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Suspects caught on camera entering fast food store on 3rd Avenue, walk away with piles of cash ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Port Alberni’s Dairy Queen was subject to a carefully planned break in early Monday morning, resulting in an estimated loss of $20,000 in cash.

Manager Lovpreet Singh knew something was wrong when he arrived at 10 a.m. Monday to open the Third Avenue business. The main side entrance had been forced open while the alarm system displayed an unusual yellow light and a siren was removed from the kitchen ceiling.

“I was wondering why this yellow light was on,”

said Singh, who has not encountered a break in during his 11⁄2 years with the business. “When I went upstairs to the office I saw that there was no cash in the tills and there was no safe. I was shocked.”

A police investigation found telephone lines and alarm connections were cut. The office door had been pried open, where the thieves took approximately $20,000 in cash kept in a desk and in the safe that was removed.

Cpl. Jen Allan of the Port Alberni RCMP said the nature of the heist indicates the burglars could have previously scouted

the business.

“The first theory, of course, is that the individuals have been on the premises before and took the time to examine the layout and how much time it would take them to get inside the building,” she said. “We also have to look at whether or not this has some kind of connection to individuals that work at that location.”

Surveillance video footage from the Dairy Queen shows the break in occurred between 3:05 and 4:08 a.m. Singh said the video shows the two side doors were forced open by a pair of men pulling and pushing the handles until

the lock gave way. When the doors opened they left for 20 to 25 minutes before returning to enter the business, Singh said. He’s frustrated the alarm company didn’t notify the business when the connection to the store was broken.

“I talked with the security system,” Singh said.

“Why are you selling this thing that is un-secure? If somebody cuts the wire then you should know.”

According to the surveilance footage the two suspects appear to be Caucasian men wearing gloves and masks to cover the bottom half of their faces.

Suspects are seen entering with a dolly into the Port Alberni Dairy Queen early Monday, faces concealed. [RCMP]

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WATERFRONT

Harbour Quay interactive aquatic centre expected to generate $600K in tourism Board agrees to draft bylaw for school closure School District 70 trustees gave unanimous consent Tuesday to draft a bylaw for reconfiguring schools in the Alberni Valley. » Alberni Region, A3

Chronic pain for resident eased with support Elaine McLeod grew up in Altair but has lived in the Alberni Valley for 24 years.

Since that time, she has also lived with chronic pain. » Community, A7

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Planned facility to showcase Alberni’s fishing identity KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Harbour Quay will soon be enhanced with an interactive aquatic and educational centre.

The project has been about three years in the making and after a public hearing, has received positive response from the community.

The West Coast Aquatic Stewardship Centre is aimed at tying in Port Alberni’s identity as the “Ultimate Fishing Town” and will serve to promote the natural environment to tourists and local visitors.

“This will be a year-round operation,” said Sheena Falconer, project manager for West Coast Aquatic. “The activities and displays will change according to seasons to provide the best visitor experience.”

The location and indoor activities make sense to Falconer, who said she hopes it will showcase Port Alberni as a beautiful destination that stewards local aquatic life, especially salmon.

“We have a vision of an interactive experience and look forward to putting it all together,” she said.

Once complete, the building will feature indoor and outdoor exhibits for visitors to learn about the Valley’s recreational opportunities. To highlight the area’s marine life, exhibits will feature the life cycle of a salmon and the aquatic and terrestrial species among which they live.

Children will have hands-on

Sheena Falconer looks to the future of the new stewardship centre at Harbour Quay. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

“The activities and displays will change according to seasons to provide the best visitor experience.”

Sheena Falconer, project manager

opportunities to touch live marine life, tap a tablet and use microscopes. The plans also include an aquarium bubble that visitors will be able to pop their heads

through.

Falconer believes the Centre will attract not only school groups and researchers, but vacationers and eco-tourists interested in the field.

The project is valued at $370,000 and will be built with $140,000 in funding from the Island Coastal Economic Trust.

Organizers estimate the Centre to bring in 10,000 visitors per year and generate more than $600,000 per year in tourist dollars. They hope to create 6.7 new local jobs with the project.

Uncertain of an official launch, Falconer said they are looking forward to seeing the vision come to fruition on the waterfront.

“We hope to get up and going as quick as possible depending on funding,” she said.

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Eighth Avenue Elementary School is one of two schools, along with Gill Elementary, scheduled for closure if a bylaw passes the district board of trustees this month. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]

Board agrees to draft bylaw for school closure Final vote on SD70 reconfiguration to be voted on April 14 MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

School district 70 trustees gave unanimous consent Tuesday to draft a bylaw for reconfiguring schools in the Alberni Valley.

Final voting on the bylaw is expected on April 14. Another two weeks is required for the district to comply with the 60-day public consultation window in the revised reconfiguration policy adopted last November.

SD70 Supt. Greg Smyth presented the current reconfiguration scenario to the board in January, and a steering committee was formed. The proposed reconfiguration was presented again at a board meeting on Feb. 10, starting the two-month period for public feedback according to the policy. An email address at recon@sd70.bc.ca was created for Alberni Valley residents to offer their thoughts on the changes.

“I hope it’s good planning, I hope it’s confidence in the system [because] we haven’t received a ton of feedback,” said Smyth. “I think partly the community is somewhat fatigued by the constant conversation about school closures.”

The district has discussed the need for school closures over the past several years to address significant decline in enrolment and a corresponding drop in funding from the provincial government.

Plans to finalize a reconfiguration plan last year were scuttled because the necessary bylaw was not developed.

Unlike last year’s public consultation, SD70 administrators presented a single scenario for consideration this time. This was to avoid pitting Alberni neighbourhoods against each other, Smyth explained.

If passed on April 14 the reconfiguration bylaw would realign students in Alberni according to a kindergarten to Grade 7 elementary and Grade 8 to Grade 12 secondary school model. Middle schools would be phased out as A.W. Neill and E.J. Dunn expand in September to K–7.

The district would close Eighth Avenue and Gill Elementary schools. Other elementary schools would expand to include Grade 6 students this September, and add Grade 7 students for the 2016–17 school year.

Gill Elementary would be minimally maintained, Smyth said.

The district has no plans to reuse the building.

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I think partly the community is somewhat fatigued by the constant conversation about school closure.”

Greg Smyth, SD70 superintendent

reopened in future years as a learning hub, said the superintendent. It would house the Vast alternative education and Choices distributed learning centers.

“In terms of financial savings, operating expense reductions associated with reconfiguration and school closures is approximately $620,000 [per year],” Smyth noted. “The actual ongoing savings, however, is likely to be closer to $500k since some of the operating expenses will re-appear in other schools (custodial, clerical) and we anticipate some increased expenses in transportation.

Additional savings are difficult to quantify at this time but we do expect to find additional operating efficiencies as we fully implement the K-7, 8-12 model.”

Last year’s plan included the possibility of using Wood Elementary as an annex for Grade 8 students at Alberni District Secondary School. With another drop in enrolment this year that would no longer be necessary, Smyth said.

ADSS will be stretched to capacity next year as Grade 8 students bump the student population up to about 1,250 students, Smyth said. But as secondary school numbers are projected to

continue declining that should level out to about 1,000 students (the current population) in the next five years.

A public meeting and presentation was held at ADSS March 3 to formally present the school reconfiguration plans to the public. Parents, teachers and students gathered in the ADSS commons for roundtable discussions about how the new alignment – particulary the phasing out of middle school programs — would impact students.

At Tuesday’s board meeting Smyth tried to assuage concerns raised from public feedback about changes to the district’s music and band programs. Fiftyfive per cent of Alberni Valley students choose band, he noted.

“We want to make sure that we are able to incorporate aspects of instrumental music so the band program is not gone,” Smyth said. “Our board for years and years has had a long-standing commitment to music education.

And it has not wavered.” Administrators will be working with teachers to continue the band program, he added.

Catchment areas for students would need to be adjusted and cross-boundary registrations currently are only being accepted according to capacity, said Smyth.

“I am very satisfied with the process that we’ve gone thorough and I certainly support going ahead with the bylaw,” said trustee Rosemarie Buchanan.

Trustee Larry Ransom concurred. “We can go forward to meet the parameters of our policy and new bylaw,” he said.

“I think we’ve won, in a sense,” said chairwoman Pam Craig.

Both wore hooded sweatshirts, one black with a white logo on the top left breast, the other grey with a word embossed across the front.

The video also shows the suspects using a late 1980s model Dodge pickup truck jacked up at a higher elevation than most vehicles. The single cab pickup is painted with two-tone red with white or silver along the sides. The quarter panel above the driver’s-side front wheel appears to have been replaced, as it is an all-red colour.

The Port Alberni RCMP are keen to speak with anyone who may have information about this crime, and plan to interview store employees as part of the investigation.

“It’s surprising how often people will make identifications – and positive identifications – based on clothing,” Allan said. “Often it will be a really interesting shirt or hoodie or ball cap that leads to identifica-

“It’s surprising how often people will make identifications – and positive identifications – based on clothing.”

Jen Allan, Port Alberni RCMP

tion rather than the physical descriptors.”

Information about this incident can be reported anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS. Cash rewards may be offered for information leading to an arrest.

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Stewardship centre a progressive step

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hat makes Port Alberni unique as an attraction?

According to West Coast Aquatic, the life in our waters can be a fascinating draw for those outside the Valley. The potential to promote one of British Columbia’s largest salmon runs goes beyond fishing, a reason why the aquatic enhancement organization is developing a new stewardship centre at the Harbour Quay.

The $370,000 project planned for the former location of the Clocktower Gallery will “serve as a launch pad” for interpretive trails and outdoor excursions in the Port Alberni area, states West Coast Aquatic, which expects that 10,000 tourists will come to see the exhibit

each year. The stewardship centre’s purpose is to exhibit aquatic life in the region, chronicling the story of migrating salmon and featuring interactive fixtures like microscopes and tanks that enable visitors to handle sea creatures. The centre is expected to employ almost seven positions.

This development is a valuable step towards promoting Port Alberni as an exiting place to visit. The city has been heralded as “The Ultimate Fishing Town” from a contest held by the Ultimate Fishing Network in 2010, but the community clearly needs a broader approach that will spark the interest of more than just anglers.

One will need to look hard to

find a brochure marketing the community amid the collection of promotional pamphlets in BC Ferries’ vessels. A look through just about any tourism guide devotes little space to Port Alberni, often bringing descriptions that pale in comparison to the Island’s other destinations.

Just a few paragraphs of the 433-page Frommer’s British Columbia and the Canadian Rockies are devoted to the Alberni Valley, including the following description of the city: “A hardworking town of nearly 20,000.

The busy port is home to a number of fishing charters and boattour companies, as well as the mail boats that offer day trips to Bamfield and Ucluelet.”

Uncertainly over what our community has to offer visitors

can be blamed for the Bear Tracks and Lumberjacks branding campaign launched in 2007, a misguided $30,000 effort from a Victoria communications firm with little understanding of the Valley’s greatness or potential.

According to the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce, more funding is needed to market the community’s attractions to the outside world.

External promotion is currently being handled by another organization funded by local hotels, Alberni Valley Tourism, which worked with the city last year on an advertising campaign.

As more tourists are in the best interest of both the chamber and AV Tourism, a closer collaboration between both

organizations only makes sense to boost the 25,000 people who came to the Visitors Information Centre last year.

For the most part, everyone in the community wants the same things: More visitors and an improved business environment to jumpstart the economy and provide more jobs and affluence.

But a keen attention to what the Valley has to offer and a collaborated approach to selling it is required to differentiate Alberni from other attractions on Vancouver Island.

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net New council but same results on city budget

Minimum wage increase would jack up prices

New faces at city hall but same old results. The bloated spending at Parks and Recreation (inc. the McLean Mill) continues and the roads budget was cut by $400,000 this year, so no repaving of lower Third Avenue. Not a nickel was cut from the P. & R. budget.

And then we have the farce of a $25,000 cut at the Mill which had been previously negotiated between the city and the Industrial Heritage Society who have since come back to council for another $10,000, so we now will pay $235,000. The regional district contributes $29,900, a slight discrepancy. I suggested a budgetary cut to $125,000 which would allow the Mill site to be walked through and the steam train to continue operation.

In 1992 I complained to no avail that the city was cutting the roads budget to pay for the Bob Dailey stadium for the B.C. Summer Games. Present and past city councils seem to feel that roads, sewers, and water mains are something that deserve spending on only as a last resort.

So let’s have summer hockey schools, no extension of pool closures, and no reductions in spending at the museum and the McLean Mill.

A few others complain about the cost of running the Mill.

Aside from that, the rest of you appear delighted at all the money being poured into the Museum, the Multiplex, and the pool.You deserve what you get. So enjoy your travels on city streets and hope that the rest of our city infrastructure holds up.

Irene Lanzinger, President of the B.C. Federation of Labour, Gregor Robertson, Mayor of Vancouver, Jim Iker, President of the B.C. Teachers Federation, and John Horgan, Leader of the B.C. NDP. The above four names fail to realize that B.C. is a province in the country of Canada. They propose a $15/hour minimum wage like B.C. is its own country. B.C. will never have a $15 per hour rate until the other provinces also do gradual increases.

The recent announcement by Shirley Bond is on the right track.

Each year the minimum wage will be tied into the inflation rate for that year. Announcements of new rates will take place April 1 to be implemented in September of each year. That way businesses have time to increase their prices. Restaurants would have new menus printed up with higher prices.

