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Comox boater challenges PAPA KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

A retired Comox Valley resident was shocked when he was told he could no longer stay overnight aboard his boat moored at Fisherman’s Wharf. Last Tuesday morning, Gordon Wilkins was informed of the decision by the wharf’s management. If he continued, he was told he would be evicted from the premises. Wilkins first brought his 37-foot pleasure boat to the harbour last year. As a recreational fisherman, he typically spent anywhere from two to four days fishing and returned to the dock to stay overnight. He said he signed the contract and complied with the written rules, including purchasing $2 million in liability insurance and complying with proper sewage disposal. “I worked to fix up my boat and brought it here last year for six months,” Wilkins said. “I stayed two to three days a week with no problems. Last week I stayed two nights and the guy who runs the dock said I couldn’t stay.” Ron Kyle, manager of marine services, said that the allowable space for live-aboard pleasure users is maxed out and Wilkins did not go through the proper channels to reserve a spot, should one come available. “If he wanted to live on his boat,

Retired from the military, Gordon Wilkins was surprised he is no longer able to live aboard his fishing vessel at Fisherman’s Wharf after doing so last year. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

he would have to explain to us what he wanted and we would document it,” Kyle said. “If a space came available, we would contact him.” Kyle said there are currently six pleasure boat owners who are allowed to remain long-term, but they share the space for the main commercial use of the harbour. “This is a commercial dock for

the commercial sector,” Kyle said. “We get up to 250 gillnetters and need the space. We allow people to come in to make up the difference in the winter but always need the space for commercial use first.” Kyle said it is a small craft harbour, and due to liability, it is up to the discretion of the PAPA to allow a certain number of pleasure boats.

Wilkins said there is nothing written in the contract that states live-aboards are not permitted and it has not been changed over the year. “I just really want them to change the contract so people know before they get here,” Wilkins said. “The contract is updated every year. It is pretty straight forward

in the contract,” Kyle said. “It is cut and dry. He lived on it without our permission and that is a big problem with us. You can’t do that without a permit.” The contract on the PAPA website, dated February 2014, states “No person is permitted to use their vessel as a residence while moored without written permission from the Port Authority.” “It doesn’t state you have an option to live aboard,” Kyle said. “If it did, everyone would and it would be unmanageable.” Wilkins said he started saving up for the boat after retiring from the military about 20 years ago. “This is my dream,” he said. “This is my summer cottage on the water.” He said he likes to come to Port Alberni when he can take breaks from working on his Comox Valley farm, but next week plans to moor at a government dock in Deep Bay, where he is permitted to stay up to 75 days. “I buy all of my groceries, fuel, bait and tackle in Port Alberni,” Wilkins said. “I love the restaurants and spend my money here. When my four grandkids and their parents came, we toured the town and rode the train. So there goes more tourist dollars that Port Alberni could use.” Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext. 234

ENVIRONMENT

City may add more water monitors Extra equipment would measure turbidity, temperature throughout watershed RCMP recruiting for volunteer program The flexible volunteer opportunity is good for anyone interested in assisting with public safety and crime prevention. » Alberni Region, 3A

Alberni wrestlers qualify for Team BC A small group of Alberni Wrestlers made the journey to Vancouver over the weekend to participate in the Western Canada Games. » Sports, 7A

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“There would need to be some analysis as to where they should go, whether they would be mobile or fixed.”

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Port Alberni city council is looking into the need for additional monitors to measure water turbidity and temperature from drinking water sources into the Alberni Valley. Council passed a motion last week brought forward by Coun. Chris Alemany, suggesting that city staff investigate the feasibility of installing water monitors throughout the China Creek watershed, which provides drinking water to the valley. The extra equipment would produce additional data for the watershed’s tributaries that could also be useful to fisheries and timber companies, Alemany said. “With our low snowpack and continued [forestry] activity in the watershed, it’ll be important to have as much information as we can,” said Alemany. The monitors would enhance, not replace, the existing equipment, he noted. Currently the city continuously monitors water at intakes in China Creek and Bainbridge Lake, but elsewhere the monitoring is done manually with one-time spot reads on a rotating basis, said city manager Ken Watson.

Ken Watson, city manager

The China Creek Intake Dam circa 2010. The City of Port Alberni is investigating the feasibility of installing more water monitors for temperature and turbidity throughout the China Creek Watershed. [CITY OF PORT ALBERNI PHOTO]

Staff will now look into installing automatic, continuous monitors elsewhere. “There would definitely be a cost to that,” Watson said. “There would need to be some analysis as to where they should go, whether they would be mobile or fixed.” City engineer Guy Cicon said the cost would depend on what kind of equipment is needed and how

many monitors would be installed. He estimated it would likely cost somewhere around $20,000; however, the report is still in its earliest stages, he noted. More information as to what is happening in our watershed is valuable, Cicon said. Issues affecting water quality could arise either from natural causes, such as a landslide, or from logging

activity from forestry companies. Cicon suggested measuring streamflow as well. Alemany runs a weather monitoring website at alberniweather. ca with data from a weather station at his house in Port Alberni. He’s noticed a warming trend since 2005, with snowpack depleting on nearby mountains. Measuring water temperature in the watershed would offer further data on climate trends, he noted. This year’s snowpack was 15 per cent the normal level, according to the River Forecast Centre – the lowest in over 30 years. Snowpack levels have steadily fallen since 2011. Martin.Wissmath@avtimes.net

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PA RCMP recruiting Volunteer opportunity for Auxiliary Constable Program KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Do bicycle lanes cause confusion on the road? “Someone who is 40 or 50 and looking to contribute to the community may be the perfect candidate”. Cpl. Jen Allan, Port Alberni RCMP

main thing is to be committed to supporting the goals of the detachment. She said someone with enthusiasm and an understanding of the community and its geographic layout is an asset. The training for new recruits is extensive over three months of weekends and includes both hands-on and classroom work. MacEachern, a new father of a toddler, said it is the flexibility that allows him to commit

to the position. With options of day, evening and weekend shifts, he can choose what works for his schedule. It also helps that he has a passion for law enforcement. “I am able live, work and give back by volunteering here,” he said. “I enjoy police work so it is a good way of going out and enjoying it and I am getting some good life experience.” Once trainees complete the required hours and pass a high security clearance, they are equipped with full uniforms, soft body armour, batons, pepper spray, handcuffs and access badges for buildings. Applications are available at the RCMP Detachment until June 30. Allan hopes to have five new recruits trained and ready to suit up by the New Year. Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net

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he meteoric rise of social media has added new layers of complexity, and controversy, to the world of work. One of the questions it has raised is how much bearing your conduct in non-work hours should have on your job performance. This issue hit the news cycle in dramatic fashion fairly recently, when an Ontario man attending a sporting event was fired from his six-figure-salary job for making crudely offensive comments to a female reporter on live TV. While there is little question that the fellow’s behaviour was crass and grossly out of line, it has stirred debate about whether losing his livelihood over something he did on his own time, not his employer’s, was reasonable and justified. Setting aside for the moment any moral judgments about this fellow’s conduct, what his situation (and many others like it) illustrates is how the boundaries between personal and professional conduct are fast becoming blurred. In our modern “wired world,” the definition of privacy is being re-written as we spend more and more time in the public eye -- whether tweeting our thoughts and photos or making questionable comments within earshot of ever-present recording devices.

David MacFadden On the Job In the case of the ex-employee from Ontario, he was guilty of not only vulgarity but also staggeringly poor judgment by voicing his opinions in the midst of a live network broadcast. While it’s true he was not on company time when he made the provocative comments, his employer could, and did, argue that his actions harmed the company’s reputation… meaning they were within their rights to dismiss him under current Canadian law. As I’ve noted previously in this column, too many workers in the modern age seem not to understand that anything you do or say on-line – or that can be captured and circulated on-line – is practically impossible to erase. Whether it was done on your own time or your employer’s, and whether it was serious enough to warrant criminal charges, is fast becoming irrelevant in disciplinary cases. Witness another Ontario man who was recently suspended from work over allegations he harassed a female stand-up comic

“Character is much easier kept than recovered.” Thomas Paine, English-American author, 1737–1809

in a nightclub, or the Vancouver woman who lost her job after being identified as a participant in the 2011 Stanley Cup riots. The moral for today, then, is that amid a cultural epidemic of TV cameras, webcams and smartphones, workers need to be extra vigilant about what they say and do in the public sphere (a sphere that’s much larger than it used to be, and seemingly expanding every day). More than ever before, you need to be conscious of how your individual actions may reflect on your professional reputation if ever they went “viral” -- something that nowadays, as more and more folks have found to their detriment, is a distinct possibility. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “Character is much easier kept than recovered.” (Thomas Paine, English-American author, 1737–1809) » David MacFadden works at the local Alberni Valley Employment Centre.

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hate to admit it, but bicycle lanes confuse me. The Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) defines them as a designated use lane that is part of the highway, but not part of the roadway. Both the province and municipalities are able to create designated use lanes and restrict who may use them through legislation. You might be surprised about what this might mean for both cyclists and drivers. For the driver, the concept of roadway suddenly becomes very important. Roadway includes the lanes motor vehicles drive in and the area where they park at the side of the highway that is not the shoulder. So, if you approach an intersection intending to make a right turn, your pre-turn position is dependent on whether there is a curb or parking is available to the right of the bicycle lane or not. If not, you must remain to the left of the bicycle lane. If so, and it is practical to do so, you must move onto the parking area or next to the curb before you turn. For the cyclist, it is forbidden to ride other than single file when using the roadway. If the shoul-

Tim Schewe Behind the Wheel

der of the highway or the cycle lane is wide enough, there is no rule that prohibits riding side by side there unless a bylaw directs otherwise. If the highway shoulder is paved and passable, a cyclist must ride on it. If not, they are allowed to use the right hand edge of the roadway. The MVA does not require the use of cycle lanes if present and I have not found a municipal bylaw that requires their use either. The bottom line? It’s probably best that cyclists use bicycle lanes if they are present and drivers should exercise extra caution, especially when turning. The cyclist may see their bicycle lane as being clear and pass you on the right. » Tim Schewe is a retired RCMP constable with many years of traffic enforcement experience. To comment or learn more, please visit www. drivesmartbc.ca.

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The RCMP are currently recruiting for the Auxiliary Constable Program. The flexible volunteer opportunity is good for anyone interested in assisting with public safety and crime prevention. That is why Ryan MacEachern joined in 2007 when he was living in Surrey. “I trained in Surrey and it was a pretty busy place to start,” MacEachern said. He moved to Port Alberni in 2011 to open Boston Pizza and transferred to the Port Alberni detachment two years later. He said it is a different experience but the training received is similar and prepared him for what to expect on the streets. “Surrey is one of the largest detachments in Canada and is fast-paced,” MacEachern said. “It is great in Port Alberni though. We can go on boat patrol on the Inlet and the lake and it is a broad area that we patrol.” Cpl. Jen Allan, community relations officer with the Port Alberni RCMP, said the program is open to a wide range of potential volunteers. “We’re not necessarily looking for your classic 20 to 30-year-old in great physical shape,” Allan said. “Someone who is 40 or 50 and looking to contribute to the community may be the perfect candidate.” She said the recruitment is open to individuals with a variety of skills and experience, including teachers and health professionals, but the

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Residential schools are Canada’s great shame

f America’s great shame is Iciliation slavery, the Truth and ReconCommission’s report

painfully laid out Canada’s great shame Tuesday. Canada and Canadians are guilty of genocide against its aboriginal population. Genocide is a harsh word, loaded with so much meaning and more commonly associated with the targeted slaughter of people in Nazi Germany, Cambodia and Rwanda. Yet genocide is about far more than that. “Generally speaking, genocide does not necessarily mean the immediate destruction of a nation, except when accomplished by mass killings of all members of a nation,” wrote Raphael Lemkin in 1944. “It is intended rather to signify a co-ordinated plan of different actions aiming at the destruction of essential foundations of the life of national groups, with the aim of annihilating the groups themselves. The objectives of

such a plan would be the disintegration of the political and social institutions, of culture, language, national feelings, religion, and the economic existence of national groups, and the destruction of the personal security, liberty, health, dignity, and even the lives of the individuals belonging to such groups.” Lemkin gets to define genocide because the word didn’t exist until he invented it, addressing what Winston Churchill had once called a crime with no name. Lemkin simply combined the Greek “genos,” meaning people, and the Latin “cide,” meaning to kill. Lemkin’s definition prevails to this day in international law and with the United Nations. The breadth of genocide’s full meaning show how Lemkin, a lawyer of Polish and Jewish descent, deeply understood that violence and murder are just two of the many ways to destroy a group of people. The Truth and Reconciliation

