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Mental health calls up for RCMP New plan for Port Alberni police detachment puts focus on better understanding of psychological issues ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

In response to a growing number of mental health-related calls, the Port Alberni RCMP is putting a greater emphasis on dealing with those suffering from psychological conditions over the next year. Better enforcement of mental health-related incidents has been included in the local police detachment’s new Annual Performance Plan for the next 12month period. This puts a focus on improving the public’s understanding of psychological illnesses and decreasing the impact mental health issues have on calls for service. To better handle the prevalence of mental health issues, RCMP members receive training in deal-

ing with emotionally disturbed people compassionately and safely, said Cpl. Jen Allan in an email to the Times. “Mental illness isn’t a crime, however we recognize that it is a common factor in many of our calls for service, and as such we are looking at mental health from both a crime and social perspective,” she said. “In the last five years we have seen a marked increase in calls of suicidal persons, and rarely does a shift pass for our members during which they aren’t managing a call that has some mental health component to it.” The mental health priority replaces youth and substance abuse, two areas of focus police honed in on over the last year, including performing 382 checks

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of licensed establishments. Drug involvement in calls to police declined 12 per cent over this period. Other priorities returning to the Annual Performance Plan this year are crime reduction, visibility and engagement in the community as well as traffic

enforcement. While mental health issues are playing a growing role in the RCMP’s workload, the overall number of calls for service has declined by seven per cent so far this year compared to the first quarter of 2014. Violent crime has fallen by three per cent, while property-related offences are up 13 per cent. While Allan said it’s not unusual for crime trends to fluctuate over the course of the year, she attributes the rise in property offences to a sharp increase in thefts of boats and boat parts, both private and commercial. “In response we have implemented crime reduction and prevention techniques that specifically target this activity” she said. “The same evidence-based action

is taken when we identify crime ‘hot spots’ in the community, be it a drug house or a wave of breakins in a certain neighbourhood.” This years’ decline in violent crime is welcome news in Port Alberni, which carries the highest Crime Severity Index of any city on Vancouver Island. This Statistics Canada ranking considers the volume of crime in a community while giving more weight to serious offences. Port Alberni’s overall crime severity index puts the city 21st in Canada for offences, or ninth in B.C. With consideration to violent crime the waterfront community ranks 10th in the country, based on the most recently available statistics from 2013. eric.plummer@avtimes.net

ENVIRONMENT

Edible landscapes: Alberni woman wants to transform property into urban garden KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Firefighters’ fundraise for Muscular Dystrophy Firefighters from all over the Alberni Valley will be joining forces for their longest-running collaborative fundraiser: the annual drive for muscular dystrophy. » Alberni Region, 3A

Artist fuses loves of clay pots and green gardens Yolande Fournier looks forward to sharing her love of pottery at this year’s Days with the Arts, a fundraiser for the Community Arts Council. » Community, 5A

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A local urban gardener is putting the call out to all green thumbs of the Valley. Jen Fisher-Bradley is looking for people who want to dig in the garden and help transform a property from a blank canvas to an edible landscape. The outcome is expected to be two-fold when it comes to combating climate change. “There are two important things we can do,” Fisher-Bradley said. “One is to not waste the food we buy and the other is to learn how to grow food locally.” Fisher-Bradley has an urban farm on Fourth Avenue that supplies herbs, seeds, vegetables and plants as a means of encouraging small scale sustainability within the community. The property next door is currently bare and will be the project material for an upcoming workshop. The goal is to create a flourishing, edible landscape with the help of local hands. Conducted by Fisher-Bradley and edible landscape designer, Helena Hartwood, the workshops are aimed at teaching hands-on skills and providing people with the knowledge to take to their own home and yards. “If the community has these skills, then it will make us all more resilient,” Fisher- Bradley said. “Consider it an investment in our future. It is about creating a local urban farming community.” Fisher-Bradley also said edible landscapes are not only useful, but are a means of beautifying property. She likes to include fruit and nut trees, berry bushes, herbs and vegetables. “We will teach people ways to make it low maintenance and cre-

Jen Fisher-Bradley wants to see this blank canvas of land transformed into a useful edible landscape. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

“This will empower, educate and supply other urban farmers with seeds, seedlings and knowledge.” Jen Fisher-Bradley, urban farmer

ate an eco-system that imitates nature,” Fisher-Bradley said. Participants will learn to use perennials, how to manage pests, including deer, without the use of poisonous chemicals and how to work through water restriction

and drought challenges. FisherBradley hopes it will empower people to be less dependent on other food sources. “With the droughts in California, we have to think about where our food is coming from,” she said. She also wants to create a community of urban farmers in the same area of South Port where there are no nearby grocery stores. “This will empower, educate and supply other urban farmers with seeds, seedlings and knowledge,” she said. Fisher-Bradley’s passion comes from her many years of saving

seeds and growing her own food. “Also as a mother and grandmother, I worry about food security,” she said. “Taking action on an issue is good for mental health and that’s a concern of mine. It’s hard work, but I enjoy that and I enjoy being able to create a certain amount of resilience.” Once the workshop is complete, the bounty will be used for continual harvest and sales at the next door property and home of Mirabel Urban Farm Market. Anyone interested in signing up can call 250-730-9413. kristi.dobson@avtimes.net

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COMMUNITY

Fireﬁghters’ fundraiser for Muscular Dystrophy KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Firefighters from all over the Alberni Valley will be joining forces and battling for a cause on Friday and Saturday. The annual drive for muscular dystrophy is the longest running fundraiser taken on by all of the departments in town, including the Port Alberni Fire Department, and the volunteer departments of Beaver Creek, Cherry Creek and Sproat Lake. By teaming up, volunteers will be able to work at more locations and collect more money for Muscular Dystrophy Canada. “This charity was chosen years ago and the tradition has carried through,” said Port Alberni firefighter Andre Guerin. As muscular dystrophy chair for the collective group of local fire departments, Guerin is proud of their involvement. “We’ve been doing this in Port Alberni for over 50 years, which

“We’ve been doing this in Port Alberni for over 50 years”

“That is why they are so passionate,” Guerin said. After five years in Tofino, Claire Macdonald, is relatively new to the Sproat Lake Volunteer Fire Department and will be joining forces for the fundraiser here. “I did it in Tofino and it is a great way to be visible in the community, help out and give back,” Macdonald said. “This year it will be a good chance to meet more new people.” Although they do not set fundraising goals, the group usually raises between eight and twelve thousand dollars each year. Volunteer members will be covering about 24 locations from Friday evening and through the day on Saturday. “All the kids seem to like it too,” Guerin said. “And the community always helps out with coffee and donuts.”

Andre Guerin, Port Alberni firefighter

is one of the longest [running] communities in BC,” he said. “It is important because all the money raised in town goes to people with muscular dystrophy in Port Alberni.” There has been passion for the cause, which has inspired others to keep the fundraising going. Wim Van Herk’s daughter has the neuromuscular disorder. The retired firefighter and City fire inspector volunteered many hours in front of storefronts with his fire hat out. Ron Barclay, a volunteer with the Beaver Creek Fire Department, lost his sister to muscular dystrophy and still volunteers with the drive.

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Firefighters will be out in force on Friday night and Saturday collecting donations to help those with Muscular Dystrophy. Clockwise from left are Mike Sparrow, Cherry Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Claire Macdonald, Sproat Lake Volunteer Fire Department, Mike Kobus, Beaver Creek Volunteer Fire Department and Andre Guerin, Port Alberni Fire Department. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

EDUCATION

Alberni meeting challenges for French Immersion demand branch. “In many cases students training to become French Immersion teachers are being approached and recruited before they graduate. The shortage is acute and widespread.” Out of 45 districts surveyed for the CPF report, 85 per cent responded that

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Public school enrolment may be declining in Alberni, but demand for French Immersion continues to rise every year. According to a labour market report released Wednesday by the B.C. and Yukon branch of Canadian Parents for French, there is a critical shortage of French Immersion teachers across the province. “That is very true,” said Marc Fryer, French Immersion coordinator for the Alberni School District. “We’ve been able to meet the demand so far, but just.” Since Fryer started teaching here three years ago, parents and children have not been turned away from enrolling in the local immersion program, unlike other Island districts such as Nanaimo. “We’re lucky,” Fryer said. “It’s really deluxe for the people here.” Alberni’s School District 70 reflects the provincial trend, with overall enrolment across B.C. decreasing while French Immersion numbers continue to climb. SD70 has hired at least one teacher per year for the French Immersion program for the past six years, Fryer said. That was when Alberni introduced the Late French Immersion program, starting for students in Grade 6. Those students are now in Grade 12 and Fryer said he expects the rapid rise in enrolment to slow down over the next few years. Early French Immersion started in the district back in 1980, and begins for students in kindergarten or Grade 1. Both early and late programs continue into secondary school and coexist for students at ADSS in grades 8 to 12. From 2009 to 2015 public school enrolment in Alberni dropped by about 800 students; but in sharp contrast to that overall trend, French Immersion enrolment increased by nearly 100 students. As a result, the percentage of public school students in the district in French Immersion programs continues to rise, now comprising more than 11 per cent with over 400 students enrolled in the district out of just under 3,600 total. Competition is steep for school districts looking to attract French Immersion teachers. “They realize their value,” said Fryer. The district coordinator travelled to the University of British Columbia in January for a career fair to meet bachelor of education students trained for French Immersion.

it is “challenging” or “very challenging” to meet the demand for French Immersion. The top two challenges were listed as a “lack of physical space” and a “lack of teaching staff.” Fryer said space is nearly full at Alberni Elementary for French Immersion, but

there are still a few spots left for kindergarten students. Fryer said he’s been working with other districts and Vancouver Island University to coordinate a program for training French Immersion teachers on the Island. martin.wissmath@avtimes.net

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Luke McIvor teaches the Grade 5 French Immersion class at École Alberni Elementary School last year. French Immersion enrolment has been increasing every year despite a declining overall trend.

Because their salaries are equivalent to other teachers, districts need to find different incentives to attract French teachers, Fryer said. One way to bring them here is affordability and location. “They can’t live in Metro Vancouver with the cost of living there,” he said. “Really this town and our situation here with the affordability and proximity to the West Coast …they soon discover how awesome it is here. I think that’s part of the reason we’ve done well.” With the impending school reconfiguration in Alberni at the end of this school year, the early and late French Immersion programs will be combined at Alberni Elementary School. E.J. Dunn’s program will

move there as the district eliminates middle schools and shifts into a kindergarten to Grade 7 model. “I think it’s good,” said Fryer of the move, adding French Immersion students will benefit from being schooled in the same building. “We’re creating a French atmosphere that benefits all the kids.” Across the province, overall public school enrolment has decreased from over 600,000 in 2004 to about 560,000 in 2014. French Immersion enrolment in B.C. has increased in the past decade from about 35,000 to nearly 50,000. “French Immersion teachers are in red-hot demand,” stated Patti Holm, president of the Canadian Parents for French B.C. and Yukon

Pursuant to Sections 890, 891, and 892 of the Local Government Act, Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 4850 Argyle Street, Port Alberni, BC on Monday, April 27, 2015 at 6:00 pm to hear representation about the following proposed bylaws: A. B.

"Zoning Text Amendment No. T3 (Site Specific Use – C4 Highway Commercial), Bylaw No. 4868". "Zoning Text Amendment No. T4 (Site Specific Use – C7 Core Business ), Bylaw No. 4869".

Site Specific Uses in C4 Highway Commercial zone and in C7 Core Business zone (APPLICANT: City of Port Alberni) The applicant is applying to amend the Zoning Bylaw to for clarity and accuracy: Zoning Text Amendments: 1.

Applying to amend the text of Port Alberni Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 4832 as follows: a) By deleting the following text from Section 5.21.5 C4 Highway Commercial Site Specific Uses table under the ‘Site Address’ column: "3835 Redford Street"; and b) By deleting the following text from Section 5.21.5 C4 Highway Commercial Site Specific Uses table under the ‘Site Legal Description’ column: "Lot 1, District Lot 45, Alberni District, Plan 50735"; and c) By adding the following text to Section 5.21.5 C4 Highway Commercial Site Specific Uses table under the ‘Site Address’ column: "3825 Redford Street"; and d) By adding the following text to Section 5.21.5 C4 Highway Commercial Site Specific Uses table under the ‘Site Legal Description’ column: "Lot B, District Lot 45, Alberni District, Plan EPP43903".

Applying to amend the text of Port Alberni Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 4832 as follows: a) By deleting the following text from Section 5.24.5 C7 Core Business Site Specific Uses table under the ‘Site Address’ column: "5170 Argyle Street"; and b) By deleting the following text from Section 5.24.5 C7 Core Business Site Specific Uses table under the ‘Site Legal Description’ column: "Lots 23 & 24, Block 86, District Lot 1, Alberni District, Plan 197".

TAKE NOTICE THAT persons who deem their interest in property affected by the above noted bylaw amendments shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard before Council on matters related thereto. Written submissions should be addressed to City Council, 4850 Argyle Street, Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 1V8. The above noted bylaw amendments, together with the Port Alberni Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 4832, may be inspected at the offices of the Planning Department, City Hall, 4850 Argyle St., between Monday and Friday (exclusive of statutory holidays) from April 17, 2015 to April 27, 2015 during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). DATED AT PORT ALBERNI, B.C. this 17th day of April, 2015. Scott Smith, City Planner

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New kiteboarding launch a spray of hope

n Monday afternoon a waterfront event took place with little fanfare, but one with significance for the developing community signature of the Alberni Valley. A small group of kiteboarding enthusiasts gathered at a new launch site for their exhilarating sport near the Maritime Discovery Centre Lighthouse by the Harbour Quay Marina. They launched and took to the air, christening the new location in the waters of the Inlet, catching the Valley’s famous thermal winds for some gnarly kiteboard hang time. It was the triumphant return of a waterfront activity that was gradually gaining a reputation for Port Alberni; but nearly petered out this year

under pressure from the port authority. When the Port Alberni Port Authority (affectionately known as PAPA) announced in January that kiteboarding would be banned at Centennial Pier, public outcry rang out in the Valley. Letters poured in to city hall and the Alberni Valley Times decrying the decision as short-sighted, and one that would limit Alberni’s ability to forge a new identity beyond the industrial legacy of paper, logging or fishing. Alberni was on the verge of a “golden opportunity” to become a worldwide kiteboarding destination, noted one ardent devotee of the fast-growing water sport. Dozens of “kiters” already travel here from all over Vancouver

Island and beyond to experience the Inlet’s wicked wind. It’s apparently become famous as an advanced location for the activity. Nitinat Lake, 90 kilometres south of the Valley, is an even more popular spot and not as punishing for kiters with less experience. All that potential was in jeopardy because of the ban put on Centennial Pier. And just to make sure the message was clear, the port authority quickly put up signs along the breakwater noting the prohibition. Safety first, of course. The Port Alberni Fire Department had previously taken a stance on PAPA’s side of the safety issue, pointing out how dangerous it was to launch from the pier. If someone fell, waves

could push them against the breakwater and drag them down, or entangle them in ropes. Jumping off there into a strong current just wasn’t a good idea, they said. But PAPA had compassion on the suffering of his people, and only a few short weeks after the ban was announced (and with the help of some grassroots lobbying) kiteboarding was given a new hope, and another, safer, location was identified. A campaign is now underway to find a new brand for the Alberni Valley, to market this pleasant place to the rest of the province, the country and the world as a place worth visiting (and spending some money). Diversifying Alberni’s image is a key element in this

search, and developing our waterfront or promoting new, exciting activities such as kiteboarding can only help. The persistence of a small group of hardcore kiters and waterfront advocates paid off this week. They’ve demonstrated that passionate belief in our potential and community spirit is what creates our collective identity. Any brand we find to market ourselves, if it’s simply true to that spirit and passion, will serve us well as we launch into the future. ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Re: Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce awards night I find it very disappointing that the awards night is booked at a venue that is not wheelchair accessible or has a bathroom that is suitable for a person in a wheelchair if they were able to get into the facility. I was going to attend the event however now I am not able to. It seems as if the Chamber is trying to send out a message “People in wheelchairs not welcome” Norm Bisaro Port Alberni

Ottawa’s selling us nursery rhymes The Federal Budget was presented on April 21st, by the Finance Minister who, in keeping with tradition, had purchased a new pair of shoes the previous day. Just as well he chose a pair of black New Balance sneakers with Tory Blue laces, as he needed to do some fancy footwork in proudly proclaiming that his budget was really balanced. Essentially he moved a couple billion bucks from the emergency Contingency Fund into General Revenue – equivalent of moving almost everything from your Savings Account into your Credit Card or Chequeing Account. Those who are completely deaf, dumb, blind and stupid

