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Beach unsafe to swim: VIHA Island Health warns of high bacteria count on the waterfront, test results expected as early as today “I am disappointed in the city. If there is something in the water that is dangerous, why don’t they have proper signs up?.”
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The Vancouver Island Health Authority has issued an advisory for Canal Beach. The City of Port Alberni received the notice on Friday and immediately posted signs and online notification for users of the beach over the weekend. The advisory warns of high bacteria counts, making it unsafe for swimming. “The water is tested regularly and has always been good,” said Jake Colyn, horticulture and parks operations supervisor. “Last week it came back irregular so [Island Health] asked to retest.” Those samples were taken to the health unit and on Friday the city was advised of a closure. “The test came back with a bit higher bacteria count than usual,” Colyn said. The samplings were taken near the pier. Colyn said he speculates the bacteria to be from dead fish in the area or the higher number of geese on site. Scott Harrison was not aware of the issue until it was too late. He did not see the sign, on letter-size paper, at the bottom of the information board at the beach.
Scott Harrison, Alberni resident
and the dogs when we got home, and they are all fine, but I was shocked when I found out and went to look for the sign,” Harrison said. Tests continued Tuesday and the results are expected as early as today. “We will be contacted to either continue the closure, or if everything is clear, we will remove the notice,” Colyn said. Residents are recommended not to swim at Canal Beach until the advisory is lifted. Scott Harrison points to the beach closure sign that he saw at Canal Beach after enjoying the water with his daughter and dogs over the weekend. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
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Harrison regularly visits t he beach with his dogs and seven-year-old daughter and they were all in the water over the weekend.
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“I am disappointed in the city,” Harrison said. “If there is something in the water that is dangerous, why don’t they have proper signs up?”
He said he often walks down to the water from the upper parking lot and would not see it on the board. “I hosed down my daughter
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Airport approval process ends at 4 p.m. today ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Should the Alberni Valley’s taxpayers be paying for the expansion of the regional airport? Those who are against funding the development through residential tax hikes have until 4:30 p.m. today to submit an elector response form at the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District’s office in Port Alberni. If at least 2,050 residents – 10 per cent of the Valley’s voters – file an opposition to the process the matter will go to a formal referendum later this year, according to a stipulation in B.C.’s Community Charter. Wendy Thomson, the ACRD’s manager of administrative services, said the regional district undertook this alternative approval process to gauge public opinion in a more affordable manner than a formal referen-
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“It is a quicker, cheaper alternative to gain consent of the electorate.” Wendy Thomson, ACRD manager of administrative services
dum, which is estimated to cost approximately $9,000. “It is a quicker, cheaper alternative to gain consent of the electorate,” said Thomson, adding that a report on the number of electors who filed opposition is expected on Friday. With a $7.5-million airport expansion project in its sights, the ACRD is applying for federal and provincial grants through the B.C. Air Access Program, the Build Canada Fund and the Strategic Gas Tax Initiative. Amid the uncertainty of gov-
ernment funding, a loan would guarantee money is in place to cover the project, allowing construction to start as early as the beginning of 2016. The regional district proposes to borrow up to $6 million from the Municipal Finance Authority to move the project forward. If approved by the public, this loan could bring annual tax hikes of as much as $16.80 for a $200,000-valued home over its 30-year term. Maintenance costs at the airport are also expected to increase from $50,000 to as much as $150,000 a year. The airport expansion includes enlarging the runway by 340 metres, installing a global positioning system to allow airplanes to navigate through heavy cloud cover and adding industry-standard lighting to the facility near Sproat Lake. With airports being developed
across Vancouver Island from Port Hardy to Victoria to Long Beach on the West Coast, Port Alberni is one of the few municipalities without nearby passenger service. A business case on the proposed development commissioned by the ACRD states that the lack of a GPS has limited the regional airport since it opened in 1993. “AVRA is also underutilized, and Port Alberni is the only mid-size community in B.C. without scheduled air service,” reported the study by Operations Economics. The airport’s largest user is currently Coulson Aircrane, employing 30 people at the facility. An improved airstrip is expected to facilitate Coulson’s work converting C-130 Hercules planes into water bombers for forest firefighting contracts. This work is currently being contracted out to California
and Singapore, but the airport expansion is set to allow the local company to grow locally by employing 15 full-time aircraft maintenance engineers. “The company cannot conduct work at the AVRA because the modified aircraft are too heavy for the existing runway,” according to the business case, which warns that not proceeding with the expansion plans could cause the Valley to miss out. “This highvalue aerospace work will not take place at Port Alberni, and probably not in Canada, unless the runway is extended.” The business case also predicts that the expanded airport would attract an airline for passenger service, generating over 8,000 oneway flights annually to Vancouver through the daily use of an eight-seat aircraft. Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net
Mars bomber drops 100K litres in an hour
Alberni girl sings with country superstar
A new B.C. record for litres of water dumped on a wildfire in a single hour was set for the Hawaii Mars this week, says the plane’s owner. » Alberni Region, 3
Eleven-year old Lauren Spencer-Smith sang at the SunFest Music Festival in the Cowichan Valley on Saturday night with country superstar Keith Urban. » Alberni Region, 3
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Alberni Valley Community Band meets Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., E.J. Dunn band room. Info: 250723-1285 (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.
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Child and youth Navy League Cadets (ages 9 to 12), meet Wednesdays, 7 p.m., at the Port Alberni Youth Centre. Info: 250723-6365 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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Local girl sings with country star
Famous musician requests opportunity for 11-year old singer to join him on stage at SunFest concert KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Eleven-year old Lauren Spencer-Smith surprised everyone at SunFest Music Festival in the Cowichan Valley on Saturday night when she belted out a tune with country superstar Keith Urban. Lauren, a student at E.J. Dunn Middle School, was one of five finalists in a contest hosted by Vancouver radio station JRFM. She entered for a chance to sing with Urban at the festival but the contest was won by another singer from the Lower Mainland. Although disappointed, she had made other plans months prior to go to the Taylor Swift concert the same weekend. “I did it for fun and didn’t think I would win out of hundreds of other people,� Lauren said. “If she won, she would have to make a choice, but it was off to Taylor Swift she thought she would go,� said Kryssie Thomson, Lauren’s step-mother. Instead, last Tuesday, Lauren received a call from Urban’s entertainment company from Nashville letting her know that the country singer was impressed with her voice and wanted her to join him on stage at SunFest. “They said Keith thinks she has an amazing voice and want-
Lauren Spencer-Smith had the opportunity to sing with country singer Keith Urban at the SunFest Music Festival on Saturday night. [GARY SPENCER-SMITH, FOR THE TIMES]
ed to sing with her,� Thomson said. “We had to keep it quiet all week. That was so hard for me to hold in since everyone knows I’m a big Facebooker.� Before the show the family attended a backstage meet and
greet with hundreds of other fans. When he met Lauren, Keith grabbed a guitar and suggested they go to his bus to practice a song together. “His bus is a mansion on wheels,� Lauren said.
