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FIRE
Generator causes blaze: Fire chief
Alberni resident attempted to live off the grid to save from paying BC Hydro’s hiked electricity rates
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A Port Alberni resident is thankful to be alive after his house was destroyed by a fire early Monday morning. Firefighters concluded that a gas generator used to power the home, which was disconnected from the BC Hydro grid, caused the blaze. Kevin Fletcher and his girlfriend were not at home when their rented house on Fourth Avenue burst into flames early on Monday. He and his girlfriend were out on the waterfront celebrating her birthday, Fletcher said, when they heard sirens. He knew something was wrong, he said. He returned to get his two dogs, which were tied up on the porch. Friends had been in the house looking for him, he said. No one was hurt. “My God, if I had lost [anyone] I don’t know what I would have done,” Fletcher said. Port Alberni firefighters responded to the emergency call at 3:46 a.m. on Monday, said fire chief Tim Pley. When they got to the house, it was already fully aflame. The house and two outbuildings were extensively damaged. Only a blackened hull remains of the detached garage.
Dan Peterson looks on at the aftermath of a fire At 3532 Fourth Avenue that destroyed a garage and house. Peterson’s friend Kevin Fletcher lived in the house but was not home when the fire happened. No one was injured. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES].
“BC Hydro had been disconnected and they were running a generator to power the house, so the fire was caused by that,” Pley said,
adding he doesn’t recommend that residents use generators for all of their electricity. “In this case they had jury-
rigged an exhaust pipe running from a generator inside the house,” Pley said. The heat from the exhaust pipe, which ran dir-
ectly through the wall, caused the fire, he noted. Firefighters searched the house to ensure no one was inside, Pley said. They then worked to contain the blaze as it was spreading to a neighbouring property. Aside from the risk of fire, running a generator to power your home has other risks, Pley said. Carbon monoxide poisoning can result from inhaling the exhaust, he said. The generated electricity can also feed back into the power system, potentially causing harm to BC Hydro workers who aren’t expecting live wires from a residence, he said. Grateful for the lives spared, Fletcher lost all his belongings in the fire except the clothes on his back, some appliances and a beatup pickup truck. “I’m in shock,” Fletcher said. “I’m wading through burnt stuff trying to find my girlfriend’s mom’s ashes.” He was also hoping to find any family pictures of his late father that might still be intact, he said. Fletcher had hooked up a generator on Friday after BC Hydro cut the power to his home because he couldn’t pay the bills, he said. But he’s confused how it could have caused the fire at the time. See FIRE, Page 3
ANIMAL CONTROL
Alberni shelter sees 800 sterilizations Two-year initiative reaches its goal to curb overpopulation of free-roaming cats
Measures needed to reduce bear conflicts
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Eight hundred fewer cats will be multiplying in the community as the result of a two-year initiative to curb Port Alberni’s feline overpopulation. The total was announced Monday by the BC SPCA with the conclusion of a project launched in 2013 to spay and neuter 800 cats. With $110,900 in funding from PetSmart Charities of Canada, the Alberni-Calyoquot branch was able to focus on the sterilization of animals that would otherwise not be fixed. The overpopulation of cats in Port Alberni has been a problem for the local animal shelter, leading the facility to send out 246 cats to other SPCA branches last year for adoption elsewhere. But in 2015, staff have seen fewer unwanted cats have come through the shelter with a 37 per cent decline of incoming stray kittens compared to 2011 numbers. “This is the first year that we have not been completely overwhelmed by kittens,” said the Alberni-Clayoquot branch manager Irene Towell in a media release from the BC SPCA.
Animal care attendant Reyna Waller handles Caroline Mars, a cat recently brought to the Alberni-Clayoquot branch of the BC SPCA for fixing and adoption. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]
“We’ve also passed the 2015 spring peak of kitten season and have only seen two surrendered pregnant cats come to the shelter.” A total of 447 female cats were spayed over the course of the
two-year project, while 353 males were neutered. These include pets being cared for by residents as well as feral cats, which are domestic breeds that are born from strays outside a home, growing up without being accus-
tomed to human contact. The SPCA estimates that most of the sterilized animals were strays – either free-roaming in a neighbourhood or living within one of Port Alberni’s several feral cat groups. “They were able to sterilized 100 per cent of the cats from five colonies and are still working on finishing two more,” said BC SPCA outreach coordinator Megan Munroe. “Both the branch and community participated in the trapping of cats and taking them to the vet for their appointment.” Munroe saw a Port Alberni resident who was overrun with multiplying cats benefit from the sterilization program. “We were able to fix 12 of his cats and remove the kittens from his care,” she said. “He was happy with his decision to have his cats fixed, because he felt he was able to provide better care to fewer cats, his neighbours stopped complaining and local animal control bylaw officers no longer had to make visits to his home.” Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net 250-723-8171
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Alberni Valley Community Band meets Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., E.J. Dunn band room. Info: 250-723-1285 (Cory) or 250-724-6780 (Manfred). The Barkley Sounds Community Choir practices on Wednesdays, 6:45 to 9 p.m. at Alberni Valley United Church. Info: 250-723-6884. Lounge Music with guitarist David Morton from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Char’s Landing. Musicians open mic hosted by Jeff Hallworth from 7 to 9 p.m. first Wednesday of each month at Char’s Landing. AV Transition Town Society meetings, 6 p.m. third Wednesday of each month at Char’s Landing.
Child and youth Navy League Cadets (ages 9 to 12), meet Wednesdays, 7 p.m., at the Port Alberni Youth Centre. Info: 250-723-6365 or 250-723-7442. PacificCARE free music drop-in program for children and their families on Wednesdays, from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. at the Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre. Closures follow school calendar. Registration is required. Info: 250-735-3022.
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Support and help Volunteers urgently needed to help at Red Cross Loan Cupboard for four-hour shifts, once per week. Info: 250-723-0557 (call on Wednesdays or Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) MS Port Alberni self-help group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at Echo Centre at noon. The group meets to support those living with MS and their families. Info: 250-723-7403 (Susan). Chair Fit Exercise Program for those with physical limitations or mobility issues. Group meets Wednesdays at Echo Centre, from 1 to 2 p.m. Info: 250-723-2181.
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Sports Drop-in circuit training on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Info: (778) 421-2721. 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. Bingo on Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. and cards at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Alberni Valley Branch. Horseshoe Club practices on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050. Alberni Valley Billiards Club, 2964 Third Ave. - Wednesdays - youth league (ages 13 to 18) at 7 p.m. Info: 250-723-1212.
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Addictions Al-Anon and Al-Ateen support groups for family and friends of problem drinkers meet on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. at 3028 Second Ave. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855. Narcotics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-807-1780. Overeaters Anonymous meeting Wednesday evening 7 p.m. 4711 Elizabeth St., Info: 250-723-7486 Port Alberni Friendship Center offers
Our Town events run by Port Alberni Parks, Recreation and Heritage this summer: “Mardi Gras� on Aug. 4, 6–8 p.m. at Gyro Rec Park; Aug. 18 Luau Party 6–8 p.m. at the Harbour Quay. Info: Barbi Jackson / Lisa Krause, 250-723-2181. Steam Up Antique Machinery Show, July 24-26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at McLean Mill. Maritime Discovery Centre Pirate Day children’s event, July 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. Free, includes crafts and snacks. Tsunami Hawgs Bike Fest, July 25 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at upper 3rd Avenue and Argyle Street. Show ‘n Shine, vendors, food and more. Port Alberni Pride BBQ, July 26 from noon to 4 p.m. at Williamson Park. Summer Picnic Dinner, July 31 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bread of Life. Tickets at Bread of Life and Cornerstones Thrift Store, 3130 3rd Ave. Maritime Discovery Centre Service Boat Day children’s event at Centennial Pier, Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon. Free, includes crafts and snacks. Centennial Belles fashion show, Aug. 9 from 2-4 p.m. at Rollin Art Centre. Proceeds to benefit Rollin Art Centre programs. Maritime Discovery Centre Build a Boat Day children’s event, Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon. Free, includes crafts and snacks. Maritime Discovery Fishing Derby for children, Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon. Free, includes crafts and snacks. A.V. Legion Branch 293 Fun Fishing Derby Saturday, Aug. 22 6a.m. to 9p.m., Sunday Aug. 23 6a.m.
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Residents warned to not encourage bears Bear Smart BC asks city for more support to decrease encounters due to garbage and fruit trees ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Port Alberni was the first community on Vancouver Island to earn Bear Smart designation, but two years later those running the provincial program warn that more attention is needed to prevent wildlife conflicts with people in town. Over the first five months of this year 30 black bear incidents were reported to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service, including multiple sightings on Cameron Heights and Ship Creek Road as well as other South Port neighbourhoods. Home audits conducted by conservation officers found tote containers knocked over in garages and unsecured garbage bins. Besides local education initiatives, Port Alberni earned Bear Smart designation through it’s use of bear-resistant garbage bins. But the curbside residential containers are only useful if lids are locked between garbage collection, said Crystal McMillan, executive director of Bear Smart BC. “Bears are very smart, they have intelligence comparable to apes,” she said, noting that an unlocked garbage bin can quickly come to represent an easy snack for the animals. “Bears are opportunistic.
