Nanaimo Daily News, November 04, 2015

NanaimoDailyNews.com Published since 1874

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

All makes and models

99¢

HE

B.C. | PAGE 10

E OF T OM

RI

TIRES

YD

CE

OVER COST FOR

R

HIGHWAY OF TEARS DOCUMENTS SHOW WORRIES

EVE

Cloudy High 10 Low 8

H

@NanaimoDaily

P ANEWS | PAGE 3 Y LOW

All brands available See dealer for details

mazdatirestore.com

2525 Bowen Rd 250-758-9125 1-888-325-5974

NOW OPEN TIL 6:00PM TO SERVE

YOU BETTER

SUCCESS STORY Mom’s tale highlights need for better addressing issue of poverty in school district Page 3

$1.25 TAX INCLUDED

2

WHAT’S INSIDE Today’s issue

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Harper thanks public servants on final day

The poppy has been reimagined on clothing, as jewelry and even on bags and headstones as a marketing tool for the Royal Canadian Legion. » Nation&World, 15

THE CANADIAN PRESS

Books explore Vatican scandals Leaks in two new books are seen as part of a bitter internal struggle. This week, the Vatican arrested two people in an investigation into stolen documents. » Nation&World, 16

Crossword .................. 25 Comics ................. 25-26 Markets ......................... 26 Sudoku ......................... 26 Classified ..................... 27 Obituaries ................... 27

Nanaimo Daily News and nanaimodailynews.com reach more than 60,000 readers each week in print and online.

General inquiries: 250-729-4200 | Newsroom: 250-729-4224 | To subscribe: 250-729-4266 | Copyright 2015. All rights reserved

LOTTERIES FOR Oct. 31 649: 03-14-20-28-40-44 B: 48 BC49: 03-15-24-38-42-46 B: 13 Extra: 13-43-88-91

@NanaimoDaily

TOP STORY

Poppy remains a vital symbol

Local news ............... 3-9 Editorials/letters ........ 6 B.C. news ..................... 10 Nation & World ........ 12 Sports ............................ 19 Scoreboard ................ 24

nanaimodailynews.com

FOR Oct. 30 Lotto Max: 02-11-19-38-43-45-49 B: 09 Extra: 16-48-51-63 *All Numbers unofficial

OTTAWA — On his final day as prime minister, Stephen Harper extended an olive branch of sorts to the public servants with whom his government has had a tense relationship for much of the last decade.

Their reaction, in a nutshell: don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

In a message sent to the entire federal bureaucracy, Harper thanked government workers for the support they’ve shown his team over three successive Parliaments and for their dedication to the well-being of Canadians. In the letter, Harper expresses pride in the work he and his team have done with the public service to improve the prosperity, security and well-being of Canadians and improve Canada’s position in the world.

In response, one of the biggest unions representing workers lamented the tension-filled relationship between the civil service and Harper’s Conservatives.

“The work that public service workers do on behalf of Canadians day in and day out is invaluable,” Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Robyn Benson said in a statement.

“It is unfortunate that the Conservative government was not able to recognize the important contribution of public service workers during their mandate.

“We look forward to building a positive and constructive relationship with the new Liberal government where trust and respect for public service workers is restored.”

Among the unfinished business Harper leaves behind is the renewal of contracts for hundreds of thousands of civil servants; the

Stephen Harper arrives at his Langevin office in Ottawa on Wednesday on his final day as prime minister. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

two sides have been locked in a protracted battle over a number of factors, including sick leave and pensions.

The failed contract talks were the latest irritant in a series of clashes during the Harper era, including the loss of 20,000 public sector jobs and complaints that civil servants were either muzzled or forced to play partisan roles. In his letter, Harper makes no mention of the tension.

“I would like to thank each and every one of you for the support you have shown my team and me over three successive Parliaments and for the dedication you have demonstrated in delivering for Canadians,” he wrote in the letter, obtained by The Canadian Press.

“It has been an honour to serve as prime minister of the greatest country in the world and I will always be grateful for the support of Canada’s world-class public service.”

INTERNATIONAL

U.S. survivors of French Holocaust deportations can seek compensation THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Por olio Manager

PARIS — Holocaust survivors and family members in the U.S., Israel and elsewhere can now apply for compensation from a $60 million fund for those deported to Nazi camps

by France’s state rail company SNCF. The application period for the French-funded, U.S.-administered program opened Tuesday.

The money will be available for survivors of deportations, or spouses or family members of deportees who have since died.

“We consider this a very important day. People have waited 70 years,” Stuart Eizenstat, U.S. special advisor on Holocaust issues, told reporters.

The compensation will be calculated and distributed

“We consider this a very important day. People have waited 70 years.”

Stuart Eizenstat, U.S. advisor

after the application deadline May 31, 2016, once organizers know how many people are eligible. Eizenstat said officials are considering making some payments to survivors before the deadline, because of their advanced age.

