468,547 4 Ian Woosnam $465,280 5 Mark O’Meara $461,157 6 Tom Lehman $416,984 7 Paul Goydos $396,355 8 Tom Pernice Jr. $374,800 9 Miguel Angel Jimenez $365,792 10 Colin Montgomerie $365,612 11 Marco Dawson $365,183 12 Billy Andrade $361,969 13 Rocco Mediate $358,317 14 Michael Allen $345,306 15 Lee Janzen $327,275 16 David Frost $327,107 17 Bernhard Langer $314,248 18 Kevin Sutherland $275,160 19 Scott Dunlap $270,741 20 Esteban Toledo $267,243 Canadian golfers 28 Stephen Ames $184,894 36 Rod Spittle $146,506 87 Jim Rutledge $23,130
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. 2014 champion: Max Homa Golfer 2015 Winnings 1 Peter Malnati $194,707 2 Wes Roach $166,917 3 Patrick Rodgers $162,070 4 Smylie Kaufman $159,535 5 Andrew Landry $150,870 6 Patton Kizzire $145,899 7 Dawie van der Walt $131,078 8 Kevin Tway $121,122 9 Mathew Goggin $120,299 10 Kelly Kraft $119,912 11 Steve Marino $105,808 12 Harold Varner III $99,547 13 Miguel Angel Carballo $86,173 14 Erik Barnes $81,810 15 Steve Allan $79,179 16 Henrik Norlander $75,666 17 Julian Etulain $74,675 18 John Mallinger $73,379 19 Andrew Yun $71,573 20 Rhein Gibson $71,500 From Canada T93 Roger Sloan $15,842
GB 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 GB 0.5 3.5 6.5 7.5 GB 6.5 6 7 7.5
Strk W1 L1 L1 W1 L1 Strk W1 L1 L1 W1 L1 Strk L2 W1 W1 L1 W2
PCT .630 .481 .481 .464 .357 PCT .769 .520 .500 .462 .296 PCT .654 .519 .500 .458 .417
GB Strk - W1 4.0 W1 4.0 W1 4.5 L1 7.5 L1 GB Strk - W8 6.5 L4 7.0 W1 8.0 L4 12.5 L1 GB Strk - W1 3.5 W5 4 L2 5.0 L5 6.0 L3
Yesterday’s results Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 1 Miami 2, Washington 1 NY Yankees 6, Toronto 3 NY Mets 3, Baltimore 2 Atlanta 9, Philadelphia 0 Boston 2, Tampa Bay 0 Kansas City 5, Cleveland 3 Chicago Sox 5, Detroit 2 LA Dodgers 8, Milwaukee 2 Oakland 2, Minnesota 1 Texas 7, Houston 1 St. Louis 7, Chicago Cubs 4 Arizona at Colorado (postponed) L.A. Angels 5, Seattle 4 San Francisco 6, San Diego 0 Today’s schedule Miami at Washington, 10:05 a.m. Koehler (2-2) vs. Scherzer (1-2) Arizona at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. De La Rosa (2-1) vs. Butler (2-1) San Diego at San Francisco, 12:45 p.m. Kennedy (0-1) vs. Heston (2-2) Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Leake (1-1) vs. Cole (4-0) N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Sabathia (0-4) vs. Buehrle (3-1) Baltimore at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Jimenez (2-1) vs. deGrom (2-3) Tampa Bay at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Colome (0-0) vs. Masterson (2-0) Philadelphia at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Williams (2-1) vs. Cahill (0-3) Detroit at Chi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m. Simon (4-1) vs. Sale (2-1) Cleveland at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. House (0-4) vs. Duffy (2-0) L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Frias (1-0) vs. Peralta (0-3) Texas at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Lewis (1-2) vs. Wojciechowski (0-1) Oakland at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Kazmir (2-0) vs. Gibson (1-2) Chi. Cubs at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Lester (0-2) vs. Lynn (1-2) Seattle at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Elias (0-0) vs. Wilson (1-2)
