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The latest Canadian Coast Guard ship was blessed on Wednesday among ceremonial speeches and traditional dancers. Senator Nancy Greene Raine was in attendance to officially welcome the CCGS M. Charles M.B. into the fleet of coast guard vessels. Named after the late hereditary chief of the Nitinaht Band, Martin Charles, she said it was a fitting tribute. Charles’ son, Clifford, said it was an honour to be there for his father, who served 32 years with the coast guard. On February 29, 1976, Martin, along with a crew from Bamfield, performed a rescue of a fishing boat wreck during an annual herring run. The crew also rescued a helicopter from a crash into the ocean. For these heroic actions, Clifford received a silver medal of bravery from the United States Coast Guard and a silver medal of bravery from the Canadian government. Three years ago the Canadian government built nine Hero Class ships, one of which was named as a tribute to Charles’ selfless service. “He devoted his life and career to saving lives,” Raine said. “We are pleased to wel-

A dancer blesses the newest Canadian Coast Guard ship M. Charles M.B. during a ceremony at Centennial Pier on Wednesday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

come this new vessel into the fleet and proud to honour Martin in this way.” Raine said Charles put his personal safety ahead of anything

else. “They put my dad’s name on the bow,” Clifford said. “I can’t imagine feeling any better than I do today. It is an honour for my dad and is well-deserved for the

hero he was and the person he was.” Raine said the services of the coast guard are increasingly in demand and hopes this dedica-

tion inspires future generations to follow in the footsteps of its members. Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net

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Alberni grad earns third runner-up Becky Molly says she applied on a whim and presented herself in her own way Finding beauty in the Alberni Valley’s nature Our Valley Faces features Gretchen Ca;rlson, who will be at the annual Black Ty Gala on Saturday night. » Alberni Region, A3

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A former Port Alberni resident has discovered what it is like to step out of her comfort zone and succeed. Becky Molly was crowned third runner-up on Saturday at the Miss World Canada pageant in Vancouver. Pageant week ran from Sunday, May 10 and wrapped up with the Crowning Gala. It was a whirlwind trip for Molly, who attended from Ontario where she now lives. Growing up in Port Alberni, Molly said she applied to the competition on a whim, two weeks prior to deadline, after being encouraged by a friend. “Within 24 hours I was contacted, interviewed and accepted,” Molly said. That was the first positive taste of what was to come. As someone who is more comfortable in running shoes and in the gym, Molly said she stepped out of the stereotypical box to present herself in her own way. “Going in I wanted to remain true to myself,” she said. “I wanted to be relatable and personable to the children and youth that watched and show them that

Former Port Alberni resident, Becky Molly, was just crowned 3rd runner-up in the Miss World Canada pageant in Vancouver. [FOXGLOVE PHOTOGRAPHY]

an average girl can do well. You don’t have to always wear the best clothes to fit in. In fact, I wanted to do the opposite and stand out.” When seeking sponsorships, Molly was able to secure $7,000 in two weeks, but kept humble. For her clothing, she was sponsored by a consignment store and each item cost no more than $10. “That was in line with what I hoped to demonstrate while I was there,” she said. Molly, 25, said her main object-

ive was to set an example and show that other women do not need to fit in to the stereotypical mold of beauty. Along with placing third, she was awarded the Miss Sports award. “My sports background stemmed from the soccer fields in Port Alberni,” she said. She played both recreational and competitive soccer from age six through high school and at ADSS also joined the volleyball and basketball teams. Since then, Molly has become inter-

ested in weight lifting and fitness competitions. After graduating from ADSS, Molly left Port Alberni to attend first year university in Halifax and then moved to Ontario to further her studies at the University of Waterloo. In September she plans on pursuing graduate studies with the hope of becoming a behaviour therapist, working with children and adults affected with autism spectrum disorders on an international level. So far Molly has had the opportunities to gain work experience in an orphanage and classroom in India and Africa. That clinched her desire to return to India after completing her education. After being selected as one of 54 finalists from a pool of 4,000 woman and taking home a top-three finish, Molly believes she successfully achieved what she set out to do. She said it was a learning experience and one in which she has no regrets. “I learned that it is important to go into something like this being confident that great things don’t come from staying in your comfort zone,” Molly said. Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net

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VALLEY FACES Getting to know the people who live in the Alberni Valley

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Gretchen Carlson will be at the annual Black Ty Gala on Saturday night, where this garden shed, made by the students of VAST, will be up for auction. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

and was recently accepted to Royal Roads to study for her masters degree. As excited she is about the opportunity, the financials are leaving her questioning the feasibility. “I would be so proud of myself but I don’t know how I can do it and still maintain a good lifestyle for my kids,” she said. At the same time, Gretchen secured a full-time position as the new executive director of the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and believes it is the perfect fit. “I feel at home and am able to bring my own gifts to the table,” she said. “In my heart it just feels right.” For the hospice, May was a busy month with the recent Hike For Hospice and wraps up with the annual Black Ty Gala event this Saturday. The sold-out event is sure to be another successful fundraiser for the worthy organization. “I know here I can make a difference and at the end of the day, I feel right about what I am doing,” she added.

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Gretchen Carlson was raised in the hippy era of California and has experienced both the remote countryside and big city life over the years. With her compassion and desire to help others, Gretchen made her way to Port Alberni, where she feels she has come full circle. Raised by academia parents, Gretchen grew up with an elder sister of three years. She remembers the time in California as being free-spirited and full of childhood exploration. The family lived in the university housing and grew most of their food in the community garden to make ends meet. “It was a time when we would jump on our bikes and didn’t have to come back until dinner,” she said. “We would take a big bag of Cheerios and fish all day for koi in the university pond. We had a fort, tree house and orange, tangerine, lemon and limes tress all around.” The family was considered poor, but as a child Gretchen knew no different — until one day. “My mom lost it when she couldn’t find the weekly food budget of $40,” she said. “I ended up finding the two twenties in the recycling bin but that was when I realized we lived on peanuts.” To make ends meet, Gretchen’s mother volunteered with the school lunch program and a summer camp so her children would not have to go without. She was an artistic individual with a relaxed personality. Most of Gretchen’s childhood was spent exploring the vegan and raw-food lifestyles touted by her parents and she often worked at a co-op in exchange for food. Her father, a highly intelligent forestry geneticist, accepted an opportunity with the B.C. Forest Service when Gretchen was 14. They packed up a van with their cats and dogs and headed to Vernon. Always renters, they were able to purchase their first multi-level home with a private yard. “It was a bit of a different culture,” Gretchen said. “I was still a city kid on roller skates.” It was a rough start when she tried to introduce herself to the neighbours by creating a signboard with photos and a place

for others to leave messages and attached it to the mailbox. The next morning she saw her work destroyed and was shocked it was not appreciated. Things got better from there and Gretchen successfully graduated from an upscale high school. She immediately left town with $58 in her pocket and spent two days on a bus travelling to Whitehorse with the goal of making enough money in a short time to purchase a car and travel. She ended up spending two years there, in which time she studied criminal law, worked in a sporting goods store, as well as in a bar, and started her own fruit stand with produce from the Okanagan. She never did buy the car. Instead, she moved to Vancouver to study landscape architecture and interior design at BCIT. Although she had a passion for design, Gretchen did not want to stay in the city and relocated to the Kootenays, where she purchased an old heritage house and transformed it into a top-knotch bed and breakfast. Catering to well-off tourists, she also cared for her grandmother who was suffering with dementia. “I cared for her until her passing and that was my shoe-in to get into nursing,” she said. One of her first positions in the field was at a private home care and she became close with a patient in palliative care. “I felt honoured and blessed to be part of the process,” she said. “It opened my eyes to how patient and sensitive I am.” From there, Gretchen took hospice training and continued as a volunteer. Before long, she acquired her nursing training and worked in all aspects of the hospital, including intensive care, acute care and emergency. Her longest stint was in physiotherapy and by her final years at the hospital, had established some of her own volunteer-run programs. It was a busy lifestyle and as a single mom of two young children, Gretchen decided to change directions. “Then I switched gears and started to look at myself as a mom,” she said. “I wanted balance, to be happy and to be a better mom.” She decided further education might be the way to achieve that

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Derelict boat bill could have been re-worked

n a system that serves political masters more than it serves the public, good intentions mean nothing. The Conservatives used their majority in the House of Commons this month to kill a private member’s bill that would at least get something on the books regarding derelict vessels that threaten coastal environments. Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder put a bill on the floor earlier this year that, if passed, would have made the Canadian Coast Guard the sole receiver of wrecks, taking responsibility for aging, abandoned boats in the

country. Crowder is a member of the NDP, so goodbye bill — it didn’t even make it through second reading and into committee. John Duncan, the CourtenayComox MP and Conservative Party whip who wants to represent the people of the Alberni Valley by winning the new riding of Courtenay-Alberni in the federal election this fall, provided us with an explanation as to why he voted against Crowder’s bill (and presumably whipped the rest of the Conservatives into doing the same). Duncan said he believes there

needs to be legislation making the boat owners responsible, perhaps even criminally, and he also has said he prefers the way many U.S. jurisdictions deal with the issue with user groups setting up funds to deal with derelicts. While we like the idea of personal responsibility and liability for deadbeat boat owners, we believe this issue has been around long enough to warrant more pressing attention. It’s been more than a year since NEWS reporter Candace Wu highlighted the issue through stories that earned her a prov-

incial-award nomination, and complaints about derelict boats had been around for years, perhaps decades, before that time. Crowder’s bill could have been sent to committee and changed considerably to a point where it would be palatable for Duncan and the Conservatives. Its death at second reading has killed that possibility. Will Duncan and the Conservatives come up with legislation to deal with derelict boats before the federal election? Not likely. That puts any kind of action on this at least another year down the road.