Survivors can expect to receive about $100,000 each, while spouses could receive tens of thousands of dollars, Eizenstat said.

Hundreds of survivors or their spouses in the U.S. are believed to be eligible for the

funds, and several thousand could be eligible as heirs.

Heirs of deportees would need to submit proof that their ancestor was deported, and what their nationality was, according to the U.S. State Department.

The fund was created after a U.S.-French agreement last year. As part of the deal, the U.S. government agreed to work to end lawsuits and compensation claims against SNCF, which has sought lucrative contracts in U.S. markets.

SNCF transported 76,000 French Jews to Nazi camps.

The company has expressed regret for what happened, but argues it had no effective control over operations during the Nazi occupation from 1940 to 1944.

Eizenstat said Tuesday that the fund is “another measure of justice to help those who suffered the harms of one of history’s darkest eras.”

The German government has paid around $85 billion in compensation for Nazi crimes, mainly to Jewish survivors.

France’s government has already paid more than $6 billion in reparations to French citizens and certain deportees.

The new accord is to help compensate Americans, Israelis and some others who weren’t eligible for other French reparations programs.

France’s government has worked in recent years to counter new concerns about anti-Semitism in the country with Europe’s largest Jewish community.

3

nanaimodailynews.com

@NanaimoDaily

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Breaking the poverty cycle Woman’s success story highlights difficulty facing many young families

A

imee Chalifoux dropped down to just 92 pounds while trying to raise three children in Nanaimo.

Chalifoux, who works as an outreach officer with Nanaimo Youth Services, was an unemployed single mom at the time and her and her kids survived on social assistance.

She said she would plan each meal every day until the next welfare cheque arrived, and there was rarely enough money left for food for her after her children were fed.

Chalifoux, who is of Métis descent and moved to Robert Nanaimo with her Barron family when she Reporting was seven, said that finding money for clothes and school supplies for her children was an almost impossible task, and she had no idea who she could reach out to for help.

She said her personal embarrassment at her situation also played a role in preventing her from seeking assistance.

It’s been often said that the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district is one of the poorest in the province.

According to Dr. Paul Hasselback, the medical health officer for the central Island region, more than 20 per cent of children who are less than six years old in the Nanaimo and Ladysmith areas are currently living in troubled financial conditions.

In a presentation to the school board in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district last April, Hasselback said many of those children typically have a harder time succeeding in school as they age due to unbalanced diets and other related issues.

It’s also one reason why the district’s graduation rates are consistently lower than the provincial average.

John Horn, Nanaimo’s social planner, said Nanaimo has a long history of poverty that continues to this day.

He said one reason is the fact that Nanaimo has always been a port city

The Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district is one of the poorest in the province.

[AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS PHOTOS]

where many people simply “wash up and stay” with few resources to survive on.

Horn said Nanaimo has also been a “blue-collar” community for much of its history with a dependence on natural resources like mining and forestry.

“Women traditionally had little access to those high-paying resource sector jobs and with few other well-paying jobs to strive for, many typically ended up in a wage ghetto,” Horn said.

“And when those jobs dry up, then we have women and many of the men also in low-wage positions, which has led to a long tradition of people dependent on income assistance in the city.”

Horn said the situation is slowly changing in Nanaimo with a more diversified economy, but as Nanaimo becomes more economically successful, the cost of housing rises and eco-

nomically challenged people find it increasingly difficult to pay higher rent.

“It’s nobody’s fault but it puts a lot of pressure on low-wage earners,” Horn said.

“We need some fundamental structural changes to the way we deal with these issues.”

At the age of 29, Chalifoux said she decided she had enough of living in poverty and decided to go back to school in an effort to change her and her children’s lives for the better.

She had dropped out of school in Nanaimo in Grade 8 so she began taking upgrading courses at Vancouver Island University in 2007 to finish high school and then went on to complete a social work degree before she was hired as an outreach worker.

She said it was “tough” going back to school while trying to

raise her kids, but she began to connect with a number of the aboriginal support workers in the school district who offered to help her.

“They understood my struggles and they were the only ones who I felt didn’t judge me,” Chalifoux said. “They would come to my house and meet with me and became a bridge for me to the school staff. I had no access to anything and they would take me to thrift shops and food banks and that was just great for me and my kids.”

Chalifoux said much has changed in the school district over the past decade and local schools have become much more sensitive and proactive in dealing with its ongoing poverty issues.

She said her oldest son has graduated and is working as a musician in Vancouver, her middle child has just graduated and is considering studying to be a social worker and her youngest is still in the school system and is expected to graduate within the next two years.

“The school district and the community have come a long way, but much more needs to be done,” Chalifoux said.

“Kids can be cruel and there’s still many students in the district who are being ostracized for being poor, which creates a lot of anxiety for them and many will drop out.”

