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PUBLIC SAFETY

RECREATION

Dog Mountain cabins unsafe

Fitness coming to the Great Outdoors

Blaze considered under control but slope instability continues state of emergency ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Dog Mountain is no longer considered a “wildfire of note” by the province.

But parts of the forest continue to burn, leaving lasting damage to the area’s slopes.

On Wednesday, the AlberniClayoquot Regional District extended its state of emergency for the mountain near Sproat Lake, continuing with an evacuation order affecting eight of the area’s 21 cabins.

This notice is based on preliminary results of a geohazard assessment commissioned by B.C.’s Wildfire Management Branch on July 22 and 23. A report on this investigation has not yet been completed, but early signs show the wildfire has left behind dangerously unstable slopes.

“Properties within the evacuation area are those subject to moderate to high rockfall hazard as identified by this assessment,” stated the ACRD’s latest notice on the Dog Mountain wildfire.

Although flames continue to lick parts of Dog Mountain, the province reports the wildfire has considerably subsided since it spread to 450 hectares by midJuly. The fire was first discovered July 4, destroying at least one cabin during its week of expanding across the mountain.

Firefighters are no longer permanently on the site, but routinely check the area to ensure burning does not leave the wildfire’s perimeter. Plans call for sprinklers set up to protect the cabins to be removed by the weekend.

“Now what they’re going to do is allow the fire to continue to consume the forest fuels within that perimeter,” said Marg Drysdale, a fire information officer with the province’s Coastal Fire Centre.

“We expect that people will see open flame, we expect people will see smoke. In some cases they will see trees go up. So definitely it is an active fire.”

The Ministry of Forests approach to the Dog Mountain fire has left several Sproat Lake residents frustrated, as an air tanker was used for only one day on July 4 when the blaze was discovered. Bob Cole questions why parts of the forest are still permitted to burn.

“Can you tell me why we have to suffer day after day of smoke and flames around the shoreline

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An Island-wide campfire ban was lifted this week for northern areas and the fog zone along the Island’s west coast, but a prohibition remains in place for the Alberni Valley over this long weekend.

By this fall, regular users of Bob Dailey Stadium will have additional equipment to add to their exercise routines.

The outdoor gym that was slated for completion in this year’s parks and recreation budget is coming to fruition.

Although on financial target, the installation is running slightly behind schedule.

According to outgoing Parks and Recreation director Scott Kenny, other projects in the Valley are nearing completion, which has put the outdoor gym slightly off target.

“We were set for August (to start the gym) but it depends on other projects and the number of staff available,” Kenny said.

“There is a lot of work being done on trails and we just received the Bike B.C. grant, so it will probably move to September.”

The gym will be compiled of a number of different pieces that will be installed permanently near Glenwood Centre and around the track.

Made with stainless steel, it will be weather-resistant and low-maintenance, Kenny said.

It will include an entire circuit for cardio, strength and balance.

The pieces are designed for all fitness levels and use a person’s own body weight.

Kenny said he looked at a number of different suppliers and selected one used in parks on the Lower Mainland. He said all the parts are here and are being stored at the parks yard until the gym is ready to go up, at a cost of $75,000. The Alberni Valley Track Club grant provided $10,000 and the balance was drawn from the parks and recreation capital reserve.

Kenny said outdoor gyms are popular in a number of communities. He feels Port Alberni will benefit from the additional recreational opportunity, which is free for the public to use.

“It goes well with the stadium where people walk and now they can add in other cross-training,” he said. “It is all about active living.”

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Firefighters tend to a blaze that overtook Dog Mountain earlier this month. The wildfire has created lasting instability on the mountain, prompting the regional district to extend its state of emergency and evacuation order for the area.

[WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT BRANCH PHOTO]

of Dog Mountain when so little effort would be required to snuff these dozen or two hot spots out?” he wrote in a letter to the province. “It is bad enough that we will have to look at this sad testimonial blight around the shores of our lake for years to come, but to have to watch it con-

tinue to gobble up bits and pieces of shoreline unattended is salt in raw wounds.”

Meanwhile the Alberni Valley remains under an “extreme” fire danger rating after months of scarce rainfall and a weak snowpack that collected in the mountains over the winter.

Water over the dam slowing to a trickle

Campers hitting Island campsites in droves

Power generator operations down to 10 per cent capacity as lack of water affects Ash River station.

Reservations in provincial campgrounds hard to come by as numbers near another record year.

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POWER

Generator at ten per cent capacity Hydro station only operating during peak hours as Alberni depends on mainland power supply ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Alberni Valley residents can thank power generating stations elsewhere in the province for providing the community with electricity this summer.

Low streams have forced a nearby hydroelectric facility to minimize its operations.

The warmer months have brought record-low precipitation for the region, forcing the Ash River hydroelectric station near Great Central Lake to run at a 10 per cent capacity.

BC Hydro’s three other power stations on Vancouver Island have considerably cut down on their ability to generate power as well.

By generating power only during times of the highest demand, the system’s reservoir at Elsie Lake has managed to remain at 326.4 metres — 10 metres more than the bare minimum BC Hydro sets to operate the facility.

“Ash River is just running sporadically here and there for high-load hours, which is the breakfast, dinner peak times,” said BC Hydro spokesman Stephen Watson. “By and large it hasn’t been running, and that’s just to conserve water for minimum fish habitat.”

In April the province’s River Forecast Centre reported Vancouver Island’s snowpack levels to

BC Hydro’s dam that impounds the Elsie Lake reservoir is currently releasing about 3.5 cubic metres per second down the Ash River to compliment low streams this summer. The water release will nearly triple three different times this summer to benefit migrating fish. [BC HYDRO PHOTO]

be 15 per cent of average levels for that time of the year — including a zero snow-water equivalent measured on Mount Cokely by Cameron Lake.

The following months saw little rainfall, resulting in remarkably low volumes in the Ash River flowing into Elsie Lake.

April had the second-weakest stream-

flow with 12 cubic metres per second, followed by 6, 2.5 and 1.2 cubic metres per second in May, June and July.

This makes the spring and early summer of 2015 the driest BC Hydro has seen over its 52 years of running the Ash River hydroelectric facility.

The ongoing dry spell has made the Alberni Val-

ley and other Vancouver Island communities reliant on the Columbia and Peace River for power.

Undersea cables transfer power to the Island from the mainland’s larger power grids.

This has allowing BC Hydro to forecast enough electricity will be available until wetter conditions come this fall.

The low streams are also concerning for the migration of steelhead trout.

Although the River Forecast Centre issued a low streamflow advisory for the Island this summer, BC Hydro is expecting streams will be at the minimum levels for migration by opening up the valve at the Elsie Lake dam on three occasions over the next

month.

“It’s designed for steelhead to get past natural obstacles along the upper Ash River system,” Watson said. “That’s something that we do every year to assist steelhead in moving through the system for spawning and for overall fish production.”

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Free bus rides once a week for local seniors ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Plans are underway to encourage residents over 65 to use the city’s buses by offering a free day once a week for seniors.

On Monday city council voted to direct municipal staff to investigate the cost implications of offering older Port Alberni residents complimentary bus service. The best day of the week to offer free rides will be determined after the city consults with the Echo Sunshine Club.

Improved mobility has been identified as a foremost need amongst many of Port Alberni’s seniors, as the community’s Better at Home program regularly provides free transportation to doctors appointments and errands for clients who live independently.

BC Transit, which offers the municipal bus service, already gives discounts for residents aged 65 and over. A $25 monthly pass for seniors is nearly half the $48 normal rate and tickets are cheaper as well, but Coun. Denis Sauvé hopes that one free

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Local bus service, which is provided by BC Transit, will now be free for seniors one day a week to encourage older residents to venture out into the community. The city has yet to determine which day of the week this will be. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]

day a week will give older people who live on their own more reason to get out in the city.

“It gives them more mobility and encourages them to actually use the transit,” he said.

“There’s a large percentage of seniors that are independent within our community.”

The bus service is heavily reliant on municipal funding, subsidies that

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Canada should allow expats to vote A bout 1.4 million Canadians of voting age live outside the country. In the last federal election, only 6,000 of them went to the trouble of registering ahead of time and going through the paperwork needed to cast a ballot from abroad.

This is a tiny number – yet it’s enough to agitate the federal government sufficiently to cause it to go to court to uphold a law that limits the right to vote of Canadian citizens who live abroad. Last week it succeeded, convincing the Ontario Court of Appeal to rule in a 2-1 split decision that the law is constitutionally valid.

This was a flawed decision, and should itself be appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Allowing Canadians living outside the country to vote – even if they’ve been away for more than the five-year limit set out in the 1993 law – does no demonstrable harm. If anything, it encourages

them to maintain their ties to Canada and expresses a generous, inclusive vision of citizenship. We should be making it easier for more people to vote – not restricting the franchise.

