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City seeks Dismantling of ferry dock expert to new will cost taxpayers $400K study proposal for dams SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

pleasantly surprised by the pace of change on the property. He noted that Seaspan Ferries, a freight hauler between Nanaimo and Vancouver that has one of the right-of-way agreements for the property, has indicated it is looking to consolidate its operations in the Duke Point area. McKay said he wants to have “broad conversations” with the company about freeing up additional areas for development. The mayor said he is also excited about the potential to bring goods into the area by rail from Port Alberni. “This project is going to go a lot faster than we had anticipated,” McKay said, referring to the Wellcox land.

Nanaimo city staff are looking for an independent dam expert to examine whether a proposed ‘overtopping’ option is a viable method of addressing safety concerns at the city’s Colliery dams. The engineer’s finding’s will play a key role in determining whether overtopping, which involves reinforcing the lower dam embankment with steel and concrete, is an option the province considers a feasible fix to the dams. Two other options have been identified so far: construction of a new labyrinth spillway, estimated to cost $8.1 million, or construction of a separate auxiliary spillway to handle excess water flows at an estimated cost of $3 million to $6 million. The estimated cost of overtopping for the lower dam is $2 million. However, the province has required that an independent engineer certify that the method is suitable for dams, since it has not widely been used for that purpose, said Toby Seward, acting general manager of community development and protective services for the city. The province’s water comptroller included the requirement for a third-party expert’s to sign off on overtopping in a revised order that told the city to select a remediation option for the Colliery dams by June 1 — a one-month extension over the previous deadline. The revised order also allowed the city the opportunity to add the overtopping method as a possible option. City council voted Monday to seek the amendment to the order and gave city staff a budget of up to $400,000, mostly to be used to complete detailed design work and construction plans for the proposed overtopping option, as well as the auxiliary spillway proposal. “If (an engineer) determines in concept it’s feasible, then we’ll get further into design (work),” Seward said.

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The former CP ferry dock, located just south of the Gabriola ferry terminal in Nanaimo, will be dismantled. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

Wellcox property to be prepped for development SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

contractor will begin work this summer to dismantle the old CP Ferry Dock, located south of the Gabriola Island BC Ferries terminal. The disused dock is on a feesimple water lot owned by the city and is just offshore from the 26.7-acre Wellcox lands, which the city purchased from CP Rail in late 2013. The city is expected to issue a tender for the dock removal by the end of this month. The work needs to be completed between July 1 and Aug. 15 to meet Fisheries regulations, a report before city council says. The work was approved by council in an early list of projects for this year in January. Removal of the dock is

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budgeted at $400,000, but removing the dock is seen as an additional step towards preparing the Wellcox property for redevelopment and investment. A report from Herold Engineering said the dock was beyond repair and therefore a liability. The dock fronts the proposed site of a new fast ferry foot passenger service. The company behind the proposal, Island Ferries, is seeking additional investment. Another step taken by the city to move towards developing the Wellcox property includes terminating a lease with Island Pallet Solutions and clearing a portion of the property of a large

inventory of wooden pallets. The city is also working on an environmental study to determine what historical contaminants are in the water lot. A detailed analysis of soil contamination throughout the Wellcox property has already been finished. City real estate manager Bill Corsan has said that once a planning document is completed and specific land uses are proposed for the area, officials will have a clear indication of how much work needs to be done to clear contaminants from the site as well as the cost. There are other complications for the property, including a handful of pre-existing right-ofway agreements that prevent development. However, Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay said he and other city officials have been

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9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plant sale, includes books, gardening items. St. Philip’s by the sea, 7113 Lantzville Rd. 2:30 p.m. Island Bel Canto Singers perform I Dream a World, Brechin United Church, 1998 Estevan Rd., and again on May 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Nanaimo Ecumenical Centre, 6234 Spartan Rd., Tickets $15, children free at the door. Quilted Duck, www.islandbelcanto.com, and tickets@islandbelcanto.com. Sunday also. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vancouver Island Children’s Book Festival. Renowned authors and illustrators present their work. Festival: Diana Krall Plaza, Commercial Street. Tickets: $10 child, $25 family, through Port Theatre 250-754-8550, www.porttheatre.com, More info: www.bookfest.ca. 7 p.m. Camerata Singers present Shine on Me, a collage of spiritual music. St. Andrews United Church, with guests Nanaimo Junior Youth Choir. 311 Fitzwilliam St. Tickets $15.

7:30 p.m. A spring classical concert with baritone Craig Nim, and harpist Josh Layne, at St. Paul’s Anglican Church. Tickets $20, 250-753-2523.

monthly meeting, Brechin United Church, 1998 Estevan Road. Stamp Grab. Everyone welcome. For more information, call: 250-245-8186.

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7-8:30 p.m. Planning Your Final Wishes, final instalment of a free four part series for end-of-life planning. At Brechin United Church, 1998 Estevan Rd. Darren Colyn, spiritual health practitioner, chaplain at NRGH.

3 p.m. It’s All About Love, Yellow Point Singers spring concert with guest performer Lauryn Collins. Oceanview Community Church, 381 Davis Road, Ladysmith. $10 or $25 family at the door. For more information, 250-591-1170.

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9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Nanaimo Pottery Co-op’s Spring Show and Sale at Country Club Centre. For information: www.nanaimopottery.com.

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10 a.m. to noon Englishman River Watershed Tour. Free workshop is part of the Team WaterSmart 2015 Workshop Series, visit www.teamwatersmart.ca for more information. Free. Englishman River Regional Park, Allsbrooke Road, Parksville.

9 a.m. Bastion City Wanderers Volkssport Club six- or 10-kilometre Cedar (Yellow Point Park) walk. Registration 8:45 a.m. in the Yellowpoint Park parking lot on Yellow Point Road. For information, call Ethel at 250-756-9796.

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Residents see 1.5% tax increase Mayor expresses appreciation to council members for their efforts aimed at ﬁscal responsibility ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

Residents in Parksville will see a municipal tax increase of 1.5 per cent for the 2015 financial year, the lowest in many years, as the city finalized its budget this week. Parksville’s city council adopted a balanced $27,400,000 budget, which includes capital expenditures of more than $11 million. Major capital projects that are scheduled in the city for the year include the second-phase Temple

Street upgrades, new washrooms for Community Park and the Kin Hut, the road project from Corfield Avenue to Highway 19A, and water main and road repairs on Ermineskin Road and Banks Avenue. For a home with the average assessed property value of $296,500, the city portion of total property taxes will increase by $15.70. The library, Nanaimo Regional District, regional wastewater and regional hospital charges will increase by $32.27.

The school tax change has not been released by the province at this time, but the estimated property taxes for the average house in Parksville — using an estimate for the school tax — are now $2,660. Mayor Marc Lefebvre expressed his appreciation to council members, some of whom were newly elected in November’s municipal elections and are new to fiscal management, for their due diligence during the budget process. “Our goal is to keep property

taxes as low as possible while delivering good value for money and supporting the city’s priorities,” he said. Lefebvre said that while reviewing the budget, council members were mindful that a borrowing referendum for the Englishman River water service project will take place later this year. “Depending on the level of funding announced in October, plans are in place to minimize the financial impact on residential taxpayers, including a scaled-

back water treatment plant,” he said. Each year, Parksville’s budgeting process becomes more challenging, according to a press release, with the city facing external pressures such as increasing expectations, legislative impacts by senior levels of government, rising costs and a fluctuating business climate. Robert.Barron @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4234

CITY LOG News and notes from around Nanaimo

Outdoor art pieces to colour city landscape Spencer Anderson Reporting

anaimo is set for a new wave of outdoor public art pieces, with a number of new additions slated to arrive on the city landscape in time for Public Art Week from May 11-16. City council authorized $28,000 this year to install seven new outdoor pieces from artists across Canada, after putting out a request to artists to submit proposals. Two new pieces have already been added: the first, called ‘Embarking,’ a tower of intertwined recycled branches is located near the Newcastle Island ferry ramp; the second is Solstice, which was installed this week in MacGregor park. The piece is made up of two steel arches each containing a mosaic of multi-coloured glass, with a bench between the two arches. Five more pieces are set to arrive for installation this month. The city also announced it was relocating its ‘Spindle Whorl’ piece, carved by city artist Joel Good in 2013, from Maffeo Sutton Park to the corner of Commercial Street, Wallace Street and Victoria Crescent.

NEDC gets a nod The Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation has picked up a marketing award for its Business in Nanaimo Magazine. The NEDC received the award this week at the BC Economic Development Association’s annual awards in Richmond. NEDC CEO Sasha Angus called the magazine “a great resource for showcasing to the world the quality of opportunity and quality of life that we have in the region.”

Green washer rebates Nanaimo and other residents will soon be able to cash in for

Anne Pipke, at right, reads a sign, as her aunt, Joan Huck, looks over the public art piece called ‘Embarking’ in Maffeo-Sutton Park. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

up to $200 to offset the cost of buying more energy-efficient, ENERGY STAR washing machines. The rebates are being offered through a partnership with the City of Nanaimo and the Regional District of Nanaimo with BC Hydro. Each local government has committed to cover between $50 to $100 of the rebates, while BC Hydro will chip in for the other $50 to $100. More information on the program can be found at powersmart.ca. Nanaimo water man-

ager Bill Sims said the program “will raise awareness and help our rate-payers to save water and electricity as well as benefit financially.”

Be ready, officials say City residents are being asked by both the local and federal governments to prepare an emergency kit to mark Emergency Preparedness Week, which runs from May 3-9. Public Safety Canada has put its weight behind the weeklong event, which aims to raise

awareness of steps families and individuals can take to be prepared for an earthquake or other emergency. A recent report said a 7.3magnitude earthquake on B.C.’s south coast could kill hundreds and leave thousands displaced in North Vancouver alone. A 6.1magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Haida Gwaii last week, although no damage was caused. Nanaimo Fire Rescue has posted information on how to prepare for emergencies at fire. nanaimo.ca.

“In a disaster affecting a community, some services we take for granted might be unavailable for several days or even longer,” said Karen Lindsay, emergency program manager for the city. “Families should be prepared to take care of themselves at the very minimum for 72 hours, however, due to Nanaimo’s location on an Island it is recommended that we all prepare for seven days.” Spencer.Anderson @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255

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Tidesmen offer pair of performances at Port Theatre DAILY NEWS

The Tidesmen Barbershop Chorus is bringing its style of music back to the Port Theatre today (Saturday) when it hosts

the Barbershop Harmony Show. The Tidesmen Chorus, a 60-voice men’s barbershopchorus based in Nanaimo and central Vancouver Island, have traditionally presented wonder-

ful entertainment and this year is no different. Guest performers at the show include special guest quartet SNAFU, a comedy quartet based in Portland, Ore., that has per-

formed to delighted audiences all over the Pacific Northwest. The Tidesmen have been making four-part harmony ring since 1973. There will be two performances today at the Port Theatre,

at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $28 each and $25 for students and are available at the Port Theatre. For more information, go to www.porttheatre.com.

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We can’t afford to ignore earthquake risk

e can look at the pictures of the earthquake devastation in Nepal, read the stories of razed buildings and rescues, listen to the increasing death totals — on Friday at 6,200. And yet as we sit in an active earthquake zone ourselves, more could be happening that could go toward increasing our safety. Let’s put aside for now the argument over the Colliery dams and whether they would hold or not. Should Nanaimo take the brunt of a 7.8 magnitude quake, the dams may be the least of our worries. From government infrastructure to personal preparation, if we take Japan as a model, much more could be done. The Japanese, learning the hard way long

before the 2011 Fukushima earthquake, invested a lot of money to make sure engineering codes are up to par in residential buildings, people are educated about preparation and follow up, and that first responders have the necessary resources. And then there were the privately owned nuclear stations, which seemed not to get the memo about engineering for a worst-case scenario. Still, Japan is leaps ahead of B.C. in creating an infrastructure that protects its citizens in the event of earthquakes. Consider the finding of a recent CBC investigation that reveals, despite ongoing efforts to retrofit schools to be seismically sound, 126 schools in B.C. remain at high risk to collapse in the

event of a large earthquake. In Nanaimo, Cilaire, Brechin and Fairview Elementary Schools are included on the high-risk list. The retrofit program should have been done by now. But consider this revelation by the CBC: “A deadline to seismically upgrade schools had been set for 2020, but recently Education Minister Peter Fassbender has moved that deadline back between five and 10 years depending where you are in the province.” In other words, the province is taking its austerity program a step too far. One can at least understand their ideological stance on keeping costs in healthcare and education low; but we’re talking about children

and how across the province in 126 schools —including in Nanaimo — students and teachers are likely to be injured or killed should they be in those schools when a big quake hits. This isn’t gambling or even recklessness, it’s negligence. All levels of government have a responsibility to do all they can for emergency preparation. The low level of investment in this regard, not just by the province, but at every government level should concern us. And maybe therein lies the problem, that we as individual Canadians are not concerned enough about being prepared for earthquakes or other disasters. We don’t expect anyone to look after us as we emerge from the rubble but ourselves, so we need

to be both personally prepared and to put pressure on each of our elected representatives to invest as much as possible in emergency preparedness. The first objective in preparedness is saving lives; second is aiding the injured followed by facilitating a quick recovery. Adequate preparation will also cut the costs of recovery. These are lessons known to all of us and we repeat them every time the next quake happens. Only the next quake may happen here. Think about that. Before it’s too late we all need to take this seriously, whether in government or not. » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this editorial to letters@nanaimodailynews.com.

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@nanaimodailynews.com VICC vital to underpin city’s tourism industry Was the timing of the construction of the Vancouver Island Conference Centre ideal? Nope. The world economic collapse of 2007 beat up everybody’s plans. Is the VICC worth the million-dollar-a-year taxpayer subsidy? I say look at the cost to taxpayers versus the benefits to the taxpayers, and then decide. The Conference Board of Canada’s report on the economic impact of conferences, shows that delegates spend $341 at a conference. The 2015 projected 20,423 delegate days multiplied by $341 is nearly $7 million. The total economic impact to the host city is far larger than that. There’s also conference jobs for food and beverage, print, online, radio, and television advertising and promotion of the conference, audio/visual and staging, decor staffing, entertainment, gifts and awards companies, delegate materials and giveaways, and transportation to get here. Add in the multiplier effect that every first year economics student learns about that says that for each new dollar spent in the local economy, there’s an impact of several times original amount as it is spent and re-spent locally by the people paid.