John Blain, the school district’s superintendent, said the district and the community in general have begun a number of programs and initiatives to deal with poverty issues over the years.

He said the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School Foundation raises tens of thousands of dollars every year in the community to help provide school supplies to disadvantaged students in its Stock the Lockers campaign, as well as money for scholarships and bursaries.

Blain said many of the district’s schools, particularly those in the poorer areas of the district,

now have food programs that students can access free of charge.

He said a number of the district’s elementary schools have had Strong Start learning centres established for pre-schoolers and their parents to begin learning the basics of education before the children begin kindergarten.

Blain said outreach programs, including the aboriginal outreach workers, have also made strides in connecting with families that need help.

But he said many families facing financial difficulties are reluctant to ask for help, and the “transitional nature” of vulnerable families make them hard to track and offer assistance.

“A lot of these families pay rent and move around a lot, moving their kids from school to school,” Blain said. “The parents are forced into that in many cases, but continuity is important and it’s a lot easier for staff to get to know the students and their situations if they stay in one school to determine what can be done to help them.”

Blain said poverty is an ongoing issue in the district, but it’s also a community problem and it takes all aspects of society to properly deal with it.

Ironically, he said one of the school district’s main problems in establishing more programs is its own financial situation.

The district has had to cuts dozens of programs and staff over the past decade to balance its annual operating budget.

“We can do better, but we need to work collaboratively with our community partners to deal with this,” Blain said.

Robert.Barron @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4234

12 WEEKS NEW YOU! Lose 25 lbs TO A * UP TO Just in time for the holidays!

1-6332 Metral Dr. Nanaimo

250-390-0677

herbalmagic.ca

www.nanaimodailynews.com

4 NEWS

@NanaimoDaily

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

CRIME

Knife-wielding thief is sought by police DAILY NEWS

Police are looking for a man accused of pulling a knife on someone who allegedly witnessed him shoplifting Sunday.

The incident happened at Cabela’s Outfitters, a sporting goods store in north Nanaimo, at approximately 1:30 p.m.

The man is alleged to have stolen some goods, and Nanaimo RCMP say he produced a knife and leave the store when a witness attempted

to stop him. The witness was not injured.

The suspect is white, approximately six feet tall with a thin build, in his late 20s, with long brown hair.

It isn’t known if he left on foot or in a vehicle.

Anyone who can identify him is asked to contact the Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, text 274637, keyword Nanaimo or submit a tip online at www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com.

A picture from a surveillance video at the Cabela’s outlet in Nanaimo on Sunday. The suspect is reported to have stolen some items and produced a knife after being confronted.

NANAIMO

HEALTH

City doles out ‘pocket ashtrays’ in effort to reduce number of discarded cigarette butts

Officials say recall is no cause for alarm

Davis said abandoned butts are a problem particularly at city bus stops, but also downtown in front of businesses’ doorsteps.

“It can really degenerate the area and put people off from coming downtown,” Davis said.

The butts are also a fire hazard and contain a type of plastic that can impact the environment.

And she said receiving a pouch is better another alternative, which is a $100 fine for littering.

The $2,000 project will make up about two-fifths of the budget this year’s Keep Nanaimo Clean campaign, which also includes anti-littering bus stop advertising.

SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

The City of Nanaimo is handing out free ‘pocket ashtrays’ in a bid to cut down on discarded cigarette butts throughout the city.

The small, white pouches resemble change purses and are lined with a fire-retardant material which also minimizes odour while they are carried around and until they are emptied.

City sanitation manager Charlotte Davis came up with the pilot project and says the small pouches are available at city facilities. They are also being handed out by bylaw officers.

The city ordered 2,000 of the pouches and a cost of about $1 each.

Davis said she is unsure of exactly how many have been handed out so far, but that the reaction has been positive.

And she said the effort is needed to reduce the number of discarded butts, which she said makes up the bulk of litter in the city according to a recent in-house audit.

Nanaimo manager of sanitation and recycling Charlotte Davis holds up one of 2,000 portable ashtrays that is being handed out for free in the city to dissuade littering from cigarette butts. [SPENCER ANDERSON/DAILY NEWS]

Spencer.Anderson@ nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255

“I think they’re quite popular,” she said of the pouches.

“Some people have said, ‘Well, you’re not encouraging smoking, are you?’” Davis said.

» We want to hear from you.

Send comments on this story to yourletters@nanaimodailynews.com.

Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

The measure is intended to dissuade residents who would never throw away their fast food wrapping, but who would “throw a cigarette butt on the floor.”

CRIME

Thief steals poppy donations DAILY NEWS

Nanaimo RCMP on Tuesday reported a pair of thefts of poppy donations and both are believed to have been committed by the same individual.

The first theft was reported at 10:50 a.m. at the 7-Eleven on Bowen Road, but actually occurred earlier in the morning. The theft was not noticed until a representative from Veterans affairs came to the business to replace the tin.