Supporters of the five-year cutoff rule for expats who want to vote argue that Canadians abroad know less about the country, aren’t affected by Canada’s laws, and probably just moved to avoid paying our taxes. None of these are good arguments for depriving citizens of the right to vote – a right now enjoyed even by prisoners convicted of the most heinous crimes. By what strange logic does Paul Bernardo deserve a vote while actor Donald Sutherland (who spoke out passionately this week against the five-year limit) does not?

First, there’s no reason to think Canadians abroad aren’t well informed about election issues.

As Justice John Laskin wrote in a persuasive dissent to last week’s appeal court decision,

the connection between voting rights and residence arose in an era when travel was difficult and people didn’t move around much.

Now, he pointed out, “We live in a global community.”

It’s easy these days for those abroad to stay in touch with the issues. And there’s every reason to think the 6,000 expats who went out of their way to cast a federal ballot in 2011 know at least as much about Canada, and care just as deeply, as the average voter inside the country. If anything, they’re probably more motivated than the rest of us.

Second, Canadians abroad are often affected by Canadian laws and policies. Many have homes and bank accounts in the country. They also have parents, brothers and sisters whose lives are affected by the government we elect. Many intend to return to Canada and care deeply about what kind of country they come back to. Many carry only a Canadian passport.

Those outside the country quite likely care more than others about foreign policy, for example, but so what? Many people inside Canada cast their ballot on some particular issue, such as abortion rights or environmental policy. We don’t ask them to justify the reasons for their vote.

Third, many expats do pay Canadian taxes. They must pay tax on any income they earn inside Canada, and taxes on property they own in the country. Some even choose to file income tax in Canada on their world-wide income. They don’t fit the stereotype of the rich guy fleeing to a tax haven.

But regardless of that, voting rights should not be contingent on paying tax. The time is long past when only property owners were regarded as having a big enough stake in society to deserve the vote. The right to vote isn’t something to be bought and paid for – it’s an inherent right of citizenship.

Depriving someone of that right, as Justice Laskin argued, turns them into “second-class citizens and so undermines the values of equality and inclusiveness.”

Some countries — including Britain and Australia — do impose time limits on voting for expats. But many others – such as the United States, France and Italy – do not. Those examples cut both ways, and Canada would do best to align itself with countries that encourage the greatest possible number of people to vote, not those that impose an arbitrary cut-off.

Instead, the Harper government has brought in stricter enforcement of the five-year rule.

Rather than attacking a problem that doesn’t exist, the government should be focusing on encouraging more people to vote.

It should be widening the franchise, not fighting to restrict it.

— THE CANADIAN PRESS (TORONTO STAR)

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Listening gives validity to a person Minnie Hornidge Faith Matters

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veryone has a story the world needs to hear,” says David Isay, founder of StoryCorps.

StoryCorps is an on-going history project with a goal to archive the wisdom of humanity. David Isay has recorded thousands of life moments between people and life stories.

Through his work, to archive the wisdom of humanity, he has learned that this truth remains consistent that the human spirit most often chooses goodness and forgiveness. Despite media evidence to the contrary, the

capacity of the human spirit is to be generative, forgiving and compassionate.

As a Minister in the United Church of Canada, I am invited to listen to stories about what is important to people. I am privileged to hear personal stories about how people describe who they are, what they have learned over the course of their life, and the legacy they hope their life will leave.

These stories change my life.

I find that the stories, shared with me, contain a depth of courage, authenticity, passion, resiliency, and kindness despite life difficulties. The stories I am gifted to hear are wisdom stories. They hold truths that have the potential to benefit humanity.

Wisdom, when it is listened to, changes lives. I agree with

David Isay who says in his experience of listening to people’s stories that “the arc of history does bend towards justice.”

Listening is an act of love.

To listen is to be fully present to another person. Listening gives validity to a person while attesting to the truth that “every single life matters equally and every single life matters infinitely [and holds wisdom.)” ( I say) Listening builds community.

Community is about the experience of belonging. To belong is to be in relationship. The opposite of belonging is isolation. To feel isolated is always to be on the margins.

There is fragmentation and division in the world and community is one solution for the transformation of that frag-

mentation. Learning how to be a restorative community is a key. A restorative community as St. Francis of Assisi and Stephen Covey say is to seek first to understand, and then to be understood.

Restorative communities learn how to listen to each other’s story and be open to being changed by that story.

Listening is bearing witness to another’s story. Listening has the capacity to support restoration and to create a space where healing may occur.

Listening, as an act of love, is a quality that is evident in the life and teachings of Jesus the Christ. » Minnie Hornidge is the pastor of Alberni Valley United Church in Port Alberni. To comment on this column write to letters@avtimes.net.

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RECREATION

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amping numbers on Vancouver Island are well on their way to matching last summer’s record-breaking statistics that saw more people camp at provincial parks than in the past decade.

In the 2014 fiscal year (April 2014 to March 2015) 541,431 people camped in a provincial park on the Island, well above the 10-year average of 491,567.

Closest to last year’s number was the 2009 fiscal year when 533,288 people camped.

Of all of those parks, Rathtrevor Beach Park was the most popular by more than 30,000 with 90,252 people camping there in the 2014 fiscal year.

Rathtrevor is predominantly full for the rest of this summer,

Top 10 Island parks The top 10 parks for camping on Vancouver Island for the period of April 2014-March 2015; totals represent number of campers RathtrevorBeachPark 90,252 Goldstream Park 58,157 Miracle Beach Park 48,858 Strathcona Park 37,933 Gordon Bay Park 35,258 Elk Falls Park 31,827 Juan De Fuca Park 28,894 French Beach Park 25,645 LittleQualicumFallsPark 24,448 Sproat Lake Park 20,893 SOURCE: MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT

with only one reservation available for a van site throughout the rest of July and August.

Behind Rathtrevor in the 2014 year, Goldstream (58,157), Miracle Beach (48,858), Strathcona (37,933) and Gordon Bay (35,258) completed the top five most popular parks to camp on the Island.

Rob Littlejohn, general manager at Living Forest Oceanside Campground and RV Park in Nanaimo, says this year has been his busiest ever.

Since Living Forest opened 21 years ago, Littlejohn says the campground has seen a steady increase in campers ever since.

“We’ve been really busy this year, a lot busier than ever before,” he said. “Since we opened, we’ve done a little better every year and definitely seen an increase.”

Littlejohn agrees the hot weather conditions have helped to draw more people out this year.

“It started ramping up on the May long weekend and with the weather, May and June were crazy.

“So pretty much as soon as the kids got out of school. The last couple of weeks we’ve been full.”

He says Living Forest has also seen an increase in RV popularity from retirees and young families, either in rentals from the campground or outright purchases.

“We’ve also had an increase in Americans coming up with the Canadian dollar being down,” he said.

Last summer, 60 per cent of Liv-

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Camping numbers of Vancouver Island are on the rise. [TOURISM NANAIMO]

ing Forest’s campers were Island residents.

“Our second biggest group is Europeans such as Germans, Austrians and Swiss.

“Then come the Americans, Albertans and other people in

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B.C.” Living Forest has 306 sites of which 270 are fully serviced for vans.

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Town serves notice to lock out unionized staff

Man walks into hospital with gunshot wound

Community watching for rowdies and drunks

Island RCMP, supported by the RCMP’s Criminal Intelligence Service Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Unit were out in force last weekend to monitor a large gathering of Hells Angels and their motorcycle gang supporters as they rode in Campbell River for the annual B.C. Run.

Qualicum Beach council issued a 72-hour lockout notice to unionized staff, effective at 3 p.m. today.

Union members voted to issue a strike notice last Friday, but the only action so far has been a ban on overtime. According to the town, the union wants a two per cent wage hike.

Saanich Police are investigating after a 31-year-old Saanich man walked into Royal Jubilee Hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

Initial investigation led detectives to a home on Quadra Street.

Police say this does not appear to be a random incident.

Rowdies, drunks and brawlers who disturb the peace inside and out of Ladysmith drinking establishments are being put on notice that their bad behaviour won’t be tolerated.

The Town plans to adopt a Bar Watch approach to monitor and respond to incidents.

It’s been raining money in the form of federal funding announcements in Vancouver Island communities in recent weeks.

John Duncan, who seeks re-election in the newly created Courtenay-Alberni riding has been making most of those announcements.

Some pundits are calling it “Christmas in July,” due to the rapid rate of announcements.

Some recent federal funding examples: • July 28: Nanaimo Curling Club: $50,000, Parksville conference centre: $141,225, Cowichan community centre: $46,000, Port Alberni recycling depot: $55,100, Cherry Creek community hall: $20,000, Lake Cowichan, park upgrades: $500,000, Ahousaht Indian Band gymnasium floor: $22,750, Ucluelet skateboard park: $60,950.

• July 27: $100,000 senior mental health initiative (Nanaimo announcement), Whiskey Creek water system, $145,266, Alert Bay sewer upgrade, $263,231.

