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academic opportunities. Lunney said Monday it’s big business that’s influencing law societies against Trinity Western University turning out lawyers, considering what is widely reported in more liberal communities as a “homophobic” stance at the Christian school. Additionally, Lunney says there have been “unprecedented” attempts to cut people with a Christian world view out of professional licensing boards, and that the decision to eliminate doctors’ conscience provisions is contrary to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He maintains that God himself isn’t pleased with the punches Christian legislators are taking. “God’s tired of seeing people bullied as well,” Lunney said. Lunney, who holds a bachelor of science and is a chiropractor by profession, said he has thousands of detractors – but it’s not scientists razzing him for his beliefs. That’s in part, he says, because criticism of belief of a higher order stops at the cell level, Lunney said, adding that he is particularly fascinated by the process of apoptosis – the intricate process of “programmed cell death” that provides for orderly controlled internal demolition of old cells that are no longer needed.
The absence of a professional to handle severe medical conditions at the West Coast General’s intensive care unit created a frightening gap in health services for both doctors and a patient at the Port Alberni hospital. Brian Mees was admitted to the West Coast General on March 24 with cardiac issues. He recalls being treated promptly by staff, who wasted no time with an intravenous hook up, blood pressure monitoring and electrocardiogram tests to measure his heart activity. The results brought concern from the internal medicine specialist at hand who was overseeing treatment in the ICU. “It appears that there was serious consideration to sending me by ambulance to Nanaimo General Hospital, but Dr. Morris was informed that no beds were available,” wrote Mees in a letter he sent to the Times. “It was decided by Dr. Morris to admit me for further observation overnight.” Mees, a senior who has suffered two heart attacks in the past, was fitted with telemetry to be monitored in the hospital’s intensive care unit. But the three-bed ICU’s shortage of doctors to treat patients with life-threatening illnesses created an alarming situation for the patient. “After the fitment of the telemetry, I was politely informed that as of 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25, that should any untoward event occur, there would be no internist available, nor would there be an operational ICU, and there would be no specialist available,” Mees said. “This situation would exist until the middle of the following week.” The patient recalls staff being upset at the lack of available care and the risk it posed. “We were all unhappy at the time and Brian was unhappy because he had to lie here with no internist covering his heart condition,” said Dr. Daniel Van Der Merwe, who signed Mees’ discharge when the patient finally left the hospital. “It was quite an issue for a week, they couldn’t find anybody to come in place of Dr. Morris who left.” Over this period the hospital relied on specialists elsewhere, said Valerie Wilson of Island Health communications. “For four days at the end of March emergency physicians relied on telephone consultation for any questions that they had that were internal medicine related,” she stated in an email to the Times.
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Shedding his Conservative colours, Dr. James Lunney, seen on Easter weekend at Cox Bay, takes a stand for faith – and science. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
Lunney’s stand: newly independent MP seeks respect for Christian faith JACKIE CARMICHAEL WESTERLY NEWS
Now independent, the Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Alberni is feeling the fiery trial of public criticism after last Wednesday’s resignation from the Conservative caucus. For Dr. James Lunney, it was a dramatic tie-severing – even for a 15-year legislator who announced he wouldn’t run when the election is called, presumably in October. In an interview with the Westerly News on Monday, Lunney’s complaints boiled down to bigotry and tolerance over science and faith. Lunney says he’s concerned about efforts by pundits like former NDP advisor Ian Capstick’s efforts to “take Christians out of politics by ridiculing and embarrassing them.” He ticks off a litany of Christian politicians, from Stockwell Day (remember Warren Kinsella waving Barney the Dinosaur over Day’s views as to the age of the earth?) to recently-appointed Alberta education minister Gordon Dirks and Ontario MLA Rick Nichols – all who have taken a ripping from less faith-filled colleagues and pundits. “Is a Christian world view suddenly a threat to Canada?” he asks aloud, blue eyes blazing in a tanned face. Although many Canadians consider religion unimportant according to some surveys, the majority still believe in God or
“We don’t mock these things, we affirm them. Why is it only Christians that are allowed to be publicly belittled, demeaned, insulted?” Dr. James Lunney, Nanaimo-Alberni MP
a higher power; according to the National Household Survey in 2011, the majority of Canadians consider themselves Christian or some other religion, including Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist or Jewish. The tolerance he seeks for Christian legislators is often afforded to other faiths, he told the Huffington Post. “We don’t mock those things, we affirm them. Why is it only Christians that are allowed to be publicly belittled, demeaned, insulted?” he asked. At the political level, religion or religious pluralism sometimes butts heads with governmental agendas, in areas like education or medicine. Lunney has found himself in the minority on the House floor over topics like abortion and has been dubbed by what he might consider the “liberal media” to be the “Anti-Evolution MP.” His resignation last week came after Christian leaders said at a press conference they face infringements on professional and
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Mount Klitsa Garden Club meets on the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Dogwood Room at Echo Centre. Everyone welcome. STARFLEET Alberni Deep Space Port meets the second Thursday of each month at Echo Centre, from 6 to 8 p.m. For all Star Trek fans. Info: 250-7247293 or albernideepspace@gmail.com.
Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary afternoon jams every Thursday, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., at 3561 Third Ave.
Sports CONNECT A Parent Program meets on Thursday evenings, from 6 to 7 p.m. Info: 250-724-0125. Indoor Archery on Thursdays, from 7 to 9 p.m. all winter at Glenwood Centre. Info: 250-723-3003 (Eric Hockaday). Drop-in Badminton on Mondays and Thursday, Alberni Athletic Hall, 8 p.m. Everyone welcome. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg). Taoist Tai Chi arts, twice weekly classes – Mondays, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Hall. Everyone welcome. Please enter by parking lot side door. Info: 250-723-7956. Alberni Valley Billiards Club, 2964 Third Ave., adult mixed eight-ball league on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Info: 250-723-1212. Horseshoe Club on Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050.
Child and youth
Army Cadets, ages 12 to 18, meet Thursdays at Cherry Creek Hall from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Info: 778-421-0552. Join the Sea Cadets, ages 12 to 18. They meet Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. at 4210 Cedarwood St. E-mail: 109sea@ cadets.gc.ca or call 250-730-0944. Youth Clinic services are available at ADSS (around the left front corner) on Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Info: 250-731-1315 or the Youth Clinic cell at 250-720-9591.
Support and help
Having trouble connecting with your teen? Connect, an attachment-based program to support parents and caregivers, is held Thursday evenings, from 6 to 7 p.m. Registration: 250-724-0125 or 250-731-1315 (ext. 41766 - Debra). Grief Support Group meets Thursday
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Moving up Lieutenant-Colonel Don Stedeford promoted Kennedy O’Donovan to the rank of Chief Petty Officer recently. CPO2 O’Donovan is an ADSS student who is the corps’ senior cadet with 109 RCSCC Alberni. [SUBMITTED PHOTO] afternoons at the Hospice Society office. Call Ruth at 250-723-4478 to register. First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196. Volunteers needed to help at Red Cross Health Equipment and Loan Program for four-hour shifts. Call between 10 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.
Service groups Alberni Valley Legion Branch No. 293 meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. for its general meeting at 4680 Victoria Quay. No meetings in July or August.
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Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.
Addictions Come and join Port Alberni Friendship Center’s relapse prevention group every Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Coffee and snacks included. Al-Anon and Al-Ateen Support Groups, for family and friends of problem drinkers, on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at Knox Church Hall. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855. Narcotics Anonymous, 1-800-807-1780 for meeting times and locations.
Special interest Jumping into Spring Business Fair at Cherry Creek Hall April 7 to 10 and on Saturday, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p .m. Twenty-seven vendors.
After School Burn – Youth Parkour ages 7 to 12. Mondays and Fridays, April 13 through May 22. Sign up at Parks and Rec in Echo Centre, 4255 Wallace Street, or by calling (250) 723-2181. Evidence for Democracy and AV Transition Town Society present a free screening of the CBC documentary “Silence of the Labs�, April 8 at 7 p.m. at Char’s Landing. Alberni Valley Curling Club “Awards Banquet & Election of Executive Officers�; 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.
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Students looking for some financial help with post-secondary education can be encouraged by a $260,000 windfall offered by North Island College. The deadline for applications is fast approaching, but a share of the money is available through a number of bursaries and scholarships. Awards of up to $2,500 from the North Island College Foundation are given out annually for eligible entering and continuing NIC students and are based on academic achievement, financial need, career interests and community involvement. “The amount of money goes up incrementally each year and comes from donors all over the North Island,” said Christiana Wiens, NIC’s development writer. “It comes from local employers to families who have a passion for a certain program or career.” Ryan White and his sister, Shannon, both benefitted from bursaries last year. Each receiving approximately $1,000 in funding, the money came at a good time. “My mom was just recently divorced and it was difficult with cash for things like education,” White said. As first and second year students, the two have costly education goals of achieving their bachelor of Science degrees. “I was originally planning on physiotherapy but now I am thinking about sports therapy,” White said. “I took psychology and enjoyed the class more than expected.” White has been accepted to both VIU and UVIC and will decide between the two for this Fall. There are also opportunities for students looking to upgrade. With the recent announcement from the Ministries of Education and Advanced Education eliminating grants for tuition-free upgrading programs, Wiens said mature students are encouraged to look into other funding options. “They would definitely be able to apply for these awards,” Wiens said. “I advise students to speak with a student advisor because they are equipped to find grants and scholarships for upgrading.” The money can be used by students to assist with books, tuition and living expenses.
