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A sign in front of Port Alberni’s new liquor store on Third Avenue reads “opening soon.” A public hearing at city hall on Monday will be held to finalize the zoning changes after the provincial liquor licence was transferred from the old Port Pub.

Public hearing on bylaw for liquor store zoning MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Don Ferster of Jim’s Clothes Closet and Hospice Society executive director Gretchen Carlson are getting ready to see all of the wacky ties that people bring to the Hike For Hospice on May 3. The fundraiser will help support Ty Watson House. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

‘Bottleneck’ in hospital system causes months of delay: director KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

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y Watson House, administered by the Alberni Valley Hospice Society, has a continuous wait list of at least 10 people at the end-of-life stage.

In order to provide the critical, high-quality care to patients and alleviate the burden on families, the Society would ideally look at expansion.

Currently housing four beds in fully-equipped rooms, upgrades would be needed to accommodate even just an additional two. Funds, though, are dependent on community support.

“It is critical that we get more beds,” said executive director Gretchen Carlson. “We are only able to sustain four because of the set-up of the heritage building, but we have a staffing model that could handle six.”

Carlson said patients have the opportunity to die in dignity at the Ty Watson House and wants to find ways to meet the demand. The alternative to upgrading is a complete new home build or adding respite beds for families who are caring for loved ones at home. As a former hospital worker, she said the community deserves the 24-hour care.

“There is a bottleneck in the system,” Carlson said. “It can take months for someone in an acute

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care bed in the hospital to get in. Those at home without support will take priority over others who have caregivers.”

Currently the Society relies mainly on community donations and fundraisers to maintain programs and operations. Recently the office has moved from Ty Watson House to a larger space on Third Avenue to run a variety of programs.

Carlson said the move offers the opportunity to implement more support for families, including those going through grief and loss.

“We listened to the community and saw the need to create more programs,” Carlson said.

She said there is a need for those going through early onset dementia and their families. The process does not necessarily take place at the end of life, but is one that causes grief and anxiety.

In its early stages, people may experience short-term memory loss and lose the ability to do everyday tasks. It often leads to grief, isolation and depression.

“That early support might help bring some acceptance,” Carlson said. “For families it is difficult to watch their loved ones deteriorate and might need that support as caregivers, especially when it becomes 24-hour care that is needed.”

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A public hearing on Monday at city hall will be held to remove liquor store zoning for the old Port Pub, after the licence was transferred to a new store on Third Avenue.

With the addition of the new liquor store opening at 3684 Third Avenue, there will be nine locations in Port Alberni. The Port Pub on Argyle Street closed last year, and the Alberni Liquor Store opened on Johnston Road.

Monday’s public hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. at city hall, and will afford residents the opportunity to voice any concerns they might have if they feel their property is affected by the zoning change.

Liquor beer and wine stores are “site-specific” zones, said Port Alberni city planner Scott Smith. They’re permitted only on the properties that they’re located on.

“A number of municipalities do it that way in order to have a level of control for stores,” Smith said.

A second part of Monday’s hearing involves the liquor store at the Hospitality Inn. A bylaw amendment will reflect a subdivision at the location, Smith said.

By removing the site-specific zoning bylaw for the old Port Pub, it restricts the possibility of another liquour store being added there, explained Smith. If a proprietor wanted to open up alcohol sales at that location, then would need to go through

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“We have enough liquor stores in Port Alberni. We have to protect the ones we have.”

Denis Sauvé, city councillor

the city’s process again.

Coun. Denis Sauvé said the city doesn’t need new liquor stores. A former RCMP officer, he’s seen how alcohol can affect crime in a community, he said.

But it’s also detrimental to the economy to have so many retail locations in a small area, he noted.

“We have enough liquor stores in Port Alberni,” said Sauvé, noting he previously voted against the zoning bylaw for Third Avenue. “We have to protect the ones we have.” Hotel liquor stores depend on sales revenue for their businesses, Sauvé added.

In Port Alberni one liquor store is available for every 1,971 residents – far exceeding the percapita availability in Nanaimo, where 25 stores operate – one for every 3,352 residents there.

Courtenay has an even lower distribution than Nanaimo with a store for every 3,443 residents, while Campbell River’s 14 liquor stores offer one location for every 2,227. Of the mid-Island’s cities, Parksville came close to Port Alberni with a store for every 1,996 residents. martin.wissmath@avtimes.net

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Radio Club gets $10,000 grant for trailer Local non-profit organization provides emergency communitications support to regional district MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

If an earthquake and tsunami struck the Alberni Valley, knocking out phone and Internet access, the Arrowsmith Amateur Radio Club would help provide emergency communication.

A $10,000 grant-in-aid from the ACRD is providing funds for the radio club to assemble an important new project: a mobile communication trailer. The grant money has already been used to purchase the trailer itself, but another $20,000 in funding from other sources is required to fill it with radio equipment.

The trailer should be finished by the fall if it all comes together in time, said Al Winney, municipal emergency coordinator with the club. Winney is a federally certified radio communications operator.

Plans for the trailer provide room for three

radio operators and one person to handle reception. It could travel anywhere in the regional district, as far as the West Coast, if needed.

Equipment planned for the mobile operations trailer includes VHF, UHF and HF (high-frequency) usage.

Currently the club has an equipment room in the basement of the ACRD building on Fifth Avenue and Angus Street. A public network operates out of Port Alberni every Sunday, with amateur radio enthusiasts from all over the world tuning in.

Founded in 1972, the Arrowsmith Amateur Radio Club has provided emergency communication for the regional district since 1977, Winney said.

If Internet access was wiped out by a natural disaster, the club can provide email services over radio, Winney said.

Bob Neville, club director, said radio is an

important backup in case of emergency. Mobile phone service is often down because of an overload of calls, he said.

The radio club operates antennas on Mt. Arrowsmith and Mt. Cokely, as well as one antenna in Beaver Creek. The ACRD provided the radio club with just under $20,000 in grant-in-aid funding last year to replace antennas and cover maintenance costs.

Operating as a local non-profit providing a public service, the radio club was eligible to apply for grant-in-aid funding, said Russell Dyson, chief administrative officer for the ACRD. “The idea is to enable them, if it’s more efficient for the purposes of an emergency, to be mobile,” said Dyson. “It would also duplicate their equipment in the event that it was destroyed.” It provides another option for the club to keep its operations running in an emergency

Josie Osborne, chairwoman of the ACRD, with Arrowsmith Amateur Radio Club members (from left) Denis Bouchard, Bob Neville, Al Winney and Tom Parkinson. The ACRD provided the radio club with a $10,000 grant-in-aid to purchase a new trailer for a mobile emergency communications unit.

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May brings hospice exposure TY WATSON, from Page1

Included in the programs of the Society is the work of Chaplain Les Bonnell. Bonnell started a men’s grief support group for those who have difficulty connecting with councillors and other men.

“It is an opportunity for men to feel safe,” Carlson said.

Bonnell and two bereavement councillors are available in the office, but they also go to the hospital and into homes.

Other programs include group grief support, walk and talks and drop-in support.

“We are also looking at advanced care directive planning, which is like a living will,” Carlson said.

May is a month of awareness and fundraising for the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and kicks off with the Hike for Hospice. As a fun,

community event, there will be refreshments, a kid’s table, live music and the popular wacky tie contest.

Participants are asked to bring their decorated ties to the event, and for each, Don Ferster of Jim’s Clothes Closet will donate $10. He

has doubled his contribution from previous years.

“This is our main charity and we want to get more people out and help drive up the walk,” Ferster said.

The Hike takes place on May 3 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Blair Park.

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CITY OF PORT ALBERNI NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 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".

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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".

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City hall exterior insufficient for our future

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ecently announced plans to give city hall a facelift this year have not been met warmly by all in the community. At a cost of $35,000, the city endeavors to spruce up the main municipal building by installing cedar panels on the exterior, using wood harvested from the west coast of Vancouver Island.

With this announcement claims have emerged that the cedar panels would “deface” the historic building’s legacy.

Built in 1959, city hall served as the centre for local government when Port Alberni amalgamated eight years later with the merging of the community’s northern and southern sections separated by Rogers Creek. It is for this reason that city hall is one of the seven buildings

recognized on the Port Alberni Heritage Register. Although the old train station at the base of Argyle Street is the only structure on the register legally protected from being altered or demolished, the inclusion of city hall gives the building recognition for its place in Port Alberni’s history, encouraging its preservation close to the original state.

Now that an alternation to the exterior appearance is in the works, changing city hall’s statement of significance on the heritage register is required – a change that sends the wrong message to the community, according to the group that oversees Port Alberni’s history.

In a recent letter to city council from Gareth Flostrand, chair of the Alberni Valley Museum and

Heritage Commission, the board member stated that the new cedar panels would generate perceptions that Port Alberni has little interest in protecting its history.

“The proposed action will directly impact city hall’s statement of significance, which is based to a large extent on its architectural design,” Flostrand wrote. “The City of Port Alberni, by modifying the appearance, and so the heritage integrity of this recognized building, sends a message to the larger community that heritage is unimportant.”

The cedar is being donated by Coulson Forest Products in the hope that the panels will put a better face on city hall. The facelift comes with other visual improvements to the building

that are on the agenda this year.