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may believe all the balanced budget ballyhoo from the Harper Government, but those of us not so afflicted can see through it like a pane of glass. The Tories want it to sound like the opening of the Nursery Rhyme “Little Boy Blue come blow your horn”, but in reality it’s the closing of another Nursery Rhyme : “Ring Around the Roses” – “ashes, ashes, we all fall down” – meaning we are all getting burned again. The Budget didn’t mention aid to help save the lives of refugees fleeing by sea from Libya; apparently the Harper Government doesn’t give a rodent’s rectum for anything as picayune as floating death traps. They spent about $347million on the NATO bombing campaign to ouster General

Gaddafi in 2011, and another $850,000 for the self-congratulatory Mission Accomplishedtype flypast for the Prime Minister, Governor-General, their spouses, and other Ottawa big-wigs grinning ear-to-ear like conquering heroes. Of course, what NATO really accomplished was to leave a badly broken country with no government, rife for terrorist groups like ISIS to take over, and no rules and regulations in ports, etc.. Libya is fertile ground for all types of corruption and skullduggery, not least the human-trafficking to Europe; every day more and more African refugees tragically drown en route to Italy. NATO members, including Canada, who smashed the country into pieces with its bombs, should definitely be cleaning up the mess and chaos left behind. They should start with urgently doing something for those who risk their lives sailing in overloaded and unseaworthy vessels from its lawless ports, desperately seeking a better life in Europe. To paraphrase the closing lines of Humpty Dumpty “all the NATO horses and all the NATO men, should try and put Libya back together again”. Yours sincerely, Bernie Smith Parksville

Cyclists should be tested to make our roads safer Re: ‘Road Test’ (Nanaimo Daily News, April 13)

Darrell Bellaart thinks retesting drivers is not such a bad idea. I don’t see the point. Few drivers follow the Road Sense for Drivers, B.C.’s Safe Driving Guide anyway, and there is precious little police enforcement. I’ve written to council about this and I don’t even get an acknowledgement of their having received my letter. The system is pretty well broken down and life goes on. Anyhow, council is focused on the really important stuff like making sure Christians don’t get to use the conference centre, and funding for the Empire Days festivities is mysteriously absent from the grant list council voted to approve. Actually, I’ve got a better idea. There is no testing of any kind for bicycle riders and few of them bother with signaling their intentions, or stopping at stop signs, etc. Let’s have a written exam for them, and when they pass it, put a decal on their bike like was done during the war. There was no riding test, of course, but there were far fewer vehicles on the road back then. If you could count on bicycle riders following the rules of the road, it wouldn’t be as necessary for all the shoulder checks that Mr. Bellaart was so nervous about. Norm Godfrey Nanaimo » We want to hear from you. Send comments on these letters to news@avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

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Artist fuses love of clay and gardens

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olande Fournier was born in Vancouver and raised for the first eight years of her life in the small mill town of Wood Fiber. Originally the only way in and out of the community was by boat, which happened to be the sister ship of the Lady Rose. When she eventually planted roots in Port Alberni, Yolande was reminiscent of her childhood on the boat. “It was deja vu, especially the first time I went on the Lady Rose as an adult,” she said. The town of Wood Fiber, including the residents’ homes, was company-owned by the mill, where her father worked. “Workers from the mill would paint the house and an electrician would come if a light bulb needed to be changed,” Yolande said. Her father was from New Brunswick, but when the Japanese workers were being interned, many French Canadian workers were being recruited to British Columbia. He then joined the army from New Brunswick and upon return, was guaranteed a job at the mill. Rather than being demobilized on the east coast, where he was from, he was able to be let off in Vancouver. Yolande’s mother was living in Montreal and working as a welder in a shipyard. Her father saved enough money to bring her over and the two married in 1947. Yolande grew up the eldest of a brother, who was twelve years younger and sister, who was three years younger. She took on somewhat of a mother role, taking care of her brother, changing diapers and feeding him. As a result, she was always occupied with babysitting jobs as a youth. Yolande grew up educated in Catholic schools, the first being a small convent housing kindergarten to Grade 12 in Wood Fiber. When the mill shut down, her father was hired briefly in Nanaimo while she attended Grade 3, but moved to Port Alberni part-way through the school year. Rather than move, Yolande stayed at the boarding school and bussed to Port Alberni by herself on weekends. “I gained a sense of independence,” she said. “I packed my suitcase and would walk to the bus depot and then to my parent’s house.” In Port Alberni, Yolande attended Glenwood Elementary, Smith Memorial and ADSS. She was an avid reader and remembers walking from home in the Glenwood area to the library near City Hall. “Our house was always full of music and my mom started reading to us early,” she said. “One of my sister’s early memories is of my mom and I in the living room with our heads in our books.” At 16, Yolande took a job at Woodward’s every Friday after school and then at the Sears catalogue store after graduation. From there she saved to attend a technical institute in Vancouver, where she was trained in key punching for the older generation of computers. “I never did use that but it lead me to an insurance office,” she said. “I started in the typing pool but it was stressful because you couldn’t make any mistakes, so I moved on to records.” Yolande eventually moved back to Port Alberni and took on finance positions at the credit bureau, Royal Band and CIBC. She also worked at Dr. Zens’ dental office. It was later, when she started a nursery business, that she was able to get back to her hands-on passion. Known as the “Tomato Lady”, she sold plants, vegetables, jams and pottery at the Farmers Market. She had a huge garden with 20 raised beds and a greenhouse. She also had the opportunity to get back into pottery, which she started in the 1970s out of curiousity. “I took a class at night school because it was popular,” she said. “The first time I touched clay, I fell in love with it.” When she down-sized eleven years ago to a trailer, she had a friend build a studio. “He told me to draw what I wanted and he would build it,” she said. “We put up the first wall together.” Another friend helped out by constructing an extruder from plans out of magazine from the 1970s.

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6A | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES | THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015

SCOREBOARD HOCKEY

Senators 1, Canadiens 0

NHL Playoffs - Round 1 All series best-of-seven Yesterday’s results (All Games 4) Ottawa 1, Montreal 0 (Montreal leads series 3-1) NY Rangers 2, Pittsburgh 1 (OT) (Rangers lead series 3-1) St. Louis 6, Minnesota 1 (Series tied 2-2) Anaheim 5, Winnipeg 2 (Anaheim sweeps series 4-0) Today’s schedule (Game 4) Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4 p.m. (Detroit leads series 2-1) Also today (Games 5) Chicago at Nashville (Chicago leads series 3-1) Calgary at Vancouver (Calgary leads series 3-1) NY Islanders at Washington (Series tied 2-2)

* C. Anderson (Ottawa): Saves: 28 ** M. Hoffman (Ottawa): Goals: 1 *** C. Price (Montreal): Saves: 31

Friday, April 24 (Games 5) Minnesota at St. Louis Ottawa at Montreal Winnipeg at Anaheim Pittsburgh at NY Rangers

Rangers 2, Penguins 1 (OT)

Saturday, April 25 (Games 6) Nashville at Chicago Vancouver at Calgary Detroit at Tampa Bay Washington at NY Islanders Sunday, April 26 (Games 6) St. Louis at Minnesota Montreal at Ottawa NY Rangers at Pittsburgh

Ducks 5, Jets 2 First Period 1. Winnipeg, Little (2) (Byfuglien, Perreault) 16:26 (PP) 2. Anaheim, Etem (1) (Perry, Vatanen) 17:52 Penalties: Cogliano Ana (Tripping Jacob Trouba) 16:07 Second Period 3. Anaheim, Cogliano (1) (Perry, Lindholm) 12:55 Penalties: Silfverberg Ana (Holding Tyler Myers) 9:56, Stuart Wpg (Holding Jakob Silfverberg) 13:08 Third Period 4. Anaheim, Kesler (2) (Despres, Fleischmann) 6:41 5. Winnipeg, Stuart (1) (Ladd, Little) 10:27 6. Anaheim, Kesler (3) (Silfverberg, Maroon) 15:11 7. Anaheim, Vatanen (2) 19:33 (PP) Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Anaheim 10 12 13 35 Winnipeg 10 9 7 26 Goaltending summary: Anaheim: Andersen (25/27), Winnipeg: Pavelec (30/34) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Anaheim: 0 of 1, Winnipeg: 1 of 3 Att: 15,016 Playoff stats Points GP 1 Nicklas Backstrom, WSH 4 2 Corey Perry, ANA 3 2 Jonathan Toews, CHI 4 2 Craig Smith, NSH 4 2 Marian Hossa, CHI 4 6 Kris Russell, CGY 4 6 Ryan Getzlaf, ANA 3 (9 others with 4 points)

G 3 3 2 2 0 2 1

A Pts 3 6 2 5 3 5 3 5 5 5 2 4 3 4

Goal Against Avg 1 Ryan Miller, VAN 1 Karri Ramo, CGY 3 Scott Darling, CHI 4 Craig Anderson, OTT 5 Braden Holtby, WSH 6 Carey Price, MTL 7 Jonas Hiller, CGY 8 Jake Allen, STL 9 Jaroslav Halak, NYI 9 Petr Mrazek, DET

L 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 1

GAA 0.00 0.00 1.05 1.74 1.89 1.88 1.79 1.68 1.92 2.25

GP W 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 3 1 3 3 4 3 3 1 4 2 3 2

First Period No scoring Penalties: Borowiecki Ott (Interference of Jeff Petry) 6:05, Borowiecki Ott (Cross checking David Desharnais) 18:21 Second Period No scoring Penalties: Desharnais Mtl (Hooking Cody Ceci) 3:56, Emelin Mtl (Interference of Kyle Turris) 15:00 Third Period 1. Ottawa, Hoffman (1) (Ceci) 9:05 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Montreal 11 10 7 28 Ottawa 9 11 12 32 Goaltending summary: Montreal: Price (31/32), Ottawa: Anderson (28/28) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Montreal: 0 of 3, Ottawa: 0 of 2 Att: 20,500 (100% capacity)

First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Hornqvist (2) (Lovejoy, Martin) 2:22 Penalties: Downie Pit (Interference) 2:39, Stepan Nyr (Tripping) 7:25, Comeau Pit (Hooking) 11:37, Moore Nyr (Roughing) 17:58 Second Period 2. New York, Brassard (3) (Nash, McDonagh) 17:15 Penalties: Cole Pit (Boarding) 1:35, Moore Nyr (Tripping) 4:52 Third Period No scoring, no penalties First Overtime 3. New York, Hayes (1) (Hagelin, St. Louis) 3:14 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd OT T New York 2 13 6 3 24 Pittsburgh 8 8 7 0 23 Goaltending summary: New York: Lundqvist (22/23), Pittsburgh: Fleury (22/24) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): New York: 0 of 3, Pittsburgh: 0 of 3 Att: 18,619

Blues 6, Wild 1 First Period 1. St. Louis, Reaves (1) (Pietrangelo, Porter) 5:34 2. St. Louis, Tarasenko (4) (Backes, Shattenkirk) 6:59 3. St. Louis, Backes (1) (Shattenkirk, Oshie) 10:06 Penalties: Niederreiter Min (Hooking Alexander Steen) 7:46, Ott Stl (Highsticking Jared Spurgeon) 19:49 Second Period 4. Minnesota, Spurgeon (1) (Granlund, Niederreiter) 1:41 (PP) 5. St. Louis, Stastny (1) (Jaskin, Berglund) 3:39 6. St. Louis, Tarasenko (5) (Lehtera, Shattenkirk) 15:47 7. St. Louis, Berglund (2) 16:50 Penalties: No penalties Third Period No scoring Penalties: Zucker Min (Roughing Carl Gunnarsson) 10:08 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T St. Louis 10 8 8 26 Minnesota 4 6 8 18 Goaltending summary: St. Louis: Allen (17/18), Minnesota: Dubnyk (11/17), Kuemper (9/9) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): St. Louis: 0 of 2, Minnesota: 1 of 1 Att: 19,390 * V. Tarasenko (Blues): 2 Goals ** K. Shattenkirk (Blues): 3 Assists *** J. Bouwmeester (Blues)

Western Hockey League Playoffs All series best-of- seven *=if necessary Eastern Conference Final Calgary vs. Brandon Western Conference Final Kelowna vs. Portland Friday, April 24 (Games 1) Calgary at Brandon, 5:30 p.m. Portland at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, April 25 (Games 2) Calgary at Brandon, 5:30 p.m. Portland at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 (Games 3) Brandon at Calgary, 6 p.m. Kelowna at Portland, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 29 (Games 4) Brandon at Calgary, 6 p.m. Kelowna at Portland, 7 p.m.

IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship April 16-26, Zug and Lucerne, Switzerland Final round-robin standings Group B GP W L Pts GF-A Canada 4 4 0 12 21-11 Finland 4 3 1 9 14-6 Czech Rep 3 1 2 3 7-10 Switzerland 3 1 2 2 5-9 Latvia 4 0 4 1 10-21 Group A GP W L Pts GF-A Russia 4 4 0 12 20-7 USA 4 3 1 9 30-8 Slovakia 4 2 2 5 9-18 Sweden 4 1 3 3 16-17 Germany 4 0 4 1 5-30 Yesterday’s results No games scheduled, rest day Today’s schedule Relegation game Latvia vs. Germany, 3:15 a.m. Quarterfinals USA vs. Czech Republic, 5:45 a.m. Canada vs. Sweden, 7 a.m. Finland vs. Slovakia, 9:45 a.m. Russia vs. Switzerland, 11 a.m. Friday, April 24 Relegation game, 9 a.m. Saturday, April 25 Semifinals, 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday, April 26 Relegation game, 3 a.m. Bronze medal, 6 a.m. Gold medal 10 a.m. U18 Tournament Stats Scoring efficiency R Team GP GF SOG SG% 1 Russia 4 20 125 16.00 2 USA 4 30 196 15.31 3 Canada 4 21 147 14.29 4 Finland 4 14 131 10.69 5 Sweden 4 16 155 10.32 6 Slovakia 4 9 99 9.09 7 Latvia 4 10 112 8.93 8 Czech Rep 4 12 151 7.95 9 Switzerland 4 5 108 4.63 10 Germany 4 5 122 4.10 SG%=Goals from total shots Power play R Team GP ADV G PP% 1 Canada 4 20 8 40.00 2 Sweden 4 20 6 30.00 2 USA 4 20 6 30.00 4 Finland 4 27 8 29.63 5 Latvia 4 23 4 17.39 6 Germany 4 13 2 15.38 7 Russia 4 14 2 14.29 8 Czech Rep 4 18 2 11.11 9 Switzerland 4 23 2 8.70 10 Slovakia 4 12 1 8.33 Goalkeeping R Team GP GA SVS% GAA 1 Russia 4 7 95.91 1.75 2 Finland 4 6 94.87 1.51 3 Czech Rep 4 10 92.59 2.51 4 Canada 4 11 90.83 2.75 5 Slovakia 4 18 88.61 4.41 6 Sweden 4 14 88.11 4.34 7 Switzerland 4 14 87.50 3.48 8 USA 4 7 87.30 2.00 9 Latvia 4 20 87.20 5.19 10 Germany 4 30 81.01 7.35 Penalties Team GP 2-5 10 PIM 1 Latvia 4 29 0 81 2 Czech Rep 4 30 1 70 3 Switzerland 4 23 1 56 4 Canada 4 27 0 54 5 Russia 4 25 0 50 6 Finland 4 24 0 48 7 Sweden 4 17 1 44 8 Germany 4 19 0 38 9 Slovakia 4 15 0 30 10 USA 4 14 0 28

GOLF Tour rankings (as of April 20)

PGA Tour This week’s tournament Zurich Classic of New Orleans, April 23-26 TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana. Par 72, 7,520 yards. Purse:: $6,900,000. 2014 winner: Seung-yul Noh. Tour points leaders Golfer Points 1 Rory McIlroy 546.01 2 Jordan Spieth 476.83 3 Henrik Stenson 389.72 4 Bubba Watson 335.52 5 Jim Furyk 286.51 6 Jason Day 251.22 7 Dustin Johnson 248.38 8 Adam Scott 248.04 9 Justin Rose 294.82 10 Sergio Garcia 275.79 11 Jimmy Walker 282.19 12 J.B. Holmes 195.16 13 Rickie Fowler 241.83 14 Matt Kuchar 238.29 15 Patrick Reed 234.63 16 Hideki Matsuyama 231.32 17 Martin Kaymer 229.18 18 Phil Mickelson 188.61 19 Billy Horschel 201.25 20 Brooks Koepka 186.81 Canadian golfers 73 Graham DeLaet 97.7 174 David Hearn 52.47 179 Adam Hadwin 51.03 236 Nick Taylor 35.23 261 Richard Lee 27.08 382 Mike Weir 20.78 459 Brad Fritsch 17.39 531 Roger Sloan 12.5 611 Ryan Yip 8.35 680 Ryan Williams 6.74 776 Michael Gligic 5.09 821 Greg Machtaler 4.43 849 Peter Campbell 4.02 905 Adam Cornelson 3.4 981 Cory Renfrew 2.69