Yankees 6, Blue Jays 3 NY Yankees
Golfer 2015 Winnings NOTE: €1=CDN$1.33 1 Rory McIlroy €2,665,169 2 Danny Willett €1,711,406 3 Justin Rose €1,006,717 4 Louis Oosthuizen €927,563 5 Branden Grace €829,906 6 Anirban Lahiri €807,264 7 Ross Fisher €805,680 8 Bernd Wiesberger €786,204 9 Kiradech Aphibarnrat €733,231 10 Tommy Fleetwood €576,496 11 Henrik Stenson €573,207 12 Andy Sullivan €558,782 13 David Howell €546,531 14 Gary Stal €542,596 15 Marc Warren €540,686 16 George Coetzee €511,151 17 Ashun Wu €498,095 18 Charl Schwartzel €483,528 19 Lee Westwood €477,327 20 Thongchai Jaidee €462,752 21 Alex Noren €435,472 22 Ian Poulter €419,122 23 Martin Kaymer €416,201 24 Alexander Levy €385,709 25 Luke Donald €383,406 26 Richie Ramsay €378,468 27 Emiliano Grillo €352,018 28 Stephen Gallacher €345,754 29 Miguel Angel Jimenez €339,525 30 Marcel Siem €318,106
PCT .630 .519 .500 .481 .464 PCT .654 .630 .519 .391 .360 PCT .667 .429 .423 .407 .385
Toronto
ab r h bi ab r h bi Ellsbury CF 5 2 3 1 Travis 2B 5 0 1 0 Gardner LF 4 1 1 0 Donaldson 3B4 0 0 0 Rod’guez 3B 5 0 1 2 Martin C 4131 Teixeira 1B 4 1 1 2 Enc’acion DH 4 0 1 0 McCann C 3 1 1 0 Smoak 1B 4 0 0 0 Beltran RF 4 0 0 0 Pillar CF 3100 Young RF 0 0 0 0 Colabello LF 4 1 2 1 Drew 2B 4 0 2 0 Goins SS 4011 Gregorius SS 4 0 1 1 Carrera RF 2 0 0 0 Petit 3B 4 1 1 0 Bautista PH 0 0 0 0 Carpenter P 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 8 3 Miller P 0000 Totals 37 6 11 6
NY Yankees 210 020 010 6 Toronto 000 000 003 3 SB: NYY Ellsbury 2 (11, 2nd base off Estrada/Martin, R, 2nd base off Estrada/Martin, R). 2B: NYY Gardner (5, Estrada), Rodriguez, A (5, Estrada); TOR Martin, R 2 (7, Pineda, Pineda), Travis (7, Pineda), Colabello (1, Carpenter, D). GIDP: NYY Gregorius; TOR Smoak. HR: NYY Teixeira (10, 5th inning off Estrada, 1 on, 2 out); TOR Martin, R (6, 9th inning off Carpenter, D, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: NYY 6; TOR 7. DP: NYY (Teixeira-Gregorius); TOR (GoinsSmoak). E: TOR Donaldson (4, throw). NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO M Pineda (W, 4-0) 8.0 5 0 0 1 6 D Carpenter 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 A Miller 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO M Estrada (L, 1-1) 4.2 8 5 4 0 3 J Francis 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 S Delabar 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 S Jenkins 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 Time: 2:54. Att: 21,519.
