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Final edition published today After telling the community’s stories for 48 years, a daily tradition ends with the newspaper’s closure ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Today the Alberni Valley Times publishes its last edition, ending a 48-year tradition with ties that date to before the Second World War. The decision to close the newspaper was made last week by the Times’ parent company, Black Press, citing declining circulation and advertising revenue in recent years. Over its last weeks of publication the Times has printed 2,500 to almost 3,000 copies each day, with a circulation of over 8,400 for the free Thursday paper. The Alberni Valley Times was launched in 1967 through the amalgamation of the West Coast Advocate and the Twin Cities Times, two papers that date back to 1931 and 1948 respectively. The Times began publishing shortly before the merging of the cities of Alberni and Port Alberni, and an early edition reported this historic event with a headline reading, “NEW CITY CREATED,” with a photograph of former mayor Fred Bishop cutting a ceremonial ribbon. In its earliest days the Times ran twice a week in a tabloid format, but that all changed on Sept. 28, 1970 when the newspaper began publishing a massive 32-by-23-inch broadsheet edition five days a week. The circulation on that day was 8,118 copies. At the time former MLA Dr. Howard Diarmid called the venture a risky move on the part of owner and publisher Fred Duncan. “I think the decision to go daily in Port Alberni is a very bold gamble,” said Diarmid in a front page story from the first daily edition. “With the population that we have in the Valley it certainly isn’t a sure-fire thing that we can support a daily newspaper.” Over the following decades Duncan’s gamble proved to be successful. By the 1980s the AV Times was also printing a dozen other newspapers on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland by running a daytime and evening shift in the pressroom. Former head pressman Denis Houle recalls the operation’s busiest shift one night in the 1990s when the press ran through 20 newsprint rolls, each printing approximately 23,000 copies of the various publications. “This paper was making nothing but money,” said Houle. “When we were running the Richmond Review we had five pressman on night shift and three pressman on day shift.” Pam Craig worked at the Times for 25 years, co-ordinating the advertising department. When she started in 1988
Pressmen Kevin Atterbury (left), Mike Lyle and Denis Houle stand next to the Alberni Valley Times’ machine in this 1990s. Photo. During the newspaper’s heyday the press ran two shifts a day to print more than a dozen publications. [SUBMITTED]
Woodwards was often buying four full-page ads in the 24-page Thursday and Friday editions. Woodwards later closed its location at Third Avenue and Mar Street, to be replaced by Zellers, which shut down in 2013. “When I started Woodwards was still here, so there were major contributors and advertisers in the paper,” said Craig. Although Port Alberni’s economy was hit long before then by the decline of the forestry industry, Craig saw businesses continue to advertise due to the Times’ reputation. “It’s been really challenging for businesses since the early ’80s,” she said. “What we had here in this community was a
loyalty to the community by original business people. They were second-generation people in business locally and they were committed to this community, and that’s really what sustained us through the ’80s and the ’90s.” The Times’ was last printed in Port Alberni on Sept. 10, 2001, before the press moved to Nanaimo. But even after this transition former ad representative Deborah Kruks recalls a staff at the newspaper of as much as two dozen. She finished her 21-year term at the Times in 2012. “The community did take ownership of the newspaper. As much as sometimes people
would complain about it, there was a lot of pride,” said Kruks. “If we had to make a change, whether it had to do with the time of day that the paper was distributed or if we were going to make a change, all of a sudden everybody was up in arms saying you can’t do that to our paper.” Craig recalls the talent that has been behind the Times over the years, including Rob Diotte, who served as editor from 1980 to 1999. “He was a real newspaper man,” Craig said. “He’d go after the jugular in order to get a story, and that’s exciting to be around.”
With a newsroom of four to six reporters behind him, Diotte wrote an editorial every day. His main concern was to keep people reading rather than pleasing everyone. “They were all local topics,” said Diotte of his editorials. “I tried to keep them controversial, but I really wasn’t worried if people were upset. They’d keep coming back.” The Times’ closure joins a list of newspaper shutdowns in communities across B.C.’s west coast this year, including Vancouver Island publications in Duncan, Campbell River, Parksville and Nanaimo. The number of people employed at newspapers has dramatically fallen with the decline of the industry. The Times’ current six full-time staff are a fraction of the 36 listed on Page 2 of the newspaper’s first daily edition in 1970. Craig fears the effect this trend will have on the community. “If we don’t have strong, correct reporting — or investigative journalism — that doesn’t leave our children with an understanding of what it is to be a critical thinker,” she said, adding that locally produced content is vital to a town’s heritage. “The stories about those people that make up the fabric of this community, they’re lost, or they’re created by someone externally that doesn’t understand the history or the background.” Those behind the production of the Alberni Valley Times would like to thank its readers and advertisers over the years for supporting the publication, allowing the newspaper to write the first draft of Port Alberni’s history since 1967. Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net
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To: Subscribers of the Alberni Valley Times Please be advised that Black Press Group Ltd. has given notice that it is our intent to close the Alberni Valley Times. We will not be processing anymore subscription renewals and any prepaid subscription monies past the last publication date (October 9, 2015) will be refunded to you. Your support of the Alberni Valley Times has been very much appreciated by Black Press and the employees of Alberni Valley Times.
Randy Blair The Times’ last full-time employees are, from the left, Eric Plummer, Kris Patterson, Elaine Berringer, Patricia Hall, Kristi Dobson and Martin Wissmath.
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Music Night every Friday at Serious Coffee, from 5 to 7 p.m., featuring local artists. Open mic, laid back atmosphere. Words on Fire! at Car’s Landing on Argyle Street, starting Thursday Sept. 24 at 7p.m. As there is no featured reader you can be your own star!
Medieval Society, come play with us! Families welcome. Info: 250-724-0535. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 293, Nanaimo rummy, 1 to 4 p.m. every Thursday. Info: 250-723-7513.
After School Burn - Youth Parkour, ages 7 to 12, Mondays and Fridays, from April 13 through May 22. Sign up Echo Centre, 4255 Wallace Street. Info: (250) 723-2181. Fun Night every Friday at 6 p.m. at the Alberni Valley branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. Food available from 5 to 6:30 p.m. for a small fee. Touch rugby games at the Port Alberni Black Sheep Rugby Club Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Adult Drop-in badminton on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at the Alberni Athletic Hall. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg Hudson). If you are a runner and want to join others, check out Port Alberni Running on Facebook. Sproat Lake Canoe Club, outrigger paddling throughout the week.Info: 250-723-0640. Become a Student of Movement with EPK Parkour and Fitness. Info: 250-918-8863 or e-mail epkparkour@gmx. com. All ages welcome.
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Child and youth Bring your zero to five year olds to the library for storytime on Fridays, from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Free, but please call 250-723-9511 to register. Rock Solid Youth, ages 13 to 18, Fridays at 7 p.m. at Elim Tabernacle. Parent On Tots and French Parent on Tots - parent and child playgroup. Fridays, 9 to 11 a.m., room 2 at Alberni Elementary School. Info: 250-723-5603. Rollerblading for youth 13 and under at Glenwood Centre on Fridays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Support and help Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and other kinship care providers are welcome to call a province-wide information and support line toll free at 1-855-474-9777 or e-mail grg@parentsupportbc.ca. Debt and budget coaching help available at Arrowsmith Baptist Church Debt Freedom Centre every Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: 250-724-7272 or www.arrowsmith.com/ debt-coaching Meals on Wheels program needs volunteer drivers Tuesday to Saturday. Info: 250-730-0390.
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The MS Society of Canada-Central Island office recognized Susan Brown and Carol Ryding of Port Alberni for their long term commitment to supporting people living with Multiple Sclerosis. Brown has volunteered for 30 years and Ryding for 13 years. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
Families dealing with the Ministry of Children and Families, fighting for laws to be changed, social justice and civility. Info: 250-590-8708 or view www.abusive-ministry.ca to share your story. Volunteers needed to help at Red Cross Health Equipment and Loan Program for four hour shifts. Call between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 250-723-0557. KUU-US Crisis Line, plus mobile outreach support services. If you, or someone you know, is having difficulties please call 250-723-2040. Overeaters Anonymous meeting Monday evening 7
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Service groups Literacy Alberni drop-in times, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323. Alberni Valley Hospice Society provides trained volunteers to support people and families facing life threatening illness, death and bereavement. Ty Watson House (2649 Second Ave.).