That’s not leadership. That’s not governing with any regard for coastal environment safety, including roughly 600 jobs in the shellfish industry in Duncan’s backyard. We understand why you don’t like Crowder’s bill, federal Conservatives, but what have you got? PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS

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Scientists fighting for our rights, C

asting an eye over the latest contract demands by Canada’s federally employed scientists and researchers, it’s tempting to check the calendar. Is this 2015 — or 1615? The 55,000 members of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada are demanding provisions that would allow scientists to — wait for it! — speak openly about their work, publish results without fear of censorship and travel abroad to collaborate with peers. More disturbingly, they feel the need to press for guarantees that would protect government researchers from being coerced to alter their data and to prohibit policy-makers from knowingly misinterpreting scientists’ findings. On Tuesday, union members rallied in Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City and Vancouver to protest “the muzzling of Canada’s public scientists and partisan interference in the development of public science.” They shouldn’t have to demonstrate for these rights — never mind negotiate for them — in a democracy. But the Harper government’s controls on scientific debate and research are growing

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tighter by the day. How bad is it? In the past couple of years the New York Times, Nature magazine, the Guardian and The Economist have all written critical articles pleading for our scientists to be set free. Federal Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault is investigating complaints that federal

scientists have been muzzled by the government. A survey from Environics Research last year found that 91 per cent of government scientists feel they cannot share their expertise with the media without facing censure from their bosses. Environics was not alone in its findings. Last year a survey from the science advocacy group Evidence for Democracy also found that federal policies do not support open communication between scientists and the public. That’s not just bad news for scientists. It means the government can ignore findings that do not fit its agenda and the public won’t even know it — or be able to hold it accountable for wrongheaded decisions. As Katie Gibbs of Evidence for Democracy said: “Current media policies could prevent taxpayerfunded scientists from sharing their expertise with the public on important issues from drug safety to climate change.” Margrit Eichler, president of Scientists for the Right to Know (which was founded in response to the Harper government’s attacks on science),put it this way: “Good policies must be based on solid evidence. Dem-

ocracy requires an informed electorate.” That seems obvious, but it also appears to be threatened. The firings of key scientific leaders, a wave of researcher layoffs, and the closure of research organizations and facilities have all led to a lack of scientific research that should form the basis for government policies. The researchers’ union points out that under current plans, more than $2.6 billion and 7,500 positions will be eliminated by 2017 from the top 10 sciencebased departments and agencies. Meanwhile, some departmental science libraries have been shuttered, with their contents sometimes ending up in dumpsters. All this has created a climate of fear that leads to self-censorship, adding to the veil of ignorance behind which the government operates. Canadian scientists and researchers are fighting for the right to publish and speak freely about the research we need, and pay for with our taxes. We hope their union will be able defend its members’ right to free speech — and our right to know. TORONTO STAR

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ccording to an old proverb, we should never judge someone else until we have walked a mile in their shoes. In other words, we can never truly understand another person until we’ve made an effort to see the world from their point of view. This nugget of wisdom can be invaluable when applied to the task of job-searching. An exercise I used to use when conducting job-search workshops was to present the group with a job title or posting, then ask them to imagine they were an employer looking to hire someone for that position. From their imaginary hiring chair, they were asked to brainstorm everything they could

think of regarding that employer’s expectations and needs. What skills would they look for? What experience and training? Which personal qualities? And on the flip side: What would give them reservations about a candidate and make them less likely to hire that individual? This activity was generally well-received among the workshop participants I worked with. Taking off your “applicant glasses” and assuming the perspective of an employer can be highly revealing as to what you should be focusing on in your job search. For some applicants, who themselves have real-life experience recruiting candidates, the task is a bit easier... but even those who

David MacFadden On the Job have never participated in the hiring process can benefit from a little creative role-playing. This exercise can be especially revealing for applicants who are looking to make a shift from one occupational type to another that isn’t closely related (e.g., someone who’s spent twenty years as a Heavy Equipment Operator but is now looking for work as a Licensed Practical Nurse). The challenge here is to take

two jobs that, on the surface, seem to have little in common, and try to find the overlap -- the shared skills that can be transferred from one to the other. This is exactly where it’s most beneficial to practise thinking like an employer, since forcing yourself to predict what the hiring manager will be looking for will allow you to pinpoint those skills, experiences, qualities, and so on that will matter most to them. So my advice to readers this week is to give this role-playing exercise a try. The next time you’re working on a resumé or cover letter, step back from your perspective as a candidate and try to picture what the employer will want to see. It may take some doing, but I guarantee that

if you can slip into the recruiter’s shoes for even that brief period, your chances of offering them the most important and relevant information will be greatly improved... and so, by extension, will your chances of landing that long-awaited job. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “We tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.” (Charlton Ogburn, WWII soldier) » David MacFadden works at the local Alberni Valley Employment Centre.

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SCOREBOARD HOCKEY

NHL Playoffs - Round 3 Conference Finals Yesterday’s result (Game 3) Tampa Bay 6, NY Rangers 5 (OT) (Tampa Bay leads series 2-1) Today’s schedule (Game 3) Anaheim at Chicago, 5 p.m. (Series tied 1-1)

Lightning 6, Rangers 5 (OT) First Period 1. New York, Brassard (6) (Boyle, Stepan) 1:02 (PP) 2. New York, Fast (2) (Kreider, McDonagh) 9:55 3. Tampa Bay, Stamkos (5) (Killorn) 11:07 Penalties: Paquette Tb (Roughing) 0:26, Moore Nyr (Cross checking) 3:07 Second Period 4. Tampa Bay, Palat (5) (Stamkos, Johnson) 10:32 (PP) 5. Tampa Bay, Johnson (12) (Palat, Hedman) 13:17 6. Tampa Bay, Killorn (6) (Hedman) 17:18 7. New York, Fast (3) (Stepan, Klein) 17:47 Penalties: Nesterov Tb (Interference) 6:37, Brassard Nyr (Hooking) 10:11, Morrow Tb (Tripping) 12:01, Yandle Nyr (Holding) 12:01 Third Period 8. New York, McDonagh (3) (Yandle, Hayes) 2:28 (PP) 9. Tampa Bay, Palat (6) (Kucherov, Nesterov) 14:05 10. New York, Boyle (3) (Miller, Yandle) 18:04 Penalties: Sustr Tb (Tripping) 1:32 First Overtime 11. Tampa Bay, Kucherov (7) (Nesterov) 3:33 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd OT T New York 0 0 Tampa Bay 0 0 Goaltending summary: New York: Lundqvist (34/40), Tampa Bay: Bishop (23/28) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): New York: , Tampa Bay: Tuesday’s marathon

Blackhawks3, Ducks 2 (3OT) First Period 1. Chicago, Andrew Shaw (2) (Keith, Toews) 2:14 (PP) 2. Chicago, Marian Hossa (2) (Bickell, Richards) 6:19 (PP) 3. Anaheim, Andrew Cogliano (3) (Thompson, Fowler) 9:14 Penalties: Maroon Ana (Boarding) 1:46; Stoner Ana (Cross checking) 5:15 Second Period 4. Anaheim, Corey Perry (8) (Getzlaf, Vatanen) 17:30 Penalties: Sharp Chi ( Tripping) 11:59; Keith Chi (Cross checking) 18:38; Silfverberg Ana ( Interference) 19:42 Third Period No scoring Penalties: Getzlaf Ana (Tripping) 0:26; Chicago, (Too Many Men) 3:38; Kruger Chi (Holding) 15:03 First Overtime No scoring Penalties: Hjalmarsson Chi (Tripping) 10:41 Second Overtime No scoring Penalties: Anaheim (Too many men) 8:11 Third Overtime 5. Chicago, Marcus Kruger (2) (Seabrook, Oduya) 16:12 Penalties: None Shots on goal by period 1 2 3 4 5 6 T Chicago 12 7 9 8 14 6 56 Anaheim 7 19 8 9 14 5 62 Goaltending summary: Chicago: Corey Crawford (60/62); Anaheim: Frank Anderson (53/56) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Cowichan Valley: 0 of 0, Victoria: 0 of 0 Att: 17,234 (100.3% of capacity)

Memorial Cup Canadian Hockey League (CHL) championship, Quebec City, Friday, May 22-31 at Colisee Pepsi.

GOLF

Western Lacrosse Assn

2015 rankings (as of May 18)

MLS

WLA Senior A

and upcoming tournaments

Eastern League Club PTS GP W L T GF GA DC United 21 11 6 2 3 13 9 N. England 19 12 5 3 4 17 15 NY Red Bulls 17 10 4 1 5 14 9 Columbus 14 10 4 4 2 15 12 Orlando 12 11 3 5 3 13 14 Toronto 10 9 3 5 1 13 14 Chicago 10 9 3 5 1 9 12 Philadelphia 9 12 2 7 3 11 21 NY City FC 7 11 1 6 4 9 14 Montreal 5 6 1 3 2 7 9 Western League Club PTS GP W L T GF GA Dallas 21 11 6 2 3 17 13 Vancouver 20 12 6 4 2 14 11 Seattle 19 10 6 3 1 17 9 San Jose 17 11 5 4 2 12 11 Sporting KC 17 11 4 2 5 17 15 Houston 16 12 4 4 4 16 15 Los Angeles 14 12 3 4 5 11 15 Salt Lake 14 11 3 3 5 10 15 Portland 13 11 3 4 4 10 12 Colorado 10 10 1 2 7 9 9 Yesterday’s result New England 2, Sporting KC 4 Canadian championship series Vancouver 2, Edmonton 1

Teams GP W L GF-A Quebec Remparts (Host) 0 0 0 0-0 Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 0 0 0 0-0 Oshawa Generals (OHL) 0 0 0 0-0 Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 0 0 0 0-0 Schedule (all times PDT) Friday, May 22 (Opening game) Kelowna vs. Quebec, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 23 Rimouski vs. Oshawa, 1:30 p.m.

Standings GP Burnaby 0 Coquitlam 0 Langley 0 Maple Ridge 0 Nanaimo 0 New Westminster 0 Victoria 0

Sunday, May 24 Quebec vs. Oshawa, 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 24 Victoria at Nanaimo, 7 p.m. Burnaby at Maple Ridge, 6:45 p.m.

American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs - Round 3 Eastern match-up 1-Manchester Monarchs vs. 3-Hartford Wolf Pack Western match-up 1-Utica Comets vs. 2-Grand Rapids Griffins

W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T Pts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Friday, May 22 (Season opening) Nanaimo at Victoria, 7:45 p.m.

Wednesday, May 27 New Westminster at Langley, 7:45 p.m. Thursday, May 28 Coquitlam at New Westminster, 7:45 p.m. Friday, May 29 Burnaby at Victoria, 7:45 p.m.

Yesterday’s result (Game 7) Utica 1, Oklahoma City 0 (Utica wins series 4-3)

Saturday, May 30 Langley at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Today’s schedule (Game 1) Hartford at Manchester, 4 p.m.

Sunday, May 31 New Westminster at Nanaimo, 7 p.m. Victoria at Maple Ridge, 6:45 p.m.

BASKETBALL NBA Playoffs (All series best-of-seven) Eastern Conference final (Round 3) Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Western Conference finals Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets Yesterday’s result (Game 1) Cleveland 97, Atlanta 89 Today’s schedule (Game 2) Houston at Golden State, 9 p.m. (Golden State leads series 1-0) Friday, May 22 (Game 2) Cleveland at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m., TNT Saturday, May 23 (Game 3) Golden State at Houston, 9 p.m.

BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L T Pts Delta 5 5 0 0 10 Coquitlam 6 5 1 0 10 Victoria 6 4 2 0 8 New Westminster 6 3 3 0 6 Nanaimo 6 3 3 0 6 Langley 7 2 4 1 5 Port Coquitlam 7 1 5 1 3 Burnaby 7 1 6 0 2 Yesterday’s result Coquitlam 16, Burnaby 8 Friday, May 22 Delta at Port Coquitlam, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 23 Burnaby at Victoria, 5 p.m. Coquitlam at Delta, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 24 (Game 3) Atlanta at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m., TNT

Sunday, May 24 Victoria at Coquitlam, 2 p.m. Nanaimo at Port Coquitlam, 5 p.m.

