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Airport critics ‘short-sighted’ CEO of Coulson Group says $7.5M expansion could boost tourism and economy in Alberni Valley ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

A crowd gathered around one of the Coulson Group of Companies’ C-130 Hercules aircraft when the plane landed at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport earlier this year. The local aviation company hopes to grow its operations and refit more of the aircraft if expansion plans for the regional airport come to fruition. [JERRY FEVENS FOR THE TIMES]

The Alberni Valley Regional Airport’s largest user is calling local school trustees “short sighted” after a recent board decision to not endorse the facility’s ambitious expansion plans.

The Coulson Group of Companies currently employs 30 people at the airport near Sproat Lake for its aviation division, with hopes that an expanded runway could allow operations to grow. The $7.5-million airport project also proposes to boost tourism in the Valley with the introduction of passenger air providers – a service that is currently not available due to the absence of a global positioning system to help aircraft navigate through heavy cloud cover.

The Alberni Clayoquot Regional District plans to seek grants to fund the development; but to help move the project forward over the next few months a bylaw is in the process of being passed that would allow the ACRD to borrow up to $6 million from the Municipal Finance Authority. This loan would be repaid by the Valley’s taxpayers, and SD 70 trustees are skeptical that the airport extension would benefit the whole

community.

“I don’t feel that we should as taxpayers be paying for Mr. Coulson’s...business,” said trustee Pat Dalhquist during a school board meeting this month.

“It is disappointing to me that the SD 70 board cannot see the economic opportunity of a functioning airport for ALL Alberni Valley businesses and residences,” responded Wayne Coulson, CEO of the Coulson Group of Companies, in an email to local newspapers. “My expectation would be that the SD 70 board would promote growth and positive change in our community, which can only happen with vision and recognition that change is needed.”

Over the last decade airports in other communities on Vancouver Island have seen a rapid growth in passenger service, including a 68 per cent increase in the Comox Valley Airport’s traffic to its passenger volume of 313,186 in 2014.

Other airports offer regular passenger service in Long Beach, Campbell River, Qualicum Beach, Port Hardy and Nanaimo, making Port Alberni one of the few municipalities on the Island without nearby scheduled flights.

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EDUCATION

Late French immersion cancelled Restructuring of elementary and middle schools leads to decline in enrolment New microbrewery up for city council hearing

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The number of bilingual grads walking across the stage at ADSS in the next few years is likely to drop. Yesterday 17 dual Dogwood Diploma recipients were recognized at the Grade 12 awards assembly, but a lack of enrolment has cancelled one of the programs for the 2015–16 school year.

Restructuring of the elementary and middle schools is the cause, according to Jean Contant, French department head at ADSS. This is the 23rd group of French immersion graduates from ADSS and the first of combined early and late program students. Parents can choose to enrol children to start either in kindergarten or Grade 6. With the elimination of two elementary schools next year, the school district has experienced a decline in enrolment, threatening the late program.

“The early enrolment is usually full and the late immersion has been successful, except for this September,” Contant said. “With the change from E.J. Dunn to Alberni Elementary, the regis-

Nolan Badovinac was one of 17 graduates who received recognition on Wednesday at the Grade 12 awards assembly for graduating with a dual Dogwood diploma. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

tration has not been adequate for the late program and at this point the school district will not offer it.”

Contant believes it is the uncertainty regarding the change of location to blame, as well as possibly adding an extra transfer for students.

“That could mean three different schools for some kids,” he said.

Assisted by the Canadian Parents for French, the program receives volunteer and financial support from parents of the students. Erika McLeod, president of the CPF Port Alberni Chap-

ter, has had both of her sons in French immersion since kindergarten. She was also on the steering committee for the reconfiguration of the schools this year.

“That was a big concern for me,” McLeod said. “This program has done really well in Port Alberni in terms of grad rates and I don’t want it to fall apart.”

Many of McLeod’s relatives have gone through the program, and although it is extra work for the kids, she feels the benefits will help their future.

“They start learning all in French with no English until Grade 4, so usually you see they are behind in English until high school,” McLeod said. “They typically have to work extra hard. It is a huge disadvantage when it comes to the [Foundation Skills Assessment]. Those equivalency tests do not take into account that the students haven’t learned English yet.”

She said learning a language through immersion at a young age is visibly noticeable, however.

“They are able to absorb it,” McLeod said.

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Residents in a rural neighbourhood directly south of Port Alberni’s municipal boundary will need to find another means of protecting their homes from fire after the city discontinues a service agreement with the outlying area at the end of this year.

During a June 8 public meeting council opted to not extend fire protection and medical emergency response services for homes on Franklin River Road after it became evident that residents in the area do not favour a proposal to be amalgamated within the City of Port Alberni.

Over recent years the Port Alberni Fire Department has served Franklin River Road through a contract between the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District and the city. Last year this amounted to $7,432, but the ACRD had requested the contract be cut by over $1,700 for an extension past 2015.

Coun. Sharie Minions was not in favour of the deal for the city’s fire services.

“I think it’s unfair to let people in the regional district pick and choose which of our services they want, especially when they want to pay less than they paid last year,” she said. “Our taxpayers don’t have that luxury.

“We set what they pay and we say they have to take all of the services, whether they use them or not.”

“Philosophically, I’ve always been opposed to giving our services away just to do so,” added Coun. Jack McLeman. “In this situation they would be saving money by joining the city.”

But a recent letter from Franklin River Road residents Ken and Trisha Gunderson said that extending the city boundary further south would not help the rural neighbourhood.

“It doesn’t benefit us in any way other than having higher

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taxes,” they wrote to the city, adding that the Port Alberni Fire Department does not have the means to properly serve the area.

“This is due to very long and steep driveways,” the Gundersons wrote. “Not to mention there are no fire hydrants. If there were fire hydrants in this area it still wouldn’t help.”

Coun. Ron Paulson noted that similar opinions were heard during a meeting the city held with Franklin River Road residents in April.

“The letter reflects the tone of the meeting,” he said. “They said they don’t need us.”

The ACRD has yet to find replacement fire protection for the neighbourhood after the city’s service expires at the end of 2015. Wendy Thomson, the ACRD’s manager of the administrative services, said that the existing arrangement with the city was drafted after Franklin River Road residents requested the fire protection in the neighbourhood to avoid large house insurance premiums.

“This area petitioned us to create this service, and it was mainly due to high insurance rates,” she said.

Over the last five years the Port Alberni Fire Department was called to Franklin River Road three times. Two of these incidents were medical assistance calls.

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hen Aaron Colyn started the process of establishing a microbrewery in Port Alberni last year, he knew it would not happen overnight.

Monday is the next step Colyn has been anticipating. The public will have a chance to weigh in on an amendment to Service Commercial zoned properties.

Currently there are no buildings that permit Colyn to set up his business but if council votes for the addition of microbreweries to the list of permitted uses on such properties, he will be on his way to ownership.

“I knew I would have to go through the process because right now there are only secondary use permits in town,” Colyn said.

He said the two are for gaming at the Casino and at the former Lady Rose when the late Brook George applied.

Colyn recently secured a location on Margaret Street to transform the vacant building into Twin City Brewing. He liked the central location and ambiance for a multi-use establishment.

“I like the blend of a nice storefront and retail section in the front a production and manufac-

Aaron Colyn is looking forward to opening his microbrewery as long as his location receives council approval for a zoning bylaw amendment. [FILE PHOTO]

turing area in the back,” Colyn said.

He plans to cater to the afterwork crowd who want to relax with friends and learn about the beer-making process.

“I think it fits in with the changes Port Alberni is going

through,” he said.

City planner Scott Smith said Monday’s public hearing is an opportunity for Council to listen to the opinions residents before voting on the potential change.

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Airport upkeep costs to increase AIRPORT, from Page 1 According to the ACRD’s plans $6 million would be required to lengthen the existing 1205-metre runway by 300 metres, and another $1.5 million would improve the facility’s lighting to airport industry standards.

Coulson hopes to use the expanded runway to refit C-130 Hercules planes for firefighting contracts in Canada and the United States, increased activity that would bring another 15 aerospace jobs to the airport, according to a business case on the pro-

posed project.

“Without an extended runway, confirmed, high value aerospace work may be lost to another country, and the Alberni Valley will miss out on this and future significant opportunities,” stated the ACRD’s report on the airport expansion. “Secondary objectives of this project include supporting other aerospace development on the site, tourism within the ACRD, regional economic development, and transportation services.”

The expanded runway is expected to increase the airport’s annual maintenance costs to

$150,000 from the current $50,000.

This expenditure and a $6-million loan for the project is dependent on public approval as the ACRD undergoes an approval process this summer.

After the loan option is advertised in local newspapers Valley residents will have 32 days to submit support or opposition. According to B.C.’s Community Charter, 10 per cent of the electorate must be against the development to take the loan and maintenance options to a formal referendum.

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French grads find career opportunities: Contant Corrections

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Huu-ay-aht village of Anacla

Vitamin D recommended dose

In the front page story of the Thursday, June 11 edition of the Alberni Valley Times, the Huu-ay-aht village of Anacla is referred to as a reserve. Since the Huu-ay-aht First Nations ratified the Maa-nulth Treaty in 2007 with four other member nations, the HFN are no longer under the Indian Act, and Anacla is not considered a reserve.

A Dr. Gifford Jones column on Page 9 of the June 15 Alberni Valley Times recommended readers take 3,000 milligrams of Vitamin D daily.

The recommended amount should have read 3,000 international units (IU) of Vitamin D, which is the equivalent of 0.075 milligrams.

Although McLeod does not speak French, her children practice with their French Canadian grandmother.

“That is the amazing part,” she said. “You don’t know what your child has been learning and then you hear them rattling on and on.”

Contant said there are specific post-secondary programs for graduating French immersion students and career opportun-

ities for those with knowledge of the two official languages.

“We have had students graduate from ADSS and go on across the country to use French where they never thought they would,” he said. “We also have at least five teachers at ADSS now who were former immersion students.”

Contant said there are no downsides to learning a second language.

“Even though not everyone will finish for various reasons, at the

end of the day, they will still be bilingual and can take that with them wherever they go,” he said.

Despite the cancellation, Contant is optimistic about the future of the middle school French enrolment.

“I don’t expect any major setbacks,” he said. “This is just a blip because of all the changes in the district, but in the following years we should go back to seeing the same enrolment as before.”

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Rape culture dialogue has to continue

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ictims should never be considered responsible in any way for the crimes to which they’re subjected. That’s why many people will recoil from the suggestion that sexual assaults can be reduced by training potential victims to avoid them.

However, evidence gathered by researchers at the University of Guelph and two other Canadian universities makes a compelling case that training young women on how to guard themselves against sexual assault can, in fact, make them safer.

Hundreds of first-year female students at the schools received intensive training on how to reduce their risk of rape — particularly so-called

“acquaintance rape.” In a 12-hour program, they were shown how to forcefully shut down unwanted advances and to do such things as to keep doors open when spending time in a room with a male.

They also received self-defence training.

Meanwhile, another group of first-year female students were offered only brochure-type education on this material. Then, a year later, both groups were surveyed as to whether they had experienced rape, other sexual assault or attempts to commit these offences against them in the intervening period.

The results offered statistically significant evidence that the better-trained women were

far more unlikely to be victims of rape or attempted rape.

The jarring study, published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine, has led to suggestions that this type of teaching should be rolled out much more widely and even be considered as an addition to secondary school curriculum.

Given the heat over developing and delivering an updated sex-education that’s now brewing in Ontario, such a measure could be a challenging one to bring about. But politicians and policy-makers should pay attention to this research.

The Ontario government has already signalled it is serious about addressing sexual assault in this province. Expanding the

program used in this university research might be a different direction than the province’s public education campaign.

After all, the recently launched, provocative, provincial campaign has urged bystanders to step in to prevent rape, and renounce rape culture as well. That’s a more comfortable thing to digest: putting the onus on individuals, other than just potential victims, to take more responsibility. These are definitely strategies worth following.

However, the university research results can’t and shouldn’t be ignored. The findings should also make the wider community uncomfortable because the rates of sexual

assaults and unwanted sexual advances noted by the even better-trained women in the study remained distressingly high.

We’re at a new juncture in this social conversation. Important, too-long ignored issues are more out in the open.

That’s in part due to more political, governmental and scholastic attention being paid to how to reduce sexual assaults and to confront the rape culture.

These different efforts are generating advancements and productive conversations.

Though they can be difficult, they need to continue..

ly between the two organizations.

If you have any questions or would like to help donate, call 250-731-4407.

One more time I would really like to give a HUGE shoutout to all of those wonderful people whom took time out of their schedules this morning and throughout the last three days to try to help us find her and bring her home!

a B.C.-based filmmaker, born and raised here. Last summer, I made a short film about the imminent threat that zebra and quagga mussels pose to our province. At the time, I assumed that the government of B.C. must simply be unaware of this threat. I hoped that my film would help change this.