Only then and after reviewing video surveillance did the clerk realize a theft had taken place. \The next incident occurred

Surveillance picture of a man sought by police in connection with the theft of poppy donations.

at the Beaufort Centre Pharmasave at approximately 3 p.m.

The man seen in the photo from the 7-Eleven, is also

believed to be responsible for this theft.

The tin taken from the Pharmasave had been secured by a thin wire that was easily snipped.

Businesses are reminded, regardless of the purpose of the donation; thieves simply don’t care and will seize any opportunity to make off with donation jars.

If you have information on the identity of the person in the attached photo, contact the Nanaimo RCMP at 250-7542345 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, text 274637, keyword Nanaimo.

DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS

A device used as to treat anaphylactic shock from allergies to nuts or other foods has been recalled, but health officials say it’s no cause for alarm.

Allerject epinephrine injection devices are being recalled by the manufacturer, Sanofi Canada, after a dosage problem was identified in some units.

Epinephrine is another name for adrenaline, which is injected to immediately treat a strong allergic reaction.

The voluntary recall has gone out to the public through various media.

“Don’t get overly excited,” said Dr. Paul Hasselback, chief medical officer for Island Health’s central Island region. “It is a recall, so follow the directions being provided.”

The voluntary recall involves all Allerject units, because of concerns they could deliver inaccurate doses.

The someone having anaphylaxis did not receive the intended dose, there could be significant health consequences, including death because anaphylaxis is a potentially life-threatening condition,” said a statement from Sanofi Canada.

The 26 reports of suspected device malfunctions are from an estimated 2,784,000 units distributed in North America.

In Canada, nine suspected device malfunctions were reported out of an estimated 492,000 units distributed.

None of the malfunction reports are confirmed and no deaths have been reported.

Sanofi Canada is working with suppliers of alternative epinephrine auto-injectors to have a full stock available in Canada as soon as possible.

The devices are available by prescription. Some pharmacists are directly notifying patients of the recall.

Darrell.Bellaart @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235

www.nanaimodailynews.com

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

@NanaimoDaily

NEWS 5

BUSINESS NOTES News from the Nanaimo and mid-Island business community

Dog treat business continues impressive growth Robert Barron Reporting

C

heryl Foley’s big dreams for her Nanaimo-based business are coming true, one step at a time. Her four year-old Foley Dog Treat Company has grown so much that she has moved the business from Boxwood Road to a space that’s double the size at nearby 1945 Bolinger Rd. The store sells speciality pet treats, mainly for dogs, to meet the growing demand by owners who are looking for additive-free and healthier foods for their animals. Foley said she has found markets for her treats in major department stores and local grocery stores across the country and into the U.S., as well as local stores that include Quality Foods, Thrifty’s, Country Grocer and London Drugs.

“We have the best biscuit business for animals in operation anywhere,” Foley said. “We started the business with big dreams, and we’re happy that it’s happening.”

Shop the neighbourhood The Yellow Pages’ “Shop The Neighbourhood” initiative is coming to Nanaimo for the first time on Nov. 28. A free national initiative created to remind Canadians that shopping local makes a difference, will be held in partnership with the Downtown Nanaimo Business Improvement

Association. It will feature exclusive deals and promotions from local businesses to help residents rediscover all that their neighbourhood has to offer.

Jane Vinet, a spokeswoman for the DNBIA, said up to 75 businesses in the downtown core, from restaurants to hair salons, are participating in the inaugural event. She said the local stores involved in the initiative and their promotions can be found at the association’s website at www.dnbia.ca and at www.shoptheneighbourhood.ca.

“Small businesses are the backbone of our local economy, so this is an excellent way for people to connect with them at the kick-off of the Christmas season,” Vinet said.

Fire-rescue drone A high-tech company from Qualicum Beach has developed a fire-rescue drone that is beginning to catch the eye of fire departments across the country. Aretas Aerial’s engineers have created a mid-sized quad-rotor drone design that includes high-definition video, a thermal camera, GPS and mission-planning software that provides fire departments quicker assessments of a wider area. Jamie Guise, the chief of the fire department in Mackenzie which has recently purchased some of the drones, said he welcomes the use of the new technology.

“We embrace the use of (the drones) as a tool in our fire rescue service,” he said. “They allow us to perform our duties safely and efficiently.”

Cheryl Foley, owner of Foley Dog Treat Company, gives her Airedale terrier a treat in the Foley’s treat manufacturing centre Tuesday. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

SNOWBIRDS

Top Gun: Nanaimo resident named as honorary colonel “I was contacted by the squadron last March and asked if I would like to be its honorary colonel, which is also know as its ambassador.”

ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

Les Gould has finally had to get a hair cut.

But the former circulation manager for the Nanaimo Daily News managed to raise $2,500 to help military families who are relocating to Moose Jaw, Sask., by shearing his locks.