Commission called what happened in residential schools in Canada for 120 years “cultural genocide” but that is too polite, too politically correct, too Canadian. There is no such thing as “cultural genocide,” in Lemkin’s view. The stories by residential school survivors told to the commission clearly meet “the disintegration of the political and social institutions, of culture, language... personal security, liberty, health, dignity” under Lemkin. When defining genocide, Lemkin stepped smartly around the numbers question. Genocide can’t be explained as more than one million deaths or one thousand or even one. Genocide is not destruction but the planned destruction of an identifiable group. Even if multiple actors working independently of one another are involved, if there is a “co-ordinated plan” to steal a people’s existence, including its self-iden-

tity, regardless of the plan’s degree of success, that, too, is genocide. The Canadian government, working with the Roman Catholic Church, conspired to eradicate the history, culture, language and identity of Canada’s aboriginal peoples for more than a century by shipping young people away from their families and communities to schools where the Indian could be unlearned and children could be taught to be proper “Canadians.” The result was generations of misery from substance and sexual abuse, violence, poverty, victimization and powerlessness. Perhaps worst of all, it created multiple schisms in the aboriginal community and even within individual families, pitting those who excelled in broader Canadian society, those who refused to be considered victims and those who chose to not be identified by their skin colour, language or birth place against those who were discriminated

against and shunned, those who found solace with others in their victimhood and those who refuse to accept the selfish and individualistic notions of identity so commonly held in the “white man’s” world. The reconciliation between and within aboriginal communities is just as important as the reconciliation that needs to happen between Canada’s First Nations and its governments and the Catholic Church. A papal visit to Canada and a sincere, heartfelt apology and acceptance of blame from Pope Francis would help, but the Vatican only aided and abetted a travesty that was born and bred in Canada. The shame must be owned and understood by all Canadians and the genocide perpetrated on this country’s aboriginal populations under the guise of education must be accepted as truth. Without that, there can be no reconciliation. PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Cathedral Grove an accident waiting to happen Cathedral Grove! This magnificent nature’s own park located east of Port Alberni is enjoyed by locals and visitors alike on a year round basis. Due to the notoriety and popularity of this magnificent attraction, increasing numbers of visitors/tourists descend on the park during the spring and summer months to explore and enjoy its natural wonder. There is very limited designated vehicle parking to accommodate the numbers involved, therefore drivers ingeniously make their own stalls on shoulders of the road and/or wherever they can squeeze into a vacant spot increasing the congestion in this already heavily populated area. As the highway divides the park, pedestrians have to judge traffic flow to dart from one side of the road to the other, providing a high element of danger and adding to driver frustration. In addition to a flashing advisory approach light and speed limit reduced to 50 km/h, more is required. For the safety of everyone involved and before a tragedy occurs, wouldn’t traffic lights or crosswalks be justified? Don’t let it be said “why didn’t we” or “wish we had” after the fact. Lorraine Armstrong Port Alberni

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It’s no surprise that parents with young children hold more than half of all of Canada’s household debt. From parental leave and daycare to sports and school supplies, the costs of raising a child don’t stop adding up. House prices alone have surged ahead of income, and are now about eight times the average pre-tax income of a full-time worker. With increased financial pressures and rising costs, we need to ask if the support the federal government provides to parents is enough. The answer is no. The current system is a jumble of four programs with different criteria: some are taxable, some are not; some help all kids, some don’t;

» Another View some disappear if you lose your job; some favour the wealthy. No parent has the time to figure out the complicated system while raising their kids. The Liberal Party of Canada has a plan to bring back fairness: the Canada Child Benefit. By rolling all these funds together, topping them up with money saved from eliminating waste, and then targeting lower and middle income families, it would provide a lot more help per child every month, completely taxfree, to nine out of ten Canadian families. The lowest income families would get $6400 a year for a child under six, and $5400 for a child over six. The benefit would be reduced gradually as family incomes become larger. The statistically “median” family — two parents and two kids (one under six and one over) with a total income of $90,000 — would get $5875 per year tax-free, over $2500 more than the current system. The current system gives money to those who need it least. We can do more for those who really need help by helping those who truly don’t less. That’s a fairer system. By giving more help to middle-class parents and all those who are working so hard to get there, the Canada Child Benefit will ease pressure on family finances and help every parent give their children the best possible start in life. Fairness is a better plan. John McCallum, MP

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all it. Call a spade a spade. That’s what Canada’s commissioners for the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission have done, to their credit and to the benefit of all Canadians. It’s time for the Harper government to do the same, now, to set this country on the long, hard road to understanding itself, to make some peace with its past. The commission, chaired by Manitoba’s own Justice Murray Sinclair, has declared the federal government aimed to “cause aboriginal people to cease to exist as distinct legal, social, cultural, religious and racial entities in Canada.” John A. Macdonald authorized the schools in 1883, to take the children away from the influences of the “savages,” their parents, to make them white like him. Indian residential schools, the commission says, were central to a policy of “cultural genocide.” The pull-no-punches executive summary, released Tuesday ahead of its multi-volume full report, is a blunt indictment of Canada’s century-long experiment of assimilation to get rid of the “Indian problem.” The Indian Act made school attendance mandatory in 1920. Where day schools didn’t exist, children as young as or younger than five were forcibly sent to forbidding institutions run by church people filled with religious fervour and little parenting know-how. WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

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

Family, faith and fitness for resident with goals KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Crystal Salmon is a born and raised Alberni Valley resident who returned to town to raise her own family. Crystal grew up in a busy and loving household with parents, Rob and Paulette Nichelle and brother, Jeremy. The class of 1999 ADSS graduate first started school at Snow White preschool and continued to Wood Elementary and Mt. Klitsa Junior Secondary schools. Through her childhood and teen years, she was highly involved in the arts, specifically dance and music. At the age of eight, Crystal joined Studio West dance school where she took ballet, jazz and sang with musical theatre. Influenced by her mother, Crystal spent a lot of time at Alberni Christian Fellowship Church where they sang together. She not only gained leadership skills by leading the worship team and youth group, she ran the Sunday school and weekly ball hockey games. After graduating from ADSS, Crystal went straight to Trinity Western University and continued to dance with the Trinity Impact dance team. After two years, with an original plan to go into teaching, she found herself at the University of Victoria and acquired a degree in Child and Youth Care. Not only that, she met her future husband, Mike. Married in 2002, the two lived in Burnaby for a short time, but when Mike was offered a job as a medical lab technician in Port Alberni, it was an easy decision to move back home. “Both of our families are here and it is a lot more affordable,” Crystal said. “We were able to be close to family before starting our own.” Crystal initially started her career in town as an on-call educational assistant for the school district. She was then hired

at the Port Alberni Christian School. In 2008, she moved to John Paul II Catholic School as an educational assistant for children with special needs, where she has been ever since. By that time, the couple was ready to start a family and had their first daughter, Lauren, followed shortly after by their second, Rachel. Crystal knew she always wanted children, and as a parent, describes herself as someone who needs a balance between home and work life. “I am a very involved parent, but I love my job and value that balance in life,” she said. The Salmons do a lot together as a family including bike riding, fishing and canoeing or just going for a walk around the neighbourhood. Raised by two professional photographers, Crystal also enjoys photography and makes it a point to document both her family and work. “I learned a lot from my parents, especially the marketing end of a small business,” she said. “They had to work to get their work and that is a big part of my job [at JPII Catholic School].” Crystal’s duo role at the school includes being in the classroom helping students, as well as working on the promotional aspect. She administers the Facebook page, writes articles and plans events. “I love being part of the creative culture and the way the community sees us,” she said. She said she is not the only one with multiple roles. “Everyone here has so much more invested in it, we don’t want to just make it business as usual,” she said. “We want to make it bigger and better. Whatever we need to do to make the school function is all done without question. It is amazing to be part of something like that.”

Crystal Salmon has found the perfect balance between raising a young family, working full-time, pursuing her interests and soon, returning to post-secondary education. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Part of Crystal’s enthusiasm comes from various mentors along the way. The first being her first dance teacher, Tania Brossoit. “She gave me my confidence to be on stage and put my body in front of people to watch and judge,” she said. “That takes a lot of guts and courage and I’m not shy about speaking in front of people.” Crystal’s youth pastor, Neil Riley was also an influence in her life. “He always challenged me to be real, authentic and to live my faith,” she said. “He gave me leadership opportunities like running the youth group, Sunday School and bible studies for girls.” Crystal’s latest goal is to return

to university this fall for a teaching degree. The challenge involves commuting to Vancouver Island University five days a week. “I always said that when my youngest daughter started kindergarten I would go back and I am proud of my self for doing it,” she said. “It has been this environment [at JPII Catholic School] that has encouraged me. I am inspired by the teachers. It is hard not to get caught up in their passion for teaching. I want to do what they do and strive to do it just as well.” Crystal also keeps in shape by running and attending boot camp and said instructors Dave and Jill Sherlock have also been mentors for healthy living and relationships.

“They exercise together and hold hands,” she said. “That is so good to see.” Her final project before vacation is the school’s annual Around the World in Three Hours Fun Fair this Friday. Bigger than ever, it always attracts families from the community and there will be something for kids of all ages. She invites everyone to the school from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow for games, activities, many huge raffle baskets and ethnic food. With the summer off, Crystal hopes to spend as much time with her family camping, staying local and completing home renovations. Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext. 234

FAITH

Truth and Reconciliation Commission closing events T in many families today –by people who never attended a residential school. No one can simply say that the schools are closed and we should “just get over it.” The effect of the schools is still with us. That said, the Truth and Reconciliation commission is not about living in the past or remaining stuck in old patterns. Through these five years or hearings, truth

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he Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada held its closing events in Ottawa this week. Through the past five years the Commission has collected more than 7,000 stories from survivors of Indian Residential Schools in Canada. A dark part of our national history has been brought to light. There are many things to learn from this commission. A key truth is that this is a Canadian story. Most Canadians alive today had little or nothing to do with Indian Residential Schools. Many had no idea that they even existed or what they were about. Now we know that our government, our churches, our society was involved in a harmful, prejudiced plan to fix the “Indian problem,” as our first Prime Minister, John A Macdonald called it. Decisions were made and policies were established generations ago, but the impact is still with us. The simple passage of time will not allow any Canadian to dismiss this part of our history and therefore someone else’s problem. We drink downstream; this is a Canadian story that continues today. Our nation can also learn that about the generational effect of abuse suffered at the schools. In many families, two or three or even up to seven consecutive generations of children were taken from their families. That means that several generations were raised in large part by people other than their parents. Without the positive examples of parents, it is extremely difficult to be a good parent to one’s own children. Thus, even though the last residential school closed some years ago, effects can still be felt

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NHL Stanley Cup Finals Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Chicago Blackhawks (Best of seven series) Yesterdays result (Game 1) Chicago at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Blackhawks 2, Lightning 1 First Period 1. Tampa Bay, Killorn (8) (Stralman, Filppula) 4:31 Penalties: Shaw Chi (Tripping) 6:14, Garrison Tb (Cross checking) 16:48 Second Period No scoring Penalties: Killorn Tb (High-sticking) 0:28, Versteeg Chi (Goalkeeper Interference) 13:28 Third Period 2. Chicago, Teravainen (3) (Shaw, Keith) 13:28 3. Chicago, Vermette (3) (Teravainen) 15:26 Penalties: None Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Chicago 7 6 8 21 Tampa Bay 10 8 5 23 Goaltending summary: Chicago: Crawford (22/23), Tampa Bay: Bishop (19/21) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Chicago: 0 of 3, Tampa Bay: 0 of 2 Att: 19,204 Saturday, June 6 (Game 2) Chicago at Tampa Bay, 4:15 p.m.