Monday, May 25 (Game 4) Golden State at Houston, 9 p.m.

National Lacrosse League

Tuesday, May 26 (Game 4) Atlanta at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m., TNT

Hawks 89 Cavaliers 97 Atlanta MIN PT RB A ST B TO Carroll 34:34 5 1 3 2 0 0 Millsap 37:45 13 7 3 0 1 3 Horford 37:44 16 7 2 0 0 1 Korver 36:19 9 7 3 0 0 3 Teague 38:36 27 3 4 2 0 3 Antic 09:57 0 3 0 1 0 0 Schroder 18:32 6 3 4 1 0 1 Bazemore 15:59 10 4 0 0 1 0 Muscala 10:34 2 2 0 0 1 1 Totals 88 37 19 6 3 12 Cleveland MIN PT RB A ST B TO James 38:02 31 8 6 1 0 4 Thompson 42:12 14 10 0 0 2 0 Mozgov 23:40 10 11 0 0 0 1 Shumpert 34:19 4 7 2 1 1 2 Irving 27:19 10 3 6 0 0 2 Jones 13:56 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smith 35:47 28 8 3 1 1 2 Dellavedova 24:45 0 2 3 1 0 1 Totals 97 49 20 4 4 12 Atlanta 26 25 16 22 Cleveland 20 31 23 23 3 FG: Atlanta 4-23, Cleveland 10-26. FT: Atlanta 17-23, Cleveland 13-20. Fouled Out: Atlanta - P. Millsap Technicals: Hawks: Millsap Att: 18,489 Time of game: 2:36

Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) shoots against the Hawks during the first half. [AP PHOTO]

Cavaliers win Game 1 of Eastern Finals PAUL NEWBERRY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ATLANTA — LeBron James scored 31 points, while J.R. Smith made eight three-pointers and added 28 to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks 97-89 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night. Intent on bringing Cleveland its first NBA title, James sealed the victory with a soaring dunk in the final minute. But Smith was the one who ignited the Cavaliers, going 8 of 12 from threepoint range. For the Hawks, it was the second straight series in which they’ve lost the opening game at home. Cleveland will look to take command of the series in Game 2 Friday night. Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 27 points. But the night really turned sour for the Hawks when DeMarre Carroll, their leading scorer in the playoffs, went down with what appeared to be a left knee injury driving to the basket with 4:59 remaining. He was helped to the locker room, not putting any weight on his knee. The Cavaliers took control when Smith knocked down back-to-back 3s in the third quarter. After the second one, he turned toward the Atlanta fans and blew off his right index finger and motioned toward his side, like he was holstering his pistol.Yep, he was that hot. Cleveland outscored the Hawks 22-4 over the final five minutes of the third quarter and the first two minutes of the fourth. In fact, the Cavs scored the first 11 points of the final period for their biggest lead, 85-67. Carroll’s injury left the crowd in silence and could be a huge blow for the Hawks. Not only was he their main defender on James, he has turned into an offensive force in the playoffs, averaging more than 17 points coming into the first Eastern Conference final in Atlanta history. Cleveland slowed the pace down the stretch, looking to milk the clock, and nearly squandered the big lead.

BASEBALL

LACROSSE

Division finals Home-and home series Return leg games Saturday, May 23 Rochester at Toronto, 4 p.m. (Rochester leads 10-9) Edmonton at Calgary, 6:30 p.m. (Edmonton leads 10-8)

TENNIS ATP and WTA Open de Nice Cote d’Azur, May 17-23 Nice, France Surface: Clay Purse: €439,405 Singles - Round 2 James Duckworth, Austria, def. Quentin Halys, France, 7-6 (7/0,, 7-6 (7/5, Borna Coric, Croatia, def. Gianni Mina, France, 7-6 (7/4,, 6-3 Leonardo Mayer (4), Argentina, def. Lucas Pouille, France, 6-4, 6-0 Dominic Thiem, Austria, def. Nick Kyrgios (6) Austria, 4-3 - retired Ernests Gulbis (3) Latvia, def. Aleksandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Pablo Carreno-Busta, Spain, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 Geneva Open, May 17-23 Geneva, Switzerland Surface: Clay Purse: $494,310 Singles - Round 2 Stan Wawrinka (1), Switzerland, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Pablo Andujar (3), Spain, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, def. Benjamin Becker (4), Germany, 7-6 (2), 6-2. Joao Sousa (6), Portugal, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 6-4, 6-4. Federico Delbonis, Argentina, def. Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, 6-3, 6-4. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-4, 6-4. Doubles - Quarterfinals Juan Sebastian Cabal, Colombia, and Robert Farah (2), Colombia, def. Rajeev Ram, United States, and Donald Young, United States, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 13-11. Raven Klaasen, South Africa, and Lu Yen-Hsun, Taiwan, def. Frantisek Cermak, Czech Republic, and Jonathan Erlich, Israel, 6-2, 6-1. Alexander Bury, Belarus, and Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Federico Delbonis, Argentina, and Joao Sousa, Portugal, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 11-9.

WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg, May 17-May 23 Strasbourg, France Surface: Clay. Purse: $226,750 Singles - Round 2 Madison Keys (1), United States, def. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0). Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Alize Cornet (4), France, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3. Virginie Razzano, France, def. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 6-2, 6-3. Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Alison Riske, United States, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Doubles - Quarterfinals Nadiya Kichenok, Ukraine, and Zheng Saisai (2), China, def. Alize Cornet, France, and Magda Linette, Poland, 6-2, 1-6, 10-6. Nurnberger Versicherungscup, May 17-May 23 Nurnberg, Germany Surface: Clay. Purse: $226,750 Singles - Round 2 Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, def. Sabine Lisicki (3), Germany, 6-2, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (3). Carina Witthoeft (8), Germany, def. Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, 6-1, 6-2. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, def. Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5. Angelique Kerber (2), Germany, def. Klara Koukalova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 7-6 (2). Roberta Vinci (4), Italy, def. Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-1. Karin Knapp (6), Italy, def. Anna-Lena Friedsam, Germany, 6-1, 6-3. Kurumi Nara (7), Japan, def. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 6-3, 6-4. Misaki Doi, Japan, def. Zhang Shuai, China, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1. Doubles - Quarterfinals Hao-Ching Chan, Taiwan, and Anabel Medina Garrigues (2), Spain, def. Sandra Klemenschits, Austria, and Antonia Lottner, Germany, 6-4, 6-1. Next week: Grand Slam: French Open (Roland Garros), May 24-June 7 Paris, France Surface: Clay. Total purse (men and women): €13,008,000 Competitors: 128 singles, 64 doubles

PGA Crowne Plaza Invitational, May 21-24 Colonial Country Club Course, Fort Worth, Texas. Par 70, 7,204 yards. Purse: $6,500,000. 2014 champion: Adam Scott Player Points 1 Rory McIlroy 652.86 2 Jordan Spieth 460.9 3 Henrik Stenson 367.45 4 Bubba Watson 320.47 5 Jim Furyk 292.18 6 Justin Rose 316.74 7 Jason Day 245.42 8 Sergio Garcia 299.25 9 Rickie Fowler 314.7 10 Dustin Johnson 241.99 11 Adam Scott 230.97 12 Jimmy Walker 267.59 13 J.B. Holmes 200.7 14 Hideki Matsuyama 234.74 15 Patrick Reed 228.05 16 Matt Kuchar 217.82 17 Phil Mickelson 184.05 18 Martin Kaymer 216.58 19 Billy Horschel 202.33 20 Bill Haas 186.28 Canadian golfers 78 Graham DeLaet 88.79 155 David Hearn 56.42 189 Adam Hadwin 48.26 256 Richard Lee 27.28 269 Nick Taylor 33.4 406 Mike Weir 18.94 475 Brad Fritsch 15.82 559 Roger Sloan 11.64 639 Ryan Yip 7.8 719 Ryan Williams 6.24 802 Michael Gligic 4.8 859 Greg Machtaler 4.17 884 Peter Campbell 3.75 935 Adam Cornelson 3.21

LPGA Airbus LPGA Classic, May 22-25 Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove, Mobile, Alabama. Par 72, 6,532 yards. Purse: $1,300,000. 2014 champion: Jessica Korda. Player Avg score 1 Stacy Lewis 69.525 2 Inbee Park 69.625 3 Hyo Joo Kim 69.639 4 Lydia Ko 69.75 5 Anna Nordqvist 70.25 6 Sei Young Kim 70.405 7 Amy Yang 70.432 8 Lexi Thompson 70.472 9 Suzann Pettersen 70.577 10 Azahara Munoz 70.643 11 Shanshan Feng 70.75 12 Ha Na Jang 70.789 13 Sandra Gal 70.909 14 Mirim Lee 70.925 15 Jessica Korda 70.944 16 Alison Lee 70.967 17 Cristie Kerr 71.025 18 So Yeon Ryu 71.05 19 Ilhee Lee 71.068 Canadian golfers 20 Brittany Lincicome 71.075 95 Alena Sharp 73.156 126 Sue Kim 74.091 132 Rebecca Lee-Bentham 74.5

Champions Tour Senior PGA Championship, May 21-24 French Lick, Indiana, The Pete Dye Course. Par 72, 8,102 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 champion: Colin Montgomerie Player Points 1 Bernhard Langer 54 2 Michael Allen 71 3 Jeff Maggert 124 4 Joe Durant 140 5 Gene Sauers 151 6 Kenny Perry 161 7 Wes Short, Jr. 168 8 Rocco Mediate 172 9 Fred Funk 179 10 Bart Bryant 184 11 Kevin Sutherland 185 T12 Olin Browne 186 T12 Tom Lehman 186 14 Corey Pavin 187 15 Colin Montgomerie 194 16 Tom Pernice Jr. 202 17 Esteban Toledo 204 18 Marco Dawson 210 19 Scott Dunlap 213 20 Lee Janzen 217 Canadian golfers 23 Stephen Ames 242 26 Rod Spittle 264 T78 Jim Rutledge 512

Web.com Tour No tournament this week. Next tournament: Rex Hospital Open, May 28-31 TPC Wakefield Plantation, Raleigh, North Carolina, Par 71, 7,257 yards. Purse: $625,000. 2014 champion: Byron Smith Player Points 1 Wes Roach 189 2 Smylie Kaufman 199 3 Adam Long 209 4 Patton Kizzire 216 5 Bronson Burgoon 257 6 Ryan Blaum 277 7 Jason Allred 307 8 Timothy Madigan 314 9 Steve Marino 316 10 Kelly Kraft 317 11 Roland Thatcher 334 12 Rob Oppenheim 347 13 Kevin Tway 350 T14 Rick Cochran III 352 T14 Dicky Pride 352 16 Brian Richey 353 17 Miguel Angel Carballo 370 18 Chase Wright 371 19 Dawie van der Walt 374 20 Ben Kohles 379 Canadian golfers 80 Brad Fritsch 571 131 Ted Brown 789