Mets 3, Orioles 2 Baltimore
NY Mets
ab r h bi Machado 3B 4 1 1 1 Gran’son RF Paredes 2B 4 0 1 0 Lagares CF Jones CF 4 0 1 0 Duda 1B Davis 1B 4 1 2 1 Cuddyer LF Young RF 4 0 1 0 Murphy 3B Joseph C 4 0 0 0 Flores SS Snider LF 4 0 1 0 Plawecki C Cabrera SS 3 0 0 0 Herrera 2B Norris P 2 0 0 0 Colon P De Aza PH 1 0 0 0 Torres P Matusz P 0 0 0 0 Familia P Totals 34 2 7 2 Totals
ab r h bi 3010 4000 4110 3010 3121 3110 3012 3000 3000 0000 0000 29 3 7 3
Baltimore 000 000 011 2 NY Mets 000 300 00x 3 2B: NYM Duda (9, Norris, B), Flores, W (3, Norris, B), Plawecki (3, Norris, B). GIDP: NYM Plawecki. HR: BAL Machado, M (5, 8th inning off Colon, B, 0 on, 1 out), Davis, C (6, 9th inning off Familia, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: BAL 5; NYM 3. DP: BAL (Machado, M-Paredes-Davis, C). Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO D Norris (L, 1-3) 7.0 7 3 3 1 4 B Matusz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO B Colon (W, 5-1) 7.2 6 1 1 0 9 C Torres 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 J Familia 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 Time: 2:19. Att: 20,534.
Reds 7, Pirates 1 Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
ab r h bi ab r h bi Hamilton CF 5 2 2 1 Polanco RF 5 0 0 0 Byrd LF 5 1 2 4 Cervelli C 3 0 0 0 Votto 1B 4 0 2 0 McCutchen CF4 0 0 0 Frazier 3B 5 1 2 1 Walker 2B 3 0 1 0 Phillips 2B 4 1 2 0 Marte LF 2 1 1 1 Bruce RF 4 0 1 0 Alvarez 1B 3 0 1 0 Negron SS 3 1 1 0 Kang 3B 2000 Pena C 3 0 0 0 Mercer SS 3 0 0 0 Lorenzen P 3 0 0 0 Locke P 2000 Diaz P 0 0 0 0 Hart PH 1000 Cingrani P 0 0 0 0 Hughes P 0 0 0 0 Mesoraco PH 0 1 0 0 Bastardo P 0 0 0 0 Chapman P 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez PH1 0 0 0 Totals 36 7 12 6 Totals 29 1 3 1
Cincinnati 022 000 003 7 Pittsburgh 010 000 000 1 SB: CIN Negron (1, 3rd base off Bastardo/Cervelli). 2B: CIN Byrd (3, Bastardo). GIDP: CIN Pena, B; PIT Hart. HR: CIN Frazier (9, 2nd inning off Locke, 0 on, 0 out), Byrd (4, 3rd inning off Locke, 1 on, 0 out); PIT Marte, S (7, 2nd inning off Lorenzen, 0 on, 1 out). S: CIN Pena, B. Team Lob: CIN 6; PIT 9. DP: CIN (Frazier-Votto); PIT (Walker, N-MercerAlvarez, P). PICKOFFS: PIT Locke (Votto at 1st base). Continued next column
Reds 7, Pirates 1 (Cont’d) Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO M Lorenzen (W, 1-1)6.0 3 1 1 3 4 J Diaz 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 A Cingrani 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 A Chapman 1.0 0 0 0 3 3 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO J Locke (L, 2-2) 7.0 7 4 4 2 5 W Hughes 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 A Bastardo 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 HBP: Walker, N (by Lorenzen). Time: 2:50. Att: 16,822.
Red Sox 2, Rays 0 Tampa Bay
Boston
ab r h bi ab r h bi Kiermaier CF 4 0 1 0 Betts CF 4222 Souza Jr. RF 4 0 2 0 Pedroia 2B 3 0 0 0 Loney 1B 4 0 0 0 Ortiz DH 4010 Longoria 3B 4 0 1 0 Napoli 1B 4 0 1 0 DeJesus LF 4 0 2 0 Sandoval 3B 4 0 0 0 Forsythe 2B 4 0 1 0 Craig LF 2010 Cabrera SS 4 0 0 0 Holt RF 3000 Butler DH 3 0 0 0 Bogaerts SS 2 0 0 0 Wilson C 3 0 1 0 Swihart C 3 0 0 0 Totals 34 0 8 0 Totals 29 2 5 2
Tampa Bay 000 000 000 0 Boston 000 001 01x 2 SB: TB DeJesus (1, 2nd base off Porcello/Swihart); BOS Pedroia (1, 2nd base off Smyly/Wilson, B). 2B: BOS Ortiz, D (5, Smyly). HR: BOS Betts 2 (4, 6th inning off Smyly, 0 on, 0 out; 8th inning off Frieri, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: TB 7; BOS 6. DP: BOS (Betts-Bogaerts). E: TB Smyly (1, fielding); BOS Porcello (2, pickoff). Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO T Smyly (L, 0-1) 6.0 2 1 1 2 6 X Cedeno 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 E Frieri 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO F Porcello (W, 3-2) 7.0 8 0 0 0 6 A Ogando 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 K Uehara 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Time: 2:26. Att: 33,688.
