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Crime reduction requires effort A collaborative effort is needed to reduce crime and improve the quality of life in the Alberni Valley KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Tamara Cocco, of the RCMP Victim Service, RCMP Inspector Mac Richards, Erin Ryding and Graham McDonald are working together to spark dialogue and expand services of the Alberni Valley Restorative Justice Society.

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A collaborative effort is needed to reduce crime and improve the quality of life for Alberni Valley residents, experts say.

For almost 15 years, the RCMP have worked with criminals to provide an alternative to traditional court proceedings.

If appropriate, and when both the victim and suspect agree, a referral is made to have open dialogue through restorative justice.

Is it effective?

Port Alberni RCMP Inspector Mac Richards said yes, if the result is a change in behavior in both parties.

Through restorative justice, victims and the accused meet face to face to discuss how the crime has affected them. With mischief or property crimes, a victim may feel violated.

“If you have your car broken into because the car door was unlocked, then steps like locking doors will remove temptation and have an impact on overall crime rate,” Richards said.

He said theft has a trickle down effect.

“When a kid has a bike stolen, it might not be an expensive bike, but if it’s his only one, he is

now deprived of his enjoyment,” Richards said.

“In the end, for me, it is all about quality of life in the community so everyone can live safely and enjoy life in the Valley.”

The RCMP are limited in their referrals to its victim services program, which is for victims of crime going through the justice system.

The accused, on the other hand, can be referred to the Alberni Valley Restorative Justice Society and its forum facilitators. Meeting with the victim of their actions has proven beneficial for both parties.

“Victims feel like they are able to tell their story,” said AVRJS facilitator Erin Ryding.

“They can look the person who caused them harm in the eye and let them know how they have been harmed.

“The person committing the harm can take responsibility and feel a sense of being able to hold their head up high in the community again.”

Lately, though, referrals have been dropping, while the number of victims of crime or harm are on the rise.

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City council voted unanimously on Monday to create a new bylaw banning illegal dumping in Port Alberni.

The new legislation will set fines for those caught littering and dumping in the city. City staff will draft the new bylaw and present it to council at an upcoming meeting, said city planner Scott Smith.

“We don’t have a very good, comprehensive bylaw regarding illegal dumping and littering,” said Smith. “There’s some provisions in our property maintenance bylaw. But one of the reasons why we’re recommending to do a separate one is to be stronger, simpler, clearer for the public and for us to understand and enforce.”

It’s “tricky” to enforce dumping, Smith said. “Unless you’re there, it’s hard to catch people. So on the odd occasion, we do investigate.”

More of the city’s focus on the issue will be on prevention rather than bylaw enforcement, said Smith. Along with the bylaw, staff will develop a public education program about proper disposal of garbage, he said. Information will also be provided on how to inform the city of improper waste

Illegal dumping is a serious problem in Port Alberni, and the city is developing a new bylaw to enforce restrictions, which would impose fines for improper disposal. [FILE PHOTO]

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“Not that we want people to interfere with illegal dumping; but if [residents] do observe it, this would be the information that would be helpful to us, to potentially take some enforcement action – and they could report

that information to us,” said Smith The bylaw would be enforced by the city’s bylaw officer and the RCMP. Most of the education material would be available online and distributed through social media,

Smith said, adding that the work is still in the research stage at this point. Paper pamphlets may be printed for distribution as well.

The cost for the education project would be minimal, he said.

Coun. Denis Sauvé brought the motion to city council. He said he has spent time in recent months cleaning up areas where illegal dumping has been a problem, including along Third Avenue and Seizai Road, as well as off the Highway behind Coombs Country Candy. Sauvé said he cleaned 950 kilograms of garbage and made five trips to the landfill during a two-week period in April.

Sauvé expressed some concerns at Monday’s meeting that developing an education program is an unnecessary use of city funds.

“I’m worried that we’ll be spending money here and staff time preparing packages when it’s obviously illegal to dump and litter,” he said.

“It’s never a waste when you educate people about changing their behaviour to a way that’s more socially acceptable,” said Mayor Mike Ruttan. “It’s money well spent.”

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RCMP trying to be more efficient From CRIME, Page 1A Together with the RCMP Victim Services, the AVRJS is launching an effort to find a more effective way to provide greater support.

They are putting out a call to individuals and community groups, asking them to learn how proceeding through restorative justice is different than the traditional means of RCMP referrals of criminals.

“We are looking at those situations that are not going through the justice system,” said Tamara Cocco of the RCMP Victim Services.

She said she hears from others in the community who are in need of help and, as a result, has joined with the AVRJS on a new initiative. By expanding to a wider scope of organizations with which to form partnerships, Ryding and Cocco hope to reduce some of the time RCMP are putting into non-criminal issues. The goal is to work with others to support victims of crime and support

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When Bill Brown was 13 years old, he was commuting to his first job by bike.

“I rode about 10 to 12 miles on a 10-speed,” he said.

Brown started up again in 2011 when he started working in an office. Prior to that, he had been working a physical job for 20 years, which kept him in shape.

When that ended, he noticed the lack of exercise and dug out a 30-year old bike from his shed. He has since upgraded his gear and rides almost every day, unless he needs a car for work duties.

Brown rides in wind, rain and slush, and hasn’t missed a day because of snow this year. Brown said he does it for balance in his life. “It’s not necessarily to save money,” he said.

“That adds up after the bike, expensive tires and clothes. I like that I am not polluting as much.

But it’s a good chance to reduce stress at the end of the day and I

can just focus on riding.”

The added health benefits help too. Brown said he is in the best shape he has been in compared to the past decade or more.

“The exercise feels great and it keeps me going,” he said.

Although Brown’s commute is only five kilometers each way, he usually adds a loop on the way to or from work to increase the distance. The only challenges are the ones that sometimes comes with the road.

“I keep my bike in top shape, especially with the salt,” he said.

“The roads in Port Alberni are a challenge. You have to be 100 per cent aware that motorists don’t expect to see a lot of cyclists.”

Brown suggests being visible by wearing bright clothing and installing lights on the front and rear of your bike. He said that when he can be seen, 99 per cent of drivers are courteous and tend to go out of their way to make it easy as a cyclist. Over the past couple of years, Brown tracked

his distances and logged about 8,500 km from 2013 to 2014. Since he registered for this year’s Bike To Work Week, he started recording his distance again for the Port Alberni community page on www.biketowork.ca.

Brown likes to promote safe riding and said one of the most important things about purchasing a bike is to make sure it is the proper fit. When on the road, he also makes sure his is in proper working order. For those just beginning, Brown suggests starting out with short distances.

“Take a little bit at a time and don’t go out too far too fast,” he said. “Go out on quiet roads to understand how to manoeuvre properly and ride with the traffic.

Small steps are the best way.”

A resource he shares with others is the provincial bike sense manual, available online at www.bikesense. bc.ca/bikesense-manual.

Effective at noon on Wednesday, the Coastal Fire Centre placed a ban on bonfires and fireworks to prevent human-caused wildfires.

The city of Port Alberni’s fire ban on backyard burning is in place from April 15 to Oct. 15.

The provincial prohibition covers all BC Parks, Crown lands and private lands within the Coastal Fire Centre, with the exception of the area known as the “Fog Zone” and Haida Gwaii. The Fog Zone is a two-kilometre wide strip that stretches along the West Coast of Vancouver Island, from Port Renfrew to Port Hardy.

The ban does not apply within the boundaries of the city that already has wildfire prevention bylaws in place and is serviced by the fire department. The city’s ban includes campfires and any backyard burning except

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Category 2 fires are restricted. That includes: the burning of any material (piled or unpiled) smaller than two metres in height and three metres in width; the burning of stubble or grass fires over an area less than 2,000 square metres; the use of fireworks, firecrackers, sky lanterns, burning barrels or burning cages of any size or description; and the use of binary exploding targets (such as for rifle target practice).

This order does not prohibit campfires that are a half-metre high by a half-metre wide or smaller, or apply to cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes.

People lighting a campfire must maintain a fireguard by removing flammable debris from around the campfire area and they must have a hand tool or at least eight litres of water available nearby to properly extinguish the fire.

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them through the restorative justice model, as opposed to working through the court system.

“We want to reach people who don’t meet the classic restorative justice model, which is an RCMPbased one,” Ryding said.

The first step is a meeting with local organizations on June 1 to identify gaps in the services provided to victims of crime. Following this session, another will be offered to the wider community on June 15.

“We want to show them how restorative justice can benefit their clients, and then formally come up with an effective referral system,” Ryding said.

In the end, a new set of volunteers will be trained and three pilot cases launched using the new model. All of this is to be completed by March, 2016.

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Lantzville issues must be resolved quickly

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ust when you thought it couldn’t get any worse in Lantzville . . . it gets worse in Lantzville.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the fine folks of the district were essentially without local government representation.

On Monday, a district council meeting was cut short, after Coun. Graham Savage announced his resignation.

Saying council has been on a “continual decline” for the past six months, Savage became the fourth councillor within a matter of weeks to resign.

Former councillors Jennifer Millbank, Dave Scott and Rod Negrave also resigned by the end of April. Only Mayor Colin Haime, Coun. Denise Haime and Coun. John Coulson remain.

Mayor Haime was forced to call an immediate adjournment on Monday despite numerous items left on the agenda, including the appointment of a chief election officer for a byelection to fill the other council seats.

Since the group is apparently incapable of working things out themselves, it’s high time the province step in. Late Tuesday, the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development was investigating its options to fix the problem. Options include ordering the remaining three councillors to constitute a quorum pending further elections, or appointing people to fill the vacancies in the short-term.

Neither option is much of a solution. As Savage says, it’s a shame in this day and age that

this could happen, regardless of who bears the blame.

“I have been in the workforce for 50 years, worked on a number of different committees, and the last six months I’ve spent on this council has been the most negative experience of my life,” said Savage. “Trust is at the root of the problems for this council and we’ve chosen to deal with internal problems over the function of the community.”

What started as concerns about behaviour expressed toward senior staff were followed by the resignation of chief administrative officer Twyla Graff and finance director Jedha Holmes.

We pointed out previously that regardless of where it is resolved, it needed to get resolved immediately.

Obviously that didn’t happen and now things have pretty much reached rock-bottom.

It’s to the point where it’s fair to ask if the current representational system in Lantzville will even work for the district residents, regardless of provincial intervention.

Is it time to roll the district into Nanaimo? Avoid two sets of bureaucracy? Dismantle everything and start fresh?

That sound you hear may be the collective shouts of Lantzville residents saying “noooooo!”

But for some reason, district elected officials are unable to function in a reasonable fashion and represent their constituents as a group. Perhaps they might get that representation under a different system.

Again, part of the issue is that no one will get into the exact specifics of what has gone on.

That may be for legal reasons, it may be for personal reasons, no one is offering full explanations.

