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Squamish brand schools Alberni City looks to another similar-sized coastal waterfront community for new, updated marketing ideas ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

With a rebranding process underway to determine the best approach for luring visitors and investment to Port Alberni, the city is looking to another waterfront community for direction.

The District of Squamish shares several things in common with Port Alberni: it has a population under 18,000, a wealth of recreational outdoor opportunities and a century of history rooted in forestry. But a major difference between the towns is an updated marketing plan that has been adopted by the community; Port Alberni is in the middle of an extensive search for its new promotional identity, while Squamish is watching the effects of a rebranding process that led to the “Hardwired for Adventure� tagline last year.

The brand replaces Squamish’s old slogan “The outdoor recreation capital of Canada.�

The new tagline references how outdoor recreation is served by the district’s natural and fabricated infrastructure, which includes the system of lakes and rivers as well as the Sea to Sky Highway from Vancouver and the fibre-optic cable running alongside it.

Since adopting the new brand,

Squamish has integrated it into a new website and municipal signs, and attention to the community has spread internationally — notably the New York Times’ listing Squamish among the top 52 places in the world to visit.

District of Squamish Mayor Patricia Heintzman advises against allowing a committee to determine a community’s marketing brand. “You want something that’s energetic and fresh and different,� she said. “If you try to please everybody you’re going to get the generic, and the failure of any brand is becoming generic.� “We looked very closely at what they did,� said Port Alberni’s economic development manager Pat Deakin. “You have to be really, really specific. One of the items that the Squamish team emphasized in their presentation to the council was they used the phrase ‘jettison the generic.’�

Deakin has drafted an interim report based in discussions with consultants, volunteer contributors and the 943 survey responses received this summer on what locals consider the top attractions in the Valley.

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Two men sit on a canoe while fishing on Petgill Lake near Squamish, B.C., on April 18. [DARRYL DYCK, THE CANADIAN PRESS]

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Volunteers reap fruit Gleaning Project KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

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Heather Shobe is happy to see that more fruit will be going to those who can use it rather than going to waste.

The future of the Alberni Valley Gleaning Project will likely see more than last year’s 10,000 pounds of fruit for the community to share each year. Shobe said it due to a collective group of community members, and now, financial support from the city.

As a member of the Alberni Valley Transition Towns Society, Shobe’s recent request for aid for the project was supported by council at Monday’s meeting.

Council agreed to grant $3,000 of community development money to help with the program’s operation, including equipment and coordination. “I am really thrilled,� Shobe said. “It is a program that makes sense to run and it is done through the community and so many stakeholders. I’m glad the city is taking a more active role.�

The project is based on volunteers who pick fruit from trees of residents that would either drop or otherwise go unused. Volunteers receive one-third of the collection, while one-third is kept by the property owner and the rest distributed to local charities.

Astrid Johnson snacks on produce picked for the Alberni Valley Fruit Gleaning program, a local initiave that collected almost 10,000 pounds of fruit from trees in Port Alberni last year. The city has agreed to support the program through the use of muncipal vehicles. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

In a letter to council, Michelle Cale, corps officer with the Salvation Army Alberni Valley, said the program makes a significant impact to those the organization serves. “Each month through our Food Bank, we open our doors to an average of 400 local families,� Cale wrote. “Due to the generousity of our community and partnerships we are able to assist with meeting not only nutritional needs but also

with other personal needs.�

Council also approved the use of a city truck for the program, provided a city worker operate it as a volunteer. The driver would assist with transportation of volunteers, equipment and fruit from sites.

Shobe hopes city workers endorse the program as volunteers to ensure long-term stability of the project. “I understand their constraints and appreciate they have made

that offer,� Shobe said. “We will take what we can get and it would be great if some city employees want to become volunteers.�

A bylaw enforcement officer will be trained through the conservation officer to ensure consistent messaging to the public. As well, the city will provide insurance coverage under the city’s umbrella policy.

A newcomer to Port Alberni attended Monday’s council meeting and was impressed with the program. “I can’t believe how much fruit there is in the Valley,� said Marcus Love, who recently relocated from Montreal. “It is a great opportunity for new people to feel like they have something to offer.�

In a similar movement, council supported Bear Smart BC with $1,000 to help cover costs of marketing and educational material.

Such information will be included in the September utility billing.

The two projects are compatible since the downed fruit is the main attractant for bears in residential neighbourhoods.

Shobe said she is grateful for the support. “It gives us a lot of energy and inspiration for the program in general,� she said. “It will absolutely provide a huge increase in our capacity for fruit yields next year.�

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Rainbow crosswalk plan follows Alberni pride event KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Colin Simister is on the road to creating change in the Valley.

As organizer of this year’s first Pride BBQ in July, Simister was inspired by its success so much that he wanted to go further to promote the rights of everyone in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Simister recently requested the city to consider implementing rainbow crosswalks along Third Avenue between Zellers and Argyle Street and between Char’s Landing and City Hall.

“I noticed there were some across the Island and I wanted to do something in town as a permanent statement, so that it wasn’t just once a year,” Simister said. “I want people to know that we are coming out and staying out.”

Council voted in favour of getting a report on the suggestion and will have the Public Works department determine a cost. Following that, council will vote to decide whether the painted crosswalks will materialize or not.

“I absolutely support the concept and I think it would be a fantastic addition to the uptown area and perfectly placed in the Rotary Arts District,” said councillor Sharie Minions.

Further to the momentum gained from his Pride event, Simister was asked by Minions to join the Youth Advisory Committee.

“I hope to bring the LGBT

Trucks theft case on hold Third co-accused to appear in 2 weeks; Man convicted after caught with meth Criminal proceedings against 26-year-old Sheldon J. Johanson have been adjourned until Aug. 26 in Port Alberni provincial court.

Johanson is charged with multiple counts of motor vehicle theft, possession of stolen property, breaking and entering, fleeing a peace officer and arson, in connection with a rash of truck thefts earlier this year.

Johanson was arrested in May and accused along with 20-yearold Craig Hannon and 36-year-old Jeremy Morgan in the truck theft spree. Hannon and Morgan pleaded guilty to charges last week.

Johanson appeared in court via CCTV and asked to postpone his case so he can consult with his lawyer.

ro said. “He’s lost everything.”

Benedetti was suffering from “untreated depression,” that led him to leave his marriage and turn to illegal drugs.

He had difficulty obeying court orders to avoid Port Alberni where he had grown up and lived his entire life, the defence lawyer noted.

“Your case is a sad one,” said Judge Ronald Lamperson. “It’s not very often we see someone who makes it to 50 without any criminal history and then all of a sudden starts accumulating criminal convictions.

“You’ll be back unless you deal with those issues,” said the judge, noting Benedetti’s depression and drug addiction.

He was sentenced to 150 days in jail, with credit for 52 days for time served.

Man found with meth in ‘sad’ case

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A 52-year-old man with no prior criminal record was sentenced to 98 days in jail after he was found with methamphetamine.

Port Alberni RCMP arrested Stephen B. Benedetti on a warrant in December 2013. After searching his van, police found 7.8 grams of methamphetamine, and a “small amount” of marijuana, said Crown prosecutor Sheila Simpson. Police initially charged Benedetti with possession for the purposes of drug trafficking but the Crown reduced the charge to personal possession.

Benedetti, who appeared in Port Alberni provincial court via CCTV, was also convicted of breaching court orders, including an order to stay away from Port Alberni.

Defence lawyer Michael Munro said Benedetti had lived his entire life “crime free,” had a lengthy marriage and adult children.

“Just about three years ago things went off the rails,” Mun-

William R. Friesen pleaded guilty to dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

Friesen was ejected from the vehicle when he crashed on the Pacific Rim Highway in August 2014, suffering a fractured ankle and lacerations. There were no other vehicles involved in the crash.

“It appears he was actually airborne and driving incredibly quickly,” said Crown prosecutor Adam Flanders. Friesen was driving 140 kilometres per hour “and accelerating,” Flanders added.

The 21-year-old was fined $1,000 with a $300 victim surcharge fee, and prohibited from driving for one year.

“Sounds like you’re lucky to be alive and have reason to drive a little more slowly in the future,” said Judge Lamperson.

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Canada’s first rainbow-coloured crosswalk, at the corner of Davie and Bute Streets in Vancouver, was unveiled on July 30, 2013, just before pride celebrations. [Wikimedia Commons photo]

aspect into the community and I want there to be things in the Valley for youth to do because there wasn’t a lot for me growing up,” Simister said.

“I hope (the city) is on the side of change.”

“I want people to know that we are coming out and staying out.”

Colin Simister, organizer of Port Alberni Pride

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Consistency in message essential REBRANDING, from page 1

So far the greatest interest appears to be in the area’s lakes, rivers and Inlet.

“Outdoor activities, outdoor recreation – it’s a guideline of something for us to think about – but there’s all this other stuff for us to take into consideration,” said Deakin, adding that industrial reliance on water should be considered in the rebranding. “If we do go to water orientation, somehow or other we’ll be folding that abundance of water for industrial purposes in because Catalyst’s water licence is for way more volume than they require.”

Squamish also looked to the public for promotional direction, resulting in 1,143 survey responses on how locals and visitors perceived the area.

Heintzman found that the ninemonth rebranding exercise sparked valuable discussion amongst residents.

“The community was thirsting to figure out how to re-articulate a different story about Squamish, one that’s more relevant for today and into the future,” she said. “We’re not dominated by the forest industry as we were, we had just come out of the Olympics and I think we saw this opportunity to engage the community in this conversation.”

Port Alberni’s rebranding replaces the widely forgotten “Bear Tracks and Lumber Jacks” slogan contracted eight years ago to market the community.

As was the case in Squamish, a team of volunteer contribu-

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tors are pushing the initiative forward, including representation from the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce. Alberni Valley Tourism, which promotes the community outside the Valley with funding from

local hotels, was invited to be part of the branding team, but has yet to play an active role in the initiative.

Heintzman noted that consistency in tourism messaging is essential, and Tourism Squamish as well as public libraries have adopted the new brand.

“We opened it up to say we want everyone in the community, businesses, organizations, to embrace this image and run with it,” she said. “Together we can send that message out thousands of times.”

A final report on the city’s rebranding initiative is expected in October.

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Branding solution lies with residents W hat drove a city in the past might not serve the public to the same extent in

the future.

This crucial fact cannot be ignored as Port Alberni undergoes an extensive quest this year to find the optimal approach to promoting itself.

The end goal is a marketing strategy anchored by a new brand to lure more tourists and spark investment.

The process is long overdue as Bear Tracks and Lumberjacks, which was Port Alberni’s last swing at a promotional tagline, has long faded into irrelevance.

Commissioned by the city, chamber of commerce and Alberni Valley Tourism in 2007, the moronic slogan was created

by Redbird Communications from Victoria. Stereotypical in

its associations and impotent within the Valley as well as outside of the community, it’s now clear we need something very different to better guide this ship forward.

The city has so far followed the lead of the District of Squamish, another British Columbian waterfront community with a similar population size and a plethora of outdoor activities available, including gathering hundreds of responses from a public survey on Alberni’s top attractions and hang outs. The 943 competed surveys point to the value of the Alberni Inlet as well as local lakes and rivers to attract visitors – something which will come as no surprise to many residents.

Like Port Alberni, Squamish has a logging heritage that’s more than a century old, but

as communities across Canada found found in recent years, the forestry industry isn’t what it used to be. This is painfully apparent locally as one observes the vessels frequently packed with raw logs at our harbour. While Alberni sawmills are operating with a small portion of their former workforce, these locally harvested resources are headed oversees to be manufactured in Asian facilities. And this trend has grown nearly tenfold over the last decade to the 783,381 tonnes of raw logs shipped from Port Alberni last year – compared to just 76,854 tonnes of manufactured lumber loaded onto the vessels.

Industry experts believe that curbing the practice would kill forestry in the area for good, but that doesn’t help the fact

that with just 315 employees the Catalyst Paper mill is running with a fraction of the over 2,500 jobs once provided at the facility under its former MacMillan Bloedel ownership.

Beyond the logging heritage, while drawing comparisons between the communities Squamish has some key differences with Port Alberni. The median age is 36.8 – nearly 10 years younger than Alberni’s result in the last national census. Squamish’s population has grown by approximately 7,000 since 1986 while Port Alberni remained relatively unchanged over the same period of time.

The mainland community now boasts the $22-million Sea to Sky Gondola, providing views from 3,000 feet above sea level. But possibly most importantly Squamish is just

a one-hour drive north of Vancouver, Canada’s third largest metropolitan area.

Most of these are qualities Alberni residents would welcome as beneficial to the community’s future. The good news is the Valley already holds a wealth of assets, as most residents who regularly enjoy the beauty of the area would attest to.

The next step is finding the best way to tell the rest of the world what is already clear around the Alberni Inlet’s glowing waters. The best approach to doing this lies with those who most intimately understand the community’s assets, not a consultant based elsewhere working from a large cheque.

pension, at age 55, plus a 50 per cent severence of annual sessional indemnity. I don’t know what that means either.

Take our recently retired James Lunney, severance of almost $84,000. An annual pension of almost $77,000, for doing what?