These menus cost money to reprint them. Don’t assume that prices will stay the same. Consumers must foot the bill.

If the $15 minimum rate became effective today, then this happens: A mass influx of people head to the unemployment office. Fast food prices of $4 for a cup of coffee, $6 for a bowl of soup, $8 for a ice cream cone, and $21 for a cheeseburger. How many of you support an increase in the minimum wage but refuse to pay $21 for a cheeseburger? An example of a set of double standards. Irene Lanzinger would not pay $21 for a cheeseburger. Just plain simple economics of reality, not the stupidity of people paid $150,000 per year with benefits.

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What in the world is going on with James Lunney?

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t’s likely that 30,469 people in central Vancouver Island were scratching their heads this week, wondering what in the world is going on with James Lunney.

That’s the number of votes the Member of Parliament received in the last federal election to win another term representing the Nanaimo-Alberni riding.

Lunney was elected as a Conservative MP, but removed himself from the caucus on Tuesday to sit in the corner of the House of Commons as an independent after remarks that evolution is a theory and not fact aroused criticism when they were posted to his Twitter feed in March.

In his announcement of the decision to leave the Conservatives Lunney mixed religion with politics, commenting on “deliberate attempts to suppress a Christian world-view

from professional and economic opportunity in law, medicine and academia.”

The MP has strong feelings about this issue, which is his right. But what does this philosophical argument have to do with a doctor shortage in Port Alberni, a lack of job prospects so many young people face in the region or the growing number of seniors who will be looking to the health system for more support?

Lunney said he “will continue to vote alongside my colleagues in the Conservative caucus,” so why did he leave the party as a representative?

Although the MP will not be seeking re-election this year, the region’s voters deserve an explanation of why the evolution debate is affecting their elected representative’s actions in parliament.

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Alexander Wood, Alberni pioneer, understood potential of the Valley A

lexander Wood arrived to Port Alberni in about 1900.

He understood the potential of the area. He took the actions to develop a lumber facility and helped grow Port Alberni into a wealthy community for decades to come.

More than 100 years later we are still identified by his actions, but that window of wealth is open only a fraction of what it used to be.

I now reside at Alexander Wood’s house. And I ponder what his thoughts would be if he was with us today.

Was he successful because he was a visionary? Or because he was born at the right time under the right circumstances and destined to be in the wood industry?

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Malcolm Menninga Local Voice A visionary is able to see the future the way few others can, and achieve that future through an action plan.

Most of us are aware of the important economic role forestry continues to play in our lives.

However, our future economic growth will not come from the cutting and selling of giant trees.

Fortunately, we have much more than trees to sell.

We are perfectly situated to have a second sustainable period of growth by exploiting more of

our other natural features, such as our mountains, trails, lakes, ocean, wildlife and climate.

The features we have are desired around the world and cannot be replicated. The first wave of growth to Port Alberni was attracted by the high paying jobs.

The next wave will be attracted to the high quality lifestyle opportunities. These lifestyle opportunities include fishing, hiking, boating, biking, hunting, paddling, golfing, kite boarding, and many more.

To take advantage of this for economic benefit, we need to encourage new visitors to come for the adventure and stay for the lifestyle. We will be the adventure center of Vancouver Island.

Massive opportunity surrounds us. We have the features that will attract investment. What lacks is the action plan.

During budget meetings, our leaders too often focus on price and fail to understand value.

There is not an expectation of results.

To get results we need commitment, not compromise. Who will it be that takes the steps that will carry us to that future where all of this greatness can be realized?

Alexander Wood’s legacy lives on. The site of his original mill now operates as the APD Mill.

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B.C. Treaty trouble has deep roots W

hy did the B.C. government suddenly slam the door on their old friend George Abbott, after spending months recruiting him to head up the B.C. Treaty Commission?

The instant media narrative, embraced by a shocked Abbott and then by NDP leader John Horgan, was that this was payback for grievances nursed by Premier Christy Clark from the 2012 B.C. Liberal leadership contest.

Done on a whim, Horgan said after a week grilling Clark and Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad. Clark is suddenly a sore winner, lashing out, wrecking two decades of careful and costly treaty-making.

Like many instant media narratives, this one makes no sense and is almost certainly wrong.

If Clark was resentful about the roasting she received from leadership rivals Abbott and Kevin Falcon, she had an odd way of showing it. She appointed Falcon as finance minister to drive a stake into the harmonized sales tax, and Abbott as education minister to fashion a pre-election truce with the everhostile teachers’ union. Both completed their unlikely tasks and retired as heroes of the party in 2013.

Outgoing chief treaty com-

Tom Fletcher BC Local News missioner Sophie Pierre was as dismayed as anyone at the news of Abbott’s demise. While the two were in transition meetings, Pierre learned that she was not being replaced, leaving the federal-provincial-First Nations Summit partnership of 22 years in a shambles.

Clark went further when questioned by reporters about the sudden reversal. The future of aboriginal relations in B.C. may or may not include the B.C. Treaty Commission.

“There have been some results, but four treaties in 22 years for $600 million is not enough result,” Clark said. “We have to be able to move faster, and we have to find a way to include more First Nations in the process.”

That $600 million is mostly loans, from the federal government to First Nations to finance treaty talks. Of every $100 spent trying to honour the century-old duty to sign treaties across B.C., $80 is a loan from Ottawa, $12 is

B.C. Treaty Commission federal representative Jerry Lampert and Chief Commissioner Sophie Pierre have struggled with slow movement from Ottawa in moving negotiations forward. [BLACK PRESS]

a grant from Ottawa and $8 is a grant from B.C. The plan was for First Nations to repay their loans out of cash settlements made to them for 100-odd years of uncompensated resource extraction, which is now accepted as being contrary to British and Canadian law.

It was the blunt-spoken Pierre who first acknowledged this hasn’t worked. Some of the 50 First Nations stuck at the treaty table have borrowed too much to go on, she said last year, calling for an “exit strategy” that forgives debt.

The probability of the B.C. government making this decision

without talking to the federal paymaster is exactly zero. I’m told the province’s clumsy timing had something to do with Ottawa’s demands.

I asked Clark if her plan to settle land claims faster was anything like the 2009 attempt

by Gordon Campbell’s deputy minister Jessica McDonald to negotiate a province-wide deal declaring aboriginal title. Clark sidestepped the question, saying only that the 150 B.C. First Nations not at the treaty table need a say and a solution too.

(McDonald now faces a similar legal gridlock as the Clarkappointed CEO of BC Hydro, try-

ing to build the Site C dam.)

Pierre, a veteran administrator from the Ktunaxa Tribal Council in the Kootenays, made a prophetic statement when her term as chief commissioner was extended three years ago. She said if Ottawa isn’t prepared to give federal negotiators a realistic mandate on compensation and sharing of salmon rights, they should “shut ’er down.”

Her advice may have been heard after all. » Born in Rivers, Manitoba, Les Leyne was raised in Qualicum Beach. He writes four days a week on provincial

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The Pound Sterling was worth $1.8720 Cdn, down 0.70 of a cent while the Euro was worth $1.3585 Cdn, down 0.30 of a cent.

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Movies Home nightly in 3D Wednesday and Thursday at 6:45 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Paramount Theatre, 4717 Argyle St. Furious 7 starts Friday at 12:45 p.m., 3:45, 6:45 and 9:45.

a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 250-723-0557.

KUU-US Crisis Line, plus mobile outreach support services. If you, or someone you know, is having difficulties please call 250-723-2040.

Arts

Service groups

The Merging Visions art exhibit is currently on display at the Rollin Art Centre until April 4. This joint exhibit highlights photography by Karen Gamble and pyrography by Kelly Carter.

Music Night every Friday at Serious Coffee, from 5 to 7 p.m., featuring local artists. Open mic, laid back atmosphere.

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

Alberni Valley Hospice Society provides trained volunteers to support people and families facing life threatening illness, death and bereavement. Ty Watson House (2649 Second Ave.).

Sports & recreation

Addictions

After School Burn - Youth Parkour, ages 7 to 12, Mondays and Fridays, from April 13 through May 22. Sign up Echo Centre, 4255 Wallace Street. Info: (250) 723-2181.

Fun Night every Friday at 6 p.m. at the Alberni Valley branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. Food available from 5 to 6:30 p.m. for a small fee.

Adult Drop-in badminton on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at the Alberni Athletic Hall. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg Hudson).

Curling at the Alberni Valley Curling Club has concluded for the 2014â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15 season effective March 26/15; see you in October.

If you are a runner and want to join others, check out Port Alberni Running on Facebook.

Sproat Lake Canoe Club, outrigger paddling throughout the week, all winter.

Info: 250-723-0640.

Become a Student of Movement with EPK Parkour and Fitness. Info: 250-9188863 or e-mail epkparkour@gmx.com.

All ages welcome.

Narcotics Anonymous, 1-800-807-1780 for meeting times and locations.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-883-3968.

Special interest Medieval Society, come play with us! Families welcome. Info: 250-724-0535. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 293, Nanaimo rummy, 1 to 4 p.m. every Thursday. Info: 250-723-7513.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming

Fresh kale Wayne Osborne had fresh kale and a variety of seeds at Arrowvale Campground for Seedy Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Child and youth Bring your zero to five year olds to the library for storytime on Fridays, from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Free, but please call 250723-9511 to register.

Rock Solid Youth, ages 13 to 18, Fridays at 7 p.m. at Elim Tabernacle.

Parent On Tots and French Parent on Tots - parent and child playgroup. Fridays, 9 to 11 a.m., room 2 at Alberni Elementary School. Info: 250-723-5603.

Rollerblading for youth 13 and under at Glenwood Centre on Fridays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Support and help Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and other kinship care providers are welcome to call a province-wide information and support line toll free at

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Debt and budget coaching help available at Arrowsmith Baptist Church Debt Freedom Centre every Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: 250-724-7272 or www.arrowsmith.com/debt-coaching Meals on Wheels program needs volunteer drivers. Info: 250-730-0390.

Families dealing with the Ministry of Children and Families, fighting for laws to be changed, social justice and civility.

Info: 250-590-8708 or view www.abusive-ministry.ca to share your story.

First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196.

Volunteers needed to help at Red Cross Health Equipment and Loan Program for four hour shifts. Call between 10

Town Hall meeting with Steelhead LNG and Huu-ay-aht First Nation, March 31 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Barclay Hotel.

Learn more about the project and what it could mean for residents.

Alberni Curling Club awards banquet and windup, April 4.

Easter Eggstravaganza, April 4 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Salvation Army, 4841 Redford St. Evidence for Democracy and AV Transition Town Society present a free screening of the CBC documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silence of the Labsâ&#x20AC;?, April 8 at 7 p.m. at Charâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing.

Alberni Valley Curling Club â&#x20AC;&#x153;Awards Banquet & Election of Executive Officersâ&#x20AC;?; doors open at AVCC 5:00pm April 11/15. Info: www.albernicurling.com or call 250-723-3111.

Centennial Belles Fashion Show, April 11 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Echo Centre.

Yoga fundraiser for North Island Recovery Centre, April 11 at 11:45 a.m. at Slammers Gym. No membership necessary.

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Chronic pain is eased with support KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

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laine McLeod grew up in Altair but has lived in the Alberni Valley for 24 years.

Since that time, she has also lived with chronic pain. Although the pain can be overwhelming and take over some every day activities, Elaine has learned to manage. She faces each day as a new day and takes things as they come.

When she first experienced ear, nose and throat swelling in the early 1990s, Elaine sought help but did not receive many answers at first.

“I was told it was psychosomatic,” she said.

By 1996, Elaine’s ears, nose and eyes were swollen to the point where she was soon sent to a specialist.

“My fingers were also swollen, they were pounding and hurt,” she said. “I soaked them in warm epsom salt water and the next thing I knew, I had blood under my nails.”

Elaine first searched google images to start her own research and found a women with a similar condition, one in which she was convinced was what she had. Relapsing polychondritist is a rare degenerative cartilage disease characterized by episodes of inflammation similar to what Elaine was experiencing.

When she suggested her findings to an internist, she said he had to pull out his books.

“It is an orphan disease and not many doctors study or treat it,” Elaine said. “There are six to nine categories and when I was tested there was only one that was not confirmed and that one is hereditary so it couldn’t be (confirmed).”

Elaine’s mother passed away in 1980, but from what Elaine remembers, her mother experienced similar symptoms.

“Like lupus, it attacks the organs and your whole body,” Elaine said. “It can make your esophagus swell and when my mom died, her trachea collapsed.”

It can also affect the lungs and heart, and although Elaine has some lung issues, so far it is her eyes, ears and joints that are mainly affected.

To manage, she takes things day to day.

“I have a choice,” she said. “I can take immunosuppressant drugs, but then I can’t be around anyone infectious. I caught a viral pneumonia and almost died from it

when I was on them. About 80 to 90 per cent of people (with polychondritist) die from other infections when they can’t fight them off.”

The other option is steroids.

“It is not the best alternative, but with them, I am able to get out,” she said. “It is all about quality of life. The immunosuppressants mask the symptoms and I once started to lose consciousness at work so I decided to get off of them.”

Contributing to her pain, Elaine was involved in a car accident in the past, has experienced sportsrelated injuries, scoliosis and fibromyalgia. She used to be a lot more physically active than she is able to be now and misses the outdoor activity.