European Tour BMW European PGA Championship, May 21-24 Wentworth Club, West Course, Surrey, England. Par 73, 7,281 yards. Purse: $4,750,000. 2014 champion: Rory McIlroy Race to Dubai rankings (Last week’s position in parentheses) 1. (1) Rory McIlroy (Britain), 2665169 2. (2) Danny Willett (Britain), 1711406 3. (3) Justin Rose (Britain), 1006717 4. (4) Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa), 927563 5. (5) Branden Grace (South Africa), 829906 6. (7) Ross Fisher (Britain), 816499 7. (6) Anirban Lahiri (India), 807264 8. (8) Bernd Wiesberger (Austria), 786204 9. (9) Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand), 733231 10. (10) George Coetzee (South Africa), 677811 11. (14) David Howell (Britain), 646321 12. (11) Tommy Fleetwood (Britain), 587315 13. (12) Henrik Stenson (Sweden), 573207 14. (13) Andy Sullivan (Britain), 558782 15. (15) Gary Stal (France), 542596 16. (16) Marc Warren (Britain), 540686 17. (17) Wu Ashun (China), 498095 18. (18) Charl Schwartzel (South Africa), 483528 19. (19) Lee Westwood (Britain), 477327 20. (20) Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand), 462752

SOCCER

MLB

Friday, May 22 Chicago at Columbus, 5 p.m. Houston at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 23 Portland at Toronto, 2 p.m. DC United at New England, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Montreal, 5 p.m. Vancouver at Colorado, 6 p.m. NY City FC at Salt Lake, 7 p.m. Sporting KC at Seattle, 7 p.m. Sunday, May 24 Orlando at San Jose, 4 p.m.

UEFA Champions League Final Saturday, June 6 Olympiastadion, Berlin, 11:45 a.m. Juventus vs. Barcelona

English FA Cup Final, Saturday May 30 Wembley Stadium, 9:30 a.m. Arsenal v Aston Villa

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

W D L GF GA 25 9 3 70 31 23 7 7 81 38 22 9 7 67 35 20 9 8 62 37 18 8 11 51 42 18 7 12 57 53 18 6 13 54 31 16 8 13 46 48 14 9 14 42 44 12 11 14 48 49 12 11 14 44 45 12 9 16 46 51 11 11 15 37 47 10 8 19 41 54 10 8 19 31 56 7 17 13 30 50 9 9 19 38 63 8 10 19 33 51 6 12 19 27 53 8 6 23 41 68

Pts 84 76 72 69 62 61 60 56 51 47 47 45 44 38 38 38 36 34 30 30

Yesterday’s resi;t Arsenal 0. Sunderland 0 Remaining games, regular season Sunday, May 24 Arsenal vs. West Brom, 7 a.m. Aston Villa vs. Burnley, 7 a.m. Chelsea vs. Sunderland, 7 a.m. Crystal Palace vs. Swansea, 7 a.m. Everton vs. Spurs, 7 a.m. Hull vs. Man United, 7 a.m. Leicester vs. Q.P. Rangers, 7 a.m. Man City vs. Southampton, 7 a.m. Newcastle vs. West Ham, 7 a.m. Stoke vs. Liverpool, 7 a.m.

Pacific Coast Soccer League Team Victoria Mid Isle Tim Hortons Vancouver Utd Vancouver Tbirds FC Tigers Kamloops Abbotsford Khalsa

W 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

D 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0

L 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 1 0

GF GA Pts 11 7 9 8 6 6 10 17 6 4 1 4 3 0 3 7 10 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0

Today’s schedule Tigers Vancouver vs. Vancouver Tbirds, 9 p.m. Saturday, May 23 Khalsa Sporting vs. Kamloops, 2 p.m. Vancouver United FC vs. Victoria, 4 p.m. Tim Hortons vs. Mid Isle, 7 p.m. Sunday, May 24 Abbotsford vs. Vancouver United, 2 p.m. Khalsa SC vs. Mid Isle, 2 p.m. Van Tbirds vs. Victoria, 2 p.m. Tigers Vancouver vs. Kamloops, 4 p.m.

CYCLING Road racing Giro d’Italia

Yesterday’s results and standings Stage 11: 153 km, Imola (Autodromo Ferrari) 1. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha, 3:55:08 2. Carlos Betancur (Col) AG2R La Mondiale, 0:00:53 3. Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 4. Benat Intxausti (Spa) Movistar Team 5. Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana Pro Team 6. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo 7. Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 8. Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice, 0:00:58 9. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team 10. Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Movistar Team, 0:01:02 General Classification (pink jersey) 1. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 46:54:19 2. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team, 0:00:03 3. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team, 0:00:46 4. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro Team, 0:01:16 5. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff-Saxo, 0:01:46 6. Rigoberto Uran (Col) Etixx - QuickStep, 0:02:10 7. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team, 0:02:12 8. Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team, 0:02:20 21. Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team, 0:31:41

AUTO RACING NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 Sunday, May 24, 3:16 p.m., Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina. Quad Oval, 1.5 miles per lap. Qualifying: Saturday, May 23, 8:15 a.m.

Formula One Grand Prix Of Monaco Sunday, May 24, 5 a.m. Circuit De Monaco Street circuit Qualifying: Saturday, May 23, 5 a.m.

American League East W L NY Yankees 22 19 Tampa Bay 22 19 Boston 19 21 Baltimore 17 20 Toronto 18 24 Central W L Kansas City 26 14 Detroit 24 17 Minnesota 23 17 Chicago Sox 18 19 Cleveland 16 23 West W L Houston 27 14 LA Angels 21 19 Seattle 18 21 Texas 17 23 Oakland 14 28 National League East W L Washington 24 17 NY Mets 23 18 Atlanta 19 20 Philadelphia 18 24 Miami 16 25 Central W L St. Louis 27 13 Chicago Cubs 21 17 Cincinnati 18 22 Pittsburgh 18 22 Milwaukee 15 26 West W L LA Dodgers 24 14 San Francisco 21 18 San Diego 20 20 Arizona 18 21 Colorado 14 23

PCT .537 .537 .475 .459 .429 PCT .650 .585 .575 .486 .410 PCT .659 .525 .462 .425 .333

GB Strk - L3 - L1 2.5 L1 3.0 L1 4.5 L2 GB Strk - W3 2.5 W1 3.0 W2 6.5 L2 9.5 W2 GB Strk - W2 5.5 W2 8.0 W1 9.5 W1 13.5 L2

PCT .585 .561 .487 .429 .390 PCT .675 .553 .450 .450 .366 PCT .632 .538 .500 .462 .378

GB Strk - W5 1.0 L2 4.0 W1 6.5 W1 8.0 L6 GB Strk - W2 5.0 L2 9.0 L5 9.0 L2 12.5 L1 GB Strk - L1 3.5 W4 5.0 W1 6.5 W3 9.5 L1

Yesterday’s results Houston 6, Oakland 1 Seattle 4, Baltimore 2 Washington 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 Minnesota at Pittsburgh L.A. Angels 4, Toronto 2 Detroit 5, Milwaukee 2 Atlanta 2,Tampa Bay 1 Texas 2, Boston 1 Arizona 6, Miami 1 St. Louis 9, N.Y. Mets 0 Kansas City 7, Cincinnati 1 Cleveland 4, Chicago Sox 3 Philadelphia 4, Colorado 2 Chicago Cubs at San Diego L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco Today’s schedule with probable pitchers Arizona at Miami, 9:10 a.m. Bradley (2-0) vs. Latos (1-3) Seattle at Baltimore, 9:35 a.m. Happ (3-1) vs. Chen (1-1) Houston at Detroit, 10:08 a.m. Feldman (2-4) vs. Price (3-1) St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m. Lyons (0-0) vs. deGrom (3-4) Philadelphia at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. Williams (2-3) vs. De La Rosa (0-2) L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 12:45 p.m. Kershaw (1-2) vs. Bumgarner (3-2) Los Angeles Angels at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Shoemaker (2-3) vs. Estrada (1-2) Texas at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Rodriguez (1-1) vs. Buchholz (2-4) Milwaukee at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Garza (2-4) vs. Teheran (3-1) Oakland at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Chavez (1-3) vs. Smyly (0-1) Cleveland at Chicagoi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m. Salazar (4-1) vs. Danks (1-3) Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 6:10 p.m. Hendricks (0-1) vs. Despaigne (2-1) Friday, May 22 N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Syndergaard (1-1) vs. Cole (5-2) Philadelphia at Washington, 4:05 p.m. O’Sullivan (1-2) vs. Scherzer (4-3) Texas at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Lewis (3-2) vs. Pineda (5-1) Seattle at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Hernandez (6-1) vs. Estrada (1-2) Houston at Detroit, 4:08 p.m. McHugh (5-1) vs. Simon (4-2) Oakland at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Kazmir (2-2) vs. Archer (4-4) Cincinnati at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. Leake (2-2) vs. Carrasco (4-4) Baltimore at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Norris (1-4) vs. Alvarez (0-3) Los Angeles Angels at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Richards (3-2) vs. Porcello (4-2) Milwaukee at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m. Peralta (1-5) vs. Wood (2-2) St. Louis at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Lynn (3-3) vs. Young (3-0) Minnesota at Chicagoi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m. Hughes (3-4) vs. Samardzija (3-2) San Francisco at Colorado, 5:10 p.m. Vogelsong (2-2) vs. Kendrick (1-5) Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Lester (4-2) vs. Collmenter (3-5) San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Cashner (1-7) vs. Greinke (5-1)

MLB League leaders American League Batting Prince Fielder, TEX Nelson Cruz, SEA Jose Iglesias, DET Jason Kipnis, CLE Avisail García, CWS Michael Brantley, CLE Mike Moustakas, KC Adam Jones, BAL Miguel Cabrera, DET Jacoby Ellsbury, NYY Eric Hosmer, KC Jose Altuve, HOU Josh Donaldson, TOR Josh Reddick, OAK Ian Kinsler, DET Marcus Semien, OAK Stephen Vogt, OAK Lorenzo Cain, KC Russell Martin, TOR Logan Forsythe, TB

AB 155 147 112 157 137 123 145 139 145 148 152 163 158 127 156 160 113 140 125 133

R H Avg 15 54 .348 26 51 .347 8 38 .339 27 53 .338 20 46 .336 20 41 .333 25 48 .331 19 46 .331 23 48 .331 29 48 .324 26 49 .322 22 52 .319 30 50 .316 19 40 .315 26 49 .314 22 50 .313 20 35 .310 27 43 .307 24 38 .304 15 40 .301

