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Police patrol local swim spot ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Father’s Day weekend on the water Tim Allen, left, brought Gage Watts in the boat for some fun summer fun on the water at Paper Mill Dam on Saturday. The warm weather has brought more locals to enjoy the popular Port Alberni swimming spot. [Kristi Dobson, Times]
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Per capita municipal debt rises to $600 ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Each Port Alberni resident has the equivalent of over $600 in debt owed due to long-term municipal investments, according to financial figures included in the city’s recently released 2014 Annual Report. This per capita amount jumped last year from the $460 in short and long-term debt that has collected by the end of 2013 – a figure that more than doubled from the less than $200 per resident owed in 2012. Sewer upgrades account for a large portion of this trend, particularly $5.75 million that the city borrowed in 2013 to help finance the purchase of a sewage lagoon on the west side of the Somass River from Catalyst Paper. In 2014 water treatment investments were added to the city’s amount owing, including $3.5 million for the construction of a new Bainbridge
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“Port Alberni, like many Canadian local governments, faces significant challenges in funding necessary upgrades to aging infrastructure.” Port Alberni’s 2014 Annual Report
Lake Water Treatment Plant, which follows a mandate from the provincial government to improve Port Alberni’s supply of clean drinking water. The upgraded facility adds ultraviolet disinfection to the pre-existing chlorination process. The portion of municipal debt payable over a long term grew even more sharply last year, jumping from $176 per capita to $485 by the end of 2014. Last year the city’s total long-term
debt grew from $3.1 million to over $8.6 million. Repayment plans for the water treatment plant and sewage lagoon extend for as long as 30 years. These arrangements with the Municipal Finance Authority are similar to a house mortgage, said the city’s director of finance Cathy Rothwell. “You don’t buy your house out of your paycheque,” she said. “You take a mortgage out so that you can acquire that asset and it’s going to have a very long, extended life.” The repayment of the $5.8-million RCMP detachment that was completed in 2006 also accounts for a significant portion of the city’s debt. Last year $3.1-million worth of infrastructure upgrades were completed by the city, contributing to the amount owing. Recent road construction includes Beaver Creek Road,
Montrose Street, 16th Avenue, Second Avenue and Elizabeth Street. Storm drain work was also performed under 15th and Second Avenue. Grants of $249,000 and $1.1 million from municipal reserves helped to fund these projects in 2014. The annual report noted that infrastructural investments are expected to continue over the next five years. “Funding estimates require that $14 million be raised from borrowing,” stated the municipal document. “Port Alberni, like many Canadian local governments, faces significant financial challenges in funding necessary upgrades to aging infrastructure.” » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
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The Wildfire Management Branch responded on Saturday to a fourhectare fire seven kilometres west of Nanaimo. » Alberni Region, 3
It’s about this time that fawns begin to arrive, and the public is urged to leave them alone unless they have a lifethreatening injury. » Community, 9
Recent reports of disruptive and dangerous behaviour at one of Port Alberni’s most popular swimming holes has resulted in regular police patrols this summer. RCMP have announced they will be giving closer attention to alcohol consumption at the Paper Mill Dam, located on the Stamp River by Falls Street and the Highway 4 bridge. An RCMP release from last week mentions a “number of irresponsible revelers” who have been abusing alcohol at the dam. Over the last two weeks police have dealt with incidents of fighting, public drinking, intoxication, impaired driving and other disturbances. “In recent weeks police have responded to 11 calls for service at the dam, and at the root of each of those situations gone wring was the abuse of liquor,” stated Cpl. Jen Allan of the Port Alberni RCMP. “Responsible folks are coming to enjoy themselves at this beautiful spot and they have to deal with misbehaving drunks who jeopardize their safety – that’s completely unacceptable.” Insp. Mac Richards of the local police detachment noted that any alcohol consumption outside of a private home or licensed venue is illegal. “There is no legal authority to drink in a public place,” he said. “It doesn’t matter where it is – whether it’s at the Paper Mill Dam, whether it’s sitting on Centennial Pier – it’s an offence.” Police plan to regularly patrol the spot to halt the liquor-related offences. Fines or charges will apply. “Any public place, you can’t consume liquor, except if they have a permit, beer gardens, that kind of stuff,” Richards said. “It’s about respectful behaviour more than anything else.” Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net
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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. Social - Green Beer ‘n Banter every second Tuesday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Char’s Landing.
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Church service returns to Charleston DJ Johnson Hubbard leads a prayer during services at Bethel AME Church in Naples, Fla., on Sunday, June 21, 2015. Throughout the service, Rev. Alfred Jones and parishioners offered prayers and thoughts of the nine people who were killed at the Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., last Wednesday. More on Page 8. [AP PHOTO] 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. to noon at 3088 3rd Avenue. This group is for individuals dealing with Early On Set Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other Neurological Degenerative Disorders. 250-723-4478 Walk and Talk grief support group meets Tuesday mornings. The goal of this group is to offer bereavement support in an informal and comfortable way that combines exercise and companionship. Call Ruth at 250-7234478 to register. Somass Toastmasters meet Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at 3088 Third Ave. for speaking, leadership and fun. Info: 250-724-0976 (Shirley Maxwell). Meals on Wheels program needs volunteer drivers. Info: 250-730-0390. First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and other kinship care providers are welcome to call a province-wide
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Valley Cloggers meet Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Arrowsmith Baptist Church. Beginners welcome. Info: 250-724-2137. Touch rugby games at the Port Alberni Black Sheep Rugby Club Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Kingsway Pub meat draw on Tuesdays, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., and 50/50 raffle to benefit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Ty Watson House. Board Games social on Tuesdays, from 4 to 10 p.m., at Char’s Landing. Fun darts/ladies pool, Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the Legion Branch 293.
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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 Ultimate Frisbee, June 23, 30 at 7 p.m. at Sweeney field. Drop in. No experience necessary. Knox Presbyterian Church service of dissolution by the Presbytery of Vancouver Island, Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 7 p.m., 4850 Regina Ave. Fundraiser for Nepal, June 23 at 7 p.m. at Abbeyfield (basement).
Includes slideshow. For info: 250723-4643 or wyton@shaw.ca. Green Party’s Green Beer and Banter, June 23 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Char’s Landing. Glenn Sollitt, the Green Party candidate for the Federal riding of Courtenay-Alberni, will talk about vote splitting. Summer Parkour classes begin June 23 with Ethos Parkour and Port Alberni Parks and Recreation at Echo Centre. Six classes are scheduled for Tuesdays 7:15 to 9 p.m. For info phone Michael Kleyn 250-735-0881. Words on Fire Open Mic with crime writer R.J. McMillen, June 25 at 7 p.m. at Char’s Landing. Golden Oldies Show ‘n Shine, July 4 at Williamson Park from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 250-723-8344. Jane Austen high tea, July 3 & 4 at 1 p.m. at Rollin Art Centre. Freedom Route 6, July 5 at noon at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 293. Meet the troops and see a display of military vehicles. Our Town events run by Port Alberni Parks, Recreation and Heritage this summer: Barnyard Bash on July 7 6–8 p.m. in Blair Park; Starlight Movie Night July 12 at 7 p.m. at Bob Dailey Stadium.
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Tourism firm reaches out to ‘staycationers’ As P.A. is challenged to develop a consistent image to market, company focuses on outdoor adventure KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
The summer season has officially kicked off and those responsible for marketing the Alberni Valley can begin to see the fruits of their labour. More than $75,000 has been invested by Alberni Valley Tourism alone to help bring in an influx of tourist dollars throughout the community. Through partnerships with various key players in the industry, Alberni Valley Tourism’s advertising campaign is being seen and picked up in print and online. The idea has always been to give tourists a reason to stop, stay and play in town and as a result, much of the focus is based on the area’s nature, recreation and touring opportunities. Alberni Valley Tourism is made up of a small group of hoteliers and community stakeholders, and according to chairperson, Jonathan Cross, is considered the destination marketing organization of the Alberni Valley. For the past decade, the group has focused its efforts outside the Valley and on tourists with dollars to spend. This year, immediate neighbours in the United States and Canada, as well as staycationers on Vancouver Island will be seeing a consistent theme in advertising. “With the shift in the economy and exchange rates, we have identified that more Canadian travellers will stay at home and more U.S. travellers will come here,” Cross said. “Our early statistics have indicated that is the case.” The group is showcasing Port Alberni in various venues
Jonathan Cross, chair of Alberni Valley Tourism, looks forward to seeing the results of this year’s marketing campaign aimed at bringing tourists to Port Alberni. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
with branded ads featuring the steam train, McLean Mill and Frances Barkley. Working in partnership with these tourism operators, Cross said it is an economical way to reach a wider audience. “Dollars are tight but our job is to match tourism operators with tourist dollars,” he said. They also work closely with the City of Port Alberni. Economic development manager Pat Deakin said that 95 per cent or more of the City’s tourism advertising done outside the
Valley is through Alberni Valley Tourism. “It is a terrific partnership,” Deakin said. “I don’t do any tourism advertising unless Alberni Valley Tourism is involved in a partnership. I get dozens of requests to buy ads so when I check with Jonathan, I ask him if it is worthwhile and if he is interested in joining into it. If he says no to either of those, then I don’t proceed.” Publications and brochures have been distributed on the BC Ferries, Clipper and MV Coho
and there are Alberni Valley Tourism-based advertisements in the Discover Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands guide, Westjet magazine, the Vancouver Island Outdoor Adventure guide and Vancouver Island Vacation guide. A television clip is also running in Seattle, Calgary and Edmonton in partnership with Tourism Vancouver Island and the City of Port Alberni. Along with some additional publications, Neil Malbon said he works with Alberni Valley
Tourism to market McLean Mill. “Any advertising outside the Valley is usually expensive, so Alberni Valley Tourism leverages our dollar,” Malbon said. His attraction is also popular for Islanders so Malbon likes to use local media. “By advertising in the Alberni Valley Times, I can take advantage of advertising in your sister papers as well,” he said. He is one of several business people in the field who use the Chamber of Commerce’s email campaign to announce events and attractions. “Although they are local, they answer inquiries from outside the Valley every day,” Malbon said. A challenge in recent years has been developing a consistent image for the town. While Alberni Valley Tourism promotes a distinct brand and uses the tagline, “discover adventure”, the city’s direction has recently taken a different turn. “For me, Heart of Vancouver Island is a tagline and Port Alberni is the brand,” Deakin said. “We also invest in some advertising through the Heart of Vancouver Island Facebook page.” Cross hopes to continue expanding the reach of his group’s annual marketing campaign and can do so by including a larger number of tourism-based organizations and businesses. “It is important that those with stakes in the industry work together so our limited tourism dollars are spent together and not competing against each other,” Cross said.