You can watch the five-minute film at www.protectourfreshwater.ca .

For some reason, you have dedicated a mere 1.3 million dollars, spread out over three years, to combat a problem that has cost over 6 billion dollars in North America so far.

Your current action plan is entitled, “Early Detection and Rapid Response.” This is based on a glaring falsehood. In 25 years, in hundreds of lakes and rivers across North America, it has been proven again and again that ERADICATION DOES NOT EXIST. Zebra and quagga mussels, once in a lake or river, cannot be stopped. Knowing this, what exactly are you planning to rapidly respond with?

Prevention is the only option.

Period. Since all it takes is ONE BOAT, The only way to protect our province is to stop and inspect EVERY SINGLE BOAT that crosses our borders.

You have said that you will continue to review the current program of three roving inspection teams and see if more action is needed. Time is not a luxury we have. Anytime this summer or next, a boat could easily slip past your very weak border defense and launch in our waters. Then, your only option will be to sit back and watch as the mussels inevitably spread to every lake and river in B.C.. The damage will be catastrophic, the effects permanent.

You have the power and the resources to prevent this. The people of B.C. are calling for action.

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Expanded airport would open the door to progress Re: ‘School board opposes airport expansion’ June 15, Page 1 I feel Pat Dalhquist, Rosemarie Buchanan and John Bennie may have put mouth in gear before brain gathered all the facts regarding a conflict of interest with their Woodlot . As school trustees they should be aware they do not have a woodlot. The woodlot they are referring to belongs to Greenmax Resources and it is only by the good graces of owners Shawn and Dave that gives students a place to practice forestry.

The statement that we should not be paying for Coulson’s business also needs a second thought.

The 80 or so jobs that would come with the planned expansion would bring that many new families to the Valley. Many of those families would have children who would be attending Valley schools.

Considering the present shrinking school population I would think they would support any enterprise that was designed to attract jobs and people to our Valley.

The other factors that will come to us in the form of better transportation options, air passenger service, air freight [and] associated industries that go along with a manufacturing facility.

They should be aware that government ministers avoid our Valley simply because government air service contractors will not land at an airport that does not have a published approach.

All in all a little thought might change their perspective. This is the only community of its size in B.C. that does not have scheduled air service.

It’s time we opened the door to progress. We need a working air facility.

Chris Duncan, President of the Alberni Flying Club

Online polling Yesterday’s question: Do you think an expanded airport would boost Port Alberni’s economy?

No 39%

Yes

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Michayla Burkett Port Alberni

City has chosen salaries over infrastructure Today’s question: Is the Harbour Quay the right choice for infrastructure funding to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary?

Answer online before 5 p.m. today: www.avtimes.net

In loving memory of our beloved dog, Nevaeh Re: ‘Tragic end to pitbull search’ June 15, Page 1 For all the help from AARF and the Errington Fire Department, I have decided that at this point I have to do something to give back to these two organizations.

For the next week or so, I have decided to do a bottle run/ donation.

ALL proceedings will be donated to both foundations as they went completely out of their way to help us, and we probably would not have had as much of a turn out as we did without them.

There will also be the option of cash donations, RECIEPT PROVIDED with both my signature as well as the person whom is donating, and donations such as blankets, dog toys, so on and so forth will also be welcomed.All donations which come out as cash will be split even-

For decades the city has grossly underfunded the upgrading of vital city infrastructure such as sewers and water pipes. Money was poured into the B.C. Summer Games in 1992 and since then, millions of dollars have found their way into the McLean Mill and the Multiplex, to say nothing of the pool. Talk about irresponsible uses of those funds!

Now we find out that the city’s salary expenses have bumped up 21 per cent since 2010 to $15 million from $12.4 million. City employees are paid too much, especially when benefits are added to wages and salaries. And then we have the ridiculous sum of $100,000 per man paid to city firefighters.

All of this has happened with the city and the regional district in serious decline with no reversal in sight and many families and seniors experiencing hard times. But the city doesn’t care and continues to spend money frivolously whilst city infrastructure deteriorates.

Richard Berg Port Alberni

A letter to Christy Clark about zebra mussles Dear Madame Premier, My name is Brynne Morrice. I’m

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Hiker faced challenges but keeps on life’s path KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Overcoming hurdles was not something Jeff Waldorn foresaw when he was in peak athletic shape. He decided to take the bull by the horns and face his challenges, believing there were no other options.

Now that the Montreal-born outdoors enthusiast is living on the west coast, Jeff has found his passions returning and has plans for seeing his goals come to fruition in the near future.

Jeff, an only child, moved from Montreal to New Jersey when he was eight years old with his parents. His father, a systems analyst, took a contract for Bell Communications so the family started a new life in the United States.

For Jeff, it was a bit of a culture shock compared to Montreal, with the increased population and traffic congestion. He spent time in the city skateboarding, surfing and pursuing his interest in music. His mother was 21 years old when he was born, and as a stayat-home mom, she was very involved. “My mom joined in when I had my friends over and played with us,� Jeff said.

When it was time to choose a university, Jeff followed in his father’s footsteps. Skilled in math and sciences, he attended Rutgers University for health sciences and computer technology. He transferred to Princeton University and while working two jobs to finance his education, a relationship took over and he decided not to complete his studies at the time.

Jeff and his girlfriend at the time, Jen, decided to move closer to the New Jersey coast, where he picked up two jobs.

Before long, Jen’s mother became ill and she had a job opportunity in her hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania. “I didn’t really want to go, but it was important to her,�

Jeff said. “That became our undoing and we ended up breaking up.�

Shortly after, Jeff’s father was laid off from his job in New Jersey when the economy started to dip. His parents decided to move back to Canada, particularly to the West Coast, and initially chose Cobble Hill. Jeff helped them move and ended up staying eight months and liked what he saw.

However, while deciding his next move, he changed his focus, and accepted a position as a ski instructor in Pennsylvania. He also met Mary about the same time and the two married a few years later. “Then there were difficulties,�

Jeff said. “I started to get sick and had chronic pains. I skied through it and got on the race circuit. I thought I had a good chance to make a career out of

that.�

Jeff thought he was just overdoing it until one morning when he was unable to get up and had problems with his extremities. He was sent to the hospital where he lost consciousness and woke up in the intensive care unit. He was accessed by a neurologist, physiotherapist and had blood tests come back negative for Limes disease. His symptoms were being treated without knowing a cause until he had a muscle biopsy. “That was the beginning of the one thing no one saw coming,� Jeff said.

At the age of 26, he was diagnosed with a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy called Becker. The news was difficult to process and he said he spent the next year robotically going through life. “Then when I was 28, the next major change came from a big incident at work,� Jeff said. “My legs went, I got weak, my heart was racing and I collapsed. I knew I was in trouble.�

Jeff was given a tracheostomy, was fit with braces and maintained therapy and injections to increase his muscle strength.

He also experienced a change in character. “I was very irritable and aggressive,� he said. “Mary started cheating on me because she didn’t think she would be able to care for someone and left. I was devastated.�

He spoke to his parents and decided it would be a good time to stay with them for the interim while he regained his focus.

He found a good physiotherapist in Victoria, had a reverse tracheostomy to eliminate recurring infections and by 2008, was off of all injections.

Jeff started adaptive skiing with braces for his legs and spent the winters working on Mount Washington. “Then hiking became a reality again,� he said. “I started off with poles and the last couple of years have gotten in more trail work. It felt like a new lease on life to be able to do some of the things I used to.�

Through his experience, Jeff met people in the Muscular Dystrophy Association and has taken part in the fundraising events. “So much more research can be done,� he said. “But it needs funding.�

To help out, Jeff is planning a multi-day hiking adventure through Strathcona Park with about six to eight others this fall. “I want to see what is possible and I’m driven enough to try,� he added.

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Habituated bruins get nose for trouble ANDREW BAILEY WESTERLY NEWS

John Forde snapped this pic of a newborn killer whale shortly after its birth at the top of Fortune Channel near Meares Island. It’s already swimming and breaching to the surface for air. [JOHN FORDE PHOTO]

A fortunate rare birth Whale Centre documents newborn orca in Fortune Channel JACKIE CARMICHAEL WESTERLY NEWS

In three decades, John Forde has seen evidence of just two killer whale birthings in Clayoquot Sound.

This week’s glimpses of a newborn orca frolicking near its mother behind Meares Island was the second.

“We’ll see the odd young calf around – but to witness a female going into an area and coming out with a fresh, brand-new calf is a very rare occurrence,” Forde said.

On June 9, a group of orcas cruised into Tofino harbour. Forde traced their route through the harbour and up Browning Passage and behind Meares Island that evening.

On June 10 at noon, a call came in from a prawn boat near the top

of Fortune Channel, behind Meares Island - there was a baby calf with a mother orca.

Forde photographed the pair, and did the research to learn more about the mother, a lone female born in 1998. She often travels with other animals, and happened to be with the transient group.

“It’s really exciting to see a tiny orca like that,” Forde said.

Averaging over seven feet long at birth, and weighing in around 400 pounds, a baby orca is something of a special delivery.

The “white markings” of the newborn are a pale yellow-orange colour, and it has “fetal folds” – its dorsal fin folded over to help it exit the mother at birth.

“We were really excited to be able to partake in that, the identification of a new orca on the

coast. Pretty cool,” Forde said.

The Whale Centre works with Tofino’s Strawberry Isle Marine Research Society, which works in turn with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

The transient orcas are a different subspecies than the resident subspecies, Forde said.

“The residents have a more select diet – they need Chinook salmon to survive, but transients feed off marine mammals. They have a much more diverse diet, and an easier time getting food,” he said.

Although both are matriarchal societies, the two don’t mix or even play together well, he said, noting there are physical differences as well – the dorsal fins and the white saddle patches behind them differ.

Tourists aren’t the West Coast’s only summertime visitors.

The bears are back in town and local WildSafeBC coordinator John Platenius is reminding West Coasters to keep their communities safe by keeping their attractants secure.

“This time of year in Tofino and Ucluelet we need to be very, very, careful with our garbage and managing our attractants,” he said.

Several bear sightings have been reported in Tofino over the past two weeks and the sightings suggest two bears – one large and one small – are becoming habituated, meaning they are feeling too comfortable around humans.

“There have been bears on people’s patios, bears on people’s decks, and there’s even been one report of a bear entering someone’s home when the door was open,” Platenius said.

“They’ve been very bold...When a bear becomes habituated, that’s when the animal becomes more dangerous.”

He said bear sightings are common in the summer and the West Coast’s bear activity remains on par with past years.

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He said locals must secure their garbage inside their homes and that storing waste in a shed or canopied truck doesn’t cut it.

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“In the past, people have stored garbage in sheds that seem secure because they have a closed door... bears will take the door off the shed.

Really the best thing to do is to keep the garbage secure inside the house.”

John Platenius, West Coast WildSafeBC coordinator

now. It should go without saying that garbage is an attractant,” he said.

“In the past, people have stored garbage in sheds that seem secure because they have a closed door...bears will take the door off the shed. Really the best thing to do is to keep the garbage secure inside the house.”

Platenius walks through Tofino the night before garbage pickup to make sure residents and resorts haven’t prematurely taken their garbage cans to the curb.

“It’s against Tofino and Ucluelet bylaws to put your garbage out the night before because that’s obviously a wildlife attractant, and particularly a bear attractant,” he said.

“We’re really fortunate here.

For the most part, our residents are educated and concerned and informed so we’re quite good in our communities.”

Securing attractants doesn’t just help keep communities safe from bears, it keeps bears safe as well, according to Platenius who said about 500 bears are destroyed

by BC’s Conservation Officer Service each year because they have become habituated.

“Most of those are because of garbage that has been improperly managed and has been accessed by bears,” he said.

“That number, not too long ago, was 1,000...we’ve able to reduce that number in British Columbia to 500 which is fantastic and I really believe that, through education and through programs like WildSafeBC and through people getting better at remembering to manage their garbage properly, we can bring that number down even more.”

Along with nixing the alluring odour of attractants, Platenius said it is important for locals to make bears feel uncomfortable in town by making loud noises to move them along.

“People who aren’t educated will get closer and closer and test the animal and, of course, that’s the wrong thing to do. We need to keep being loud and trying to keep the bears staying away from us,” he said.

Through his role with WildSafeBC, Platenius gives talks at local schools and works with Parks Canada and local governments to raise awareness of attractant-management.

“WildSafeBC’s tagline is, ‘Keeping wildlife wild and communities safe,’ and we do that mostly through education,” he said.

“We’re just here as a conduit, we don’t manage wildlife, we just educate folks about wildlife and about how to live with wildlife safely.”

He said WildSafeBC works closely with conservation officers to keep the education train rolling.

“Conservation officers this year have been really, really, quick to respond,” he said.

“I just can’t stress enough how great they are...conservation officers are caring, they’re compassionate, they’re professionals, and they got into their profession because they love wildlife.”