LPGA Tour This week’s tournament Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, April 23-26 Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, California, par 72, 6,925 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 winner: Lydia Ko Average score per Tour round Golfer Avg Score 1 Stacy Lewis 69.321 2 Hyo Joo Kim 69.458 3 Lydia Ko 69.536 4 Inbee Park 69.571 5 Anna Nordqvist 70 6 Sei Young Kim 70.033 7 Azahara Munoz 70.125 8 Amy Yang 70.469 9 Lexi Thompson 70.542 10 Carlota Ciganda 70.75 10 Brittany Lincicome 70.75 10 Shanshan Feng 70.75 13 Ha Na Jang 70.821 14 Ariya Jutanugarn 70.857 15 Suzann Pettersen 70.955 16 Sandra Gal 70.969 17 Ilhee Lee 71 17 Mirim Lee 71 17 Jessica Korda 71 20 Cristie Kerr 71.033 21 Alison Lee 71.05 Canadian golfers 86 Alena Sharp 73.125 130 Rebecca Lee-Bentham 74.667

Champions Tour This week’s tournament Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf, April 24-26 (54 holes). Top of the Rock Golf Course, Ridgedale, Missouri. Par 71, 7,036 yards. Purse: $2,800,000. Champions Tour points Golfer Points 1 Bernhard Langer 58 2 Michael Allen 109 3 Miguel Angel Jimenez 138 4 Joe Durant 147 5 Bart Bryant 166 6 Colin Montgomerie 169 7 Jeff Maggert 181 T8 Tommy Armour III 182 T8 Fred Funk 182 10 Rocco Mediate 183 11 Kevin Sutherland 190 12 Corey Pavin 191 13 Wes Short, Jr. 194 14 Tom Lehman 197 15 Mark O’Meara 198 16 Rod Spittle 199 T17 Olin Browne 200 T17 Lee Janzen 200 19 Kenny Perry 206 20 Tom Pernice Jr. 208 From Canada 75 Jim Rutledge 497

Ottawa Senators forward Mike Hoffman celebrates scoring on the Montreal Canadiens with teammate Patrick Wiercioch. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Hoffman scores late, Senators stay alive BILL BEACON THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Mike Hoffman scored in the third period and Craig Anderson made 28 saves for the shutout as the Ottawa Senators downed the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Wednesday night to stay alive in their first-round NHL playoff series. Montreal leads the best-of-seven series 3-1 and can wrap it up on home ice Friday night. Coach Dave Cameron had moved Hoffman, a rookie, from the fourth line up to the second unit with Mika Zibanejad and Bobby Ryan during the first period. It paid off in the third as Cody Ceci kept a Tom Gilbert clearing attempt in at the point and fed Hoffman in the left circle for quick shot that beat Carey Price 9:05 into the third period. It was the fourth straight game the Senators scored first, but this time, the Canadiens didn’t answer back. An anaemic power play that has gone 1 for 16 in the series hasn’t helped their cause. Anderson, who made 47 saves in his series debut in Game 3, was strong again for the Senators as they outshot Montreal 32-28. He sprawled to force Brandon Prust to slam the puck against the side of the net during a shorthanded breakaway late in the second. There was choppy play for two scoreless periods. The Senators did not spend as much energy early on seeking big heats as in the previous three games, while Montreal simply did not look sharp. Ottawa had the better chances on two secondperiod power plays, with Price stoning Hoffman from the doorstep and then robbing Clarke MacArthur from the slot. Midway through the second period, Ottawa was on the wrong end of a rarely called faceoff violation penalty. After Zibanejad was tossed out of the faceoff circle, Hoffman knocked the puck out of the linesman’s hand before the puck was dropped.

Junior A championship Casman Centre, Fort McMurray, Alberta Teams BCHL, Penticton Vees Saskatchewan JHL: Melfort Mustangs Manitoba JHL: Portage Terriers Alberta JHL: Spruce Grove Saints Hosts: Fort McMurray Oil Barons Round Robin standings Team GP W L T Pts GF-A Fort McMurray 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Melfort 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Penticton 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Spruce Grove 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Portage 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Saturday, April 25 Penticton vs. AJHL Portage vs. Fort McMurray Sunday, April 26 Melfort vs. Portage Fort McMurray vs. Penticton Monday, April 27 Spruce Grove vs. Melfort Tuesday, April 28 Penticton vs. Portage AJHL vs. Fort McMurray Wednesday, April 29 Melfort vs. Penticton Thursday, April 30 Portage vs. AJHL Fort McMurray vs. Melfort

American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs All series best-of-five Yesterday’s results (Games 1) Hartford 3, Providence 1 Utica 3, Chicago 2 (2OT) Today’s schedule (Games 1) Portland at Manchester, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Friday, April 24 Hershey at Worcester, 4 p.m. Syracuse at W-B/Scranton, 4:05 p.m. Utica at Chicago, 4 p.m. Rockford at Texas, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25 Grand Rapids at Toronto, noon Portland at Manchester, 4 p.m. Hershey at Worcester, 4 p.m. Providence at Hartford, 4 p.m. Syracuse at W-B/Scranton, 4:05 p.m. San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Rockford at Texas, 5 p.m. Sunday, April 26 Grand Rapids at Toronto, noon Manchester at Portland, 2 p.m. Hartford at Providence, 4:05 p.m.

MLB

American League East W L Boston 9 6 NY Yankees 8 7 Toronto 8 7 Baltimore 7 8 Tampa Bay 7 8 Central W L Detroit 11 4 Kansas City 11 4 Chicago Sox 6 8 Minnesota 6 9 Cleveland 5 9 West W L Houston 8 7 Oakland 7 8 LA Angels 6 8 Texas 6 8 Seattle 6 9 National League East W L NY Mets 12 3 Atlanta 8 6 Washington 7 8 Philadelphia 5 10 Miami 4 11 Central W L St. Louis 9 4 Chicago Cubs 8 6 Cincinnati 8 7 Pittsburgh 7 8 Milwaukee 2 13 West W L LA Dodgers 9 4 San Diego 10 6 Colorado 8 7 Arizona 7 7 San Francisco 5 10

This week’s tournament WNB Golf Classic, April 23-26 This tournament has been canceled Web.com Tour points Golfer Points 1 Wes Roach 155 2 Smylie Kaufman 186 3 Patton Kizzire 191 4 Kevin Tway 208 T5 Andrew Landry 227 T5 Dawie van der Walt 227 7 Chase Wright 232 8 Rick Cochran III 255 9 Jorge Fernandez-Valdes 267 10 Hao Tong Li 269 11 Dicky Pride 289 T12 Rob Oppenheim 294 T12 Roland Thatcher 294 14 Kelly Kraft 297 15 Greg Eason 305 16 Luke List 309 17 Ryan Blaum 317 18 Rhein Gibson 318 19 Harold Varner III 325 20 Charlie Wi 335 From Canada 104 Ted Brown 717

European Tour This week’s tournament Volvo China Open, April 22-25 Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club, Shanghai, China. Par 72, 7,300 yards. Purse: $2,135,580. 2014 champion: Alexander Levy. Race to Dubai standings (Last week’s rank in parentheses) 1. (1) Rory McIlroy (Britain) 1224670 2. (2) Danny Willett (Britain) 1118691 3. (3) Justin Rose (Britain) 927972 4. (4) Ross Fisher (Britain) 783700 5. (5) Anirban Lahiri (India) 749002 6. (6) B Wiesberger (Austria) 727942 7. (21) Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand) 704839 8. (7) Branden Grace (S Africa) 692279 9. (8) L. Oosthuizen (S Africa) 666071 10. (9) Gary Stal (France) 542596 11. (10) H Stenson (Sweden) 514944 12. (11) Andy Sullivan (Britain) 500520 13. (12) Marc Warren (Britain) 482424 14. (13) George Coetzee (South Africa) 432406 15. (15) Alexander Noren (Sweden) 407080 16. (14) Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) 404490 17. (16) Luke Donald (Britain) 383406 18. (17) Ian Poulter (Britain) 360859 19. (18) Martin Kaymer (Germany) 357938 20. (19) Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) 345901 21. (20) Lee Westwood (Britain)339700 22. (22) Marcel Siem (Germany)318106 23. (45) Tommy Fleetwood (Britain) 315004 24. (23) And Dodt (Australia) 308334 25. (24) Stephen Gallacher (Britain) 300443 26. (28) Richie Ramsay (Britain)288811

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Strk L1 W2 W2 L3 W1 Strk L2 L1 W1 W1 L1 Strk L1 L1 W1 W1 W1

PCT .800 .571 .467 .333 .267 PCT .692 .571 .533 .467 .133 PCT .692 .625 .533 .500 .333

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Strk W10 L2 L1 L1 W1 Strk W1 L1 W3 W1 L8 Strk L1 L1 W1 L1 W1

Yesterday’s results Chicago Sox 6, Cleveland 0 Pittsburgh 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Miami 6, Philadelphia 1 St. Louis 7, Washington 5 Toronto 4, Baltimore 2 NY Yankees 13, Detroit 4 NY Mets 3, Atlanta 2 Tampa Bay 7, Boston 5 Cincinnati 2, Milwaukee 1 Minnesota 3, Kansas City 0 Colorado 5, San Diego 4 Arizona 8, Texas 5 Oakland at LA Angels Seattle 3, Houston 2 LA Dodgers at San Francisco Today’s schedule Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 9:35 a.m. Hendricks (0-0) vs Locke (2-0) Miami at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Phelps (0-0) vs Harang (2-1) N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, 10:08 a.m. Tanaka (2-1) vs Sanchez (1-2) Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m. Teheran (2-0) vs Colon (3-0) Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 10:40 a.m. Bailey (0-1) vs Lohse (0-3) San Diego at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. Ross (1-0) vs Lyles (1-1) LA Dodgers at San Francisco, 12:45 p.m. Greinke (2-0) vs Peavy (0-2) St. Louis at Washington, 1:05 p.m. Wacha (2-0) vs Scherzer (1-1) Oakland at L.A. Angels, 4:05 p.m. Hahn (1-1) vs Wilson (1-2) Baltimore at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Tillman (2-1) vs Hutchison (1-0) Boston at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Buchholz (1-2) vs Odorizzi (2-1) Kansas City at Chicago Sox, 5:10 p.m. Ventura (2-1) vs Sale (2-0) Friday, April 24 Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4:05 PM Wood (1-0) vs. Harang (2-1) Boston at Baltimore, 4:05 PM Porcello (1-2) vs. Gonzalez (2-1) NY Mets at NY Yankees, 4:05 PM deGrom (2-1) vs. Pineda (2-0) Cleveland at Detroit, 4:08 PM Salazar (1-0) vs. Greene (3-0) Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 4:10 PM Lester (0-2) vs. Leake (0-1) Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4:10 PM Dickey (0-1) vs. Andriese (0-1) Washington at Florida, 4:10 PM Zimmermann (1-2) vs. Latos (0-3) Kansas City at Chicago Sox, 5:10 PM Duffy (1-0) vs. Quintana (1-1) St. Louis at Milwaukee, 5:10 PM Martinez (1-0) vs. Garza (1-2) San Francisco at Colorado, 5:40 PM Heston (2-1) vs. Butler (1-1) Pittsburgh at Arizona, 6:40 PM Cole (2-0) vs. Collmenter (1-2) Houston at Oakland, 7:05 PM Keuchel (2-0) vs. Kazmir (2-0) Texas at LA Angels, 7:05 PM Lewis (1-1) vs. Richards (0-1) LA Dodgers at San Diego, 7:10 PM Greinke (2-0) vs. Cashner (1-2) Minnesota at Seattle, 7:10 PM Hughes (0-3) vs. Hernandez (2-0)

Blue Jays 4, Orioles 2 Baltimore

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Baltimore 002 000 000 2 Toronto 000 220 00x 4 SB: BAL Paredes (1, 2nd base off Sanchez, A/Martin, R); TOR Travis (1, 2nd base off Jimenez, U/Joseph), Pillar (2, 2nd base off Jimenez, U/Joseph). 2B: BAL Machado, M (2, Castro, M); TOR Pompey (5, Gausman). GIDP: BAL Flaherty, Young, D; TOR Pillar. HR: BAL Paredes (1, 3rd inning off Sanchez, A, 1 on, 2 out); TOR Smoak (1, 4th inning off Jimenez, U, 1 on, 0 out), Travis (4, 5th inning off Jimenez, U, 1 on, 0 out). Team Lob: BAL 7; TOR 7. DP: BAL (Cabrera, E-Flaherty-Davis, C); TOR 3 (Smoak-Reyes, Travis-Reyes-Smoak, Reyes-Travis-Smoak). E: BAL Machado, M (2, throw); TOR Goins (3, fielding). Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO U Jimenez (L, 1-1) 5.0 6 4 4 3 6 K Gausman 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 D O’Day 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO A Sanchez (W, 1-2) 5.1 2 2 2 7 4 R Osuna 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 B Cecil 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 M Castro 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 Time: 2:36. Att: 15,606.

Rays 7, Red Sox 5 Boston

Tampa Bay

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Boston 003 011 000 5 Tampa Bay 100 004 20x 7 SB: BOS Victorino (2, 2nd base off Karns/Rivera, Re). 2B: BOS Napoli (1, Karns), Hanigan (1, Karns); TB Souza Jr. (3, Kelly, J). GIDP: TB Jennings, D. HR: BOS Pedroia (4, 3rd inning off Karns, 1 on, 1 out), Ortiz, D (3, 5th inning off Karns, 0 on, 1 out); TB Souza Jr. (4, 1st inning off Kelly, J, 0 on, 1 out), Elmore (1, 7th inning off Mujica, 0 on, 2 out). Team Lob: BOS 8; TB 6. DP: BOS 2 (Bogaerts-Pedroia-Napoli, SandovalNapoli-Sandoval); TB (Souza Jr.Dykstra). E: TB Longoria (1, throw). Continued, next column

Rays 7, Red Sox 5 (Cont’d) Boston IP H R ER BB SO J Kelly 5.0 8 5 5 1 7 C Breslow 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 E Mujica (L, 1-1) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 A Varvaro 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO N Karns 6.0 7 5 5 4 3 B Boxberger (W, 1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 K Jepsen 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 S Geltz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 HBP: Victorino (by Karns), DeJesus (by Kelly, J). Time: 3:10. Att: 12,733.

Yankees 13, Tigers 4 NY Yankees

Detroit

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NY Yankees 620 200 300 13 Detroit 400 000 000 4 2B: NYY Petit, G (1, Price), Gregorius (1, Nesbitt), Young, C (5, Gorzelanny). 3B: NYY Beltran (1, Price), Headley (1, Price). GIDP: NYY Teixeira; DET Gose, Martinez, V. HR: NYY Teixeira (5, 7th inning off Alburquerque, 2 on, 1 out). S: NYY Petit, G. Team Lob: NYY 9; DET 6. DP: NYY 2 (Gregorius-Petit, G-Teixeira, Gregorius-Teixeira); DET (IglesiasKinsler-Cabrera, M). E: NYY Gregorius (2, fielding); DET Cespedes (2, throw), Iglesias (2, missed catch). NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO A Warren (W, 1-1) 5.2 5 4 4 4 3 J Wilson 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 D Carpenter 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 C Shreve 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO D Price (L, 1-1) 2.110 8 8 3 2 A Nesbitt 1.2 2 2 1 0 1 I Krol 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 A Alburquerque 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 J Chamberlain 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 T Gorzelanny 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 HBP: Ellsbury (by Price). Time: 3:35. Att: 27,389.