White Sox, 5 Tigers 2 Detroit
Chicago Sox
ab r h bi ab r h bi Gose CF 4 1 2 0 Eaton CF 4110 Kinsler 2B 4 0 2 1 Cabrera LF 2 1 0 0 Cabrera 1B 4 0 0 0 Abreu 1B 3 1 1 1 Martinez DH 4 0 0 0 LaRoche DH 2 0 0 1 Martinez RF 4 0 0 0 Garcia RF 4 1 0 1 Cespedes LF 3 0 0 0 Gillaspie 3B 3 0 2 2 Avila C 4 1 2 1 Beckham 3B 0 0 0 0 Castellanos 3B4 0 0 0 Ramirez SS 3 0 0 0 Romine SS 3 0 1 0 Soto C 3010 Davis PH 1 0 0 0 Johnson 2B 3 1 1 0 Totals 35 2 7 2 Totals 27 5 6 5
Detroit 110 000 000 2 Chicago Sox 104 000 00x 5 SB: DET Gose (5, 2nd base off Samardzija/Soto). 2B: CWS Eaton (4, Greene). 3B: CWS Gillaspie (1, Greene). GIDP: DET Cabrera, M; CWS Garcia, A, Eaton. HR: DET Avila (2, 2nd inning off Samardzija, 0 on, 2 out). Team Lob: DET 7; CWS 3. DP: DET 3 (Romine-KinslerCabrera, M, Avila-Kinsler, Cabrera, M-Romine-Cabrera, M); CWS (Johnson, M-Ramirez, Al-Abreu). E: CWS Soto (3, throw), Ramirez, Al (4, fielding), Johnson, M (2, fielding). Detroit IP H R ER BB SO S Greene (L, 3-2) 2.2 5 5 5 4 1 W Wilson 3.1 1 0 0 1 1 B Hardy 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 A Nesbitt 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Chicago Sox IP H R ER BB SO J Samardzija (W, 2-2) 7.0 7 2 2 1 7 Z Duke 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 D Robertson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Time: 2:37. Att: 16,351.
Royals 5, Indians 3 Cleveland
Kansas City
ab r h bi ab r h bi Kipnis 2B 4 0 1 0 Gordon LF 3 2 2 1 Santana 1B 3 1 0 0 Moustakas 3B4 0 0 0 Brantley CF 3 1 1 2 Morales DH 3 1 0 0 Raburn LF 3 0 0 0 Hosmer 1B 4 1 2 4 Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 Perez C 4000 Moss RF 4 0 1 0 Infante 2B 3 0 0 0 Swisher DH 4 0 0 0 Orlando RF 3 0 1 0 Aviles SS 3 0 0 0 Dyson CF 2 1 1 0 Chisenhall 3B 3 1 1 1 Colon SS 3000 Perez C 2 0 0 0 Totals 29 5 6 5 Bourn PH 1 0 0 0 Hayes C 0000 Totals 31 3 4 3
Cleveland 200 000 010 3 Kansas City 300 010 01x 5 2B: CLE Kipnis (3, Vargas, J). 3B: KC Dyson, J (1, Salazar), Hosmer (2, Hagadone). HR: CLE Brantley (2, 1st inning off Vargas, J, 1 on, 1 out), Chisenhall (2, 8th inning off Herrera, K, 0 on, 0 out); KC Hosmer (4, 1st inning off Salazar, 2 on, 1 out). S: KC Dyson, J. Team Lob: CLE 3; KC 3. Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO D Salazar (L, 3-1) 7.0 5 4 4 0 9 N Hagadone 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 B Shaw 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO J Vargas (W, 3-1) 6.0 2 2 2 2 5 R Madson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 K Herrera 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 W Davis 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 HBP: Morales, K (by Salazar). Time: 2:26. Att: 29,099.