Ask the private companies if they can afford to pay out this kind of money, if they would agree to this kind of money.

How long would they stay in business?

But as taxpayers we are supposed to just buck up and pay more taxes to fit their lifestyle.

I say enough gouging.

Private companies that do this type of thing, don’t care about employees, they only care about how to line their own pockets . . . i.e . . . Target paid the outgoing CEO in Canada $61 million . . .to fail . . . and 17,500 employees, a total of $57 million.

When does this end? Who is saying you can have all this money? It sure isn’t the people

paying their inflated wallets.

And at the same time they want to extend old age pension to 67 . . . to help save money.

Really!

I’ve got an idea...take it out of your ridiculous severences and pensions. I’m sure that’s a good start.

We as Canadians deserve better, we should not be feeding the wolf, try feeding the chickens and earn respect instead of our cash.

I got upset with all of this, with the CEO of BC Ferries, stupid money, as well as our last inept council voting themselves their own raise. And yes I remember each one of you who voted for it.

Maybe I have too much time on my hands, but I don’t. I am just totally disgusted with how easy it is for the government to continue to take our money . . . over . . . and over . . . and . . . over.

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Ideas about keeping Mars bomber on wildfire attack fleet I had a thought about improving the Mars delivery of water and firefighting gel to fire stricken areas of B.C. Both the Hercules and Mars planes have been tested with J.A.T.O. Rockets in the past for quicker lift-off times. Problem is, J.A.T.O. Rockets are expensive, possibly dangerous to the lake or body of water, i.e. pollution. J.A.T.O. are live Rockets with the danger of exploding.

I was thinking about using free energy like the recoil from the Airhog toy planes and vehicles. People are using jet packs powered by water thrust to achieve short flights above the water surface.

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Eight of our non-returning MP’S have decided not to run for re-election, maybe good maybe bad, who knows. But it is going to cost tax payers about $800,000.00 . . . in severance . . . because they have decided not to seek re-election.

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Valley Visions optometrist Dr. Shaun Golemba opened his practice in Port Alberni ten years ago and since then has enjoyed success in both his personal and professional lives. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

in an excellent academic environment. Initially he had planned to start his profession in Calgary, but by chance, landed in BC. While in Vancouver in February 2001 for a continuing education seminar, he saw an advertisement for a practice seeking an associate. What he thought was a Vancouver listing was actually a misprint and it was one in Victoria. With his ferry paid for by the owner, he was offered the position and returned to Victoria that August.

When he returned to complete the Spring semester in Waterloo, another twist of fate led Shaun to meet his future wife, Shannon. He went door to door to advise everyone of a party he was hosting and it turned out she was his neighbor in the same apartment complex.

“She answered the door, and that’s how we met,” Shaun said.

Shannon remained in Waterloo for one year to complete her teacher’s training, while Shaun moved to BC. They spent the time travelling back and forth every two months and that August he proposed. In 2003, the two got married in Victoria.

Little did they know, another change was in store.

The day after the couple discussed future plans and

the need to make decisions, Shaun discovered Roland Stickle’s optometry practice was for sale in Port Alberni.

“I didn’t understand why no one had purchased it,” Shaun said. “I liked the idea of the low housing costs, the sports fields, new hospital and the practice itself was four times the size of the one I was working at in Victoria. It seemed like a great opportunity.”

So, in 2005, he purchased the practice and Shannon was immediately offered a job with the school district.

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Texas, where he gained topnotch experience.

“It is a four-storey opthalmology surgical centre and it was an amazing experience,” Shaun said.

He was able to work with people of all walks of life and those affected with varying diseases.

It was when Shaun was diagnosed as nearsighted at age four that he became interested in the field.

“My mom, who is very outgoing, was curious why I wasn’t waving back at her at swimming lessons,” he said.

“She thought I was ignoring her.”

During his eye exams, Shaun was fascinated by the tests, lights and instruments, and since he enjoyed math and science, it was a natural career goal. Although he was told that very few students are accepted to post-secondary institutions and was advised to think of an alternative, Shaun was successful. He was one of three students to have his university fees paid by the Saskatchewan government, which was based on academics, interviews and a written essay.

For Shaun, university life was a memorable experience, where he was able to meet a broad spectrum of people and pursue his goal

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haun Golemba recently celebrated 10 years of his arrival in Port Alberni and the ownership of his optometry clinic. He has seen and accomplished a lot in that time, both personally and professionally.

Hailing from a small farming community in Saskatchewan, Shaun spent time exploring a bit of the country before heading west.

Born in Moosejaw, he and his family moved to Regina when he was two years old.

At 12, another move took the family to the small community of Ituna, where he spent his formative years.

The move came from Shaun’s father’s decision to take a break from the corporate life and his work with the CBC. His father opened a small electronics store while his mother, a nurse, worked at the hospital, as well as a nursing home.

Shaun was optimistic at first about living in the small town of 750 residents.

He attended a school with a graduation class of 20 students and was provided with a hands-on educational experience.

With a low student to teacher ratio, he excelled in academics as well as sports.

“In Saskatoon it was difficult for teachers to get positions so a lot of young people moved to small towns,” Shaun said. “They came with experience and education in coaching so we had good sports teams and everyone could participate in all sports.”

As defensive captain on the football team, Shaun participated in the provincial finals two years in a row. He also played volleyball, badminton and curled.

“I was probably the only kid in Saskatchewan who didn’t play hockey,” he said.

It wasn’t until he came to Port Alberni that he picked up that sport.

He also developed a strong work ethic at a young age by doing chores on the farm and taking odd jobs as soon as the family arrived in Ituna.

In high school, Shaun was given the Governor General’s Award but by Grade 12 he was ready to leave the small town. The day after graduation, he moved to Lake Diefenbaker to take a summer position as caretaker at the cottages. From there, he attended the University of Regina to complete a double degree in biology and biochemistry.

“I knew from a young age that I wanted to go into optometry and those were the prerequisites,” he said.

“After my third year I went to optometry school at the University of Waterloo for four years.”

Part of his studies were spent at the largest practice in the United States, the Houston Eye Associates in

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Since then the family has been enjoying the Valley by spending time outdoors hiking, swimming, surfing and snowboarding. They also like to include the occasional vacation in their plans. As an avid bike-to-work commuter, Shaun also recently purchased a sport motorcycle and finds it a fun way to explore the mountains.

He said he takes pride in his practice, appreciates his staff and that his co-workers enjoy a close-knit working environment where they have come to feel like family.

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Food-conditioned bear to be destroyed in Ucluelet “If (bears) have gotten a reward out of a garbage can, even that visual of a garbage can, whether you keep food in it or not, it’s going to look in there because it got food there once.”

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By failing to secure our garbage, and failing to report our sightings, we have failed to protect a bear’s life.

The BC Conservation Officer Service (CO) set up a bear trap in Ucluelet last week and the black bear being targeted will be destroyed because it has become addicted to human garbage, according to Conservation Officer Steve Ackles.

Ackles told the Westerly the bear has been allowed to feed on unsecured garbage for too long for relocation to be an option.

“If a bear has gotten that conditioned and habituated behaviour, that’s not a candidate for relocation,” he said.

“The bear’s behaviour has become that to where it’s become protective of human food sources and it’s breaking into secured structures to get at garbage.”

He said recent reports suggest the bear has broken into a vehicle, as well as a shed, in search of garbage and was also seen walking near the Co-op grocery store showing no fear of humans.

“My experience tells me it’s been going on for a long time,” he said of the bear’s habituated behaviour.

“A wild bear doesn’t just show up in town and start breaking into sheds for garbage. It’s a learned behaviour and it’s due to having gotten rewards out of garbage cans.”

Ackles suggested proactive measures could have been taken to save the bear’s life if the CO had found out about its behaviour early enough but locals did not report their sightings until it was too late.

“People don’t call us until it’s too late and then we have no choice other than to trap it and take it out of the population, which means destroy it,” he said.

“I’ve seen it time and time again in those interface areas where we educate people and the bear will just simply go back to natural food

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sources, but if we don’t have that time it’s too late and it gets frustrating...If that behaviour lasts more than a month, it’s like an addiction to methamphetamines; the bear is not going to go back to feeding on natural food sources.”

He urges anyone who spots a bear in town to contact the CO at 1-877-952-7277.

“If we can get ahead of it, and people do the right thing, we can save the bear,” he said.

“By not getting those phone calls and reports of a bear being sighted or getting into garbage or a compost or a bird feeder, it gives the bear no chance.”

Ackles acknowledged some people hesitate to call the CO but said this hesitation is misguided.

“People think we’re just going to show up and destroy the bear,” he said.

“People don’t realize the amount of time and effort we put into educating and trying to get those attractants put away to get that bear off the non-natural attractants.”

Locals must keep attractants secured and garbage bins out of sight.

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ual of a garbage can, whether you keep food in it or not, it’s going to look in there because it got food there once,” Ackles said. “They’re very smart animals.”

Ackles was in Ucluelet last week and was frustrated by the amount of unsecured attractants and visible garbage bins he saw.

“I wasn’t really impressed with people’s attractant management,” he said “I don’t know what the motivation is, whether it’s being lazy, forgetful, or they just don’t care but apparently they do care when a bear’s put down because you see it all over the media.”

He noted locals can hardly use ignorance as an excuse for leaving attractants out.

“The messaging goes out all the time, every year, and it’s frustrating for us,” he said. “You can’t tell me by now, in Ucluelet, people don’t know the right thing to do about attractants.”

He suggested any anger directed at the CO whenever a bear is destroyed should really be directed at those who aren’t managing their attractants properly.

“I don’t know a CO that hasn’t given 110 per cent throughout their career to save the bears,” Ackles said. “Unfortunately we have to put bears down at times, and it’s not a fun thing to do. It’s not something I ever want to do again.”

He added bears are commonplace around Ucluelet and most don’t cause concern.

“If there’s a bear there that, when it sees people, runs away and it’s not getting into garbage... if there’s never any aggressive or threatening behaviour, we’re not going to respond to that. You live in bear country and that’s just part of life,” he said.

“But once the bear starts becoming conditioned to human food sources and habituated to people being near them, and desensitized, that’s when their behaviour changes.”

Ucluelet’s garbage collection bylaw—No. 960, 2004—stipulates that garbage bins must be placed at the curb “no earlier than 5 a.m. and no later than 8 a.m. on the regularly scheduled day for collection.”

The fine for improperly storing garbage is $50 for the first offence and $100 for any subsequent offences.

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The Long Beach Airport is soaring to new heights with new lights as a $1.27 million upgrade is on its way thanks to the B.C. Air Access Program.

The money will be spent on runway lighting and the funding announcement was made at a special presentation held at the airport on Aug. 5.

Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne spoke at the presentation and made her audience hip to the airport’s history.

“Try as we might, we cannot predict the future and I wonder if the decision-makers of the 1940s had any idea that what was built as a military airport would become a critical piece of transportation infrastructure in a thriving regional economy some 75 years later,” she said.

“It’s a historical irony that an airport built to defend our shores from enemies is now a gateway to welcome people from all over the world. The airport, although hastily built during WWII and initially only used for a decade or so as a military base, provided ‘good bones’ for the way we use it today.”

She said the airport is the fastest way to get people and goods to and from the West Coast and serves as the only access point for emergency response teams and air ambulances.

“It’s perhaps a bit of geographical irony that the flattest land between Tofino and Ucluelet is also the foggiest, and today we live with the decision made 75 years ago to locate the airport here, which has presented some significant issues, especially with respect to safety,” she said.

“The ACRD has worked hard to improve the airport since acquiring it from the federal government in 2000, but it takes many partners to realize a successful airport.”

She touted the efforts made by Tofino, Ucluelet and the surrounding First Nations and also thanked the local business communities

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Josie Osborne, Tofino mayor

and residents.

She added the Federal Government and Parks Canada have been key players as well.

“I am so pleased to have the Province of British Columbia as one of these partners, and on behalf of the Regional District, I’d like to express a sincere thank you for your significant investment in the safety of our airport, and in our region’s economy,” she said.

“Please let me also express sincere appreciation to the (Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District’s) remarkable staff which has been working incredibly hard on the operations of both the ACRD’s airports, and on a myriad of funding applications in the past months.”

The province was represented at the event by West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA Jordan Sturdy who spoke on behalf of Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone.

“Tofino, Ucluelet, Long Beach and the surrounding area are all known for their world class tourism attractions and experiences,” Sturdy said.

“Adding runway lighting will allow the airport to expand its services, especially with the expected increases in tourists visiting the area, and driving those tourists visits and ultimately encouraging further economic growth in the region.”

He said the province plans to invest $24 million into BC’s airports over the next three years through the BC Air Access Program.

“Aviation is critical to the BC economy, supporting jobs, enabling investment, facilitating travel, tourism and trade within the province, within Canada, and internationally,” he said.

“It’s important to industry including oil and gas, including mining, including forestry, and I always include tourism as one of those industries that is key to this province.”

Ucluelet Mayor Dianne St. Jacques expressed huge gratitude to the province.