After two songs together, Lauren waited on the side of the stage for her chance to join Urban in front of 20,000 fans. “I wasn’t nervous,� she said. “I always seem to be in front of only about a hundred people but
it was partly because I was on the side and could see the entire crowd. It wasn’t like I was walking on stage not realizing how many people there were.� Lauren sang “Make You Feel My Love� by Adele, and although Keith was slated to sing alongside, he let her sing the majority on her own while accompanying on guitar. “It was so magical,� Thomson said. “Nothing else mattered, it was just amazing.� Lauren’s father, Gary Spencer-Smith, said it was a proud moment for him. He has heard his daughter’s voice mature since she started singing as a toddler. “There they were, two people with a musical connection, in their element,� Spencer-Smith said. “You could see in [Urban’s] face that he was proud of her. He was playing guitar but when she hit certain notes, he would look over at her.� When the concert ended, Thomson let all of her friends and family know about the surprise on social media. Urban, too, posted his own “selfie� videos, sharing his impressions of Lauren’s talent. Unsure right now of where she wants to take her skills, Lauren said she knows she just wants to be on stage. Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net
WILDFIRE
Bomber dumps over 100K litres in an hour “Since we’ve owned [the Mars] it’s the best we’ve done in the province, which was 108,000 litres an hour.�
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A new B.C. record for litres of water dumped on a wildfire in a single hour was set for the Hawaii Mars this week, says the plane’s owner. The Hawaii Mars is currently on a 30-day firefighting contract with the provincial government. The water bomber was sent on a mission on Sunday and Monday to a wildfire at Wood Lake, on the shores of Harrison Lake, 20 kilometres north of the resort village of Harrison Hot Springs. The bomber spent four hours battling the blaze on Sunday, picking up over 20,000 litres per payload from Harrison Lake, said Wayne Coulson, CEO of the Coulson Group, which owns and operates the Mars water bombers. “Since we’ve owned [the Mars] it’s the best we’ve done in the province, which was 108,000 litres an hour,� said Coulson. The Mars’s world record for litres of water per hour is still intact, however; it was set in 2008 in Shasta Lake, California, when the bomber unloaded 135,000 litres per hour, Coulson noted. On Monday the bomber returned for another 90 minutes to douse the flames, Coulson said.
Wayne Coulson, CEO of the Coulson Group
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Measured at about 600 hectares in size, the Wood Lake wildfire continued to grow on Tuesday, said the province’s chief fire information officer Kevin Skrepnek. “It’s seen pretty considerable growth,� said Skrepnek, noting the fire started on Sunday. “It’s causing so much smoke it could be a while before we have an accurate idea of what the perimeter is.� The fire was humancaused, he added, though the exact source of ignition has not been determined. Skrepnek said human-caused fires are most often sparked by discarded cigarettes, campfires or running an engine. An off-highway vehicle (all-terrain vehicle) can spark fires as well as idling cars, Skrepnek said. The Mars is well suited to situations like the Wood Lake fire,
Skrepnek said, since there isn’t a steep drop in elevation and it’s located next to a large body of water. Where other aircraft may focus on dropping flame retardant at the perimeter of a wildfire, the Mars bomber dumps water directly over the area to douse the flames and increase humidity on the ground to ease the situation for firefighters, Skrepnek said. The province is waiting for the smoke to clear around Wood Lake and may send the bomber back into action this week, he said. Martin.Wissmath@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext. 224  We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
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A 38-year-old man on trial for multiple sex offences against a person under 14 testified that he himself was a victim while in foster care. The alleged offences span a nearly 20-year period of time from the 1990s until 2009, said Crown prosecutor Todd Patola. A publication ban on the case prohibits identifying witnesses or the complainant. The defendant took the witness stand on Tuesday in Port Alberni Supreme Court and described sexual encounters with a victim in Port Alberni in 2002. Answering questions from the defence lawyer, the man said the girl had initiated the encounters with him while he
Wind carried smoke from the Wood Lake fire into the air over the weekend. [MINISTRY OF FORESTS, LANDS & NATURAL RESOURCE OPERATIONS PHOTO]
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YOU AND THE LAWÂŽ (/7 7!,+).' #!. #/34 9/5 -/.%9 Who would have thought! Walking can cost you ďŹ nancially if you do it carelessly and hurt someone. But it’s not really a special case – it falls squarely under the general rules that apply to negligence cases. From the victim’s perspective, it means that if you’re seriously hurt by someone who injured you by their carelessness, you may be able to get compensation. An interesting case illustrates this. It involved unusual circumstances that led to unfortunate but signiďŹ cant injuries. Anne (names changed), 60, was a volunteer at a Coquitlam residential care facility that catered to patients with mental health issues. These patients sometimes became agitated, even violent. Nursing staff were trained to deal with this (volunteers weren’t), and both nurses and volunteers wore devices around their necks so they could sound an alarm when such issues arose. Anne, who had rheumatoid arthritis in her knees and ankles, was volunteering at the facility one afternoon when a patient started screaming and acting out. An alarm was triggered. Bev was the head nurse in charge at the time. Anne was standing just a few feet outside Bev’s ofďŹ ce, looking at the distraught patient going past the nurse’s ofďŹ ce. Bev (at 5 feet six inches and 185 lbs., a signiďŹ cantly more imposing ďŹ gure than Anne at 5 feet two inches and 95 lbs.) emerged quickly from her ofďŹ ce to respond to the patient alarm. She too had her eyes ďŹ xed on the patient and walked straight toward her, unintentionally colliding with Anne. She didn’t see Anne, nor did Anne see her coming, as both had their eyes focused on the patient. Bev knocked Anne down to the oor. As a result, Anne broke her left hip and also suffered soft tissue injuries. The court decided that Fraser Health, Bev’s employer, had to pay Anne some compensation for her injuries from this accident. There was no dispute about the fact that Bev owed a duty to Anne to be careful, and that Anne suffered injuries as a result of Bev colliding with her. Though they were both in an unusual environment – a care facility where it was important for staff to respond promptly to disturbances – this didn’t mean Bev could just ignore anything and anyone in her path. She didn’t even notice Anne in her path, which was negligent. But the court said that Anne, too, bore some responsibility for her injury. She should have known that, once the patient became agitated, the nurse in charge would be the ďŹ rst to respond. So she shouldn’t have stood near the door of the nurse’s ofďŹ ce but moved out of the way. This meant that Anne was partly to blame for her own misfortune. The court therefore decided that Bev was 60% to blame for Anne’s injuries (Anne was responsible for the other 40%). If you’re hurt in an accident caused by someone else’s fault, consult your lawyer. This column has been written by Janice and George Mucalov, LL.B.s with assistance from FABRIS McIVER HORNQUIST & RADCLIFFE. It provides information only and must not be relied on for legal advice. Please contact FABRIS McIVER HORNQUIST & RADCLIFFE for legal advice concerning your particular case. Lawyer Janice Mucalov is an award-winning legal writer. YOU AND THE LAW is a registered trade-mark. Š Janice and George Mucalov
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was heavily intoxicated. The defendant said he was found naked in the victim’s bedroom by a woman who was his foster mother, with whom he and the victim were living
at the time in Port Alberni. He said his foster mother told him he had been molested when he was a child, when he would be left naked without clothes. The trial continues in court today.
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Derelict buildings betray PA’s beauty
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n just about any given day this summer a walk down Argyle Street gives a spectacular view of the Inlet glowing from the clear sun, as mountain peaks stand overhead like sentinels guarding our beautiful Valley. But a strange odour betrays this scene a few doors past the Capital Theatre, a distinctively musty smell that brings recollections of an attic that hasn’t been touched in years. The smell of 4924 Argyle St. is difficult to ignore but easy to understand when one peers inside the empty storefront to see the patterns of black mold stretching across the carpet to climb partway up the vacant building’s walls. It’s been this way for a least a year, says employees in a nearby business that has to close its windows
during hot summer days to avoid the musty odour. Unfortunately this situation is not unusual in Port Alberni — in fact the prevalence of neglected properties led city council to adopt a Building Standards Bylaw in early 2014 to crack down on derelict properties with a heavier hand. Over a dozen investigations were launched soon after the bylaw was passed, bringing $1,000 annual fees to neglected properties and monthly inspections to see if a building’s condition is a hazard to public health. Doors and windows must be secured or boarded up, and the bylaw states that failing to meet standards brings fines of up to $10,000 and a sixmonth jail term. A year and a half after the Building Standards Bylaw was
introduced mixed results are evident around the community. Port Alberni still has its fair share of neglected properties like the moldy Argyle Street building, but some landowners have taken measures to clean up their act. With a burned out facade that would suit a war-torn community, 4833 Bute St. was the poster boy for Port Alberni’s derelict buildings in a cover story by the Times in April 2014. Since then the property has improved with a new aluminum exterior. It’s not a palace by any stretch, but the owner appears to by putting an effort into doing something, which can only help the surrounding neighbourhood. The case of 4924 Argye St. shows that cleaning up a community is easier said than done. Several efforts by the city
to contact Irene Wenngatz, a Nanaimo property owner who has held other properties in the Alberni Valley, have not met a response. Now the city is contracting a serving agency to track down the landowner, as provincial legislation requires that a municipality undertake every effort to find compliance. A more severe situation occurred with a property owned by Jack Purdy, who has held title to over a dozen properties in Port Alberni and Bamfield. After two fires destroyed portions of the old Tidebrook Hotel, the city forced the demolition of the long-vacant site in September 2013 when the property was deemed a safety hazard. Legislation allowed the city to charge a tear-down bill of over $20,000 to Purdy, but by last fall this due was still
unpaid, allowing the property to go for a reduced rate in a tax sale. Like any issue that plagues a community, it takes a combined effort by government, citizens and the media to improve Port Alberni’s continuing struggles with derelict properties. Legislation alone is rarely enough to improve neglected properties; a response is most likely brought on by the uncomfortable but effective mix of municipal pressure, public complaints and bad publicity. Port Alberni deserves better than properties that landowners have given up on, as this misuse undermines the positive efforts of those striving to bring out the best of what this town has to offer.