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Kansas City

Santana SS Hunter RF Mauer 1B Dozier 2B Vargas DH Plouffe 3B Arcia LF Robinson LF Suzuki C Schafer CF Totals

ab r h bi ab r h bi 5 0 2 0 Escobar SS 4 0 2 0 5 1 2 0 Moustakas 3B4 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 Cain CF 3010 4 1 2 1 Hosmer 1B 3 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 Morales DH 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 Gordon LF 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 Perez C 4000 0 0 0 0 Orlando RF 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Colon 2B 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 6 0 35 3 10 3

Minnesota 300 000 000 3 Kansas City 000 000 000 0 SB: KC Cain, L (5, 2nd base off Pelfrey/ Suzuki, K), Escobar, A (2, 2nd base off Pelfrey/Suzuki, K). 2B: MIN Santana, D (2, Guthrie), Hunter, To (3, Guthrie). 3B: KC Hosmer (1, Fien). GIDP: MIN Suzuki, K; KC Perez, S, Cain, L. Team Lob: MIN 12; KC 8. DP: MIN 2 (Santana, DDozier-Mauer 2); KC (Escobar, A-Colon, C-Hosmer). E: KC Guthrie (1, pickoff). Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO M Pelfrey (W, 1-0) 7.0 5 0 0 2 4 C Fien 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 G Perkins 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO J Guthrie (L, 1-1) 5.0 6 3 3 6 3 Y Pino 3.0 3 0 0 0 4 F Morales 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 HBP: Arcia, Os (by Guthrie), Gordon, A (by Pelfrey). Time: 2:47. Att: 24,721.

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Pittsburgh

ab r h bi ab r h bi Fowler CF 1 0 1 0 Harrison 3B 4 0 0 0 Denorfia OF 4 0 1 0 Polanco OF 4 1 2 1 Soler RF 4 0 0 0 McCutchen CF4 1 0 0 Rizzo 1B 4 1 2 0 Walker 2B 4 0 1 0 Wood PR 0 0 0 0 Marte LF 1 1 1 0 Bryant 3B-CF 4 2 1 0 Lambo PH-RF2 0 0 0 Castro SS 4 0 1 1 Alvarez 1B 3 1 1 1 Montero C 4 0 1 1 Rod’guez 1B 0 0 0 0 Coghlan LF 3 0 1 0 Cervelli C 4 0 1 1 Ross PH 1 0 0 1 Kang SS 2011 Rosscup P 0 0 0 0 Worley P 2 0 0 0 Strop P 0 0 0 0 Scahill P 0000 Hammel P 2 0 1 0 Hart PH 1000 Castillo PH 1 0 0 0 Caminero P 0 0 0 0 Germen P 0 0 0 0 Hughes P 0 0 0 0 Herrera PH-3B1 0 0 0 Watson P 0 0 0 0 Russell 2B 4 0 1 0 Totals 31 4 7 4 Totals 37 3 10 3

Chicago Cubs 000 100 020 3 Pittsburgh 021 010 00x 4 SB: CHC Fowler (4, 2nd base off Worley/ Cervelli). 2B: CHC Denorfia (1, Worley), Bryant (4, Worley); PIT Polanco, G (5, Hammel), Cervelli (3, Hammel). HR: PIT Polanco, G (1, 5th inning off Hammel, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: CHC 10; PIT 6. E: CHC Castro, S (2, fielding), Russell, A (1, fielding); PIT Polanco, G (2, fielding). Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO J Hammel (L, 1-1) 5.0 6 4 3 0 5 G Germen 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 Z Rosscup 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 P Strop 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO V Worley (W, 2-1) 5.2 6 1 0 2 5 R Scahill 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 A Caminero 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 W Hughes 0.0 3 2 2 1 0 A Watson 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 HBP: Marte, S (by Hammel). Time: 3:04. Att: 15,101. St. Louis 122 000 011 7 11 2 Washington 005 000 000 5 8 1 W: K. Siegrist (1-0) L: B. Treinen (0-2) S: T. Rosenthal (5) HR: STL - M. Carpenter (3),K. Wong (1),M. Adams (2) WAS - None Chicago Cubs 000 100 020 3 10 2 Pittsburgh 021 010 00x 4 7 1 W: V. Worley (2-1) L: J. Hammel (1-1) S: T. Watson (1) HR: CHC - None PIT - G. Polanco (1) San Diego 100 001 200 4 7 1 Colorado 210 000 011 5 11 0 W: A. Ottavino (1-0) L: S. Kelley (0-2)

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

W 3 2 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1

NBA Playoff schedule Note: 16 teams, all series best-of-seven Yesterday’s results (Games 2) Atlanta 96, Brooklyn 91 (Atlanta leads series 2-0) Memphis 97, Portland 82 (Memphis leads series 2-0) San Antonio at L.A. Clippers (Clippers lead series 1-0) Today’s schedule (Games 3) Cleveland at Boston, 4:00 p.m. (Cleveland leads series 2-0) Chicago at Milwaukee, 5:00 p.m. (Chicago leads series 2-0) Golden State at New Orleans, 6:30 p.m. (Golden States leads series 2-0) Friday, April 24, 2015 Houston at Dallas, 4:00 p.m. (Houston leads series 2-0) Toronto at Washington, 5:00 p.m. (Washington leads series 2-0) L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 2015 Atlanta at Brooklyn, noon Chicago at Milwaukee, 2:30 p.m. Golden St. at New Orleans, 6:00 p.m. Memphis at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26, 2015 Cleveland at Boston, 10 a.m. L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 12:30 p.m. Toronto at Washington, 4:00 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 27 Game 4 – Atlanta at Brooklyn Game 5 * Milwaukee at Chicago Game 4 – Memphis at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 Game 5 * Boston at Cleveland Game 5 * New Orleans at Golden State Game 5 * Dallas at Houston Game 5 * San Antonio at L.A. Clippers Wednesday, April 29 Game 5 * Washington at Toronto Game 5 * Brooklyn at Atlanta Game 5 * Portland at Memphis

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Pct GB 1.000 1.000 .5 .875 1.5 .750 .5 .625 .5 .600 1 .500 1.5 .250 2.5 .250 2.5 .167 3.5 .143 4 .143 4

Saturday, April 26 Abbotsford at Coquitlam, 11 a.m. Whalley at Vic Eagles, noon North Delta at Vic Mariners, 1 p.m. Abbotsford at Coquitlam, 1:30 p.m. Okanagan at Nanaimo, 2 p.m. Whalley at Vic Eagles, 2:30 p.m. North Delta at Vic Mariners, 3:30 p.m. Nanaimo at Okanagan, 4:30 p.m. Sunday April 26 Okanagan at Nanaimo, 10 a.m. North Delta at Vic Eagles, 11 a.m. Whalley at Vic Mariners, 11 a.m. Langley at Parksville, 11 a.m. North Shore at White Rock, noon Nanaimo at Okanagan, 12:30 p.m. North Delta at Vic Eagles, 1:30 p.m. Langley at Parksville, 1:30 p.m. Whalley at Vic Mariners, 1:30 p.m. North Shore at White Rock, 2:30 p.m.

Barcelona Open Barcelona, Spain. Surface: Clay Purse: €1,993,230 (1 euro=CDN$1.33) Doubles - Round 1 David Marrero, Spain, and Tommy Robredo, Spain, def. Daniel Nestor, Toronto, and Leander Paes (3), India, 7-5, 6-2. Singles - Round 2 Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 6-3, 6-1. David Ferrer (3), Spain, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 6-2, 6-3. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, def. Marin Cilic (4), Croatia, 6-4, 6-4. Feliciano Lopez (5), Spain, def. Marsel Ilhan, Turkey, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (5). Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. JoWilfried Tsonga (6), France, 6-4, 6-2. Benoit Paire, France, def. Ernests Gulbis (8), Latvia, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3. Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Leonardo Mayer (11), Argentina, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. Philipp Kohlschreiber (12), Germany, def. Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, 7-6 (1), 6-3. Fabio Fognini (13), Italy, def. Andrey Rublev, Russia, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. Martin Klizan (14), Slovakia, def. Juan Monaco, Argentina, 5-7, 6-0, 6-3. Santiago Giraldo (15), Colombia, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Elias Ymer, Sweden, def. Nick Kyrgios (16), Australia, 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7). BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy Bucharest, Romania. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405. Singles - Round 1 Ivo Karlovic (3), Croatia, def. Borna Coric, Croatia, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Lukas Rosol (4), Czech Republic, def. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (5), Spain, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 7-5, 6-2. Jiri Vesely (7), Czech Republic, def. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, 6-3, 6-1. Doubles - Round 1 Rohan Bopanna, India, and Florin Mergea (2), Romania, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, and Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, , retired.

WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany. Surface: Clay. Purse: $731,000 Singles - Round 2 Simona Halep (2), Romania, def. Garbine Muguruza, Spain, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3. Singles - Round 1 Sara Errani, Italy, def. Agnieszka Radwanska (7), Poland, 7-6 (8), 6-4. Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, def. Julia Goerges, Germany, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. Angelique Kerber, Germany, def. Alexa Glatch, United States, 6-2, 7-5. Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, def. Sabine Lisicki, Germany, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles - Round 2 Petra Martic, Croatia, and Stephanie Vogt, Liechtenstein, def. Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, 6-3, 6-3.

LACROSSE BC Junior A Lacrosse League Regular season Friday, April 24 Langley Thunder vs. Port Coquitlam Saints, noon Saturday, April 25 Burnaby Lakers vs. Delta Islanders, 7:30 p.m. Sunday April 26 Nanaimo Timbermen vs. Coquitlam Adanacs, 2 p.m. New Westminster Salmonbellies vs. Victoria Shamrocks, 5 p.m. Port Coquitlam Saints vs. Burnaby Lakers, 7 p.m.

National Lacrosse League West W L GB y-Edmonton 11 5 x-Colorado 9 8 2.5 Calgary 6 11 5.5 Vancouver 5 11 6 East W L GB x-Toronto 13 4 x-Rochester 11 5 1.5 Buffalo 8 7 4 Minnesota 5 11 7.5 New England 4 10 7.5

Pct .688 .529 .353 .313 Pct .765 .688 .533 .313 .286

GF 212 202 198 189 GF 220 179 179 160 154

GA 155 205 204 234 GA 178 154 180 198 185

Saturday, April 25 Vancouver at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. New England at Rochester, 4:30 p.m. Edmonton at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Sunday, April 26 Buffalo at New England, 3 p.m. Friday, May 1 Toronto at New England, 4 p.m. Saturday, May 2 New England at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Rochester at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Edmonton at Colorado, 6 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

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Attention Lady Golfers! Grab your golf clubs. Yes, golf season is here! The Alberni Golf Club’s “Tuesday Business Ladies” have started up on Tuesdays, and we are holding our Opening Scramble on Sunday, April 26. It is open to all lady golfers and all abilities. Our opening Scramble on Sunday will be a shotgun start at 2 p.m., followed by dinner and prizes. Wear your ugliest sweater to say ‘Goodbye to Winter’ and ‘Welcome Spring’!

There are entry fees with a discount for members, which includes golf, followed by a meal and a prize for every player. Bring a non-perishable item for the Bread of Life and enter your name in a draw. Just stop by or phone the Pro Shop 723-5422 to sign up. If you don’t have your own foursome, don’t worry; we’ll match you up with someone else. It’s all about having fun, with exercise, fresh air and companionship thrown in! Our regular golf is every Tuesday; teeing off between 3:30 and

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for a lot of fun, and often have a theme. And sometimes we include some fundraising for local charities. Just be sure to sign up ahead for the scrambles. Another fun thing: each regular Tuesday of golf and for each scramble, there are closest-tothe-pins on the par-3s. The KP winners get to go in a ‘shootout’ at the Wind-up Scramble in September for prizes. And every time you come to golf with the Business Ladies, your name goes in the draw for grand prizes at the September year-end scramble.

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t was a warm sunny day for Men’s Club golf on Sunday. The course is drying up nicely with a couple of muddy spots. If the weather holds, by this weekend the course will be in great shape. In action on Sunday the gross winners were Rick Paul who shot a smooth 76, Lloyd Fairley 77, Preben Rasmussen 78 and Ken Fong carded a 79. Taking first low net was Peter Mugleston 66, Jack Sparks 68, Matt Mesic with a 69 and Sam Parhar 70. Closest to the pins were recorded by Ron Barker on No. 2, Rick Paul on No. 4, Preban Rasmussen on No. 13 and Hans Galesloot on No. 17. Ron Barker won $20 for the only Birdie on No. 2, Rick Paul went home with $44 for the only birdie on No. 4 and Sam Parhar pocketed $67 for the only birdie on No. 13. The winner of the Westwind pub gift certificate last Sunday was Keith Gauthier and this past Sunday it was Wayne Johnstone taking home the prize. Many thanks to the Westwind Pub for their generous donation. Next week will be an open week. Please book your own time in your own group starting at 7:30. There will be gross and net prizes as well as KPs and the money pots up for grabs. There will also be gross and net skins next Sunday, for anyone who wants to make a little extra cash. A couple of reminders gentlemen: About score cards, we don’t know who Tom, Dick and Harry are. Please ensure that the last names are clearly legible on the cards, or you may miss out on the prizes. The Men’s Club dues for the year are due, please pay in the Pro Shop. It’s possible that the computer will be open in a couple of weeks; watch for that so you can start putting your scores in. Remember on open days the price includes gross and net prizes, KPs and money pots. Sponsored days are paid per player. Guests are welcome to join in, but will not be eligible for the money pots.

6 p.m. You can come as a single, twosome, threesome or foursome. Just sign up in the Pro Shop (and pay your green fee if applicable) and head to the tee. Every Tuesday, except when we have our scrambles, is regular golf, from the beginning of April to the end of September. We have one scramble each month; the opening and closing ones in April and September are on Sundays teeing off at 2 p.m. The rest, from May through August, are on the last Tuesday of each month, teeing off at 5:30 p.m. The scrambles are geared

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On one side of the street we have gasoline heading north of $1.20 a litre, with the marketing emphasis on fuel economy, hybrids and all-electric mini-cars while on the other side of the street, Dodge, Chevrolet and Ford are duking it out for bragging rights in the muscle car category. It seems that the Dodge Challenger Coupe (and Charger Sedan), Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Shelby Mustang have re-ignited the muscle car wars of the late 1960s and 1970s. Many look back with nostalgia to that period of raw horsepower when classics like the Pontiac GTO, Dodge Challenger/Charger and Ford GT500 battled it out on road and track for muscle car supremacy. Introduced in 1970, the Dodge Challenger arrived toward the end of the horsepower battle as ever-stricter safety and emissions regulations put an end to the war (the Dodge Charger is best remembered as General Lee on the Dukes of Hazzard TV series. What was the number on the side of the car? But here we are in 2015 with the same players in a renewed battle, one that doesn’t include the imports.

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with black R/T stripe running the length of the car from front to rear fenders, it follows the classic ‘long hood, short deck’ style that characterized those classic muscle cars of the past. Even the wide front grille with dual, round headlamps is a tip of The horsepower numbers back the hat to the 1971 model. then, never got much above 420, Clearly, Ralph Gilles, Senior Vice which seems puny compared to President of Design, wanted to the 600/700-plus in today’s muscle make that connection with past cars. glories. The 2015 Dodge Challenger Slipping behind the wheel, the comes with four engine choices first impression is one of comfort. starting with a 3.6-litre Pentastar The Recaro-type, performance V6 rated at 305 horsepower, a seats hug you with generous 5.7-litre Hemi V8 with 375 horsethigh and torso bolsters that will power, a 6.4 Hemi V8 with 485 keep you firmly in place when you horses and the 6.2-litre, supertest the cornering limits of the charged V8 Hellcat with an eyeChallenger. watering 707 horsepower that will Both leather-trimmed front get you from zero to 100 km/h in buckets - with embroidered R/T under 4.0 seconds. logos - are heated/ventilated with Dodge claims it is the most six-way power adjustment and powerful four-way production power muscle car “The battle may just be lumbar in history. control heating up, but it looks like I’m not for the arguing. the Challenger/Charger team driver. There The are five leatheris a lap ahead of the other trim levels: wrapped, guys.” the SXT heated (starting steering at $29,695), SXT Plus, R/T, SRT wheel has power tilt and telescope 392 and SRT Hellcat. Our tester adjustment and provides fingerwas the Challenger R/T Plus (R/T tip controls for cruise, audio, is for Road and Track), equipped trip/vehicle data and Bluetooth with the 375-horsepower 5.7-litre connectivity. Hemi VVT, V8 with MDS (that’s The classic analogue instrumenthe Plus), Multi Displacement Sys- tation features white-on-black tem that can shut off four cylingraphics and includes a screen for ders to save fuel when the power Dodge performance pages. is not needed. This screen lets you access a Standard transmission is the digital speedometer, messages, eight-speed Torqueflite automatic audio, fuel economy data, trip with steering wheel mounted info, and vehicle info including paddle shifters while also a sixindividual tire pressures. But speed Tremec manual is optionI think most drivers will really ally available. like the performance screen that Finished in a striking Blue Pearl lets you measure 0-100 km times

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and other performance data in real time. The screen indicated that, from a standing start, this vehicle had posted 100 km/h in 6.1 seconds. A large 8.4-inch colour touch screen in the centre stack is the hub for UConnect that lets you manage voice-activated radio, media, controls, climate, navigation, phone and apps. The optional nine-speaker sound system includes AM/FM and XM Sirius satellite radio. Among infotainment systems, I think this is about the best. It is simple and intuitive and won’t give you a headache trying to figure it out. No other engine sounds like a V8. Pressing on the loud pedal produces an ominous boom that can quickly turn into a majestic bellow if you floor it. But there’s no need to exceed speed limits to enjoy that feeling of being pressed back into the seat.

