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Alberni forester survives grizzly attack; in recovery George Knoll played dead, then fought to save his life
PA fire dept. awaits wildfire duties
KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
A local forester is lucky to be alive after surviving a grizzly bear attack on Thursday. George Knoll has been recovering from surgery that took place on Sunday but will have a story to tell his family and friends when he is discharged from Vancouver General Hospital. Knoll was on a rare camp shift in Bella Bella when the attack occurred. He usually remains in Port Alberni for work, but with the shutdowns, took an opportunity farther north. His wife, Andrea, said it was the first time he had seen a grizzly bear, although black bears are a common sight and are generally harmless. “They spotted each other at the same time and there wasn’t a lot of time before she came running at him,” Andrea said. “She attacked right away and went for his head, throat and neck.” Knoll tried to keep his face and neck covered, but the grizzly continued to grab him by the back and tear into his skin. “He was totally scared,” Andrea said. “He thought he was going to die.” Unsure of what to do next, Knoll laid on the ground and played dead. That didn’t work and the bear kept biting him, so his first instinct was to fight back. He used his work boot to kick the bear in the face, which stopped her initially, but she returned to attack again. This time, Knoll kicked her in the nose and she finally took off. Knoll was able to make his way to his vest and radio to call his partners for help. Meanwhile he made his own tourniquet and pulled it tight with his teeth. When his crew arrived, they found Knoll laying on his back and he was air lifted first to a hospital in Bella Bella and then
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George Knoll is recovering in Vancouver General Hospital after a frightening grizzly bear attack last Thursday near Bella Bella. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
to Vancouver General, where he remains. Andrea has been by his side since he arrived in Vancouver. On Sunday, doctors said infection of his wounds was imminent, so they maintained them and checked for nerve damage. Andrea said he will probably undergo more surgery to fix any damage. She expects him to be in the hospital for at least another week and recovery will be lengthy, with at least one
year of physiotherapy. Between the two, they have four children, and the family intend to be together as much as possible after Knoll’s frightening incident. Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
“[The grizzly] attacked right away and went for his head, throat and neck. He thought he was going to die.” Andrea Knoll, spouse
The province’s resources to control wildfires are wearing thin, prompting local governments to look to their fire departments to provide additional support. Last week city council approved a recommendation from the Port Alberni Fire Department to make the municipal firefighters available for forest incidents if the provincial personnel need help. Last year the local fire department was put on standby as incidents in other parts of the province drew wildfire fighters away from the Valley. The department’s availability brought the city revenue through a contract with the province. With forest fires continuing to emerge on Vancouver Island and throughout B.C., Port Alberni’s fire chief Tim Pley is anticipating a call for help from the province this summer. “Wildfire activity in the province has already reached near-record levels. B.C. Wildfire service resources are being deployed away from Vancouver Island to fight active fires,” he wrote in a recent report for council. “With depleting staff resources on Vancouver Island, B.C. wildfire service may turn to local government fire departments for firefighting support.” The role of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District’s fire departments has already been expanded to wildfire suppression if situations arise – especially for the Sproat Lake Volunteer Fire Department, who monitored the area as the Dog Mountain situation continued to burn this month. On Friday the Wildfire Management Branch reported that Dog Mountain is being patrolled around the clock. See FIRES, Page 3
Weekend fire damages Russell Place home
Multiplex to allow alcohol drinks in arena seats
No one was injured but a home suffered major damages from a fire that quickly ignited on Saturday afternoon. » Alberni Region, 3
Bulldogs fans can enjoy a beer in the stands this season with a city application to change the Multiplex’s liquor license. » Alberni Region, 3
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Multiplex allows alcohol in stands Sauvé wanted police input, but council proceeds with relaxed liquor restrictions ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Firefighters from the Port Alberni Fire Department and Beaver Creek and Sproat Lake volunteer fire departments responded to a call of a house fire on Russell Place on Saturday afternoon. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Weekend fire damages home KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
No one was injured but a home suffered major damages from a fire that quickly ignited on Saturday afternoon. Dark smoke could be seen billowing from the house on Russell Place. No one was home at the time and the Port Alberni Fire Department received a call from a neighbour at 2:42 p.m. The department responded with four trucks and received assistance from the Sproat Lake and Beaver Creek volunteer fire departments.
Captain Les Norden said the blaze went up quickly. “The fire was quite involved when we first arrived,” said Norden. “We hit it hard with two major lines and were able to knock it down with the first and get it under control.” There was concern of the grass catching fire and firefighters were able to prevent it from spreading. “Our main concern was the next door,” Norden said. “We had one line used to protect the adjacent structure.” The only damage was to the
siding of the neighbouring home but firefighters entered to ensure its safety. The fire is still under investigation but Norden wants the public to be aware that structure fires go up quickly during the hot, dry season. “During the hot weather, people should be aware and act accordingly,” Norden said. “If you have fans on and are leaving the house, make sure they are unplugged.” Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext. 238
Flames continue on Dog Mountain, area unsafe as state of emergency continues, says province fires that we respond to are contained,” she said. Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net 250-723-8171
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He suggested that council delay changing the liquor restrictions until input comes from the RCMP. “We used to have in the past assigned auxiliaries to attend these games and the Bulldogs would pay a certain portion of the salaries, but there is no police attendance there at all now,” said Sauvé, who formerly served with the RCMP in Port Alberni. Coun. Ron Paulson, who is also president of the Port Alberni Junior Hockey Society, noted that rowdy behaviour rarely occurs in the stands. He recalled the last decade of overseeing operations during Bulldogs games. “There were two incidents over the 10 years that warranted myself to step in and intervene,” said Paulson. Although the changed licence would allow alcohol in all of the bleachers, drinks would only be served during Junior A games and related events, said Kenny. “We’re not a pub, we have no intention of being a pub,” he added. Sauvé’s request to have the matter tabled until comments come from the RCMP was not supported by the rest of council. Now the liquor licence renewal will be sent to the province’s Liquor Control and Licensing Branch for approval. Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net
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Although the fire is contained, the public is asked to stay away from the area due to unstable slopes and precariously unburnt sections of the forest. “Crews have indicated that rocks, trees and other debris has fallen down the steep slope and urge everyone to continue to steer clear of the area. The shoreline is not safe under this fire,” stated the wildfire branch. “Several phone reports have come into the fire centre over the last few days reporting smoke and open flame on Dog Mountain. This is an active fire and it is expected that there will be open flame and smoke within the perimeter of this fire as it continues to consume forest fuels.” The number of forest fires discovered across the province had reached 1,115 by Thursday – more than double the total incidents reported by mid July in 2014. “At this time of year it is fairly common for us to see more lighting-caused fires than humancaused fire,” said Navi Sani, a fire information officer with the Wildfire Management Branch. “We have seen an abnormally high level of lightning activity fairly early in the season.” So far over 293,000 hectares have burned, a total approaching the 369,169 hectares affected over all of last year, which was the most British Columbia has seen in over a decade. The province has reported spending $119.6 million on suppression efforts so far in 2015. More than 780 contracted personnel are currently fighting wildfires, part of 2,500 workers involved in suppression efforts in different capacities across the province. Almost 150 wildfire
fighters have been brought in from out of B.C., including 53 experts who arrived last week from Australia to help manage the situation. “They will be deployed across the province based on current and anticipated wildfire activity,” said Saini of the Australian support. “All of our available crews are engaged in fire efforts across the province, either actively engaged, taking mandatory days of rest, or on standby.” Three states of emergency are in place for the Cariboo and Squamish-Lillooet regional districts, as well as the ACRD for the Dog Mountain blaze. An evacuation order remains on Dog Mountain, where one unoccupied cabin was lost, reported the province. While 2015 is shaping up to be a record year for forest fires, Saini noted that some headway was made last week in controlling new incidents. “This number does seem to be decreasing over the past few days as we make good progress on existing fires and the new
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This season Bulldogs fans can enjoy a beer in the stands during Junior A hockey games if an application to change the Multiplex’s liquor licence follows through. On July 13, city council agreed to allow alcohol in the stands of the municipal facility, which would enable patrons to take their drinks out of the Multiplex’s upper lounge area where liquor was previously permitted to the Weyerhaeuser Arena seats. The decision to loosen the facility’s liquor restrictions came after the city received a request from the junior hockey club. “The Alberni Valley Bulldogs have requested we change the licence in order to allow customers the option to take alcohol into the bleachers,” wrote Scott Kenny, the city’s director of parks, recreation and heritage, in a report for council. Kenny’s report included a comparative study with the Island Savings Centre in Duncan, an area that hosts the BCHL’s Cowichan Valley Capitals. Allowing liquor in the stands during Capitals games resulted in only five to 10 spectators taking drinks to their seats for each game. The same effect is expected in Port Alberni, Kenny noted, where provincial restrictions have caused liquor sales during games to decline in recent years. “Sales have decreased at the Multiplex and now average $745 per game,” wrote Kenny. “We would expect few people would take alcohol into the stands. The change would have little impact on total sales and is being done more for convenience.” Port Alberni has a higher rate of alcohol consumption per capita than the provincial average, and Coun. Denis Sauvé is concerned more drinking in the stands could have an affect on public safety.