Paint stains in the mayor’s office and torn carpet in city hall gives an embarrassing impression to visitors with deep pockets, argued Coulson, who hopes to spark interest to develop the community, including finding a tenant for the former home of Zellers and Woodward’s that currently sits vacant at Third Avenue and Mar Street.

The prevalence of empty storefronts in the Uptown commercial district illustrates the problem with blatant clarity: Business is lagging in Port Alberni, and more empty commercial spaces would promote negative connotations that plague the community. Any improvements to the face Port Alberni presents to the outside world are valuable, but should these upgrades

come at the cost of the history that makes the city unique?

The more fitting question in this matter could be this: When was the last time you excitedly showed visitors to Port Alberni our city hall?

While the building’s exterior appearance isn’t unattractive, it hardly warrants attention in a manner the centre of the municipal government should.

Port Alberni in the 21st Century deserves better, and the current government deserves credit for attempting a change that could make city hall something all of us can be proud of.

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Island Health’s nursing changes unfair to patients Vancouver Island Health Authority plans to replace RNs with Care Aides is nothing less than a cost-reduction scheme to save money by hiring a lower-paid workforce. All the more money to pay the everincreasing number of high-5 and 6-figure salaries (plus benefits, perks, and bonuses) enjoyed by executive healthcare administrators.

This is nothing less than a scheme to hire a more controllable workforce, especially if government can use the Temporary Foreign Worker program and bring in folks like the wonderfully compassionate and caring people of the Phillipines, for example, who make FABulous nurses and care-aides (as do nurses from Europe and China).

Government knows how hard these people will work to send money home to povertystricken families, not rocking the boat by advocating for more staff for fear of having to go back home. No problem, for government, as there are plenty more waiting in the wings to come to Canada.

Like a sick form of 21st century slavery.

Compared to RNs, Care Aides do not have an adequate level of education to anticipate or detect possible side-effects and/or complications so they can’t be expected to safely and adequately monitor patients’ conditions, decreasing the quality of patient care.

How terribly unfair to

patients.

It’s also unfair to Care Aides who are liable to be named in lawsuits brought by patients’ families when they learn their loved-one (who suffered complications and perhaps died) was being eye-balled primarily by a Care-Aide rather than an RN. Patients and families are going to start suing government for downgraded health-care.

A proposed similar plan to replace vacationing RNs with 2nd year student nurses (at the same level of education as Care Aides) was scrapped at a major Lower Mainland hospital because the hospital’s legal department determined the risk of litigation was too great.

Incidentally, hospital administration subsequently exercised a campaign of character assassination towards the nurse who put the kibosh on the plan by suggesting the plan was legally flawed.

It’s all about “control” over the workforce, but that’s not good enough when patient care is being placed in jeopardy.

The cure: reduce/eliminate corporate administration that, like a cancer, is sucking the financial lifeblood out of health-care and administer a hefty dose of staffing with much needed lab and diagnostic technicians, doctors, nurses, etc., to adminstrate and administer health-care the way it used to/should be.

The People must take healthcare back before it’s corporatized right out of existence.

Liz Stonard Port Alberni

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Liquor availability caters to P.A.’s social problems

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hile a variety of different businesses pose a risky venture in Port Alberni, opening a liquor store appears to be a pretty solid bet. Assuming that a public hearing held in city hall on Monday doesn’t hold up the paperwork needed to allow a new retail outlet to open on Third Avenue, Port Alberni will soon have nine liquor stores operating within city limits.

That’s more per capita than most other communities in B.C. and a far greater availability than what’s offered in Nanaimo or Courtenay. But why get in the way of businesses that are likely to succeed?

The prevalence of alcoholrelated social problems in the community offers some reason for concern. The typical adult in the region consumes 177

litres of alcohol each year, compared to the 104-litre annual average found elsewhere in B.C., according to a profile on the Valley and Vancouver Island’s west coast released by Island Health in 2014. Rates of depression, anxiety and high blood pressure are also greater in the Alberni region, all diseases that can be fueled by alcohol abuse. The number of local children who go into protective care by the time they reach adulthood is also triple the rate found across the province.

An adult’s future is up to the individual to determine, but the question begs to be asked if the current availability of alcohol is contributing to society’s weaknesses that currently clog up the court system with situations that spiraled out of control.

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Bike to Work Week offers healthy alternative

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ll over the world communities are implementing plans to encourage people to get out of their cars and cycle or walk to their destinations. Benefits range from cutting air pollution and greenhouse gases, to promoting physical health and mental well-being.

Bike to Work Week has been celebrated in communities across BC for a number of years.

According to Bike To Work BC the movement is gathering momentum as more people of all ages rise to the challenge every year.

In Port Alberni there is only one month to go until Bike to Work Week (BWW) -- May 25-31, 2015.

Our organizing team is working hard to provide Port Alberni with a great lineup of events to encourage everyone to Get Out and Ride... to Work, to School and Any Place Else you have to go.

During the next couple of weeks we’ll be telling you all about the “celebration events” we have planned for BWW,

John Mayba Local Voice but the first thing you need to know is that it’s important to register on line at www.biketowork. ca. Bike to Work Week BC has made it really easy to register and when you register, you become eligible to win an all expense paid cycling trip from Prague to Bucharest. If you need any help with registration you can call John at 250-723-2638.

In order to help us stage a great BWW, we have received grants from Bike to Work Week BC and The Alberni Valley Community Foundation. We also have a great group of local sponsors and supporters.

There will be cycling celebration events every day during BWW. These include: Monday at Save on Foods, Tuesday at ADSS, Wednesday at Echo Centre, Thursday

at Healthy Habits, Friday at Steampunk Coffee Shop and Saturday a Bike Rodeo again at Save on Foods.

There is also a great list of prizes to be won.

Anyone who rides to the above listed events can register to win one of five prizes including a bike donated by Save on Foods and four cycling jerseys donated

by Coastal Community Credit Union. The more daily events you attend, the more chances you have of winning. Each event will also include refreshments and bike tune ups as well as “cycling goodie bags”.

So stay tuned for more details on BWW. Get ready to “Get Out and Ride” to Work, School and Anywhere Else you have to go. And start by registering at www. biketowork.ca. » We want to hear from you.

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» Your letters To the Editor: Re: “Former lawyer with posttraumatic stress sues Canadian Mental Health Association, AV Times March 20.”

Thank you for reporting my story. It reveals important interrelated public interest issues of poverty, homelessness, and the lack of mental health care, especially for PTSD. Please allow me to clarify a few points in the article about my personal experiences and lawsuit.

I did not use the phrase “mindcontrolling religious cult”. I referred to the group that caused my complex PTSD as an evangelical Christian fundamentalist cult. I never use the term “mindcontrol” when discussing the subject of religious abuse because it is misleading and does not accurately reflect the indoctrination process.

Regarding the time period I was involved with that cult, I left home at age 16 in 1972. In 1991, while living in a cult commune in Asia, I escaped literally and psychologically. I returned to Canada and in 1992 began my self-directed cult recovery process through a university education.

The article states I received limited treatment for PTSD at Vancouver General Hospital. Initially,

Our staff it was quite good care through eight months of group therapy with PTSD expert, Dr. Greg Passey, who treats soldiers, veterans and police. What I did not receive, and still haven’t, was any mental health care or support after that group therapy ended, either in Vancouver or here in Port Alberni.

While the article accurately states I lived in a trailer on family property, it left out the important detail that my trailer was so deteriorated no trailer park would accept it. It was not insulated for winter living, the windows were sealed to keep in heat, it had no plumbing and two regular household extension chords for electricity. It was dark, dank and depressing. I was one of Port Alberni’s many hidden homeless, without an address of my own, living in substandard conditions that worsened my health for five years.

The article gives the impression that I am suing the CMHA because of noise disturbances.

Actually, the reason I am suing is because they unreasonably attempted to evict me back into a worse state of homelessness than the one they rescued me from.

It is an important distinction, because unfair eviction actions often result in the revolving door

of homelessness I was referring to.

My suit alleges the CMHA’s eviction action was based on a negligent investigation of disturbance allegations made against me.

Because of our close relationship, the CMHA owes me a duty of care to act reasonably. I claim that the eviction action breached that duty of care because it did not give me a reasonable opportunity to respond to any allegations against me before that action was taken. It was that breach that caused the psychiatric harm I allege I suffered.

The CMHA’s allegation that “I refused to answer the door” when CMHA employees tried to contact me about alleged disturbances is made in their Response to Civil Claim in the court file. It is an unproven and disputed fact. That Response also shows that the CMHA’s agents made no other reasonable efforts to contact and warn me, such as email, phone call, letter by mail, or note under my door, before taking eviction action.

It is not accurate to write that the Residential Tenancy Branch hearing “didn’t materialize after the CMHA-PA didn’t attend, and he got a reprieve.”

First, the hearing did take place, but without any CMHA agents in

attendance. I was sworn in and gave my testimony, supported with a 15-page written submission detailing all the disturbances caused to me by other tenants.

The CMHA received a copy of that submission a few weeks before the hearing, but did not provide any evidence of any kind against me or to contradict me.