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WRESTLING

Alberni wrestler commits to SFU ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Simon Fraser University Wrestling officially announced that provincial and national wrestling champion Nolan Badovinac of Alberni District Secondary School has accepted their scholarship offer and will attend and wrestle for the Clansmen starting in September of 2015.

“Nolan Badovinac of Port Alberni, B.C., one of the top high school wrestlers in Canada, has signed a National Letters of Intent to join the Simon Fraser University wrestling program,” head coach Justin Abdou announced.

Badovinac is a three-time Canadian national freestyle champion.

This April Badovinac recorded four pins and a technical superiority to capture the freestyle juvenile gold in the 76-kilogram Juvenile Men’s Division at the Canadian Under-18 championships. It was his third straight title. He also entered the Canadian Junior Nationals (under 20) and won silver at 84 kilograms competing against first and second year university students.

Head coach Abdou went on to comment that “Nolan comes from a very supportive family and he is the type of student athlete we can build around.

Grade 12 Armada grappler Nolan Badovinac competes in the 2015 Island Wrestling Championships in Duncan in February.

Badovinac went undefeated in the 84-kilogram boys’ class. The star Alberni wrestler has committed to the SFU Clansmen. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

“He has a lot of talent and a great fighting spirit, and we are looking for him to do some great things for the Clan,” Abdou continued. “I have known Nolan for five years and he has big dreams but also has the work ethic and determination to match. I am really looking forward to having him in the wrestling room.”

Badovinac attends Alberni District Secondary School where he is coached by Alberni and Clan Alumni, John McDonald (ADSS 1983 and SFU 1988) and Alberni Wrestling club coach James Messenger (ADSS 1998 and SFU 2004) as well as Alberni Wrestling alumnus Chris Bodnar.

Another influence for Badovinac

was ADSS and Burnaby Mountain alumnus and Olympian Travis Cross. Badovinac is a straight A student and has also received an SFU Academic Entrance Scholarship as well as an athletic scholarship to the prestigious university atop Burnaby Mountain.

“We couldn’t be happier for Nolan,” said coach John McDon-

ald. “He has earned everything he is receiving. He is the complete package any university would love to land. He is a talented wrestler, with an impeccable work ethic, outstanding academic credentials and possesses exceptional character.

“Nolan has been a leader of our ADSS team for many years and I predict great things for him at SFU on and off of the mats,” McDonald noted.

Badovinac thanked his supporters. “I would like to thank my family, my coaches and my teammates for all of their support and amazing help for so many years,” he said. “I am very fortunate to come from this community, this school and from this wrestling program which have both given me so much. I am excited to be joining such a great school as SFU and the finest university wrestling program in Canada.”

Before he heads to SFU Badovinac has a few final exams to finish and then the ADSS Graduation ceremony on June 26. He has also been hired by Alberni Wrestling to work in partnership with SFU wrestler Ryan Yewchin to coordinate the local program’s summer camps, fundraising and community service projects over the summer.

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SCOREBOARD BASEBALL

Blue Jays 8, Mets 0

Rays 5, Nationals 0

SOCCER

MLB - Results and standings

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FIFA Women’s World Cup

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NY Mets

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Yesterday’s results Baltimore 6, Philadelphia 4 NY Yankees 2, Miami 1 Tampa Bay 5, Washington 0 Toronto 8, NY Mets 0 Atlanta 5, Boston 2 Chicago Cubs 17, Cleveland 0 Kansas City 10, Milwaukee 2 Pittsburgh 3, Chicago Sox 2 Minnesota 3, St. Louis 1 Houston 8, Colorado 4 Seattle 2, San Francisco 0 Texas 4, L.A. Dodgers 3 Arizona 3, L.A. Angels 2 Detroit at Cincinnati Oakland 16, San Diego 2 Today’s schedule with probable starters Baltimore at Philadelphia, 10:05 a.m.

Norris (2-4) vs O’Sullivan (1-5) St. Louis at Minnesota, 10:10 a.m.

Lyons (1-0) vs Pelfrey (5-3) Houston at Colorado, 12:10 p.m.

McHugh (6-3) vs Hale (2-1) San Diego at Oakland, 12:35 p.m.

Kennedy (3-5) vs Graveman (3-3) L.A. Angels at Arizona, 12:40 p.m.

Wilson (4-5) vs Collmenter (3-6) Tampa Bay at Washington, 4:05 p.m.

Archer (7-4) vs Ross (1-1) Miami at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m.

Latos (2-4) vs Sabathia (3-7) N.Y. Mets at Toronto, 4:07 p.m.

Colon (9-4) vs Dickey (2-6) Chicago Cubs at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m.

Hendricks (2-2) vs Carrasco (8-5) Boston at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m.

Buchholz (3-6) vs Miller (5-2) Detroit at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.

Verlander (0-0) vs Leake (3-4) Pittsburgh at Chi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m.

Cole (10-2) vs Samardzija (4-4) Milwaukee at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m.

Nelson (3-7) vs Guthrie (4-4) San Francisco at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.

Vogelsong (4-5) vs Montgomery (1-1) Texas at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

Lewis (6-3) vs Greinke (5-2) Friday, June 19 (early games) Pittsburgh at Washington, 4:05 p.m.

Burnett (6-2) vs Scherzer (6-5) Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m.

Simon (6-3) vs Warren (4-4) St. Louis at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.

Lackey (4-4) vs Hamels (5-5) Baltimore at Toronto, 4:07 p.m.

Wright (2-1) vs Estrada (3-3) Miami at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.

Haren (6-2) vs DeSclafani (5-4)

Toronto

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HR: TOR Pillar (5, 7th inning off Niese, 0 on, 1 out), Valencia (3, 8th inning off Morris, A, 2 on, 1 out). Team Lob: NYM 6; TOR 6. DP: NYM 2 (Tejada-Herrera, D-Duda 2); TOR (Goins-Smoak).

NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO J Niese (L, 3-7) 7.0 7 3 3 4 6 A Morris 0.2 3 5 5 3 0 J Leathersich 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO A Hutchison (W, 6-1) 5.2 4 0 0 1 5 S Delabar 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 L Hendriks 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 A Loup 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 D Tepera 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Time: 2:33. Att: 28,906.

Mariners 2, Giants 0 San Francisco

Seattle

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Pirates 3, White Sox 2 Pittsburgh

Chicago Sox

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HR: PIT Kang (4, 1st inning off Danks, J, 1 on, 1 out). S: PIT Marte, S. Team Lob: PIT 2; CWS 4. DP: PIT (Cervelli).

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Time: 2:27. Att: 19,194.

Toronto Blue Jays Danny Valencia, left, gets tagged out in a run down by New York Mets third baseman Ruben Tejada in Toronto on Wednesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Jays beat Mets 8-0, continue hot streak GREGORY STRONG THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Danny Valencia hit a three-run homer and Kevin Pillar had a solo shot as the Toronto Blue Jays kicked off a five-game homestand Wednesday night by dumping the New York Mets 8-0.

Pillar had three of Toronto’s 10 hits as the Blue Jays (35-32) ended a two-game mini-skid in front of 28,906 fans on a cool, comfortable spring evening at Rogers Centre.

Drew Hutchison (6-1) worked 5 2/3 innings for the victory. Steve Delabar, Liam Hendriks, Aaron Loup and Ryan Tepera completed the six-hit shutout.

The Blue Jays, who entered play two games behind first-place Tampa Bay in the American League East, have won 12 of their last 14 games.

The loss ended a three-game winning streak for the N.L. East-leading Mets.

New York (36-31) beat the Blue Jays in the first two games of the home-and-home series at Citi Field. The interleague set will wrap up Thursday night. Hutchison was helped by some stellar defence from Ryan Goins in the early going. The Blue Jays second baseman made a nice diving snag to rob Lucas Duda of a hit and caught a Michael Cuddyer liner for the third out.

In the second inning, Pillar drove in Chris Colabello with a single to plate the game’s first run. Colabello had reached on a walk by Mets starter Jon Niese (3-7).

Pillar and Valencia tried a delayed double steal with two outs and runners on the corners, but the Mets didn’t bite and Valencia was tagged out in a rundown on the third-base line.

The Mets put two runners on in the third after a Curtis Granderson ground-rule double and Juan Lagares walk. Hutchison fanned Duda to keep New York off the scoresheet.

The Blue Jays right-hander was pulled in the sixth after giving up a two-out double to Cuddyer. He allowed four hits and a walk.

Tampa Bay

Washington

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HR: TB Souza Jr. (13, 5th inning off Zimmermann, 0 on, 0 out), Casali (1, 5th inning off Zimmermann, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: TB 7; WSH 4. DP: WSH 2 (Rendon-Desmond-Espinosa 2). E: WSH Desmond (15, fielding), Treinen (3, throw), Harper (3, throw).

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Braves 5, Red Sox 2 Boston

Atlanta

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HR: BOS Napoli (10, 6th inning off Wood, A, 0 on, 1 out). S: BOS Betts; ATL Peterson, J. Team Lob: BOS 8; ATL 11.

DP: ATL (Uribe-Peterson, J-Johnson, K).

E: BOS Kelly, J (3, pickoff); ATL Uribe (3, fielding).

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Twins 3, Cardinals 1 St. Louis

Minnesota

ab r h bi ab r h bi Wong 2B 4 0 0 0 Dozier 2B 2 0 0 0 Carpenter 3B 4 0 1 0 Mauer 1B 4 0 1 0 Peralta DH-SS4 0 1 0 Plouffe 3B 4 1 1 0 Reynolds 1B 4 1 1 0 Hunter RF 4 0 0 0 Grichuk LF 4 0 1 0 Rosario LF 4 2 2 0 Molina C 4 0 1 0 Nunez SS 2 0 2 2 Heyward RF 3 0 2 1 Vargas DH 3 0 0 0 Bourjos CF 3 0 1 0 Robinson DH 1 0 0 0 Kozma SS 2 0 0 0 Herrmann C 2 0 1 0 Jay PH 1 0 0 0 Buxton CF 3 0 0 0 Totals 33 1 8 1 Totals 29 3 7 2

St. Louis 010 000 000 1 Minnesota 000 200 01x 3 SB: STL Grichuk (2, 3rd base off Milone/ Herrmann), Heyward (7, 2nd base off Milone/Herrmann). Lob: STL 5; MIN 7.

E: STL Reynolds, Ma (3, pickoff).

St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO C Martinez (L, 7-3) 6.2 5 2 1 3 6 R Choate 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 M Belisle 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO T Milone (W, 3-1) 7.0 5 1 1 0 5 C Fien 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 G Perkins 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 Time: 2:47. Att: 34,381.

West Coast League East W L PCT Yakima Valley 8 3 0.727 Kelowna 6 3 0.667 Walla Walla 6 5 0.545 Wenatchee 4 5 0.444 South W L PCT Bend 8 3 0.727 Corvallis 5 6 0.455 Medford 5 7 0.417 Klamath Falls 2 9 0.182 West W L PCT Bellingham 7 4 0.636 Kitsap 4 5 0.444 Victoria 5 7 0.417 Cowlitz 3 6 0.333 Yesterday’s results Bend 11, Klamath 1 Victoria 17, Cowlitz 6 Yakima Valley 5, Corvallis 2 Wenatchee 3, Medford 2 Walla Walla 5, Bellingham 3

GB 1 2 3 GB 3 3.5 6 GB 2 2.5 3

Strk W2 W4 W1 W3 Strk W1 L2 L6 L1 Strk L1 W2 W1 L1

Today’s schedule Bend at Klamath Falls, 6:35 p.m.

Medford at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.

Yakima Valley at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m.

Walla Walla at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, June 19 Cowlitz at Victoria, 6:35 p.m.

Medford at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.

Bend at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m.

Kelowna at Yakima Valley, 7:05 p.m.

Klamath Falls at Walla Walla, 7:05 p.m.

Wenatchee at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m.

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

W 21 22 23 19 13 18 17 12 9 8 9 5

L Pct GB 6 .7778 10 .688 2.5 10 .697 3.0 11 .633 3.5 9 .591 2.5 14 .563 5 17 .500 7.5 20 .375 11 19 .321 12 17 .320 11.5 22 .300 13 21 .192 15.5

Yesterday’s result Nanaimo 7, Parksville 1 Saturday June 20 Parksville at Vic Mariners, 12 p.m.

Nanaimo at North Shore, 12 p.m.

Coquitlam at Abbotsford, 12 p.m.

Vic Eagles at North Delta, 1 p.m.

Parksville at Vic Mariners, 2:30 p.m.

Nanaimoi at North Shore, 2:30 p.m.

Coquitlam at Abbotsford, 2:30 p.m.

Vic Eagles at North Delta, 3:30 p.m.