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hat if they gave a debate and the prime minister didn’t come? We’re about to find out. On Oct. 7, national television networks will broadcast a leadership debate in French. On Oct. 8, they will do the same in English. That’s about a week and a half ahead of the Oct. 19 fixed election date. And Prime Minister Stephen Harper will not participate. Why? It depends on whom you ask and what you read, but the bottom line appears to be that this is a urination match between the Conservatives and the major TV networks, known as the consortium when they’re organizing these joint TV
debates. Back in May, campaign spokesperson Kory Teneycke made it clear it was about the “sense of entitlement” the networks felt as historical overseers of the debates. He said the Conservatives would entertain all sorts of debate invitations, but not from the networks. Later responses from the Conservatives have waffled somewhat, with them now claiming it’s about the lack of suitable dates and too many invitations. But the fact is Harper’s chair on the debate stage — literally and/or figuratively — will be empty. The Conservatives aren’t the
only ones critical of the traditional debate format. Many have credibly observed the debates tend to be stale, repetitive and predictable. The structure typically allows debaters to fall back on tried and true attacks and responses that are mostly sound and fury lacking in substance. So the Conservatives are not off base with their criticism or desire to try some new debates with new partners. They will do that partnering with Maclean’s magazine and French broadcaster TVA, among others. Until their latest hard refusal to take part in the network debates, we were on the side of the Conservatives on this mat-
ter. What’s the harm in trying something new? But they have made a major strategic error by still boycotting the debates while the other leaders — Justin Trudeau, Thomas Mulcair and Green leader Elizabeth May — have agreed to take part. Both the debate organizers and the Conservatives seem to have forgotten one thing: The debates are not for them, they’re for Canadians. By refusing to bend even a little and consider improvements, the consortium is acting high-handed and like, well, a cartel. But the Conservatives are making the biggest mistake. Between the English and French debates
in 2011, 14 million viewers watched the leaders face off. The audience might be somewhat smaller this time, but it’s still huge and influential. By refusing now to reconsider, the Conservatives appear rigid and arrogant — characteristics, unfortunately, they are no strangers to. For strategic reasons, and because it’s not right to deprive Canadians of a full-fledged debate with the incumbent in attendance, the Conservatives need to change tack and take part in the debates.
shastra” comes into play here: “The enemy of my enemy is my friend”; but the question for Canadians is: “Do we really need friends like these ?” May be a good idea for all Canadians, regardless of heritage and ethnicity, to take a look at our strange relationship with dangerous factions in Ukraine before casting a vote in October; pandering and politics does make for strange bedfellows, after all.
died in a horrific explosion. The Harper government cut its transportation inspection budget and relied increasingly on self-regulation by railway companies who were willing to cut corners for extra profit. To ensure safety of Canadians from train, tanker and other environmental catastrophes, we need a Prime Minister who is not wedded to the oil patch and who understands the most probable risks that threaten the lives and welfare of Canadians.
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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Pandering to dangerous factions in Ukraine The Free Trade Agreement signed on July 14th between Canada and Ukraine may be just symbolic, as there is actually very little trade between the two countries. However, Prime Minister Stephen Harper achieved getting pictures and video footage for his election campaign vault, shaking hands with his Ukrainian counterpart Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Even though it can only really be called pandering, no doubt he’s hoping that Canadians of Eastern European descent will be impressed. My Momma taught me that “You are known by the company you keep,” and that was the moral of one of Aesop’s Fables called “The Ass And His Purchaser.” Did our PM ever learn the same lesson about the wayward ass at his mother’s knee, when there are media reports of the Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and Chechen
Islamists fighting quite openly for the regime in Kiev against ethnic Russians in eastern Ukraine. Another early lesson learned was “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread”; somehow our PM also missed that one while growing up, as he was the first western leader to visit Ukraine after the coup early last year. Remember that the democratically elected government of President Yanukovych was ousted following the Maidan Protests, in which the Neo-Nazis played a large part in overrunning police and seizing government buildings, from where they displayed Nazi flags. Now we have a Free Trade Deal with a country that openly embraces factions that would be vigorously condemned in Canada; more alarmingly, there is every chance that any military arms we may supply to Ukraine could fall into the hands of NeoNazis and Chechen Islamists. The ancient saying from the Sanskrit military book “Artha-
Bernie Smith Parksville
Lessons from Lac Mégantic tragedy Stephen Harper may campaign on fears of terrorists hiding under every Canadian rock, but his Conservative government failed to notice a 28,000 per cent increase in train transport of flammable oil with devastating consequences to the people of Lac Mégantic where 47 people
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Better acts for Pan Am Games than Kanye How about a Canadian band called ‘A Tribe Called Red,’ rather than Kanye West, to close-out the PanAm Games? Liz Stonard Port Alberni
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WRESTLING
Olympians teach at AV Elite Camp Over 100 high school wrestlers from around the province travelled to Alberni to learn from the best MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
World class wrestlers were in Alberni July 9–12 to teach over 100 young athletes in an Elite Camp. Alberni Valley Wrestling Club hosts the Elite Camp every summer, and this year over 100 high school athletes from around British Columbia travelled to stay for a weekend at the Alberni District Secondary School. The high school turned into a makeshift dormitory with sleeping accommodations for the students. Olympian and Alberni Wrestling alumnus Travis Cross was at the camp, along with Olympian Justin Abdou and his wife, Lyndsey Abdou. They were joined by recent ADSS graduate Nolan Badovinac and Simon Fraser University Wrestler Ryan Yewchin to lead the camp. “I think our first summer camp
was in ‘79,” said AVWC president Tom McEvay. “The summer camp is part of a healthy, productive, developmental model. For some of the kids it’s about getting in shape for something like the Western Canada Games.” Over 30 wrestlers at the camp are part of Team B.C., McEvay noted, including Alberni locals Aaron Badovinac and Seth Price. Badovinac is entering Grade 10 and wrestles in the 68-kilogram category. Special permission was granted for Grade 7 wrestler Seth Price to compete at the Western Canada Summer Games in the 41-kilogram category. This year’s Western Canada Summer Games are Aug. 7–16 in Fort McMurray, Alta. AVWC also hosted a Kids Camp for elementary school wrestlers on July 7–9 where younger students could learn the sport.
Alberni Valley Wrestling Club coach James Messenger leads a group of kids gathered at the Alberni District Secondary School gym for the Elite Camp, held over the weekend of July 9–12. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
PAN AMERICAN GAMES
Canada’s Ryan Cochrane wins gold in 1,500m swim DONNA SPENCER THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ryan Cochrane wanted to win gold medals at the Pan Am Games without draining his tank completely ahead of the world swim championships later this month. He achieved the first half of his plan Saturday with his second Pan Am gold in as many nights. His win in the 1,500-metre freestyle capped a meet that sends the Canadian team to the world championship feeling good about themselves. Cochrane led from the first lap and won comfortably in a Pan Am record time of 15 minutes, 6.40 seconds. The 26-year-old from Victoria touched the wall three and a half seconds ahead of Andrew Gemmell of the U.S. Cochrane, who owns Olympic silver and bronze medals in the distance, knows he’ll likely have to go under 14:40 to beat China’s Sun Yang for a world title in Kazan, Russia. “The time here wasn’t as important as good tactics,” Cochrane said. “If anything, I can take off substantial time being pushed by my competitors a bit more. “With my experience, what I think I’m good at is to lead from the start especially in this field. It’s important, for lack of a better term, to assert my dominance early and just really hold on.” Cochrane also won the 400-metre freestyle on Friday. He relished the sellout crowd’s lusty singing of the national anthem at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatic Centre and joined in. “I sang ‘O Canada’ both times fairly loudly,” Cochrane said. “It’s one of the best sporting experiences of my life. It ranks up there with winning an Olympic medal because winning at home and the ‘Go Canada’ chants, you don’t find that everywhere.” Canadian swimmers won 27 Pan Am medals overall — eight gold, 10 silver and nine bronze. After a slow start, the United States topped all countries 32 medals, including a dozen gold. Brazil finished with 26 medals and 10 gold. The Canadian swim team’s medal count may increase at a later date. Peruvian swimmer Mauricio Fiol said after Tuesday’s 200-metre butterfly he’d tested positive for steroids, but denied ingesting them. That development could eventually bump Alec Page to bronze in the event, but Swimming Canada’s high performance director John Atkinson said Saturday he had not been notified of any changes to medals. All 18 women on the Canadian team left Toronto with a Pan Am medal. Those who swim relays in the morning preliminaries get a medal if they don’t swim at night. Canada brought all its top swimmers to the Pan Ams, while the U.S. did not send their world championship team. But Canadians posted some fast swims breaking six Pan Am and four national records.
Canada’s Evan Dunfee crosses the finish to win the men’s 20km race walk at the Pan Am Games in Toronto on Sunday. [FELIPE DANA, AP]
Canada takes gold, silver in race walk THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ryan Cochrane of Canada competes in the men’s 1500 meter freestyle swimming event at the Pan Am Games Saturday in Toronto. Cochrane won the gold medal in the event. [MARK HUMPHREY, AP]
“It’s been a really great opportunity for the team to get out and race, race in heats and progress to the finals,” Atkinson said. “The number of team members that are going away with a medal is really, really great. “We’re not getting too carried away with all the medals because the next step is going to the world championships and the next step after that is the Rio Olympic Games.” Canada won silver in the women’s medley relay and bronze in the men’s medley relay Saturday. Sydney Pickrem, a dual citizen from Oldsmar, Fla., claimed bronze in the women’s 200-metre individual medley. The Canadian team departs Sunday for Spain and a training camp just outside Barcelona. The world championships open July 24. Swimmers usually shave all the hair off their bodies for major
meets to feel streamlined in the water, but Cochrane competed with a light beard. “I’ve had a bit of rib problems all week and I think it was important to get back to a good stroke,” he said. “I’ve been a little off on that all week. Parts of it were really good today and parts of it we can work on. “That’s where I’m going to find the 30 seconds I need to drop in two weeks.” The Canadians are competing in memory of longtime coach Randy Bennett, who oversaw the national team at every international competition after 2009, including the 2012 Olympics. Bennett died in April at age 51 after he was diagnosed with metastatic malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer. He was also the personal coach of Cochrane, Page, Hilary Caldwell and Jeremy Bagshaw.
TORONTO – Canadian Evan Dunfee overcame stifling heat and humidity to capture gold in the men’s 20-kilometre race walk at the Pan American Games on Sunday. The Richmond, B.C., native finished in one hour 23 minutes six seconds while fellow Canadian Inaki Gomez was second in 1:24:25. Brazil’s Caio Bonfim was third. “The first kilometre, nobody wanted to go with it and I thought, I am going to go out on my own,” Dunfee said. “Nobody came with me and I was able to stick it out. I am so happy that worked.” The weather conditions proved challenging for a second straight day. “Our support team had us fully prepared [for the conditions],” Dunfee said. “We planned it per-
fectly. We were more prepared than anyone else.” Mexico’s Maria Gonzalez collapsed at the finish line after winning the women’s crown in a Games-record time of 1:29:24. She was treated by medical staff on-site. Officials said she was taken to hospital for further observation. Five runners dropped out of Saturday’s women’s marathon, which was held in similar weather. The expected high for Sunday was 31 C but the humidity could make that feel more like 40. The top Canadian woman was Olympian Rachel Seaman of Peterborough, Ont., who finished sixth in 1:32:49. Katelynn Ramage of Nanaimo, B.C., was 12th. Brazil’s Erica de Sena was second in 1:30:03 while Ecuador’s Paola Perez collected bronze in 1:31:53.