Home runs AB Nelson Cruz, SEA 147 Mark Teixeira, NYY 128 alex Rodríguez, NYY 129 Hanley Ramírez, BOS 134 Mike Trout, LAA 143 Miguel Cabrera, DET 145 Luis Valbuena, HOU 139 Stephen Vogt, OAK 113 Edwin Encarnacion, TOR 149 Josh Donaldson, TOR 158

HR 16 12 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9

RBI Nelson Cruz, SEA Miguel Cabrera, DET Stephen Vogt, OAK Kendrys Morales, KC Mark Teixeira, NYY Eric Hosmer, KC Josh Reddick, OAK Josh Donaldson, TOR Devon Travis, TOR Adam Jones, BAL

RBI 33 30 30 30 30 29 29 28 26 25

National League Batting Dee Gordon, MIA Adrian Gonzalez, LAD Anthony Rizzo, CHC Bryce Harper, WAS Freddy Galvis, PHI Yunel Escobar, WAS Angel Pagan, SF DJ LeMahieu, COL Paul Goldschmidt,ARI Matt Holliday, STL Matt Carpenter, STL Brandon Belt, SF Wilson Ramos, WAS Ender Inciarte, ARI Freddie Freeman, ATL Jhonny Peralta, STL Brandon Phillips, CIN A Hechavarria,MIA, Yadier Molina, STL Kolten Wong, STL

AB 147 145 113 157 128 152 127 158 133 139 AB 159 138 135 137 134 141 146 118 141 130 140 115 122 149 148 145 132 149 133 143

R 22 29 26 37 17 24 12 10 30 16 28 17 11 24 24 19 17 20 8 21

H 64 49 46 46 45 47 48 38 45 41 44 36 38 46 45 44 40 45 40 43

Avg .403 .355 .341 .336 .336 .333 .329 .322 .319 .315 .314 .313 .311 .309 .304 .303 .303 .302 .301 .301

MLB League leaders (cont’d) National League Home runs AB HR Bryce Harper, WAS 137 15 Todd Frazier, CIN 144 12 Giancarlo StantonM, IA 148 12 Justin Upton, SD 144 10 Paul Goldschmidt, ARI 141 10 Joc Pederson, LAD 119 10 Ryan Braun, MIL 135 9 Adrian Gonzalez, LAD 138 9 Anthony Rizzo, CHC 135 8 Marlon Byrd, CIN 131 8 RBI Bryce Harper, WAS Giancarlo Stanton, MIA Paul Goldschmidt, ARI Adrian Gonzalez, LAD Ryan Zimmerman, WAS Justin Upton, SD Ryan Braun, MIL Starling Marte, PIT Derek Norris, SD Brandon Crawford, SF

AB RBI 137 38 148 38 141 32 138 32 153 31 144 27 135 27 139 26 139 25 127 25

Pitching American League Pitching GP W Dallas Keuchel, HOU 8 5 Nick Martínez, TEX 8 3 Sonny Gray, OAK 9 4 Hector Santiago, LAA 8 3 Felix Hernandez, SEA 8 6 Jake Odorizzi, TB 8 3 Ubaldo Jimenez, BAL 7 3 Chris Archer, TB 9 4 Wei-Yin Chen, BAL 7 1 Edinson Vólquez, KC 8 3 Kyle Gibson, MIN 8 3 J.A. Happ, SEA 7 3 Alfredo Simón, DET 8 4 Colby Lewis, TEX 8 3 C.J. Wilson, LAA 8 2 Scott Kazmir, OAK 8 2 Miguel Gonzalez, BAL 8 5 Trevor Bauer, CLE 8 3 Michael Pineda, NYY 8 5 David Price, DET 8 3

L 0 0 2 2 1 3 3 4 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

ERA 1.87 1.88 1.92 2.25 2.30 2.36 2.43 2.47 2.53 2.74 2.98 2.98 3.04 3.06 3.06 3.08 3.24 3.31 3.31 3.40

Wins Felix Hernandez, SEA Collin McHugh, HOU Miguel Gonzalez, BAL Michael Pineda, NYY Dallas Keuchel, HOU Mark Buehrle, TOR Alfredo Simón, DET Danny Salazar, CLE Rick Porcello, BOS Ricky Nolasco, MIN Dellin Betances, NYY Carlos Carrasco, CLE Sonny Gray, OAK Shane Greene, DET Chris Archer, TB

GS 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 5 0 8 9 8 9

W 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

L 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 1 2 1 0 4 2 2 4

Strikeouts Corey Kluber, CLE Chris Archer, TB Sonny Gray, OAK Felix Hernandez, SEA Michael Pineda, NYY Clay Buchholz, BOS Danny Salazar, CLE Carlos Carrasco, CLE Trevor Bauer, CLE Scott Kazmir, OAK Anibal Sanchez, DET Collin McHugh, HOU Rick Porcello, BOS Hector Santiago, LAA Chris Sale, CWS Jake Odorizzi, TB Nathan Karns, TB

IP 61.2 54.2 61.0 54.2 51.2 45.2 37.2 43.1 49.0 49.2 54.2 50.2 50.2 48.0 43.1 53.1 45.1

BB 12 16 18 12 3 13 6 10 22 19 15 10 13 21 13 8 21

K 76 62 57 55 55 54 52 51 51 49 48 45 44 44 44 44 44

L 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 2 2 1 4 1 3 2 4 2 4 7 3 2

ERA 1.33 1.38 1.52 1.75 1.82 1.98 2.13 2.40 2.43 2.70 2.77 2.81 2.96 2.96 3.03 3.20 3.21 3.24 3.24 3.47

National League Pitching GP Shelby Miller, ATL 8 A.J. Burnett, PIT 8 Zack Greinke, LAD 8 Max Scherzer, WAS 8 Aaron Harang, PHI 9 Matt Harvey, NYM 8 Michael Wacha, STL 8 Gerrit Cole, PIT 8 Tim Lincecum, SF 7 Jason Hammel, CHC 8 Jake Arrieta, CHC 8 Chase Anderson, ARI 7 Lance Lynn, STL 8 John Lackey, STL 8 Johnny Cueto, CIN 9 Madison Bumgarner,SF 8 Jacob deGrom, NYM 8 Andrew Cashner, SD 8 Cole Hamels, PHI 9 Dan Haren, MIA 8 Wins Michael Wacha, STL Bartolo Colón, NYM Matt Harvey, NYM Zack Greinke, LAD Gerrit Cole, PIT James Shields, SD Shelby Miller, ATL Aaron Harang, PHI Rubby De La Rosa, ARI Jacob deGrom, NYM Jake Arrieta, CHC Max Scherzer, WAS Santiago Casilla, SF

W 5 3 5 4 4 5 6 5 3 3 4 0 3 2 3 4 4 1 4 4

GS 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 0

Strikeouts IP James Shields, SD 55.1 Max Scherzer, WAS 56.2 Clayton Kershaw, LAD 51.0 Cole Hamels, PHI 58.1 Johnny Cueto, CIN 65.1 Lance Lynn, STL 48.2 Matt Harvey, NYM 54.2 Jake Arrieta, CHC 52.0 Tyson Ross, SD 45.2 Gerrit Cole, PIT 48.2 Mike Fiers, MIL 41.2 Francisco Liriano, PIT 47.2 Andrew Cashner, SD 50.0

W 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4

L 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 3 2 4 4 3 0

BB 16 8 14 23 12 16 8 12 26 13 16 21 13

K 75 66 66 62 60 58 56 55 54 53 52 52 51

Seattle 010 200 100 4 12 0 Baltimore 000 000 011 2 10 0 W: R. Elias (1-1) L: W. Chen (1-3) S: F. Rodney (10) HR: SEA- J. Ruggiano (2) BAL- None LA Angels 000 110 200 4 8 0 Toronto 000 300 000 3 5 1 W: J. Weaver (3-4) L: D. Hutchison (3-1) S: H. Street (14) HR: LAA- M. Trout (11) TOR- None NY Yankees 200 000 000 2 6 1 Washington 100 100 10x 3 5 0 W: J. Zimmermann (4-2) L: A. Warren (2-3) S: D. Storen (12) HR: NYY- None WAS- I. Desmond (4) ,T. Moore (3) Texas 011 000 000 2 8 1 Boston 000 010 000 1 9 1 W: P. Klein (1-0) L: J. Kelly (1-3) S: S. Tolleson (1)

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

W 14 9 15 15 13 13 10 6 6 3 2 4

L 3 2 5 7 7 8 13 13 14 11 9 18

Pct GB .824 .818 2.0 .750 0.5 .682 2.5 .650 2.5 .619 3.0 .435 7.0 .316 9.0 .300 9.5 .214 9.5 .182 9.0 .182 12.5

Yesterday’s result Nanaimo at Parksville, 6 p.m. Saturday, May 23 Okanagan at Parksville, 10 a.m. Parksville at Okanagan, 10 a.m. Abbotsford at Victoria Eagles, 2:30 p.m. Coquitlam at White Rock, 2:30 p.m. Nanaimo at Victoria Mariners, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 24 Okanagan at Parksville, 10 a.m. Parksville at Okanagan, 10 a.m. Abbotsford at Vic Mariners, 1:30 p.m. Coquitlam at North Delta, 1:30 p.m. Victoria Eagles at Nanaimo, 2:30 p.m.