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very year after the release of his 2006 CD, Narrow House, Doc MacLean set out on extensive tours. Performing more than 200 dates, MacLean’s current road trip will include a concert in Port Alberni tonight. MacLean’s recent schedule has included club and concert dates with Joe Murphy, Guy Davis, Big Bill Morganfield, Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater, BB King, Duke

Robillard, Lucky Peterson, Magic Slim, Tony Furtado, Downchild, Slick Ballinger, Colin Linden, Los Lobos, Johnny Winter and others. In Canada his relentless touring has reached nearly every area, and has seen him paired up with Juno/Maple winning artists such as Big Dave McLean, Michael Pickett, and Morgan Davis for headline theatre, concert, and festival appearances. Fall 2013 and 2014 featured tours with Mississippi’s Libby Rae Watson, and an increased emphasis on southern

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shows and festivals. Son of a civil rights lawyer and a fiddle player, MacLean was by his early teens playing harmonica and washboard in coffeehouses and festivals, and was appearing on radio and television variety shows. In 1972 he formed a duo with another young musician, Colin Linden, (Grammy nomin-

ated producer and recent Dylan guitarist) and became a frequent and popular opener for Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee, Muddy Waters, and John Hammond. In his travels Doc met and became friends with many older musicians including Son House, Tampa Red, ‘Sippi Wallace, Yank Rachel, Robert Pete Williams,

Rev Robert Wilkins and Bukka White. His youthful work as an accompanist included tours and performances with Peg Leg Sam the Medicine Show Man, Blind John Davis, Sunnyland Slim, Little Brother Montgomery, Rev Pearly Brown, the Carter Family and Sam Chatmon. MacLean, who now resides in Toronto, has appeared at many of the larger North American folk and blues festivals. Radio and television appearances have included national programming such as CNN Today, PBS Morning Pro Musica, CBC 90 Minutes Live, Touch the Earth, Morningside, Canada Live, and Saturday Night Blues. Now appearing most often as a solo performer, he is equally comfortable at a folk festival workshop, priming a rowdy blues festival crowd, or telling a story in a hushed theatre. In his father’s footsteps, Doc’s concerns for social justice have lead him to perform in the prisons, soup kitchens, picket lines, and hospices of the many communities he passes through. Doc MacLean remains a bit of a blues hobo, performing on the street when the opportunity or need presents itself. MacLean will be at Char’s Landing tonight at 8 p.m. for his National Steel “Big X” Blues tour.

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he weekend that local artists and art enthusiasts have been waiting for has arrived. The annual Days with the Arts tour takes place at Rollin Art Centre and various studios and venues around town on Saturday and Sunday. With the purchase of a wristband, you can visit one or all of the participating artists, see

live demonstrations and purchase unique items. There will be over 50 artists on the schedule, displaying everything from glasswork, photography, pottery, paintings and more. Everyone who attends will have the chance to win prizes from the artists. For a sneak peak, check out the windows of the former Zeller’s building where a number of pieces are up for display. Tickets are still available for

this Community Arts Council fundraiser at Rollin Art Centre and the tour runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Maps are available. kristi.dobson@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext 234 » 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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Positive Port these important people in this community. It is said that a person is not given the respect because he or she is local. Now we have the privilege of having the mayor a second time at our meeting. On the first occasion, he was at a meeting with other mayors to be. He is running this community, and so we will have different questions to share with him. Once more, we will be meeting at Hospitality Inn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, 4th of May.

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Dr. Gifford Jones The Doctor Game rites. Then when death finally came he would quietly leave the room. During that time, while I was visiting Rhode Island, I got first-hand reports about Oscar. When I asked nursing staff, “What’s his track record?”, they told me Oscar had not missed a diagnosis in 25 deaths. What a great batting average! Luckily, he had limited his death vigil to elderly patients in a terminal care facility. But Oscar could scare you to death if, aware of his diagnostic skills, you were scheduled for surgery in a few hours, and Oscar suddenly took a fancy to your bed. Any one in his right mind would get dressed and go home. The big question is how does Oscar, who didn’t graduate Summa Cum Laude from Medical School, know so much about approaching death? Doctors I talked to at Steere House didn’t have an answer. But they had several theories. Some personnel believe that Oscar, and cats in general, are sensitive to the human world and great observers of human routine. They contend he watches the increased activity that occurs in a patient’s room prior to death. One doctor said, “He most likely enjoys the warm blankets placed around a patient at that time.” Others

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believe it’s a lack of movement that attracts Oscar as the dying patient in bed becomes quiet. I question that theory. Oscar, like other animals, lives in a world of scents rather than sight. His vision is 10 times less than humans but his sense of smell is 14 times stronger. So when he cuddles up to a patient he has 200 million odour cells compared to our mere 5 million. I talked to several specialists who believe that certain chemicals are released when a patient is dying, and Oscar detects the odour. I’m sure the secret will die with Oscar. But Oscar’s uncanny ability to detect the time of death took my thoughts back decades ago when I was hotel doctor at The Manoir Richelieu in La Mal Baie, Quebec. A 90-year-old Baptist minister from Texas was a guest of the hotel along with his two daughters. He suddenly became ill due to a heart condition and refused to go to the local hospital. He claimed if he was going to die he would prefer to do so looking over the St Lawrence River. At one point he became so close to death I relieved his nurses. I’d wait by his side until he died. But he did not die. And in a few days, much to our surprise, walked out of the hotel to return to Texas. Oscar, where were you when I needed you? You could have saved a young doctor a lot of embarrassment. » W. Gifford-Jones M.D. is a graduate of University of Toronto and the Harvard Medical School. He trained in general surgery at the Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University and in Gynecology at Harvard. He has also been a general practitioner, ship’s surgeon and hotel doctor. For more information, see his website, www. docgiff.com or to comment, e-mail him at info@docgiff.com.

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’ve been thinking lately a lot about beginnings and endings. It looks like a chapter in my life may be coming to an end. I’ve been struggling a little with the ambiguity of the future. It’s tiring facing the question “what’s next?” all the time. It’s a big question! I don’t know about your life, it’s not the same as mine. But I’m pretty sure you will be facing an ending or contemplating a beginning, some kind of change in the next little while. It’s a bit of a cliché that when one door closes another one opens. While it’s true, there often needs to be an ending before we can find the new thing and often, we need time to rest, to heal, to grieve the loss. It’s important to take that time, to acknowledge the weariness, the sorrow and the need to heal. Endings can be painful. We’d like to avoid that pain if we could. Sometimes we deny it; pretend change is not on the horizon; look the other way. Sometimes we just want to run away. Other times, it seems like that is all we can talk about or think about – it consumes

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us leaving us unable to think about anything else, unable to plan for the future. There are many other questions – could we have done something earlier to prevent this ending? Is it my fault? Your fault? His fault? Her fault? It’s tempting to seek someone to blame but not very helpful. If the end is inevitable, we’d best face it; and plan for it. I wonder what tasks need to be done in order to face this ending with a minimum of regrets? Are there loose ends? Whose job is it to tidy them up? Can they even be tidied up? What do we need to celebrate and how do we preserve the treasures, pass them on to bless others? I wonder how we might go about acknowledging the past and saying goodbye? What do we need to let go of in order to move into the future? What do we need to take hold of to move into the future God is calling us to? The future might be scary – an empty page waiting for us to write the next chapter or it may seem more like an abyss. We could be fearful about leaving the familiarity of the past and walking into that unknown

future. But we all have past experience of other beginnings and endings which can be a source of hope. Remember starting school? Many of us found that rather daunting! Or changing schools? Or ending the time of formal education and beginning adult life? Have you ever moved house? Or changed jobs? Or retired? Did your best friend move away? Have you ever had to make new friends? All these beginnings and endings in our past were like practice for this next ending; this new beginning. We can do this! We have survived change before. We may even thrive! Throughout these changes, we, ourselves, don’t change, much. We accumulate experience and may hope to learn from it but we are who we are. Our address might change. Our daily routine might change. Our title (student, worker, boss, or retiree) might change. What we wear might change. But we

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loved the world, loves us, seeks us out, has offered to adopt us as God’s beloved children for Jesus sake, that faith is a great source of hope for those of us who face endings and new beginnings. Throughout this season of change, as you and I contemplate our endings and new beginnings, let us remember we walk in the company of the one who promised never to leave us or forsake us. We do not go into this new future alone. Thanks be to God for this great mercy! » Laura Hargrove is the minister at Knox Presbyterian Church, 4850 Regina Ave.. Contact her at 250-7237751 or by e-mail at office@knoxportalberni.ca. Also check out their website at www.knoxportalberni.ca.

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Alberta brings health care levy to cover funding shortfall DEAN BENNETT CANADIAN PRESS

Premier Jim Prentice says Albertans will face a new health-care levy to help fill a multibillion-dollar revenue hole in the provincial budget.

Prentice made the announcement in a provincewide TV address just two days before Thursday’s budget. “We will be asking Albertans to begin to contribute directly to the costs of

the health system,” Prentice said in the pre-taped address. “This revenue will start small but it will grow over three years.” Prentice did not elaborate on the cost or what form the health contributions will

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take, leaving it to Finance Minister Robin Campbell to address in the budget. However, last month, both Campbell and Prentice said they were looking at a “different model” from the old Alberta Health premiums. Those premiums, cancelled in 2009, were direct, flat-rate levies on families ($1,056 a year) or individuals ($528 a year). They brought in about $1 billion to the treasury annually. Many Albertans had those fees covered by their employers. Alberta is on track to spend $18 billion this fiscal year on health, about 46 per cent of the province’s $40billion budget. In his TV address, Prentice reiterated there will not be a sales tax and that overall taxes will be adjusted, but will remain the lowest in Canada. “We will also ease the burden on working families,” said Prentice. Prentice also said that previously signalled deep cuts to programs and services are now off the table. Last month, he and Campbell said the budget would have a five per cent reduction in spending across the board on top of no new spending to keep up with inflation plus population growth.

Alberta Premier Jim Prentice announced a new tax to cover health care costs in the province. [DARRYL DYCK, THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Since then, he has refused to confirm the five per cent cut was still in the budget and in the TV address said it’s off the table altogether. “One of the things you will see in the budget, in fact our projection for the next three budgets, is holding the line on government expenditures,” said Prentice. Prentice said the province will make gradual spending, saving and administrative changes over the coming years, promising tough but respectful negotiations

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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.).

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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). 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: 250918-8863 or e-mail epkparkour@ gmx.com. All ages welcome.

Special interest Medieval Society, come play with us! Families welcome. Info: 250-7240535. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 293, Nanaimo rummy, 1 to 4 p.m. every Thursday. Info: 250-723-7513.

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 250-723-9511 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

Addictions Narcotics Anonymous, 1-800-807-1780 for meeting times and locations. Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-883-3968.

What’s coming Hospice Training Course, 12 weeks from April 9 to May 21. For info: 250-7234478 or theresa@albernihospice.ca. Bread of Life fundraising dinner, April 24 at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets at Bread of Life and Cornerstones. Bellyfit fundraiser for North Island Recovery Centre, April 25 at 11:45 a.m. at Slammers Gym. No membership necessary.

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tree. “It’s going to look like, we’re hoping, a wind savaged West Coast tree,” Camp said. He said the tree will serve as a unique West Coast message board as people will be able to purchase oyster shells to write messages on and hang from the tree. He hopes the tree becomes a popular place for locals and tourists to leave messages for each other and the community and said money raised from the shells will go to a local charity. He will be putting the piece together on site and encourages anyone interested to ask questions and offer opinions. Camp hopes to have it completed by the end of April. Like the Raven Lady, the tree will be made of steel. “Even though the material is expensive, and the welding process is expensive, the net product doesn’t rot or fade or turn to sawdust,” Camp said. He hopes the new piece will complement the Raven Lady’s emphasis on human wildlife interaction. “I wanted her to symbolize the first human waking up to consciousness and as that is happening the first contact between humans and the animal world,” he said. “Sculpture, obviously, is made of a dead material. Steel is not moving; it’s not live, but our challenge, whatever medium you’re working in, is how close you can come to giving the impression that that could be a living being ready to step off the pedestal and walk around.” Camp said he had diffi-

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Your Source for Local Food & Products What’s Inside: • Local Area Farmers • Calendar of Events

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Growers Guide • 2015

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City of Port Alberni – agricultural initiatives The Alberni Valley has a rich farming history. Many farms that were established by early pioneers continue to be productive today. There is also a history of food production in backyard gardens throughout the city. Aging fruit trees and vegetable gardens in older, well-established neighbourhoods are a reminder of both the history and future potential of urban food production. Today, with growing concerns about food quality, availability and costs, there is a renewed interest in food gardening. For new and younger gardeners as well as for gardening veterans, there is an increasing interest in growing food without resorting to chemicals or pesticides. For urban dwellers, the backyard food garden offers an opportunity to produce organic fruits and vegetables at an affordable cost. The growing demand for urban food gardening opportunities has also led to the development of community gardens. The City of Port Alberni strongly values agriculture and this is reflected in our policies and bylaws. In fact, the City’s Official Community Plan (OCP) directly outlines a number of policies aimed at encouraging and supporting local agriculture. In addition, the City has specific zoning to support agriculture. The A1 (Agriculture) zone is designed to permit agricultural uses such as the production of agricultural produce, aviary, garden shop, nursery and landscape supplies. A property in this zone must be a minimum of two hectares (4.94 acres) with a minimum road frontage of 100 metres (328 feet). All buildings, structures, cages, pens or runs used for kennels, aviaries or the keeping of bees, cows, goats, horses, pigeons, and poultry need to be located not less than 25 metres (82 feet) from all lot lines, and not less than 9 metres (29.5 feet) from a dwelling situated on the same lot. The City of Port Alberni also permits urban market gardens with accompanying roadside stands located on the property and the keeping of up to six hens (but not roosters) provided that they are properly

cared for with enclosed runs and a well-constructed chicken coop. If an individual piece of property is big enough, at least 600 sq. metres (6,458 sq. ft.), up to two beehives are permitted in the rear yard. Food security is emerging as an important concern for Canadians in general and the citizens of Port Alberni in particular. With increasing threats to some of our primary sources of food caused by climate change, we are becoming aware of just how imminent a threat it is to price and availability. With these issues in mind, City Council has reMike Ruttan cently established the Food Security and Climate Change Committee to review best practices from other communities world-wide with a view to providing recommendations and strategies in response to rising costs and scarcity of food. The Committee will also be considering local approaches for actions and overall leadership with regards to climate change awareness and response. Our city is in an enviable position with respect to climate, soil quality, and water resources. It’s now up to us to take advantage of our agricultural assets and prepare to increase our local food production and therefore, food independence. Mike Ruttan, Mayor

For information about farm properties and the work being done to promote our agriculture sector by the City of Port Alberni in partnership with the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, please contact,

Alex Dyer at 250-720-2708 or adyer@acrd.bc.ca Page 2 Growers Guide • 2015

Vancouver Island is one of the most amazing places on earth. The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District is located on the western fringe of Vancouver Island, embracing both high mountain ranges and the deep inlets of the Pacific Ocean within its boundaries. A short trip off the highway in Port Alberni via Beaver Creek Road, McCoy Lake Road, or through Cherry Creek will bring a person through lush green farm fields and huge berry patches. Cows, chickens, water buffalo, sheep and ducks graze contentedly here on rich pastureland. Farmers grow strawberries, greens, beans, squash, corn, wheat, oats, and more. Vineyards have sprung up in the Alberni Valley as well, taking advantage of the hot, yet breezy summers that provide the right growing conditions for grapes. Farmers are also busy turning tracts of stump farms into food producing ones on the Pacific Rim. The inlets throughout the region are home to shellfish and marine-based growers who seed and harvest from the clear, dark green waters of these ancient bodies of water, and throughout the west coast people

are coming together to support and celebrate the West Coast’s unique opportunities for both innovative and traditional means of food production. The Alberni-Clayoquot District is home to hundreds of growers who produce high quality food in the midst of this paradise. The mountains and lush fertile valleys, the powerful rivers and the caress of Pacific breezes all combine to yield an exceptional terroir, a sense of place like no other on earth. Come and sample the food that is lovingly produced here. Your food adventure awaits!