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Start of U2 Friday Novice Curling League, Oct. 9. Call 250723-3111 or albernicurling@ shaw.ca. Alberni District Historical Society 50th Anniversary, Oct. 15 with a commemorative tea. Alberni Valley Museum from 2-4 p.m. Free 2-day Advance Care Planning Workshop Oct. 19 and 21 at Echo Field House 3–5 p.m. Seats limited to 30. Call 250723-4478 to register. PAACL Artisan Show, Oct. 19-23, 10 a.m to 2 p.m. at 4471 Margaret Street. Dad’s Night Out Pirate Mystery Scavenger Hunt, Oct. 21 from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. at the library. Canadian Cancer Society Daffodil Bulb luncheon and fashion show, Oct. 22 at noon at Alberni Valley United Church. Tickets at 3030-3rd Ave. Bread of Life harvest dinner in recognition of long-time volunteer and board chair Roy Gunter-Smith Saturday, Oct. 24 at 5:30 p.m. in the BOL dining hall. Tickets available from the BOL office or Cornerstone’s Thrift Store. Boo to You, Scooby-Doo Halloween Celebration, Oct. 24 from 2-3 p.m. at the library. Daytime Bonspiel, Oct. 28-29. Call 250-723-3111 or albernicurling@shaw.ca. Pumpkin Carving contest, Oct. 31 at Rollin Art Centre from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. followed by the light-up at 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Logs are loaded onto a ship from the Alberni Inlet for manufacturing overseas in June. Raw log exports to Asia have increased in recent years, shifting local concerns away from the U.S. softwood lumber dispute. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]
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With more raw logs shipping to Asia from Port Alberni and less lumber heading south, a new Canada–U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement won’t affect the local economy as much compared to 10 years ago, according to a city councillor. The current Canada–U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement from 2006 is set to expire on Oct. 12, and so far there is no replacement. The last round of litigation lasted five years after the 2001 agreement expired and cost $5 billion in duties collected by the U.S. from Canadian producers. Most of that amount – $4 billion – was returned when the agreement was reached, with $2.4 billion going back to B.C. companies. Premier Christy Clark spoke about the issue in the B.C. Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. “B.C.’s forest industry is too important to take for granted,” Clark stated. “For lumber producers, and the communities throughout the province that depend on them, we need to avoid an unnecessary trade dispute with our most significant market. When the new federal government is formed later this month, this is the first issue I’ll be raising with the new Prime Minister.” B.C. has been working with the federal government for the past two years trying to extend or renew the agreement – but the U.S. isn’t interested, according to the province. The current agreement is a bad one for the Canadian industry anyway, said Port Alberni Coun. Jack McLeman. “[The U.S.] can impose a duty anytime they want anyway,” said McLeman. “They don’t care about us.” The U.S. industry sees tax breaks for the forestry industry as an unfair subsidy, said McLeman. “Americans want to get more than what they’ve got in this agreement,” he said. “They want to restrict our lumber industry more than what it already is.” Some of the city’s tax breaks to forest companies would be considered unfair by the U.S. he added. “We don’t sell much more to the U.S., but we would like to again when their economy picks up,” McLeman said.
United Steelworkers union Local 1–85 includes membership at the two Western Forest Products sawmills in Port Alberni. Union president Norm MacLeod said he’s more concerned about the upcoming Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement with Asian countries than the softwood lumber agreement. Since the early 2000s forestry companies, such as Interfor, have moved lumber mills across the border to avoid U.S. duties, MacLeod said. Alberni–Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser said he’s concerned about the impact of the softwood lumber dispute – which could lead to countervailing duties again – on local jobs, but he’s not privy to the discussions. He plans to be raising the issue in the legislature, he said. B.C. Minister of Forest, Lands and Resource Operations, Steve Thomson, noted the U.S. cannot launch any litigation for one year after the agreement expires on Oct. 12. “We continue to work closely with the B.C. forest industry, other provinces and the federal government to ensure B.C.’s priorities are clearly communicated,” Thomson stated.
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After the Beaver Creek Hall lost its regular access to BC Gaming funds a few years ago and experienced a decline in membership, it was forced to make some changes. Fundraising began in earnest and it is only through various events that active members can continue to keep the hall running. “We had gaming funds for a long time and it was substantial, about $20,000 a year,” said David Horst, a member of the Beaver Creek community. “They changed how they pay out and we couldn’t live up to what they wanted. It still costs $12,000 to $14,000 to run the hall and with no money coming in, we had to fundraise.” Soon after that loss of gaming funds, the regional district’s gas tax grant helped upgrade the hall’s heating system, lighting and electricity. Since then, a recent dance at the hall contributed to a new water pump and water tank. “That was a fairly good-sized bill so the dance paid for that,” he said. Horst remembers the hall as the place where Beaver Creek residents socialized in the 1960s and ‘70s. A dance was held every weekend, which helped sustain the building. “It is not as active as it used to be, but we still have a few dances a year, potlucks and little fundraisers.” Horst’s interest in the hall these days stems from his experience as a child. He grew up in Beaver Creek and his parents, Jake and Gertrude, were members. He attended Beaver Creek Elementary School, which was not large enough in the 1950s and ‘60s to accommodate audiences for Christmas concerts, so they took place at the hall. “The whole community was there, it was really quite special,” Horst said. “I also played badminton there. I have some good memories.” He started to get more involved again in the 1990s to relive some of those memories. “I got something out of the com-
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munity and now it is my chance to give something back,” Horst said. When he noticed the membership numbers falling, he started to ask why. “There were always a lot of reasons one way or another but there are a lot of young families now with both working and their kids in organized activities,” he said. “It is difficult to add on things at the hall. People are also aging, like my parents, who are at Echo Village.” Since then, membership has opened up to all residents of Port Alberni. “I suggested opening the membership up because some people who used to live (in Beaver Creek) are now in town,” Horst said. “It is starting to change. We put the word out there and let it be known that the doors would close.” Upcoming fundraisers will continue to bring in money to the hall, including the Jam Jam on Oct. 17. It will be a unique event, with sales of jam and preserves, followed by an open jam session with musicians. On Oct. 31, a Halloween dance will raise money for the hall’s park improvements. Another park initiative in the
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ZONING (LAND USE) BYLAW PUBLIC OPEN HOUSES The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) has begun rewri ng the Zoning (Land Use) Bylaw for the en re Regional District. It is important to the ACRD that the opportunity to provide comment and/or input on this project is offered to residents and property owners of the Regional District. Public input and knowledge is essen al to the successful development of this bylaw! ACRD Planning Staff will be hos ng a series of Public Open Houses in October. Please feel welcome to a end the Open House in your area! AREA ‘B’ – BEAUFORT & AREA ‘E’ – BEAVER CREEK: Tuesday, October 13th, 4:00 un l 7:00 pm in the Beaver Creek Community Hall - 8505 Beaver Creek Road, Port Alberni AREA ‘D’ – SPROAT LAKE: Wednesday, October 14th, 4:00 un l 7:00 pm in the Terminal Building at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport – 7400 Airport Road, Port Alberni AREA ‘F’ – CHERRY CREEK: Thursday, October 15th, 4:00 un l 7:00 pm at the Cherry Creek Community Hall – 3720 Moore Road, Port Alberni AREA ‘C’ – LONG BEACH: Wednesday, October 21st, 3:30 un l 6:30 pm in Ac vity Room #2 at the Ucluelet Community Centre – 500 Ma erson Drive, Ucluelet AREA ‘A’ – BAMFIELD: Thursday, October 22nd, 4:00 un l 7:00 pm in the Bamfield Fire Hall – 352 Pachena Road, Bamfield If you have any ques ons, please call the ACRD office at 250-7202700 to speak with Mike Irg, Manager of Planning and Development or Charity Hallberg Dodds, Planning Assistant. To view the DRAFT Zoning Bylaw Document and Maps, please visit our website at www.acrd.bc.ca .
EDITORIALSLETTERS 4
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» Our View
Another hit to a pillar of democracy
D
emocracy in this community has taken a hit with the closure of the Alberni Valley Times today. After publishing for 48 years — including distribution as a daily since 1970 — the shutdown was announced last week due to declining circulation and advertising revenue. The closure leaves the community with one newspaper: The Alberni Valley News, which publishes twice a week. Over its final weeks the Times maintained a circulation of between 2,500 and almost 3,000 — except for the free Thursday edition that printed over 8,000 copies. When the newspaper became a daily in the early 1970s this output was kept up five days a week from a staff
totalling over three dozen people, far outnumbering the Times current workforce of six full-time employees. There’s nothing unusual about this trend: newspaper circulation and the number of professionals employed in the industry have been declining for years. The Times’ closure is the most recent casualty in the development of the business; several other British Columbian newspapers have shut down this year, including the Oceanside Star, Campbell River Courier-Islander, Cowichan News Leader Pictorial and Harbour City Star on Vancouver Island. A major factor in the equation is the rapid growth of the Internet, and the public’s reliance on the web to get news immediately. Newspapers have
responded by posting stories online, but website advertising has yielded pennies when in the past a printed product brought in dollars. The role that a printed newspaper once served as the main source for up-to-date information — ranging from today’s horoscope to a fatal accident on the highway — has increasingly been replaced by various online formats available free of charge, especially Facebook. This movement has been guided by natural market forces, but as a newspaper’s role changes its service to the public is under threat. Unlike social media, journalism carries expectations of professionalism to elevate the practice above rumour in the interest of unbiased, accurate reporting.