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hen the Vancouver Island Raiders opened spring camp on Friday with questions abound, one was already answered. Liam O’Brien will be the starting quarterback for the 2015 season for a Raiders team that expects to return to its elite status come summer. O’Brien, though, already has an elite status - he will be the top returning quarterback in the country this season. The Ballenas (Parksville) grad was named a Canadian Junior Football League AllCanadian last season after throwing for 2,842 yards, the fifth-most in the history of the league in 2014 - his rookie season. His 171 completions were also fifth-best all-time, and his 20 touchdown passes were the most in the country. After a full year in the league, O’Brien looked as confident as ever during his team’s spring scrimmage Sunday, hitting receivers with the deep ball and finding yards on the ground when he needed to. “It’s always nice to get back onto the field after taking such a long time off,” O’Brien said after the scrimmage. “It felt pretty good seeing the guys again. “It’s pretty cool growing with all the guys and getting to know them. But it’s a different atmosphere I guess, because I’m trying to

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step up and be a leader.” After a dominant senior year at Ballenas three years ago, a six-foot-one, 229pound O’Brien found a spot on the Simon Fraser University Clan football team in 2013. However, the SFU coaching staff placed him a tight-end rather than in his natural role at quarterback. So he joined the Raiders last season, and posted some of the best numbers the team has seen outside of their

years with Jordan Yantz under centre. Raiders head coach Jerome Erdman ran his first spring camp this weekend in his position after being hired in the winter, officially taking over as head coach last month. But he had seen O’Brien before, having coached him with a provincial all-star team while he was still in high school. “Liam’s in one of those great position where how great he’s going to be is up to him,” Erdman said. “He’s got all the tools, he’s got a good work ethic, he’s smart, and he’s just going to keep getting better. He’s still a youngin’, so the sky’s the limit for him as far as I’m concerned.” What O’Brien won’t have

this season, however, is his top receiver and fellow AllCanadian, Marshall Cook, to throw to. Cook graduated the Raiders program last season with some of the best numbers the league has ever seen, with 64 catches for 1,084 yards, both sixth-best in CJFL history. “It’ll be a big loss because Marshall is Marshall,” O’Brien said. “He’s insane. But we’ve got a lot of guys here that are good enough to step into his spot and pick up where he left off.” And despite the absence of Cook, O’Brien said he feels more comfortable having been in the league for a year and knowing what he’s dealing with. “It’ll be huge,” he said of the experience he gained last season, despite a disappointing 5-5 record. “I settled in pretty quick, but having a whole year under my belt will be good.” While the numbers he posted were gaudy, O’Brien believes he can improve them. It’s another stat, however, that he hopes improved yardage, completions and touchdowns will lead to. “I’m hoping to improve and hoping to get more wins, because that’s more what I care about,” he said. “Honestly, if we go out and play like we can, I think we can win every game this year. “I mean, everyone says that and you always think that you’re good enough to win every game, but if we play to our potential, I think we totally can.”

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t took a price cut to generate a run on Chevrolet’s 2015 Spark EV, with savvy car buyers realizing the lower price and federal electric vehicle tax credit can make for a super deal. Chevrolet lowered the starting retail price for the plucky subcompact electric car to $25,995 last month, making it the lowestpriced 2015 electric car with two rows of seats offered in the U.S. by a major auto manufacturer. With the $7,500 tax credit, the purchase price can wind up at just $18,495 — akin to the price of a gasoline-powered small car like the Honda Fit EX. There also are the savings the Spark provides: $80 or more a month on gas, according to the manufacturer, because the car uses only electricity. Even buyers who would prefer to lease the Spark EV can get in on the deal with Chevrolet’s $139-a-month lease program that requires no down payment. Now, the downside: It has a limited range of 82 miles on a full charge and can take seven hours to fully charge even with a 240volt charger. The Spark EV is sold only in two states — California and Oregon, with Maryland to be added this summer. Still, the appeal was quickly apparent as the Spark EV outsold the better-known and widely available Chevrolet Volt (starting retail price: $35,170) in April. Total sales of Spark EVs in April were small, 920, but far more than the 97 sold in January and more than the 905 Volts sold in April. The federal tax credit isn’t directly taken off the purchase price of the Spark EV, but instead from a buyer’s U.S. income taxes for the year the car is purchased. So, the tax credit generally won’t be seen until next income tax season. The Spark EV’s starting manufacturer’s retail price and destination charge include power windows and door locks, keyless start, cruise control, air conditioning and Chevy MyLink entertainment system. The bestselling electric car in the United States last year — the larger compact Nissan Leaf — has a starting MSRP, including destination charge, of $29,860 for a base S model. The Spark EV has a better gasoline-equivalent

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fuel economy rating than the Leaf — 119 to 114. But the Leaf, which has an 84-mile range on a single charge, is available in more states than the Spark EV. Meantime, the second bestselling electric car in 2014 was the Tesla Model S, which has a $76,200 base retail price and a travel range of at least 240 miles on a single charge. The Spark EV is not for everyone. The interior can seem spartan, even in the tested 2LT trim level. Front and rear seats in were covered in a faux leather that felt like thick plastic, and the seats seemed smallish and had flat cushions. Rear door entryways were

small, too, as the rear wheel wells cut into the doorways. But rear-seat legroom and headroom are decent, and there’s 23.4 cubic feet of cargo space when back seats are folded down. The driver has a pull-down centre arm rest, though there are no covered storage spots between the front seats and rear seats. All seat adjustments were manual in the test Spark EV. The test Spark had good acceleration and merged well into traffic, thanks to a class-leading 327 foot-pounds of torque. Chevrolet puts the 0-to-60-mph time at 7.2 seconds. The electric power steering gave the Spark EV a bit of a go-kart feel, as response was

decently quick. The tidy, 33.8-foot turning circle made U-turns a breeze, and the Spark’s diminutive 12.2-foot length from bumper to bumper meant it could fit into curbside parking spots that SUVs and large sedans had to pass up. The Spark EV, however, was easily buffeted by winds — and even a passing semi while sitting at a stoplight. The Spark weighs just 2,866 pounds. The 7-inch display screen in the middle of the dashboard worked easily with a smartphone and was reminiscent of the screen and controls in the higher-priced Volt. There was no rearview camera, but 10 air bags are standard.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The latest version of Google’s selfdriving car — a pod-like twoseater that needs no gas pedal or steering wheel — will make its debut on public roads this summer, a significant step in the technology giant’s mission to have driverless cars available to consumers in the next five years. This prototype is the first vehicle built from scratch for the purpose of self-driving, Google says. It looks like a Smart car with a shiny black bowler hat to hide its sensors, and it can drive, brake and recognize road hazards without human intervention. It has more capabilities than the prototype Google introduced last May, which was so rudimentary it had fake headlights. The new pod isn’t designed for a long trip, or a joyride. It lacks air bags and other federally required safety features, so it can’t go more than 25 miles per hour. It’s electric, and has to be recharged

“This vehicle could go on a freeway . . .” Chris Urmson, Google project director

after 80 miles. And the pod can only drive in areas that have been thoroughly mapped by Google. At first, it will likely even have a steering wheel and gas pedal — current California regulations require them. Those regulations also require a driver to be able to take back control of the car at any time. But Google is lobbying for more flexible regulations. Google will initially build and test 25 pods, mostly in neighbourhoods surrounding its Mountain View headquarters. It will eventually build between 50 and 100, and will broaden testing to sites that are hillier and rainier. The ultimate goal, says Google co-founder Sergey Brin, is computer-controlled cars that can eliminate human error, which is a factor in an estimated 90 per cent of the 1.2 million road deaths that

occur worldwide each year. Selfdriving cars could also improve traffic congestion and transport the elderly and disabled. Google shocked the auto industry in 2010 with its announcement that it was working on a driverless car. Brin insists Google doesn’t aspire to be a car company, but wants its technology to be adopted by automakers. “We want to partner to bring self-driving to all the vehicles in the world,” Brin told a group of journalists and community members gathered earlier this week to take rides in the prototype. For now the traditional automakers are pursuing their own self-driving technology, but with less ambitious timeline of 10 to 15 years for a truly driverless car. Chris Urmson, who directs Google’s self-driving car project, says the slow-moving, friendly looking prototype — his young son thinks it looks like a koala because of the nose-like black laser on the front — is a good bridge between the company’s

current test fleet of 20 specially outfitted Lexus SUVs and the more advanced, higher-speed driverless cars of its future, which might not even look like anything on the road today. “This vehicle is really all about us learning. This vehicle could go on a freeway, but when we think about introducing the technology, we want to do that very thoughtfully and very safely,” Urmson says. Convincing drivers that driverless technology is safe is one of the hurdles the company must overcome. Earlier this week, in response to questions from The Associated Press, Google acknowledged 11 minor accidents in the six years it has been testing autonomous cars. Urmson says the company is proud of that record, and notes that Google’s vehicles have completed more than 1.7 million miles of testing. He says all but one of the accidents were caused by drivers in other cars; in the only incident caused by a Google car, a staffer was driving in manual mode.

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n 1992, Jean Bishop, a former nurse and stay-at-home mom for nearly 20 years, answered an ad for a job as Program Coordinator for the Alberni Valley Hospice Society. Jean’s mother had died three years previously – a challenging process for her family. Because her mother could not accept that she was dying, Jean felt there was always a large elephant in the room. Instinctively knowing there must be a better way to accompany a loved one on that final journey, she did a lot of reading on palliative and hospice care. She relished the challenge of the new job. Outside the door of her first client, Jean thought, “Take a deep breath… I am not here to fix things, I am here to listen.” Thus began Jean’s second career – one she cherishes still as she continues to volunteer for Hospice. “It’s part of who I am… I am a caregiver.” “Beginning with fifteen hours a week, my office was in my home: no computer – just a notebook and a telephone. Audrey Engstrom, the previous volunteer coordinator, was my life-line… generous with her knowledge and her records. Initially, I had to arrange volunteer training and take the course! Sally Hodgson, a community care nurse and former hospice board chair, agreed to teach the course. Over thirteen years, Sally and I worked together to deliver the course annually. By 1993, I shared an office with the Palliative Care Coordinator at the hospital. In the early 1990’s, Ty Watson bequeathed his house to the Alberni Clayquot Continuing Care Society. The Ty Watson

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House Society formed and by December, 1999, they offered the AV Hospice Board the lower level of the house for office space. We acquired our first computer! I needed training! I produced literature about our services and started a quarterly volunteer newsletter. Although fund-raising was part of my job, my priorities were always clear: train and support volunteers – without them, the full scope of our work can’t be done; support our clients through our programs – visiting them in hospital or at home, giving respite, sitting vigil… offering Healing Touch. Fund-raising in those days depended on community support. There were no grants… no Pot Luck Ceramics… only inconsistent bingo monies. That I was never laid off speaks volumes of how giving this community is. I have been blessed with an angel on my shoulder who tells me what needs to be done in the

moment. Once interviewing a client, I said, ‘I’ve been watching your breathing. It hasn’t been very deep. Take a few deep breaths for me now.’ She giggled… she thought it funny. ‘Try reminding yourself to take deep breaths every hour or so.’ Later, she said to me, ‘I tried that breathing thing… it works! I had more energy… I was more responsive… I felt calmer.’ Breathing and laughter… Surprisingly, while I have spent a lot of time talking with clients about dying, shared laughter is truly a tonic. When you are open and fully present with a client, anything goes…. Laughter, tears. Much of my work is not an intellectual process. It comes from the heart.” That passion, ignited long ago, still burns brightly for Jean. Her face radiating, she says, “I get a million times more out of hospice than I ever put into it!” Jean’s words echo across the ranks of staff and volunteers who give their heart to hospice care.

here was a brief flurry in the media a couple of weeks ago about the implementation of electronic traffic tickets and dispute adjudication replacing traffic court. I had not heard anything about this from the provincial government after the publication of the amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act to allow the changes in 2012. Being curious, I traded e-mails with the Public Affairs office of the Ministry of Justice to see if I could learn more. Implementation of the changes will be conducted in two phases, with electronic ticketing proceeding first. E-tickets and online payment methods are currently in the planning stages and currently there is no date set for police to put away their ball point pens and paper ticket books. Once this system is functioning, phase two will continue with the change to an administrative justice model to replace our current traffic court model. The Ministry points out that the changes are intended to create system efficiencies and make processes more accessible for citizens. It is not uncommon to have to wait as much as a year or more currently for your day in traffic court. If the resolution process is quicker RoadSafetyBC will be able to take action against high risk drivers more promptly. The news release issued by the government in May of 2012 is still the most current infor-