Wednesday, June 10 (Game 4) Tampa Bay at Chicago, 5 p.m. Saturday, June 13 (Game 5*) Chicago at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. Monday, June 15 (Game 6*) Tampa Bay at Chicago, 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 17 (Game 7*) Chicago at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Playoff leaders

Goals 1 Tyler Johnson, TB 2 Patrick Kane, CHI 2 Corey Perry, ANA 4 Nikita Kucherov, TB 4 Jonathan Toews, CHI 4 Derick Brassard, NYR 7 Matt Beleskey, ANA 8 Steven Stamkos, TB 8 Alex Killorn, TB 8 Ondrej Palat, TB 8 Ryan Kesler, ANA 8 Patrick Maroon, ANA 8 Chris Kreider, NYR

GP 20 17 16 20 17 19 16 20 20 20 16 16 19

Sunday, June 7 (Game 2) Utica at Manchester, 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 10 (Game 3) Manchester at Utica, 4 p.m. Friday, June 12 (Game 4) Manchester at Utica, 4 p.m. Saturday, June 13 (Game 5*) Manchester at Utica, 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 16 (Game 6*) Utica at Manchester, 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 17 (Game 7*) Utica at Manchester, 4 p.m.

BASKETBALL NBA Championship final (Best-of-seven series) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors Today’s schedule (Game 1) Cleveland at Golden State, 6 p.m. Sunday, June 7 (Game 2) Cleveland at Golden State, 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 9 (Game 3) Golden State at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Thursday, June 11 (Game 4) Golden State at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Monday, June 8 (Game 3) Tampa Bay at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Points G 1 Tyler Johnson, TB 12 2 Patrick Kane, CHI 10 2 Ryan Getzlaf, ANA 2 4 Nikita Kucherov, TB 9 5 Jonathan Toews, CHI 9 5 Duncan Keith, CHI 2 5 Corey Perry, ANA 10 5 Jakob Silfverberg, ANA 4 9 Steven Stamkos, TB 7 10 Alex Killorn, TB 7 10 Derick Brassard, NYR 9

Calder Cup Final Manchester Monarchs vs. Utica Comets Saturday, June 6 (Game 1) Utica at Manchester, 3 p.m.

A Pts 9 21 10 20 18 20 10 19 9 18 16 18 8 18 14 18 10 17 9 16 7 16 G 12 10 10 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7

Plus/Minus Pts +/1 Duncan Keith, CHI 18 13 2 Victor Hedman, TB 10 11 3 Andrew Cogliano, ANA 9 9 3 Derick Brassard, NYR 16 9 5 Rick Nash, NYR 14 8 6 Nikita Kucherov, TB 19 7 6 Keith Yandle, NYR 11 7 8 Andrej Sustr, TB 2 6 8 Brent Seabrook, CHI 10 6 8 Tyler Johnson, TB 21 6 8 Patrick Kane, CHI 20 6 8 Ryan Getzlaf, ANA 20 6 8 Corey Perry, ANA 18 6

Sunday, June 14 (Game 5*) Cleveland at Golden State, 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 16 (Game 6*) Golden State at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Friday, June 19 (Game 7*) Cleveland at Golden State, 6 p.m.

NBA Playoff leaders Points per game 1 Anthony Davis, NO 2 Stephen Curry, GS 3 LeBron James, CLE 4 James Harden, HOU 5 Monta Ellis, DAL 6 Blake Griffin, LAC 7 Bradley Beal, WSH

31.5 29.2 27.6 27.2 26.0 25.5 23.4

Assists per game 1 John Wall, WSH 2 Chris Paul, LAC 3 LeBron James, CLE 4 James Harden, HOU 5 J.J. Barea, DAL

11.9 8.8 8.3 7.5 7.4

Field goal percentage 1 DeAndre Jordan, LAC 2 Amir Johnson, TOR 3 Tyson Chandler, DAL 4 Marcin Gortat, WSH 5 Alan Anderson, BKN

.716 .690 .655 .628 .610

Rebounds per game 1 Dwight Howard, HOU 2 DeAndre Jordan, LAC 3 Blake Griffin, LAC 4 LaMarcus Aldridge, POR 5 Tim Duncan, SA

14.0 13.4 12.7 11.2 11.1

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Yankees record 3-1 win over Mariners TIM BOOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SEATTLE — Garrett Jones and Mark Teixeira homered, Masahiro Tanaka gave up one run over seven innings in his return from the disabled list and the New York Yankees completed a threegame sweep of Seattle Mariners with a 3-1 victory Wednesday. Jones homered for the second straight day, hitting a two-run shot in the fourth inning off Seattle starter Taijuan Walker (2-6). Jones hit a three-run home run in the 11th inning of the Yankees’ 5-3 victory Tuesday night. Teixeira added his second home run of the series and his 16th of the season, hitting a solo shot in the second inning that just eluded leaping right fielder Seth Smith at the wall. Tanaka (3-1) made his first start in more than a month and did not miss a beat. Despite being on an 80-pitch limit in his return, Tanaka got through seven innings without even reaching the 80-pitch mark, throwing just 78 pitches in handing the Mariners their fifth straight loss. Tanaka struck out a season-high nine and had zero walks, going to a three-ball count against only two batters. The Mariners one chance at a big inning against Tanaka came in the third when Brad Miller tripled and scored on Dustin Ackley’s one-hop double off the left field wall. But the rally ended quickly. With one out, Morrison singled to left, but Ackley was thrown out at the plate on a perfect throw from left fielder Ramon Flores and Austin Jackson struck out looking to end the threat. Seattle loaded the bases in the eighth against relievers Chris Capuano and Andrew Miller with one out behind a single, hit batter and walk. But Miller recovered to strike out Logan Morrison after falling behind 3-0, and got a ground out from Austin Jackson to end the threat. Miller pitched the ninth for his 17th save.

BASEBALL MLB - Results and standings American League East W L NY Yankees 29 25 Tampa Bay 27 26 Toronto 25 30 Boston 24 30 Baltimore 23 29 Central W L Kansas City 30 20 Minnesota 31 21 Detroit 28 26 Cleveland 25 27 Chicago Sox 24 27 West W L Houston 34 20 LA Angels 28 25 Texas 27 26 Seattle 24 29 Oakland 22 33 National League East W L Washington 29 24 NY Mets 29 25 Atlanta 26 27 Miami 22 32 Philadelphia 21 33 Central W L St. Louis 35 18 Pittsburgh 29 24 Chicago Cubs 27 24 Cincinnati 22 29 Milwaukee 18 36 West W L LA Dodgers 31 21 San Francisco 30 25 San Diego 27 28 Arizona 25 27 Colorado 23 28

PCT .537 .509 .455 .444 .442 PCT .600 .596 .519 .481 .471 PCT .630 .528 .509 .453 .400

GB Strk - W3 1.5 W1 4.5 W2 5.0 L1 5.0 L5 GB Strk - W1 - W1 4.0 L6 6.0 L1 6.5 W1 GB Strk - W3 5.5 L1 6.5 L1 9.5 L5 12.5 W3

PCT .547 .537 .491 .407 .389 PCT .660 .547 .529 .431 .333 PCT .596 .545 .491 .481 .451

GB Strk - L2 0.5 L2 3.0 L2 7.5 W2 8.5 W2 GB Strk - W2 6.0 W3 7.0 L2 12.0 L2 17.5 L2 GB Strk - W1 2.5 L5 5.5 W2 6.0 W2 7.5 L1

Yesterday’s results St. Louis 7, Milwaukee 4 Arizona 9, Atlanta 8 NY Yankees 3, Seattle 1 Pittsburgh 5, San Fran 2 Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati 4 (11 innings) Toronto 8, Washington 0 Oakland 6, Detroit 1 Miami 7, Chicago Cubs 3 Boston 6, Minnesota 3 Minnesota 5, Boston 2 Chicago Sox 9, Texas 2 Houston 3, Baltimore 1 Kansas City 4, Cleveland 2 San Diego 7, NY Mets 3 L.A. Dodgers at Colorado Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels Today’s schedule with probable starters Oakland at Detroit, 10:08 a.m. Gray (5-2) vs. Sanchez (3-5) Baltimore at Houston, 11:10 a.m. Chen (1-3) vs. Hernandez (2-3) Minnesota at Boston, 1:05 p.m. Gibson (4-3) vs. Kelly (1-4) Chicago Cubs at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Hammel (3-2) vs. Gonzalez (4-2) Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Cueto (3-4) vs. Hamels (5-3) Chi. White Sox at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Quintana (2-5) vs. Gallardo (4-6) Cleveland at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Bauer (4-1) vs. Volquez (4-3) N.Y. Mets at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Harvey (5-2) vs. Hellickson (2-3) Tampa Bay at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Ramirez (2-2) vs. Elias (2-1) St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Wacha (7-0) vs. Anderson (2-2)

Yankees 3, Mariners 1 NY Yankees

Seattle

ab r h bi ab r h bi Gardner CF 4 0 0 0 Morrison 1B 4 0 1 0 Headley 3B 4 0 1 0 Jackson CF 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez DH 3 1 0 0 Cano 2B 4000 Teixeira 1B 4 1 1 1 Cruz DH 4000 McCann C 1 0 0 0 Seager 3B 4 0 1 0 Murphy C 3 0 0 0 Smith RF 2 0 0 0 Jones RF 3 1 1 2 Rug’ano RF 2 0 1 0 Young RF 1 0 0 0 Miller SS 3 1 1 0 Gregorius SS 3 0 2 0 Ackley LF 2 0 1 1 Drew 2B 3 0 0 0 Zunino C 2 0 0 0 Flores LF 3 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 5 1 Totals 32 3 5 3

NY Yankees 010 200 000 3 Seattle 001 000 000 1 2B: NYY Headley (8, Walker, T); SEA Ackley (5, Tanaka). 3B: SEA Miller, B (3, Tanaka). HR: NYY Teixeira (16, 2nd inning off Walker, T, 0 on, 0 out), Jones, G (3, 4th inning off Walker, T, 1 on, 2 out). Team Lob: NYY 3; SEA 5. NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO M Tanaka (W, 3-1) 7.0 3 1 1 0 9 C Capuano 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 A Miller 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO T Walker (L, 2-6) 8.0 5 3 3 1 7 C Furbush 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Time: 2:21. Att: 32,701.

Blue Jays 8, Nationals 0 Toronto

Washington

ab r h bi ab r h bi Reyes SS 4 1 3 2 Span CF 4000 Donaldson 3B5 1 1 0 Desmond SS 4 0 1 0 Bautista RF 5 2 2 2 Escobar 3B 4 0 2 0 Colabello LF 4 1 1 1 Harper RF 4 0 2 0 Carrera LF 1 0 0 0 Zim’man 1B 3 0 0 0 Navarro C 4 0 1 0 Difo PH 1000 Smoak 1B 4 1 1 1 Ramos C 3000 Pillar CF 4 0 2 1 Moore LF-1B 3 0 0 0 Goins 2B 4 2 1 1 Espinosa 2B 2 0 0 0 Buehrle P 3 0 1 0 Jordan P 2010 Totals 38 8 13 8 Taylor LF 1 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 6 0

Toronto 400 102 001 8 Washington 000 000 000 0 2B: TOR Donaldson (15, Jordan), Smoak (3, Jordan), Goins (5, Jordan); WSH Harper (11, Buehrle). GIDP: TOR Donaldson; WSH Escobar, Y, Span, Harper. HR: TOR Bautista (8, 9th inning off Hill, T, 0 on, 2 out). S: TOR Buehrle. Team Lob: TOR 5; WSH 5. DP: TOR 3 (Reyes-Goins-Smoak, DonaldsonGoins-Smoak, Smoak-Reyes-Smoak); WSH (Desmond-Espinosa-Moore, T). E: TOR Reyes (4, fielding). Toronto IP H R ER BB SO M Buehrle (W, 7-4) 9.0 6 0 0 1 2 Washington IP H R ER BB SO T Jordan (L, 0-2) 6.010 7 7 1 4 D Hill 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 Time: 2:13. Att: 33,654.