As always, the potential damage to the community, from dealings with other agencies to overall reputation, is considerable.

People are wondering exactly what the heck is going on in Lantzville.

It’s important the district and the province find an equitable solution to ensure things are up and running as soon as possible.

And that the new group show much more collective leadership. » We want to hear from you.

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Pat Cummings dance show was fantastic Thank you to all the dancers of the Pat Cummings School of Dance who entertained us in Art In Motion at the ADSS theater.

The artistically and technically advanced dance shows were enjoyed by the large audiences both nights. Thanks to Alison Cowan, artistic director, and all the teachers who choreographed the spectacular performances.

Online polling Yesterday’s question: Is Port Alberni a safe community?

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Fruit juice still a healthy option, despite sugars Regarding the article that appeared in the May 26 edition about 100 per cent fruit juice, we believe it’s very important to clarify for readers that according to Health Canada’s “Nutrient Value of Some Common Foods,” there are 12 grams of total sugars in one orange.

A 125ml serving of orange juice only has 11 grams of naturallyoccurring sugar, and not the amount implied in the article.

Even a 250 ml serving would contain approximately the same naturally occurring sugar as two whole oranges.

Research shows that people who drink 100 per cent fruit juice have better quality diets and

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higher Healthy Eating Index scores (HEI) than their non-juice drinking counterparts. They also have lower intakes of added sugars and are more likely to meet Estimated Average Requirements for Vitamins A and C, folate, magnesium and potassium.

In addition, 100 per cent fruit juice drinkers have higher consumption levels of whole fruit than non-fruit juice drinkers.

Based on these results, 100 per cent fruit juice is complementary and not competitive with whole fruit intake.

Health Canada issued a state-

ment clarifying previously reported information concerning juice, which stated Health Canada was conducting a scientific review of various foods.

It also stated, “Currently, Canada’s Food Guide provides examples of fruits and vegetables that are part of a healthy eating pattern, and this includes fruit juice as an option.”

Also, “One serving of fruit juice is one-half cup (125 ml), and this would be consistent with a healthy eating pattern.”

Sound scientific studies show that 100% fruit juice plays a role in a healthy diet, and CBA is committed to working with government and other partners to ensure Canadians have the best information possible to make decisions that are right for their families.

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Pat Cummings dance show was fantastic While I believe it was an oversight by columnist Tom Fletcher to call the IPCC, the “United Nations International Panel on Climate Change” rather than by the correct “Intergovernmental,” it does carry a significant implication that the error slipped past all the proof readers as well.

Obviously, few see the IPCC

for what it is, a bureaucratic body created to lead government policy. More to the point, few people see any danger in having this UN bureaucracy guiding our own governments. To carry the implication to it s conclusion, Mr Fletcher and all the editors that ran this piece with the misleading wording see the IPCC as a credible organization, the polar opposite to my view, hence I follow the IPCC actions rather closely. I see them as a real danger. Our inflated price for energy is due to their manipulations.

A letter writer’s influence is rather meager, hence I wish professional journalists or editors would regain the desire to do some investigative journalism. In years past the IPCC’s hypocritical arrogance alone would have spelled the end for this elitist, manipulative organization.

The annual climate love-ins, paid for with your money should cause outrage but instead few voices in media report and criticize. Watch Paris this fall and keep in mind your money pays for this fiasco. Compare your life to the people who insist you must use less energy to save the earth.

Regrettably, few have even heard of investigative reporter Donna Laframboise’s book, The Delinquent Teenager. Too bad.

Our apathy remains costly.

Gary Seinen Port Alberni

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was Dailey’s influence that made her return home.

Anna’s graduation year was spent in Richmond, where she was provided with more advanced coaching and had the opportunity to travel with the track and field team. Not only did she attend the provincial and national championships, Anna gained a network of lifelong friends.

“I liked the social aspect,” she said. “I made friends from all over and am still friends with many of them today. We have reunions whenever we go to the provincials.”

Away from home for the first time at a young age, Anna lived with her father, but was also taken in by another influential coach, Norma Jordan.

ing to Vancouver Island, Anna attended Malaspina College’s education program and with her degree, returned to Port Alberni.

She also immediately began coaching track with retired ADSS teacher, Doug Lindores.

When Anna and her husband started a family in the late 1990s, she took some time to stay home with her two young sons, but continued to coach.

“I remember I missed the last practice in 1999 because I had my first son,” she said.

After her time as a physical education teacher, Anna returned to school for the third time to specialize in Special Education. Currently a teacher at ADSS, she works with students with learning disabilities and those struggling with school on the academic program.

“I can relate to them because I was not good at school,” she said.

“I’ve been there, I get it, I know it can be hard.”

As a track and field coach for twenty years, Anna said she enjoys helping youth find success. She said not only does the sport test their physical skills, it allows students to meet new friends and opens up opportunities to travel. As a multi-disciplinary sport, she said there is something for everyone.

“Track is unique and anyone can come and do it,” she said.

“There’s running, jumping and throwing so it is possible for everyone to find their niche.”

She also likes that the various skills complement other sports.

“There is tons of info about higher level coaches looking for multipurpose athletes because they are better and I highly push that,” Anna said.

At the same time, she focusses on personal bests.

“It’s not about competing against anyone else, it is about seeing how you do yourself and trying to do better next time,” she added.

As a result of her dedication, Anna was recently nominated by fellow coach, Candice Werner, for the Brooks 2015 Inspiring Coach of the Year award. Out of hundreds of entries, Anna was selected as one of 13 finalists and the voting is on now until May 30. Anna said she was surprised and honoured to read the words written about her for the nomination.

“I have always done this out of love,” she said.

To vote for the local coach, and to see the other nominees, go to http://www.brooksrunning. com/en_ca/programs/inspiringcoaches.

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Anna Jack grew up on sports and is still actively involved today. Her passion lies in encouraging youth to reach their potential and it is something that earned her a nomination for a special recognition coach award.

Anna was raised in Port Alberni as an only child by a single mother. She attended Maebelle Elementary School where she was first introduced to track and field. The training ground and equipment used was not what students are used to today, but it was the activity and people that drove her to continue.

There was no track so the students practiced on the school’s back field, which was marked off with lines.

“I remember we had an unreal girl’s relay team,” Anna said.

“We did high jump in the gym with no actual high jump mats.”

She continued with track through school, and joined the volleyball and basketball teams in high school. She was on the ADSS track team, as well as a member of the Alberni Track Club since the age of age nine, under tutelage of the late Bob Dailey. Like many young local athletes, Anna was influenced

by Dailey’s coaching skills and mentorship. When she decided to go to the lower mainland during her final year of high school for more athletic opportunities, it

“She was like my second mom,” Anna said. “She was incredibly patient and supportive and took me in with her family.”

She said Jordan helped shape her into the coach she is today.

For Anna, high school was a struggle and something she knew she had to get through to be able to continue with a higher level of sports. She was fortunate to attend Brigham Young University in Utah on scholarships. She chose it for its good reputation as a sports school and knew there was a skilled track coach, specifically in throwing events, for which she excelled.

“I went there to play basketball, but didn’t make it through the first semester before switching to track,” Anna said.

The five years spent in Utah included extensive travel, including multiple trips for the Canadian National Championships, NCAA’s, various meets in across Canada and the U.S. as well as in England, Ireland and Argentina.

“It was always with the same group,” she said. “It was like an extended family.”

When she graduated from Business Management, Anna took a job as a substitute teacher in Utah and Arizona and decided to further her education to attain her teaching certificate. Return-

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6A | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES | THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2015

SCOREBOARD HOCKEY

Memorial Cup

NHL Playoffs - Round 3 (Stanley Cup semifinals) All series best-of- seven Conference Finals West - Chicago Blackhawks vs.

Anaheim Ducks East - Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers Yesterday’s result (Game 6) Chicago 5, Anaheim 2 (Series tied 3-3)

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

Final standings Teams W L GF-A Oshawa Generals (OHL) 3 0 11-8 Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 1 2 11-9 Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 1 2 10-11 Quebec Remparts (Host) 1 2 8-12 Yesterday’s result Rimouski 4, Quebec 0 Today’s playoff game - Tiebreaker Quebec vs. Rimouski, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 29 - Semifinal Third Place vs. Kelowna, , 4:30 p.m.

Friday’s schedule (Game 7) Tampa Bay at NY Rangers, 5 p.m.

(Series tied 3-3)

Sunday, May 31 - Final Semifinal Winner vs. First Place, 4 p.m.

Saturday May 30 (Game 7) Chicago at Anaheim, 5 p.m.

American Hockey League

Blackhawks 5, Ducks 2 First Period No scoring Penalties: Perry Ana (Hooking) 7:06 Second Period 1. Chicago, Saad (5) (Keith, Kane) 8:23 2. Chicago, Hossa (3) (Richards, Keith) 10:41 3. Chicago, Kane (10) (Keith) 12:08 4. Anaheim, Maroon (7) (Fowler, Vatanen) 14:13 (PP) Penalties: Sekac Ana (Elbowing) 4:57, Richards Chi (Hooking) 14:06, Kesler Ana (Tripping) 16:04 Third Period 5. Anaheim, Stoner (1) (Silfverberg, Thompson) 1:57 6. Chicago, Shaw (3) (Desjardins, Vermette) 16:28 7. Chicago, Shaw (4) (Desjardins, Oduya) 19:11 Penalties: Desjardins Chi (Goalkeeper Interference) 3:15 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Anaheim 10 9 13 32 Chicago 6 13 4 23 Goaltending summary: Anaheim: Andersen (18/22), Chicago: Crawford (30/32) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Anaheim: 1 of 3, Chicago: 0 of 3 Att: 22,089

Playoff leaders Points 1 Tyler Johnson TB 2 Ryan Getzlaf ANA 3 Corey Perry ANA 3 Nikita Kucherov TB 3 Steven Stamkos TB 6 Jakob Silfverberg ANA 6 Jonathan Toews CHI 8 Patrick Kane CHI 8 Alex Killorn TB 10 Ondrej Palat TB 11 Duncan Keith CHI 12 Ryan Kesler ANA 12 Derek Stepan NYR 12 Patrick Sharp CHI 15 Derick Brassard NYR 15 Marian Hossa CHI 17 Zach Parise MIN 17 Rick Nash NYR 17 Valtteri Filppula TB 17 Sami Vatanen ANA 17 Victor Hedman TB

G 12 2 9 7 7 4 7 9 6 6 2 6 5 4 6 2 4 4 3 3 1

A 8 17 8 10 10 13 9 7 9 8 11 6 7 8 5 9 6 6 7 7 9

Goals 1 Tyler Johnson TB 2 Corey Perry ANA 2 Patrick Kane CHI 4 Nikita Kucherov TB 4 Steven Stamkos TB 4 Jonathan Toews CHI 4 Chris Kreider NYR 4 Matt Beleskey ANA

GP G 19 12 14 9 15 9 18 7 18 7 15 7 17 7 14 7

Plus/Minus 1 Ryan Getzlaf ANA 1 Corey Perry ANA 1 Victor Hedman TB 4 Andrew Cogliano ANA 5 Duncan Keith CHI 5 Patrick Maroon ANA 5 Cam Fowler ANA

GP 15 15 18 14 16 15 15

G 2 9 1 3 2 7 2

Pts 20 19 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10

A+/17 10 8 10 9 10 6 9 11 8 3 8 7 8

Calder Cup playoffs - Round 3 Eastern match-ups 1-Manchester Monarchs vs. 3-Hartford Wolf Pack Western match-ups 1-Utica Comets vs. 2-Grand Rapids Griffins Yesterday’s result (Game 4) Manchester 3, Hartford 1 (Manchester sweeps series 4-0) Today’s schedule (Game 3) Utica at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.