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Major changes are underway for the collection of garbage from businesses, with an upcoming cardboard ban from the waste stream and a recent decision by the city to leave the service to private companies. As of July 1 the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District is prohibiting cardboard in the dumpsters businesses and institutions use for their garbage pickup. “The banning of this recyclable resource under Bylaw R1027 will save valuable landfill space, energy and resources,” states an ACRD message on the ban. “The onus has been placed on all of us to comply with this important waste reduction initiative.” To prepare for the ban users are encouraged to contact one of the community’s four haulers, Nicklin Waste and Recycling, Progressive Waste Solutions, Sun Coast Waste Services and HFN Services, about the collection of cardboard for recycling. The first six months after the ban is introduced are set to serve as an educational period for customers, but in 2016 fines will apply. Private haulers operating locally will soon have an opportunity to gather more customers when the City of Port Alberni bows out of the commercial garbage collection service on Sept. 30. Council voted to discontinue the dumpster collection on June 8 after the service lost $51,000 last year. To continue dumpster collection the city would need to replace an aging garbage truck, an investment estimated to cost $380,000. Municipal buildings using dumpsters will transition to bins that can be collected by the city’s residential garbage truck – except the Multiplex and Echo Centre, two large facilities that are planned to continue to use the aging container truck through the transitional period. The city hauls 20 per cent of Port Alberni’s commercial garbage collection market, serving approximately 200 businesses. The municipality is also the most affordable provider, and the prospect of leaving dumpster
hauling to private companies has met a considerable degree of opposition from city employees and their CUPE union. This spring public works employee Brian Povey argued against discontinuing the service, saying that if the city abandons dumpster pick up private haulers will be able to increase their fees, resulting in higher costs for businesses and the public schools that currently rely on the municipal service. The city is encouraging some businesses to switch over to 240-litre or 360-litre carts that can be picked by the municipal garbage trucks that circulate through neighbourhoods. “This service would best apply to small business owners that generate smaller volumes of waste and can manage their cardboard separately,” stated a notice by city engineer Guy Cicon. Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net
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The Wildfire Management Branch has responded on Saturday to a four-hectare wildfire west of Nanaimo. Thirteen firefighters, two helicopters, and air tankers are working on the fire, which has grown quickly in felled and bucked timber on private forestry land. Water skimming aircraft are also working on this fire, and recreational boaters are requested to avoid pickup locations to allow the aircraft to complete their work safely. No structures or homes are threatened. The area is experiencing warm temperatures and steady wind, in an area of high fire danger rating. The fire is human-caused, and under investigation to determine the specific cause. The public is reminded that all open fires, except campfires, are prohibited throughout the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdictional area, with the exception of the Fog Zone. This includes “party fires” or “bonfires” larger than a campfire.
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Campfires that are small (0.5 metres tall by 0.5 metres wide and smaller) on mineral soil with a fuel break, and attended at all times are permitted. Campfires must be fully extinguished, cold to the touch, before leaving the campsite. The public is also cautioned to be careful with any activity that could lead to a forest fire. Cigarettes should be extin-
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» Editorial
Another reason why senate needs overhaul
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irst things first: The activity that Senator Don Meredith is alleged to have undertaken with a teenage girl is disgraceful and incompatible with membership in Canada’s upper house of Parliament. This comes only days after separate allegations that Meredith sexually harassed and bullied members of his staff. According to CTV News, those claims were made by four former female staffers and four other Senate employees and are now being investigated by the Senate as part of a “workplace assessment.” Of course, nothing has been proven. But taken together this should be enough for the Senate to suspend Meredith while an investigation is carried out – if he doesn’t do the right thing himself
and step down immediately. The trail of emails and texts revealing an inappropriate relationship with a young woman who was 16 and 17 years old at the time speaks for itself. The Conservative party itself has drawn its own conclusions and expelled Meredith from its caucus. This is the worst possible news for the Senate as the Mike Duffy trial churns on and the stench left by Patrick Brazeau, Pamela Wallin and the others hangs in the air. More importantly, though, it raises new questions about the judgment of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who appointed all these people and quite rightly must take responsibility for the consequences. What, if any, vetting process did Meredith go through before Harper
named him to the Senate in 2010? In all likelihood, none. Appointments to the Senate are treated like so many other patronage positions – to be arbitrarily gifted by the government of the day to its maximum political advantage. It’s always been that way, so where’s the news? Perhaps, just perhaps, the pattern of entitlement and misbehaviour revealed so starkly in the Senate scandals may tip public opinion into demanding real change. It should. Canadians deserve much better. Harper knew that, and even acknowledged it, in 2006 when he took power and announced a “new era of accountability.” He set up a Public Appointments Commission to ensure that federal jobs (though not Senate seats) were given on
merit and not just doled out to friends of the party in power. But he quickly scrapped the commission when Parliament refused to name the person he wanted to head it. Harper was on the right track nine years ago. But he went in the opposite direction and now it’s up to others to fix the mess. The NDP’s Thomas Mulcair, for example, says he would revive the idea of an independent public appointments panel. That’s a good idea, but it would not address the issue of who is named to the Senate and how they’re chosen. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau proposed something this week that would at least start to address that question when he announced his ambitious program for government reform.
He would set up a “non-partisan, merit-based, broad and diverse process to advise the Prime Minister on Senate appointments.” Everything would depend on the details, and how seriously a future PM took the advice. But it does point in the direction of a better way to name members of what remains one of our two houses of Parliament – whether we like it or not. Canadians are disgusted by the goings-on in the Senate, and they should be. The allegations against Meredith add to what is clearly an institutional breakdown, not just a string of personal failures. It needs an institutional fix, and that will happen only if voters hold onto their anger and make it count in the coming election. THE CANADIAN PRESS (TORONTO STAR)
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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Better airport will bring investment in the community I was disappointed to learn that some members of School District 70 have decided to withhold support of the airport expansion. I believe that the reason they gave is short sighted and will interfere with economic development of the Alberni Valley. In reference to the Field of Dreams belief of “If we build it, they will come,” then, ‘if we don’t build it, they will have no way of getting here. ‘ Having lived in the Valley for 43 years, I can understand the reluctance to be wary of various schemes presented by outsiders ‘to prosper the Alberni Valley’. The latest one, a coal port, before that an aluminum smelter (how much did THAT cost taxpayers?). Another failed idea was the mining and exporting of millions of tonnes of high quality crushed granite for the construction of buildings and roads in California, and also the belief that there is a viable gold mine beneath Macktush. There is a significant difference in the current example that is unlike those examples. The Coulson family has been living and investing in the Alberni Valley for over 50 years. Not only are they local, they are an established, successful enterprise. Coulson’s currently employs dozens of people who pay taxes and live in this community. Although some residents disagree with their business practices, the facts speak for themselves. Although the Coulson Group appears to be acting out of self -interest, they are undeniably
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Airport improvements are not a local priority Advocates for the lengthening of the airport runway should be aware that we are within 60-90 minutes driving time of four airports offering regularly scheduled services. Nanaimo has two, Harbour Air offers splendid low priced flights to downtown Vancouver and YVR. YCD even has flights to Seattle. Cast your eyes around the world and you will see that the newer international airports are dozens of kilometers from the city centre. If you lived in some parts of the Lower Mainland, a one-hour commute to YVR would be very welcome. No, we have flights and airports that offer good service, perhaps money should be given to better roads that can get us there. Mike Bellas Port Alberni
an important economic driver in this community. They currently employ 30 highly skilled technologists, who are converting used military aircraft into flying tankers to fight forest fires. With expanded airport capabilities, this company alone will provide more employment opportunities. It stands to reason that other investment will follow. I don’t think that we can allow this opportunity go to waste. An expanded airport is not a liability, but an asset. The ‘Thunder in the Valley ‘ will be creative in finding an alternate location for their very popular and successful summer event. Matt Gregory Port Alberni
In favour of raw log exports Re: ‘Most Alberni wood cut overseas’ June 17, Page 1 Unbelievable to hear negative raw log exports comments from Mayor Mike Ruttan and MLA Scott Fraser without facing the facts and reality. Their comments all miss the number one point. The lumber industry is now competitive, and to be competitive, B.C. forest manufacturing WAGES have to come down lower. If our mills cannot produce the lumber at a lower rate
of employee wages, then what is the point of having a large inventory of lumber that is not selling. This means that mills close, but with log exports, we still have taxpayers working, many in fact. Local NDP MLA Scott Fraser, who does not live in this riding, and is paid a taxpayer funded salary of $102,878 seems to blow off a lot of steam in regards to raw log exports. Scott seems to have dementia on the topic. During the NDP government years of Glen Clark in B.C., the NDP created their own forest practices code, with more than 4,500 regulations contained in 252 sections, 19 regulation books and 36 guide books added at least one billion in costs to the forest industry for no public benefit, making the coastal forest industry the highest cost producer of timber in the world. Between 1991 and 2001, 39 mills closed because of the NDP provincial government and not by the economy. Then NDP premier Glen Clark ordered the forest industry to create 21000 new jobs over 5 years or lose timber cutting rights. 13,000 jobs disappeared because of his bogus threats. In summary, to see these raw logs being exported to be cut here in B.C., the wages have to be reduced, as B.C. is not the only place in the world to buy lumber and if Mike Ruttan and Scott Fraser disagree, then I ask them why do they get three estimates when putting a new roof on their home, or going to five different car dealerships when looking to buy a new car. It is time for them to practice what they are preaching. Unbelievable, but true. Also Mickey Mouse on their part. Joe Sawchuk Duncan
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HOCKEY
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SOFTBALL
Bulldogs forward retires to begin apprenticeship
Mechanic program lures Povelofskie away from junior hockey
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the hockey schedule,” said Alberni Valley Bulldogs head coach and general manager Kevin Willison. “Now with a shop giving him the opportunity to have his education paid for, it is like a scholarship to him so we wish Tyler all the best moving forward into the new chapter in his life,” added Willison. Over last season the 18-yearold forward played 26 games, scoring six goals and nine assists with 36 penalty minutes. Over Povelofskie’s four seasons in the BCHL he has also dressed for the Vernon Vipers and Prince George Spruce Kings. He previously played for the Bulldogs over the 201213 season before heading to Vernon for a campaign. Povelofskie originates from Williams Lake, B.C. The Alberni Valley Bulldogs family would like to wish Tyler all the very best and it was a pleasure to have him a member of our community for the 2014-15 season.