Someone needs to write the first draft of a community’s unfolding history and question the actions of the powerful, and traditionally this democratic responsibility has been given to journalists. But with publications across Canada declining, who will tell stories illustrating where society sits and where we have developed from? It’s a question that cuts to the core of any community where individuals are free to determine their own fates. If information is power, larger corporations and government bodies appear to have gained ground in recent years over the control of how we are informed. The number of professionals working in public relations has grown from two for every journalist in 1991 to a 4.1:1 ratio in
2011, based on census figures. In the United States there are 4.6 PR people for each journalist, while government and corporate communications pays 40 per cent more than writing news, according to the U.S. Labour Department. It’s a frightening trend, but the good news is that in Canada citizens are granted Charter rights that include freedom of thought, belief and expression. What role the press and greater media will play in upholding these values is yet to be determined as society rapidly changes in this digital age. The Alberni Valley Times will be gone, but the need to tell our stories has not been diminished in this community.
every step will be remembered. You welcomed this Nova Scotian into your homes and your hearts, and you encouraged me along the way. Your kind words kept me going through workouts I thought would never end and long nights when I thought we’d never get the paper to press. And when I left the Times, it was your kind words that convinced me to stay in the Valley. Being a journalist in a small city is a great responsibility, and it is one I did not take lightly. I will never forget my time spent at the AVT, and I am sad to see the end come to such a proud publication. I wish good luck to the current staff, and I hope you find a place where you are happy.
Re: ‘Duncan defends federal record’, Oct. 1, Page 1
done a good job, global problems not withstanding. And, as always, the opposition has to run down everything the government did. The Conservatives did it when they were opposition after all – that’s the oppositions job,is it not? Then the hullabaloo about repealing various bills. How often have you seen that done? Not very, I’m sure. Then the clincher comic relief: the Green’s are going to bring forth a omnibus bill, packaging several pieces of legislation for a single vote to limit debate and scrutiny. Then they want to make omnibus bills illegal... hmm, lot of double talk there. The last part I think is a good idea, never liked omnibus bills. I think they are a scam pushing through extra stuff that has nothing to do with the original bill and would NOT pass on its own, should be illegal. But hey, Mr. Sollitt, you want to do away with omnibus bills, then do away with it, not make use of it and then make it illegal.
I agree with John Duncan. I feel the Conservatives have
J.P. de Boer Port Alberni
— ERIC PLUMMER, EDITOR
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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@avtimes.net Elections Canada’s online glitches
Scribe disappointed to see ‘AV Times’ close
What is wrong with the Elections Canada website and is this important? Recently, after checking online I discovered that the site could not confirm that I was registered to vote. Seeing as I had not received a voter registration card in the mail, I headed down to the local Elections Canada office only to discover that there was no record of me after two online searches. The third search revealed that I now live in Saskatchewan where I where I have never resided, having had no change of name or address for decades. What is going on with the Elections Canada website? For something as crucial for this country’s future, I would expect Internet elections glitches to be worked out prior to election time. Now, I wonder what my residence in Saskatchewan is like.
After more than five years of sitting on the other side of the desk, it is with a sad heart that I write this as a reflective reader disappointed to see Port Alberni’s daily paper close. I think I speak for most of the past employees of the Alberni Valley Times when I say it was an honour to serve our readers while we worked at the paper. We all took great pride in our jobs, as does the current staff, and we are disappointed to see the Times fall victim to an everchanging industry. Port Alberni is an outstanding community. Although it was not always easy to be a journalist here, it was certainly never boring. We had our ups and our downs, as did the community, but in the end it was an honour to tell your stories – and boy did the Alberni Valley give us lots of share. From the highlight of climbing into the belly of the Hawaii Mars Water bomber for a flight around the Valley to the sad moments when we reported on losses in our community,
Gail Morton Port Alberni
Heather Thomson Port Alberni
Defending Conservative candidate John Duncan
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VANCOUVER ISLAND SOCCER LEAGUE
BCHL
Alberni Athletics win in Saanich for 3rd straight MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
It wasn’t their best game and they gave up a clean sheet but the Alberni Athletics won their third straight victory on Sunday to start the season. The Athletics travelled with 13 players to Saanich to play the SFFC Molnar in the 3A division of the Vancouver Island Soccer League, winning 3–1. Alberni was “all over” Molnar for the first half, said Athletics striker Gary Spencer-Smith, who headed in the first goal of the game off a cross from Riley Mitchell. The Athletics’ Duke Van Wieren put his team 2–0 ahead with a shot from just inside the penalty box at about the seven-minute mark. Alberni fell asleep a bit in the second half when their opponents failed to muster much of an attack, Spencer-Smith said. Van Wieren scored a brace with another well-placed shot about
Bulldogs add ‘97born Chris Sarault ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Athletics rookie Josiah Anderson challenges a Hellas FC player at the Armada field during a VISL match Sept. 26. The Athletics defeated SFFC Molnar on Sunday for a 3–0–0 record to start the season. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]
midway through the second half for the 3–0 lead. A defensive error allowed Molnar to snatch one goal in the dying minutes, denying Athletics ‘keeper
Jordan Fletcher his third clean sheet of the season. Alberni are on the road again on Sunday against the Westcastle Sagres.
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs announced new acquisition Chris Sarault on Thursday. Sarault, a ‘97-born forward from Moncton, NB, was drafted in the eighth round, 131st overall, in the 2013 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft by the Saint John Sea Dogs. Most recently, Sarault won the NB/PEI Major Midget Hockey
League championship with the 2014–15 Moncton Flyers midget AAA team where he scored 10 goals and added 13 assists in 20 regular season games. Sarault added another 11 goals and eight assists in 10 playoff games. As a 17-year-old, he also appeared in nine games with the Woodstock Slammers posting two goals and two assists. Sarault is the son of former NHLer Yves Sarault.
MLB
Blue Jays lose 5-3 TORONTO — Advantage Texas Rangers. The underdog AL West champions, no strangers to being written off, spoiled the Blue Jays’ long-awaited return to the post-season Thursday, beating Toronto ace David Price en route to a 5-3 win. Rangers manager Jeff Banister sends Cole Hamels, his marquee man, to the mound Friday afternoon to face Marcus Stroman in Game 2. There’s a ways to go in the bestof-five series, but Texas is smiling while Canada has its fingers crossed. “I care a ton,” said a disappointed Price. “I want to go out there and pitch well for my teammates and pitch well for this country and I didn’t do that today.” A sellout crowd of 49,834, waving rally towels, lived and died with every pitch under the roof
GRACE
at the Rogers Centre, which last saw playoff action in 1993 when the Jays won a second straight World Series. Russell Martin, the Jays’ Canadian catcher, called the atmosphere “awesome.”