“This is such an exciting day and we can’t thank the province enough. We appreciate so much that you’re willing to invest in us out here on the West Coast and in our region. It makes a world of difference,” she said.

“We’ve all been working so hard to get this for so many years . . . it affects our economy, it affects our health of the region and it’s just wonderful.”

The Wickaninnish Inn’s managing director Charles McDiarmid served as the presentation’s MC and said the airport has come a long way since the Inn’s early days when he would look to Cox Point to gauge whether planes could land.

“It’s great to see the airport achieving its potential,” he said.

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Port Alberni has a teenager to watch as he vies for the men’s novice log rolling championships at the Fall Fair next month.

Three local youth have been spending much of their summer vacation training for and participating in the provincial logger sports circuit.

Kenji Boyko, 14. won first place in the log rolling event at the largest competition in Squamish over the August long weekend.

He also took first place in Campbell River a week earlier.

Kenji’s cousin, and training partner, Nathan Krein, 19, came a close second as they competed against each other in the same event in Campbell River. It was the best two of three tries with Kenji taking the first, Nathan the second and then Kenji squeaking in the lead for the overall win. He was also the overall men’s novice winner.

“He is burning up the circuit pretty good,” said Kenji’s father Mike Boyko.

“He will be the one to beat.”

The audience in Squamish was large, with a crowd of about two to three thousand spectators, and a pool of about 30 athletes.

Mike said Kenji kept his cool despite nerves.

“He is hard to read because he keeps quiet,” Mike said. “ You don’t know if he’s burning up inside but he looks cool and calm on the outside. He did very well for 14.”

Kenji also took part in axe throwing for the first time in Squamish, while it was Nathan’s second year of the event. Each year, they try to add a new event to the line-up.

Kenji and Nathan both grew up in a family of logger sports competitors, with grandfather Alan Boyko being instrumental in promoting the sport.

Mike, as well as sisters Janice and Brenda, all participate in the age-old event.

Kenji’s cousin, Amanda, age 10, also competed in the novice category.

“The earlier you start, the better,” Mike said. “I started when I was seven and keep saying I’ll retire.”

Kenji’s training ground is right in his backyard with a custom-built portable pond, axe throwing target and stations for each

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Parksville MLA wins 100-metre gold medal and 200-metre wheelchair races.

She defended her 200 gold medal in London in 2012 but settled for silver in the 100. She’s also a three-time world champion.

Huot has nine Paralympic gold medals along with five silver and five bronze.

Stilwell, a cabinet minister in B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s Liberal government, raced to gold in the 100-metre T52 event in 19.58 seconds, edging Americans Kerry Morgan and Cassie Mitchell.

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TORONTO — Veteran Canadian Paralympians Michelle Stilwell and Benoit Huot added Parapan Am gold to their already glittering medal collections on Tuesday.

Wheelchair racer Stilwell won the 100-metre T52 race while star swimmer Hout led a Canadian sweep in the men’s 400-metre freestyle S10 class. The two are among Canada’s most decorated para-athletes.

At the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney, Stilwell was part of Canada’s gold-medal winning wheelchair basketball team. Eight years later in Beijing, she won gold in both the 100-

Kenji Boyko competed in the men’s log rolling competition in Squamish last weekend and won first place. [PHOTO SUBMITTED]

“[Kenji] is burning up the circuit pretty good. He will be the one to beat.

He is hard to read because he keeps quiet.”

Mike Boyko, Kenji Boyko’s father

event. Krein lives next door and the two practice regularly to keep up their training.

Mike said the sport is always looking for more children to join so they can start learning early.

He said years ago, when the forest industry was booming in communities

like Gold River and Woss Lake, the competitions were larger, but over the years have died out. He does not want to see the sport disappear.

“Log rolling takes a lot of strategy,” Mike said. “Big men can do really well with their power, but it can backfire on them. For me, being light, my strategy was to be like a fly on a log. I am teaching Kenji that now.”

The future looks encouraging for the family, with talk of taking the three youth to the World Championships in Wisconsin State three years from now.

“I had the opportunity to go in Phoenix and didn’t and now regret it,” Mike

said. “It’s a big deal down there.”

The logger sports take place on the Sunday afternoon of the Fall Fair’s annual weekend beginning Sept. 10.

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T—2:29. A—25,661 (47,574) at Seattle.

BLUE JAYS 10, ATHLETICS 3 Oakland ab r h bi Toronto ab r h bi Burns cf 4 0 1 0 Tulowitzki ss 3 1 1 0 Lawrie 2b 4 0 0 0 Donaldson 3b 4 2 2 2 Reddick rf 4 0 1 0 Bautista rf 4 1 2 0 Valencia 3b 3 2 1 1 Colabello dh 4 2 2 4 Vogt c 2 0 1 0 Martin c 4 1 1 1 Phegley ph 1 0 1 0 Smoak 1b 4 1 1 3 Butler dh 4 1 1 0 Pillar cf 4 0 1 0 Canha 1b 4 0 3 1 Goins 2b 3 1 0 0 Sogard ss 4 0 0 1 Revere lf 4 1 1 0 Fuld lf 3 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 9 3 Totals 34 10 1110 Oakland 020 100 000 —3 Toronto 370 000 00x —10

LOB—Oakland 4, Toronto 4. DP—Toronto 3. 2B—Canha 2 (13), Bautista (21), Pillar (21), Vogt (17), Revere (1). HR—Colabello (11); Smoak (11). Valencia (10).

Oakland Brooks Doubront Toronto Dickey Schultz Hendriks Loup

IP 1 2-3 6 1-3 6 1 1 1

H R ER BB 6 8 8 2 5 2 2 1 6 1 1 1

3 0 0 0

3 0 0 0

2 0 0 0

SO 2 0 4 1 1 2

T—2:39. A—44,597 (49,282). at Toronto.

INDIANS 2, YANKEES 1 NY Yankees ab Gardner cf 3 Headley 3b 2 Rodriguez dh 4 Teixeira 1b 4 McCann c 4 Murphy pr 0 Beltran rf 3 Gregorius ss 4 Young lf 2 Drew 2b 3 Totals 29 N.Y. Yankees Cleveland

r 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

h bi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 010 000

5 1 1 0 0

2 2 1 0 0

2 2 1 0 0

1 1 0 1 0

6 1 0 3 0

T—3:29. A—24,863 (47,574) at Seattle.

INTERLEAGUE MARLINS 14, RED SOX 6 Boston ab r h bi Miami ab r h bi Betts cf 5 0 0 0 Gordon 2b 4 2 3 2 Holt 2b 3 2 2 1 Prado 3b 5 1 2 1 Bogaerts ss 5 1 2 1 Dietrich lf 5 1 1 1 Ortiz 1b 3 2 3 3 Bour 1b 4 1 1 0 Shaw 1b 1 0 0 0 Gillespie cf 4 3 3 0 Castillo rf 4 0 1 0 Realmuto c 5 3 3 6 Sandoval 3b 2 0 0 0 Ellington p 0 0 0 0 Swihart c 4 0 1 0 Suzuki rf 5 2 2 3 Bradley Jr. lf 4 1 1 0 Hechavarria ss 4 1 2 1 Rodriguez sp 2 0 0 0 Conley sp 2 0 0 0 Cook p 0 0 0 0 Barraclough p 0 0 0 0 Ross Jr. p 0 0 0 0 McGehee ph 1 0 0 0 Layne p 0 0 0 0 Narveson p 1 0 0 0 De Aza ph 1 0 1 0 Telis c 0 0 0 0 7RWDOV 7RWDOV

Boston 010 120 200 — 6 Miami 130 0010 00x —14

LOB—Miami 5, Boston 7. DP—Miami 3. 2B—Bogaerts (25), De Aza (12), Gillespie (9). 3B—Realmuto (6), Suzuki (5). HR—Gordon (2); Realmuto (7). Ortiz (25). SB—Gordon (35), Hechavarria (6).

S—Gordon, Rodriguez.

Boston IP H Rodriguez L, 6-5 5 9 Cook 1-3 4 Ross Jr. 1 2-3 4 Layne 1 0 Miami Conley 4 2-3 8 Barraclough W, 1-0 1 1-31 Narveson 2 1 Ellington 1 1

R ER BB 8 8 1 4 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0

4 0 2 0

SO 2 1 3 2

1 2 1 1

3 4 3 2

T—3:07. A—26,041 (37,442) at Miami.

EAST DIVISION

N.Y. Mets Washington Atlanta Miami Philadelphia

Seattle Walker 6 Wilhelmsen H, 6 1 1-3 Beimel BS, 2 0 Smith 1 2-3 Rodney W, 5-4 1

Cleveland Ramirez 2b Lindor ss Johnson 1b Santana dh Sands rf Urshela 3b Almonte cf Perez c Aviles lf

ab 3 2 4 4 4 3 4 3 3

r 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

h bi 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0

Totals 30 210 2 000 000 —1 011 00x —2

LOB—Cleveland 9, N.Y. Yankees 6. DP— N.Y. Yankees 2. Cleveland 2. 2B—Beltran

N.Y. Yankees IP H R ER BB Sabathia L, 4-9 6 9 2 2 2 Shreve 1 1 0 0 0 Goody 1 0 0 0 1 Cleveland Salazar W, 10-6 7 1-3 4 1 1 5 Allen S, 23 1 2-3 0 0 0 0

SO 2 1 1 8 3

T—2:54. A—18,844 (36,856) at Cleveland.

TWINS 11, RANGERS 1 Texas ab r h bi Deshields cf 4 1 1 0 Choo rf 3 0 2 0 Fielder dh 3 0 1 1 Napoli ph 1 0 0 0 Beltre 3b 3 0 1 0 Hamilton lf 0 0 0 0 Rosales 3b 1 0 0 0 Moreland 1b 4 0 0 0 Andrus ss 3 0 0 0 Odor 2b 3 0 0 0 Wilson c 3 0 0 0 Strausborger lf 3 0 0 0 7RWDOV

Texas 000 Minnesota 103

Minnesota Hicks cf Dozier 2b Escobar 2b Mauer 1b Sano dh Plouffe 3b Hunter rf Robinson rf Rosario lf Suzuki c Nunez ss

ab 5 4 0 5 3 5 4 1 5 5 5

r 4 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1

h bi 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0

7RWDOV

001 000 — 1 340 00x —11

LOB—Texas 4, Minnesota 10. 2B— Dozier 2 (31), Choo (22), Deshields (15).

HR—Hicks (7); Sano (7). SF—Sano.

Texas Martinez Bass Freeman Minnesota Pelfrey Achter

IP H R ER BB 3 2-3 11 7 4 0 3 6 4 4 2 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 7 2

4 1

1 0

1 0

SO 4 2 2

1 0

4 2

T—2:53. A—30,683 (39,021).at Minneapolis.

LATE TUESDAY MARINE56 25,2/(6

Baltimore Machado 3b Parra rf Jones cf Davis 1b Wieters c Joseph c Schoop 2b Paredes dh Hardy ss Reimold lf

ab 5 4 5 4 2 2 4 3 3 4

r 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

h bi 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Seattle ab r h bi Jackson cf 6 0 2 1 Seager 3b 3 0 0 1 Cruz rf 3 1 1 1 Marte ss 1 0 0 0 Gutierrez ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Cano 2b 4 1 3 0 Smith lf-rf 4 1 2 0 Montero ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Trumbo dh 4 1 1 3 Morrison 1b-rf 5 1 1 0 Miller ss-lf 4 1 3 0 Zunino c 3 0 0 0 7RWDOV 7RWDOV

%DOWLPRUH

³ Seattle 410 000 000 1 —6

E—Hardy, Machado. LOB—Seattle 13, Baltimore 5. 2B—Miller (18), Morrison (10), Parra (2). HR—Cruz (34); Trumbo (5). Jones (19); Davis (31). S—Hardy, Zunino. SF—Seager.

Baltimore IP Tillman 2 1-3 Matusz 2 1-3 Givens 1 1-3 Brach 1 2-3 McFarland L,0-2 1 1-3 2¡'D\

HOROSCOPE

by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might experience a certain amount of discomfort when dealing with today’s events. You could be holding back on pursuing a longterm desire involving a loved one. You’ll need to get past what a certain situation is demanding. Give 100 percent. Tonight: Spice up the night.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Your vision of what you want on the homefront will allow greater give-and-take with a roommate. At first, your desires could be different. However, once you start discussing each of your perspectives, you eventually will find some common ground. Tonight: Happy at home.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Take charge of a situation that seems to be heading in a direction you don’t like. You have the power to handle this matter and turn it around. A discussion in your professional life could become quite emotional.

Remember to voice your feelings; they count. Tonight: Hang out.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Be aware of what needs to happen between you and someone else in order to make peace. Financial matters could prove to be more important than you originally had thought. Be willing to listen to others’ thoughts. Discussion is a must. Tonight: Run errands before heading home.