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs announce that forward Tyler Povelofskie has decided to retire early from junior hockey and pursue a post-secondary opportunity. Povelofskie will being attending Thompson River University as an opportunity has presented itself in the heavy duty/transport mechanic program. “This was not a decision made lightly on my part,” said Povelofskie. “I would like to take the time to sincerely thank the Alberni Valley Bulldogs organization for the opportunities and experiences that I gained last season,” added Povelofskie. “I would also like to thank coaches Kevin and Adam for their endless commitment to coaching, Tom for his education advice and expertise, Lyle and Kathy Pitts for opening their home as billet parents and, last but definitely not least, the community, volunteers and
fans that support the Bulldogs win, lose, or draw.” Povelofskie missed a large portion of last season with a serious skate-caused laceration but worked extremely hard to get back in the line up a lot earlier than anyone thought was possible. “Tyler has been seeking this opportunity to become a heavy duty mechanic for a few years now but it didn’t work out with
RODEO
SOCCER
Man sues B.C. company, says bull called Slow Poke was violent despite its name
Canada advances to World Cup quarter-finals
TIM PETRUK KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A novice rider is suing a rodeo company in Vernon, B.C., over a bull named Slow Poke that he alleges failed to live up to its name and caused him serious injury. Kyle Warman says he began beginner bull-riding lessons at Coyote Creek Rodeo in July 2013 and was bucked off by Slow Poke during his second class. Warman alleges that the facility failed to train him before putting him on Slow Poke and claims he was told the bull was compatible with inexperienced riders. A notice of civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops accuses Coyote Creek Rodeo and its two owners – Ted and Wade Marchand – of negligence resulting in serious injury. Warman claims he has suffered physical and mental issues which include a concussion, cognitive injuries, anxiety, headaches, a broken wrist, an injured neck and depression. The company has not filed a statement of defence and none of the allegations has been proven in court. Warman is seeking damages and health-care costs. “Contrary to representation, Slow Poke was violent,” his claim reads.
POVELOFSKIE
Sunday slow pitch Brian Diemert hurls from the mound in the Sunday Mixed Slo-Pitch League last weekend during a game between the Black Crows and Code Brew. Diemert’s Black Crows have engaged multiple generations of Port Alberni players over their 27 years of playing in town. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]
NEIL DAVIDSON THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — Canada is on the move at the Women’s World Cup, headed to the quarter-finals thanks to a 1-0 win over Switzerland and some canny planning from coach John Herdman. And the Canadian women rose to the occasion Sunday after an uneven group stage, taking it to the 19th-ranked Swiss in the second half before 53,855 at B.C. Place — a record for a Canadian national team home game. Herdman, a master manipulator, pulled all the right strings Sunday. The winning goal came in the 52nd minute from Josee Belanger, a forward Herdman had convinced to rejoin the national program. And it came from a cross delivered by fullback Rhian Wilkinson, restored to the starting lineup by Herdman after a hamstring injury. Belanger had served as a makeshift fullback in place of the injured Wilkinson and Marie-Eve Nault in the first three games of the tournament. Captain Christine Sinclair served as a key linkup for the goal, fighting through traffic to get a foot to Wilkinson’s cross and poke it over to Belanger, who thumped a left-footed shot past Swiss ’keeper Gaelle Thalmann. It was the turning point of the game, capping an explosive Canadian start to the second half. The first 45 minutes were fairly even but the Swiss had started to make inroads into the Canadian defence, with the elusive Ramona Bachmann probing the backline. Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod said Herdman reminded the players at halftime that there was no going back. “He just put it pretty simply. He just said ’We can’t have any regrets ... This second half we’re going for it.’ And everybody
Canada’s Josee Belanger, right, and Rhian Wilkinson celebrate Belanger’s goal against Switzerland during the second half of the FIFA Women’s World Cup round of 16 soccer action in Vancouver on Sunday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
did,” she said. Canada came at the Swiss in waves to open the second half. And the young European team seemed to wither under the pressure, although it came back in the final minutes in search of the tying goal. McLeod, as she has done all tournament, made a key save in the 77th minute to deny Vanessa Bernauer from in close. She has kept three clean sheets in four games, conceding just one goal.
“I’m really proud of the way the team performed,” said McLeod. “I think in the second half especially we played like the Canada I know and that we’re going to show a lot of more at this tournament.” Next up for eighth-ranked Canada is either No. 6 England or No. 11 Norway in Saturday’s quarter-final at B.C. Place. The two European teams face off Monday in Ottawa. Canada will go into the game having finally
dispatched a European team at the tournament. Its record against European opposition at the World Cup prior to Sunday was 0-9-1. “Proud of my girls,” said Herdman. “Proud of what we’ve been able to achieve. We’ve got more tough opposition coming.” The Canadian women showed their grit en route to the win. Teenage defender Kadeisha Buchanan played with a strained abdomen.
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40TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 7:00 pm Multipurpose Room - Echo Village Lower Level 4200 - Tenth Avenue There will be an opportunity for discussion and questions at the end of the business meeting. THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
2014 Audited Financial Statements The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District will be presen ng their 2014 Statement of Financial Informa on including the Audited Financial Statements at their Regular Board of Directors Mee ng on: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 @ 1:30pm Regional District Board Room 3008 Fi h Avenue Port Alberni, BC The Financial Statements are available for public inspec on at the Regional District Office during regular office hours. Andrew McGifford, Ac ng Manager of Finance Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Phone: 250-720-2717 Email: andrew.mcgifford@acrd.bc.ca
SPORTS
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SCOREBOARD BASEBALL
Orioles 13, Blue Jays 9
MLB - Results and standings
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American League East W L Tampa Bay 40 31 NY Yankees 38 31 Baltimore 36 33 Toronto 37 34 Boston 31 40 Central W L Kansas City 39 27 Minnesota 37 32 Detroit 35 34 Cleveland 32 36 Chicago Sox 30 38 West W L Houston 41 30 Texas 37 33 LA Angels 35 35 Seattle 32 38 Oakland 31 41 National League East W L Washington 37 33 NY Mets 36 35 Atlanta 35 35 Miami 30 41 Philadelphia 24 47 Central W L St. Louis 45 24 Pittsburgh 39 30 Chicago Cubs 37 30 Cincinnati 32 36 Milwaukee 25 46 West W L LA Dodgers 39 31 San Francisco 38 33 Arizona 34 35 San Diego 34 38 Colorado 30 39
Baltimore
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Yesterday’s results Detroit 12, NY Yankees 4 Baltimore 13, Toronto 9 Cincinnati 5, Miami 2 Cleveland 1, Tampa Bay 0 Washington 9, Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 9, St. Louis 2 Boston 13, Kansas City 2 Chicago Cubs 8, Minnesota 0 Chicago Sox 3, Texas 2 Oakland 3, LA Angels 2 Houston 6, Seattle 2 Colorado 10, Milwaukee 4 Arizona 7, San Diego 2 Atlanta 1, NY Mets 0 LA Dodgers 10, San Francisco 2 Saturday’s results Baltimore 5, Toronto 3 Chicago Cubs 4, Minnesota 1 (10 inn) Chicago Sox 3, Texas 2 Oakland 4, LA Angels 1 Washington 6, Pittsburgh 0 Colorado 5, Milwaukee 1 St. Louis 10, Philadelphia 1 Kansas City 7, Boston 4 Miami 5, Cincinnati 0 Atlanta 6, NY Mets 4 Tampa Bay 4, Cleveland 1 NY Yankees 14, Detroit 3 San Francisco 6, LA Dodgers 2 San Diego 8, at Arizona 1 Seattle 6, Houston 3 Today’s schedule with probable starters Philadelphia at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 pm Correia (0-1) vs. Pineda (8-3) Detroit at Cleveland, 4:10 pm Ryan (1-1) vs. Marcum (3-2) Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4:10 pm Hutchison (6-1) vs. Andriese (2-1) L.A. Dodgers at Chi. Cubs, 5:05 pm Kershaw (5-4) vs. Wada (1-1) Chi. White Sox at Minnesota, 5:10 pm Danks (3-7) vs. Milone (3-1) Houston at L.A. Angels, 7:05 pm Oberholtzer (2-1) vs. Santiago (4-4) Kansas City at Seattle, 7:10 pm Blanton (1-0) vs. Hernandez (10-3) Tuesday, June 23 (early games) Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 4:05 pm Cueto (4-4) vs. Locke (4-3) Atlanta at Washington, 4:05 pm Wood (4-4) vs. Zimmermann (5-5) Philadelphia at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 pm O’Sullivan (1-5) vs. Sabathia (3-7) St. Louis at Miami, 4:10 pm Martinez (7-3) vs. Urena (1-3)
Toronto
Baltimore 070 010 104 13 Toronto 061 200 000 9 2B: TOR Encarnacion (12, Tillman), Reyes (12, Tillman), Martin, R (14, Hunter, T), Donaldson (18, Brach). 3B: BAL Snider (2, Loup), Flaherty (3, Cecil). GIDP: BAL Young, D; TOR Valencia. HR: BAL Paredes (8, 2nd inning off Copeland, 2 on, 1 out), Davis, C (15, 5th inning off Coke, 0 on, 1 out); TOR Carrera (1, 2nd inning off Tillman, 2 on, 1 out), Pillar (6, 2nd inning off Tillman, 0 on, 1 out), Bautista (14, 4th inning off Brach, 1 on, 0 out). S: TOR Reyes. Team Lob: BAL 7; TOR 7. DP: BAL (Hardy, J-Flaherty-Davis, C); TOR (Reyes-GoinsSmoak). E: TOR Donaldson (10, throw). Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO C Tillman 1.1 6 6 6 0 1 R Hunter 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 B Brach 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 C Roe 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 B Matusz 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 D O’Day (W, 4-0) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 Z Britton 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO S Copeland 1.1 8 7 7 0 1 P Schultz 2.2 0 0 0 2 3 L Hendriks 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 A Loup 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 S Delabar 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 B Cecil (L, 1-4) 0.2 2 4 4 2 1 D Tepera 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 Time: 3:44. Att: 46,092.