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SPORTS/SCOREBOARD
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NHL
HOCKEY
EASTERN CONFERENCE
WHL
ATLANTIC DIVISION Ottawa Montreal Tampa Bay
GP W 1 1 1 1 1 1
Pts 2 2 2
Home 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0
Away 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Last 10 Strk 1-0-0-0 W-1 1-0-0-0 W-1 1-0-0-0 W-1
GP W 1 1 1 0 1 0
L OL SL GF GA 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 2
Pts 2 1 0
Home 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Away 1-0-0-0 0-0-1-0 0-1-0-0
Last 10 Strk 1-0-0-0 W-1 0-0-1-0 L-1 0-1-0-0 L-1
GP W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
L OL SL GF GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 6
Pts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Home 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0
Away 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-0-0-0
Last 10 Strk 0-0-0-0 — 0-0-0-0 — 0-0-0-0 — 0-0-0-0 — 0-0-0-0 — 0-0-0-0 — 0-1-0-0 L-1 0-1-0-0 L-1 0-1-0-0 L-1 0-1-0-0 L-1
Red Deer Calgary Lethbridge Medicine Hat Edmonton Kootenay
L OL SL GF GA 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1
Pts 2 2 2
Home 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0
Away 1-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Last 10 Strk 1-0-0-0 W-1 1-0-0-0 W-1 1-0-0-0 W-1
U.S. DIVISION
GP W 1 1 1 1 1 0
L OL SL GF GA 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 3
Pts 2 2 0
Home 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Away 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 0-1-0-0
Last 10 Strk 1-0-0-0 W-1 1-0-0-0 W-1 0-1-0-0 L-1
GP W 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
L OL SL GF GA 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 1 5
Pts 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Home 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-1-0-0
Away 1-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Last 10 Strk 1-0-0-0 W-1 1-0-0-0 W-1 0-0-0-0 — 0-0-0-0 — 0-1-0-0 L-1 0-1-0-0 L-1 0-1-0-0 L-1 0-1-0-0 L-1
WILD CARD Washington New Jersey NY Islanders Columbus Florida Detroit Toronto Buffalo Pittsburgh Boston
WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION Winnipeg Dallas St. Louis
GP W 1 1 1 1 1 1
PACIFIC DIVISION San Jose Vancouver Edmonton
WILD CARD Minnesota Nashville Anaheim Arizona Colorado Chicago Los Angeles Calgary
Note: a team winning in overtime or shootout gets 2 points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout gets 1 point in the OTL or SOL columns. 7KXUVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Toronto at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Winnipeg 6 Boston 2 Arizona at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Ottawa 3 Buffalo 1 6DWXUGD\¡V JDPHV Tampa Bay 3 Philadelphia 2 (OT) Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 1 p.m. St. Louis 3 Edmonton 1 Philadelphia at Florida, 7 p.m. Nashville 2 Carolina 1 Detroit at Carolina, 7 p.m. Dallas 3 Pittsburgh 0 Edmonton at Nashville, 7 p.m. Minnesota 5 Colorado 4 Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m. :HGQHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m. Montreal 3 Toronto 1 Columbus at NY Rangers, 7 p.m. NY Rangers 3 Chicago 2 New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m. Vancouver 5 Calgary 1 St. Louis at Minnesota, 8 p.m. San Jose 5 Los Angeles 1 NY Islanders at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. )ULGD\¡V JDPHV Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m. Winnipeg at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Arizona, 10 p.m. NY Rangers at Columbus, 7 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Chicago at NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
JETS 6, BRUINS 2
LIGHTNING 3, FLYERS 2 (OT)
First Period 1. Boston, Krejci 1 (unassisted) 5:36. 3HQDOWLHV — Lowry Wpg (tripping) 1:54; Bergeron Bos, Lowry Wpg (roughing), Burmistrov Wpg (illegal check to the head minor) 19:23. Second Period 2. Wpg, Scheifele 1 (Byfuglien) 5:26. 3. Winnipeg, Wheeler 1 (Ladd) 9:17. 4. Wpg, Stafford 1 (Lowry, Chiarot) 17:39. 3HQDOWLHV — None. Third Period 5. Bos, Pastrnak 1 (Beleskey, Miller) 1:25. 6. Wpg, Thorburn 1 (Stafford, Burmistrov) 5:17. 7. Wpg, Petan 1 (Copp, Stuart) 9:51. 8. Winnipeg, Burmistrov 1, 16:22 (en). 3HQDOWLHV — None. 6KRWV RQ JRDO Winnipeg 6 11 15 —32 Boston 14 10 7 —31 *RDO — Winnipeg: Pavelec (W, 1-0-0); Bos: Rask (L, 0-1-0). 3RZHU SOD\V JRDO FKDQFHV — Wpg: 0-0; Bos: 0-2. Att. — 17,565 at Boston.
First Period — No Scoring. 3HQDOWLHV — Couturier Pha (high-sticking) 4:12; Stamkos TB (hooking) 10:29. Second Period 1. TB, Garrison 1 (Callahan, Drouin) 1:25. 2. Phil, Read 1 (Laughton, Umberger) 10:14. 3. Phil, B. Schenn 1 (Umberger, Medvedev) 12:03 (pp). 4. TB, Callahan 1 (Hedman, Drouin) 18:22 (pp). 3HQDOWLHV — Schultz Pha (hooking) 6:30; Stralman TB (tripping) 11:26; Medvedev Pha (illegal stick) 16:38; Filppula TB (tripping) 19:11. Third Period — No Scoring. 3HQDOWLHV — None. Overtime 5. Tampa Bay, Garrison 2 (Killorn) 2:17. 3HQDOWLHV — None. 6KRWV RQ JRDO Philadelphia 13 3 6 2 —24 Tampa Bay 10 13 4 5 —32 *RDO — Phil: Mason (LO, 0-0-1); Tampa Bay: Bishop (W, 1-0-0). 3RZHU SOD\V JRDO FKDQFHV — Phil: 1-3; TB: 1-3. Att. — 19,092 at Tampa Bay.
SENATORS 3, SABRES 1 First Period 1. Ottawa, Turris 1 (Hoffman, Stone) :30. 3HQDOWLHV — None. Second Period 2. Ott, Turris 2 (Hoffman, Stone) 10:49. 3HQDOW\ — Pageau Ott (hooking) 15:46. Third Period 3. Buffalo, Eichel 1 (Foligno, Kane) 9:11 (pp). 4. Ott, Lazar 1 (Zibanejad, Ryan) 18:56 (en). 3HQDOWLHV — Wiercioch Ott (hooking) 7:45; Ryan Ott (hooking) 13:50. 6KRWV RQ JRDO Ottawa 7 11 4 —22 Buffalo 6 7 14 —27 *RDO — Ottawa: Anderson (W, 1-0-0); Buffalo: Lehner (L, 0-1-0). 3RZHU SOD\V JRDO FKDQFHV — Ottawa: 0-0; Buf: 1-3. Att. — 19,070 at Buffalo.
BLUES 3, OILERS 1 First Period 1. Edm, Nugent-Hopkins 1, 17:22 (pp). 3HQDOWLHV — Hendricks Edm, Ott StL (roughing) 8:52; Reinhart Edm (hooking) 14:19; Shattenkirk StL (tripping) 17:19; Reinhart Edm (high-sticking) 19:40. Second Period 2. StL, Tarasenko 1 (Pietrangelo, Bouwmeester) 9:10. 3HQDOWLHV — Edmundson StL, Gryba (GP ÀJKWLQJ 2WW 6W/ FKDUJLQJ Third Period 3. StL, Fabbri 1 (Lehtera, Schwartz) 9:29. 4. StL, Brouwer 1 (Schwartz) 19:42 (en). 3HQDOWLHV — Reaves StL (tripping) 2:44; Slepyshev Edm (holding) 10:06. 6KRWV RQ JRDO Edmonton 9 7 8 —24 St. Louis 8 14 9 —31 *RDO — Edmonton: Talbot (L, 0-1-0); St. Louis: Elliott (W, 1-0-0). 3RZHU SOD\V JRDO FKDQFHV — Edm: 1-3; StL: 0-3. Attendance — 19,327 at St. Louis.
DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5 series)
EAST DIVISION GP Prince Albert 5 Moose Jaw 4 Brandon 5 Saskatoon 5 Swift Current 4 Regina 4
W 4 3 3 2 1 1
L 1 0 1 0 2 3
OL SL GF GA 0 0 23 23 1 0 19 12 0 1 21 9 3 0 25 18 1 0 6 13 0 0 4 14
Pt 8 7 7 7 3 2
OL SL GF GA 0 0 21 13 0 0 14 10 0 0 21 15 1 0 18 21 1 0 9 14 0 0 13 24
Pt 8 8 6 5 3 2
CENTRAL DIVISION GP 5 5 5 5 4 6
W 4 4 3 2 1 1
L 1 1 2 2 2 5
WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION Victoria Kelowna Vancouver Prince George Kamloops
Spokane Tri-City Everett Seattle Portland
GP 6 7 6 3 5 GP 5 4 3 3 3
W 5 5 3 1 0
L 1 2 2 2 5
OL SL GF GA 0 0 24 13 0 0 34 29 0 1 25 29 0 0 6 7 0 0 12 24
Pt 10 10 7 2 0
W 3 2 2 1 0
L 2 1 1 1 3
OL SL GF GA 0 0 16 17 1 0 17 18 0 0 6 6 1 0 11 10 0 0 7 13
Pt 6 5 4 3 0
Note: Division leaders ranked in top 2 positions per conference regardless of pts.; a team winning in overtime or shootout gets 2 pts. & a victory in W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout gets 1 point in OTL or SOL columns. :HGQHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Moose Jaw 8 Vancouver 5 Saskatoon 7 Kootenay 2 Tri-City 4 Kamloops 3 Victoria 4 Spokane 1 )ULGD\¡V JDPHV $OO WLPHV /RFDO Kootenay at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Vancouver at Regina, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m. Red Deer at Calgary, 7 p.m. Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. Swift Current at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m. Tri-City at Prince George, 8 p.m. Spokane at Portland, 8 p.m. Victoria at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. 6DWXUGD\¡V JDPHV Edmonton at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Vancouver at Swift Current, 7 p.m. Kootenay at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m. Calgary at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Tri-City at Prince George, 8 p.m. Victoria at Kamloops, 8 p.m. Prince Albert at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. Spokane at Everett, 8:05 p.m.