June 6-July 5 Defending champion: Japan Yesterday’s results (Final group games) (Groups E, F) France 5, Mexico 0. at Ottawa Scoring: Delie 1’, J. Ruiz 9’ (OG), Le Sommer 13’, 36’, Henry 80’ England 2, Colombia 1, at Montreal Scoring: England Carney 15’, Williams 38’ (pen). Colombia Andrade, 90’+4 Brazil 1, Costa Rica 0, at Moncton Scoring: Fernandes 83’ South Korea 2, Spain 1, at Ottawa Scoring: Korea Cho Sohyun 53’, Kim Sooyun 78’. Spain Vero 29’ Rules on next round Two top teams in each group plus the four best third-place teams advance to the tournament’s knock-out stage, the Group of 16.

Final group standings and full results Group A W D L GF GA Pts 1 Canada (H) 1 2 0 2 1 5 2 China 1 1 1 3 3 4 3 Netherlands 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 New Zealand 0 2 1 2 3 2 Monday, June 15 Netherlands 1, Canada 1, at Montreal China 2, New Zealand 2, at Winnipeg Thursday, June 11 at Edmonton China 1, Netherlands 0 Canada 0, New Zealand 0 Saturday, June 6 at Edmonton Canada 1, China 0 Netherlands 1, New Zealand 0 Group B W D L GF GA Pts 1 Germany 2 1 0 15 1 7 2 Norway 2 1 0 8 2 7 3 Thailand 1 0 2 3 10 3 4 Ivory Coast 0 0 3 3 16 0 Monday, June 15 Norway 3, Ivory Coast 1, at Moncton Germany 4, Thailand 0, at Winnipeg Thursday, June 11 at Ottawa Germany 1, Norway 1 Thailand 3, Ivory Coast 2 Sunday, June 7 at Ottawa Norway 4, Thailand 0 Germany 10, Ivory Coast 0 Group C W D L GF GA Pts 1 Japan 3 0 0 4 1 9 2 Cameroon 2 0 1 9 3 6 3 Switzerland 1 0 2 11 4 3 4 Ecuador 0 0 3 0 17 0 Tuesday, June 16 Japan 1, Ecuador 0, at Winnipeg Cameroon 2, Switzerland 1, Edmonton Friday, June 12 at Vancouver Switzerland 10, Ecuador 1 Japan 2, Cameroon 1 Monday, June 8 at Vancouver Cameroon 6, Ecuador 0 Japan 1, Switzerland 0 Group D W D L GF GA Pts 1 United States 2 1 0 4 1 7 2 Australia 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 Sweden 0 3 0 4 4 3 4 Nigeria 0 1 2 3 6 1 Tuesday, June 16 USA 1, Nigeria 0, at Vancouver Australia 1, Sweden 1, at Edmonton Friday, June 12 at Winnipeg Australia 2, Nigeria 0 United States 0, Sweden 0 Monday, June 8 at Winnipeg Sweden 3, Nigeria 3 United States 3, Australia 1 Group E W D L GF GA Pts 1 Brazil 3 0 0 4 0 9 2 South Korea 1 1 1 4 5 4 3 Costa Rica 0 2 1 3 4 2 4 Spain 0 1 2 2 4 1 Wednesday, June 17 Brazil 1, Costa Rica 0, at Moncton South Korea 2, Spain 1, at Ottawa Saturday, June 13 at Montreal Brazil 1, Spain 0 South Korea 2, Costa Rica 1 Tuesday, June 9 at Montreal Spain 1, Costa Rica 1 Brazil 2, South Korea 0 Group F W D L GF GA Pts 1 France 2 0 1 6 2 6 2 England 2 0 1 4 3 6 3 Colombia 1 1 1 4 3 4 4 Mexico 0 1 2 2 8 1 Wednesday, June 17 France 5, Mexico 0. at Ottawa England 2, Colombia 1, at Montreal Saturday, June 13 at Moncton Colombia 2, France 0 England 2, Mexico 1 Tuesday, June 9 at Moncton France 1, England 0 Colombia 1, Mexico,1 Thursday, June 18 Friday, June 19 Rest and travel days Tournament top scorers Four goals Anja Mittag, Germany Three goals Ramona Bachmann, Switzerland Gaelle Enganamouit, Cameroon Ada Hegerberg, Norway Fabienne Humm, Switzerland Celia Sasic, Germany Two goals Sara Dabritz, Germany (and 10 others) Saturday, June 20 Round of 16 begins (All games elimination) Germany vs. Sweden Match 39 at Ottawa, 1 p.m.

China vs. Cameroon Match 37 at Edmonton, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday June 21 Winner Group E vs. Runner-up Group D Match 41 at Moncton, 10 a.m.

Winner Group F vs. Runner-up Group E Match 40 at Montreal, 1 p.m.

Winner Group A vs. 3rd Group C/D/E Match 44 at Vancouver, 4:30 p.m.

Monday, June 22 Runner-up B vs. Runner-up Group F Match 43 at Ottawa, 2 p.m.

Winner Group D vs. 3rd Group B/E/F Match 38 at Edmonton, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, June 23 Winner Group C vs. 3rd Group A/B/F Match 42 at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Quarterfinals Friday, June 26 Winner 39 vs. Winner 40, Montreal Winner 37 vs. Winner 38 at Ottawa Saturday, June 27 Group Winner 41 vs. Winner 42 at Edmonton Winner 43 vs. Winner 44 at Vancouver Semifinals Tuesday, June 30 at Montreal, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, July 1 at Edmonton, 4 p.m.

Saturday, July 4 Third place medal at Edmonton, 1 pm.

Sunday, July 5 Championship final at Vancouver, 4 p.m.

Soccer (Cont’d) Open Cup, Round Four All teams MLS unless noted Yesterday’s results Richmond Kickers (USL) vs. Columbus Crew SC, 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) vs. D.C. United, 4 p.m.

New York Cosmos (NASL) vs. New York City FC, 4:30 p.m.

Charleston Battery (USL) vs. Orlando City, 4:30 p.m.

New England Revolution vs. Charlotte Independence (USL), 4:30 p.m.

Houston Dynamo vs. Austin Aztex (USL), 6 p.m.

LA Galaxy vs. PSA Elite (USASA RegIV)

MLS Eastern League Club PTS GP W L DC United 28 17 8 5 N. England 24 16 6 4 Orlando 20 15 5 5 Toronto 19 12 6 5 NY Red Bulls 17 13 4 4 Columbus 17 15 4 6 Philadelphia 15 16 4 9 Montreal 14 11 4 5 Chicago 14 14 4 8 NY City FC 14 15 3 7 Western League Club PTS GP W L Seattle 29 15 9 4 Vancouver 26 16 8 6 Sporting KC 24 14 6 2 Portland 22 15 6 5 Dallas 22 15 6 5 Los Angeles 22 17 5 5 Houston 20 15 5 5 San Jose 19 14 5 5 Salt Lake 18 15 4 5 Colorado 14 14 2 4 Friday, June 19 Dallas at Colorado, 6 p.m.

T 4 6 5 1 5 5 3 2 2 5

GF GA 20 16 22 20 20 19 19 16 17 17 21 22 18 25 14 18 17 22 15 19

T 2 2 6 4 4 7 5 4 6 8

GF GA 23 11 18 15 22 15 15 14 18 22 16 19 21 19 14 15 13 18 11 12

Saturday, June 20 San Jose at Seattle, 1 p.m.

NY City FC at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Orlando at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Houston at Portland, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 21 New England at DC United, 2 p.m.

Sporting KC at Salt Lake, 7 p.m.

Pacific Coast Soccer League Van United Victoria Mid Isle Van Tbirds Khalsa Kamloops Tim Hortons Abbotsford FC Tigers

W 7 6 6 3 3 2 2 1 0

L 2 5 2 5 1 1 1 3 2

D 0 1 1 1 4 4 6 5 8

GF GA Pts 19 5 23 25 13 23 16 8 20 18 13 14 12 13 10 12 16 7 14 26 7 10 16 6 13 29 2

Saturday, June 20 Kamloops at Mid Isle, 5 p.m.

FC Tigers at Khalsa, 5 p.m.

Van United at Vancouver Tbirds, 6 p.m.

Tim Hortons at Abbotsford, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 21 Van United at Mid Isle, 2 p.m.

FOOTBALL CFL

Preseason C Today’s schedule Toronto at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, June 19 Hamilton at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m.

Calgary at Saskatchewan, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton vs. BC Lions, 7 p.m., at David Sidoo Field, Thunderbird Stadium, UBC

TENNIS World rankings, Current tournamaents ATP Gerry Weber Open, June 15-21 Halle, Germany Surface: Grass. Purse: €1,574,640 Singles - Round 2 Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def.

Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 6-3, 7-5.

Tomas Berdych (3), Czech Republic, def.

Borna Coric, Croatia, 6-3, 6-2.

Ivo Karlovic (8), Croatia, def. Alexander Zverev, Germany, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3.

Florian Mayer (96), Germany, def. Steve Johnson, United States, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Doubles - Quarterfinals Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Horia Tecau (1), Romania, def. Dustin Brown, Germany, and Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 10-7.

Raven Klaasen, South Africa, and Rajeev Ram, United States, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, and David Marrero (4), Spain, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Eric Butorac, United States, and Scott Lipsky, United States, def. Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 7-5, 6-4.

Aegon Championships, June 15-21 Queen’s Club, London, England Surface: Grass. Purse: €1,574,640 Singles - Round 2 Kevin Anderson, South Africa, def. Stan Wawrinka (2), Switzerland, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (11).

Milos Raonic (3), Toronto, def. Richard Gasquet, France, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1.

Gilles Simon (7), France, def. Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, 6-4, 6-2.

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, def.

Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Doubles - Round 1 Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares (1), Brazil, def. Dominic Inglot, Britain, and Andy Murray, Britain, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Marcin Matkowski, Poland, and Nenad Zimonjic (2), Serbia, def. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, and Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3).

Daniel Nestor, Toronto, and Leander Paes (3), India, def. Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, and Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 10-7.

WTA Aegon Classic Birmingham, June 15-21 Birmingham, England Surface: Grass. Purse: $665,900.

Singles - Round 2 Kristina Mladenovic, France, def.

Eugenie Bouchard (5), Montreal, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.

Michelle Larcher de Brito, Portugal, def. Ana Ivanovic (2), Serbia, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6).

Carla Suarez Navarro (3), Spain, def.

Timea Babos, Hungary, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.

Angelique Kerber (4), Germany, def.

Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.

Karolina Pliskova (6), Czech Republic, leads Johanna Konta, Britain, 3-6, 6-3, 4-3, Suspended.

Sabine Lisicki (8), Germany, def. Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, 6-1, 7-6 (4).

Barbora Strycova (10), Czech Republic, def. Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4.

Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, def. Victoria Azarenka (12), Belarus, walkover.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (13), Russia, def.

Aleksandra Krunic, Serbia, 6-2, 6-1.

Jelena Jankovic (15), Serbia, def. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, 7-6 (11), 6-3.

Klara Koukalova, Czech Republic, def.

Caroline Garcia (16), France, 6-3, 6-0.

GOLF

Golf (cont’d)

Today through Sunday, June 21 U.S. Open Championship (Major) Chambers Bay Golf Club, University Place, Washington. Par 72, 7,585 yards.

Purse: $9,000,000.

Recent champions 2014 winner: Martin Kaymer, Germany 2013 winner: Justin Rose, England

PGA

Tee times, today and Friday, with home towns or countries.

NOTE 1: (a) denotes amateur NOTE 2: Several last-minute places still undrawn, denoted as TBD NOTE 3: One Canadian, in boldface.

Today, hole 1 / Friday, hole 10 7 a.m. / 1 p.m. – Michael Putnam, University Place, Wash.; Marcus Fraser, Australia; TBD 7:11 a.m. / 1:11 p.m. – Garth Mulroy, South Africa; Richard Lee, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Lucas Bjerregaard, Denmark 7:22 a.m. / 1:22 p.m. – Jason Allred, Scottsdale, Ariz.; (a) Kyle Jones, Snowflake, Ariz.; Cody Gribble, Dallas, Texas 7:33 a.m. / 1:33 p.m. – Phil Mickelson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; Bubba Watson, Bagdad, Fla.; Angel Cabrera, Argentina 7:44 a.m. / 1:44 p.m. – Wen-Chong Liang, People’s Republic of China; David Hearn, Brantford, Ont.; Hiroyuki Fujita, Japan 7:55 a.m. / 1:55 p.m. – Robert Streb, Shawnee, Kan.; (a) Lee McCoy, Athens, Ga.; TBD 8:06 a.m. / 2:06 p.m. – George McNeill, Fort Myers, Fla.; Masahiro Kawamura, Japan; Cameron Tringale, Mission Viejo, Calif.

8:17 a.m. / 2:17 p.m. – Henrik Stenson, Sweden; Francesco Molinari, Italy; Brandt Snedeker, Nashville, Tenn.