A black bear is pictured in this file photo. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
They will exert the least amount of effort to get high-caloric food.” With a sense of smell 50 times greater than a bloodhound, bears will seek out the most accessible means of sustenance, warned
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McMillan. Accessible food can make the large mammals part of a neighbourhood. Bear Smart BC is asking the city to provide its bylaw enforcement officer with specialized training to better educate
the public and media of means to discourage bears from milling around local neighbourhoods. The bear awareness organization is also requesting the municipality to invest $1,000 in more Bear Smart
brochures to remind the public that the hungry mammals are often just around the corner. Besides garbage, fruit trees are the most concerning attractant for black bears in the Alberni Valley, said McMillan. Bear Smart BC points to the success of the Alberni Valley Gleaning Project in removing this hazard by organizing volunteers to pick fruit from trees in the community, but more help is needed. Last year the Gleaning Project harvested almost 10,000 pounds of produce, and Bear Smart is supporting the initiative’s request for the regular use of a municipal truck to transport ladders and fruit from picking sites throughout the season. Black bears don’t have the dangerous reputation of grizzly bears, but they can act aggressively in self defence, said McMillan. “While black bears on Vancouver Island are not, as far as we know, showing predatory behavior, they will show aggressive defensive behavior if their own survival is compromised,” she said. Residents are encouraged to report black bears in their neighbourhood to the Conservation Officer Service at 1-8777-952-7277. Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net
BC Hydro cautions residents who live off the grid See FIRE, Page 3 “[The generator] was definitely not running,” Fletcher said. “It wasn’t a cigarette, it wasn’t anything stupid like that.” Dave Beecroft owns the property and was at the house on Fourth Avenue on Monday waiting to hear back from his insurance company. He expects it to be a loss upwards of $150,000, he said. He also owns the garage on the neighbouring property, which was partially damaged as flames melted off the siding. “No one was hurt; that’s all that matters,” Beecroft said. BC Hydro community relations manager for Vancouver Island, Ted Olynyk, said it’s a customer’s responsibility to install their own generator properly if they don’t want to pay the power company for
“[It’s] not only safety for themselves and their home, but for BC Hydro workers and the public.” Ted Olynyk, BC Hydro Community Relations
electricity. “[It’s] not only safety for themselves and their home, but for BC Hydro workers and for the general public,” Olynyk said. During a power outage, generators could surge electricty through downed lines, he noted. BC Hydro raised their rates by another six per cent in April this year, over the nine per cent rate hike in 2014. But the
company still has the third lowest rates in North America, Olynyk said; only Manitoba and Quebec are lower. “It’s not as though we go out and consider, ‘Well, if we raise rates, people are going to use more generators’,” Olynyk said. “I don’t see how running a gas generator would be more efficient than using BC Hydro,” considering the cost of gas, he said. Alternatives to gas-powered generators that some residents may consider using include solar panels or wind turbines, Olynyk said. “If a customer chooses to have a generator as opposed to being connected to the grid, that’s their choice, for whatever reason,” he said. Martin.Wissmath@avtimes.net 250-723-8171
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By the time the Bulldogs hit the ice for the regular season, fans and users of the Alberni Valley Multiplex will have a more convenient ticket-buying experience, according to Bob Cole, director of the Port Alberni Junior Hockey Society. Although a month later than expected, plans are underway to use the legacy money gifted earlier this year from the Alberni Valley Community Forest committee. Final designs are currently being completed for an expansion of the ticket outlet and retail space of the multiplex lobby. “We just need to have the city contract signed and the ground breaking work should take place in the next week or two,” Cole said. When the existing business office and ticket outlet was built, it was an add-on to the arena. By tying in the box office and merchandise sales to a larger space, it is expected to be an improvement for staff, volunteers and fans, Cole said. “The existing offices will just be used for business offices and there will be an expanded merchandise area,” he said. The Society planned the architecture and design based on local
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“We just need to have the city contract signed and the ground breaking work should take place in the next week or two.” Bob Cole, Port Alberni Junior Hockey Society director
materials and a consistent look to the multiplex. “We will use wood exterior cladding to showcase the Coulson Group and Western Forest Products and McLean Mill wood beams,” Cole said. “The round posts were donated by the Huuay-aht First Nations, so it all ties together.” Outside the multiplex will be a new covered walkway for those lining up for tickets. Cole believes it will allow the entire operation to run smoother. The project is remaining within the budget of the $80,000 donation, but Cole hopes to rally up approximately $40,000 more in in-kind donations. “The community is always generous with these kinds of projects,” he said. Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net 250-723-8171
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PM’s Senate stance a bid for votes
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anadians are thoroughly sick of the Senate and its endless scandals. Many would like to see it consigned to the dustbin of history. But reforming the 19th-century relic, much less abolishing it, is next to impossible. And Prime Minister Stephen Harper knows it. His announcement on Friday formally “entrenching” his legally dubious 2 1/2-year moratorium on naming new senators – there are 22 vacancies in the 105-seat chamber – comes conveniently on the eve of a federal election campaign. And it isn’t a serious bid to fix the place. Mainly, it’s a stratagem to temporarily boost his Conservative party’s struggling fortunes by aligning the party with public disgust, purporting to throw the problem into the provincial premiers’ laps, and hoping to dis-
tance himself from it. But the Senate mud will stick, no matter what. The Red Chamber has sunk to a new low on Harper’s long watch, chiefly because of his own poor judgment in appointing manifestly unfit cronies to the place. And now his party is paying a political price. Disgraced Sen. Mike Duffy’s trial on fraud and bribery charges is set to resume next month, and Harper’s former chief of staff Nigel Wright is expected to shed light on how he came to give Duffy $90,000 to repay disputed expenses. That can only mean more grief for the government at the worst possible time, as it trolls for votes in the run-up to the Oct. 19 federal election. Meanwhile New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau have both tapped into public anger. Mulcair, who is ahead in the polls and
whose party is untainted by the Senate scandals, boldly promises to abolish it despite the constitutional hurdles. And Trudeau, with an eye to deep reform, has tossed senators from his party’s caucus and promises to create a non-partisan Senate if he comes to power. Harper simply wants to deny his adversaries the moral high ground, at least for the next three months, and to shift the focus away from himself. Hence his invitation to Canadians to press their premiers to cook up the fix that he failed to deliver. “I think public pressure will rise,” he said after meeting with Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall. Maybe so. Certainly, the vast majority of Canadians favour reform or abolition. The polls leave no doubt. But as the Supreme Court forcefully reminded us last year, the
Constitution sets a high bar for both reform and abolition. The Senate is part of Canada’s “constitutional architecture,” the high court ruled. Getting rid of the Senate would require the assent of Parliament – including both the Commons and the Senate itself – plus the approval of all 10 provinces. And it can’t be abolished by stealth by allowing vacancies to pile up. Even the lesser reforms Harper once envisaged — making the Senate an elected body, and limiting senators’ terms — would need the support of Parliament plus seven provinces with half the country’s population. And Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, for one, is more interested in constitutional reform that recognizes Quebec’s distinctiveness. There’s not much of a constituency in Quebec for Senate reform for its own sake.
Canadians learned how hard it is to amend the Constitution over Quebec’s objections from the Meech Lake Accord of 1987, which unravelled, and from the Charlottetown Accord of 1992, which went down to defeat in a national referendum. Constitutional change doesn’t come easy in this country. And few have the stomach for yet another round. So Harper’s claim that “the ball is in their (the provinces’) court” doesn’t amount to much. It’s just a gambit to distract voters from his failed reform bid, and the stench his appointments have caused. This prime minister has gone full circle from ardent Senate reformer, to inept Senate stacker to petulant Senate boycotter, all in a single electoral cycle, and all for perceived Tory advantage. This cynical spectacle just never ends.
(depending on your tax bracket) when you file your taxes next April. The part that you may not realize is that the Conservatives also removed an existing child tax credit, which was a $2,555 deduction when you filed your taxes. The elimination of this credit means that you can expect to pay approximately $825 more (again, depending on your tax bracket) at tax time than you did last year. So in total expect a tax bill of over $1,300 next time you file your taxes. So the best thing to do is to keep this government cheque in the bank because you already owe it back to them. And please don’t get angry at your tax preparer. It isn’t their fault.
2008, the federal government created a $200-billion Extraordinary Financing Framework to bail our commercial lenders. If the government can make huge loans to big banks, credit card issuers, retailers and car dealers, it can also lend modest amounts to provinces and municipalities for vital public infrastructure. Well-known constitutional lawyer Rocco Galati and COMER (Committee on Monetary and Economic Reform) are currently suing the Bank of Canada on the grounds that it fails to make low-interest loans to provincial governments though mandated to do so. Provinces and municipalities should support this lawsuit and help make the banking system work for Main Street and not just Bay Street. The federal and provincial governments must renew infrastructure not only to kick-start the economy and put people to work, but also to leave a legacy of public goods for future generations. The answer is to pay interest expense back to ourselves rather than hand over huge sums for the benefit of private banks and foreign investment funds.
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The coconut fallacy! How many Americans have actually been killed by coconuts this year? No one, nor has anyone ever been killed by one. But plenty of Americans have been mauled and killed by pit bulls this year. So you actually don’t have a bigger chance at being killed by coconuts. I notice their shirts ask: When will they blame the humans? How about now! How about let’s blame the humans most responsible for pit bulls continuing to attack and kill people . Let’s blame the pit bull advocates who continue to try to sell the American public on a breed that attacks or kills a person, or another beloved pet, every single day in the US or Canada. Let’s blame the pit bull advocates who have perpetuated the myth that these are nanny dogs, and because of that lie continue to get children mauled or killed Let’s blame the pit bull advocates who continue to put a dog breed before human life. Let’s blame the pit bull advocates who are so busy defending this breed that they refuse to come up with solutions to help prevent more attacks and killings.