•July 23: $560,134 to build the Comox Marina Centre Meeting Place. Some others: $3 million, Englishman River water treatment project (Parksville); $7.4 million, Westshore Parkway extension (Victoria).

Nanaimo-Alberni MP Jean Crowder voiced her unhappiness at not being included.

“It’s pretty shocking,” said Crowder.

“Sometimes community organizations, if they’re not totally in fear of the Conservatives, will tell me about it and I’ll show up.”

Excluding local MPs is “highly disrespectful of the community and the choice they made to represent them,” Crowder said.

“This is pretty unusual,” said University of Victoria political scientist Michael Prince.

“The most recent example was in 2008 (when) the world was going into an economic crisis.”

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Alberni Valley Regatta Club to host weekend outrigger races As temperatures soar in the Valley, organizers invite the community to try out this paddling event KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

It will be another actionpacked weekend on Sproat Lake. After a brief hiatus, the Invitational Regatta will be held over three days and promises to have something for everyone.

The event was held nearly a decade ago and was popular among Outrigger Canoe clubs on Vancouver Island. Paddlers came from Victoria, Comox and Nanaimo to spent the weekend on the lake and socialize after with a wind-up barbecue.

“It was really successful,” said Darrell Holt, member of the Sproat Lake Canoe Club.

“Everyone thought it was the greatest thing.”

This year the Ocean River Paddling Club from Victoria decided to revive the races.

The club is holding the Hawaiian-style change race as the feature event on Sunday at the Sproat Lake Provincial Park.

There will be two distances, an entry level 22 km and a longer 42 km route.

Race director Maryann Pilon, from the Ocean River Paddling Club, said Port Alberni is hosting something relatively unique to Canada. There are no change races held in the coun-

try these days and those who want to compete have to travel to the United States.

The races are long and events take months of planning. Typically run as a 42 to 100 km long distance race, the most exciting part of the sport is the change over of paddlers. It adds an element of risk to the race. The change race is also interesting for spectators on the water to watch.

Accompanied by an escort boat, there is a crew of six always in the outrigger at one time who continue paddling for 20 to 30 minute intervals.

When it is time to switch up, the escort boat drops three paddlers in the water who wait for three to exit the canoe. The racers change positions and continue on the course and the process is continued until the end of the race, which usually takes about four hours for the fastest in the 42 km distance.

“It is interesting to see people’s faces who are watching from the water and don’t understand what we are doing,” Pilon said.

On Saturday there will be opportunities for people interested in trying a number of water sports, including outrigger canoes, a small, ten-person

The Sproat Lake Canoe Club gave demonstrations to the public at the recent Sproat Lake Regatta and will be back again on Saturday doing more of the same at Sproat Lake Landing. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

dragon boat, ocean and racing kayaks and stand-up paddle boarding.

“Everyone from around the Island are experienced and we are more than willing to take people out to try,” Holt said.

The demonstrations and clinics take place all day at Sproat Lake Landing. Approximate

times are 10 a.m. for outrigger canoes, 11:30 a.m. for dragon boats, 12:30 p.m. for kayaks and 2 p.m. for stand-up paddle boards.

Races will continue Monday at the provincial park with small boats, including surf skis, one and two-person outriggers, kayaks and stand-up

paddle boards.

There are 12 teams from around the Island, the lower mainland, Calgary and the United States registered to compete and if it proves successful, organizers hope to make it an annual event.

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The bottom line: It’s going to take more time to figure out if this approach works, but scientists think it’s still the right target despite high-profile failures in recent years.

“These are not definitive reports that are going to lead to medications being approved tomorrow. What they represent is an important foundation for us moving forward,” said Dr. David Knopman of the Mayo Clinic, who has monitored some of Lilly’s data.

Today’s Alzheimer’s drugs only temporarily ease symptoms.

Scientists caution that better care likely will require combinations of drugs that work in different ways, not just targeting amyloid. The National Institutes of Health expects to spend $586 million on Alzheimer’s research this year; different spending bills pending in Congress potentially could add up to another $350 million.

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SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL CFL

West Winnipeg Edmonton Calgary BC Lions Saskatchewan East Toronto Ottawa Hamilton Montreal

W 3 3 3 2 0 W 3 3 2 2

L 3 1 2 3 5 L 1 2 2 2

T 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0

Pts PF PA 6 132 182 6 112 58 6 112 126 4 115 136 0 143 162 Pts PF PA 6 118 103 6 105 127 4 119 88 4 87 69

Yesterday’s result Winnipeg 23, BC Lions 13 Remaining Week 6 schedule (with odds by Oddsshark) Home team in CAPS Favourite Line (O/U) Underdog Today, 6 p.m.

EDMONTON 10.5 (49) Saskatchewan Saturday, Aug. 1, 4 p.m.

CALGARY 4.5 (48) Montreal Monday, Aug. 3, 4 p.m.

HAMILTON 4 (55) Toronto Week 7 Thursday, Aug. 6 Edmonton at BC, 7 p.m.

Yesterday at Investors Group Field

Blue Bombers 23, Lions 13 BC Lions Winnipeg

7 3 0 3 0 7 10 6

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First Quarter BC Lions TD Courtney Taylor 17 pass from Travis Lulay (Richie Leone convert) 8:40 Second Quarter Winnipeg TD Justin Veltung 8 pass from Drew Willy (Lirim Hajrullahu convert) 4:13 BC FG Leone 24, 13:16 Third Quarter Wpg TD Darvin Adams 56 pass from Willy (Hajrullahu convert) 0:36 Wpg FG Hajrullahu 19, 11:01 Fourth Quarter Wpg FG Hajrullahu 21, 4:26 BC FG Leone 22, 9:14 Wpg FG Hajrullahu 26, 12:11 Team Statistics BC Wpg First downs 26 21 Rushing 10 9 Passing 13 10 Penalty 3 2 Rushes-Yards 28-141 20-131 Passing Yards 255 275 Return Yards 58 92 Comp-Att-Int 22-33-3 18-26-0 Sacks 0 4 Punts 3 5 Punts-Average 53 43.4 Fumbles Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties - Yards 17-109 10-105 Time of Possession 32:06 27:54 Individual Statistics PASSING—BC: T Lulay 22-33, 255 yards, 1 TD, 3 Int Wpg: D Willy 17-25, 269 yards, 2 TD, 0 Int; L Hajrullahu 1-1, 6 yards RUSHING—BC: A Harris 24-117; T Lulay 2-20; S Gore 1-2; J Jennings 1-2 Wpg: D Willy 5-72; C Marshall 10-50; P Cotton 5-9 PUNT RETURNS—BC: K Antolin 1-12 Wpg: T Stoudermire 3-28 KICK RETURNS—BC: K Antolin 2-28; S Murray-Lawrence 1-18 Wpg: T Stoudermire 2-64 PUNTING—BC: R Leone 3-159, Average 53.0 Wpg: L Hajrullahu 5-217, Average 43.4 INTERCEPTIONS—BC: None Wpg: S Hurl 1-3 yards; J Adams 1-1 yard; D Washington 1-0 yards Attendance: 27,214

BASEBALL

Blue Jays 5, Royals 2

Tigers 9, Orioles 8

MLB - Results and standings

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Kansas City 200 000 000 2 Toronto 121 100 00x 5 2B: KC Morales, K (27, Estrada); TOR Donaldson (26, Duffy, D). GIDP: TOR Martin, R, Goins.

HR: TOR Navarro, D (3, 2nd inning off Duffy, D, 1 on, 0 out), Martin, R (15, 3rd inning off Duffy, D, 0 on, 1 out), Donaldson (25, 4th inning off Duffy, D, 0 on, 2 out). Team Lob: KC 4; TOR 7.

DP: KC 2 (Escobar, A-Infante-Hosmer, Infante-Escobar, A-Hosmer).

Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO D Duffy (L, 4-5) 6.0 6 5 5 4 4 K Herrera 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO M Estrada (W, 8-6) 5.2 3 2 2 0 3 B Cecil 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 A Sanchez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 R Osuna 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Time: 2:33. Att: 30,057.

Detroit 200 502 000 9 Baltimore 000 202 310 8 2B: DET Martinez, J 2 (18, Gonzalez, Mi, Norris, B), Iglesias, J (15, Norris, B). 3B: DET Davis, R (8, Gonzalez, Mi). GIDP: DET Iglesias, J. HR: DET Cespedes (18, 4th inning off Norris, B, 1 on, 2 out); BAL Jones, A (16, 4th inning off Simon, 1 on, 0 out), Davis, C (25, 6th inning off Simon, 1 on, 2 out). S: DET Romine. Team Lob: DET 7; BAL 7. DP: BAL (Hardy, J-Parmelee).

PICKOFFS: BAL Norris, B (Kinsler at 1st base).