8:28 a.m. / 2:28 p.m. – Jim Furyk, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain; Colin Montgomerie, Scotland 8:39 a.m. / 2:39 p.m. – Brooks Koepka, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Russell Henley, Macon, Ga.; Byeong-Hun An, Republic of Korea 8:50 a.m. / 2:50 p.m. – Jason Dufner, Cleveland, Ohio; Marc Warren, Scotland; Matt Every, Jacksonville, Fla. 9:01 a.m. / 3:01 p.m. – Brandon Hagy, Los Angeles, Calif.; (a) Matthew NeSmith, North Augusta, S.C.; Sebastian Cappelen, Denmark 9:12 a.m. / 3:12 p.m. – (a) Nick Hardy, Northbrook, Ill.; Alex Kim, Fullerton, Calif.; Rich Berberian Jr., Derry, N.H. Afternoon play 1 p.m. / 7 a.m. – Jason Palmer, England; Roberto Castro, Atlanta, Ga.; Andres Romero, Argentina 1:11 p.m. / 7:11 a.m. – (a) Denny McCarthy, Rockville, Md.; D.A. Points, Windermere, Fla.; Shiv Kapur, India 1:22 p.m. / 7:22 a.m. – (a) Bryson DeChambeau, Clovis, Calif.; Blayne Barber, Auburn, Ala.; Billy Hurley III, Annapolis, Md. 1:33 p.m. / 7:33 a.m. – Geoff Ogilvy, Australia; Ernie Els, South Africa; Retief Goosen, South Africa 1:44 p.m. / 7:44 a.m. – Bo Van Pelt, Jenks, Okla.; Charlie Beljan, Mesa, Ariz.; Tony Finau, Lehi, Utah 1:55 p.m. / 7:55 a.m. – Lee Janzen, Orlando, Fla.; (a) Oliver Schniederjans, Powder Springs, Ga.; Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland 2:06 p.m. / 8:06 a.m. – Daniel Summerhays, Fruit Heights, Utah; Thomas Aiken, South Africa; Danny Lee, New Zealand 2:17 p.m. / 8:17 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Dallas, Texas; Jason Day, Australia; Justin Rose, England 2:28 p.m. / 8:28 a.m. – Tiger Woods, Hobe Sound, Fla.; Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif.; Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa 2:39 p.m. / 8:39 a.m. – Jimmy Walker, Boerne, Texas; Zach Johnson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Ian Poulter, England 2:50 p.m. / 8:50 a.m. – Ryan Moore, Las Vegas, Nev.; Anirban Lahiri, India; Erik Compton, Coral Gables, Fla. 3:01 p.m. / 9:01 a.m. – (a) Jake Knapp, Costa Mesa, Calif.; Tyler Duncan, Columbus, Ind.; Matt Mabrey, Little Rock, Ark. 3:12 p.m. / 9:12 a.m. – Michael Davan, Hoopeston, Ill.; (a) Davis Riley, Hattiesburg, Miss.; Andrew Pope, Orlando, Fla. Today, hole 10 / Friday, hole 1 7 a.m. / 1 p.m. – Troy Kelly, Lakewood, Wash.; Seuk Hyun Baek, Republic of Korea; Cameron Smith, Australia 7:11 a.m. / 1:11 p.m. – John Parry, England; TBD; (a) Jack Maguire, St. Petersburg, Fla. 7:22 a.m. / 1:22 p.m. – Timothy O’Neal, Savannah, Ga.; Stephan Jaeger, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Kurt Barnes, Australia 7:33 a.m. / 1:33 p.m. – Gary Woodland, Topeka, Kan.; Victor Dubuisson, France; John Senden, Australia 7:44 a.m. / 1:44 p.m. – TBD; Morgan Hoffmann, Jupiter, Fla.; Bernd Wiesberger, Austria 7:55 a.m. / 1:55 p.m. – Marcel Siem, Germany; Alexander Levy, France; Brian Harman, St. Simons Island, Ga. 8:06 a.m. / 2:06 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland; Matt Kuchar, St. Simons Island, Ga. 8:17 a.m. / 2:17 p.m. – Dustin Johnson, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Adam Scott, Australia; Sergio Garcia, Spain 8:28 a.m. / 2:28 p.m. – Martin Kaymer, Germany; (a) Gunn Yang, Republic of Korea; Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland 8:39 a.m. / 2:39 p.m. – Patrick Reed, Houston, Texas; Chris Kirk, Milton, Ga.; Jamie Donaldson, Wales 8:50 a.m. / 2:50 p.m. – Webb Simpson, Charlotte, N.C.; Keegan Bradley, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Kevin Na, Diamond Bar, Calif.

9:01 a.m. / 3:01 p.m. – (a) Sam Horsfield, England; Shunsuke Sonoda, Japan; Oliver Farr, Wales 9:12 a.m. / 3:12 p.m. – Kevin Lucas, Folsom, Calif.; Pat Wilson, Andover, N.J.; (a) Cole Hammer, Houston, Texas Afternoon play 1 p.m. / 7 a.m. – Tom Hoge, Fort Worth, Texas; Brad Fritsch, Holly Springs, N.C.; Tjaart van der Walt, South Africa 1:11 p.m. / 7:11 a.m. – Brad Elder, Dallas, Texas; (a) Beau Hossler, Mission Viejo, Calif.; Jamie Lovemark, Scottsdale, Ariz.

1:22 p.m. / 7:22 a.m. – Ryo Ishikawa, Japan; Luke Donald, England; J.B. Holmes, Campbellsville, Ky. 1:33 p.m. / 7:33 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Tequesta, Fla.; (a) Bradley Neil, Scotland; Marc Leishman, Australia 1:44 p.m. / 7:44 a.m. – Ryan Palmer, Colleyville, Texas; Joost Luiten, Netherlands; Danny Willett, England 1:55 p.m. / 7:55 a.m. – TBD; George Coetzee, South Africa; Alexander Noren, Sweden 2:06 p.m. / 8:06 a.m. – Brendon Todd, Atlanta, Ga.; Branden Grace, South Africa; Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand 2:17 p.m. / 8:17 a.m. – Billy Horschel, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Paul Casey, England; Lee Westwood, England 2:28 p.m. / 8:28 a.m. – Bill Haas, Greenville, S.C.; Charl Schwartzel, South Africa; Hunter Mahan, Dallas, Texas 2:39 p.m. / 8:39 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Republic of Ireland; Ben Martin, Greenville, S.C.; Stephen Gallacher, Scotland 2:50 p.m. / 8:50 a.m. – Charley Hoffman, Las Vegas, Nev.; Camilo Villegas, Colombia; Tommy Fleetwood, England 3:01 p.m. / 9:01 a.m. – Mark Silvers, Thunderbolt, Ga.; (a) Brian Campbell, Irvine, Calif.; Cheng-Tsung Pan, Chinese Taipei 3:12 p.m. / 9:12 a.m. – TBD; Jared Becher, Reno, Nev.; Samuel Saunders, Fort Collins, Colo.

2015 rankings and upcoming tournaments Travelers Championship, June 25-28 TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut. Par 70, 6,841 yards. Purse: $6,400,000. 2014 champion: Kevin Streelman Golfer Tour points 1 Rory McIlroy 620.24 2 Jordan Spieth 482.4 3 Jim Furyk 285.65 4 Bubba Watson 297.82 5 Justin Rose 332.73 6 Henrik Stenson 339.04 7 Dustin Johnson 239.92 8 Sergio Garcia 278.68 9 Rickie Fowler 300.55 10 Jason Day 226.16 11 Jimmy Walker 271.44 12 Adam Scott 212.15 13 J.B. Holmes 193.83 14 Hideki Matsuyama 231.93 15 Patrick Reed 217.86 16 Chris Kirk 210.34 17 Phil Mickelson 176.06 18 Matt Kuchar 205.23 19 Martin Kaymer 205.17 20 Billy Horschel 203.52 Canadian rankings 92 Graham DeLaet 84 165 David Hearn 54.35 172 Adam Hadwin 53.98 278 Nick Taylor 33.76 285 Richard Lee 25.58 453 Mike Weir 17.21 485 Brad Fritsch 16.34 592 Eugene Wong 9.5 594 Roger Sloan 10.78 670 Ryan Yip 7.25 702 Adam Svensson 6.66 746 Albin Choi 6 746 Justin Shin 6 769 Ryan Williams 5.75 843 Michael Gligic 4.51 897 Greg Machtaler 3.91 922 Taylor Pendrith 3.66 943 Peter Campbell 3.48 950 Cory Renfrew 3.45 986 Adam Cornelson 3.02

Canadian PGA Tour No tournament this week The Syncrude Boreal Open, June 25-28 Fort McMurray Golf Club, Fort McMurray, Alta. Par 72, 6,912 yards.

Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Joel Dahmen * Denotes Canadian golfer Golfers Average Score T1 Jason Millard 67 T1 *Eugene Wong 67 3 *Kevin Spooner 67.75 T4 *Albin Choi 68 T4 *Adam Svensson 68 6 Drew Weaver 68.5 7 Vince Covello 68.63 8 *James Love 68.75 9 *Ryan Williams 68.88 10 *Taylor Pendrith 69 T11 Charlie Bull 69.13 T11 Sam Ryder 69.13 T11 J.J. Spaun 69.13 14 John Ellis 69.25 15 *Riley Wheeldon 69.33 16 Joshua Stone 69.5 T17 Brien Davis 69.63 T17 Bo Hoag 69.63 T17 *Cory Renfrew 69.63 T17 Ethan Tracy 69.63

LPGA No tournament this week Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, June 26-28 Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Arkansas. Par 71, 7,001 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 champion: Stacy Lewis.

Average score Score 1 Inbee Park 69.451 2 Hyo Joo Kim 69.723 3 Stacy Lewis 69.878 4 Lydia Ko 69.913 5 Anna Nordqvist 70.098 6 Suzann Pettersen 70.162 7 Sei Young Kim 70.302 8 Shanshan Feng 70.513 9 Amy Yang 70.604 10 Lexi Thompson 70.619 Canadian golfers 90 Alena Sharp 72.814 130 Sue Kim 73.895 141 Rebecca Lee-Bentham 74.357

Champions Tour No tournament this week U.S. Senior Open Championship, June 25-28 Del Paso Country Club, Sacramento, California, Par 71, 7,121 yards. Purse: $3,500,000. 2014 champion: Colin Montgomerie Golfers Points 1 Bernhard Langer 78 2 Michael Allen 82 3 Joe Durant 115 4 Jeff Maggert 126 5 Gene Sauers 146 6 Kenny Perry 155 7 Kevin Sutherland 172 8 Colin Montgomerie 173 Canadian golfers 26 Rod Spittle 248 78 Jim Rutledge 523

LACROSSE Western Lacrosse Assn WLA Senior A Standings GP New Westminster 6 Victoria 6 Burnaby 8 Coquitlam 5 Maple Ridge 7 Langley 7 Nanaimo 7

W 6 4 4 3 2 2 2

L 0 2 4 2 5 5 5

T Pts 0 12 0 8 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 4 0 4

Yesterday’s results Burnaby 12, Langley 11 Today’s schedule Langley at New Westminster, 7:45 p.m.

Friday, June 19 Coquitlam at Victoria, 7:45 p.m.

Saturday, June 20 New Westminster at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 21 Victoria at Maple Ridge, 6:45 p.m.

BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L T Pts Coquitlam 15 14 1 0 28 Delta 15 11 4 0 22 Victoria 14 9 5 0 18 New Westminster 14 8 6 0 16 Langley 15 4 9 2 10 Nanaimo 13 4 8 1 9 Port Coquitlam 15 4 10 1 9 Burnaby 15 2 13 0 4 Today’s schedule Port Coquitlam at Langley, 8 p.m.

Friday, June 19 New Westminster vs. Port Coquitlam, 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 20 Langley vs. Nanaimo, 5 p.m.

Victoria vs. Delta, 5 p.m.

Sunday, June 21 Coquitlam vs. Victoria, 5 p.m.

Nanaimo vs. Burnaby, 5 p.m.

SPORTS

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ongratulations ladies!

For the sixth consecutive week, you’ve increased the participating numbers at Hollies. Thanks!

The surprise of the evening belonged to Iris Forcier, who made her ladies’ night debut tying for runner-up in the “B� Division with Michelle Vigrass. Karen Vandermolen won it shooting her personal best – 47!

Rhonda Holcombe took low gross in the “A� group winning in a count back with Donna Cox. Holcombe’s also leading the Ringer Board with 33, one better than Cox. Well done ladies! For another week, the deuce, par and hidden hole pots weren’t won. Somebody might be in for a nice pay day this week!

The very time I write about poor men’s night scoring, along comes a “gunslinger� shooting me down! Jason Pley, who owns Pley Roofing, came out of nowhere claiming the new net course record.

Revealing his score might elicit thoughts of sandbagging, but that would be wrong because netting a 19 from a 33 gross score fails to tell the truth.

I’ve watched Jason suffer with horrible scores over the past four years and his performance was truly an indication of something special.