Indians 1, Rays 0 Tampa Bay
Cleveland
ab r h bi Kiermaier CF 4 0 1 0 Kipnis 2B Butler LF 3 0 0 0 Lindor SS Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 Brantley LF DeJesus DH 3 0 1 0 Murphy DH Franklin DH 1 0 0 0 Santana 1B Forsythe 2B 4 0 3 0 Moss RF Souza Jr. RF 4 0 1 0 Aviles 3B Cabrera SS 4 0 1 0 Bourn CF Elmore 1B 4 0 0 0 Perez C Casali C 3 0 0 0 Totals Totals 33 0 7 0
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Tampa Bay 000 000 000 0 Cleveland 000 000 001 1 SB: TB Butler, Jy (5, 2nd base off Anderson, Co/Perez, R). 2B: TB Kiermaier (13, Anderson, Co). GIDP: TB Cabrera, A; CLE Santana, C. Team Lob: TB 8; CLE 4. DP: TB (Elmore-Cabrera, A); CLE (Santana, C-Lindor-Anderson, Co). Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO A Colome 7.0 1 0 0 2 4 X Cedeno 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 K Jepsen (L, 1-5) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO C Anderson 7.2 6 0 0 1 4 M Rzepczynski 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 C Allen (W, 1-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:36. Att: 20,847.
Tigers 12, Yankees 4 Detroit
NY Yankees
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Detroit 420 015 000 12 NY Yankees 020 000 101 4 SB: NYY Young, C (1, 2nd base off Sanchez, An/Holaday). GIDP: DET Martinez, V; NYY Rodriguez, A. Continued next column
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Scott Copeland is pulled after giving up seven runs Sunday. [AP PHOTO]
Late run sees O’s beat Blue Jays 13-9 DHIREN MAHIBAN THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — J.J. Hardy’s second RBI single of the game kicked off a four-run ninth inning as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 13-9 on Sunday afternoon Ryan Flaherty followed up Hardy’s single with a two run triple, and later scored, as Baltimore improved to 5-7 against the Blue Jays this season. Reliever Darren O’Day (4-0) retired two hitters in the eighth for the win. Brett Cecil (1-4) picked up the loss as the Blue Jays (37-34) wrapped up a five-game home stand with a 3-2 record. Both starters had an afternoon to forget. Scott Copeland allowed six singles and a solo home run to Jimmy Parades as the Orioles (36-33) opened a 7-0 lead in the second inning. The Blue Jays right-hander, who was making his third career start, was done after just one and a third innings, allowing seven earned runs on eight hits. The Blue Jays responded in the bottom half of the inning. Ezequiel Carrera took Orioles’ starter Chris Tillman deep to right for a three-run shot to get Toronto on the board. Kevin Pillar followed up with a solo shot to pull the Jays to within three. After Ryan Goins singled, Jose Reyes reached with a double ending Tillman’s afternoon. Jose Bautista doubled off reliever Tommy Hunter, scoring a pair. Tillman, who entered the contest with a 0-3 record and a 12.51 ERA against Toronto this season, allowed six earned runs on six hits. Sunday marked the first game since September 2013 where both starters lasted less than 1 1/3 innings pitched. Toronto completed the comeback in the third as Russell Martin scored on an RBI single from Pillar, tying the game 7-7. Bautista gave the Jays their first lead of the game with a two-run home run in the fourth.
Tigers 12, Yankees 4 (Cont’d) HR: DET Martinez, V (2, 1st inning off Tanaka, 1 on, 2 out), Martinez, J 3 (16, 1st inning off Tanaka, 1 on, 2 out; 5th inning off Tanaka, 0 on, 0 out; 6th inning off Burawa, 2 on, 1 out), Romine (1, 6th inning off De Paula, 0 on, 2 out); NYY McCann, B (10, 2nd inning off Sanchez, An, 0 on, 1 out), Drew 2 (11, 7th inning off Sanchez, An, 0 on, 0 out; 9th inning off Soria, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: DET 10; NYY 6. DP: DET (Romine-Kinsler-Cabrera, M); NYY (Gregorius-Drew-Teixeira). E: NYY Gregorius (9, fielding). Detroit IP H R ER BB SO A Sanchez (W, 6-7) 7.0 7 3 3 2 5 B Hardy 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 J Soria 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO M Tanaka (L, 4-3) 5.010 7 5 2 6 D Burawa 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 J De Paula 3.1 2 1 1 4 2 Time: 3:01. Att: 38,691.
Cubs 8, Twins 0 (Cont’d) Chicago Cubs 001 010 060 8 Minnesota 000 000 000 0 SB: MIN Buxton (1, 2nd base off Arrieta/Montero, M). 2B: CHC Coghlan (12, Thompson, A); MIN Mauer (14, Arrieta). GIDP: MIN Rosario, E. HR: CHC Rizzo (15, 5th inning off Gibson, 0 on, 0 out), Fowler (8, 8th inning off Tonkin, 3 on, 0 out). S: CHC Denorfia. Team Lob: CHC 9; MIN 4. DP: CHC (Russell, A-Castro, S-Rizzo). E: CHC Arrieta (1, fielding), Montero, M (6, throw). Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO J Arrieta (W, 7-5) 9.0 4 0 0 0 7 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO K Gibson (L, 4-6) 5.0 6 2 2 3 6 T Pressly 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 A Thompson 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 M Tonkin 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 B Duensing 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Time: 2:59. Att: 40,273.
Rockies 10, Brewers 4 Milwaukee
Astros 6, Mariners 2 Houston
Seattle
ab r h bi ab r h bi Springer RF 5 2 3 1 Morrison 1B 4 2 1 0 Correa SS 5 0 1 0 Cano 2B 2001 Gattis DH 5 0 1 1 Cruz DH 3011 Carter 1B 3 1 0 0 Seager 3B 3 0 0 0 Rasmus CF 4 2 2 2 Smith LF 3 0 1 0 Santana LF 3 0 0 0 Miller SS 3 0 0 0 Valbuena 3B 3 0 1 1 Jones CF 4000 Gonzalez 2B 4 0 1 0 Sucre C 3000 Castro C 4 1 1 0 Ackley PH 1 0 1 0 Totals 36 6 10 5 Totals 26 2 4 2
Houston 110 010 201 6 Seattle 100 010 000 2 2B: HOU Rasmus (14, Happ); SEA Smith, S (18, Velasquez), Morrison (7, Sipp). GIDP: HOU Carter, Gonzalez, M. HR: HOU Rasmus (10, 7th inning off Wilhelmsen, 1 on, 2 out), Springer (12, 9th inning off Nuno, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: HOU 7; SEA 8. DP: SEA 2 (Cano-Miller, B-Morrison, Miller, B-Cano-Morrison). E: SEA Miller, B (7, fielding). Houston IP H R ER BB SO V Velasquez 3.1 2 1 1 4 5 T Sipp 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 W Harris (W, 4-0) 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 J Thatcher 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 P Neshek 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 L Gregerson 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO J Happ (L, 3-4) 5.0 7 3 2 2 4 T Wilhelmsen 2.0 2 2 2 2 4 J Beimel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 3:24. Att: 40,905.