Opportunity in Agriculture

Seed Library-Grower’s Guide

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The opportunities for today’s youth in agriculture are endless. Jobs range from primary producers to marketing, accounting, lab work and engineering. If you are a young person interested in agriculture, or know someone who is, there are many opportunities to get involved in the Alberni Valley. I personally never considered a job in agriculture until I became involved in the local 4-H program and now I wouldn’t consider anything else! 4-H is a great way to become involved in and learn about agriculture while gaining life and career skills. When you become involved with the local 4-H program there is also opportunity to travel and be involved with things on a provincial, national and international level. The best part about 4-H is that you do not need to have any agricultural experience or even an animal to join! We are also very lucky in the valley to be one of the very few high schools in B.C. to be offering secondary school agricultural education. Our Agriculture 12 class offers a great opportunity for the students to learn about local agriculture and supplying food for themselves in a healthy and sustainable way. As the average age of farmers is increasing it is very important that we are teaching the young people in the valley about one of the most important careers in the world. We are very lucky to live in a town with such great resources such as the available programs, the land and the wealth of knowledge that exists with the farmers that have been involved in agriculture for years and years. Now is the time for the youth in the valley to take advantage of all of these opportunities available to them!

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Buying food from local producers ensures freshness and quality at source, but what if the source was right in your own yard? A new initiative of the Port Alberni branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library, Vancouver Island Health, and Alberni Valley Transition Town Society is looking to engage newcomers in growing some small part of their own diet by starting a Seed Library. Patrons can “check out” seeds for free in the spring, grow them through the season, and save some of the resulting seeds to return to the library source. The seeds are available with the use of a standard VIRL library card at the front desk, and, of course, the library is a tremendous source of information, through books and videos, on how to plant, nurture, and harvest the resulting feast. Workshops on cultivation and seed saving will be available as the gardening season advances. The gardening community in Port Alberni is very active and helpful, and the benefits of fresh produce include not only taste and texture advantages, but health benefits from both the food you will grow and the exercise and fresh air that comes with even a minimal garden. A start on a garden is as close as the front desk of the local library, so think about spending part of the good weather in your own yard with your chosen produce.

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Product Index for Growers Guide Categories: cross-referenced on map (see pages 12-14) POULTRY/EGGS

• Taylor Farm (lamb by half or whole only)

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• Coleman Meadows Farm

A. Dol Farm 1 Avalon Blueberry Farm 3 Beaufort Rainbow Farm 4 Bird Farm 5 Bob’s Place 6 Cottonwood Farm 12 Eden Tree Farm & Gardening 14 Fairweather Farms 16 Haven Acres 17 Leda Organic Farm 22 The Lee Farm 23 Lonely Pine Ranch 24 Mad Raven Farm 25 Maureen and Pete Lenihan 27 McCoy Lake Farm Ltd. 28 Medicine Farm 29 Oak Tree Farm 34 Petronella’s Produce 36 Potter’s Produce 38 Rain Valley Farm 39 Sincyr Acres 42 Taylor Farm (banty eggs only) 44

MEAT • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Beaufort Rainbow Farm (lamb, rabbit) 4 Bird Farm (beef) 5 Bob’s Place (pork and lamb) 6 Coleman Meadows Farm (water buffalo) 10 Collins Farm (beef) 11 Cottonwood Farm (lamb) 12 Dama Dama Enterprises (venison) 13 Eden Tree Farm & Gardening (rabbit) 14 Heaven Scent Ranch (lamb, beef) 18 J and M Fallow Deer Farm (venison) 21 The Lee Farm (beef and lamb) 23 McCoy Lake Farm Ltd. (beef and pork) 28 Nighthawk Ridge Farms Ltd. (beef) 32 Pleasant Valley Farm and Vancouver Island Grain and Milling (beef) 37 • Rain Valley Farm (beef and pork) 39 • Sincyr Acres (beef, pork and rabbit) 42 • Stonehaven Farm (black angus beef, lamb) 43

CHEESE/DAIRY 10

HORTICULTURE and FLORAL • • • • • • • • • • •

Alberni Organics 2 CMHA Healthy Harvest Farm 9 Coleman Meadows Farm 10 Eden Tree Farm & Gardening 14 The Lee Farm 23 Lonely Pine Ranch 24 Mad Raven Farm 25 Medicine Farm 29 Mirabel Urban Farm 30 Naesgaard’s Farm and Market 31 Oak Tree Farm 34

FRUIT and BERRIES • Alberni Organics 2 • Avalon Blueberry Farm 3 • Bird Farm 5 • Coleman Meadows Farm 10 • Collins Farm 11 • Eden Tree Farm & Gardening 14 • Haven Acres 17 • Helena and Kare Haukas 19 • Leda Organic Farm 22 • The Lee Farm 23 • Lonely Pine Ranch 24 • Mad Raven Farm 25 • Madho Farms 26 • McCoy Lake Farm Ltd. 28 • Medicine Farm 29 • Mirabel Urban Farm 30 • Naesgaard’s Farm and Market 31 • Oak Tree Farm 34 • Potter’s Produce 38 • Simples 41

BAKING and PRESERVES • • • •

Collins Farm 11 Eden Tree Farm and Gardening Emerald Coast Vineyards 15 The Lee Farm 23

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Lonely Pine Ranch 24 Mad Raven Farm 25 McCoy Lake Farm Ltd. Medicine Farm 29 Mirabel Urban Farm 30 Simples41

• McCoy Lake Farm Ltd. • Stonehaven Farm 43 28

HAY • • • • • •

VEGETABLES & HERBS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Alberni Organics 2 Beaufort Rainbow Farm 4 Bird Farm 5 CMHA Healthy Harvest Farm 9 Coleman Meadows Farm 10 Collins Farm 11 Cottonwood Farm 12 Eden Tree Farm & Gardening 14 Haven Acres 17 Helena and Kare Haukas 19 Leda Organic Farm 22 The Lee Farm 23 Lonely Pine Ranch 24 Mad Raven Farm 25 McCoy Lake Farm Ltd. 28 Medicine Farm 29 Mirabel Urban Farm 30 Naesgaard’s Farm and Market 31 Oak Tree Farm 34 Petronella’s Produce 36 Potter’s Produce 38 Rain Valley Farm 39 Reg Payne 40

• Chase and Warren Estate Winery • Emerald Coast Vineyards 15 • Leda Organic Farm 22

• Avalon Blueberry Farm 3 • Leda Organic Farm 22 • Pleasant Valley Farm and Vancouver Island Grain and Milling 37

OTHER • • • • • • • •

OF THE SEA Avalon Blueberry Farm (wild salmon) 3 Canadian Kelp Resources Ltd. (kelp) 7 Husmin Kelp Products (kelp) 20 Northwest Aquaculture (fresh oysters, frozen salmon, halibut and tuna) 33

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HONEY • Mad Raven Farm

A. Dol Farm 1 Avalon Blueberry Farm 3 Coleman Meadows Farm 10 J and M Fallow Deer Farm 21 McCoy Lake Farm Ltd. 28 Oosterom Farm Ltd. 35

CERTIFIED ORGANIC

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Campground, cottages: Collins Farm 11 Christmas trees: Tom’s Trees 45 Consulting services: Eden Tree Farm & Gardening 14 Custom hay/forage and field work: Coleman Meadows Farm 10 Essential oils: Oak Tree Farm 34 Farmstay: Emerald Coast Vineyards 15 Feed, point of lay hens, turkey poults and chicks: Bob’s Place 6 Grain, cereal flour: Pleasant Valley Farm and Vancouver Island Grain and Milling 37 Herbal medicines and tinctures: Medicine Farm 29 Horses for sale on occasion: Fairweather Farm 16 Maple syrup: Collins Farm 11 Maple syrup: Leda Organic Farm 22 Mohair: Oak Tree Farm 34 Mushrooms: Lonely Pine Ranch 24 Mushrooms: Mad Raven Farm 25 U-Pick blueberries: Madho Farm 26 Volunteer opportunities: CMHA Healthy Harvest 9 Volunteer opportunities: Eden Tree Farm & Gardening 14 Volunteer opportunities: Leda Organic Farm 22 Volunteer opportunities: Medicine Farm 29 Wool and related products: Cottonwood Farm 12 Wool: Heaven Scent Ranch 18 Workshops on biodynamic field and garden sprays: Leda Organic Farm 22 Workshops on urban farming: Mirabel Urban Farm 30

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Farm Listings 1. A. Dol Farm Anton and Diane Dol 6815 Lamarque Rd. Phone: (250)723-0977 Email: eggsandhay1968@shaw.ca Our farm is located about ten minutes from Port Alberni. We produce a first cut, pasture mix hay in square bales. We raise modern day and heritage chickens. Our hens are Isa Brown, Ameraucana and Bard Rock breeds. Our belief is to be as self-sufficient as possible. We collect rainwater to use on the farm instead of using our public water system. To purchase produce, we are just a phone call away. 2. Alberni Organics Kat Belisle 5671 Chapman Road Phone: (250)731-8422 Email: katbelisle@gmail.com Our family farm grows a delicious assortment of tomatoes, garlic, artisan greens, berries, seedlings and so much more! Our produce is grown using environmentally friendly methods and is on the way to becoming certified organic. Are you curious about how your food is grown and who is growing it? Come meet us at the Port Alberni Farmers Market on Saturdays or phone to make an appointment. 3. Avalon Blueberry Farm Cathy and Kerry McDonald 8286 Faber Road Phone: (250)724-6821 Email: avalonfarm@shaw.ca Website: www.avalonfarm.ca Avalon Farm has 27 acres of meadows, crops and forests. We have a large vegetable garden and produce eggs, hay, garlic and certified organic blueberries. We are rejuvenating one of the oldest farms in the valley, and the rich peat soil is perfect for our blueberries and other crops. We are across from Sproat Lake, a 10 minute drive past Port Alberni. Fresh blueberries can be pre-ordered or bought at the farm-gate during July and August. Frozen berries are available year round. We also fish commercially and have wild salmon available: fresh, in-season, and frozen year round. 4. Beaufort Rainbow Farm Annette and Peter Novotny 9564 Somers Road Phone: (250)723-3238 Email: anette@beaufort-rainbowfarm.com Website: www.beaufort-rainbow-farm.com Our five acre farm is located at the end of Beaver Creek Road, at the foot of the Beaufort Mountain Range. We produce lamb, garlic, rabbit and eggs, as well as sell seasonal vegetables and herbs. Currently, all our products are sold at the farm gate. Call ahead for a list of current products. We follow chemical and drug free growing principles in the garden as well as with all our animals.

5. Bird Farm George Bradd 9391 Central Lake Road Phone: (250)266-2520 Email: info@justbirding.com Using seeds from West Coast Seeds and growing organic (not gov’t. certified) vegetables. Please phone for appointment. 6. Bob’s Place Bob Haynes 6269 Smith Road Phone: (250)724-1116 or cell: 250)720-5884 Email: Haynes.r@telus.net By appointment only or you can find Bob at the Spirit Square Market. At Bob’s place we grow everything as naturally and humanely as possible. 7. Canadian Kelp Resources Ltd. Louis Druehl Port Desire, Bamﬁeld Phone: (250)728-3297 Email: ldruehl@island.net Website: www.canadiankelp.com Our company operates a kelp farm near Bamfield in Barkley Sound. We also provide kelp seed and advice on farming. We produce kelp for cosmetics, sea vegetables and soil additives. 8. Chase & Warren Estate Winery Vaughan and Joanne Chase 6253 Drinkwater Road Phone: (250)724-4906 Email: chaseandwarren@shaw.ca Website: www.chaseandwarren.ca Chase and Warren was established in 2000 and sold the 1st bottle of wine in 2003. Its aim is to produce wines from locally grown grapes. Currently 7 acres are under cultivation and the winery produces 600-800 cases of wine annually. We supplement our own grapes with selected varieties from the Okanagan. Open to public from 11-5 daily or come and visit at the Spirit Square Farmers Market. 9. CMHA Healthy Harvest Farm Anna Lewis and Charles Thomas 4890 Beaver Creek Road Phone: (250)735-0520 or 250)730-9110 Email: healthy.harvest@cmha.bc.ca The CMHA Healthy Harvest Farm strives to ensure its role as a welcoming place to come to work or volunteer and provides a source of high quality local produce. The farm grows a variety of vegetables, garlic, greens, herbs and bedding plants. The land is managed using organic growing principles and follows a biodynamic planting calendar. Healthy Harvest continues to build self-serve sales at the farm gate, provides a small CSA box program and also looking to initiate relationships with food consumers. Any surplus will be sold at Farmers’ Markets. Come visit, volunteer and grow with us!

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10. Coleman Meadows Farm Jennifer, Edward and Russell Dyson 6670 Coleman Road Phone: (250)724-0876 Email: awpd@island.net Website: www.island. net/~awpb/ Coleman Meadows Farm nestled against the Beaufort Range is 170 acres of forest, gardens, forage, pasture and a Coho bearing creek. Jennifer, Edward, and Russell Dyson believe in the importance of biodiversity finding balance between the natural and managed land. We grow blueberries, garlic, vegetables and flowers. The farm is home to a grass-fed water buffalo dairy. Stroll through the gardens and enjoy a guided tour (by appointment) of the dairy and barns.

FRESH DAILY

11. Collins Farm/Arrowvale Campground Bob and Ann Collins 5955 Hector Road Phone: (250)723-7948 Email: info@arrowvale.ca Website: www.arrowvale.ca

In season Succulent Snack’n Peas Sweet Crisp Carrots Fabulous Fresh Corn Delicious Strawberries And more…

Farm gate sales are on Saturdays between 10-2 or by appointment. The farm is located on 68 riverside acres which has been home to the Collins farm since 1980. We host special events throughout the year including pumpkin patch hayrides every October, hosting school tours and other special events. We have Belted Galloway Cattle and Canadian horses. Maple syrup is made on the farm along with a selection of berries, beef, veggies and preserves. 12. Cottonwood Farm Jan Carter 6306 Ferguson Road Phone: (250)723-8214 Email: cottonwoodfarm@telus.net Website: www.cottonwoodfarm.ca Jan Carter of Cottonwood Farm proudly raises purebred Suffolk and Romney sheep and supplies registered breeding stock to farms across Canada. The farm produces grass fed lamb products both fresh and frozen including a variety of cuts. Cottonwood Farm also sells wool products including comforters, mattress pads, pillows, sleeping bags, socks and more. Order or inquire about meat, wool and wool products directly through the farm. 13. Dama Dama Enterprises Wes and Janet Dutton 6999 Granville Road Phone: (250)723-6867 Email: wjdutton82@gmail.com Dama Dama is the Latin name for fallow deer. Dama Dama Enterprises is the oldest deer farm in BC and is still providing high protein, low fat, low cholesterol fallow deer venison. If you prefer local, ethically raised red meat with no added steroids, hormones or antibiotics it is available locally.

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(Farm Listings cont’d) 14. Eden Tree Farm & Gardening Heather Shobe Phone: (250)724-2175 Email: heather@edentreefarm.ca Website: www.edentreefarm.ca Eden Tree is a teeny-tiny permaculture farm, nursery and homestead. Heather is a permaculture landscape designer, permaculture and horticultural teacher and community food security advocate. The farm has a small farm gate market on site, open mostly by appointment, and sells a variety of products including organic soil supplements. It also offers guided interpretive tours and garden oriented workshops and is fully insured to host both individuals and groups (including schools). Will be open May 24, 1-4 and June 21, 1-4. 15. Emerald Coast Vineyards Angelika McLellan 2787 Alberni Highway Phone: (250)724-2300 Email: acmc@hotmail.ca Emerald Coast Vineyards exhibits the true nature of agriculture and its products. The Wine Shop (open 12-4:30 or by appointment), attached to the winery, sells our own red, white and blush wines, fortified fruit wines (port), homemade preserves and other local specialty food products. Just down the road we also offer a beautiful 2 bedroom farmstay suite, overlooking the picturesque vineyard and orchard. The rental suite is offered for a minimum 2+ night’s stay with advanced booking. 16. Fairweather Farm Cyndi L. Collinge and Mac McDonald 4391 Best Road Phone: (250)724-2007 Email: highlandmac@shaw.ca Our hobby farm is located in the lovely and peaceful Cherry Creek area, and only 5 kms from the Pacific Rim Center on Highway 4. Though not technically “organic”, we are very much environmentally conscious. Our chickens are free range, happy and healthy, with some laying well into their fourth year. They are a mix of heritage and domestic breeds, laying an abundance of eggs, from x-small to x-large.