has almost doubled each year. Victoria Pride is held on the last weekend of June and through the July holiday. This year was huge. Pride has become the largest parade in Victoria and the largest nonmusic festival. But our numbers this year were as large as Victoria’s big festivals. I was not surprised by the good turnout at Port Alberni Pride. It is a different time and people today are much more accepting of their neighbours. Victoria Pride feels it is important to support LBGTI folks in any island community. We also wanted to support Colin in his endeavor to make Pride happen. We know how much work goes into putting on a Pride event. I had friends in Port Alberni and they had volunteered to help at Alberni Pride. The main concern of any Pride is that financial costs be met. Victoria is able to help in that department. I was also impressed that the City of Port Alberni, Alberni RCMP and many local businesses that supported Colin and Port Alberni Pride. In smaller towns LBGTI
people often feel isolated and it takes an event like Pride to bring people together. Many of the people at Alberni Pride were family and friends that showed up to support the gay community. We had a dozen Victoria Pride members attending and celebrating Alberni Pride. I was manning the Victoria Pride Booth so I unfortunately only got to speak to the people that came by the booth. But everyone from Victoria enjoyed the afternoon. My friends who are straight were proud to volunteer and were really pleased that there had been such a good turn out. I am sure that there were lots of friendships made that will last into the future. Port Alberni Pride will only continue to grow and through these events there will be extensions into the community and you will see things like the Gay/Straight Alliance in schools and diversity programs grow.
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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Trouble accepting raw log exports Re: ‘Raw log export? Better get used to it; Port alberni’s mayor leaves meeting with B.C. forst minister feeling resigned,’ July 30, Page 1 So did the mayor leave the meeting alone? Leaving the forest minister “feeling resigned”? Or did the mayor leave the meeting but accompanying the forest minister? In which case, was it only the forest minister “feeling resigned” or was/is the mayor in lockstep with that? According to Merriam-Webster’s definition, “resigned” is: “to deliberately give up or give oneself over (as one’s position) without resistance.” As Premier Clark has said: “Our government has BIG plans for the great little city of Port Alberni!” So isn’t a depressed local economy instrumental in encouraging municipal acceptance of what are predominately federal/provincial agendas? Such “seige mentality” isn’t new to any powers-that-be. But the notion that citizens had just “better get used to
it” belongs in the realm of science-fiction along with: “Resistance is futile!” Once citizens are properly informed, The People have the last say as to what they are willing to “get used to”. Liz Stonard Port Alberni
Pride BBQ impresses Victoria’s event founder I was impressed with three things — the age of Colin, his planning detail and the turnout. I was one of the founders of Victoria Pride 24 years ago. We started out as a Picnic in Beacon Hill Park with about 500 people attending. I was the owner of Rumors, a gay nightclub, so I was in the position to make it happen. I also had the financial backing of being a business man in Victoria. After it was running for four years it was taken over by other people. Eleven years ago Victoria Pride went broke and David Tillson asked me if we should take it on and get it going again. Since that period it
Terry Froud Founding member of Victoria Pride
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DRAG RACING
A lady’s touch for Doorslammers Dyan Lover plans to race her ‘fully caged dune buggy’ in this year’s Thunder in the Valley top event MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Ever since her Grade 10 year in Port Alberni, Dyan Lover has wanted to build a car that could race a quarter-mile track in eight seconds. “Now all of these years later I finally have one,” notes Lover, who will be the first woman to race in the Thunder in the Valley’s top drag racing competition – the Doorslammers – this weekend. Lover has a new car this year, and though it might look like a 1969 Camaro Z/28, it’s a lot more powerful under the hood. “It is basically like a fully caged dune buggy,” Lover describes in an email to the Times. “It has 1,100 horsepower and weighs only 2,450 [pounds],” hence the ability to go fast. Originally built in southern California, the fastest that Lover has taken her new ride is 170 miles per hour in 8.19 seconds. She now races with the Canada West Doorslammer Association, mostly at Mission Raceway Park. Lover found her love of cars when she was 15 and living in Beaver Creek. Her first boyfriend was building a 1972 Chevy Vega Pro Street, she recalls. “Unfortunately Lance was killed in a car accident before he could finish the car,” Lover noted. But her boyfriend’s passion had inspired her and she was hooked on high horsepower cars from then on. It’s been a Lover affair with the 1969 Camaro ever since she got one as her first race car when she was 18. To date, she’s owned eight of them.
“I plan to take it one race at a time and continue drag racing as long as I am having fun and can afford it.” Dyan Lover, Port Alberni resident and Thunder in the Valley drag racer
“I have always followed drag racing and attended many events over the years but decided to start racing in 2008,” Lover notes. She has raced at Thunder in the Valley every year since then. Entering the Doorslammers this year has been a new challenge, but Lover has been practicing at the Mission Raceway. “Safety is very important especially at these speeds but I feel most comfortable in the car,” Lover states. “I have no fear of the speed, there is no time to be scared, I am focused on what I have to do in the car to launch it without spinning the tires and get it stopped safely.” It’s not as easy as it looks — one spin of the tires and the race is over – but with years of practice, a tranquil confidence sets in. After the rush of crossing the finish line, Lover describes the serenity that overtakes her in the aftermath of a race. “The sound of the car whistling through the air with the rear-end gears humming and the brakes working to slow is such a peaceful unique sound, there is nothing like it.” Lover said she has no great
Dyan Lover and her new race car at the Mission Raceway in April. [FAT KID PHOTOGRAPHY]
expectations for her Doorslammer results this year. “I plan to take it one race at a time and to continue drag racing as long as I am having fun and can afford it.” Through it all, she’s thankful for another lover on her team. “My spouse Ron York is instrumental in my success and I could never race without him and his mechanical abilities and support. He is my number one fan and always makes sure I live to race another day.” Thunder in the Valley revs the engines at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport on Saturday and Sunday. Martin.Wissmath@avtimes.net
FOOTBALL
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Raiders squeak out 2-point win
Barb Sheare wins Monthly Medal
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With a two-point lead late in a surprisingly tight game, Vancouver Island Raiders linebacker Nigel Henry blocked a Westshore Rebels field goal, allowing his team to win 23-21 Saturday night at Langford’s Westhills Stadium. With All-Canadian quarterback Liam O’Brien out with an upper body injury suffered in practice, it was a sobering victory for a team that built momentum in Week 1 of the B.C. Football Conference season with a win over the defending champion Langley Rams. The Rebels were beat 78-7 by the Okanagan Sun in Week 1, and have lost to the Raiders in every game the two teams have ever played. For V.I. head coach Jerome Erdman, however, a two-point win over a Rebels team that most expected the Raiders to have few problems with, was exactly what he expected. “It was a definite trap game,” Erdman said. “When you have a rivalry game like that, past records don’t matter. “It was the type of game I expected, with us going in without our starting quarterback. (Westshore) was embarrassed the first week and they had something to prove.” Former John Barsby Bulldogs quarterback took the bulk of the reps in place of O’Brien, going six of 16 through the air for 93 yards, while receiver Dustin Rodriguez also filled in with two completions off six pass attempts for 18 yards. Neither threw a touchdown or an interception. After a solid Week 1 performance against Langley with 90 rushing yards on 11 carries, Raiders runningback Nate Berg had his first game as a feature back and ran with it, literally. Berg, another former star at Barsby, was handed the ball 34 times and he took those carries for 198 yards on the ground with two touchdowns. “Nate just ran like a beast,” Erdman said. “He’s been a very good player for us the first couple weeks. He’s a tough, solid runner and our offensive line did a pretty good job opening some holes for him.”