BCHL INTERIOR DIVISION GP Penticton 9 Salmon Arm 9 West Kelowna 9 Merritt 11 Vernon 10 Trail 8
W 8 5 5 5 4 2
L 1 2 3 6 5 6
T OL GF GA Pt 0 0 37 17 16 2 0 36 22 12 0 1 32 32 11 0 0 42 47 10 0 1 71 32 9 0 0 24 38 4
L 2 3 2 6 7
T OL GF GA Pt 0 0 35 17 14 0 0 35 22 12 1 1 28 59 10 0 0 20 38 6 0 1 17 32 3
ISLAND DIVISION GP Powell River 9 Nanaimo 9 Cowichan Vally 8 Alberni Valley 9 Victoria 9
W 7 6 4 3 1
MAINLAND DIVISION Langley Wenatchee Coquitlam Chilliwack Surrey Prince George
GP 8 7 10 9 8 8
W 6 5 5 3 2 1
L 2 1 4 3 6 6
T OL GF GA Pt 0 0 31 22 12 1 0 30 15 11 1 0 29 37 11 1 2 32 30 9 0 0 20 35 4 0 1 13 37 3
7KXUVGD\¡V UHVXOW Alberni Valley 4 Victoria 2 :HGQHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Penticton 5 Trail 3 Merritt 2 Salmon Arm 1 )ULGD\¡V JDPHV $OO WLPHV /RFDO Powell River at Coquitlam, 7 p.m. Victoria at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m. West Kelowna at Penticton, 7 p.m. Chilliwack at Surrey, 7 p.m. Nanaimo at Vernon, 7 p.m. Wenatchee at Langley, 7:15 p.m. Prince George at Trail, 7:30 p.m. 6DWXUGD\¡V JDPHV Prince George at Vernon, 6 p.m. Cowichan Valley at Alberni Valley, 7 p.m. Penticton at Chilliwack, 7 p.m. Nanaimo at Salmon Arm, 7 p.m. Surrey at Victoria, 7 p.m. Powell River at West Kelowna, 7 p.m. Coquitlam at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.
KANSAS CITY VS. HOUSTON (Houston leads 1-0) 7KXUVGD\ V UHVXOW Houston 5 Kansas City 2 )ULGD\ V JDPH Houston (Kazmir 7-11) at Kansas City (Cueto 4-7), 3:45 p.m. (FS1) 6XQGD\ V JDPH Kansas City (Volquez 13-9) at Houston (Keuchel 20-8), 4:10 p.m. (MLBN) 0RQGD\ V JDPH x-Kansas City at Houston, TBA (FOX or FS1) Wednesday, Oct. 14 x-Houston at Kansas City, TBA TORONTO VS. TEXAS (Texas leads 1-0) 7KXUVGD\ V UHVXOW Texas 5 Toronto 3 )ULGD\ V JDPH Texas (Hamels 7-1) at Toronto (Stroman 4-0), 12:45 p.m. (MLBN) 6XQGD\ V JDPH Toronto (Estrada 13-8) at Texas (Lewis 17-9), 8:10 p.m. (FS1) 0RQGD\ V JDPH x-Toronto (Dickey 11-11) at Texas (Holland 4-3), 1:07 or 4:07 p.m.(FS1) Wednesday, Oct. 14 x-Texas at Toronto (FOX or FS1)
RANGERS 5, BLUE JAYS 3 7H[DV
$% 5 + %, %% 62 $YJ
DeShields cf
4
1
2 1
0 0
Stubbs cf
0
0
0 0
0 0
—-
Choo rf
3
0
0 0
1 0
.000
Beltre 3b
1
0
1 1
1 0 1.000
Alberto 3b
2
0
0 0
0 0
.000
Fielder dh
4
0
0 0
0 1
.000
Napoli 1b
3
0
0 0
1 2
.000
Moreland 1b
0
0
0 0
0 0
—-
J.Hamilton lf
4
0
0 0
0 2
.000
Venable lf
0
0
0 0
0 0
—-
Andrus ss
4
0
0 0
0 2
.000
Odor 2b
2
3
1 1
0 0
.500
Chirinos c
4
1
1 2
0 0
.250
7RWDOV 7RURQWR
.500
$% 5 + %, %% 62 $YJ
Revere lf
4
1
1 0
0 0
.250
Donaldson 3b
1
0
0 0
1 0
.000
a-Carrera ph
1
0
0 0
0 0
.000
Pennington 3b
1
0
0 0
0 0
.000
Bautista rf
4
1
1 1
0 0
.250
Pompey rf
0
0
0 0
0 0
—-
Encarnacion dh 4
0
2 1
0 0
.500
Tulowitzki ss
4
0
0 0
0 1
.000
Smoak 1b
4
0
0 0
0 2
.000
Ru.Martin c
4
1
1 0
0 1
.250
Goins 2b
3
0
0 0
0 0
.000
3
0
1 1
0 0
.333
Pillar cf 7RWDOV
Texas
002 020 100
—5
5
0
Toronto
000 111 000
—3
6
1
a-grounded out for Donaldson in the 5th. E—Revere (1). LOB—Texas 4, Toronto 4. 2B—DeShields (1), Ru.Martin (1), Pillar (1). HR—Chirinos (1), off Price; Odor (1), off Price; Bautista (1), off Kela. RBIs—DeShields (1), Beltre (1), Odor (1), Chirinos 2 (2), Bautista (1), Encarnacion (1), Pillar (1). Runners left in scoring position—Texas 2 (Fielder, Choo); Toronto 2 (Smoak, Carrera). RISP—Texas 2 for 4; Toronto 2 for 9. Runners moved up—Choo, Chirinos, Revere, Tulowitzki, Goins. GIDP—Fielder. DP—Toronto 1 (Goins, Tulowitzki, Smoak). Texas
FOOTBALL
ASTROS 5, ROYALS 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
L OL SL GF GA 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 2
METROPOLITAN DIVISION NY Rangers Philadelphia Carolina
MLB PLAYOFFS
IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
+RXVWRQ $% 5 Altuve 2b 5 1 Springer rf 4 2 Correa ss 5 0 Col.Rasmus lf 3 1 Gattis dh 4 0 1-C.Gomez pr-dh 0 0 Valbuena 3b 3 0 Carter 1b 4 0 Ma.Gonzalez 1b 0 0 J.Castro c 4 0 Marisnick cf 4 1 7RWDOV .DQVDV &LW\ $% 5 A.Escobar ss 4 0 Zobrist 2b 4 0 L.Cain cf 4 0 Hosmer 1b 4 0 K.Morales dh 4 2 Moustakas 3b 3 0 S.Perez c 4 0 A.Gordon lf 4 0 Rios rf 2 0 7RWDOV Houston 210 010 Kansas City 010 100
+ %, %% 62 $YJ 3 1 0 0 .600 2 1 1 1 .500 1 0 0 2 .200 1 2 1 1 .333 1 1 0 1 .250 0 0 0 0 —0 0 1 3 .000 1 0 0 2 .250 0 0 0 0 —0 0 0 3 .000 2 0 0 1 .500 + %, %% 62 $YJ 0 0 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 .500 1 0 0 0 .250 0 0 0 0 .000 2 2 0 1 .500 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 .250 0 0 1 1 .000 010 —5 11 0 000 —2 6 0
1-ran for Gattis in the 8th. LOB—Houston 7, Kansas City 6. 2B— Marisnick (1). HR—Springer (1), off C.Young; Col.Rasmus (1), off Madson; K.Morales 2 (2), off McHugh 2. RBIs— Altuve (1), Springer (1), Col.Rasmus 2 (2), Gattis (1), K.Morales 2 (2). SB—Col. Rasmus (1), Zobrist (1). CS—Altuve (1). Runners left in scoring position—Houston 5 (Valbuena 2, Springer, J.Castro, Correa); Kansas City 3 (Hosmer 2, Zobrist). RISP—Houston 2 for 10; Kansas City 0 for 5. Runners moved up—Altuve, Col.Rasmus, Gattis. GIDP—J.Castro. DP—Kansas City 1 (Zobrist, A.Escobar, Hosmer).