Detroit IP H R ER BB SO A Simon (W, 10-6) 5.2 2 4 4 3 1 I Krol 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 S Greene 1.0 3 3 3 1 2 B Hardy 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 A Alburquerque 0.2 1 1 1 1 2 W Wilson 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO M Gonzalez (L, 9-7) 3.110 5 5 1 1 D Norris 2.2 6 4 4 2 2 R Hunter 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 D O’Day 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Time: 3:36. Att: 30,136.

American League East W L NY Yankees 57 44 Baltimore 51 50 Toronto 52 51 Tampa Bay 51 52 Boston 45 58 Central W L Kansas City 61 40 Minnesota 53 48 Detroit 50 52 Chicago Sox 49 51 Cleveland 47 54 West W L Houston 58 45 LA Angels 55 46 Texas 49 52 Seattle 46 57 Oakland 45 58 National League East W L Washington 54 46 NY Mets 52 50 Atlanta 46 56 Miami 42 60 Philadelphia 39 64 Central W L St. Louis 65 37 Pittsburgh 59 42 Chicago Cubs 54 47 Cincinnati 46 54 Milwaukee 44 59 West W L LA Dodgers 57 45 San Francisco 56 45 Arizona 49 51 San Diego 49 53 Colorado 43 57

Kansas City

PCT .564 .505 .505 .495 .437 PCT .604 .525 .490 .490 .465 PCT .563 .545 .485 .447 .437

GB Strk - L2 6.0 L1 6.0 W2 7.0 L1 13.0 W1 GB Strk - L2 8.0 W1 11.5 W2 11.5 L1 14.0 W2 GB Strk - W3 2.0 L3 8.0 W2 12.0 L4 13.0 L2

PCT .540 .510 .451 .412 .379 PCT .637 .584 .535 .460 .427 PCT .559 .554 .490 .480 .430

GB Strk - W2 3.0 L2 9.0 L4 13.0 L2 16.5 W1 GB Strk - W1 5.5 L1 10.5 W2 18.0 W3 21.5 L2 GB Strk - W1 0.5 W1 7.0 W5 8.0 W2 13.0 L2

Yesterday’s results San Diego 8, NY Mets 7 Washington 1, Miami 0 Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 1 Detroit 9, Baltimore 8 Toronto 5, Kansas City 2 Boston 8, Chicago Sox 2 Cincinnati 15, Pittsburgh 5 St. Louis 9, Colorado 8 Texas 7, NY Yankees 6 Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee 2 Houston 3, LA Angels 0 Minnesota 9, Seattle 5 Cleveland 3, Oakland 1 Today’s schedule with probable pitchers Detroit at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.

Greene (4-8) vs. Chen (5-6) Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.

Wisler (5-1) vs. Nola (1-1) Kansas City at Toronto, 4:07 p.m.

Ventura (5-7) vs. Hutchison (9-2) Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.

Burnett (8-4) vs. Lorenzen (3-5) San Diego at Miami, 4:10 p.m.

Kennedy (6-9) vs. Phelps (4-7) Tampa Bay at Boston, 4:10 p.m.

Ramirez (8-4) vs. Rodriguez (6-3) Washington at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m.

Gonzalez (8-4) vs. Harvey (9-7) San Francisco at Texas, 5:05 p.m.

Bumgarner (11-5) vs. Martinez (5-6) Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m.

Hammel (5-5) vs. Jungmann (5-2) Arizona at Houston, 5:10 p.m.

De La Rosa (8-5) vs. Feldman (4-5) NY Yankees at Chi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m.

Sabathia (4-8) vs. Rodon (4-3) Seattle at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m.

Walker (7-7) vs. Milone (5-2) Colorado at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m.

Kendrick (4-11) vs. Wacha (11-4) Cleveland at Oakland, 6:35 p.m.

Salazar (8-6) vs. Bassitt (0-3) L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

Heaney (5-0) vs. Bolsinger (5-3) Saturday, Aug. 1 (Early games) Kansas City at Toronto, 10:07 a.m.

Volquez (9-5) vs. Buehrle (11-5) Tampa Bay at Boston, 10:35 a.m.

Moore (1-2) vs. Kelly (2-6) L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 1:05 p.m.

Shoemaker (5-7) vs. Greinke (9-2) San Diego at Miami, 1:10 p.m.

Despaigne (4-7) vs. Latos (4-7) Detroit at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.

Sanchez (10-7) vs. Gausman (1-2) Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.

Wood (7-6) vs. Buchanan (1-5)

Toronto

Detroit

Twins 9, Mariners 5 Seattle

Minnesota

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MELISSA COUTO THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Marco Estrada wasn’t at all distracted by the Blue Jays acquisition of David Price when he took the mound on Thursday night.

He didn’t even know about it until he got to the park that afternoon.

“I don’t really read anything the day I pitch, I just kind of relax at home so I had no idea until I got here,” Estrada said after pitching 5 2/3 effective innings to help Toronto to a 5-2 victory over the American League best Kansas City Royals.

“They had the TV on and it showed that we picked up David Price and it’s a big boost. I didn’t really think about it. ... but I’m extremely excited to have a guy like that on this team.”

Josh Donaldson, Russell Martin and Dioner Navarro each hit home runs and Jose Bautista hit a sacrifice fly for the Blue Jays (52-51), hours after the team drastically improved its starting rotation by acquiring Price from Detroit in exchange for a trio of pitching prospects.

The move, which came at the expense of losing top prospect Daniel Norris, took place two days after GM Alex Anthopoulos added shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and 42-year-old reliever LaTroy Hawkins from Colorado.

“It’s exciting, man,” Navarro said of the mood in the clubhouse. “You get all-stars in Tulowitzki and Price and it doesn’t get any better than that.

“They’ve been doing a great job in the front office and we’re excited with what we’ve got.”

Estrada (8-6), who gave up two runs on three hits while fanning three, enjoyed a radically different outing from his last start, in which he lasted just four innings in a loss to Seattle.

The right-hander said he slowed down his delivery “just a tad” against the Royals. His only real blemish came in the first inning, when he gave up two runs on a double to Kendrys Morales.

“Even in the first I thought I made some decent pitches,” Estrada said.

Miami

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Washington 010 000 000 1 Miami 000 000 000 0 SB: WSH Taylor, M (12, 2nd base off Haren/Mathis); MIA Yelich (10, 2nd base off Scherzer/Ramos, W). 2B: WSH Harper (24, Haren), Zimmerman (14, Haren). GIDP: MIA Mathis, Yelich.

HR: WSH Zimmerman (6, 2nd inning off Haren, 0 on, 0 out). S: WSH Scherzer; MIA Gordon, D. Team Lob: WSH 6; MIA 4. DP: WSH 2 (Escobar, Y-RendonZimmerman, Rendon-DesmondZimmerman).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO M Scherzer (W, 11-8) 7.0 3 0 0 3 6 D Storen 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Miami IP H R ER BB SO D Haren (L, 7-7) 6.0 4 1 1 2 4 A Morris 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 M Dunn 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 A Ramos 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Time: 2:38. Att: 30,068.

Astros 3, Angels 0

Phillies 4, Braves 1

LA Angels

Houston

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LA Angels 000 000 000 0 Houston 000 000 003 3 GIDP: HOU Altuve. HR: HOU Castro, J (8, 9th inning off Salas, 2 on, 2 out). S: LAA Featherston. Team Lob: LAA 6; HOU 6.

DP: LAA (Smith, J-Aybar-Pujols). E: LAA Aybar (10, fielding).

LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO M Shoemaker 7.0 3 0 0 1 7 J Smith 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 J Alvarez (L, 2-2) 0.2 0 1 1 1 1 N Salas 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO S Kazmir 7.2 3 0 0 3 5 P Neshek 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 L Gregerson (W, 4-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 HBP: Altuve (by Shoemaker).

Time: 3:02. Att: 27,598.

Chicago Sox

Blue Jays drop AL-best Royals 5-2

Washington

Eaton CF Saladino 3B Cabrera LF Abreu 1B LaRoche DH Ramirez SS Shuck RF Flowers C Garcia PH Sanchez 2B Totals

Boston

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Chicago Sox 200 000 000 2 Boston 100 024 10x 8 SB: CWS Eaton (8, 2nd base off Wright, S/Swihart); BOS Bogaerts (5, 2nd base off Sale/Flowers). 2B: CWS Ramirez, Al (20, Tazawa); BOS Ortiz, D (18, Sale).

HR: CWS Abreu (17, 1st inning off Wright, S, 1 on, 2 out); BOS Castillo, R (2, 7th inning off Albers, 0 on, 0 out).

Team Lob: CWS 7; BOS 7.

Chicago Sox IP H R ER BB SO C Sale (L, 9-6) 5.012 7 7 1 7 M Albers 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 D Jennings 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO S Wright (W, 4-4) 7.0 6 2 2 2 8 R Ross 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 J Tazawa 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:40 (:51 delay). Att: 36,215.