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V.I. Raiders runningback Nate Berg carries the ball up the field during a B.C. Football Conference game against the Westshore Rebels on Saturday at Langford’s Westhills Stadium. [GARY DORLAND, DAILY NEWS]
“It was the type of game I expected, with us going in without our starting quarterback. Jerome Erdman, Vancouver Island Raiders head coach
Taylor Flavel was the Raiders’ top receiver in the win with four catches for 45 yards, while Rodriguez also had a catch for 33 yards as well as three rushes for another 33. Fullback Justin Cook had two catches out of the backfield for 24 yards and two rushes for 20. But despite having to make due without O’Brien, the performance of the Raiders simply wasn’t good enough, especially with the top-ranked Sun next up on the schedule. “Parts were OK,” Erdman said. “I thought we left quite a few points on the field.” Regardless of what happened throughout the game that led to the Raiders coming away with just a two-point win, it was the play that won them the game they will look to build off of — Henry’s blocked field goal. “That’s the positives that we can come away with,” Erdman said. “When we needed to get a big
play, we came up with it. “Nigel Henry came through, got a hand on it, and it was huge. And our offence, we were backed up late in the game and they came out and got us some field position, which was pretty good.” Alex Eberling led the Raiders on defence in tackles with five, while Josh Paisley had three. Defensive end Quinton Bowles left the game with 1.5 sacks, one solo and another assisted by Tyler Harvey. James Smith also tracked down Rebels quarterback Ashton Mackinnon in the backfield for a sack, and rookie safety Cole Virtanen dealt a crushing blow on him. Defensive back Max Baldam also had a 40-yard interception. The Raiders have yet to turn over the ball on a fumble or an interception through two games this season. O’Brien was unable to practise all week, so Taylor and Rodriguez did get reps in practice throughout the week. Erdman said the coaching staff hopes he will be on the field on Saturday when the Raiders host Okanagan at Caledonia Park at 4 p.m. The Sun beat the Valley Huskers 64-0 in Chilliwack Saturday, and beat the Raiders four times last season, including in the conference semi-final.
In the nine-hole low handicap group Marta Williamson won low gross, Kath Stolth won low net and Julie Swaney had the lowest putts. For the high handicap group Carol Jaworski won low gross and Betty Adair won low net, there was a four-way tie for the lowest putts between Marj Dufour, Pat Dahlquist, Lorraine Wilson and Carol Jaworski. Pars were had by Kath Stolth on Nos. 14 and 18, Sandra Simpson on No. 14, Marta Williamson on No. 11 and Lee Anne Van Lent on Nos. 14 and 18. Chipins went to Swaney on No. 15, Stolth on No. 11 Van Lent on No. 18 and Jaworski on
No. 10. For the 18-hole ladies, Carol Bouchard won low gross with an 88, birthday girl Gwyn Bowen won low net with a 71. There was a three-way tie for Monthly Medal, after retrogression was done, Barb Sheare was the winner. In the closest to the pin (KP) challenge Gayle Rhodes won on No. 1 and Sheare won on No. 15. The special prize went to Patsy Gauthier. Pat Nicklin held the challenge pin, Kathy White challenged and won. Marie Randall will challenge White next week. Next week will be the second and final game of the 18-hole ladies Club Championship.
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a-grounded out for Tucker in the 8th. LOB—Houston 7, Texas 9. 2B—C.Gomez (2), Choo (20). 3B—DeShields (7). HR—C.Gomez (1), off Gallardo; Fielder (16), off Straily. RBIs—C.Gomez 2 (4), Valbuena (42), DeShields (20), Odor (37), Fielder (62), J.Hamilton (17). SB—Correa (6), Col.Rasmus (2), DeShields (18), Gimenez 2 (2). Runners left in scoring position—Houston 5 (Tucker, Ma.Gonzalez 2, Altuve 2); Texas 8 (Beltre, Andrus 2, Choo 2, Moreland, DeShields 2). RISP—Houston 1 for 9; Texas 3 for 9. Runners moved up—Correa, Ma. Gonzalez, Fielder, Beltre. GIDP—Gattis. DP—Texas 1 (Andrus, Odor, Moreland). +RXVWRQ ,3 + 5 (5 %% 62 13 Straily L, 0-1 42/3 6 4 4 3 3 86 Sipp 12/3 2 0 0 0 1 24 W.Harris 12/3 2 0 0 0 1 32 7H[DV ,3 + 5 (5 %% 62 13 Gallardo W, 8-9 5 4 3 3 2 3 98 S.Freeman H, 10 1 1 0 0 1 1 27 Patton H, 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 Diekman H, 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 S.Tollsn S, 20-21 1 1 0 0 1 2 18
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TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL &200,66,21(5¡6 2)),&( ³ 6XVpended Toronto RHP Aaron Sanchez three games for throwing at a batter with warnings in place and Toronto manager John Gibbons 1 game for returning to the ÀHOG DIWHU EHLQJ HMHFWHG
AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned RHP Tyler Wilson to Norfolk (IL). Recalled LHP T.J. McFarland from Norfolk. Agreed to terms with RHP Andrew Robinson on a minor league contract. BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned RHP Ryan Cook to Pawtucket (IL). Selected the contract of LHP Henry Owens from Pawtucket. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent OF Nick Swisher to Columbus (IL) for a rehab assignment. DETROIT TIGERS — Fired president and general manager Dave Dombrowski. Promoted assistant general manager Al Avila to executive vice-president of baseball operations and general manager. HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned RHP Lance McCullers to Corpus Christi (TL). Recalled RHP Dan Straily from Fresno (PCL). NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed UT Dustin Ackley on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Caleb Cotham from Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre (IL). OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned INF Max Muncy to Nashville (PCL). SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned RHP Jose Ramirez to Tacoma (PCL). Recalled RHP Mayckol Guaipe from Tacoma. TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned OF Leonys Martin to Round Rock (PCL). Placed LHP Wandy Rodriguez on unconditional release waivers. Selected the contract of OF Ryan Strausborger from Round Rock.
1$7,21$/ /($*8( ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed 1B Freddie Freeman and RHP Jason Frasor on the 15-day DL. Recalled 1B Joey Terdoslavich and RHP Ryan Kelly from Gwinnett (IL). CHICAGO CUBS — Reinstated LHP Tsuyoshi Wada from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Iowa (PCL). CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned OF Kyle Waldrop to Louisville (IL). Reinstated LHP Manny Parra from the 15-day DL. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned C Austin Barnes to Oklahoma City (PCL). Assigned RHP Brandon Beachy outright to Oklahoma City. Reinstated C A.J. Ellis from the 15-day DL. Sent RHP Chris Hatcher to Oklahoma City for a rehab assignment. MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with C Robert Llera on a minor league contract. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Sent 2B Chase Utley to Reading (EL) for a rehab assignment. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned RHP Leonel Campos to El Paso (PCL). Reinstated RHP Ian Kennedy from paternity leave.
BASKETBALL NBA ATLANTA HAWKS — Named Andrew Saltzman executive vice-president and FKLHI UHYHQXH RIÀFHU DQG $QGUHZ 6WHLQberg executive vice-president and chief EXVLQHVV RIÀFHU
FOOTBALL NFL ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released CB Damond Smith. Signed CB Jonte Green. BUFFALO BILLS — Named Marlon Kerner director of alumni. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Activated DE Margus Hunt from the PUP list. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Claimed WR Kevin Cone off waivers from Cleveland. Waived G Dionte Savage. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signe LBs L.J. Fort and Cameron Gordon, FB (ULF .HWWDQL DQG '/ $ - 3DWDLDOL¡L
HOCKEY NHL NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Named Andre Savard and Claude Noel professional scouts. VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Named John Weisbrod assistant general manager, Chris Gear vice-president and general counsel of Canucks Sports & Entertainment, Judd Brackett director of amateur scouting, Ryan Johnson assistant director of player development and Mike Addesa amateur scout.