Athletics 3, Angels 2 LA Angels
Oakland
ab r h bi Giavotella 2B 4 1 0 0 Burns CF Calhoun RF 3 0 1 0 Semien SS Trout CF 4 0 2 0 Vogt C Pujols DH 3 1 1 2 Zobrist 2B Freese 3B 4 0 1 0 Reddick RF Aybar SS 4 0 1 0 Lawrie 3B Perez C 4 0 1 0 Davis 1B Robertson LF 3 0 0 0 Canha DH Joyce PH 1 0 0 0 Fuld LF Navarro 1B 4 0 1 0 Totals Totals 34 2 8 2
ab r h bi 4011 4000 3110 4110 4010 4021 3011 3000 2110 31 3 8 3
LA Angels 000 000 020 2 Oakland 001 002 00x 3 2B: OAK Lawrie (15, Richards), Fuld (9, Richards). GIDP: LAA Calhoun, Freese. HR: LAA Pujols (21, 8th inning off Clippard, 1 on, 2 out). Team Lob: LAA 8; OAK 6. DP: OAK 2 (Zobrist-SemienDavis, I, Lawrie-Zobrist-Davis, I). E: OAK Davis, I (3, fielding). LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO G Richards (L, 7-5) 6.0 8 3 3 2 3 T Gott 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 J Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO S Kazmir (W, 4-4) 7.1 6 1 1 3 6 T Clippard 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 Time: 2:58. Att: 29,137.
Red Sox 13, Royals 2 Boston
Betts CF Holt 3B-2B Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Ramirez LF Castillo RF Bogaerts SS Napoli 1B Leon C Totals 1
Kansas City
ab r h bi ab r h bi 5 3 3 2 Escobar SS 3 0 0 0 5 2 3 2 Cain CF 4022 5 2 3 2 Hosmer 1B 5 0 2 0 4 2 2 2 Morales DH 4 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 Gordon LF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Dyson PH-LF 2 0 0 0 5 1 3 3 Rios RF 4000 5 0 0 0 Infante 2B 4 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 Colon 3B 4 0 0 0 371316 13 Butera C4 1 0 Totals 35 2 9 2
Boston 010 153 021 13 Kansas City 000 000 002 2 2B: BOS Holt, B 2 (15, Young, Cr, Frasor), Betts (15, Young, Cr), Pedroia 2 (13, Young, Cr, Frasor), Bogaerts 3 (12, Young, Cr, Brooks, Brooks). 3B: BOS Betts (4, Brooks), Holt, B (4, Brooks); KC Cain, L (3, Uehara). GIDP: BOS Castillo, R. HR: BOS Ramirez, H (15, 2nd inning off Young, Cr, 0 on, 0 out), Ortiz, D (10, 4th inning off Young, Cr, 0 on, 0 out), Betts (8, 5th inning off Young, Cr, 1 on, 1 out). Team Lob: BOS 6; KC 10. DP: KC (Colon, C-Infante-Hosmer). Boston IP H R ER BB SO W Miley (W, 7-6) 6.0 5 0 0 3 2 A Ogando 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 J Tazawa 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 K Uehara 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO C Young (L, 6-3) 4.2 7 7 7 3 2 J Frasor 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 A Brooks 3.1 6 3 3 0 2 Time: 2:58. Att: 37,975.
White Sox 3, Rangers 2 Texas
Chicago Sox
ab r h bi ab r h bi Choo RF 5 0 1 0 Eaton CF 4000 Rua LF 4 1 1 1 Garcia RF 5 0 0 0 Odor PH-2B 1 0 1 0 Abreu DH 5 1 2 0 Fielder DH 2 0 1 0 LaRoche 1B 5 0 0 0 Moreland 1B 5 0 0 0 Cabrera LF 5 1 5 0 Rosales 2-3B 5 0 1 0 Ramirez SS 5 0 1 1 Gallo 3B-LF 4 0 1 0 Gillaspie 3B 3 0 1 1 Chirinos C 4 0 0 0 Beckham 3B 1 1 1 1 Martin CF 4 1 2 1 Flowers C 3 0 0 0 Alberto SS 5 0 0 0 Sanchez 2B 4 0 2 0 Totals 39 2 8 2 Totals 40 3 12 3
Texas 100 000 100 00 2 Chicago Sox 000 002 000 01 3 2B: TEX Fielder (15, Quintana), Choo (13, Quintana), Rosales (2, Petricka); CWS Gillaspie (9, Gallardo), Cabrera, Me (8, Freeman, S), Sanchez, C (4, Scheppers). GIDP: TEX Moreland, Alberto. HR: TEX Rua (1, 1st inning off Quintana, 0 on, 1 out), Martin, L (5, 7th inning off Quintana, 0 on, 0 out); CWS Beckham, G (4, 11th inning off Claudio, 0 on, 0 out). S: TEX Chirinos. Team Lob: TEX 10; CWS 10. DP: TEX (Gallardo-Moreland); CWS 2 (Sanchez, C-Ramirez, Al-LaRoche, Beckham, G-Flowers-LaRoche). E: CWS Gillaspie (8, throw). Texas IP H R ER BB SO Y Gallardo 5.0 5 0 0 1 3 R Detwiler 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 J Edwards 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 K Kela 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 S Freeman 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 T Scheppers 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 A Claudio (L, 1-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 Chicago Sox IP H R ER BB SO J Quintana 7.0 5 2 2 2 5 Z Duke 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 D Robertson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 S Putnam 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 J Petricka (W, 2-2) 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 Time: 3:49. Att: 33,668.
Cubs 8, Twins 0 Chicago Cubs
Minnesota
ab r h bi ab r h bi Fowler CF 5 1 1 4 Dozier 2B 4 0 1 0 Rizzo 1B 4 2 2 1 Rosario LF 4 0 0 0 Bryant 3B 5 0 0 0 Mauer 1B 3 0 1 0 Montero C 5 0 2 0 Vargas PH 1 0 0 0 Castro SS 4 1 3 1 Plouffe 3B 4 0 0 0 Coghlan LF 5 1 2 0 Hunter RF 3 0 1 0 Denorfia RF 3 1 0 0 Nunez DH 3 0 0 0 Schwarber DH4 1 1 2 Herrmann C 3 0 0 0 Russell 2B 2 1 1 0 Escobar SS 3 0 0 0 Totals 37 8 12 8 Buxton CF 3 0 1 0 Totals 31 0 4 0 Continued next column
Segura SS Parra CF Braun RF Lucroy C Ramirez 3B Rogers PH Lind 1B Peterson LF Garza P Gennett 2B Totals
Colorado
ab r h bi ab r h bi 4 0 1 0 Blackmon CF 4 1 2 4 4 2 2 0 LeMahieu 2B 4 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 Tulowitzki SS 4 0 2 3 4 0 1 1 Descalso SS 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 Gonzalez RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Barnes RF 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 Arenado 3B 4 1 2 1 4 0 2 0 Paulsen 1B 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 Hundley C 4 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 Ynoa LF 4320 31 4 9 3 Rusin P 1000 Rosario PH 1 0 0 0 Miller P 1000 Totals 351015 10
Milwaukee 010 101 010 4 Colorado 003 304 00x 10 SB: COL LeMahieu (9, 2nd base off Garza/Lucroy), Hundley (2, 3rd base off Garza/Lucroy), Ynoa, R (1, 2nd base off Garza/Lucroy). 2B: MIL Lind (15, Rusin), Lucroy (4, Rusin), Parra, G (16, Miller, J), Braun (9, Miller, J); COL Hundley 2 (11, Garza, Knebel). 3B: MIL Braun (2, Rusin). GIDP: MIL Parra, G, Gennett; COL Arenado, LeMahieu. HR: COL Arenado (17, 4th inning off Garza, 0 on, 0 out). S: COL Rusin. Team Lob: MIL 5; COL 5. DP: MIL 3 (LucroySegura, Perez, H-Lind, Gennett-SeguraLind); COL 2 (Rusin-Tulowitzki-Paulsen, LeMahieu-Descalso-Paulsen). E: MIL Perez, H (1, missed catch); COL Tulowitzki (6, throw). Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO M Garza (L, 4-9) 5.113 10 7 0 4 N Cotts 0.0 1 0 0 2 0 C Knebel 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 J Broxton 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Colorado IP H R ER BB SO C Rusin (W, 3-2) 6.0 7 3 3 0 2 B Logan 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 J Miller 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 C Friedrich 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 Time: 3:09. Att: 41,487.
West Coast League Strk W1 L1 W1 W1 Strk W5 L1 L3 L1 Strk L1 W1 L1 W1
Saturday’s results Kitsap 3, Medford 2 (10 innings) Cowlitz 12, Victoria 8 Klamath Falls 4, Walla Walla 3 Bellingham 5, Wenatchee 4 Bend 11, Corvallis 6 Yakima Valley 7, Kelowna 6 (10 innings) Today’s schedule Bellingham at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 Bellingham at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m. Corvallis at Bend, 6:35 p.m. Victoria at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m. Walla Walla at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m. Yakima Valley at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 Bellingham at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m. Corvallis at Bend, 6:35 p.m. Victoria at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m. Walla Walla at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m. Yakima Valley at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m. Thursday, June 25 Bellingham at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m. Corvallis at Bend, 6:35 p.m. Victoria at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.