VICC performance is currently handicapped by lack of hotel space, yet it still injects a huge amount of revenue to our economy — far in excess of the subsidy, and helps put food on many tables of those same taxpayers. It is a vital part of our tourism infrastructure, and will become an even bigger economic engine moving forward. Tourism is the largest contributor to GDP in BC at nearly $14 billion — far larger than forestry, mining, fishing and agriculture. It’s renewable, comparatively green and it doesn’t strip our Island’s precious resources. The VICC is doing its part and that part will grow. It’s a net contributor to our tax base, not a liability, even now. Take a longer-term view. Scott Littlejohn Nanaimo

Religion will thrive in spite of atheistic beliefs Re: ‘Lunney: Has the media done its job?’ (Opinion, Daily News, April 28) During my long life I have travelled far and wide and have always seen churches, synagogues and mosques, but have yet to see

even one building that glorifies atheism. Once, in the former Leningrad, I watched a young woman doing an oil painting of a boarded-up religious building. It was Soviet policy then for an atheist regime to demonize Christianity. Even today many new religious buildings are being built, and on a Sunday the local parking lots of churches are pretty full. Ralph Forshaw Nanaimo

Lunney targetted not by intolerance; free speech Re: ‘Lunney: Has the media done its job?’ (Opinion, Daily News, April 28) MP James Lunney claims he’s the victim of “despicable, unscientific and intolerant attack.” Not so, he is merely the target of other people’s free speech, a thing he seems to want to reserve for himself and his allies. He complains that the Supreme Court has ruled that freedom of religion includes freedom from religion. Too bad. People aren’t required to bow down to his imaginary friend.

He states, “ A Christian worldview is not one iota less scientific than a godless evolutionism world view.” What utter nonsense. A Christian worldview is not scientific in any respect. Science deals with facts and evidence. His ‘Christian’ belief is just that, nothing more than his unsupported fantasy. “One cannot prove or disprove the existence of god with scientific method.” This is true. On the other hand, he cannot prove the existence of his god by any method whatsoever. Most Christians accept the theory of evolution. Lunney represents a small minority, and his views have little value in the 21st century. I agree the media has not done a good job here. Allowing Lunney a forum for his medieval ideology and name-calling does a disservice to us all. Ed Collins Nanaimo Letters must include your hometown and a daytime phone number for verification purposes only. Letters must include your first name (or two initials) and last name. Unsigned letters and letters of more than 350 words will not be accepted. Email to: letters@nanaimodailynews.com.

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elia White has a way of creating her own opportunities, and trying to help as many other people as she can in the process. White developed her position as the healthy communities co-ordinator at Vancouver Island University shortly after she graduated from the university in 2013, and has now taken on the challenge of expanding the work of a national youth-led charity called The Meal Exchange into western Canada. The Toronto-based Meal Exchange supports university students to develop innovative solutions to address hunger, food insecurity and sustainability on their campuses and communities. White is in the process of applying for grant funding to create a western branch of The Meal Exchange in Vancouver and is looking forward to trying to implement some fresh ideas for food sustainability and security in the province and beyond.

She said she is particularly anticipating launching the Real Food Challenge in B.C. “The project will determine standards for ‘real food,’ meaning food that is environmentally sustainable, humane, socially just, and beneficial to the local economy,” White said. “The goal is to develop standards and then assess purchasing policies of B.C. universities in order to increase their percentage of real food purchases. There’s already some traction for the program at some of the universities and I’m excited to begin collaborating with them and move the process forward.” White graduated from Wellington Secondary School in 2008 where she gained considerable experience working on community action projects. She studied anthropology and global studies at VIU and, as an undergraduate, became a founding member of the VIU World University Service of Canada Committee, which sponsors refu-

gee students to complete their education in Canada, and a key player in VIU’s Campus Food Movement. In her third year, she won an Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship from the province and used it to complete a summer internship related to food sustainability in a village near Dehradun, India. After she graduated, White’s passion for local food sustainability encouraged her to submit a proposal to VIU administration for a healthy communities coordinator on campus. White was hired on contract, with the help of a grant she applied for, to continue work on sustainable food projects

that she was involved with as a student. Under her leadership, VIU now hosts a twice-weekly farmers’ market during the peak harvest season, VIU students volunteer with the Nanaimo Community Garden’s glean team, and staff and students participate in bi-monthly field trips to a local farm where they volunteer in exchange for free, fresh local vegetables. “I’ll miss VIU, but I’m looking forward to expanding ideas and programs around food sustainability and security in the province and country,” she said. Robert.Barron@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4234

A group of Vancouver Island University and regional high school students recently won gold medals at a provincial trade skills competition and will now advance to the nationals contest this May. Kaya Peters, from Salmon Arm, only enrolled in the culinary program in late January but managed to win the top prize in the post-secondary culinary contest at the Provincial Skills Canada B.C. competition, held on April 15 in Abbotsford. Peters will now advance to compete at the Skills Canada National Competition to be held in Saskatoon on May 28-30. Brooks Secondary in Powell River was the only high school to win two gold medals via Devon Degraag in the automotive service technician contest and Zane Hernandez in carpentry. Both will head to nationals. Cowichan Secondary students Alasdair Shaw and Wyatt Wratten will also be at nationals after winning gold competing in the junior skills “gravity vehicle car” competition. Silver medals went to VIU’s Andrew Vissers in the post-secondary competition automotive service technician; Trevor Ford, from Cowichan Secondary, in the electronics competition; and Dylan Moore, a post-secondary student at VIU’s Cowichan Trades Centre, in refrigeration. Two VIU students, Cam Frenette and Erin Detchkoff, also won bronze medals. Frenette in the post-secondary carpentry competition and Detchkoff in the postsecondary culinary competition. “It’s so great to have this platform for the students to showcase their skills,” said VIU automotive instructor Ron Depape, who was at the contest in Abbotsford to support his students. “It’s a great confidence builder and it looks good on their resumé when they are ready to enter the work force.”

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Air Canada’s inaugural direct flight from Calgary to Nanaimo touched down Friday afternoon. WestJet started a similar service almost two years ago. Now the mid-Island has three return Calgary flights daily. Like WestJet, Air Canada is providing the service using Bombardier Q-400 aircraft. Air Canada is in the process of adding new regional routes across Canada, and that means waiting for manufacturers to supply the planes needed to start new routes. “It’s having the aircraft coming on line,” said Eamonn HoranLunney, Air Canada spokesman for Western Canada. “Our fleet is growing now.” The Calgary connection means access to a second major hub in Air Canada’s international flight network. Along with Vancouver, which has connections to 62 destinations in North America, Europe and Asia, Calgary adds 51 direct destinations including London, Germany and Japan, Horan-Lunney said. Travellers welcome the service. Chris Robinson of Yorkton, Sask., flew from Regina to

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Saying “no one is above the law,” Baltimore’s top prosecutor announced charges Friday against six officers involved in the arrest of a black man whose neck was broken in police custody, a decision that comes amid outrage around the country over police brutality against African-Americans. State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby declared that Freddie Gray’s death was a homicide, his arrest was illegal, and his treatment amounted to murder and manslaughter. She detailed what happened to Gray during his arrest and the more than 30-minute ride in a police wagon, her outline either contradicting what police have said or shedding far more light on what happened inside the wagon. Gray’s knife was legal, not illegal as an officer claimed. And officers repeatedly refused to get Gray medical help, even though he kept asking for it, telling them he needed an inhaler and later that he couldn’t breathe. At one point, he was shackled at the legs and put back in the wagon on his stomach. At another stop, an officer “spoke to the back of Mr. Gray’s head,” and even though he was unresponsive, made “no effort to look or assess or determine his condition.” “The findings of our comprehensive, thorough and independent investigation, coupled with the medical examiner’s deter-

People dance and hold signs during a rally in Union Square, New York, on Friday, saying ‘no one is above the law.’ [AP PHOTO]

mination that Mr. Gray’s death was a homicide,” Mosby said, “has led us to believe that we have probable cause to file criminal charges.” Onlookers cheered and expressed amazement over Mosby’s announcement, which few expected so quickly. The city, which saw looting and businesses and cars burned on Monday, was still under a nighttime curfew and National Guard troops and police were out in full force. More than 200 people have been arrested and police said nearly 100 officers were injured. As Mosby spokes on the steps of the War Memorial Building, cheers and shouts of “Justice!” erupted. Mosby announced the

charges one day after receiving the results of the internal police investigation and the autopsy report. As she spoke, the city braced for huge protests Friday and Saturday. “Mr. Gray suffered a severe and critical neck injury as a result of being handcuffed, shackled by his feet and unrestrained inside of the BPD wagon,” she said. The stiffest charge — seconddegree “depraved heart” murder — was filed against driver of the police van. The other five were charged with crimes including manslaughter, assault, false imprisonment and misconduct in office. Fraternal Order of Police local president Gene Ryan told Mosby

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in a letter before the charges were announced Friday that none of the six suspended officers were responsible for Gray’s death. President Barack Obama said it was “absolutely vital that the truth comes out.” He said he doesn’t comment on the legal process, “but I can tell you that justice needs to be served.” “Those individuals who are charged obviously are also entitled to due process and rule of law,” he said. Mosby said Gray was illegally arrested and assaulted. He was handcuffed and hoisted into the metal compartment of a police van without the seatbelt that all officers are told they must put on for safety of both detainees and officers. The van’s driver failed to restrain Gray at least five different times, she said. At some point along the way, Gray suffered a mysterious spinal injury and died a week later. Mosby said what police described as an illegal switchblade — Officer Garrett E. Miller swore in a court record under penalty of perjury that he found such a knife clipped inside Gray’s pants pocket — was actually a legal knife, and provided no justification for Gray’s arrest. Gray started running after officers made eye contact with him. Mosby said Gray was assaulted by Miller, Officer William G. Porter, Officer Edward M. Nero, Lt. Brian W. Rice and Sgt. Alicia D. White. Each faces up to 10 years if convicted of second-degree assault.

VANCOUVER — A Supreme Court of Canada ruling permitting a British Columbia man who was wrongly imprisoned for 27 years to sue the Crown may be the pivotal trigger for an out-ofcourt settlement, say observers. The high court decision on Friday ruled that Ivan Henry can use the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to pursue a lawsuit after his life was upended by convictions for 10 sex crimes he did not commit. The landmark ruling clarifies the circumstances under which criminal prosecutors may be sued if they fail to disclose evidence to accused persons. “My own impression is it is a great win for Ivan,” said Vancouver author Joan McEwen, who spent hundreds of hours over three years with Henry and wrote a book on his case. Henry was convicted in 1983 of rape and indecent assault against eight women in Vancouver and declared a dangerous offender. Neither B.C.’s Attorney General Suzanne Anton, federal Justice Minister Peter MacKay nor the Vancouver Police Department would comment, saying the matter remains before the courts. Criminology Prof. David MacAlister, at Simon Fraser University, said a seven-figure settlement is likely based on past precedent and factors like the income Henry lost over 27 years in prison, the hardships of being tagged a sex offender and separation from his two daughters.

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The CEO of a British Columbia non-profit that accidentally distributed toxic mothballs in more than 1,100 food bank hampers says he has no idea how the mishap happened. Individually-wrapped camphor mothballs were mixed with candy and given to people in Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and surrounding villages within the last two weeks. Martin Wyant of Share Family and Community Services says the agency’s Port Moody food bank has been doing the same work for 25 years and has never had an incident like this. Fraser Health issued a notice that says anyone who has received those hampers should discard the mixture and keep it away from children and pets. It says camphor ingestion can cause vomiting, seizures, shortness of breath, abdominal discomfort and irritation or burning of the mouth and throat.

A monthly report on Canadian manufacturing purchasing managers shows the sector’s overall outlook remains pessimistic, mainly because of weakness in the Alberta-British Columbia region. The RBC Canadian Manufacturing PMI registered 49.0 in April — the third month that the national index was below 50.0, indicating declining business conditions. Today’s report says most of the key components that make up the overall measure continue to show declining business conditions, though in a majority of cases at a slightly slower pace compared to March. RBC attributed the weak national index to worsening conditions in Alberta because of lower oil prices and energy investments. It said all the other regional indexes improved and had positive readings above 50.0.

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Last days in Saigon; chaos, sorrow U.S. Marines recall the ﬁnal hours of April 30, 1975, that closed a dark chapter in American history The scene became so insane that Sgt. Don Nicholas, now 62, of Green, Ohio, was sent to the attache office to guard millions of U.S. dollars before the cash was burned and the compound blown up by the Americans to keep the enemy from raiding it and obtaining classified documents. He later stood watch at the embassy and was shocked when a Vietnamese man, desperate to get into the compound, ran a spike from the gate into his foot as he climbed over the wall. Others began offering “anything and everything” to get inside. “Women were like, ’Take us in, we’ll have sex with you. Here’s gold. I have this money, here’s jewels. Please just let me in!”’ he said. “Within 48 hours, that’s all I heard. People begging.”

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s the Marines scrambled to the roof of the U.S. Embassy, they locked a chain-link gate on every other floor to slow the throng of panicked Vietnamese civilians sure to come behind them. They knew if the crowd pushed through to the top, they could easily be overrun by hundreds of people desperate to get a seat on one of the last helicopters out of Saigon. The men barricaded the rooftop door using heavy fire extinguishers and wall lockers and waited nervously as Vietnamese outside rammed a fire truck through an embassy entrance. They could hear looting going on below and watched as cars were driven away and everything from couch cushions to refrigerators was carted out of the offices. They saw South Vietnamese soldiers strip off their uniforms and throw them into the street, fearing they would be shot on sight by the northern enemy. It was still dark when the U.S. ambassador left the roof on a helicopter around 5 a.m. April 30, 1975. A message went out over the radio with his code name, “Tiger, Tiger, Tiger,” followed by “Tiger out,” to signal that the diplomat was en route to safety. As the sun came up, the remaining Marines realized they had been forgotten. The pilots mistakenly believed that the call meant everyone had been evacuated. The Marines had no way to contact U.S. airmen ferrying Vietnamese allies and Americans to aircraft carriers offshore because their radio signals didn’t carry that far. The last U.S. servicemen in Vietnam were stuck alone atop the embassy, hoping someone would realize they were there before the city fell to rapidly advancing communist forces.

n the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon on Thursday, a group of Marines who were there that day returned to what is now Ho Chi Minh City for a memorial ceremony at the site of the old embassy, which is now the U.S. Consulate. They had been in charge of guarding the facility and the defence attache office beside Tan Son Nhut airport, and were tasked with helping to get the last Americans out. The days leading up to the end of the Vietnam War were chaotic and exhausting. Northern enemy forces had been sweeping southward for weeks, capturing major South Vietnamese strongholds as they went. Everyone knew it was only a matter of time before the capital, Saigon, also fell. Rumours of a looming bloodbath gripped the city, and Americans along with their South Vietnamese allies were being evacuated on cargo planes from the airport. Lance Cpl. John Stewart, now 58, of Nacogdoches, Texas, was assigned to take a bus through Saigon to pick up those eligible to leave. He was just 18 and had only been in the country a couple weeks, but he saw anger growing among those on the streets as people realized the end was near and the U.S. was pulling out its last remaining citizens. At one point a rocket hit near the bus and it was shaken by shrapnel, but no one was injured and the evacuation continued.