Court proceedings are taking place in Port Alberni over the fate of Tara Miller, who has been charged with an attempted robbery and shoplifting that affected two local businesses last year. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]
Trial underway for attempted robbery at juice bar last summer Tara Miller faces use of imitation firearm, assault charges from July incident
then granted bail Aug. 21 to be put under strict 24-hour house arrest with conditions that allowed her to be out for a few hours three days a week. But another arrest incarcerated the 28-year-old mother of two on Oct. 30 in relation to an alleged shoplifting incident at Save On Foods. For this Miller was charged with theft under $5,000 and breaching bail conditions. Witnesses set to appear over the two-day trial include two police officers and five civilians, including Maho Nakamura, who was working at her family’s juice bar when the attempted robbery occurred. The 15-year-old’s testimony described being approached by a woman wearing dark sunglasses and a Budweiser cap, who pulled a demanding note and what looked like an imitation handgun out of a small purse. “To me it looked fake because
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The trial of a woman charged with attempting to rob a Port Alberni juice bar with a fake gun began Tuesday, proceedings that are scheduled to wrap up today after seven witnesses take the stand. Tara Miller faces charges of attempted robbery, use of an imitation firearm, assault and disguise with the intent to commit an offence for the July 9 incident at the Krush Smoothie and Juice Bar. She was arrested days later,
“My mom goes around the counter and tries to take the lady out of the store. The lady elbows my mom in the head and takes off.” Maho Yuka, Krush employee
it kind of looked a little bit plastic,” said Nakamura. Her mother and the 10th Avenue store’s proprietor, Yuka, tried to escort the disguised woman out after Maho refuse to give money. “My mom goes around the counter and tries to take the lady out of the store,” she said. “The lady elbows my mom in the head and takes off.” Miller was jailed for six
months in 2009 for what police called a “sophisticated marijuana grow operation.” After more than two months in jail following the alleged Save On Foods incident last fall Miller was granted bail on Jan. 20. At that time her attorney Michael Munro said the multiple offender had displayed improved behaviour while behind bars, including six or seven days a week of working in the kitchen. “She’s really adopted a strict regimen that she intends to bring out into the community,” Munro said. Miller has been recovering from “the thick of addiction issues,” he added. EPlummer@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to news@avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
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A balanced election budget by any means C
ome hell or high water, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will balance the books when he delivers the budget April 21. It will be balanced whether it makes sense or not because it’s not a normal budget, possibly not even a real budget. It’s an election budget, loaded with billions of dollars in boutique tax credits and money for veterans and families. Some $400 million will also be spent in the next fiscal year to wage war on terrorists in Syria and Iraq, which will also be a major part of Mr. Harper’s election playbook. The central campaign issue for Mr. Harper, however, will be only he can be trusted to manage the economy, save jobs, provide tax relief and balance the books. It will be quite a juggling act, particularly since some of the
assumptions going into the budget are considered dubious. Finance Minister Joe Oliver, for example, is building his financial blueprint on future economic forecasts, including the anticipated price of oil. The Bank of Canada has warned it is too risky for a government to base its budget on the forecast price of oil. The central bank relies on the current price, which it has found is more reliable in making economic forecasts. It’s not known what price scenario will guide Mr. Oliver, but even a small error could throw off his projections. There’s always a risk economic conditions will change after a budget is written, but the gamble is even greater today because of uncertainty over the direction of oil. Mr. Harper’s central challenge April 21 -- and during the election
campaign -- will be to convince Canadians his budget is real and not smoke and mirrors. The budget will not include a stimulus package because the government says economic conditions do not warrant one. The economy is stable, with moderate growth, but the global economy is sluggish and a recession in the near future is still considered a possibility. The government has already announced or implemented most of its tax-cut measures, so it remains to be seen if there will be anything new for Canadians when the budget is tabled. There is no shortage of demands: everything from a national child-care plan and a drug-care program to more cash for provinces struggling to operate their beleaguered health-care systems. A critical issue that has not
been adequately addressed by any federal government, however, is the national infrastructure deficit, which is estimated at $123 billion and growing by $2 billion a year. In Winnipeg, the tab is estimated at more than $7 billion to replace or repair the city’s aging roads, bridges, community clubs and waste and waterworks. The figure doesn’t include the enormous sums needed to complete the city’s plans for rapid transit. The Harper government is investing $14 billion in infrastructure over 10 years, in addition to $2 billion it distributes annually to cities from the gas tax. It’s pathetically inadequate, however. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities recently asked Ottawa to invest $1 billion a year in public transit, which should be easy enough for a government that has cut taxes by billions of
dollars. Winnipeg’s share of that amount, by the way, would be less than $40 million, which shows a billion dollars doesn’t go very far in a country that has ignored its infrastructure for decades. If the Harper government wants to make a difference, it needs to step up its game in cities, which are the country’s main engines of economic growth. The April 21 budget, however, is an election budget. That means there will be a few treats sprinkled here and there, as well as the appearance of sound fiscal management. Bold and visionary will have to wait – again. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net No more ‘mickey-mouse’ marketing for PA brand Branding a city’s not an easy task, it’s serious business and I applaud anyone who attempts to do this, but differentiating or distinguishing our city should be left to professionals who do this every day for a living; experts who know how to make our city stand out to get the attention of those we want to attract for investment or tourism dollars. There is a lot of work that goes into branding a city and a slogan usually results after professional consultation with a community and not just a select few, like what happened previously. I don’t know how others feel but I recognize that slogans are critical, and the “Heart of Vancouver Island” isn’t working for me, it simply implies our location on the island. If “heart” is referring to how friendly we are as a community, no one cares. People don’t go to the Big Apple or Paris to engage the people. They go to see the sights, see something they haven’t seen before or experience something new. We have plenty of sights and new experiences to offer, but using a slogan that indicates our location or how friendly we are isn’t convincing me. The community should have an online outlet to offer ideas and provide input on works in progress and maybe even vote on ideas they like. Even something as simple as Survey Monkey that the city used for budget input from residents. The most important factor in branding a city is to have the city residents believe in it and take ownership of it. If we buy into it, we’ll use it and we’ll attract others to invest. If the city is serious about rebranding, then before forking
Online polling Yesterday’s question: Would you like ‘The Heart of Vancouver Island’ to be Port Alberni’s new brand?
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out thousands of dollars a year on an idea a few locals came up with after taking initiative and a course or two, there should be some meaningful discussions happening with top marketing consultants or branding agencies that specialize in this kind of work. There’s no room for more micro mickey mouse marketing, we’ve been there done that and it’s a waste of tax payers dollars. Stacey Gaiga Port Alberni
Poor excuse for town hall on Steelhead LNG project I was a little dismayed at the public input session into the LNG proposal for Sarita Bay in Barkley Sound. Tiffany Murray, the proponent from Steelhead and co -presenter was right. She has “no good data” and it showed. The rosy presenta-
tion bordered on naïve and altruism about air quality improvements in China was laughable. There was no information on the regulatory regime on Huu-ay-aht First Nations land or waters – not a comfort when much was made that this is their own land now and the feds are out of it since the treaty was achieved – really. There was a lack of information at the so-called town hall: How much power is required to liquefy the gas? Hardly green when you factor in that; the trans-Pacific transport and the massive contribution to burning yet more fossil fuels releasing C02 into the atmosphere. No mention of the pipeline route required to get the gas from the mainland. Does the HFN really want to be shipping fracked gas? The source of the product comes as a result of the fracking process that causes irreparable damage everywhere it has occurred to water systems. Then add seismic instability to the equation. No discussion about water either. Millions of gallons a day are being withdrawn from water ways throughout northern B.C. and Alberta. This water is rendered unusable; totally polluted for perpetuity by patented non-disclosed, highly poisonous, chemicals used in the fracking process under high pressure to facture the rock. It has unleashed a torrent of dangerous carcinogenic chemicals underground, transported by water systems over vast distances away from the actual fracked site. The entire underground network is compromised. Unlike industry propaganda and Steelhead’s presentation, the fracking process is not green nor is burning the end product. Literally everywhere fracking has occurred in North America the industry is operating in contravention of permits and regulatory
regimes. In B.C. that means no government staff in any ministry to monitor any of it. The jobs have all been cut and scientists silenced. Many companies have been caught using banned substances and pumping it underground where these chemicals go on to continue leaching for generations. Fracking is banned in many jurisdictions or under review to be banned in many places in the world – litigation is underway in most areas. The whole world knows we need to get away from burning fossil fuels and transition to renewables. It is unfortunate HFN has been persuaded to put all its economic development aspiration in this particular [industry]. Anything to do with LNG is not sustainable and absolutely should not be supported. Look up the stats on greenhouse gases. There are many documentaries from Colorado and Wyoming on the effects of fracking – documented measurable adverse effects. Then look at your grandkids. The “done deal” tone of the presentation stated starting in 2018 to build this thing! Is profit for shareholders of Steelhead worth it? What happens if/when the HFN are no longer happy with Steelhead’s LNG plant? There was an abrupt end to the presentation and no invitation to address the meeting as a whole by the public or a question period. By design? Steelhead didn’t do their homework. If Port Alberni is trying to improve its image, LNG is not the way to go. Obviously neither is coal! HFN wants to improve the lives of their people contributing to the burning of fossil fuels, not good for anyone or the planet. On shipping – they don’t call the area the graveyard of the Pacific for no reason. J.E. Carr Port Alberni
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WRESTLING HISTORY
AVWC tour Japan, host BCs in 2001–02 ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
The high school wrestling season in 2001–2002 had uncertainty due to the B.C. Teachers dispute. Alberni District Secondary School was to host the B.C.’s in late February at the new Multiplex but for weeks this was up in the air due to a work to rule campaign. Club practices carried on until back to work legislation ended the job action. Once it was clear that enough school teams were back wrestling in B.C. the organizing committee could move forward with the provincials. They decided to scale back and stay at Glenwood Sports Centre. Thirty-three Alberni wrestlers qualified for the 2002 B.C.’s in our home court. At the B.C.’s Isaac Wing won his first B.C. title as did teammate Dustin Dosanjh. Ashley Cross won her third B.C. gold to solidify her place in the program’s record books. Leighland Daumont took a silver while Wylie Thibodeau, Anil Dosanjh and Kodie Love took bronze. The ADSS boys were a strong second in the team standings in 2002 and the girls were fourth. Nationally Anil Dosanjh came home from Fredericton a Canadian Champion in the cadet 52-kilogram class in the spring of 2002. Travis Cross was a National collegiate champion in the US NCWA and named Most Outstanding Wrestler. Alumnus and then SFU wrestler Ashlea McManus and Ashley Cross of ADSS won a silver and bronze respectively at the Junior Nationals with McManus also gold in the US NAIA. Alumnus Malissa Kindratsky was a silver medalist for the University of Calgary at the CIS Championships. A major focus for the Alberni Valley Wrestling Club in the summer of 2001 was the wrestling tour to
Japan. The spring and early summer were spent on final fundraising for this trip and for future expenses. The annual Go-Cart Races were a good fundraiser for our program for a few years but it was a dirty job setting up the thousands of old tires for the course. Alumnus James Messenger was heading into his fourth year at SFU and was our summer coordinator. Summer camp was popular as Olympian Daniel Igali and alumnus Travis Cross were here as clinicians. A visiting team from Idaho and Team B.C. trained at the camp. Travis Simister was on the team but injured his knee and could not go to the Canada Games with the team. Ashlea McManus, grad 2001, made the decision to head to SFU on a wrestling scholarship. Tom McEvay, AVWC club president, and many of the people who were part of the original Japan tour in 1985 had kept in contact with their Japanese friends. Individuals and groups from Japan had visited Port Alberni several times since and it was always assumed McEvay would take a group back to Japan one day. That happened in August of 2001 when McEvay and Messenger and 22 club members headed out on a two-week tour. First stop was Tokyo. The Alberni group were hosted by families in Ome City on the southern side of Tokyo. There they saw many of the local sights and enjoyed some amazing Japanese culture and hospitality with their host families. After a few days it was off to Gunma and the city of Tatebayashi. Here McEvay met many of his friends from the 1985 visit and they were greeted by their new host families and a big party that night. While McEvay stayed a
Grade 10 Isaac Wing on route to his first B.C. title in 2002. Wing went on to win three B.C. championships in his illustrious career. [AVWC PHOTO]
Grade 12 Ashley Cross of ADSS wins her third B.C. title and does it at home at the 2002 provincials held at the Glenwood Sports Centre. [AVWC PHOTO]
few days in Tatebayashi with the boys on the tour, coach James Messenger and chaperone Debbie Johnson headed 600 kilometres north with the girls’ team to the town of Miyako on Japan’s north eastern coast. There our female wrest-
lers joined an elite camp for Japan’s top young female wrestlers. We are aware that some of the Japanese athletes at that camp years later became Olympic medallists. The training was tough and the competition at an All-Japan Girls Tourna-
ment stiff for our girls. Ashley Cross won the 78 kilogram weight competition, Samantha Mathews won the 70 kg junior weight and Maureen Messenger took a bronze to acquit our team well. Meanwhile, McEvay and the boys had a freestyle dual meet and ceremony in Tatebayashi while at the same time taking in a Greco-Roman wrestling tournament. After some more sightseeing in Tatebayashi the boys and coach McEvay boarded the 300 km per hour Bullet Train to head north to Morioko and then switch to a van for a three-hour trip through the mountains to join the girls in Miyako. The group enjoyed four days of spectacular hospitality and scenery in this beautiful coastal area. Sadly much of this area was destroyed in the deadly 2011 earthquake and tsunami that also claimed many lives. “I often think about the special people we met while there and what may have happened to them in 2011 when we watched the dev-
astation on TV,” McEvay commented. In Miyako the Alberni wrestlers stayed at a sports school on the mountainside overlooking the ocean. They wrestled a dual meet and fared well against the tough Japanese competition winning seven of 17 bouts. From Miyako the club travelled back to Tokyo on the Bullet Train. There they met new host families and experienced the heart of Tokyo in Senju. “We were thrilled to catch up with alumni Justin Ault,” McEvay noted, “who was working as a broker in Tokyo. Our time in Japan ended with a special Japanese send off of traditional foods and a fun karaoke party. Another amazing experience for the memory banks.” If alumni, supporters or anyone interested want to order a copy of the 256 page hard cover bound limited edition History of Alberni Wrestling Book being produced by Alberni Wrestling go online to ybstore.friesens. com/stores/764780 or order in person at the ADSS office.