So much did Pley eclipse the field, he even took over the points night lead. It was truly Pley’s night as runner-up net winner Dave Patterson was a distant second even though also recording his best Men’s Night score.

Patterson also had a memorable evening, ploughing through the field into second position on the points list. Ron Lange took the low gross with 31, one better than runner-up Edy Byrne. Neither deuce pot

Patrick Little Rediscovering golf at Hollies nor the hidden hole were won, making them very lucrative next week!

While on the subject of Jason Pley, I thought back to a week earlier when my mother-in-law was visiting us from the Okanagan.

She has a history of heart problems. Her visit with us lasted three weeks, but during that time, she nearly passed away!

On one of the days, while resting on the patio, she lost consciousness and stopped breathing. Two golfers came in off the course just then and revived her. She’s okay now and back home.

We wanted to thank those responsible for saving her.

Jason never met my motherin-law, but after hearing of the incident drove to Hollies and personally delivered a “get-well� bouquet of flowers to her.

MoneySense magazine is a publication delivering per-

sonal finance and lifestyle information to its readers.

I’ve always agreed with their analysis of Port when grading our abilities to respond to business and crime. Further, it bothers me when our city fails addressing those observations. Nevertheless, it would be refreshing for MoneySense to recognize the lifestyle strengths of Port Alberni. Jason’s heartfelt thought is a good example.

Here’s another. One of my members took me aside this week and apologized for not taking out a full year’s membership. He could only afford a limited variety. He knows of our struggles and felt badly.

He continued saying he had cancer and treatments didn’t allow it in his budget.

A man apologizing to me for not spending more money because of his illness! A man more consumed with our welfare, knowing he has cancer! Compassionate, special people!

MoneySense might do better to consider that lifestyle dimension I see often at Hollies and in Port.

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In the nine-hole ladies’ low handicap group, there was a tie between Sandra Simpson and Claudia Romaniuk for low gross. Kath Stolth won low net. Low putts were tied between Romaniuk and Kathy Toms.

For the nine-hole ladies high handicap Pat Dahlquist won low gross, Betty Adair won low net and Lauralee Edgell had the lowest putts.

Marta Williamson had a birdie on No. 17. Pars were had by Mel Mihychuk on No. 11, Nancy Blair with her chip in on No. 12, Romaniuk No. 13 and 16, Joan Hall No. 13.

For the 18-hole ladies’ Marie Randall shot an impressive 84 to win low gross, Shirley Goodman won

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In the closest to the pin challenge Sharon Haggard won on No. 1 and Patsy Gauthier won on No. 18.

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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: 250-724-0535.

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 250723-9511 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.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni.

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For the artists From left, Mayor Mike Ruttan, Grade 11 art student Alyssa Gagnon, art teacher Lisa Tremblay and Grade 11 student Tara Doucette hold a picture frame, one of many donated to Alberni District Secondary School from the City of Port Alberni. The city gave thousands of dollars of art supplies to the school, which is gearing up to accept Grade 8 students for the first time in September.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alberni Valley Hospice Society provides

Ultimate Frisbee, June 23, 30 at 7 p.m. at Sweeney field. Drop in. No experience necessary.

Hot dog sale fundraiser for Kuu-Us Crisis Society, June 19 from noon to 4 p.m. at Save-On Foods.

Literacy Alberni with Coast Realty realtors is hosting a fundraiser book and hot dog sale on June 20 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Info: Alana Bodnar 250-723-7323.

3rd Annual Alberni Art Rave Festival on Saturday, June 20, 1 p.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday, June 21 from 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m., at the Harbour Quay. An art market and artisan sale is planned.

Fundraiser for Nepal, June 23 at 7 p.m. at Abbeyfield (basement). Includes slideshow. For info: 250-723-4643 or wyton@shaw.ca.

Summer Parkour classes begin June 23 with Ethos Parkour and Port Alberni Parks and Recreation at Echo Centre.

Six classes are scheduled for Tuesdays 7:15 to 9 p.m. For info phone Michael Kleyn 250-735-0881.

Words on Fire Open Mic with crime writer R.J. McMillen, June 25 at 7 p.m. at Charâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing.

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

Call 250-723-8344.

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

Freedom Route 6, July 5 at noon at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 293.

Meet the troops and see a display of military vehicles.

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The e-Golf competes with other compact and smaller electric cars like the BMW i3, Mitsubishi i-MiEV and Nissan Leaf, and electric versions of the Chevrolet Spark, Fiat 500, Ford Focus, Kia Soul EV and Mercedes B-class.

The Honda Fit EV would be a competitor, but Honda has not introduced an electric version of the new Fit that went on sale last year.

Extended-range electric cars like the BMWi 3 extended, Cadillac ELR and Chevrolet Volt don’t compete directly with those cars because their on-board generators give them much longer ranges.

In the auto industry, cars like the e-Golf, which have big batteries but lack the ability to make more electricity, are often called BEVs, for battery-electric vehicles.

Unlike the spacey looking i3, most BEVs look a lot like the conventional car they’re based on.

The e-Golf makes very successful use of VW’s new compact car architecture, offering ride, handling and accommodations that are nearly indistinguishable from the conventional Golf.

Prices for the e-Golf start at $33,450. The base model is quite well equipped, coming with navigation, Bluetooth audio and phone compatibility, voice recognition, a backup camera and heated front seats. I tested an SEL Premium model that added features including cruise control, LED headlights, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, 16-inch wheels and faux leather upholstery. It stickered at $35,445. All prices exclude destination charges.

The e-Golf’s price is at the high end among its most direct competitors, cars like the Focus, Leaf and Soul. EVs like the Spark, 500 and i-MiEV are so much smaller than the Golf that they’re competitors only in the sense that they all run on battery power.

Like most BEVs, the e-Golf has an electric motor and a single-speed transmission. The motor generates 115 horsepower and 199 pound-feet of torque. The torque

The 2014 Volkswagen e-Golf rolls along virtually unnoticed thanks to exterior styling that does little to telegraph its advanced powertrain. [VOLKSWAGEN]

is available from a standstill, delivering the smooth, confident acceleration that’s a hallmark of electric vehicles.

The EPA rated the e-Golf’s range on a charge at 83 miles. That’s roughly in the middle of its class, beating the Focus, trailing the Leaf and Soul and effectively tying most of the others. It takes about four hours to fully charge the e-Golf with a 240-volt outlet.

It would take about 20 hours to charge the car fully from a standard 120-volt outlet, but anybody who’s considering an electric car should also plan on having a 240volt charger installed.

Driving the e-Golf feels a lot like driving a conventional car. The controls are all the same. The electric motor’s power is sufficient for everyday driving. The car’s top speed is electronically limited to 87 mph in its default normal operating mode. The driver can select Eco or Eco+ modes to increase the car’s range somewhat.

The Golf’s steering is responsive.

The car’s comfortable ride and

good handling are consistent with conventionally powered Golfs, even though the 701-pound battery means those cars are 368 pounds lighter.

The e-Golf’s interior is roomy, practical and comfortable. Attractive, padded materials cover most surfaces, with the exception of some subtle pieces of trim. The seats are covered in VW’s V-Tex fake leather, which looks and feels fine. The controls are simple and easy to use, with a combination of conventional dials and buttons, voice recognition and a touch screen. It all works well, although the spoken commands for some tasks — setting a destination for the navigation system, for instance — require more steps than the best competitors.

The sound quality of hands-free phone calls was consistently poor.

Everyone I called complained about it. Road and wind noise were very noticeable. Like other Golfs, the car does not have a USB port.

The passenger compartment is

only slightly smaller than the base Golf, and the luggage compartment is slightly larger, according to Environmental Protection Agency figures. Both are very accommodating. The seats are comfortable, and the Golf’s practical exterior design — high roof and plenty of glass — provides good visibility.

Sharing many of the virtues that make the base Golf one of the world’s best-selling cars, the e-Golf is a worthwhile addition to the growing fleet of electric vehicles.

——— BEHIND THE WHEEL 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf SEL Premium Electric front-drive, five-passenger compact hatchback Price as tested: $35,445 (excluding destination charge) Rating: Three out of four stars Reasons to buy: Electric power; passenger room; cargo space Shortcomings: Electric range; No USB port; poor audio quality to hands-free phone calls ———

Competitive EPA fuel economy ratings (Battery-electric models; mpge — miles per gallon equivalent, the EPA’s calculation of how an electric car’s energy consumption equates to an internal combustion engine) VW e-Golf SEL Premium: 83-mile range. 126 mpg city/105 highway/116 combined BMW i3: 137/111/124 Chevrolet Spark: 128/109/119 Fiat 500e: 122/108/116 Ford Focus electric: 110/99/105 Kia Soul EV+: 120/92/105 Mercedes-Benz B-class E-Cell: 8?2/84 Mitsubishi i-MiEV: 126/99/112 Nissan Leaf SL: 126/101/114 —Source: www.fueleconomy.gov ——— Comparative base prices (excluding destination charges) (Battery-electric models) VW e-Golf SEL Premium: $35,445 BMW i3: $42,400 Chevrolet Spark: $25,560 Fiat 500e: $31,800 Ford Focus electric: $29,170 Kia Soul EV+: $35,700 Mercedes-Benz B-class E-Cell: $41,450 Mitsubishi i-MiEV: $22,995 Nissan Leaf SL: $35,120 —Source: Autotrader.com ——— Specifications as tested Power: 115 horsepower; 199 pound-feet of torque Transmission: Single-speed automatic Wheelbase: 103.6 inches Length: 168.1 inches Width: 70.8 inches Height: 57.1 inches Curb weight: 3,391 lbs.

Where assembled: Wolfsburg, Germany ——— Key features on vehicle tested Standard equipment: Anti-lock brakes; stability control; rear vision camera; rear parking assist; curtain air bags; front seat side impact air bags; intelligent crash response system; 16-inch alloy wheels; LED headlights; 5.8-inch touch screen; navigation; AM/FM/ CD; eight-speaker system; Bluetooth phone and audio compatible; iPod adapter; SiriusXM satellite radio trial subscription; dual zone automatic climate control; power front seat back adjustment; 60/40 split folding rear seat; leather-wrapped multifunction steering wheel and shifter; push button start; rain-sensing wipers; heated washer nozzles; power windows, locks and mirrors; heated front seats; LED daytime running lights; rear wiper.

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Ford recovers with European sales up in May ALISA PRIDDLE DETROIT FREE PRESS

DETROIT — Ford saw a slight increase in sales in Europe in May as the auto industry continues to slowly recover and the automaker prepares to launch a raft of key new products.

The Dearborn-based automaker sold 99,900 vehicles last month in the traditional 20 Western European markets, an increase of 1.5 percent from a year ago, which is the same increase as the industry as a whole.

That brings Ford’s year-to-date increase to 9.3 percent with almost 542,000 vehicles sold through the first five months, which is outpacing the industry’s 7.2 percent growth.

And the best is yet to come, said Roelant de Waard, vice president of marketing, sales and service for Ford of Europe, in an interview.

A number of key products will go on sale in July, kicking off the second half of the year when the automaker expects

Ford sales are up thanks in part to shipments of Mustangs to Europe. [AP]

to increase its market share that was flat at 7.8 percent for the month and 8.1 percent year-to-date.

The first shipment of Ford

Mustangs left a U.S. port on Thursday, bound for Europe and de Waard is hopeful they will be in dealerships by July 4. Almost 5,000 are already spoken for

and while Europe is getting an ample allotment, the sales chief said there is always the possibility demand will exceed supply and with sales strong in the U.S. as well, he doubts he could get more than his allotment.

Also launching now are the new S-Max, Galaxy and C-Max which are popular vehicles in Europe, And dealers will soon get their first Mondeo Vignale which is a high-end version of the mid-size sedan, similar to a Lincoln in the U.S. The Vignale series will continue to roll out with an S-Max Vignale next year and more models to follow, de Waard said.

In May, Ford’s sales increase was led by the new Mondeo (up 75 percent); the EcoSport small crossover and the Transit commercial van family.

The biggest growth is in commercial vehicles; segment sales are outpacing passenger sales across the industry, de Waard said.

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Ford’s total commercial vehicle sales were up 16 percent in May and 36 percent so far this year and market share is up to 11.5 percent for the month and 12.7 percent year-to-date — levels Ford has not seen in decades.

Increased sales of commercial vehicles is an indicator the economy continues to improve in Europe. But the recovery is uneven.

Commercial vehicles and small utility vehicles are selling well but with overcapacity in Europe, many automakers continue to rely on fleet sales and high incentives in many segments of the market. » We want to hear from you.

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Born and raised in Fort St. John, B.C., their music reflects small town wisdom with lively humour and songs that immediately capture an audience.

Lindsay and Naomi’s onstage chemistry is totally infectious.

They provide their audience with the whole meal deal: undeniably catchy tunes, adorable eye candy and a good laugh. They manage to combine all of these attributes into a genuinely endearing act.