Astros 3, Orioles 1 Baltimore

Houston

ab r h bi ab r h bi Machado 3B 4 0 0 0 Springer RF 3 1 2 1 Lough LF 4 0 0 0 Altuve 2B 3 0 0 0 Jones CF 4 1 2 0 Tucker LF 3 0 0 0 Davis 1B 4 0 0 0 Gattis DH 3 0 0 0 Young RF 3 0 1 1 Valbuena 3B 3 0 0 0 Clevenger C 3 0 1 0 Carter 1B 3 2 2 2 Pearce 2B 3 0 0 0 Castro C 3000 Paredes DH 3 0 0 0 Villar SS 3000 Flaherty SS 3 0 0 0 Marisnick CF 3 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 4 1 Totals 27 3 4 3

Baltimore 000 100 000 1 Houston 010 011 00x 3 2B: BAL Clevenger (1, McCullers). 3B: BAL Jones, A (2, McCullers). GIDP: HOU Tucker. HR: HOU Carter 2 (10, 2nd inning off Gonzalez, Mi, 0 on, 2 out; 5th inning off Gonzalez, Mi, 0 on, 1 out), Springer (8, 6th inning off Gonzalez, Mi, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: BAL 3. DP: BAL (Machado, M-Flaherty-Davis, C). Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO M Gonzalez (L, 5-4) 6.2 4 3 3 0 8 R Hunter 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 Houston IP H R ER BB SO L McCullers (W, 2-0)9.0 4 1 1 0 11 Time: 2:14. Att: 20,305.

Athletics 6, Tigers 1 Oakland

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

Detroit

ab r h bi ab r h bi 4 0 1 3 Gose CF 4000 3 0 0 0 Iglesias SS 4 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 Cabrera 1B 4 0 2 1 5 1 1 0 Cespedes LF 4 0 1 0 4 1 2 1 Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 Martinez RF 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Collins DH 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 Cast’anos 3B 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 McCann C 3 0 0 0 32 6 7 6 Totals 32 1 4 1 Continued next column

Athletics 6, Tigers 1 (Cont’d) Oakland 031 000 011 6 Detroit 000 000 001 1 2B: OAK Lawrie 2 (10, Sanchez, An, Gorzelanny), Butler, B (10, Gorzelanny); DET Cabrera, M (11, Rodriguez, Fe). 3B: OAK Burns (2, Sanchez, An). GIDP: OAK Butler, B; DET McCann, J. HR: OAK Reddick (8, 3rd inning off Sanchez, An, 0 on, 2 out). Team Lob: OAK 7; DET 5. DP: OAK (Sogard-SemienCanha); DET (Castellanos-Kinsler-Cabrera, M). E: OAK Semien (19, fielding), Canha (2, missed catch). Oakland IP H R ER BB SO S Gray (W, 7-2) 8.0 2 0 0 1 7 F Rodriguez 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO A Sanchez (L, 3-7) 7.0 5 4 4 4 1 T Gorzelanny 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 A Nesbitt 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 W Wilson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 HBP: Canha (by Nesbitt). Time: 2:39. Att: 30,718.

Red Sox 6, Twins 3 Minnesota

Boston

ab r h bi ab r h bi Dozier 2B 3 1 2 1 Pedroia 2B 5 2 4 1 Robinson LF 2 0 0 0 Betts CF 4000 Mauer PH-1B 1 0 0 0 Ortiz DH 4021 Plouffe 1B-3B4 0 0 0 Ramirez LF 4 1 2 1 Hunter RF 3 1 0 0 Napoli 1B 4 1 1 1 Suzuki C 4 0 0 0 Holt 3B 3110 Escobar 3B-LF4 1 1 2 Bogaerts SS 4 1 3 2 Nunez DH 4 0 0 0 Leon C 3000 Hicks CF 3 0 1 0 Castillo RF 4 0 0 0 Santana SS 3 0 1 0 Totals 35 6 13 6 Totals 31 3 5 3

Minnesota 001 000 002 3 Boston 101 120 10x 6 SB: BOS Ramirez, H (3, 3rd base off Hughes, P/Suzuki, K), Holt, B (2, 2nd base off Hughes, P/Suzuki, K), Bogaerts (4, 2nd base off Tonkin/Suzuki, K). 2B: BOS Ortiz, D 2 (11, Hughes, P, Hughes, P). GIDP: MIN Mauer. HR: MIN Dozier (10, 3rd inning off Rodriguez, E, 0 on, 2 out), Escobar, E (3, 9th inning off Ogando, A, 1 on, 2 out); BOS Napoli (9, 7th inning off Tonkin, 0 on, 1 out). S: BOS Leon, S. Team Lob: MIN 4; BOS 8. DP: BOS (Napoli-Bogaerts). E: BOS Ramirez, H (3, fielding). Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO P Hughes (L, 4-5) 4.111 5 5 1 4 T Pressly 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 M Tonkin 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 T Stauffer 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO E Rodriguez (W, 2-0) 7.0 2 1 1 2 7 A Ogando 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 Time: 2:33. Att: 31,704.

Marlins 7, Cubs 3 Chicago Cubs

Miami

ab r h bi ab r h bi Fowler CF 5 0 0 0 Gordon 2B 5 0 2 1 Bryant 3B 5 0 1 0 Prado 3B 5 0 2 2 Rizzo 1B 3 1 1 0 Stanton RF 3 1 1 1 Lake RF 5 1 1 2 Baker 1B 4 1 1 1 Castro SS 3 1 1 0 Ozuna CF 3 1 2 0 Coghlan LF 3 0 0 0 Suzuki LF 3 1 1 0 Ross C 3 0 0 0 Capps P 1010 Lester P 2 0 0 0 Realmuto C 4 1 1 1 Szczur PH 1 0 1 1 H’avarria SS 4 2 2 1 Baxter PH 1 0 1 0 Haren P 2000 Russell 2B 4 0 2 0 Yelich LF 2010 Totals 35 3 8 3 Totals 36 7 14 7

Chicago Cubs 000 003 000 3 Miami 040 021 00x 7 SB: CHC Rizzo (10, 2nd base off Capps/ Realmuto). 2B: CHC Rizzo (16, Haren); MIA Realmuto (7, Lester), Ozuna (11, Lester), Hechavarria (11, Wood, T). 3B: CHC Castro, S (1, Haren). GIDP: MIA Prado. HR: CHC Lake (1, 6th inning off Haren, 1 on, 1 out); MIA Stanton (17, 5th inning off Lester, 0 on, 1 out), Baker, J (2, 5th inning off Lester, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: CHC 10; MIA 7. DP: CHC (Russell, A-Castro, S-Rizzo). E: CHC Lake (1, fielding). Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO J Lester (L, 4-4) 5.0 9 6 6 1 4 T Wood 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 E Jackson 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 J Russell 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Miami IP H R ER BB SO D Haren (W, 6-2) 5.2 6 3 3 2 3 A Morris 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 C Capps 1.2 0 0 0 2 4 M Dunn 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 S Dyson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Time: 2:56. Att: 22,962.

Cardinals 7 Brewers 4 Milwaukee Segura SS Parra RF Gomez CF Lind 1B Lucroy C Peterson LF Gomez 3B Sardinas 2B Nelson P Ramirez PH Rogers PH Totals

St. Louis

ab r h bi ab r h bi 5 1 2 0 Wong 2B 4 1 1 0 5 2 4 1 Carpenter 3B 4 1 2 2 5 0 1 0 Holliday LF 3 1 1 0 5 0 2 2 Peralta SS 4 1 2 1 5 1 2 0 Grichuk CF 4 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 Reynolds 1B 4 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 Molina C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 Heyward RF 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 Lackey P 2000 1 0 0 0 Jay PH 1000 1 0 0 0 Totals 32 7 10 7 36 4 14 4

Milwaukee 001 001 101 4 St. Louis 500 200 00x 7 2B: MIL Lucroy (1, Lackey), Gomez, H (10, Lackey); STL Wong (11, Nelson). GIDP: MIL Lucroy; STL Grichuk. HR: MIL Parra, G (3, 3rd inning off Lackey, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: MIL 10; STL 5. DP: MIL (Segura-Sardinas-Lind); STL (Carpenter, M-Wong-Reynolds, Ma). E: MIL Gomez, H (4, fielding); STL Carpenter, M (4, throw), Reynolds, Ma (2, fielding). Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO J Nelson (L, 2-6) 5.0 7 7 6 2 5 N Cotts 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 W Smith 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 C Knebel 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO J Lackey (W, 4-3) 7.010 3 3 1 5 M Maness 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 M Harris 0.1 2 1 0 0 0 T Rosenthal 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Time: 2:40. Att: 41,567.

Diamondbacks 9, Braves 8 Atlanta

Arizona

ab r h bi ab r h bi Peterson 2B 4 1 0 0 Inciarte RF 5 0 0 0 Maybin CF 5 2 3 2 Pollock CF 4 2 2 1 Freeman 1B 5 2 2 4 G’schmidt 1B 3 1 0 0 Markakis RF 5 0 3 1 Tomas 3B 5 2 3 1 Johnson 3B 4 0 1 0 Peralta LF 5 1 2 2 a-Pierz’ski PH 1 1 1 1 Owings 2B 4 1 2 1 Simmons SS 4 1 0 0 Pen’ton IF 4 0 0 1 Cun’ham LF 2 1 2 0 De La Rosa P 2 0 0 0 b-Gomes LF 1 0 0 0 Hill PH 1011 Bethancourt C4 0 1 0 Totals 33 7 10 7 Foltynewicz P 2 0 0 0 Young Jr. LF 1 0 0 0 Totals 38 8 13 8

Atlanta 150 100 001 8 Arizona 012 011 31x 9 a-Homered for C Johnson in the 9th. b-Popped out for T Cunningham in the 7th. SB: ARI Owings (7, 2nd base off John son, J/Bethancourt). 2B: ATL Markakis 2 (14, De La Rosa, R, De La Rosa, R); ARI Tomas (8, Foltynewicz), Peralta, D (11, Foltynewicz), Saltalamacchia (3, Foltynewicz), Pollock (10, Martin, Co). HR: ATL Freeman 2 (10, 2nd inning off De La Rosa, R, 2 on, 2 out; 4th inning off De La Rosa, R, 0 on, 2 out), Pierzynski (4, 9th inning off Ziegler, 0 on, 2 out); ARI Pollock (7, 5th inning off Foltynewicz, 0 on, 1 out). S: ATL Foltynewicz. Team Lob: ATL 7; ARI 8. E: ATL Johnson, J (1, throw). Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO M Foltynewicz 5.2 8 5 4 2 5 L Avilan 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 C Martin 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 J Johnson (BS, 2)(L, 1-3) 1.0 2 2 1 2 0 B Cunniff 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 Arizona IP H R ER BB SO R De La Rosa 5.0 9 7 7 2 8 J Ramirez 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 A Chafin (W, 4-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 A Reed 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 B Ziegler 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 Time: 3:17. Att: 17,717.