Perhaps that is why no one from CMHA attended, knowing they had no evidence and no case against me?

Second, the word “reprieve” implies that I was guilty of something, but escaped punishment. I did not get “a reprieve” because I was not guilty of anything worthy of eviction. Instead, I received an official Decision that cancelled the Notice of Eviction as if it had never existed.

I only filed my lawsuit after Bob Hargreaves, CMHA-PA executive director, completely ignored my several letters requesting answers and explanations to my questions about why and how he had attempted to evict me.

Thank you for allowing me to set the record straight.

Sincerely, Perry Bulwer Port Alberni

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Sports & recreation Drop-in circuit training. Stay fit and have fun. Sundays at 3 p.m. Info: 778-421-2721.

Horseshoe Club practices Sundays at 11 a.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-7244770 or 250-723-6050.

Latin Dance Social, Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. at Char’s Landing.

Adult drop-in badminton on Mondays, from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Alberni Athletic Hall. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg Hudson).

After School Burn - Youth Parkour, ages 7 to 12, on Mondays and Fridays, April 13 through May 22. Sign up at Echo Centre. Info: 250-723-2181.

Taoist Tai Chi, Mondays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Classes held at Knox Presbyterian Church Hall. Open to new and continuing students. Info: 250-723-7956.

Crib Night every Monday at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion branch No. 293 Alberni Valley.

Curling at the Alberni Valley Curling Club has concluded for the 2014–15 season effective March 26/15; see you in October.

Special interest Come and join us for Laughter Yoga at West Coast General Hospital, room A, every Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Cost is by donation, all proceeds to the WCGH Foundation. Info: 250-723-0548.

Mondays at Maquinna School Gym - dropin gym and reading time from 9 to 10:15 a.m.

French Parent On Tots play group meets Mondays, from 9 to 11 a.m. in room. 2 at Alberni Elementary School.

Events

Farmers’ Market is now open every Saturday morning, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Cherry Creek School.

Spirit Square Farmers’ Market at Harbour Quay, every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.

Meat draws and other social events every Saturday at the Royal Canadian Legion

Community Excellence Awards The Italian Hall being transformed for the Community Excellence Awards being held on Friday, April 24. Be sure to read the AV TImes for the winners.

Branch No. 293, from 2 to 5 p.m.

Every Sunday afternoon, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., the Kingsway Pub holds a meat draw and 50/50 raffle to benefit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Ty Watson House.

Child andyouth Nights Alive, free drop-in recreational program for youth, ages 12-18, Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to midnight at Gyro Youth Centre. Info: 250-723-2181.

Support and help Port Alberni Alzheimer’s Society Care Givers Support Group meets every third Monday of the month at Fir Park Village in the activity room at 6:30 p.m.

Meals on Wheels, program needs volunteer drivers. Info: 250-730-0390.

Pregnant? Concerned? For caring counsel call 1-877-88WOMAN. Low Vision group meets one Monday per month at Abbeyfield (basement) at 10 a.m. Call 250-724-0933 for more information.

First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni

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support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196.

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

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.

Barkley Sounds Community Choir presents their spring concert “Jukebox Favourites” Sunday, April 26 at 2:30 p.m. at the ADSS theatre. Info: Sylvia 250-723-7185.

Literary event at Rollin Art Centre, April 28 at 7 p.m. Donna Besel, a boreal writer from Manitoba will introduce her new book of short stories at the Rollin Art Centre.

Cherry Creek Recreation Commission’s Annual General Meeting is on April 29 at the Cherry Creek Hall. Guest speaker is Lucas Banton. New members urgently needed.

Beta Sigma Phi Founder’s Day Dinner, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Barclay Hotel.

Members at large welcome. Contact Lynne at 250-723-6403 by April 22.

Words on Fire Open Mike, April 30 at 7 p.m. at Char’s Landing. Featuring Winter Darbey, local poet and artist. His poetry is guaranteed to amuse, amaze and entertain.

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

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

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

Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addictions, mental health, relationships and other issues.

Info: 250-723-8281. Everyone welcome.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES |

MEET & GREET ADOPTION CENTER

These lovable animals are all up for adoption and hoping you’ll give them a happy new home!

The S.P.C.A. in conjunction with the Alberni Valley Times is stimulating animal welfare in our community. This feature is presented for your awareness.

These animals are ready for immediate adoption at the S.P.C.A. at the foot of Broughton Street or call 250-723-5269.

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ANNIE

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5 year young DSH S/F

5 year young DSH N/M

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Hound x husky 1 1/2 year old N/M, playful

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Lab x Newfie 5 year old male, easy going

ANIMAL VIEWING AND ADOPTION HOURS: TUESDAY THRU SATURDAY – 1:00PM-4:00PM – CLOSED SUNDAYS, MONDAYS AND HOLIDAYS

Annual Silent Auction and Dinner Saturday April 25th @ Cherry Creek Hall Doors open @ 4pm Tickets are $25 available at the Alberni BCSPCA or Scotiabank.

For more information call 250-723-5269 This is one of our biggest fundraiser for the year so come out and support the Alberni BC SPCA!

Bute Street Veterinary Clinic Ltd. 4907 Bute Street, Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 3M2 Ph: 250-724-2883 Fax: 250-724-2889 Business Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 9:00am-5:00pm Saturday: 10:00am-4:00pm

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GOLF

Names for Hollies’ nine holes Patrick Little Home at Hollies

I

n case you haven’t done it, dust off your golf clubs, lubricate those hand carts, and loosen up those one-year-older bodies.

Golf season is upon us here at Hollies.

Ladies and Men’s Nights are beginning soon and if you’re new to Port Alberni and want to participate; it’s easy.

There are no qualifying games, forms to be filled out in triplicate, blood tests, or multiple choice quizzes.

Just come out, pay, and play. Either Ladies or Men’s Nights are relaxed forms of social outings...period.

Guests come out, play nine holes, come in for a meal or a beverage, watch me make a fool of myself, and get some good prizes from our Port Alberni merchants.

Golf begins at 5:30 at this time of year in a shot gun format. If you don’t have a game, no worries, we’ll fix you up. Ladies Nights begin May 6th, while Men’s Nights begin May 7th.

New this year, we have named each of our nine holes at Hollies. Hole No. 1 where everyone experiences the first tee jitters is now called “Desolation Sound.”

Lawn bowling fun night Eveline Hays bowls at the local club. Lawn bowling season begins next month, and a “fun night” is planned for this Saturday, April 25 at the Alberni Lawn Bowling Club on Wallace Street. Everyone is welcome. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

Tineke, Karen, Marion, Donna Cox and Donna Shannon are pumped up for the 2015 Hollies golf season. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

The second hole’s green is shaped like a heart, so it’s called, “Heart”. Locals noticing the hole’s geography might be forgiven naming it Jennifer Aniston though.

The third’s green has been reshaped into a “boomerang,” so “Good Day, Mate!”

Strange things happen on the Hollie’s 4th and so we named it “Area 51.” Even the Canadian Defence Department denies it’s existence.

One of our previous customers thought the fifth green reminded him of a “dog biscuit,” hence the name. Some golf balls have mysteriously vanished off the planet on hole No. 6, so we call it now “The Alberni Triangle.” The Hollies hosts Canada’s only bunker on a

green at hole No. 7. This is a tribute to our past member, Mr. Robin Woodward. It’s affectionately called “Robin’s Nest.” The grass mound on hole No. 8 is a first in golf also.

Local members claim witnessing shots fired from the “grassy knoll.” The pot bunker on hole No. 9 is named after one of our less popular past members.

As it would be rude printing the hole’s name, we can say that contrary to reports, James Riddle Hoffa isn’t buried in “Ted’s *** ****.”

Also one of our newest sponsor’s Alien Sports is hosting past NHL player Theo Fleury for a book signing date on May 8th between 10-12. You won’t want to miss that.

Finally in conclusion, come on out and support golf in Alberni at Hollies.

We play real golf, and there are prizes for closest to the pins, long drives, and putts.

Don’t be shy. Truly, we look forward to seeing you.

And if you need a reason, how about this. Last year, the Ladies and Men combined to contribute over $3,000 to our fabulous hospice facility in Port, Ty Watson House. Our little course with its legion of loyalists have donated over $30,000 over that time and its a great cause. Get out and shake off the dust! » Patrick Little is an avid golfer and owner of Hollies Executive Golf Course.

Janice Cross wins 18-hole low gross KATHY WHITE FOR THE TIMES

In the 9-hole low handicap group La Donna Knutson won low gross, Kath Stolth took low net and low putts was a tie between Marta Williamson and Doreen Grant.

In the high handicap group Louise Berlinski won low gross, Mary Ann Maddison had low net and another tie for low putts for Jane Bremner and Berlinski.

Pars were had by Mary Ann Maddison on holes 2 and 4, Kath Stolth on 2 and

4 and Julie Swaney on hole no. 8. Chip ins for Joan Hall on no. 6 and Jean Illman and Bremner on no. 9.

In the 18 hole division, once again Janice Cross won low gross, Carol Hastings had low net with 69.

In the KP challenge Barb Sheare won on no. 5 and BJay Harper won on no. 14.

The ladies Amateur/Senior tournament is coming up soon, time to get your registrations in.