In 2012 they made the top ten for CBC Radio 3’s contest Tracks on Tracks, and in 2014 the group rose to the national finals in the CBC Searchlight contest.

They’ve taken home a Vancouver Island Music Award for BC Wide Artist of the Year, both the EP and the full length album have been nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award for Roots Duo Recording of the Year and garnered attention through their Independent Music Awards Roots/Country EP and Folk Singer/Songwriter nominations.

The duo is proud to have shared the stage with acts such as Steve Brockley Band, Del Barber, and Ariana Gillis.

They can be seen at Char’s Landing on Monday, June 22 at 8 p.m.

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This weekend raves with art on Argyle Street KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

This year’s Alberni Art Rave Festival is set to take over Argyle Street to Harbour Quay and promises to have something for everyone.

The weekend kicks off on Friday, June 19 with a group art show, “Spotlight on Art”. Running until June 26 at the Capitol Theatre, the opening reception is tomorrow from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The weekend continues with an art tent for all ages, a carving tent with demonstrations by carver, Jesse Toso, art demonstrations offering life and still life practices, as well as an art market.

The stage at Spirit Square on Saturday has a variety of local musicians and spoken word artists from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. An evening dance starts at 8 p.m., featuring Cruze Control and Mystic Groove. The beer garden will be open from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The committee has planned family events for Sunday, in honour of Father’s Day. Projects for dad and kids will take place in the Arts for All Ages tent and demonstrations will continue all day.

A photo booth will be set up to capture memories of the weekend with costumes and props available.

Again local musicians and spoken word artists will take to the stage at Spirit Square throughout the day. That will be followed by a special performance by the Marim-Bam-Buzz band.

Local artists hitting the stage include Steven Novik, Barry Bruyere, Winter, Mike Mallin, and Misha Monroe.

At 1:30 p.m. Art Matters Society presents a performance of Buckeroo Bob, a funny and entertaining recreation of an old time radio play from 1946.

Even if you don’t remember the ‘good old days’ when the family gathered around the radio on a summer’s evening to listen to The Shadow and other serial radio plays you will enjoy Sunday’s production of Buckeraroo Bob on the Lone Prairie, promised by writer and director, Gwynne Hunt. ““The concept is simple, the times were simple,” said Hunt.

“The audience watch a 1940’s cast arrive for work and present a special family friendly radio play. Buckeroo Bob and his trusty sidekick Seamus save a

The Art Rave committee has been working hard since the new board members were chosen last Fall and are now ready to hit the streets for the eventful weekend. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

damsel (or two) in distress and rescue one more dusty town from demise. It was an exciting time in radio. With the first world war over, nobody was rationing food anymore and Monsanto had a lot of ‘instant’ food’ to offer. The radio play

with commercial breaks is in reality a one-act play complete with laughter, drama and ‘dum, dum, dum’ more twists and turns then a slippery snake up in the yonder hills. Working with a foley artists, the sound effects are their own

mini-production.”

A wrap-up at Char’s Landing features Mystic Groove and guests from 7 to 9 p.m. followed by the reggae sounds of Tasman Jude at 9 p.m.

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More on-stage music performances for nights ahead ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

If the weekend of Art Rave is not enough, there is entertainment to keep the evenings lively at Char’s Landing.

Friday night at 8 p.m. starts off with a show by Unconfirmed Reports. The band is band based out of the Campbell River/ Quadra Island area. The fourpiece group consists of Steve Paziuk on guitar, vocals, and bass, Dylan Grier on guitar and vocals, Lou Bakota on guitar, bass, and vocals, and Kolya Kowalchuk on drums, piano, and vocals.

Sunday night’s reggae dance features Tasman Jude on his

Soldiers of Love Recruitment tour. They are returning to the West Coast after coming back from a cross-Canada tour from Vancouver to Halifax.

The band’s most recent album went #1 on iTunes and their live show is becoming known Canada-wide as one of the most engaging in the business.

Christopher Thompson follows Monday night’s performance of Twin Peaks.

Thompson is a rising new musician in acoustic and finger style guitar. Since signing with Sleeper Records in 2012, Chris has been developing his sound, touring from all over Ontario to Eastern Canada, appearing

at the Eaglewood Folk Festival, Mariposa Folk Festival, Live from the Rock, Ashiko World Music Festival and Roots North Music Festival and sharing the stage with Maneli Jamal, Adrian Legg and Jason Fowler.

Coming from those experiences was the May 2015 release of Chris’ third studio album, Silas. Produced by Jim Bryson (The Weakerthans, Kathleen Edwards), Silas is available from itunes and christopherthompson.ca. Chris is travelling on a coast-to-coast spring and summer 2015 tour across Canada to bring his eclectic acoustic sounds across the country.

Christopher Thompson will be playing Char’s Landing on Tuesday.

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Divorce and separation technobabble in mediation H Edwin Knight

Modern family & relationships has to believe that the government intention is to help those who don’t have or don’t want to spend money.

Here is what is in store for you all sooner than you think. While Royal Roads University is training mediators to mediate on line ( I took the course and I now do mediate and do divorce financial analysis on line), the B.C. government partnering with various groups is setting up several non-court options to achieve non-court but

binding results in various legal areas. Coming to a computer near you is: www. civilresolutionbc.ca , My Law B.C. (no site until Dec. 2015), and extensions to the already existing property tribunal ADR site for tax assessments.

Now let me be clear. It’s not that some of these sites won’t be beneficial to many but they have the potential of eventually becoming the only process to satisfy disputes. And just maybe that is not so bad but where does that leave guidance by a lawyer or mediator who can create a better result for the inexperienced couple who go it alone on line, with a print out and mail off – we are done! Wow! Does not seem to be diligent enough

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ere I am at the BCAMI Symposium in Vancouver with all of the guru’s in mediation and arbitration known as ADR (Alternate Dispute Resolution). Much of the conference is focused on the use of technology in ADR and in litigation...and here I am interjecting cautions on the idea!!

Feeling scared and concerned for all you future folk who will potentially separate without the intervention, good advice and judgement of an astute professional to effectively help in the decision making.

Yup, that’s right, you got it.

Do it yourself separation and divorce! Do it yourself mediation! Do it yourself negotiation! Do it yourself small claims! – and just do it yourself ! Of course one

does it?

Let us look at the ‘MY Law BC’ more closely to illustrate what I mean.

The expectation is that in the family law section you will be able to access various platforms to negotiate, mediate or request an arbitration hearing with a separation agreement to complete the do it yourself process. Also there will be an independent legal advice section??? Cool, easy-peasy and cheap. Really? You need to remember the government is also moving in this direction to decrease their own costs. I am sure that the self-help services will be limited to the ‘basics efficiency’.

Let us look at the process when a professional comprehensive mediator or lawyer is involved. Let’s also look at how the government process works at this time through the Justice Access Center. I have received from clients several partial agreements from the JAC and the court mediator and have found several major deficiencies due to time limits and ‘efficiency’.

In one case, spousal support was set up as a double whammy in the wording causing the husband to pay much more than was intended a year down the line. Also in deciding child support and spousal support, the couple’s future budget and government supplements are not considered. The result has been at times that the care giver is receiving a very disproportionate amount of income compared to the payor. The professional picks up on these occurrences.

To take this further, I have mediated those who have

argued over $20,000 but once the numbers are properly calculated it was $200.

Another example, the husband wanted to continue to use the family cottage with the new girlfriend, a cottage that was inherited by both partners and was the wife’s childhood memories security place!! The couple could have fought all the way through the courts if the comprehensive mediator did not do their financial profile which revealed that the wife could not afford to keep the house and needed to move to the vacation home anyway precluding the husband’s use and eliminating the issue. End of story and professional intervention resulting in a resolution.

Take the couple where the astute husband realized that the spousal/child support calculators did not tell the whole story. He knew that due to his pending retirement the wife would become destitute in several years if she and her lawyer got their way following the on line calculator system.

In this case, as CDFA, I was asked to complete an analysis with future projections.

The presentation to her lawyer reversed the decision and after several financial scenarios a successful solution was found.

So will all of this technomediatearbitratenegotiate system work. I would like to think so but in my experience it still needs an astute professional’s involvement. » Edwin Knight is a weekly columnist for the Alberni Valley Times. He writes about a wide range of topics concerning the modern family, relationship break-ups, separations and divorce.

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Visionary adds voice for local community change Y

ou might say it all started when I was hired to hawk Beanie Babies at Ye Olde Alberni Mall, where I first learned the art of ‘the sale’. Now, I make good ideas go viral via word of mouth and social media.

Heart of Vancouver Island as a brand—and as a grassroots social movement—is not only changing the narrative about how others view Port Alberni; it’s also re-building pride of place for locals. PORTfolio will focus on local opportunities for employment, entrepreneurship, and telecommunications. We need to retain and attract young professionals who value affordability, recreation, and quality of life in an attractive central island location. Our 21st century, globalizing world demands that we diversify our portfolio; we just can’t have all of our eggs in in one big ol’ industrialized basket if we want to remain relevant. I look forward to shining the spotlight on some of the cool things that have already gotten started. Alternatively, this could be called “The Column of Awesome”. There are no rose-coloured glasses on here; trust me-- I am well aware of our community’s challenges. But we can’t move forward without identifying our opportunities and imagining our goals.

My first focus could be considered to be navel-gazing, but

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PORTfolio it’s totally worth the risk as this column will be published on the same day as Vast (SD70 Alternative Programs) grad.

We’ve all heard the old adage: “It takes a village to raise a child”.

Well, it takes innovative interagency partnerships to prepare multi-barriered youth for effective transitions to independent adult life. STEP Up: Skills Training Employment Program will have

chosen agency over apathy; to be empowered instead of enabled.

As cliché as it may sound, I couldn’t be more proud to see these resilient, inspiring and empathetic students walk the stage tonight. Their struggles and successes mirror those of our larger community. Let’s work together to strengthen Port Alberni’s socio-economic PORTfolio. Got ideas? Drop me a line at

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» Kama Money owns Orange Bridge Communications, which works with Great Central Social Media Company to rebrand Port Alberni from ‘The Worst Place To Live’ to the ‘Heart of Vancouver Island’. She also teaches Skills Training Employment Program (STEP Up) at Vast. In her down time, she alternates between watching trashy TV and pushing a 55 lb stroller

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B.C. mushroom recall expanded by CFIA 680-gram package on June 7.

The CFIA has now added Sliced Crimini Mushrooms in 200 and 227 gram packages and President’s Choice Crimini Sliced Mushrooms in a 454-gram package to the recall list.

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Are tougher fines needed for drivers who text? The province is asking B.C. residents for feedback on how far to go. [BLACK PRESS]

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Stiffer fines, impoundments for distracted B.C. drivers The province is considering stiffer fines and possibly vehicle impoundments or prohibitions to get distracted drivers to put down their cellphones and devices.

Motorists caught using a handheld device face $167 fines and – since last fall – three driver penalty points.

“We took a first step and increased the penalties last fall and now we’re looking at possible changes to the legislation, including more severe penalties,” Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said.

A four-week online consultation period is open until July 16 to gather public opinion on whether tougher measures are needed. Comments are being collected at engage.gov. bc.ca/distracteddriving.

Besides potential vehicle impoundments or driver prohibitions, the site asks if texting drivers should be punished more severely, and possibly new drivers and repeat offenders as well.

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The owner of a motorcycle that raced through a Surrey mall has now been fined more than $13,000.

While police are unable to put the owner on the motorcycle at the time of the infractions, they are fining him as the registered owner of the bike.

It was Feb. 20, when the bike was seen tearing down 104 Avenue, with police helicopter and police squad cars in pursuit.

At some points, the driving became so dangerous, police cars broke off pursuit.

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The bike then tore down 104 eastbound, crossing a pedestrian overpass and evading police.

The motorcycle was found dumped in North Surrey by the Port Mann Bridge.

On June 6, police served the registered owner with $13,500 in traffic fines.

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He said he believes prohibitions should be considered, but only for the worst repeat offenders.

The chiefs’ association doesn’t have a formal position on prohibitions, nor has it adopted the stance that texting is worse than handheld phone calls.

According to research cited by the province, texting or using a smartphone while driving is more distracting than talking on one, resulting in up to 23 times higher crash risk for drivers who text.

Speed and distraction are now the top two factors contributing to crash deaths, ahead of thirdranked alcohol.

B.C.’s distracted driving fines are the second-lowest in Canada. Nova Scotia has the highest, climbing from $234 to $579 on the third offence, and Ontario is about to double its maximum fine from $500 to $1,000.

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Police issued 55,100 tickets last year to drivers caught using an electronic device behind the wheel – an increase from 53,000 in 2013.

ICBC estimates 9,500 drivers in B.C. are using a hand-held device at any given time and 40 per cent are texting or emailing as they drive.

The B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police supports escalating fines or sanctions, particularly for multiple repeat offenders, said Transit Police Chief Neil Dubord who chairs the chiefs’ traffic committee.