HarbourCats 6, Black Bears 1 Aguilar Slate Bevacqua Archibald Ogata Henderson Lande Pavletich Sutton Graffanino Totals
Victoria
ab r h bi 4 0 0 0 Degoti 4 0 1 0 Gretler 4 0 0 0 Guibor 4 1 2 0 Alcantara 4 0 2 0 Thoreson 4 0 0 0 Meyer 2 0 1 0 Floyd 1 0 0 0 Fougner 3 0 0 0 Collard 3 0 1 1 Winchester 33 1 7 1 Jarvis Amezquita Pries Rankin Polshuk Totals
ab r h bi 4012 3110 3100 4011 3000 0100 4120 2000 2120 3010 0001 2000 1111 0000 0000 31 6 9 5
Cowlitz 010 000 000 1 Victoria 000 100 32x 6 2B: HAR J Pries (1). SF: HAR S Jarvis (1). E: BLA Aguilar (1); HAR DeGoti (1). Cowlitz IP H R ER BB SO S Rayburn (L) 7.0 7 4 4 1 0 P Burks 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 J Nelson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Victoria IP H R ER BB SO D Topoozian (W) 7.1 6 1 1 0 5 J Mitchell 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 M Blais 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Att: 2,327. Time: 2:33
B.C. Premier League Team North Shore Langley Vic Eagles Nanaimo North Delta Okanagan Whalley Coquitlam Abbotsford Vic Mariners White Rock Parksville
W 22 22 24 20 14 18 17 13 10 9 9 6
TENNIS
GOLF
FIFA Women’s World Cup
Current tournamaents ATP
U.S. Open Championship (Major) Chambers Bay Golf Club, University Place, Washington. Par 72, 7,585 yards. Purse: $9,000,000. Recent champions 2014 winner: Martin Kaymer, Germany 2013 winner: Justin Rose, England Full Leaderboard, Round 3 Canadian score in boldface Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Jordan Spieth -5 68 67 71 69 T2 Louis Oosthuizen -4 77 66 66 67 T2 Dustin Johnson -4 65 71 70 70 T4 Adam Scott -3 70 71 72 64 T4 Branden Grace -3 69 67 70 71 T4 Cameron Smith -3 70 70 69 68 7 Charl Schwartzel -2 73 70 69 66 8 Brandt Snedeker -1 69 72 70 68 T9 Jason Day E 68 70 68 74 T9 Rory McIlroy E 72 72 70 66 T9 Shane Lowry E 69 70 70 71 T12 Kevin Kisner +1 71 68 73 69 T12 Matt Kuchar +1 67 73 72 69 T14 John Senden +2 72 72 70 68 T14 Patrick Reed +2 66 69 76 71 T14 Tony Finau +2 69 68 74 71 T14 Andres Romero +2 71 69 71 71 T18 Geoff Ogilvy +3 69 72 75 67 T18 Sergio Garcia +3 70 75 70 68 T18 Brooks Koepka +3 72 72 70 69 T18 Jason Dufner +3 68 72 73 70 T18 Jamie Lovemark +3 70 68 75 70 T18 Hid. Matsuyama +3 70 71 72 70 T18 Charlie Beljan +3 69 75 69 70 T25 Thomas Aiken +4 74 71 73 66 T25 Billy Horschel +4 72 72 73 67 T27 M. Hoffmann +5 71 74 74 66 T27 Brian Campbell +5 67 72 78 68 T27 Tommy Fleetwood+5 74 69 73 69 T27 Keegan Bradley +5 73 71 72 69 T27 Dan. Summerhays+5 70 67 78 70 T27 Jimmy Gunn +5 72 73 70 70 T27 Justin Rose +5 72 70 72 71 T27 Marc Warren +5 68 74 72 71 T27 F. Molinari +5 68 73 72 72 T27 Alexander Levy +5 70 69 73 73 T27 Henrik Stenson +5 65 74 72 74 T27 J.B. Holmes +5 72 66 71 76 T39 Troy Kelly +6 72 73 72 69 T39 Paul Casey +6 72 69 73 72 T39 Joost Luiten +6 68 69 74 75 T42 Robert Streb +7 74 70 73 70 T42 Jim Furyk +7 71 73 73 70 T42 Denny McCarthy +7 71 73 71 72 T42 O Schniederjans +7 69 73 72 73 T46 Brad Fritsch Manotick, Ont. +8 70 74 72 72 T46 Kevin Chappell +8 69 75 73 71 T46 Webb Simpson +8 72 73 71 72 T46 Kevin Na +8 70 72 72 74 T50 Lee Westwood +9 73 69 77 70 T50 Sam Saunders +9 72 72 76 69 T52 Nick Hardy +10 70 75 77 68 T52 Ryan Palmer +10 74 70 73 73 T54 Ernie Els +11 72 70 76 73 T54 Mark Silvers +11 72 71 75 73 T54 Cam. Tringale +11 75 68 74 74 T54 Ian Poulter +11 72 73 69 77 T58 D.A. Points +12 74 71 77 70 T58 Brad Elder +12 76 68 76 72 T58 Luke Donald +12 73 71 73 75 T58 Jimmy Walker +12 72 73 72 75 T58 Beau Hossler +12 71 72 73 76 T58 Jack Maguire +12 73 68 73 78 T64 Ben Martin +13 67 70 86 70 T64 Phil Mickelson +13 69 74 77 73 T64 Marcus Fraser +13 71 71 77 74 T64 Cheng Tsung Pan+13 71 72 76 74 T64 Angel Cabrera +13 70 75 74 74 T64 C.Montgomerie +13 69 76 72 76 T70 Andy Pope +14 74 71 77 72 T70 George Coetzee +14 72 73 72 77 T72 Zach Johnson +15 72 72 78 73 T72 John Parry +15 72 73 71 79 T74 Camilo Villegas +20 72 73 80 75 T74 Chris Kirk +20 70 73 80 77 Failed to make cut (+4) David Hearn Brantford, Ont. +7 72 75
June 6-July 5 Defending champion: Japan Round of 16 (All games elimination) Yesterday’s results Australia 1, Brazil 0, at Moncton Scoring: Simon 80’ France 3, South Korea 0, at Montreal Scoring: Delie 4’, 48’, Thomis 8’ Canada 1, Switzerland 0 at Vancouver Scoring: Josee Belanger, 52’ Saturday’s results Germany 4, Sweden 1, at Ottawa Scoring: Germany Mittag 24’; Sasic 36’ (pen), 78’; Marozsan 88’. Sweden: Sembrant 82’ China 1, Cameroon 0, at Edmonton Scoring: Wang Shanshan 12’ Today’s schedule Norway vs. England at Ottawa, 2 p.m. United States vs. Colombia at Edmonton, 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 Japan vs. Netherlands at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Quarterfinals Friday, June 26, Saturday, June 27 Semifinals Tuesday, June 30 at Montreal, 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 1 at Edmonton, 4 p.m
L Pct GB 7 0.759 10 0.688 1.5 11 0.686 1 12 0.625 3.5 10 0.583 5.5 14 0.563 5.5 17 0.500 7.5 21 0.382 11.5 20 0.333 12.5 18 0.333 12 22 0.290 14 22 0.214 15.5
Yesterday’s results Nanaimo at North Delta, 11 a.m. Nanaimo at North Delta, 1:30 p.m. Saturday’s results Parksville 6, Victoria Mariners 3 Nanaimo 6, North Shore 5 Abbotsford 2, Coquitlam 1 North Delta 2, Victoria Eagles 0 Victoria Mariners 10, Parksville 0 (5 inn) North Shore 4, Nanaimoi 3 Coquitlam 6, Abbotsford 1 Victoria Eagles 6, North Delta 0
Gerry Weber Open, June 15-21 Halle, Germany Surface: Grass. Purse: €1,574,640 Singles - Final Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 7-6 (1), 6-4. Doubles - Final Raven Klaasen, South Africa, and Rajeev Ram, United States, def. Rohan Bopanna, India, and Florin Mergea (2), Romania, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Aegon Championships, June 15-21 Queen’s Club, London, England Surface: Grass. Purse: €1,574,640 Singles - Semifinals Andy Murray (1), Britain, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Singles - Final Andy Murray (1), Britain, def. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 6-3, 6-4. Doubles - Semifinals Marcin Matkowski, Poland, and Nenad Zimonjic (2), Serbia, def. Daniel Nestor, Toronto, and Leander Paes (3), India, 6-3, 7-6 (8).. Doubles - Final Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, and Nicolas Mahut (4), France, def. Marcin Matkowski, Poland, and Nenad Zimonjic (2), Serbia, 6-2, 6-2. ATP: Aegon Open Nottingham, June 21-28 Nottingham, England Outdoor, surface: Grass. Purse €644,065 Sunday’s results - Round 1 Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, B.C., 4-6, 6-4, 0-0, retired. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Nicolas Almagro (96), Spain, 6-1, 6-4. Alexander Zverev, Germany, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-0, 6-2. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, 7-5, 3-0, retired. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, def. Donald Young, United States, 6-4, 6-4. Hyeon Chung, South Korea, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 6-4, 7-6 (6). Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Steve Johnson, United States, 6-4, 6-3.