In this April 29, 1975, file photo, people try to scale the 14-foot wall of the U.S. embassy in Saigon, trying to reach evacuation helicopters, as the last of the Americans depart from Vietnam. [AP PHOTO]

“We were having to pull people off or physically keep them from getting onto the buses,” he said. “You couldn’t blame them for wanting to get out, but it had gotten to the point where we could only take those that we absolutely had to. We couldn’t take everybody. That’s when your brain tells you this is really happening and we’ve reached the end, and hopefully we’ll get out before the end gets here.” Stewart and the others were already shaken after a rocket attack killed two Marines — Cpl. Charles McMahon and Lance Cpl. Darwin Judge — early April 29 while they stood guard at the defence attache compound. They would be the last U.S. servicemen to die in a war that killed some 58,000 Americans, up to 250,000 South Vietnamese allies and an estimated 3 million North Vietnamese and civilians. Thirteen of the original Marines on Thursday placed red roses in front of a plaque honouring them, saluting it on the old embassy grounds as taps played. The bodies of McMahon and Judge were found by Sgt. Kevin Maloney, now 62 of Hollywood, Florida. But there was no time

to mourn. Like Stewart, he had to help load buses. While in the city, he locked eyes with a little boy with light brown hair. He was only supposed to pick up Americans, but he shoved the kid and his mother into one of the front seats anyway, knowing that the child was most likely the son of a GI. He still wonders whether they made it onto a plane and on to America, as many Vietnamese did after being evacuated. Once the airport became too bombed out to continue operations there, helicopters were ordered to land at the embassy for the final flights. Maloney was later moved there to help. He spent hours going over the wall to help pull Americans and allies from other countries out of the mob and into the compound so they could be airlifted. He grabbed their hands to hoisted them up, while beating back the Vietnamese. He left his pistol inside the compound, fearing someone might grab it from his holster and fire shots into the thousands of people.

nce the Marines got word that they were to abandon their posts and prepare to evacuate, they moved up to the roof, where they could see parts of the city burning. Many had not slept in two or three days and were running only on adrenaline. No one knew what would happen when the Americans finally left and Saigon was overtaken by the enemy. There were about 80 men crowded on the rooftop. One stood guard next to a small window where Vietnamese, who had forced their way inside and through all of the locked gates in the stairwell, were pressed — hoping and waiting more helicopters were coming for them to board. A couple of hours passed. No choppers. “They literally forgot about us,” said Master Sgt. Juan Valdez, now 77, of Oceanside, Calif., who was the detachment commander. “Everybody was in their own thoughts. I was on one side thinking, ’What was going to happen next?’ My worst thought was if they were able to direct artillery fire to (the airport), what was to keep them from directing artillery fire on the roof?” The men passed around a bottle of whiskey and waited. Finally, they heard the whirring of helicopter blades. They stripped off their flak jackets, helmets and packs to save weight and stuffed as many people as possible into the final birds that landed. After one quick glace to make sure all of his men were gone, Valdez became the last man to board the last helicopter. On the chopper out ahead of him, Sgt. Douglas Potratz, now 60, from Fullerton, California, watched Saigon burn. “I felt sad because I felt like we had lost the war and so many lives had been spent on the war here,” he said. “I felt like we were entrusted to keep the traditions going and to not let the country go to communism and we had failed, and I felt very low at that time. I felt like it was the end of the world.” The scenes of the women with wailing babies frantically begging to be saved outside the embassy walls haunted his dreams for years, but he said coming back four decades later with the same men he left with so long ago has helped him heal. “When I saw that that the country had moved forward, it gave me a little peace in my mind and let me move forward mentally knowing that it wasn’t frozen in time anymore,” he said. “Things do progress. Things do move forward, and I could put the past away and have better memories instead of just bad memories about this country.”

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Tesla expands from cars into energy systems CHRIS WOODYARD USA TODAY

HAWTHORNE, Calif. — Seeking to redefine itself as more than a high-tech automaker, Tesla Motors announced Thursday night that it’s going to expand to make inroads into residential and business energy systems. While home batteries aren’t as sexy as electric luxury cars, Tesla CEO Elon Musk portrayed the Powerwall Home Battery and the business system, called the Powerpack, as helping to wean the world off oil and gas. “This is within the power of humanity to do,” Musk told the large crowd gathered at Tesla’s design center in this Los Angeles suburb. “We have done things like this before. It is not impossible.” Musk says the system could be a boon in remote areas of the world that are off the electric grid. The effort is in keeping with moves by other tech companies to connect some of the most remote regions of the world to services that previously required wires. Facebook is testing a solar-powered drone to bring Internet to some of the

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most remote places on the globe. Similarly, Google’s Project Loon attempts to accomplish the same with balloons traveling on the edge of space. Musk says the basic 10 kilowatt-hour Powerwall home system will sell for $3,500 and use much of the same technology found in Tesla electric cars, known for having the longest range per car of any pure electrics on the road.

“In a lot of ways its taking derivative technology from the car,” he told reporters before the presentation. It’s expected that the Powerwall would be bought mostly by homeowners who want store energy from the solar systems, allowing them to run off their own power after the sun goes down. The company showed off the sleek design of the home batteries, pointing out they are slim six inches thick and can be mounted on walls. He says he expects to have several of them mounted in his own home. The power units will be marketed by a division called Tesla Energy. The system will go on sale later this year in the U.S., to be followed by foreign sales. Production will shift next to the batteries coming out of the Tesla “Gigafactory” that it is being built on the outskirts of Reno. “What Tesla is doing is an all-in strategy to bring the clean-air revolution to the state. And as California goes, so goes the nation,” says Roland Hwang, energy and transportation program director for the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Musk is also chairman of Solar City, a solar energy provider, which now also offers stationary battery units. Solar City says it has sold 300 units already this year. Tesla hasn’t been trying hard to keep its big battery plans a secret. In a job posting for a development operations engineer, Tesla says it “has developed a business unit to address the increasing need for stationary storage battery systems, which allows for even higher levels of renewable generation.” Analyst Brian Johnson of brokerage Barclays says Tesla disclosed last year that it plans to devote nearly a third of the capacity of its coming battery factory to stationary batteries. “We’ll see if that happens,” he says. Another analyst, Ben Kallo of Baird Equity Research, says in a note that developing a stationary storage business can only be good news. “We believe entering storage will allow (Tesla) to more rapidly grow the company while diversifying its revenue streams,” he wrote.

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Top scorer returns for Jr. T-Men Hawrys makes his 2015 debut today as Nanaimo squad plays host to Delta Islanders at the NIC SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS

Opening their season with a 10-5 loss in Coquitlam last weekend, the Nanaimo Timbermen struggled to find offence. This afternoon, however, Brett Hawrys will do a lot to alleviate those concerns. Hawrys, the B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League’s third-highest returning goal scorer, makes his 2015 debut today as the Timbermen host the Delta Islanders at 4:30 p.m. at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. “I’m happy to be back,” Hawrys said before his first practice of the season Thursday night. “It was a long trip to get here and I’m excited to get into a game.” Alongside leading point-getter Corey Shires last season, Hawrys, an Armstrong native, was 10th in the league in total points with 67, and seventh in goals with 39 as the Timbermen finished one spot out of the playoffs. But more impressive was what

he did when he was traded in a rental deal to the Adanacs, the perennial Minto Cup championship contenders, before the playoffs Through 20 playoff, Western Canadian Championship and Minto Cup games, Hawrys posted 12 goals and 24 assists before the Adanacs eventually lost out to the Six Nations Arrows in six games. In Coquitlam, Hawrys played with some of the top players in the country — the No. 1 and 2 overall picks in the Western Lacrosse Association draft, Wes Berg and Eli McLaughlin, were his teammates. “It’s just how to conduct yourself as a lacrosse player every day,” Hawrys said of what he learned during his experience in Coquitlam. “The level of intensity they have in those organizations is immense, so hopefully I can bring that same mentality to Nanaimo.” Hawrys knows he needs to lead the Timbermen by example this

season as a veteran player on a young team that will rely on rookies to contribute. Nanaimo’s second-leading returning scorer from 2014, Dane Sorensen, is yet to return from college and there are few others who have proven capable of carrying the load offensively at this level. “I am looking to lead by example,” Hawrys said. “We’ve got a bunch of young guys on the team and I’d just like to repeat what I did last year.” Hawrys has now had his taste of the playoffs with Coquitlam. Doing it Nanaimo, where he’s spent his first two years of Junior A lacrosse, would be even more special. “This is my third year here and I love Nanaimo,” he said. “It would be awesome if we could get into the playoffs this year here.” Scott.McKenzie @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4243

Brett Hawrys makes his 2015 debut for the Nanaimo Timbermen as they host the Delta Islanders in B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League action.

NHL PLAYOFFS

Lightning topple Habs with goal in second OT BILL BEACON THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL — Nikita Kucherov scored 2:06 into double overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in the opening game of their second round series on Friday night. Kucherov took a pass in the slot from Valtteri Filppula and fired a wrist shot in on the first shot of the period.

“Boyle made a good play and Filppula got it through the D’s legs. He put it right in my wheelhouse. I just had to shoot,” Kucherov said. Tyler Johnson scored for Tampa Bay in the third only to see Max Pacioretty tie it and force overtime. A controversial call three minutes into the first overtime occurred when Kucherov went

in on a breakaway. His shot was stopped and he bumped into Carey Price as the puck went into the net, although it appeared Price may have dragged the puck in himself. After review, it was ruled Kucherov interfered with Price. The Lightning still had pressure after a power play and then got a break when Matt Carle’s shot from the left point deflected

off Johnson’s skate past a helpless Carey Price 2:34 into the third. It was Johnson’s seventh of the playoffs, tops in the league. Pacioretty tied it at 14:47 on a wrist shot off the rush down the left side that Ben Bishop caught, but couldn’t squeeze with his glove. The puck dropped behind him into the net. Bishop finished the game by making 43 saves.

The Habs wasted a golden chance for an early lead with Bishop nervous, misplaying pucks around the crease. But David Desharnais and Pacioretty hit goalposts and another chance was ruled no-goal after a review. Montreal’s Alex Galchenyuk was sent off three times on minors, once for delay of game when a clearing attempt flew over the glass.

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NHL Playoffs - Round 2 (Stanley Cup quarterfinals) All series best-of- seven Yesterday’s results (Games 1) Tampa Bay 2, Montreal 1 (2OT) Chicago 4, Minnesota 3 Today’s schedule (Game 2) Washington at NY Rangers, 9:30 a.m. (Washington leads series 1-0) Sunday, May 3 (Games 2) Tampa Bay at Montreal, 3 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Calgary at Anaheim, 7 p.m. (Anaheim leads series 1-0) Monday, May 4 (Game 3) NY Rangers at Washington, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 Chicago at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Lightning 2, Canadiens 1 (2OT) First Period No scoring Penalties: Boyle Tb (Interference of Torrey Mitchell) 12:52, Galchenyuk Mtl (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 15:26 Second Period No scoring Penalties: Galchenyuk Mtl (Highsticking Alex Killorn) 5:55, Callahan Tb (Holding Lars Eller) 9:23, Galchenyuk Mtl (Tripping Valtteri Filppula) 16:01 Third Period 1. Tampa Bay, Johnson (7) (Sustr, Carle) 2:34 2. Montreal, Pacioretty (3) (Subban, Gilbert) 14:47 Penalties: Emelin Mtl (Hooking Ondrej Palat) 0:18, Johnson Tb (Holding Brendan Gallagher) 5:16 First Overtime No scoring Second Overtime 3. Tampa Bay, Kucherov (1) 2:06 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Tampa Bay 12 7 6 8 33 Montreal 10 12 9 13 44 Goaltending summary: Tampa Bay: Bishop (43/44), Montreal: Price (33/34) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Tampa Bay: 0 of 4, Montreal: 0 of 3 Att: 21,287 (100.1% of capacity)

Blackhawks 4, Wild 3 First Period 1. Chicago, Saad (3) (Hossa) 1:15 2. Chicago, Kane (3) (Vermette, Richards) 13:11 3. Chicago, Kruger (1) (Shaw, Keith) 15:15 Penalties: Parise Min (Interference of Johnny Oduya) 15:34 Second Period 4. Minnesota, Zucker (2) (Vanek) 1:21 5. Minnesota, Parise (4) (Koivu, Vanek) 5:07 (PP) 6. Minnesota, Granlund (2) (Parise) 9:30 7. Chicago, Teravainen (1) (Keith, Sharp) 19:01 Penalties: Rozsival Chi (Holding Zach Parise) 4:35 Third Period No scoring Penalties: Oduya Chi (Holding Mikael Granlund) 3:41, Richards Chi (Tripping Jared Spurgeon) 8:16 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Minnesota 13 12 8 33 Chicago 8 12 15 35 Goaltending summary: Minnesota: Dubnyk (31/35), Chicago: Crawford (30/33) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Minnesota 1/3: , Chicago 0/1: Att: 21,851

Western Hockey League Playoffs All series best-of- seven *=if necessary Eastern Conference Final Calgary vs. Brandon Western Conference Final Kelowna 2, Portland 1 Yesterday’s results (Games 5) Brandon 8, Calgary 2 (Brandon wins series 4-1) Portland 1, Kelowna 1 (OT) (Kelowna leads series 3-2) Sunday, May 3 (Game 6) Kelowna at Portland, 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 (Games 7*) Portland at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.

WHL playoff leaders Total points G A Pts 1 Adam Tambellini, Calgary 12 13 25 2 Nicolas Petan, Portland 9 16 25 3 Oliver Bjorkstrand, Portland 13 11 24 4 Leon Draisaitl, Kelowna 6 13 19 5 Travis Sanheim, Calgary 5 13 18 6 John Quenneville, Brandon 8 9 17 7 Nick Merkley, Kelowna 2 15 17 8 Tyson Baillie, Kelowna 7 9 16 9 Peter Quenneville, Brandon 7 9 16 10 Tim McGauley, Brandon 5 11 16 11 Chase De Leo, Portland 5 11 16 12 Brandon Magee, Victoria 9 6 15

Western Canada Cup Junior A championship Casman Centre, Fort McMurray, Alberta Final Round Robin standings Team GP W L T Pts GF-A Penticton 4 3 1 0 6 22-7 Portage 4 3 1 0 6 14-10 Fort McMurray 4 3 1 0 6 11-13 Melfort 4 1 3 0 2 10-15 Spruce Grove 4 0 4 0 0 12-24 Yesterday’s results No games scheduled Today’s schedule - Semifinals Fort McMurray vs. Melfort, 1:30 p.m. Portage vs. Penticton, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3 Championship final, 3 p.m.