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SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL CFL
West Calgary Winnipeg Edmonton BC Lions Saskatchewan East Toronto Montreal Ottawa Hamilton
W 3 2 2 2 0 W 2 2 2 1
L 1 2 1 1 4 L 1 2 2 2
T 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0
Pts PF PA 6 86 97 4 106 137 4 80 55 4 78 83 0 122 131 Pts PF PA 4 88 76 4 87 69 4 76 101 2 88 67
Week 4 - full results Saturday’s result Calgary 26, Winnipeg 25 Last Friday’s results Edmonton 23, Ottawa 12 BC Lions 27, Saskatchewan 24 Last Thursday’s result Montreal 17, Hamilton 13 Week 5 schedule (Game lines not yet posted) Friday, July 24 Calgary at OTTAWA, 4 p.m. Toronto at BC LIONS, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 25 Winnipeg at EDMONTON, 4 p.m. Sunday, July 26 Hamilton at SASKATCHEWAN, 4 p.m. Saturday at McMahon Stadium
Stamps 26, Blue Bombers 25 Winnipeg 16 0 6 3 25 Calgary 8 8 7 3 26 First Quarter Winnipeg Single Lirim Hajrullahu kickoff 93, 0:02 Wpg TD Clarence Denmark 75 pass from Drew Willy (Hajrullahu convert) 4:29 Wpg TD Brian Brohm 1 run (Hajrullahu convert) 9:43 Wpg Single Hajrullahu kickoff 80, 9:57 Cgy TD Eric Rogers 19 pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (2pt convert Rogers from Mitchell) 13:30 Second Quarter Cgy Single Rene Paredes missed field goal 39, 2:55 Cgy TD Adam Thibault 75 fumble return (Paredes convert missed) 4:11 Cgy Single Paredes kickoff 95, 4:29 Third Quarter Cgy TD Drew Tate 1 run (Paredes convert) 12:35 Wpg TD Darvin Adams 79 pass from Willy (Hajrullahu convert missed) 14:44 Fourth Quarter Wpg FG Hajrullahu 49, 8:07 Cgy FG Paredes 40, 12:46 Team Statistics Wpg Cgy First downs 15 13 Rushing 4 7 Passing 10 6 Penalty 1 0 Rushes-Yards 17-76 23-147 Passing Yards 289 165 Return Yards 125 150 Comp-Att-Int 22-27-1 12-21-0 Sacks 2 1 Punts 6 9 Punts-Average 47.5 44.9 Fumbles Lost 3-3 1-1 Penalties - Yards 9-61 12-92 Time of Possession 27:25 32:35 Individual leaders PASSING—Wpg: D Willy 22-27, 289 yards, 2 TD, 1 Int Cgy: B Mitchell 12-21, 165 yards, 1TD, 0 Int RUSHING—Wpg: P Cotton 10-56; D Willy 4-18; B Brohm 2-2 Cgy: J Cornish 15-120; T Brown 2-10 RECEIVING—Wpg: N Moore 8-45; D Adams 5-121; C Denmark 5-101 Cgy: E Rogers 4-71; J Fuller 2-23; J West 2-22; M McDaniel 2-18; L Durant 1-19; M Walter 1-12 Attendance: 29,255
BASEBALL
Yankees 2, Mariners 1
MLB - Results and standings
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American League East W L NY Yankees 50 41 Baltimore 46 45 Tampa Bay 47 47 Toronto 47 47 Boston 42 49 Central W L Kansas City 55 35 Minnesota 50 42 Detroit 45 46 Cleveland 44 47 Chicago Sox 42 48 West W L LA Angels 50 40 Houston 51 43 Texas 43 48 Oakland 43 51 Seattle 42 50 National League East W L Washington 49 41 NY Mets 48 44 Atlanta 43 49 Miami 38 54 Philadelphia 32 62 Central W L St. Louis 58 34 Pittsburgh 53 38 Chicago Cubs 49 41 Cincinnati 40 49 Milwaukee 41 52 West W L LA Dodgers 53 40 San Francisco 49 43 San Diego 43 49 Arizona 42 48 Colorado 39 51
Seattle
PCT .549 .505 .500 .500 .462 PCT .611 .543 .495 .484 .467 PCT .556 .543 .473 .457 .457
GB Strk - W1 4.0 W2 4.5 L1 4.5 W1 8.0 L3 GB Strk - W2 6.0 L2 10.5 L2 11.5 W2 13.0 L2 GB Strk - W3 1.0 W1 7.5 L1 9.0 W2 9.0 L1
PCT .544 .522 .467 .413 .340 PCT .630 .582 .544 .449 .441 PCT .570 .533 .467 .467 .433
GB Strk - L2 2.0 W1 7.0 L2 12.0 L3 19.0 W3 GB Strk - L1 4.5 L3 8.0 W2 16.5 L2 17.5 W3 GB Strk - W2 3.5 W6 9.5 W4 9.5 L6 12.5 L2
Yesterday’s results NY Yankees 2, Seattle 1 Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 0 Baltimore 9, Detroit 3 Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 3 (11 innings) LA Dodgers 5, Washington 0 Philadelphia 8, Miami 7 Kansas City 4, Chicago Sox 1 Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 1 Houston 10, Texas 0 NY Mets 3, St. Louis 1 (18 innings) Oakland 14, Minnesota 1 San Franciscoi 2, Arizona 1 Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta 1 Colorado at San Diego, postponed, rain Boston at L.A. Angels, postponed, rain Saturday’s results Seattle 4, NY Yankees 3 Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2 Kansas City 7, Chicago Sox 6 Washington 5, LA Dodgers 3 Philadelphia 3, Miami 1 Baltimore 3, Detroit 0 Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta 0 Cleveland 9, Cincinnati 4 Milwaukee 8, Pittsburgh 5 Texas 7, Houston 6 St. Louis 12, NY Mets 2 San Fran 8, Arizona 4 San Diego 5, Colorado 4 LA Angels 3, Boston 0 Oakland 3, Minnesota 2 Today’s schedule with probable pitchers Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Moore (1-0) vs. David Buchanan N.Y. Mets at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Harvey (8-6) vs. Gonzalez (6-4) Seattle at Detroit, 4:08 p.m. Walker vs. Simon Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Richard (1-0) vs. Lorenzen (3-4) L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Beachy (0-1) vs. Wood (6-6) Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Burnett (7-3) vs. Ventura (4-6) Texas at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Rodriguez vs. Kendrick Miami at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Mat Latos vs. De La Rosa (6-5) Boston at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Johnson (0-0) vs. Shoemaker (4-7) San Francisco at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. Hudson (5-7) vs. Kennedy (4-9) Tuesday, July 21 (Early game) Seattle at Detroit, 4:08 p.m. Vidal Nuno vs. Shane Greene
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marco Estrada works against the Tampa Bay Rays in Toronto Sunday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
Blue Jays win 4-0, sweep Rays series LARRY MILLSON THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Marco Estrada offers a change of pace for the Toronto Blue Jays. Moved from the bullpen to bolster the starting rotation early in May, the right-hander has provided innings and excellence for the Jays this season. Estrada was at it again Sunday, using his changeup effectively in facing only one batter above the minimum over eight innings as Toronto shutout the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0. “He (Estrada) was as good as you could be tonight,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. “He’s got that knack of making that big pitch, getting that big out when you have to have it. He’s very composed. You can’t rattle him. He’s got that equalizing pitch, that changeup. That’s the pitch that got him to the big leagues. That’s the difference maker for him. He’ll use it at any time. Chris Colabello and Jose Bautista each hit tworun homers to make sure Estrada’s effort was not in vain as Toronto finally figured out a way to beat Rays starter Chris Archer. Estrada (7-5) held Tampa to three hits with no walks and five strikeouts to win for the sixth time in his past eight starts. “I don’t think I located as well in the first few innings whereas as the game kept going I started locating a little better,” Estrada said. “It was just one of those days, hopefully you throw the ball down, keep it down and elevate it when you need to and then hopefully the changeup is there and the defence was great today.” Estrada has had previous success against the Rays. He took a perfect game into the eighth against them on June 24, but didn’t factor in the decision. Logan Forsythe’s single with one out in the eighth was Estrada’s first runner since the third inning. Archer (9-7) allowed five hits, one walk and two runs while striking out six.