Gould retired earlier this year and has since been appointed to be an honorary colonel of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, also known as the Snowbirds.

Gould is originally from Moose Jaw, where the Snowbirds are based, and made long-lasting connections with the squadron when he was a service representative for Labatt’s Breweries in the 1980s.

“I’ve always liked airplanes and the people who fly and fix them,” Gould said.

“I was contacted by the squadron last March and asked if I would like

Less Gould, Snowbirds ambassador

GOULD

to be its honorary colonel, which is also known as its ambassador, for a three-year term and I was happy to take the position.”

Gould said the unpaid position requires him to “keep the squadron’s morale up” and help military families with the Snowbirds who are moving to Moose Jaw connect with real estate agents, car dealerships and whatever else they need.

“The best part is I can continue liv-

ing in Nanaimo and travel back and forth to Moose Jaw about four times a year,” he said.

“At my investiture ceremony (on Oct. 9), more than 400 people came to see me get my hair cut and we raised $2,500 for the Military Family Resource Centre in Moose Jaw. I know that I’m going to love this job.”

Robert.Barron @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4234

NEWS IN BRIEF Compiled by Daily News ◆ VIU

◆ NANAIMO

Clark announces $1M in upgrades for university

City picks up award for culture and heritage

Premier Christy Clark has announced a $1-million investment in information technology upgrades at Vancouver Island University.

Clark also committed an additional $100,000 for business plans for a new automotive and marine repair facility and a new health and science centre at VIU during her visit to Nanaimo last week to address the State of the Island Economic Summit.

“We are preparing students for careers in a range of sectors critical to our economy, including LNG,” said Clark.

“Investing in new buildings to deliver education and training alongside IT upgrades at Vancouver Island University is an investment in our future.”

The investment in information technology upgrades will allow VIU to modernize its IT infrastructure, install upgraded firewalls at remote campuses and increase bandwidth at the Nanaimo campus so the university can remain on the cutting edge of program delivery.

The City of Nanaimo’s culture and heritage department has received provincial recognition for its work.

The city picked up the 2015 BC Museums Association’s ‘Outstanding Achievement Corporate Services Award’ for the department’s role in creating the Cultural Managers Working Group in the city. The working group includes representatives from professional cultural organizations, such as theatres and museums, that receive municipal support.

“It is a rather unique situation that our CMWG has official representation and the ability to provide input into city policy and direction, resulting in intuitive, creative and innovative contributions that actually make a difference,” said Debbie Trueman, manager of the Nanaimo Museum and a member of the group. » We want to hear from you.

Send comments on this story to yourletters@nanaimodailynews.com.

Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

6

nanaimodailynews.com

@NanaimoDaily

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

OUR VIEW

Do we really need to tell people how to butt out?

A

useful tool against litter or a waste of taxpayers’ money?

An idea worth its weight in marketing value or another example of a nanny state run amok?

The City of Nanaimo is handing out free ‘pocket ashtrays’ in a bid to cut down on discarded cigarette butts throughout the city.

Officials have ordered 2,000 small, white pouches that resemble change purses, at approximately $1 apiece.

They are lined with a fire-retardant material which also minimizes odour while they are carried around and until they are emptied.

The $2,000 project will make up about two-fifths of the budget this year’s Keep Nanaimo Clean campaign, which also includes anti-littering bus stop advertising.

Again, we’re all for novel ideas to

Information about us Nanaimo Daily News is published

by Black Press Ltd., B1, 2575 McCullough Rd., Nanaimo, B.C. V9S 5W5. The Daily News and its predecessor the Daily Free Press have been serving Nanaimo and area since 1874.

Publisher: Andrea Rosato-Taylor 250-729-4248 Managing Editor: Philip Wolf 250-729-4240

The Daily News is a member of the B.C. Press Council.

Editorial comment The editorials that appear as ‘Our View’ represent the stance of the Nanaimo Daily News. They are unsigned because they do not necessarily represent the personal views of the writers. If you have comment regarding our position, we invite you to submit a letter to the editor. To discuss the editorial policies of the newspaper, please contact Managing Editor Philip Wolf.

Complaint resolution If talking with the managing editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about a story we publish, contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, accompanied by documentation, must be sent within 45 days of the article’s publication to: B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. Visit their website at www. bcpresscouncil.org.

Do we really expect smokers to snuff out their butts in these little devices, then dutifully clean out the disgusting mess to re-use them again?

Highly unlikely.

reduce the amount of litter, but it seems a little silly to think people are going to carry the pouches around.

If anything, it might increase the litter when the little white pouches are discarded all over downtown.

Now, taking a glass half-full approach to the situation, the city has already earned its money back through free ‘advertising’ for its pro-

gram. The story has been picked up by a variety of media outlets.

If education is the goal, perhaps the subtle message to people that we don’t need them tossing their disgusting cigarette butts all over the downtown core (or anywhere else for that matter) might help out.