Saturday, July 4 Third place medal at Edmonton, 1 pm. Sunday, July 5 Championship final at Vancouver, 4 p.m. Ranking (after 3 games) Team GF GA Germany 15 1 Switzerland 11 4 Cameroon 9 3 Norway 8 2 France 6 2 Brazil 4 0 USA 4 1 Japan 4 1 England 4 3 Colombia 4 3 Australia 4 4 Sweden 4 4 South Korea 4 5 China 3 3 Canada 2 1 Netherlands 2 2
WTA
MLS
East W L PCT GB Kelowna 8 4 .667 Yakima Valley 9 6 .600 .5 Walla Walla 8 7 .533 1.5 Wenatchee 5 7 .417 3 South W L PCT GB Bend 12 3 .800 Medford 6 9 .400 6 Corvallis 6 9 .400 6 Klamath Falls 3 12 .200 9 West W L PCT GB Bellingham 10 5 .667 Kitsap 6 6 .500 2.5 Cowlitz 5 7 .417 3.5 Victoria 6 9 .400 4 Yesterday’s results Victoria 6, Cowlitz 1 Wenatchee 5, Bellingham 1 Walla Walla 3, Klamath Falls 2 Kelowna 5, Yakima Valley 0 Bend 12, Corvallis 9
Cowlitz
SOCCER
Eastern League Club PTS GP W L DC United 31 18 9 5 N. England 24 17 6 5 Orlando 20 16 5 6 Toronto 19 13 6 6 Montreal 17 12 5 5 Columbus 17 15 4 6 NY Red Bulls 17 14 4 5 NY City FC 17 16 4 7 Philadelphia 15 17 4 10 Chicago 14 14 4 8 Western League Club PTS GP W L Seattle 29 16 9 5 Vancouver 29 17 9 6 Portland 25 16 7 5 Los Angeles 25 18 6 5 Sporting KC 24 15 6 3 Dallas 23 16 6 5 San Jose 22 15 6 5 Salt Lake 21 16 5 5 Houston 20 16 5 6 Colorado 15 15 2 4 Yesterday’s results New England 1, DC United 2 Sporting KC 1, Salt Lake 2
T 4 6 5 1 2 5 5 5 3 2
GF GA 22 17 23 22 20 21 19 18 16 18 21 22 18 19 17 19 19 30 17 22
T 2 2 4 7 6 5 4 6 5 9
GF GA 23 13 20 16 17 14 21 20 23 17 19 23 16 15 15 19 21 21 12 13
Aegon Classic Birmingham, June 15-21 Birmingham, England Surface: Grass. Purse: $665,900. Singles - Final Angelique Kerber (4), Germany, def. Karolina Pliskova (6), Czech Republic, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (4). Doubles - Final Garbine Muguruza, Spain, and Carla Suarez Navarro (4), Spain, def. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4.
Upcoming tournamaents WTA: Aegon International Eastbourne, June 22-27 Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, England Surface: Grass. Purse: $665,900 2014 champion: Madison Keys ATP and WTA: The Championships, Wimbledon, June 29-July 12 (Major tournament) Wimbledon, London, England Great Britain Surface: Grass. Purse: $42.2 million (men and women)
Saturday’s results San Jose 2 Seattle 0 NY City FC 2, Toronto 0 Orlando 0, Montreal 2 NY Red Bulls 1, Vancouver 2 Houston 0, Portland 2 Philadelphia 1, Los Angeles 5
AUTO RACING
Wednesday, June 24 Seattle at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Colorado at Orlando, 4:30 p.m. New England at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Montreal at Toronto, 5 p.m. DC United at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Final results , with total race time 1. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Mercedes, 1:30:16.930, 126.785 mph 2. Lewis Hamilton, England, Mercedes, 1:30:25.730 3. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Williams, 1:30:34.503 4. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Ferrari, 1:30:35.111 5. Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Williams, 1:31:10.534 6. Nico Hulkenberg, Germany, Force India, 1:31:21.005 7. Pastor Maldonado, Venezuela, Lotus, +1 lap 8. Max Verstappen, Netherlands, Toro Rosso, +1 9. Sergio Perez, Mexico, Force India, +1 10. Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Red Bull, +1 11. Felipe Nasr, Brazil, Sauber, +1 12. Daniil Kvyat, Russia, Red Bull, +1 13. Marcus Ericsson, Sweden, Sauber, +2 14. Roberto Merhi, Spain, Marussia, +3 Did not finish 15. Romain Grosjean, France, Lotus 16. Carlos Sainz Jr., Spain, Toro Rosso 17. Jenson Button, England, McLaren 18. Will Stevens, England, Marussia 19. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari 20. Fernando Alonso, Spain, McLaren
Formula One Austrian Grand Prix Yesterday, Spielberg, Austria Track Length: 4.326 Km, 2.69 miles
Pacific Coast Soccer League Van United Mid Isle Victoria Van Tbirds Kamloops Khalsa SC Abbotsford Tim Hortons FC Tigers
W 8 7 6 3 3 3 2 2 1
L 2 2 5 5 1 1 3 1 2
D 1 2 1 2 4 5 5 7 8
GF GA Pts 24 8 26 19 11 23 25 13 23 19 17 14 14 17 10 13 19 10 12 17 9 15 28 7 19 30 5
Yesterday’s result Van United 1, Mid Isle 2 Saturday’s results Kamloops 2, Mid Isle 1 FC Tigers 6, Khalsa 1 Van United 4, Vancouver Tbirds 1 Tim Hortons 1, Abbotsford 2
LACROSSE Western Lacrosse Assn WLA Senior A Standings GP New Westminster 8 Victoria 8 Coquitlam 7 Burnaby 8 Langley 8 Maple Ridge 8 Nanaimo 7
W 6 6 4 4 3 2 2
L 2 2 3 4 5 6 5
T Pts 0 12 0 12 0 8 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 4
Yesterday’s result Victoria 10, Maple Ridge 9 (OT) Saturday’s result Coquitlam 9, New Westminster 4 Tuesday, June 23 Coquitlam at Burnaby, 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 Maple Ridge vs. Langley, 7:45 p.m.
BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L T Pts Coquitlam 16 15 1 0 30 Delta 16 11 5 0 22 Victoria 16 10 6 0 20 New Westminster 15 9 6 0 18 Langley 17 5 10 2 12 Nanaimo 15 5 9 1 10 Port Coquitlam 17 4 12 1 9 Burnaby 16 3 13 0 6 Yesterday’s results Coquitlam 16, Victoria 3 Burnaby 14, Nanaimo 8 Saturday’s results Nanaimo 17, Langley 12 Victoria 14, Delta 11
Thursday June 25 North Delta at Whalley, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, June 23 Burnaby vs. New Westminster, 8 p.m.
Friday, June 26 Abbotsford at Langley, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, June 24 Nanaimo vs. Delta, 7 p.m.
F1 Leaders (After 8 of 19 races) Driver, Team Pts 1 Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes 169 2 Nico Rosberg, Mercedes 159 3 Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari 120 4 Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari 72 5 Valtteri Bottas, Williams 67 6 Felipe Massa, Williams 62 7 Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull 36 8 Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull 19 9 Nico Hulkenberg, Force India 18 10 Romain Grosjean, Lotus 17 11 Felipe Nasr, Sauber 16 12 Sergio Perez, Force India 13 13 Pastor Maldonado, Lotus 12 14 Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso 10 15 Carlos Sainz Jr., Toro Rosso 9 16 Marcus Ericsson, Sauber 5 17 Jenson Button, McLaren 4 Constructor standings Team Points 1 Mercedes 285 1 Mercedes 328 2 Ferrari 192 3 Williams 129 4 Red Bull 55 5 Force India 31 6 Lotus 29 7 Sauber 21 8 Toro Rosso 19 9 McLaren 4
NASCAR Next races Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sunday, June 28, 12:19 p.m. Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California Qualifying: Saturday, June 27, 11 a.m. Driver standings, year to date Driver Pts Winnings 1 Kevin Harvick 576 $4,840,151 2 Martin Truex Jr. 561 $2,668,758 3 Joey Logano 520 $4,015,820 4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 508 $3,171,955 5 Jimmie Johnson 506 $3,718,871 6 Brad Keselowski 480 $2,790,295 7 Jamie McMurray 464 $2,431,215
Tournament stats (final) HoleParYards Average score 1 4 496 4.78 (most difficult) 7 4 508 4.47 4 4 495 4.42 11 4 500 4.41 13 4 534 4.33 14 4 521 4.27 6 4 495 4.27 17 3 218 3.25 3 3 198 3.24 5 4 488 4.21 10 4 436 4.20 9 3 224 3.19 2 4 399 4.12 15 3 246 3.12 16 4 423 3.93 8 5 614 4.65 18 5 604 4.46 12 4 311 3.44 (easiest)
Upcoming tournaments PGA Travelers Championship, June 25-28 TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut. Par 70, 6,841 yards. Purse: $6,400,000. 2014 champion: Kevin Streelman
Canadian PGA Tour Dakota Dunes Open presented by SaskTel, July 2-5 Dakota Dunes Golf Links, Saskatoon Sask. Par 72, 7301 yards. Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Matt Harmon
LPGA U.S. Women’s Open, July 9-12 Lancaster Country Club, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Par 72, 6,657 yards. Purse: $4,000,000. 2014 champion: Michelle Wie
Champions Tour Encompass Championship, July 10-12 North Shore Country Club, Glenview, Illinois. Par 72, 7,031 yards. Purse: $1,900,000. 2014 champion: Tom Lehman
Web.com Tour Nova Scotia Open, July 2-5 Ashburn Golf Club - New Course, Halifax, N.S. Par 72, 7,014 yards. Purse: $650,000. 2014 champion: Roger Sloan
European Tour Alstom Open de France, July 2-5 Le Golf National Paris, France. Par 72, 7,315 yards. Purse: $3,000,000. 2014 champion: Graeme McDowell
FOOTBALL CFL
Regular season Week 1 Thursday, June 25 Ottawa at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 26 Hamilton at Calgary, 6 p.m. Saturday, June 27 Edmonton at Toronto, 2 p.m., at SMS Equipment Stadium, Fort McMurray Winnipeg at Saskatchewan, 5 p.m. Week 2 Thursday, July 2 Hamilton at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 3 Calgary at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 4 BC Lions at Ottawa, 3 p.m. Sunday, July 5 Toronto at Saskatchewan, 12:30 p.m. Week 3 Thursday, July 9 Ottawa at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Hundreds Sunday packed the pews of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church readying themselves to bury nine beloved members and seek justice on their behalf as part of the church’s activist tradition. In an energetic and emotional service, the Rev. Norvel Goff assured those gathered that the victims, including the church’s pastor and state senator the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, did not die in vain. Others echoed that sentiment saying that while the city is preparing for funeral services, calls for reforms and social activism would also follow. “We’re going to be vigilant,� Goff said as churchgoers swayed and clapped in response. “The blood of the Mother Emanuel nine requires us to work until not only justice in this case but for those living in the margin of life, those less fortunate than ourselves, that we stay on the battlefield until there’s no more fight to be fought.� Dylann Roof, 21, is charged with opening fire on the group, discharging multiple shots into each victim during a Wednesday bible study, according to police affidavits. A white supremacist manifesto purportedly written by Roof to explain why he targeted the church says he had “no choice� but to target African Americans, whom he derides as “stupid and violent.� The attack traumatized the mother and daughter of Charleston County Judge Daniel Martin Jr., who is the fourth generation of his family to attend the church. His 83-year-old mother left the church just an hour before the shooting
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and his 17-year-old daughter often helped Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, who died in the attack, pray with the church’s youngest members. Neither women could bring themselves to come to church Sunday. “There are people who are terrorized by what happened,� Martin, 52, said. “My daughter is struggling with the loss. She is very afraid to come back in the building right now. But time heals all wounds. When she is
ready, we will have her come back.� Standing outside the church, Martin said he didn’t want to talk about political issues like whether or not the Confederate flag should be flying at the South Carolina Capitol. Yet, he hinted that after the victim’s funerals, Emanuel AME -- one of the nation’s most renowned black congregations -- would play a role in preventing such tragedies. Emanuel is the oldest African Methodist Episcopal church in the South, and is called “Mother Eman-
uel.� The church has had its share of notable political moments. In 1822, it was investigated for its role in a planned slave revolt after one of its founders, Denmark Vesey, tried to organize a failed slave rebellion. In March 1909, Booker T. Washington spoke there, and in 1962, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Wyatt T. Walker of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference called on church members to register and vote.