SOCCER
NY Yankees
Seattle 000 010 000 1 NY Yankees 000 001 01x 2 SB: SEA Ackley (2, 3rd base off Wilson, J/McCann, B). 2B: NYY Headley (13, Hernandez, F). GIDP: SEA Trumbo; NYY Teixeira. HR: NYY Teixeira (23, 8th inning off Rodney, 0 on, 2 out). Seattle IP H R ER BB SO F Hernandez 6.0 5 1 1 3 5 F Rodney (L, 2-4) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO C Sabathia 6.0 6 1 1 1 7 J Wilson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 D Betances (W, 6-2) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 A Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Time: 2:45. Att: 42,926. Tampa Bay 000 000 000 0 4 0 Toronto 000 020 02x 4 6 0 W: M. Estrada (7-5) L: C. Archer (9-7) HR: TB- None TOR- C. Colabello (9), J. Bautista (19)
West Coast League East Kelowna Yakima Valley Walla Walla Wenatchee South Bend Medford Corvallis Klamath Falls West Bellingham Victoria Cowlitz Kitsap
W 24 20 18 15 W 28 6 7 3 W 20 17 10 13
L 12 16 18 21 L 8 9 14 12 L 10 19 14 23
PCT .667 .556 .500 .417 PCT .778 .400 .333 .200 PCT .667 .472 .417 .361
GB 4 6 9 GB 6 10 9.5 GB 7 6 11
Strk W2 W2 W2 L2 Strk L2 L1 L1 L1 Strk L1 L3 L1 L1
Saturday’s results Kelowna 1, Wenatchee 0 Walla Walla 6, Bend 2 Bellingham 6, Victoria 2 Medford 4, Kitsap 1 Yakima Valley 4, Corvallis 3 (11 innings) Klamath Falls 9, Cowlitz 2 Yesterday’s results No games scheduled, All-Star break Exhibition (WCL-BCPBL) Victoria 11, Nanaimo 10 Today’s All-Star schedule Joe Martin Field, Bellingham Home Run Derby, 5:30 p.m. First pitch, 7:05 p.m. Team rosters North Manager, Jeff James, Bellingham Bells C- Bronson Larsen (BYU), Bellingham C- Brandon Oliver (Cypress College), Kelowna 1B- Andrew Reichenbach (George Fox), Bellingham 1B- Max Carter (Cal State Bakersfield), Kelowna 2B- Parker Coss (UC Irvine), Walla Walla SS- Dustin Breshears (Gonzaga), Bellingham 3B- Hunter Villanueva (Fresno Pacific), Kelowna OF- Aaron Stoosma (Liberty), Bellingham OF- Justin Flores (Cal State Monterey Bay), Kelowna OF- Sheldon Liikala (Community Colleges of Spokane), Wenatchee OF- Jace Van De Brake (Gonzaga), Yakima Valley OF- Kyle Nixon (San Francisco), Walla Walla P- Andrew Kemmerer (Central Arkansas), Bellingham P- Justin Calomeni (Cal Poly), Bellingham P- Dominic Topoozian (Fresno State), Victoria P- Jayse Bannister (Holy Names), Kelowna P- Hunter Wells (Gonzaga), Wenatchee P- Darrion Simons (Yakima Valley CC), Yakima Valley P- Wyatt Mills (Gonzaga), Yakima Valley P- Easton Lucas (Pepperdine), Walla Walla P- Micah Gorman (VMI), Walla Walla South Manager, Brooke Knight, Corvallis Knights C- Louis Wolf (Mt. Hood CC), Bend C- Gunner Pollman (Sacramento State), Klamath Falls 1B- Jake Scudder (Iowa Western CC), Kitsap 1B- Louis Archibald (Lower Columbia College), Cowlitz 2B- West Tunnell (Baylor), Bend SS- Cadyn Grenier (Bishop Gorman HS/ Oregon State in 2016), Bend 3B- Tyler Davis (Northwest Nazarene), Bend OF- Ryan Aquilar (Arizona), Cowlitz OF- Dan Mayer (University of the Pacific), Medford OF- Derron Davis (McCook CC), Medford OF- Cooper Hummell (Portland), Bend OF- Christian Cavaness (Lindenwood), Bend P- Adam Cline (Columbia), Kitsap P- Nate Simmons (St. Mary’s), Kitsap P- Joe Balfour (Mt. Hood CC), Cowlitz P- Lars Rider (Central Washington), Cowlitz P- Callahan Neely (Linfield), Cowlitz P- Slater Lee (Cal Poly), Corvallis P- Patrick McGuff (Morehead State), Bend P- Jordan Wilcox (Portland), Bend P- Mickey Walker (McNary HS/St. Martin’s in 2016), Klamath Falls Tuesday, July 21 Cowlitz at Corvallis, 6:35 p.m. Wenatchee at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m. Medford at Klamath, 6:35 p.m. Kelowna at Walla Walla, 7:05 p.m. Bend at Yakima Valley, 7:05 p.m.
B.C. Premier League Team North Shore Vic Eagles Nanaimo Langley Okanagan Whalley North Delta Abbotsford Coquitlam White Rock Vic Mariners Parksville
W 34 31 27 28 24 21 21 18 16 16 14 10
L 10 12 15 16 20 22 23 24 27 28 29 34
Pct GB 0.773 0.721 2.5 0.643 6 0.636 6 0.545 10 0.488 12.5 0.477 13 0.429 15 0.372 17.5 0.364 18 0.326 19.5 0.227 24
Yesterday’s results Okanagan 8, Victoria Mariners 2 Victoria Mariners 3, Okanagan 1 Abbotsford 3, White Rock 1 Abbotsford 6, White Rock 0 North Shore 4, Whalley 1 Whalley 8, North Shore 5 Saturday’s results North Shore 12, North Delta 4 Okanagan 2, Victoria Mariners 1 Victoria Eagles 6, Langley 2 Parksville 7, Coquitlam 5 Nanaimo at Abbotsford, Postponed to today North Shore 19, North Delta 6 (6 inn) Okanagan 12 Victoria Mariners 7 Victoria Eagles 3, Langley 1 Coquitlam 13, Parksville 12 Today’s schedule Doubleheader, 1 p.m. Nanaimo at Abbotsford
PAN-AM GAMES
CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 Quarterfinals Yesterday’s results at East Rutherford, New Jersey Trinidad 1 (5), Panama (6) 1 (penalties) Mexico 1, Costa Rica 0 (extra time) Saturday’s results at Baltimore, Maryland United States 6, Cuba 0 Jamaica 1, Haiti 0 Semifinals Wednesday, July 22 at Atlanta, Georgia Game 1, 3 p.m. Game 2, 6 p.m. Third place Saturday, July 25, 1 p.m. at Chester, Pennsylvania Final Sunday, July 26, 4:30 p.m. at Philadelphia
Rank/Country Gold Sil Bro 1 United States 59 53 48 2 Canada 54 48 40 3 Brazil 30 28 41 4 Colombia 24 8 22 5 Cuba 23 18 26 6 Mexico 13 20 28 7 Argentina 10 20 19 8 Guatemala 6 0 2 9 Ecuador 4 8 11 10 Chile 4 4 9 11 Venezuela 3 13 9 12 Peru 2 3 5 13 Dominican Rep. 1 3 6 14 Puerto Rico 1 0 7 15 Bahamas 1 0 1 16 Trinidad 0 1 1 17 Honduras 0 1 0 Jamaica 0 1 0 Panama 0 1 0 Uruguay 0 1 0 21 Paraguay 0 0 2 22 Bermuda 0 0 1 El Salvador 0 0 1
Tot 160 142 99 54 67 61 49 8 23 17 25 10 10 8 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Yesterday’s Canadian highlights G=Gold S=Silver B=Bronze
MLS Eastern League Club PTS GP W DC United 35 22 10 Columbus 30 21 8 NY Red Bulls 29 19 8 Toronto 27 18 8 N. England 27 22 7 Orlando 24 20 6 Philadelphia 22 21 6 Montreal 21 17 6 NY City FC 21 20 5 Chicago 18 19 5 Western League Club PTS GP W Dallas 35 20 10 Los Angeles 34 22 9 Vancouver 33 21 10 Sporting KC 33 18 9 Seattle 32 21 10 Portland 32 21 9 Salt Lake 26 21 6 San Jose 25 19 7 Houston 24 20 6 Colorado 24 20 5 Yesterday’s result Columbus 3, Chicago 1
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Saturday’s results Toronto 2, Philadelphia 1 N. England 1, NY City FC 0 NY Red Bulls 2, Orlando 0 Sporting KC 2, Montreal 1 Dallas 2, DC United 1 Colorado 1, Seattle 0 Salt Lake 2, Houston 0 Vancouver 1, Portland 1
U.S. Open Cup Tuesday, July 21 NY Red Bulls vs. Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Sporting KC vs. Houston, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 22 Chicago vs. Orlando, 5:30 p.m.
Pacific Coast Soccer League Final standings WDL 11 2 3 8 61 9 23 7 35 5 74 6 26 2 67 3 19 0 3 13
Athletics - Men’s 20km Walk G- Evan Dunfee, Canada S- Inaki Gomez, Canada B- Caio Bonfim, Brazil Baseball - Men G- Canada S- United States B-Cuba Canoeing Slalom Canoe (C1) Men G- Casey Eichfel, United States S- Cameron Smedley, Canada B- Felipe Da Silva, Brazil Canoe (C1) Women G- Ana Satila, Brazil S- Colleen Hickey, United States B- Haley Daniels, Canada Canoeing Slalom Kayak (K1) Men G- Michael Smolen, United States S- Pedro Da Silva, Brazil B- Ben Hayward, Canada Canoeing Slalom Kayak (K1) Women G- Jazmyne Denhollander, Canada S- Ana Satila, Brazil B- Ashley Nee, United States
Friday, July 24 Sporting KC at Salt Lake, 8 p.m.
Vancouver Utd Victoria Mid Isle Khalsa Van Tbirds Kamloops Abbotsford Tim Hortons FC Tigers
Toronto, July 10-26
GF GA Pts 41 19 35 33 17 30 23 14 29 32 23 24 31 24 22 23 25 20 16 23 11 23 40 10 16 53 3
Today’s schedule Mid Isle 1, Abbotsford 0 (forfeit) Tim Hortons at Kamloops, 7 p.m. Sunday, July 19 Victoria at Mid Isle, 2 p.m. Kamloops at Tim Hortons, 3 p.m. Playoff semifinals Saturday, July 25 Vancouver United vs Khalsa SC, 1 p.m. Victoria vs. Mid Isle Mariners, 3:30 p.m. League championship match Sunday, July 26, 1 p.m.