American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs - Round 1 All series best-of-five Yesterday’s results Chicago 4, Utica 3 (OT) (Series tied 2-2) Hershey 10, Worcester 4 (Hershey wins series 3-1) Hartford 3, Providence 2 (OT) (Hartford wins series 3-2) Today’s schedule (Game 4) Toronto at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. (Toronto leads series 2-1) Also today (Games 5*) Portland at Manchester, 7 p.m. (Series tied 2-2) Chicago at Utica, 7 p.m. Texas at Rockford, 8 p.m. Sunday, May 3 (Game 5*) Toronto at Grand Rapids, 5 p.m. Conference Semifinals First games Tuesday, May 5

AHL playoff leaders GP G A Pts 1 Jordan Weal, MAN 4 4 2 6 2 Teemu Pulkkinen, GR 3 5 0 5 3 Michael Mersch, MAN 4 3 2 5 4 Conor Sheary, WB 3 2 3 5 5 Matthew Ford, OKC 3 1 4 5 6 Josh Leivo, TOR 3 1 4 5 7 Kasperi Kapanen, WB 3 3 1 4 8 Brian O’Neill, MAN 4 3 1 4 9 T.J. Brennan, TOR 3 2 2 4 10 Phillip Danault, ROC 3 2 2 4 11 Andy Miele, GR 3 2 2 4 12 Carter Rowney, WB 3 2 2 4 13 Cam Schilling, HER 4 2 2 4 14 Seth Griffith, PRO 5 2 2 4 15 Byron Froese, TOR 3 1 3 4

Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, and Manny Pacquiao during their weigh-in on Friday in Las Vegas. [AP PHOTO]

Mayweather and Pacquiao on tonight TIM DAHLBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAS VEGAS — Five years in the making, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao meet tonight in the richest — and arguably most overhyped — fight in the history of the sport. Their styles have been analyzed endlessly and their minds dissected as much as possible. And it still remains anyone’s guess just what kind of fight this will be. Will Pacquiao score early and often to beat a fighter who has never been beaten? Will Mayweather risk standing and trading punches, or be content to use his defensive wizardry to win for the 48th straight time? The fight is for the welterweight championship of the world, but in reality it’s much more. Mayweather will be risking his legacy against arguably the best opponent of his career, while Pacquiao will carry the weight of an entire nation into the ring at the MGM Grand arena. Whether Mayweather actually believes that or is trying to sell pay-per-views — at a record price of $99.95 — won’t be known until after the two men enter the ring sometime after 8 p.m. PDT. In past fights he’s worried more about protecting his unblemished record than he has pleasing the fans who pay to watch him fight. “Floyd Mayweather is going to try and take Manny Pacquiao’s head off,” said Mayweather’s promoter, Leonard Ellerbe. “You can count on that happening. He’ll do it in a manner where he follows a game plan, but Floyd Mayweather is looking to finish him off and I strongly believe that will happen.” Oddsmakers don’t believe, making it a 3-1 favourite that the fight will go at least until late in the 12th round. The argument can be made that Mayweather hasn’t legitimately knocked out an opponent since he stopped Ricky Hatton in 2007, and feels no pressure to do so with Pacquiao despite a payday that will likely be at least $180 million.

IIHF World Championships May 1-17, at Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic The Top Division Championship has 16 teams in two groups. Canadian team roster No. Player NHL team Goaltenders 31 Martin Jones Los Angeles 41 Mike Smith Arizona Defencemen 2 Dan Hamhuis Vancouver 5 Aaron Ekblad Florida 6 Jake Muzzin Los Angeles 22 Tyson Barrie Colorado 58 David Savard Columbus 88 Brent Burns San Jose - Patrick Wiercioch Ottawa Forwards 4 Taylor Hall Edmonton 7 Sean Couturier Philadelphia 9 Matt Duchene Colorado 10 Brayden Schenn Philadelphia 14 Jordan Eberle Edmonton 21 Cody Eakin Dallas 28 Claude Giroux Philadelphia 29 Nathan MacKinnon Colorado 63 Tyler Ennis Buffalo 73 Tyler Toffoli Los Angeles 79 Ryan O’Reilly Colorado 87 Sidney Crosby (C) Pittsburgh 90 Jason Spezza Dallas 91 Tyler Seguin Dallas Round robin standings Group A GP W L OTL GF GA Pts Canada 1 1 0 0 6 1 3 Sweden 1 1 0 0 6 5 3 Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Czech Rep 1 0 1 0 5 6 0 Latvia 1 0 1 0 1 6 0 Group B GP W L OTL GF GA Pts Russia 1 1 0 0 6 2 3 United States1 1 0 0 5 1 3 Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finland 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 Norway 1 0 1 0 2 6 0 Yesterday’s results Canada 6, Latvia 1 Sweden 6, Czech Republic 5 USA 5, Finland 1 Russia 6, Norway 2 Today’s schedule Austria vs. Switzerland, 3:15 a.m. Denmark vs. Slovakia, 3:15 a.m. Germany vs. France, 7:15 a.m. Slovenia vs. Belarus, 7:15 a.m. Czech Republic vs. Latvia, 11:15 a.m. United States vs. Norway, 11:15 a.m. Sunday, May 3 Sweden vs. Austria, 3:15 a.m. Slovenia vs. Russia, 3:15 a.m. Germany vs. Canada, 7:15 a.m. Slovakia vs. Belarus, 7:15 a.m. Switzerland vs. France, 11:15 a.m. Finland vs. Denmark, 11:15 a.m. Yesterday at O2 Arena, Prague

Canada 6, Latvia 1 First Period 1. Canada, MacKinnon (Spezza Savard) 9:57 2. Canada, Spezza (Hamhuis, MacKinnon) 13:04 3. Canada, Duchene (Hall, Barrie) 14:11 Penalties: No penalties Second Period 4. Canada, Toffoli (Hamhuis, Burns) 2:20 5. Canada, Spezza (MacKinnon, Crosby) 3:04 Penalties: Crosby Can (Slashing) 7:02; Jass Lat (Hooking) 10:39 Third Period 6. Latvia, Daugavins (Darzins, Dzerins) 12:06 7. Canada, Crosby (penalty shot) 18:37 Penalties: Redlihs Lat (High-Sticking) 4:55; Skvorcovs Lat (Kneeing) 12:57; Bukarts Lat (Hooking, Penalty Shot) 18:37 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Latvia 9 5 3 17 Canada 11 19 12 42 Goaltending summary: Latvia: Edgars Masalskis (28/29); Ervins Mustukovs (8/13); Canada: Mike Smith (16/17) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Latvia: 0 of 1, Canada: 0 of 3 Att: N/A

SOCCER MLS Eastern League Club PTS GP W L N. England 14 8 4 2 DC United 14 7 4 1 NY Red Bulls 13 7 3 0 Columbus 11 7 3 2 Chicago 9 6 3 3 Orlando 8 8 2 4 Toronto 6 6 2 4 NY City FC 6 8 1 4 Philadelphia 6 9 1 5 Montreal 2 4 0 2 Western League Club PTS GP W L Dallas 17 9 5 2 Vancouver 16 9 5 3 Seattle 13 7 4 2 Los Angeles 12 8 3 2 San Jose 10 8 3 4 Houston 10 9 2 3 Sporting KC 10 8 2 2 Salt Lake 10 8 2 2 Portland 9 8 2 3 Colorado 8 8 1 2 Yesterday’s results Dallas 4, Houston 1 San Jose 1, Salt Lake 1

T GF GA 2 10 7 2 8 6 4 11 6 2 12 6 0 6 7 2 6 10 0 10 11 3 5 7 3 10 17 2 2 6 T GF GA 2 15 12 1 11 9 1 10 5 3 9 8 1 8 10 4 11 12 4 11 12 4 7 10 3 7 8 5 7 7

Today’s schedule Toronto at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Columbus at DC United, 4 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3 Chicago at Sporting KC, 2 p.m. Seattle at NY City FC, 4 p.m.

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

W D L GF GA Pts 24 8 2 68 27 80 20 7 7 70 36 67 20 7 6 63 32 67 19 8 7 59 34 65 17 7 10 47 37 58 17 7 10 55 49 58 17 6 11 47 26 57 14 8 12 41 44 50 13 8 13 39 42 47 11 11 12 44 43 44 11 11 12 42 42 44 11 9 14 42 47 42 9 10 15 32 46 37 9 8 17 36 57 35 8 10 16 32 45 34 8 8 18 26 48 32 8 7 19 36 54 31 5 15 13 26 49 30 7 6 21 38 59 27 5 11 18 26 52 26

Today’s schedule Leicester vs. Newcastle, 4:45 a.m. Aston Villa vs. Everton, 7 a.m. Liverpool vs. Q.P. Rangers, 7 a.m. Sunderland vs. Southampton, 7 a.m. Swansea vs. Stoke, 7 a.m. West Ham vs. Burnley, 7 a.m. Man United vs. West Brom, 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 3 Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace, 5:30 a.m. Spurs vs. Man City, 8 a.m. Monday, May 4 Hull vs. Arsenal, noon

BASEBALL MLB American League East W L PCT GB Strk NY Yankees 14 9 .609 - W1 Tampa Bay 13 10 .565 1.0 W2 Boston 12 11 .522 2.0 L1 Baltimore 10 11 .476 3.0 L1 Toronto 11 13 .458 3.5 L1 Central W L PCT GB Strk Kansas City 16 7 .696 - W2 Detroit 15 9 .625 1.5 L2 Minnesota 11 12 .478 5.0 W2 Chicago Sox 8 12 .400 6.5 L3 Cleveland 8 14 .364 7.5 W1 West W L PCT GB Strk Houston 16 7 .696 - W8 LA Angels 11 11 .500 4.5 W2 Seattle 10 13 .435 6.0 L2 Oakland 10 14 .417 6.5 W1 Texas 7 15 .318 8.5 L4 National League East W L PCT GB Strk NY Mets 16 8 .667 - W1 Atlanta 11 12 .478 4.5 W1 Miami 11 12 .478 4.5 W3 Washington 10 14 .417 6.0 L1 Philadelphia 8 16 .333 8.0 L4 Central W L PCT GB Strk St. Louis 16 6 .727 - W4 Chicago Cubs 13 8 .619 2.5 W1 Pittsburgh 12 11 .522 4.5 L1 Cincinnati 11 12 .478 5.5 L1 Milwaukee 5 18 .217 11.5 L1 West W L PCT GB Strk LA Dodgers 14 8 .636 - W2 Colorado 11 10 .524 2.0 L2 San Diego 11 12 .478 3.0 L3 Arizona 10 12 .455 4.0 L1 San Francisco 9 13 .409 4.5 L1 Yesterday’s results Chicago Cubs 1, Milwaukee 0 Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 0 NY Yankees 3, Boston 2 Miami 4, Philadelphia 3 Cleveland 9, Toronto 4 NY Mets 4, Washington 0 Atlanta 4, Cincinnati 3 Oakland 7, Texas 5 Minnesota 1, Chicago Sox 0 Kansas City 4, Detroit 1 Houston 4, Seattle 3 St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1 L.A. Dodgers 8, Arizona 0 Colorado at San Diego L.A. Angels at San Francisco Today’s schedule N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 10:35 a.m. Sabathia (0-4) vs. Miley (1-2) Chi. White Sox at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m. Noesi (0-2) vs. Milone (2-0) Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 11:15 a.m. Liriano (1-1) vs. Lackey (1-0) Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m. Fiers (0-3) vs. Arrieta (3-1) L.A. Angels at San Francisco, 1:05 pm Santiago (2-1) vs. Hudson (0-2) Toronto at Cleveland, 1:10 pm Sanchez (1-2) vs. Kluber (0-2) Philadelphia at Miami, 1:10 pm Hamels (0-2) vs. Haren (2-1) Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 4:05 pm Karns (1-1) vs. Norris (1-2) Cincinnati at Atlanta, 4:10 pm Marquis (1-1) vs. Stults (0-1) Seattle at Houston, 4:10 pm Walker (0-2) vs. McHugh (3-0) Washington at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 pm Fister (1-0) vs. Niese (2-1) Detroit at Kansas City, 4:10 pm Price (1-1) vs. Vargas (1-1) Oakland at Texas, 5:05 pm Pomeranz (1-2) vs. Martinez (2-0) Colorado at San Diego, 5:40 pm De La Rosa (0-1) vs. Morrow (1-0) Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 6:10 pm Hellickson (1-3) vs. Anderson (1-1)

Indians 9, Blue Jays 4 Toronto

Cleveland

ab r h bi ab r h bi Donaldson 3B3 2 2 1 Kipnis 2B 4 1 2 1 Bautista DH 3 1 2 0 Aviles SS 5 2 2 0 Enc’nacion 1B 3 1 1 1 Brantley LF 5 2 2 2 Martin C 4 0 0 0 Holt LF 0000 Pillar CF 4 0 2 2 Santana 1B 5 1 1 0 Saunders RF 4 0 0 0 Moss RF 4012 Pompey LF 4 0 0 0 Raburn DH 3 1 2 0 Goins 2B 4 0 0 0 Chisenhall 3B3 1 1 1 Diaz SS 3 0 0 0 Hayes C 3113 Smoak PH 1 0 1 0 Bourn CF 4 0 1 0 Totals 33 4 8 4 Totals 36 9 13 9

Toronto 103 000 000 4 Cleveland 103 230 00x 9 SB: TOR Pillar (4, 2nd base off Carrasco/ Hayes). 2B: TOR Bautista 2 (4, Carrasco, Atchison), Encarnacion (2, Carrasco), Smoak (2, Allen); CLE Moss (5, Buehrle), Aviles (3, Buehrle). 3B: TOR Pillar (1, Carrasco). GIDP: TOR Martin, R, Encarnacion. HR: TOR Donaldson (6, 1st inning off Carrasco, 0 on, 0 out); CLE Kipnis (2, 1st inning off Buehrle, 0 on, 0 out), Brantley (1, 4th inning off Buehrle, 1 on, 2 out), Hayes (2, 5th inning off Albers, A, 2 on, 1 out). S: CLE Chisenhall. Team Lob: TOR 6; CLE 8. DP: CLE 2 (Aviles-Kipnis-Santana, C, Chisenhall-Kipnis-Santana, C). E: TOR Donaldson (3, fielding). Toronto IP H R ER BB SO M Buehrle (L, 3-2) 4.111 8 8 2 1 A Albers 2.2 1 1 1 2 1 M Castro 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO C Carrasco (W, 3-2) 6.0 6 4 4 3 6 S Atchison 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Z McAllister 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 C Allen 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:37. Att: 15,088.

Rays 2, Orioles 0 Tampa Bay

Baltimore

ab r h bi ab r h bi DeJesus DH 4 0 0 0 De Aza LF 4 0 0 0 Souza Jr. RF 4 0 0 0 Paredes DH 4 0 1 0 Cabrera SS 3 1 0 0 Young RF 4 0 1 0 Longoria 3B 3 1 1 1 Jones CF 4000 Loney 1B 4 0 1 1 Davis 1B 3000 Forsythe 2B 3 0 0 0 Pearce 2B 3 0 0 0 Kiermaier CF 3 0 0 0 Machado 3B 3 0 1 0 Guyer LF 3 0 2 0 Cabrera SS 3 0 0 0 Rivera C 3 0 0 0 Joseph C 3010 Totals 30 2 4 2 Totals 31 0 4 0

Tampa Bay 000 200 000 2 Baltimore 000 000 000 0 2B: TB Longoria (8, Tillman). GIDP: TB Rivera, R. Team Lob: TB 3; BAL 4. DP: BAL (Machado, M-Pearce-Davis, C). E: BAL Machado, M (6, throw). Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO A Colome (W, 1-0) 5.0 3 0 0 0 6 B Gomes 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 S Geltz 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 K Jepsen 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 B Boxberger 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO C Tillman (L, 2-3) 7.0 3 2 2 2 7 D O’Day 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 R Hunter 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:19. Att: 9,945.