Thursday May 21 will be at Morningstar and Friday May 22 will be played at Eaglecrest.

Church Services GRACE

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LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCC) 4408 Redford

“Fixing our eyes on Jesus” Pastor: Kevin Platz Phone: 250-724-5032 SUNDAY MORNINGS 9:15am Bible Study 9:45am Sunday School Sunday Service: 10:30am EVERYONE WELCOME

Pastor Bruce Greenwood

Trinity Church Anglican & Lutheran 4766 Angus Street Port Alberni Office phone: 250-724-4921 Pastor: The Reverend George Pell Sunday, April 26th 10:15am Worship Service Tuesday, April 28th 6:30pm Prayer Service Wednesday, April 29th 10am Communion & Conversation Wheelchair accessible EVERYONE WELCOME

CEDAR GROVE CHURCH A Christian Community of the Reformed Church in Canada 4109 Kendall St. 250-723-7080 10:30am SUNDAY WORSHIP Pastors: Per & Chris Knudsen Everyone welcome to worship

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Sunday Sunday 10:00 a.m. a.m. Pre-Service Pre-Service Prayer 10:00 10:30 a.m.

Worship Service & Communion 10:30 a.m. Worship “Why “ Pastor ColinI Follow WillardJesus preaching 7:00 p.m. p.m. AD Worship Service 8:00 The Bible Continues “Praying in the Silence” Monday Monday 9:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study Tuesday Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Junior Youth gr4-7 6:00 p.m. Junior Youth gr4-7 Friday Friday 7:00 p.m. Rock Solid Youth gr8-12 7:00 p.m. Rock Solid Youth gr8-12

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4890 Locke Road www.albernilighthouse.com Pastor: Ron Nickel SUNDAY SERVICES 10:30 AM Sunday School 11:45 AM Worship Service Bible study Tues. 7pm Youth Group Thursday 7pm ASL Interpreter Available

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Welcomes You! “A House of Prayer” “A People of Prayer” SUNDAY APRIL 26TH 9:30 am - Sunday School 10:30 am: Celebration & Worship TUESDAY 6:30 pm - Praise & Prayer YOUTH THURSDAY 6::00 pm - Youth Night FRIDAY 7:00 am - Prayer Telephone: 250-724-7275 prayer@alberninazarenes.com Find us on Facebook

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SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2015 Worship begins at 10:15 am with Praise & Singing.

The service follows at 10:30 am Old Testament Bible study group meets every Tuesday from 1:30 to 2:30 pm.

May 9 - annual Spring Garage Sale - in the basement of the church. Access is located from the parking lot. 9 am to 1 pm.

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SPORTS

FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES |

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SCOREBOARD HOCKEY

NHL Playoffs - Round 1 All series best-of-seven Yesterday’s results (Game 4) Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2 (OT) (Series tied 2-2) Also yesterday (Games 5) Nashville 5, Chicago 2 (Chicago leads series 3-2) Vancouver 2, Calgary 1 (Calgary leads series 3-2) Washington 5, NY Islanders 1 (Washington leads series 3-2) Today’s schedule (Games 5) Minnesota at St. Louis Ottawa at Montreal Winnipeg at Anaheim Pittsburgh at NY Rangers 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 Monday, April 27 (Games 6) Tampa Bay at Detroit Monday, April 27 (Games 7) Calgary at Vancouver Chicago at Nashville NY Islanders at Washington Tuesday, April 28 (Games 7) Ottawa at Montreal Winnipeg at Anaheim Pittsburgh at NY Rangers Wednesday, April 29 (Games 7) Minnesota at St. Louis Detroit at Tampa Bay Yesterday at Rogers Arena

Canucks 2, Flames 1 First Period 1. Calgary, Jones (2) (Stajan) 2:40 Penalties: Ronalds Kenins Van (High-sticking T.J. Brodie) 3:46; Sam Bennett Cgy (High-sticking Yannick Weber) 16:22 Second Period 2. Vancouver, Nick Bonino (1) (Vrbata, Edler) 13:31 Penalties: Michael Ferland Cgy (Roughing Derek Dorsett) 6:34 Third Period 3. Vancouver, Daniel Sedin (2) (Hamhuis, Henrik Sedin) 1:47 Penalties: Dan Hamhuis Van (Puck over Glass) 8:09; Henrik Sedin Van (Hooking Johnny Gaudreau) 14:11 Shots on goal 1 2 3 T Calgary 8 8 5 21 Vancouver 17 17 9 43 Goaltending summary: Calgary: Jonas Hiller (0/0); Vancouver: Ryan Miller (0/0) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Calgary: 0 of 3, Vancouver: 0 of 2 Att: 18,870 (100.3% of capacity)

Predators 5, Blackhawks 2 First Period 1. Chicago, Richards (1) (Seabrook, Bickell) 13:27 2. Nashville, Forsberg (2) 14:42 Penalties: Ellis Nsh (Tripping Patrick Sharp) 3:06, Neal Nsh (Holding Brent Seabrook) 18:31 Second Period No scoring Penalties: Seabrook Chi (Slashing Matt Cullen) 9:02 Third Period 3. Nashville, Neal (2) (Stalberg) 0:47 4. Nashville, Wilson (5) (Ribeiro, Jones) 3:02 (PP) 5. Nashville, Forsberg (3) (Neal, Fisher) 3:14

Predators 5, Blackhawks 2 (Cont’d) Third Period 6. Chicago, Versteeg (1) (Richards, Kane) 14:52 7. Nashville, Forsberg (4) 19:49 (PP) Penalties: Rozsival Chi (Interference of Matt Cullen) 2:30, Shaw Chi (Goalkeeper Interference Pekka Rinne) 6:47, Shaw Chi (Roughing Seth Jones) 17:55, Hossa Chi (Slashing Viktor Stalberg) 17:55, Gaustad Nsh (Roughing Andrew Shaw) 17:55, Jones Nsh (Roughing Andrew Shaw) 17:55 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Chicago 13 7 10 30 Nashville 10 11 8 29 Goaltending summary: Chicago: Darling (24/28), Nashville: Rinne (28/30) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Chicago: 0 of 2, Nashville: 2 of 3 Att: 17,238

Lightning 3, Red Wings 2 (OT) First Period No scoring Penalties: Smith Det (Roughing) 1:14, Callahan Tb (Roughing) 1:14, Smith Det (High-sticking) 5:41, Drouin Tb (Tripping) 17:19 Second Period 1. Detroit, Nyquist (1) (Zetterberg, Abdelkader) 5:42 2. Detroit, Andersson (1) (Sheahan, Jurco) 14:24 Penalties: Zetterberg Det (Interference) 1:09, Paquette Tb (Tripping) 6:32, Bishop Tb (Holding (Served

by Jason Garrison)) 7:53, Smith Det (Cross checking) 15:22, Zetterberg Det (Hooking) 19:12 Third Period 3. Tampa Bay, Johnson (3) (Stralman) 14:34 4. Tampa Bay, Palat (1) (Garrison, Johnson) 15:51 Penalties: Bishop Tb (Tripping (Served

by Ryan Callahan)) 4:43, Glendening Det (Roughing (Served by Landon Ferraro)) 12:32, Hedman Tb (Roughing) 12:32 First Overtime 5. Tampa Bay, Johnson (4) (Palat, Hedman) 2:25 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Tampa Bay 8 14 6 1 29 Detroit 8 10 6 0 24 Goaltending summary: Tampa Bay: Bishop (22/24), Detroit: Mrazek (26/29) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Tampa Bay: 0 of 4, Detroit: 0 of 4 Att: 20,027

Capitals 5, Islanders 1 First Period 1. New York, Bailey (2) (Tavares, Leddy) 5:48 2. Washington, Kuznetsov (1) (Alzner, Johansson) 9:05 Penalties: Lee Nyi, Wilson Wsh (Fighting) 5:22 Second Period 3. Washington, Alzner (2) (Beagle, Brouwer) 10:31 Penalties: Kuznetsov Wsh (Highsticking) 12:25, Halak Nyi (Tripping) 20:00 Third Period 4. Washington, Laich (1) (Chimera, Beagle) 2:42 5. Washington, Kuznetsov (2) (Ward, Niskanen) 6:19 6. Washington, Chimera (2) (Kuznetsov, Johansson) 9:00 Penalties: Clutterbuck Nyi (Slashing) 4:13, Clutterbuck Nyi (Slashing) 11:42, Orpik Wsh (Interference) 16:58 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T New York 8 8 7 23 Washington 10 18 13 41 Goaltending summary: New York: Halak (30/35), Neuvirth (6/6), Washington: Holtby (22/23) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): New York: 0 of 2, Washington: 0 of 3 Att: 18,506

Vancouver Canucks winger Daniel Sedin, left, celebrates his goal against the Calgary Flames with his twin brother Henrik in Vancouver Thursday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Western Hockey League Playoffs All series best-of- seven *=if necessary Eastern Conference Final Calgary vs. Brandon Western Conference Final Kelowna vs. Portland Today’s schedule (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 Relegation game Latvia 5. Germany 3 Quarterfinals USA 7, Czech Republic 2 Canada 5, Sweden 3 Finland 3, Slovakia 0 Switzerland 5, Russia 0 Today’s schedule Relegation game Latvia vs. Germany, 9 a.m.