“I find it hard when I see people out there running and bike riding and know I can’t do those things,” Elaine said. “But I can do small hikes so I do that depending on my pain level.”

Although she has learned to manage her pain, Elaine said that because it is an invisible disease, it can be frustrating when others do not understand what she is going through.

She works full-time, looks healthy and has a job that keeps her moving up and down throughout the day.

“Sometimes I have to remind people that I have chronic pain and I have learned to accept that I need to rest sometimes,” she said.

“Work is good because it distracts

Elaine McLeod lives with chronic pain, but with the support of her husband and understanding her own body, she has learned to live day to day. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

me from the pain and gives me something to do.”

For some people, chronic pain can affect family life. Luckily, Elaine has a supportive husband, James, who is the first to help, lend a hand, and be a compassionate listener.

“I don’t know how I will feel

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n behalf of this community, I thank Rick Major, the publisher of the Alberni Valley Times for agreeing to be with us all on April 13 to talk to us about our newspaper, The Alberni Valley Times. I know that he is very busy at the moment, but he did not hesitate to let us know that he is looking forward to speak to all of us about the future of our paper.

I say our, for that is the way I have always seen the AV Times. I was asked to write for this paper by the then editor Ben Pires, and I thank this paper for all the help it has given me in publishing my ideas over the years.

I have written under the following names: Positive Thinking, the Arts, The Gadfly, and Positive Port Alberni.

I have been given the opportunity to write for: Port Alberni Folkfest and Multicultural Society, The Alberni Valley Lions Club, The Leo Club of Port Alberni, Promotion of many of the Art Groups, The Knights of Columbus, and many other activities going on in this valley.

As we approach Folkfest Celebration on July 1st, I thank this paper for being there with us last year as we contemplated closing down this annual Folkfest day for 2014. This

paper helped us to get to heart of the people of this community, and we celebrated one of the best celebrations that we have sponsored.

I am anxious to hear our publisher’s philosophy of the role of the newspaper in this community.

I hope you will all come out to hear Rick, for the paper is the life blood of our community. That is how I see it. We may differ, and yet remain friends.

Food and Filosophy at Dolce Vita. April 13. We begin at 5:30 p.m. Speaker is publisher Rick Major.

Thanks for coming.

» Winston Joseph has been affectionately called Mr. Positive Port. A retired school teacher with a passionate love for his community and an unshakable faith in its people, he wants to inspire everyone to feel the same.

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hen should I call Emergency Services (Police, Fire or Ambulance)?

The easy answer to this question is “when you need help.”

The actual answer that ensures public safety and your needs are met correctly, is actually “when you require immediate assistance.”

Too many times members of the general public call 911 for reasons that do not need response from our emergency services. Some examples provided by emergency dispatchers are “my door is locked can you let me in?” “my mom took my xbox away, can you arrest her?” “my daughter has a bleeding nose, can we have an ambulance ride to the hospital?”

Not only are these calls draining on the dispatchers but they are potentially risky and may be taking valuable call time away from someone in true danger or having a medical emergency.

Some people may ask what constitutes an emergency. I have provided a short list here: When someone’s life is in danger, a life threatening situation where every second counts When a crime is in progress ie: a fight, a theft, a break and enter, a prowler, a dangerous driver is on the road putting others at risk.

When there has been a motor vehicle accident, with injuries Although these are only some examples of when to call 9-1-1, there may be other circumstances that make a situation an emergency. Something to remember would be - if it is hap-

Const. Jamie Wasylien RCMP Spotlight pening now and you see it taking place, then call 9-1-1.

Some people have never dialed 9-1-1 and when they are faced with an emergency it is very important to know what to do and say to the call taker so that the most information can be taken in the least amount of time.

Always pay attention to your location. Emergency operators will need to know where you are so they can dispatch the help you need. If you don’t know the exact address an intersection, highway exit sign, cross street or landmark will assist the police/ambulance/ fire trucks in getting to your location faster Let the trained operator take control of the conversation and get all the necessary information. A 9-1-1 operator is trained to work through the questions in a systematic order, so the questions may seem very quick or rapid fire.

Often the person taking the call has already alerted the dispatcher of the initial incident and is trying to gain further information to assist the police and you.

It can be frustrating because some of the questions seem irrelevant, however the faster you answer the faster help will arrive. ex: date of birth - this is needed to ensure the integrity of the records data base system - it ensures you are not mistaken for another person with the same name, it is a unique identifier.

ical, screaming or distracted by others around them, this hinders the operators ability to get the necessary information. Speak clearly and give the operator as much detail as possible.

Remain where you are unless you are in danger.

If you are unsure whether or not it is an emergency, call 91-1 anyways as it is better to find out the situation was not dire rather than the alternative of not doing anything.

When 9-1-1 is dialed from a cell or home phone by mistake, most

emergency service people are more than willing to come to your aid should you require assistance. We only ask that you save the emergency calls for situations that you need it and allow others the same valuable time on the phone. » The Port Alberni RCMP submit a column on a monthly basis about the things they deal with in the Alberni Valley.

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people are unsure what happens next. If you have done this, you will notice that the emergency call center will call the number back and try to talk to someone.

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SCOREBOARD HOCKEY NHL

Eastern Conference Atlantic GP W L OT GF GA Pts x-Montreal 77 47 22 8 203 174 102 x-Tampa Bay 78 47 24 7 250 204 101 Detroit 76 40 23 13 221 208 93 w-Boston 77 39 25 13 204 198 91 Ottawa 76 38 26 12 220 204 88 Florida 77 35 27 15 192 210 85 e-Toronto 78 29 43 6 204 249 64 e-Buffalo 77 22 47 8 152 258 52 Metropol’n GP W L OT GF GA Pts x-NY Rangers 76 48 21 7 231 179 103 NY Islanders 77 45 27 5 235 215 95 Pittsburgh 77 42 24 11 211 194 95 w-Washington77 42 25 10 227 190 94 e-Philadelphia77 31 29 17 202 220 79 e-Columbus 76 37 35 4 210 234 78 e-New Jersey 77 31 33 13 170 197 75 e-Carolina 76 28 37 11 176 208 67 Western Conference Central GP W L OT GF GA Pts x-Nashville 78 47 22 9 224 193 103 St. Louis 76 46 23 7 229 190 99 Chicago 76 46 24 6 217 176 98 w-Minnesota 76 44 25 7 219 186 95 w-Winnipeg 77 39 26 12 217 204 90 Dallas 77 37 30 10 239 248 84 Colorado 77 35 30 12 207 218 82 Pacific GP W L OT GF GA Pts y-Anaheim 79 50 22 7 232 217 107 Vancouver 77 45 27 5 224 208 95 Calgary 77 42 28 7 229 204 91 Los Angeles 76 37 25 14 201 192 88 San Jose 77 38 30 9 217 216 85 e-Edmonton 77 23 41 13 186 260 59 e-Arizona 77 23 46 8 161 256 54 Playoffs and Wildcards z-Clinched conference title y-Clinched division x-Clinched playoff spot w-Wild card leaders (Conference) e-Eliminated from playoffs Yesterday’s results Buffalo 4, Toronto 3 Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 1 Anaheim 5, Edmonton 1 San Jose 5, Colorado 1 Today’s schedule NY Islanders at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Boston at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Carolina at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Washington at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Calgary at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

NY Rangers at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 3 Chicago at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

Montreal at New Jersey, 4 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Arizona at San Jose, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 4 Philadelphia at Carolina, 10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Columbus, 11 a.m.

Vancouver at Winnipeg, noon Buffalo at NY Islanders, 4 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at NY Rangers, 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Florida, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 4 p.m.

Washington at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

Dallas at Nashville, 5 p.m.

San Jose at Arizona, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 5

Flyers 4, Penguins 1 First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Crosby (26) (Cole, Hornqvist) 3:29 2. Philadelphia, Lecavalier (8) (Bellemare) 17:14 Penalties: Rinaldo Phi (Tripping Ian Cole) 8:29, Spaling Pit (Cross checking Chris Vande Velde) 13:52 Second Period 3. Philadelphia, Schenn (15) (Manning, Couturier) 12:43 Penalties: Schultz Phi (Slashing Daniel Winnik) 1:11, Sutter Pit (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 3:30, Downie Pit (Roughing Michael Raffl) 6:49, Perron Pit (Interference of Pierre-Edouard Bellemare) 16:02, Downie Pit (Tripping Brayden Schenn) 18:57

Flyers 4, Penguins 1 (Cont’d) Third Period 4. Philadelphia, Schenn (16) (Voracek, Streit) 0:49 (PP) 5. Philadelphia, Colaiacovo (1) 5:34 Penalties: Rinaldo Phi (Embellishment Chris Kunitz) 3:23, Kunitz Pit (Slashing Zac Rinaldo) 3:23 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Philadelphia 15 8 8 31 Pittsburgh 7 8 10 25 Goaltending summary: Philadelphia: Mason (24/25), Pittsburgh: Fleury (27/31) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Philadelphia: 1 of 5, Pittsburgh: 0 of 2 Att: 18,664

Ducks 5, Oilers 1 First Period 1. Anaheim, Beauchemin (11) (Lindholm, Silfverberg) 3:43 2. Anaheim, Thompson (5) (Silfverberg) 9:59 Second Period 3. Anaheim, Perry (33) (Beauchemin, Fleischmann) 8:33 4. Anaheim, Despres (3) (Cogliano, Silfverberg) 12:06 5. Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins (24) (Eberle) 17:05 Penalties: Wisniewski Ana (Hooking Taylor Hall) 5:08, Hall Edm (Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 9:09, NugentHopkins Edm (Holding Nate Thompson) 14:57, Thompson Ana (Embellishment Ryan Nugent-Hopkins) 14:57 Third Period 6. Anaheim, Cogliano (15) 5:14 (PP) Penalties: Fowler Ana (Cross checking Matt Fraser) 9:55, Rakell Ana (Holding Brandon Davidson) 19:20 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Edmonton 7 11 5 23 Anaheim 7 12 8 27 Goaltending summary: Edmonton: Scrivens (22/27), Anaheim: Andersen (22/23) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Edmonton: 0 of 3, Anaheim: 0 of 1 Att: 17,174

NHL Leaders Points 1. J. Tavares 2. A. Ovechkin 3. S. Crosby 4. N. Backstrom 5. J. Voracek 6. V. Tarasenko 7. E. Malkin 8. S. Stamkos 9. T. Johnson 10. J. Pavelski

NYI WSH PIT WSH PHI STL PIT TBL TBL SJS

72 71 71 71 69 68 68 65 65 64

Goals 1. A. Ovechkin 2. S. Stamkos 3. R. Nash 4. V. Tarasenko 5. J. Pavelski 6. M. Pacioretty 7. J. Tavares 8. T. Seguin 9. E. Malkin 10. C. Perry

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Assists 1. N. Backstrom 2. S. Crosby 3. J. Voracek 4. C. Giroux 5. D. Sedin 6. J. Thornton 7. H. Sedin 8. H. Zetterberg 9. K. Letang 10. J. Benn

WSH PIT PHI PHI VAN SJS VAN DET PIT DAL

53 48 48 46 46 46 45 43 42 41

Plus/Minus 1. M. Pacioretty 2. N. Kucherov 3. V. Tarasenko 4. T. Johnson 5. O. Palat 6. J. Toews 7. J. Garrison 8. R. Nash 9. K. Klein 10. P. Martin

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Buffalo Sabres centre Philip Varone (84) carries the puck up next to Toronto Maple Leafs centre Zach Sill during a game Wednesdayin Buffalo. [AP PHOTO]

Cellar-dwelling Sabres beat Leafs JOHN WAWROW THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Matt Moulson and Matt Ellis scored 1:41 apart in the third period, and the Buffalo Sabres rallied for a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.

The Sabres overcame a 3-1 second-period deficit and won their second straight, inching closer to moving out of last place. Zac Dalpe and Cody Hodgson also scored in a matchup of cross-border rivals that featured a predominant number of fans wearing Maple Leafs jerseys.

Ellis added an assist, and Brian Gionta set up two goals for Buffalo (22-47-8), which moved to within two points of 29th-place Arizona.

James van Riemsdyk, Eric Brewer and Nazem Kadri scored for Toronto (29-43-6), which squandered a chance to win three straight for the first time since a six-game run from Dec. 10-16. The Maple Leafs are 10-34-3 since.

Buffalo’s Anders Lindback made 24 saves, including a pair of key stops against Phil Kessel in the final minute.

Moulson tied it with a power-play goal 1:33 into the third period. Gionta started the play at the left boards and sent a no-look pass down low to Johan Larsson, who quickly fed the puck into the slot for Moulson’s one-timer.

Ellis was set up by Nikita Zadorov, who sped up the right wing and sent a pass into the middle.

Ellis cut across to draw out goalie Jonathan Bernier and shovelled the puck into the open left side.

While Ellis and his teammates celebrated, some Sabres fans joined their Maple Leafs counterparts by sitting quietly following the sudden turn of events.

A large contingent of Sabres fans are openly rooting for Buffalo to finish 30th and be guaranteed a shot at selecting one of two highly touted draft prospects: Erie Otters centre Connor McDavid or Boston University centre Jack Eichel.