H 8 1 1 0 3

R ER BB SO 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0

ASTROS 2, GIANTS 0 Houston ab r h bi Altuve 2b 3 0 0 0 Tucker rf-lf 3 0 1 0 Correa ss 4 0 1 0 Lowrie 3b 4 1 1 1 Rasmus cf 3 1 1 1 Gattis lf 3 0 0 0 Perez p 0 0 0 0 Harris p 0 0 0 0 Neshek p 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez ph-1b1 0 0 0 Valbuena 1b 2 0 0 0 Carter ph 0 0 0 0 Gregerson p 0 0 0 0 Castro c 3 0 0 0 Feldman sp 2 0 1 0 Gomez ph 1 0 0 0 Marisnick rf 0 0 0 0 7RWDOV

Houston 000 San Francisco 000

San Fran Aoki lf Maxwell lf Duffy 3b Posey c Pence rf Belt 1b Crawford ss Blanco cf Adrianza 2b Lopez p Romo p Heston sp Osich p Kontos p Tomlinson 2b

ab 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1

r 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

h bi 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7RWDOV

000 110 —2 000 000 —0

LOB—Houston 6, San Francisco 5.

DP—Houston 1. San Francisco 2. 2B— Crawford (24), Blanco (16). HR—Lowrie (5); Rasmus (15). SB—Belt (6).

Houston IP Feldman W, 5-5 6 Perez H, 1 2-3 Harris H, 6 1-3 Neshek H, 25 1 Gregerson S, 23 1 San Francisco Heston L, 11-7 6 1-3 Osich 0 Kontos 1 1-3 Lopez 1 Romo 1-3

H R ER BB 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0

1 0 1 0 0

1 0 1 0 0

SO 4 1 0 2 1

4 1 0 1 0

4 0 0 2 0

T—2:54. A—41,967 (41,915) at San Francisco, Calif.

RAYS 9, BRAVES 6 Atlanta ab r Bourn lf 5 0 Maybin cf 4 0 Markakis rf 4 0 Pierzynski c 4 1 Garcia 3b 4 1 Peterson 2b 3 0 Swisher dh 2 0 Perez pr-dh 1 1 Terdoslavich 1b3 2 Ciriaco ss 3 1

h bi 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 4

Tampa Bay ab Jaso dh 3 Shaffer ph-dh 2 Sizemore lf-rf 5 Longoria 3b 5 Loney 1b 4 Beckham pr-2b 1 Forsythe 2b-1b 3 Cabrera ss 4 Nava rf 1 Guyer ph-rf 2 Kiermaier cf 3 Casali c 4 7RWDOV 7RWDOV

Atlanta 030 010 200 Tampa Bay 010 011 60x

r h bi 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 3

—6 —9

E—Marksberry. LOB—Atlanta 4, Tampa Bay 7. DP—Tampa Bay 1. 2B—Terdoslavich 2 (3), Maybin (15), Guyer (12), Jaso (10), Loney (9), Sizemore (4).

HR—Sizemore (6); Casali (8). Ciriaco (1). SB—Kiermaier (12). SF—Forsythe, Ciriaco.

Atlanta IP Wisler 5 McKirahan H, 3 2-3 Aardsma H, 5 1-3 Marksberry L, 0-1 2-3 Kelly 1-3 Vizcaino 1 Tampa Bay Odorizzi 6 Colome W, 5-4 1 McGee H, 17 1 Boxberger S, 29 1

H R ER BB 7 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0

6 0 0 0

6 0 0 0

SO 5 1 1 0 1 3

1 0 0 2

6 1 1 2

T—3:12. A—16,337 (31,042) at St. Petersburg, Fla.

NATIONAL LEAGUE PHILLIES 7, DIAMONDBACKS 6 Philadelphia ab Hernandez 2b 5 Blanco 3b 5 Herrera cf 5 Howard 1b 4 Francoeur rf 4 Asche lf 4 Galvis ss 4 Rupp c 3 Nola sp 2 Ruf ph 1 Gomez p 0 Brown ph 1 Garcia p 0 Giles p 0

r 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

h bi 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Arizona ab Inciarte rf 5 Pollock cf 5 Gldschmidt 1b 4 Lamb 3b 5 Castillo c 4 Hill 2b 3 Collmenter p 0 Saltalmchia ph 1 Hudson p 0 Peralta ph 1 Romak lf 5 Ahmed ss 4 Anderson sp 2 Hessler p 0 Hernandez p 0 Owings 2b 2 7RWDOV 7RWDOV

Philadelphia 011 104 000 Arizona 200 020 110

r h bi 2 3 0 1 2 0 2 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

—7 —6

LOB—Arizona 10, Philadelphia 5.

DP—Arizona 1. 2B—Asche 2 (18), Goldschmidt (27), Howard (24), Owings (19). 3B—Goldschmidt (2). HR—Blanco (3); Rupp (4). SF—Rupp, Castillo.

Philadelphia IP Nola W, 3-1 5 Gomez H, 7 2 Garcia H, 13 2-3 Giles S, 7 1 1-3 Arizona Anderson L, 5-5 5 Hessler BS, 1 1-3 Hernandez 1-3 Collmenter 1 1-3 Hudson 2

H R ER BB 9 4 4 1 3 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 2 2 0 0

5 2 0 0 0

5 2 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

SO 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 2

T—3:34. A—18,047 (48,519) at Phoenix.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You could be in a situation where your opinions count more than others’ do. Ask for their feedback. Try to avoid having them feel as if your way is the only way when dealing with you. You might not be happy about a friend’s input.

Tonight: Let your feelings flow.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You don’t need to worry about taking a back seat right now. However, doing so is likely to benefit you in some way. Keep your eyes and ears open, as you might need to hear and see some other actions that will force a decision later. Tonight: Make it an early bedtime.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Your focus seems to be on a friend and your mutual interests with this person. Know that you are not always on the same page. Sometimes you feel that this person is demanding. Observe, and be more accountable for your side of the situation. Tonight: Where the gang is.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Others will listen more carefully to what you share.

You have expressed unusual creativity and an ability to get past previous restrictions. Those around you admire this ability. Move forward on a matter that could affect your career. Tonight: Out till the wee hours.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Reach out to someone at a distance; you might want this person’s feedback. You will be offering your knowledge and experience because of a decision made today. Don’t

REDS 7, PADRES 3 Cincinnati ab r h bi Hamilton cf 4 1 1 0 Suarez ss 3 2 1 0 Votto 1b 4 3 3 3 Frazier 3b 4 0 1 1 Bruce rf 4 0 1 2 Byrd lf 4 0 1 0 Pena c 3 0 0 0 De Jesus 2b 4 0 0 0 Iglesias sp 2 0 0 0 Phillips ph 1 1 1 0 Diaz p 0 0 0 0 Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0 Hoover p 0 0 0 0 Chapman p 0 0 0 0 7RWDOV

Cincinnati 301 San Diego 300

San Diego ab Solarte 3b 3 Alonso 1b 4 Kemp rf 4 Upton lf 3 Gyorko 2b 4 Norris c 3 Venable cf 3 Shields sp 2 Kelley p 0 Rzepczynski p 0 Quackenbush p0 Wallace ph 0 Garces p 0 Amarista ss 3 7RWDOV

000 102 000 000

r h bi 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

—7 —3

LOB—San Diego 2, Cincinnati 7. DP— Cincinnati 2. 2B—Frazier (32), Norris (24). 3B—Bruce (4). HR—Kemp (12).

Votto (20). SB—Votto (7), Bruce (7). S— Suarez. SF—Frazier.

Cincinnati IP Iglesias W, 3-4 6 Diaz H, 5 1 Hoover H, 13 1 Chapman 1 San Diego Shields L, 8-5 6 1-3 Kelley 1-3 Rzepczynski 1-3 Quackenbush 1 Garces 1

H R ER BB 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 2

5 0 0 0 2

5 0 0 0 2

SO 8 1 0 2

4 0 0 0 0

7 0 1 2 1

T—2:58. A—21,397 (41,164) at San Diego.

METS 3, ROCKIES 0 Colorado ab r h bi Blackmon cf 4 0 0 0 Reyes ss 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez rf 3 0 0 0 Arenado 3b 4 0 0 0 Paulsen 1b 3 0 0 0 LeMahieu 2b 4 0 2 0 0F.HQU\ F Barnes lf 3 0 0 0 De La Rosa sp 1 0 0 0 McBride ph 1 0 0 0 Bergman p 0 0 0 0 Totals Colorado N.Y. Mets

N.Y. Mets ab Lagares cf 4 Granderson rf 4 Cespedes lf 4 Uribe 3b 3 Cuddyer 1b 4 Flores 2b 2 '¡$UQDXG F Tejada ss 3 deGrom sp 2 Conforto ph 1 Clippard p 0 Familia p 0 29 0 3 0 Totals 29 000 000 000 000 200 01x

r h bi 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 3 —0 —3

LOB—N.Y. Mets 5, Colorado 7. DP— Colorado 1. 2B—LeMahieu (16), Uribe (9). HR—Cespedes (1). SB—LeMahieu (17). S—De La Rosa.

Colorado De La Rosa L, 7-5 Bergman N.Y. Mets deGrom W, 11-6 Clippard H, 3 Familia S, 32

IP 6 2 7 1 1

H R ER BB 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 1

0 0 0

0 0 0

SO 7 1

4 0 0

10 0 2

T—2:35. A—37,175 (41,922) at New York.

CARDINALS 4, PIRATES 2 Pittsburgh ab r h bi Polanco rf 4 1 3 0 Marte lf 2 0 0 0 Rodriguez lf 2 0 0 0 Morse ph 1 0 0 0 McCutchen cf 4 1 2 2 Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 0 Kang ss 3 0 2 0 Walker 2b 4 0 0 0 Alvarez 1b 4 0 1 0 Cervelli c 3 0 0 0 Cole sp 3 0 0 0 Soria p 0 0 0 0 Bastardo p 0 0 0 0 Blanton p 0 0 0 0 Ishikawa ph 1 0 0 0 7RWDOV

Pittsburgh 000 St. Louis 002

St. Louis ab Carpenter 3b 4 Wong 2b 4 Peralta ss 4 Heyward rf 3 Grichuk cf 4 Rosenthal p 0 Molina c 4 Piscotty lf 4 Moss 1b 3 Siegrist p 0 Bourjos ph-cf 1 Wacha sp 1 Reynolds ph-1b 1

r 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

h bi 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

7RWDOV

110 000 —2 002 00x —4

E—Walker, Kang. LOB—St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 9. DP—Pittsburgh 1. 2B— Molina (20), Kang (19), Alvarez (17).

3B—McCutchen (3), Molina (2). HR—McCutchen (18). SB—Molina (2).

Pittsburgh IP Cole L, 14-6 5 1-3 Soria 2-3 Bastardo 1 Blanton 1 St. Louis Wacha W, 14-4 6 Siegrist H, 22 2 Rosenthal S, 35 1

H R ER BB 7 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 0

2 0 0

2 0 0

SO 6 1 1 2

3 0 0

7 1 0

T—2:49. A—41,493 (45,399) at St. Louis.

CUBS 3, BREWERS 2 (10 INN.) Milwaukee ab r h bi Peterson cf 5 0 1 0 Lucroy c 4 0 1 0 Braun rf 4 2 3 1 Lind 1b 3 0 0 0 Davis lf 4 0 0 0 Gennett 2b 4 0 1 0 6HJXUD VV

Perez 3b 2 0 0 0 Herrera ph-3b 2 0 0 0 Garza sp 2 0 0 0 Schafer ph 1 0 0 0 Jeffress p 0 0 0 0 Smith p 0 0 0 0 Rogers ph 1 0 0 0 Blazek p 0 0 0 0 7RWDOV

Milwaukee 100 Chicago Cubs 010

Chi. Cubs ab r h bi Fowler cf 3 0 1 0 Schwarber lf 4 0 0 0 Rondon p 0 0 0 0 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 Coghlan 2b 3 0 0 0 Strop p 0 0 0 0 'HQRUĂ€D SK OI Rizzo 1b 3 0 0 0 Bryant 3b 4 1 1 1 Soler rf 4 0 0 0 Montero c 3 2 1 1 Hammel sp 1 0 0 0 Richard p 0 0 0 0 Castro ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Russell ss 3 0 1 1 7RWDOV

000 001 0 —2 010 000 1 —3

E—Jeffress, Russell. LOB—Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 5. DP—Milwaukee 1. Chicago Cubs 1. 2B—Gennett (11).

HR—Bryant (16); Montero (11). Braun (20). S—Segura, Hammel.

Milwaukee IP Garza 7 Jeffress 1-3 Smith 1 2-3 Blazek L, 5-3 0 Chicago Cubs Hammel 5 2-3 Richard H, 1 1 1-3 Strop H, 21 1 Rondon BS, 4 1 Hunter W, 1-0 1

H R ER BB 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 0

1 0 0 1 0

1 0 0 0 0

SO 4 1 3 0

1 0 0 0 0

5 1 2 3 1

T—2:55. A—36,438 (40,929) at Chicago.