Reds 15, Pirates 5 Pittsburgh

Cincinnati

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Pittsburgh 010 001 300 5 Cincinnati 301 163 10x 15 SB: CIN Hamilton, B 2 (49, 2nd base off Burnett/Cervelli, 3rd base off Burnett/ Cervelli), Phillips 2 (13, 2nd base off Burnett/Cervelli, 3rd base off Burnett/ Cervelli). 2B: PIT Polanco, G (23, Mattheus), Ramirez, Ar (20, Mattheus); CIN Votto (20, Burnett), Bruce (23, Guerra, D), Byrd (10, Decker). GIDP: PIT Marte, S. HR: PIT Alvarez, P (15, 2nd inning off Holmberg, 0 on, 2 out); CIN Byrd (17, 1st inning off Burnett, 2 on, 1 out), Phillips 2 (7, 5th inning off Guerra, D, 2 on, 1 out; 6th inning off Guerra, D, 2 on, 1 out). S: PIT Burnett. Team Lob: PIT 9; CIN 13. DP: CIN (Suarez-Phillips-Votto).

E: PIT Alvarez, P (16, throw).

Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO A Burnett (L, 8-5) 4.110 8 7 2 4 D Guerra 1.1 7 6 6 1 2 A Bastardo 1.0 0 1 1 3 0 A Caminero 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 J Decker 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO D Holmberg (W, 1-0) 6.0 5 2 2 3 4 R Mattheus 1.0 4 3 3 0 2 K Sampson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 P Villarreal 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 HBP: Barnhart (by Burnett).

Time: 3:37. Att: 35,715.

Atlanta

Philadelphia

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Atlanta 001 000 000 1 Philadelphia 000 211 00x 4 SB: PHI Hernandez, C (15, 2nd base off Miller, S/Pierzynski). GIDP: ATL Freeman; PHI Revere.

HR: PHI Brown, D (1, 6th inning off Miller, S, 0 on, 0 out). S: ATL Miller, S; PHI Hernandez, C. Team Lob: ATL 12; PHI 7. DP: ATL (Simmons, A-Peterson, JFreeman); PHI (Howard-Galvis-Gomez, J). PICKOFFS: ATL Pierzynski (Brown, D at 2nd base).

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO S Miller (L, 5-8) 6.011 4 4 1 4 J Brigham 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO A Harang (W, 5-11) 5.0 9 1 1 1 3 E Araujo 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 J Gomez 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 L Garcia 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 K Giles 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 Time: 2:59. Att: 21,706.

Padres 8, Mets 7 San Diego

NY Mets

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West Coast League East Kelowna Yakima Valley Walla Walla Wenatchee South Bend Corvallis Medford Klamath Falls West Bellingham Victoria Kitsap Cowlitz

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Eastern League Club PTS GP W L T GF GA DC United 38 23 11 7 5 27 22 Columbus 31 22 8 7 7 34 33 NY Red Bulls 29 19 8 6 5 29 23 Toronto 28 19 8 7 4 31 31 N. England 28 23 7 9 7 29 35 Montreal 24 18 7 8 3 25 27 NY City FC 24 21 6 9 6 29 31 Orlando 24 21 6 9 6 26 31 Philadelphia 22 22 6 12 4 28 37 Chicago 19 20 5 11 4 22 30 Western League Club PTS GP W L T GF GA Dallas 38 21 11 5 5 32 25 Vancouver 36 22 11 8 3 27 22 Los Angeles 34 23 9 7 7 36 28 Sporting KC 33 19 9 4 6 29 20 Seattle 32 22 10 10 2 25 21 Portland 32 22 9 8 5 24 28 Salt Lake 29 22 7 7 8 23 27 Houston 27 21 7 8 6 27 26 San Jose 25 20 7 9 4 22 27 Colorado 24 20 5 6 9 18 19 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

Nationals 1, Marlins 0

Seattle 201 200 000 5 Minnesota 511 010 10x 9 SB: MIN Hicks, A (9, 2nd base off Wilhelmsen/Zunino), Polanco, J (1, 2nd base off Rollins, D/Zunino). 2B: SEA Jackson, A (13, Hughes, P), Gutierrez, F (4, Hughes, P), Zunino (11, Hughes, P), Taylor, C (3, Hughes, P); MIN Rosario, E (13, Happ). 3B: MIN Rosario, E (6, Wilhelmsen). GIDP: SEA Seager.

HR: SEA Smith, S (9, 1st inning off Hughes, P, 1 on, 2 out), Jackson, A (6, 4th inning off Hughes, P, 1 on, 1 out); MIN Dozier (22, 1st inning off Happ, 0 on, 0 out), Rosario, E (5, 1st inning off Happ, 2 on, 1 out), Hicks, A (5, 2nd inning off Happ, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: SEA 7; MIN 10. DP: MIN (Dozier-Polanco, J-Mauer). E: SEA Happ (2, throw); MIN Polanco, J (2, throw).

Seattle IP H R ER BB SO J Happ (L, 4-6) 3.1 9 7 6 1 2 T Wilhelmsen 1.1 1 1 1 2 2 J Beimel 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 D Rollins 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 M Lowe 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO P Hughes (W, 10-6) 5.010 5 5 0 5 C Fien 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 T May 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 G Perkins 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Time: 3:08. Att: 30,534.

Red Sox 8, White Sox 2

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Yesterday’s results Victoria 8, Cowlitz 3 Wenatchee 17, Kelowna 7 Corvallis 12, Klamath 0 Today’s schedule 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 Victoria at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.

Bend at Medford, 6:35 p.m.

B.C. Premier League BCPBL championship playoffs Round-robin BCPBL Provincial Championship Friday, July 31-Monday, Aug. 3 Royal Athletic Park, Victoria Today’s schedule 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.

Sunday , Aug. 2 Championship games 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m.

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

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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 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.

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 Constructors’ standings 1 Mercedes 383 2 Ferrari 236 3 Williams 151 4 Red Bull 96 5 Force India 39 6 Lotus 35 7 Toro Rosso 31 8 Sauber 22 9 McLaren 17

Football - NFL Atlanta — Placed OT Lamar Holmes on the PUP list.

Dallas — Placed RB Darren McFadden and LB Rolando McClain on the PUP list and OL Chaz Green, LB Mark Nzeocha and C Shane McDermott on the active/ non-football injury list. Announced the retirement of LB Keith Rivers.

Buffalo — Placed DE Mario Williams, K Dan Carpenter and CB Leodis McKelvin on the active/non-football injury list and TE Chris Manhertz and CB Cam Thomas on the PUP list.

Carolina — Signed WR Avius Capers and P Matt Wile. Waived CB Gary Peters. Placed De’Andre Presley and TE Brandon Williams on the PUP list and OT Jonathan Martin on the reserve/did not report list.

Cincinnati — Signed WRs Desmond Lawrence and Greg Little. Waived WR Cobi Hamilton. Placed LB Ray Maualuga on the active/non-football injury list.

Cleveland — Placed LB Darius Eubanks, WR Marlon Moore and RB Glenn Winston on the active/non-football injury list.

Tennessee — Agreed to terms with NT Isaako Aaitui. Placed NT Sammie Hill on PUP list and TE Dorin Dickerson on injured reserve.

Baseball MLB Commissioner Suspended Baltimore minor league SS Jared Breen (Delmarva-SAL) and RHP Nick Cunningham (Delmarva-SAL) 80 games each, for positive reactions to tests for performance-enhancing substance.

American League Toronto - Recalled P Matt Boyd from minors to trade to Detroit; traded LHP Daniel Norris, LHP Matt Boyd and LHP Jairo Labourt to Detroit for LHP David Price.

Seattle — Acquired OF Ramon Flores and RHP Jose Ramirez from NY Yankees for OF Dustin Ackley. Recalled 1B Jesus Montero from Tacoma (PCL).

Pittsburgh - Purchased P Joe Blanton from Kansas City for cash considerations.

St. Louis - Traded LHP Rob Kaminsky to Cleveland for OF Brandon Moss.

Boston — Designated OF Daniel Nava for assignment. Recalled RHP Jonathan Aro from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned LHP Tommy Layne to Pawtucket.

NY Yankees — Placed RHP Michael Pineda on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Bryan Mitchell and RHP Nick Goody from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Optioned RHP Caleb Cotham to Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre.

National League LA Dodgers - Acquired P Mat Latos and P Michael Morse from Miami.

Acquired P Bronson Arroyo, P Alex Wood, P Luis Avilan, UIF, from Atlanta in 8-player deal for Paco Rodriguez. Sent P Paco Rodriguez and P Zachary Bird to Atlanta; sent P Jeff Brigham, P Victor Araujo and P Kevin Guzman to Miami.

Atlanta — Acquired INF Hector Olivera, LHP Paco Rodriguez and RHP Zachary Bird from the Los Angeles Dodgers and Miami’s 2016 competitive balance draft lottery selection A for LHPs Luis Avilan and Alex Wood, RHPs Bronson Arroyo and Jim Johnson and INF Jose Peraza.