The simple truth is this: Just because these people love this breed, doesn’t make them experts on how to effectively advocate for it. In fact, they are dong a horrible job, not only in keeping pit bulls safe and secure, but also in protecting the public against their breed of choice. This mess is their fault. They are horrible at their job. And they need to be shunned and fired and the grown ups need to step in and clean up their mess. Oh I blame humans all right. I blame the people who have taken up this breed’s cause and failed the dogs and the public miserably! Thomas McCartney Nanaimo
Beware the Child Care Benefit As someone who prepares taxes for people, I feel that I should warn parents about the new Child Care Benefit, which is going to make my job much more unpleasant next tax season. Parents should already be aware that this benefit is taxable, which means that if your family receives an extra $1,500 from the benefit this year, you should expect to pay approximately $500 more
Brett Hodnett Gatineau Quebec
An alternative to running up provincial debt Standard & Poor castigates Ontario for running up additional debt which demands ever increasing interest payments. There should be another option – low-cost financing from the Bank of Canada. After the great financial crisis of
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North Island Royals ďŹ nish 6th in AAA Bantam baseball team heading to provincial championships this week with one player from Alberni MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
The top boys’ minor baseball team for the Alberni Valley is on its way to the provincial championships this week. The North Island Royals play in the British Columbia Minor Baseball Association’s AAA bantam division (ages 14 and 15), representing Alberni, Parksville, Courtenay and Campbell River. The Royals played 20 home games, shared among their four communities during the season, finishing in sixth place out of 16 teams in the bantam AAA league. The league includes teams from the south Island, the Lower Mainland, and the Interior. The top eight teams from the league qualify directly for the provincials, which start this Friday, with the semi-final and final games on Monday. Two more teams qualify from playoffs at the end of the season for a 10-team provincial tour-
nament. Noah Fatur is the only player on the North Island Royals from the Alberni Valley. He’s juggling his time between the baseball club and summer hockey prep camps, said Royals coach Ryan Chenard, who grew up in Port Alberni. It can be a challenge to draw kids into baseball from more popular sports like hockey, Chenard said. The Royals will face teams from Delta, Abbotsford and the Tri-Cities (Port Moody, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam), Chenard noted, adding that Abbotsford will be among their toughest competition. “We can beat anybody, baseball’s a funny game like that,� Chenard said. The Royals won the Island championship tournament – Battle for the Rock – hosted in Parksville earlier this month. Martin.Wissmath@avtimes.net
North Island Royals Rob Green (top from left) with players Brandon Nichol, Brad Teasdale, Ethan Christensen, Brody Commerford, Kiran Carcary, Kieran Finn, (bottom from left) Thomas Green, Noah Fatur, Kieran Bowles, Jacob Volkers, and Connor Hall. Not pictured are Griffen Maillicoat and coaches Ryan Chenard and Kurt Bowles. [TEAM PHOTO]
PAN AM GAMES
Canadian athletes look to Rio 2016 DONNA SPENCER THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Feeling a summer-sport void now that the Pan American Games are over? It won’t last long — the opening ceremonies for the 2016 Summer Olympics are just over 13 months away. Canada’s objective in Rio de Janeiro is a top-12 finish in total medals among the 200-plus participating countries. For that to happen, Canada’s divers, swimmers, rowers, wrestlers and paddlers need to come through, augmented by some track and field, cycling and trampoline medals. Those sports are the most heavily funded in Canada based on Olympic medal potential. Many are sports in which athletes can win multiple medals at one Olympic Games. “They’re the bread and butter,� Own The Podium chief executive officer Anne Merklinger said. “If we don’t perform well in those sports in terms of multi-medal potential, then we’re going to struggle to meet our targets.� Canada’s eventual goal at the Summer Games is to finish in the top eight, but it will take a strong performance to crack the top dozen in Rio. Canada finished 14th in total medals with 18 in Beijing in 2008. The country moved up one spot winning the same number in London, but earned fewer gold and silver medals. Merklinger said winning more than 18 medals is an objective for Rio. Canadian Olympic Committee chief sport officer Caroline Assalian said the COC’s focus is the top-12 result. “The reality is all sports have to come through because one or two medals made the difference between 13th and finishing 11th,� Assalian said. “Every single medal counts.� Own The Podium doles out funding to Canada’s sport federations based on Olympic medal potential. Canada’s taxpayers are the biggest contributor via Sport Canada, although the COC contributes money to its coffers from its corporate sponsorship campaigns. OTP doles out about $35 million annually for summer sport. The 2015 world championships are the best performance-on-demand indicator of which athletes are tracking towards a medal in Rio. The majority of world championships are still upcoming, with the world aquatic championships just underway in Kazan, Russia. Of the athletes who were top-five in their respective world championships in 2011, 60 per cent produced an Olympic medal a year later in London. The conversion rate in Beijing was 67 per cent. “Our best conversion rate was 67 per cent,� Assalian said. “That is absolutely our goal as well.� Canada’s performance at the
“Winning a medal in any Games is an important point in an athlete’s career. Winning one at home in this kind of environment that people have referred to as a mini-Olympics is even more important� Anne Merklinger, Own The Podium CEO
Pan American Games in Toronto also rated as a measuring stick for Rio for OTP and the COC. Canadians won a Pan Am record 217 medals, including 78 gold. “Winning a medal in any Games is an important point in an athlete’s career,� Merklinger said. “Winning one at home in this kind of environment that people have referred to as a mini-Olympics is even more important. “There’s been performances here where athletes have exceeded expectations because they’re performing on demand, they handled the environment so well.� The federal government provided an extra $3 million to OTP for the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games to assist athletes with medal potential across all the sports — not just Olympic and Paralympic sports. An important distinction in summer sport in Canada is there is a pot of money devoted to team sports not currently tracking for an Olympic medal. Team sports are traditionally a weakness for Canada at Summer Games, but the women’s soccer team’s bronze in London and their dramatic semifinal loss to the U.S. resonated at home. Women’s soccer and women’s rugby sevens currently receive “core� OTP funding because they have medal potential in Rio. But the 2015-16 funding recommendation for women’s and men’s basketball, men’s rugby sevens, men’s volleyball, women’s and men’s water polo and women’s field hockey is a combined $5.6 million. Team sports are expensive because several athletes need to be funded for only one medal, but Assalian and Merklinger both say the impact it has on Canadians makes it worth the money. “There’s just something about team sports. They unite people,� Assalian said. “I think the fact a tournament lasts at least a week . . . and the athletes from a team sport come from all over the country, there’s something about team sports that rallies a team, a country, a city like no other individual sport.� Added Merklinger: “There are other nations we know that have said ‘We cannot afford to invest in team sports.’ That is not Canada’s position.�
Canada celebrates gold in women’s softball at the Pan Am Games. Canadians won 217 medals, the country’s best-ever total. [FRED THORNHILL, CANADIAN PRESS]
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SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL CFL
West Edmonton Calgary BC Lions Winnipeg Saskatchewan East Toronto Ottawa Hamilton Montreal
W 3 3 2 2 0 W 3 3 2 2
L 1 2 2 3 5 L 1 2 2 2
T 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0
Pts PF PA 6 112 58 6 112 126 4 102 113 4 109 169 0 143 162 Pts PF PA 6 118 103 6 105 127 4 119 88 4 87 69
Week 5 results Yesterday’s result Hamilton 31, Saskatchewan 21 Saturday’s result Edmonton 32, Winnipeg 3 Friday’s results Ottawa 29, Calgary 26 (OT) Toronto 30, BC Lions 27 Week 6 schedule (with odds by Oddsshark) Home team in CAPS Favourite Line (O/U) Underdog Thursday, July 30, 5:30 p.m. BC Lions 5.5 (n/a) WINNIPEG Friday, July 31 Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 Montreal at Calgary, 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3 Toronto at Hamilton, 4 p.m.
League leaders Passing yards 1 Kevin Glenn, Sak 2 Henry Burris, Ott 3 Bo Levi Mitchell, Cgy 4 Zach Collaros, Ham 5 Trevor Harris, Tor 6 Drew Willy, Wpg 7 Travis Lulay, BC 8 Rakeem Cato, Mtl 9 Matt Nichols, Edm 10 Brian Brohm, Wpg
1,483 1,372 1,293 1,215 1,177 994 950 822 658 217
Passing TDs 1 Trevor Harris, Tor T2 Henry Burris, Ott T2 Travis Lulay, BC 4 Kevin Glenn, Ssk T5 Bo Levi Mitchell, Cgy T5 Drew Willy, Wpg T7 Rakeem Cato, Mtl T7 Zach Collaros, Ham T7 Matt Nichols, Edm
11 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4
Rushing Yards 1 Jerome Messam, Sask 2 Jon Cornish, Cgy 3 Anthony Allen, Sask 4 Andrew Harris, BC 5 Tyrell Sutton, Mtl 6 Brandon Whitaker, Tor 7 Paris Cotton, Wpg 8 Shakir Bell, Edm 9 Chevon Walker, Ott 10 C.J. Gable, Ham 11 Travis Lulay, BC 12 Henry Burris, Ott 13 Cameron Marshall, Wpg
329 325 301 284 280 255 247 239 192 135 118 104 100
Receiving Yards 1 Chris Williams, Ott 2 Weston Dressler, Sask 3 Eric Rogers, Cgy 4 S.J. Green, Mtl 5 Nick Moore, Wpg T6 Clarence Denmark, Wpg T6 Ryan Smith, Sask 8 Brad Sinopoli, Ott 9 Andy Fantuz, Ham 10 Adarius Bowman, Edm 11 Bakari Grant, Ham 12 Chad Owens, Tor 13 Marquay McDaniel, Cgy 14 Jamel Richardson, Sask 15 Jerome Messam, Sask T16 Emmanuel Arceneaux, BC
432 403 400 341 308 283 283 278 272 270 265 263 252 250 237 225
BASEBALL
White Sox 10, Red Sox 8
MLB - Results and standings
ab r h bi ab r h bi Eaton DH 6 1 3 2 Betts CF 5032 Saladino 3B 5 1 1 1 Ramirez LF 5 0 0 1 Cabrera LF 5 2 2 1 Bogaerts SS 5 1 0 0 Abreu 1B 3 2 2 1 Ortiz DH 5112 Garcia RF 4 1 2 0 Napoli 1B 1 0 0 0 Shuck CF 3 1 1 1 Nava 1B 2100 Ramirez SS 4 0 0 0 Sandoval 3B 5 1 2 1 Flowers C 5 1 2 2 Castillo RF 2 2 1 0 Sanchez 2B 5 1 2 0 Hanigan C 5 2 2 0 Totals 40 10 15 8 Weeks 2B 4 0 2 1 Totals 39 8 11 7
American League East W L NY Yankees 56 42 Toronto 50 50 Baltimore 49 49 Tampa Bay 50 51 Boston 44 56 Central W L Kansas City 60 38 Minnesota 52 46 Detroit 48 51 Chicago Sox 47 50 Cleveland 45 53 West W L LA Angels 55 43 Houston 55 45 Texas 47 51 Seattle 46 54 Oakland 44 56 National League East W L Washington 52 45 NY Mets 51 48 Atlanta 46 53 Miami 41 58 Philadelphia 37 63 Central W L St. Louis 64 35 Pittsburgh 57 41 Chicago Cubs 52 46 Cincinnati 43 54 Milwaukee 43 57 West W L LA Dodgers 56 44 San Francisco 55 44 Arizona 47 51 San Diego 47 52 Colorado 42 55
Chicago Sox
PCT .571 .500 .500 .495 .440 PCT .612 .531 .485 .485 .459 PCT .561 .550 .480 .460 .440
GB Strk - W3 7.0 L1 7.0 W3 7.5 W1 13.0 L1 GB Strk - W3 8.0 L2 12.5 L2 12.5 W5 15.0 L5 GB Strk - W1 1.0 L2 8.0 L2 10 L1 12.0 L4
PCT .536 .515 .465 .414 .370 PCT .646 .582 .531 .443 .430 PCT .560 .556 .480 .475 .433
GB Strk - L1 2.0 W2 7.0 L1 12.0 L3 16.5 W4 GB Strk - W1 6.5 W1 11.5 W1 20.0 L2 21.5 L3 GB Strk - L2 0.5 W6 8 W3 8.5 W3 12.5 L1
Yesterday’s results Baltimore 2, Atlanta 1 (11 innings) Chicago Sox 10, Boston 8 Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 2 Kansas City 9, Cleveland 4 Chicago Cubs 9, Colorado 8 NY Yankees 6, Texas 2 St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 1 Arizona 4, Seattle 3 (10 innings) San Francisco 4, Milwaukee 2 Today’s schedule with probable pitchers Tuesday, July 28 (Early games) Atlanta at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Teheran (6-5) vs. Jimenez (7-5) Philadelphia at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Morgan (1-2) vs. Doubront (1-0) Washington at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Zimmermann (8-5) vs. Fernandez (3-0) Chi. White Sox at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Samardzija (6-5) vs. Miley (8-8) Detroit at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Price (9-3) vs. Odorizzi (5-6) Kansas City at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. Young (8-5) vs. Bauer (8-6) San Diego at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Shields (8-3) vs. Syndergaard (4-5) Colorado at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. De La Rosa (6-4) vs. Hendricks (4-5) N.Y. Yankees at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Tanaka (6-3) vs. Perez (0-1) L.A. Angels at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Shoemaker (5-7) vs. McHugh (11-5) Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Morton (6-4) vs. Pelfrey (5-7) Cincinnati at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Leake (8-5) vs. Lackey (8-5) Oakland at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Gray (10-4) vs. Bolsinger (5-3) Arizona at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Anderson (4-4) vs. Iwakuma (2-1) Milwaukee at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Fiers (5-7) vs. Cain (2-1) Wednesday, July 29 (Early games) Kansas City at Cleveland, 9:10 a.m. Guthrie (7-5) vs. Kluber (5-10) Detroit at Tampa Bay, 9:10 a.m. Verlander (0-3) vs. Archer (9-7) Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 10:10 a.m. Liriano (5-6) vs. Santana (1-0) Colorado at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m. Butler (3-6) vs. Lester (5-8) Arizona at Seattle, 12:40 p.m. Corbin (1-2) vs. Hernandez (11-5) Milwaukee at San Francisco, 12:45 p.m. Nelson (7-9) vs. Peavy (1-4) Atlanta at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Banuelos (1-1) vs. Tillman (7-7)
New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez signs autographs for fans before a game against the Texas Rangers, Monday in Arlington, Texas. [AP PHOTO]
A-Rod turns 40 in Texas vs. old team STEPHEN HAWKINS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARLINGTON, Texas — Alex Rodriguez doesn’t remember any clubhouse conversations as a young player about still being in the game at 40 years old. “You talk more about 35, coming into your mid-30s. Forty’s not really talked about,” Rodriguez said. “So, sure, there’s a certain amount of pride.” A-Rod marked his 40th birthday Monday night with the New York Yankees’ series opener at Texas. He was the designated hitter and batted third against the team that gave him his first huge contract. It came a year after Rodriguez turned 39 while serving a season-long suspension for violations of baseball’s drug agreement and labour contract. “I had a lot of time to think and evaluate. It was a dark time, for sure,” Rodriguez said. “To be able to come back this year and look back, and hopefully I’m going to be a better player but more importantly a better person for the next 40 years.” When asked what a 40-year-old A-Rod would tell the 30- or 20-year-old A-Rod, he first said he wasn’t in position to give anyone advice, including himself. But he then said there was a point in time when hitting home runs and being a great player were all that mattered to him. “I figured that if I hit more home runs, it would justify for whatever behaviour I had off the field,” he said, without being specific. “And I realize today that it’s not that way at all. Hitting home runs doesn’t make you a good father. It doesn’t make you a good friend. And it certainly doesn’t make you a good teammate. And to me, they’re both important.” Rodriguez went into Monday night’s game hitting .277 with 23 home runs and 58 RBIs. He got his 3,000th career hit June 19 against Detroit, and this is his 16th career 20-homer season — he is fourth on the major league homer list with 677.