(Series tied 1-1) Friday, May 29 (Game 4) Utica at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.

BASKETBALL NBA Playoffs (All series best-of-seven) Eastern Conference final (Round 3) Cleveland Cavaliers def. Atlanta Hawks 4-0 Western Conference finals Golden State Warriors def. Houston Rockets 4-1 NBA Championship final Golden State vs. Cleveland Schedule TBA Yesterday’s result (Game 5) Golden State 104, Houston 90 (Golden State wins series 4-1) Tuesday’s result (Game 4) Cleveland 118, Atlanta 88 (Cleveland sweeps series 4-0)

Warriors 104 Rockets 90 Golden StateMIN PT RB A ST B TO Barnes 34:30 24 7 0 1 0 2 Green 34:04 9 13 4 0 1 3 Bogut 19:14 0 14 1 0 2 1 Thompson 22:08 20 1 4 1 0 0 Curry 41:48 26 8 6 5 0 3 Ezeli 28:27 12 9 1 0 2 3 Iguodala 30:11 6 4 6 4 0 2 Livingston 17:52 0 1 2 0 0 2 Barbosa 11:27 7 2 1 0 0 0 Totals 104 59 25 11 5 16 Houston MIN PT RB A ST B TO Ariza 43:33 15 6 4 2 0 0 Smith 20:40 11 4 1 0 2 0 Howard 42:08 18 16 1 2 4 4 Harden 43:15 14 6 5 3 0 13 Terry 39:09 16 2 3 1 0 2 Jones 16:35 0 1 0 1 0 0 Prigioni 07:05 0 0 1 1 0 1 Brewer 24:24 16 3 1 1 0 0 Capela 03:11 0 1 0 1 0 0 Totals 90 39 16 12 6 20 Golden State 17 35 22 30 Houston 22 24 22 22 3 FG: Golden State 9-29, Houston 5-24.

FT: Golden State 21-31, Houston 33-44.

Fouled Out: None Technicals: Warriors: Bogut, Rockets: Howard Att: 19,596 Time of game: 2:44

Rockets guard James Harden drives between Draymond Green, left, and forward Harrison Barnes. [AP PHOTO]

Rockets end season in loss to Warriors JOSH DUBOW THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OAKLAND, Calif. — After carrying Houston to the Western Conference finals, James Harden couldn’t even hold onto the ball when the Rockets needed him most.

Harden set a playoff record with 13 turnovers and the Rockets were unable to stave off playoff elimination for a fifth time this post-season, losing 104-90 to the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.

“I put so much pressure on myself to just be really good every single night, and so some cases you’re not going to do that,” Harden said.

“You’re not going to be good. Tonight that was the case. It’s tough to go out like this.”

Harden helped lead Houston to a Southwest Division title, fuelled the comeback from a 3-1 series deficit in the second round against the Los Angeles Clippers and carried his team to a Game 4 win to extend the conference finals. But with the season on the line once again, Harden struggled against the tough Warriors defence.

“James didn’t play well, but as I’ve said all year long, we don’t win the division, we don’t win 56 games, we don’t have home court, we don’t beat the Clippers in Game 7 if it wasn’t for James,” coach Kevin McHale said.

“He had a tough go tonight. There’s nothing else you can really say about it, man. Sometimes you go out there and you’re trying your best and things just don’t work out.”

Harden finished with just 14 points on 2-for-11 shooting and didn’t make a single shot from the field for the final 29:48 of the game. His rough night could be encapsulated in the closing minutes, when he shot an airball from three-point range and then dribbled the ball off his foot for his 13th turnover.

That’s how the whole night went for Harden, whose turnovers fueled the Warriors’ transition game and gave them easy baskets on a night both teams struggled to score.

CYCLING Road racing Giro d’Italia Ryder’s bad day Stage 17 - 170 km, Melide (Switzerland) to Verbania. Weather: Cold with intermittent rain.

1. Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida, 3:07:51 2. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) TrekRacing 3. Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team GiantAlpecin 4. Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling 5. Davide Appollonio (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 6. Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Soudal 7. Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Movistar Team 8. Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha 9. Kevin Reza (Fra) FDJ.fr 10. Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo 45. Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team, 0:02:12 General Classification (pink jersey) 1. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 68:12:50 2. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team, 0:04:02 3. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team, 0:04:52 4. Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team, 0:05:48 5. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha, 0:08:27 6. Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky, 0:09:31 7. Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team, 0:09:52 8. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo, 0:11:40 9. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr, 0:12:48 10. Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin, 0:13:01

AUTO RACING NASCAR

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Yankees 4, Royals 2

2015 rankings and upcoming tournaments

MLS

MLB

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PGA AT&T Byron Nelson, May 28-31 TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas, Irving, Texas. Par 70, 7,166 yards. Purse: $7,100,000. 2014 champion: Brendon Todd Golfer Tour points 1 Rory McIlroy 644.75 2 Jordan Spieth 473.98 3 Henrik Stenson 359.94 4 Bubba Watson 314.95 5 Jim Furyk 287.46 6 Justin Rose 313.29 7 Sergio Garcia 294.11 8 Jason Day 240.6 9 Rickie Fowler 310.69 10 Dustin Johnson 238.61 11 Adam Scott 228.28 12 Jimmy Walker 263.58 13 J.B. Holmes 199.23 14 Hideki Matsuyama 231.2 15 Patrick Reed 226.37 16 Martin Kaymer 217.05 17 Chris Kirk 216.68 18 Matt Kuchar 213.6 19 Phil Mickelson 179.82 20 Billy Horschel 199.57 Canadian rankings 82 Graham DeLaet 86.22 152 David Hearn 57.2 160 Adam Hadwin 56.27 261 Nick Taylor 35.15 266 Richard Lee 26.85 421 Mike Weir 18.5 480 Brad Fritsch 15.42 557 Roger Sloan 11.43 642 Ryan Yip 7.66 727 Ryan Williams 6.12 732 Justin Shin 6 749 Eugene Wong 5.78 813 Michael Gligic 4.73 866 Greg Machtaler 4.11 895 Peter Campbell 3.68 949 Adam Cornelson 3.16

Canadian PGA Tour

FedEx 400 Sunday, May 31, 10 a.m.

Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware. 400 laps, 1 mile per lap.

Qualifying: Friday, May 29, 12:45 p.m.

PC Financial Open, May 28-31 Point Grey Golf and Country Club, Vancouver. Par 72, 6,801 yards. Purse: $175,000 First tournament of 2015, no winnings or rankings yet available.

Formula One

LPGA

Canadian Grand Prix Sunday, June 7, 11 a.m.

Ile Notre Dame, Montreal (street circuit). 305.270 km, 70 laps, 4.361 km per lap.

Qualifying Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m.

ShopRite LPGA Classic, May 29-31.

Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Bay Course, Galloway, New Jersey. Par 71, 6,247 yards. Purse: $1,500,000.

2014 champion: Stacy Lewis Average score 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

TENNIS French Open - Men, Women Grand Slam event: Stade Roland Garros, Final June 7 Paris, France Surface: Clay. Total purse (men and women): €13,008,000 Competitors: 128 singles, 64 doubles Men’s singles - Round 2 Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def.

Marcel Granollers, Spain, 6-2, 7-6 (1), 6-3.

Tomas Berdych (4), Czech Republic, def.

Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-3.

Kei Nishikori (5), Japan, def. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4.

Stan Wawrinka (8), Switzerland, def.

Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.

Gilles Simon (12), France, def. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3.

Gael Monfils (13), France, def. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (14), France, def.

Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1.

Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def.

Roberto Bautista Agut (19), Spain, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.

Pablo Cuevas (21), Uruguay, def.

Dominic Thiem, Austria, 7-6 (7), 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-5.

Philipp Kohlschreiber (22), Germany, leads Pablo Andujar, Spain, 1-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3, 4-2, Suspended.

Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Ernests Gulbis (24), Latvia, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Benoit Paire, France, def. Fabio Fognini (28), Italy, 6-1, 6-3, 7-5.

Benjamin Becker, Germany, def.

Fernando Verdasco (32), Spain, 6-4, 0-6, 1-6, 7-5, 10-8.

Steve Johnson, United States, def.

Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6).

Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, def. Juan Monaco, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.

Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.

Women’s singles - Round 1 Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Vitalia Diatchenko, Russia, 6-3, 6-1.

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, def.

Simona Halep (3), Romania, 7-5, 6-1.

Ana Ivanovic (7), Serbia, def. Misaki Doi, Japan, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Carla Suarez Navarro (8), Spain, def.

Virginie Razzano, France, 6-3, 1-0, retired.

Ekaterina Makarova (9), Russia, def.

Teliana Pereira, Brazil, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.

Angelique Kerber (11), Germany, def.

Ajla Tomljanovic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-2.

Lucie Safarova (13), Czech Republic, def. Kurumi Nara, Japan, 6-2, 6-0.

Elina Svitolina (19), Ukraine, def. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 1-6, 7-5, 9-7.

Sabine Lisicki (20), Germany, def. Daria Gavrilova, Russia, 6-1, 0-0, retired.

Garbine Muguruza (21), Spain, def.

Camila Giorgi, Italy, 6-1, 6-4.

Samantha Stosur (26), Australia, def.

Amandine Hesse, France, 6-0, 6-1.

Flavia Pennetta (28), Italy, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-0.

Alize Cornet (29), France, def. Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania, 6-2, 7-5.

Annika Beck, Germany, def. Paula Kania, Poland, 6-2, 6-2.

Men’s Doubles - Round 1 Bob Bryan, United States, and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Raven Klaasen, South Africa, and Lu Yen-Hsun, Taiwan, 7-6 (8), 6-2.

Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, B.C., and Jack Sock (2), United States, def. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, and Joao Souza, Brazil, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-6 (4).

Daniel Nestor, Toronto, and Leander Paes (10), India, def. James Duckworth, Australia, and Chris Guccione, Australia, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5.

Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Horia Tecau (5), Romania, def. Rameez Junaid, Australia, and Adil Shamasdin, Canada, 6-4, 7-6 (5).

Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares (8), Brazil, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, and Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-1.

Women’s Doubles - Round 1 Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, def. Julia Goerges, Germany, and Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-0.

Timea Babos, Hungary, and Kristina Mladenovic (3), France, def. Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, and Heather Watson, Britain, 6-4, 7-6 (2).

Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Lucie Hradecka (9), Czech Republic, def. Vera Dushevina, Russia, and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, 6-3, 6-4.

Champions Tour No tournament this week Golfers Points 1 Bernhard Langer 58 2 Michael Allen 85 3 Jeff Maggert 127 4 Joe Durant 153 5 Kenny Perry 157 6 Gene Sauers 162 7 Wes Short, Jr. 178 T8 Rocco Mediate 182 T8 Corey Pavin 182 T10 Woody Austin 186 T10 Olin Browne 186 T12 Bart Bryant 187 T12 Kevin Sutherland 187 14 Colin Montgomerie 188 15 Esteban Toledo 195 T16 Fred Funk 199 T16 Tom Lehman 199 18 Tom Pernice Jr. 207 19 Marco Dawson 211 20 Scott Dunlap 228 Canadian golfers 22 Stephen Ames 233 26 Rod Spittle 260 79 Jim Rutledge 513

Web.com Tour Rex Hospital Open, May 28-31 TPC Wakefield Plantation, Raleigh, North Carolina, Par 71, 7,257 yards.

Purse: $625,000. 2014 champion: Byron Smith Golfers 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 Canadian golfers 80 Brad Fritsch 571 131 Ted Brown 789

Eastern League Club PTS GP W L DC United 22 13 6 3 N. England 20 13 5 3 NY Red Bulls 17 11 4 2 Columbus 15 11 4 4 Toronto 13 10 4 5 Orlando 13 12 3 5 Philadelphia 12 13 3 7 Chicago 11 10 3 5 Montreal 8 7 2 3 NY City FC 7 12 1 7 Western League Club PTS GP W L Seattle 23 12 7 3 Dallas 21 12 6 3 Vancouver 20 13 6 5 Los Angeles 20 14 5 4 San Jose 18 12 5 4 Sporting KC 18 12 4 2 Salt Lake 17 13 4 4 Houston 16 13 4 5 Portland 16 13 4 5 Colorado 13 12 2 3 Yesterday’s results Colorado 0, Seattle 1 DC United 0, Portland 1 Salt Lake 0, Los Angeles 1

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Friday, May 29 Dallas at Sporting KC, 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 30 San Jose at Toronto, 2 p.m.

Salt Lake at Vancouver, 3 p.m.

Houston at NY City FC, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at DC United, 4 p.m.

Columbus at Orlando, 4:30 p.m.

Montreal at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Portland at Colorado, 6 p.m.

English FA Cup Final, Saturday May 30 Wembley Stadium, 9:30 a.m.

Arsenal v Aston Villa

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

Juventus vs. Barcelona

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

W 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0

D 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 2

L 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 4

GF GA Pts 10 7 10 12 10 10 9 4 8 7 2 8 11 19 6 3 0 4 7 10 4 5 6 3 11 17 2

Tuesday’s result Vancouver Tbirds 2,. Abbotsford 2 Saturday, May 30 Abbotsford vs. Mid Isle, 2:30 p.m.

Kamloops vs. Victoria Highlanders, 6 p.m.

Tim Hortons Pinnacles vs. Vancouver Thunderbirds, 7 p.m.

Khalsa SC vs. Vancouver United, 8 p.m.

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015, Canada, June 6-July 5 Defending champion: Japan Venues: Vancouver: BC Place, Capacity 54,500 Edmonton: Commonwealth Stadium Winnipeg: Winnipeg Stadium Ottawa: Lansdowne Stadium Montreal: Olympic Stadium Moncton: Moncton Stadium 24 Teams, with current FIFA world rank 1 Germany 2 United States 3 France 4 Japan 5 Sweden 6 England 7 Brazil 8 Canada 10 Australia 11 Norway 12 Netherlands 14 Spain 16 China 17 New Zealand 18 South Korea 19 Switzerland 25 Mexico 28 Colombia 29 Thailand 33 Nigeria 37 Costa Rica 48 Ecuador 53 Cameroon 67 Ivory Coast Preliminary round Saturday, June 6 Canada vs. China, 3 p.m. at Edmonton New Zealand vs. Netherlands, 6 p.m. at Edmonton Sunday, June 7 Norway vs. Thailand, 10 a.m. at Ottawa Germany vs. Ivory Coast, 1 p.m. at Ottawa Monday, June 8 Sweden vs. Nigeria, 1 p.m. at Winnipeg Cameroon vs. Ecuador, 4 p.m. at Vancouver United States vs. Australia, 4:30 p.m. at Winnipeg Japan vs. Switzerland, 7 p.m. at Vancouver

LACROSSE Western Lacrosse Assn WLA Senior A Standings GP W L Nanaimo 2 2 0 Burnaby 1 1 0 Coquitlam 0 0 0 New Westminster 1 1 0 Maple Ridge 1 0 1 Langley 1 0 1 Victoria 2 0 2 Yesterday’s result New Westminster 6, Langley 5

T Pts 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Today’s schedule Coquitlam at N.Westminster, 7:45 p.m.

Friday, May 29 Burnaby at Victoria, 7:45 p.m.

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

Irish Open, May 28 - 31 Royal County Down Golf Course, Newcastle, Northern Ireland. Par 71, 7,204 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 champion: Mikko Ilonen.

Race to Dubai 2015 Golfer (Country) Points 1 Rory McIlroy (NIR) 2,665,169 2 Danny Willett (ENG) 1,742,406 3 Byeong Hun An (KOR) 1,121,706 4 Justin Rose (ENG) 1,037,717 5 Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 927,563 6 Branden Grace (RSA) 909,739 7 Thongchai Jaidee (THA) 897,027 8 Miguel Angel Jimenez (ESP) 873,590 9 Lahiri Anirban (IND) 823,389 10 Ross Fisher (ENG) 816,499 11 Bernd Wiesberger (AUT) 786,204 12 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA) 776,981 13 Tommy Fleetwood (ENG) 749,815 14 George Coetzee (RSA) 685,300 15 David Howell (ENG) 646,321 16 Andy Sullivan (ENG) 626,282 17 Marc Warren (SCO) 601,811 18 Henrik Stenson (SWE) 573,207 19 Gary Stal (FRA) 567,096 20 Alex Noren (SWE) 558,502

Upcoming tournaments Next week’s schedule Canadian PGA Tour Bayview Place Island Savings Open presented by Times Colonist, June 4-7 Uplands Golf Club, Victoria. Par 70, 6,420 yards. Purse: $175,000.

PCT .532 .500 .477 .449 .447 PCT .609 .609 .583 .457 .455 PCT .625 .492 .500 .489 .347

GB Strk - W3 1.5 L5 2.5 W1 4.0 L1 4.0 L3 GB Strk - L4 - W5 1.0 W2 7.0 W1 7.0 W1 GB Strk - L1 6.0 L2 6.0 W3 6.5 L1 13.5 L2

PCT .596 .563 .489 .388 .375 PCT .660 .543 .522 .413 .333 PCT .622 .583 .468 .457 .422

GB Strk - W1 1.5 W3 5.0 L2 10.0 L4 10.5 L3 GB Strk - W4 5.5 L1 6.5 W6 11.5 L1 15.5 L5 GB Strk - W2 1.5 W3 7.0 W2 7.5 L3 9.0 W1

Yesterday’s results Cleveland 12, Texas 3 Colorado 6, Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 5, Miami 2 Chicago Sox 5, Toronto 3 NY Yankees 4, Kansas City 2 Minnesota 6, Boston 4 NY Mets 7, Philadelphia 0 Seattle 3, Tampa Bay 0 San Fran 3, Milwaukee 1 Detroit 3, Oakland 2 Baltimore 5, Houston 4 Washington 3, Chicago Cubs 0 St. Louis 4, Arizona 3 San Diego 5, L.A. Angels 4 Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers Today’s schedule with probable starters Chi. White Sox at Baltimore, 10:05 a.m.

Sale (3-1) vs. Wright (1-0) Chi. White Sox at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.

Quintana (2-4) vs. Gonzalez (5-2) Boston at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Wright (1-1) vs. Martinez (3-0) N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 7:05 p.m.

Sabathia (2-5) vs. Graveman (1-2) Detroit at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m.

Lobstein (3-4) vs. Wilson (2-2) Pittsburgh at San Diego, 7:10 p.m.

Burnett (3-1) vs. Kennedy (2-3) Cleveland at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.

Kluber (1-5) vs. Paxton (2-2) Atlanta at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m.

Miller (5-1) vs. Heston (3-3)

Mariners 3, Rays 0 Seattle

Jackson CF Smith RF Cano 2B Cruz DH Seager 3B Morrison 1B Miller SS-RF Ackley LF Zunino C Totals

Tampa Bay

ab r h bi ab r h bi 4 0 0 0 Kiermaier CF 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 Beckham 2B 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 Butler DH 4 0 0 0 4 1 1 3 Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 DeJesus OF 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 Forsythe 1B 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 Franklin SS 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Elmore 2B-LF 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Guyer RF-CF 3 0 1 0 30 2 3 3 Rivera C 1010 Cabrera PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 26 0 4 0

Seattle 000 000 003 3 Tampa Bay 000 000 000 0 2B: SEA Smith, S (10, Archer). GIDP: TB Elmore, Kiermaier, Franklin, Butler, Jy. HR: SEA Cruz, N (18, 9th inning off Boxberger, 2 on, 2 out). S: TB Rivera, R. Team Lob: SEA 2; TB 2. DP: SEA 4 (Seager-Cano-Morrison, Miller, B-Morrison, Cano-Miller, B-Morrison, Cano-Morrison).

Seattle IP H R ER BB SO F Hernandez (W, 8-1) 9.0 4 0 0 1 8 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO C Archer 8.0 2 0 0 0 12 B Boxberger (L, 2-3) 1.0 1 3 3 2 2 Time: 2:13. Att: 10,365.

White Sox 5, Blue Jays 3 (10 innings) Chicago Sox

Toronto

ab r h bi ab r h bi Eaton CF 5 1 2 0 Reyes SS 5020 Cabrera LF 5 0 1 0 Donaldson 3B4 1 1 2 Abreu 1B 5 1 3 2 Bautista DH 5 0 1 0 LaRoche DH 4 1 2 1 Enc’acion 1B 5 0 0 0 Ramirez SS 5 0 0 0 Martin C-2B 5 1 2 0 Shuck RF 5 0 2 1 Colabello LF 5 0 3 0 Beckham 3B 5 0 2 1 Carrera RF 3 0 1 0 Soto C 5 0 1 0 Smoak PH 1 0 1 1 Sanchez 2B 4 1 1 0 Pillar CF 4110 Totals 43 4 14 5 Goins 2B 3 0 1 0 Valencia RF 2 0 0 0 Totals 42 3 13 3

Chicago Sox 002 001 000 2 5 Toronto 000 000 111 0 3 SB: CWS Shuck (2, 2nd base off Estrada/Martin, R). 2B: CWS Abreu (8, Estrada), Beckham, G (4, Osuna); TOR Reyes (6, Samardzija). 3B: CWS Abreu (2, Osuna).