AHL GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Signed D Steve Spinell to a 1-year contract.
LACROSSE NLL BUFFALO BANDITS — Agreed to terms with T Matthew Bennett, F Tyler Ferreira and D Matt Spanger on 1-year contracts and G Davide DiRuscio on a 2-year contract.
SOCCER MLS MONTREAL IMPACT — Traded F Jack McInerney to Columbus for a 2016 2ndround draft pick. SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Signed M Andreas Ivanschitz.
New York Washington Atlanta Miami Philadelphia
W 57 55 48 43 42
L 50 50 59 64 65
Pct .533 .524 .449 .402 .393
GB — 1 9 14 15
WCGB — 3 11 16 17
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Home 38-18 29-20 27-21 26-29 27-27
Away 19-32 26-30 21-38 17-35 15-38
W 67 61 58 48 45
L 39 44 47 56 63
Pct .632 .581 .552 .462 .417
GB — 51/2 81/2 18 23
WCGB — — — 91/2 141/2
L10 5-5 6-4 7-3 6-4 2-8
Str L-1 L-1 W-6 W-1 W-1
Home 40-16 35-18 27-24 28-24 21-34
Away 27-23 26-26 31-23 20-32 24-29
W 60 58 52 51 44
L 46 48 55 54 61
Pct .566 .547 .486 .486 .419
GB — 2 81/2 81/2 151/2
WCGB — 1 /2 7 7 14
L10 6-4 6-4 7-3 7-3 3-7
Str L-1 W-1 L-1 L-1 L-3
Home 37-18 30-23 24-25 26-27 24-29
Away 23-28 28-25 28-30 25-27 20-32
CENTRAL DIVISION St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee
WEST DIVISION Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado
7XHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV San Francisco 8 Atlanta 3 Philadelphia 6 L.A. Dodgers 2 Cincinnati 3 St. Louis 2 Chicago Cubs 5 Pittsburgh 0 N.Y. Mets 5 Miami 1 Washington 5 Arizona 4 Milwaukee 4 San Diego 1 Seattle 10 Colorado 4 0RQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Arizona 6 Washington 4 San Diego 13 Milwaukee 5 Atlanta 9 San Francisco 8 (12 inn.) N.Y. Mets 12 Miami 1 Seattle 8 Colorado 7 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, ppd., rain :HGQHVGD\¡V JDPHV Seattle (T.Walker 8-7) at Colorado (Rusin 3-4), 3:10 p.m. Arizona (R.De La Rosa 8-5) at Wash-
ington (G.Gonzalez 8-4), 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Haren 7-7) at Pittsburgh (Locke 6-6), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (B.Anderson 5-6) at Philadelphia (Harang 5-11), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Harvey 9-7) at Miami (Phelps 4-7), 7:10 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 11-6) at Atlanta (W.Perez 4-1), 7:10 p.m. St. Louis (C.Martinez 11-4) at Cincinnati (Holmberg 1-0), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Kennedy 6-9) at Milwaukee (Jungmann 5-3), 8:10 p.m. 7KXUVGD\¡V JDPHV St. Louis at Cincinnati, 12:35 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m. San Diego at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. Arizona at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. San Francisco at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 pm.
T—2:41. A—35,039 (41,574).
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LOB—KC 7, Detroit 6. 2B—Rios (10), Infante (21). 3B—Castellanos (5). HR—S. Perez (16), off Verlander. RBIs—Zobrist (40), S.Perez 3 (46), Rios (17), V.Martinez (37). SB—Kinsler (8). S—A. Escobar. SF—Zobrist. Runners left in scoring position—Kansas City 4 (Infante 3, L.Cain); Det 2 (R.Davis 2). RISP—KC 2 for 8; Detroit 1 for 4. GIDP—Gose 2. DP—Kansas City 2 (Moustakas, Infante, Hosmer), (Moustakas, Infante, S.Perez). .DQVDV &LW\ D.Duffy W, 5-5 Madson Hochevar 'HWURLW Verlander L, 1-4 B.Hardy Alburquerque
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E—Flowers (2). LOB—Tampa Bay 7, Chicago 5. 2B—Eaton (18). HR— Forsythe (13), off Sale; Mahtook (3), off Sale; A.Cabrera (7), off D.Webb; Shaffer (1), off D.Webb; Saladino (3), off Archer; Av.Garcia (8), off Yates. RBIs—Sizemore (9), Longoria (47), Forsythe 2 (49), A.Cabrera (26), Shaffer (1), Mahtook (6), Kiermaier 2 (21), Rivera (25), Saladino (8), Av.Garcia (34), Flowers (28). Runners left in scoring position—Tampa Bay 2 (Longoria, Forsythe); Chicago 1 (Me.Cabrera). RISP—Tampa Bay 4 for 11; Chicago 0 for 4. GIDP—J.Butler. DP—Chi 1 (C.Sanchez, Saladino, LaRoche). 7DPSD %D\ Archer W, 10-8 Colome Yates &KLFDJR Sale L, 9-7 D.Webb Da.Jennings M.Albers
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Inherited runners-scored—D.Webb 2-2, Da.Jennings 1-0. HBP—by Sale (Guyer). PB—Flowers. T—2:53. A—18,499 (40,615).
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E—Bogaerts (7). LOB—Boston 5, New York 6. 2B—Napoli 2 (18), A.Rodriguez (16), B.McCann (12), Beltran (23), Headley (18). HR—Sandoval (9), off Tanaka; B.McCann (18), off Breslow; C.Young (13), off Ogando. RBIs—Sandoval (35), Swihart (15), Bradley Jr. (4), Ellsbury (22), C.Young 3 (36), A.Rodriguez (62), Teixeira 2 (76), B.McCann 4 (65), Beltran (34), Headley (44). SB—R.Castillo (3), Bradley Jr. (1). SF—Bradley Jr.. Runners left in scoring position—Boston 4 (De Aza, B.Holt 3); New York 2 (Beltran, B.Ryan). RISP—Bos 2 for 5; NY 8 for 15. Runners moved up—Beltran. DP—New York 1 (Tanaka, Teixeira). %RVWRQ ,3 + 5 (5 %% 62 13 (5$ Owens L, 0-1 5 5 3 3 1 5 96 5.40 Ross Jr. BS, 2-2 2/3 2 1 1 1 0 20 4.14 1 /3 1 3 2 1 1 18 16.20 Machi 2 Breslow /3 4 5 5 1 1 28 4.25 Ogando 11/3 1 1 1 1 1 22 3.97 1HZ <RUN ,3 + 5 (5 %% 62 13 (5$ Tanaka W, 8-4 6 5 3 3 1 3 88 3.84 Ju.Wilson H, 19 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 18 2.61 Betances H, 17 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 8 1.31 Pinder 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.45 Rumbelow 1 1 0 0 0 0 19 1.69
T—3:26. A—48,522 (49,638).
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Inherited runners-scored—Choate 1-0. T—2:24. A—25,969 (42,319).
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a-struck out for Caminero in the 8th. bà LHG RXW IRU 7RP +XQWHU LQ WKH WK E—Ar.Ramirez (7). LOB—Chicago 15, 3LWWVEXUJK %³'HQRUÀD 5L]]R 2 (28), S.Castro 2 (11), S.Marte (20). RBIs—Soler 2 (30), S.Castro 2 (46), D.Ross (6). Runners left in scoring position—Chicago 8 (D.Ross 3, A.Russell 2, S.Castro, 'HQRUÀD 3LWWVEXUJK 1 :DONHU Ar.Ramirez). RISP—Chicago 5 for 16; Pittsburgh 0 for 5. GIDP—Ar.Ramirez, P.Alvarez, Ishikawa. DP—Chicago 3 (S.Castro, A.Russell, Rizzo), (Arrieta, A.Russell, Rizzo), (S.Castro, A.Russell, Rizzo). &KLFDJR Arrieta W, 12-6 Tom.Hunter Grimm 3LWWVEXUJK Happ L, 0-1 J.Hughes Caminero Bastardo
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Inherited runners-scored—J.Hughes 2-1, Caminero 2-0. IBB—off J.Hughes (D.Ross). HBP—by J.Hughes (Bryant). WP—Happ, Caminero 2. T—3:15. A—34,993 (38,362).