Miami — Acquired RHPs Kevin Guzman, Jeff Brigham and Victor Araujo from the Los Angeles Dodgers for RHP Mat Latos, 1B Michael Morse and cash.

Pittsburgh — Designated RHP Vance Worley for assignment. Activated RHP Joe Blanton.

St. Louis — Acquired OF-1B Brandon Moss from Cleveland for LHP Rob Kaminsky. Placed OF Matt Holliday on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Greg Garcia from Memphis (PCL). Designated 1B Dan Johnson for assignment.

TENNIS

This week’s race Pennsylvania 400, Sunday, Aug. 2, 10:48 a.m.

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

Qualifying Saturday, Aug. 1, 1:45 p.m.

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 16 Carl Edwards 519 $2,601,313 17 Aric Almirola 508 $3,041,690 18 Greg Biffle 462 $3,177,429 19 Austin Dillon 453 $2,960,433 20 Kyle Larson 452 $2,763,087 21 Casey Mears 451 $2,761,733 22 Danica Patrick 433 $2,458,084 23 AJ Allmendinger 423 $2,799,497 24 David Ragan 412 $2,792,616 25 Sam Hornish Jr. 385 $2,676,168 26 Tony Stewart 382 $2,722,810 27 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.380 $2,320,936 28 Trevor Bayne 366 $2,918,375 29 David Gilliland 320 $2,409,267 30 Justin Allgaier 317 $2,329,722

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Tuesday’s result Maple Ridge 9, Burnaby 6 Wednesday’s schedule Langley 15, Coquitlam 2 Yesterday’s result Burnaby at New Westminster Today’s schedule Langley at Victoria, 7:45 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 1 Nanaimo at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

This week’s tournaments

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Tour 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.

Leaderboard - Round 1 Golfer T1 Retief Goosen T1 Ryo Ishikawa T3 Justin Leonard T3 Kevin Chappell T3 Ernie Els T6 Steve Wheatcroft T6 Jeff Overton T6 Mark Hubbard T6 Andy Sullivan T10 Patrick Rodgers T10 Greg Owen T10 Jonas Blixt T10 Justin Rose T10 Justin Thomas T10 G F’ndez-Castano T10 Arjun Atwal T10 Ollie Schniederjans T18 Adam Hadwin Abbotsford, B.C. T18 Jason Bohn T18 Rickie Fowler T18 Danny Lee T18 Pat Perez T18 John Peterson T18 Robert Allenby T18 Charles Howell III T18 Bill Haas Also from Canada T27 Nick Taylor

Par R1 -8 63 -8 63 -7 64 -7 64 -7 64 -6 65 -6 65 -6 65 -6 65 -5 66 -5 66 -5 66 -5 66 -5 66 -5 66 -5 66 -5 66 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4

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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 Leaderboard - Round 1 Golfer * denotes Canadian T1 Olin Browne Jr. T1 Julien Brun T3 Cameron Peck T3 *Michael Gligic T3 Jeff Rein T3 *Danny Sahl T3 Joey Garber T3 Daniel Miernicki T9 Zachary Edmondson T9 Ethan Tracy T9 Mike Van Sickle T9 Charlie Winegardner T9 Joe Panzeri T9 Talor Gooch T9 *Cory Renfrew T9 Rak Cho T9 *Christopher Ross T9 Michael Buttacavoli T9 Brian Hughes T9 *Matt Hill T21 *Eugene Wong T21 *Riley Fleming T21 *Mackenzie Hughes

Par R1 -7 -7 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -4 -4

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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 Leaderboard - Round 1 Golfer 1 Hyo-Joo Kim T2 Lydia Ko T2 Cristie Kerr T4 Q Baek T4 So Yeon Ryu T6 Shiho Oyama T6 Mika Miyazato T6 Florentyna Parker T6 Teresa Lu T6 Katie Burnett T6 Jin Young Ko T6 Suzann Pettersen T6 Azahara Munoz T14 Angela Stanford T14 Minjee Lee T14 Klara Spilkova T14 Amy Yang T14 Misuzu Narita T14 Beatriz Recari T14 Inbee Park T14 Anna Nordqvist T14 Nicole Larsen T23 Jung-Min Lee Canadian results T53 Alena Sharp T80 Brooke Henderson

Par R1 -7 65 -6 66 -6 66 -5 67 -5 67 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -3 69 -3 69 -3 69 -3 69 -3 69 -3 69 -3 69 -3 69 -3 69 -2 70 E 72 +1 73

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 54 holes, play begins today

ATP German Tennis Championships, July 27-Aug 2 Hamburg, Germany. Surface: Outdoor, Clay. Purse: €1,407,960.

Singles, Round 1 Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 6-4, 7-6 (2).

Andreas Seppi (4), Italy, def. Florian Mayer, Germany, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Pablo Cuevas (5), Uruguay, def. Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.

Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Jaume Munar, Spain, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-4.

BB&T Atlanta Open, July 27-Aug 2 Atlanta, Georgia. Surface: Outdoor, Hard. Purse: $659,070.

Singles, Round 2 Denis Kudla, United States, def. Jack Sock (3), United States, 7-6 (6), 6-3.

Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, def. Steve Johnson (6), United States, 6-4, 6-2.

Dudi Sela, Israel, def. Benjamin Becker (8), Germany, 7-5, 6-3.

Swiss Open Gstaad, July 27-Aug 2 Gstaad, Switzerland. Surface: Outdoor, Clay. Purse: €494,310 Singles, Round 2 David Goffin (1), Belgium, def. Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, 6-1, 6-1.

Dominic Thiem (3), Austria, def. Federico Delbonis, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4.

Joao Sousa (6), Portugal, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbek, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Pablo Carreno Busta (7), Spain, def.

Robin Haase, Netherlands, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

WTA

Western Lacrosse Assn W 13 11 9 9 9 6 3

AHL Hartford — Re-signed F Shawn O’Donnell.

Basketball - NBA NY Knicks — Signed C Kristaps Porzingis and G Jerian Grant.

NASCAR

Standings GP Victoria 17 New Westminster 17 Maple Ridge 17 Burnaby 17 Langley 17 Coquitlam 17 Nanaimo 17

Recent deals, trades and player movements in major league sports.

Hockey - NHL Philadelphia — Agreed to terms with RW Jakub Voracek on a multiyear contract extension.

Washington — Signed D Jonas Siegenthaler to a three-year, entrylevel contract.

Jiangxi Women’s Tennis Open, July 27-Aug 2 Nanchang, China. Surface: Hard. Purse: $115,000.

Singles, Round 2 Yafan Wang (7), China def. [Q] Erika Sema, Japan 6-2, 6-2 Kai-Chen Chang, Taiwan def. Kai-Lin Zhang, China 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 Ying-Ying Duan (5), China def. Ling Zhang, Hong Kong 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 Jelena Jankovic (1), Serbia def. Chang Liu, China 6-3, 6-1.

Baku Cup, July 27-Aug 2 Baku, Azerbaijan. Surface: Hard. Purse: $226,750 Singles, Round 2 Karin Knapp (2), Italy, def. Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, 6-1, 6-0.

Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, def. Vitalia Diatchenko (7), Russia, 6-4, 7-6 (5).

Patricia Maria Tig, Romania, def. Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 7-5, 6-4.

Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, def. Oleksandra Korashvili, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-1.

Web.com Tour Utah Championship, July 30-Aug. 2 Golf Club at Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah. Par 72, 7,714 yards. Purse: $650,000.

Leaderboard - Round 1 Golfer 1 Kelly Kraft 2 Ryan Spears T3 Matt Davidson T3 Bronson Burgoon T3 Rick III Cochran T3 Peter Tomasulo T3 Tyler McCumber T3 Nicholas Lindheim T3 Patton Kizzire T3 Ryan Blaum T11 Stephan Jaeger T11 Sung Kang T11 Kevin Tway T11 Rhein Gibson T11 Abraham Ancer T11 Manuel Villegas T11 Alex Aragon T11 Paul Imondi T11 Craig Barlow T11 Greg Eason T11 Corey Nagy Canadian golfer T117 Brad Fritsch

Par R1 -9 63 -6 66 -5 67 -5 67 -5 67 -5 67 -5 67 -5 67 -5 67 -5 67 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 +2 74

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 Leaderboard - Round 1 Golfer 1 Antonio Hortal 2 Nacho Elvira T3 Ryan Fox T3 Sebastien Gros T5 Scott Henry T5 Stuart Manley T5 Pedro Oriol T5 Ricardo Santos T5 Chris Paisley T5 Andreas Hartoe T5 Marcel Schneider T5 Roope Kakko T13 Steven Jeppesen T13 Rhys Davies T13 Sebastain Soderberg T13 Sam Walker T13 Daniel Im T13 JB Hansen T13 Justin Walters T13 Pontus Widegren

Par R1 -9 63 -8 64 -7 65 -7 65 -6 66 -6 66 -6 66 -6 66 -6 66 -6 66 -6 66 -6 66 -5 67 -5 67 -5 67 -5 67 -5 67 -5 67 -5 67 -5 67

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Before you even can make a suggestion, others will come forward with theirs. You might be overwhelmed when weighing the choices that are presented.