But overall, it’s hard to see the program making a giant impact.

The small pouches are available at city facilities. They are also being handed out by bylaw officers.

Do we really expect smokers to snuff out their butts in these little devices, then dutifully clean out the disgusting mess to re-use them again?

Highly unlikely.

City sanitation manager Charlotte Davis may be correct when she says effort is needed to reduce the num-

ber of discarded butts, which she said makes up the bulk of litter in the city.

The butts are a problem particularly at bus stops and downtown in front of business doorsteps.

But it’s hard to envision people, who already understand how repulsive most others find smoking in general, altering their public puffing habits because of a little white pouch.

What’s next? At least as prevalent downtown is a vast array of discarded gum, stuck to roads and sidewalks.

Are we going to hand out little foil pouches to gum-chewers? Maybe little scrapers to help clean up the sidewalks?

As well-intentioned as the project may be, the city would likely benefit more from spending $2,000 on

Dale Carnegie courses for embattled councillors and staff members. And $2,000 out of a nine-figure city budget is not a gigantic expenditure.

But it seems like a reach. Not as big a reach as a six-figure loo downtown to deal with the odd renegade piddling where they shouldn’t, but a reach nonetheless.

Davis said receiving a pouch is better another alternative, which is a $100 fine for littering.

We have to respectfully disagree in this case.

A $100 fine for littering is definitely more likely to catch a scofflaw’s attention than any little pocket ashtray. » We want to hear from you.

Send comments on this editorial to yourletters@nanaimodailynews.com.

» YOUR LETTERS // EMAIL: YOURLETTERS@NANAIMODAILYNEWS.COM Retiring politicians raise challenging questions Re: ‘Trio of former MPs will collect $260,000’ (Daily News, Oct. 28); ‘Eyebrows raised from snowbirds regarding government plan’ (Daily News, Oct. 28) I wonder how many MPs and MLAs have retired overseas in the last 20 years? I am going to file a Freedom Of Information request on just that subject.

It appears the government doesn’t want any retirees wandering off to a nice warm climate somewhere with an affordable lifestyle, but would rather do all they can to keep the payments in this country where the retirees can continue to be taxed. So much for working all your life and finding a home of your choice somewhere in the world.

I hope our new federal government deals with this issue as soon as possible and it would have been nice if this tidbit of information came out before the election as I am sure it would have been a very sore point with the electorate, considering the number of baby boomers in this country.

“The law, in it’s majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.”

Rod Hancock Nanaimo

Cost to repair 24 Sussex will add to the deficit Now it begins. Or how to start a deficit.

For 10 years, former Primer Minister Stephen Harper lived at 24 Sussex Drive, taking care of modest upkeep and maintenance.

But Trudeau junior won’t move in until $10 million is spent on upgrades and refurbishing. I doubt he has that much loose change to spare so guess who will foot the bill?

And he isn’t even prime minister yet so I shudder to think what is yet to come.

Joyce Shaver-Hall Gabriola Island

Look forward to better time after Harper era Re: ‘Trudeau does not speak for all Canadians’ (Your Letters, Daily news, Oct. 27) Yup. I guess it’s hard when your guy loses an election, it’s only natural to make weak excuses laying the blame on everyone else while taking credit where it’s not due, so let’s just straighten out that long lament.

It was not because of Harper that Canada survived the 2008 crisis (that he didn’t see coming) but because the previous Liberal government cut spending on the advice of the IMF. Yes, we are a trading nation but

it seems a bit schizophrenic to tie ourselves to China for a 31-year trade deal while contemplating a monument to the victims of Communism.

Neither trade deal with Europe or the TPP with Pacific Rim countries has been ratified, and if we want to see any employment benefit from anticipated infrastructure programs should not be as contracts will then have to be opened to international bidding.

Ontario’s manufacturing was strangled by a high dollar “dutch disease” caused by over emphasis on our anticipated stature as a “Petro State” that is hurting Alberta’s non diversified, low royalty, increasingly foreign owned resource economy today.

To blame the current Alberta government, in power five months for these problems is truly irrational.

Also the 19-22 per cent interest rates back in the ‘70s were a result of U.S. interest hikes by Paul Volker, federal reserve chairman after the oil shocks of that year, Pierre Trudeau had little

option but to follow; that’s what a globalized economy leads to.

As for the wheat board there are many farmers who regret its passing because they are losing the obvious advantages of being part of a large trading bloc and have most probably lost money since the board was forcibly dismantled for ideological reasons.

Bitterness only goes so far. Be happy that the Harper era is over and we can anticipate better times.

Liz Fox Lantzville Letters must include your hometown and a daytime phone number for verification purposes only. Letters must include your first name (or two initials) and last name. We reserve the right to edit letters for clarity, taste, legality and for length. Unsigned letters and letters of more than 300 words will not be accepted. Email to: yourletters@nanaimodailynews.com

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

www.nanaimodailynews.com

@NanaimoDaily

NEWS 7

HEALTH

Island Health warns age goeth before a fall KENDRA WONG VICTORIA NEWS

Gary Fleischauer used to clean the gutters of his home and put up Christmas lights annually.