Boston
Chicago Sox 401 011 201 10 Boston 220 210 001 8 2B: CWS Cabrera, Me 2 (19, Kelly, J, Kelly, J), Abreu (16, Breslow), Sanchez, C (10, Ross, R), Eaton (15, Ross, R), Shuck (6, Ross, R), Flowers (8, Layne); BOS Hanigan (4, Danks, J), Betts (25, Danks, J), Sandoval (14, Danks, J). 3B: CWS Eaton (8, Kelly, J), Saladino (2, Kelly, J). GIDP: CWS Ramirez, Al. HR: BOS Ortiz, D (20, 1st inning off Danks, J, 1 on, 2 out). S: CWS Shuck. Team Lob: CWS 9; BOS 9. DP: BOS (Weeks, J-Napoli). E: CWS Saladino 2 (2, fielding, throw); BOS Kelly, J (4, fielding). Chicago Sox IP H R ER BB SO J Danks 4.1 9 7 6 1 2 M Albers (W, 1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 Z Duke 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 J Petricka 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 D Robertson 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO J Kelly 3.1 7 5 4 0 2 C Breslow 1.0 1 1 0 2 1 A Ogando 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 R Ross (BS, 1)(L, 0-1) 2.0 5 3 3 1 1 J Tazawa 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 T Layne 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 HBP: Nava (by Duke). Time: 3:54. Att: 37,401.
Rays 5, Tigers 2 Detroit
Tampa Bay
ab r h bi ab r h bi Kinsler 2B 4 1 1 0 Jaso DH 2000 Cespedes LF 4 1 2 2 Butler PH-DH2 0 0 0 Martinez DH 4 0 2 0 DeJesus LF 3 1 1 0 Martinez RF 4 0 0 0 Guyer PH-CF 1 0 0 0 Castellanos 3B4 0 0 0 Longoria 3B 3 0 2 0 Avila C 2 0 0 0 Loney 1B 4 0 1 0 Iglesias SS 4 0 0 0 Forsythe 2B 4 0 2 1 Romine 1B 2 0 0 0 Souza Jr. RF 3 2 1 0 Davis PH-CF 1 0 0 0 Kiermaier CF 3 0 1 1 Gose CF 2 0 0 0 Beckham SS 4 0 1 0 Marte PH-1B 1 0 0 0 Casali C 4233 Totals 32 2 5 2 Totals 33 5 12 5
Detroit 000 000 110 2 Tampa Bay 001 110 02x 5 2B: TB Longoria (22, Sanchez, An), Souza Jr. (10, Sanchez, An), Kiermaier (20, Sanchez, An), Beckham, T (6, Alburquerque). GIDP: TB Forsythe. HR: DET Cespedes (16, 7th inning off Karns, 0 on, 0 out); TB Casali 2 (5, 3rd inning off Sanchez, An, 0 on, 0 out; 8th inning off Rondon, B, 1 on, 2 out). S: TB Elmore. Team Lob: DET 5; TB 8. DP: DET (Kinsler-Iglesias, J-Romine). Detroit IP H R ER BB SO A Sanchez (L, 10-8) 5.1 8 3 3 2 6 A Alburquerque 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 I Krol 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 W Wilson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 B Rondon 1.0 1 2 2 1 2 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO N Karns (W, 6-5) 6.0 3 1 1 0 3 K Jepsen 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 J McGee 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 B Boxberger 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 Time: 3:06. Att: 13,348.
Orioles 2, Braves 1 (11 innings) Atlanta
Baltimore
ab r h bi ab r h bi Markakis RF 5 0 2 0 Reimold L-RF 4 0 2 0 Maybin CF 5 0 1 0 Davis RF-1B 3 0 0 0 Freeman 1B 5 0 0 0 Machado 3B 5 0 0 0 Pierzynski DH 5 0 1 0 Jones CF 5110 Garcia 3B 5 1 2 1 Wieters C 5 1 3 1 Peterson 2B 4 0 0 0 Hardy SS 3 0 1 1 Simmons SS 4 0 0 0 Snider DH 4 0 0 0 Perez LF 4 0 3 0 Schoop 2B 2 0 0 0 Totals 37 1 9 1 Lough PR-LF 1 0 0 0 Flaherty 1-2B4 0 0 0 Totals 36 2 7 2
Atlanta 000 000 001 00 1 Baltimore 000 000 001 01 2 SB: ATL Perez, E (1, 2nd base off O’Day/ Wieters), Ciriaco (2, 2nd base off Brach/ Wieters); BAL Lough (2, 2nd base off Frasor/Lavarnway). 2B: ATL Markakis (23, Gausman), Garcia, A (1, Gausman); BAL Reimold (3, Vizcaino). HR: ATL Garcia, A (2, 9th inning off Britton, 0 on, 1 out); BAL Wieters (4, 11th inning off Avilan, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: ATL 8; BAL 9. DP: BAL (Schoop-Flaherty). Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO R Wood 7.1 3 0 0 2 7 J Johnson 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 A Vizcaino 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 L Avilan (L, 2-4) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO K Gausman 7.2 6 0 0 1 5 B Matusz 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Z Britton 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 D O’Day 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 B Brach (W, 4-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Time: 3:20. Att: 26,256.
Yankees 6, Rangers 2 NY Yankees
Texas
ab r h bi ab r h bi Gardner C-LF 4 0 0 0 Odor 2B 5000 Young LF-RF 4 0 1 1 Choo RF 4000 Rodriguez DH 5 1 1 1 Fielder DH 4 0 1 0 Teixeira 1B 4 0 1 0 Moreland 1B 2 0 1 0 McCann C 4 0 1 0 Beltre 3B 4 0 0 0 Beltran RF 2 1 0 0 Andrus SS 3 1 1 1 Headley 3B 4 2 3 0 Martin CF 3 0 1 1 Gregorius SS 4 1 3 4 Chirinos C 3 0 0 0 Ryan 2B 4 1 1 0 Telis PH 1000 Totals 35 6 11 6 Totals 29 1 4 2
NY Yankees 003 001 200 6 Texas 020 000 000 2 SB: TEX Martin, L (14, 2nd base off Nova/McCann, B). 2B: NYY Headley (16, Harrison, M); TEX Andrus (18, Nova), Moreland (17, Nova). 3B: NYY Ryan, B (2, Harrison, M). GIDP: NYY Rodriguez, A. HR: NYY Gregorius (5, 3rd inning off Harrison, M, 1 on, 0 out), Rodriguez, A (24, 6th inning off Harrison, M, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: NYY 6; TEX 9. E: NYY McCann, B (5, throw). NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO I Nova (W, 3-3) 5.0 5 2 2 2 3 C Shreve 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 J Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 D Betances 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Texas IP H R ER BB SO M Harrison (L, 1-2) 6.0 6 6 6 2 2 S Freeman 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 P Klein 2.0 4 0 0 1 1 HBP: Andrus (by Nova). Time: 3:01. Att: 33,691.
Cardinals 4, Reds 1 Cincinnati
St. Louis
ab r h bi ab r h bi Phillips 2B 4 1 1 0 Wong 2B 3 1 1 4 Votto 1B 2 0 1 0 Carpenter 3B 4 0 2 0 Frazier 3B 3 0 0 0 Peralta SS 4 0 0 0 Bruce RF 1 0 0 1 Heyward RF 3 0 0 0 Pena C 4 0 0 0 Molina C 2 1 1 0 Byrd LF 4 0 0 0 Cruz PH-C 2 0 0 0 Suarez SS 4 0 1 0 Piscotty LF 4 1 1 0 Iglesias P 1 0 0 0 Bourjos CF 2 1 0 0 Bourgeois PH 1 0 1 0 Lynn P 3010 S’maker PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 27 4 6 4 Hamilton CF 4 0 1 0 Totals 29 1 5 1
Cincinnati 001 000 000 1 St. Louis 000 400 00x 4 2B: CIN Votto (18, Lynn); STL Molina (18, Iglesias, R), Carpenter, M (23, Badenhop). GIDP: CIN Pena, B. HR: STL Wong (11, 4th inning off Iglesias, R, 3 on, 2 out). S: CIN Iglesias, R. Team Lob: CIN 8; STL 7. DP: STL (Peralta-Wong-Johnson, D). Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO R Iglesias (L, 1-3) 6.0 6 4 4 0 7 B Badenhop 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 J Diaz 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO M Lynn (W, 8-5) 7.0 5 1 1 3 5 K Siegrist 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 T Rosenthal 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 HBP: Votto (by Lynn). Time: 2:38. Att: 42,553.