CYCLING 102nd Tour de France, July 4-26, 3,360 km in 21 stages. Canadian entries: Svein Tuft (Langley, B.C., Orica GreenEdge) Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria, CannondaleGarmin Pro Cycling Team)
Cycling Track - Men’s Keirin G- Fabian H. Puerta Zapata, Colombia S- Vera Hersony Canelon, Venezuela B- Hugo Barrette, Canada Equestrian - Eventing Individual G- Marilyn Little , United States S- Jessica Phoenix , Canada B- Fonseca Ruy, Brazil Equestrian - Eventing Team G- United States S- Brazil B- Canada Gymnastics Trampoline Men’s Individual G- Keegan Soehn, Canada S- Steven Gluckstein, United States B- Angel Hernande, Colombia Gymnastics Trampoline Women’s Individual G- Rosannagh MacLennan, Canada S- Dafne Navarro Loza, Mexico B- Karen Cockburn, Canada Sailing - Open J-24 G- Argentina S- Canada B- Chile Open Sunfish G- Ecuador S- Canada B- Chile
Yesterday’s ride: Stage 15 - Pau to Cauterets-Vallee de Saint-Savin, 188km, high point of the Pyrenees, short climb to Cauterets. Yesterday’s results 1 Andre Greipel (GER/LOT) 3h56min 35sec (average: 46.4 kph) 2 John Degenkolb (GER/GIA) at 0:00 3 Alexander Kristoff (NOR/KAT) 0:00 4 Peter Sagan (SVK/TIN) 0:00 5 E. Boasson Hagen (NOR/MTN) 0:00 6 R. Navardauskas (LTU/CAN) 0:00 7 Christophe Laporte (FRA/COF) 0:00 8 Michael Matthews (AUS/ORI) 0:00 9 Davide Cimolai (ITA/LAM) 0:00 10 Florian Vachon (FRA/BSE) 0:00 11 Jarlinson Pantano (COL/IAM) 0:00 12 Jan Bakelants (BEL/ALM) 0:00 13 Paul Voss (GER/BOA) 0:00 14 Paul Martens (GER/LNL) 0:00 15 Bryan Coquard (FRA/EUC) 0:00 16 Julien Vermote (BEL/ETI) 0:00 17 Brice Feillu (FRA/BSE) 0:00 18 Gregory Rast (SUI/TRE) 0:00 19 Kristjan Koren (SLO/CAN) 0:00 20 Serge Pauwels (BEL/MTN) 0:00 21 Greg Van Avermaet (BEL/BMC) 0:00 22 Jan Bárta (CZE/BOA) 0:00 23 Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 0:00 24 Tanel Kangert (EST/AST) 0:00 25 Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) 0:00 Canadian riders 107 Svein Tuft, 3:47 144 Ryder Hesjedal, 5:26
LACROSSE BC Junior A Lacrosse League Playoffs Series are best-of-5 *=if necessary Wednesday’s result (Game 3) Coquitlam 11, New Westminster 8 (OT) Coquitlam sweeps series 3-0 Saturday’s result (Game 3) Delta 11, Victoria 7 Delta sweeps series 3-0
Overall standings after Stage 15 Canadian riders 51 Ryder Hesjedal, Victoria, Team Cannondale-Garmin, 1:33:50 174 Svein Tuft, Langley, B.C., Orica GreenEDGE, 2:49:56 1 Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 59hr 58:54 2 Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) at 3min 10sec 3 Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) 3:32 4 Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 4:02 5 Alberto Contador (ESP/TIN) 4:23 6 Geraint Thomas (GBR/SKY) 4:54 7 Robert Gesink (NED/LNL) 6:23 8 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 8:17 9 Tony Gallopin (FRA/LOT) 8:23 10 Bauke Mollema (NED/TRE) 8:53 11 Warren Barguil (FRA/GIA) 11:03 12 Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 13:10 13 Mathias Frank (SUI/IAM) 13:26 14 Samuel Sanchez (ESP/BMC) 14:21 15 Pierre Rolland (FRA/EUC) 14:58 16 Andrew Talansky (USA/CAN) 22:18 17 Thibaut Pinot (FRA/FDJ) 30:57 18 Jarlinson Pantano (COL/IAM) 34:44 19 Jakob D Fuglsang (DEN/AST) 35:26 20 Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA/ALM) 35:32 21 Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) 36:06 22 Gorka Izagirre (ESP/MOV) 37:46 23 Roman Kreuziger (CZE/TIN) 38:37
Western Lacrosse Assn WLA Senior A Standings GP Victoria 15 New Westminster 15 Maple Ridge 15 Langley 15 Burnaby 13 Coquitlam 14 Nanaimo 15
Current tournaments Major - British Open The Open Championship aka British Open. St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, the Old Course. Par 72, 6,721 yards. Purse: $9,200,000. 2014 champion: Rory McIlroy Leaderboard - Round 3 Final round this morning. Graham Delaet, the remaining Canadian golfer, tees off at 2:40 a.m. Golfer Par R1R2R3 T1 Louis Oosthuizen -12 67 70 67 T1 Paul Dunne -12 69 69 66 T1 Jason Day -12 66 71 67 4 Jordan Spieth -11 67 72 66 5 Padraig Harrington -10 72 69 65 T6 Marc Leishman -9 70 73 64 T6 Jordan Niebrugge -9 67 73 67 T6 Sergio Garcia -9 70 69 68 T6 Justin Rose -9 71 68 68 T6 Retief Goosen -9 66 72 69 T6 Robert Streb -9 66 71 70 T6 Zach Johnson -9 66 71 70 T6 Adam Scott -9 70 67 70 T6 Danny Willett -9 66 69 72 T15 Eddie Pepperell -8 72 70 66 T15 Charl Schwartzel -8 67 72 69 T15 Steven Bowditch -8 70 69 69 T18 Rickie Fowler -7 72 71 66 T18 Patrick Reed -7 72 70 67 T18 Ryan Palmer -7 71 71 67 T18 Stewart Cink -7 70 71 68 T18 Anthony Wall -7 70 71 68 T18 Hideki Matsuyama -7 72 66 71 T18 Marc Warren -7 68 69 72 T18 Dustin Johnson -7 65 69 75 T26 Jim Furyk -6 73 71 66 T26 Ashley Chesters -6 71 72 67 T26 Greg Chalmers -6 70 71 69 T26 Brooks Koepka -6 71 70 69 T26 Matt Jones -6 68 73 69 T26 Anirban Lahiri -6 69 70 71 T26 Paul Lawrie -6 66 70 74 T33 David Duval -5 72 72 67 T33 Hunter Mahan -5 72 72 67 T33 Jason Dufner -5 73 71 67 T33 Ben Martin -5 74 70 67 T33 Marcus Fraser -5 74 69 68 T33 Andy Sullivan -5 72 71 68 T33 David Lingmerth -5 69 72 70 T33 Martin Kaymer -5 71 70 70 T33 Webb Simpson -5 70 70 71 T33 Jimmy Walker -5 72 68 71 T33 Geoff Ogilvy -5 71 68 72 T33 Luke Donald -5 68 70 73 T45 John Senden -4 72 72 68 T45 Graham DeLaet -4 71 73 68 T45 Rafael C Bello -4 71 73 68 T45 Harris English -4 71 72 69 T45 Kevin Na -4 67 75 70 T45 Ollie Schniederjans -4 70 72 70 T45 James Morrison -4 71 71 70 T45 Phil Mickelson -4 70 72 70 T45 David Lipsky -4 73 69 70 T45 Romain Langasque -4 69 72 71 T45 Greg Owen -4 68 73 71 T45 Russell Henley -4 74 66 72 T57 Lee Westwood -3 71 73 69 T57 Ernie Els -3 71 73 69 T57 Brendon Todd -3 71 73 69 T57 Thongchai Jaidee -3 72 71 70 T57 Richie Ramsay -3 72 71 70 T57 Brett Rumford -3 71 71 71 T57 Gary Woodland -3 72 70 71 T64 Graeme McDowell -2 72 72 70 T64 Matt Kuchar -2 71 73 70 T64 Jamie Donaldson -2 72 71 71 T64 Henrik Stenson -2 73 70 71 T64 David Howell -2 68 73 73 T64 Branden Grace -2 69 72 73 T70 Billy Horschel -1 73 71 71 T70 Bernd Wiesberger -1 72 72 71 T70 Mark O’Meara -1 72 72 71 T70 Cameron Tringale -1 71 71 73 T74 Ross Fisher E 71 73 72 T74 Thomas Aiken E 75 69 72 T74 Francesco Molinari E 72 71 73 T74 Paul Casey E 70 71 75 T78 Scott Arnold +1 71 73 73 T78 Bernhard Langer +1 74 70 73 T78 Ryan Fox +1 72 69 76 Missed cut (E) 107 David Hearn +3 74 73
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Playoff schedule TBA Today’s schedule: Stage 16: Bourg de Peage to Gap, 201km, over the tricky Col de Manse with precipitous descent to the foothills of the Alps, 745 metres. Tuesday, July 21: Rest day
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Yesterday’s result Nanaimo 9, Maple Ridge 8 Saturday’s result Burnaby at Coquitlam, 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 21 New Westminster vs. Maple Ridge, 7:45 p.m.
AUTO RACING This week’s race
NASCAR Camping World RV Sales 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire. Lap length: 1.058 miles Yesterday’s results (Start position in parentheses) 1 (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, $271,031 2 (10) Brad Keselowski, Ford, $214,416 3 (12) Kevin Harvick, Chev, $184,550 4 (2) Joey Logano, Ford, $161,258 5 (19) Dale Jr., Chev, $127,600 6 (8) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, $144,026 7 (1) Carl Edwards, Toyota, $107,315 8 (24) Austin Dillon, Chev, $137,601 9 (23) Jeff Gordon, Chev, $137,901 10 (6) Kurt Busch, Chev, $107,415 11 (26) Ryan Newman, Chev, $124,590 12 (15) Martin Truex Jr., Chev, $117,485 13 (22) Allmendinger, Chev, $121,898 14 (5) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, $102,615 15 (29) Aric Almirola, Ford, $125,251 16 (21) Casey Mears, Chev, $111,548 17 (32) R Stenhouse Jr., Ford, $95,515 18 (3) David Ragan, Toyota, $115,309 19 (9) Kasey Kahne, Chev, $100,590 20 (25) Tony Stewart, Chev, $113,804 Race Statistics Avg Speed of Winner: 108.504 mph Time of Race: 2 hours, 56:06 Margin of Victory: Under Caution Caution Flags: 7 for 34 laps Lead Changes: 9 among 7 drivers Next week’s race
Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, July 26, 5 a.m. Hungaroring, Mogyorod, Hungary. Track length 4.381 km (2.722 miles), 16 turns Qualifying Saturday, July 25, 5 a.m.