NON-CONTACT HOCKEY
Cdn. Tire/Jal Design and MacDermott’s in ‘A’ final series BRUCE EDWARDS FOR THE TIMES
Thursday, April 2 Canadian Tire/Jal Design – 5 MacDermott’s Insurance – 3 Special teams played a huge part in deciding Game No. 1 of the AV-NCHL Championship Final series. The opening half was littered with penalties as both teams tried to assert themselves with physical play. Canadian Tire/Jal Design caught the first break 6:47 into the game with Braeden Lattanzi’s goal opening the scoring on assists from Jordan Melton and Nick Bordeleau. Midway through the opening half Kevin Kimoto tied the game for MacDermott’s on assists from Brady Janzen and Keenan McConnell. Evan Hauser put MacDermott’s up 2-1 with 7:50 left to play in the opening half on assists from Kevin Barabash and Carey Evans. Fifty-seven seconds later Brad Jasken pounced on a loose puck and converted his chance into a 3-1 lead for MacDermott’s. McConnell and Janzen assisted. After falling behind 3-1 Canadian Tire/Jal Design began to show their frustration with three straight penalties. Fortunately, their penalty killing was perfect, as they shut down MacDermott’s five powerplay opportunities in the opening half keeping the game close. The Thrashers led 3-1 at the break. A pair of late opening half penalties for MacDermott’s would prove costly early in the final half. Thirteen seconds into the final half Jordan Hamlyn fired a shot high over a screened Shaun Evans to narrow the
score to 3-2. Scott Kolentsis and Lattanzi assisted on Hamlyn’s powerplay marker. With 11:40 left in the game Lattanzi tied the game for Canadian Tire/Jal Design with another powerplay goal. Hamlyn and Bordeleau assisted on the tying goal. With 9:14 left to play Canadian Tire/Jal Design’s potent powerplay was thwarted by good Thrasher defence. Their powerplay ended with an untimely penalty with 7:34 to go. It was now MacDermott’s opportunity to seek out the game winner on their powerplay, but they were unable to convert their opportunity as Canadian Tire/Design penalty killers held strong as a unit. The game remained tied 3-3 into the dying minutes. With 2:59 remaining in the game a Thrashers defender took what proved to be a costly penalty for his team. Fifty-seconds later Jordan Hamlyn converted their powerplay opportunity into the game winner with a near identical goal-scoring play as his first goal on assists from Melton and Lattanzi. In the final minute MacDermott’s pulled their goalie in favour of an extra attacker. Their attempts at tying the game were denied by Canadian Tire/Jal Design’s strong team defence and goalie Eric Johnson. Finally, with forty-one seconds left to play Hamlyn picked up a clearing play from teammates Melton and Bordeleau, calmly skated up to centre ice and fired the puck into the empty net to secure a hard fought Game No. 1 of the AV-NCHL Championship “A” Final series. MacDermott’s Insurance Thrashers held the edge in
play outshooting Canadian Tire/Jal Design 29-23, but game was decided by special teams: Canadian Tire/Jal Design’s powerplay went 3 for 6 and they effectively shut down MacDermott’s eight powerplay opportunities. Friday, April 3 MacDermott’s Insurance – 6 Canadian Tire/Jal Design – 5 The Thrashers grabbed the early lead on Bob Kimoto’s goal assisted by his brother Kevin Kimoto 1:53 into the game. Midway through the opening half the Thrashers powerplay finally connected in the series with Dave Murphy’s goal putting his team up 2-0 on assists from Trevor Ruel and Kevin Kimoto. With 8:35 left to play in the opening half Kevin Kimoto pushed the Thrasher lead to 3-0 on a lone assist from Matt Dunk. Canadian Tire/Jal Design answered back quickly with Graham Melton’s goal 40 seconds later to trail 3-1. Tyler Ibsen and Nick Bordeleau assisted. Jordan Hamlyn followed with his goal with 7:13 remaining in the opening half to narrow the score to 3-2 on assist from Braeden Lattanzi and Jason Ferguson. Sixteen seconds later Ken McCallum completed Canadian Tire/Jal Design’s wild comeback by helping to erase the Thrashers 3-0 lead in a 58-second span. Melton added the lone assist. With 4:59 left to play in the opening half Hamlyn’s second goal gave Canadian Tire/Jal Design their first lead of the game with help from Lattanzi. Canadian Tire/Jal Design held a 4-3 lead at the
halftime break. In the final half the Thrashers settled down and fought back to tie the game on Brady Janzen’s goal 5:52 in on Bob Kimoto’s assist. The Thrashers would regain the lead 5-4 on Kevin Barabash’s powerplay marker 7:54 into the final half. Brad Jasken and Ruel assisted on the go-ahead goal. Both teams played well down the stretch in the final half. Canadian Tire/Jal Design had a powerplay opportunity with 6:17 left to play, but were unable to capitalize. With time running out
Canadian Tire/Jal Design began to press hard for the equalizer. With 2:22 to go, their efforts were rewarded with Melton’s game tying goal. Hamlyn assisted on Melton’s second goal of the game. Neither team was able to decide the game in regulation time forcing game No. 2 into overtime. Fifty-seven seconds into overtime Brady Janzen took a pass up the boards from linemate Keenan McConnell. Janzen picked up the pass and made a nifty move just inside the Canadian Tire/ Jal Design blue line to beat the defender to the
outside. Janzen then had enough time and space in tight to gather the puck and beat Canadian Tire/Jal Design goalie Eric Johnson low to the short side to win a huge game for the Thrashers. MacDermott’s Insurance outshot Canadian Tire/Jal Design 25-22 in this playoff thriller. With this huge win the regular season champion MacDermott’s Insurance forced the AV-NCHL Championship “A” Division Final series to a third and deciding game to be played on Thursday at 8:30pm.
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THISISTHEN
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This Is Then...
With Kris Patterson
Sometimes a story suggests itself from unique circumstances. I was discussing advertising options with Ed Lumsdaine from House of Service which also led to a discussion of history and the “This is Then” column. Ed knows a lot about Port Alberni history and he provided lots of great story ideas and things that will appear in future columns once I’ve had a chance to research them a little bit more. One of the main stories we discussed was Klitsa Lodge. I talked to a few people who didn’t know a lot but pointed me in other directions. With each new connection I got closer to the information I needed. Rob Duncan came in with the information about the Ladysmith printing press and mentioned Bob Cole. I phoned Bob Cole and he proved to be a treasure trove of information as his parents owned Klitsa Lodge from the 1940s to 1960 when it was sold. They purchased the lodge from Mrs. Wark. Mrs. Wark purchased the property from E.P. Davis, a prominent lawyer from Vancouver. I was told of many famous people who had stayed at the Lodge over the years including Walt Disney (who stayed there before Disneyland was built, some people have suggested his stay here
may have influenced some of his designs for Disneyland), Olivia de Havilland, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Emily Carr, Charlie Chaplin, Mae West, John Wayne and many others. The Lodge was located on the peninsula across from Vanderbilt Island. It was originally a summer home for E.P. Davis and construction started in 1907. This summer home later became the main lodge of Klitsa Lodge. Klitsa Lodge operated from 1918 and was sold in 1960 or 61 and was foreclosed upon two years later when payments were not made by the new owner who had subdivided the property. Bob has many memories of playing in the area and interacting with many different people. Princess Elizabeth had tea served to her at the Lodge when she was in Port Alberni in 1952. The conversation I had with Bob will lead to many other stories in future columns. I will be working on other Sproat Lake stories including Vanderbilt Island. I would love to hear your thoughts on Klitsa Lodge. Do you have any photos? Did you stay there? Did you meet someone famous? What do you remember of the Lodge? Please email me at kpatterson@avtimes.net
Klitsa Point, the location of Klitsa Lodge. It is at the convergence of the arms of Sproat Lake.
These two post cards show Klitsa Lodge from different views. Do you have any photos of Klitsa lodge or stayed there yourself? Please email me at kpatterson@avtimes.net
Future stories Some of the future stories I will be working on are Franklin River Camp life, The “Hermitage”, Great Central Lake history, Boot Lagoon, the Martin Mars water bombers and many others.
There will also be some more stories on businesses from the past as well as ones celebrating significant anniversaries. Please email me what you know about these topics as well as other info
Mystery Photo Maggi Slassor had an unidentified photo which she hoped readers of “This is Then” might be able to help her with. The photo was discovered in the wall of her Grandview Road house after a fire was put out. It does mention that Joseph Clegg took the photo. I
you would like to learn more about at kpatterson@avtimes.net I look forward to your thoughts and feedback.
Watch for more thought it might be from the 1940’s but the date and location of the photo are unknown. The people are holding musical instruments. Do you know anything about this photo? Please email me at kpatterson@avtimes.net
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What do you know about this mystery photo? Do you know when it was taken? Or where?
Coming Soon! Stay tuned for a new contest where there will be a way to have your iconic Port Alberni photos immortalized for the future. Email your photos to kpatterson@avtimes.net for the chance to have them immortalized on a T-shirt. Watch for more details.