17. Haven Acres Sherry Lyons 9401 Central Lake Road Phone: (250)720-0042 Email: havenacres@shaw.ca Veggies by appointment, eggs at farm gate. Haven Acres offers organically grown produce (not certified) as well as eggs from free range chickens which are for sale by pre-ordering. 18. Heaven Scent Ranch Lee Gibson 6850 Desmond Road Phone: (250)724-2002 Email: heavenscentranch@shaw.ca Please phone in advance to arrange farm gate sales. Heaven Scent Ranch provides you with a local source of beef, lamb and wool. 19. Helena and Kare Haukas 6767 Cypress Bld. Phone: (250)723-5169 Please phone for appointment or occasionally you can ﬁnd us at Spirit Square Farmers Market. We are on 10 acres but use only 1-2. We are getting too old to increase but we have lots of fruit: 11 kinds of apples, 4-5 different pears, 4-5 plums, figs and peaches. Please phone and we’ll try to accommodate as best we can. We also have carrots, beets, potatoes, garlic and tomatoes. 20. Husmin Kelp Products Anne Mack and Larry Orth Phone: (250)730-5286 Email: annem@toquaht.ca We are a new, developing kelp farm located in Toquaht and plan on providing dehydrated kelp for organic soil enrichment as well as organic farm animal feed supplement. Please phone or email to arrange sales. 21. J and M Fallow Deer Farm James Durmuller Email: jdurmuller@yahoo.ca Family owned licensed fallow deer farm with hay sales. Private sales by appointment only.

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22. Leda Organic Farm (biodynamically managed) Gary Swann 4361 Batty Road Phone: (250)723-7692 Email: gwswann@shaw.ca Leda Farm is an 80 acre farm and eco-forest. It is biodynamically managed and seeks to be self-contained within its own footprint. With the exception of fossil fuels, very little is brought onto the farm. We make about 80 tonnes of biodynamic compost per year. We host workshops for people interested in making biodynamic field and garden sprays. We also have woofer Tuesday where interested helpers can learn about biodynamic methods and farming techniques. Open to the public on Tuesdays 9-12 otherwise by appointment or every Saturday at the Spirit Square Farmers Market. 23. The Lee Farm Bob and Vicki Lee 7900 Mountain Ranch Road Phone: (250)723-7472 Email: vickilee@telus.net Website: www.theleefarm.com The Lee Farm is a small bio-diverse, family farm. Our large greenhouse and garden area allows us to grow a wide variety of vegetables throughout the year. We raise meat chickens, heritage and hybrid laying hens and Dexter Cattle. We are not certified organic but grow all our vegetables and fruits with no pesticides or commercial fertilizers. Our livestock is grown ethically with no added hormones or the use of antibiotics. We sell weekly at the Spirit Square Market. 24. Lonely Pine Ranch Doug and Patti Donovan 6805 Cherry Creek Road Phone: (250)723-7780 Email: Greenacre3@shaw.ca We raise food for our family and have a large surplus we sell to customers and restaurants. We use compost and natural fertilizers and feed our chickens non-medicated feed. They eat from our garden and return to us compost. We preserve, pickle and can food that we sell and when time permits bake and knit scarves to sell in the non-busy times. You can find us at the Port Alberni Farmers Market or phone to book an appointment. 25. Mad Raven Farm Miriam Turner and Sam Barwick Phone: (250)730-1267 Email: stoneislandmama@yahoo.ca By appointment only for farm gate sales or ﬁnd them at the Port Alberni Farmers Market.

Phone: (250)720-9242 or 250)724-5027 Madho Farms (the blueberry farm on Cox Lake) is a seasonal farm operating everyday through mid-July to late September. The hours of operation are from 9am to 7pm. We offer two varieties of delicious blueberries and offer a u-pick option as well. 27. Maureen and Pete Lenihan 3579 Trevor Avenue Phone: (250)724-3703 Maureen and Pete operate a small farm out in Cherry Creek, primarily selling eggs, turkey and chicken. Please call to make an appointment for farm gate sales. If you are interested in ensuring a local turkey for the holidays, pre-orders are available. Individual turkey cuts are also vacuum-packed and frozen for your convenience. 28. McCoy Lake Farm Ltd. (Farmer Bill’s Country Market) W.T. Thomson (Keith Bruner) 7666 Paciﬁc Rim Highway Phone: (250)724-0569 or 778)421-5566 Email: Bill:farmer.bill@shaw.ca OR Keith: sghotboltbay@gmx.com This 115 year old family farm has been farming in the valley for 6 generations. Keith runs the farm gate sales at Farmer Bill’s Country Market (9-5 Wednesday through Sunday) or you can find Bill at the Alberni Valley Farmers Market on Saturdays.

OCN Garden Center Garden Centre ~ Gift Shop

Eric and Trina Mattson 619 Tibbs Place (off Abraham Drive)

P.O. Box 682 Toﬁno, BC V0R 2Z0 Phone: 250-725-4450 • E-mail: ocn@island.net

Mad Raven Farm is a new small farm on 2 acres in Beaver Creek. We mostly focus on poultry, eggs, salad greens and flower sales with other seasonal offerings. Our land is tilled by hand, our birds are raised on pasture and everything is grown naturally without chemical fertilizers. 26. Madho Farms Nash Dhaliwal 285 Franklin River Rd.

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(Farm Listings cont’d) 29. Medicine Farm Douglas Brooker Blk. 5, Lot 797 Barkley Main (20 minutes from Ucluelet off Port Albion Rd.) Phone: (250)266-0642 Email: rainforestfarmproject@gmail.com Website: www.medicinefarm.weebly.com Off grid four season farm serving Ucluelet and Tofino since 2002, Medicine Farm has been actively transforming clear cuts into arable land providing the coast with a source of fresh, local, organic produce. Open to the public daily (mornings are best) the Medicine Farm offers a selection of fruit, vegetables, flowers, eggs, poultry, berries, preserves, plants, herbs and herbal medicines, tinctures and seeds. Medicine Farm welcomes the exchange of volunteer labour for food/accommodations. Offers a CSA food box program. 30. Mirabel Urban Farm Jen Fisher-Bradley 2661 4th Ave. Phone: (250)724-7308 Mirabel Urban Farm will be providing 100% locally grown acclimatised seeds, seedlings, greens and other vegetables as available. Fresh herbs, fruit in season and farm produced pickles and preserves. Mirabel Urban Farm will also be offering a market to local consumers and eaters on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month, April through October, 2015, 2-5pm. Please phone ahead to book alternative pickup time. We will also be offering affordable workshops with ongoing support and consultation, such as: “how to turn your yard into a productive, permaculture, urban farm” Spring/Summer 2015. 31. Naesgaard’s Farm and Market Helge Naesgaard and Asker Naesgaard 5681 River Road Phone: (250)723-3622 Email: naesgaard@shaw.ca or anaesgaa@shaw.ca Our family started farming and selling fresh fruit and vegetables in the early 60s. In 1980 we started our market on River Road. We sell fresh fruit and vegetables picked daily, nursery items (bedding plants, hanging baskets and shrubs), fertilizer, potting soil, pots and a variety of other items. Naesgaard’s Farm and Market is open seasonally from 9am-7pm.

32. Nighthawk Ridge Farms Ltd. Collin and Cathie Van Horne 8711 Bryson Road Phone: (250)723-6764 Email: cathievanhorne@shaw.ca Grass-fed, hormone-free beef by the package or by the side. Find us at the Port Alberni Farmers Market or follow us on Facebook. 33. Northwest Aquaculture Mica Verbrugge and Nile Verbrugge 8113 Faber Road Phone: (250) 661-9528 and 250)735-9666 Email : nileverbrugge@gmail.com Mica operates an oyster lease in Effingham Inlet and his brother, Nile operates the farm gate sales. Fresh oysters can be purchased. As well Nile provides a seasonal supply of frozen salmon, prawns, halibut and tuna. Please call or email Nile for more information. 34. Oak Tree Farm Teresa O’Neil and Stephen Mayor 8405 Meshers Road Phone: (250)723-6333 Email: oaktreefamilyfarm@gmail.com Oak Tree Farm offers lavender, essential oils and products, eggs, garlic, seasonal vegetables and mohair. Please phone in advance to arrange farm gate sales or find us at Spirit Square Farmers Market. 35. Oosterom Farm Ltd. Anita and John Oosterom 8691 Bland Road Phone: (250)724-2992 or 250)731-5656 Email: jroosterom@shaw.ca Hay for sale. Phone to check availability and book pickup. 36. Petronella’s Produce Randy and Deanna Bolger 8333 Miller Road Phone: (250) 723-4514 Petronella’s Produce offers seasonal vegetables, garlic, grass-fed turkey and chicken, eggs, turkey cuts, and sausage. Please phone to make appointment for on-site sales.

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37. Pleasant Valley Farm and Vancouver Island Grain and Milling Wayne and Carrie Smith 3000 Mozart Road Phone: (250)723-8988 Email: waynecarrie@shaw.ca Website: www.vancouverislandgrainandmilling.com We are a grain milling and storage facility located in Port Alberni. All profits from grain sales are reinvested back into improving grain harvesting, handling and milling infrastructure for Vancouver Island. One of our goals is to promote interest in growing and marketing locally grown grains. We have farm gate sales by appointment or we can be found at the Port Alberni Farmers Market. 38. Potter’s Produce Ben Potter 6498 Smith Road Phone: (250)723-5170 or 250)735-3594 Email: benjypotter6@gmail.com A small farm containing two glass greenhouses and six gardens which produce naturally-grown vegetables. The property also has the largest chicken run in the valley, resulting in healthy hens and fine free-range eggs. Phone to arrange appointment for farm gate sales or come to the Port Alberni Farmers Market. 39. Rain Valley Farm Ann DeBrincht and Darryl Hatch 5873 Tosca Road Phone: (250)724-5594 Email: darryl59ann@telus.net Website: www.rainvalleyfarm.ca We are a small farm and we believe in raising our animals in the most humane way, without the use of antibiotics or hormones. Come find us at the Port Alberni Farmers Market or phone to make an appointment. 40. Reg Payne 2475 Toﬁno-Ucluelet Highway Phone: (250)726-2047 Reg grows garlic and assorted veggies. 41. Simples Ej and Tim Towle Phone: (250)723-8061 (after noon) Simples grows and sells herbs, creates herbal creams, vinegars/ vinaigrettes, heritage and native plants. We are a very small urban farm and still growing! 42. Sincyr Acres The Cyr Family 5867 Falls Street Phone: (250)731-5072 Sincyr Acres is a small family run farm on the corner of Falls and Malabar. Our animals are given the best lives possible during their stay on our 5 acres. We raise beef, pork, rabbits and other seasonal products. Please contact us for more information and availability! Products are sold at the farm gate by appointment. 43. Stonehaven Farm Jamie and Lisa Aylard

8600 Bryson Road Phone: (250)724-6449 Email: jlaylard@uniserve.com 176 acre farm. We raise black angus beef and a small commercial sheep flock. All animals are pasture grazed (grass fed). Farm gate sales available by appointment. 44. Taylor Farm Bill and Margo Taylor 6095 Malabar Road Phone: (250)724-5360 Happy and healthy, grain and grass fed lamb available by the half or whole only. Banty eggs also available. No antibiotics or growth hormones. Please call for an appointment. 45. Tom’s Trees Mica Verbrugge and Nile Verbrugge 8113 Faber Road Phone: (250) 661-9528 and 250)735-9666 Tom’s Trees provides a festive atmosphere throughout the month of December. Come and have a fire, hot chocolate, and handpick your perfect Christmas tree. The farm is located adjacent to the regional airport (turn off the highway onto Coleman Road which turns into Airport Road and then follow the signs for Tom’s Trees). The farm is open every weekend throughout the month of December and provides a wonderful venue for creating family traditions. You also have the option of buying precut trees seven days per week at 8113 Faber Road. Please call Nile for more information on precut trees.

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1. A. Dol Farm 2. Alberni Organics 3. Avalon Farm 4. Beaufort Rainbow Farm 5. Bird Farm 6. Bob’s Place 7. Canadian Kelp Resources Ltd. 8. Chase and Warren Estate Winery 9. CMHA Healthy Harvest Farm 10. Coleman Meadows Farm 11. Collins Farm 12. Cottonwood Farm 13. Dama Dama Enterprises 14. Eden Tree Farm 15. Emerald Coast Vineyards 16. Fairweather Farms 17. Haven Acres 18. Heaven Scent Ranch 19. Helena and Kare Haukas 20. Husmin Kelp Products 21. J and M Fallow Deer Farm 22. Leda Organic Farm 23. The Lee Farm 24. Lonely Pine Ranch 25. Mad Raven Farm 26. Madho Farms 27. Maureen and Pete Lenihan 28. McCoy Lake Farm Ltd. (Farmer Bills Country Market) 29. Medicine Farm 30. Mirabel Urban Farm 31. Naesgaard’s Farm and Market 32. Nighthawk Ridge Farms Ltd 33. Northwest Aquaculture 34. Oak Tree Farm 35. Oosterom Farm Ltd. 36. Petronella’s Produce 37. Pleasant Valley Farm & Vancouver Island Grain & Milling 38. Potter’s Produce 39. Rain Valley Farm 40. Reg Payne 41. Simples 42. Sincyr Acres 43. Stonehaven Farm 44. Taylor Farm 45. Tom’s Trees

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Why local? DAN SCHUBART ALBERNI VALLEY TRANSITION TOWN SOCIETY

For those of us who have had the pleasure of harvesting a ripe tomato straight off the vine in the garden, there are three key reflections that come to mind. The first is the taste of the tomato, a taste that is fuller and more intense, often sweeter, than what we experience when bringing food home from the grocery store. The second is, having grown the tomato ourselves, we know what went into the growing of the tomato; in many cases just healthy care for the soil and the plant without the addition of chemical fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides. The third is that we are acutely aware of the labour involved in bringing that tomato to the peak of ripeness, the elimination of the need for fossil fuel based transport to the point of consumption, and the lack of packaging in the form of trays, bags or wrap. Diane M. Barrett, writing for University of California Davis, cites a significant decline in the nutrient value of fruits and vegetables that travel long distances before sale and eventual consumption (http://www.fruitandvegetable.ucdavis.edu/ files/197179.pdf). This problem shouldn’t arise when produce comes out of the yard or field and goes directly to the consumer who then has the option to use the produce while it is still close to its peak of freshness, yielding maximum taste and nutritional value. An additional concern in 2015, the International Year of the Soil, is erosion and the depletion of soil quality. Healthy, biologically active soils create conditions whereby plants can draw the trace elements they need for complete nutrition. Currently it takes a lot more carrot to furnish the value derived from carrots of fifty years ago. This can be remedied by giving back to the soil in form of compost, green manures and ecological biodiversity. Local producers truly do cultivate their soil with care and are likely to have sustained high yields of healthy produce to sell into the local market. There are often complaints that local produce in the market is pricier than what we can buy at the supermarket, but people who have grown their own tomatoes will attest to the care, attention and hard work that goes into producing them. Consider the nutritional aspects of the food as well the conditions under which people labour to get us that ‘cheaper’ produce. Taxpayers shoulder a portion of the burden for

the costs of our transportation network and the fossil fuel consumption required by transporting food long distances. Our current system of food production and distribution is also subject to the vagaries of energy prices, weather /climate disruption and political upset. Taken all together, there is a strong case to be made for consuming as much local produce as is possible, growing as much as one can, buying from local producers as much as possible, and preserving for later use via freezing, pickling, canning or drying. The money we spend to buy from our local producers has a tendency to stay in the community and build the resilience of our local economy. The quality of our food and the deepened strength of our community becomes the basis of the bargain we strike with local producers.

Teeny-Tiny Permaculture Farm and Homestead Interpretive Tours • Nursery Plants • Biological Soil Amendments • Workshops • Consulting • Community Projects • Various Farm Products

Inform Inspire Contribute

www.edentreefarm.ca wwww.facebook.com/EdenTree heather@edentreefarm.ca 250-724-2175 See Parks and Rec Guide for upcoming workshops Always available by appointment, tours on request.