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Today’s tee times Note: All players will tee off on Hole 1 7:40 a.m.: Jack Wilson (Australia) 7:50 a.m.: Seath Lauer, USA; Chris Hemmerich, CAN 8:00 a.m.: Matthew Pinizzotto, USA; Michael Letzig, USA 8:10 a.m.: Dillon Rust, USA; Zachary Edmondson, USA 8:20 a.m.: Daniel Miernicki, USA; Mackenzie Hughes, CAN 8:30 a.m.: Ethan Tracy, USA; Robert Bell, USA 8:40 a.m.: Clark Klaasen, USA; Cory Renfrew, CAN 8:50 a.m.: Matt Hansen, USA; Jared Wolfe, USA 9:00 a.m.: Brien Davis, USA; Justin Bardgett, USA 9:10 a.m.: Joshua Stone, USA; Joseph Harrison, USA 9:20 a.m.: Matt Hill,CAN; Corey Conners, CAN 9:30 a.m.: Mike Van Sickle, USA; Cameron Peck, USA 9:40 a.m.: David Pastore, USA; Phillip Mollica, USA 9:50 a.m.: Jeff Dennis, USA; Eric Onesi, USA 10:00 a.m.: Jeff Rein, USA; Curtis Reed, USA 10:10 a.m.: Donald Constable, USA; Nyasha Mauchaza, Zimbabwe 10:20 a.m.: Clayton Rask, USA; David Fink, USA 10:30 a.m.: Charlie Bull (England) Michael Gligic, CAN 10:40 a.m.: Ben Silverman, CAN; Taylor Pendrith, CAN 10:50 a.m.: Christopher Ross, CAN; John Ellis, USA 11:00 a.m.: Wade Binfield, USA; Kevin Penner, USA 11:10 a.m.: Bo Hoag, USA; Thomas Hay, CAN 11:20 a.m.: Chase Seiffert, USA; James Erkenbeck, USA 11:30 a.m.: Sam Ryder, USA; Dan Buchner, USA 11:40 a.m.: Ryan Brehm, USA; Ryan Williams, CAN 11:50 a.m.: Chris Williams, USA; Vince Covello, USA 12:00 p.m.: John Catlin, USA; Albin Choi, CAN 12:10 p.m.: Michael Miller, USA; Ross Beal, USA 12:20 p.m.: Cody Martin, USA; Seann Harlingten, CAN 12:30 p.m.: Adam Cornelson, CAN; JJ Spaun, USA; 12:40 p.m.: Kevin Vanden Heuvel, USA; Logan McCracken, USA 12:50 p.m.: Bryn Parry, CAN; Riley Wheeldon, CAN 1:00 p.m.: Ty Dunlap, USA; Adam Svensson, CAN 1:10 p.m.: Jay Myers, USA; Drew Weaver, USA Continued next column

Phillies 5, Reds 4 (11 innings) Cincinnati

Philadelphia

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Cincinnati 000 200 002 00 4 Philadelphia000 000 004 01 5 SB: CIN Hamilton, B (23, 3rd base off Hamels/Ruiz), Phillips (7, 2nd base off Hamels/Ruiz), Negron (2, 2nd base off Giles/Ruiz). 2B: CIN Votto 2 (11, Hamels, Garcia, Lu), Phillips (5, Hamels); PHI Asche (5, Mattheus). HR: CIN Votto (10, 9th inning off Diekman, 1 on, 1 out); PHI Franco, M (4, 9th inning off Chapman, A, 2 on, 1 out). S: CIN Lorenzen. Team Lob: CIN 14; PHI 7. E: CIN Bruce (1, fielding), Mattheus (1, missed catch); PHI Hamels (2, missed catch), Franco, M (4, throw). Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO M Leake 8.0 3 2 2 2 9 A Chapman 1.0 1 2 2 2 0 J Hoover 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 M Parra 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 R Mattheus (L, 0-1) 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO C Hamels 7.0 6 2 2 3 8 K Giles 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 J Diekman 0.2 1 2 2 2 2 J Gomez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 J Papelbon 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 L Garcia (W, 2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Time: 3:31. Att: 21,253.

Pirates 5, Giants 2 Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh 000 110 003 5 San Fran 001 000 001 2 SB: PIT Polanco, G (14, 2nd base off Hudson, T/Susac), Marte, S (9, 2nd base off Strickland/Susac). 2B: PIT Mercer (5, Romo), Kang (8, Romo); SF Hudson, T (1, Liriano, F). GIDP: PIT Tabata. HR: PIT Mercer (2, 5th inning off Hudson, T, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: PIT 6; SF 8. DP: PIT (Mercer); SF (Arias, Joa-Panik-Posey). E: PIT Alvarez, P (8, missed catch), Mercer (3, fielding); SF Susac (3, throw). Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO F Liriano (W, 3-4) 7.0 4 1 1 1 6 W Hughes 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 R Scahill 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 M Melancon 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 San Fran IP H R ER BB SO T Hudson (L, 3-5) 7.0 7 2 2 1 6 H Strickland 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 S Romo 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 J Lopez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Time: 2:59. Att: 41,495.

In other games Chicago Sox 060 100 200 9 12 0 Texas 000 000 011 2 6 1 W: C. Sale (5-2) L: N. Martinez (4-2) HR: CHW- J. Abreu (9), T. Flowers (3) TEX- J. Gallo (2) Game 2 of doubleheader Minnesota 020 000 000 2 5 0 Boston 000 000 000 0 2 0 W: T. May (4-3) L: R. Porcello (4-5) S: G. Perkins (20) HR: None Cleveland 011 000 000 2 10 0 Kansas City 103 000 00x 4 9 1 W: J. Vargas (4-2) L: C. Kluber (3-6) S: G. Holland (8) HR: Indians none Royals none

2015 Rankings Canadian PGA Tour This week’s schedule Bayview Place Island Savings Open presented by Times Colonist, June 4-7 Uplands Golf Club, Victoria. Par 70, 6,420 yards. Purse: CDN$175,000. 2014 champion: Josh Persons * Denotes Canadian golfer Average score Score (Note: After last week’s first tournament of 2015, at Vancouver) T1 Drew Weaver 69 T1 Ross Beal 69 T1 *Taylor Pendrith 69 T1 *Adam Svensson 69 T1 *Riley Wheeldon 69 6 Vince Covello 69.25 T7 *Seann Harlingten 69.5 T7 Cody Martin 69.5 T7 *Ryan Williams 69.5 T10 *Albin Choi 69.75 T10 James Erkenbeck 69.75 T10 J.R. Myers 69.75 T13 Charlie Bull 70 T13 *Michael Gligic 70 T13 Phillip Mollica 70 T16 Bo Hoag 70.25 T16 Logan McCracken 70.25 T16 *Bryn Parry 70.25 T16 *Christopher Ross 70.25 T16 J.J. Spaun 70.25

PGA The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, June 4-7. Muirfield Village Golf Course Dublin, Ohio. Par 72, 6875 yards. Purse: $6,200,000 Golfer Tour points 1 Rory McIlroy 636.64 2 Jordan Spieth 471.2 3 Bubba Watson 309.44 4 Henrik Stenson 352.41 5 Jim Furyk 282.75 6 Justin Rose 307.7 7 Rickie Fowler 308.72 8 Dustin Johnson 242.37 9 Sergio Garcia 288.99 10 Jason Day 235.79 11 Jimmy Walker 279.5 12 Adam Scott 223 13 J.B. Holmes 197.76 14 Hideki Matsuyama 227.67 15 Patrick Reed 222.78 16 Chris Kirk 213.88 17 Martin Kaymer 212.9 18 Matt Kuchar 210.79 19 Phil Mickelson 175.53 20 Billy Horschel 196.82 Canadian rankings 81 Graham DeLaet 86.11 155 David Hearn 56.32 166 Adam Hadwin 55.41 272 Nick Taylor 34.69 277 Richard Lee 26.43 430 Mike Weir 18.06 458 Brad Fritsch 17.13 573 Roger Sloan 11.21 653 Ryan Yip 7.52 682 Eugene Wong 7.04 738 Justin Shin 6 746 Ryan Williams 5.99 826 Michael Gligic 4.66 879 Greg Machtaler 4.04 914 Peter Campbell 3.61 967 Adam Cornelson 3.12

LPGA Manulife LPGA Classic, June 4-7. Grey Silo Golf Course, Waterloo, Ont. Par: 71, 6,532 yards. Purse: $1,500,000 Average score Score 1 Inbee Park 69.628 2 Stacy Lewis 69.674 3 Hyo Joo Kim 69.718 4 Lydia Ko 69.75 5 Anna Nordqvist 70.116 6 Amy Yang 70.432 7 Sei Young Kim 70.467 8 Suzann Pettersen 70.586 9 Shanshan Feng 70.677 10 Lexi Thompson 70.684 11 Ha Na Jang 70.78 12 Mirim Lee 70.837 13 Azahara Munoz 70.839 14 Sandra Gal 70.915 15 Jessica Korda 70.944 16 Alison Lee 71.03 17 Angela Stanford 71.047 18 So Yeon Ryu 71.05 Canadian golfers 93 Alena Sharp 73.029 132 Sue Kim 74.154 138 Rebecca Lee-Bentham 74.5

Champions Tour Principal Charity Classic, June 5-7 (54 holes). Wakonda Club Des Moines, Iowa. Par 72, 6,959 yards. Purse: $1,750,000 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 Canadian rankings 22 Stephen Ames 233 26 Rod Spittle 260 79 Jim Rutledge 513

Web.com Tour Greater Dallas Open, June 4-7. The Lakes at Castle Hills Lewisville, Texas. Par 72, 7,356 yards. Purse: $500,000. Golfers Points 1 Wes Roach 138 2 Patton Kizzire 202 3 Smylie Kaufman 224 4 Steve Marino 225 5 Roland Thatcher 281 6 Timothy Madigan 299 7 Rick Cochran III 324 8 Adam Long 325 9 Kelly Kraft 326 10 Brian Richey 329 11 Ryan Blaum 331 12 Chase Wright 337 13 Miguel Angel Carballo 341 14 Bronson Burgoon 342 15 Kevin Tway 354 Canadian rankings 55 Brad Fritsch 489 132 Ted Brown 826

European Tour Nordea Masters, June 4-7. PGA of Sweden National, Lakes Course, Bara, Sweden. Par 72, 7,417 yards. Purse: $1,500,000. Race to Dubai 2015 Race to Dubai rankings (last week in parentheses) 1. (1) Rory McIlroy (Britain) 2665169 2. (2) Danny Willett (Britain) 1823656 3. (3) A Byeong-Hun (SKorea) 1148456 4. (4) Justin Rose (Britain) 1037717 5. (11) B Wiesberger (Austria) 1003339 6. (7) Thongchai J (Thailand) 939402 7. (5) L Oosthuizen (S Africa) 927563 8. (6) Branden Grace (SAfrica) 909739 9. (8) M Angel Jimenez (Spain) 886590 10. (10) Ross Fisher (Britain) 834249 11. (9) Anirban Lahiri (India) 823389 12. (12) Kiradech A (Thailand) 776981 13. (13) T Fleetwood (Britain) 776565 14. (16) Andy Sullivan (Britain) 707532 15. (14) Geo Coetzee (SAfrica) 685300 16. (15) David Howell (Britain) 646321 17. (17) Marc Warren (Britain) 601811 18. (75) S Kjeldsen (Denmark) 586444 19. (20) Alex. Noren (Sweden) 585252 20. (18) H. Stenson (Sweden) 573207

TENNIS French Open - Men, Women Grand Slam event: Stade Roland Garros Paris, France Surface: Clay. Total purse (men and women): €13,008,000 Men’s singles - Quarterfinals Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Rafael Nadal (6), Spain, 7-5, 6-3, 6-1. Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. David Ferrer (7), Spain, 7-6 (4), 6-2, 5-7, 6-1. Women’s singles - Quarterfinals Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Sara Errani (17), Italy, 6-1, 6-3. Timea Bacsinszky (23), Switzerland, def. Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, 6-4, 7-5. Women’s Doubles - Quarterfinals Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Lucie Safarova (7), Czech Republic, def. Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, 7-5, 6-2. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Lucie Hradecka (9), Czech Republic, def. Hsieh Su-Wei, Taiwan, and Flavia Pennetta (4), Italy, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5. Mixed Doubles - Semifinals Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Mike Bryan (2), United States, def. Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, and Horia Tecau, Romania, 4-6, 6-3, 10-8.