DODGERS 3, NATIONALS 0 Washington ab Escobar 3b 4 Rendon 2b 4 Harper rf 4 Zimmerman 1b3 Werth lf 3 Desmond ss 3 Ramos c 3 Taylor cf 3 Zimrmann sp 2 Espinosa ph 1 Storen p 0 Thornton p 0 Totals 30 Washington L.A. Dodgers

r 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

h bi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 000 001

L.A. Dodgers ab Crawford lf 4 Jansen p 0 Hernndz ss-2b 3 Gonzalez 1b 4 Grandal c 3 Puig rf 3 Callaspo 3b 3 Pederson cf 1 Peraza 2b 2 Ethier ph-lf 1 Kershaw sp 2 Rollins ph-ss 1 Totals 27 000 000 000 02x

r 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3

h bi 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 —0 —3

E—Rendon. LOB—L.A. Dodgers 3, Washington 3. DP—Washington 1. 2B— Taylor (12), Ethier (12), Crawford (5).

Washington IP Zimmermann L, 8-8 7 Storen 2-3 Thornton 1-3 L.A. Dodgers Kershaw W, 10-6 8 Jansen S, 22 1

H R ER BB 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

SO 9 1 0 8 2

T—2:20. A—44,911 (56) at Los Angeles.

TENNIS

PARAPAN AM GAMES

WTA ROGERS CUP

MEDAL STANDINGS

At Toronto Wednesday's results Singles — Second Round Simona Halep (2), Romania, def.

Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 6-3, 6-4.

Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Petra Kvitova (3), Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-3.

Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, def. Caroline Wozniacki (4), Denmark, 7-5, 7-5.

Ana Ivanovic (5), Serbia, def. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

Agnieszka Radwanska (6), Poland, def. Julia Goerges, Germany, 7-5, 6-3.

Daria Gavrilova, Russia, def. Lucie Safarova (7), Czech Rep., 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.

Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, def. Garbine Muguruza (8), Spain, 7-5, 6-1.

Polona Hercog, Slovenia, def.

Ekaterina Makarova (11), Russia, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 7-5.

Angelique Kerber (13), Germany, def.

Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 6-2, 6-3.

Sara Errani (15), Italy, def. Madison Brengle, U.S., 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.

Andrea Petkovic (16), Germany, def.

Heather Watson, Britain, 6-4, 6-3.

Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Mirjana LucicBaroni, Croatia, 6-3, 6-3.

Carina Witthoeft, Germany, def. Alison Riske, U.S., 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.

Sabine Lisicki, Germany, def. Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

Alize Cornet, France, def. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles — First Round Sharon Fichman, Toronto, and Carol Zhao, Richmond Hill, Ont., def. Chin-Wei Chan, Taiwan, and Paula Kania, Poland, 1-6, 6-4, 10-5.

Francoise Abanda, Montreal, and Heidi El Tabakh, Toronto, def. Gabriela Dabrowski, Ottawa, and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, 7-5, 7-5.

(ranked by total gold medals won):

ATP ROGERS CUP At Montreal Wednesday's results Singles — Second Round Andy Murray (2), Britain, def. Tommy Robredo, Spain, 6-4, 7-5.

Nick Kyrgios, Australia, def. Stan Wawrinka (3), Switzerland, 6-7 (8), 6-3, 4-0 (retired).

Kei Nishikori (4), Japan, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 6-3, 6-3.

Donald Young, U.S., def. Tomas Berdych (5), Czech Republic, 7-6 (5), 6-3.

Bernard Tomic, Australia, def. Marin Cilic (6), Croatia, 6-3, 6-4.

Rafael Nadal (7), Spain, def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Gilles Simon (9), France, 6-1, 6-4.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (10), France, def.

Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-5.

'DYLG *RIĂ€Q %HOJLXP GHI 6DP Querrey, U.S., 6-4, 6-4.

Jack Sock, U.S., def. Grigor Dimitrov (14), Bulgaria, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-5.

Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, def. Gael 0RQĂ€OV )UDQFH

John Isner (16), U.S., def. Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, B.C., 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-3 Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.

Doubles — First Round Daniel Nestor, Toronto, and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, and David Marrero, Spain, 6-3, 5-7, 10-5.

SOCCER MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE D.C. New York Columbus Toronto New England Montreal Orlando New York City Philadelphia Chicago

W 13 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6

L 7 6 8 9 9 9 10 11 13 12

T 5 6 7 4 7 4 7 6 5 4

GF GA Pt 34 26 44 35 25 36 38 39 34 37 38 31 32 36 31 29 31 28 32 37 28 31 36 24 29 40 23 24 31 22

T 3 7 5 7 6 2 7 8 5 9

GF 34 42 32 33 25 26 30 27 23 20

WESTERN CONFERENCE Vancouver Los Angeles Dallas Kansas City Portland Seattle Houston Salt Lake San Jose Colorado

W 13 11 11 10 10 10 8 7 7 5

L 8 7 6 4 8 12 8 9 10 8

GA 22 30 27 22 28 27 28 37 29 24

Pt 42 40 38 37 36 32 31 29 26 24

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Thursday's game — All Times Eastern D.C. at New York City, 7 p.m.

Friday's game Colorado at San Jose, 11 p.m.

Saturday's games Toronto at New York, 7 p.m.

Houston at New England, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Dallas, 9 p.m.

Vancouver at Kansas City, 9 p.m.

Portland at Salt Lake, 10 p.m.

Sunday's games Orlando at Seattle, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

ENGLAND

Nation G Brazil 68 Canada 37 United States 25 Mexico 23 Colombia 18 Argentina 13 Cuba 12 Venezuela 6 Chile 3 Jamaica 1 Ecuador 1 Uruguay 1 Costa Rica 0 Nicaragua 0 Puerto Rico 0 Dominican Republic 0

FIRST ROUND :HGQHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Crewe Alexandra 1 Preston 3 Oldham Athletic 1 Middlesbrough 3 Portsmouth 2 Derby 1 7KXUVGD\¡V PDWFK Doncaster vs. Leeds

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ATHLETICS :RPHQ¡V 7 — Leah Robinson, Kitchener, Ont., won the bronze (31.94). :RPHQ¡V 7 — Ilana Dupont, Saskatoon (1:08.36) and Jessica Frotten, :KLWHKRUVH TXDOLÀHG IRU )ULGD\¡V ÀQDO :RPHQ¡V 'LVFXV ) — Vanessa Murby, Salt Spring Island, B.C., won the bronze medal (27.02). :RPHQ¡V 6KRW 3XW ) — Jennifer Brown, Calgary, won the gold (10.42) and Renee Foessel, Mississauga, Ont., took the silver (10.14). :RPHQ¡V 6KRW 3XW ) — Pamela LeJean, Cape Breton, N.S., won the gold medal (4.22 — personal best). :RPHQ¡V 6KRW 3XW ) — Renee Foessel, Mississauga, Ont., won the gold (30.75) and Jennifer Brown, Calgary, won the silver (28.06).

0HQ¡V 7 — Dustin Walsh, Coquitlam, B.C., and guide Dylan Williamson, Fort /DQJOH\ % & ZHUH GLVTXDOLÀHG IURP WKHLU VHPLÀQDO UDFH 0HQ¡V 7 — George Quarcoo and guide Adam Johnson, both Toronto, SODFHG VHFRQG LQ WKHLU VHPLÀQDO

failed to advance.

0HQ¡V 7 ) — Alexandre Dupont, Clarenceville, Que., won the gold medal (49.77), and Basile Soulama, Sherbrooke, 4XH ÀQLVKHG VHYHQWK

0HQ¡V 7 — Brent Lakatos, Dorval, Que., won the gold medal (1:564.14); Jean-Philippe Maranda, Ste-Aurelie, 4XH ZDV GLTXDOLÀHG 0HQ¡V 7 — Josh Cassidy, Port Elgin, Ont. (1:42.67), and Alexandre Dupont, Clarenceville, Que. (1:47.36), HDFK ÀQLVKHG ÀUVW WKHLU VHPLÀQDO KHDWV DQG TXDOLÀHG IRU 7KXUVGD\¡V ÀQDO 0HQ¡V 7 — Mitchell Chase, Pickering, Ont., won the gold (4:34.68).

0HQ¡V 7 — Guillaume Ouellet, Victoriaville, Que., won the gold medal (4:07.27).

0HQ¡V GLVFXV ) — Kenneth Trudgeon, London, Ont. won the bronze (37.12).

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Men — Canada (1-2) lost their preliminaryround game 8-0 to Brazil.

GOALBALL Men — Canada (4-1) ended the preliminary round with a 12-2 loss to %UD]LO 7KH\ ZLOO SOD\ WKH 8 6 LQ )ULGD\¡V VHPLÀQDO URXQG Women ³ &DQDGD ORVW WKHLU ÀQDO preliminary-round game 5-2 to the U.S., ZKR WKH\ ZLOO PHHW DJDLQ LQ )ULGD\¡V VHPLÀQDO JUDO :RPHQ¡V NLORJUDPV — Priscilla Gagne, Granby, Que., won three of four matches to claim the silver medal.

0HQ¡V NLORJUDPV — Justin Karn, Guelph, Ont., was eliminated after losing by Shido in the repechage to J.Castellanos, Colombia.

SITTING VOLLEYBALL Men — Canada (3-2) wrapped up the preliminary round with a 3-0 win over Colombia; will meet the U.S. in Thursday's VHPLÀQDOV

Colorado Milwaukee Pittsburgh Cincinnati SAN FRAN

+210 +195 +105 +170 +115

Updated odds available at Pregame.com Home teams in capitals

postpone your plans, even if someone tries to coerce you to do so. Tonight: Think “travel.�

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Oneon-one relating dominates whatever you are doing right now. Some of you might be making important personal decisions, while others could be deciding important financial matters. Trust yourself, but also trust your advisers. Tonight: Togetherness is the theme.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You could be pushing yourself very hard at the moment. Though you might feel as though your situation is unchangeable, you must do your best to change it.

Reschedule certain plans and make it OK to do less. You will be happier as a result.

Tonight: The only answer is “yes.�

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You have a lot on your plate, yet you remain confident that you can handle it all. You might need to cancel some plans to complete certain responsibilities. Keeping your priorities in mind is important. Allow your imagination to wander, and share your ideas. Tonight: Pace yourself.

YOUR BIRTHDAY (Aug. 13) This year you fall into the role of lead actor more often than not. This pattern will become even more prominent as your magnetism soars to a new level. Be careful not to become too self-centered. If you are single, many people desire you. You’ll want to consider the type of relationship you desire.

EAST DIVISION Hamilton Toronto Ottawa Montreal

GP W L T PF PA Pt 6 4 2 0 191 114 8 6 4 2 0 166 163 8 6 4 2 0 131 150 8 6 2 4 0 130 120 4

WEST DIVISION Edmonton Calgary B.C. Winnipeg Saskatchewan

6 6 6 7 7

4 4 3 3 0

2 2 3 4 7

PRE-SEASON

At Bratislava, Slovakia and Breclav, Czech Republic

PRELIMINARY ROUND GROUP A Team Canada Sweden Czech Rep. Switzerland

W OTW OTL 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 1 2 3

GF GA Pt 14 3 9 6 5 6 6 8 3 8 18 0

W OTW OTL 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 1 2 3

GF GA Pt 12 3 9 10 7 6 10 13 3 7 16 0

GROUP B Team Finland Russia U.S. Slovakia

0 0 0 0 0

165 137 144 140 174

89 148 159 210 225

8 8 6 6 0

Bye: Saskatchewan Thursday's game — All Times Eastern Edmonton at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Friday's game Toronto at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Saturday's games B.C. at Hamilton, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Calgary, 10 p.m.

IVAN HLINKA CHAMPIONSHIP

Thursday's games All Times Eastern New Orleans at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.

Green Bay at New England, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Washington at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

Dallas at San Diego, 10 p.m.

BASKETBALL FIBA AMERICAS WOMEN’S OLYMPIC QUALIFIER At Edmonton

PRELIMINARY ROUND GROUP A Country GP Canada 3 Cuba 3 Chile 3 Puerto Rico 3 Dominican Republic 4

W 3 3 1 1 0

L 0 0 2 2 4

Pt 6 6 4 4 4

W 3 3 1 1 0

L 0 0 2 2 4

Pt 6 6 4 4 4

GROUP B Country Argentina Brazil Ecuador Venezuela Virgin Islands

GP 3 3 3 3 4

Czech Republic vs. U.S., 9:30 a.m.

Note: Two points for a win, one for a loss.