Barbasol Championship (inaugural), July 16-19 Robert Trent Jones at Grand National, Opelika, Alabama. Par 72, 7,139 yards. Purse: $3,500,000 Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1R2R3R4 1 Scott Piercy -19 69 66 65 65 2 Will Wilcox -16 66 70 65 67 T3 Robby Shelton(a) -14 68 69 66 67 T3 Whee Kim -14 67 66 68 69 T3 Ricky Barnes -14 67 68 65 70 T6 Andrew Loupe -13 68 70 68 65 T6 Boo Weekley -13 67 69 68 67 T6 Austin Cook -13 69 70 65 67 T6 Mark Hensby -13 69 64 68 70 T10 Andres Romero -12 71 64 69 68 T10 Aaron Baddeley -12 69 72 64 67 T10 Blayne Barber -12 69 67 68 68 T10 Johnson Wagner -12 69 68 66 69 T10 Vaughn Taylor -12 71 69 63 69 T10 Emiliano Grillo -12 68 66 67 71 T16 Tom Hoge -11 68 71 69 65 T16 Scott Langley -11 72 67 69 65 T16 Jason Gore -11 65 73 63 72 T19 Martin Flores -10 66 74 68 66 T19 David Toms -10 69 66 72 67 T19 Jonathan Byrd -10 68 69 69 68 T19 Martin Piller -10 69 66 70 69 T23 Roberto Castro -9 69 70 69 67 T23 Duffy Waldorf -9 72 69 67 67 T23 J.J. Henry -9 68 67 71 69 T23 Ryo Ishikawa -9 68 69 69 69 T23 Alex Prugh -9 72 68 66 69 T23 Steven Alker -9 69 72 65 69 T23 Ken Duke -9 68 68 69 70 T23 Alex Cejka -9 69 66 69 71 T23 Kyle Stanley -9 70 67 67 71 Canadian result T48 Roger Sloan -5 71 69 68 71
Canada (MacKenzie Tour) Staal Foundation Open, July 16-19 Whitewater Golf Club, Thunder Bay, Ont. Par 72, 7,293 yards. Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Wes Homan Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1R2R3R4 1 JJ Spaun -18 67 67 69 67 2 Nicholas Reach -17 71 64 71 65 3 *Corey Conners -16 67 65 70 70 T4 Logan McCracken -15 68 69 67 69 T4 Clayton Rask -15 65 67 70 71 T4 David McKenzie -15 66 69 67 71 7 Stephen Carney -14 68 66 71 69 8 Vince Covello -13 68 69 68 70 T9 Dillon Rust -12 71 65 71 69 T9 David Pastore -12 66 72 68 70 T9 Robert Karlsson -12 67 69 68 72 T9 Cameron Peck -12 69 69 66 72 T9 Chase Marinell -12 66 68 68 74 T14 Julien Brun -11 68 68 70 71 T14 Mike Van Sickle -11 68 65 70 74 T16 Brady Watt -10 70 71 69 68 T16 Jason Millard -10 66 68 73 71 T16 Bo Hoag -10 70 70 68 70 T16 *Riley Fleming -10 69 66 72 71 T16 Krister Eriksson -10 73 62 72 71 T16 *Seann Harlingten -10 68 66 72 72 T16 Curtis Reed -10 72 66 68 72 T16 *Albin Choi -10 68 67 70 73 T16 Ted Smith -10 70 67 68 73 T16 Wade Binfield -10 66 70 68 74
LPGA Marathon Classic, July 16-19 Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio. Par 71, 6,428 yards. Purse: $1,500,000. 2014 champion: Lydia Ko Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1R2R3R4 1 Chella Choi -14 73 66 65 66 (Won in playoff) 2 Ha Na Jang -14 66 67 69 68 T3 Shanshan Feng -13 69 67 68 67 T3 Lydia Ko -13 71 66 67 67 T5 Q Baek -11 68 67 68 70 T5 Hyo-Joo Kim -11 71 68 67 67 Golf continued next column
Golf (Cont’d) LPGA: inal leaderboard (cont’d) Golfer Par R1R2R3R4 T5 Brittany Lang -11 68 71 66 68 T8 Azahara Munoz -10 73 68 68 65 T8 Inbee Park -10 70 67 67 70 T8 Angela Stanford -10 68 68 69 69 T11 Austin Ernst -9 70 68 66 71 T11 Cristie Kerr -9 69 72 69 65 T11 Haru Nomura -9 71 69 67 68 T14 Kim Kaufman -8 71 68 71 66 T14 Sei-Young Kim -8 68 70 69 69 T14 Stacy Lewis -8 71 68 69 68 T14 So Yeon Ryu -8 72 69 67 68 T18 Jaye Marie Green -7 69 70 68 70 T18 Mi Hyang Lee -7 71 68 68 70 T18 Jenny Shin -7 68 73 66 70 T18 Lexi Thompson -7 72 67 71 67 T22 Alena Sharp Hamilton, Ont. -6 68 70 67 73 T22 Amy Anderson -6 68 74 71 65 T22 Moriya Jutanugarn -6 71 66 69 72 T22 Danielle Kang -6 72 71 67 68 T22 Minjee Lee -6 69 72 69 68 T22 Mo Martin -6 72 68 70 68 T22 Lee-Anne Pace -6 67 70 69 72 T22 Dewi Claire Schreefel -6 68 68 69 73 T22 Yani Tseng -6 71 65 71 71 T22 Sakura Yokomine -6 72 68 71 67
Web.com Tour Stonebrae Classic, July 16-19 TPC Stonebrae, Hayward, California. Par 72, 7,200 yards. Purse: $600,000. 2014 champion: Tony Finau Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1R2R3R4 1 Si Woo Kim -12 66 65 69 68 T2 Wes Roach -12 66 65 69 68 T2 Jamie Lovemark -12 65 66 69 68 T4 Trey Mullinax -11 68 68 67 66 T4 Matt Davidson -11 65 70 66 68 T6 Cody Gribble -10 69 67 68 66 T6 Tyler Duncan -10 65 68 70 67 T6 Brad Fritsch Manotick, Ont. -10 72 66 65 67 T6 Rhein Gibson -10 67 68 67 68 T10 Kyle Thompson -9 68 69 70 64 T10 Joel Dahmen -9 67 71 67 66 T10 Scott Parel -9 73 65 67 66 T10 Nicholas Lindheim -9 66 64 73 68 T10 Ben Kohles -9 67 66 68 70 T10 Julian Etulain -9 69 66 66 70 T16 Timothy Madigan -8 69 68 68 67 T16 Lucas Lee -8 66 68 69 69 T18 Rick Lamb -7 69 65 73 66 T18 T.J. Vogel -7 68 71 68 66 T18 Brock Mackenzie -7 68 67 71 67 T18 Kevin Foley -7 70 68 68 67 T18 Andrew Yun -7 69 69 68 67 T18 Ryan Spears -7 70 69 65 69 T18 Frank Lickliter II -7 68 67 68 70 T18 John Chin -7 67 66 69 71 T18 Travis Bertoni -7 66 67 68 72 T27 Adam Long -6 69 67 73 65 T27 Casey Wittenberg -6 69 67 71 67 T27 Alex Aragon -6 67 69 71 67
TENNIS Davis Cup Quarterfinals To Sunday, July 19 Belgium 5, Canada 0 (details below) Argentina vs. Serbia at Buenos Aires Argentina 4, Serbia 1 Australia vs Kazakhstan at Darwin Australia 3, Kazakhstan 2 Great Britain vs. France at The Queen’s Club, London. Britain 3, France 1 Belgium vs. Canada Sportpark Krokodiel, Middelkerke (Ostend), Belgium. Surface: Clay (red clay) Outdoor Canadian team Captain: Martin Laurendeau Frank Dancevic, 29, Niagara Falls, Ont. World ranking: 272 Filip Peliwo, 19, Vancouver. World ranking: 491 Daniel Nestor, 42, Toronto. World ranking (doubles): 24 Adil Shamasdin, 33, Pickering, Ont., Canada. World ranking (doubles): 65 Belgian team Captain: Johan Van Herck David Goffin, 24, World ranking:14 Steve Darcis, 31, Ranking: 76 Ruben Bemelmans, 27, Ranking: 95 Kimmer Coppejans, 21, Ranking: 102 Friday’s results (Singles) Darcis def Dancevic 3-6 6-1 7-5 6-3 Goffin def Peliwo 6-4 6-4 6-2 Saturday’s result (Doubles) Bemelmans and Coppejans def. Nestor and Shamasdin, 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-3 Sunday’s results (Reverse singles) Coppejans def. Dancevic 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 Darcis def. Peliwo 6-4, 6-3 Last week’s tournaments
ATP Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, July 13-19 Newport, Rhode Island. Surface: Outdoor, grass. Purse: $549,230 Singles - Final Rajeev Ram, United States, def. Ivo Karlovic (2), Croatia, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-6 (2). Doubles - Final Jonathan Marray, Britain, and AisamUl-Haq Qureshi (3), Pakistan, def. Nicholas Monroe, United States, and Mate Pavic, Croatia, 4-6, 6-3, 10-8.