SOCCER MLS

Eastern League Club PTS GP W L DC United 28 15 8 3 N. England 21 14 5 3 NY Red Bulls 17 12 4 3 Toronto 16 11 5 5 Columbus 16 13 4 5 Philadelphia 15 15 4 8 Chicago 14 12 4 6 Orlando 14 13 3 5 Montreal 11 9 3 4 NY City FC 8 13 1 7 Western League Club PTS GP W L Seattle 26 13 8 3 Vancouver 23 15 7 6 Dallas 21 13 6 4 Sporting KC 21 13 5 2 Los Angeles 21 15 5 4 Portland 19 14 5 5 San Jose 18 13 5 5 Houston 17 14 4 5 Salt Lake 17 14 4 5 Colorado 13 13 2 4 Yesterday’s results Chicago 1, DC United 3 Columbus 0, Philadelphia 3 Vancouver 1, Montreal 2

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GF GA 20 10 17 15 18 19 21 15 15 17 13 14 14 15 17 17 13 18 11 12

Saturday, June 6 NY City FC at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Toronto at DC United, 4 p.m. Montreal at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Orlando at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Seattle at Sporting KC, 5:30 p.m. New England at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

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

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D 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 2

L 1 1 0 1 3 4 2 3 5

GF GA Pts 14 7 16 15 10 16 11 3 14 11 8 8 11 13 7 11 19 6 4 4 4 5 10 3 11 19 2

Today’s schedule Khalsa vs. Abbotsford, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 6 FC Tigers vs. Victoria, 5 p.m.

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015, Canada, June 6-July 5 Defending champion: Japan Group A W D L GF GA Pts 1 Canada (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 China 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saturday, June 6 Canada vs. China, 3 p.m. at Edmonton New Zealand vs. Netherlands, 6 p.m. at Edmonton Group B W D L GF GA Pts 1 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sunday, June 7 Norway vs. Thailand, 10 a.m. at Ottawa Germany vs. Ivory Coast, 1 p.m. at Ottawa

LACROSSE National Lacrosse League Champion’s Cup Finals (best-of-three) Saturday’s result (Game 1) At Air Canada Centre Edmonton Rush 15, Toronto Rock 9 (Edmonton leads series 1-0) 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

Western Lacrosse Assn WLA Senior A Standings GP W New Westminster 3 3 Nanaimo 3 2 Victoria 4 2 Langley 4 2 Coquitlam 3 1 Burnaby 3 1 Maple Ridge 2 0 Yesterday’s result Coquitlam 8, Langley 7

L 0 1 2 2 2 2 2

T Pts 0 6 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0

Today’s schedule Delta at Langley, 8 p.m. Friday, June 5 Coquitlam at Port Coquitlam, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 6 New Westminster at Nanaimo, 4 p.m. Victoria at Delta, 5 p.m.

BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L Delta 11 9 2 Coquitlam 10 9 1 Victoria 11 8 3 New Westminster 9 5 4 Port Coquitlam 10 3 6 Nanaimo 8 3 5 Langley 11 2 8 Burnaby 12 1 11 Yesterday’s results Coquitlam 13, Langley 4

T 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Pts 18 18 16 10 7 6 5 2

Today’s schedule Delta at Langley, 8 p.m. Friday, June 5 Coquitlam at Port Coquitlam, 8 p.m.

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A small group of Alberni Wrestlers made the journey to Vancouver over the weekend to participate in the Western Canada Games Team Trials at Carson Graham Secondary School. The Provincial team is open to Grades 7 to 10 for both boys and girls. In the end three Alberni wrestlers were named to the team along with one alternate. Aaron Badovinac, Seth Price and Morgan Dagenais were all named to the team by taking top spot in their respective weight classes over the weekend. Isaac McDonald was included as an alternate to the team. Aaron Badovinac led in dominating fashion coming off his silver medal at the cadet national championships. He went through the tournament without a point being scored against him. head coach John McDonald said. “We knew that Aaron had a good chance to make the team, however to dominate in the way he did was outstanding.” Badovinac was also recently named BC’s outstanding cadet wrestler of the year. Price and Dagenais were

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both pleasant surprises to make the team. Price won two nail biting matches, including his final match to gain his spot on the team. Dagenais just finished her rugby season and thought she would throw her hat into the ring and it paid off. Dagenais won the best two out of three series in the finals to gain her spot on the team. She will later have a wrestle off against another wrestler that was granted a petition due to injury to secure her spot to wrestle for Team BC later in august. Isaac McDonald lost a close semi-final match and came

back on the consolation side to take third place in the tournament. McDonald was selected as an alternate to the team making him eligible for all the summer training with the team but not to compete in the games unless someone is hurt or unable to compete later in August. Alberni club coach Chris Bodnar was impressed with what he saw. “I have not been able to make all the practices leading up to this event but could not believe the determination of our kids,” he said. “There is something about being an Alberni Wrestler

that is inherent with a determination to compete and win. “These kids should be proud of what they have achieved by making this team and the development opportunities this program has to offer.” The Western Canada Games development program will have the Alberni athletes continue to train through the month of July. There are many camps and competitions that will be in the USA as well as regular trips to Vancouver on weekends to practice with the Provincial team.

PARIS — There was no trophy, and no title, on offer for Novak Djokovic at Court Philippe Chatrier. Perhaps there should have been, considering what he accomplished. Thoroughly outplaying the best there’s ever been on red clay, Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal’s 39-match French Open winning streak Wednesday by beating the nine-time champion in a surprisingly lopsided quarterfinal 7-5, 6-3, 6-1. It’s only Nadal’s second defeat in 72 career matches at Roland Garros — and second in 95 best-of-five-set matches anywhere on the surface. The other came in the fourth round in Paris in 2009 against Robin Soderling. Before that, Nadal won four championships in a row. And since? Nadal collected a record five consecutive French Open titles. “I lost in 2009, and (it) was not the end,” Nadal said. “I lost in 2015, and (it) is not the end.” The No. 1-ranked Djokovic lost all six previous matches they’d played in Paris, including the 2012 and 2014 finals. But Djokovic’s defence allowed Nadal only three winners off his heavy topspin lefty forehand, perhaps the most feared shot in all of tennis.

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OAKLAND, Calif. — It’s June again, time for the annual tradition of LeBron James on your TV for four to seven games. James is in the NBA Finals a fifth consecutive year, his ZIP code notably changing but his appearances still as common as June blossoms. He has no chance, however, against the Golden State Warriors. None. Just listen to the Cleveland Cavaliers critics. James is injured. So is Kyrie Irving. And done-for-the-season Kevin Love. He can’t win with the erratic Iman Shumpert. And the even more erratic J.R. Smith. Who’s their center again? Oh. Timofey Mozgov. Oddsmakers have made Golden State a 2-1 favorite to win the series, the Warriors finishing 14 games better than Cleveland in the regular season and holding that “team of destiny” look so far in the playoffs. All the attention continually lobbed at James by opponents, the media and everybody else could be “suffocating,” Golden State coach Steve Kerr recently told reporters. James, though, has responded to everything more succinctly than ever. His statistics are off the charts, with averages of 30.3 points, 11 rebounds and 9.3 assists against Atlanta in the Eastern Conference finals. His team might be falling apart around him — Irving is hobbled by knee tendinitis and missed half of the

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East finals — but James might be playing the best basketball of his career. His most important critic thinks so. “If you put everything in one bottle, this is probably the best I’ve been,” James told reporters. James has played 101 playoff games over the last five years, essentially adding another entire season-plus of wear and tear. Two of his four Miami years ended with championship victories, the other two with losses to San Antonio last season (no surprise) and Dallas (surprise!). He rarely reflects on it but is now 30 and sat out eight games before midseason to rest knee and back injuries. Not that old-school people want to hear about the toll so many playoff games can take on the body, even though James is the first star to appear in five consecutive Finals since Bill Russell with Boston in the 1960s. “No, you’re playing basketball,” said Houston coach Kevin McHale, who played in four straight NBA Finals with Boston in the 1980s. “The physical toll was when you saw your pops come home from working in the mines every single day. Believe me, every single day I played basketball was a blessing, and they paid you for it.” McHale wasn’t specifically talking about James, more about long playoff runs. But James needs to win this Finals to avoid falling too far below .500 in the biggest category of all — he stands 2-3 in championship rounds, having lost his only other one with Cleveland in four games in 2007.

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21 events run 1 to 11 p.m. and include a Beer Garden and evening Dance Concert featuring Cruze Control and Mysticgroove. Sunday Father’s Day, the focus will be on Family activities. You will be thoroughly entertained by a Live Old Time Radio Play, “Buckeroo Bob� presented by Art Matters Society. Kick up your heels to Port Alberni’s own marimba band, Marim-BamBuzz. Discover that perfect gift at the weekend Art Market and on Sunday, make unique memories with loved ones at the Dress Up Photo Booth. Stop by the Artists’ Demo Tent, the Art For All Ages tent and don’t miss the action of the Chain Saw carving at the Carving Tent. There will be lots to see and do. Check it out—Art Rave Festival—the weekend of June 20 - 21. For information and event updates see the Alberni Art Rave Facebook page or visit our website: www.alberniartrave. org.

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The Cam Stiles Trio with special guest Shelley “Sweet Potato� Brown will bring its rockabilly style to Char’s Landing Saturday night. Cam Stiles is a bassist/singer/ songwriter from the Cowichan Valley. He got his start on the Victoria Indi Rock scene in the mid 90’s, but it was in the bars of Central Alberta in various cover bands where he developed his chops. Cam formed his trio, “The Cam Stiles Trio� in 2003 in Red Deer as an Indi Rock band so he could sing and preform original music. The band experienced a mild degree of success, but never recorded. Cam moved back to Vancouver Island in 2008 and settled in the Cowichan Valley. He re-established his musical collaboration with long time friend and musician Greg Madill in his band “Greg Madill and The Nightrise Band.� He also helped start Vancouver Island Beach Band “Tropic Mayhem�. It was in 2012 with the help of his “Tropic Mayhem� band mates that Cam finally recorded some of his original songs written for his trio. The result was a five song EP called “Procrastination.� A new line up of the trio was assembled later that year to promote the project. With Cam’s preference to play more Stand Up Bass, the trio began to focus on a Swing/Rockabilly sound. In 2014, Cam helped start a new Rockabilly band called “The Hell Katz�. His show runs from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday night. Tickets can be bought at the door.

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er Cassandra, a tough handmaiden who becomes Rapunzel’s confidante. Their new adventures unfold as the once tower-bound fairytale princess gets reacquainted with her parents and her new kingdom. “Her irrepressible spirit and natural curiosity about the world drives her to the realization that there is so much more she needs to learn before she can truly accept her royal destiny,� the synopsis said. “She boldly puts her crown and impending marriage on hold to seek out epic adventures, much to the dismay of the king who, after missing out on Rapunzel’s youth, must accept that his daughter is now an independent young woman.� Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater are also set to return for the series, which will be produced by Disney Television Animation and was developed by animation veterans Chris Sonnenburg (Disney’s “Enchanted�) and Shane Prigmore (“The Lego Movie�). “Tangled� opened with $68.7 million when it hit theaters over Thanksgiving in 2010. The musical film went on to earn $200 million domestically and more than $593 million globally, the network said.

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Sports & recreation After School Burn - Youth Parkour, ages 7 to 12, Mondays and Fridays, from April 13 through May 22. Sign up Echo Centre, 4255 Wallace Street. Info: (250) 723-2181. Fun Night every Friday at 6 p.m. at the Alberni Valley branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. Food available from 5 to 6:30 p.m. for a small fee. 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: 250918-8863 or e-mail epkparkour@ gmx.com. All ages welcome.

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

Child and youth Bring your zero to five year olds to the library for storytime on Fridays, from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Free, but please call 250-723-9511 to register. Rock Solid Youth, ages 13 to 18, Fridays at 7 p.m. at Elim Tabernacle. Parent On Tots and French Parent on Tots - parent and child playgroup. Fridays, 9 to 11 a.m., room 2 at

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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.

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 volun-

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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.).