With the change in ownership of the AV times to Black Press being in the news, Rob Duncan, whose father Fred was the publisher of the AV Times came to see me and provided me with some information. The AV Times will soon be printed in Ladysmith and there is a local connection to Port Alberni. Up to the mid1970s, the Alberni Valley Times printed the majority of community papers on the island. In 1978 Rollie Rose, through Island Publishers in Ladysmith, established a web printing plant in Ladysmith with the help of Fred Duncan. That was the start of the Black Press plant in Ladysmith. The press building was an older Overwaitea plaza and remained in the Duncan family for over 30 years and was renovated into a mini mall when the presses left in 2008. I wanted to thank Rob for bringing this information, he has been quite helpful with other history and story information.
SPORTS
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Eastern Conference Atlantic GP W L OT GF GA Pts x-Montreal 79 47 22 10 209 182 104 x-Tampa Bay 80 48 24 8 255 206 104 Detroit 78 41 24 13 226 213 95 w-Boston 79 41 25 13 209 201 95 Ottawa 78 40 26 12 226 208 92 e-Florida 79 36 28 15 198 215 87 e-Toronto 79 29 43 7 205 251 65 e-Buffalo 79 22 49 8 155 265 52 Metropol’n GP W L OT GF GA Pts y-NY Rangers 78 50 21 7 240 182 107 NY Islanders 79 46 27 6 241 219 98 Washington 79 43 25 11 235 198 97 w-Pittsburgh 78 42 25 11 214 199 95 e-Columbus 78 39 35 4 219 240 82 e-Philadelphia78 31 29 18 204 223 80 e-New Jersey 79 32 34 13 174 205 77 e-Carolina 78 29 38 11 180 216 69 Western Conference Central GP W L OT GF GA Pts x-Nashville 79 47 22 10 227 197 104 x-St. Louis 78 48 23 7 240 196 103 x-Chicago 78 48 24 6 224 180 102 w-Minnesota 78 44 26 8 223 192 96 w-Winnipeg 78 40 26 12 222 208 92 Dallas 79 38 31 10 248 258 86 e-Colorado 79 36 31 12 212 223 84 Pacific GP W L OT GF GA Pts y-Anaheim 80 50 23 7 234 221 107 Vancouver 79 45 29 5 229 216 95 Calgary 79 43 29 7 234 208 93 Los Angeles 78 39 25 14 212 195 92 San Jose 79 39 31 9 223 222 87 e-Edmonton 79 23 43 13 188 272 59 e-Arizona 79 24 47 8 167 262 56 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 Carolina 3, Philadelphia 2 Columbus 5, Pittsburgh 3 Winnipeg 5, Vancouver 4 NY Islanders 3, Buffalo 0 Detroit 3, Minnesota 2 NY Rangers 6, New Jersey 1 Tampa Bay 4, Florida 0 Boston 2, Toronto 1 Ottawa 4, Washington 3 Dallas 4, Nashville 3 Arizona 5, San Jose 3 Los Angeles 3, Colorado 1 Calgary 4, Edmonton 0 Today’s schedule Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 9:30 a.m. Montreal at Florida, 2 p.m. Washington at Detroit, 2 p.m. Ottawa at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 6 Carolina at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Columbus at NY Rangers, 4 p.m. Winnipeg at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Dallas at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Jets 5, Canucks 4 First Period 1. Winnipeg, Slater (5) (Tlusty, Enstrom) 4:34 2. Winnipeg, Frolik (18) (Little, Perreault) 5:24 3. Vancouver, Henrik Sedin (18) (Edler, Daniel Sedin) 9:37 (PP) 4. Vancouver, Daniel Sedin (17) (Hamhuis, Vrbata) 17:37 5. Winnipeg, Stempniak (13) (Perreault, Myers) 18:13 Penalties: Little Wpg (Tripping) 7:55, Hamhuis Van (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 15:15, Baertschi Van (Holding) 19:24 Second Period 6. Winnipeg, Scheifele (15) (Wheeler, Trouba) 19:04 7. Vancouver, Burrows (17) (Bieksa, Sbisa) 19:12 Penalties: Trouba Wpg (Hooking) 6:18, Baertschi Van (Hooking) 8:50, Sbisa Van (Roughing) 19:51, Lowry Wpg (Roughing) 19:51 Third Period 8. Winnipeg, Stempniak (14) (Perreault) 9:36 9. Vancouver, Burrows (18) (Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin) 17:55
Jets 5, Canucks 4 (Cont’d) Third Period - Penalties Myers Wpg (Tripping) 6:01, Henrik Sedin Van (Hooking) 9:51 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Vancouver 11 7 12 30 Winnipeg 16 12 8 36 Goaltending summary: Vancouver: Lack (31/36), Winnipeg: Pavelec (26/30) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Vancouver: 1 of 3, Winnipeg: 0 of 4 Att: 15,016
Senators 4, Capitals 3 (OT) First Period 1. Ottawa, Stone (21) (MacArthur, Gryba) 3:21 2. Ottawa, MacArthur (15) (Karlsson, Zibanejad) 9:03 (PP) 3. Ottawa, Zibanejad (20) (Ryan, Karlsson) 9:56 (PP) Penalties: Ward Wsh (Interference) 7:17, Fehr Wsh (Hooking) 8:27, Holtby Wsh (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass (Served by Brooks Laich)) 8:55, Wilson Wsh (Fighting) 16:48, Borowiecki Ott (Fighting) 16:48 Second Period 4. Washington, Johansson (19) (Orpik, Carlson) 6:26 Penalties: Hoffman Ott (Hooking) 16:48 Third Period 5. Washington, Green (9) (Backstrom, Brouwer) 7:18 6. Washington, Brouwer (21) (Fehr, Carlson) 15:50 Penalties: Gryba Ott (Roughing) 13:32, Wilson Wsh (Cross checking) 13:32 Overtime 7. Ottawa, Turris (23) 3:14 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Washington 7 12 11 2 32 Ottawa 13 7 4 4 28 Goaltending summary: Washington: Holtby (24/28), Ottawa: Hammond (29/32) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Washington: 0 of 1, Ottawa: 2 of 3 Att: 19,961
Coyotes 5, Sharks 3 First Period 1. Arizona, Ekman-Larsson (22) (Moore, Arcobello) 11:53 (PP) 2. San Jose, Hertl (13) (Tierney, Fedun) 16:36 (PP) 3. Arizona, Doan (14) (Stone, EkmanLarsson) 18:57 (PP) Penalties: Doan Ari (Hooking Justin Braun) 4:49, Stollery Sj (Hooking Sam Gagner) 10:27, Ekman-Larsson Ari (Interference of Tommy Wingels) 15:39, Goodrow Sj (Tripping Klas Dahlbeck) 17:50 Second Period 4. Arizona, Ekman-Larsson (23) (Gagner, Doan) 17:46 5. San Jose, Thornton (15) (Burns, Karlsson) 18:05 Penalties: Doan Ari (Hooking Joe Pavelski) 3:55 Third Period 6. Arizona, Arcobello (17) (Doan, Rieder) 5:30 7. San Jose, Tierney (6) (Irwin, Fedun) 6:48 (PP) 8. Arizona, Gagner (14) (Moss, Erat) 19:49 (PP) Penalties: Moss Ari (High-sticking Taylor Fedun) 1:27, Stone Ari (Hooking Joe Pavelski) 5:46, Thornton Sj (Hooking Oliver Ekman-Larsson) 9:53, Fedun Sj (High-sticking Craig Cunningham) 12:51, Moss Ari (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 17:11 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T San Jose 16 14 15 45 Arizona 14 12 10 36 Goaltending summary: San Jose: Niemi (31/35), Arizona: Smith (42/45) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): San Jose: 2 of 6, Arizona: 2 of 4 Att: 14,752
Ottawa Senators goaltender Andrew Hammond (30) makes a save against Pittsburgh Penguins’ Patric Hornqvist (72) and Evgeni Malkin (71). [CP PHOTO]
Senators keep playoff hopes alive LISA WALLACE THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Mark Stone scored the winner 2:43 into overtime as the Ottawa Senators scored four unanswered goals to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 Tuesday night and keep their playoff hopes alive. Stone also scored a third-period goal, while Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Mike Hoffman had the others for the Senators (40-26-13), who played their final home game. Andrew Hammond, who is 18-1-2, made 25 saves. Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist had a goal and an assist each for the Penguins (42-26-11), while Beau Bennett scored his first in 31 games. Marc-Andre Fleury turned away 40 of 44 shots. The Senators, with 95 points, moved into a tie with the idle Boston Bruins, who hold the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. Ottawa trails the Penguins, who hold the first wild card spot, by just one point. Ottawa trailed 3-1 heading into the third period, but cut the deficit to one just 34 seconds in as Stone picked up his 23rd of the season. The goal extended his point streak to seven games with five goals and four assists. Hammond was pulled for the extra attacker with just over two minutes remaining. Ottawa took advantage as Hoffman tied the game at 18:12 to send the sellout crowd of 20,263 into a frenzy. Ottawa outshot Pittsburgh 18-3 in the third. Down 3-0, the Senators came out firing in the second period and outshot the Penguins 16-13. Ottawa had a number of good scoring chances, but Fleury was solid. The Senators finally got on the board with a short-handed goal at the 14-minute mark of the second as Pageau came down the ice and fired. His rebound went in off Derrick Pouliot. The Senators were without Matt Puempel (high ankle sprain) and Milan Michalek (headaches). Jared Cowen and Colin Greening were healthy scratches.