The 71-year-old Victoria resident is used to climbing on his ladder to do yard work and taking care of the home he’s lived in for the past 40 years.

But roughly two weeks ago, while he was putting a tarp over the roof of his home to protect it from the heavy rain and wind, he slipped and fell five metres, landing on the concrete.

“I had the ladder properly positioned but for some reason, all of a sudden it rotated and dumped me off,” Fleischauer said, noting he fell onto his ankle and then his hip. “My eye sight went all blurry as a result of the shock.”

A neighbour who witnessed the accident called an ambulance and he was rushed to Victoria General Hospital.

Fleischauer broke his pelvis and had to have surgery. It’s a week later and he is still recovering.

“You’re just in so much pain and you’re totally debilitated. You’re bed-ridden,” he said, adding he won’t be able to put weight on his left leg for six weeks.

Every 10 minutes a senior will fall in B.C. This month, Island Health is kicking off a month-long public

awareness campaign about preventing falls in the community.

Heather Fudge, clinical nurse specialist in seniors health for Island Health, said if seniors (aged 80 or older) fall, they could be in the hospital roughly two-and-a-half times longer than an adult.

“There are many things that we can’t control as we get older in terms of health and what effects us, but falls are 99.9 per cent preventable,” she said.“They can really change someone’s life not for the better.”

In 2014/15, 3,300 seniors (aged 65 and older) were hospitalized due to fall-related injures.

Fudge said there are a number of minor things seniors can do to prevent falls and subsequent injuries such as keeping active to keep muscles strong, cleaning up tripping hazards, getting eyes checked and wearing glasses or hearing aids when applicable, and having doctors review medications annually to ensure you’re only taking the required medications.

“As we get older, there’s most risk of falling and the effects are more devastating because we’re not as resilient as we were when you were younger,” she said, noting 70 per cent of residents in care homes are there because of a fall.

For more information on how to prevent falls visit findingbalance.ca.

Gary Fleischauer fell off a ladder recently, breaking his pelvis. [KENDRA WONG]

NEWS IN BRIEF Black Press ◆ COLWOOD

Needle discovered in Halloween chocolate bar With plenty of Halloween candy still left to be consumed, West Shore RCMP is warning parents to carefully check their children’s stash after a needle was found in candy collected from a Colwood residence.

RCMP received a report Monday that a sewing needle about three inches in length was found inside the wrapping paper of a bite-sized Wonderbar chocolate candy.

No one was injured and it is believed the contaminated candy was collected in the area of Woodpark Drive in Colwood.

Detachment spokesman Const. Alex Berube warns that although tampering is rare, all candy should be carefully inspected before being consumed. He recommends discarding any items that look suspicious.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact the West Shore RCMP at 250-474-2264 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

◆ OAK BAY

One final countdown underway for urban deer Dusk and dawn saw Oak Bay full of people seeking deer life late last week.

They were out conducting a head count as the final step in a regional deer management pilot project by the Capital Regional District.

“The CRD is conducting a second deer count in Oak Bay. That is the final step of the CRD involvement at this time with respect to deer management,” said CRD board chairman Nils Jensen. “Then it will wrap up and at some point in the near future the CRD will look at the issue of wildlife management generally throughout the region.”

In August, the CRD directed staff to continue to manage wildlife services — including programs involving deer, bullfrogs and geese — then report back with recommendations on a consolidated wildlife management service plan.

The regional deer management strategy included area-wide education as well as two culls — one controversial cull of 11 deer in Oak Bay and the other on the Saanich Peninsula.

Natural gas.

Good for smaller bills.

2,000

$1,705

1,500

$1,655

1,000

Lo in’ laundry contest

◆ PARKSVILLE/QUALICUM

School enrolment takes a significant surprise jump Driven in part by an unanticipated influx of families from Alberta and the Lower Mainland, enrolment in School District 69 has jumped by more than 100 students over a year ago, superintendent Rollie Koop told the SD69 Board of Trustees.

“The message we’re hearing is that we’re seeing an influx of families from both Alberta and from the lower mainland into our community, which is good news,” said Koop.

“The stability and growth is at the elementary level; it’s really a bright picture. We’re up over last year, and we’re up over the projections we made.”

500

Natural gas is good for laundry too.