HR: TOR Donaldson (13, 9th inning off Robertson, D, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: CWS 9; TOR 12. E: TOR Encarnacion (1, throw). PICKOFFS: TOR Martin, R (Abreu at 2nd base).

Chicago Sox IP H R ER BB SO J Samardzija 7.0 8 1 0 1 5 J Petricka 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 S Putnam 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Z Duke 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 D Robertson (W, 4-1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO M Estrada 7.0 8 3 3 0 2 A Loup 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 B Cecil 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 R Osuna (L, 1-1) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 HBP: LaRoche (by Estrada).

Time: 3:31. Att: 15,463.

Nationals 3, Cubs 0 BC Junior A Lacrosse League

European Tour

American League East W L NY Yankees 25 22 Tampa Bay 24 24 Baltimore 21 23 Toronto 22 27 Boston 21 26 Central W L Kansas City 28 18 Minnesota 28 18 Detroit 28 20 Cleveland 21 25 Chicago Sox 20 24 West W L Houston 30 18 LA Angels 23 24 Seattle 23 23 Texas 23 24 Oakland 17 32 National League East W L Washington 28 19 NY Mets 27 21 Atlanta 22 23 Philadelphia 19 30 Miami 18 30 Central W L St. Louis 31 16 Chicago Cubs 25 21 Pittsburgh 24 22 Cincinnati 19 27 Milwaukee 16 32 West W L LA Dodgers 28 17 San Francisco 28 20 San Diego 23 25 Arizona 21 25 Colorado 19 26

Kansas City

Standings GP Coquitlam 9 Delta 9 Victoria 9 New Westminster 7 Nanaimo 7 Langley 9 Port Coquitlam 9 Burnaby 9 Yesterday’s result Coquitlam 13, Delta 8

W 8 7 6 4 3 2 2 1

L 1 2 3 3 4 6 6 8

T 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

Pts 16 14 12 8 6 5 5 2

Friday, May 29 Burnaby at Port Coquitlam, 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 30 New Westminster at Victoria, 5 p.m.

Langley at Delta, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 31 Delta at Nanaimo, 4 p.m.

Victoria at Burnaby, 5 p.m.

National Lacrosse League Champion’s Cup Finals Game 1: Saturday, May 30, 4 p.m., Air Canada Centre Edmonton Rush (15-6) at Toronto Rock (16-5) Game 2 Friday, June 5, 6:30 p.m., Rexall Place Toronto at Edmonton Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, June 13, 4 p.m.

Edmonton at Toronto

Washington

Chicago Cubs

ab r h bi ab r h bi Span CF 5 0 2 0 Coghlan LF 3 0 0 0 Desmond SS 5 0 3 0 Soler PH-RF 1 0 1 0 Escobar 3B 5 1 1 0 Rizzo 1B 3010 Harper RF 3 1 1 1 Bryant 3B 3 0 0 0 Zim’man 1B 4 0 0 0 Fowler CF 3 0 0 0 Ramos C 3 0 0 0 Castro SS 4 0 2 0 Uggla 2B 4 0 0 0 Lake RF-LF 4 0 1 0 Moore LF 3 0 0 0 Ross C 2000 Taylor LF 1 0 0 0 Montero C 2 0 0 0 Scherzer P 3 0 1 0 Lester P 2000 Espinosa 2B 1 1 1 1 Baxter PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 37 3 9 2 Herrera PH 1 0 1 0 Russell 2B 4 0 1 0 Totals 33 0 7 0

Washington 000 101 001 3 Chicago Cubs 000 000 000 0 SB: CHC Lake (2, 3rd base off Scherzer/ Ramos, W). 2B: WSH Desmond 2 (16, Lester, Lester); CHC Lake (2, Scherzer), Soler (12, Grace). GIDP: WSH Span.

HR: WSH Harper (18, 6th inning off Lester, 0 on, 0 out), Espinosa (6, 9th inning off Wood, T, 0 on, 1 out). S: CHC Fowler. Team Lob: WSH 10; CHC 9. DP: CHC (Russell, A-Castro, S-Rizzo). E: CHC Russell, A (7, throw), Castro, S 2 (11, fielding, fielding).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO M Scherzer (W, 6-3) 7.0 5 0 0 1 13 M Grace 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 R Janssen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 D Storen 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO J Lester (L, 4-3) 7.0 7 2 1 2 10 J Russell 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 J Motte 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 T Wood 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 HBP: Rizzo (by Grace).

Time: 3:00. Att: 34,215.

NY Yankees

Kansas City 100 000 010 2 NY Yankees 013 000 00x 4 SB: KC Cain, L (8, 2nd base off Betances/McCann, B). 2B: KC Orlando (3, Pineda); NYY Headley (7, Young, Cr), Gardner (9, Young, Cr).

HR: KC Moustakas (5, 1st inning off Pineda, 0 on, 1 out); NYY McCann, B (6, 2nd inning off Young, Cr, 0 on, 0 out), Rodriguez, A (11, 3rd inning off Young, Cr, 2 on, 0 out). Team Lob: KC 8; NYY 8.

E: NYY Gregorius (6, throw).

Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO C Young (L, 4-1) 6.0 7 4 4 2 7 R Madson 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 F Morales 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO M Pineda (W, 6-2) 6.2 6 1 1 1 8 D Carpenter 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 J Wilson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 D Betances 1.0 1 1 0 1 3 A Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Time: 2:42. Att: 32,734.

Indians 12, Rangers 3 Texas

Cleveland

ab r h bi ab r h bi DeShields 2B 4 0 0 0 Kipnis 2B 5 2 3 0 Choo RF 4 1 2 0 Santana 1B 3 2 1 3 Fielder DH 4 0 1 0 Brantley LF 2 1 2 1 Beltre 3B 3 0 1 0 Ramirez SS 1 0 0 0 Martin CF 1 1 1 2 Murphy RF 5 1 1 1 Moreland 1B 4 0 1 0 Swisher DH 5 1 2 1 Andrus SS 2 0 0 0 Chisenhall 3B5 2 3 3 Rosales 2B-3B2 0 0 0 Aviles SS-LF 5 1 1 0 Chirinos C 2 1 1 1 Bourn CF 5 1 3 2 Field 2B-SS 3 0 0 0 Perez C 4111 Totals 29 3 7 3 Totals 40121712

Texas 000 010 002 3 Cleveland 028 110 00x 12 SB: CLE Bourn (4, 2nd base off Lewis/ Chirinos). 2B: TEX Beltre (8, Carrasco); CLE Brantley (17, Lewis), Chisenhall (9, Lewis), Kipnis (14, Lewis). 3B: CLE Kipnis (4, Bass). GIDP: TEX Fielder.

HR: TEX Chirinos (5, 5th inning off Carrasco, 0 on, 1 out), Martin, L (3, 9th inning off Atchison, 1 on, 1 out); CLE Swisher (2, 2nd inning off Lewis, 0 on, 0 out), Santana, C (6, 3rd inning off Lewis, 2 on, 2 out), Chisenhall (4, 4th inning off Bass, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: TEX 4; CLE 8. DP: CLE (Kipnis-AvilesSantana, C). E: TEX Field (3, throw).

Texas IP H R ER BB SO C Lewis (L, 4-3) 2.211 10 9 1 2 A Bass 4.1 5 2 2 2 2 J Edwards 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO C Carrasco (W, 6-4) 8.0 5 1 1 1 8 S Atchison 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 Time: 2:47. Att: 15,956.

Twins 6, Red Sox 4 Boston

Minnesota

ab r h bi ab r h bi Pedroia 2B 4 2 2 4 Dozier 2B 3 1 0 0 Betts CF 4 0 1 0 Hunter RF 4 0 1 2 Sandoval 3B 4 0 1 0 Mauer 1B 4 0 2 1 Ramirez LF 3 0 0 0 Plouffe 3B 4 0 0 0 Ortiz DH 4 0 0 0 Escobar DH 3 0 1 0 Napoli 1B 4 0 0 0 Rosario LF 3 1 1 1 Bogaerts SS 4 0 0 0 Herrmann C 3 1 1 0 Holt RF 4 1 2 0 Hicks CF 2212 Swihart C 3 1 1 0 Santana SS 3 1 1 0 Totals 34 4 7 4 Totals 29 6 8 6

Boston 002 020 000 4 Minnesota 003 201 00x 6 SB: BOS Betts (6, 2nd base off Hughes, P/Herrmann). 2B: BOS Holt, B (8, Hughes, P). GIDP: MIN Plouffe 2.

HR: BOS Pedroia 2 (7, 3rd inning off Hughes, P, 1 on, 1 out; 5th inning off Hughes, P, 1 on, 2 out); MIN Hicks, A (1, 4th inning off Porcello, 1 on, 2 out), Rosario, E (2, 6th inning off Porcello, 0 on, 2 out). Team Lob: BOS 4; MIN 1.

DP: BOS 2 (Bogaerts-Pedroia-Napoli, Pedroia-Bogaerts-Napoli).

Boston IP H R ER BB SO F Porcello (L, 4-4) 7.0 7 6 6 2 2 J Tazawa 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO P Hughes (W, 4-4) 6.2 6 4 4 0 3 B Duensing 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 T Pressly 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 A Thompson 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 M Tonkin 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 G Perkins 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Time: 2:29. Att: 30,027.

Giants 3, Brewers 1 San Francisco

Milwaukee

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San Francisco 000 020 001 3 Milwaukee 000 100 000 1 2B: SF Belt (14, Fiers), Pagan (8, Rodriguez, F). 3B: MIL Davis, K 2 (2, Vogelsong, Vogelsong). GIDP: MIL Ramirez, Ar. HR: SF Panik (3, 5th inning off Fiers, 1 on, 0 out). Team Lob: SF 7; MIL 4. DP: SF (Crawford, B-Panik-Belt).

San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO R Vogelsong (W, 4-2) 6.0 6 1 1 0 5 H Strickland 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 S Romo 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 S Casilla 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO M Fiers (L, 1-5) 5.0 8 2 2 0 6 M Blazek 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 J Broxton 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 F Rodriguez 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 Time: 3:00. Att: 35,208.