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Mariachi Festival coming to Char’s Landing Friday Sixth annual event will be experience of performance, culture ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

An international experience of performance and culture is coming to Char’s Landing. The sixth annual Mariachi Festival is slated for Friday and will be a chance for the community to take in an evening of the sights and sounds of Mexico. With a 15-piece band from Michoacan, Mexico Mariachi Nuevo Ordaz, a 14-piece group from Indio California Mariachi Orgullo Azteca and a 10-piece group from Van-

couver Mariachi Los Dorados, as well as Latin dancers, the show will be musical and colourful. Mariachi is an old traditional form of folk dating back to the 1800s. It started out with indigenous musicians playing rattles, drums and flutes until the arrival of the Spanish, when violins, guitars, harps, brass instruments and woodwinds were introduced. The performers will be traditionally dressed and bring a sense of culture to the stage. “Whether you are one who

has never had a truly Mexican experience or are one whose fond memories of this warm land are already wrapped up in the melodies of mariachi, we invite you to enjoy their crisp, vivid and sweet sounds at the festival,” organizers said. Following the show in Port Alberni this Friday, the tour will wrap up with a gala at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver on Saturday. News@nanaimodailynews.com

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B.B. King’s body returning to Mississippi Delta for his burial EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JACKSON, Miss. — The body of blues legend B.B. King will return next week to the Mississippi Delta where his life and career began. His body will be flown on Wednesday to Memphis, Tennessee, the place where a young King was nicknamed the Beale Street Blues Boy. It is expected to arrive at the airport at about noon, and will be driven in a procession to Handy Park on Beale Street, where a tribute will be held that day. After that, King’s body will be driven to Indianola, Mississippi, which King considered his hometown. A public viewing will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 29 at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola, and the funeral will be at 11 a.m. May 30 at the nearby Bell Grove Missionary Baptist Church, the museum announced Wednesday. The 15-time Grammy winner will be buried later that day in a private ceremony at the museum, which King helped develop. “From a practical standpoint, we feel comfortable knowing his final resting place will receive perpetual care at the museum,” the facility’s director, Dion Brown, said in a written statement Wednesday.

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In Las Vegas, where King died May 14 at age 89, visitors will be able pass King’s open casket during a public viewing from 3-7 p.m. Friday at Palm Mortuary West. But there won’t be seating or a memorial service and mortuary manager Matthew Phillips said photos will be prohibited. A private service for relatives and invited friends will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the larger downtown Palm Mortuary chapel. However, some immediate family members will have a chance to visit his body ahead of the Friday public viewing and Saturday memorial. Attorneys representing one of King’s daughters against King’s longtime business agent and power-of-attorney, LaVerne Toney, said the family-only viewing on Thursday was a compromise reached during a

meeting with a court probate commissioner. Attorneys Russel Geist and Brent Bryson said Commissioner Wesley Yamashita set the date while rejecting a bid by daughter Karen Williams to take control of King’s estate. Williams previously lost a May 7 effort in Family Court to take her father’s guardianship from Toney. The famed guitarist and singer was married twice and had 15 natural and adopted children, 11 of whom are still living. He was born Riley B. King on Sept. 16, 1925, to sharecropper parents in Berclair, Mississippi, near the tiny town of Itta Bena. His parents divorced when he was young. His mother died a few years later, and then his grandmother died, leaving him living alone in a cabin and sharecropping an acre of cotton when he was 14. After living in several small communities in Mississippi, he moved to Indianola, where he first gained attention for his musical talents. He moved to Memphis, Tennessee, when he was in his 20s, and that’s where a radio station manager dubbed him the Beale Street Blues Boy. That was shortened to B.B., and the nickname stuck. King went on to international fame playing electric blues guitar that influenced generations of blues and rock musicians.

David Letterman on the set of the ‘Late Show with David Letterman,’ Thursday, in New York. [AP PHOTO]

Letterman leaving a lasting memory on ‘Late Night’ show DONNA FREYDKIN USA TODAY

There’s longevity. There’s stamina. And then, there’s David Letterman, who, when he retires Wednesday, will have hosted 6,028 late-night talk-show broadcasts over 33 years. Letterman, 68, was master of the acerbic interview: Probing entertainers and politicians alike, he was neither sycophantic, predictable nor encumbered by the late-night tradition of softball questions. Which is why, says frequent guest Olivia Wilde, “He doesn’t seem to be working for a network.” After a decade on NBC’s Late Night, he lost out to Jay Leno in the battle to replace Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show in 1992, and promptly bolted for CBS. Leno became the ratings victor, followed by his successor, Jimmy Fallon. But arguably it was Letterman who -- with his combination of the absurd and the edgy -- owned late night, if not in popularity then in cultural impact. His departure comes at a turbulent time for late night, with Jon Stewart leaving the Daily Show in August, and Stephen Colbert taking over for Letterman in September. Before the now-ubiquitous celebrity viral videos, Letterman set the standard for late-night gab. He let Crispin Glover wallow in his agitated weirdness, and grilled Paris Hilton about her time behind bars, unfazed by her reluctance. “See, this is where you and I are different. This is all I want to talk about,” he said, to applause. “Did you make any friends while you were in prison?” Mostly, he wanted to know

about other people, asking audience members about babies and professions, and asking celebrity guests about everything from hotel rooms (Cher) to body weight (President Obama). “I’ve never met anyone who had the insatiable curiosity of David Letterman,” says Late Show producer Robert Morton, whom Letterman fired in 1996. “It’s the reason he was the best talk-show host ever.” But Letterman’s few heartfelt moments are the best remembered, maybe because he shared so little of his private life with viewers. A fter 9/11, he wondered about the religious zealotry that caused the attacks, and pronounced New York the greatest city in the world. In 2003, he held up a photo of his newborn son Harry, stunned that he was a part of something so “beautiful.” And he talked about his 2000 heart bypass surgery, parading his surgeons on stage. “You can count on one hand the amount of people who can sustain decades of hosting latenight comedy. It’s a very big deal. He has durability. Most people can’t do this for decades,” says Charles Grodin, who was both a guest, and a guest host. Unlike other late-night hosts, Letterman didn’t glad hand his guests backstage. Sometimes he’d briefly chat during commercial breaks, or he’d sway to the beats played by musical director and sidekick Paul Shaffer, or simply leave the set. Which often left guests unprepared. “You have to be on your toes,” says frequent guest and close friend Tom Brokaw. “He’s very smart and very well read. He makes me think.”

‘The Weeknd’ leads MMVAs nominees, followed by Mendes THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — The Weeknd has scored a leading six Much Music Video Award nominations. The Toronto R&B singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, will also perform at the street-level bash at CTV’s Toronto headquarters on June 21. Toronto pop star Shawn Mendes is next with four nominations, followed

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An oxtail, hot chocolate, black plums and harissa chili paste: What do these four ingredients have in common? That’s what all the contestants in Chopped! Canada wanted to know, but Ryan Gark got it right. And $10,000 later, his dream of returning to his native Vancouver Island to be close to his kids is now a reality. Raised on Vancouver Island, Gark attended Dubrulle French Culinary School in Vancouver. He was working in the bush near Cold Lake, Alberta when things started to fall apart. “I got laid off from work in Alberta, and with expenses and my house, I thought I was going to go bankrupt,” he recalled. He got the idea to apply to appear on Chopped! Canada, the reality show that pits chefs against each other – and improbably paired ingredients – in a grueling but sometimes tasty race against time. The dream was a return to the Island to open a food truck, to be near his kids and other family members – and Chopped! was his chance. He went through a series of

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Jamie’s Rainforest Inn executive chef Ryan Gark, with owner Jamie Bray, following Gark’s $10,000 chopped win. [PHOTO CONTRIBUTED]

four interviews – and made the cut. “It took six months from the day I applied to the day I was told I was accepted,” he said. With the list of weird ingredients that had to be part of what he whipped up, the odds were distant. “You have the four mystery basket ingredients, and an entire kitchen with everything else you

need, but you have to use those four ingredients,” Gark recalled. “I made a hot chocolate oxtail stew with a harissa crouton and frisee salad,” he said. His culinary configuration was a hit. “Everyone else got chopped but me,” he said modestly. “To be honest, it was more of a relief than anything, I just wanted to get it over with … It was

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Sgt. Jeff Swann is fighting for his right to stay in Ucluelet and Ucluelet’s business community has joined him in the ring. Swann is facing a forced transfer in July due to the RCMP’s limited duration posting policy. The executive director of Ucluelet’s chamber of commerce Sally Mole noted Swann has overseen a roughly 70 per cent reduction in crime since arriving in Ucluelet in 2009 and said the local business community has a keen interest in keeping the good times rolling. “They’ve seen the crime reduction in town, which directly affects their business,” Mole told the Westerly News. “Part of the chamber’s role is to advocate for things that are good for business and obviously the crime stats are huge; dramatic changes have been made and it’s appreciated by the businesses.” She said Swann’s policing efforts have helped make Ucluelet a more attractive destination for incoming businesses and residents “As someone who’s moved to the community, that was huge for me: the safety and the comfortableness of the community,” she said. “This community really did change, so that makes it more appealing for people to move here which impacts business . . . vandalism was a big concern for people, especially on Peninsula Road — it was in the newspaper fairly regularly — (and) that’s pretty much disappeared.” She added Swann and his team have consistently supported community events like the Edge-toEdge Marathon and Ukee Days.

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CFB Comox staff talk harassment Canada’s top female ofﬁcer comes to Island base to speak on sexual misconduct COMOX VALLEY ECHO

Canadian Forces’ top female officer, Maj.-Gen. Christine Whitecross, who is examining the issue of sexual harassment and assault in the military, did not uncover anything different when she visited CFB Comox last week. Whitecross has been traveling across the country visiting Canadian military bases to talk about sexual misconduct in the military and the measures that will be implemented based on the 10 recommendations laid out in a report by former Supreme Court of Canada Justice, Marie Deschamps, who did a year-long independent external review on the subject in 2014. Whitecross met with members of CFB Comox on Thursday. She was not surprised with the reaction she encountered. “There’s consistency in how the people, the men and women in the Canadian Forces are receiving it regardless of where you are, and that includes Comox,” said Whitecross. “A number of people are surprised by the report. A number of people find it difficult to understand and how we got to that position. But in the other end of the extreme, there are other people that think the report is “bang on.” They are happy that it’s being addressed.” When Whitecross visits a base

Canadian Forces’ top female officer, Maj.-Gen. Christine Whitecross, speaking at 19 Wing last week. [COMOX VALLEY ECHO]

they provide a type of social network for any victim in the past that would want to come forward. “At every base and wing that we’ve been at, we’ve provided that service,” said Whitecross. “And I’d say pretty well all of them, there’s been someone that’s come forward that just wanted to talk about their experiences.” Deschamps’ report, which led to the formation of a Canadian Armed Forces Strategic Response Team on Sexual Misconduct led by Whitecross, revealed a damning “hostile sexualized environment” in the military. Her review included interviews with personnel that included those from CFB Comox.