Braves 9, Phillies 0 Philadelphia
Atlanta
ab r h bi ab r h bi Revere RF-CF 4 0 0 0 Markakis RF 5 0 1 0 Galvis SS 4 0 0 0 Ciriaco 3B 0 0 0 0 Asche 3B 4 0 0 0 Simmons SS 3 2 1 0 Howard 1B 4 0 1 0 Freeman 1B 4 3 3 2 Ruf LF 3 0 0 0 Pierzynski C 4 1 1 0 Herrera CF 3 0 0 0 Gomes LF 3 2 0 0 De Fratus P 0 0 0 0 Johnson 3RF 3 1 2 4 Hernandez 2B2 0 1 0 Peterson 2B 4 0 2 1 Ruiz C 3 0 0 0 Maybin CF 4 0 2 1 Billingsley P 1 0 0 0 Miller P 3000 Blanco PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 33 9 12 8 Araujo P 0000 McGowan P 0 0 0 0 Sizemore RF 1 0 1 0 Totals 30 0 3 0
Philadelphia 000 000 000 0 Atlanta 200 400 30x 9 2B: PHI Howard (5, Miller, S). GIDP: PHI Ruiz; ATL Simmons, A, Gomes, J, Pierzynski. HR: ATL Freeman (5, 1st inning off Billingsley, 1 on, 1 out), Johnson, K (6, 4th inning off Billingsley, 2 on, 0 out). S: ATL Miller, S. Team Lob: PHI 4; ATL 7. DP: PHI 3 (Galvis-Hernandez, CHoward, Asche-Hernandez, C-Howard, Hernandez, C-Galvis-Howard); ATL (Simmons, A-Peterson, J-Freeman). E: PHI Asche (4, fielding); ATL Johnson, K (2, fielding). Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO C Billingsley (L, 0-1) 5.0 8 6 5 1 2 E Araujo 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 D McGowan 0.1 1 3 3 4 0 J De Fratus 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO S Miller (W, 4-1) 9.0 3 0 0 1 8 HBP: Simmons, A (by De Fratus). Time: 2:23. Att: 14,451.
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TODAY’S CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Customs request 5 Move a bit 10 With, to monsieur 14 Promises to pay 15 Windy City airport 16 Zeus’ spouse 17 TVA supply 18 Kim of “Vertigo” 19 Half of zwei 20 Continental divide 22 Bark product 23 Ms. Peeples of TV 24 California fort 25 Tucker’s partner (2 wds.) 29 Brushed the cat 33 Gather 34 “Damn Yankees” vamp 36 Kismet 37 Still 38 Trite 39 Guffaw 40 Novelist -- Ambler 42 Colony members 43 Living quarters 45 Forceful 47 Topped a grapefruit 49 Four-footed pal 50 Pinch, in a way 51 Fer-de-lance 54 Mining marble 60 Kassel’s river 61 Bizarre 62 Bright thought 63 Ms. Sommer of film 64 Artemis, to Livy 65 -- de plume 66 Riverbank growth 67 Lucy’s sidekick 68 Gooey gruel DOWN 1 Outlook 2 Kansas town 3 Bird-feeder treat 4 Lift-off followers 5 Miniature maple, e.g. 6 Yikes! (hyph.) 7 Brubeck of jazz 8 June celebrant
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Aspengrove tops Nanaimo school ranks ROBERT BARRON NANAIMO DAILY NEWS
Aspengrove School was again the top academic elementary school in the Nanaimo region in 2014, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual report card for the year, released Monday. The independent school based in Lantzville received a grade of 9.6 out of 10 in 2014, a jump from the 9.2 the school received in the previous year, ranking Aspengrove 24th out of the 978 public and independent elementary B.C. schools assessed in the controversial annual report. Aspengrove has been at the top of the local rankings for elementary schools by the Fraser Institute for years. Only three of the top 21 elementary schools on this year’s rankings report are public schools. Peter Cowley, one of the report’s authors, said that’s because public schools are not financially motivated to ensure every student does well. “Private schools are going to do everything they need to do to make sure that happens,” he said. “Because if they don’t, they’ll lose their customers.”