Saturday, April 25, Semifinals Canada vs. USA, 6 a.m.

Finland vs. Switzerland, 10 a.m.

Sunday, April 26 Relegation game, 3 a.m.

Bronze medal, 6 a.m.

Gold medal 10 a.m.

Yesterday at Zug, Switzerland

Canada 5, Sweden 3 First Period 1. Canada, Jansen Harkins (Ethan Bear) 5:11 2. Canada, Mitchell Stephens (Graham Knott, Mathew Barzal) 6:07 3. Sweden, Lucas Carlsson (Sebastian Ohlsson, Linus Olund) 7:11 (PP) 4. Canada, Deven Sideroff (Jansen Harkins, Nicolas Roy) 19:26 Penalties: Sideroff Can (Slashing) 6:31; Asplund Swe (Holding) 16:56 Second Period 5. Sweden, Joel Eriksson (Carl Grundstrom) 2:51 (SH) 6. Canada, Mitchell Stephens (Graham Knott, Mathew Barzal) 17:23 Penalties: Asplund Swe (Boarding) 1:25; Sideroff Can (Tripping) 6:23; Kylington Swe (Delay of Game) 19:44 Third Period 7. Sweden, Carl Grundstrom 15:34 (EN own goal) 8. Canada, Graham Knott (Mitchell Stephens, Jeremy Roy) 15:56 (PP) Penalties: Grundstrom Swe (HighSticking) 6:47; Carlsson Swe (Holding the Stick) 7:13; Benson Can (Hooking) 12:52; Grundstrom Swe (Roughing) 15:34 Shots on goal 1 2 3 T Sweden 17 10 7 34 Canadaa 13 13 12 38 Goaltending summary: Sweden: Felix Sandstrom (29/34); Canada: Zachary Sawchenko (24/26) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Sweden: 1 of 4, Canada: 1 of 6 Att: N/A

Western Canada Cup 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

Canucks win 2-1, escape elimination

Saturday, April 25 Penticton vs. AJHL Portage vs. Fort McMurray

JOSHUA CLIPPERTON THE CANADIAN PRESS

Sunday, April 26 Melfort vs. Portage Fort McMurray vs. Penticton

VANCOUVER — Daniel Sedin scored early in the third period Thursday as the Vancouver Canucks avoided elimination with a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames in Game 5 of their Western Conference quarter-final.

The Flames still lead the best-of-seven series 3-2, with Game 6 set for Saturday in Calgary.

Nick Bonino had the other goal for Vancouver, which got 19 saves from Ryan Miller.

David Jones replied for Calgary, while Jonas Hiller stopped 41 shots.

The Canucks snapped a 1-1 tie 1:47 into the third after the Flames iced the puck. Vancouver put out its top line for the offensive zone faceoff and made Calgary pay as Daniel Sedin shovelled home a Dan Hamhuis rebound through Hiller’s pads for his second goal of the series.

Vancouver had to kill off a Calgary power play midway through the period when Hamhuis was whistled for firing the puck over the glass, including a big stop from Miller on Joe Colborne from the slot.

The Flames had another man advantage with under six minutes to go when Henrik Sedin went off for hooking, but didn’t get a single shot on target against Miller, who was making his first start of the series after replacing Eddie Lack in Game 4.

Down 1-0 after the first period, Vancouver tied the game with 6:29 left in the second after a good cycle down low when Bonino took a pass from Radim Vrbata and ripped a shot under the crossbar from the faceoff dot for his first of the playoffs. Calgary could have taken a 2-0 lead earlier in the period, but Colborne hit the post a minute in before Mason Raymond saw the puck roll off his stick on a clear breakaway.

The Flames went up 1-0 just 2:40 into the first period when Jones jumped on a turnover by Alexander Edler and fired shortside on Miller for his second goal of the series.

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 Saturday, May 2 Semifinals Sunday, May 3 Finals

American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs All series best-of-five Yesterday’s results (Games 1) Manchester 5, Portland 2 Oklahoma City 5, San Antonio 2 Today’s schedule (Games 1) Hershey at Worcester, 4 p.m.

Syracuse at W-B/Scranton, 4:05 p.m.

Rockford at Texas, 4:30 p.m.

Also today (Game 2) Utica at Chicago, 4 p.m.

(Utica leads series 1-0) 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.

(Hartford leads series 1-0) 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.

Monday, April 27 No games scheduled Tuesday, April 28 (Game 4*) Hartford at Providence, 4 p.m.

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. Leaderboard - Round 1 Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 T1 Boo Weekley -8 64 T1 Brendon de Jonge -8 64 T3 David Hearn -7 65 T3 Sean O’Hair -7 65 T5 Daniel Berger -6 66 T5 Erik Compton -6 66 T5 Brian Davis -6 66 T5 Mark Hubbard -6 66 T5 Greg Owen -6 66 T10 Ben Crane -5 67 T10 K.J. Choi -5 67 T10 Jason Day -5 67 T10 Dustin Johnson -5 67 T10 Derek Ernst -5 67 T10 Chris Stroud -5 67 T10 Blayne Barber -5 67 T10 Carlos Ortiz -5 67 T10 Chad Campbell -5 67 T10 Chesson Hadley -5 67 T10 Hudson Swafford -5 67 T10 Jhonattan Vegas -5 67 Canadian golfers T50 Nick Taylor -2 70 T75 Roger Sloan -1 71 T75 Adam Hadwin -1 71 T130 Mike Weir +2 74

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 Leaderboard - Round 1 Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 1 Lydia Ko -5 67 T2 Ha Na Jang -4 68 T2 Juli Inkster -4 68 T2 P.K. Kongkraphan -4 68 T5 Morgan Pressel -3 69 T5 Caroline Hedwall -3 69 T5 Stacy Lewis -3 69 T5 Na Yeon Choi -3 69 T9 Brooke Henderson Smiths Falls, Ont. -2 70 T9 Tiffany Joh -2 70 T9 Pornanong Phatlum -2 70 T9 Andrea Lee -2 70 T9 Yueer Cindy Feng -2 70 T9 Julieta Granada -2 70 T9 Chella Choi -2 70 T9 Moriya Jutanugarn -2 70 T9 Anna Nordqvist -2 70 T9 Shanshan Feng -2 70 T19 Sakura Yokomine -1 71 Eight other golfers tied at 19th Other Canadians T55 Sue Kim +2 74 T122 Alena Sharp +6 73

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.

Tournament begins today

Web.com Tour This week’s tournament WNB Golf Classic, April 23-26 This tournament has been canceled.

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.

Leaderboard - Round 1 Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 T1 Michael Hendry -4 68 T1 Bradley Dredge -4 68 T1 David Howell -4 68 T4 Julien Quesne -3 69 T4 Alexander Levy -3 69 T4 Marcus Fraser -3 69 T7 Peter Uihlein -2 70 T7 Benjamin Hebert -2 70 T7 Oliver Wilson -2 70 T7 Johan Carlsson -2 70 T7 Craig Lee -2 70 T7 Shiv Kapur -2 70 T7 Il-hwan Park -2 70 T7 Thomas Pieters -2 70 T15 Jerome L Casanova -1 71 T15 Mikko Korhonen -1 71 T15 Scott Hend -1 71 T15 Ryan Carter -1 71 T15 Haotong Li -1 71 T15 Scott Strange -1 71 T15 Shao-cai He -1 71 T15 Rhein Gibson -1 71 T15 Matteo Manassero -1 71 T15 Kiradech Aphibarnrat -1 71

TENNIS ATP Barcelona Open Barcelona, Spain. Surface: Clay Purse: €1,993,230 (1 euro=CDN$1.33) Doubles - Quarterfinals Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares (4), Brazil, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, and Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 6-3, 6-2.

Jamie Murray, Britain, and John Peers, Australia, def. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, and Max Mirnyi, Belarus, 6-4, 5-7, 10-8.

Singles - Round 3 Kei Nishikori (1), Japan, def. Santiago Giraldo (15), Colombia, 6-2, 6-1.

Fabio Fognini (13), Italy, def. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, 6-4, 7-6 (6).

David Ferrer (3), Spain, def. Elias Ymer, Sweden, 6-3, 6-4.

Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Feliciano Lopez (5), Spain, 6-3, 6-4.

Roberto Bautista Agut (7), Spain, def. Pablo Cuevas (10), Uruguay, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

Tommy Robredo (9), Spain, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 6-2, 6-2.

Philipp Kohlschreiber (12), Germany, def. Benoit Paire, France, 6-4, 7-6 (6).

Martin Klizan (14), Slovakia, def. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, 6-4, 6-3.

BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy Bucharest, Romania. Surface: Clay.

Purse: €439,405.

Singles - Round 2 Gilles Simon (1), France, def. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 7-5, 6-4.

Gael Monfils (2), France, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-1, 6-2.

Simone Bolelli (8), Italy, def. Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria, 6-4, 6-4.

Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, def.

Nikola Mektic, Croatia, 7-5, 6-2.

Doubles - Quarterfinals Marius Copil, Romania, and Adrian Ungur, Romania, def. Rohan Bopanna, India, and Florin Mergea (2), Romania, 6-4, 7-6 (6).