Detroit 000 030 000 3 9 0 Oakland 000 000 110 2 6 0 W: K. Ryan (1-0) L: D. Otero (2-3) S: J. Soria (15) HR: DET- Y. Cespedes (6) OAK - None Colorado 320 010 000 6 10 0 Cincinnati 100 000 030 4 6 0 W: K. Kendrick (2-6) L: M. Leake (2-4) S: J. Axford (8) HR: COL - N. Arenado (10), C. Blackmon (7) CIN- T. Frazier (14), T. Barnhart (3) Miami 010 000 100 2 9 0 Pittsburgh 000 000 50x 5 11 1 W: G. Cole (7-2) L: S. Dyson (2-2) S: M. Melancon (12) HR: MIA- J. Bour (3), C. Yelich (2) PIT - None

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

W 11 14 17 15 16 15 10 8 7 5 4 5

L 2 3 7 7 8 11 13 15 17 13 12 19

Pct GB .846 .824 1 .708 .5 .682 .5 .667 .5 .577 2.5 .435 6 .348 8 .292 9.5 .278 8.5 .250 8.5 .208 11.5

Saturday, May 30 Parksville at Whalley, 1 p.m.

Parksville at Whalley, 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 31 North Delta at Coquitlam, 11 a.m.

North Delta at Coquitlam, 1:30 p.m.

SPORTS

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Triple A high school golf championships will be played at Alberni GC MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Twenty-two of the best high school golf teams in the province travel to the Alberni Valley next week for the Triple A B.C. school golf championship.

The June 1 to 3 tournament starts with a practice round at the Alberni Golf Club on Monday afternoon and the competition gets swinging on Tuesday morning with a shotgun start.

Competition continues with another shotgun start on Wednesday, and team scores are calculated as a total of the two days.

Co-ed teams consist of five

“This year I think the scores will be better. I think the kids will be better overall.”

Bob Matlock, ADSS golf coach

players, with the four best scores taken for the two-day total. Girls play a forward tee. Teams are travelling from the Okanagan, Prince George, Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, and around the Island.

Scores after Tuesday’s round will be posted online

on the BCGA website and GolfBC.ca said Bob Matlock, golf coach at Alberni District Secondary School.

Matlock is also the secretary treasurer for the BC. School Golf Association.

It’s the 43rd annual iteration of the AAA school golf championship.

“We held it here in 2007,” said Matlock. “The low score individually at that time was two under par. We had some very, very good players. This year I think the scores will be better, I think the kids will be better overall.”

Golfers from Vancouver’s Prince of Wales Secondary are the defending

champions from last year’s championship in Squamish.

Jordan Lu of Prince of Wales Secondary was the best player. He’s now at the University of Washington on a scholarship, Matlock noted.

ADSS Grade 11 student Spencer Rhodes is the strongest Alberni golfer, said Matlock.

One of the best female players in the competition is Grade 9 Shirin Anjerwalla from Dover Bay Secondary in Nanaimo.

Anjerwalla finished four under par at the Island championships last week at Morningstar Golf Club in Parksville.

MEN’S LEAGUE

Group wins Twin Travel event Gerry Fagan Golf news

F

ifty-six men teed it up in the annual Twin Travel Scramble on Sunday. The weather man has really come through big time the last few weeks, bringing us sunny days with warm temperatures.

The team of Ken Fong, Gary Korven and Clark Crowe came in first.

Unfortunately they had to play with three as their fourth was a no show. In second position was the foursome of Jacques Giovetti, Darrel Van Os, Glen Barton and Richard Van Herwaarden.

Third spot was claimed by another threesome of Fred Fredrickson, Bill Bjornson and Cliff O’laney.

In fourth spot was the group of Brian Tall, Peter Mugleston, Steve Evens and Mel Trelvik.

In fifth place were Glen Trask, Bill Kriwokon, Kevin Carlton and Ned Stewart.

Sixth spot went to Matt Mesic, Pat McKay, Jerry

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Soccer officials indicted in US corruption probe GRAHAM DUNBAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ZURICH — The U.S. government launched an attack on what it called deep-seated and brazen corruption in soccer’s global governing body Wednesday, pulling FIFA executives out of a luxury Swiss hotel to face racketeering charges and raiding regional offices in Miami.

Swiss officials also invaded FIFA headquarters, seizing records and computers to investigate whether the decisions to award World Cups to Russia and Qatar were rigged.

Scandals and rumours

of corruption have dogged FIFA throughout the 17-year reign of its president, Sepp Blatter, but he was not named in either investigation.

He is scheduled to stand Friday for re-election to a fifth, four-year term, and the organization said the vote would go ahead as planned, despite the latest turmoil.

FIFA also ruled out a revote of the World Cup bids won by Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022.

The organization said it was co-operating fully with the investigation.

Some of the biggest names in soccer said they had complained for years about corruption.

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The final prize went to the team of Craig Acland Steve Pointon, Gord Unger and George DeFrane.

The closest to the pin were won by Jacques Giovetti on No. 2, Bill Bjornson on No. 4, Jacques Giovetti on No. 13, and Craig Acland on No. 17.

Craig Acland was the winner of the Westwind Pub Gift Certificate for last week May 17 and Darrel Van Os was the winner this week.

Also winning gift certificates from Smitty’s Restaurant was Kevin Carlton and finally Mark

Anderson won the Gift card From Buy Low Foods.

Once again many thanks to all our sponsors for their generous contribution to our event.

Next week is an open day with the usual money pot and closest to the pins up for grabs. As an added feature for next Sunday there will be a gross and net skins competition. Please enter in the Pro Shop in your own group, with tee time starting at 7 a.m. » Gerry Fagan is an avid golfer, and volunteers around the community, including at the Alberni Golf Club.

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‘Mad Hatter’ comes to Howitt KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Students, parents and teachers are gearing up for a fun evening on Friday night.

Once again, John Howitt Elementary is hosting its Mad Hatter Fun Fair and have a lot of activities in store for the whole family.

The fundraiser is chock full of opportunities for the public to donate, along with chances to win prizes. Nine different themed prize baskets are up for raffle, including summer fun, sleepover fun, reading, movie night, baking, rainy day fun, sports, camping and gardening.

Throughout the event, kids can take part in games, a cake walk and fish pond and then visit the animals from the 4H Club.

A barbecue of hamburgers and hotdogs will also be available.

The fun runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Glenwood Centre tomorrow night.

Musician comes full circle through challenges to record Students from John Howitt Elementary are getting ready for the Mad Hatter Fun Fair on Friday and invite everyone to Glenwood Centre from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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FAC-010 Jul 18

Sat, 8 am - 5 pm

$95

FoodSafe Level I

TFS-010 Jul 18

Sat, 8 am - 4:30 pm

$99

Red Cross Standard First Aid with CPR Level C

FAC-021 Jul 25 & 26

Sat & Sun, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

CPR Level C with AED

HRT-011 Aug 8

Sat, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm

Marine Basic First Aid & CPR C

FAC-082 Aug 12 & 13 Wed & Thu, 8 am - 5 pm

Health Care Provider (CPR Level HCP)

HRT-015 Aug 15

Sat, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$80

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TFS-010 Aug 15

Sat, 8 am - 4:30 pm

$99

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Cari Burdett, along with fellow musicians, will be at Char’s Landing on Saturday as part of her CD release tour. [PHOTO SUBMITTED]

Singer Cari Burdett has overcome burdens, but instead of shying away, she carried on and overcame obstacles with the gifts she was given.

About 15 years ago, Burdett started to make a name for herself on the music scene.

Since then, she has experienced ups and downs, but says the challenges have made her who she is today. Those, along with the positives along the way, have influenced her music and made her realize that is what brings her joy.

After completing 10 years of opera training at McGill University and the Royal Academy of Music, Burdett was diagnosed with a vocal node.

“I was forced not to speak for three weeks and refused operations,” she said.

Burdett also survived a car accident and lost the will to sing.

It was suggested that she have children, which would help her body regenerate. She moved to Sweden to raise two children and got her voice back.

While there, she was singing for weddings and other events and was a music teacher with her own music school.

Passionate about singing again, Burdett moved back to Vancouver

Island and started producing and recording.

“I missed performing,” she said.

“There’s a magic that happens on stage.”

With a new album, entitled, Magnolia, Burdett launched a CD release tour, with a stop in Port Alberni.

“Making the album has been about going deep into myself and finding what brings me joy,” she said. “This album is about rebirthing for me in a way - new beginnings, opening like the flower, radiant, bright, beautiful..”

When she moved back to the Island, Burdett noticed the magnolias in full bloom while recording in a Victoria-based studio.

“They are the first flower to bloom in spring and last the longest throughtout the season,” she said. “A year ago I planted a magnolia in my garden to represent this new birth - like I was saying ‘yes’ to giving myself permission to sing and perform.”

The album fuses European influences of opera, folk, jazz and world music and she said her live show is like going on a world tour in one night.

That night will be this Saturday, May 30 at Char’s Landing. The show starts at 8 p.m. with Miles Black, Richard Moody and Sean Drabbit joining Burdett.

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Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni.

Info: 1-800-883-3968.

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

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

Touch rugby games at the Port Alberni Black Sheep Rugby Club Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.

Adult Drop-in badminton on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at the Alberni Athletic Hall.

Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg Hudson).

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

Sproat Lake Canoe Club, outrigger paddling throughout the week.Info: 250-723-0640.

Become a Student of Movement with EPK Parkour and Fitness. Info: 250-918-8863 or e-mail epkparkour@gmx.com. All ages welcome.

Special interest Medieval Society, come play with us!

Families welcome. Info: 250-7240535. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 293, Nanaimo rummy, 1 to 4 p.m. every Thursday. Info: 250-723-7513.

Child and youth Bring your zero to five year olds to the library for storytime on Fridays, from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Free, but please call 250-723-9511 to register.

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

Parent On Tots and French Parent on Tots - parent and child playgroup.

Fridays, 9 to 11 a.m., room 2 at Alberni Elementary School. Info: 250-723-5603.

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

Gone Fishinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; opens Noah Helmkay had his face painted by McKenna Eirikson at the recent grand opening of Gone Fishinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. [Kristi Dobson, Times] [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Support and help Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and other kinship care providers are welcome to call a province-wide information and support line toll free at 1-855-474-9777 or e-mail grg@ parentsupportbc.ca.

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

Families dealing with the Ministry of Children and Families, fighting for laws to be changed, social justice and civility. Info: 250-590-8708 or view www.abusive-ministry.ca to share your story.

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

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Volunteers needed to help at Red Cross Health Equipment and Loan Program for four hour shifts. Call between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 250-723-0557.

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

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

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

Addictions Narcotics Anonymous, 1-800-807-1780

Rethink, Rewind, Reboot 8 workshop modules for tech-based SMBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Start-ups. May 29, June 18, June 22 and June 29. For more information, 250-753-8324.

Mad Hatters Fun Fair for John Howitt Elementary, May 29 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Glenwood Centre.

Bread of Life Fundraising Dinner, May 30 at 5:30 p.m. Tickets at Bread of Life and Cornerstones Thrift Store.