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2 NY Yankees

Boston

ab r h bi ab r h bi Ellsbury CF 5 1 2 0 Betts CF 4001 Gardner LF 4 0 1 0 Pedroia 2B 3 0 1 0 Teixeira 1B 2 0 0 0 Ortiz DH 4010 McCann C 4 0 1 1 Ramirez LF 4 0 0 0 Beltran RF 4 0 2 1 Napoli 1B 3 0 1 0 Young RF 0 0 0 0 Sandoval 3B 4 0 2 0 Headley 3B 5 0 1 0 Craig RF 3111 Jones DH 3 0 0 0 Holt PH-RF 1 0 0 0 Rodriguez PH-DH 1 1 1 1 Bogaerts SS 3 1 1 0 Drew 2B 4 0 0 0 Hanigan C 3 0 1 0 Gregorius SS 3 1 1 0 Leon C 1000 Totals 35 3 9 3 Totals 33 2 8 2

NY Yankees 100 000 110 3 Boston 001 100 000 2 2B: NYY Beltran (6, Masterson), Headley (3, Masterson); BOS Bogaerts (2, Sabathia), Hanigan (2, Sabathia), Napoli (2, Sabathia). GIDP: NYY Teixeira; BOS Ortiz, D. HR: NYY Rodriguez, A (6, 8th inning off Tazawa, 0 on, 1 out); BOS Craig (1, 4th inning off Sabathia, 0 on, 2 out). Team Lob: NYY 12; BOS 9. DP: NYY 2 (Headley-Teixeira 2); BOS (SandovalBogaerts-Napoli). E: NYY Gregorius (4, fielding). Continued next column

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2 (Cont’d) NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO C Sabathia 6.0 7 2 2 2 3 E Rogers (W, 1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 D Betances 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 A Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO J Masterson 6.0 6 2 2 3 2 T Layne 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 J Tazawa (L, 0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 R Ross 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 HBP: McCann, B (by Masterson). Time: 3:14. Att: 35,444.

Astros 4, Mariners 3 Seattle

Houston

ab r h bi ab r h bi Smith RF 4 0 0 0 Altuve 2B 3 1 2 0 Jackson CF 2 1 0 0 Valbuena 3B 4 0 1 0 Cano 2B 4 0 2 1 Springer RF 3 1 1 1 Cruz DH 4 1 2 1 Gattis DH 4 1 2 2 Seager 3B 4 0 0 0 Grossman DH0 0 0 0 Morrison 1B 4 1 2 1 Carter 1B 4 0 0 0 Miller SS 4 0 0 0 Rasmus LF 3 0 0 0 Ackley LF 2 0 0 0 Marisnick CF 2 1 1 1 Weeks PH-LF 2 0 0 0 Castro C 3010 Sucre C 3 0 0 0 Villar SS 3010 Totals 33 3 6 3 Totals 29 4 9 4

Seattle 001 000 002 3 Houston 210 000 01x 4 SB: SEA Jackson, A (5, 2nd base off Deduno/Castro, J); HOU Marisnick (9, 2nd base off Elias/Sucre). 2B: SEA Cano (9, Deduno). 3B: SEA Morrison (1, Deduno). GIDP: HOU Altuve, Gattis, Valbuena. HR: SEA Cruz, N (11, 9th inning off Gregerson, 0 on, 0 out), Morrison (2, 9th inning off Gregerson, 0 on, 1 out); HOU Gattis (3, 1st inning off Elias, 1 on, 2 out), Marisnick (3, 2nd inning off Elias, 0 on, 1 out), Springer (4, 8th inning off Olson, 0 on, 2 out). Team Lob: SEA 5; HOU 4. DP: SEA 3 (Miller, B-CanoMorrison 2, Cano-Miller, B-Morrison). Seattle IP H R ER BB SO R Elias (L, 0-1) 6.0 6 3 3 3 8 Y Medina 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 T Olson 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO S Deduno 4.0 3 1 1 2 4 J Fields (W, 1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 4 K Chapman 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 P Neshek 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 C Qualls 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 L Gregerson 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 Time: 2:50. Att: 21,834.

HORSE RACING Kentucky Derby Today, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky. Post time 3:24 p.m. Here is the full race field Post position, jockey’s weight (pounds) in parentheses, jockey/trainer and Morning-line odds 1. Ocho Ocho Ocho (126) Trujillo/ Cassidy 50-1 2. Carpe Diem (126) Velazquez/ Pletcher 8-1 3. Materiality (126) Castellano/Pletcher 12-1 4. Tencendur (126) Franco/Weaver 30-1 5. Danzig Moon (126) Leparoux/Casse 30-1 6. Mubtaahij (126) Soumillon/de Kock 20-1 7. El Kabeir (126) Borel/Terranova 30-1 8. Dortmund (126) Garcia/Baffert 3-1 9. Bolo (126) Bejarano/Gaines 30-1 10. Firing Line (126) Stevens/Callaghan 12-1 11. Stanford (scratched) 11. International Star (126) Mena/ Maker 20-1 12. Itsaknockout (126) Saez/Pletcher 30-1 13. Keen Ice (126) Desormeaux/ Romans 50-1 14. Frosted (126) Rosario/McLaughlin 15-1 15. War Story (126) Talamo/Amoss 50-1 16. Mr. Z (126) Vazquez/Lukas 50-1 17. American Pharoah (126) Espinoza/ Baffert 5-2 18. Upstart (126) Ortiz/Violette 15-1 19. Far Right (126) Smith/Moquett 30-1 20. Frammento (126) Nakatani/Zito 50-1 (AE) Tale of Verve (126) Hernandez Jr./ Stewart 50-1 AE=Also eligible in case of a scratch.

FOOTBALL NFL

Friday, May 8 Langley at Abbotsford, 7:00 PM

2015 draft Here are the results of the second round of the 2015 NFL draft held yesterday at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre. 33 N.Y. Giants (from Titans): Landon Collins (S) Alabama 34 Tampa Bay: Donovan Smith (OT) Penn State 35 Oakland: Mario Edwards, Jr. (DE) Florida State 36 Jacksonville: T.J. Yeldon (RB) Alabama 37 N.Y. Jets: Devin Smith (WR) Ohio State 38 Washington: Preston Smith (DE) Mississippi State 39 Chicago: Eddie Goldman (DT) Florida State 40 Tennessee (from Giants): Dorial Green-Beckham (WR) Missouri 41 Carolina (from Rams): Devin Funchess (WR) Michigan 42 Atlanta: Jalen Collins (CB) LSU 43 Houston: Benardrick McKinney (ILB) Mississippi State 44 New Orleans: Hau’oli Kikaha (OLB) Washington 45 Minnesota: Eric Kendricks (ILB) UCLA 46 San Francisco: Jaquiski Tartt (S) Samford 47 Philadelphia (from Dolphins) Eric Rowe: (CB) Utah 48 San Diego: Denzel Perryman (ILB) Miami 49 Kansas City: Mitch Morse (G) Missouri 50 Buffalo: Ronald Darby (CB) Florida State 51 Cleveland (from Texans): Nate Orchard (DE) Utah 52 Miami (from Eagles): Jordan Phillips (DT) Oklahoma 53 Cincinnati: Jake Fisher (OT) Oregon 54 Detroit: Ameer Abdullah (RB) Nebraska 55 Baltimore (from Cardinals): Maxx Williams (TE) Minnesota 56 Pittsburgh: Senquez Golson (CB) Mississippi 57 St. Louis (from Panthers): Rob Havenstein: (OT) Wisconsin 58 Arizona (from Ravens): Markus Golden: (DE) Missouri 59 Denver: Ty Sambrailo (OT) Colorado St 60 Dallas: Randy Gregory (OLB) Nebraska 61 Tampa Bay (from Colts): Ali Marpet: (C) Hobart & William Smith 62 Green Bay: Quinten Rollins (CB) Miami (Ohio) 63 Seattle: Frank Clark (DE) Michigan 64 New England: Jordan Richards (SS) Stanford

BASKETBALL

TENNIS

Oakland 000 000 070 7 8 0 Texas 010 200 200 5 9 0 W: D. Otero (2-1) L: R. Mendez (0-1) S: T. Clippard (2) HR: OAK-M. Canha (3) TEX-K. Blanks (1), P. Fielder (2) Detroit 000 000 010 1 4 2 Kansas City 301 000 00x 4 10 0 W: C. Young (2-0) L: K. Lobstein (2-2) S: W. Davis (5) HR: None

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

W L Pct GB 9 1 .900 6 2 .750 2 5 2 .714 2.5 8 4 .667 2 8 4 .667 2 4 2 .667 3 5 5 .500 4 2 5 .286 5.5 3 8 .273 6.5 2 6 .250 6 1 7 .125 7 1 8 .111 7.5

Today’s schedule Langley at North Delta, 11:00 a.m. Coquitlam at Vic Eagles, noon Vic Mariners at North Shore, 1:00 p.m. White Rock at Parkville, 1:00 p.m. Nanaimo at Whalley, 1:00 p.m. Langley at North Delta, 1:30 p.m. Abbotsford at Okanagan, 2:00 p.m. Coquitlam at Vic Eagles, 2:30 p.m. Vic Mariners at North Shore, 3:30 p.m. White Rock at Parkville, 3:30 p.m. Nanaimo at Whalley, 3:30 p.m. Okanagan at Abbotsford, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3 Abbotsford at Okanagan, 11:00 a.m. Coquitlam at Vic Mariners, 11:00 a.m. White Rock at Nanaimo, 11:00 a.m. White Rock at Nanaimo, 1:30 p.m. Okanagan at Abbotsford, 1:30 p.m. Coquitlam at Vic Mariners, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 Langley at North Shore, 6:30 PM North Delta at White Rock, 7:00 PM Thursday, May 7 Coquitlam at Whalley, 7 p.m.

NBA

ATP

Playoff schedule Note: 16 teams, all series best-of-seven Yesterday’s result Game 6 Atlanta 111, Brooklyn 87 (Atlanta wins series 4-2)

This week’s tournaments Millennium Estoril Open Estoril, Portugal. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 (NOTE: 1 euro=CDN$1.33) Singles - Quarterfinals Richard Gasquet (5), France, def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 6-1, 7-6 (4). Nick Kyrgios (7), Australia, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-3, 6-4. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, def. Gilles Muller (8), Luxembourg, 6-2, 6-4. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Borna Coric, Croatia, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Today’s schedule San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 5 p.m. (Series tied 3-3) Sunday, May 3 Round 2 (Quarterfinals), Game 1 Washington at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Memphis at Golden State, 12:30 p.m. Monday, May 4 Round 2, Game 1 Chicago at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 Washington at Atlanta, 5 p.m. Memphis at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

LACROSSE BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L T Pts Delta 1 1 0 0 2 Coquitlam 1 1 0 0 2 Burnaby 2 1 1 0 0 Langley 2 1 1 0 2 Victoria 0 0 0 0 0 New Westminster 0 0 0 0 0 Nanaimo 1 0 1 0 0 Port Coquitlam 1 0 1 0 0 Yesterday’s result Burnaby 12, Langley 7 Today’s schedule Delta at Nanaimo, 4:30 p.m. Port Coquitlam at Victoria, 5 p.m. Sunday May 3 Victoria at Coquitlam, 2 p.m. Nanaimo at New Westminster, 5 p.m.

National Lacrosse League West W L GB Pct GF GA y-Edmonton 12 5 - .706 228 167 x-Colorado 9 8 2.5 .529 202 205 Calgary 6 11 5.5 .353 198 204 Vancouver 5 12 6.5 .294 198 251 East W L GB Pct GF GA x-Toronto 13 4 - .765 220 178 x-Rochester 12 5 1 .706 193 160 Buffalo 10 7 3.5 .588 216 198 Minnesota 5 12 8 .294 172 214 New England 4 12 8 .250 169 219 Yesterday’s result Toronto at New England, 4 p.m. Last day of regular season Today’s schedule Edmonton at Colorado, 6 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m. New England at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Rochester at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

BMW Open by FWU AG Munich, Germany. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 Singles - Quarterfinals Postponed, rain. Play to resume today. Paribas Istanbul Open Istanbul, Turkey. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 Singles - Quarterfinals Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5), 6-3. Grigor Dimitrov (2), Bulgaria, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, 6-4, 6-3. Pablo Cuevas (3), Uruguay, def. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, 7-5, 6-3. Diego Schwartzman (8), Argentina, def. Santiago Giraldo (4), Colombia, 0-6, 6-2, 6-2.

WTA GP SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Marrakech, Morocco. Surface: Clay. Singles - Semifinals Tímea Babos (Hungary) def. Kristina Mladenovic (France) 6-4, 6-4 (4)Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) def. (7) Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (Slovakia) 6-0, 6-3 Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic. Surface: Clay. Purse: $250,000 Singles - Semifinals 1-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) def. Yanina Wickmayer (Belgium) 6-4 7-5 Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) def. Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 Next week’s schedule ATP Mutua Madrid Open, May 4-10 Madrid, Spain. Surface: Clay. Purse: €4,185,405. No. 6 seed: Milos Raonic 2014 champion: Rafael Nadal WTA Mutua Madrid Open, May 3-9 Madrid, Spain. Surface: Clay. Purse: €4,185,405.