LACROSSE
B.C. Premier League BCPBL playoffs Best-of-three series
Playoffs - Championship Final Best-of-7 *=if necessary Coquitlam Adanacs vs. Delta Islanders
Sunday’s result Okanagan 4, Langley 1 (Okanagan wins playoff 2-1) Saturday’s results Victoria Eagles 4, North Delta 0 Victoria Eagles 3, North Delta 1 (Victoria Eagles win playoff 2-0) Nanaimo 2, Whalley 1 Nanaimo 7, Whalley 2 (Nanaimo wins playoff 2-0) North Shore 7, Abbotsford 0 North Shore 5, Abbotsford 0 (North Shore wins playoff 2-0) Langley 5, Okanagan 2 Okanagan 1, Langley 0 (Playoff tied 1-1) BCPBL Provincial Championship Friday, July 31-Monday, Aug. 3 Royal Athletic Park, Victoria Friday, July 31 Okanangan vs. North Shore, 2:30 p.m. Nanaimo vs. Vic Eagles, 5:30 p.m. Saturday Aug. 1 Okanagan vs. Nanaimo, 10 a.m. Nanaimo vs. North Shore, 12:30 p.m. Okanagan vs. Vic Eagles, 3 p.m. Vic Eagles vs. North Shore, 5:30 p.m.
West Coast League East Kelowna Yakima Valley Walla Walla Wenatchee South Bend Corvallis Medford Klamath Falls West Bellingham Victoria Kitsap Cowlitz
W 27 22 21 19 W 30 23 20 9 W 27 20 17 17
L 14 21 21 23 L 11 19 23 33 L 15 21 26 25
TRANSACTIONS
BC Junior A Lacrosse League
PCT .659 .512 .500 .452 PCT .732 .548 .465 .214 PCT .643 .488 .395 .405
GB Strk - 2W 6 1L 6.5 1W 8.5 1L GB Strk - 3L 7.5 2W 11 1W 21.5 2L GB Strk - 1W 6.5 2W 10.5 1L 10 5L
Yesterday’s results Bellingham at Bend Walla Walla 2, Kitsap 0 Medford 5, Yakima Valley 3 Today’s schedule Wenatchee at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m. Cowlitz at Victoria, 6:35 p.m. Walla Walla at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m. Bellingham at Bend, 6:35 p.m. Klamath Falls at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m. Medford at Yakima Valley, 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, July 29 Cowlitz at Victoria, 6:35 p.m. Bellingham at Bend, 6:35 p.m. Klamath Falls at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m. Walla Walla at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m. Wenatchee at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m. Medford at Yakima Valley, 7:05 p.m. Thursday July 30 Cowlitz at Victoria, 1:05 p.m. Wenatchee at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m. Klamath at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m. Friday July 31 Kitsap at Klamath, 6:35 p.m. Bend at Medford, 6:35 p.m. Yakima Valley at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m. Kelowna at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m. Victoria at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m. Saturday Aug. 1 Bend at Medford, 6:35 p.m. Kitsap at Klamath, 6:35 p.m. Yakima Valley at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m. Victoria at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m. Corvallis at Walla Walla, 7:05 p.m. Kelowna at Bellingham, 7:10 p.m. Sunday Aug. 2 Kelowna at Bellingham, 3:05 p.m. Corvallis at Walla Walla, 5:05 p.m. Yakima Valley at Cowlitz, 5:05 p.m. Kitsap at Klamath, 5:05 p.m. Victoria at Wenatchee, 6:05 p.m. Bend at Medford, 6:35 p.m.
MLB leaders Batting - AL H 1 Miguel Cabrera, DET 97 2 Prince Fielder, TEX 124 3 Jason Kipnis, CLE 122 4 Jose Iglesias, DET 92 5 Xander Bogaerts, BOS 113 6 Mike Trout, LAA 113 7 Lorenzo Cain, KC 104 8 Nelson Cruz, SEA 115 9 Billy Burns, OAK 93 10 Eric Hosmer, KC 108 11 Jose Altuve, HOU 112 12 Michael Brantley, CLE 101 13 Mike Moustakas, KC 99 14 Brett Gardner, NYY 103 15 Manny Machado, BAL109 16 Adam Jones, BAL 98 17 Jose Abreu, CHW 104 18 Josh Donaldson, TOR 112 19 Alcides Escobar, KC 105 20 Dustin Pedroia, BOS 87
RBI Avg 54 .350 58 .337 38 .321 19 .319 47 .317 64 .315 46 .312 60 .311 18 .305 49 .304 43 .301 55 .298 39 .296 43 .295 51 .295 44 .289 52 .289 68 .289 35 .288 34 .287
Batting - NL H 1 Paul Goldschmidt, ARI 119 2 Dee Gordon, MIA 122 3 Bryce Harper, WSH 102 4 Buster Posey, SF 110 5 Yunel Escobar, WSH 107 6 Gerardo Parra, MIL 98 7 DJ LeMahieu, COL 109 8 Joe Panik, SF 113 9 A.J. Pollock, ARI 113 10 Troy Tulowitzki, COL 97 11 Joey Votto, CIN 105 12 Ben Revere, PHI 107 13 Matt Duffy, SF 92 14 Ender Inciarte, ARI 86 15 Adrian Gonzalez, LAD 107 16 Char. Blackmon, COL 107 17 And. McCutchen, PIT 101 18 Jhonny Peralta, STL 108 19 Starling Marte, PIT 102 20 Yadier Molina, STL 97
RBI Avg 74 .345 22 .338 64 .330 67 .328 30 .322 31 .317 39 .314 34 .311 44 .306 52 .305 48 .303 26 .302 46 .302 24 .300 60 .298 44 .293 61 .292 49 .292 52 .291 38 .290
ERA - AL 1 Scott Kazmir, OAK/HOU 2 Sonny Gray, OAK 3 David Price, DET 4 Dallas Keuchel, HOU 5 Hector Santiago, LAA 6 Chris Archer, TB 7 Felix Hernandez, SEA 8 Chris Sale, CHW 9 Wei-Yin Chen, BAL 10 Edinson Volquez, KC 11 Yovani Gallardo, TEX 12 Garrett Richards, LAA 13 Clay Buchholz, BOS 14 Mark Buehrle, TOR 15 Jesse Chavez, OAK 16 Nathan Karns, TB 17 Kyle Gibson, MIN 18 Jose Quintana, CHW 19 C.J. Wilson, LAA 20 Corey Kluber, CLE
WHIP ERA 1.05 2.24 1.01 2.30 1.09 2.31 0.99 2.32 1.15 2.43 1.02 2.67 1.07 2.69 0.99 2.85 1.13 2.88 1.25 3.15 1.32 3.19 1.18 3.25 1.21 3.26 1.19 3.29 1.25 3.45 1.25 3.47 1.27 3.48 1.28 3.56 1.21 3.59 1.12 3.59
ERA - NL WHIP ERA 1 Zack Greinke, LAD 0.83 1.37 2 Jacob deGrom, NYM 0.88 2.05 3 Gerrit Cole, PIT 1.08 2.24 4 Shelby Miller, ATL 1.13 2.27 5 Max Scherzer, WSH 0.83 2.33 6 Carlos Martinez, STL 1.23 2.34 7 Clayton Kershaw, LAD 0.94 2.51 8 Jake Arrieta, CHC 1.00 2.61 9 Johnny Cueto, CIN 0.93 2.62 10 A.J. Burnett, PIT 1.29 2.68 11 Lance Lynn, STL 1.23 2.80 12 John Lackey, STL 1.23 2.88 13 Francisco Liriano, PIT 1.03 2.91 14 Matt Harvey, NYM 1.09 3.16 15 Madison Bumgarner, SF 1.10 3.16 16 Tom Koehler, MIA 1.20 3.16 17 Chris Heston, SF 1.15 3.18 18 Jason Hammel, CHC 1.02 3.20 19 Michael Wacha, STL 1.12 3.27 20 J Zimmermann, WSH 1.23 3.30
Yesterday’s result (Game 3) Coquitlam 17, Delta 6 Coquitlam leads series 3-0 Today’s schedule (Game 4) Coquitlam at Delta, 8 p.m. Thursday July 30* (Game 5) Delta at Coquitlam, 7:30 p.m.
Western Lacrosse Assn WLA Senior A Standings GP Victoria 17 New Westminster 17 Burnaby 16 Langley 16 Maple Ridge 16 Coquitlam 16 Nanaimo 17
W 13 11 9 8 8 6 3
L 4 6 7 8 9 10 14
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pts 26 22 18 16 16 12 6
Today’s schedule Maple Ridge at Burnaby, 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 29 Coquitlam at Langley, 7:45 p.m. Thursday, July 30 Burnaby at New Westminster, 7:45 p.m.
SOCCER MLS
Eastern League Club PTS GP DC United 38 23 Columbus 31 22 NY Red Bulls 29 19 Toronto 28 19 N. England 28 23 Montreal 24 18 NY City FC 24 21 Orlando 24 21 Philadelphia 22 22 Chicago 19 20 Western League Club PTS GP Dallas 38 21 Vancouver 36 22 Los Angeles 34 23 Sporting KC 33 19 Seattle 32 22 Portland 32 22 Salt Lake 29 22 Houston 27 21 San Jose 25 20 Colorado 24 20 Sunday’s results
W 11 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5
L 7 7 6 7 9 8 9 9 12 11
T 5 7 5 4 7 3 6 6 4 4
GF GA 27 22 34 33 29 23 31 31 29 35 25 27 29 31 26 31 28 37 22 30
W 11 11 9 9 10 9 7 7 7 5
L 5 8 7 4 10 8 7 8 9 6
T 5 3 7 6 2 5 8 6 4 9
GF GA 32 25 27 22 36 28 29 20 25 21 24 28 23 27 27 26 22 27 18 19
Wednesday, July 29 MLS All-Stars vs. Tottenham Saturday, Aug. 1 Montreal at NY City FC, 11 a.m. NY Red Bulls at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Salt Lake at DC United, 4 p.m. Columbus at Orlando, 4:30 p.m. Toronto at New England, 4:30 p.m. Houston at Sporting KC, 5:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Colorado, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Seattle, 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2 Portland at San Jose, 2 p.m. Dallas at Chicago, 4 p.m.