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B.C. Hockey League Playoffs

All series best-of- seven Yesterday’s results Regina 4, Swift Current 0 (Regina sweeps series 4-0) Calgary 7, Kootenay 2 (Calgary leads series 3-1) Red Deer 2, Medicine Hat 1 (Medicine Hat leads series 2-1) Prince George 4, Victoria 2 (Victoria leads series 2-1) Brandon at Edmonton (Brandon leads series 3-1) Kelowna 5, Tri-City 4 (OT) (Kelowna sweeps series 4-0) Everett 2, Spokane 1 (OT) (Everett leads series 2-1)

Round-robin standings Seed W L Pts GF-GA 1 Penticton 3 0 6 13-6 2 Nanaimo 1 1 2 8-7 3 Chilliwack 0 3 0 8-16

Yesterday at the CN Centre

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Quarterfinals (USA, Canada have byes to semifinals) Yesterday’s results Finland 3, Switzerland 0 Russia 2, Sweden 1

Cougars 4, Royals 2 First Period 1. Prince George, Witala 3 (Ruopp) 13:23 (SH) Penalties: Carroll Vic (high sticking) 3:33; Bethune P.G (too many men) 11:39 Second Period 2. Prince George, Erricson 1 (Pochiro, Harkins) 2:22 (PP) 3. Prince George, Ruopp 1 (Andrlik) 7:58 4. Victoria, Soy 2 (Walker, Chase) 13:22 (PP) 5. Victoria, Fisher 1 (Forsberg, Sayers) 14:06 Penalties: Fushimi Vic (cross checking), 1:50; Bethune P.G (elbowing), 8:37; McDonald P.G (inter. on goaltender), 11:30; Hicketts Vic (slashing), 14:47; Chase Vic (goaltender interference, 10-minute misconduct), 17:52 Third Period 6. Prince George, Morrison 1 (Soltes, Erricson) 6:06 Penalties: Bethune P.G (too many men) 12:02 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Victoria 5 10 9 24 Prince George 14 18 10 42 Goaltending summary: Victoria: Coleman Vollrach (38/42); Prince George: Ty Edmonds (21/23) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Victoria:1 of 4; Prince George: 1 of 4 Att: 4,202 Today’s schedule Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 6 p.m.

Victoria at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Portland at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, April 3 Swift Current at Regina, 6 p.m.

Kootenay at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Tri-City at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.

Everett at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, April 4 Seattle at Portland, 6 p.m.

Regina at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Red Deer at Medicine Hat, 6:30 p.m.

Prince George at Victoria, 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Spokane at Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, April 5 Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 4 p.m.

Monday, April 6 Kootenay at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Victoria at Prince George*, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, April 7* Edmonton at Brandon, 5 p.m.

Swift Current at Regina, 6 p.m.

Red Deer at Medicine Hat, 6 p.m.

Tri-City at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.

Everett at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.

Portland at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday, April 8* Edmonton at Brandon, 5 p.m.

Seattle at Portland, 7 p.m.

Prince George at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.

Spokane at Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Cyclone Taylor Cup (B.C. provincial Junior B championship) All games at Mission Leisure Center, Mission, B.C. Teams: Kimberley Dynamiters (KIJHL) North Vancouver Wolf Pack (PIJHL) Mission City Outlaws (PJHL) Campbell River Storm (VIJHL) Friday, April 3 Campbell River vs. North Vancouver, 2:30 p.m.

Kimberley vs. Mission City, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 4 Campbell River vs. Kimberley 3 p.m.

Mission City vs. North Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 5 North Vancouver vs. Kimberley, 3 p.m.

Mission City vs. Campbell River, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, April 6 Bronze Medal game, 11 a.m.

Gold Medal final, 3 p.m.

American Hockey League Eastern Conference Atlantic W L OT SL GF GA Pts Manchester 44 16 6 2 215156 96 Worcester 38 23 4 2 204170 82 Providence 36 23 7 2 183167 81 Portland 37 24 5 1 183160 80 St. John’s 30 30 8 2 165216 70 Northeast W L OT SL GF GA Pts Syracuse 40 19 9 0 198187 89 Hartford 36 23 5 4 194199 81 Springfield 35 27 8 0 177193 78 Albany 31 26 5 6 173186 73 Bridgeport 25 36 6 1 193223 57 East W L OT SL GF GA Pts Hershey 42 19 5 3 203163 92 W-B/Scranton 39 22 3 4 186147 85 Lehigh Valley 31 29 6 1 179208 69 Binghamton 29 31 7 1 211231 66 Norfolk 23 37 6 3 145202 55 Western Conference North W L OT SL GF GA Pts Utica 42 19 6 1 196162 91 Hamilton 32 25 11 0 181177 75 Toronto 32 26 9 0 170180 73 Adirondack 32 26 6 2 202202 72 Rochester 27 35 5 1 193218 60 Midwest W L OT SL GF GA Pts Grand Rapids 41 19 6 2 221160 90 Rockford 39 21 5 2 184159 85 Milwaukee 33 25 7 5 193193 78 Chicago 35 25 6 1 183169 77 Lake Erie 31 26 7 4 181209 73 West W L OT SL GF GA Pts San Antonio 42 20 5 1 226198 90 Oklahoma City 37 23 5 3 204193 82 Texas 32 21 13 1 209197 78 Charlotte 28 35 5 1 155212 62 Iowa 21 43 2 2 151221 46 Yesterday’s results Springfield 2, Bridgeport 1 Manchester 2, Albany 1 Utica 5, Rochester 1 Worcester 3, Hershey 2 (SO) Binghamton 3, Syracuse 2 (OT) Milwaukee 3, Lake Erie 2 (OT) Chicago 2, Toronto 1 W-B/Scran 4, Hartford 3 Grand Rapids 6, Rockford 1 Lehigh 3, Norfolk 2 Texas 7, Adirondack 4 Today’s schedule Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Hamilton, 4:30 p.m.

Adirondack at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Friday, April 3 Providence at St. John’s, 3 p.m.

Albany at Springfield, 4 p.m.

MLB

Grapefruit League Team NY Mets Pittsburgh Boston Toronto NY Yankees Houston St. Louis Miami Tampa Atlanta Minnesota Washington Philadelphia Baltimore Detroit

Today’s game Penticton at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 4* Nanaimo at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.

Monday, April 6* Tiebreak: Teams, time TBA * = if necessary

IIHF World Women’s Championships

Relegation round Yesterday’s result Japan 3, Germany 2 Semifinals, Friday, April 3 USA vs. Russia, 3 a.m.

Canada vs. Finland, 7 a.m.

Saturday, April 3 Bronze Medal game, 3 a.m.

Gold Medal game, 7 a.m.

CURLING

2015 World Men’s Curling Championship Halifax Metro Centre, Saturday, March 28-April 5 Standings Round Robin W L Norway (Ulsrud) 8 1 Canada (Simmons) 8 1 Sweden (Edin) 6 3 Switzerland (Pfister) 5 4 Finland (Kauste) 5 4 United States (Shuster) 4 5 Japan (Morozumi) 4 5 China (Zang) 3 6 Italy (Retornaz) 3 6 Czech Republic (Snitil) 3 6 Scotland (MacDonald) 3 6 Russia (Arkhipov) 2 7 Yesterday’s results Draw 12 Norway (Ulsrud) def. Italy (Retornaz) 9-2 (6 ends) Canada (Simmons) def. Switzerland (Pfister) 8-4 (8 ends) Sweden (Edin) def. United States (Shuster) 11-6 (8 ends) China (Zang) def. Russia (Arkhipov) 8-3 Draw 13 Finland (Kauste) def. Russia (Arkhipov) 8-6 Sweden (Edin) def. Japan (Morozumi) 9-2 (6 ends) Scotland (MacDonald) def. Switzerland (Pfister) 5-4 (11 ends) Italy (Retornaz) def. Czech Republic (Snítil) 9-6 Draw 14 Canada (Simmons) def. Scotland (MacDonald) 7-1 (8 ends) Norway (Ulsrud) def. Czech Republic (Snítil) 12-5 (9 ends) Finland (Kauste) def. China (Zang) 8-7 (11 ends) United States (Shuster) def. Japan (Morozumi) 8-6 Today’s schedule Draw 15, 6:30 a.m.

Czech Republic (Snítil) vs. United States (Shuster) Scotland (MacDonald) vs. China (Zang) Norway (Ulsrud) vs. Japan (Morozumi) Finland (Kauste) vs. Canada (Simmons) Draw 16, 11:30 a.m.

Sweden (Edin) vs. China (Zang) United States (Shuster) vs. Russia (Arkhipov) Canada (Simmons) vs. Italy (Retornaz) Switzerland (Pfister) vs. Norway (Ulsrud) Draw 17, 4:30 p.m.

Japan (Morozumi) vs. Switzerland (Pfister) Italy (Retornaz) vs. Finland (Kauste) Russia (Arkhipov) vs. Czech Republic (Snítil) Sweden (Edin) vs. Scotland (MacDonald) Friday, April 3 Playoff Draw PP1, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 4 Draw PP2, P3 vs. P4, 2:30 p.m.

Semifinal, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 5 Bronze medal match, 10 a.m.

Gold medal match, 1 p.m.

Pct .621 .600 .600 .586 .536 .524 .522 .520 .500 .464 .462 .417 .407 .393 .357

GB 1 1 1 2.5 3 3 3 3.5 4.5 4.5 5.5 6 6.5 7.5

L 9 9 11 11 11 14 14 13 15 15 14 16 15 17 20

Pct .690 .640 .630 .577 .560 .517 .517 .500 .483 .464 .440 .407 .400 .346 .333

GB 2 2 3.5 4 5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 8 8 9.5 10.5

Cactus League Team Oakland LA Dodgers Kansas City San Diego Cincinnati Colorado Arizona LA Angels Chi Cubs Cleveland Milwaukee Seattles Chicago Sox Texas San Francisco

W 20 16 17 16 14 15 15 13 14 13 11 11 10 9 10

Yesterday’s results Philadelphia 9, Atlanta 2 Boston 4, Minnesota 4 Houston 3, Detroit 2 Tampa Bay 3, NY Yankees 0 Toronto 9, Boston 7 Miami 8, Washington 0 St. Louis 5, NY Mets 4 Oakland 4, LA Angels 1 LA Dodgers 4, Kansas City 4 Arizona 3, Cincinnati 0 San Diego 8, Chicago Sox 2 Colorado 10, Texas 4.

Pittsburgh 0, at Baltimore 0 (10 innings) Today’s games NY Mets at St. Louis 9:05 a.m.

NY Yankees at Detroit 10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at NY Yankees 10:05 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia 10:05 a.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati 12:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at San Diego 12:05 p.m.

Chicago Sox at Arizona 12:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Atlanta 3:05 p.m.

Boston at Minnesota 4:05 p.m.

LA Dodgers at LA Angels 7:05 p.m.

Oakland at San Francisco 7:15 p.m.

Opening Day Sunday, April 5 St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 5 p.m.

Adam Wainwright vs Jon Lester Monday, April 6 Toronto at NY Yankees 10 a.m.

Drew Hutchison vs Masahiro Tanaka Minnesota at Detroit 10:08 a.m.

Hughes vs Price Colorado at Milwaukee 11:10 a.m.

Kendrick vs Lohse Boston at Philadelphia 12:05 p.m.

Buchholz vs Hamels Baltimore at Tampa Bay 12:10 p.m.

Chris Tillman vs Chris Archer NY Mets at Washington 1:00 p.m.

Colon vs Scherzer Chicago Sox at Kansas City 1:10 p.m.

Samardzija vs Ventura LA Angels at Seattle 1:10 p.m.

TBA vs Felix Hernandez Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 1:10 p.m.

Liriano vs Cueto San Diego at LA Dodgers 1:10 p.m.

Shields vs Kershaw Atlanta at Miami 1:10 p.m.

Teheran vs Alvarez Cleveland at Houston 4:00 p.m.

Kluber vs Keuchel San Francisco at Arizona 7:00 p.m.

TBA vs Collmenter Texas at Oakland 7:05 p.m.

Gallardo vs Gray Tuesday, April 7 Atlanta at Miami 4:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay 4:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 5:05 p.m.

Colorado at Milwaukee 5:10 p.m.

San Fran at Arizona 6:40 p.m.

Texas at Oakland 7:05 p.m.

LA Angels at Seattle 7:10 p.m.

San Diego at LA Dodgers 7:10 p.m.

Wednesday, April 8 Minnesota at Detroit 10:08 a.m.

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 11:20 a.m.

Boston at Philadelphia 4 p.m.

(Porcello vs Harang) NY Mets at Washington 4:05 p.m. (deGrom vs Zimmermann) Toronto at NY Yankees 4:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami 4:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay 4:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 4:10 p.m.

(Cole vs Leake) Chicago Sox at Kansas City 5:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Houston 5:10 p.m.

Colorado at Milwaukee 5:10 p.m.

San Fran at Arizona 6:40 p.m.

San Diego at LA Dodgers 7 p.m.

Texas at Oakland 7:05 p.m.

LA Angels at Seattle 7:10 p.m.

Toronto

MLS T 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2

GF GA 5 2 2 2 3 2 4 4 2 6 3 3 4 5 2 5 2 3 3 6

T 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 3

GF GA 6 1 5 4 6 6 5 4 5 4 2 2 3 4 5 3 0 0 3 4

Saturday, April 4 Toronto at Chicago, noon Montreal at NY Red Bulls, 4 p.m.

New England at Colorado, 4 p.m.

Houston at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Portland, 7:30 p.m.