IIHF World Women’s Championships Malmo, Sweden. Yesterday’s results Bronze Medal game Finland 4, Russia 1 Gold Medal game United States 7, Canada 5
Kings 3 Avalanche 1 First Period 1. Los Angeles, King (12) (Carter, Regehr) 13:56 Penalties: Williams La (Slashing) 4:31 Second Period 2. Colorado, O'Reilly (16) (Tanguay, Landeskog) 1:12 3. Los Angeles, Martinez (6) (Carter, Toffoli) 10:09 Third Period 4. Los Angeles, Gaborik (26) (Kopitar, Regehr) 18:04 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Colorado 3 4 3 10 Los Angeles 9 10 7 26 Goaltending summary: Colorado: Varlamov (23/26), Los Angeles: Quick (9/10) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Colorado: 0 of 1, Los Angeles: 0 of 0
Bruins 2, Maple Leafs 1 (SO) First Period No scoring Penalties: MacWilliam Tor (Hooking) 12:29, Kadri Tor (Interference) 17:37 Second Period 1. Boston, Bergeron (22) (Marchand, Krejci) 0:19 2. Toronto, van Riemsdyk (26) (Gardiner, Rielly) 14:31 Penalties: Krejci Bos (Holding) 10:58 Third Period No scoring Penalties: MacWilliam Tor (Slashing) 7:54, Smith Bos (Holding) 9:47 Shootout Toronto, Bozak, van Riemsdyk, Kadri, No Goal Boston, Krejci No Goal, Bergeron Goal Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Toronto 6 11 8 3 28 Boston 19 12 16 3 50 Goaltending summary: Toronto: Reimer (49/50), Boston: Rask (27/28) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Toronto: 0 of 2, Boston: 0 of 3
Rangers 6, Devils 1 First Period 1. New York, Nash (42) (Yandle, Zuccarello) 5:10 2. New York, Yandle (6) (Kreider, Stepan) 11:59 3. New York, Moore (8) (Fast, Glass) 12:24 Penalties: Brassard Nyr (Holding) 14:12 Second Period 4. New York, Stepan (14) (Nash, McDonagh) 19:57 (PP) Penalties: Cammalleri Nj (Embellish) 8:46, Zuccarello Nyr (Unsportsmanlike) 8:46, Hagelin Nyr (Tripping) 19:04 Third Period 5. New York, Brassard (18) (Staal, St. Louis) 1:55 6. New York, Moore (9) (Girardi, McDonagh) 12:00 7. New Jersey, Ruutu (8) (Tootoo, Fraser) 16:30 Penalties: Moore Nyr (High-sticking) 0:11, Gelinas Nj (Interference) 1:01, Girardi Nyr (Interference) 3:26 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T New Jersey 13 12 11 36 New York 8 16 8 32 Goaltending summary: New Jersey: Kinkaid (23/26), Schneider (3/6), New York: Lundqvist (35/36) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): New Jersey: 0 of 4, New York: 0 of 1
Lightning 4, Panthers 0 First Period No scoring Penalties: Barberio Tb (Highstick) 7:20 Second Period 1. Tampa Bay, Stamkos (41) (Nesterov, Johnson) 6:10 (PP) 2. Tampa Bay, Stamkos (42) (Callahan) 11:19 Penalties: Johnson Tb (Hooking) 2:16, Kopecky Fla (Tripping) 5:12 Third Period 3. Tampa Bay, Callahan (24) (Stamkos) 1:03 4. Tampa Bay, Johnson (27) (Drouin) 18:13 Penalties: Koekkoek Tb (Interference) 10:38, Witkowski Tb (Tripping) 12:14 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Tampa Bay 7 9 6 22 Florida 7 15 12 34 Goaltending summary: Tampa Bay: Bishop (34/34), Florida: Luongo (18/22) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Tampa Bay: 1 of 1, Florida: 0 of 4
Blue Jackets 5, Penguins 3 First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Crosby (27) (Cole, Hornqvist) 8:21 Penalties: Connauton Cbj (Hooking) 1:43, Downie Pit (Goalie Interference) 8:41, Dubinsky Cbj (Tripping) 18:05 Second Period 2. Pittsburgh, Sutter (18) (Cole, Spaling) 11:07 3. Columbus, Foligno (28) (Anisimov, Dubinsky) 16:25 4. Columbus, Calvert (11) (Letestu, Dano) 18:28 Third Period 5. Columbus, Foligno (29) (Dubinsky) 6:46 6. Columbus, Hartnell (26) (Wennberg, Dano) 9:29 7. Pittsburgh, Lovejoy (2) (Comeau, Winnik) 10:10 8. Columbus, Foligno (30) (Dubinsky, Savard) 19:03 Penalties: Downie Pit (Holding) 3:16, Johnson Cbj (Roughing) 12:30 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Pittsburgh 15 10 11 36 Columbus 12 10 13 35 Goaltending summary: Pittsburgh: Fleury (30/34), Columbus: Bobrovsky (33/36) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Pittsburgh: 0 of 3, Columbus: 0 of 3
Hurricanes 3, Flyers 2 (SO) First Period 1. Carolina, Lindholm (17) (Staal, Staal) 11:00 Penalties: Lecavalier Phi (Tripping) 12:47, Schultz Phi (Hooking) 17:29 Second Period 2. Carolina, Staal (5) 3:27 3. Philadelphia, Raffl (21) (Del Zotto, Couturier) 9:46 (PP) Penalties: Semin Car (Hooking) 7:56 Third Period 4. Philadelphia, Couturier (14) (Schenn, Del Zotto) 18:10 Penalties: Nestrasil Car (High-sticking) 6:27, Vande Velde Phi (Tripping) 9:50 Shootout Carolina, Gerbe Goal, Terry Goal, Rask No goal Philadelphia, Voracek No Goal, Cousins Goal, Giroux No Goal Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Philadelphia 4 8 11 0 23 Carolina 7 7 11 1 26 Goaltending summary: Philadelphia: Emery (24/26), Carolina: Ward (21/23) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Philadelphia: 1 of 2, Carolina: 0 of 3
Western Hockey League Playoffs
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All series best-of- seven Yesterday’s results Portland 5, Seattle 3 (Portland leads series 3-2) Kootenay 4, Calgary 2 (Series tied 3-3) Medicine Hat 4, Red Deer 3 (Medicine Hat wins series 4-1) Victoria 5, Prince George 4 (OT) (Victoria wins series 4-1) Spokane 4, Everett 3 (OT) (Everett leads series 3-2)
Final pre-season standings
Today’s games No games scheduled Monday, April 6* Kootenay at Calgary, 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 7* 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. Yesterday at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Royals 5, Cougars 4 (OT) First Period 1. Victoria, Chase 3 (Soy, Walker) 9:04 (PP) 2. Prince George, Pochiro 2 (Erricson, Morrison) 9:54 3. Victoria, Fushimi 1 (unassisted) 13:41 4. Victoria, Chase 4 (Soy) 17:04 Penalties: Pochiro P.G. (roughing) 7:44; Carroll Vic (kneeing) 14:28 Second Period 5. Prince George, Pochiro 3 (Harkins), 15:14 (PP) Penalties: Walker Vic (hooking) 5:34; Ruopp P.G. (roughing) 9:17; Walker Vic (hooking) 14:10; Morrison P.G. (high sticking) 19:54 Third Period 6. Prince George, Pochiro 4 (Ruopp) 14:00 7. Victoria, Chase 5 (Walker) 15:16 8. Prince George, Morrison 2 (Harkins) 18:46 (PP) Penalties: Gagnon Vic (checking to the head) 16:17; Magee Vic (delay of game) 18:43 Overtime 9. Victoria, Magee 6 (Forsberg, Carroll), 1:42 Penalties: No penalties Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Prince George 9 15 14 0 38 Victoria 9 8 7 3 27 Goaltending summary: Prince George: Ty Edmonds (22/27); Victoria: Coleman Vollrach (34/38) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Prince George: 2 of 5; Victoria: 1 of 3 Att: 5,839
B.C. Hockey League Fred Page Cup Finals Best of Seven series Friday, April 10 - Game 1 Nanaimo at Penticton, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 11 Nanaimo at Penticton, 6 p.m. Monday, April 13 Penticton at Nanaimo Tuesday, April 14 Penticton at Nanaimo Saturday, April 4* Nanaimo at Chilliwack, 7 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’s results (Games 1) Campbell River 6, North Vancouver 3 Kimberley 2, Mission City 1 Yesterday’s results Campbell River 4, Kimberley 3 (OT) Mission City 7, North Vancouver 6 (SO) Today’s games 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 Manchester 45 16 6 Providence 38 23 7 Worcester 39 23 4 Portland 37 25 6 St. John’s 30 32 8 Northeast W L OT Syracuse 40 21 9 Hartford 38 23 5 Springfield 36 27 8 Albany 33 26 5 Bridgeport 26 36 6 East W L OT Hershey 43 20 5 W-B/Scranton 40 23 3 Lehigh Valley 31 31 6 Binghamton 30 32 7 Norfolk 24 38 6 Western Conference North W L OT Utica 43 19 6 Hamilton 32 26 12 Toronto 33 27 9 Adirondack 33 28 6 Rochester 27 37 5 Midwest W L OT Grand Rapids 42 20 6 Rockford 41 21 5 Chicago 36 26 6 Milwaukee 33 25 7 Lake Erie 31 26 8 West W L OT San Antonio 43 21 5 Oklahoma City 38 24 5 Texas 35 21 13 Charlotte 29 35 6 Iowa 22 43 2
SL GF GA Pts 3 221162 99 2 191171 85 2 208172 84 1 188169 81 2 169224 70 SL GF GA Pts 0 204196 89 4 203205 85 1 182196 81 6 178187 77 1 196225 59 SL GF GA Pts 3 205167 94 4 191151 87 1 182215 69 1 216238 68 3 149204 57 SL GF GA Pts 1 199164 93 0 185184 76 0 176190 75 2 213210 74 1 195231 60 SL GF GA Pts 2 230168 92 2 197163 89 1 189177 79 6 195196 79 4 184213 74 SL GF GA Pts 1 234209 92 3 208197 84 1 218201 84 1 159216 65 2 157221 48
Yesterday’s results Albany 4, Binghamton 1 Providence 5, St. John’s 4 Hartford 3, Manchester 2 Bridgeport 3, Syracuse 2 Utica 3, Hamilton 2 W-B/Scran 3, Lehigh 0 Grand Rapids 7, Toronto 2 Springfield 5, Portland 2 Hershey 2, Norfolk 0 Adirondack 7, San Antonio 3 Rockford 7, Rochester 2 Texas 6, Chicago 2 Today’s schedule No games scheduled Monday, April 6 Worcester at Bridgeport, 4 p.m.
Frozen Four U.S. NCAA Hockey Championship Finals among four regional winners at TD Garden, Boston, April 9-11 Thursday, April 9 - Semifinals Omaha vs. Providence, 2 p.m. North Dakota vs. Boston University, 5:30 p.m. Final Saturday, April 11, 5:30 p.m.