WTA Bucharest Open, July 13-19 Bucharest, Romania Surface: Clay. Purse: $226,750 Singles - Final Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (7), Slovakia, def. Sara Errani (1), Italy, 7-6 (3), 6-3.. Doubles - Final Oksana Kalashnikova, Georgia, and Demi Schuurs (4), Netherlands, def. Andreea Mitu, Romania, and Patricia Maria Tig, Romania, 6-2, 6-2. Collector Swedish Open, July 13-19 Bastad, Sweden Surface: Clay. Purse: $226,750 Singles - Final Johanna Larsson (7), Sweden, def. Mona Barthel (4), Germany, 6-3, 7-6 (2). Doubles - Final Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, and Johanna Larsson (4), Sweden, def. Tatjana Maria, Germany, and Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 7-5, 6-4. Next week’s tournaments
ATP Claro Open Colombia July 20-26, Bogota, Colombia Surface: Outdoor, Hard. Prize Money: $768,915. Skistar Swedish Open July 20-26, Bastad, Sweden Surface: Outdoor, Clay. Prize Money: €494,310 Konzum Croatia Open Umag Umag July 20-26, Umag, Croatia Surface: Outdoor, Clay. Prize Money: €494,310
WTA Nurnberger Gasteinladies 2015 July 20-26, Bad Gastein, Austria. Surface: Clay. Prize Money: $226,750 Paribas Istanbul Cup July 20-26, Istanbul, Turkey. Surface: Hard. Prize Money: $226,750
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Chattanooga shooter had issues with depression: family ‘We understand there are many legitimate questions that need to be answered’ JAY REEVES, MICHAEL BIESECKER AND KATHLEEN FOODY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The family of the gunman who killed four Marines and a sailor in Chattanooga says he had suffered from depression for many years and “was not the son we knew and loved.� “It grieves us beyond belief to know that his pain found its expression in this heinous act of violence,� the family of Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez said in a statement issued Saturday through a lawyer. Law enforcement officials did not return calls seeking comment on the family’s assertion that Abdulazeez was suffering from depression. Counterterrorism investigators, meanwhile, continued to interview Abdulazeez’s acquaintances and delve into his months-long visit to Jordan last year, looking for clues to who or what might have influenced him and set off the bloodshed Thursday. The 24-year-old Kuwait-born Abdulazeez opened fire at a military recruiting office and a Navy-Marine operations centre a few miles apart. Family members said they are co-operating with the investigation. “We understand there are many legitimate questions that need to be answered,� they said. “Having said this, now is the time to reflect on the victims and their families, and we feel it would be
Sophia Ensley, who is retired from the U.S. Air Force, composes herself after placing a flag at makeshift memorial at the Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Saturday for the victims of the July 16 shootings in Chattanooga, Tenn. [AP PHOTO]
inappropriate to say anything more other than that we are truly sorry for their loss.� A law enforcement official who was not authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke on condi-
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Cosby, under oath, details womanizing In sworn testimony, former television star says he paid women to keep a sex secret from his wife GEOFF MULVIHILL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Under oath in a hotel — away from the TV cameras and the soapbox where he did his public moralizing — Bill Cosby sketched a very different image of America’s Dad: a philanderer who plied young women with quaaludes, claimed to be adept at reading their unspoken desires and used his wealth to keep “Mrs. Cosby” in the dark. The portrait comes from Cosby’s own words in a transcript of a 2005-06 deposition taken in Philadelphia that represents the only publicly available testimony he has given in response to accusations he drugged and sexually assaulted women. Cosby has denied the allegations, calling the sexual contact consensual. There’s no clear-cut evidence in the documents that he committed a sex crime, but his testimony adds to the unsavoury details that have all but wrecked his nice-guy reputation as TV’s Dr. Cliff Huxtable and made a mockery of his preaching about decency and personal responsibility. The transcripts, obtained by The Associated Press on Sunday, are from a lawsuit filed by a former Temple University employee who accused the actor and comedian of drugging and molesting her. Earlier this month, a judge unsealed a summary of the deposition as a result of a lawsuit from the AP. The New York Times was the first to obtain the entire transcript.
In this Nov. 6, 2014 file photo, entertainer Bill Cosby gestures during an interview at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art in Washington. [AP PHOTO]
He told of how he tried to gain women’s trust and make them comfortable by talking about their families, their education and their career aspirations. In the deposition, Cosby said that on one occasion, he and Temple’s Andrea Constand engaged in sexual contact, in which he reached into her pants and fondled her, taking her silence as consent. “I don’t hear her say anything. And I don’t feel her say anything. And so I continue and I go into the area that is somewhere between permission and rejec-
tion. I am not stopped,” he said. He said she then groped him in return. Later that night, he said, he tried to resume contact with her, but she said no, and “I pull back.” He said that he avoided intercourse with her, suggesting he was afraid she would become too attached. He said intercourse “is something that I feel the woman will succumb to more of a romance and more of a feeling, not love, but it’s deeper than a playful situation.” He said Constand was not upset when she left that night, and
he assured his questioner: “I think I’m a pretty decent reader of people and their emotions in these romantic sexual things, whatever you want to call them.” Cosby’s lawyers and representatives did not respond Sunday to email and telephone calls. The 78-year-old comic has never been charged with a crime. In most cases, the statute of limitations has run out, though at least one case, from 2008, is still under investigation in Los Angeles. Throughout four days of questioning, Cosby and his lawyer often clashed with Constand’s
lawyer. Cosby’s lawyer, Patrick O’Connor, objected repeatedly to any discussion of Cosby’s liaisons with other women who did not accuse him of sexual assault. And Cosby himself debated definitions of words with his questioner. Constand has accused Cosby of drugging her with something powerful and molesting her on a different occasion; Cosby said that he gave her the cold and allergy medicine Benadryl to calm her down, and he denied assaulting her. “I think Andrea is a liar, and I know she’s a liar because I was there,” he said under oath. Cosby testified that in the 1970s, he received about seven prescriptions for quaaludes from a Los Angeles doctor who has since died. He acknowledged he obtained them with the intention of giving them to young women he wanted to have sex with. Under oath, he denied giving women the powerful sedatives without their knowledge. He said he used quaaludes “the same as a person would say, ‘Have a drink.”’ Constand’s lawyer, Dolores Troianai, asked Cosby about his wife’s knowledge of his affairs. He said his wife, Camille, to whom he has been married since 1964, learned about the Constand case and others in which he was accused of wrongdoing. But he said he hid cases from her, funneling hush money to women through accounts that “Mrs. Cosby” would not see.
CRIME
Police arrest father of girl found dead, find others in home THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MODESTO, Calif. — A 30-yearold man was arrested Sunday in the deaths of his daughter, two other girls and two women whose bodies were found in a California home, police said.
Modesto police spokeswoman Heather Graves said Martin Martinez, of Modesto, was detained in San Jose early Sunday and booked into a Santa Clara County jail on suspicion of murder. Martinez had a relationship with one of the women and is the
father of one of the girls found dead Saturday afternoon. All the victims are related, and the children’s ages range from 6 months to 6 years old, Graves said. Police aren’t releasing information about a motive or cause of death at this time, she said.
Officers responding to a request to check on the home discovered the bodies Saturday afternoon, Graves said. Modesto is located in California’s Central Valley. The house is in a tidy subdivision lined with four- and five-bedroom homes that were built seven or
eight years ago, the Modesto Bee reported. Connie Lycan, who lives a block away, said she moved to the neighbourhood when it was new and considered to be quiet. “Well it was quiet. No place is safe anymore,” Lycan said.
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Big decisions ahead for Canadian taxi industry
Conservative, suburban ridings gain most from enriched child benefits
GIUSEPPE VALIANTE THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL — The advent of competition and new technologies is forcing politicians across Canada to re-evaluate their cities’ taxi industries and to wonder just how many cabs they want on the roads. Big cities are struggling with new entrants such as Uber, a service that allows drivers to work with little overhead costs and to undercut traditional cab fares. Politicians in jurisdictions such as Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Edmonton are studying ways to modernize the taxi industry but while they come up with solutions, some cities are labelling Uber’s services “illegal” and forcing police to seize its drivers’ vehicles. But not all the battles against the upstart have been successful: the City of Toronto recently lost a court case against Uber when a judge ruled there was no evidence the company was operating as a taxi broker or that it breached city bylaws. Sunil Johal, policy director at the Mowat Centre, a public policy think-tank at the University of Toronto, says politicians should be thinking about the interest
of citizens as opposed to ensuring traditional taxi drivers can earn a living under the current system. He questions whether Canadian mayors have the wherewithal to tell the powerful taxi lobby that the days of making a living driving a taxi full time might be coming to an end. “It’s going to take courage,” Johal said. In Quebec — as in many other places in Canada — the government strictly regulates the number of taxi permits that are granted. For instance, the island of Montreal can only have 4,522 permits. Notre-Dame-de-Pierreville, a town of 2,000 people about 130 kilometres from Montreal, is allowed two. “The goal is to keep the revenues of the taxi drivers higher — that’s it,” said the Montreal Economic Institute’s Vincent Geloso, who advocates deregulating the industry. As a consequence of the limited number of permits, their price has soared to roughly $200,000 in Montreal, making its market worth roughly $900 million. Permits are bought, sold, traded and rented on websites
of companies such as Fintaxi, which provides loans to drivers in order for them to afford the permits. The system worked for decades until companies like Uber came along. Uber drivers don’t buy permits, have little overhead and use a mobile application to locate customers. Johal says the solution is to end the limited taxi-permit system. “If you have someone who has a car and is a safe driver and is properly insured, why don’t they have the right to pick people up and drive them around?” he asked. “If you (deregulate the industry) the market would sort itself out and people who couldn’t make a living would stop doing it.” He is not optimistic such deregulation will happen because he believes it would result in the collapse of the taxi permit market across the country — a choice he said would be politically difficult to make. “If a city announces it will phase in three times more licences in the next 10 years, then the licences will lose their value now,” Johal said. “No one will buy at ($200,000) now because
they know in (a few years) years it’ll be worth $50,000.” But the devaluation of the market is already happening, according to Montreal cabbie Enamul Haque, who received a loan to buy his $230,000 permit five years ago and now says it’s worth about $170,000. “I’m losing money on my investment,” Haque said. “I’m losing my business.” He says his costs include the permit loan, fees for the dispatcher, fees to the taxi bureau, a special driver’s licence as well as gasoline. “I work 12 hours a day, seven days a week,” he said. “And I am still struggling to survive. I’m earning less than people who are washing dishes in restaurants. Can you imagine that?” Marc Andre Way, president of the Canadian Taxi Association, argues limits on the number of permits are important. “You don’t want a Wild, Wild West type of environment where everyone can drive people around because then no one can make a career out of it,” he said. The permits in the industry have a value, he said, and “it’s an inherited value and it’s been around for decades.”