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

L 11 10 10 12 13 10 11 12 12 15 14 14 16 17 18

Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 7

SOCCER Eastern League Club PTS GP W L NY Red Bulls 7 3 2 0 DC United 6 3 2 1 NY City FC 5 4 1 1 Orlando 5 4 1 1 N. England 4 4 1 2 Columbus 3 3 1 2 Toronto 3 3 1 2 Chicago 3 4 1 3 Montreal 2 3 0 1 Philadelphia 2 4 0 2 Western League Club PTS GP W L Dallas 10 4 3 0 Vancouver 9 4 3 1 San Jose 6 4 2 2 Los Angeles 5 4 1 1 Salt Lake 5 3 1 0 Houston 5 4 1 1 Sporting KC 5 4 1 1 Seattle 4 3 1 1 Colorado 3 3 0 0 Portland 3 4 0 1 Friday, April 3 DC United at Orlando, 4 p.m.

W 18 15 15 17 15 11 12 13 12 13 12 10 11 11 10

W D L GF GA 20 7 2 61 25 18 7 5 62 28 18 6 6 58 31 17 8 5 52 27 16 6 8 44 32 16 5 9 42 21 16 5 9 50 45 12 7 11 34 38 11 9 10 40 37 12 6 12 34 37 9 9 12 36 41 9 8 13 33 48 8 10 12 38 42 8 9 13 27 39 6 10 14 28 40 7 7 16 19 39 4 14 12 23 44 5 10 15 26 49 6 4 20 31 54 4 7 18 27 48

Yesterday’s result Saturday, April 4 Arsenal vs. Liverpool, 4:45 a.m.

Everton vs. Southampton, 7 a.m.

Leicester vs. West Ham, 7 a.m.

Man Utd vs. Aston Villa, 7 a.m.

Swansea vs. Hull, 7 a.m.

West Brom vs. Q.P. Rangers, 7 a.m.

Chelsea vs. Stoke, 9:30 a.m.

Pts 67 61 60 59 54 53 53 43 42 42 36 35 34 33 28 28 26 25 22 19

Boston

ab r h bi ab r h bi Reyes SS 3 0 0 0 Betts CF 3010 Goins PH-CF 3 1 2 1 Margot CF 1 0 0 0 Martin DH 3 1 2 0 Victorino RF 3 0 0 0 Davis PR-DH 0 1 0 0 Berry RF 2110 Burns PH-DH 2 0 0 0 Ortiz DH 2000 Bautista RF 2 1 0 0 Montz PH-DH2 0 0 0 Tolleson RF 2 1 0 0 Ramirez LF 3 0 1 0 En’cion 1B 2 1 1 1 Tekotte PR-LF2 1 1 1 Smoak 1B 1 1 1 1 Craig 1B 3111 Donaldson 3B3 0 1 2 Travis 1B 2 0 0 0 Valencia 3B 2 1 2 1 Holt SS 1000 Navarro C 3 1 1 1 Guerra PR-SS 1 2 1 0 Flores PR 0 0 0 0 Weeks 3B 2 0 1 0 Murphy C 1 0 0 0 Miller PR-3B 2 1 0 0 Pompey CF 2 0 0 0 Bianchi 2B 3 0 1 3 Kawasaki 2B 1 0 0 0 Gragnani 2B 0 1 0 0 Pillar LF 3 0 2 0 Quintero C 3 0 1 0 Harris LF 0 0 0 1 Spring C 1012 Travis 2B 2 0 0 1 Totals 36 7 10 7 Diaz SS 2000 Totals 37 9 12 9

Toronto 201 100 320 9 Boston 000 103 021 7 GIDP: Bos Victorino. Lob: tor 12; bos 9.

DP: tor (Donaldson-Travis-Encarnacion); bos (Quintero). E: bos Wright, S (throw).

Toronto IP H R ER BB SO A Hutchison 3.0 3 0 0 1 1 M Estrada 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 M Castro 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 R Osuna 0.1 1 2 2 2 1 J Hynes (W, 1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 R Korecky 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 D Antolin 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 W Browning 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO S Wright 3.2 4 4 3 4 4 N Ramirez 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 D Hinojosa (L, 0-2) 2.0 5 3 3 1 1 R Scott 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 K Kraus 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Time: 3:24. Att: 9,849.

White Sox 12, Mariners 4 Chicago Sox

Seattle

ab r h bi ab r h bi Bonifacio CF 5 1 1 0 Jackson CF 3 0 2 0 Cabrera LF 4 1 2 2 Ruggiano CF 1 0 1 0 Engel LF 2 0 0 0 Miller PR-CF 1 1 1 0 Abreu 1B 4 2 2 0 Smith RF 3 0 1 1 Barnum 1B 2 0 0 0 Reynolds RF 2 0 0 0 Garcia RF 4 1 3 4 Cano 2B 3000 Coats RF 2 0 2 0 Caballero SS 2 1 1 1 Kottaras C 4 1 1 0 Cruz DH 3000 Medina C 1 0 0 0 Marlette DH 2 0 0 0 Beckham SS 4 2 3 2 Seager 3B 2 0 0 0 Rondon SS 2 0 0 0 Smith PR-2B 1 1 1 1 Mich’wski 3B 5 0 0 0 Morrison 1B 3 0 0 0 Farrell DH 5 3 4 2 O’Neill RF 0 0 0 0 Sanchez 2B 4 1 4 2 Ackley LF 2 0 0 0 Peter 2B 0 0 0 0 Weeks LF 1 0 1 0 Totals 4812 2212Bonilla PR-LF 1 0 0 0 Miller SS 1 1 0 0 Bl’quist IF 2 0 2 1 Tanabe PR 0 0 0 0 Sucre C 3000 Totals 36 4 10 4

Chicago Sox 231 402 000 12 Seattle 001 000 120 4

White Sox 12, Mariners 4 (cont’d) GIDP: cws Abreu; sea Sucre. Team Lob: cws 12; sea 9. DP: cws (RondonSanchez, C-Barnum); sea (Miller, B-Cano-Morrison). E: cws Carroll (1, pickoff).

Chicago Sox IP H R ER BB SO S Carroll (W, 2-0) 2.2 2 1 1 0 0 J Casey 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 J Guerra 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 R Leyer 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 Z Phillips 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 T Marin 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO J Paxton (L, 1-2) 3.110 7 7 1 3 D Leone 0.2 4 3 3 1 1 F Rodney 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 C Furbush 1.0 3 2 2 0 3 Y Medina 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 E Pagan 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 E Cochran-Gill 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 HBP: Miller, B (by Carroll).

Time: 3:16. Att: 4,085.

Rays 3 Yankees 0 Tampa Bay

NY Yankees

ab r h bi ab r h bi Jaso DH 3 0 0 0 Ellsbury CF 3 0 0 0 Forsythe 2B 3 0 0 0 Refsnyder 2B 1 0 0 0 Elmore 2B-1B 1 0 0 0 Gardner LF 3 0 1 0 Cabrera SS 3 0 0 0 Dugas PR-LF 1 0 0 0 Beckham SS 1 0 1 0 Beltran RF 3 0 1 0 Jennings LF 3 2 2 0 Flores PR-RF 1 0 1 0 Butler LF 1 0 0 0 Teixeira 1B 3 0 1 0 Loney 1B 3 1 3 1 Cave CF 1000 Brown CF 0 0 0 0 McCann C 2 0 0 0 Rivera C 3 0 0 0 Murphy C 1 0 0 0 Casali C 1 0 0 0 Headley 3B 2 0 0 0 Kiermaier CF 3 0 1 0 Figueroa 3B 1 0 0 0 Milone RF 1 0 0 0 Rod’guez DH 2 0 0 0 Guyer RF 3 0 1 0 Romine DH 1 0 0 0 Blair 3B 1 0 0 0 Drew 2B 2000 Francisco IF 3 0 0 0 Jones 1B 1 0 0 0 Querecuto 2B 1 0 0 0 Ryan SS 1000 Totals 34 3 8 1 Noonan SS 1 0 0 0 Totals 30 0 4 0

Tampa Bay 010 002 000 3 NY Yankees 000 000 000 0 GIDP: tb Rivera, Re; nyy Drew. Team Lob: tb 7; nyy 7. DP: tb (Loney-Cabrera, A-Loney); nyy 2 (Headley-DrewTeixeira, Flores, R-Refsnyder-Noonan).

E: nyy Ryan (1, fielding).

Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO J Norberto (W, 2-0) 2.0 2 0 0 3 1 G Balfour 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 K Yates 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 J Marinez 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 M Sappington 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO C Whitley (L, 0-1) 4.0 4 1 1 0 6 E Rogers 1.1 2 1 0 1 3 C Shreve 0.2 1 1 0 0 1 A Bailey 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 N Rumbelow 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 Time: 2:44. Att: 9,881.

Spring training stats Hitting G AB H HRAvg 1 Abreu, J (CWS) 17 52 27 1 .519 2 Betts, M (BOS) 15 45 21 2 .467 3 Trout, M (LAA) 19 51 23 4 .451 4 Kozma, P (STL) 22 46 20 0 .435 5 Mayberry, J (NYM)20 47 20 4 .426 6 Valbuena, L (HOU)16 47 19 2 .404 7 Negron, K (CIN) 21 50 20 1 .400 8 Cron, C (LAA) 22 63 25 3 .397 9 Navarro, E (LAA) 23 48 19 0 .396 10 Burns, B (OAK) 24 71 28 0 .394 11 Boesch, B (CIN) 19 54 21 4 .389 12 Bradley, J (BOS) 17 42 16 0 .381 13 Inciarte, E (ARI) 20 59 22 0 .373 14 Bourn, M (CLE) 17 51 19 1 .373 15 Pederson, J (LAD)23 57 21 6 .368 16 Davis, K (MIL) 17 44 16 1 .364 16 Paredes, J (BAL) 24 55 20 2 .364 16 Shuck, J (CWS) 24 55 20 0 .364 19 Belt, B (SF) 19 58 21 3 .362 20 Hosmer, E (KC) 20 56 20 3 .357 20 Marte, S (PIT) 18 56 20 2 .357 22 Lamb, J (ARI) 22 59 21 2 .356 23 Pollock, A (ARI) 19 62 22 1 .355 24 Freeman, F (ATL) 21 51 18 2 .353 24 Kemp, M (SD) 17 51 18 4 .353 24 Smolinski, J (TEX) 19 51 18 2 .353 24 Zunino, M (SEA) 19 51 18 7 .353 Pitching IP W L ERA 1 Walker, T (SEA) 25.0 3 0 0.36 2 Graveman, K (OAK) 21.1 3 0 0.42 3 Lyles, J (COL) 21.0 2 0 0.86 4 Phelps, D (MIA) 18.0 2 0 1.00 5 Gonzales, M (STL) 17.1 3 0 1.04 6 Woj’chowski, A (HOU)21.0 1 0 1.29 7 Scherzer, M (WSH) 20.0 1 0 1.35 8 Zim’mann, J (WSH) 19.2 2 0 1.37 9 Harvey, M (NYM) 18.2 1 1 1.45 10 Wacha, M (STL) 20.1 1 0 1.77 11 Kershaw, C (LAD) 19.1 3 0 1.86 12 Stults, E (ATL) 19.0 2 0 1.89 13 Despaigne, O (SD) 17.0 0 2 2.12 14 Andriese, M (TB) 19.1 1 1 2.33 15 Cashner, A (SD) 18.1 3 0 2.45 15 DeGrom, J (NYM) 22.0 3 0 2.45 17 Gee, D (NYM) 21.2 2 0 2.49 18 Weaver, J (LAA) 21.1 3 0 2.53 19 Gibson, K (MIN) 19.2 0 1 2.75 20 Gonzalez, G (WSH) 19.1 0 2 2.79

GOLF Official Tour rankings PGA Tour This week’s event April 2-5: Shell Houston Open Dinah Shore Tournament Course, Rancho Mirage, California. Par 72, 6,520 yards. Purse: $2,500,000.

Golfer Tour points 1 Rory McIlroy 546.74 2 Henrik Stenson 413.74 3 Bubba Watson 353.22 4 Jason Day 264.45 5 Adam Scott 269.28 6 Jordan Spieth 332.52 7 Jim Furyk 253.39 8 Sergio Garcia 286.78 9 Dustin Johnson 232.82 10 Justin Rose 265.22 11 Rickie Fowler 247.71 12 Martin Kaymer 245.12 13 Jimmy Walker 241.1 14 Matt Kuchar 239.19 15 Patrick Reed 238.93 16 Hideki Matsuyama 221.53 17 Victor Dubuisson 163.81 18 Billy Horschel 193.52 19 Brooks Koepka 191.71 20 J.B. Holmes 145.67 Canadian PGA rankings 67 Graham DeLaet 106.06 163 David Hearn 55.74 179 Adam Hadwin 51.27 218 Nick Taylor 37.02 248 Richard Lee 28.49 353 Mike Weir 22.61 432 Brad Fritsch 19.07 562 Roger Sloan 11.8 598 Ryan Yip 8.9 671 Ryan Williams 7.23 767 Michael Gligic 5.37 810 Greg Machtaler 4.7

LPGA Tour This week’s event April 2-5: ANA Inspiration Aviara Golf Club, Carlsbad, California, Par 72, 7,007 yards. Purse: $1,700,000.