English Premier League Position/Club 1 Arsenal 2 Aston Villa 3 Bournemouth 4 Chelsea 5 Crystal Palace 6 Everton 7 Leicester City 8 Liverpool 9 Man City 10 Man United 11 Newcastle 12 Norwich 13 Southampton 14 Stoke City 15 Sunderland 16 Swansea 17 Tot Hotspur 18 Watford 19 West Brom 20 West Ham
W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GF GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FA Community Shield Sunday, Aug 2 Chelsea vs. Arsenal, 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug 8 Man United v Tottenham, 4:45 a.m. Bournemouth v Aston Villa, 7 a.m. Everton v Watford, 7 a.m. Leicester v Sunderland, 7 a.m. Norwich v Crystal Palace, 7 a.m. Chelsea v Swansea, 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9 Arsenal v West Ham, 5:30 a.m. Newcastle v Southampton, 5:30 a.m. Stoke v Liverpool, 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10 West Brom v Man City, noon
AUTO RACING NASCAR This week’s race Pennsylvania 400, Sunday, Aug. 2, 10:48 a.m. Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania. 2014 winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Current points standings, with 2015 winnings 1 Kevin Harvick 777 $5,909,876 2 Joey Logano 708 $5,019,535 3 Dale Jr. 677 $3,995,795 4 J. Johnson 675 $4,607,446 5 M. Truex Jr. 668 $3,384,291 6 Brad Keselowski 638 $3,661,550 7 Matt Kenseth 615 $3,627,560 8 Kurt Busch 612 $2,732,875 9 Jamie McMurray 602 $3,125,935 10 Denny Hamlin 591 $4,210,377 11 Jeff Gordon 575 $3,589,495 12 Ryan Newman 563 $3,223,833 13 Paul Menard 558 $2,546,065 13 Kasey Kahne 558 $2,775,699 15 Clint Bowyer 538 $3,272,785
Formula One Next race Belgian Grand Prix, Sunday, Aug. 23, 5 a.m. Circuit Of Spa Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. 7.004 km (4.352 miles), 20 turns. Last week: Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring, Mogyorod, Hungary. Track length 4.381 km (2.722 miles), 16 turns Top finishers 1 Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Ferrari 2 Daniil Kvyat, Russia, Red Bull 3 Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Red Bull Driver Standings (Points) (after Round 10 of 19) 1 Lewis Hamilton, GBR Mercedes 202 Nico Rosberg, GER Mercedes 181 3 Sebastian Vettel, GER Ferrari 160 4 Valtteri Bottas, FIN Williams 77 5 Kimi Raikkonen, FIN Ferrari 76 6 Felipe Massa, BRA Williams 74 7 Daniel Ricciardo, AUS Red Bull 51 8 Daniil Kvyat, RUS Red Bull 45 9 Nico Hulkenberg, GER Force India 24 10 Rom. Grosjean, FRA Lotus 23 11 Max Verstappen, NED Toro Rosso 22 12 Felipe Nasr, BRA Sauber 16 13 Sergio Perez, MEX Force India 15 14 Pas. Maldonado, VEN Lotus 12 15 Fernando Alonso, ESP McLaren 11
Recent deals, trades and player movements in major league sports. Hockey - NHL Calgary - Signed F Paul Byron to a one-year contract. New Jersey - Re-signed D Adam Larsson to six-year contract. Baseball - MLB National League LA Dodgers - Activated P Zack Greinke off the paternity list; recalled P Yimi Garcia from Oklahoma City (PCL); optioned P Josh Ravin and P Chin-hui Tsao to Oklahoma City. St. Louis - Added P Steve Cishek to the active roster; optioned P Tim Cooney to Memphis (PCL). Atlanta - Activated 1B Freddie Freeman from 15-day disabled list; optioned IF/OF Joey Terdoslavich to Gwinnett (IL); recalled IF Daniel Castro and OF Adonis Garcia from Gwinnett. American League Oakland - Recalled P Chris Bassitt from Nashville (PCL); optioned P Angel Castro to Nashville. Boston - Placed 2B Dustin Pedroia on 15-day disabled list; recalled P Steven Wright from Pawtucket (IL); activated P Heath Hembree from the 15-day disabled list and optioned him to Pawtucket. NY Yankees - Optioned P Branden Pinder to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL); selected P Nick Goody from Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre; designated IF Gregorio Petit for assignment. Football - NFL Pittsburgh - Signed GM Kevin Colbert to a two-year contract extension. Minnesota - Signed K Blair Walsh to an undisclosed contract extension. Basketball - NBA Cleveland - Re-signed G/F James
TENNIS World rankings (as of July 27) ATP (Men) q-qualified for ATP World Tour FinalsLondon, Nov. 15-22 1 q-Novak Djokovic, Serbia 13,845 2 Roger Federer, Switzerland 9,665 3 Andy Murray, Britain 7,840 4 Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland 5,790 5 Kei Nishikori, Japan 5,525 6 Tomas Berdych, Czech Rep 5,140 7 David Ferrer, Spain 4,325 8 Milos Raonic, Toronto 3,810 9 Marin Cilic, Croatia 3,495 10 Rafael Nadal, Spain 3,000 11 Gilles Simon, France 2,765 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France 2,475 13 Richard Gasquet, France 2,285 14 David Goffin, Belgium 2,145 15 Kevin Anderson, S Africa 2,090 16 Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria 1,970 17 Gael Monfils, France 1,930 18 Feliciano Lopez, Spain 1,800 19 John Isner, United States 1,685 20 Viktor Troicki, Serbia 1,629 29 Vasek Pospisil, Vernon 1,170 WTA (Women) 1 Serena Williams, USA 13,191 2 Maria Sharapova, Russia 6,490 3 Simona Halep, Romania 5,151 4 Petra Kvitova, Czech Rep 5,000 5 Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark 4,910 6 Ana Ivanovic, Serbia 3,835 7 Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland3,560 8 Lucie Safarova, Czech Rep 3,515 9 Garbine Muguruza, Spain 3,365 10 Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain 3,285 11 Ekaterina Makarova, Russia 3,215 12 Karolina Pliskova, Czech Rep 3,210 13 Angelique Kerber, Germany 2,985 14 Timea Bacsinszky, Switz’and 2,925 15 Venus Williams, USA 2,696 16 Andrea Petkovic, Germany 2,480 17 Sara Errani, Italy 2,320 18 Madison Keys, USA 2,280 19 Victoria Azarenka, Belarus 2,252 20 Elina Svitolina, Ukraine 2,245 26 Eugenie Bouchard, Montreal 1,882 This week’s tournaments
ATP German Tennis Championships, July 27-Aug 2 Hamburg, Germany. Surface: Outdoor, Clay. Purse: €1,407,960. Singles, Round 1 Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, def. Nicolas Almagro (96), Spain, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, def. Taro Daniel, Japan, 6-4, 6-3. Lucas Pouille, France, def. Inigo Cervantes, Spain, 7-6 (2), 6-4. Florian Mayer, Germany, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. BB&T Atlanta Open, July 27-Aug 2 Atlanta, Georgia. Surface: Outdoor, Hard. Purse: $659,070. Singles, Round 1 Gilles Muller (7), Luxembourg, def. Donald Young, United States, 6-2, 6-1. Lu Yen-Hsun, Taiwan, def. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, 6-1, 7-6 (12). Go Soeda, Japan, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Swiss Open Gstaad, July 27-Aug 2 Gstaad, Switzerland. Surface: Outdoor, Clay. Purse: €494,310 Singles, Round 1 Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Calvin Hemery, France, 7-5, 6-2. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Maxime Teixeira, France, 6-0, 6-4. Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, def. Andrey Rublev, Russia, 6-4, 7-6 (1). Federico Delbonis, Argentina, def. Marco Chiudinelli, Switzerland, 6-4, 6-2.
WTA Jiangxi Women’s Tennis Open, July 27-Aug 2 Nanchang, China. Surface: Hard. Purse: $115,000. Singles, Round 1 Junri Namigata (JPN) def. [2] Saisai Zheng (CHN) 6-4, 6-2 Na-Lae Han (KOR) def. [6] Luksika Kumkhum (THA) 7-5, 6-3 [8] Fangzhou Liu (CHN) def. Shuai Zhang (CHN) 6-1, 6-4 Miyu Kato (JPN) def. Yi-Fan Xu 6-3, 6-1 Baku Cup, July 27-Aug 2 Baku, Azerbaijan. Surface: Hard. Purse: $226,750 Singles, Round 1 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (1), Russia, def. Elizaveta Kulichkova, Russia, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4). Margarita Gasparyan, Russia, def. Dominika Cibulkova (3), Slovakia, 6-3, 7-5. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech, def. Bojana Jovanovski (5), Serbia, 7-6 (6), 7-5. Donna Vekic, Croatia, def. Francesca Schiavone (8), Italy, 6-4, 6-2. Brasil Tennis Cup, July 27-Aug 1 Florianopolis, Brazil. Surface: Clay. Purse: $226,750. Singles, Round 1 Tatjana Maria (1), Germany, def. Maria Fernanda Alves, Brazil, 6-2, 6-3. Ajla Tomljanovic (2), Croatia, def. Laura Pous-Tio, Spain, 7-5, 7-6 (6). Paula Kania (8), Poland, def. Susanne Celik, Sweden, 6-4, 6-1. Doubles, Round 1 Mandy Minella, Luxembourg, and Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (1), Spain, def. Carolina M. Alves and Luisa Stefani, Brazil, 6-4, 6-2.