You will see a personal matter differently from how a loved one sees it. Tonight: Juggle your needs with someone else’s.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You might be permitting all the recent stress to weigh you down. In fact, today probably would be the perfect day to relax and ask for something you want. You see life from a new perspective. Curb any negativity. Tonight: Make yourself unavailable.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You might want to reconsider the possibilities surrounding a personal situation. A loved one

ARIES (March 21-April 19) A friend could trigger a lot of excitement with the full expectation of you joining in. A conflict might arise from out of the blue. The implication is that you’ll need to make a choice, but that’s not true -- you just need to ride the wave of the moment. Tonight: Happy at home.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You might become more withdrawn the more someone makes demands. You see a personal matter very differently from how a boss sees it.

Don’t try to resolve this conflict; instead, think in terms of keeping the peace. Tonight: Join friends for a fun happening.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Reach out to someone you care about. You might want to make plans to see each other soon. Know your limits. Count on being flooded with chatter and invitations. Realize that there are worse things. Tonight: Be careful about making plans, as you might want to change them.

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Tonight: Till the wee hours.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You have a lot of ground to cover, and many people seem to need your time. A family member could become quite demanding. Be willing to ask for more of what you want, but know that this person is not used to you making such requests. Tonight: Enjoy the moment.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You might know what to do with a difficult loved one, whereas others seem to flounder. Your ability to communicate with this person is excellent at the present moment. Honor a change of pace if need be. Tonight: Take a walk or head to the gym for some exercise.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Curb an innate possessiveness.

It appears as though you might not be as secure about a situation as you would like to be.

Relax and touch base with a loved one who has similar needs as you. The conversation that ensues could be very helpful.

Tonight: Let someone else treat.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The Full Moon accentuates what you have to offer. You could be stressed out by the sudden attention. A conversation with a friend or associate is likely to present a unique perspective. Tonight: Express your caring in a way that others will understand.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might be overly tired and stressed out. How you set up a situation will be based on what you hear and not on what is really said. You might not even be aware of the difference yet.

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My love for you is so deep My heart was there for you to keep I shared your life right to the end We walked side by side through every bend It has been a year since you have passed My love for you will always last I know you are somewhere in a better place Where all pain in life you can erase I hope you are free and dancing in the gentle ocean breeze Floating along with the brilliant fall leaves When I first met you I didn’t know How much your love would help me grow Now you are gone you left too soon But your light shines brightly as the moon It is where I have you still strong in my heart I reserve a place where we will never part I must move on now life isn’t the same But I want everyone to know how magnificent you became One thing I know will always be You will always be a big part of me Me best friend and lover you used to be Now you are my guardian angel watching over me In loving memory, your wife Peggy “Dad We Miss You� Terry, Wendy & Rob

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Job cuts come as oilpatch pain continues Recent rebound in crude prices to around US$60 a barrel mark as short lived THE CANADIAN PRESS

CALGARY — Cenovus Energy says 300 to 400 workers will be let go from its Calgary office by year end as hopes for a quick recovery in oil prices evaporate.

The cuts announced Thursday are on top of 800 positions Cenovus eliminated in February. “It is always difficult when we have to let good staff members go. We take these decisions very seriously,� CEO Brian Ferguson told analysts on a conference call. “These workforce reductions are directly related to a more focused pace of work in response to the continued low price environment.�

A rebound in crude prices to around the US$60 a barrel mark in May and June proved to be short lived. U.S. benchmark crude prices have been below US$50 a barrel in recent weeks, about half of what it fetched a year earlier.

In addition to the head office jobs, the oil producer is also looking to trim its workforce in the field in early 2016.

The reduction is expected to save Cenovus about $100 million annually, on top of the $280 million in cost savings it is already targeting for this year.

Cenovus CEO Brian Ferguson speaks at the company’s annual general meeting in Calgary in April. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Cenovus is also reducing its quarterly dividend by 40 per cent to 16 cents a share. The company has “stress tested� its financial strength at US$50 oil prices through 2017 and believes it can fund its new dividend and invest in its operations without harming its balance sheet.

The company posted an 80 per cent reduction in net earnings for the second quarter to $126 million from $615 million a year earlier.

Meanwhile, global energy giant Royal Dutch Shell PLC said it expects to have cut 6,500 positions by the end of this year.

Some 700 of those cuts have been in Shell’s Canadian heavy oil business, affecting both staff and contractors, said Shell Canada spokesman Cameron Yost.

The roughly 300 positions eliminated at Shell’s oilsands mining operations earlier this year are included in that figure.

Oilsands giant Suncor Energy says it has reduced its headcount by about 1,300 this year.

Late Wednesday, Suncor announced it would be paring a further $400 million from this year’s budget to between $5.8 billion and $6.4 billion.

It’s the second time this year Suncor has slashed its budget. In January it announced it would reduce its budget by $1 billion to between $6.2 billion and $6.8 billion.

CEO Steve Williams told a conference call there’s not much room for more cuts this year. “This is not slashing and burning.

One of the issues with slashing and burning capital budgets is it comes with a price later. So it’s been a very measured reduction where we’re still getting the maintenance on the plants we want, where we’re still getting the growth projects we want fully funded,� he said. “So it’s a grinding process of working these costs out through individual contract-type negotiations. “So you’ve seen the majority of it. It’s possible you could see even more deflation as the year goes on, but our work program is largely fixed, contracted and in place now.�

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NATIONAL NEWS The Canadian Press

HEALTH

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Report on aquaculture calls for transparency

Canada murder suspect out of Caribbean jail

A Senate report on Canada’s $1-billion aquaculture industry is recommending the creation of a national database that would offer the public access to information about every aquaculture operator in the country.

The three-volume report, released yesterday in Ottawa after 18 months of study, offers nine other recommendations, including a call for a new federal Aquaculture Act and more research on finfish aquaculture and the impact of pesticides used on sea lice.

The report says the federal Fisheries Department should consult the provinces, the research community and the aquaculture industry.

Police say an Edmonton man arrested in the death of a medical student in the Caribbean has been released from custody.

In early June, Dutch authorities on the island of Saba arrested the man as a suspect in the death of the woman, whose body was found in April.

Police have not identified the man by name, but with the initials O.J.E. Media reports in the Caribbean have identified the man as Omar. J. Elkadry, who is 27, and the woman as American Kavya Guda, who was 24.

Both were students at the Saba University School of Medicine when she died. Saba is a municipality of the Netherlands.

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This Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010 picture shows bottles of the abortion-inducing drug RU-486 in Des Moines, Iowa.

[THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

Top Tories mum on OK’d abortion drug But Conservative backbencher strongly condemns approval JOHN COTTER THE CANADIAN PRESS

Conservative cabinet ministers shied away Thursday from questions about Health Canada’s decision to approve the abortion drug known as RU-486.

Justice Minister Peter MacKay declined to comment on the decision during a stop in Calgary to make an unrelated announcement.

“Oh gosh. I think that would best be directed to (Health) Minister (Rona) Ambrose,” he said.

“It is an issue of course for women, families, Canadians everywhere, but I think your question would best be directed to Health Canada.

“Personal opinions are best kept personal.”

Health Canada confirmed late Wednesday that it has approved the drug for use here, a decision that comes 2 1/2 years after the manufacturer’s application was submitted.

Women will need to obtain a prescription from a doctor to

purchase the pill.

Defence Minister Jason Kenney and Michelle Rempel, minister of state for western economic diversification, were also in Calgary on Thursday and declined to comment.

Ambrose told reporters in St. Albert, Alta., that the decision did not rest with her.

“It’s out of my hands and the decision is final,” she said.

“Any of those details you would have to speak to the officials at Health Canada and the scientists that actually manage the regulatory approval process. I’m not involved in it.”

Ambrose cancelled two events scheduled for Thursday afternoon and Friday in Edmonton and area. No reason was given.

A Conservative MP from Saskatchewan strongly condemned the government for approving the drug.

“It is a dangerous combination of drugs that destroys a woman’s tissues in the womb in order to kill her preborn child,”

David Anderson, the member for Cypress Hills-Grasslands, said in a release.

“I am extremely disappointed that Health Canada would see this as acceptable to Canadians.”

Anderson declined an interview request.

The RU-486 drug has been available since 1988 in France and was approved for use in the United States in 2000.

Prof. Ashley Waddington, a family planning expert at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., praised Health Canada’s decision to approve the abortion pill.

She called it a step in the right direction for the government and Canadian women.

Vicki Saporta, CEO of the National Abortion Federation and its Canadian offshoot, NAF Canada, has said the drug probably won’t be available in Canada until early next year.