GOLF PGA This week’s tournament WGC-Cadillac Match Play (through Sunday) TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California. Par 71, 7,127 yards. Purse: $9,250,000. 2014 champion: Jason Day Schedule for today and Sunday Saturday, May 2 Round of 16 - Single Elimination Tee times: 9:20 a.m.-11:05 a.m. Quarterfinals - Single Elimination 4 Matches - Afternoon Tee times: 2:50 p.m.- 3:35 p.m. Sunday, May 3 Semifinals 2 Matches, morning, 6:45-7 a.m. Consolation/Final 2 Matches - Afternoon Approximate Tee times: 11:05 a.m. and 11:20 a.m. Yesterday’s results (Round 3) Winner of each group advances to play today; all others eliminated. Group 1: Rory McIlroy (3-0) advances. (1) Rory McIlroy (3-0) def. (19) Billy Horschel (2-1), 20 holes (56) Jason Dufner (1-2) def. (36) Brandt Snedeker (0-3), 1 Up Group 2: Lee Westwood (3-0) advances. (27) Lee Westwood (3-0) def. (2) Jordan Spieth (2-1), 2 Up (68) Mikko Ilonen (1-2) def. (41) Matt Every (0-3), 8 and 6 Group 3: John Senden (3-0) advances. (24) Bill Haas (2-1) def. (3) Henrik Stenson (1-2), 3 and 1 (65) John Senden (3-0) def. (43) Brendon Todd (0-3), 1 Up Group 4: Louis Oosthuizen (3-0) advances. (30) Louis Oosthuizen (3-0) def. (4) Bubba Watson (2-1), 19 holes (69) Miguel Angel Jimenez (1-2) def. (34) Keegan Bradley (0-3), 2 Up Group 5: Jim Furyk (2-1) advances. (5) Jim Furyk (2-1) def. (17) Martin Kaymer (1-2), 20 holes (64) George Coetzee (2-1) def. (45) Thongchai Jaidee (1-2), 21 holes Group 6: Marc Leishman (3-0) advances. (6) Justin Rose (2-1) def. (23) Ryan Palmer (0-3), 2 and 1 (60) Marc Leishman (3-0) def. (35) Anirban Lahiri (1-2), 1 Up Group 7: Branden Grace def. (50) Charley Hoffman and (25) Zach Johnson in a playoff to advance. (25) Zach Johnson (2-1) def. (7) Jason Day (0-3), 3 and 2 (39) Branden Grace (2-1) def. (50) Charley Hoffman (2-1), 2 and 1 Group 8: Charl Schwartzel (3-0) advances. (8) Dustin Johnson (2-1) def. (22) Victor Dubuisson (0-3), 2 and 1 (38) Charl Schwartzel (3-0) def. (63) Matt Jones (1-2), 20 holes Group 9: Paul Casey (3-0) advances. (26) Chris Kirk (2-1) def. (9) Adam Scott (0-3), 1 Up (37) Paul Casey (3-0) def. (70) Francesco Molinari (1-2), 1 Up Group 10: Tommy Fleetwood (2-1) advances. (31) Jamie Donaldson (2-1) def. (10) Sergio Garcia (1-2), 2 and 1 (57) Tommy Fleetwood (2-1) def. (40) Bernd Wiesberger (1-2), 19 holes Group 11: Gary Woodland (3-0) advances. (28) Ian Poulter (1-2) def. (11) Jimmy Walker (0-3), 4 and 2 (52) Gary Woodland (3-0) def. (47) Webb Simpson (2-1), 1 Up Group 12: J.B. Holmes (2-1) advances. (12) J.B. Holmes (2-1) def. (20) Brooks Koepka (2-1), 2 and 1 (46) Russell Henley (1-2) def. (53) Marc Warren (1-2), 1 Up Group 13: Rickie Fowler (3-0) advances. (13) Rickie Fowler (3-0) def. (33) Graeme McDowell (0-3), 5 and 4 (58) Harris English (2-1) def. (48) Shane Lowry (1-2), 1 Up Group 14: Hunter Mahan (3-0) advances. (32) Hunter Mahan (3-0) def.(14) Matt Kuchar (1-2), 5 and 4 (67) Ben Martin (2-1) def. (42) Stephen Gallacher (0-3), 20 holes Group 15: Danny Willett (3-0) advances. (15) Patrick Reed (2-1) def. (29) Ryan Moore (0-3), 1 Up (49) Danny Willett (3-0) def. (61) Andy Sullivan (1-2), 1 Up Group 16: Hideki Matsuyama (3-0) advances. (16) Hideki Matsuyama (3-0) def. (21) Kevin Na (1-2), 5 and 4 (44) Joost Luiten (2-1) def. (54) Alexander Levy (0-3), 1 Up

LPGA Tour This week’s tournament Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout, April 30-May 3 Las Colinas Country Club, Irving, Texas. Par 71, 6,809 yards. Purse: $1,300,000. 2014 champion: Stacy Lewis. Leaderboard - Round 2 Golfer Par R1 R2 1 Brooke Henderson Smiths Falls, Ont. -8 69 65 T2 Inbee Park -7 69 66 T2 Juli Inkster -7 66 69 T4 Mi Hyang Lee -6 70 66 T4 Hee Young Park -6 69 67 T4 Karine Icher -6 67 69 T4 Lexi Thompson -6 67 69 T8 Cristie Kerr -5 66 71 T8 Amy Yang -5 68 69 T8 Ha Na Jang -5 68 69 T8 Sandra Gal -5 67 70 T12 Alena Sharp Hamilton, Ont. -4 67 71 T12 Natalie Gulbis -4 67 71 T12 Ryann O’Toole -4 67 71 T12 Michelle Wie -4 68 70 T12 Brittany Lang -4 69 69

Web.com Tour This week’s tournament United Leasing Championship, April 30-May 3 Victoria National Golf Club, Newburgh, Indiana. Par 72, 7,239 yards. Purse: $600,000. 2014 champion: Greg Owen. Leaderboard - Round 2 Golfer Par R1 R2 1 Luke List -8 68 68 T2 Cody Gribble -6 70 68 T2 Tag Ridings -6 67 71 T4 Julian Etulain -5 71 68 T4 Ryan Spears -5 72 67 6 Michael Hebert -4 68 72 T7 Peter Malnati -3 70 71 T7 Dawie van der Walt -3 71 70 T7 Billy Mayfair -3 71 70 T7 Smylie Kaufman -3 72 69 T11 Tommy Gainey -2 71 71 T11 Matt Weibring -2 74 68 T11 Steve Marino -2 74 68 T11 Jonathan Randolph -2 72 70 T11 Chris Baker -2 69 73 T16 Tim Herron -1 72 71 T16 Stephan Jaeger -1 74 69 T16 Sam Love -1 72 71 Canadian golfers T20 Roger Sloan E 73 71 T43 Albin Choi +2 72 74 T53 Brad Fritsch +3 74 73

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DIVERSIONS

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2015

WORD FIND

BRIDGE

Matchpoints Dealer: North None vulnerable NORTH ♠J10984 ♥AK97 ♦A9 ♣Q5 WEST EAST ♠A7 ♠KQ65 ♥Q6 ♥J853 ♦10852 ♦43 ♣98632 ♣J74 SOUTH ♠32 ♥1042 ♦KQJ76 ♣AK10 W N E S 1♠ Pass 2♦ Pass 2♥ Pass 3NT All Pass Opening Lead: ♣3

SHERMAN’S LAGOON

ZITS

ANDY CAPP

SOLUTION: TAKE TIME TO SPOIL MUM

CRYPTOQUOTE CRANKSHAFT

outh topped the jack with the ace to continue with a heart for the nine and jack. East returned a club but declarer won the king and led a low heart for the queen and king. The ten of hearts was unblocked and dummy was entered with the ace of diamonds to cash the last heart. A spade was discarded from the closed hand and South ran the diamonds and the club winner to record eleven tricks, N-S +460. South was not satisfied with ten tricks and attempted to build a third heart trick. On a good day, West might have held the queen and jack. East could have restricted declarer to nine tricks by returning a low spade but was deceived by the opening lead. He assumed that partner held the king of clubs since he had led the three-spot. West should begin with the nine of clubs where East will get the defense right by shifting to a spade. The return of the king of spades would result in three defensive tricks because the suit is blocked. Admittedly, it is clear that South must own the ten of clubs or he would have put up dummy’s queen as the only chance of winning two tricks. If West held the king of clubs, South would own the ace of spades. Author: Dave Willis - visit his website at www.insidebridge.ca

BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

HI AND LOIS

BLONDIE

Questions on bridge can be sent with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The New Canadian Bridge c/o Torstar Syndication Services, One Yonge St., Toronto, M5E 1E6.

CROSSWORD SATURDAY STUMPER ACROSS 1 Principals + int. 5 2012 GOP Convention site 10 Eroded plateau, perhaps 14 Term of affetto 15 Gershwin wrote orchestral “Variations” on it 17 Lute descendants 18 Gazpacho, essentially 19 Fix after steaming, perhaps 21 Edison Studios productions 22 Pharaonic symbol 23 Its Batman video game was released in 2008 26 What a larva may become 27 Showing off 30 C neighbor 34 Chinese entrée 36 Cannon conclusion 37 Ropes in 38 Island group north of the Canaries 41 Word preceding pack or pick 42 Parthenon’s design 44 Lake Erie fish 47 Typical hours per day that a three-toed sloth sleeps 48 Chocolate __ 50 By law, it’s 1.35 mm thick 51 Kisser 53 Fought 57 Comparably 59 Match point 62 50-or-so-country group 63 Dares 64 Fifth st. 65 Decide not to take out 66 Blows a fuse 67 Femur-tibia connector DOWN 1 First Japanese luxury auto 2 Settles a spat 3 Opposite of “invitee” 4 What typically arrives with an autograph request 5 Landholder’s holding 6 In past time 7 Allison Janney prime-time title role

PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED

8 E-Learning advocates 9 King in Shrek the Third 10 “Do-Re-Mi” pronoun 11 David Cameron went there 12 Secured 13 Guitar-store buys 16 Hid, with “up” 20 QuickRent offerer 24 Guitar-store buy 25 A 28 Profs’ aides 29 Project that launched Houston Mission Control

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31 Saw 32 Exercise by-product 33 Disrupt 34 Sudden slide 35 Colts and Cowboys wear them 39 Pays far too much attention 40 Poor Richard’s preposition 43 Done with, with “of” 45 Home for an organizer 46 They’re grouped with padlocks on Amazon 49 Talk Show Emmy winner for 2009 52 Illustration on the North Carolina and Ohio quarters 53 Decides (to) 54 Antonym of 58 Down 55 Proverbial purse 56 Exploratrice of Canadian kidvid 58 Awful 60 Jury follower 61 Employment

DIVERSIONS MIDDLE NAMES ACROSS 1 Abe of “Fish” 7 In hitting position 14 “Neue Liebeslieder” composer 20 Idolized 21 Details of one’s life 22 Angle unit in math 23 Doctors testifying about injuries, e.g. [Trebek] 25 Third-largest Danish city 26 East — Alto 27 Former space station 28 Tributary of the Seine 30 Compound conjunction 31 Fox’s quality 33 Uses a pogo stick [Chavez] 37 Back muscle, informally 38 Assns. 39 Soft throw 40 Variable with a zoom lens [Ginsberg] 45 Wry Mort 47 See 95-Across 51 The same, to Simone 52 NM-to-NJ dir. 53 Absorb slowly 55 “Rapture” singer Baker 56 St. Kitts and — 58 Confident assertion 60 They’re part of history [Seagal] 62 Modest reply of gratitude [Hawke] 64 Item fitting in a rowlock 65 Vain one’s problem 66 Tyke 67 Above, in an ode 68 Not prone to fading in daylight, as a fabric 71 Wonder 73 Winter malady 76 “Coolness!” 78 It hangs from a hoop 79 Regulations on importing and exporting [St. Johns] 84 Initial race advantages [Lovett] 87 Épée relative 88 Putrefy 89 Guardian — 90 Hansel’s sis 92 Heat qty. 94 Goatee site 95 With 47-Across, swoonedover sort 96 “It’s cold!”

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97 Current fashion [Lubitsch] 100 Water, in Oaxaca 102 Winged god 103 G8 country 104 Curt comment [Previn] 109 Moralist’s statement 114 Rural towers 115 Twisting fish 116 Enzyme suffix 117 Skinny 118 Not inclined 120 Saying “I do” [Bergman] 125 Lamented loudly 126 By mistake 127 One of the Ramones 128 Fall blooms 129 Region centered on the upper Oder valley 130 Makes off-peak calls? DOWN 1 Coquettes 2 Flawless 3 Like saints 4 Rigel’s constellation 5 Yr. closer 6 Water, jocularly 7 App-based taxi service 8 Fotos 9 With 87-Down, penthouse’s place 10 Pindar verse 11 Magnates 12 Cockloft, e.g. 13 Cup, in Caen 14 Dude 15 Systems to track storms 16 The “A” of ATP 17 Gandhi, e.g. 18 Stoneworker 19 Dummy Mortimer 24 Eavesdrop 29 Beauty lover 32 Architectural annex 33 Marshy area 34 Playwright Joe 35 Cries of repugnance 36 “Buddy List” co. 40 — shui 41 Pointed arch variety 42 Spelunking spot 43 Samuel of the Supreme Court 44 Bottle parts 45 Reaches, as new heights 46 Barn brayer 48 By — of (due to) 49 “Chained” actor Kruger 50 Hold up 54 Movie-rating gp.

55 Stated firmly 57 Crow of pop 59 Into pieces 61 “Crikey!” 63 Asian sea 64 Frequently, to Donne 69 Chick’s home 70 Cree or Erie 72 Decide (to) 73 Heroic act 74 Thin street 75 Egg on 77 Humiliate 80 Selflessness

81 Hurting, as a joint 82 Grieve loudly 83 December 31 song word 85 “Stormy Weather” singer 86 Abbr. on a bus schedule 87 See 9-Down 91 Watson of “Noah” 93 Erratic 96 Frank holder 98 Nickname for Dwight Gooden 99 Airline to Sweden 101 Riotous joke 102 Dutch lager 104 Honshu city

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NORTH OF 49 ACROSS 1 Tater 5 Traverse 10 Join 14 Sudden, intense fear 16 Hang around like a ghost 17 Of northern regions 18 Canadian seed crop 19 Extract of rose petals 20 Inuit handicraft owl 22 Up in years 23 Muslim prayer leader 25 S. African wine region 27 Witness 28 Waste from smelting 30 Plant and animal life of a region 33 Its capital is Yellowknife 34 Titanic nemesis 35 U.K. trucks 37 Cape Breton town: ___ Bay 39 Fragrant, tropical resin 41 Photographer’s request 43 Quebec peninsula 46 With ___ like that, who needs enemies? 48 Get rid of debt 49 Hanukkah candle holder 51 Test site 52 Snow house 54 Tamils’ home: ___ Lanka 56 Ballroom headwear 57 Takes habitually 59 Vichy water 60 Parisian article 62 Zero scores 63 Wiped out 65 Twitch 67 Lines of stitches 69 Tear 70 Contestants 72 Some trial evidence 74 Darwin studied their origin 76 Drive and reverse 77 Uproars 79 Ply 80 Small (Fr.) 82 Aboriginals: First ___ 84 Gratis 87 Time to look ahead 88 Take pleasure in 89 Duct or scotch ___ 93 Youth 94 Flower of 33A: mountain ___ 96 By ___ and two’s

105 Exchange for a ten 106 Naval force 107 TV’s Philbin 108 Nicholas Gage novel 110 Brought out into the open 111 Spiteful 112 “— much better now” 113 Stem joints 116 Taj Mahal site 119 Mag staffers 121 Mario’s three 122 Auditing gp. 123 “— don’t!” 124 Vintage auto

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98 Go bad 99 Quebec/Nfld. region 101 Impart knowledge 104 “I have found it!” 106 Mount (2 wds.) 107 Bach’s instrument 108 River through Paris 109 Garden utopia 110 Swamp plants 111 Celebrity

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DOWN 1 Chip of rock 2 Bear from China 3 Start for a Spanish count 4 Capital of East Timor 5 “Shammy” leather 6 Noxious rodent 7 No longer in the closet 8 Ginger cookie 9 Bizarre 10 Winter fabric 11 Moose cousin 12 Slip 13 More desert-like 15 Ont. city on Grand and Speed rivers 17 Carry the canoe 18 Kind of lettuce 21 Beer barrel 24 Broadcast 26 Shoemaker’s hole punch 29 Tickled-pink feeling 31 Pace 32 Large continent 34 Need (Fr.) 36 All: prefix 38 Quitter’s word 39 Rubbing out 40 Franco-Manitoban newspaper 42 Fleur-de-___ 44 Much of Sask. and Man. 45 Before 46 Wind instrument 47 Venetian parts 49 Bay of Fundy basin 50 Latches 53 Arles assent 55 Wish undone 58 Mexican shawl 61 Workers 64 In ___ straits 66 St. Boniface summer hrs. 67 Kitchen wrap 68 Character actor McCann

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CLASSIFIED/SPORTS

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2015

KENTUCKY DERBY

Baffert comes to table holding a pair of aces BETH HARRIS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bob Baffert hopes he’s celebrating in the winner’s circle at the Kentucky Derby. He just doesn’t know which horse or owners would join him. After all, the trainer has the two top favourites for Saturday’s race. American Pharoah, owned by Egyptian Ahmed Zayat, is the early 5-2 favourite for the 141st Derby off an eight-length victory in the Arkansas Derby. Dortmund is the 3-1 second choice. He’s owned by India-born Kaleem Shah, now a U.S. citizen whose pride for his adopted country is evident in the red, white and blue silks his chestnut colt wears. “Coming in here we feel really strong,” Baffert said. “If you get beat, the fall is pretty steep.” American Pharoah dominated his competition leading to the Derby, winning his last four races by a combined 22 1/4 lengths. Baffert calls him “brilliant,” but he’s yet to be tested in the kind of fractious conditions the Derby offers. He will be ridden by Victor Espinoza, who won last year aboard California Chrome.