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OTTAWA — Diane Bellemare is urging the discredited Senate to find redemption by doing its constitutional duty as the parliamentary chamber that represents the regions. The Conservative senator is waging a one-woman crusade within the Senate’s government caucus to block C-377, a private member’s bill that would force labour unions to publicly disclose how they spend their money. And she’s using the scandal over senators’ expenses to make her case. The controversial bill, sponsored by Conservative MP Russ Hiebert
and backed strongly by the Prime Minister’s Office, would require unions to publicly disclose any spending of $5,000 or more and any salary of more than $100,000. It’s been widely denounced as undemocratic and an invasion of privacy and it’s opposed by at least five provinces, who’ve argued that the bill is a unconstitutional intrusion into provincial jurisdiction over labour laws. If senators want to reclaim some relevance in the midst of the current crisis, Bellemare maintains they need to represent the interests of their provinces and vote against C-377. “I would like to say that, at this difficult time when the Senate is
being accused on all sides of not playing its role as a chamber of sober second thought, and of not taking the interests of the people it represents seriously, I urge you to vote in line with your constitutional obligations, the official positions of your respective governments, in other words, the provincial governments and the people they represent, and all of the emails you received that have criticized this bill as being too invasive,� she implored her colleagues last week. It’s a lonely battle for Bellemare, who has found little support for her arguments in her own caucus, although Liberal senators are behind her. She had more company two years
ago, when 16 Conservative senators broke ranks, joining forces with the Liberals to send the bill back to the House of Commons with amendments that effectively eviscerated the legislation. However, Parliament was prorogued before the Commons could consider the amendments and, in accordance with the rules for reinstating legislation following prorogation, the bill wound up back in the upper chamber in its original form. The unamended bill is now before the Senate for final debate, with Bellemare and the Liberals using every procedural trick available to run out the clock until the chamber adjourns for the summer, likely this week.
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t’s about this time of year that fawns begin to arrive, and we urge the public to leave them unless they have a life threatening injury or as in this case, the doe is dead. Our motto here at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre is “It’s Fawn Season – Leave Them Where They Lie”. New born fawns will drop to the ground in response to a threat (dogs, cougars and humans) or while their mother goes off to forage. Fawns do not have a scent therefore the doe will leave them in tall grass or even in your yard. This adaptation allows for the fawn to be safe from predators. If the doe stayed close the predator would smell her and attack the fawn. So please curb the urge to pick them up thinking they have been abandoned. 90% of the time that is not the case. If you are unsure, please call the center and we would be pleased to give you guidance. If children have brought it home, take the fawn back to where it was found. The mother will return. She is full of milk and the fawn will be hungry. It has been documented where a fawn had been taken from its mother for 48 hours and successfully returned. When you find a fawn laying out flat on the side or in the middle of the road, stop and gently herd them off into the bush or
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ditch. This will prevent other motorists stopping or even hitting the fawn. The mother and fawn have become separated when crossing the road and she is probably watching you. The fawns tend to lay flat instinctively hoping you will go away. If it is necessary that the fawn must be brought to the centre, do not feed it. Feeding an improper diet may cause its death. Fawns are cute but we must always curb that notion to keep and raise it. They become 48-65 kg. adults with hooves strong enough to do some damage. Any young animal will become imprinted to humans and cause many problems. A deer that is not afraid of humans has an imaginary target on its side for cars and hunters. It is also illegal to have wildlife in your possession without a permit from the Ministry of Environment. The North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre is currently caring for 3 black-tail deer fawns. We have one single fawn that was attacked by a predator and is being treated for a deep wound
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to his flank area while a set of twins were admitted last week when they were found yards away from a dead doe on the roadside. For every one fawn we admit due to legitimate reasons, we are answering 20 phone calls regarding fawns that are not truly orphaned and need to be left alone. It is very normal to see fawns alone at this time of year as the doe will feed her young only a few times each day and then leave the fawn alone while she goes off to feed herself.
She will sometime spread twins or triplets out over a range to prevent a predator from being able to find all of her babies at once. A fawn may be left for 12-24 hours depending on age and normally reunites with the mother in the dark and quiet of night time. We urge people to please not pick up fawns that they do not know 100% have been orphaned (i.e. dead doe on roadside). Please call the centre first and we will help determine
whether the fawn really does need help...every fawn deserves the chance to be raised by its wild mother. When you find a fawn laying out flat on the side or in the middle of the road, stop and gently herd them off into the bush or ditch. This will prevent other motorists stopping or even hitting the fawn. The mother and fawn have become separated when crossing the road and she is probably watching you. The fawns tend to lay flat instinctively hoping you will go away. If it is necessary that the fawn must be brought to the centre, do not feed it. Feeding an improper diet may cause its death. It is also illegal to have wildlife in your possession without a permit from the Ministry of Environment. To continue our 30th Anniversary celebrations here at NIWRA, Ross Peterson and Hans Boerger will be presenting “Pond Critters” on June 27th from 2pm-4pm. This presentation will give kids a chance to identify various insects, beetles, snails, etc and learn how they live, breathe and eat each other. You will be amazed. Visit our website for more information www.niwra.org. » Sylvia Campbell works at the North Island Wildlife Centre. If you would like more information about wildlife, call the centre at 250-248-8534.
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Dr. Gifford Jones The Doctor Game desserts loaded with hundreds of calories. It is dishonest, deceptive marketing, the ultimate culprit that has ruined your health. Someone has to pay for it. In fact, if getting rich is the motive, why stop at food corporations? After all, because of excessive drinking your wife and children left you. Think of the alimony you’re paying every month! But this problem was not self-inflicted. It was the damn liquor companies that should have realized you were becoming an alcoholic. One could go on and on blaming various aspects of society for our own self-inflicted problems. So this 15 billion dollar verdict against several tobacco companies is the wrong health message. In 2015 North Americans would have to be living on Mars and have half a brain not to know that tobacco kills. I’m no friend of these companies, but they should not have to reward people for lack of discipline. Nor make them rich for irrational reasons. If anyone should be sued, it should be the government which for years allowed tobacco to be sold legally while it reaps the reward. If tobacco were introduced to the world today, it would be immediately banned as a hazardous substance. It contains 4,000 chemicals of which 40 are known to cause cancer in humans! This is another example of an illogical ruling by a court. But it is sad that society has reached a stage where individual responsibility is forsaken. Those who abuse their bodies with tobacco, drugs and alcohol cost us billions of dollars a year. This is bad enough, but to reward them for their folly is utter madness. What do you think? See the web site www.docgiff. com. For comments info@docgiff. com. » W. Gifford-Jones M.D. is a graduate of University of Toronto and the Harvard Medical School. He trained in general surgery at the Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University and in Gynecology at Harvard. He has also been a general practitioner, ship’s surgeon and hotel doctor. For more information, see his website, www.docgiff.com or to comment, e-mail him at info@docgiff.com.
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retire comfortably. A comprehensive financial plan should include investment planning, cash flow planning, education planning, estate planning, insurance planning, retirement planning, and tax planning. To be successful, your plan must be tailored to you. It makes sense to seek the advice of a financial advisor who will take you through this six-step planning process: 1.Goal setting – to define and prioritize your goals and concerns. 2.Data gathering – gathering all the pertinent financial information to understand your current financial situation. 3.Financial analysis – analysing the data to determine whether you are on track to achieve your financial life goals, and to identify alternative strategies to achieve those goals. This includes a review of how to reduce your taxes;
whether you’ll have enough income to cover your retirement expenses; and strategies for protecting your family and income should you become disabled or die unexpectedly. 4.Plan formulation and recommendations – developing a written financial plan which contains recommendations and an action plan for achieving your financial goals and improving your overall financial life. 5.Plan implementation – taking action to implement the solutions that have been agreed upon. 6.Monitoring and plan review – financial planning is not a one time event. You should review your plan regularly, ideally at least annually or as major life events occur. There you have it. It takes just six straightforward steps to start on building your personal financial plan. Be sure you get the advice you need by talking to a financial advisor with the team, qualifications and tools you can count on. » Liz Gaudet is a consultant with Investors Group Financial Services Inc. in Port Alberni. She can be reached at 250-720-9935.
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