2014 winner: Anna Nordqvist Golfer Average score 1 Hyo Joo Kim 68.875 2 Lydia Ko 69 3 Stacy Lewis 69.25 4 Inbee Park 69.35 5 Anna Nordqvist 69.958 6 Ha Na Jang 70.05 7 Azahara Munoz 70.125 8 Sei Young Kim 70.136 9 Amy Yang 70.286 10 Alison Lee 70.357 11 Sun Young Yoo 70.375 12 Ariya Jutanugarn 70.409 13 Jessica Korda 70.536 14 Lexi Thompson 70.55 15 Ilhee Lee 70.679 16 Shanshan Feng 70.688 17 Brittany Lincicome 70.708 18 Mirim Lee 70.75 19 Sandra Gal 70.792 20 Cristie Kerr 70.818 Canadian golfer 71 Alena Sharp 72.611

BASKETBALL NBA

Eastern Conference Atlantic WL Toronto 44 30 Brooklyn 33 40 Boston 33 41 Philadelphia 18 57 New York 14 60 Central WL Cleveland 48 27 Chicago 45 29 Milwaukee 36 38 Indiana 32 42 Detroit 29 45 Southeast WL Atlanta 56 19 Washington 41 33 Miami 34 40 Charlotte 31 42 Orlando 22 52 Western Conference Northwest WL Portland 48 26 Oklahoma City 42 32 Utah 33 41 Denver 28 46 Minnesota 16 58 Pacific WL Golden State 60 13 L.A. Clippers 50 25 Phoenix 38 37 Sacramento 26 47 L.A. Lakers 20 54 Southwest WL Memphis 51 24 Houston 50 24 San Antonio 48 26 Dallas 45 29 New Orleans 40 34

PCT .595 .452 .446 .240 .189 PCT .640 .608 .486 .432 .392 PCT .747 .554 .459 .425 .297

GB L10 - 6-4 10 8-2 11 5-5 26 3-7 30 1-9 GB L10 - 8-2 2 6-4 11 2-8 15 2-8 18 6-4 GB L10 - 5-5 14 5-5 21 5-5 24 3-7 33 1-9

PCT .658 .568 .446 .378 .216 PCT .822 .662 .507 .356 .274 PCT .680 .676 .649 .608 .534

GB L10 - 5-5 6 7-3 15 5-5 20 5-5 32 2-8 GB L10 - 9-1 11 8-2 23 5-5 34 4-6 40 3-7 GB L10 - 6-4 - 7-3 2 8-2 5 5-5 11 5-5

Yesterday’s results Charlotte 102, Detroit 78 Washington 106, Philadelphia 93 San Antonio 103, Orlando 91 Brooklyn 100, New York 98 Boston 100, Indiana 87 Milwaukee 95, Chicago 91 Dallas 135, Oklahoma City 131 Houston 115, Sacramento 111 Toronto 112, Minnesota 99 Utah 98, Denver 94 LA Clippers 126, Portland 122 New Orleans 113, LA Lakers 92 Today’s schedule Miami at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

NBA Leaders Offence - Points 1. K. Bryant 2. J. Harden 3. S. Curry 4. A. Davis 5. L. James 6. K. Thompson 7. B. Griffin 8. R. Gay 9. R. Jackson 10. A. Jefferson

LAL HOU GSW NOP CLE GSW LAC SAC OKC CHA

27.5 25.1 24.9 24.9 24.8 24.7 24.3 23.0 22.8 22.6

Assists 1. R. Rondo 2. C. Paul 3. R. Rubio 4. J. Wall 5. J. Teague 6. J. Harden 7. R. Jackson 8. T. Lawson 9. T. Evans 10. B. Knight

BOS LAC MIN WAS ATL HOU OKC DEN NOP MIL

11.3 10.3 10.0 9.0 7.9 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.1 6.9

Field Goal Percentage 1. T. Zeller BOS 2. B. Wright DAL 3. D. Jordan LAC 4. E. Davis LAL 5. T. Chandler DAL 6. M. Speights GSW 7. D. Schroder ATL 8. M. Kidd-Gilchrist CHA 9. D. Howard HOU 10. C. Kaman POR

85.7 74.5 70.0 68.8 66.7 63.2 63.0 62.5 61.4 61.2

Defence Rebounds per game 1. N. Vucevic 2. L. Stephenson 3. P. Gasol 4. A. Davis 5. K. Love 6. T. Duncan 7. D. Cousins 8. D. Howard 9. A. Bogut 10. Z. Randolph

ORL CHA CHI NOP CLE SAS SAC HOU GSW MEM

9.4 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.4 8.4 8.0 7.6

March Madness (Tournament rankings in brackets) Regional finals Sunday’s results (7) Michigan State 76, (4) Louisville 70 (1) Duke 66, (2) Gonzaga 52 Saturday’s results (1) Wisconsin 85, (2) Arizona 78 (1) Kentucky 68, (3) Notre Dame 66 Semifinals Saturday, April 4 Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis) (1) Wisconsin vs (1) Kentucky* (1) Duke vs. (7) Michigan State Championship Game Monday, April 6, Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)

TENNIS Miami Open Florida. Through Sunday, April 5. Outdoor. Surface: Hard Purse: $5,381,235.

Entry field 96 singles, 32 doubles

Men Singles - Quarterfinals Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Tomas Berdych (8), Czech Republic, def.

Juan Monaco, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4.

Men’s Doubles, Quarterfinals Bob Bryan, United States, and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, and Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-4, 4-6, 10-6.

John Isner, United States, and Sam Querrey, United States, def. Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Horia Tecau (4), Romania, 6-3, 6-4.

Women Singles - Quarterefinals Serena Williams (1), United States, def.

Sabine Lisicki (27), Germany, 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-3.

Simona Halep (3), Romania, def. Sloane Stephens, United States, 6-1, 7-5.

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League West W L GB Pct GF GA Edmonton 7 4 - .636 148 101 Colorado 7 5 .5 .583 156 146 Vancouver 4 7 3 .363 138 166 Calgary 3 9 4.5 .250 148 161 East W L GB Pct GF GA Toronto 11 2 - .846 184 148 Rochester 7 4 2 .636 121 120 Buffalo 7 6 3 .538 156 159 Minnesota 4 8 6.5 .333 131 158 New England 3 7 6.5 .300 113 136 Friday, April 3 Rochester at Toronto, 4 p.m.

New England at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m.

Calgary at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 4 New England at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Rochester, 4:30 p.m.

Colorado at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

SPORTS

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Great Central Lake Trout Derby returns for Easter KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

A popular fishing derby is being resurrected for Easter weekend.

The Great Central Lake Trout Derby starts at sunrise on Saturday morning and culminates with prizes on Monday afternoon.

Danielle Marley, coowner and manager of the Great Central Lake RV Park and Marina has been wanting to create a community event on the property for the past few years. She had people asking about the trout derby that took place years ago and was convinced to organize and renew

the traditional fishing contest.

“The last published information I saw about the derby was in the AV Times in May 2005 and that was the 16th annual derby,” Marley said. “Jen Atkinson was the organizer and there were 325 participants.”

Marley said she doesn’t fish herself, but was happy to be the organizer and is hoping to make it an annual family-oriented event.

The derby is open to all ages and there will be first to third prizes for adults, as well as a kid’s category for 12 and under.

“We have a lot of other prizes and I am hoping

Egg Hunt for participants and families. Entrants

everyone gets one,” Marley said.

Boats will be launched from the marina and the weigh-ins are to be brought to Trestle RV Park, where prizes will be distributed on Monday at 1:30 p.m.

On Sunday, Marley is organizing an Easter

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can either camp for the weekend or participate in the derby one or all three days. Known for its fishing, Marley is hoping the derby also raises awareness about the lake’s recreational potential, including location for watersports.

Tickets for the derby, which include launch fee, can be purchased at Gone Fishin’, Breakers Marine and the Great Central RV Park and Marina.

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NON-CONTACT HOCKEY

Defending champs eliminated in NCHL playoffs BRUCE EDWARDS FOR THE TIMES

Thursday, March 26 MacDermott’s Insurance – 6 Hetherington Industries – 0 Dave Murphy scored the eventual game winner for the Thrashers 4:28 into the game on a lone assist from Kevin Barabash. The Thrashers led 1-0 at the halftime break against an understaffed Hetherington squad (7 skaters).

In the final half the Thrashers began to exert the power of their full bench by adding five more unanswered goals. Mike Doucette led the Thrashers second half offence with a hat-trick followed by single markers from Jamie Noye and Kevin Barabash. Barabash also added three assists. Carey Evans, Kevin Kimoto, Bob Kimoto and Murphy contributed single assists. Shaun Evans recorded the easy shutout.

MacDermott’s Insurance (2-1-0) outshot Hetherington Industries (0-3-0) 30-16 in this one sided ‘A’ Division matchup.

The loss officially eliminated the defending AV-NCHL playoff champions.

Cariboo On Site Caps – 2 Urgel’s Auto Collision – 1 In the opening half Urgel’s held a slight edge in play outshooting Cariboo 11-7.

Urgel’s Dustin Diemert was the only player to find the back of the net on an assist from Jess Ursic with 5:05 left. In the final half Cari-

boo picked up their play and their efforts were rewarded with Scott Manson’s tying goal assisted by Jeff Macauley and Mike Foster 6:01 into the final half. Shortly after tying the game Urgel’s took their lone penalty of the game. On the ensuing powerplay Cariboo’s Morgan Steed netted the game winner on the powerplay 7:33 in on assists from Justin Sketsch and Mike Carter.

Cariboo held on to their narrow lead for the remainder of the game. Urgel’s Auto Collision outshot Cariboo On Site Caps 20-18 in this ‘B’ Division playoff game.

Friday, March 26 Canadian Tire/Jal Design–4 Hetherington Industries – 2 After a scoreless opening half Scott Kolentsis opened the game’s scoring twenty three seconds into the final half with his short-handed goal to give Canadian Tire/Jal Design a 1-0 lead.

Jeremy Russell and Jason Ferguson assisted. Nolan Ward added to the lead with his goal 2:04 into the final half on assists from Nick Bordeleau and Steve White.

Bordeleau pushed the Canadian Tire/Jal Design lead to 3-0 5:16 into the final half on a lone assist from Dallas Ward. Midway through the final half Cody Chretien scored unassisted to put Hetherington on the scoreboard. Hetherington made the game interesting by narrowing the score to 3-2 on Jake Martens goal assisted

by Spencer Mattin with 2:08 remaining. In the final minute Hetherington pulled their goalie in favour of an extra attacker looking for the equalizer. With eleven seconds to go in the game Bordeleau potted his second goal of the game into the empty net to secure Canadian Tire/Jal Design’s hard fought win and a berth in the “A” Division Championship Final series. D. Ward and Ferguson assisted.

Canadian Tire/Jal Design outshot Hetherington Industries 29-23.

Coulson’s – 4 Westisle Construction West Coast Express – 3 Westisle WC Express got late opening half goals from Craig Smith and Spencer Pierce to lead 2-0 by the halftime break. Devon White and Wesley Schutt added lone assists. In the final half Coulson’s needing a win to advance to the “B” Division Consolation final series pulled out the stops and pressed Westisle for goals. Dustin St.Denis got Coulson’s started with his unassisted goal 6:50 into the final half.

Westisle managed to push their lead to 3-1 on Chris Lyons’ goal assisted by Brent Taron and Danby White with 11:35 left in the game. Just over a minute later Coulson’s Kyle Sketsch narrowed the score to 3-2 on assist from Dave Gibson and Darren Mannix. Coulson’s continued

to pressure upset minded Westisle. Thirty nine seconds later Erik Waldriff tied the game for Coulson’s finishing off a nice scoring play with Jordan Newberry and St.Denis. A minute later Kody Isherwood scored the game winner for Coulson’s unassisted. Neither team was able to score again over the final 8:47, but both teams had numerous chances.

Coulson’s outshot Westisle WC Express 29-22 in this close well played battle.

With the win Coulson’s moved into a three way tie with Urgel’s Auto Collision

and Cariboo On Site Caps with identical 2-1-0 records in the close Consolation “B” Division. Urgel’s Auto Collision broke the tie breaker with the better goals for/ goals against in the games amongst the tied teams, to advance first to the “B” Division Consolation final best of three series. Coulson’s won the second tiebreaker with their head to head win versus Cariboo to take the second spot in the “B” Division Consolation final series. This series starts Thursday April 2nd with Game #2 slated for Friday April 3rd.

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In the high handicap division Lauralee Edgell won the low gross and the low putts.

Julie Swaney had a chip in on number 10.

In the 18 hole ladies group Janice Cross won low gross with 86, Carol Hastings won low net with 75. For the closest to the pin on number 2 Gayle Rhodes was the winner and on number 11 Patsy Gauthier took home the prize.

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Performers wanted for local festivals KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Gwynne Hunt is putting a call out for actors, singers, musicians, spoken word artists, jugglers, and anyone who loves to perform.

“We need people who want to play outdoors this summer and fall to join our team of performers,” Gwynne said.

Actors are required to read Shakespeare on August 15th or join the festivities on September 19th for a Renaissance Fair. Hunt wants people to juggle, walk on stilts and be part of her cast and show presentation.

On Saturday July 11th, at 7 p.m. there will be a Nite of Spoken Word, then on Saturday July 25th at 7 p.m. will be Two Radio Plays.

On Saturday August 15th, Hunt is organizing a Psychedelic Shakespeare-a-thon.