Nicholas Monroe, United States, and Artem Sitak, New Zealand, def. Raven Klaasen, South Africa, and Lukas Rosol (3), Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-2.

Colin Fleming, Britain, and Jonathan Marray, Britain, def. Treat Huey, Philippines, and Scott Lipsky (4), United States, 2-6, 6-3, 10-8.

Simone Bolelli, Italy, and Steve Darcis, Belgium, def. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, and Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 7-5, 7-5.

Tennis (Cont’d)

Rays 2, Red Sox 1

BASKETBALL

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NBA

Boston Tampa Bay

Today’s schedule (Games 3) 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.

(Series tied 1-1)

Boston

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 2 Angelique Kerber, Germany, def. Maria Sharapova (1), Russia, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1.

Madison Brengle, United States, def.

Petra Kvitova (3), Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-6 (2).

Caroline Wozniacki (4), Denmark, def.

Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, 7-6 (5), 6-1.

Ekaterina Makarova (6), Russia, def.

Marina Melnikova, Russia, 6-2, 6-3.

Carla Suarez Navarro (8), Spain, def.

Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, 6-4, 7-6 (1).

Caroline Garcia, France, def. Carina Witthoeft, Germany, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

Sara Errani, Italy, def. Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-1.

Doubles - Quarterfinals Caroline Garcia, France, and Katarina Srebotnik (2), Slovenia, def. Chin-Wei Chan, Taiwan, and Chen Liang, China, 6-1, 6-0.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Lucie Safarova (3), Czech Republic, def. Janette Husarova, Slovakia, and Paula Kania, Poland, 6-1, 6-3.

MLB

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

PCT .563 .563 .563 .500 .438 PCT .750 .688 .400 .400 .357 PCT .533 .471 .438 .400 .400

GB 1.0 2.0 GB 0.5 5.5 5.0 5.5 GB 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.0

Strk L2 W3 W3 W2 L4 Strk W1 L3 L1 W1 L1 Strk L1 L1 W1 W1 L1

PCT .813 .533 .438 .313 .313 PCT .714 .533 .500 .500 .188 PCT .600 .588 .563 .533 .412

GB 4.5 6.0 8.0 8.0 GB 2.5 3.0 3.0 8.0 GB 0.5 1.0 3.0

Strk W11 L3 L2 W2 L2 Strk W2 L2 L1 W2 W1 Strk L3 L2 W2 W1 W3

Yesterday’s results Pittsburgh 5, Chicago Cubs 4 Miami 9, Philadelphia 1 NY Yankees 2, Detroit 1 NY Mets 6, Atlanta 3 Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 2 Colorado 2, San Diego 1 San Francisco 3, LA Dodgers 2 (10 inn) St. Louis 4, Washington 1 LA Angels 2, Oakland 0 Toronto 7, Baltimore 6 Tampa Bay 2, Boston 1 Kansas City 3, Chicago Sox 2 (13 inn) Today’s schedule 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) Saturday April 25 Cleveland at Detroit, 10:08 a.m.

Bauer (2-0) vs. Simon (3-0) Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 10:10 a.m.

Arrieta (2-1) vs. DeSclafani (2-0) Kansas City at Chicago Sox, 11:10 a.m.

Volquez (2-1) vs. Danks (0-2) Houston at Oakland, 1:05 PM Feldman (1-2) vs. Graveman (1-1) NY Mets at NY Yankees, 1:05 PM Harvey (3-0) vs. Sabathia (0-3) Washington at Florida, 1:10 PM Strasburg (1-1) vs. Koehler (1-2) Toronto at Tampa Bay, 3:10 PM Norris (1-1) vs. TBD Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4:05 PM Miller (2-0) vs. Buchanan (0-3) Boston at Baltimore, 4:05 PM Masterson (2-0) vs. Chen (0-1) St. Louis at Milwaukee, 4:10 PM Wainwright (2-1) vs. Peralta (0-2) Pittsburgh at Arizona, 5:10 PM Burnett (0-1) vs. De La Rosa (2-1) San Francisco at Colorado, 5:10 PM Hudson (0-2) vs. De La Rosa (0-1) LA Dodgers at San Diego, 5:40 PM McCarthy (2-0) vs. Despaigne (2-0) Texas at LA Angels, 6:05 PM

Blue Jays, 7 Orioles 6 Baltimore

Toronto

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Baltimore Toronto

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2B: BAL Jones, Ad (5, Hutchison); TOR Valencia, D (3, Tillman), Pillar (4, Tillman), Donaldson (6, Tillman), Martin, R (2, Brach), Travis (5, Britton).

HR: BAL Machado, M 2 (3, 6th inning off Hutchison, 0 on, 0 out; 9th inning off Castro, M, 2 on, 1 out); TOR Donaldson (4, 3rd inning off Tillman, 1 on, 2 out).

S: TOR Reyes. Team LOB: BAL 3; TOR 7.

Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO C Tillman (L, 2-2) 4.1 5 7 7 5 3 B Brach 1.2 1 0 0 2 4 R Hunter 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Z Britton 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO A Hutchison (W, 2-0) 8.0 4 2 2 0 7 L Hendriks 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 M Castro 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 HBP: Lough (by Hutchison).

Time: 2:36. Att: 18,581.

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SB: BOS Betts (5, 2nd base off Odorizzi/ Rivera, Re). 2B: BOS Sandoval (2, Odorizzi); TB Longoria (5, Buchholz).

Team Lob: BOS 6; TB 9. E: TB Dykstra (2, missed catch).

Boston IP H R ER BB SO C Buchholz 6.0 2 1 1 3 10 A Ogando 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 J Tazawa 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 A Varvaro (L, 0-1) 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO J Odorizzi 6.2 3 1 1 3 3 B Gomes 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 K Jepsen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 B Boxberger (W, 2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 HBP: Dykstra (by Buchholz).

Time: 3:00. Att: 13,834.

Yankees 2, Tigers 1 NY Yankees

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Detroit

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NY Yankees 000 001 010 2 Detroit 100 000 000 1 SB: NYY Gregorius (2, 2nd base off Sanchez, An/Avila), Ellsbury (4, 2nd base off Sanchez, An/Avila). 2B: NYY Ellsbury (2, Gorzelanny), Petit, G (2, Chamberlain); DET Gose (3, Tanaka, M), Martinez, J 2 (4, Tanaka, M, Tanaka, M). S: NYY Gardner, B. Team Lob: NYY 7; DET 4.

NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO M Tanaka 6.1 3 1 1 2 6 J Wilson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 D Betances (W, 3-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 A Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO A Sanchez 6.1 1 1 1 4 8 T Gorzelanny (L, 0-1) 1.2 1 1 1 2 2 J Chamberlain 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Time: 3:02. Att: 27,754.

Angels 2, Athletics 0 Oakland

LA Angels

Fuld CF Zobrist PH Canha LF Vogt C Butler DH Davis 1B Reddick RF Lawrie 3B Sogard 2B Semien SS Totals

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Oakland 000 000 000 0 LA Angels 002 000 00x 2 SB: LAA Trout (4, 2nd base off Chavez, J/Vogt). 2B: OAK Semien (4, Tropeano).

HR: LAA Calhoun (3, 3rd inning off Chavez, J, 1 on, 1 out). S: LAA Giavotella. Team Lob: OAK 10; LAA 3. E: OAK Lawrie (1, throw).

Oakland IP H R ER BB SO J Chavez (L, 0-1) 6.0 1 2 1 3 4 D Otero 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 T Clippard 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO N Tropeano (W, 1-0) 6.0 5 0 0 1 5 N Salas 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 J Smith 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 H Street 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:20. Att: 24,304.

Cardinals 4, Nationals 1 St. Louis

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St. Louis 100 001 020 4 Washington 000 010 000 1 2B: STL Carpenter, M (8, Scherzer), Reynolds, Ma (3, Barrett), Peralta (5, Barrett); WSH Espinosa (2, Wacha), Desmond (6, Walden). GIDP: STL Heyward, Cruz, T; WSH Escobar, Y, Zimmerman. Team Lob: STL 5; WSH 7. DP: STL 2 (Peralta-Adams, M, Peralta-Wong-Reynolds, Ma); WSH 2 (Espinosa-Desmond-Zimmerman, Escobar, Y-Espinosa-Zimmerman). E: STL Adams, M (3, missed catch); WSH Barrett (1, throw).

St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO M Wacha (W, 3-0) 7.0 5 1 1 2 6 J Walden 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 T Rosenthal 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Washington IP H R ER BB SO M Scherzer (L, 1-2) 7.0 6 2 2 0 4 M Thornton 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 A Barrett 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 T Roark 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 HBP: Holliday (by Scherzer).

Time: 2:31. Att: 26,990.

Giants 3, Dodgers 2 (10 inn) LA Dodgers

San Fran

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LA Dodgers 011 000 000 0 2 San Fran 000 001 001 1 3 SB: SF Pagan (2, 2nd base off Nicasio/ Grandal). 3B: SF Crawford, B (1, Baez, P). GIDP: LAD Gonzalez, Ad; SF McGehee. HR: LAD Guerrero (4, 2nd inning off Vogelsong, 0 on, 2 out), Gonzalez, Ad (6, 3rd inning off Vogelsong, 0 on, 2 out). S: LAD Pederson. Team Lob: LAD 7; SF 11. DP: LAD (Turner, J-Kendrick, H-Gonzalez, Ad); SF (Panik-Crawford, B-Belt). E: LAD Turner, J (2, throw).

LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO M Bolsinger 5.2 5 1 1 2 5 D Hatcher 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Y Garcia 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 J Howell 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 J Peralta 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 P Baez 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 J Nicasio (L, 0-1) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 San Fran IP H R ER BB SO R Vogelsong 6.0 3 2 2 1 5 J Affeldt 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 G Kontos 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 J Lopez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 J Machi 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 S Casilla (W, 2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 HBP: Turner, J (by Vogelsong).

Time: 3:23. Att: 41,240.

Playoff schedule Note: 16 teams, all series best-of-seven Yesterday’s results (Games 2) Cleveland 103, Boston 95 (Cleveland leads series 3-0) Chicago 113, Milwaukee 106 (2OT) (Chicago leads series 3-0) Golden State 123 New Orleans 119 (OT) (Golden States leads series 3-0)

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

HORSE RACING Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, May 2, Post time 3:24 p.m.

Horse: trainer; jockey odds American Pharoah: Bob Baffert; Victor Espinoza 7-2 Dortmund: Bob Baffert; Martin Garcia 4-1 Carpe Diem: Todd Pletcher; John Velazquez 10-1 Materiality: Todd Pletcher; Javier Castellano 12-1 Mubtaahij: Mike de Kock; Christophe Soumillon 12-1 Upstart: Rick Violette Jr.; Jose Ortiz12-1 Firing Line: Simon Callaghan; Gary Stevens 15-1 Frosted: Kiaran McLaughlin; Joel Rosario 15-1 International Star: Mike Maker; Miguel Mena 15-1 Bolo: Carla Gaines; Rafael Bejarano30-1 Danzig Moon: Mark Casse; Julien Leparoux 30-1 El Kabeir: Trainer; John Terranova II; Calvin Borel 30-1 Far Right: Ron Moquett; Mike Smith 30-1 Itsaknockout: Todd Pletcher; Luis Saez 30-1 Madefromlucky: Todd Pletcher; undecided 30-1 Stanford: Todd Pletcher; Florent Geroux 30-1 Tencendur: George Weaver; Manny Franco 30-1 War Story: Tom Amoss; Joe Talamo30-1 Mr. Z: D. Wayne Lukas; Ramon Vazquez 50-1 Ocho Ocho Ocho: Jim Cassidy; Elvis Trujillo 50-1 Current odds, Bovada.lv

SOCCER

UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals - Return leg Tuesday’s results Barcelona 2, Paris St. Germain 0 (Barcelona wins on aggregate 5-1, advances to semifinals starting May 4) Bayern Munich 6, FC Porto 1 (Bayern wins on aggregate 7-4) Wednesday’s results Monaco 0, Juventus 0 (Juventus wins on aggregate, 1-0) Real Madrid 1, Atletico Madrid 0 (Real Madrid wins on aggregate 1-0) Semifinals Draw today, noon First legs May 5-6 Return legs May 12-13

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

Dallas at Colorado, 7 p.m.

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Saturday, April 25 Philadelphia at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.

Salt Lake at New England, 4:30 p.m.

Sporting KC at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

DC United at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.

Montreal at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 26 Toronto at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Portland at Seattle, 6:30 p.m.

English FA Cup FA Cup Final, Saturday, May 30 Aston Villa vs. Arsenal

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

W D L GF GA Pts 23 7 2 65 26 76 20 6 6 63 32 66 19 8 6 59 31 65 19 7 7 67 34 64 17 6 9 47 36 57 17 6 10 53 47 57 17 5 11 45 24 56 13 8 12 38 42 47 13 7 13 38 41 46 11 10 12 42 42 43 11 9 13 42 45 42 10 11 12 41 43 41 9 9 15 32 464 36 9 8 16 34 540 35 8 8 17 24 451 32 5 14 13 25 483 29 6 10 16 29 456 28 7 7 18 34 517 28 7 5 21 38 591 26 5 11 17 26 515 26

Saturday, April 25 Southampton vs. Spurs, 4:45 a.m.

Burnley vs. Leicester, 7 a.m.

Crystal Palace vs. Hull, 7 a.m.

Newcastle vs. Swansea, 7 a.m.

QPR vs. West Ham, 7 a.m.

Stoke vs. Sunderland, 7 a.m.

West Brom vs. Liverpool, 7 a.m.

Man City vs. Aston Villa, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, April 26 Everton vs. Man United, 5:30 a.m.

Arsenal vs. Chelsea, 8 a.m.

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HOROSCOPE by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might feel as if someone is intentionally working against you. This person will do whatever he or she thinks will work. Do yourself a favor and pull away quickly. Review your finances before you engage in an expenditure. Tonight: Keep your distance from a control game.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Your desire to have a situation play out the way you want it to could cause a rift. You might not realize how damaging your manipulation can be. Let go, and trust that your thoughts will be evaluated once the power play ceases. Tonight: Indulge a friend or loved one.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Someone could be trying to pull you into a power play. Be smart and refuse to be part of the game. A friend will add an unexpected quality to your day.

Use some of your innate charm and wit, and success will follow.

Tonight: Buy a new item for your wardrobe.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might sense that much is going on behind closed doors.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You easily could be overwhelmed by what you are hearing and sensing behind the scenes. Someone you look up to might be on the warpath.

Know that you can’t stop this person, but you can withdraw your energy from the situation.

Tonight: Paint the town red.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) A new friend suddenly could become contrary. You can’t control this person’s mood, but you can control your response to it.

A meeting will allow your inventive mind to flourish. Stay on top of what is needed, but avoid becoming controlling. Tonight: Find a spot with great music.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Listen to news with openness, and attempt to deal with a problem. You might need to take the lead, whether you want to or not. Allow greater give-andtake. Your ability to see past the obvious will help you eliminate

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Reach out to someone at a distance. You could be delighted by the conversation, though you might hear some unexpected news. A loved one could be difficult. Schedule some one-on-one time with this person if you can.

Tonight: Flow with the moment.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Deal with individuals rather than groups. You can be more open and get a better grasp on the other party’s thoughts.

A child or new friend could surprise you. If you are single, someone you meet today will have a strong effect on you.

Tonight: Head out with friends or co-workers.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Go with the flow, even if a suggestion sounds a little silly. It might be good for you to head into less-predictable situations.

A loved one finally will decide to open up rather than resort to making argumentative comments. Tonight: Choose a favorite stressbuster.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Allowing more give-and-take would help you get past an unexpected communication.

Understand that others could be a little out of whack and more volatile than usual. Let go of judgments, especially when dealing with a powerful friend.

Tonight: Lighten your mood.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your creativity will emerge when dealing with an associate who could cause some uproar.

A roommate or family member will express his or her caring in a significant way. Your intuition is likely to help you make a choice. Tonight: Your words will make a friend smile.

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Alberni women support cancer patients through fashion show KRIS PATTERSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Boutique Belles Amies recently held its 18th fashion show.

These events are held twice a year in the spring and the fall.

Owner, Linda Bowers ensures each one makes a charitable contribution.

The charities are chosen by Bowers’ customers and in the past have included the Ty Watson House, Portal Players, Young Life, Salvation Army and Alberni Community and Woman’s Service Society, among others.

This year when Pat McCormick shared her story, Linda was introduced to a charitable organization called the Canadian Cancer Recovery Foundation.

After undergoing chemotherapy or radiation, this organization

will send a patient a Healing Spirit Tote Bag free of charge for no other reason than to make her feel better. The totes contain winter socks, a mug, a candle, lotion, lip balm, nail polish, nail board, wellness handbook, cancer conqueror book and a Project Beam On Reiki Blanket.

Although there are many free resources which are available to people who are undergoing treatments for cancer, they are not well known, even among the medical community.

Each of the 84 women who attended the Spring Fashion Show on April 21st at the Starboard Grill received a tote bag and a list of the support services and websites for women. The support is meant to lift spirits while in treatment.

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Annual General Meeting Wednesday, April 29th ~7:00pm Cherry Creek Hall • Guest Speaker: Lucas Banton • New Members URGENTLY Needed

McCormick has been forthcoming in sharing her story and helping other women realize they are not alone. Her bravery, sense of humour and determination inspired Bowers to make her decision to support this charity.

A portion of the ticket sales for the sold-out event, along with a $100 donation from Brad Declercq, owner of the Starboard Grill, lead to a $400 donation to Pink Diamond Women’s Cancer Fund of the Canadian Cancer Recovery Foundation. For more information on available support go to http://cancerrecovery.ca. » We want to hear from you.

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A toxic fuel spill in Vancouver’s harbour underscores a major gap in research and readiness because of federal cuts to science programs, says an expert with the city’s aquarium.

Peter Ross said there is no cohesive long-term monitoring of British Columbia’s coastal ecosystems. The lack of baseline data makes it difficult for scientists to assess the spill’s impact, he said.