PAGO Grannies Giant Garage Sale, Saturday May 30, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 noon, Trinity Church Hall, corner of Angus Street and Fifth Ave. Proceeds to Stephen Lewis Foundation, in support of African grandmothers raising AIDS-orphaned grandchildren. Information: 250-723-8362 Sproat Lake Volunteer Fire Department 50th Anniversary Open House, May 30 from 2 p.m. with BBQ and social at the Harold Bishop Fire Hall.

Sea Cadet Annual Ceremonial Review, May 30 at 12:45 p.m. at Glenwood Centre. Small reception to follow.

Bread of Life AGM, June 2 at 6:30 p.m. at 3130 3rd Avenue.

Lunch and Learn, Funding Sources for Tech Start-Ups, June 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce.

Steak Night, June 6 from 5-7 p.m. followed by a dance at the Legion Branch #293 ADSS pancake breakfast, June 11 from 7-9 a.m. at ADSS. Proceeds to KidSport.

ADSS Show â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Shine, June 13 at ADSS from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 250-731-7782.

Golden Oldies Show â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Shine, July 4 at Williamson Park from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Jane Austen high tea, July 3 & 4 at 1 p.m. at Rollin Art Centre.

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Test drive: Honda Pilot on target Complete redesign of the 2106 Pilot is meant to address all the feedback Honda has received JAMES R. HEALEY USA TODAY

BEAVERLICK, Ky. — Last time Honda overhauled its Pilot threerow SUV, for the 2009 model year, the automaker said it was using the remake to address all the gripes (“feedback”) it had from customers about the initial version, the 2003-08 model.

This time, the complete redesign of the 2016 Pilot is meant to — you guessed it — address all the “feedback” once again.

The new one is “a huge leap forward in interior refinement,” asserted Jeff Conrad, senior vice president of the Honda brand.

Honda “redid this vehicle inside-out, top-to-bottom,” said spokeswoman Robyn Eagles before sending a gaggle of pixelstained wretches from Cincinnati to the Kentucky Speedway at Sparta, Ky., via this mini-burg in Boone County.

Even though the exterior appearance is so different from the previous version’s, much of the action is on the inside, where a mouthwatering array of new features is standard or available, and thoughtful electronic technology bristles. About all that remains from the last version is the Pilot name, in fact.

The new Pilot: — Has a new drivetrain that’s rated 30 horsepower more than the previous V-6 and in the top models is paired with a ninespeed automatic controlled by console-mounted push-buttons.

Test Drive prefers the mid-level models with six-speed automatic, which has a traditional shift lever we think feels better and works nicer. Our impression is that the six-speed shifts better, too; crisply, authoritatively.

— Provides special driving modes to better cope with snow in FWD and snow, mud and sand as well, in AWD models.

— Weighs about 286 pounds less, Honda says, for better scoot and mileage.

— Gets exceptional mileage.

We recorded mpg in the mid- to high-20s on winding, hilly rural two-lane roads, remarkable for vehicles of this size and weight.

— Looks more contemporary and stylish — inside and out.

— Offers an additional highdollar Elite trim to avoid leaving any of your money on the table.

— Has a reversible cover for the underfloor storage in the cargo area. Carpet-side up, well-finished look. Hard plastic side up, very durable, washable. A small

The 2016 Honda Pilot has the conservative, sophisticated elegance that should endear it to longtime buyers. [HONDA]

but thoughtful feature with realworld practicality.

— Drives and rides better, though not all models do so equally. We think the midlevel EX with all-wheel drive is the best overall, while the high-dollar Elite has a bit much “head toss,” unpleasant diagonal pitching over some bumps. the kind of body motion that we’d worry could generate car-sickness.

— Goes after electronics with a vengeance, finally, sensibly, switching to a Garmin navigation system, and packing in other desirable features that, alas, don’t always work quite as well or intuitively as Honda says.

— Accommodates your personal electronics needs well, offering as many as five USB ports for

linking and charging phones and tablets — four of which boast 2.5amp charging that Honda says is enough to juice-up four thirsty iPads simultaneously while each is in use. Plus, some models offer a 115-volt household current plug at the rear of the console.

The base LX model has only one USB and it’s not a 2.5-amp connection. All others have multiple USBs including some 2.5amp hookups.

Test Drive uses satellite radio more than any other in-car entertainment, so rejoices over a couple of radio-oriented gadgets.

Tune Start uses buffering (recording a bit of a broadcast) so you can switch among your favorites and hear each tune from the beginning. You also

could “rewind” a selection you’re hearing and listen to it from the start. Tune Mix lets you store several stations on one pre-set button and have the system cycle through them, always playing songs from the start. You’re not missing part of Warren Zevon’s 48-second a capella ditty, “I Need a Truck” while you’re listening to Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” on some other station.

We suspect those features wouldn’t be worth much to buyers of, say, the new Honda HRV because they’d typically be young enough that their music would be stored on their phones or other non-radio source.

The new Pilots generous interior width means hip and shoulder spaces are expansive in the

front and second rows.

The third row, as is typical, is tighter side-to-side, and offers less room for toes and legs.

Honda had high-dollar rivals on hand for comparison and we came away with two impressions from those drives. It’s clear why people buy and like three-row crossover SUVs. They are handy, easy to drive, generally comfortable and each has a particular personality that will appeal to some shoppers.

It’s just as clear that we would put the 2016 Honda Pilot atop our personal shopping list as the best overall blend of attributes and the one with the most useful hookups for personal electronics, a big consideration among today’s buyers.

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Korean automaker Kia approaches the fringes of the luxury market with the 2016 Sorento SXL, a midsize SUV (I give it three out of four stars) priced and equipped to compete with vehicles ranging from the Chevrolet Equinox to the Lincoln MKX. The refinement of some of the Sorento’s features doesn’t match the leading competitors — even non-luxury models like the Nissan Murano and Ford Edge — but the striking SUV compensates for that with a long list of features.

The Sorento is one of the biggest midsize crossover SUVs, big enough that some models offer an option of three rows of seats for up to seven passengers.

The Sorento’s primary competitors are five-seat SUVs like the Acura RDX, Equinox, Dodge Journey, Ford Edge, Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, Jeep Cherokee, Lexus RX, MKX and Nissan Murano.

“The Sorento is one of the biggest midsize crossover SUVs, big enough that some models offer an option of three rows.”

That’s a wide range of vehicles, but the Sorento has an exceptionally broad model line. In addition to either five or seven seats, it comes with front- or allwheel-drive and a choice of two four-cylinder engines or a V-6. All Sorentos have a six-speed automatic transmission.

Sorento prices start at $24,900 for a front-drive model with a 185horsepower 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine.

All-wheel-drive models start at $26,800 with the same engine. A powerful 2.0-liter turbo generates 240 horsepower and 260 poundfeet of torque from prices starting at $31,100 with front-drive and

$32,900 with AWD. A 290-horsepower 3.3-liter V-6 tops the lineup and starts at $31,700 for FWD and $33,500 with AWD. I tested an AWD SXL with the 2.0-liter turbo that was very close to the top of the model line. It had two rows of seats, a large sunroof, Bluetooth audio and phone compatibility, voice recognition, navigation, adaptive cruise control, Nappa leather upholstery, lane departure warning and much more.

It stickered at $44,200. All prices exclude destination charges.

The Sorento’s prices are generally at the low end of its competitive set, but it’s among the largest midsize SUVs inside and out.

The front seat is roomy and has plenty of storage cubbies.

The gauges are big and easy to read.

A big touch screen and plenty of conventional buttons and dials make it easy to control audio and climate.

The voice recognition system’s

understanding of contact names and navigation instructions is not as fast or accurate as the best competitors. The audio system crashed my USB-connected iPod Classic, a problem I’ve consistently had with Kia’s UVO system.

It worked fine streaming audio from my iPhone 6, however.

The interior of my vehicle was trimmed in appealing materials.

The dash and doors were soft to the touch. Brushed chrome and black glossy plastic completed the package.

The rear seat is comfortable and roomy. The cargo compartment is bigger than all the competitors except the new Journey, RX, and the new 2015 models of the Edge and Murano.

The Sorento’s exterior design is handsome, with a snub nose, sleek roofline and flared fenders.

The 2.0-liter turbo is powerful and fuel efficient.

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The Sorento rated 19 mpg city, 25 highway and 22 combined in Environmental Protection Agency tests.

The key combined figure trails only the 2015 Edge’s 2.0-liter turbo among four-cylinder engines and the V-6 Cherokee and Murano, both of which benefit from advanced transmissions.

The Sorento’s turbo-four also runs fine on regular gasoline, giving it an edge in affordability over the RDX, which scored the same combined mpg but uses premium.

The Sorento’s ride is very comfortable. The suspension absorbs bumps from rough road surfaces with aplomb. The steering is very light and numb, providing very little feedback to the driver.

That’s the only drawback in an otherwise competent chassis.

Midsize SUVs buyers are increasingly driven by styling and features.

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Temperate spring weather allowed us to get started early in the fields. That good weather has persisted so the crops are coming in real early this year.

Each season we hand dig our potatoes fresh every day, which explains their brilliant whiteness. The potatoes go through a washing machine and sorting belt designed and built by my late father, Thomas, about the time we started farming along River Road. During the past 30 years my brother Asker’s pretty much replaced every piece of it and also added some improvements. In addition to getting out of bed early, a farmer’s pretty much has to be a mechanic, a welder, a carpenter and a bunch of other things.

We generally pick peas through the day. And quite

Helgie Naesgaard Simply Growing frankly it’s very difficult to find peas anywhere that taste as sweet and tender because the natural sweetness of the peas converts to starch within hours. Also our experienced field crews are simply very talented pea pickers. They’re paid by the hour, not by the pounds picked, so they focus on quality, rather than simply quantity.

We seed peas in succession so there’s always a new patch of fresh sweet peas coming along.

We call them “snacking peas”, because they’re absolutely delicious right out of the pod and are certainly a healthy alternative to munching on manufactured snacks overflowing with fat, refined sugar and preservatives.

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The obvious example is zucchini, which should be picked at a fairly small immature stage.

Others include scallopini and yellow crookneck squash. Winter squash takes longer to grow and mature. They have thicker skins and store quite well. There’re generally more nutritiously complex than summer squash as many are loaded with beta carotene. Orange hubbard, butternut and spaghetti squash are a few examples. Finally pumpkins are simply members of the squash family.

If you’re ambitious you can purchase special seeds and grow Dill’s Atlantic Giant pumpkin.

The record weight for this behemoth stands at 1725 pounds or 783 kilograms. » Helgie Naesgaard owns and operates a family-run business in the Alberni Valley. Naesgaard’s Farm Market has been serving the Valley for more than 40 years.

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we plant a bush variety of pea.

In a home garden you can utilize vertical space by staking pea varieties that climb. Traditionally peas work well in a crop rotation as they fix nitrogen, thus improving the fertility of your soil.