Aspengrove admissions director Elisabeth Reay. [ROBERT BARRON, DAILY NEWS]
Hammond Bay Elementary School came in second in the Nanaimo region with an 8.1 grade, compared to the 7.6 grade it received in 2013, while the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district’s Learn@Home program came in third with a score of 7.9. The independent Nanaimo
Christian School took fourth place with a grade of 7.3, and Departure Bay Elementary School came fifth with a score of 6.8. At the other end of the spectrum is Bayview Elementary School, which came last in the 30 elementary schools graded and
ranked in the Nanaimo area with a score of 1.0 out of 10 and a rank of 970th of the 978 schools in the report. Georgia Avenue Elementary School came in second-tolast with a score of 2.5. Each school’s grades are based on the results of foundation skills assessment tests that are given annually to Grade 4 and Grade 7 students across the province to test their proficiency in math, reading and writing skills. The B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils has spoken out in support of the FSA tests, saying they provide important information about the effectiveness of a school’s programs. But B.C.’s teachers have been campaigning to boycott FSA testing for years, claiming that the mandatory tests intrude on teaching time and are unfairly used to rank schools. Officials in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district share some of their concerns and members of the old school board decided last year to send a letter to the Ministry of Education reiterating their opposition to many aspects of the testing. Specifically, the board indicated it was concerned about the
“misuse” of the testing’s data to rank schools and its belief that the FSA results also serve to discount the quality teaching and learning that occurs in classrooms. The Fraser Institute has long maintained that the rankings, which are quickly available on its website, help parents and teachers compare schools by showing which schools have shown improvement, and which schools have fallen behind. Elisabeth Reay, a spokeswoman for Aspengrove, said she’s pleased that the school’s students fared well in the FSA testing once again, but insisted that the testing is “one snapshot” of how well the students at her school, and others in the report, are doing. “It’s just one of the many assessments that we use to help us with our educational plans for our students,” she said. “But we don’t agree with using the results to rank individual schools because there are so many different reasons for the rankings to vary. There are some fantastic things going on in the public schools and we partner and collaborate with them all the time.”
Nanaimo man cleans graffiti after vandals tag salon window DARRELL BELLAART NANAIMO DAILY NEWS
Kody Laughlin acted immediately when he learned vandals had tagged a Fitzwilliam Street hairdressing salon window pane. He grabbed some cleaning supplies and drove to the shop to remove the ugly mess. It was gone by the time the store owner arrived for the day. It’s not the first time the young man has taken time to clean graffiti off a window. Laughlin, 21, is a technician at Speedy Glass downtown. Employees there like being downtown, and they do what they can to stop graffiti. “I thought I might just rip up there and get it done,” said Laughlin. The tag was on the windowpane of Lou’s Salon Barber Shop, one of several brightly painted business-
es along the Gallery Row block in the Old City Quarter business district. George Ewing, who owns the block, saw someone cleaning paint off Lou’s window as arrived at GEM Fabrication, Gates and Gifts, his business. He thought it was a contractor for the Downtown Nanaimo Business Improvement District’s antigraffiti program. “I had just gone for a walk down to Wallace Street for a coffee and back and there was this guy cleaning the window. There was a major paint spray on the window,” Ewing said. He asked if salon owner Lucinda LaCouvee had called him to do the cleanup. He was surprised to learn the young man did it voluntarily. The glass specialist had the materials and knowledge to
remove paint from glass, and “just decided to do it.” Ewing, who’d rescued a heritage building when he lovingly restored the century-old Gallery Row in the 2000s, was impressed by the young man’s actions. “It generates a good feeling downtown. It’s great,” Ewing said. “There’s so many opportunities for negativity and so forth, it’s nice (to see) the other side of the coin.” LaCouvee, who opened Lou’s last July, got a phone call at 7:30 a.m. that day saying vandals had gone around spraying paint on glass windows on downtown businesses. “By the time I got to work, people were in the parking lot in the back, and George told me, ‘You won’t believe this but a Good Samaritan cleaned it up.’” She later learned the young man was a schoolmate of her son’s, at Dover Bay Secondary School.