MLB
Grapefruit League Team NY Mets Toronto Boston Pittsburgh Tampa Bay St. Louis Miami Houston NY Yankees Minnesota Atlanta Philadelphia Washington Baltimore Detroit
W 19 18 16 15 15 13 14 12 16 13 14 13 11 12 11
L 12 13 12 12 12 11 12 11 16 15 17 17 15 18 20
Pct .613 .581 .571 .556 .556 .542 .538 .522 .500 .464 .452 .433 .423 .400 .355
GB 1 1.5 2 2 2.5 2.5 3 3.5 4.5 5 5.5 5.5 6.5 8
L 10 10 11 12 14 13 14 14 16 17 16 17 17 21 19
Pct .688 .655 .593 .586 .562 .536 .533 .517 .484 .452 .429 .393 .393 .364 .321
GB 1.5 3.5 3.5 4 5 5 5.5 6.5 7.5 8 9 9 10. 11
Cactus League Team Oakland Kansas City LA Dodgers San Diego Arizona Cincinnati Colorado LA Angels Chi Cubs Cleveland Milwaukee Chi Sox Seattle San Francisco Texas
W 22 19 16 17 18 15 16 15 15 14 12 11 11 12 9
Yesterday’s results (Final spring training games) Detroit 1, Tampa Bay 0 Boston 4, Minnesota 2 NY Yankees 4, Washington 3 Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 4 Toronto 9, Cincinnati 1 NY Mets 4, Texas 4 Atlanta 5, Baltimore 3 Milwaukee 4, Cleveland 3 Seattle 6, Colorado 3 Kansas City 3, Houston 1 San Fran 2, Oakland 1 Arizona 4, Chicago Cubs 2 LA Angels 6, LA Dodgers 6
Opening Day Today St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 5 p.m. Adam Wainwright vs Jon Lester Spring Training records American League East W L PCT GB Strk Toronto 19 13 .594 0.5 W1 Boston 17 12 .586 1 W1 Tampa Bay 15 13 .536 2.5 L1 NY Yankees 17 16 .515 3 W1 Baltimore 12 19 .387 7 L1 Central W L PCT GB Strk Kansas City 19 10 .655 1.5 W3 Minnesota 13 16 .448 5 L1 Detroit 12 20 .375 7.5 W1 Cleveland 14 18 .438 8 L2 Chicago Sox 11 17 .393 9 L1 West W L PCT GB Strk Oakland 22 11 .667 - L2 Houston 12 12 .500 3.5 L2 LA Angels 15 14 .517 5 W2 Seattle 13 17 .433 7.5 W2 Texas 9 19 .321 10.5 L8 National League East W L PCT GB Strk NY Mets 19 12 .613 - W1 Miami 14 12 .538 2.5 W2 Atlanta 15 17 .469 4.5 W1 Philadelphia 14 17 .452 5 W2 Washington 11 16 .407 6 L1 Central W L PCT GB Strk Pittsburgh 15 13 .536 2.5 L3 St. Louis 13 11 .542 2.5 W1 Cincinnati 15 14 .517 5.5 L1 Chicago Cubs 15 17 .469 6.5 L2 Milwaukee 13 16 .448 7.5 W2 West W L PCT GB Strk LA Dodgers 16 11 .593 3 L3 San Diego 17 12 .586 3 W2 Arizona 19 14 .576 3 W5 Colorado 16 16 .500 5.5 L2 San Francisco 13 21 .382 9.5 W2 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. Jered Weaver 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. Bumgarner vs Josh Collmenter Texas at Oakland 7:05 p.m. Gallardo vs Gray Tuesday, April 7 Atlanta at Miami 4:10 p.m. Alex Wood vs Mat Latos Baltimore at Tampa Bay 4:10 p.m. Wei-Yin Chen vs Nathan Karns St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 5:05 p.m. Lance Lynn vs Jake Arrieta Colorado at Milwaukee 5:10 p.m. Jordan Lyles vs Matt Garza San Francisco at Arizona 6:40 p.m. Undecided vs Rubby De La Rosa Texas at Oakland 7:05 p.m. Colby Lewis vs Jesse Hahn LA Angels at Seattle 7:10 p.m. C.J. Wilson vs James Paxton San Diego at LA Dodgers 7:10 p.m. Tyson Ross vs Zack Greinke Wednesday, April 8 Minnesota at Detroit, 10:08 a.m. Ricky Nolasco vs Anibal Sanchez St. Louis at Chicago, 11:20 a.m. John Lackey vs Jason Hammel Boston at Philadelphia, 4:00 p.m. Rick Porcello vs Aaron Harang Toronto at New York, 4:05 p.m. R.A. Dickey vs Michael Pineda New York at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Jacob deGrom vs Jordan Zimmermann Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Gerrit Cole vs Mike Leake Atlanta at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Shelby Miller vs Tom Koehler Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Miguel Gonzalez vs Jake Odorizzi Chicago at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Jose Quintana vs Danny Duffy Colorado at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Undecided vs Wily Peralta Cleveland at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Carlos Carrasco vs Scott Feldman San Francisco at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. (Pitchers to be determined) San Diego at LA Dodgers, 7:00 p.m. Andrew Cashner vs Brandon McCarthy Texas at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Ross Detwiler vs Scott Kazmir LA Angels at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Matt Shoemaker vs Hisashi Iwakuma
Blue Jays 9, Reds 1 NOTE: Played in Montreal, attendance 50,231. Cincinnati Toronto ab r h bi ab r h bi Hamilton CF 1 0 0 0 Reyes SS 3011 Negron PH-2B2 0 0 0 Smoak 1B 2 1 1 0 Votto 1B 1 0 0 0 Martin C 3100 Schu’ker CF 2 0 0 0 Ochinko C 1 0 0 0 Frazier 3B 2 0 0 0 Bautista RF 2 0 1 1 Dom’guez 3B 1 1 0 0 Tolleson RF 2 2 1 1 Mesoraco C 2 0 0 0 Enc’cion 1B 2 0 1 1 Boesch RF 2 0 0 0 Berti PR-LF 2 1 1 0 Byrd LF 2 0 0 0 Don’son 3B 3 1 2 2 Smith LF 2 0 2 1 Valencia 3B 2 0 1 1 Bruce RF 2 0 0 0 Navarro DH 3 0 2 1 Skipworth C 2 0 0 0 Smith PH-DH 1 0 0 0 Phillips 2B 1 0 0 0 Pompey CF 3 0 0 0 Vincej SS 1 0 0 0 Goins SS 1000 Pena DH 2 0 1 0 Pillar LF-CF 3 1 1 0 De Jesus DH 1 0 0 0 Travis 2B 2 1 2 0 Cozart SS 2 0 0 0 Kawasaki 2B 1 1 1 0 Wallach 1B 1 0 0 0 Totals 36 9 15 8 Totals 29 1 3 1
Blue Jays 9, Reds 1 (Cont’d) Cincinnati 000 000 001 1 Toronto 010 143 00x 9 GIDP: cin Votto; tor Reyes, Martin, R. Team Lob: cin 5; tor 8. DP: cin 2 (Phillips-Cozart-Votto, Cozart-PhillipsVotto); tor (Reyes-Encarnacion). E: cin Boesch (2, fielding). Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO A DeSclafani (L, 1-2) 4.0 3 2 2 2 3 K Gregg 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 C Carpenter 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 M Parra 0.2 5 3 3 0 1 J De La Torre 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 J Hoover 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 J Diaz 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO D Norris (W, 4-0) 3.0 1 0 0 3 1 M Castro 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 R Osuna 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 J Hynes 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 L Perez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 M Estrada 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 T Cole 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 HBP: Travis (by DeSclafani). Time: 2:49. Att: 50,231.
Mariners 6, Rockies 3 Seattle
Colorado
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Seattle 032 000 010 6 Colorado 010 002 000 3 GIDP: col Jones. Team Lob: sea 4; col 5. DP: sea (Bonilla-Kivlehan); col (YnoaRosario, W). E: col McClure (1, fielding). Seattle IP H R ER BB SO T Walker (W, 4-0) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 F Rodney 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 E Cochran-Gill 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 Y Medina 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 C Furbush 0.1 0 2 2 2 1 E Pagan 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 J Gillheeney 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 Colorado IP H R ER BB SO T Butler (L, 1-4) 2.1 6 5 5 0 1 C Friedrich 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 B Brown 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 R Betancourt 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 J Axford 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 J Arrowood 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 T Ybarra 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:39. Att: 6,738.
Diamondbacks 4, Cubs 2 Chicago Cubs
Arizona
ab r h bi ab r h bi Han’mann RF 4 0 0 0 Pollock CF 2 0 1 0 Russell SS 4 0 1 0 Marzilli RF 2 1 0 0 Schwarber C 3 1 1 0 Inciarte OF 3 1 1 0 Lopez C 1 0 0 0 O’Brien CF 1 0 0 0 Baez 2B 3 1 1 0 Gold’midt 1B 1 0 1 1 Lake LF 4 0 2 1 Lamb PR-1B 2 1 1 0 Almora CF 4 0 2 1 Pacheco IF 1 0 1 0 Candelario 3B2 0 0 0 Trumbo DH 2 1 2 3 Cervenka P 0 0 0 0 Peralta DH 2 0 0 0 Silva PH 1 0 0 0 Hill 3B 3000 Cruz P 0 0 0 0 Leyba 2B 1 0 0 0 Parker P 0 0 0 0 Tomas LF 3 0 0 0 McKinney PH 0 0 0 0 Dorn LF 0000 Baxter 1B 4 0 0 0 Owings 2B 2 0 0 0 Wood P 0 0 0 0 Ahmed SS 0 0 0 0 Hendricks P 0 0 0 0 Worth PR-SS 0 0 0 0 Zagunis PH 0 0 0 0 Laird C 2000 Germen P 0 0 0 0 Thomas C 1 0 0 0 Valaika 3B 2 0 0 0 Pennington IF3 0 1 0 Totals 32 2 7 2 Lalli 1B 0000 Totals 31 4 8 4
Chicago Cubs 000 002 000 2 Arizona 202 000 00x 4 GIDP: chc Lake, Silva. Team Lob: chc 6; ari 4. DP: chc (Schwarber-Russell, A); ari 2 (Owings, C-Pennington-Lamb, Lamb-Ahmed-Krehbiel). Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO T Wood (L, 1-2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 K Hendricks 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 G Germen 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 C Cervenka 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 F Cruz 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 R Parker 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Arizona IP H R ER BB SO F Banda (W, 1-0) 5.0 4 0 0 1 1 J Krehbiel 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 A Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 S Bracho 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 J Sherfy 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 HBP: Baez, J (by Krehbiel), Ahmed (by Cruz, F). Time: 2:30. Att: 15,852.
TENNIS Miami Open Florida. Through Sunday, April 5. Outdoor. Surface: Hard Purse: $5,381,235. Entry field 96 singles, 32 doubles
Men Singles - Final today, 10 a.m. Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, vs. Andy Murray (3), Britain Men’s Doubles, Final Bob Bryan, United States, and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, and Jack Sock (2), United States, , 6-3, 1-6, 10-8.