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LOB—Cleveland 6, LA 8. 2B—Cron (10). HR—Y.Gomes (6), off Richards; Gillaspie (4), off Kluber. RBIs—Brantley (57), C.Santana (47), Y.Gomes 2 (20), DeJesus (27), Calhoun (58), Trout (68), Gillaspie 2 (21). SB—Bourn (12). S—Lindor. Runners left in scoring position—Cleveland 2 (T.Holt, Jo.Ramirez); Los Angeles 4 (Calhoun, Dav.Murphy 3). RISP— Cleveland 2 for 5; Los Angeles 3 for 9. Runners moved up—DeJesus, C.Perez.
Frazier, Cin, 30; Gonzalez, LA, 27; Belt, SF, 26; Arenado, Col, 26; Bruce, Cin, 26; Carpenter, StL, 26; Rizzo, Chi, 26; Panik, SF, 25.
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Hamilton, Cin, 51; Gordon, Mia, 34; Blackmon, Col, 29; Pollock, Ari, 23.
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Tulowitzki homers as Blue Jays beat Twins JOHN CHIDLEY-HILL THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Troy Tulowitzki has found a kindred spirit in Toronto. Tulowiztki and Josh Donaldson both hit home runs early in the Blue Jays’ 3-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday as Toronto added to its lead in the American League wild-card race. The newly acquired Blue Jays shortstop thinks that he TULOWITZKI and Donaldson are alike on the field, even if they have different temperaments in the clubhouse. “He’s outgoing, outspoken at times, he has a lot of fun. Not that I don’t, but I’m more of the serious guy,� said Tulowitzki. “But on the field there’s some similarities. Guys that compete. Guys that grind out at-bats. Guys that probably put winning first and guys that hopefully make a difference when they’re on a team.� Tulowitzki was acquired in a trade with the Colorado Rockies on July 28th along with reliever LaTroy Hawkins for shortstop Jose Reyes, reliever Miguel Castro and minor-league pitchers Jeff Hoffman and Jesus Tinoco. He’s hit two home runs since coming to Toronto and is feeling more comfortable, thanks in part to Donaldson’s influence.
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Joe Biden weighs in on whether he will make a run for the White House ALEXANDER PANETTA THE CANADIAN PRESS
WASHINGTON — The daredevil feats of little Joey Biden left the other neighbourhood kids in droopy-jawed disbelief. They recalled the insane stunts the future vice-president would attempt — ones with a low potential for reward and an uncomfortably high risk of death or disfigurement. He was supposedly the only neighbourhood kid willing to walk under a slow-moving dump truck. An older boy recalled blurting out a grade-school dare and being incredulous that anyone agreed. Biden apparently came within a whisker of being crushed. There was only one taker for a $5 challenge to climb a blazing mountain of coal waste, where flames played on a surface pocked by fiery craters. There was also a Tarzan game where Biden supposedly swung between loose steel girders six storeys over a construction site. Those anecdotes come from a profile of Biden in Richard Ben Cramer’s book “What It Takes,� which explores the lives of the presidential candidates who ran in 1988. “There are still guys in Scranton today who talk about the feats of Joey Biden,� Cramer wrote. “Once Joey set his mind, it was like he didn’t think at all — he just did. That’s why you didn’t want to fight him.� Biden is now weighing the ultimate unlikely stunt: Launch a presidential bid at age 72, defeat the well-funded Hillary Clinton campaign, beat the Republicans and
Vice President Joe Biden, right, walks with Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., left, after arriving for a meeting with Democrats on Capitol Hill in Washington last month. [AP PHOTO]
enter the White House at age 74. He’s reportedly talking to friends, family and donors about a possible run. The initial report in the New York Times — which hasn’t been denied — said that as Biden’s son, Beau, fought a fatal cancer, he urged his father to run. Ironically, it was written by the same columnist whose reporting helped end Biden’s first presidential run. Twenty-eight years ago, Maureen Dowd broke a story about plagiarized lines in Biden speeches. It didn’t start off as plagiarism. Biden’s speeches had been quoting a few stirring sentences from British Labour party leader Neil Kinnock about the opportunities denied to his hard-working, coal-mining ancestors. Over time,
Biden stopped mentioning Kinnock, but kept the lines. That story opened the floodgates to more — about quotes from Robert Kennedy that weren’t attributed and about his trouble in college when he turned in someone else’s work and cited it with one mega-footnote. As that eroded his campaign, Biden dropped out to focus on another big fight. As head of the Senate justice committee, he helped block the Supreme Court nomination of conservative Robert Bork. Another presidential run fell flat in 2008, when he took just one per cent in the Iowa primary. Now Washington is speculating about whether he’s serious — or
whether he’s simply letting his name float out there as a possible Plan B, in case the Clinton campaign suddenly derails. The White House isn’t shooting it down.President Barack Obama’s spokesman was asked whether he’d resign to work on Biden’s campaign, should Biden run. “The president has often described choosing Joe Biden to be his running mate as the smartest decision he has ever made in politics,� spokesman Josh Earnest told CNN. “And I think that there are a lot of people in Washington, D.C., certainly a lot of Democrats, that if he made that decision, that they would be honoured to work with him.�
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Moscow claims 1.2 million kilometres of undersea territory MURRAY BREWSTER THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Russia’s new bid for a vast swath of Arctic territory, including the North Pole, backs Canada into an uncomfortable corner in future negotiations over the frozen region, a defence expert says. Moscow’s revised international submission was revealed Tuesday in a statement by the country’s foreign ministry and claims 1.2 million square kilometres of the Arctic shelf. Russia, the U.S., Canada, Denmark and Norway are working with the UN to define jurisdictional boundaries in the Arctic, which is thought to hold as much as a quarter of the planet’s undiscovered oil and gas. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea allows all coastal nations to extend their jurisdiction beyond 200 nautical miles as long as it can proven the boundary is a natural extension. In late 2013, the Harper government ordered officials to rewrite Canada’s Arctic claim to include the North Pole and more survey work is taking place this summer before Ottawa submits the document. Rob Huebert of the University of Calgary says Prime Minister Stephen Harper should make clear whether Canada is eventually willing to negotiate with Russia where claims intersect. A translated version of the submission, released by the Russian Embassy in Ottawa, says the two countries had previously agreed to allow the UN commission overseeing the issue to evaluate and rule on the quality of the hydrographic research “without prejudice to the rights of the other state.” The commission’s determination should also not impede a final boundary decision, the 36-page report said. That means the two sides and
In this 2011 file photo, the ‘Prirazlomnaya’ platform is towed from Murmansk to an oilfield in the Pechora Sea, northern Russia. Russia says it has submitted its bid for vast territories in the Arctic to the United Nations. [AP PHOTO]
possibly Denmark which has already filed its claim to the North Pole, will have thrash out the issue. In its pitch, Russia states clearly it willing to abide by the results of the international process. Huebert says the Harper government has taken a tough line on Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the questions that need to be asked are when does Canada re-engage diplomatically and whether that would signal de facto acceptance of the situation in Ukraine. “It is Canada’s interest to have a safe and stable Arctic,” Huebert said in an interview on Tuesday. “Entering into negotiations could leave the impression that it is back to business as usual.” Canada’s strident rhetoric and recent use of the Arctic Council
as a platform to hammer Russia over the Ukraine crisis will make it difficult to climb down, Huebert suggested. But he said negotiations, which are expected within the next five years, will have to take place, regardless of the situation in Ukraine. “I think it’s inevitable,” he said. The submission will also likely drive a further wedge between Ottawa and Washington, which according to published reports chastised Canada for making Ukraine an issue at the council meeting last spring. The more Moscow looks reasonable on this issue and others, the more isolated the Harper government will become, Huebert said. Canada and Russia clashed publicly in 2007 when Moscow staked a symbolic claim to the North Pole by planting a flag on the ocean floor.