NATIONAL LEAGUE WILD CARD :HGQHVGD\ V UHVXOW Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 0
DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5 series) ST. LOUIS VS. CHICAGO )ULGD\ V JDPH Chicago (Lester 11-12) at St. Louis (Lackey 13-10), 6:45 p.m. 6DWXUGD\ V JDPH Chicago (Hendricks 8-7) at St. Louis (Garcia 10-6), 5:37 p.m. 0RQGD\ V JDPH St. Louis at Chicago 7XHVGD\ V JDPH x-St. Louis at Chicago Thursday, Oct. 15 x-Chicago winner at St. Louis LOS ANGELES VS. NEW YORK
Kela H, 1
1 1 1 1 0 1 17 9.00
)ULGD\ V JDPH New York (deGrom 14-8) at Los Angeles (Kershaw 16-7), 9:45 p.m. 6DWXUGD\ V JDPH New York (Syndergaard 9-7) at Los Angeles (Greinke 19-3), 9:07 p.m. 0RQGD\ V JDPH Los Angeles at New York (Harvey 13-8) 7XHVGD\ V JDPH x-Los Angeles at New York Thursday, Oct. 15 x-New York at Los Angeles
2 0 0 0 0 1 16 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 1 17 0.00
Toronto Price L, 0-1
IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 7 5 5 5 2 5 90 6.43
Cecil
1 0 0 0 1 1 15 0.00
Aa.Sanchez
1 0 0 0 0 1 16 0.00
HBP—by Price (Odor, Odor). Umpires—Home, James Hoye; First, Vic Carapazza; Second, Alfonso Marquez; Third, Marvin Hudson; Left, Dale Scott; Right, Dan Bellino. T—2:53. A—49,834 (49,282).
GP W L T PF PA 13 8 5 0 430 269 13 8 5 0 350 383 14 8 6 0 354 376 13 5 8 0 280 282
Pt 16 16 16 10
WEST DIVISION x-Calgary x-Edmonton B.C. Winnipeg Saskatchewan
GP W L T PF PA Pt 14 11 3 0 370 290 22 14 10 4 0 350 261 20 13 5 8 0 314 365 10 14 4 10 0 269 401 8 14 2 12 0 342 432 4
x — clinched playoff berth. )ULGD\¡V JDPH Saskatchewan at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m. 6DWXUGD\ V JDPHV Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at B.C., 10 p.m. 0RQGD\ V JDPH Toronto at Montreal, 1 p.m. WEEK 17 Bye: Saskatchewan Friday, Oct. 16 Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 Calgary vs. Toronto (site TBD), 4 p.m. B.C. at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18 Hamilton at Montreal, 1 p.m.
NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo Miami
W 3 3 2 1
L 0 1 2 3
T Pct PF PA 0 1.000 119 70 0 .750 95 55 0 .500 110 92 0 .250 65 101
W 3 1 1 1
L 2 2 3 4
T 0 0 0 0
W 4 2 1 1
L 0 2 3 3
T Pct PF PA 0 1.000 121 77 0 .500 96 75 0 .250 93 104 0 .250 85 102
W 4 2 2 1
L 0 2 2 3
T Pct PF PA 0 1.000 97 69 0 .500 97 108 0 .500 96 110 0 .250 100 125
SOUTH
Denver Oakland San Diego Kansas City
5 4 2 2 1 1 79 3.60
S.Dyson S, 1-1
Hamilton Toronto Ottawa Montreal
Inherited runners-scored—O.Perez 2-0. HBP—by Gregerson (Moustakas). Umpires—Home, Lance Barksdale; First, Angel Hernandez; Second, Mike Everitt; Third, Ron Kulpa; Left, Gerry Davis; Right, Todd Tichenor. T—3:14 (Delay: 0:49). A—40,146 (37,903).
R ER BB SO 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 R ER BB SO 3 3 1 2 1 1 2 7 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0
Gallardo W, 1-0 Diekman H, 1
EAST DIVISION
Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville Houston
H 4 0 2 0 0 H 4 3 1 2 1
ATP-WTA
CFL
NP ERA 92 3.00 17 0.00 17 0.00 3 0.00 13 0.00 NP ERA 42 13.50 70 2.25 12 0.00 16 9.00 11 0.00
Houston IP McHugh W, 1-0 6 Sipp H, 1 1 2 W.Harris H, 1 /3 1 /3 O.Perez H, 1 Gregerson S, 1-1 1 Kansas City IP Ventura L, 0-1 2 C.Young 4 K.Herrera 1 Madson 1 Hochevar 1
TENNIS
Pct PF PA .600 99 113 .333 89 77 .250 62 107 .200 97 135
NORTH Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland
WEST
NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST Dallas N.Y. Giants Washington Philadelphia
W 2 2 2 1
L 2 2 2 3
T 0 0 0 0
Pct PF PA .500 95 101 .500 102 82 .500 78 79 .250 78 86
W 4 4 1 1
L 0 0 3 3
T Pct PF PA 0 1.000 108 71 0 1.000 137 93 0 .250 72 117 0 .250 86 104
W 4 2 1 0
L 0 2 3 4
T Pct PF PA 0 1.000 113 71 0 .500 80 73 0 .250 68 125 0 .000 66 96
W 3 2 2 1
L 1 2 2 3
T 0 0 0 0
SOUTH Carolina Atlanta Tampa Bay New Orleans
NORTH Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit
WEST Arizona St. Louis Seattle San Francisco
Pct PF PA .750 148 73 .500 74 89 .500 87 71 .250 48 110
7KXUVGD\ V UHVXOW Indianapolis 27 Houston 20 6XQGD\ V JDPHV Chicago at Kansas City, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Seattle at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Arizona at Detroit, 4:05 p.m. Denver at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. New England at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. San Francisco at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m. Open: Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, N.Y. Jets 0RQGD\ V JDPH Pittsburgh at San Diego, 8:30 p.m.
CHINA OPEN $W %HLMLQJ 0HQ V 6LQJOHV ³ 6HFRQG 5RXQG Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Zhang Ze, China, 6-2, 6-1. John Isner (6), U.S., def. John Millman, Australia, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4. )DELR )RJQLQL ,WDO\ GHI 'DYLG *RIÀQ (7), Belgium, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7). 0HQ V 'RXEOHV ³ 4XDUWHU ÀQDOV 'DQLHO 1HVWRU 7RU , & Edouard Roger9DVVHOLQ )UD GHI 'DYLG *RIÀQ Belg., & Dominic Thiem, Austria, 6-3, 6-4. 9DVHN 3RVSLVLO 9HUQRQ % & , & Jack Sock, U.S., def. Djordje & Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 6-4, 6-1. :RPHQ V 6LQJOHV ³ 7KLUG 5RXQG Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Rus., def. Flavia Pennetta (3), Ita., 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Garbine Muguruza (5), Spain, def. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1. Ana Ivanovic (6), Serbia, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, U.S., def. Roberta Vinci (15), Italy, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.
ATP RAKUTEN JAPAN OPEN At Tokyo 6LQJOHV Âł 6HFRQG 5RXQG Marin Cilic (6), Croatia, def. Steve Johnson, U.S., 6-3, 6-3. Austin Krajicek, U.S., def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, def. Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, 6-4, 6-2. Benoit Paire, France, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
SOCCER MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE x-New York D.C. New England Columbus Toronto Montreal Orlando New York City Philadelphia Chicago
GP W 31 16 32 14 32 13 32 13 31 14 31 12 32 11 32 10 32 9 32 8
L 9 12 11 11 13 13 13 15 16 18
T 6 6 8 8 4 6 8 7 7 6
GF 55 39 45 51 55 44 44 47 40 42
GA 39 40 45 53 53 43 54 53 51 52
Pt 54 48 47 47 46 42 41 37 34 30
WESTERN CONFERENCE x-Dallas x-Los Angeles x-Vancouver Kansas City Seattle San Jose Portland Houston Salt Lake Colorado
GP W 31 15 32 14 32 15 31 13 32 14 32 12 31 12 32 11 31 11 31 8
L 10 9 12 9 13 12 11 13 12 13
T 6 9 5 9 5 8 8 8 8 10
GF 47 53 42 46 40 39 31 41 37 30
GA 38 39 34 41 34 37 36 45 43 38
Pt 51 51 50 48 47 44 44 41 41 34
:HGQHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV New York 2 Montreal 1 Dallas 0 Vancouver 0 6DWXUGD\ V JDPH Montreal at Colorado, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14 New York at Toronto, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Dallas, 9 p.m. Portland at Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.