Women Singles - Final Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (12), Spain, 6-2, 6-0 Doubles, Final today, 1 p.m. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, and Elena Vesnina (2), Russia, def. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Lucie Hradecka (9), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2. This week’s tournaments
ATP Grand Prix Hassan II April 6-12, Casablanca, Morocco. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 (1€=$CDN1.36) US Men’s Clay Court Championship April 6-12, Houston, Texas. Surface: Clay. Purse: $488,225
WTA Family Circle Cup April 6-12, Charleston, South Carolina. Surface: Clay. Purse: $731,000
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League West W L GB Pct GF Edmonton 8 4 - .667 163 Colorado 8 5 - .615 165 Vancouver 4 8 4 .333 152 Calgary 3 10 5 .230 156 East W L GB Pct GF Toronto 11 3 - .786 191 Rochester 8 4 2 .667 132 Buffalo 7 6 3 .538 156 Minnesota 5 8 5.5 .384 143 New England 3 8 6.5 .272 121 Yesterday’s results New England at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at Rochester, 4:30 p.m. Colorado 9, Calgary 8 (OT) Edmonton at Vancouver (OT) Friday’s results Rochester 11, Toronto 7 Minnesota 12, New England 8 Colorado 9, Calgary 8 Edmonton 15, Vancouver 14
GA 115 154 171 170 GA 159 127 159 166 148
BASKETBALL March Madness
(Tournament rankings in brackets) Semifinals Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis) Yesterday’s results (1) Wisconsin 71, (1) Kentucky 64 (1) Duke 81, (7) Michigan State 61 Championship Game Monday, April 6, Duke vs. Wisconsin Awards announced Saturday: AP Coach of the Year: John Calipari, Kentucky (38-0) AP Player of the Year: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L PCT GB L10 x-Toronto 45 32 0.584 0.0 5-5 Brooklyn 35 41 0.461 9.5 8-2 Boston 35 42 0.455 10.0 5-5 e-Philadelphia 18 59 0.234 27.0 3-7 e-New York 14 62 0.184 30.5 1-9 Central W L PCT GB L10 x-Cleveland 49 27 0.645 0.0 8-2 x-Chicago 46 30 0.605 3.0 6-4 Milwaukee 38 39 0.494 11.5 4-6 Indiana 33 43 0.434 16.0 3-7 Detroit 30 47 0.390 19.5 6-4 Southeast W L PCT GB L10 z-Atlanta 57 19 0.750 0.0 5-5 x-Washington 44 33 0.571 13.5 5-5 Miami 34 42 0.447 23.0 4-6 Charlotte 33 43 0.434 24.0 4-6 Orlando 24 53 0.312 33.5 3-7 Western Conference Northwest W L PCT GB L10 x-Portland 49 26 0.653 0.0 5-5 Oklahoma City 42 34 0.553 7.5 5-5 e-Utah 34 41 0.453 15.0 5-5 e-Denver 28 49 0.364 22.0 2-8 e-Minnesota 16 60 0.211 33.5 2-8 Pacific W L PCT GB L10 y-Golden State 63 13 0.829 0.0 10-0 x-LA Clippers 51 26 0.662 12.5 9-1 Phoenix 38 38 0.500 25.0 4-6 e-Sacramento 26 49 0.347 36.5 4-6 e-LA Lakers 20 55 0.267 42.5 3-7 Southwest W L PCT GB L10 x-Houston 52 24 0.684 0.0 8-2 x-Memphis 52 25 0.675 0.5 5-5 x-San Antonio 50 26 0.658 2.0 9-1 Dallas 46 31 0.597 6.5 4-6 New Orleans 41 34 0.547 10.5 5-5 Playoffs and Wildcards z-Clinched conference title y-Clinched division x-Clinched playoff spot Yesterday’s results Charlotte 92, Philadelphia 91 Boston 117, Toronto 116 (OT) Atlanta 131, Brooklyn 99 Detroit 99, Miami 98 Washington 92, Memphis 83 Orlando 97, Milwaukee 90 Golden State 123, Dallas 110 LA Clippers 107, Denver 92 Portland 99, New Orleans 90 Phoenix 87, Utah 85 Today’s schedule Houston at Oklahoma City, 10 a.m. Chicago at Cleveland, 12:30 p.m. Miami at Indiana, 3 p.m. Golden State at San Antonio, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at New York, 4:30 p.m. Utah at Sacramento, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 6 Portland at Brooklyn, 4 p.m.
GOLF PGA Tour This week’s event April 2-5: Shell Houston Open Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas. Par 27, 7,441 yards. Purse: $6.6 million. 2014 champion: Matt Jones. Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 1 Jordan Spieth -14 69 66 67 T2 Scott Piercy -13 63 74 66 T2 Johnson Wagner -13 69 68 66 T2 Austin Cook -13 68 65 70 5 Shawn Stefani -12 66 69 69 T6 Kelvin Day -11 68 69 68 T6 Paul Casey -11 68 69 68 T6 Charles Howell III -11 66 70 69 T6 Russell Henley -11 69 68 68 T10 Patrick Reed -10 68 71 67 T10 Keegan Bradley -10 70 66 70 T12 Cameron Tringale -9 68 70 69 T12 Sergio Garcia -9 67 71 69 T12 Alex Cejka -9 65 72 70 T12 Michael Putnam -9 68 68 71 T12 Hunter Mahan -9 67 68 72 T12 Luke Guthrie -9 66 68 73 T18 Chad Collins -8 69 69 70 T18 Kevin Streelman -8 70 69 69 T18 Brendon de Jonge -8 73 67 68 T18 K.J. Choi -8 71 69 68 T18 Daniel Berger -8 70 70 68 T18 J.B. Holmes -8 65 70 73 T18 Phil Mickelson -8 66 67 75 Canadian golfers T26 Graham DeLaet -7 67 67 75 T44 Adam Hadwin -5 70 70 71 T52 David Hearn -4 69 70 73
LPGA Tour This week’s event April 2-5: ANA Inspiration Dinah Shore Tournament Course, Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California. Par 72, 6,769 yards. Purse: $2.5 million. Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 1 Sei Young Kim -10 72 65 69 2 Stacy Lewis -7 72 69 68 T3 Brittany Lincicome -6 72 68 70 T3 Morgan Pressel -6 67 72 71 T3 Ariya Jutanugarn -6 71 73 66 T6 Shanshan Feng -5 71 70 70 T6 Moriya Jutanugarn -5 71 70 70 T6 Jenny Shin -5 71 69 71 T9 Lexi Thompson -4 72 69 71 T9 So Yeon Ryu -4 69 72 71 T9 Anna Nordqvist -4 71 72 69 T9 Pat Hurst -4 71 71 70 T9 Mi Hyang Lee -4 74 68 70 T14 Karrie Webb -3 74 72 67 T14 Carlota Ciganda -3 74 71 68 T14 Marina Alex -3 73 71 69 T14 Inbee Park -3 74 69 70 T14 Mirim Lee -3 71 70 72 T19 Stephanie Meadow -2 76 68 70 T19 Catriona Matthew -2 71 69 74 Failed to make cut (+3) - Alena Sharp (CAN) +5 76 73 Upcoming Tour events
PGA Tour The Masters April 9-12, Augusta National, Georgia. Par 72, 7,435 yards. Purse: $9,000,000. 2014 champion: Bubba Watson
LPGA Tour No events this week April 15-18, LPGA Lotte Championship, Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii. Par 72, 6,383 yards. Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Michelle Wie
Champions Tour No events this week April 17-19, Greater Gwinnett Championship (54 holes), TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia. Par 72, 7,259 yards. Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Miguel Angel Jimenez
Web.com Tour No events this week April 16-19, El Bosque Mexico Championship, El Bosque Golf Club, Leon, Mexico. Par 72, 7,701 yards. Purse: $700,000.
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TODAY’S CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 A wife of Jacob 5 Like a mouse 10 Freshwater catch 14 Sanskrit dialect 15 Jaded 16 Hairy twin 17 Sportscaster -- Gumbel 18 Poe’s middle name 19 Large African lake 20 Moors 22 Gridders, often 24 Marrying VIPs 25 Electrical unit 26 Whole extent 29 Camp bed 32 Unsuitable 36 “Bonanza” brother 37 More wacky 39 Wish undone 40 Upstarts 43 “-- -Tiki” 44 Hit the Tab key 45 Final 46 Hound’s track 48 Dirty place 49 Sly tactics 50 Alley from Moo 52 Coffee-break treat 53 Clearly set out 57 Canvas and masts 61 Goofs 62 Pitched in 64 Concept 65 The chills 66 Uttered loudly 67 -- de plume 68 Starfleet journals 69 Exhilarating 70 Gooey mass
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HOROSCOPE by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) You seem to be expressing unusual impulsiveness. Once this passes, you are likely to rein yourself in and decide not to repeat this behavior. Try to understand where the root of the issue is stemming from. Use your instincts with someone at a distance. Tonight: Take in new vistas. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Deal with a child or loved one on a one-on-one level. You could feel as if you are off-kilter or not as sure of yourself as you would like to be. You might be in a situation where you can’t make a decision. Know that more information is forthcoming. Tonight: Dinner for two. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Defer to someone else with the understanding that this approach might be the only way to get this person involved with a project. You have the ability to charm others to go along with your point of view. Tonight: Sort through your many invitations first. CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might be at the end of a cycle that has been very drain-
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ON THE ISLAND
Refitting vital for history research JULIE CHADWICK NANAIMO DAILY NEWS
It’s an unusual skill that most people, even in the field of archaeology, wouldn’t even know they possessed. However Vancouver Island University student Will Hills has had the opportunity through the Education Abroad initiative to cultivate an interest in refitting analysis, an archaeological technique that allows researchers to explore how ancient humans constructed tools from flint and other materials. Next month Hills will make his second trip to Scladina cave. It’s a Middle Paleolithic archeological site in Belgium made famous by the significant discovery of a 100,000-year-old jawbone from a 10-year-old child which yielded previously unknown information about
Neanderthal mt-DNA. Hills previously worked at the site on a two-month internship run through the university and organized by former instructor Cheryl Roy as a partnership with the University of Liege. Once he arrived, Hills was given a one-metre by 50-centimetre plot to excavate with a trowel, and told to slowly remove the layers of sediment to reveal a variety of Lithic material, including animal bones and horse and cave bear teeth. However it was when Hills noticed a variety of refittings that had been completed by onsite archaeologist and Lithics expert Kévin Di Modica at the on-site museum that his interest was piqued. “Basically I mentioned it to him and he was like, ‘Do you want to try it?’ and he gave me
this bag of 36 pieces of flint that he assured me all fit together,” Hills said. “(Refitting) is an analytical research method used in archaeology to piece together artifacts that once were connected. So you can do it with flint, or quartz, or pieces of pottery or bones. In this case it was a block of flint that had been broken apart by a Neanderthal in the process of making a stone tool.” The purpose of refitting is to give researchers information on how the material was knapped and broken apart, as well as on how the site was formed, he added. It turned out Hills had also had an unusual knack for fitting the pieces together. “He definitely showed skill and he showed patience. There’s a lot of things you can do in archaeology and paleoanthro-
pology that require some degree of patience but this - think about doing a three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle where you don’t have a picture to work from and all the pieces look essentially the same,” said VIU anthropology professor David Hopwood, who will supervise the student trip to Scladina this year. “So that’s basically what Will was doing, and he apparently had an aptitude for it, which is one of the reasons why he’s being invited back.” Once he had worked with flint and became familiar with the process, Hills was given the more difficult task of refitting their collection of quartz pieces, which are much more fragile. Most of the researchers were on vacation, so Hills got to work on his own and managed to complete 14 refittings. “It’s a weird, niche kind of
research,” Hills said. “I don’t know exactly how you can be good at it. For me it just seemed to be a lot of patience. There’s very few academic papers on quartz refittings. I can probably count how many I’ve read on one hand.” This makes research into the field of quartz tools valuable, and when Hills returns to the site on May 4 for his threemonth internship, he will have access to their entire collection of quartz collected from another archaeological site in Belgium. With a focus on simply building up the available data on quartz tools from this era, Hills hopes to later move into analysis of the material as part of a master’s degree project in archaeology at Simon Fraser University, once his anthropology degree at VIU is complete.