Wednesday's results Argentina 71 Venezuela 55 Brazil 72 Virgin Islands 58 Cuba 88 Chile 61 Puerto Rico 64 Dominican Republic 56 7XHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Canada 111 Dominican Republic 36

SEMIFINALS

Brazil 76 Ecuador 45

SEVENTH PLACE

NATIONAL LEAGUE

WEEK EIGHT

NFL

PLAYOFFS

Underdog Line Oakland +132 Texas +120 NY Yankees -105 L.A. Angels -105

CFL

HOCKEY

Favourite TORONTO MINNESOTA CLEVELAND KANSAS CITY

-230 -215 -115 -185 -125

Total 164 113 86 73 63 47 31 28 9 3 4 1 2 2 2 1

WHAT CANADA DID

AMERICAN LEAGUE

NEW YORK CHICAGO ST. LOUIS LA DODGERS Washington

B 49 36 29 25 21 18 8 12 4 0 3 0 2 2 2 1

Note: Three points for a regulation win, two for an overtime/shootout win, one for an overtime/shootout loss. :HGQHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV At Breclav, Czech Republic Canada 9 Switzerland 2 Sweden 2 Czech Republic 0 At Bratislava, Slovakia Finland 3 Russia 0 U.S. 7 Slovakia 3 End of Preliminary Round 7XHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV At Breclav, Czech Republic Canada 2 Sweden 0 Czech Republic 5 Switzerland 3 At Bratislava, Slovakia Russia 5 U.S. 2 Finland 4 Slovakia 2

LEAGUE CUP

Line -142 -130 -105 -105

S 47 40 32 25 24 16 11 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

SWIMMING WomeQ¡V %DFNVWURNH 6 — Tammy Cunnington, Red Deer, Alta., ÀQLVKHG IRXUWK LQ WKH ÀQDO :RPHQ¡V %UHDVWURNH 6% — -XVWLQH 0RUULHU 6W -HDQ VXU 5LFKHOLHX Que., won the gold medal (1:26.46); Kirstie Kasko, Okotoks, Alta., earned the bronze (1:29.54). :RPHQ¡V )UHHVW\OH 6 — Tess Routliffe, Caledon, Ont., set a Parapan Am record of one minute, 15.46 seconds in winning the gold medal; Nydia Langill, Mississauga, Ont., placed fourth in the ÀQDO

:RPHQ¡V ,QGLYLGXDO 0HGOH\ 60 10) — $XUHOLH 5LYDUG 6W -HDQ VXU Richelieu, Que., won the gold (2:30.89); Katarina Roxon, Kippens, N.L., won the silver (2:39.45); and Samantha Ryan, 6DVNDWRRQ ÀQLVKHG VHYHQWK

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LQ WKH ÀQDO 0HQ¡V )UHHVW\OH 6 — Daniel Murphy, %HGIRUG 1 6 ÀQLVKHG ÀIWK DQG Andrew Cooke, Penticton, B.C., sixth (42.30); Jonathon Dieleman, Vancouver, posted the ninth-best time in qualifying (1:06.01), did not advance.

0HQ¡V %UHDVWVWURNH 6% — Gordie Michie, St Thomas, Ont., won the bronze (1:14.36); Maxime Rousselle, 6W -HDQ VXU 5LFKHOLHX 4XH ÀQLVKHG IRXUWK (1:14.49); and Adam Rahier, Powell River, B.C., sixth (1:18.67).

0HQ¡V )UHHVW\OH 6 — -HDQ Michel Lavalliere, Quebec City, won the silver medal (1:09.16); Nathan Clement, West Vancouver, B.C., was ninth in qualifying (1:18.51), did not advance.

0HQ¡V )UHHVW\OH 6 — Canada swept the podium with Devin Gotell, Antigonish, N.S., winning gold (4:27.46); Nicolas Turbide, Quebec City, silver (4:28.68); and Tyler Mrak of Aldergrove, B.C., taking the bronze (4:43.09).

TABLE TENNIS 0HQ¡V 7HDP &ODVV — Steven Dunn (3), Halifax, and Asad Murtaza (3), Milton Ont., lost to Chile, 2-0. Canada fell to 0-6 and complete the preliminary round against Venezuela on Thursday.

0HQ¡V 7HDP &ODVV — Ian Kent (8), Eastern Passage N.S., and Masoud Mojtahed (7), Austin, Texas, defeated (FXDGRU LQ WKH VHPLÀQDOV 0HQ¡V 7HDP &ODVV — Martin Pelletier (9), Gatineau, Que., and Asad Hussain Syed (9), Toronto, were defeated 2-0 by Cuba. They ended the preliminary round with an 0-4 record and did not advance to the playoffs.

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL Men — David Eng, Montreal, had 20 points as Canada beat Puerto Rico 73-34 LQ WKH TXDUWHU ÀQDOV DQG SOD\ %UD]LO RQ )ULGD\ LQ WKH VHPLÀQDOV WHEELCHAIR RUGBY Mixed — Canada (4-1) lost 60-59 to the U.S. to conclude the preliminary round. &DQDGD ZLOO SOD\ %UD]LO LQ WKH VHPLÀQDOV on Thursday.

)ULGD\¡V JDPHV All Times Eastern Slovakia vs. Switzerland, 8 a.m.

FIFTH PLACE Finland vs. Sweden, 11:30 a.m.

Canada vs. Russia, 1 p.m.

Saturday's games

BRONZE MEDAL 6HPLĂ€QDO ORVHUV 7%$

GOLD MEDAL 6HPLĂ€QDO ZLQQHUV 7%$

Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: I have four siblings.

One of my sisters thinks she has a right to invite herself to our homes, join us for dinner and attend other functions, whether we invite her or not. It’s like she thinks we are joined at the hip.

For example, “Ginny� will call and ask, “Where are we going for dinner tonight?� I am tempted to reply, “I don’t know where you’re going, but I have my own plans.�

However, Ginny is overly sensitive and none of us wants to hurt her feelings.

Worse, Ginny is very nosy. She will come to my house (uninvited, of course) and read my mail. She also asks questions about things that are none of her business.

But, Annie, Ginny has many good qualities. She has a big heart and a generous spirit and is always willing to help. I have considered buying her an etiquette book that

Argentina 75 Virgin Islands 51 Cuba 68 Puerto Rico 58

Thursday's games — All Times Eastern Venezuela vs. Ecuador, 3 p.m.

Puerto Rico vs. Chile, 5:15 p.m.

Cuba vs. Canada, 8:30 p.m.

Argentina vs. Brazil, 10:45 p.m.

End of Preliminary Round

should cover such things, but my other siblings don’t think this is a good idea. We all love her dearly, but her poor manners are driving us crazy. Any suggestions? — No Name, Please Dear No Name: Ginny may not understand that she is ignoring boundaries and behaving inappropriately, a sign that she may be on the autism spectrum.

Or, she may simply be lonely and clingy, and her siblings are her entire social life. You would be doing Ginny a favor by gently explaining these things. Say that you love her to pieces, but occasionally, you have plans that don’t include family members.

When she asks an inappropriate question, you are not obligated to respond. Put your mail where she cannot get to it. Suggest that she look into organizations and activities that will interest her and provide a wider circle of friends and a more active social life. She sounds like she needs guidance.

Please help her out.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com.

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30/16

TOMORROW

Mainly sunny. Winds light. High 30, Low 16.

Humidex 34.

VANCOUVER ISLAND Port Hardy 17/13/pc

Pemberton 34/19/s Whistler 29/16/s

Campbell River Powell River 27/16/s 24/16/s

Squamish 32/19/s

Courtenay 22/17/s Port Alberni 30/16/s Tofino 19/15/pc

Ucluelet 19/15/pc

BRITISH COLUMBIA WEATHER REGION

TODAY HI LO

Lower Fraser Valley Howe Sound Whistler Sunshine Coast Victoria/E. Van. Island West Vancouver Island N. Vancouver Island Ctrl. Coast/Bella Coola N. Coast/Prince Rupert Queen Charlottes Thompson Okanagan West Kootenay East Kootenay Columbia Chilcotin Cariboo/Prince George Fort Nelson Bulkley Val./The Lakes

30 17 32 19 29 16 24 16 21 18 19 15 17 13 24 12 16 11 18 14 35 18 35 16 36 22 34 17 35 20 25 12 20 9 19 10 20 8

TEMPERATURE Hi Lo Yesterday 33°C 11.5°C Today 30°C 16°C Last year 23°C 17°C Normal 25.2°C 11.9°C Record 32.7°C 5.7°C 1985 1985

Canada CITY

Dawson City Whitehorse Calgary Edmonton Medicine Hat Saskatoon Prince Albert Regina Brandon Winnipeg Thompson Churchill Thunder Bay Sault S-Marie Sudbury Windsor Toronto Ottawa Iqaluit Montreal Quebec City Saint John Fredericton Moncton Halifax Charlottetown Goose Bay St. John’s

HI LO

14 15 13 16 13 12 12 10 12 13 15 13 13 11 13 8 7 7 7

SKY

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Today's UV index Moderate

SUN AND MOON Sunrise Sunset Moon rises Moon sets

6:07 a.m.

8:39 p.m.

5:22 a.m.

7:58 p.m.

17/6/pc 16/7/pc 31/16/s 31/15/t 37/18/s 31/17/s 29/17/s 31/20/s 32/16/s 33/17/s 26/17/s 19/12/pc 30/19/pc 23/17/t 22/17/t 28/21/pc 25/20/t 25/17/pc 11/4/pc 22/15/pc 21/14/t 18/13/pc 25/15/t 25/15/pc 23/16/r 24/16/pc 16/14/r 26/18/r

19/7/pc 18/8/pc 25/11/pc 24/12/pc 36/14/r 31/17/pc 31/16/pc 36/18/s 37/19/s 34/22/s 26/14/t 13/9/pc 28/14/s 25/17/t 26/15/t 29/19/t 29/18/r 25/17/r 8/2/r 25/18/r 24/16/pc 21/14/s 27/17/pc 26/16/pc 25/16/pc 24/17/s 23/15/r 22/16/r

25/12

SUNDAY

Variably cloudy.

CANADA AND UNITED STATES

United States

World

CITY

CITY

TODAY

HI/LO/SKY HI/LO/SKY

SUN WARNING 21 26 22 23 21 17 19 29 17 19 28 31 32 32 33 22 21 15 22

TODAY TOMORROW

22/12

Mainly cloudy.

HIGHLIGHTS AT HOME AND ABROAD

TOMORROW

SKY

sunny sunny sunny sunny sunny p.cloudy p.sunny showers showers p.cloudy showers sunny sunny tshowers tshowers p.cloudy tshowers showers p.cloudy

SATURDAY

ALMANAC

PRECIPITATION Yesterday 0 mm Last year 2.2 mm 1.2 mm Richmond Normal 24/17/s Record 8.9 mm 1976 Month to date 26 mm Victoria Victoria Year to date 422.2 mm 21/18/s 21/18/s

Nanaimo 27/18/s Duncan 27/18/s

23/15

Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of isolated showers.

Anchorage 18/15/pc Atlanta 30/22/pc Boston 27/17/s Chicago 30/21/pc Cleveland 26/20/s Dallas 35/26/s Denver 33/18/pc Detroit 28/20/pc Fairbanks 17/9/c Fresno 34/19/s Juneau 19/10/pc Little Rock 31/21/s Los Angeles 34/21/pc Las Vegas 39/29/s Medford 30/15/s Miami 31/26/t New Orleans 33/26/s New York 27/21/s Philadelphia 27/18/s Phoenix 43/30/s Portland 32/16/s Reno 31/15/s Salt Lake City 33/23/s San Diego 26/22/pc San Francisco 19/15/pc Seattle 28/17/s Spokane 36/18/s Washington 28/17/s

Whitehorse

TOMORROW

HI/LO/SKY

16/7/pc

HI/LO/SKY

Amsterdam Athens Auckland Bangkok Beijing Berlin Brussels Buenos Aires Cairo Dublin Hong Kong Jerusalem Lisbon London Madrid Manila Mexico City Moscow Munich New Delhi Paris Rome Seoul Singapore Sydney Taipei Tokyo Warsaw

TODAY TOMORROW HI/LO/SKY

TODAY Time Metres Low 6:45 a.m. 0.3 High 1:06 p.m. 2.7 Low 6:38 p.m. 1.1

Tofino Tides TOMORROW Time Metres High 0:41 a.m. 3.2 Low 7:20 a.m. 0.3 High 1:40 p.m. 2.8 Low 7:18 p.m. 1.1

TODAY High Low High Low

Time Metres 0:12 a.m. 3.4 6:58 a.m. 0.5 1:13 p.m. 3.1 6:57 p.m. 1.3

TOMORROW Time Metres High 0:54 a.m. 3.4 Low 7:34 a.m. 0.5 High 1:48 p.m. 3.2 Low 7:36 p.m. 1.2

Acapulco Aruba Cancun Costa Rica Honolulu Palm Sprgs P. Vallarta

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Dow Jones

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BMW 435i a bit sedan, a bit SUV Firm realized that a few people want a car that blurs boundaries between sport sedan, coupe and SUV conceals the Gran Coupe’s identity as a hatchback, mimicking the sedan look American buyers prefer. The BMW 435i Gran Coupe is a fine car that’s trying to find a home on the fine line separating BMW’s 3-series sedan, 4-series coupe and SUV.

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he 2015 BMW 435i Gran Coupe (I give it three out of four stars) doesn’t need to exist. Of course, neither does my 55-inch, high-definition, web-browsing television set, or your weekend getaway cabin.

Somebody created all those things because someone else wanted them. In the case of the 435i Gran Coupe, BMW realized that a few people wanted a car that blurs the boundaries between sport sedan, coupe and SUV. The 435i Gran Coupe has four doors and can be mistaken for BMW’s signature 3-series sedan.

The roofline is a bit lower to create a sportier profile, though.

And behind that roofline, a capacious cargo area hides under a hatch that’s cleverly disguised to look like a traditional trunk.