The federal election campaign is expected to begin as early as this weekend.

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Ottawa has warned the province it will not make any legislative changes to treat the proposed Ontario Retirement Pension Plan like the Canada Pension Plan, and would provide no help to collect contributions or administer the scheme.

“This is a cynical, partisan stunt, executed on the eve of a federal election campaign,” said Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa.

Two-thirds of Ontario workers do not have a workplace pension, and Harper knows that CPP payments averaging $6,900 a year will not provide adequate retirement income, added Sousa. However, Harper will get a pension of $191,000 a year when he leaves office, he said.

“What he’s telling you is fend for yourself, but not him,” said Sousa. “He’s going to have a gold-plated pension plan that’s going to provide tremendous benefit for future years for himself, but he’s denying that very right to the people of Ontario.”

Responding to Sousa’s accusations, federal Employment Minister Pierre Poilievre said Ontario’s Premier Kathleen Wynne and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau are bent on increasing taxes.

“We are committed to doing everything possible to stop the massive Trudeau-Wynne payroll tax hike on middle-class families,” said Poilievre.

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Ucluelet 22/14/s

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Special interest Medieval Society, come play with us! Families welcome. Info: 250724-0535. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 293, Nanaimo rummy, 1 to 4 p.m. every Thursday. Info: 250-723-7513.

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

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

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Service groups Literacy Alberni drop-in times, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Info: 250-723-7323.

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

Addictions Narcotics Anonymous, 1-800807-1780 for meeting times and locations.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni.

Info: 1-800-883-3968.

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Mardi Gras in the park Rhylie Lee, centre, gets help from Parks and Recreation staff Serena Schwartz, right and Lauren Fines, on a big swing at Gyro Park. That is where the next Mardi Gras themed Our Town event will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES] Parent On Tots and French Parent on Tots - parent and child playgroup.

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

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

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

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

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

After School Burn - Youth Parkour, ages 7 to 12, Mondays and Fridays, from April 13 through May 22.

Sign up Echo Centre, 4255 Wallace Street. Info: (250) 723-2181.

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

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

Adult Drop-in badminton on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at the Alberni Athletic Hall. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg Hudson).

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

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

Become a Student of Movement with EPK Parkour and Fitness. Info: 250918-8863 or e-mail epkparkour@ gmx.com. All ages welcome.

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Church Debt Freedom Centre every Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: 250724-7272 or www.arrowsmith.com/ debt-coaching Meals on Wheels program needs volunteer drivers. Info: 250-730-0390.

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

First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250723-2056 or 250-724-2196.

Volunteers needed to help at Red Cross Health Equipment and Loan Program for four hour shifts. Call

Our Town events run by Port Alberni Parks, Recreation and Heritage this summer: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mardi Grasâ&#x20AC;? on Aug. 4, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. at Gyro Rec Park; Aug. 18 Luau Party 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. at the Harbour Quay. Info: Barbi Jackson / Lisa Krause, 250-723-2181.

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. Port Alberni Critical Mass bicycle ride. Friday July 31. Meet at Charâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing at 7:00 PM. A time to socialize at Charâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s after the ride.

Invitational Regatta, Aug. 1-3 at Sproat Lake Provinical Park. Demonstrations Saturday at Sproat Lake Landing and races Sunday and Monday at the park.

Maritime Discovery Centre Service Boat Day childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event at Centennial Pier, Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon. Free.

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he Centennial Belles are set to present another fabulous historical fashion show; titled, Symphony in White. This exquisite fashion show will take place under the canopy of the trees on the terrace at the Rollin Art Centre, Sunday August 9th from 2-4 p.m. Special musical guest include Sandy Bouleau. Proceeds from this fashion show will help benefit the Rollin Art Centre’s many programs that have just recently been cut by the government. Tickets are $20 and include refreshments.

Tickets are on sale now at the Rollin Art Centre. Seating is limited.

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he Rollin Art Centre is very lucky to have a great musical line up this year to help our summer Teas on the Terrace fundraiser. Yes, you heard right, when you purchase your tickets you are also helping to raise funds for the Rollin Art Centre. This is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon, while helping to raise much needed funds for the Rollin Art Centre; listening to music, catching up with friends and experiencing the Rollin Art Centre’s “high Tea” under the canopy of trees. This year’s delicious treats are created by Harvest Thyme Fine Foods. Tickets are on sale at the Rollin Art Centre, so don’t miss out, as seating is limited, and sell-outs are already happening. Tickets are $12 seniors/ students, $15 adults and $10 for children under 12.

Teas begin at 1 p.m. and run until 3 p.m.

Upcoming summer entertainers: Aug. 6: Old Time Fiddlers Aug. 13: Marilyn Smith original guitar and vocals

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till room for children, art and summer! The Rollin Art Centre invites children aged 7-12 to participate in our summer art programs; camps run every Tues., Wed., and Fri.

Melissa Martin Art Beat beginning at 12:30 and runs until 3:30, and features a new theme each week at each camp the children will fabricate stimulating artwork and foster friendships with peers.

Weekly camps are only $40, there is still room.

Aug 11, 12 & 14: Picture Books Aug 18, 19 & 21: School Supplies.

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f you are an avid gardener and are looking to help beatify our community gardens, then stop by the Rollin Art Centre and volunteer your time. We are currently looking for help in our gardens. We need volunteers to help weed, rake, transplant and general garden duties in our gardens. If you can volunteer a few hours every week or every month, please contact us at 205-7243412 or stop by today to talk with us about what needs to be done in the gardens. Your support is greatly needed.

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Monday to Friday, 4-10 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1-10 p.m.

Char’s Landing 19+ Public House and Community Social Hub is open! Why not join us for today’s TGIF! on the landing? Cool down with an iced coffee or a pint of Lighthouse Brewing Company craft beer on tap. Did you know Cat is serving her signature nachos now as well as our traditional ploughman’s lunch?

Free (or by donation) community social events: Mon, 5-6:30 p.m. Lounge Music – Port Alberni’s own Richard Lysne on piano Tues, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Social – Green Beer n Banter Wed, 4-5:30 p.m. Lounge

Patrons of the arts gather every Thursday to enjoy Tea on the Terrace at Rollin Art Centre. The next one on August 6 features the Old Time Fiddlers.

Music – Port Alberni’s own David Morton on guitar Thur , 5-6:30 p.m. Social – Team Trudeau - Pints n Politics Fri, July 31 7 p.m. Critical Mass of Celebrating Cyclists of all abilities Wed, Aug. 5th, 7-9 p.m. Musicians open mic - own the stage, hosted by Jeff Hallworth Thur, July 23rd , 7-9 p.m.

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Spoken word open mic Sat, July 25th , 6-10 p.m. Casual Concert – Slo’ Tom – sup-

porting Tsunamic Hawgs 3rd ave. event.

Cover charge (ticket admission) community social events: Sun, Aug 2nd , 8-10 p.m., Concert – Shauna Janz indi-folk + Quiet Stars & Quasars folk/pop Tue, Aug 4th , 8-10 p.m., Concert – Carly Thomas – Say Yes tour 2015 - Indie Rock / Folk Fri, Aug 7th, 8-9 p.m., Comedy Show “PG” – Reggie Reynolds –Comedy Tour w/Jamie Charest Advance tickets available two

weeks prior to each show. » Melissa Martin is the arts administrator for the Community Arts Council. This is a group dedicated to enriching individuals and the community by sharing and shaping the cultural environment of the Valley. If you would like to submit something to this column, please drop it off (e-mail preferred) at the Rollin Art Centre by noon on the Friday before your event. Your articles must be 150 words or less. E-mail: communityarts@shawcable.com.

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What do people do?

In British Columbia many people use the long weekend to make short trips out of town and into one of the areas of beautiful scenery in this province.

Some go camping, while others walk, hike or plan canoe trips. As the first Monday in August falls in the middle of the summer season, many people incorporate BC Day into their summer vacation or a plan it as part of a longer trip. In urban areas, particularly in Vancouver, various celebrations are organized.

These include firework displays, parades and cultural festivals. Events are held to mark the achievements of people from Canada’s west coast in the areas of sport, technology, cuisine and Canadian-Japanese culture Indigenous peoples have inhabited British Columbia, as described in their oral traditions. There are claims by the English to have explored the region in the 16th century, but it was the Majorcan-born Spanish navigator Juan José Pérez Hernández who did the first documented travel 1774. In 1778 English explorer James Cook reached Nootka Sound and set foot on British Columbian soil. There were several gold finds in British Columbia in the 1850s. The British colonial office responded to this situation by establishing British Columbia’s mainland

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as a crown colony in 1858, naming it the Colony of British Columbia. In 1871 British Columbia became the sixth province of the Dominion of Canada.

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first introduced to the Legislative Assembly in 1974. The aim of the Bill was to create a statutory holiday on the first Monday in August to recognize the pioneers in the province and the act gained royal assent in 1996.