Believers face bigotry: Lunney ICU closures have occurred in past: WCGH LUNNEY, from Page 1
“It begs the question, who wrote the program?” he asks. “The science world is having a lot of discussion about that.” He says he’s proud of a 15-year career as a legislator for the midIsland, citing manned lights kept going on the coast (seven of 27 of those around the mid-Island, including Lennart, Carmanah, Pachena and Cape Beale). He called the decision to close Amphitrite Point’s MCTS “boneheaded” and still hopes for a research or spill-prevention centre for the hollowed out operation in Ucluelet On the upside on the West Coast, he cites funding for the Ucluelet Community Centre, wharf improvements, a highway rebuild for the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve and the Wild Pacific Trail, as well as new schools in Hesquiaht, Ahousaht, and $27 million for the creation of Ty Histanis. “I don’t feel it’s right or fair that
I should have to end my political career being defined by others as an idiot, when frankly I know what I believe, and what I believe is solid, and what other Christians believe is solid,” he said. Lunney cites First Nations beliefs in a creator and supreme being, and their concepts of connectedness. “To be told that belief in a creator makes them unworthy to serve in politics is a form of bigotry from another century that’s no longer welcome here,” Lunney said. “It’s inconsistent with Canadian values.” And if other politicians blanch at the idea of having their faith challenged in legislatures or in the scrum of the TV cameras or on talk shows, Lunney says to bring it. “The bigots are still at it. So it’s not over till it’s over,” Lunney said. “Now is the time for me to speak up ... I’m not prepared to see Christians cut out of politics by ignorant people who don’t understand how their own cells work.”
HOSPITAL, from Page 1 “The ICU remained open to assist in stabilization and monitoring of patients. We did close the unit for two 12-hour periods due to a nursing staffing shortage.” The issue has since been resolved as the hospital’s two internists have become available, but ICU closures have occurred in the past, said West Coast General’s site director Ellen Brown. To handle these circumstances a backup plan is used, which entails consulting with internal medicine specialists at larger hospitals, transporting patients to other facilities or just using the medical expertise available locally. During the service gap in late March ambulance personnel were alerted in case transportation outside the community was required. Dr. Sam Williams, an internist for patients over 75, was in the hospital over the period, said Brown.
“The ICU remained open to assist in stabilization and monitoring of patients. We did close the unit for two 12hour periods due to a nursing staff shortage.” Valerie Wilson, Island Health
“We always have other physicians at the ready who are aware and able to help us,” she said. “We did have [an] internist on site for most of the days. On the days that we didn’t, the emergency room physicians relied on telephone consultation.” Island Health is currently searching for a third internist to return the ICU to its former number of specialists. “Recruiting specialists to more rural areas or small cities like
Port Alberni has always been challenging,” Brown said. “But we have committed physicians here, we’re very fortunate and I really think that this was just a circumstance that we found ourselves in that we did resolve to the best of our ability.” The addition of another internist will put medical professionals currently working at the hospital more at ease, said Van Der Merwe. “It’s a lot of things that can happen if we haven’t got internal medicine. It is a risk, of course,” he said. “The doctors are not happy with it, they feel unsafe. They worry that something could happen in their shift when they don’t have the coverage.” EPlummer@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to news@avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
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Proline Glass opens new location KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
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roline Glass has recently moved to a more convenient location in order to serve their customers better. One thing that hasn’t changed in the last 15 years is their commitment to reliable. Owner Bill Scott has 38 years of experience in the glass business. As a ticketed journeyman glazier and ticketed automotive glass installer, he knows his way around any type of glass. Scott trained through an apprenticeship program after working in construction in Vancouver. He was trained at Speedy Auto Glass the largest auto glass company in Canada, where he gained much of his experience. Fifteen years ago, he decided to go out on his own and opened Proline Glass. For a couple of months he was working out of his home to get the business established. He moved to a storefront location on Margaret Street to meet his customer’s needs. “Even after 14 years, there was still the odd person who didn’t know where I was, so I moved here last November,” Scott said. Located on Tenth Avenue just past Roger Street, the shop better suits his needs and is more visible. It will soon be hard to
miss when he installs a large illuminated sign out front. All types of work are accepted at the shop, from small picture frames, shower doors and mirrors to residential and commercial installations. Although he works on anything glassrelated, the majority of Scott’s jobs are on vehicles and homes. Since those are two of many people’s largest investments, Scott feels it is his duty to help people understand the importance of quality products and workmanship. When choosing windows for your new home or renovation jobs it is important to know what to ask and yes all windows are not created equal. “I like to educate people on the different qualities of windows and how they are installed,” he said. All windows are glass and have vinyl too, he added. It is what is inside that makes the difference, Scott said. The frame itself will make a difference in the performance of the window. If you were to cut your new window frame in half what would you see? Chambers within the frame itself. Some windows only have two chambers within its frame. Proline’s supplier has six sealed chambers. Each sealed chamber creates free insulation to stop the transfer of cold to the inside of your home. The more chambers
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the better because in the winter weather, each chamber acts as its own insulated environment. The chambers create dead air space and if the cold has too few to go through the metal, it will start to sweat and eventually cause mould to form. When it comes to installation, Scott is against what he refers to as the piggy back system. “Some installers take the glass out and leave the existing aluminum window then slide the
new glass over,” he said. “That will cause sweating.” He said if there is mould and a wooden trim is put around the window, it will become an ideal environment for further mold growth and eventually dry rot. “What I suggest is that the old aluminum should always be removed,” he said. “It might cost more but when I go home at night, I can rest easy. That is as close as it comes to new construction. If it is done correctly,
there will be no problems in the long run.” Scott warns that windows installed incorrectly could cause dry wall problems and would require someone to open up the walls of the house. “That opens up a whole other can of worms,” he said. Scott also encourages home and vehicle owners to learn about the windows they are purchasing and to ask questions. He is open to explaining his glass and procedures and believes everyone has the right to know what is going into his or her job. “I never cut corners,” he said. “I would like to see my future customers be more educated and want to ask more questions so they know that they have picked the right company and the products match what is being offered.” Proline Glass is also an ICBC Glass Express shop and can handle ICBC claims without customers having to go anywhere else after an accident. If you have any questions on any glasswork needs, Scott can be found at the shop at 4350 10th Avenue from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. KDobson@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext. 234
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he Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Excellence Awards is coming up on April 24. In total, 39 local businesses and individuals have been nominated based on a number of qualifications. The finalists for Social Media include The Funk Trunk, Jim’s Clothes Closet and Walk the Coast. The Funk Trunk has been in business for eight and a half years and employs five local employees. Owner Susan Kozlowski said the store offers a variety of unique and high quality clothing and accessories and is committed to making her customers feel valued. “Our goal is to provide our customers with an unparalleled shopping experience based on amazing customer service,” she said. “We work hard to ensure that every customer leaves our store with great memories of their shopping experience.” The store also hosts and supports numerous charity events. Jim’s Clothes Closet is a longterm local business that has been serving customers for 46 years. General manager, Drew Bradley, said the key to success is simple. “Quality product and excellent customer service,” he said. “We personally select all our products to create a truly unique menswear store. We have never sacrificed quality to bring down price.” Walk the Coast celebrates its tenth year in business this month. Manager and buyer Sarah Jones said the store focuses on constant evaluation and responding to the changing needs of its customers. “Walk the Coast stands out due to it’s incredibly varied inventory,” Jones said. “Walk the Coast has the largest selection of shoes for any independent shoe store on Vancouver Island.”
The nominees for the Health and Wellness award are Ozzie’s Cycle, The Alberni Natural Health Group and Sandra Gentleman. The Alberni Natural Health Group provides an holistic approach to health and wellness all under one roof. Consisting of numerous practitioners, each specializes on his or her clients needs, but also has the ability to provide referrals to colleagues right in the same building. The team consists of Brent Manson, Chiropractor, Registered Massage Therapists Andi Shannon, Christine Deyoung and Tyler Komjati, Naturopath Doctors Dr. Andrea Rayburn and Dr. Jeannie Doig and Registered Acupuncturists Matt Kupnicki and Tammy Chater. Upstairs are the offices of Jennifer Hewko, Licensed Practical Nurse and Midwife, as well as Registered Clincal Counsellors Dea Parsanishi, Lindy Devine, Pamela Ana, Margaret Bird and Wendy Edwards. Also upstairs is Irene Bilton, Registered Jin Shin Do Acupressurist, Reiki Master/ Teacher and Yoga Teacher. Long-time dietitian, Sandra Gentleman works in the same building as part of the Integrated Health Network team to support those living with chronic disease. She also engages in similar roles at Tsawaayuus (Rainbow Gardens), the BC Cancer Agency and WCGH. Through both her work and volunteer roles, Gentleman is passionate about increasing awareness and engaging more people in active, healthy living. Ozzie’s Cycle has been providing the Valley with cycling needs since 1993. Owner Lee Blais said he and partner, Gordon Randall are both cyclists and sincerely want everyone’s experience on a bike to be as great as possible. “I just want people to be happy on bikes,” Blais said.
The Visitor Centre’s Norma Doucette is looking forward to honouring all of the finalist of the Chamber’s Business Excellence Awards on April 24. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Three outstanding youth have been selected to run in the Youth of the Year category, including Caleb Savard, Eric Gill and Daniel Tsau. Savard is a Grade 11 honours French student and athlete, as well as a hard worker. New to Port Alberni for only two years, Savard has been working on a farm raising various organic vegetables and raising animals. He also works as a bus boy at Swept Away Inn. Gill is an avid sports enthusiast and volunteer. When not playing hockey or golf, he is often on the sidelines as a first aid volunteer after becoming a licensed EMR at the age of 16. He is a member of the Alberni Valley Search and Rescue and Cherry Creek Volunteer Fire Department. He also participates in many community fundraising events.
Daniel Tsai is a sixteen-year old business owner and recently opened his shop, Tailor Me, on the corner of Argyle Street and Third Avenue. Currently in grade 11, Tsai maintains straight A’s in all of his classes while working up to 50 hours per week. Tsai has strong ties to his family and community and as such, is passionate about giving back. He donates five per cent of his profit to the ADSS Textile Program. Ryan Dvorak has been singled out as a finalist for The Green Award. Currently a teacher of Sustainable Resources 11/12 and Project Based Learning at ADSS, Dvorak has been involved in many efforts to improve the local area, trail/bridge building, maintenance of the log train trail, rebuilding the Cherry Creek fish trap, various riparian restoration efforts, invasive species removal
and education through the Gently Down the Creek program. For businesses, Sun Coast Waste and Alberni Eco Dry Cleaners are up for the environmentallyFriendly award. Sun Coast Waste provides garbage and recycling services from Campbell River to Nanaimo and points in between, including Cowichan and the Alberni Valley. Alberni Eco Dry Cleaners has been in operation since 1997 but recently purchased a new machine that uses a water soluable, biodegradable and non-toxic solvent. “It is a brand new way of doing things,” said owner Angela Vanderlee. This is the first of three instalments that will introduce each of the nominees in various categories. KDobson@avtimes.net
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