There have been no reports of sexual harassment that have come out from 19 Wing. It’s not really known how much of an issue it is there. But commander Col. Tom Dunne said he does regard the subject with utmost gravity. “I am not aware of specific incidents that are not being looked after. But all I can do is accept the fact that Madame Deschamps did speak to people that had concerns across the country. I would extrapolate from that there may be cases of that here,” said Dunne. “Regardless of whether there is or not, I have made everyone aware throughout my time that I take it seriously, will continue to take it seriously and will help victims in any way that

we can or refer them to the right agencies, and will treat any incident very seriously through the chain of command here.” Whitecross said the objective is to encourage people to come out and report incidents without having to fear reprisals from chain of command or from their peers. “We need people to feel comfortable about reporting. And if they don’t feel comfortable going to the chain of command, ultimately that would be the best, there are other options for them,” said Whitecross. “We describe those options for the men and women in the armed forces because it’s important that they realize that ultimately we care. And we care for two really great reasons. One, because we should. Socially there’s an imperative for us to treat everybody with dignity and respect. As well, as military members it’s important for us to instill the cohesion amongst our members that will yield operational successes and excellence. And we can only do so when people are comfortable being at work and actually working with their colleagues. So we impress this upon all the men and women in the Canadian Armed Forces and in so doing encourage people to come forward.” Changing the culture in the military is a challenging task, said Whitecross.

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Woodlands Secondary in Nanaimo has received yet another bomb threat, directed at the school for Wednesday, May 20. Nanaimo RCMP say the threat was received several days ago and is currently being investigated. On Wednesday morning, Woodlands school staff, employees of the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district and RCMP officers will be present and will assess the situation throughout the day. A 15-year-old girl was identified and “accepted responsibilty” for her actions after the first threat at Woodlands last week. School district staff and RCMP liaison officers are working with the girl and a report will be forwarded to Crown counsel. The latest threat follows several more at Wellington Secondary. No suspects have been arrested in those cases. “The safety of the students and staff of schools affected by these situations is paramount. Although all prior threats have proven false, each incident must be investigated and an risk assessment carried out to determine an appropriate course of action,” said Const. Gary O’Brien of the Nanaimo RCMP. If anyone has information on any of the previous threats received at either Wellington or Woodlands, call the Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477; text 274637, keyword Nanaimo, or go online at www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com

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A private members bill to deal with derelict vessels in Canada drowned at second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Bill C-638 was put forward by Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder earlier this year. It would have made the Canadian Coast Guard the sole receiver of wrecks, taking on full responsibility for aging, abandoned boats in the country. Crowder called the result “disappointing.” “This bill received strong support from British Columbians... Conservatives ignored that support and voted down a piece of legislation that would protect British Columbia’s coast from abandoned derelict vessels which are a hazard to safety and the environment,” she said in a statement after the vote. In March, regional district officials, including both Parksville and Qualicum Beach mayors, pledged their support to Crowder’s bill by sending a letter to Ottawa. The issue hits close to home as Parksville Qualicum Beach is one of many coastal communities plagued with derelict vessels. In Deep Bay alone, at least 15 abandoned boats were recorded last year and RDN chair Joe Stanhope said it’s a problem that’s not going away. “It’s a big thing,” said Stanhope. “This keeps coming up all over coastal communities and we had a recent situation in Deep Bay once again — it was a derelict vessel and there was concern

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it could pollute the shellfish industry.” He noted a substantial amount of the province’s shellfish industry is rooted in Deep Bay. “To me it’s a big issue and it’s not going to go away,” said Stanhope. “We have to protect our water system…We’ll keep pushing it, certainly from the AVICC level I’ll put it on the agenda.” Executive director for the Georgia Strait Alliance Christianne Wilhelmson echoed Crowder and Stanhope’s disappointment. “Derelict and abandoned vessels in our coastal waters are a safety hazard, visual eyesore, and release fuel and other toxins into the marine environment, putting marine life and habitat at risk,” she said. According to Wilhelmson, the biggest challenge involved in mitigating the impacts of derelict and abandoned vessels is the “jurisdictional quagmire” that surrounds them. Derelict vessels fall within the jurisdiction of both the provincial and federal governments and in many cases local governments have been tasked with dealing

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with them. Earlier this year, Conservative John Duncan, MP for Vancouver Island North and government whip who is running in the upcoming election for the Courtenay-Alberni riding, told The NEWS he wasn’t sold on Crowder’s bill. Duncan said he favoured an American-style system that would see a user group set up some type of fund that people contribute to specifically for the purpose of taking care of derelict vessels. He said contributors would be people “with a vested interest in derelict vessels.” Duncan, along with Conservative members, except for one MP John Weston (West Vancouver), voted against Bill C-638. Independent MP James Lunney did not cast a vote. Duncan said Friday Crowder’s bill “was not the way to go . . . it’s not appropriate for the federal authority to take over all liability when it’s simply not currently their authority — much of it is provincial responsibility. There’s a vacuum in the law right now. “We should be addressing it, not going in the direction of Crowder’s bill. The vacuum is when someone abandons a boat there’s no way to create penalty or criminal offense, so that’s our current direction, we are looking at making personal responsibility for abandoning these vessels. “We recognize there’s a big problem.”

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Wildfire crew members are now set for another year of climbing in and out of helicopters in the back country. Twenty-two Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource firefighters spent Wednesday doing their annual practice and re-certification to safely exit a helicopter that has to hover over rocky or uneven ground. The crews spent several hours working at the Qualicum Beach airport, including live exercises getting in and out of the helicopter. Marg Drysdale, fire information officer with the Wildfire Management Branch’s Coastal Fire Centre in Parksville, said it was an experienced crew, so they got through the exercises unusually fast.

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The Town of Ladysmith has entered into Stage 1 of water restrictions in anticipation of the drier summer months ahead. The regulations were brought into effect on May 14 in Ladysmith, with the same also now in place for the Diamond Improvement District and Stz’uminus First Nation. It means that sprinkling will only be permitted for two hours each day for regular households until Oct. 31. Sprinkling can take place from 6-8 a.m. each day or from 8-10 p.m. Even numbered houses are to water on the even days with odd numbered houses on the odd days.

◗ LANTZVILLE

District residents will see 1% rise in property taxes The District of Lantzville has passed its budget for 2015 and residents will see a two per cent municipal tax increase. The budget was given the goahead by council at the regular meeting last Monday by a vote of 4-1. Mayor Colin Haime, Coun. Dave Scott, Coun. Denise Haime and Coun. Graham Savage voted in favour of the budget as presented. Coun. John Coulson voted against it. Mayor Haime says the tax increase is down to a combination of general inflation and certain projects the district is proposed to take on as expenditures.

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Linley Valley connector sought by city hall The City of Nanaimo aims to secure an option-to-purchase agreement for a parcel of land at 5290 Rutherford Rd. by the end of May to make way for a possible road connection to service new development in Linley Valley. City real estate manager Bill Corsan said securing first rights to purchase the land will allow the city to hold a public consultation session in the fall for council to gather feedback on expansion of the road network in the area.

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VANCOUVER — Sixty-four years after she walked across the stage to collect her law degree, Constance Isherwood was back at the University of British Columbia for yet another ceremony. The 95-year-old Victoria lawyer received an honorary doctorate of law, recognizing her decades of legal work and service to her community. As she accepted the recognition today, she told the crowd that many people ask her when she is going to give up practising and always replies that she’ll keep practising until she gets the hang of it. Isherwood is the most senior practising female lawyer of the B.C. Bar and still runs Holmes and Isherwood, the firm she and her husband opened in 1964. Despite all the technological advances in that time, Isherwood continues to use a typewriter and says her clients also like to hear the “clickety-clack” of the keys. Isherwood says she enjoys law because no two clients are alike and no two cases are alike, and she adds she’ll continue practising as long as she’s able. » 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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Canadians dealing with debt prudently, report says Canadians are carrying record amounts of debt, but they are managing their finances prudently, according to a report by the Fraser Institute. The report by Philip Cross, former chief economic analyst at Statistics Canada, says the growth of household debt has slowed since 2009 and the cost of servicing that borrowing is at a record low share of income. Cross says many Canadians have also shifted their borrowing from consumer credit to mortgages, locking in lower interest rates. Concerns about the amount of debt Canadians are carrying have been raised as a key risk by the Bank of Canada and others.

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MONTREAL â€” Ten young people suspected of wanting to join jihadist groups overseas were arrested last weekend at Montrealâ€™s Trudeau International Airport, the RCMP said late Tuesday. No charges have been laid, the investigation is ongoing and the 10 young Montrealers have had their passports confiscated. The RCMP said in a statement that it is unable to release any names or information on what led to the arrests. Investigators have, however, met with the families and friends of the suspects and said â€œthe decision to leave the country was not that of the family, but of a single family member.â€? â€œThese are very difficult times for the relatives and loved ones of the persons arrested,â€? the RCMP said. â€œAs a result, family members often find themselves at a complete loss and unable to understand the decision made by the youth.â€? Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney said in a release that he cannot comment on the arrests directly, but he commended the RCMP and the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team for their â€œcontinued vigilance in keeping our streets

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and communities safe from the ongoing global terror threat.â€? The weekend arrests follow reports earlier this year that six young people from the Montreal area had left the country in midJanuary and may have joined jihadist groups in the Middle East. A well-placed source confirmed the six people between 18 and 20 years old all went to Turkey,

which is a well-known gateway to jihadists groups based in Syria and Iraq. Montreal police would only confirm that they were investigating several cases of missing adults. In April in Montreal, a young man and woman were arrested in what the Crown called a â€œpreventive measure.â€? El Mahdi Jamali and Sabrine Djermane, both 18, later pleaded

not guilty to four charges, including attempting to leave Canada to commit a terrorist act abroad. A bail hearing for the pair is scheduled for early June. Also in April, a judge in Edmonton ordered a psychiatric exam for an Alberta teen who was arrested in Beaumont, Alta., in March on allegations he was planning to leave Canada to fight with Islamic State militants.

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mation to profit at their clientsâ€™ expense. The resolution is complex and involves multiple regulators in the U.S. and overseas. The four banks will pay a combined $2.5 billion in criminal penalties to the Justice Department for criminal manipulation of currency rates between 2007 and 2013. The Federal Reserve is slap-

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