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Mine sector horrified by tailings breach: Bennett Minister says no one thought crisis on such a scale possible KAMLOOPS — British Columbia’s mines minister says the mining industry remains horrified a year after a tailings pond collapsed at the Mount Polley mine northeast of Williams Lake. Bill Bennett said no one thought a crisis on such a scale was possible but that even now he can’t guarantee that another breach of a tailings pond won’t happen because only some of the risk factors can be eliminated. “We didn’t eliminate enough of the risk and we have to figure out, and we are figuring out, how to eliminate the rest of that risk,” he said of the Aug. 4, 2014 accident. About 24 millions cubic metres
TORONTO — Call political leaders what you will — especially when they interrupt summer vacation — but the debate Tuesday seemed all about what they call each other. Justin or Trudeau? Tom or Thomas? Prime minister or Conservative leader? And they say an election campaign isn’t the time to discuss serious issues. “I think I use that sometimes, and sometimes I don’t,” a bemused-looking Stephen Harper said Tuesday when asked about his predilection of late for referring to the Liberal leader by his first name. “That’s how, in our experience, Canadians generally refer to him because that’s how the Liberal party has branded him.” Conservative officials happily provided unsolicited proof, circulating photos of Trudeau in front of a banner displaying his web address: justin.ca. The Liberal leader, who was in Mississauga to unveil his campaign bus, shrugged off the name game as a sideshow as he unleashed another broadside against his Conservative rival’s economic record. “We have a time right now when the economy is struggling, when we’re sliding into recession, where Mr. Harper has shown time and time again that his plan of helping the wealthiest Canadians is not working to grow this economy,” Trudeau said. “His distraction is working, because I just got two questions on that, rather than on how to build a stronger economy for the future of this country.” The centrepiece of Harper’s campaign so far came Tuesday in the form of a retooled renovation tax credit — permanent, unlike in 2009, but applicable to only $5,000 of eligible costs, instead of $10,000 — worth $1.5 billion a year. “Young parents renovated
“That’s how, in our experience, Canadians generally refer to him because that’s how the Liberal party has branded him.” Stephen Harper, Conservative Party leader
rooms as nurseries, empty-nesters converted rooms for other uses, older Canadians made changes to remain independent in their own homes,” Harper said during an event in Toronto. “The renovation tax credit helps every homeowner, regardless of income. I know Justin Trudeau doesn’t think every family deserves help, but we do.” However, there’s a catch: the credit won’t be introduced until Canada finds itself navigating smoother economic waters, likely sometime in the middle of a Conservative mandate, Harper suggested. Tuesday was unique for other reasons as well, including the fact that it was the first day since the campaign began that the four main party leaders, including Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe, were out campaigning at the same time. After a brief, middling campaign debut on the weekend that included no question-and-answer session, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair resurfaced Tuesday in a Quebec riding that’s become a fulcrum of sorts for the first week of the campaign. Indeed, the news conference in the riding of Mount Royal, where he first announced his entry into federal politics, felt like a re-do; unlike Sunday, Mulcair looked and sounded energetic, animated and feisty. He was also happy to answer media queries — including about his name. “If I’m with my family or longterm friends, I’ve always been Tommy,” he said.
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Contents from a tailings pond is pictured going down the Hazeltine Creek into Quesnel Lake near the town of Likely on Aug. 5, 2014. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
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of waste spilled into area waterways, causing an environmental disaster. “It totally destroyed the creek that comes out of Polley Lake and flows past the tailings storage facility, past the mine, down into Quesnel Lake,” Bennett said. “You had millions of trees and roots and mud and all kinds of stuff in Quesnel Lake. It looked horrible, it was horrible.” Imperial Metals, which operates the gold and copper mine, has spent about $67 million on cleanup of the region, repair of the damaged bed of Hazeltine Creek and monitoring of water quality in area lakes. Karina Brino, president of the Mining Association of B.C., said much has been learned since the collapse of the tailings pond.
The industry has been forced to take a close look at all practices surrounding the construction, maintenance and use of tailings ponds, Brino said. She said accidents will happen but investigators remain focused on the root causes of the collapse and that mitigating risk is the industry’s biggest challenge. An independent report determined poor dam design caused the tailings pond to collapse. The provincial government has spent $6 million on the cleanup, and Imperial Metals was granted conditional approval to reopen last month, although it still needs further permits before it can operate fully. Bennett said water and sediment testing will have to continue for decades.
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Tot found dead in hotel died of natural causes
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British Columbia’s coroners’ service says a toddler found dead in a Victoria hotel room last month died of natural causes. The service says 18-month-old Saam Zohrevand — also known as Saam Darya — developed both a lung infection and bacterial meningitis. Victoria Police responded on July 18 to reports of a distraught woman screaming in a downtown hotel. They arrived to discovered a child without vital signs. Police said they had spoken twice with the mother the day before the incident after receiving calls from concerned citizens about the woman praying loudly in a Victoria mosque. The province’s police watchdog is conducting a preliminary investigation to determine whether there is a connection between police actions and the child’s death.
A spike in human-caused wildfires across British Columbia has the forests minister calling for more vigilance from the public. Steve Thomson said that only 18 of the 31 flare-ups over the long weekend were caused by lightning while the rest had people to blame. “One human-caused fire remains one too many,” Thomson said. “This continues to be a source of significant frustration to our wildfire service and to the province and to our ministry.” As of Tuesday, 140 fires were burning in the province out of the nearly 1,400 blazes that started since April. Kevin Skrepnek, B.C.’s chief fire information officer, said hot, dry conditions will likely lead to an increase in wildfires over the next few days. An evacuation order remains in place for cabins at the Dog Mountain fire near Port Alberni.
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Homeless in Abbotsford are choosing to sleep outside rather than use available shelter, says a lawyer for the city that is accused of violating charter rights. People living in tent encampments in several parks in the Fraser Valley community are doing so based on preference, not necessity, lawyer James Yardley told a British Columbia Supreme Court judge on Tuesday. “Clearly there’s an element of choice, of conscious decision, not to take housing,” Yardley told the judge hearing the challenge against the city’s bylaws. In his closing submissions, Yardley said there is no basis for the lawsuit. He called for the case to be dismissed. The case has gained heightened attention for city tactics aimed at moving the homeless along. Police have used pepper spray and city workers dumped chicken manure on one campsite.
The Kitselas First Nation has signed multimillion-dollar cash and land agreement-in-principle with the provincial government. Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad and Kitselas Chief Joe Bevan signed the deal Tuesday during a ceremony in the First Nation community in the Skeena River valley. The agreement provides for over 31,000 hectares of land east of Terrace and the transfer of almost $35 million. The deal also covers governance, taxes and resources such as forestry, wildlife and water. Bevan says the First Nation is pleased to see the commitment from both the Canadian and B.C. governments. Rustad says the Kitselas is an important partner with the province on a number of initiatives, and the agreement lays the groundwork for meaningful reconciliation and economic prosperity for the community.