But he said the widespread disregard for the cellphone law makes it difficult to see how officers could impound vehicles – at least on a first offence – without being accused of selective, unfair enforcement.

“The impoundment of vehicles is difficult because of the large numbers,” said Dubord, who is taking over as chief of Delta Police later this month.

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Take a walk by water or listen to water trickling off a fountain.

Later in the day, a partner could be somewhat standoffish. Tonight: Head home.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You’ll gain unusual insight through your dreams, but you might not even realize it. If you look at what is occurring around a friendship, you’ll gain more awareness. A partner could be unusually difficult or touchy.

Maintain a healthy distance.

Tonight: Out and about.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Be aware of the costs of proceeding as you have been. You need to hold yourself accountable.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Know when to rein in your magnetic personality. Try to be a wallflower. You might be interested in a new activity that you had not noticed up till now. Tap into your creativity to find helpful solutions.

Tonight: Try to avoid being around a depressing person.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Zero in on your priorities; some are more important than others. Don’t let someone rain on your parade. Your perspective will change once you start asking questions about where this person is coming from. Have an intellectual conversation. Tonight: Where your friends are.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Someone you need to respond to might shock you with his or her behavior. Let it go, but keep

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Tonight: Out and about.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You might seem somewhat stuffy to others, but you know that you are making a difference where it counts. Are you pushing too hard to have your way? Let go for now, and detach from the situation. You will see matters differently as a result. Tonight: Think “weekend.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You might want to see a situation differently. Your ability to get past a problem allows you to go with the flow. Don’t get too upset by what is happening, and don’t lose focus. As a result, your ability to move through a problem will be enhanced. Tonight: Be friendly.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Others seem rather cold right now. Someone might say something that causes you to be upset.

Be flexible; you can’t change what is happening. You have an unusual sense of humor, but it probably won’t work on a friend who is singing the blues. Tonight: Just don’t be alone.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Do what is needed to make you happier and feel more in touch with your needs and desires.

Sometimes you give so much of yourself that you don’t even realize how drained you are. A superior could demand a lot from you.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I lived my life to the full extent of living! I married Hilda (Tremblay) November 4, 1950. We had 5 children and were married for 59 years. For over 40 years I worked in the forest industry, from Head Loader to Logging Truck Driver providing a living for my family. I was also quite the ball player.

Third base was my specialty in those years and then I went onto being an umpire for the game I loved. During the summers, camping and fishing were a big part of our lives. Toquart Bay would be our home for months. They even called me â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mayor of Toquart Bayâ&#x20AC;? at one time. People would come for fishing advise and where to park their units. I was always ready to give them advice, although I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always share the best fishing areas with everybody. Fishing with my boys in the summer and hunting with them in the winter months! It was quite the life! No lack of deer meat or salmon for my family. They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know that there were any other choices of meat! My family grew and grew! 16 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren have enhanced my life. Who could ask for anything more!

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Michael Douglas marks heritage while in Israel JOSEF FEDERMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JERUSALEM â&#x20AC;&#x201D; When actor Michael Douglas learned that he had been chosen to receive the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jewish Nobel Prize,â&#x20AC;? he pointed out a small problem: Under strict religious law, the Oscar-winning actor isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Jewish.

Douglas, who only recently has embraced his Jewish roots, is vowing to use the $1 million Genesis Prize to build bridges between Israel and increasingly assimilated Jewish communities around the world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Abrahamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tent had its flaps open and so hopefully since approximately half of the Jewish population in the world is outside of Israel, we can find ways to better understand each other and to grow together,â&#x20AC;? Douglas told The Associated Press in an interview.

Douglas, accompanied by his wife, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, and their two children, is in Israel this week to accept the Genesis Prize.

Jay Leno will host the high-powered event, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to present the award.

Douglas, 70, wearing a light beige suit and purple tie, appeared relaxed and energetic. He said he remains cancer free after being

Michael Douglas poses for a photo in Jerusalem. [THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

diagnosed with oral cancer in 2010, and that his marriage to Zeta-Jones is going strong after hitting a rough patch two years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Catherine is wonderful,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our kids are here, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re having a fantastic time. Life is good.â&#x20AC;?

Douglas, known for a career of macho and sometimes morally ambiguous roles, won the Academy Award for best actor for starring in the 1987 movie Wall Street.

For Douglas, the Genesis Prize â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to be awarded on Thursday â&#x20AC;&#x201D; caps a process that was generations in the making. His father, actor Kirk Douglas, was born Issur Danielovitch to Russian immigrant parents and raised as an Orthodox Jew. But he drifted away from his faith.

Michael Douglasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mother, actress Diane Dill, is not Jewish.

Douglas said he began to be drawn to Judaism after his father survived a 1991 helicopter crash that left two others dead. He said that his father began studying the Bible with a rabbi. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was certainly touched by that and the spirituality it brought to him,â&#x20AC;? he said.

More recently, he said his son Dylan had grown interested in Judaism and decided he wanted to have a bar mitzvah. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brought a spirituality to our life and an awareness of Judaism that we did not have,â&#x20AC;? Douglas said.

Last year, the family came to Israel after Dylanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bar mitzvah.

Douglas says he now belongs to a Reform synagogue in New York.

Similar stories are common in the U.S., where nearly 60 per cent of Jews now marry outside the faith, according to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey.

But in Israel, intermarriages and liberal streams of Judaism popular in the U.S., including the Reform movement, are not recognized by the official rabbinical authorities.

Under a complicated arrangement, Israel allows anyone with at least a Jewish grandparent to qualify for citizenship under its â&#x20AC;&#x153;Law

of Return.â&#x20AC;? Yet the ultra-Orthodox rabbinate oversees civil services for Jews, including circumcisions, weddings, divorces and burials.

That means that Douglas and his son could theoretically immigrate to the Jewish state, but as the children of intermarriages, they could not marry or have a Jewish burial here. Under Orthodox Jewish law, only people with a Jewish mother are considered Jewish.

Douglas said he raised this issue when the Genesis Prize Foundation approached him about its award.

But he said the group was interested in him because he represented so many other people in similar positions. In its announcement, it praised Douglasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; family for its â&#x20AC;&#x153;inclusive approach for Jews of diverse backgrounds.â&#x20AC;?

Douglas will have his work cut out for him. The Reform and Conservative movements, which are dominant among U.S. Jewry, have struggled for recognition in Israel, providing an occasional source of tension between Israel and American Jews.

Douglas said he realized his selection could raise eyebrows in some quarters of Israel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect dramatic changes, certainly among the Orthodox and the ultra-Orthodox,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Hunt for escaped murderers hits snag Rain washes away scent from search dogs tracking 2 men RODRIQUE NGOW THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DANNEMORA, N.Y. — State police plan to expand the search for two escaped murderers beyond a 16-square-mile area of woods, fields and swamps where the manhunt has been most intense, even as rainy weather hampers their progress.

Clinton County Sheriff David Favro said Tuesday that rain has been washing away any scent dogs might find and interfering with thermal imaging devices being used to detect body heat.

No vehicles were reported stolen in the area, which led searchers to believe convicts David Sweat and Richard Matt were still near the prison. Search dogs caught the scent of the men and authorities found evidence indicating they may have spent time there.

The more than 800 law enforcement officers combing the rural area now have shifted their focus eastward along Route 374 leading from the village of Dannemora, home of the Clinton Correctional Facility, in far northern New York.

Matt and Sweat escaped June 6 from the maximum-security prison near the Canadian border.

Sweat, 35, was serving a life sentence without parole in the killing of a sheriff’s deputy. Matt, 48, was doing 25 years to life for the kidnap, torture and hacksaw dismemberment of his former boss.

Meanwhile, the prison worker charged with helping the killers flee by providing them with hacksaw blades, chisels and other tools was visited in jail Tuesday by her husband, also a prison worker.

Favro described Joyce Mitchell as “composed” during the morning visit with her husband, Lyle Mitchell.

Prosecutors say Mitchell, a prison tailoring shop instructor who befriended the inmates, had agreed to be the getaway driver but backed out because she still loved her husband and felt guilty for participating.

District Attorney Andrew Wylie said Monday that there was no

Officers march along side the hearse during the funeral procession for slain police officer Const. Daniel Woodall, in Edmonton on Wednesday.

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Funeral procession marches in quiet city THE CANADIAN PRESS

An employee leaves the Clinton Correctional Facility, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 in Dannemora, N.Y. Search teams are back in the woods of northern New York looking for two convicted murderers who broke out of the maximum-security prison a week and a half ago. More than 800 law enforcement officers are in the 12th day of searching for David Sweat and Richard Matt. [MARK LENNIHAN, AP]

evidence the men had a Plan B once Mitchell backed out of the escape.

But Favro said that while he has “no concrete information,” he doesn’t believe the escapees would have counted only on Mitchell for the success of their “elaborate, well-thought-out escape plan.”

“My theory — my theory only — is that she was Plan B,” he said Tuesday. “I would have viewed her as baggage, almost, for them to be able to escape into freedom because she’s leaving behind a family and a husband.”

He said investigators won’t be certain until the fugitives are caught.

But Favro said, “I find it difficult to believe right from Day 1 that they would go through that — probably took some time to really map together — and they would get out on the hopes that a civilian worker that they found would assist them in actually getting away.”

Mitchell was charged Friday with supplying contraband, including a punch and a screw-

driver, to the two inmates. She has pleaded not guilty. She has been suspended without pay from her $57,000-a-year job overseeing inmates who sew clothes and learn to repair sewing machines.

Authorities say the convicts used power tools to cut through the backs of their adjacent cells, broke through a brick wall and then cut into a steam pipe and slithered through it, finally emerging outside the prison walls through a manhole. Wylie says they apparently used tools stored by prison contractors, taking care to return them to their toolboxes after each night’s work.

In Broome County, where Sweat and his cousin killed a deputy in 2002, Sheriff David Harder said his office has been investigating since Sweat broke out of prison, contacting his family and associates and committing about 50 officers to the case. Sweat was “a kind of survivalist,” who was caught in the woods in New York’s Southern Tier five days after that killing after someone came forward with information, he said.

EDMONTON — Thousands of police officers and emergency personnel are marching through the eerily quiet streets of downtown Edmonton to honour a city policeman who was killed while trying to make an arrest.

More than a dozen blocks in the core have been cordoned off and security is tight as the procession for Const. Daniel Woodall makes its way from the legislature to a conference centre where the funeral will be held.

Blue ribbons are tied to trees and lamps along the route — just as they have been in many neighbourhoods since Woodall was slain on June 8.

The 35-year-old city officer was trying to serve an arrest warrant to a man suspected of the anti-Semitic bullying of an Edmonton family.

Norman Raddatz fired dozens of shots through his front door, killing Woodall and wounding another officer, before shooting himself.

Woodall came to the Edmonton Police Service in 2007 after serving four years with the force in Manchester, England.

“There are really no words great enough to express my love and gratitude to the city of Edmonton.

WOODALL

You have shown so much love and support to myself, my family, and all first responders,” Woodall’s widow, Clair, said in a statement issued before the funeral.

“We will be forever grateful. I am lucky to call Edmonton my home.”

“We would like to thank everyone for their kind wishes and thoughts at this very sad time. Dan was the light of our lives and the people of Edmonton have taken to him like one of their own,” Woodall’s parents, David and Denise, said in the same statement.

“Thank you all again. We love you all.”

The regimental funeral will include tributes from friends and speeches from dignitaries including police Chief Rod Knecht and Mayor Don Iveson.

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Airline carry-on bag shrinkage paused ROSS MAROWITS THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL — A global airline association is rethinking its efforts to shrink the size of carry-on luggage permitted on planes.

The International Air Transportation Association says it is pausing the rollout of its Cabin OK initiative over concerns that have been expressed mainly in North America.

IATA says interest has been “intense” but there has been confusion and concerns raised in the media and by key stakeholders.

New York Senator Chuck Schumer has criticized the effort, saying that while airlines are making record profits the change would add a further

financial burden on travellers who already pay extra for checked baggage, leg room, head phones and other services.

“This is clearly an issue that is close to the heart of travellers.

We need to get it right,” IATA senior vice-president Tom Windmuller said in announcing a “comprehensive reassessment.”

The voluntary initiative, launched June 9, was designed to bring “common sense and order” to the problem of differing bag sizes by giving passengers greater assurance their carry-on would be allowed in aircraft cabins wherever they fly.

Under the program, smaller bags measuring 55 x 35 x 20 cm (21.5 x 13.5 x 7.5 inches) would receive a “Cabin OK” tag.

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IATA insisted the guideline was not meant to set an industry standard as each airline decides the maximum size of carry-on luggage.

While IATA says many carriers welcomed the initiative, some like Air Canada (TSX:AC) and WestJet (TSX:WJA), said they would not be reducing carryon size to conform to the new standard.

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