Martin Garcia rides Kentucky Derby hopeful American Pharoah in a morning workout at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on April 26. [AP PHOTO]

“If American Pharoah breaks a step slow, he’s going to find himself in a situation that he has not faced before,” said Mark Casse, who trains 30-1 shot Danzig Moon. Dortmund stands an imposing 5 feet, 8 inches from the ground to near his shoulder blades and is a son of 2008 Derby winner Big

Brown. He is undefeated in six races against tougher competition than his stablemate faced. Martin Garcia works out American Pharoah in the mornings but rides Dortmund in the race. “This is an exciting, exciting field,” Zayat said. “It’s fun to have the best of the best running against each other.”

A full field of 20 was reduced to 19 for 1 1/4-mile race after El Kabeir was scratched Friday. His left front foot was bothering him Friday and the colt trained by John Terranova was sore coming out of his stall. His absence means Calvin Borel, a three-time Derby winner, won’t ride. Todd Pletcher brings three

horses to the race: Carpe Diem, the 8-1 third choice; Florida Derby winner Materiality; and Itsaknockout, fittingly running on the same day as the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight in Las Vegas. “We’re ready,” Pletcher said. “Let’s go.” Materiality didn’t run as a two-year-old and no horse since Apollo in 1882 has won the Derby without racing as a sophomore. His pedigree suggests he could overcome the jinx: his sire Afleet Alex won the Preakness and Belmont in 2005. Blue Grass winner Carpe Diem cost $1.6 million and a win in the Derby (worth $1.4 million) would help his owners recoup most of their investment. John Velazquez clearly saw something in the colt because he chose to ride Carpe Diem instead of Materiality in the Derby. But he will have to overcome the No. 2 post; getting away from the starting gate quickly could minimize the chance of getting trapped inside. This year’s field is deep and talented, and absent Baffert’s dynamic duo, there are other horses with solid credentials who in a different year would be more highly regarded.

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ENTERTAINMENT

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2015

MOVIES

COMEDY

Helen Hunt learns to navigate rough Hollywood waters in ‘Ride’ Creating own projects allows end run around issues facing women in Tinseltown VICTORIA AHEARN THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — As Hollywood actresses grapple with wage equality and a lack of roles for those over 40, Oscar-winning star Helen Hunt has taken matters into her own hands. The film Ride, in theatres Friday and available on-demand on May 12, is Hunt’s second big-screen feature as a writer-director. She also stars in the movie, playing an editor from The New Yorker whose life changes when she follows her aspiring-writer son (Brenton Thwaites) to Los Angeles and takes up surfing. Hunt, 51, says creating her own projects is her way of combating the issues facing women in Tinseltown, at least for herself. “It’s not just in show business. There’s no equal rights amendment in the United States,” she said in a telephone interview. “It’s unbelievable that we’re even talking about it, but here we are in a civil rights battle, but it’s sort of a quieter one. I read somewhere that it’s the dirty family secret of the United States, that there’s no equal rights amendment. “I don’t know what to do about that but yes, for myself, all I can do is I can write something.” Hunt first did that with 2007’s Then She Found Me, which she co-wrote and directed. “I think in a way returning to directing comes more naturally than returning to acting,” said

Helen Hunt arrives at the Premiere of ‘Ride’ on April 28. [AP PHOTO]

Hunt, who also directed for TV shows including Mad About You, in which she starred alongside Paul Reiser in the ’90s. “Directing sort of suits my personality better, but that’s the reason why I would never want to give up acting, because it doesn’t suit my personality so well and it makes me stretch and go to places I wouldn’t go as an artist.” The seed for Ride was planted 10 years ago when Hunt was in Hawaii and saw a woman who was surfing and taking breaks on the shore to nurse her baby.

“I think it spoke to a lifelong thought in the back of my head, which was, ‘God, I’d love to surf but how is that ever going to happen?”’ said Hunt, who won the best-actress Oscar in 1998 for As Good as It Gets. “As you get older you think, ‘Maybe I’ll try to make it happen now, because if not now, when?”’ Hunt took a lesson but it was “horrible” and she told herself she would never do it again. But then she thought: “If I’m crying and saying ‘never again,’ I should probably write about it

and try it again, so I did both of those things.” In Ride she plays Jackie, who is a workaholic until a surfing instructor (Luke Wilson) helps her discover the thrill of riding waves. Co-stars include David Zayas as Jackie’s limo driver. “The surfing I think I performed all of it —and most of the wiping out,” said Hunt, who got a second Oscar nomination for The Sessions in 2012. Hunt said the story isn’t autobiographical, although she related to all the characters. When it comes to the son, she understood his insecurity as a writer. “It’s sort of like surfing: It’s the best profession and also at times it’s the worst one,” said Hunt. “When it’s going well, it’s better than anything and when it’s not, you want help so badly.” But like surfing, she won’t let her “agonizing” experiences with writing stop her. Hunt said she’s developing a TV show and doing research for another film she wants to write, one about a true crime story involving restorative justice. She doesn’t want to star in it but does want to direct. “It’s hard for me to imagine writing something and giving it to somebody else to make,” said Hunt. “Writing is the hardest part, so the idea (of) carrying this child for nine months and handing it to someone else to deliver, it doesn’t seem right.”

PUBLISHING

‘American Sniper’ widow to release new book JAMIE STENGL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DALLAS — The widow of famed American Sniper author Chris Kyle says in her upcoming book that she struggled with the idea of whether her husband’s killer should be executed. Taya Kyle writes in American Wife, to be published next week, that she concluded she would be fine with either the death penalty or life in prison. “That was as far as I could go toward forgiveness,” she wrote.

Kyle describes her life with the famed former Navy SEAL sniper and coping after his 2013 death at a Texas gun range. The Associated Press purchased an early copy of the book, written with Jim DeFelice, who also co-authored her husband’s bestselling memoir of his Iraq tours that was turned into an Oscar-nominated movie. Kyle and his friend, Chad Littlefield, were shot to death by former Marine Eddie Ray Routh, whose mother had asked Kyle to

help him. The prosecutor decided not to seek the death penalty, so Routh was automatically sentenced to life in prison after his capital murder conviction in February. Taya Kyle said that while she still believes in the death penalty, she also has “come around to the view that life without parole may in fact be a worse punishment than death.” Trial testimony revealed Routh had been hospitalized for psychiatric treatment and

prescribed medication to treat schizophrenia. But jurors found the insanity defence mounted by his lawyers failed to meet the legal threshold: a mental illness so severe he didn’t know right from wrong. Erath County District Attorney Alan Nash told the AP Thursday that he decided not to seek the death penalty after weighing several factors, including that the jury and higher courts could consider Routh’s military service and mental health records.

JONES

Ex-Python Terry Jones recalls the glory days CASSANDRA SZKLARSKI THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Forty years after the premiere of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, troupe member Terry Jones says few things have changed within the group, save one: “John is nicer to me.” The Brit comic was in Toronto this week to premiere the troupe’s latest film, Monty Python: The Meaning of Live, and reminisce over an enduring legacy of silly walks, provocative songs and biting social commentary. In Toronto, a jovial Jones spoke of a “mellowed” Cleese while longtime friend and Meaning of Live co-director Roger Graef described seeing them all together as “a bit like going to a school reunion where the person you were scared of at school you still feel scared of.” “Terry and Mike were a pair, they were always pals, schoolboy pals,” says Graef. Jones admits his memory is not what it used to be, and it failed him onstage during the Four Yorkshiremen sketch. Luckily he had a prompt card with him, which Cleese ended up needing himself, he chuckles. If anyone has changed, it really is Cleese, says Graef, recalling how strict he could be when they first worked together on the film The Mermaid Frolics back in 1976. “John came into my cutting room and said, ‘There’s a cut here that’s a quarter of a second too long.’ A quarter of a second. Now you just try and time that,” he says.

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HOROSCOPE by Holiday Mathis ARIES (March 21-April 19) You could be uncomfortable with the costs of proceeding as you have been. Still, you won’t be able to stop right now. Let go of the issue if you cannot tackle it without messing up plans. Awkwardness might exist between you and someone else. Tonight: Don’t say “no.” TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You have been putting off a project for a while. The time has come to look it squarely in the face and get it done. The sooner you clear it out, the sooner you can enjoy yourself. Expenses could go overboard if you are not careful. Tonight: Celebrate what you have done. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Reach out to someone you care about, as this person has a profound influence on you. This person might be a new friend or a loved one. Your laughter will

her, she just drinks more. This happens roughly every other month. The rest of the time she’s awesome, fun and supportive, and I love being around her. But when she drinks, she becomes another person. I don’t think she’s an alcoholic, but I don’t know what she is. Is there anything I can do? I love her. I just don’t know if I can stand any more heartache. Should I let her go? — Bewildered Boyfriend Dear Bewildered: Probably. Part of the problem is that she’s a nasty binge drinker. But the rest is that she refuses to take responsibility for her behavior and blames you for her lack of control.

open up a conversation that may not be easy to begin otherwise. Tonight: Flirt the moment away. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Your sense of self and the choices you have made might color the moment more than you would like. Interacting with a key person could be awkward at best. Your creativity surges as you attempt to find the path of least resistance. Tonight: Add a little naughtiness to the mix. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You may learn that someone cares more than you realize. Keep the conversation moving, even if you do not feel the same way. You won’t want to shut out this person, because you could be creating a problem if you do. Tonight: Hang close to home. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You might be more possessive or jealous than you realize, so be careful what you say and do. Set aside time for yourself. Go get a massage or add a few new items to your wardrobe. Tension seems

She may be awesome when she’s sober, but this type of drinking rarely gets better without effort. Would she seek help (and do the work) if you told her it was make-or-break for the relationship? If she isn’t willing to talk to her doctor, attend AA meetings or find other support and/or therapy groups for problem drinkers, she isn’t as wonderful as you think. Dear Annie: Like “Brokenhearted Mom,” I, too, kicked my son out of the house, although he was 17, not 21. I basically raised him alone since he was three. We had a tumultuous relationship, he was into drugs and alcohol like his father, and I just

couldn’t take it anymore. He stumbled through life, eventually moving to a city 90 miles away. We maintained contact for a while, and then he dropped out of my life for a year. He would not answer any of my texts or calls. The only thing that kept me sane was the thought that if something terrible happened, the police would notify me. My son finally contacted me when he hit bottom from a gambling addiction (on top of everything else). He asked to come home for a bit to get back on track, and I let him. That was five years ago. He is now 26 and still not where I would like him to be, but he is working and selfsufficient, and happier and more

satisfied with his life. The best part is, we have a relationship again and often tell each other “I love you” -- something I had wondered whether he felt for me. I just want to tell “Brokenhearted” to keep the contact via text, voicemails, whatever. Don’t ever give up on your son. Someday he will need you and want you back in his life. — Blessed Mom Dear Blessed: We are so glad things worked out between you and your son, and we appreciate your words of hope. Some addictions are too difficult to overcome, however, and parents must learn to accept that which they cannot change. We hope you know how fortunate you are.

to build from other sources. Tonight: Make sure you have plans. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Though there could be an odd quality to your interactions, you seem content and won’t mind. Keep reaching out to someone at distance. Once you connect, you will feel on top of the world. Make plans for the near future to get together. Tonight: Try not to go overboard. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Do what you want today -- get your hair cut or colored, schedule a massage, relax. Your schedule will fill up soon enough, and your time will be precious. A conversation that you might have considered unsuccessful will pay off later. Tonight: In the limelight. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You have the ability to zero in on what you want. This skill will take you to a new level of understanding. Touch base with a friend who means a lot to you,

and accept an offer to get together. You will benefit from being around this person. Tonight: Call it an early night! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You could be in a situation in which you have the ability to come out on top. Others gravitate toward you for solutions. You might want to let go of certain responsibilities in order to have a little fun. Why not? Tonight: A force to be reckoned with. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Reach out to someone at a distance. You could find the conversation to be a little awkward if the focus turns to your personal life. Recognize that the feelings are mutual. What to do with this situation will be your call. Tonight: Know when to call it a night. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Deal with someone directly, and discuss your feelings. This person might be more than a handful to deal with. Discuss a

special opportunity that could make a big difference in your life, and make sure it works for those you live with. Tonight: Take in a concert or a movie. YOUR BIRTHDAY (May 2) This year you open up to a new set of needs and desires. You also are concerned with your emotional security. You have a tendency to dote on others. If you are single, you have a strong drive to be part of a pair. Make no commitments until after August; the period that follows could produce a person of significance. If you are attached, a partner who can be touchy and withdrawn will warm up. You are in the process of revitalizing your bond. The period after August could be quite fulfilling for you as a couple. SCORPIO often challenges you. BORN TODAY Pediatrician Benjamin Spock (1903), former Russian empress Catherine the Great of Russia (1729), Theodor Herzl (1860)

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Hollywood pulls in young fans to help market ﬁlms Bloggers increasingly courted at events once reserved for traditional media RYAN NAKASHIMA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

lad in his pyjamas, Reid Jones often blogs about Marvel superhero movies, with starry ambitions of one day becoming an entertainment journalist. A few weeks ago, the 16-year-old woke up to that chance when he was invited to conduct red carpet interviews with the stars of Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron during the Los Angeles premiere. “It really felt like it was a dream,” says Jones, who travelled with his dad from Kennesaw, Ga., to the premiere of the movie that hits theatres Friday. Major Hollywood studios like Disney-owned Marvel are anxious to win over super fans, especially those who help build excitement online among other youngsters ahead of a movie’s debut. While the fan connection has long been cultivated at conventions like Comic-Con or Disney’s Star Wars Celebration, young writers like Jones — whose posts have been read nearly 11 million times — are increasingly being courted at events once reserved for traditional media outlets. This outreach is important for marketers, who call people like Jones “influencers” because they reach an under-25 crowd of frequent moviegoers, who are not as easily reached by the traditional 30-second TV ads that advertisers typically use to reach their parents. Fading are the days when movie critics at newspapers, magazines and other publications set the tone, particularly for the big-budget superhero movies that can make or break a studio’s annual revenue target.

hen you’re reaching “W young people, you have to go to where the authorities

on culture exist,” says Angela Courtin, chief marketing officer for Relativity Media, the studio that has co-financed Fast & Furious series and is releasing action comedy Masterminds, this fall. “They’re no longer in bylines of The New York Times or the Los Angeles Times. They’re now on YouTube and Snapchat and Instagram and Vine.” Many of these influencers write blogs for sites like Moviepilot, which draw a large following of

Film delves into torment of N.S. teen THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Glen Canning readily agreed when a documentary filmmaker asked if he would take part in an in-depth look at the tragic death of his teenage daughter, Rehtaeh Parsons. In fact, Canning feels obligated to make sure as many people as possible know about his daughter’s alleged assault, the months of bullying that ensued, and the suicide attempt that put her in hospital and led to her death. “I can’t be silent about this,” Canning says during a recent stop in Toronto to promote the film at a series of screenings, including one this Sunday at the Hot Docs film festival. Rama Rau’s 47-minute film, No Place to Hide: The Rehtaeh Parsons Story, includes home videos and photos of a young Parsons, as well as interviews with friends and family members about the teen’s final years of torment. Canning says his daughter was failed repeatedly by justice and health authorities and further victimized by online trolls who questioned whether she was raped. Another screening took place Tuesday at a Toronto school, where Canning again chose to skip the viewing and only attended the question-and-answer session that followed.