“It turns out I used to drive him and my son to boxing when they were in school together.” She remembers him as a “really well-rounded, great kid.” Growing up in Lantzville, Laughlin said he always steered clear of drugs and other negative influences in his youth. “I tried to stay away from that scene,” Laughlin said. “I’m not much of a party person.” He said he benefited from good role models, including his father, who supported him in everything he did. He recently returned the favour, when his father wanted to help a local baseball team find a coach. “They wouldn’t have a team if there wasn’t a coach, so I said: ‘I’m willing to help them out.’” He said his fellow staff members routinely help when they see vandalism
downtown. Shannon Johnson, a Speedy customer service representative, spotted the graffiti that morning, while out to get coffee. She asked Laughlin if he’d mind cleaning up the mess, and he willingly obliged. “I just thought it was a good thing to do,” Johnson said. The DNBIA started its anti-graffiti program in 2013. Whenever a business is vandalized, they can just call the association and a contractor will soon arrive to clean up the mess. Each call costs the DNBIA $75, so when people do it voluntarily, it saves merchants. “We’re so grateful we have business owners and front-line staff that care so much,” said Corry Hostetter, DNBIA executive director. “We’re just so proud of folks down here that are like that.”
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Pam Fong recently launched her new florist shop on Argyle Street and anticipates a busy opening with Mother’s Day this weekend. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
yard, as well, and has expanded a flower garden over the past year. Currently it is complete with a variety of colours, including calla lilies, peonies, irises and hostas. “It is for me to enjoy when I’m not at work,” she said. “I can go out there on Sundays and work in the garden.” When Cassell and Fong were thinking about what they could do to enhance the vibrance of the community, a flower and gift shop seemed natural. Bringing hobbies and a business together, the two can retire doing what they love. Cassell said that outside the
beautiful flower arrangements and cool colour of the shop, they are going to concentrate on promoting the Valley. As an avid photographer, Cassell has taken photos of the area’s landscape and natural surroundings, which he has mounted on all-occasion cards. Along with those, the store will carry works of local artists to keep their giftware section close to home. “On our website we will promote events through photos and blurbs,” Cassell said. “It is not just our flower shop, this is a community that we live in and we want to encourage other
people to do business here, move here or vacation here.” Fong is looking forward to serving the community for all of the traditional holidays and occasions, but also enjoys the opportunity to think outside of the box. “I like unique arrangements,” she said. “For a retirement, I created one in a little dump truck for a driver who drive for years. He thought it was great. I also filled boots with an arrangement for a cowboys’s funeral service because he loved those boots. His wife loved the idea.” Those kinds of personalized
tributes to family and friends are the kind that provide lasting memories. Azalea’s hours are Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and closed Sundays, when Fong will be tending her own garden flowers. The exception is this Sunday for Mother’s Day, when she will be catering to all of the last minute shoppers. Don’t forget to stop by the newest business in town, meet the owners and pick up something for mom. The shop is located at 5262 Argyle Street. kristi.dobson@avtimes.net
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