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Waterwise Gardening GORD BAIRD ECO-SENSE

Just repeat… Slow it Down, Spread it Out, Sink it In! There are many methods to be able to put waters into the soils, where the holding capacity is extreme… and cheap, and where the roots are. Swales are ditches dug on the contour of slopes, where the materials dug from the ditch are placed immediately down slope – the ditch is filled with woodchips (and can be planted with mushrooms) and the swaled materials(berm) can be mulched and planted. The ditch collects and slows the water, the

woodchips and fungus absorb some as does the ground below, water is slowly released. Hugelkultur are glorified raised beds with a twist– Dig a pit 1-2 feet deep, fill it with large chunks of wood; atop the wood, pile with dirt, manure and mulch 1 foot deep. Plant in the mulch. As the wood rots it absorbs and holds moisture feeding the plants above. Other options to consider that use less water are perennial vegetables, food forestry, and choosing drought resistant plants that serve three purposes. For more information contact Gord Baird, Eco-Sense: www.ecosense.ca

~ What’s in Season ~

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About the Alberni Farmer’s Institute... The Alberni Farmers’ Institute, established in 1899, was the one of the ﬁrst institutes chartered on the Island. It began as a way to encourage cooperation between farmers and soon became a means to experiment and demonstrate new crops or techniques. The Farmers’ Institute has been a cornerstone of the Alberni Valley’s agricultural landscape for over 100 years. Today the Institute focuses on agriculture awareness and has hosted several successful bus tours highlighting the importance of agriculture in the Alberni Valley. The Alberni Farmers’ Institute also promotes farming through workshops, circulation of information, education forums, and networking. The Farmers Institute celebrates the resiliency of Island farmers and the economic strength and diversity of local agriculture. These farmers are passionate about good healthy food, the innovative ways they are producing food, and food sustainability on Vancouver Island.

To join or inquire, please contact: Cathy Burkosky via e-mail: avalonfarm@shaw.ca.

Gardens on the Go Horticultural Training & Services Offering Gardening Workshops, Horticultural Courses, Consulting and Project Management throughout the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District and Vancouver Island

Call Connie Kuramoto at 250-240-0281 or E-mail: gardensonthego@gmail.com

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The following Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District businesses have indicated interest in purchasing direct from producers. If you would like your business to be listed here next year, please contact the Alberni Valley Times 250-723-8171.

Ukee Juice

All Mex’d Up

Cody Naples

Judy Walker

1627A Peninsula Rd. Ucluelet, BC V0R 3A0 Phone: (250) 726-5068

#6 5440 Argyle St. Port Alberni, BC V9Y 1T7 Phone: (250)723-8226

Sproat Lake Landing

Shelter Restaurant

Steve Muise

Matty Kane

10695 Lakeshore Rd. Port Alberni, BC V9Y 8Z8 Phone: (250) 735-1535

601 Campbell Street, Box 68 Tofino V0R 2Z0 Phone: (250)725-3802

Red Can Gourmet

Long Beach Lodge Resort

Tim May

Ian Reddick

700 Industrial Way, po box 251, Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0 Phone: (250) 725-2525

1441 Pacific Rim Highway Tofino BC Phone: (250) 725-2442

The Starboard Grill

Riverside Lodge

Brad Declercq

Matt Dunk

#2-5440 Argyle St., Port Alberni, BC V9Y 1T7 Phone: (250) 720-9100

6150 Ferguson Road Port Alberni BC V9Y 8L4 Phone: (250) 723-3474

Swale Rock Café

Swept Away Inn

Lily Diotte

Daniel and Bouchra

5328 Argyle St. Port Alberni, BC V9Y 1T8 Phone: (250) 723-0777

5505, Argyle St. Unit 1 Port Alberni, BC Phone: (250) 918-8298

The Wickaninnish Inn

Green Soul Organics

Ike Seaman

Morgan Callisan

Box 250 Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0 Phone: (250)725-3106

Box 833 Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0 Phone: (250) 725-4202

The Schoonner Restaurant Mare Bruce 311 Campbell St. Tofino, BC 250)725-3444

Picnic Charcuterie Tina Windsor 700 Industrial Way, Tofino BC V0R 2Z0

Farmer Bills Country Market Keith Bruner 7666 Pacific Rim Highway Port Alberni BC Phone: (250) 778-421-5566

Tofino Farmers Market Anne Weeks General Delivery Tofino BC V0R 2Z0 Phone: (250) 266-5006

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A small producers guide to selling to restaurants, distributors and retailers Research has shown that there is high interest from restaurants within the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District in offering local products to consumers on their menus. Regionally produced meats, fruits, vegetables and other products - all are desirable! Farmers though, especially small producers, often don’t know how to entice restaurants into going the extra mile it takes to cope with the greater uncertainty and higher expense that may be required in order to follow through with that desire. It takes a dedicated effort, a bit of salesmanship, and clear agreements to achieve what producers, buyers, and consumers all crave-the best quality local food on their tables. Here are some tips to make it happen...

Step 1: Create A Relationship • Set up the relationship at beginning of season, before everyone is busy. • Reach out to buyers you are interested in working with-don’t expect them to come looking for you! • Adopt a business philosophy and develop good business practices • Do the homework on your own business. Write up a history of your farm and another piece highlighting your growing practices and the reasons your products are special. Know the prices you need to receive and quantities you are able to supply. • Provide this comprehensive information to the buyer including: -quantities available (min and/or max) per order -delivery schedule -pricing -availability dates if seasonal -growing methods, farm description -brochures -samples if available -GST# and Food Safe Certificates where required

Step 2: Keep It Healthy! • Be Reliable - Reliability of supply and delivery is of utmost importance to chefs and restauranteurs. Their business fails if you fail to follow through with your promises. • Know the customer - Price is not always the most important factor for those who want to buy local. Find out what drives their buying decisions be it quality, freshness, shelf life, delivery methods, consistency, ethics or the environment. • Communicate - Stay in touch but be respectful of a buyer’s workload, everyone is busy! E-mail is great for some, others prefer to communicate via phone. Some are interested in online ordering platforms and others are repelled by the thought! Find a method and keep to it. If using email, check it regularly and consider a scheduled check-in to provide a clear assessment of what is working and what is not. • Have a system for dealing with production gaps - Give the buyer ample notice, at least a few days, if you won’t be able to get their product to them due to weather or other production problems. Buyers understand the constraints of farmers but they still have a business to run!

• Be orderly - Develop efficient systems for processing orders, invoicing and advising customers of product availability and price changes. • Be safe - Food safety is everyone’s concern. Practice safe production, harvest and delivery methods and maintain the ability to trace products from garden right through to the table. • Keep a consistent quality - Buyers need consistent and reliable quality. High quality is one of the predominant reasons they buy locally. Give ample warning about deviations and don’t expect to stay on their list for long if product quality varies excessively! • Deliver - If the goods aren’t there, the restaurant suffers. Buyers will usually expect delivery to their door and appreciate a set schedule. Living with fluidity doesn’t work here-a dinner rush is a dinner rush, and the chef can’t stop to check on the tomatoes you are dropping off! Work with your buyer to set a schedule that works for you both and consider a delivery fee if less than minimum order.

Step 3: Grow Your Opportunities • Develop marketing materials and information. Spread your farm name and a good reputation. • Be willing to alter production to meet buyer needs • Investigate the potential of growing specialty items which are not available through distributors. Work with clients to sell them on the idea of new products by providing recipe and menu ideas. • Search out clients willing to buy ‘seconds’ or lower quality produce to use in soups or preserves. • Share your successes with other farmers and buyers. Model a great working relationship and offer tips to others in order to further the success of the industry as a whole.

Useful Links and Info Guidelines for sale at Temporary Food Markets: The Vancouver Island Health Authority created this document providing recommendations for preparation and display of food intended for sale at temporary food markets including Farmers’ Markets and public events. Talk to the local health authority about selling those foods classed as ‘low risk’ at retail stores and at farm gate. • http://www.viha.ca/NR/rdonlyres/3DDA888D-939E-4A08926E-DB679892A952/0/GuidelinesSaleofFoodsatTemporaryFoodMarkets2012FINAL.pdf Wholesale Price List Link: Certified Organic BC maintains this current wholesale price list for reference when setting prices • http://www.certifiedorganic.bc.ca/rcbtoa/services/prices. html Food Labeling and Packaging Requirements: Canadian Food Inspection Agency governs rules for packaging and labeling of food products • http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/labelling/food-labelling-forindustry/eng/1383607266489/1383607344939

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Agricultural Resources & Links GOVERNMENT: • Alberni Clayoquot Regional District (Alberni Valley Agricultural Plan; AV Farmers Directory): acrd.bc.ca/av-ag-plan

Community Gardens Guide

• City of Port Alberni: portalberni.ca Search for “chickens and bees” “urban agriculture”: portalberni.ca/parks (Healthy Living Guide)

A community garden is a shared green space which is maintained by community members for their use and enjoyment. Many different models exist; following is a sampling of what is available in our region.

• BC Ministry of Agriculture: gov.bc.ca/agri

Dry Creek Community Garden

• Island Health Community Nutritionist Public Health Services, Island Health helene.dufour@viha.ca Tel: 250-731-1315 Ext.41767

Corner of 4th and Napier Street, Port Alberni

• Public Health Association of BC (Farm to School program): phabc.org

This new community garden in Port Alberni is a project of the Young Professionals of Port Alberni. Rental plots are available. Janette Cormier - 250-720-7240 or cormier.ja@gmail.com www.drycreekcommunitygarden.wordpress.com

PERIODICALS:

The Maaqtusiis Muuschim Garden

• countrylifeinbc.com • islandfarmandgarden.ca

Ahousat, Flores Island

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES • Willing Workers On Organic Farms: wwoof.ca • Stewards Of Irreplaceable Lands: soilapprenticeships.com • Help Exchange: helpx.net

FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS • Alberni District Fall Fair: albernifair.ca • Islands Agriculture Show: iashow.ca

Started in 2012, this garden is a community effort to help offset cost of food and travel as we are a remote community accessible only by boat or plane. We have a green house and garden area and the elders and schools have been very involved and helpful. We aim to bring: HEALTHY FUN, FOOD SECURITY, ECONOMIC VIABILTY, EDUCATION, PRIDE, AND SO MUCH MORE TO AHOUSAHT’S TABLE! Maaqtusiis Muuschim Garden Contacts: Sacheen Pointe mamazonscreations@gmail.com or Joe James Rampanen jjrampanen@gmail.com

aaaaaaaa Community Garden

YOUNG FARMERS - NEW FARMER RESOURCES

Macoah Community at Toquaht Bay

• growingyoungfarmers.ca • youngagrarians.ca • bc4h.bc.ca (4H) • farmfolkcityfolk.ca • nfu.ca (National Farmers Union)

Now two years old, this garden was established for food security and fresh foods in the community. Plots are available for annual fee. Kirsten Johnson - kirstenj@toqhuaht.ca

Tofino Community Garden Tofino Botanical Garden, 1084 Pacific Rim Highway

ORGANIZATIONS • avsocialplanning.org (Alberni Valley Social Planning Council) • pafriendshipcenter.com • westcoastaquatic.ca • clayoquotbiosphere.org (Eat West Coast Network) • tbgf.org (Tofino Botanical Gardens) • tofinofood.blogspot.ca • bc.fsn.org (BC Food Sytems Network) • ssfpa.net (Small Scale Food Processing Association) • thisfish.info • indigenousfoods.vi.org • viccifn.blogspot.ca

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At the beautiful Tofino Botanical Gardens, this established community garden has 8 plots and is a project of the Tofino Community Food Initiative. tofinolocalfood@yahoo.ca www.tofinofood.blogspot.ca

Hesquiaht Community Garden Coordinator-Lisa Sabbas 250-670-1101

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Business Listings Avalon Farmer Bills Blueberry Farm Country Market Cathy and Kerry McDonald 8286 Faber Road Phone: (250)724-6821 Email: avalonfarm@shaw.ca Website: www.avalonfarm.ca

7766 Paciﬁc Rim Highway Phone: (778)421-5566 Email: shotboltbay@gmax.com

Just 10 minutes past Port Alberni, we have certified organic blueberries, garlic, eggs, hay and wild salmon! Fresh in season, and frozen available year round. Call to pre-order.

Offering grass-fed beef, farm fresh, free range eggs, home baking and preserves. We also buy extra produce from local farmers.

Open 9am-6pm Wednesday through Sunday

WE’RE OPEN

OCN Garden Center 619 Tibbs Place Phone: (250)725-4450 Email: ocn@island.net Open 9am-6pm Wednesday through Sunday Fully stocked retail garden center specializing in organic growing. Large gift shop with gifts for the garden and gardener.

Alberni Farmer’s Institute

WEATHER PERMITTING TUES-SAT • 10-2

724-6430

720-1040 or 720-7172

COMPOST

Organic • Soil Amendment • Mulch

FISH COMPOST

inc. taxes

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WE’RE LOCATED HERE

50/50 TOP SOIL MIX

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“Since 1899, we’ve celebrated the resiliency of Valley farmers and their strength and diversity. We are passionate about good healthy food, and sustainability on Vancouver Island

3rd Avenue

6866202

WE DELIVER

To know more or get involved, contact Cathy Burkosky avalonfarm@shaw.ca or Bill Thomson farmer.bill@shaw.ca

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Calender of Events 2015 2015 -- 2016 2116

2015 MAY

2016 FEBRUARY

• May 1-29: 3rd Annual Feast Tofino • May 3: Dry Creek Community Garden Opening, Port Alberni • May 9: Mt Klitsa Garden Club plant sale • May 31: Poultry and Small Animal Swap at Farmer Bill’s Country Market • May: Dirty Gourmet, Tofino

• February 13: Tofino Seedy Saturday • February 12-13: Islands Agriculture Show, Cowichan Exhibition Centre • Maple Festival at Arrowvale

MARCH

JUNE

• March: AV Hops Festival • March 10-15: Bamfield Mushroom Festival • Seedy Saturday at Arrowvale

• June 5-7: Tofino Food & Wine Festival • June: Grazing the Gardens, Tofino

MAY • Sheep to Shawl at Arrowvale

JULY • July 24-26: Ukee Days

SEPTEMBER • Poultry and Small Animal Swap at Farmer Bill’s Country Market • September 4-7: AV Salmon Festival • September 10-13: Alberni District Fall Fair • September 20: Family Farm Day • September 27: Apple Fest at Arrowvale

NOVEMBER • Nov. 19-22: Clayoquot Oyster Festival

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Regional Farmers Markets Toﬁno Public Market Saturdays from May 16th - September 26th, 2015 10am-2pm on the Toﬁno Village Green The Tofino Public Market promotes and coordinates a community of local artisan vendors representing the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Our motto is “Make it, bake it, grow it and gather it”.

Anne Weeks, Market Coordinator (250) 266-5006 www.tofinomarket.com facebook.com/TofinoPublicMarket

Ucluelet Night Market Fridays 3-7pm from May 22-Sept 11 200 Main Street, Ucluelet BC uclueletmarket@gmail.com 250-522-1217

Port Alberni Farmers Market Saturdays 9am-noon, year round 6211 Cherry Creek Road The Port Alberni Farmers’ Market is a traditional farmers market promoting locally grown produce and locally made products from the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District. The Market is open year round and provides a wide assortment of meats, vegetables,fruits and fresh free range eggs.

Poultry and Small Farm Animal Sale/Swap/Buy At Farmer Bills Country Market 7666 Paciﬁc Rim Highway, just past Tseshaht Market March 29, April 26, May 31 and September 27 from 11am-1pm Small livestock for sale! This is also a great opportunity for poultry producers to meet prospective clients and contact other producers. Farmers market vendors are welcome and encouraged as well.

Keith Bruner 778-421-5566 sghotbolbay@gmx.com

Spirit Square Farmers Market Saturday, 9am-noon, year round Harbour Quay 5440 Argyle St , Port Alberni At the Market customers can find a wide variety of locally grown and raised vegetables, fruits, chicken, pork, beef,lamb and baked goods. Situated at the waters edge and with a children’s playground close beside the market there is something for every member of the family.

spiritsquarefarmersmarket@gmail.com 250-723-7472

nglowe@telus.net 250-723-8351

Sunset Market Wednesdays throughout the summer, 6-9pm 4586 Victoria Quay, Port Alberni Port Alberni’s only night market held along the beautiful Somass River at the Victoria Quay. Join us and shop for local arts, crafts, food and support local businesses! You’ll be fascinated by some of the talent we have in the valley from the performances by our local entertainers.

Contact: 250-724-6535 or jolleen@sunsetmarketpa.com

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