Following that, on Saturday September 19th she will present the first Renaissance Fair with a production of In Her Majesty’s Court at Harbour Quay.

All performances will be in Port Alberni and are presented by Art Matters Society to foster and encourage the arts in the Alberni Valley.

Instead of doing a Fringe

Festival this year, Hunt is offering some outdoor fringe-like performances.

To be part of this Festival of Artistic and Creative Expression, F.A.C.E. please contact Gwynne Hunt, Artistic Director in Port Alberni, B.C. at gwynne1@telus.net or 250-723-7883.

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Michael Averill folk/blues concert at 8 p.m. at Char’s Landing.

Team Trudeau Pints and Politics at Char’s Landing from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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Aaron James & the Black Water encore performance at Char’s Landing from 8 to 10 p.m.

Easter Bunny Hunt at Arrowvale Farm at 10:30 a.m.

SATURDAY Easter Eggstravaganza from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Salvation Army, 4841 Redford Street.

Easter Egg Hunt at First Baptist Church from 12 noon to 2 p.m.

Easter Pet Parade at the Spirit Square Farmers Market from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Knacker’s Yard Celtic Folk concert at Char’s Landing, from 8 to 10 p.m.

Great Central Lake Trout Derby until Monday.

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An oil painting by artist Dietrich Schlackl will be on display, along with many other colourful pieces, during his exhibit at Rollin Art Centre from Aprili 7 to May 2.

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themed, family and community.

The title for this exhibit is, “For the Love of Painting”. Join us in the Art Gallery, Saturday April 11th from 1-3 pm, for refreshments and to meet Dietrich and talk about his Love of Painting!

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he Rollin Art centre is currently accepting applications to all visual artists and artist groups to submit an application to exhibit their work in our Fine Arts Gallery during

ing beloved retired art teacher, Dietrich Schlackl. Dietrich will be showcasing his oil on canvas and watercolours, themed, family and community. The title for this exhibit is, “For the Love of Painting”.

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he Rollin Art Centre is accepting only your likenew books, DVDs, CDs and puzzles for their annual book sale, which takes place on May 8 and 9. Please no library books, magazines, National Geographic, encyclopedias, Reader’s Digest and textbooks.

The Community Arts Council prides themselves on selling books that are in pristine condition. Please do not drop off books that are very used. We cannot resell them. Our donation box is located at the Rollin Art Centre, inside, under the staircase in the wooden box.

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h e Rollin Art Centre’s next art exhibit begins April 7th and will run until May 2nd. Mark your calendars for another beautiful art exhibit, featuring beloved retired art teacher, Dietrich Schlackl. Dietrich will be showcasing his oil on canvas and watercolours,

MONDAY Latin Dance Social with Cuba’s Watson Hernandez from 7 to 9 p.m. at Char’s Landing.

TUESDAY Walk and Talk grief support from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Contact the A.V. Hospice Society at 250-723-4478 Meat Draw and 50/50 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Kingsway Pub to benefit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society.

Board Games Social from 7 to 9 p.m. at Char’s Landing. Also at 8 p.m. The Lion, The Bear, The Fox concert.

Art exhibit by Dietrich Schlackl begins at Rollin Art Centre.

Wicked Grin concert at Char’s Landing at 8 p.m.

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wonderful weekend of art and culture is in store for you on April 25th and 26th with the purchase of a ticket for 2015 Days with the Arts. Public venues and artist studios will be open to our guests from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. You may choose to attend one day or both. Your wristband or ribbon includes admission to venues, opportunities to win major or studio prizes, and a map showing locations. Check out the old Woodward’s windows on upper 3rd Ave., (now the new Coulson building), for a sneak pre-view of some of the featured artists in this year’s two day event.

Meat Draw and 50/50 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at the Kingsway Pub to benefit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society.

Alberni Valley Transition Town Society film “The Silence of the Labs” at Char’s Landing at 7 p.m.

THURSDAY Alberni Morning by artist Dietrich Schlackl will be on display during his exhibit, For the Love of Painting, at Rollin Art Centre from Aprili 7 to May 2. [PHOTO SUBMITTED]

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he Centennial Belles present two historical fashion shows – Fashion Fabulous on Saturday, April 11 at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Echo Centre. Fabulous gowns from the Romantic era, the Victorian era, the Edwardian era and the Roaring 20s. Advanced tickets (cash only) are available at Rollin Art Centre, Capelli Hair Design and Boutique Belles Amies. Tickets include refreshments. Partial proceeds to the ADSS Breakfast Club and the Read and Feed Program.

the 2016 calendar year. Don’t miss this opportunity to have your own Art exhibit or group exhibit. Application forms are available at the Rollin Art Centre. Deadline is April 30, 2015. The Gallery is located at the corner of 8th and Argyle St., and open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tues., to Sat. call 250-724-3412 for more info.

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he Rollin Art Centre’s next art exhibit April 7th and will run until May 2nd. Mark your calendars for another beautiful art exhibit, featur-

Drop by the gallery, Saturday April 11th from 1-3 pm, for refreshments and to meet Dietrich. » Melissa Martin is the arts administrator for the Community Arts Council.

This is a group dedicated to enriching individuals and the community by sharing and shaping the cultural environment of the Valley. If you would like to submit something to this column, please drop it off (e-mail preferred) at the Rollin Art Centre by noon on the Friday before your event. Your articles must be 150 words or less. E-mail: communityarts@shawcable.com.

Grief Support at the A.V. Hospice Society from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

STARFLEET Alberni Deep Space Port meeting at 6 p.m. at Echo Centre.

Marco Claveria concert, Latin, World, Cuban, Brazilian, Peruvian at 8 p.m. at Char’s Landing.

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How many times have you wanted to clean out the accumulation of crumbs and other detritus in your car from numerous stops at Tim Hortons or the Golden Arches — not to mention the dust bunnies, loose change and ‘so that’s where they went’ items hiding under seats and in crevices?

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It’s just one of the thoughtful touches that separates the Odyssey from the minivan crowd.

The Odyssey’s sleek styling is another plus that separates it from the crowd.

The sculpted sides and gently sloping roofline give it an almost coupe-like profile that hides its 17-foot bumper-tobumper length.

Other refinements include the deeply carved aluminum hood and front fenders, the revised chrome, twin-bar grille, lower air dam and automatic HID, self-levelling headlights.

At the rear, LED taillight bars add an upscale look while that chrome ‘lightning bolt’ lower window trim removes any sign of ‘boxiness’ in the profile.

The Odyssey comes in seven flavours starting with the LX (starting at $30,350), SE, EX, EX-RES, EX-L RES, EX-L NAVI and Touring.

Our tester was the Touring model finished in Alabaster Silver metallic with grey leather seating (front seats and outer second row).

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There are eight different seating configurations that can accommodate up to eight occupants or provide maximum cargo capacity of 4,205 litres.

For example, the 40/20/40-split second row can provide comfortable seating for two adults in the outboard positions or it can handle three full size child seats with the centre seat moveable six-inches forward to be closer to Mom and Dad. Our tester was set up for 8 occupants with the 40/20/40-split second row and 60/40-split third row.

Access to the third row is also easier with this new vehicle.

A simple lever lets you ‘tilt and slide’ the second row forward providing easy access to the reclining third row.

For those trips to the big box store, remove the second row seats and make the third row ‘disappear’ into the floor (by simply pulling on a couple of

straps) and you have space for the ubiquitous 4X8 sheet of plywood.

Power is provided by Honda’s 248 horsepower, 3.5-litre, SOHC V6 with VCM (Variable Cylinder Management) that optimizes fuel economy by shutting off up to three cylinders when power isn’t needed e.g. when decelerating or coasting on the flat.

This, along with i-VTEC (Intelligent Variable Valve Timing and Lift Control), gives Odyssey bragging rights for the best fuel economy among minivans (12.3/8.5. city/highway, L/100 km).

Standard transmission is a smooth, six-speed automatic with Grade Logic Control that prevents gear ‘hunting’ and adjusts shift points according to terrain and your individual driving style. In addition to dynamic assists we’ve come to expect from Honda, like VSA (Vehicle Stability Assist with Traction Control, four-wheel

power disc brakes with ABS, electronic brake force distribution and brake assist, our touring model came with lane departure warning, blind spot warning and forward collision warning. The push button start and remote entry key fob lets you lock-unlock doors and activate the power sliding side doors and tail gate (standard on all but the LX and SE models).

Slipping behind the wheel makes you feel like the captain of a jet. Forward and side vision over the sloping hood, excellent: check; main gauges centrally placed and clearly visible: check; heated seat with 10-way adjusters plus tilt/telescoping steering wheel; check; overhead console with conversation mirror and sunglass holder; check; centre stack with navigation display plus colour touch screen for infotainment systems; check.

Occupants are pampered with Tri-Zone climate control

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On the road, the Odyssey provides a smooth, quiet ride with variable assist steering that’s effortless at low speeds and firms up on the highway. It also seems much more responsive to turn-in, thanks to the lighter weight of the aluminum hood and front fenders.

The quiet highway ride is thanks to ANC (Active Noise Cancelling) that uses low frequency air waves to mask engine, wind and road noise.

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Nanaimo’s sanitation department has pitched city council with a plan to fully automate the city’s fleet of garbage trucks over the next three years at a capital cost estimated at more than $6.4 million.

The move would eliminate workplace injuries incurred by city garbage collectors as a result of manually lifting garbage and food waste into garbage trucks, injuries that cost the municipality $429,000 between 2012 and 2014, according to Charlotte Davis, manager of sanitation, recycling and public works.

Davis also said the move would also allow the city to bring recycling collection inhouse, which would save the city a further $660,000 each year in contract costs.

“Safety was my main reason why we need to go automated,” said Davis, who gave a presentation on the proposal to Nanaimo council at a special committee meeting Monday.

There are eight full-time garbage collectors for the city and each earn $27.96 an hour,

according to the current CUPE contract. Davis said the city has recorded 33 injuries in the form of sprains and strains from staff lifting bins and making repetitive movements throughout shifts. The total costs from the injuries include medical costs, lost staff time and increased Workers’ Compensation Board rates. Having trucks capable of mechanically emptying garbage and food waste containers would reduce those costs and injuries, she said.

Davis also said there is a business case for the change.

If her plan proceeds, the city would buy six automated, split trucks capable of emptying garbage, food waste and recycling bins over 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Each truck is expected to cost $400,000. The city would also order two smaller trucks at approximately $241,000 each.

The city is set to replace four older garbage trucks from the ‘90s, which has already been budgeted for, as well as sell off four customized split garbage trucks the city acquired in 2011 for its food waste program.

Davis said the trucks could

City of Nanaimo mechanics Devon Chouinard and Jason Place work on one of the city’s customized, ‘split package’ manual garbage trucks. [AARON HINKS, DAILY NEWS]

fetch $80,000 each (they were purchased for $280,000, she said). The big capital cost is the $4 million the city estimates it would take to purchase residential garbage, food waste and recycling bins specifically

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However, that amount would be paid back over 10 years through user fees, not taxes.

And Davis said that once recycling is brought in house,

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Council has asked for more information on the proposal.

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Power To Be is a non-profit organization that takes kids and adults with mental and physical disabilities and challenges into nature to help them discover their potential.

“We try to reduce those barriers and create those opportunities for them to get out there and experience things that anyone else can enjoy,” said Jason Cole, director of programs at Power To Be. “I think nature and outdoor activities give a sense of challenge and an opportunity to really evoke that in yourself.”

Programs include kayaking, rock climbing, hiking, canoeing and more. Each program is tailored to the individuals in the group who are living with a barrier or disability to help them increase their access to outdoor adventure experiences.

Carinna Kenigsberg, program manager at Power To Be, said the most rewarding part for her is seeing the participants grow internally and externally.

“It’s a massive, lifelong, everlasting change, even from being in a two-hour kayaking program, to being in a longterm program,” she said. “A sense of self-confidence, a new interest in a sport or activity, a complete connection to something natural in our environment that they otherwise never would have been able to get to or appreciate.

In 2014, Power To Be worked with more than 50 community partners and served more than 1,000 participants.

“We try to provide an opportunity for anyone who feels they have a need,” said Kenigsberg. “We’ve never had to turn anyone around and say that they can’t fit into our programs. We would just design a way that they could.”

Through his work with Power To Be, Cole recently won a Vancouver Island Top 20 Under 40 Business and Community Achievement Award.

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You can of course boil both beetroot and beet greens, but some nutrients get lost into the water. Alternatively microwave in small batches.

Combining grated beetroot with other ingredients unleashes a new world of salad creativity, especially because of the fabulous colour. Enhance with lime or lemon juice or any number or dressings.

Raw beets and greens may be included in smoothies and juices.

And there’s many more ways to consume beets. Pickling is of course popular, as is inclusion in chocolate cakes, cookies and

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If your soil is reasonably drained you can pop beet seeds into your garden by about mid April. You should probably add ground limestone now in the area you wish to seed, to lower soil acidity. Beets like a balanced fertilizer or compost.

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West Coast Seeds recommends that home gardeners try the multi-coloured beet, Chioggia.

When slicing it they proclaim you’ll “discover a party going on inside”. They also advise that the Bulls Blood beet produces stunning deep red mico-greens in 35 days and beetroots in about 60 days.

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In perusing an article titled “Benefits of Beet Juice”, where the juice includes both the leaves and the beetroot, I find claims that eating beets can assist in battling chronic diseases, ranging from arthritis to cancer. It may also relieve skin problems and improve eye health.