GOLF PRESIDENTS CUP At Incheon, South Korea Par 72
U.S. 4, INTERNATIONAL 1 Foursomes Bubba Watson and J.B. Holmes, U.S., def. Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama, International, 3 and 2 Louis Oosthuizen and Branden Grace, International, def. Matt Kuchar and Patrick Reed, U.S., 3 and 2. Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker, U.S., def. Anirban Lahiri and Thongchai Jaidee, International, 5 and 4. Phil Mickelson and Zach Johnson, U.S., def. Jason Day and Steven Bowditch, International, 2 up. Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson, U.S., def. Danny Lee and Marc Leishman, International, 4 and 3.
Raiders defenders named BCFC all-stars Coach Jerome Erdman not surprised to see an omission of his players from the offensive all-star list SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS
A day after being shut out of the B.C. Football Conference’s offensive all-star awards, the Vancouver Island Raiders were well represented on the other side of the ball. The Raiders, who ended the season with the second fewest points allowed in the BCFC, had four players named as the conference’s defensive all-stars — the second most behind the Okanagan Sun. At least one player was named from each of the Raiders three defensive units as defensive end Quinton Bowles, middle linebacker Dexter Shea, cornerback Josh Paisley and safety Cole Virtanen were recognized on the 13-player list. Each of the Raiders players named as all-stars were firsttime selections. Raiders head coach Jerome Erdman said he wasn’t surprised to see an omission of his players from the BCFC offensive all-star list. “I don’t know about surprised, but maybe a little disappointed,� he said. “I thought Arthur Fabbro played really well down the stretch and Dustin Rodriguez played well. But with the guys that they selected, you really can’t argue. All those guys had great years.� On defence, however, each of the Raiders nominated to be allstars were selected. “It was well-deserved by those guys and the whole defence,� Erdman said. “All the all-star selections are great for the individual, but I think it’s more of a team thing too, because a defensive back isn’t going to be an allstar unless the guys up front our doing their jobs.� Paisley — a second-year player — was the only player in the Raiders’ secondary, which included rookies Virtanen,
V.I. Raiders safety Cole Virtanen, middle, makes a tackle against the Westshore Rebels while assisted by midle linebacker DExter Shea, left, and defensive end Quinton Bowles. [SCOTT MCKENZIE/DAILY NEWS]
Adam McDonald and Max Baldam, that had more than a year’s worth of experience. “Josh doesn’t say a whole heck of a lot, he just leads by example,� Erdman said of Paisley. “Nobody on the field works harder than Josh does, and I’m just absolutely thrilled with what he’s contributed — I guess he kind of had to, being the old man in the secondary.� Virtanen was Erdman’s star recruit after being named as the
2014 B.C. high school football Varsity AA defensive player of the year last year. He stepped in and had five interceptions, including one for a touchdown, as a starter at free safety. “And if he caught all the interceptions that he dropped and should of had, he would have been leading the league,� Erdman said. “But he did a great job for a youngster — that’s a pretty tough position at free safety for
a rookie. I thought he did a great job in his first year.� Bowles and Shea had big shoes to fill at their respective positions with the graduations last year of Ash Gayat and Dylan Chapdelaine, who both committed to UBC. “Those guys definitely had to step up and they did a great job doing that,� Erdman said. The Raiders host their BCFC semifinal game Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. against the defending champion Langley Rams.
Erdman said he’s excited to have each of his defensive allstars eligible to return next year. “We don’t lose a whole heck of a lot of guys,� he said. “Some of these other teams say ‘oh year we’re so young,’ but I think if you look at the rosters we’re right up there too. And I’m very excited about having these guys back. “If we get a couple more good recruiting classes in the next couple of years, we’re going to be a force to be reckoned with.�
COFFEEBREAK
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES |
ZITS by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman
TODAY’S CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Make shine 5 Violet lead-in 10 Net 14 Out of range 15 Dynamite inventor 16 Reebok rival 17 Pedro’s mouth 18 Like some vowels 19 Confide in 20 Not born yesterday 22 Islands off Alaska 24 Frosh’s digs 26 Ice floe dweller 27 Deliberately vague 30 Bum out 34 -- go (release) 35 Windowsill 38 Classic Gene Tierney film 39 “A-Team” member (2 wds.) 40 Gauges 42 -- choy 43 Mandate 46 Noted wise guy 48 Citrus cooler 49 More fertile 51 Glazed 53 Economist -- Smith 55 Small combo 56 Put up a fight 60 A stressful type? 64 Hannibal’s route 65 Chief’s people 67 Ordered 68 Wing tip 69 Tupelo phenom 70 Mortgage, e.g. 71 Quarries 72 Bought and sold 73 Q.E.D. part DOWN 1 Rum-soaked cake 2 Tabloid topics 3 Sure thing 4 Four-flushers 5 Shaken up 6 Mauna -7 Recipe meas. 8 Bucks, as a horse 9 Treaty members 10 “Waltzing --” (Aussie tune)
BLONDIE by Young
HI & LOIS by Chance Browne
ONE BIG HAPPY by Rick Detorie
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE by Chris Browne
PREVIOUS PUZZLE
11 Mr. Knievel 12 Corn holder 13 -- nelson 21 Work like a dog 23 Phoenician deity 25 Kind of coverage 27 First name in glue 28 Opera composer 29 Room at the top 31 Mideast emirate 32 Rust away 33 Undressed 36 Pump abbr. 37 Pick a party
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till Moving” is the title of our next art exhibit beginning Oct. 20 and will run until Nov. 14, at the Rollin Art Centre. This exhibit will showcase the works of Meaghan Stouck and Marilyn Ridsdale. Stop by the gallery Sat. Oct. 24 from 1-3, enjoy some refreshments and a chance to meet these wonderful artists. HISTORICAL SOCIETY 50 The Alberni District Historical Society is marking its own past, as it celebrates a Golden Anniversary. Members and friends are invited to a com-
Melissa Martin Art Beat memorative tea on Thursday, October 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. The tea will be held in the A.V. Museum. Everyone is welcome to share stories, test their knowledge of local history and, of course, to enjoy the birthday cake. If you have an item, a photo or a special memory from 1965 (perhaps it was
the year you were married?) Please bring it along. The society, founded in 1965 as the A.D. Museum and Historical Society, operates the community archives where paper records are stored. PUMPKIN CARVING Mark your calendars for Saturday October 31, Yes Halloween. This will be our second annual family event for a day of old fashion jack-o-lantern carving. What a great way to start your day, carving under a big tent at the Rollin Art Centre. There will be lots of pumpkins to choose from and
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only $5 to register for each pumpkin. If you can’t make the day of carving, we will encourage you to take home your pumpkin…BUT don’t forget to bring it back for the light up and possibly win a ribbon in your age group. Carving takes place from 11 am until 4 pm, at the Rollin Art Centre, and then at 4 pm we will transform the gardens into a maze of lite jack-o-lanterns. We encourage everyone to begin their evening of trick or treating at the Rollin Art Centre and vote on your favorite carved pumpkin before you head out for the evening. Vote as many times as you like, at $2 each vote; Proceeds going towards BC Children’s Hospital. 6 Categories available, for ages: 4-6 yr. olds, 7-10 yr. olds, 11-13 yr. olds, 14-17 yr. olds, 18+ adults and groups. Some carving tools will be on hand, but if you have your favorite tool, please bring it along. Winners in each group will be announced in the paper, with ribbons awarded. Please come in costume, trick-or-treat in the gallery and stroll the lit gardens then carry on with your trick or treating. DRAW GALLERY Life Drawing Workshops continue each week. Teen night Mondays welcomes all young artists every Monday 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Adults meet on Tuesday & Wednesday’s 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. FALL IN LOVE WITH ART Group Exhibit September 3rd
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thru November 27th. Gallery open Thursday & Friday 12 – 5 pm. and by Appointment or www.drawgallery.com. Call 250-724-2056. CRAFT FAIRS 41st Annual Christmas in the Valley. Fri. Nov 13 (3-8 pm, Sat. Nov. 14 (10-5 pm) & Sun. Nov. 15 (11-4:30 pm) free admission, wheelchair accessible at the Athletic Hall, 3727 Roger Street. Magic Cottage: Handcrafts and treasures for Christmas begin Sat. Nov. 21(10-6 pm) & 22 (10-5 pm), and Sat. Nov. 28 (10-6 pm) & 290-5 pm), 3945 4th Ave. This year’s McLean’s’ Christmas market will once again take place on two weekends, Nov. 27th, 28th & 29th and Dec. 5th & 6th. Mistletoe Market: The Rollin Art centre will be bringing back Mistletoe Market at the gallery this year beginning Dec. 1-23. If you are interested in displaying your art or crafts please contact us at 250-7243412 for more details. » Melissa Martin is the arts administrator for the Community Arts Council. This is a group dedicated to enriching individuals and the community by sharing and shaping the cultural environment of the Valley. If you would like to submit something to this column, please drop it off (e-mail preferred) at the Rollin Art Centre by noon on the Friday before your event. Your articles must be 150 words or less. E-mail: communityarts@shawcable.com
To the many carriers and drivers who have delivered the Alberni Valley Times to our readers over the years, a sincere thank you for your service and dedication. Evelyn Powelson Jim Miller Alexis Burwell Michael Booth Chris Donald Kendra Burwell Pam Webster Gwen Lowe Sydney Chase Brad Cue Gord Adshead Melissa Jack Colleen Little Gracie Brown Elijah Brown Bob Taschuk Carol Perry Anthony Canute Emily Mabley Ed Laws Nicholas Brummer Ryan Voight John MacBride Liam Clarke Ian Markiewitz Alexander Berry Jeff Garner Lyne Demers Sebastien Thomas Steven Greenway LeeAnne Billy Jeff Garner Cheyenne Jokinen Claudia Noel Tanner Volen Dallas Knighton Glen Mofford Amber Humphreys-Jones Daniel Marriott Ryan Munn Jonathon Jones Dakota Rocke Greg Hoenmans Abbey Jones-Dill Emma Ross Jeff Kernachan Briannah Manton Neiha Sachdev Jody Chenier Marijke Stoll Creg Calderwood Larry Petruk Ty Vallee Marshall Maverick Ian Sansome International Newspaper Carrier Appreciation Day is Saturday October 10th.