GOLF
Money leaders and this week’s tournaments PGA Quicken Loans National, July 30-Aug. 2 Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Gainesville, Virginia. Par 72, 7,425 yards. Purse: $6,700,000. 2014 champion:Justin Rose. Leading money winners Through July 27 Player 2015 Winnings 1 Jordan Spieth $9,170,215 2 Bubba Watson $4,724,518 3 Dustin Johnson $4,355,331 4 Jimmy Walker $4,190,690 5 Rory McIlroy $4,147,849 6 Jason Day $4,140,205 7 Zach Johnson $3,883,687 8 Justin Rose $3,377,427 9 J.B. Holmes $3,251,103 10 Brandt Snedeker $3,238,792 11 Charley Hoffman $3,224,596 12 Kevin Kisner $3,103,576 13 Robert Streb $3,074,124 14 Hideki Matsuyama $2,977,649 15 Patrick Reed $2,902,624 16 Louis Oosthuizen $2,893,979 17 Rickie Fowler $2,821,923 18 Danny Lee $2,741,521 19 Jim Furyk $2,697,582 20 Paul Casey $2,654,028
Canada (MacKenzie Tour) ATB Financial Classic, July 30-Aug. 2
Links of Glen Eagles, Calgary. Par: 72, 7,019 yards. Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Brock Mackenzie Order of Merit ($CAD) Through July 27 Player 2015 Winnings * - denotes Canadian J.J. Spaun $70,263 2 Drew Weaver $44,450 3 *Albin Choi $40,079 4 *Kevin Spooner $36,575 5 Cheng Tsung Pan $33,429 6 Michael Letzig $32,086 7 Robert Karlsson $25,782 8 *Adam Svensson $24,617 9 *Benjamin Silverman $23,952 10 Sam Ryder $22,658 11 Nicholas Reach $22,185 12 Clark Klaasen $19,491 13 Vince Covello $18,900 14 *Riley Wheeldon $18,073 15 Jason Millard $17,393 16 *Corey Conners $16,450 17 Talor Gooch $16,242 18 *Eugene Wong $15,604 19 *Mackenzie Hughes $15,487 20 Clayton Rask $14,811
LPGA Women’s British Open, July 30-Aug. 2 Turnberry Golf Club, Ailsa Course, Ayrshire, Scotland, Par 72, 6,156 yards. Purse: $3,000,000. 2014 champion: Mo Martin Leading money winners Through July 27 Player 2015 Winnings 1 Inbee Park $1,732,165 2 Stacy Lewis $1,200,432 3 Lydia Ko $1,180,107 4 Sei-Young Kim $1,162,243 5 Amy Yang $1,110,784 6 Lexi Thompson $862,974 7 Morgan Pressel $825,021 8 Brittany Lincicome $807,392 9 Na Yeon Choi $748,274 10 Anna Nordqvist $737,109 11 So Yeon Ryu $695,506 12 Hyo-Joo Kim $692,249 13 Cristie Kerr $667,916 14 Suzann Pettersen $524,781 15 Ha Na Jang $520,083 16 Shanshan Feng $508,568 17 Mirim Lee $507,682 18 Minjee Lee $504,175 19 Jenny Shin $388,210 20 Ilhee Lee $352,342 Canadian golfers 78 Alena Sharp $100,341 131 Sue Kim $15,129 153 Rebecca Lee-Bentham $10,421
Champions Tour 3M Championship, July 31-Aug. 2 TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota, Par 72, 7.013 yards. Purse: $1,750,000. 2014 champion: Kenny Perry Leading money winners Through July 27 Player 2015 Winnings 1 Colin Montgomerie $1,448,700 2 Jeff Maggert $1,400,065 3 Bernhard Langer $1,118,803 4 Joe Durant $886,206 5 Kevin Sutherland $734,291 6 Bart Bryant $710,296 7 Esteban Toledo $700,875 8 Billy Andrade $682,900 9 Olin Browne $672,649 10 Lee Janzen $660,847 11 Tom Pernice Jr. $660,035 12 Tom Lehman $636,368 13 Paul Goydos $600,305 14 David Frost $576,446 15 Marco Dawson $569,943 16 Michael Allen $568,555 17 Ian Woosnam $526,223 18 Kirk Triplett $520,314 19 Russ Cochran $494,371 20 Woody Austin $482,524
Web.com Tour Utah Championship, July 30-Aug. 2 Golf Club at Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah. Par 72, 7,714 yards. Purse: $650,000. Leading money winners Through July 27 Player 2015 Winnings 1 Patton Kizzire $274,699 2 Peter Malnati $268,499 3 Wes Roach $236,516 4 Kelly Kraft $199,964 5 Martin Piller $198,852 6 Abraham Ancer $192,945 7 Shane Bertsch $188,878 8 Miguel Angel Carballo $181,541 9 Tyler Aldridge $171,053 10 Rod Pampling $167,560 11 Jamie Lovemark $164,921 12 Smylie Kaufman $164,247 13 Andrew Landry $164,041 14 Dawie van der Walt $163,683 15 Bronson Burgoon $162,575 65 Brad Fritsch $61,101
European Tour Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Matchplay, July 30-Aug. 2 Murcar Links Golf Course, Aberdeen, Scotland. Par 71, 6,409 yards. Purse: $1,000,000. Madeira Islands Open, July 30Aug. 2 Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Madeira, Portugal. Par 72, 6,826 yards. Purse: €600,000 Leading money winners Through July 27 Player 2015 Winnings 1 Rory McIlroy, NIR €2,875,645 2 Louis Oosthuizen, RSA€2,454,469 3 Danny Willett, ENG €2,098,439 4 Bernd Wiesberger, AUT€1,546,903 5 Branden Grace, RSA €1,415,822 6 Justin Rose, ENG €1,373,114 7 Byeong An, Hun KOR €1,198,654 8 Thongchai Jaidee, THA€1,087,795 9 Ross Fisher, ENG €1,004,602 10 Miguel A Jimenez, ESP€969,810 11 Tommy Fleetwood, ENG€947,571 12 James Morrison, ENG €928,257 13 Henrik Stenson, SWE €912,147 14 Anirban Lahiri, IND €908,691 15 Marc Warren, SCO €891,508 16 Kiradech Aphibarnrat, THA€866,066 17 Andy Sullivan, ENG €861,602 18 Alex Noren, SWE €838,830 19 Soren Kjeldsen, DEN €830,744 20 David Howell, ENG €803,025
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forward. You could be in a situation where you have to play a low-key role. You have some major changes ahead. Speak your mind, but be as diplomatic as possible. Tonight: Say “yes” to an invitation. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Your playful side emerges and allows you to make a difference in a challenging work-related situation. Once the tension dissolves, others’ perspectives will change and the situation will become workable. Be more direct in what you decide to do. Tonight: Playful as ever. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You might want to change your direction and respond more openly to your own needs. Stay on top of a problem, and you will do much better than you have in a while. You seem to be unusually confused about a personal matter; do nothing until you are sure. Tonight: Head home. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You might be in a changeable and somewhat volatile situation. How you deal with a personal matter could evolve given some time, but you don’t have
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SIMPSON, JEAN January 31, 1934 ~ July 22, 2015 Jean passed away at West Coast General Hospital on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at the age of 81 years with family by her side. Predeceased by her parents William and Nancy; brother William Jr. ; daughter Valeta Jean and son Sean Barry ; Jean is survived by her husband of 62 years, Barry McKay and her daughter Nancy Lee of Port Alberni, BC. Sadly, she is missed by 7 grandchildren: Katherine, Victoria, Erik, Jennifer, Hannah, Richard and Esther and 16 great grandchildren; brother Peter Donald (Marilyn) , Kaleden, BC; sister Sarah Patricia (Tom) Fruitvale, BC; sister Lynne Marie (Ralph), Port Alberni, BC; sister, Alanna Jane (Peter), Taylor , BC as well as numerous nieces and nephews . Jean was born in Tisdale, Saskatchewan. She moved to BC when she was 14 and lived on Kootenay Lake in the Gray Creek area where she met her husband Barry at the age of 18 she moved to Vancouver, BC where she attended VVI working for KER and KER real estate as a secretary on completion of her schooling. She and Barry were married in 1952 and lived in various places in BC before settling in Port Alberni in 1958. Jean was a warm, loving and active member of the community while raising her children; participating in PTA, the ACW, selling Avon, and teaching music. Jean loved music and it was always a big part of her life, as well as teaching piano to numerous students over the years, she was also the choir master and one of the organists for All Saints Anglican Church for many years. In 1991 the church purchased a new organ which she was certainly one of the driving forces behind as well as dedicating her efforts to the memory of their daughter Valeta who had passed away in 1973. She was there for the last Mass and Deconsecrating of the All Saints church on Feb 29, 2004. She loved reading biographies and mysteries, loved gardening, especially her roses and rhododendrons; Jean was a great cook and loved baking while her family watched and waited in anticipation with many conversations and advice given over tea and cookies. Jean’s family and church were her main vocation and she always gave generously of her many gifts to them. Prayers and visitation will be held at Chapel of Memories Funeral Home, 4005 6th Avenue, Port Alberni, at 7:00pm on Friday;, July 31, 2015. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Notre Dame Roman Catholic Church, 4731 Burke Road, Port Alberni, BC with Father Stephen Paine officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jean’s memory may be made to Alzheimer Society of B.C or Heart and Stroke foundation 300-828 W. 8th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1E2. Stories and condolences may be left for the family by visiting www.chapelofmemories.ca
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Full time Maintenance Worker The successful candidate will be responsible for the full maintenance of an 84 room hotel and 4500 sq ft. of banquet facilities. Your duties would include being able to maintain areas such as the kitchen, laundry, Sports bar, beer and wine store. Must have Strong communication skills, the ability to work independently. Experience needed with HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry as well as general maintenance skills Must be able to solve routine maintenance issues, Have a valid driver’s license and transportation and be in excellent health (heavy lifting may be required). Please apply in person with resume to 4277 Stamp Ave, Port Alberni. Must have solid references.
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Full Time Building Inspector/Building Bylaw Enforcement Officer The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District is looking for a Full Time Building Inspector/Building Bylaw Enforcement Officer. The successful candidate must have a thorough knowledge of the BC Building Code, a solid understanding of construction methods and materials, and will be required to have or obtain, as a minimum, a Level 1 certification from the Building Officials Association of BC. Excellent communication skills, computer literacy, and a valid BC Driver’s Licence are required for this position. In general terms, the candidate would provide the public with building inspection services, inspection of wood burning appliances, and deals with building bylaw infractions. The successful candidate will be required to be a member of CUPE Local 118 (Alberni-Clayoquot Unit). The pay is $35.79 per hour based on a 35 hour work week. Benefits are outlined in the Collective Agreement. This is a permanent full time position. A detailed job posting is available on our website at www.acrd.bc.ca
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY City of Port Alberni A.V. Multiplex/Glenwood Sports Centre Program Assistants The City of Port Alberni is accepting applications from enthusiastic and reliable people to work part-time in a variety of roles, including skate patrol, concession, skating instruction and skate shop, at the Alberni Valley Multiplex and Glenwood Sports Centre. Applicants must have completed Grade 10, be able to ice skate and/or roller blade confidently, have basic mathematical skills, good customer service skills, and the ability to work weekends and evenings. Applicants must have or be willing to obtain a Standard First Aid and CPR C certificate. Rate of pay is per CUPE, Local 118, Collective Agreement. Resumes, with covering letter and photocopies of First Aid and CPR C certificates, will be received until 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 11, 2015 by Theresa Kingston, Director of Corporate Services at City Hall, 4850 Argyle Street, Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 1V8 or by email: humanresources_resumes@portalberni.ca We regret that only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.
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Toronto cheers as Boston jumps off 2024 bandwagon PAOLA LORIGGIO THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Boston’s withdrawal from the race to host the 2024 Summer Olympics could make a potential Toronto bid “far more attractive,� particularly if no other American city steps up to the plate, experts said Monday. “The Boston decision today certainly makes the landscape easier for a Canadian bid, a Toronto bid,� said Bruce Kidd, an Olympics expert at the University of Toronto. “With no U.S. bid, a Canadian bid has a much stronger argument,� he said, noting that by 2024, it will have been almost three decades since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the last time the Summer Games were held in North
Royal Canadian Mounted Police lower the Pan Am and Olympic flags during the closing ceremony of the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto on Sunday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS}
America. A spokesman for the U.S. Olympic Committee said Monday that the organization has severed ties with Boston, where the prospect of a bid for the ’24 Summer Games was met with low public support
and an active opposition group. Little time remains for the organization to find another potential host city — the deadline to register interest with the International Olympic Committee is Sept. 15. But there is
speculation Los Angeles could be in the running. Meanwhile, there’s talk of a third Toronto Olympic bid following the city’s successful Pan Am Games, which wrapped up Sunday. Toronto Mayor John Tory said he wants to let the
dust settle before making a decision, adding that officials will conduct a “careful analysis� to determine whether a bid is in the city’s best interest. “They say it’s not a good idea to go grocery shopping when you’re hungry and in the euphoria of what were a tremendously successful (Pan Am) Games... this is a serious, rational decision that has to be made,� Tory said Monday. The head of the Canadian Olympic Committee wants to forge ahead with the pitch, and the president of the Canadian Paralympic Committee has also thrown his support behind the idea. Organizers for the Pan Am Games have said they should have ballpark figures for the total cost of the event before the bid deadline.