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Corvette may be best sports car ‘Vette ZO6 convertible competes with other legendary topless speedsters like the Aston Martin MARK PHELAN DETROIT FREE PRESS

You’d have a hard time proving the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette ZO6 convertible (I give it four out of four stars) isn’t the best sports car on Earth. With 0-60 mph times as low as of 2.95 seconds — quicker than the moment between your phone’s first and second rings — it’d be easy to call the ZO6 scary fast, but there’s nothing remotely frightening about Chevrolet’s 650-horsepower supercar. Sure, the Corvette ZO6 is the most powerful Corvette ever, but it’s also a great value, remarkably fuel-efficient and so easy to drive you may forget you’re at the wheel of one of the world’s great cars. But not for long. Every time you walk up to the gorgeous convertible, every time you accelerate, turn or brake, this best ’Vette ever reminds you GM’s engineers and designers have achieved something very special. The Corvette ZO6 convertible competes with other legendary convertibles like the Aston Martin DB9 Volante, Audi R8 Quattro V-10 Spyder, Bentley Continental GT Speed, BMW M6, Ferrari California, Mercedes SL65 AMG and Porsche 911 S turbo. “Compete” may not be the right word, though. The ZO6 convertible beats them soundly. It costs $35,000 to $175,000 less than those other great cars. It also out-accelerates and has more horsepower than any of them. The ZO6 comes with a 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 and a seven-speed manual or eight-speed automatic transmission. My test car had a manual transmission, heated and cooled seats, Bose audio, Bluetooth phone and music compatibility, USB ports, voice recognition, navigation, rev matching for seamless shifts, a one-touch power soft top and more. It stickered at $93,240. All prices exclude destination charges. The 2016 ZO6 adds trim and appearance options, a couple of features and a race-inspired C7.R model. The supercharged V-8 produces 650 horsepower, 650 pound-feet of torque and delivers a top speed of 195 mph. Manual transmission models like mine reach 60 mph in 3.2 seconds, about 10 percent slower than GM’s slick eight-speed automatic. The rev-matching feature, which allows you to shift manually without lifting the throttle,

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performs seamlessly. The seven-speed manual is smooth and pliable, with a light shifter and clutch effort and short throws. Indicators in the heads-up display and instrument panel show what gear you’re in. The engine note, throttle response, adaptive suspension, steering and other functions offer modes for regular and sporty driving, winter or track conditions. E ven in the normal touring mode, the engine delivers stunning power and a lovely sound. The ZO6’s Environmental Pro-

tection Agency fuel economy rating of 15 mpg in the city, 22 on the highway and 18 combined is impressive. It’s the most powerful car in its class, but the ZO6’s combined rating trails only the 560-hp Porsche 911 S turbo. The adaptive magnetic suspension provides a fine combination of comfort and handling. It muffles the impact of broken pavement that would chatter your teeth in most sports cars, but also holds the ZO6 flat and stable in spirited driving. The Corvette’s stiff aluminum frame allowed Chevy to offer a

convertible version of the ZO6 for the first time. The body work is lighter because of extensive use of carbon fiber and wider to accommodate the ZO6’s very sticky Michelin Super Pilot runflat tires. The massive carbon-ceramic Brembo brakes could have stopped the asteroid that exterminated the dinosaurs. They’re smooth and easy to modulate. My car’s interior was wrapped in soft leather, with carbon fiber and microfiber trim. It has impressive interior storage room thanks to an ingenious

compartment behind the touch screen in its center stack. The touch screen, conventional controls and voice recognition make all the ZO6’s functions easy to operate. I was surprised such an advanced car lacked blind spot/ cross traffic alert and adaptive cruise control. But the standard camera makes backing up easy. But if there were ever a street car that begs the racing adage “what’s behind me doesn’t matter,” it’s the Chevrolet Corvette ZO6.

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Just when it seemed like Volvo might have lost its edge, along comes the new XC90 crossover. Volvo, the Swedish brand, packed the new version of its high-end SUV with just about every feature that a luxury buyer could request. If the the fancy touchscreen and new seats aren’t enough, consider that it can drive itself up to 30 miles per hour. Yes, drive itself. Volvo also gave it a headline: The world’s first modern seven-seat plug-in hybrid SUV. Plus, it comes in a gorgeous package. The front end, in particular, has been redone to give it a classic, clean Scandinavian look that should wear well over the next few years. There’s even a new distinctive front-end signature — daytime running lights in the shape of a sideways T that Volvo

“As a three-row SUV, it’s big enough and expensive enough that Volvo could pour in its best.”

calls the “Hammer of Thor.” It’s a remarkable comeback for a brand that looked like it might be headed down the wrong fjord. In fact, Volvo appears to returning to its roots, when it developed a loyal following as a standalone brand before it was acquired by Ford. Back in the day, Volvo was known for cars that endure endless Swedish winters while innovating on safety at a time when other automakers largely ignored the issue. Ford let go of its foreign luxury brands during the recession. Volvo was snapped up by China’s Geely Holdings and Jaguar went

to India’s Tata. But unlike Jaguar, Volvo didn’t quickly attract new attention with slick high-impact marketing and a bevy of new models. Volvo has stayed relatively quiet, turning out shapely prototype vehicles for auto shows with only hints that it was about to stage a comeback. The XC90 is that comeback. As a three-row SUV, it’s big enough and expensive enough that Volvo could pour in its best. It becomes a showcase for all that is promising about the brand. Volvo spared no attention to detail. We were impressed by its: Each of the two rear rows is a little higher than the row in front of it. This “stadium seating” approach allows rear-seat passengers to better see the front-seat passengers and out the windshield. Also, the rear seats are offset from the three in front of them, also making for improved sight lines. The second-row seats move easily to clear a path to the

back. Headroom is ample in the XC90 except for tall passengers in the third row, which automakers figure will usually be occupied by kids. Volvo is making a big deal about its redesigned seats aimed at better spine support. The seats did seem especially comfortable — and Volvo says they will be available with side bolsters, cushion extension and massage. Powertrain: The new XC90 will come in two versions. The T6 has a four-cylinder engine that makes up for its small size by being both turbocharged and supercharged for maximum performance and gas mileage. The T8 uses the same engine but is the plug-in hybrid. It is matched with an eight-speed transmission. The T6 comes in all-wheel-drive and develops 316 horsepower. The T8 gets an 87-horsepower boost from its electric motor that, when used in combination with the gas engine, is good for 400 horsepower combined. As a result, Volvo says

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Students who smoke e-cigarettes will now be told to leave them behind before coming to school in the morning. The move comes after Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district principals decided to impose the restrictions across all secondary schools, despite the fact the devices fall within the school district’s code of conduct for students. Dale Burgos, director of communications at the school district, said the principals were “all on board” with the initiative. “Basically they’ll be treated the same way as cigarettes,” said Burgos. “It will result in confiscation and they will be taken away immediately and handed back to parents.” Ladysmith Secondary School principal Steve Thompson says the initiative should not be seen as a ban. “We have not “banned” them, but just asked that students not bring these devices with them, or have them at school,” he said. “We have started to see these devices with some of our students who smoke at the school. “We initially treated them like cigarettes, and students cannot smoke on school property.”

BC Hydro gains rare approval to reduce flows into river to consere water supply COMOX VALLEY ECHO

Rare approval has been granted to BC Hydro to reduce flows in the Puntledge River to new lows in order to conserve water supplies. With the agreement of other government agencies, the Comptroller of Water Rights has granted the power company — which controls water from Comox Lake — a variation in its licence, allowing it to severely curtail river flows this summer, starting right away. And from Monday (June 1), water use restrictions for most homes and businesses in the Comox Valley will be stepped up. The unusual step of a licence variation has been taken following detailed discussions with the federal department of fisheries and oceans and the provincial ministry of forests, lands and natural resource operations. “The result of those discussions is an agreement to consider fish habitat over a likely record dry summer and still having some water for returning salmon in September,” said BC Hydro spokesperson Stephen Watson. “We are thinking long-term.” As the master licence holder for the lake’s water, BC Hydro has to serve the needs of various users, including the 40,000 people in Courtenay, Comox and some neighbouring rural areas hooked up to the Comox Valley Regional District’s water system. It is they that face Stage 2 water restrictions from Monday, meaning that people may use a sprink-

BC Hydro’s Comox Lake dam.

ler to water a lawn only on these days and between these times: at even numbered addresses on Tuesdays and Saturdays between 4 a.m. and 9 a.m. and between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.; and at odd numbered addresses on Wednesdays and Sundays between 4 a.m. and 9 a.m. and between 7p.m. and 10 p.m. Another important user of water from the lake is the DFO, which operates the Puntledge fish hatchery and which oversees fish habitat in the river system. To balance near-term and longterm flows for fish and still have water left in the reservoir by the

end of summer, BC Hydro and the agencies have agreed their plan for the coming months. Normally, the minimum river flow to be sure fish thrive is 15.6 cubic metres a second. But from last weekend, below the Puntledge power generating station that flow has been cut to 14 cubic metres a second for a three-week period ending June 15. “The river flow will then be reduced to 12 cubic metres a second from June 16 to July 31,” Watson added. “And for the month of August, the flows will be reduced to the extreme conservation flow of 9

cubic metres a second.” The generating station, which is currently running at only 20 per cent capacity to save water, will be shut down altogether from mid-June through September, he confirmed - unless there is an extraordinary and unexpected change in the weather. “On June 15, all required downstream fish habitat flows will be passed down the Nymph Falls and Stotan Falls section of the Puntledge River; no flow will be coming out of the generating station,” Watson explained. He added: “This is the first time in BC Hydro’s Puntledge River operations history that such a long and precise operational plan has been put in place. Unprecedented conditions require steadfast focus on relationships to manage through this as best as possible.” For the federal DFO, Darcy Miller, the Puntledge River watershed enhancement manager, said the DFO and BC Hydro would “work cooperatively to ensure the best conditions possible for fish while ensuring water conservation measures are achieved during the unseasonably dry months ahead.” As previously reported in the Echo, current water inflows into the reservoir are around 11-13 cubic metres a second, below historical record lows dating back 52 years. “There has been negligible snowpack run-off into the reservoir; basically there hasn’t been any,” said Watson.

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“We have had 400-500 missing persons reported this year,” Carfantan said. Those calls “eat up a lot of time,” he told councillors. “Someone calls up and says: ‘My son’s missing!’ There seems to be a public perception out there; parents don’t think enough is being done.” Part of the problem with the public’s view of these cases is that “a lot of times people see things on TV,” he said. Contrary to what might be thought, a lot of missing persons are found at home. “The first thing we do is search

the house. We do find a large number of people hiding under their beds,” Carfantan said. Asked about the recent situation at Drinkwater Elementary School, where RCMP officers responded in force to a bomb threat, he said “we were happy with the way everyone responded there.” He also told councillors that a later situation that saw the apprehension of a dangerous man near Parkside Academy’s Somenos School site saw the population of that daycare evacuated smoothly to the North Cowichan council chambers. The problem with finding the perpetrator of such a hoax is that “the call we got was a digitized text,” he said, explaining that similar calls went to Langley and Kamloops “calling the police about a situation that didn’t exist. It was a tremendous draw on resources. The impact is broad in those cases. Ambulances were called out and the hospital was on standby,” he said.

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Nuttall, Korody tried to bomb provincial legislature during Canada Day events said. Sandford also took issue with spiritual advice provided by undercover officers, advice she said was designed to encourage Nuttall and Korody to commit crimes. Korody’s lawyer Mark Jette alleged police violated his client’s charter rights and said he would argue both entrapment and abuse of process. He said Korody is disappointed in the immediate aftermath of the verdict but that she is prepared for the next step. The next stage will involve hearing testimony from senior RCMP officials who were involved behind the scenes in orchestrating the operation, the defence lawyers said. “What undercover operators do on the front lines is ... directed and controlled and there’s a lot of discussion that happens in the background before these operations unfold,” Jette said. “I’m not going to get into the details but we’re going to hear a lot more about that.” In an emailed statement, Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney commended the police and applauded the jury for reaching a guilty verdict.