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RAYMOND ADAM GANIE June 12, 1948 - September 30, 2015 It is with sadness we mourn the passing of Ray. He succumbed to his battle with Parkinson and Dementia. Predeceased by his Dad Andrew (1981), his Mom Theresa (1998), Niece Sharon Eichenlaub (1984), Aunt Rose Ganie (1997). Aunt Barbara Volk (1997). Ray is survived by his loving wife Neena of 43 years, and son Todd. Brothers, Leo (Vicky, deceased 2014), Mervin (Ex-Doris); Sisters Carolyn (Tom, deceased), Angela (Fred, deceased 1998), Anne (Ed) and many nieces and nephews all living in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Ray was born in Wilkie, Saskatchewan. His family farmed wheat in Tramping Lake, Sask. Ray moved to Port Alberni January 13, 1969 and started work at APD January 17, 1969 and worked there until his retirement March 30, 2011. Ray was very avid about his job and his co-workerfriends. Ray was a passionate Bulldogs fan, enjoyed skiing, wood working, hiking and coached a successful minor league softball team for ten years. He was a superfan of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Yankees, and Greenbay Packers. No service as per Ray’s request. Cremation has taken place.
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OTTAWA — Stephen Harper took the politics of niqabs to a higher level Wednesday, suggesting a re-elected Conservative government would consider legislation banning the Muslim face covering for anyone dealing with — or working for — the federal government. He opened the door earlier in the week with a CBC television interview, saying niqabs could be nixed in the public service — echoing similar comments last week in the French-language leaders’ debate. But on Wednesday, the Conservative leader went further, lauding Quebec’s Bill 64, which requires those who wear face coverings to remove them if they want to work in the public sector — or do business with government officials. Although tabled in the National Assembly, the bill has yet to be debated. He called the Quebec Liberal government’s approach measured and pledged that when it came time for federal legislation,
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at all. Statistics from 2011 show only 1.8 per cent of 257,000 federal employees are Muslim women and only a small subset of them is likely to wear face coverings. The Conservatives have already tried to require Muslim women to show their faces at citizenship ceremonies, but those rules are being challenged in the courts. Harper’s comments on Wednesday make clear he is eyeing additional legislation to require women to unveil every time they want services from the federal government. Harper insisted his government has been “saying the same thing for several months� on the issue. While the prime minister may have been consistent in his comments that niqabs are contrary to Canadian values, that doesn’t mean members of his own cabinet are all on the same page about a wider ban. Asked last spring whether the Conservatives would consider implementing measures similar to those in Quebec, Treasury Board President Tony Clement said the federal opposition to niqabs was limited to citizenship ceremonies.
Batten down the hatches. Environment Canada has issued an alert for B.C.’s North Coast as remnants of Hurricane Oho are expected to hit sections, taking a dead aim for Prince Rupert and Haida Gwaii over the long weekend. What has been coined as an “atmospheric river�, meteorologists with Environment Canada are warning Prince Rupert can expect 200mm of rainfall (nearly eight inches) beginning Oct. 8 and continuing until Oct. 11. “A series of storms will take aim at the North and Central Coasts from today through Sunday night, “ an Environment Canada statement reads. “A front will move across the region today with wet and windy conditions expected. From tonight into Friday stronger southeasterly winds and heavier rain are forecast as an intense storm develops from the remnants of hurricane Oho, as it races northward towards Haida Gwaii. “Rain and wind warnings are now in effect for this storm. The storm will move north of the region by Friday evening.� In the wake of this storm a strong westerly flow will bring another disturbance to the
Central Coast Saturday morning with yet another storm impacting the North Coast on Sunday. Computer models are estimating rainfall accumulations in the 100 to 200 mm range for the above mentioned areas from Friday through Sunday night,� Environment Canada said in a statement posted on their website at 4:58 p.m. on Thursday. As of 4 a.m. Thursday, Environment Canada has now issued a wind warning. “Strong winds that may cause damage are expected or occurring. The remnants of Hurricane Oho will approach the North Coast tonight as a strong post-tropical low pressure system. Strong southeasterly winds of 70 to 110 km/h will develop over Haida Gwaii, Central Coast — Coastal Sections, and North Vancouver Island overnight as the low approaches. Winds will ease off late Friday morning as the low moves quickly north of the region. Damage to buildings, such as to roof shingles and windows, may occur. Loose objects may be tossed by the wind and cause injury or damage. Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds.
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T IS WITH A HEAVY HEART that I write this column. I started “This Is Then” in January after much thought. It was an emotional experience for me because I was worried about letting down the legacy that my dad had created. I enjoyed learning more about my community and discussing it with many great people. I have been pleased to work at the Alberni Valley Times, the paper of record in our community. My family has been connected to the newspaper business for many years. My mom Linda was the publisher of the AV times and the Pennyworth until she passed away in 2010. My dad also created his very popular column “This Was Then,” which started in the Pennyworth before moving to the AV times and continued until his passing in 2011. It has been my utmost privilege to have played a small contribution to the preservation of my community’s great heritage. I do hope that the conversation and discussions will continue to help keep the history alive. I do feel saddened by the stories I will not get to complete. I will still be doing what I can do to discuss history. I wanted to thank everyone who made not only this column possible, but who have been so supportive over the years in my career and my other endeavours. I have included some photos of moments and some of the great people I’ve worked with over the years on my Facebook page and would love to hear your comments and thoughts. I can always be reached at kris@krispatterson.com or call me at 250–731–6167.
of the Pennyworth in quite a bit of detail. I also helped our editor Eric Plummer work on the other history components in today’s paper. I wanted to use this final space to showcase a service organization that has given a tremendous amount to this community through its more than 60 years of service. The Alberni Valley Lions Club was “born” on Sept. 24, 1955, and since then, its many members have always been active in the community. I don’t think there has ever been a project that they haven’t taken on, and I am sure that the club has supported just about every local cause or need that has come their way including Easter Seals, Family Guidance, the Hospital Heliport and the footbridge at Roger Creek Park (officially opened June 16, 1984), which was dedicated to Jim Rezac, the only surviving charter member at the time. (Jim passed away in December 1998 at the age of 86). Sept. 24, 1955 is the day the Alberni Valley Lions Club was born and its members have been serving with strength and respect ever since. Lions – you have done us proud!
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Third Avenue during Frontier Days when my dad was a member of the Lions.
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riginally I had intended to make this last column all about the AV Times, however I have already written a two-page feature in the AV Times on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, which covered the history of the AV Times and the conclusion
The late Bob Eyford and Joe Dvorak during the 1981 Lions Club TV Auction, which was held in the Eighth Avenue School gymnasium.
A 1985 picture of the late Jim Rezac, a charter member, being honoured on the eve of the Lions Club’s 30th charter night anniversary back in Sept. 1985. Jim (centre with wife Mary) was presented with a special memento of his years of service 30 years ago by Lion Dennis Houle (left) and Marvin Lockwood (right). Jim was the last of the original 12 members when the AV Lions was born on Sept. 24, 1955.