That combination of characteristics makes the 4-series Gran Coupe a dish for a very particular appetite: drivers willing to give up a bit of passenger space for more luggage and cargo room, but unwilling to move to a full-blown SUV like BMW’s X3.

While we’re defining things, abandon all hope of the name Gran Coupe making sense. It has no more basis in reality than an airline calling a seat with a quarter-inch more knee room “comfort plus.” German automakers fixate on the word “coupe,” but ignore the fact that the rest of the world agrees it means “two doors.” Kelley Blue Book, for instance, defines coupes as “sleek, 2-door cars.”

“Gran,” incidentally, means “great” in Spanish and Italian. The justification for that?

According to Environmental Protection Agency figures, the 4GC has two cubic feet more passenger space than a 4-series coupe.

The four-door, hatchback 4-series Gran Coupe is slightly longer, lower and wider than a BMW 3-series sedan. It’s the same length and width as a 4-series

2015 BMW 435i Gran Coupe Rear-wheel-drive five-seat luxury-sport hatchback.

Price as tested: $63,275 (excluding destination charge) Rating: Three out of four stars Reasons to buy: handling; cargo space; voice recognition; looks.

Shortcomings: price; lack of common features; very noticeable start-stop feature.

The four-door, hatchback 4-series Gran Coupe is slightly longer, lower and wider than a BMW 3-series sedan. It’s the same length and width as a 4-series coupe, with a 0.5-inch higher roofline. [TNS]

coupe, with a 0.5-inch higher roofline. The 4GC’s drivetrain options are essentially identical to the sedan and coupe.

Prices for the 4-series Gran Coupe start at $40,300 for a rearwheel-drive 428i with a 240-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. The base Gran Coupe is the least expensive car in the 4-series family.

All-wheel-drive models start at $42,300. pgrading to the 300-horseU power turbocharged 3.0-liter straight-six 435i GC costs $45,800 for rear-drive and $47,800. An eight-speed automatic transmission is standard on all 4-series Gran Coupes.

I tested a nicely equipped rear-drive 435i Gran Coupe with navigation, Bluetooth phone and audio compatibility, Harman Kardon audio, power hatchback, a big sunroof and more. It stickered at $63,275.

That means the 435i Gran Coupe’s primary competition

are traditional compact sport sedans: Audi S4, Acura TLX, Cadillac ATS, Infiniti Q50, Lexus IS 350 and the upcoming 2016 Mercedes C450.

The 435i Gran Coupe’s prices are at the high end of that set, and my test car lacked some common features. For instance, it had a backup camera, but that feature is part of a $950 option package, not standard equipment.

The GC provides the driver with good sight lines, but I was surprised my car did not have blind spot and cross traffic alerts, features common in less expensive cars.

The 435i Gran Coupe’s fuel economy leads the pack. The EPA rates it at 21 mpg in the city, 32 on the highway and 25 in combined driving.

The 435i’s 3.0-liter six-cylinder turbo produces less power than the S4, ATS 3.6-liter, Q50, and IS 350. The all-wheel-drive 2016 Mercedes C450 4Matic’s 3.0-liter twin-turbo V-6 produces a whop-

ping 362 horsepower, but there’s no word yet on its price or fuel economy.

Despite its power deficit, the 435i GC accelerates to 60 mph in a bracing 4.9 seconds. The automatic transmission features fast, firm shifts for quick throttle response.

The chassis and suspension keep the 435i Gran Coupe planted and stable through fast curves and quick maneuvers. he interior offers plenty of T front seat passenger space and much easier rear seat access than the 4-series coupe. The controls are easy to use, thanks to the latest version of BMW’s iDrive rotary controller, buttons and dials for climate and audio, and very good voice recognition for phone calls and navigation.

The touch pad built into the top of the iDrive dial is not much use, particularly when the car is moving.

The cargo space is enormous, while the sleek design admirably

Competitive EPA fuel economy ratings (Automatic transmission, rear-wheeldrive models, unless otherwise noted) BMW 435i Gran Coupe: 21 mpg city/32 highway/25 combined. Premium gasoline.

Audi S4 S Tronic Prestige (all-wheeldrive): 18/28/21. Premium gasoline.

Cadillac ATS 3.6-liter Luxury: 18/28/22.

Regular gasoline.

Infiniti Q50 Sport: 20/29/23. Premium gasoline.

Lexus IS 350: 19/28/22. Premium gasoline.

Source: www.fueleconomy.gov Comparative base prices (excluding destination charges) (Automatic transmission, rear-wheeldrive models, unless otherwise noted) BMW 435i Gran Coupe: $45,800.

Audi S4 S Tronic Prestige (all-wheeldrive): $49,800.

Cadillac ATS 3.6-liter Luxury: $41,095.

Infiniti Q50 Sport: $43,650.

Lexus IS 350: $40,065.

Source: Autotrader.com Specifications as tested Engine: 3.0-liter turbocharged 24-valve inline six-cylinder.

Power: 300 pound-feet of torque at 1,200-5,000 rpm Transmission: Eight-speed automatic.

Wheelbase: 110.6 inches.

Length: 182.6 inches.

Width: 71.9 inches.

Height: 54.7 inches.

Curb Weight: 3,740 pounds

Land Rover remembers the little details too BARRY SPYKER TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

“What little convenience will they think of next?”

I find myself thinking this while stashing a set of golf clubs in the rear of Land Rover’s 2015 Range Rover.

I tap a button to fold down the right rear seat. Oops — the front seat is back too far, I realize; rear seat’s going to get squeezed.

But wait — the whole process stops. The front seat moves forward ever so accommodatingly, and the rear seat waits patiently before folding down. A sensor that detects the folding space is just one of the new treats on this Rover, a refined, exquisite SUV that’s a capable off-roader, too.

Of course, one might wonder how many folks will take this $100,000 SUV out on rocky hills.

As I explained the drive control knob to my wife — “just turn it to sand, snow, mud or rock climbing” — she raised an eyebrow.

“Thanks, but I don’t think I’ll be needing the rock crawl on the way to the mall.”

Fortunately, there’s lots to like about the mall ride, too, with a supercharged engine providing the oomph. The base and HSE trims get a 3.0-liter V-6 that puts out an admirable 340 horsepower with 332 pound-feet of torque.

But the real deal is the Supercharged version’s 5.0-liter V-8 that leads 510 horses on the roadway with 461 pound-feet of torque. This engine is up to all challenges, including an amazingly brisk zero-to-60 rating of 5.1 seconds.

The five-seat vehicle has a solid feel, comfortable ride, is well-balanced and holds its own on corners. If it’s car-like ride comfort you seek, however, know that the Rover is not the smoothest riding luxury SUV in the neighbourhood. [TNS]

Acceleration feels strong throughout the power band, but it’s less than smooth — jumpy even — from the get-go.

The Environmental Protection Agency rates the V-6 Range Rover at 17 mpg around town, 23 on the highway; the V-8 gets 14 in the city, 19 on the highway.

The five-seat vehicle has a solid feel, comfortable ride, is well-balanced and holds its own on corners. If it’s car-like ride comfort you seek, however, know that the Rover is not the smoothest riding luxury SUV in the neighbourhood. Its big tires (up to 22 inches) don’t help, treating passengers to many of the road’s bumps and divots.

Steering is light around town for easy maneuvering and park-

ing, but gets heavier on the highway for firmer control.

Standard with both engines is a smooth-shifting eight-speed automatic transmission that delivers power to all four wheels all the time. A Terrain Response system adjusts suspension and traction control to accommodate various conditions.

Plus, a button on the center console adjusts vehicle height in off-road, rough or even flooding conditions.

This is the baby you want at the apocalypse.

But Range Rover is likely to win over more fans with its top-rate, plush and comfortable interior. Soft, superbly stitched leather seats and beautiful wood trim give the Rover a sense of

elegance that contrasts with its rugged exterior.

Land Rover’s gear-selector dial pops up from the center console, and care must be taken if the vehicle has been sitting in the sun for long. The aluminum dial gets finger-burning hot.

Head room and leg room are plentiful up front and slightly tighter in the rear. There’s a long-wheelbase version that offers seven additional inches of legroom. Go for the trim known as Autobiography Black and it becomes an executive suite back there, with power-operated leather tray tables.

A large digital instrument panel offers most anything you need to know about the car and its performance and the info can be tailored to your needs.

An eight-inch navigation screen covers the rest, including control of an optional Meridian audio system ($2,150) featuring an astounding 29 speakers. Finding 29 locations within the cabin must have been a daunting challenge. New this year is Land Rover’s InControl Apps system, which integrates Apple and Android smart phones.

Finding space for small stuff is easy, with slots and nooks for cellphones and such. Accommodating the bigger stuff — surprising for a large SUV — is a little more challenging. With the rear seats in place, cargo volume measures only 31 cubic feet. With the rear seats down, it opens up to 71.7 cubic feet, which is nothing to brag about in this segment.

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Beyond all the expected safety features like traction and stability control and front and side air bags, all Rovers get rear cameras and front and rear parking sensors. A new Driver Assistance package ($1,560) offers 360-degree parking sensors plus a self-parking system. And a Vision Assist package ($1,860) adds blind-spot monitoring and surround-view camera.

Land Rover comes in five trim levels. The base has no business being called a base with its slew of amenities that include adjustable air suspension, multiple cameras and sensors, power liftgate, and leather seats with 10-way power adjusts up front.

The test vehicle, the HSE, added 20-inch wheels, panoramic sunroof and upgraded leather seats with 14-way power. Next up, the Supercharged, gets — OK, you guessed it — a supercharged V-8 plus 21-inch wheels.

The Autobiography gets ultra-upscale with suede-cloth headliner, 18-way power seats with massage functions and the exceptional 29-speaker Meridian system. The Autobiography Black is available only in long wheelbase.

As if you needed more, the options list for all the Rovers is humongous. Put aside some days or weeks to shop this thing.

This is full-tilt luxury in a fullsize SUV, with supercharged power and off-road prowess. And if you’re just headed to the mall, well, you have my sympathies.

With all the sensors to assist, at least parking will be a breeze.

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CONCERTS

Folk, rock and hip-hop on stage this weekend

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John Gogo is touring with folk band Blue Sky Miners and will be making a stop at Char’s Landing this Friday.

their own outstanding songs. orn on the west coast of Canada, Young Cap aka Corey Ackland St-Pierre (Young for music captures eternal youth, keepin’ us young, and Cap for the zodiac symbol of Capricorn, as well as par-

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tial initials to his true name) entered the music scene in 2011, dropping conscious hiphop in the hopes of inspiring minds across the globe.

Continuing to pursue music while overcoming many of life’s hardships, he pushed his mes-

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estern Canadian singer/songwriter John Gogo will be touring summer 2015 with Toronto folk rock band, Blue Sky Miners.

They will play 12 concerts over 12 nights on Vancouver Island with a show at Char’s Landing on Friday, August 14.

John Gogo has played his music from Victoria to Toronto, from Seattle to Old Crow, Yukon, prompting The Victoria Times Colonist to call him “One of the most talented singer songwriters this area has ever produced”.

This tour will promote John’s 5th studio release ‘Coal & Wood (Revisited)’. The album includes performances by friends and Canadian folk music icons David Essig and Rick Scott. John’s new album received recent praise from The Province Newspaper, who listed it in their ‘Top Ten BC Made CDs’ of the year, describing it as “music that has a sense of place and time and is stronger for it” and comparing it to early Lightfoot.

Blue Sky Miners (featuring John’s daughter Jena Gogo) will be touring in support of their up-coming debut release featuring the single, “Cold Water”. They’ll be backing John as well as doing a set of

sage non-stop on the ears of many. Young Cap is well known for his positive hip-hop and his ability to write many of his songs while consistently delivering a powerful performance.

He brings high energy and incredible lyrics combined with overbeats produced by some of the best producers around the world. Young Cap brings originality back into music with a twist of new school mixed with the heart of old school.

From a small town artist to broadening his horizons, Young Cap has managed to get his name out there in the world.

He boasts a rising fan base stretching from the west coast of Canada, to the east coast, into America, and throughout Europe. He already has many shows under his belt and songs featured alongside fellow musicians. Doing his own graphic design, mixing, songwriting,

mix tape hosting and show hosting, this young artist is constantly growing in the industry.

On top of the music, Young Cap is collaborating with a group from Florida, 4MK (For Man Kind) on a positive movement promoting love, kindness and peace to the hearts of many. The two believe music is something that can heal the heart, soul and mind. It is more than just music, it is the feeling of doing right in life, spreading love like one is born to do, either through words or actions. Young Cap’s music is thought provoking, deep, conscious, uplifting, motivational and emotional.

Young Cap has signed on with Mark Rosner of RMS (Rosner Management Services) and is now on tour. He will make a stop at Char’s Landing on Saturday, August 15 at 8 p.m.

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HEART OF VANCOUVER ISLAND

Kill you fax machine

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umans are responsible for a huge number of extinctions on Earth. Every day we lose a multitude of unique, beautiful creatures through our inability to evolve into responsible caretakers of our planet.