It’s not surprising that beets are good for us in 101 ways, because they contain an abundance of essential vitamins and minerals. Of course we could easily make similar claims for a cornucopia of other veggies and I’m not educated enough to advise that we should treat health deficiencies through therapy with specific vegetables. I simply encourage you to include beets, with their brilliant red pigment, in a diverse rainbow diet of veggies. This should benefit your health. New Amer-

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23 Tabloid seller 25 Armadas 26 Loud noise 27 Amigo’s farewell 29 35mm setting (hyph.)

32 Mitt 33 Software problem 36 Livy’s route 37 Make glad 38 Ms. Sedgwick 39 Look closely 40 Famous last words 41 River rapids 42 Garage jobs 43 Oxygen source 44 Globe 47 Deer’s rack 51 Tortilla melt 54 Sledgehammer 55 Coffee dispensers 56 Flutie or Williams 57 Obsidian, once 58 British composer 59 Vulcan’s forge 60 Synthetic fabric 61 Industrial giant 62 An evening out 63 Try extra hard

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34 Website 35 Mobster’s piece 37 Fixed firmly 38 Lenin’s inspiration (2 wds.)

40 A psychic may see one 41 Perch 42 The preferred evil 43 Santa -- winds 44 Hunker down 45 Cat’s murmurs 46 Reddish dye 47 Birdbath slime 48 Ancient Rome’s emblem 49 Gossip’s delight 50 Bias 52 Scintilla 53 Fontanne’s husband 57 Stooge with bangs

8 “Semper fi” grp.

9 Had a break (2 wds.)

10 Casts a fly 11 Ms. Lauder 12 Driving hazard 13 Fills a pipe 21 Make illegal 22 Gin-fizz flavor 24 Ice-cream serving 27 Cumming and Thicke 28 Specks 29 “A pox upon thee!”

DOWN Doesn’t eat Committee type (2 wds.)

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HOROSCOPE by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your intuition will guide you through the day. You’ll sense when plans are going to fall apart or when there is a need for a change. Your unpredictability could take over, resulting in an unexpected event or happening. Tonight: Get as much done as possible.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) The thought that you might be on the verge of completing a long-term goal could have your mind running on overdrive.

Be careful not to make a lastminute error. A call from someone you care about is likely to present you with a different perspective. Tonight: Get a little naughty.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Tension could be building. You need to slow down rather than race around and try to accomplish everything on your to-do list; otherwise, you’re likely to make an error. Keep an even pace, and don’t give in to the need to be a little crazy. Tonight: Happily head home.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You will tell it like it is. Pressure builds as a call comes in

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Hold off on making any big purchases right now, even if they are workrelated or necessary for some other reason. Within days, you will see a better offer. A loved one suddenly might act up or try to get past a barrier. You will enjoy the change of pace.

Tonight: Think “weekend.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You could be involved in a situation that is difficult or testy. Tap into your ingenuity, and you will discover that you have few problems and a good solution. Listen to your inner voice -- it will prove to be right-on. Tonight: Act as if it were Friday night.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You can count on someone else coming through for you. You might have put some distance between you and this person in the past, but it would be wise to reach out to him or her now.

BLUMEH Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) A friend who has a lot to offer will be available to support you.

Communication could become intense, with more meaning involved than usual. Think about what is being said. Be aware of how many people really care about you. Tonight: Let the fun begin!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You have been unusually quiet as of late; however, news will fly in from a distance that allows you to become more carefree. Use caution with your funds, as you easily could make an error. Your image might need to be updated. Tonight: A must appearance.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Be willing to take a less emotional stance with a problem.

Detach and try to walk in someone else’s shoes. Once you grasp where this person might be coming from, a resolution will appear and you’ll understand the importance of empathy. Tonight: Consider taking off.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You can’t avoid dealing with an important associate. Make a point of working with the situation and the people involved; you will be far more comfortable as a result. A friend who has been distant might be in a better mood. Make the most of the moment. Tonight: All smiles.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Defer to others, as it might be too exhausting and time-consuming to get others to agree with you right now. Simply make your suggestion and let go. If matters become chaotic, trust that your words will ring a bell.

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OTTAWA - The United States made it clear Canada’s precision-guided bomb arsenal and expertise would be welcome in Syria, Jason Kenney said Wednesday — a narrow glimmer of clarity in the Harper government’s murky reasons for expanding its Middle East campaign to include the wartorn region.

The defence minister would not go so far as to say the Americans asked Canada to expand the scope of its airstrikes outside of Iraq, but did indicate that Washington left the option open for consideration.

“Let me put it this way: We have conversations back and forth and they made it clear that they thought our precision-guided munitions would be helpful,” Kenney said.

“They obviously respect whatever sovereign and political decision the government takes, but on a military level they made it clear that precisionguided munitions, carried by the RCAF, would be useful to joint air operations in Syria.”

The U.S. and some of its Arab allies — notably Jordan and the United Arab Emirates — are already conducting airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

They all use the U.S.-made weapons — including Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, and so-called Paveway bombs — to the point where the military commander of NATO complained last year European allies don’t have enough of them.

Britain, France and Australia are also conducting airstrikes, but not in Syria. The Harper government had initially restricted Canadian warplanes to Iraq only, but that changed Tuesday with the introduction of a motion to expand and extend the mission until March 30, 2016.

Kenney, Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson and Prime Minister Stephen Harper faced a storm of demands Wednesday to justify the bombing of Syria under international law.

In the Commons, Harper leaned on the U.S. argument — made to the United Nations — that Syrian dictator Bashar Assad had lost control of his territory, that ISIL represents a clear imminent threat to its neighbours, and that the Iraqi

government specifically asked Washington to take action.

Kenney took it a step further, saying he has a legal opinion from the military’s judge advocate general justifying the airstrikes under Article 51 of the UN charter.

That provision says a country can take individual or collective self-defence action if a member is under armed attack, but the invocation of that clause is usually followed by an international resolution authorizing force.

Even still, Canada has a right to defend itself — and extremists returning from the civil war battlefields of Syria personify that threat, Kenney suggested.

Legal experts in Washington, who’ve argued against the U.S. bombing campaign, say the selfdefence justification requires an imminent threat, otherwise it’s a preventative war — something the international community does not look kindly upon.

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair wondered during question period whether Canada had notified the UN or received a formal request from Baghdad to drop bombs in Syria, a question Harper studiously avoided answering.

“Once again, the government is pursuing this action on exactly the same legal basis as its allies,” Harper told the Commons.

“I’m not sure what point the leader of the NDP is ultimately making. If he is suggesting that there is any significant legal risk to lawyers from ISIL taking the government of Canada to court and winning, the government of Canada’s view is that the chances of that are negligible.”

The remark left Mulcair incredulous that he lives in a country “where that sort of idiocy passes for argument.”

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said he’s worried the plan to broaden the mission has not been properly thought through.

Just what kind of added risk CF-18s pilots will face is unclear.

They will have to fly further during Syrian missions; the strategy for keeping out of the reach of Assad government forces remains vague at best.

Kenney said military planners have assured him that Syria’s Soviet-era air defences are not concentrated in the western portion of the country, where Canadian jets will eventually be bombing.

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The following are some common points of concern for employers that job-seekers will want to approach carefully, and strategically, when drafting their résumés: 1. Relative lack of experience. In a tight job market, employers have the luxury of favouring applicants with lots of experience over those with comparatively little.

There isn’t a lot of enticement for them to take a chance on someone who is “green” to the field.

To counteract this, make the most of whatever experience you do have, including volunteer work, and emphasize other areas where you may have an edge on your competition, like attitude, work ethic, or training.

2. Having been recently fired from a past job. A firing raises red flags for employers as they fear the circumstances that led you to be fired could be repeated in the job they are offering. In this case you want to formulate some pre-emptive damage control.

Your explanation for why you were fired should avoid blame and defensiveness at all costs, and focus instead on what you learned from the experience, including

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3. The perception of job-hopping. Frequent job changes and short stints in each job tend to raise questions in an employer’s mind. They’re likely to wonder why, and worry that their company will be just one more brief and temporary portof-call in your staccato employment history.

If a number of the jobs you’ve held were always intended to be short-term (such as temp positions or contract work), make sure to note this on your résumé. Also think of ways to persuade prospective employers that you’re ready for a more stable position and are so accomplished that you’re well worth their investment.

4. Long stretches of unemployment. While the majority of employers nowadays do understand it can take a while for even strong candidates to find work, a few may still question any longish gaps in your job history and wonder how these reflect on your professional competence.

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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “It takes twenty years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.”

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Tofino is in line for a brand new RCMP detachment.

The current detachment at 400 Campbell St. will be demolished to make way for a new one on the same site.

Tofino’s detachment commander Sgt. Blaine Mumford said an official start-date for construction will not be known until designs and permits are in place but he expects the demolition work to kick off around December.

The new building should be ready to go by the summer of 2017.

The new detachment will be a two-storey building with roughly three times the square footage of the current detachment, according to Mumford who added its height will be similar to the neighbouring 430 Campbell St. building.

He said the current detachment was designed for three staff members and the new building will better suit the needs of the roughly 10 staff members who operate out of it.

The new detachment will also double the RCMP’s jail cell capacity from two cells to four.

“That will give us more flexibility,” Mumford said. “In the summer months we can have the cells full for sure.”

The new building’s interior design is essentially set in stone but anyone wanting to give input on what the exterior should look like is encouraged to put their ideas forward.

“The outside is where the design company can incorporate the community’s vision,” Mumford said adding Tofino’s municipal government will put

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in their two cents as well.

“Tofino does have a resort municipality image that it wants to foster...There’s certainly not going to be a two-storey, cinder-block, square police station; it will fit in, I think, pretty nicely with the community vibe.”

While the old detachment is being demolished and the new one constructed, police will be operating out of a temporary detachment being set up at 250 Lone Cone Rd. “There will be no cell block there so, for the time that we’re in the temporary space, prisoners will go to Ucluelet,” Mumford said.

“It is going to put a little bit of an extra strain on our resources in terms of transporting prisoners back and forth...There will be a small impact but I don’t think the people of Tofino or Esowista or Ty-Histanis will really see any difference.”

Mumford said there will be no aesthetic changes to the exterior of the Lone Cone house-turneddetachment and measures will be taken to mitigate any parking concerns.

“There was some concern in the community about parking issues at Lone Cone when we move in there,” he said.

“The Government of Canada also owns three other houses in the area and we’ll utilize those houses for police-car-parking so I don’t envision an impact on the street parking in the area.”

He said the detachment has four police cars, which will park in the driveways of the Government’s other three houses leaving the four available spots at 250 Lone Cone open for staff parking.

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Huu-ay-aht First Nations is a self-governing First Nation implementing the Maa-Nulth Treaty since April, 2011. Our government offices in Anacla and Port Alberni deliver services to Huu-ayaht living on Treaty Settlement Lands (TSL) and living away from home.

The Maa-nulth Treaty means many things for the Nation. Whether it be in the realm of culture, politics or business, we are seeking to build relationships – cooperating with communities, organizations and companies on common goals and collaborative efforts. We believe in the concept of hishuk tsa’walk (“everything is one”) - the concept that everything is connected. We stand ready to work towards our own success and a bright future. With our own Constitution and laws that reflect our own values, the Huu-ay-aht First Nations is equipped to take the steps to build a politically, socially and economically successful community.

Huu-ay-aht First Nations Values Professionalism, Respect, Health, Effective Communication, Trust and Support The treaty has brought the opportunity for growth and expansion in our Anacla and Port Alberni government offices, and we are searching for four individuals to add to our team of dedicated staff in this new era of ownership and self-government.

Job Postings Project Scheduler Location: Port Alberni & Anacla Government Offices Salary Range: $36,400 $49,400 Position Summary: The Project Scheduler will work with the Project Coordinator to produce project schedules, assists with project estimates and will review the scope of work. You will also support the Huu-ay-aht Strategic Plan in day to day consultation with the Senior Project Manager/Economic Development Officer.

Finance Clerk Location: Port Alberni Government Office Salary Range: $36,400 - $49,400 Position Summary: The Finance Clerk will provide support to the Comptroller in the day to day functions of the finance department.

Project Coordinator Location: Port Alberni & Anacla Government Offices Salary Range: $36,400 - $49,400 Position Summary: The Project Coordinator synchronizes all the operations involved in the successful completion of Huu-ay-aht projects Vision - The Huu-ay-aht envision a strong, self-governing and self-reliant Nation. Iisaak will guide us as we work together to foster a safe, healthy and sustainable community; where our culture, language, spirituality and economy flourish for all.

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Communications Assistant Location: Port Alberni Government Office Salary Range: $33,579 - $36,400 Position Summary: The candidate for this position will be responsible for enhancing communications and engagement between Huu-ay-aht First Nations (HFN) and Steelhead LNG and 1) the citizenship, 2) government staff, and 3) Huu-ay-aht Development Corporation (HDC). Assist with various questions and concerns regarding the proposed LNG project for Sarita Bay.

Travel and Events Coordinator Location: Port Alberni - Anticipatory Staffing Salary Range: $36,400 - $49,400 Position Summary: Coordinating and managing all event and travel related services for Huu-ay-aht First Nations (HFN) Government and Administration including travel bookings, expense claims, cost allocations, event planning, logistics and coordination.

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