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El Nino far more than just a weather pattern Warming current spurs dramatic shifts in the global economy with U.S. and China among the winners
hurricanes; the Atlantic fewer. Winter gets milder and wetter in much of the United States. The world warms, goosing Earth’s already rising thermometer from man-made climate change. Peruvian sailors named the formation El Nino — the (Christ)
Child — because it was most noticeable around Christmas. An El Nino means the Pacific Ocean off Peru’s coast is warm, especially a huge patch 100 metres below the surface, and as it gets warmer and close to the surface, the weather “is just going to be
a river falling from the sky,” said biophysicist Michael Ferrari, director of climate services for agriculture at the Colorado firm aWhere Inc. Around the world, crops fail in some places, thrive elsewhere. Commercial fishing shifts. More people die of flooding, fewer from freezing. Americans spend less on winter heating. The global economy shifts. “El Nino is not the end of the world so you don’t have to hide under the bed. The reality is that in the U.S. an El Nino can be a good thing,” said Mike Halpert, deputy director of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center. This El Nino officially started in March and keeps getting stronger. If current trends continue, it should officially be termed a strong El Nino early in August, peak sometime near the end of year and peter out sometime next spring. Meteorologists say it looks like the biggest such event since the fierce El Nino of 1997-1998. California mudslides notwith-
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Defence contract worth nearly $500 million
Police seek man in vulgar Pan Am shouting
CP seeking appeal of train derailment ruling
Quebec provincial police are limiting their use of semi-unmarked vehicles pending a review following a fatal collision. The probe was launched after an officer driving such a car smashed into another vehicle and killed three elderly people on July 18 in Dolbeau-Mistassini, about 300 kilometres north of Quebec City. Semi-unmarked cars are difficult for motorists to identify. Lt. Guy Lapointe said the force will use the vehicles less frequently to respond to emergencies while it conducts its review.
Hackers have broken into the network of the tribunal that adjudicates disputes between public servants and the federal government. The website of the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board has been down since Friday after security officials discovered hackers had exploited a weakness to get into the tribunal’s public network. It’s not known how long the hackers were in the system, or exactly what — if anything — they took during the breach, which was discovered last Thursday.
The federal government has awarded contracts to a Montreal-area company as part of its investment in military technology. Defence Minister Jason Kenney says the contracts obtained by Rheinmetall Canada Inc. are potentially worth more than $493 million. They involve equipment for the Integrated Soldier System project, including weapon accessories and electronics such as a radio, a smartphone-like computer to run battle management software, a global positioning system and a communications headset
Police are working to identify a man heard hurling vulgarities at a CBC reporter moments after the end of the closing ceremonies of the Pan Am Games. Charlsie Agro was live on air Sunday night recapping the impressive performance of Canada’s female Pan Am athletes when a man shouted an obscenity that’s frequently directed at female reporters on the job. Agro says she tried to chase the man down to confront him, but lost him in the crowd. She wound up filing a report with Toronto police.
Canadian Pacific Railway is officially asking for permission to appeal the approval of the $430-million settlement fund for victims and creditors of the LacMegantic train derailment. The company states in court documents obtained by The Canadian Press that the fund is unfair and the Superior Court justice who gave it the green light earlier this month had no jurisdiction to do so. The fund was created when about 25 companies accused in the July 6, 2013, incident that killed 47 people offered to compensate victims.
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WASHINGTON — In California, they’re counting on it to end an historic drought; in Peru, they’ve already declared a preemptive emergency to prepare for devastating flooding. It’s both an economic stimulus and a recession-maker. And it’s likely to increase the price of coffee, chocolate and sugar. It’s El Nino — most likely, the largest in well over a decade, forecasters say. A lot more than mere weather, it affects lives and pocketbooks in different ways in different places. Every few years, the winds shift and the water in the Pacific Ocean gets warmer than usual. That water sloshes back and forth around the equator in the Pacific, interacts with the winds above and then changes weather worldwide. This is El Nino. Droughts are triggered in places like Australia and India, but elsewhere, droughts are quenched and floods replace them. The Pacific gets more
In this Jan. 15, 1998 file photo, a women sifts through rubble near her home after much of the town of Santa Teresa in Cuzco, was destroyed by a mudslide brought on by persistent rains attributed El Nino. (AP PHOTO/OSCAR PAREDES, FILE)
standing, the U.S. economy benefited by nearly $22 billion from that El Nino, according to a 1999 study. That study found that 189 people were killed in the U.S, mainly from tornadoes linked to El Nino, but an estimated 850 lives were saved due to a milder winter. A United Nations-backed study said that El Nino cost Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela nearly $11 billion. Flooding in Peru destroyed bridges, homes, hospitals and crops and left 354 dead and 112 missing, according to the Pan-American Health Organization. The mining industry in Peru and Chile was hammered as flooding hindered exports. Though this year’s El Nino is likely to be weaker than the 1997-1998 version, the economic impact may be greater because the world’s interconnected economy has changed with more vulnerable supply chains, said risk and climate expert Ferrari. Economic winners include the U.S., China, Mexico and Europe while India, Australia and Peru are among El Nino’s biggest losers.
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“Using a very European approach, Xavier can produce wines of exceptional varietal character from 100 per cent estate-grown grapes.”
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Sheila Hockin, The Lucky Gourmet
Cowichan’s Cherry Point Estate Winery excels by taking what the soil offers Located in Cobble Hill, Cherry Point Estate Winery has been owned and operated by Xavier and Maria Bonilla since 2009.
Sheila Hockin The Lucky Gourmet
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ne of the oldest wineries on our fair island is Cherry Point Estate Winery. Located just off the Island Highway in Cobble Hill, its 24-acre vineyard has been interestingly planted to follow
the dictates of the land and not the wine market specifically. Why does that make a difference? Quite simply, the happier the grapes, the better the wine. The land makes the grapes, and the grapes make the wine. The plantings were calculated by an agricultural engineer in 1990, following an age-old adage of planting according to what the land will give. Some grapes, for instance, like to grow in the clay soils of the
valleys while others prefer stony hillocks. That is why the Cherry Point Ortega sells out each year. No more can be produced since there are no more clay soil valleys at Cherry Point, which the Ortega grape needs to flourish. By the time current owners Xavier and Maria Bonilla purchased the vinery in 2009, the vineyards of Cherry Point were well-established and flourishing. With more than 35 years of agri-
cultural experience, it was easy for Xavier to choose such a wellthought out vineyard to nurture. Using a very European approach to his wine making, Xavier can produce wines of exceptional varietal character from 100 per cent estate-grown grapes. The Pinot Blanc from Cherry Point is a prime example of the grape making the wine. True to form, this grape displays aromas of green apple, citrus and
orchard blossoms in the wine. On the palate, flavours of peaches, delicate apricot and crisp minerals abound. The acidity of this wine makes it the perfect partner for rich creamy dishes, waking up and cleansing your palate between bites. The value price point of $21 is easily appreciated by the complexity and depth in your glass. Often you will hear the lamentation that Vancouver Island reds, outside of the Pinot Noir grape that likes our cool, coastal climate, leave something to be desired. Cherry Point Bete Noire Gran Reserva is an exception to this slight truism. This rich, red wine is a blend of Castel and Agria grapes, reminiscent of a Rioja blend from Spain. Loaded with juicy plum flavours, enhanced by a good hit of earthy bouquet, the deep-coloured red wine has great tannins. Just a hint of vanilla alongside tart cherry lingers on the tongue. Pair it with a blue-cheese topped steak and you will truly experience a match made in culinary heaven. This structured wine opens up when decanted and at $21 a bottle, it represents great value. Lucky’s Liquor Store at Country Club Centre Mall in Nanaimo stocks numerous well-made wines from Cherry Point Estate Winery where the land makes the grapes and the grapes make the wine. Come sample these delicious wines in our dispenser which will be available any time the store is open Monday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
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Korean slipping into your kitchens EDWARD LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Spicy oyster jeotgal with pork sausage, from a recipe by Edward Lee. (AP PHOTO/MATTHEW MEAD)
Everywhere you look, Korean food is screaming off the trend charts. Kimchee has become a household condiment. Korean barbecue is universally loved. Gochujang is about to have its heyday. But in the decade that Korean food has been inching its way into the spotlight, we haven’t seen a proliferation of Korean restaurants as we did with other Asian cuisines. I’d even argue that the mystery of Korean cuisine hasn’t even begun to be unpacked for the mainstream. Rather, the rise of Korean food is driven by its pantry ingredients, not traditional restaurants. One of the main reasons for this is because even though the cuisine of the homeland is complex and ritualistic, the ingredients are not. They made the leap pretty quickly into the North American taste vernacular. In fact, the assimilation of Korean food happened so fast, we found our way to kimchee tacos faster than we did kimchi ji-gae (a traditional Korean stew).
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It’s that same versatility that will define the future of Korean food here. The ingredients are already adapting to everything from burgers to poutine. And it’s not just here. The line between Western influences and traditional flavours is becoming less and less rigid. We don’t need to wait a generation anymore to discover the next incarnation of Korean food. And that’s good — and delicious — for us. What is popular in Korea now is instantly translatable to the American table. The expanding Korean pantry is already here to entice an audience hungry for more umami and spice. Now, I’ll grant you that sea squirt sashimi may never gain traction here. But jeotgal is something that can easily become a Westernstaple. It is a category that denotes any fermented seafood. It can be anything from 40-day-old fish guts to a lighter, almost cevichelike cold dish of oysters with chili and fish sauce. It is delicious as a condiment, added to a rice dish or served with fatty pork. And there are as many varieties as there are fish in the sea. When we think of Korean ingredi-
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ents, we think of fermented products. But there are also many fresh herbs and vegetables that are becoming more widely available. Teardrop or hachiya persimmons, chrysanthemum leaves and Asian pears are staples I see all the time now. Meanwhile, gochujang is the Korean ingredient Americans are most likely to encounter first. It is a fermented chili paste that is essential to many Korean dishes. It has yet to penetrate the typical household, but chefs have been using it for years to add depth to stews, glazes and marinades. Samjang is its more complex (and less spicy) brother. It is a seasoned dipping sauce made from gochujang, garlic, sesame oil and soybean paste. Typically it is used only as a condiment to barbecue, but it has so much more potential. I use it in gravy, in hummus, or just eat it with raw vegetables. And that is exactly why this sauce will gain in popularity here. Without the limiting blinders of tradition, North American chefs will see it as a limitless pantry item. And that’s the exciting part — watching these ingredients take on new roles.
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