“We think there is a gap in terms of our capacity to understand the ocean, document our impact on the ocean, and consequently that renders very, very difficult our ability to protect the ocean,” he said in a phone interview.

“These sorts of spills simply underscore our lack of understanding and preparedness for anything like this.”

The bulk grain carrier MV Marathassa dumped at least 2,700 litres of bunker fuel into English Bay last Wednesday and the oil quickly spread to beaches in the

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Ross said the Vancouver Aquarium learned of the spill through media reports last Thursday and immediately sent scientists to take oil, water and sediment samples. Aquarium divers have collected sediment from the sea floor.

Both the Department of Fisheries and the City of Vancouver have also taken water and sediment samples.

“There is no official clarity around who is to monitor the effects of a spill,” said Ross.

The federal government cut millions in funding to Fisheries in 2012. More than 50 scientists lost their jobs, including Ross, whose marine toxicology program was shut down.

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Weekend Entertainment Roots, Rock, Reggae weekend at the Rainbow Room. Fredlocks Asher and the Ultra Flex Crew featuring Kass 1 and Rasta Reuben bring two nights of cutting edge music on Friday and Saturday.

Port Alberni’s own Miles Black Trio featuring jazz & blues vocalist Maureen Washington hit Char’s Landing on Saturday night.

Known primarily as one of Canada’s most accomplished jazz pianists, Miles is also highly acclaimed and sought after as an arranger, producer, composer, session musician, guitarist, vocalist, bassist, saxophonist, songwriter, and musical theatre director.

Maureen Washington slips easily from sassy to sexy within a single line of lyrics, at times echoing the haunting tones of Etta James and Carmen McRae. Quicker than the mind and ear can make the transition, Maureen Washington exudes the impish irreverence of Jann Arden and the vocal agility of Holly Cole. And yet, with all splendor attached to such comparisons, Maureen’s musical style remains distinctly her own.

Catch them both from 8 - 10 p.m.

The Barkley Sounds Community Choir will present the annual Spring concert, “Jukebox Favourites” on Sunday at the ADSS Theatre.

Under the direction of Bonnie Wallbank, the show will feature special guests, Anna Lewis on fiddle, and Dennis Olson on guitar.

The concert will be a trip down memory lane with songs like Stand by Me, Mountain Music and Deep in the Meadow from the Hunger Games.

Tickets are available at Echo Centre, Rollin Art Centre, Blue Fish Gallery and the Salmonberry Emporium.

The concert starts at 2:30 p.m.

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Michael Howard concert at Char’s Landing from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Folk music.

Bread of Life Dinner at 6 p.m.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets at Bread of Life and Cornerstones.

Community Excellence Awards at 5:30 p.m. at the Italian Hall. Tickets required.

West Coast Aquatic stewardship centre fundraiser at the Black Sheep Rugby Club at 5:30 p.m.

Big Daddy jam at the Blue Marlin Inn at 9 p.m.

Days with the Arts, various venues from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

SPCA Dinner and Auction, Cherry Creek Hall. Doors open at 4:00 p.m. Dinner at 5 p.m. Tickets at the SPCA and Scotiabank.

Big Daddy jam at the Blue Marlin Inn at 9 p.m.

Miles Black Trio featuring Maureen Washington at Char’s Landing at 8 p.m.

The Rainbow Room will host two nights of reggae.. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

SUNDAY The Barkley Sounds Choir will perform “Jukebox Favourites” this Sunday.

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his is your last chance to purchase your tickets for this weekend’s artist tour in the Alberni Valley. This is one of the largest fundraisers for the Community Arts Council and it happens only every other year. Visit more than 50 local artists at either their own studios or at four local community venues, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets are still available for purchase and will give you a weekend wristband or single day ribbon, admission to venues, opportunities to win major or studio prizes, and a map showing locations. Help support the Community Arts Council by purchasing your weekend ticket today! ttention all writers, readers and interested others.

There will be a special event in the Rollin Art Centre’s gallery on Tuesday evening, April 28th at 7:00 p.m. Donna Besel, a boreal writer from Manitoba, will introduce her new book of short stories with a reading. The book ”Lessons From a Nude Man” is the seventh title in the Strike Fire New Authors Series. There will be time for questions and discussion and will end with tea and coffee. he Rollin Art Centre’s current art exhibit will run until May 2nd, featuring beloved retired art teacher, Dietrich Schlackl. Dietrich is showcasing his oil on canvas, themed, family and community. The title for this exhibit is, “For the Love of Painting”. he Rollin Art Centre is accepting applications to all visual artists and artist groups to submit an application to exhibit their work in our Fine Arts Gallery during the 2016 calendar year. Don’t miss this opportunity to have your own Art exhibit or group exhibit. Application forms are available at the Rollin Art Centre. Deadline is April 30, 2015.

Call to Artist forms available on our website at www.portalberniarts.com or stop by the

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gallery today. he Rollin Art Centre’s annual giant book sale is only a month away. We have added an extra day this year; mark your calendars, May 8th, 6 – 8 p.m. and Sat. May 9th. 9-3 p.m.

We are still in great need of all your gently used books, as donations are low. Please help support this wonderful fundraiser for the Community Arts Council and the Rollin Art Centre by dropping off all your “like new” books.

Please no library books, magazines, National Geographic, encyclopedia’s, Reader’s Digest or textbooks. Our donation box is located at the Rollin Art Centre, inside, under the staircase in the wooden box. he 2015 annual Rotary Banner Program is set to begin Thursday, May 21-Sunday, May 24, at the Kinsmen Community Centre. Pick up your applications at the Rollin Art Centre today. Deadline is May 15. Banner “Paint-Ins” will take place Thurs., May 21 12-8 pm, Fri., May 22 12-8 pm, Sat., May 23 9 am-4 pm, Sun., May 24 9 am-4 pm at the Kinsmen Community Centre (Fall Fair Grounds). imbre! Choir of Port Alberni, presents “WE GOT RHYTHM” on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. at ADSS Theatre. This concert completes the 42nd season and will literally include something for everyone – Canadiana, Celtic, Animation, Peace and Broadway. Timbre! Choir is conducted by Patricia Miller and will be accompanied by Danielle Marcinek on piano and the Barry Miller Jazz Trio.

For an extra treat, the audience will be greeted by the Alberni Valley Community Band that

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

TUESDAY Meat Draw and 50/50 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Kingsway Pub to benefit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society.

Meet and Greet Gord Johns, Courtenay-Alberni Federal Candidate, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Char’s Landing.

Ladie’s Night Social from 7 to 9 p.m. at Char’s Landing.

Literary Event at Rollin Art Centre at 7 p.m. featuring Donna Besel.

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Barclay Sounds “Jukebox Favourites” concert at 2:30 p.m. at the ADSS Theatre.

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

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The unique display of Yolande Fournier’s fairy fish house will be featured outside Rollin Art Centre over the weekend during Days with the Arts. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

will play for your enjoyment at the entrance of the theatre.

Get your tickets early as the concerts often sell out. Tickets on sale in Port Alberni at Rollin Art Centre (cash only), Echo Centre, Finishing Touches, Salmonberry’s, choir members and if available, at the door. arbour City Big Band Dance is a fundraiser for the Bread of Life. This is a benefit for Bread of Life this year. This band of local musicians led by Greg and Sarah Falls, is their annual dance. It is being held at the Bavarian Center on May 9 from 7:30 to 11:30pm. There will be featured singers this year from various music schools who began their singing career while at ADSS. There will also be a fun silent auction and door prizes.

Tickets can be purchased from a band member, Rollin Art Centre (cash only), Pete’s Mountain Meats, and Bread of Life/ Cornerstones Thrift shop. he West Coast Jazz Festival feature concert presents International Jazz Day Cele-

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bration Concert at Malaspinia Theatre, Nanaimo, Thur., April 30 at 7 p.m. Special guest Lauren Falls is an ADSS grad from Port Alberni and living in New York as a jazz bassist.

There will also be four Alberni District Secondary students in the grade 12 all-star combo performing in the concert, including Connor Saith, piano, Devon Barker, drums, Nikolas Laprade, guitar and Kennedy O’Donovan, clarinet. Tickets are available at Rollin Art Centre and Pete’s Mountain Meats. ords on Fire open mike will feature Winter Darbey, local poet and artist on Thursday, April 30 at Char’s Landing on Argyle Street. His poetry is guaranteed to amuse, amaze and entertain. The evening starts with Open Mike at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:30.

Bring your writing, friends, and enthusiasm. Refreshments are available!

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Art Rave Social from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Char’s Landing.

Karaoke at Blue Marlin Inn from 8 p.m.

THURSDAY Words on Fire Open Mike, April 30 at 7 p.m. at Char’s Landing.

Featuring Winter Darbey, local poet and artist. His poetry is guaranteed to amuse, amaze and entertain.

UPCOMING fundraisers

Muscular Dystrophy boot drive by the Port Alberni and volunteer fire departments. Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. and all day Saturday at various locations.

Luncheon and Bazaar for the Order of the Eastern Star at the Alberni Valley United Church from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on May 2.

4-H Club manure sales from 9 a.m. on May 2 at the Spirit Square Farmers Market at Harbour Quay.

Hike for Hospice at Blair Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 3.