According to the West Coast Seeds “Planting Chart for Coastal BC” the end of May is generally regarded as the latest recommended period for planting summer harvested peas, so there’s still a narrow window of opportunity. During summer try planting shade compatible plants such as leaf lettuce on the shady side of trellised peas and beans.

Our last crops to get planted and seeded are cucumbers, squash and pumpkins which require fairly warm soil for germination. After tomatoes these cucurbitaceae family plants are the second most popular group of vegetable plants that home gardeners purchase from our garden centre. You can begin with starter plants or there’s still time to direct seed into your garden. We carry a fair variety on our Market seed racks, but you can also order from the West Coast Seed catalogue through Naesgaard’s and we’ll pay the

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Ken, our local Paleontologist/Anthropologist, was on hand to explain how our rocks were formed. He then gave a short presentation that he had given at the Show.

Some of us hadn’t seen it because we were too busy. It was very informative, with great pictures of the different minerals and crystals.

The Club also took part in the Heritage Fair at Echo Centre on May 2nd.

The next Vancouver Island Show will be held in Campbell River on June 13 and 14.

Our Club will be sending the display case to participate.

The next meeting will be held Sunday June 7 at 7 p.m. at Cherry Creek Community Hall. The “Show and Tell” table will be out, so bring an item for that.

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Folkfest is here again. Remember last year? We thought we had seen our last celebration. Even Positive Winston was preparing to close this chapter of his association, and then some truly positive ladies gave this man a lesson in Positive Thinking.

One of the ladies from the Women Business Association met me in the Credit Union Office and she told me that the ladies were working on solution . . . and Folkfest was one of the best we had in years. Our next meeting is on June 8th in the basement of the Abbeyfield building. This is your invitation to continue to strengthen this organization. Be a super active member during June.

A lot of work is done at this time.

The old group met for the whole month. I leave it in the hands of this younger generation. This is a personal invitation to come down and help us in any way you can.

Right now, I am working on a special project of the Lions Club.

Project Pride. A number of Lions will be visiting the classrooms of the grade ones students in this valley, presenting these students with their own flag.

It was President Kennedy who said: Ask not what your country can do for you, but what can you do for your country. We are trying to foster citizenship in our students. The Lions are also holding a special Pancake breakfast for our seniors. This is one of the most important projects that we carry out each year. Give due respect to our elders.

They have contributed a lot to our society and it is now our turn to do our share for them. We are coming to the last week for our Food and Filosophy Group. We thank a number of people for making valuable contribution to our meetings. You are invited to come along and suggest other ways in which we could keep alive mentally. I had an idea of woking on the theme of Our Health. That was turned down by some members.

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After the resignation of a fourth councillor in a matter of weeks, the District of Lantzville has been left temporarily without a functioning government.

As a result, the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development will now decide how to get council back up and running.

Former councillor Graham Savage resigned at Monday night’s council meeting, following in the footsteps of Jennifer Millbank, Rod Negrave and Dave Scott, with all leaving since the end of April.

Only Mayor Colin Haime, Coun.

Denise Haime and Coun. John Coulson remain after November’s municipal election. The ministry must decide whether to order the remaining three council members to constitute a quorum or appoint qualified persons to fill the vacancies until new members are selected through a byelection.

Once a decision is made, council will have to appoint a chief election officer for the byelection to fill the four vacant seats. That must happen within 80 days of that appointment. The ministry said it would make a decision sometime Tuesday night.

“They need to be a properly functioning local government and I’m prepared to ensure that that’s in place,” said Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.

Oakes said the ministry expects all local governments to have policies in place in order to protect the workplace.

“As always, we respect the autonomy of local government.

It’s very critically important.

They’re elected by the local citizens. We are looking at options today (Tuesday) to ensure that they are successful. Fundamentally, they have to look at how as a community they move forward.”

Oakes also said the ministry was working closely with Lantzville and that provincial staff is available to offer support and advice.

Haime said he expects a decision quickly.

“They understand our urgency,” he said. “The daytoday activities such as garbage pickup, water supply and road maintenance will continue, but our strategic decision-making process is on hold.”

Haime also said he was disappointed at the four resignations, but questioned the reasoning. He said none of them supported his election as mayor when he replaced Jack de Jong in November.

City will file for stay and appeal of order from province to upgrade Colliery Dam SPENCER ANDERSON NANAIMO DAILY NEWS

The City of Nanaimo will file this week for a stay and appeal of a provincial order to complete safety upgrades to the lower Colliery dam, and has a tentative June 4 meeting with provincial officials next week in an attempt to resolve the longstanding issue.

The city must still comply with a Monday deadline to select an upgrade option for the lower dam. The issue will be at the council table Monday.

McKay said the meeting has been potentially complicated by a request late Tuesday from Coun. Bill Bestwick to include four non-council members in the group that will travel to Victoria to meet with the deputy minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. NanaimoNorth Cowichan MLA Doug Routley, former Snuneymuxw First Nation Chief Doug White and engineer Lorne Gale are among the proposed additions.

The mayor said Peter Bullock, whose firm GeoStabilization International was approved for a sole source contract to reinforce the embankment of the dam, is also included as a proposed

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McKay said provincial officials had agreed to meet with himself and other council members, and was unsure if the meeting would still proceed with the proposed additions. Council voted to request the meeting last week.

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VANCOUVER — An accused terrorist described as the perfect, submissive, Muslim wife lived an isolated life marred by poverty and drug-addiction before

undercover police ensnared her in a plot to blow up the provincial legislature, a B.C. court has heard.

Amanda Korody’s lawyer, Mark Jette, presented his closing submissions to a B.C. Supreme

Court jury on Wednesday, depicting his client as the victim of both a controlling husband and an overeager RCMP operation intent on “pulling her into their orbit.”

“You might be forgiven for coming to the conclusion that Ms. Korody is rather impressionable,” Jette told the jury. “You might conclude that Ms. Korody drank the Kool-Aid more than once.”

Addressing the jury, Jette referenced video and audio evidence presented earlier in court of Korody’s belief in outlandish conspiracy theories, her penchant for joining cults and her uncritical endorsement of far-fetched plans for terrorist attacks.

Korody and her husband John Nuttall have each pleaded not guilty to masterminding a plan to detonate homemade pressurecooker explosives on the crowded grounds of the B.C. legislature during Canada Day festivities two years ago.

Their arrest on July 1, 2013, was the culmination of an elaborate sting operation involving hundreds of RCMP officers, the court has heard.

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VANCOUVER — New evidence proves the expansion of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline presents a grave threat to the City of Vancouver’s health, economy and environment, said Mayor Gregor Robertson.

The city commissioned expert reports on the potential impacts of the $5.4 billion proposal and the findings were presented to council on Wednesday.

“Today we heard overwhelming evidence that the Kinder Morgan pipeline proposal and the oil tankers associated with it are incredibly disastrous for Vancouver,” said Robertson outside council chambers after the meeting.

“My mind is clearly made up.

I think this is a bad deal for Vancouver.”

The mayor entered a motion to reaffirm the city’s opposition to the project, but council agreed to defer the vote for two weeks after Coun. Elizabeth Ball requested more time to review the findings.

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TODAY’S CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Gull’s cry 4 Zip or area -8 League 12 -- -majeste 13 Dye-yielding plant 14 Column order 16 Bonsai and ikebana 17 Costa -18 Held sway 19 B’way posting of yore 20 Astarte devotees 22 Violent storm 24 Fine powder 25 Caveman from Moo 26 Delights 28 Spanish hero El -31 Robin of balladry 34 Fanatic’s feeling 35 Mr. Moto remark (2 wds.)

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23 Derrick or crane 26 Unisex garb 27 Thole fillers 29 Meryl, in “Out of Africa” 30 Fishing boat 31 Tel -32 Senhora 33 Economy, plus 34 Athena’s father 35 Yet to come 37 Keep yakking 41 Hutches 43 Damaged by hail 44 Kermit or Big Bird 46 Beatrice’s admirer 47 Pioneer Daniel 48 Wildly dramatic 49 Recital piece 50 The facts 51 Putin’s former gp.

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Know what you need to do to push a project to the finish line.

Tonight: Just say “yes” to an invitation.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You have ideas about what works, yet you rarely express them completely. A project appears to be moving on its own. You might want to assess certain items, like the projected cost. Detaching from a hot situation could be difficult. Tonight: Squeeze in some exercise.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your creativity pops up in nearly every situation today. You might be feeling confused by someone you must answer to, as he or she could be sending you mixed messages. Deal with what you know, and add enthusiasm to your interactions. Tonight: Cheer up a loved one.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Listen to news more openly. You might want to reorganize your schedule in order to make more time for a creative project. Lady Luck could make an appearance today. Still, use care with taking risks. Make sure you can handle the outcome. Tonight: Visit over dinner.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Be aware of the costs of proceeding on your present course.

A friend who means to be helpful just might not be. Tension builds around someone’s expectations, which you are inclined to meet. Your ingenuity can’t be tamed. Tonight: Schedule some downtime.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You seem to be on the right path, despite a mild fog of confusion that surrounds you.

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Everyone needs to recharge his or her batteries -- including you!

Use this period well. Tonight: Vanish into the night.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You need to focus on your desires. You could have a difficult exchange with a partner who seems to want to shut you down. Glide past this problem, and keep your eye on the big picture. Once you have a more complete perspective, you’ll know what to do. Tonight: Accept an offer.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might want to let others run the show, especially as you recognize how complicated an issue seems to be. You tend to be negative when dealing with those in a higher position of authority. Avoid getting into a power play. Tonight: A loved one reels you in.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Slow down and detach from the here and now. You need to get a better perspective of what is happening around you and of the people you need to involve in order to realize a goal. A friend who wants to be helpful could prove to be the exact opposite. Tonight: Make weekend plans.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Relate to a friend on a one-onone level, as this person often supports you through difficult times. Your creativity surges when dealing with others, especially a close loved one. Listen to an offer that might seem too good to be true. Tonight: Honor a sense of fatigue.

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CALGARY — Scott Vrooman says he wants Dalhousie University and Queen’s University to stop investing in fossil fuel companies so much that he’s willing to tear up his degrees from the institutions if they don’t change their policies.

The writer and comedian made the promise last week to pressure the schools to sign on to a global movement calling for a total divestment of fossil fuels.

“Primarily it’s a moral argument, where if you’re an institution that claims to be working in the public interest, you can’t do that and also be invested in

fossil fuels, because torching the climate isn’t in the public interest,” said Vrooman.

The fossil fuel divestment movement, started by environmental group 350.org in November 2012, has started to gain traction abroad but so far failed to take hold in Canada.

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Concordia University has promised to make $5 million of its roughly $130 million endowment fossil-free, and several

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Outside Canada, hundreds of colleges, cities, foundations and religious groups have committed to some degree of divestment of fossil fuels.

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