◆ WASHINGTON

Obama to make his ﬁnal ’Late Show’ appearance Barack Obama is stopping by the Late Show one last time as David Letterman gets ready to retire. The appearance Monday will be Obama’s third time as president swapping jokes with Letterman, and his eighth appearance in all. Michelle Obama took her final turn in the guest chair in New York Thursday night. Letterman asked what she would do after leaving office in a year and a half. The first lady joked, “You mean whether I’m going to be running for president or anything?” Mrs. Obama then offered to use her new free time to advise Letterman on raising his mercurial 11-year-old son.

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Proposed ﬁlm on Cree code talkers takes prize

Blogger Reid Jones at the premiere of Avengers: Age of Ultron..’ Jones is possibly the world’s biggest Marvel movie fan. For the last year, he’s written more than a post a day for fan site Moviepilot about its superhero universe. [AP PHOTO]

the younger audience marketers covet. According to Google Analytics, 37 per cent of site visitors are under 25 years old, and 71 per cent are under 35. Moviepilot Inc. CEO Tobi Bauckhage says that last fall, he and his co-founders decided to change the direction of their movie fan site to take posts directly from readers, which is when usage began to take off. In March, it had 17.3 million unique U.S. visitors, more than double that of a year ago, according to comScore. In a single week in April, fan posts outnumbered editor posts 1,431 to 486. Bauckhage attributes the growing popularity to fans like Jones, the Georgia teen who for the last year has written more than a post a day for Moviepilot. Recently, he pored over a trailer and deduced — correctly — the hidden nature of the new character, Vision, in Avengers: Age of Ultron. He also figured out how two distinct weapons are actually part of one giant one that will determine the universe’s fate in the two-part Avengers sequel three years from now. “People like Reid knew more about specifics than some of our editors did,” says Bauckhage, who sold off the original website he founded in Germany and launched a U.S. version in May 2013. “We realized we really have to empower these kids to become creators.”

The company rewards contributors with seats at early movie screenings, or swag such as action figures, dolls and mugs. The most popular ones, like Jones, are awarded with paid contracts as freelancers — his was $1,000 a month — although Jones and the site said that arrangement had temporarily ended as school got in the way. ome studios pay Moviepilot S for access to these influencers. In one deal, 20th Century Fox allowed Moviepilot horror genre blogger Nicole Renee onto its lot for a sneak peek at its trailer for Poltergeist a day before its release. A few months earlier, she had been given early access to the Lionsgate movie Jessabelle, after which she made the comment: “The film gave me chills throughout my whole body.” Fox paid the site a significant but undisclosed sum for a guarantee that her post about Poltergeist would be read 100,000 times and the trailer seen 1 million times, Bauckhage says. Usage more than quintupled the target. Bauckhage insists contributors are allowed complete editorial freedom, and says the deal was cut before Renee wrote her post. He said the site is also considering a profit-sharing model with its most popular writers in the future.

“We’re trying to empower fans to become part of the conversation and to give them the access, the platform, the tools to create great content about the stuff they really care about,” Bauckhage says. “Now that seems to match pretty nicely with the interest of the studio because they’re very dependent on this kind of buzz.” In Jones’ case, his freelance gig with Moviepilot expired for a time, but the site paid for his and his father’s expenses, Bauckhage says. A Disney spokeswoman declined to comment.

with the site. His father, Bart Jones, says he’s proud that his son took the initiative last year to turn his love of Marvel movies into a job. “They’ve paid him for his contributions. They certainly paid him well with the trip and the experience,” says Jones, 47. “I don’t see any other avenues offering this type of experience to 16-year-olds. I think it’s great.” The younger Jones wrote after the red carpet event that the movie was “infinitely better than the first” Avengers, but called a mid-credits scene that teased future movies “frustrating” because it “leaves us with so many more questions than answers.”

Ben E. King, famous for the song ‘Stand By Me,’ dies at age of 76 NEW YORK — Ben E. King, the unforgettable lead singer for the Drifters and solo star whose plaintive baritone graced such pop and rhythm ’n blues classics as “Stand by Me,” ”There Goes My Baby“ and ”Spanish Harlem,“ has died. He was 76. King died Thursday of natural causes, his publicist Phil Brown told The Associated Press on Friday. His attorney, Judy Tint, said he died at The Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, New Jersey, near his longtime residence in Teaneck. “As amazing an artist as he was, multiply that by a million and that’s how nice a guy he was,” she said. A native of North Carolina who moved to New York City as a boy, King was singing with the Five Crowns when they were hired in 1958 to become the new incarnation of the Drifters, a top act for Atlantic Records who had several doo-wop hits featuring tenor Clyde McPhatter. The new Drifters, their records among the first in the rock era to use strings, had a more polished production and vocal style and became key influences on recordings by Phil Spector and others in the 1960s.

KING

Known for his warm smile and trim moustache, King didn’t stay long. He left the Drifters in the early ’60s because of a dispute over salary and royalties, but quickly found success on his own. He broke through with “Spanish Harlem,” co-written by Spector and Jerry Leiber, and sealed his name in music history with “Stand by Me.” A reworked gospel number co-written by King, Leiber and Mike Stoller, “Stand by Me” was a soaring declaration of dependence and devotion, chosen as one of the Songs of the Century by the Recording Industry Association of America and added earlier this year to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry.

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Novelist Terry Fallis wins second Leacock Medal

ones says the arrangement is Toronto novelist Terry Fallis Jto restarting fair, and he’s looking forward has once again won the Leacock a paid relationship Medal for Humour, this time for

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Proposed films about Cree code talkers and sinkhole survivors are among the projects receiving a combined $75,000 at the Hot Docs Festival. The first-ever Hot Docs short film pitch contest awarded a first place prize of $30,000 to Cree Code Talker, pitched by Alexandra Lazarowich and Cowboy Smithx of Edmonton. It’s about Second World War code talker Charles (Checker) Tomkins, who used the Cree language to help Allied forces. Second place winner, Sinkhole, got $25,000.A third-place prize of $20,000 went to Heart of Darkness, pitched by Edmonton’s Frederick Kroetsch and Kurt Spenrath.

Like many early rock performers, King had seen his career fade when the Beatles and other British acts arrived in the mid-1960s. He did manage a hit during the disco era in the ’70s with “Supernatural Thing” and continued to record and tour, including with an ’80s edition of the Drifters. According to Billboard, he had 21 songs in the top 100 between 1961 and 1975. King and assorted other Drifters were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. He is survived by his wife, Betty; three children and six grandchildren, according to Brown. Ben E. King was a stage name. He was born Benjamin Earl Nelson in Henderson, North Carolina and moved to Harlem at age 9, giving him early exposure to both country and urban music. He sang in church and joined local street corner groups in Harlem, although admittedly as much to impress girls as for the music. By age 20, he and some friends had formed the Five Crowns, who shared a bill at the Apollo Theater with a previous version of the Drifters and were noticed by manager George Treadwell when he needed to recruit new singers for a group that changed personnel often.

No Relation. He was named the winner on Thursday in Orillia, Ont., and will receive the honour at a gala in June. The medal comes with a $15,000 cash prize provided by TD Financial Group. Fallis first won the award in 2008 for his political satire novel The Best Laid Plans, which was made into a CBC miniseries. He was also a finalist for the medal in 2011 and 2013. Fallis plans to publish his fifth novel, Poles Apart, in October. Runners-up for the prize, named after Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock, received $1,500 apiece.

◆ TORONTO

Lois Lilienstein funeral an unconventional event A private funeral for beloved children’s entertainer Lois Lilienstein of Sharon, Lois & Bram was an unconventional celebration featuring a mariachi band and chocolate chips. Lilienstein’s son David says last weekend’s ceremony included tears, laughter and recordings of his mother singing “Little Sir Echo” and Cab Calloway’s “Everybody Eats When they Come to My House.” Lilienstein died Wednesday after a battle with cancer. She was 78. The bubbly blond performer is credited with providing the special spark that helped make Sharon, Lois & Bram one of the biggest kids’ acts of the 1980s.

◆ CHICAGO

Girl, 12, with cancer gets call from Taylor Swift The family of a 12-year-old Chicago girl with cancer says Taylor Swift called her to talk about music, touring and her disease. Ed Beazley said Swift chatted with his daughter, Emily, for about 10 minutes Wednesday. Emily has non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Friends and family have been appealing to Swift to call Emily, including a video with about 200 children singing and dancing to Swift songs. Emily’s mother, Nadia Beazley, says her daughter had “the biggest smile” and “jumped up and down” after the winner’s call. She says Swift’s manager offered the family tickets and the opportunity to meet the singer at her Detroit concert May 30.

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“Is your hearing worth more than a cup

How much is your hearing worth? Hanan Merrill,

Nanaimo Hearing Clinic According to at least one health plan, mine would be worth about $43,750 per ear. Of course, if I paid more for my plan then my hearing would be worth proportionately more. I don’t know about you, but that doesn’t seem quite right to me. So what’s your hearing really worth? Not to some heartless insurance company,

An experiment I conducted recently leads me to think that the true value of your hearing needs to be expressed not in dollars and cents, but in terms of all the things you’d lose if your hearing were to suddenly stop working. Please indulge me a moment while I take you through my eye-opening journey of self-discovery.

The experiment Before leaving work one day, I cut a pair of earplugs in half and carefully inserted them deep enough in my ear canals that they couldn’t be seen. (To avoid the risk of injury or permanent loss of your ear plugs in the depths of your skull, I can’t recommend enough that you do not cut your ear plugs in half as I did.) I wanted to experience with hearing loss. I walked out the door and entered an entirely new world . . . The street sounds were muted and distant. The jingle of my keys was softer but still audible as I fumbled for the right one to semake out the satisfying clunk of the deadbolt as it After settling into the driver’s seat of my car and starting the engine, I instinctively reached

for the radio settings. I selected the Wave (don’t judge) but, though I could hear the music, the sound seemed empty somehow. When I increased the vol- *Registered with the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC ume, the speakers became distorted. Grumbling, I Much more than simply be worth it to you? In fact, I lost all interest settled for crumby sound connecting me to my in trying to participate in quality. the conversation. I was in environment, though, my hearing connects me to Transitioning from my a bubble – a lonely little world that I shared with no what truly gives my life meaning – the people I household (six people and one; on the outside lookI’d like to propose that the ing longingly in at my own love. Without my hearing, true value of your hearfull-on auditory assault home and my own family. I was the proverbial man stranded on a desert island ing is simply the differ(I mean that in the nicest I’d never felt so disconence it makes in your life. – lost and utterly alone. nected. How much does it help or particular evening, though, the din was muted and the willing to do to improve or transition was easy. Unprotect it? fortunately, this is where the advantages of my It’s estimated that one in I have to admit that my experiment, though After my earplug evening, reduced range of hearing sensitivity ended. revealing, fell well short I thought about the cost doesn’t even know it. Reof hearing improvement member how I was forced of helping me truly unthat I have to ask people to to distance myself from derstand the experiences spend – thousands of dol- my loved ones during my of thousands of people little experiment, or how living right here in NaThen I thought about some my daughter lost her ponaimo with a reduced Dinnertime is one of the liteness when demanding range of hearing (a fancy of the little things we few moments when our the ketchup? By the time spend our money on each whole family assembles hearing loss is diagnosed, term for hearing loss). It day: coffee, cell phones, for a common activity, relationships with loved was a far cry from living the occasional drink. and I did my best to keep with a chronic condition These are all expenses that ones have often already up with my children’s we gladly take on because deteriorated to near the that has, in most cases, reports of what happened breaking point. they help us connect with at school that day. I could crept in slowly and alothers. Hearing aids, If you’re over the age “hear” that there was a most imperceptibly. without which all the lattés of 30, get your hearing conversation taking place, in the world won’t help My experiment did, howchecked. If everything’s but it took a lot of effort to some people connect with ever, make me reconsider the people around them, age you to grab a pair of ally I’d piece together a bit amount to about $2 to $3 earplugs and replicate my that somehow materialized My hearing connects me within my awareness 30 a few hours and I guaranseconds after it was spoYes, those “expensive” sounds that make up the tee you’ll have a renewed ken, but by then it was too background soundtrack of devices, along with the appreciation of the value late to make a meaningful my life are so much more professional care to program them and keep them of your hearing. important than I’d realworking their best, cost ized. The gentle swishing If it turns out you do have So I just sat there, until only a few dollars a day of the dishwasher tells a reduced range of hearthe aural fog was broken when spread out over the me that my children have ing, try the opposite experby my daughter veritably average lifespan of a hearcompleted their chores. iment: try wearing a hearyelling, “DAAAD, PASS The clicks of my canine’s ing device for a day and nails on the hardwood experience what you’ve tice the lack of “please” behind me warn that she’s from my normally polite ence that evening. What if been missing. You’ll be little girl. Without a doubt about to express her love I hadn’t been able to sim- surprised. to me in her unique, slopshe’d asked me nicely ply remove the earplugs? If you’d like to book a once or twice already, and py way. What if the cost of a cup free hearing assessment, in her frustration she’d of coffee each day would Losing that soundtrack is or even just pick up a abandoned all pretense of unnerving. If you’ve ever bring me back into the free pair of earplugs, call decorum. world I once shared with had young children, you 250.585.4100 or visit us know how unsettling it at 5800 Turner Road. For It didn’t take long for me can be when suddenly the more resources, visit www. to tire of asking my chilWould it be worth it to house gets “too quiet.” nanaimohearingclinic.com. dren to repeat themselves. me? Absolutely. Would it

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