GEORDON OMAND THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia couple has been found guilty of conspiring to commit murder in a terror plot involving a foiled attempt to bomb the provincial legislature. But the conviction was put on hold while defence lawyers argue that their clients were entrapped in an elaborate police sting operation that led to their arrest. The jury also found John Nuttall and Amanda Korody guilty of possessing an explosive substance and placing an explosive in a public place, both on behalf of a terrorist group. As the verdict was read out, Nuttall made a heart shape with his fingers directed at Korody. Speaking outside the courtroom, Crown lawyer Peter Eccles said he was pleased with the hard work by the jury. He denied suggestions from defence lawyers that Nuttall and Korody were manipulated by the RCMP into committing the crime, describing the officer’s actions as “good, old-fashioned police work.” “My relief is the same at the end of any trial,” said Eccles.

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“The trial is finished, the jury is able to do their job and they’re able to render a true verdict.” Nuttall’s lawyer Marilyn Sandford said her client is “very disappointed” with the verdict but that Nuttall understands many important issues in the case have yet to be decided. “We say the police manufactured this crime and that’s not permissible in our law,” said Sandford. She argued that the police themselves had committed crimes in the process of staging the undercover operation. “They were involved in exactly the same activities to a large extent that our clients were,” she

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Nanaimo industrial medical cannabis producer Tilray is parting ways with the national association of growers to start its own organization to set ethical standards for the industry. Tilray, which has more than $70 million in U.S. equity backing, and which Fortune Magazine describes as the largest legal pot maker in the world, said it has been working for several months to develop a code of ethics with the Canadian Medical Cannabis Industry Association. The company has chosen to go it alone after failing to get consensus on a set of ethical standards of conduct for the industry. Tilray CEO Greg Engel wants to improve the image of the cannabis industry, which he said is “tainted” by its history as an illegal drug. “Our concern is that a number of licensed producers are either directly, or indirectly paying for patient referrals,” Engel said. Tilray, which produces medical cannabis at its Maughan Road facility, has received numerous $50 invoices from doctors and clinics across Canada.

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What’s Happening 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 Year-end recital for the MacKenzie School of Dance, “Every Picture Tells a Story,” June 7 at 2 p.m. in the ADSS auditorium. Call Pattie MacKenzie 250-723-9525 or visit www.mackenziedance.ca West Coast Dragon Boat Society hosts the Sproat Lake Ladies Regatta June 7 at the Sproat Lake Provincial Park boat launch from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fifteen teams from around the Island are participating, with the first race scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Contact Colleen Brooks for info: 250-730-0334. Ultimate Frisbee, June 9, 16, 23, 30 at 7 p.m. at Sweeney field. Drop in. No experience necessary. Celebrate seniors in the Alberni Valley with Seniors’ Week June 7–13. All senior citizens are welcome to participate in special events and activities. Seniors’ Week flyers available at the Echo Centre. For information call 250-723-2181. ADSS pancake breakfast, June 11 from 7-9 a.m. at ADSS. Proceeds to KidSport. ADSS Show ‘n Shine, June 13 at ADSS from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 250-731-7782. Exercise and nutrition workshop, June 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Gyro Youth Centre. Fundraiser for Nepal earthquake relief. Email sfoxfit@gmail.com or text 250-730-0008.

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WASHINGTON — At least 51 laboratories in 17 states and three foreign countries received potentially live anthrax spores from the U.S. Defence Department over the past decade, and the number is likely to grow, Pentagon officials said Wednesday. The scope of the problem remains unclear, but Deputy Defence Secretary Robert Work told a news conference that the problem poses little risk to public health because the suspect anthrax was transported in very low concentrations. Work said no individuals are known to have been infected with anthrax as a result of the mistaken shipments. He said the errors at the originating Army laboratory at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah were at least two-fold: a failure to fully inactivate, or kill, anthrax spores through radiation, and a failure to confirm through testing that the inactivation worked properly before packaging and shipping the samples. As recently as last Friday the Pentagon said live samples may have been sent to 24 labs in 11 states. On Wednesday, Work said the number of labs had risen to 51. “This number may rise,” he said, as other batches of anthrax at four Defence Department labs are tested. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is leading an investigation of the matter. Last Friday, Work ordered a comprehensive review of laboratory procedures associated with killing live anthrax for shipment to labs for research and other purposes, including for calibrating biological threat sensors such as those used by a number of federal government agencies, including the Pentagon.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left to right, Inuit Leader Terry Audla, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde listen during the closing ceremony of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Ball is in Harper’s court Truth and Reconciliation Commission report gets released “Our view is that this report is going to have to stand the test of time.”

BRUCE CHEADLE THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — A week shy of exactly seven years after his historic apology in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will help close out the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s summary report today at Rideau Hall. Despite thousands of hours of emotional testimony from residential school survivors over six years, a six-volume report in the making and a $60-million class-action settlement, the heavy lifting for the government of Canada really hasn’t started. Justice Murray Sinclair delivered a moving summary report on Tuesday — the full, six-volume collection will follow later this year — that came freighted with 94 distinct recommendations, many of which include multiple subsections. From changing the oath of citizenship to amending the Criminal Code, from a massive increase in eduction funding for First Nations to restoring CBC funding, from changes to social and health-care services to a public inquiry on missing and murdered indigenous women, the report recommends a complete rebuild of the Crown relationship with Canada’s origin-

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al inhabitants. The commission is acutely aware that reconciliation may take generations, and that it drafted recommendations that may not be easily digestible for the Conservative government. “You have to remember that we were writing for the future, not just for this government,” Sinclair said at a news conference Tuesday, drawing loud applause from the hundreds of residential school survivors still in the hotel ballroom. “Our view is that this report is going to have to stand the test of time.” Sinclair said Canadians shouldn’t just judge the impact of the commission’s report today or tomorrow, “they should also be looking at this report in the future and using it to guide their activities in the future.” Whether that’s enough to get Harper and his government off the immediate hook in the five months remaining before an October federal election may in large

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OTTAWA — Low oil prices may be putting a few extra dollars in the pockets of Canadians, but record debt levels have us taking a conservative approach to spending, a new report says. The review by market intelligence agency Mintel, released Wednesday, found Canadians are focused on paying off debts and making cutbacks when it comes to their finances. “There is a glimmer of hope, however, with consumers still looking to treat themselves to longand short-term rewards, creating a mood of sensible spending for 2015,” said Carol Wong-Li, senior lifestyle analyst at Mintel. “We’re predicting food-related categories like dining out and groceries will experience reasonable growth this year.” Nonetheless, paying down debt was the top response when those surveyed were asked where their extra money was being spent. Thirty-four per cent listing it as an option. Other popular answers included long vacations, dining out and “small extras” for family members. The report also found nearly a third of Canadians expected to spend more on food at home. Mintel noted that Canadian consumer spending rose to $1.084 trillion in 2014, up 4.7 per cent from 2013. The report said housing was the biggest category at about 25 per cent of all Canadian consumer spending, followed by transportation and personal finance expenditures including savings, investments and insurance. Total Canadian consumer spending is forecasted to grow by 4.7 per cent over the next five years and top $1.2 trillion in 2019.

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RCMP ‘toxic to women,’ says lawyer in class-action case GEMMA KARSTENS-SMITH THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — A lawyer arguing for a class-action lawsuit against the RCMP says the cases of hundreds of female employees alleging the force discriminated against them must be considered together. David Klein said the RCMP is toxic to women and has been for a number of years. “Day after day, week after week, year after year, they were subjected to degradation, humiliation, and demoralizing comments and behaviour. Comments and behaviour that were

“They at least pay lip service to taking the problem seriously, but they’re not taking the women seriously.” David Klein, lawyer

not adequately addressed by management,” he said Monday outside B.C. Supreme Court. Klein is arguing this week that the complaints of 363 female RCMP employees should move forward collectively because that would provide a full picture of a

systemic problem. “This is conduct that occurs over months or years, by multiple perpetrators, that’s ignored by management at multiple locations,” he said of the women. Two thirds of them still work for the force. No dollar figure has been attached to the case, but Klein said that with hundreds of cases involved, a judgment could be in the “many millions of dollars.” The RCMP has taken small steps to address harassment on the force since the suit was originally filed in 2012, Klein said. But he believes there’s more to be done.

“They at least pay lip service to taking the problem seriously, but they’re not taking the women seriously. “And until they take the women seriously, until they take those claims seriously, the problem will not be solved.” The hearing began three years after for Nanaimo RCMP officer Janet Merlo came forward with allegations about discrimination she experienced throughout her career, including lewd comments and actions from her male colleagues. sMerlo said it’s time for the courts and the public to hear not only her story, but the stories of other women who’ve worked

for the force across Canada. “I think it’s time the organization changed, changed for everybody,” Merlo said. “It’s gone on far too long and there’s been too many lives destroyed, and still being destroyed because there’s a lot of members who are still active. So that tells me that not a lot’s being done to make it right.” The hearing is scheduled for five days, but a decision is not expected for several months. » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to news@avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

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Alexis Tsipras heads to Brussels for key showdown over budget reforms ELENA BECATOROS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister headed for a showdown with key creditors on Wednesday in Brussels, where each side would present proposals to reach a deal that might unlock bailout loans and save the country from looming financial disaster. The European Union’s executive Commission dampened hopes of a quick breakthrough, however, even though Greece is running out of cash and faces debt repayments as soon as Friday. Ahead of his meeting with Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker, Alexis Tsipras stressed the need for compromise. “I will go to . . . explain to him that today more than ever it is necessary for the (creditor) institutions and mainly for the political leadership of Europe to sign up to realism,” Tsipras said before leaving for Brussels. Greece has been negotiating for four months with its creditors over what budget reforms it should make to get the 7.2 billion euros ($8.1 billion) in loans that are left over in its bailout fund. Wednesday’s meetings are part of a string of high-level diplomatic efforts to bring the negotiations to a successful end. The eurozone’s top financial official, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, was also heading to Brussels for the meeting, while Tsipras, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and

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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, right, shakes hands with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras as they arrive for a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday. [AP PHOTO]

French President Francois Hollande were expected to hold a teleconference during the day. Meanwhile, the three institutions overseeing Greece’s bailout — the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank and European Commission — were to present Tsipras with their own proposal, German

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Reporter has new court date NASSER KARIMI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TEHRAN, Iran — Detained Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian will face the second day of his closed-door espionage trial on Monday, Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency reported Wednesday. The ISNA report quoted Rezaian’s lawyer, Leila Ahsan, as saying the hearing would be held next week. Ahsan did not immediately return calls from The Associated Press on Wednesday, which was a public holiday in Iran. Rezaian, the Post’s 39-year-old bureau chief, had his first closeddoor hearing in May 26 in a

Revolutionary Court on charges including espionage and propaganda against the Islamic Republic. U.S. officials, the Post and rights groups have criticized his trial, which comes as Iran negotiates with world powers over its contested nuclear program. The Post has said Rezaian faces 10 to 20 years in prison if convicted. He already has been held over 300 days. Rezaian, his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, and two photojournalists were detained on July 22 in Tehran. All were later released except Rezaian, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen who was born and spent most of his life in the United States.

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finance ministry spokesman Martin Jaeger said. Speaking before leaving for Brussels, Tsipras said he had not yet received any document. News of the Brussels trip was enough to encourage investors in Greece, where the main stock index closed up 4.1 per cent. Time is pressing. Greece must

repay 1.6 billion euros to the IMF this month alone. The first installment of just over 300 million euros is due Friday, with other installments on June 12, 16 and 19. Although Athens insists it intends to repay its debts, it is unclear how much longer it will be able to do so without outside help.

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party appears poised to retain its leading position in Congress, but may lose some governor seats in Sunday’s elections. The last polls to be released before Sunday’s midterm elections show surprisingly resilient support for the ruling party known as the PRI, despite Mexicans’ general dissatisfaction with politics and a lacklustre economy. A poll by the GEA-ISA companies suggests the PRI would get about 27 per cent of votes for the lower house of Congress, well ahead of its closest competitor, the conservative National Action Party, at 21 per cent. The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Findings in the same poll nevertheless showed that 67 per cent of the 1,100 people interviewed were dissatisfied with the way Mexico’s democracy is working, and a general lack of trust in political parties. The PRI may be benefiting from a slight uptick in perceptions of the economy’s performance. GDP grew by 2.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2015.

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