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Northern California hit hard by wildfires More than 13,000 people were required or urged to leave homes, vacation cabins and campsites JANIE HAR AND KRISTIN J. BENDER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. — A predictable but painful summertime ritual played out in half a dozen resort communities near California’s largest freshwater lake on Tuesday as an erratic, weekold wildfire that has wiped out dozens of buildings continued to threaten nearly 7,000 more. As firefighters and equipment from outside the state poured in to battle the blaze burning 10 miles from Clear Lake, more than 13,000 people were required or urged to leave their homes, vacation cabins and campsites in the latest fire-prone region to find itself under siege. “This never gets easier,” said Gina Powers, who with her husband and cats on Sunday night fled the Spring Valley home she has evacuated before in the more than two decades she has lived there. “This time it was scarier.” State and federal fire officials said the stubborn fire had consumed more than 101 square miles after flames jumped a highway in several places. Firefighters made some progress Tuesday afternoon with some help from light rain that fell in the area. The blaze was 20 per cent contained, but it was not expected to be corralled until at least Monday. The fire, by far the largest of 11 burning in Northern California on Wednesday, started on July 29 in drought-withered brush that has not burned in years in the Lower Lake area, about 100 miles north of San Francisco. A cause has not been determined. The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, has the wildfire listed as the nation’s highest priority for crews and equipment even as potentially destructive blazes burned in Oregon and Washington, spokesman Mike Ferris said. Ferris called the fire “one big monster.” “In Northern California alone, all their resources are committed, and they are having to go
Dave Miinch, fire captain with South Lake County, watches a fire burn on the north side of U.S. Highway 20 on Monday in Yolo County, Calif. Cooler weather helped crews build a buffer Monday between a raging Northern California wildfire and some of the thousands of homes it threatened as it tore through drought-withered vbrush that hadn’t burned in years. [HECTOR AMEZCUA/THE SACRAMENTO BEE VIA AP]
outside the geographic area to get resources, whether it’s aircraft or firefighters,” Ferris said. With more than 3,000 firefighters battling the smoky blaze and evacuees seeking shelter, motels were booked up for days within miles. Margot Simpson, a manager at the Red Cross evacuation centre set up at Middletown High School, said she hadn’t had any luck finding a room for a person in a wheelchair after searching four of the bigger nearby communities. “I started in the phone book at the top of the list, and I started going down and I got nothing.” Vicki Estrella, who has lived in the area for 22 years, stayed in the high school with her husband and their dog. “It’s amazing the way that thing spread,” Estrella said. “There was smoke 300 feet in the air.”
Many people not affected by the fires stepped up to help. Tabetha Atwood, the owner of Our Happy Tails Etc., a local doggy bakery, was helping to match frightened dogs with their owners at a command centre at the Moose Lodge in Clearlake Oaks that was serving as a community assistance centre. Atwood also had dog treats on hand for people who came by with their pets while other volunteers gave out pillows, apples and piles of French toast to people displaced by the fire. “These are our friends, our family and our neighbours,” she said. By Tuesday afternoon, with 15- to 20-mph winds coming from the northwest, the Moose Lodge itself was being threatened and the people there asked to leave. Layna Rivas of Clearlake Oaks tried to remain calm after checking the latest map showing the
wildfire’s overnight progress. It showed the artists’ haven she has spent the last five years building directly in the flames’ path. Rivas was thinking of her baby grand piano in a studio made out of straw bales. “Worst part is I can’t get in to see what’s been damaged or no,” she said. “My heart is heavy at the thought of my once epic view of the valley that had an array of life and colours now grey and lifeless.” Cooler weather Tuesday was helping crews build a buffer between the flames and some of the estimated 6,900 homes it threatens. Despite the fire’s growth, no additional homes were consumed outside the two dozen already destroyed. Crews have conducted controlled burns, setting fire to shrubs to rob the blaze of fuel and protect homes in a rural area
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of grasslands and steep hills. Nearly a week into the fight, fatigue has set in. “There were too many (spot fires) for us to pick up,” Battalion Chief Carl Schwettmann of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection told the San Francisco Chronicle. “With these drought-stricken fuels, it’s just moving at an extremely high rate of speed.” Clear Lake, which at 70 square miles is the largest natural lake entirely within California, is a popular spot for boaters and campers. Despite the proximity of the fire, no homes around the lake were considered at risk on Tuesday, fire officials said. President Barack Obama was briefed on the fire and has asked his aides to stay in close touch with California Gov. Jerry Brown and other local officials, the White House said.
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Southeast Asian nations want China to end its Deadly reclamation in disputed sea; Beijing adamant collapse of circus tent is probed EILEEN NG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Southeast Asian nations want China to stop land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea, a regional official said Tuesday, but China insisted it has a right to continue the activity. Le Luong Minh, secretary-general of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, said ASEAN foreign ministers expressed concerns in a meeting Tuesday over massive Chinese island-building activities that have escalated tensions in the area. China recently pledged to start substantive negotiations on a “code of conduct” with ASEAN governing behaviour in the resource-rich and busy waterways, but there is a gap between its pledge and the situation on the ground, Minh said. “We are calling for the termination of such activities, which are of concern to us, and eroding trust and confidence among the parties, and complicating the very process of negotiating” the code of conduct, Minh told The Associated Press. “In the face of the situation, it is even more urgent for ASEAN and China to early conclude the COC.” China, Taiwan and several ASEAN members — the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Brunei — have wrangled over ownership and control of the South China Sea in a conflict that has flared on and off for decades. Tensions rose last year when China began building artificial islands in the Spratly Islands, which the U.S. and Beijing’s rival claimant countries fear could impede freedom of navigation and overflights in a major transit area for the world’s oil and merchandise. The disputes have led to deadly confrontations between China and Vietnam, and Washington and governments in the region are concerned that greater military deployments increase the risk of miscalculations and acci-
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is surrounded by journalists at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Foreign Ministers Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday. [AP PHOTO]
dental clashes that could spiral out of control. Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said ASEAN ministers called for more self-restraint in handing the dispute. He told reporters the grouping is exploring the “possibility of putting in place preventive measures” to ensure that disagreements among claimants would not flare into a regional conflict. He declined to give details. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, however, said the activities were in Chinese territory and there should be no double standards on the issue, in reference to land reclamation work by other claimants. He said all parties should support China and ASEAN in speeding up negotiations for a code of conduct. “It’s not a constructive move to exercise double standards on the issue,” Wang told reporters on the sidelines of the ASEAN meetings. “China and ASEAN
are capable enough to work together to maintain the peace and stability in the South China Sea.” U.S. officials have said the amount of land reclaimed by Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and Taiwan in the disputed area over the last 45 years totals 40 hectares (100 acres), a fraction of the more than 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres) reclaimed by China in the last 18 months alone. Washington has said it will call for a halt to aggressive actions by China and other claimants to allow a diplomatic solution to the rift. Washington is not a party to the conflict but says a peaceful resolution of the problem and freedom of navigation are in the U.S. national interest. China rejects any U.S. involvement. Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Tuesday that Manila “fully supports and will proactively promote the call of the United States on the ’three
halts’ — a halt in reclamation, halt in construction and a halt in aggressive actions that could further heighten tensions.” But he stressed that Manila will not be bound by it unless other claimants agree to the same. ASEAN foreign ministers will meet their U.S., Chinese, Australia and several other foreign counterparts on Thursday in the ASEAN Regional Forum, an annual Asian security meeting. In Washington, U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Monday that Secretary of State John Kerry would tackle the territorial issues in Malaysia. “This is a forum in which critical security issues need to be brought up and discussed,” Toner told reporters, adding that the U.S. would view as “provocative” any moves to “significantly increase the physical size or functionality of disputed features, or to militarize them.”
LANCASTER, N.H. — It’s unclear why a circus that was warned about impending severe weather put on its planned show in a tent that ended up collapsing in a storm, killing a spectator and his 8-year-old daughter, the state fire marshal in New Hampshire said Tuesday. More than 30 others were taken to hospitals after the collapse Monday night at the Lancaster Fairgrounds. Fire Marshal Bill Degnan said it’s the responsibility of the circus operator to monitor the weather. The show began seven minutes after the National Weather Service issued a severe-thunderstorm warning. The storm blew through about 15 minutes after that, with about 100 people inside the tent. Degnan said the storm cut a track of about 800-1,600 metres that included downed trees while it approached the tent. The victims of the collapse were identified as 41-year-old Robert Young and his daughter Annabelle, of Vermont. An autopsy showed they died of blunt force trauma, Degnan said. The yellow-and red-striped tent was still on the ground Tuesday afternoon, away from the bleachers. Items were still strewn about, such as concession-type inflatable Sponge Bob figurines. Degnan said the operator, Florida-based Walker International Events, has been co-operating in the investigation. Walker’s president, John Caudill Jr., has a history of violations with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, primarily while operating another company, Walker Brothers Circus, Inc.