RESOURCES
B.C.’s LNG industry could move closer to reality
DIRK MEISSNER THE CANADIAN PRESS
VICTORIA — A liquefied natural gas industry: the British Columbia government fought an election on it, launched an extraordinary summer legislative session and made financial concessions, but it still isn’t enough for the companies that want even lower taxes and have expressed concerns over the availability of workers. The Liberal government’s LNG dream is expected to move towards reality this week when a bill is adopted for a 25-year agreement on what could be B.C.’s first LNG plant.
B.C.’s politicians were recalled this month to debate and pass a single piece of legislation that aims to provide certainty to LNG investors and revenues to the province. “I think there’s more work to do in terms of making sure we are in fact globally competitive,” said B.C. LNG Alliance president David Keane. “I think the government has more to do.” Pacific NorthWest LNG, a joint venture backed by Malaysian state-owned energy giant Petronas, plans to build a US$36-billion LNG plant at Lelu Island near Prince Rupert. It will be the largest private investment
in B.C. history and the LNG Project Agreements Act seeks to provide a 25-year buffer against LNG-targeted tax increases but allows increases in corporate and sales taxes. “There are things that can be done in terms of some of these taxes, like the (provincial sales tax) PST,” said Keane. “These projects will pay hundreds of millions of dollars in PST taxes, which typically, if you are classified as a manufacturing facility, you are not subject to.” B.C. is the only jurisdiction where LNG companies must pay LNG income tax and a carbon tax, he said, adding they will also
pay PST, GST, payroll, provincial and federal corporate taxes and municipal taxes. Finance Minister Mike de Jong firmly rejected Keane’s suggestion that the LNG industry should be considered for PST relief. “There are other proponents and there are other groups out there who will, I suppose, continue to advocate for shifts in policy,” he said. “I expect that will continue long into the future. We believe we have settled upon a taxation and a public policy and an environmental regulatory framework that strikes the right balance.”
JORDAN PRESS THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Most of what is billed as the largest, one-time benefit payment in federal history is likely to hit suburban voters living in federal ridings where the Conservatives can be considered the party to beat, an analysis by The Canadian Press shows. Number-crunching based on the last census shows that many of the ridings in line to get the biggest cheques from the newly increased Universal Child Care Benefit are in suburban Alberta and the all-important ridings that surround Toronto — and they usually have a history of tilting Tory. Only two of the top 20 destinations for the enriched UCCB payments landing on July 20 are locations where the opposition NDP would be considered the favourite; and one more in the top 20 would be considered a Liberal seat. That leaves 17 seats that could be considered Conservative-leaning, home to the voters who could receive the biggest financial windfall when almost $3 billion in child care benefit payments are mailed on Monday — three months before election day in October. The majority of spending continues to go to Conservative ridings — 15 of the top 20 — even after adjusting the payments to take into account the estimated percentage of families who haven’t signed up for the enhanced benefit. Opposition parties have criticized the government for giving out the increased benefit payment, backdated to the start of the year, as an election ploy to buy votes.
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Car jail for the vehicles of careless smokers Discarded cigarettes pose danger of wildfire
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Volunteer Dave Erickson releases the mallard ducks in NIWRA’s release pond. [PHOTO SUBMITTED]
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t doesn’t matter to the volunteers and staff here at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre what kind of animal is released after convalescing at the centre. A duck is just as thrilling as releasing an eagle. The first group of baby mallards that were raised at the centre are now happy on the pond with the option to fly away anytime they choose. The most familiar and widely distributed of the dabbling ducks, the mallard is often the standard against which all other ducks are compared. The male’s characteristic and conspicuous green head, gray flanks, and black tail-curl arguably make it the most easily identified duck. Once known as “the wild duck” in England, reflecting its status as a highly prized game bird, the mallard has long been shot for sport and meat throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It is the source of all domestic ducks except the Muscovy. Feral popu-
Sylvia Campbell Wild N Free lations of tame ducks, composed of mixtures of wild mallards and domesticated breeds, live in urban areas throughout the world, where they habituate to humans who feed them. In North America, the mallard is the most abundant duck species. Its success in the wild reflects its adaptability to varied habitats, its hardiness in cold climates, its catholic food tastes, and its tolerance of human activities. The mallard can be found wintering as far north as conditions permit as long as there is open water and access to food. As a breeder, it ranges from California to Alaska and across the central plains to the Atlantic Coast, nesting in marsh-
es, farmlands, forests, and urban parks. The bulk of the mallard’s diet outside the breeding season consists of seeds of both natural wetland plants and agricultural crops. Although the mallard is the most heavily hunted duck species in North America, its populations remain more or less steady, and the species is not considered in danger. Nevertheless, managers carefully monitor and manage mallards. Several times young mallards that are admitted to the centre are introduced into the wild species on our release pond. They fit in quite nicely without the mother batting an eye. Five or 10 ducklings do not seem to make a difference to her and she does a much better job.
e are facing one of the more serious forest fire seasons that British Columbia has seen in recent memory. Many of these fires are caused by human activity with one of the common activities being the careless disposal of cigarette butts. The provincial government has proposed that when the careless disposal occurs from within a motor vehicle, the vehicle should be impounded for a period of time. Will this idea die a quiet death or, if the pace of new fires continues, do you think this is a good solution? I’m convinced that many smokers flick a butt out of their vehicle without thinking. It was not uncommon to stop a violator and see them take a last drag as I walked up to the vehicle and then watch the butt arc out the window onto the ground. I would offer them the opportunity to retrieve it or suggest I would do it for $81 if they didn’t want to. Inevitably the person would get out and pick the butt up, but not without some thought about whether I was serious or not first. This is a general safety problem which occurs in many contexts other than those involving a vehicle. Why should we con-
Tim Schewe Behind the Wheel sider using a road safety tool to deal harshly with only part of a wide ranging problem? Is something of an equivalent nature being planned for a hiker who tosses a still burning butt down on a trail or a city stroller who uses a mulched planter instead of an ashtray? If not, we should consider passing on the idea of a vehicle impound. Why do we seem so reluctant to use jail on those who put us all at risk? Car jail immediately halts dangerous driving behaviour because there is a direct relation to the problem. While there are probably many sides to the issue of jailing people, not the least being that it can happen long after the offence, it might be a better choice to focus the mind of careless smokers. » Tim Schewe is a retired RCMP constable with many years of traffic enforcement experience. To comment or learn more, please visit www. drivesmartbc.ca.
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Reader’s reaction to self-inflicted disease
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ecently I asked readers to respond to the column, “Want to be a Millionaire?” I received a ton of mail. A Quebec judge had ruled that smokers could be rewarded for ill health and death even though they knew smoking had been a health hazard for 50 years. So I proposed getting rich similarly by starting a class action suit against food companies for creating the perfect storm of obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. After all, this is a monumental crisis compared to smoking. L.P. from West Kelowna writes, “I totally agree with your every word. These poor saps didn’t know that tobacco was harmful to their health? What a society we live in. The next thing these poor babies will be suing [McDonald’s], Burger King and other food chains for making them fat by forcing them to eat all those unhealthy burgers and fries.” D.T. from Leamington, Ont., says, “ Thanks for the column regarding the ridiculous illogical lawsuit in Quebec. I fully agree that people, as well as governments, should not be allowed to sue a company as a result of ill informed choices they made. You are right. It could be the start of a slippery slope.” He adds, “ Everyone complains about the billions spent on medical treatments for people who smoke. However, since smokers die an average 10 years sooner than those choosing a healthy lifestyle there is a significant cost saving in pension payouts.” (Professor Richard Peto at Oxford reported on a large study several years ago proving that smokers died 20 years sooner).
Dr. Gifford Jones The Doctor Game J.W. from Windsor, Ont., writes, “I feel your logic is open to question. Food companies have for many years openly printed on each package, can or container, the ingredients listed therein. Albeit, they had to be legislated to do it. Cigarette companies on the other hand, to my knowledge, did not do so.” Another reader remarks, “Your article made my heart sing. We live in this litigation-riddled society where people can’t or won’t take responsibility for their own actions. Every time I see a smoker light up, I cringe and think of the cost to me and society. Thanks for a well written article. I think there are millions of folks who agree, but are afraid to stand up and be counted.” O.P. from Saskatoon says, “Thanks for the column. You nailed it. I agree 100 per cent and wish more people would say it.” B.M. remarks, “I was glad to read your column about self-inflicted health issues. In particular, you echoed sentiments I have expressed about tobacco. When Prince Edward Island joined several other provinces in suing tobacco companies for incurring health costs I pointed out tobacco was legal and the government receives tax revenue. So how can the province hope to obtain money from tobacco companies for a product whose production and sale they abet? Of course the same could be said about
alcohol.” L.G. from Lethbridge, Alta.,” You were right on this week and for years I’ve enjoyed the fact that you never sit on the fence in dealing with controversial issues. My accolades for enlightening the public. Keep up the good work.” The general reaction from readers was that we are reaching a turning point in society where “Big Brother” can no longer look after us for foolish behaviour. And that our health care system, as we know it, will go down the drain unless we accept responsibility for our own health. Improving lifestyle is really not that complicated. It all boils down to common sense. Unfortunately, in 2015, common sense has become an uncommon commodity. This decision by an educated judge to reward people for doing things they darn well know are harmful to their health is just another example of old fashioned horse sense gone broke. Many years ago I wrote in this column that “The problems of our society are generated by supposedly intelligent people who are largely fools.” In the interim I have not changed my mind. » W. Gifford-Jones M.D. is a graduate of University of Toronto and the Harvard Medical School. He trained in general surgery at the Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University and in Gynecology at Harvard. He has also been a general practitioner, ship’s surgeon and hotel doctor. For more information, see his website, www.docgiff.com or to comment, e-mail him at info@ docgiff.com.
Jason Halttunen was at Sproat Lake Provincial Park giving stand-up paddleboard demonstrations on Saturday during the Alberni Valley Regatta. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Aliza Kunz and Caitlynn Baker took Jason Halttunen up on an offer and gave stand-up paddle boarding a try on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]