Why, if we are capable of wiping out the dodo, Tasmanian tiger, great auk, and legions of others, are we incapable of killing off the one creature that truly deserves to die: the fax machine.

Faxing is the most expensive, least flexible, poorest quality, and most deeply annoying method of sending documents in this day and age. It requires that you have specialized hardware or software, is painfully slow, and often entails long distance charges in order to use.

Signed contracts and highly sensitive medical records are often still required to be sent by fax as there is a perception that faxing is more secure than newer technologies. With email

Ben West Heart of Vancouver Island you can send a file to a specific person and password protect it.

Faxes? You cross your fingers and hope that at the other end your most sensitive documents are not barfed out onto the floor in the middle of an office where the new, slightly inebriated intern is tasked with collecting and distributing your most personal bits of data about the building.

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Large bureaucratic organizations are fearful of change and of risk. Faxing is a system with legal precedence that indicates your faxed documents are as legally-binding as if signed in person despite the fact that

a fax is easier to forge than a digital document. This is why last year there were still over 200 billion faxes sent.

200 billion?!

Fax technology was first experimented with in 1842 (no, that isn’t a typo) by a Scotsman with the name of Alexander Bain.

Over the next 100 years faxing technology was used extensively by newspapers and the military to transfer documents and photos around the world - they did this because there were no other options. 100 years ago it was cool technology, but it’s time has come.

Join me in killing your fax machine today and rest assured you have made the world a better place.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2015 Echo Aquatic Centre (250-720-2514 for info) Closed for annual summer maintenance Alberni Valley Multiplex (250-720-2518 for info) 11:00 – 12:30 pm Everyone Welcome Glenwood Sport Centre (250-720-2181 for info) Book your private rentals call Echo Centre Alberni Valley Museum (250-720-2863 for info) 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Everyone Welcome THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2015 Echo Aquatic Centre (250-720-2514 for info) Closed for annual summer maintenance Alberni Valley Multiplex (250-720-2518 for info) 11:00 – 12:30 pm Drop In Shinny Hockey Glenwood Sports Centre (info @250-720-2181) Book your private rentals call Echo Centre Alberni Valley Museum (info @250-720-2863) 10:00 am – 8:00 pm Everyone Welcome FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2015 Nights Alive This program has ended for the season.

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BURNABY — A python spotted in a Metro Vancouver conservation area is a long way from its native African home.

City of Burnaby staff saw the snake curled up on a road on Burnaby Mountain near Simon Fraser University around noon on Monday, said Dave Ellenwood, the city’s director of Parks, Recreation and Cultural.

Not knowing whether the unusual brown and black reptile was native to the area, workers snapped a picture and took it to a local group that rescues wild animals, which determined the snake is definitely not from B.C. In fact, the snake — which was less than a metre long — is a ball python, a

“. . . we try and consult people who know more than we do about these sort of things.“

It’s rare that the Burnaby staff see such pets in parks, but it has happened before, Ellenwood says.

“Irresponsible people will think it’s a good idea to take an exotic pet and dump it off in an open space, a green space, thinking it would be better off for it.”

Abandoned pets are an ongoing problem for animal welfare organizations, b ut exotic pets such as snakes come with their own issues, says Yolanda Brooks, spokeswoman for the Wildlife Rescue Association.

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nonvenomous constrictor.

“What we generally do is we try and consult people who know more than we do about these sort of things,” Ellenwood explained. “And that’s when they got the information that it was an exotic pet. They speculate that somebody probably dumped it in the park.”

Staff returned to the park to capture the snake, but it had slithered into the bushes and couldn’t be found.

species, it’s not good for your pet.”

People should think carefully about owning exotic pets such as pythons because they take a lot of specialized care, Brooks added. “While owning a dog or a cat is a big commitment, having an exotic pet is an even bigger commitment.”

The python likely won’t survive very long on Burnaby Mountain because of the cold weather, terrain and predators, Brooks said.

However she said the snake could also present problems for some native animals while it’s around.

Ellenwood said staff from both the Burnaby SPCA and the city continued to look for the python Tuesday, and warned park users to keep an eye out for the stealthy reptile.

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Harper was unaware of Duffy plan, Wright states

Pipeline faces 145 conditions from energy board before it can expand

Former chief of staff says he didn’t tell Harper plan to foot Senator’s bill JENNIFER DITCHBURN AND KRISTY KIRKUP THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Inside the Prime Minister’s Office, they called it the “scenario for repayment” — a plan that would make the Mike Duffy expenses scandal quietly go away, without anyone suggesting the senator had done wrong.

Nigel Wright, the marquee witness at Duffy’s fraud, breach of trust and bribery trial on Wednesday, said he didn’t tell former boss Stephen Harper that the deal involved someone else paying Duffy’s contested expenses.

But several of Harper’s closest aides were privy to the drawnout, often tense negotiations that went on behind the scenes in 2013. Harper was briefed in general, Wright said.

“I told (Harper) that Sen. Duffy was agreeing to repay; I gave him — in very broad terms, not in detail — the media lines,” Wright testified.

“I think what I stressed with the prime minister was that we believed and the government would be saying, Sen. Duffy had possibly made a mistake in his claims ... as opposed to wrongdoing and that he would repay them.”

Duffy has pleaded not guilty to 31 charges in connection with his Senate office, living and travel expenses. Wright’s testimony goes to his secret $90,000 repayment of Duffy’s expenses, which has been framed by the Crown as being orchestrated by Duffy.

Wright, who flew in from London where he now works,

Nigel Wright, former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, testifies at the Mike Duffy trial in Ottawa, on Wednesday in this artist’s sketch. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

answered Crown attorney Jason Neubauer’s questions with long, detailed answers. He recalled dates and specific phone calls and admitted to feeling anger towards Duffy at different junctures — and ultimately regret.

“If it became public, I thought it would be somewhat embarrassing,” he said. “But there were a whole lot of connotations associated with it that I didn’t really think through. If I had, I might not have done it.”

Wright’s highly anticipated testimony was accompanied by 426 pages of internal emails that

were filed with the court.

From the moment the media began asking about the senator’s residency issues in late 2012, Duffy dug in his heels.

The senator filed for expenses on the basis that he was travelling and living away from his “principal” residence in Prince Edward Island, even though he lived most of the time in suburban Ottawa.

He told Wright the Senate rules and forms were not clear and repaying the money would put him at risk of being declared not qualified to sit in the upper cham-

ber. While Wright said Duffy might have arguably been legally entitled to the expenses, he felt that common sense dictated that he shouldn’t claim for expenses for somewhere he “hung his hat at night.”

A drawn-out set of talks ensued involving Wright, Duffy, PMO lawyer Benjamin Perrin, Duffy’s lawyer and strategists and communications staff.

The draft plan, circulated in February 2013, included the point that Duffy be extricated from an internal audit by the firm Deloitte.

LAURA KANE THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — The National Energy Board has issued 145 draft conditions that Kinder Morgan must meet if its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is approved, including increased consultation with First Nations and upgrading its emergency response.

The sweeping requirements were released Wednesday, the same day 35 participants in the board’s review said they were dropping out of a “biased” and “unfair” process.

The conditions — which could be changed after NEB hearings — would force the company to hold $1.1 billion in liability coverage and detail its plans to protect endangered species and reduce emissions. Many conditions touch on aboriginal consultation. The company would have to file reports about its discussions with First Nations every six months until operations begin and then annually for five years.

Rueben George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation said more consultation does nothing to mitigate the risks to his people or their land along the Burrard Inlet in North Vancouver.

“It’s a joke,” said George, a band member who runs an initiative opposing the pipeline. “It doesn’t address our concerns that we brought up.”

An independent review released by the nation in May concluded that a major spill could kill as many as 500,000 birds and foul up to 25 kilometres of shoreline. The Tsleil-Waututh then voted to oppose the pipeline.

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Judge allows sailors charged in sex assault to return to UK MICHAEL TUTTON THE CANADIAN PRESS

HALIFAX — Three British sailors charged in an alleged group sexual assault of a woman at a Nova Scotia military base are being permitted to fly home to their families in the United Kingdom while on bail.

Justice Josh Arnold of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Canada

has good relations with the United Kingdom, allowing for extradition if the men fail to appear for their Canadian court hearing.

Arnold said “reasonable bail must include reasonable conditions,” and said in this instance allowing the men to return home before their trial is permitted under Canadian law.

Arnold said each of the men

will be released on cash bail of $10,000 and on condition that they surrender their passports to the Royal Navy until 48 hours before travelling back to Canada to attend court or meet their lawyers. They also can’t be deployed abroad before the trial.

The Crown alleges Simon Radford, Joshua Finbow, Craig Stoner and Darren Smalley participated in a “group sexual assault”

At least 17 dead in China warehouse blast in Tianjin TIANJIN, China — Huge explosions in a warehouse district sent up massive fireballs that turned the night sky into day, killing at least 17 people and injuring hundreds in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, officials and witnesses said Thursday.

China’s state broadcaster, CCTV, said that at least 17 people were killed in the explosions late Wednesday and that 32 were in critical condition in hospital. Hundreds of others were taken to hospital.

The blasts, originating at

lawyer Scott Morrison said he was satisfied with the added conditions imposed by Arnold, particularly those preventing the Royal Navy from deploying the men outside of the United Kingdom.

“By the conclusion of this hearing, the court has put together a bail plan that is far more restrictive and specific than what was proposed,” he said.

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on April 10 inside a barracks at Canadian Forces Base Shearwater. The men were in Canada to participate in a hockey tournament taking place on the base.

All but Smalley had applied for changes to their bail conditions allowing them to leave a British army base in Alberta where they’re currently stationed and return to their homes in England. Outside court, Crown

a warehouse for hazardous material, knocked doors off buildings in the area and shattered windows up to several kilometres (miles) away.

“I thought it was an earthquake, so I rushed downstairs without my shoes on,” Tianjin resident Zhang Siyu, whose home is several kilometres from the blast site, said in a telephone interview.

“Only once I was outside did I realize it was an explosion. There was the huge fireball in the sky with thick clouds. Everybody could see it.”

Zhang said she could see wounded people weeping.

She said she did not see anyone who had been killed, but “I could feel death.”

There was no indication of what caused the blasts, and no immediate sign of any large release of toxic chemicals into the air. The Beijing News newspaper reported on its website that there was some unidentified yellow foam flowing at the site.

Police in Tianjin said an initial blast took place at shipping containers in a warehouse for hazardous materials owned by Ruihai Logistics, a company that says it is properly approved to handle such materials.

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TORONTO — A Toronto man alleges he was abused for years at Ontario schools for the deaf and has launched a class action lawsuit on behalf of other former students against the provincial government.

The statement of claim, filed Monday in Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice, alleges sexual, physical and mental abuse at four provincially run schools for the deaf over the course of decades.

None of the allegations have been proven in court.

Christopher Welsh, in his statment of claim, accuses the province of negligence in the establishment, funding, operation, management and supervision of schools in Ottawa, London, Belleville and Milton.

“Students have suffered sexual, physical and emotional abuse at the hands of teachers, residence counsellors, other students and

“Students have suffered sexual, physical and emotional abuse at the hands of teachers . . . “ Statement of claim

employees of the schools,” reads the statement of claim.

A spokesman for the province’s Ministry of Education would not comment on the case as it is before the courts, but said the current government believes every child deserves high-quality education and a supportive learning environment.

“Over the years, we have been committed to ensuring students in our schools have access to the supports and resources they need to succeed,” said Gary Wheeler.

“This includes our most vulnerable students.”

Welsh went to two of the schools named in the classaction suit — Ernest C. Drury School for the Deaf in Milton, Ont., where he lived from the time he was five years old in 1964, followed by Robarts School for the Deaf in London, Ont., according to the claim.

He said he was forced to wear hearing aids and was repeatedly struck across his ears, leaving him bloodied and in pain.

Welsh’s claim also alleges he was hit with rolled up magazines across his hands and beaten with a stick and belt by teachers as “a form of punishment” for using sign language instead of speech when conversing with other students.

He alleges teachers and counsellors often snuck up behind him, taking advantage of his hearing problems, and would grab him at the urinal and slam him into a wall or rip the chair out from under him as he was sat doing homework.

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Liberal executive resigns GEORDON OMAND THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — A twotime former Liberal candidate disqualified from a nomination race in British Columbia is rejecting allegations she “misrepresented” her resume in her candidacy application.

Wendy Yuan received word late last week that she had been barred from running in the new Vancouver-area federal riding of Steveston-Richmond East, prompting all but one of the district’s Liberal constituency associ-

ation executives to step down in protest. The lone executive not to follow suit was reported to be on vacation.

Yuan denied misrepresenting any information in her application.

“I was green-lit twice, don’t forget — everything was the same, nothing differed,” she said in an interview on Wednesday.

“My life is an open book.

I’ve run for public office three times.”

A Liberal party source told The Canadian Press that Yuan’s application was stopped partway

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Yuan said she hoped the party wasn’t trying to shift the focus away from the real reason for her disqualification.

She said she brought up concerns with the party over what she called questionable fundraising techniques used by former Liberal MP Raymond Chan, which she believes may have played a role in her nomination upset.