$655

Enter to win a washer and natural gas dryer! See full contest details.**

$0 Natural gas

Electricity

Heating oil

Approximate annual space heating costs — Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast*

Switch to natural gas and save Heating your home is one of your biggest energy costs. But with high-efficiency natural gas heating, you’ll see standout savings and stay cosy and warm. Discover how at fortisbc.com/standoutsavings. *

Savings based on comparing annual heating costs for a 2,300 square foot Vancouver Island home at current rates. Savings may vary. See sources at fortisbc.com/standoutstavings. **One prize consisting of one washer and one natural gas dryer, approximate value $2,398. One entry per customer who converts to natural gas between Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2015. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. For complete contest rules, see fortisbc.com/standoutsavings.

FortisBC uses the FortisBC name and logo under license from Fortis Inc. (15-217.3 09/2015)

www.nanaimodailynews.com

8 NEWS

@NanaimoDaily

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

NEWS IN BRIEF Black Press â—† COURTENAY

Two OK as airplane skids into Courtenay River A pilot and passenger escaped unhurt after their plane skidded off the runway at Courtenay Airpark and ended up in the Courtenay River.

The pilot apparently overshot the runway while attempting to land and tried to take off again but failed.

The single-engine craft then crashed through a fence and into the river.

Comox Valley RCMP, Ambulance and Courtenay Fire responded to the area and found the plane floating in the water and its two occupants

safely on shore. Transport Canada was called as well as the Department of Fisheries and BC Environment to address any environmental concerns.

This investigation will be continuing into the cause of the crash.

â—† VICTORIA

Cancer research centre gets $3.3 million gift The family of a former Saanich banker has spurred $1.3 million in donations from across the province, and added $2 million of their own, all toward supporting advanced cancer research at the B.C. Cancer Agency’s Deeley Research Centre.

The research centre is located on the campus of the Royal Jubilee Hospital, in the Victoria area. Robert Conconi is a cancer survivor who went to Claremont secondary and started his career at the former Bank of Montreal at Cook and Quadra.

He says he owes his life to cancer research and the scientists and clinicians of the B.C. Cancer Agency.

Less than two months ago the Robert L. Conconi Foundation publicly announced it would match up to $1 million in donations to help get immunotherapy clinical trials into the clinic.

By the Oct. 22 closing date, 5,965 people had made donations exceeding the $1 million by $300,000. That

was matched by the Conconi family for a successful campaign of $2.3 million. The Conconi family then pledged another $1 million.

â—† BUCKLEY BAY

Cable ferry on budget and on track: Minister Critics say the new cable ferry from Buckley Bay to Denman Island is behind schedule and facing other challenges.

But BC Ferries says the project is on budget and on track to save the corporation a fair chunk of change. “Operational trials from a performance perspective have gone

very well,� BC Ferries vice-president of engineering Mark Wilson said Wednesday.

Last Tuesday at the Legislative Assembly of B.C., NDP ferries critic Claire Trevena raised concerns about the project such as rusting cables and poor fuel consumption. The North Island MLA also questioned the vessel’s ability to stop and then regain speed. But Transportation Minister Todd Stone said the cable ferry will be safe and will save millions over the long-term. “Our maximum specified contract speed was 8.5 knots. We’ve achieved 8.7 knots,� Wilson said, noting fuel consumption is far more economic than the current self-propelled ferry.

Diamond Eyes Optical has moved to a new location

10000 Off

$

HAVE GLOWING SKIN FOR CHRISTMAS!! PEEL AND PRODUCT SPECIAL!!

MEDICAL GRADE PEEL AND VIVIER POST PEEL KIT $109 LAROCHE SKIN RESURFACING SERUM AND PEEL $99 LASER HAIR REMOVAL UPPER LIP AND CHIN $89 PER TX HAVE LONGER, DARKER, FULLER LASHES FOR CHRISTMAS! Purchase a Latisse and receive a Free Glo Volumizing mascara

$125/BOTH

WE TREAT THE FOLLOWING: LEG VEINS, SKIN TAGS, NAIL FUNGUS‌ OFFER EXPIRES NOV. 30/15 BOTOX $10 unit 9-6894 Island Hwy North Nanaimo 250 250-390-1 390 1160 www.skinlaserclinic.ca

a complete purchase of Eye Glasses (when you bring in your prescription for eye glasses)

John Rogers has learned a lot about his business and his customers since he opened his ďŹ rst John’s Bedroom Barn in Nanaimo in 1989.

Rogers had worked in a water bed store before he realized that all the incentives to get people to buy new beds and mattresses had “gone the way of the dinosaur.�

Receive 50% Off All Frames

Including in-stock Designer Frames

12 Pairs of Acuvue Oasys Contact Lenses Only $12000

He said that he has no sales gimmicks and even closes his store on Boxing Day, one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

Rogers said fair prices and great service is paramount in his business model for his two stores with the other in Courtenay, but a big part of his success is developing his own custom-made brand of mattresses to ďŹ t the individual needs of his customers.

#6-2220 BOWEN RD.

(OFF NORTHFIELD)

250-585-2041

He said he donated all of his “mainstream� mattresses to local shelters in 2008. “We can customize mattresses to help people deal with back, hip, knee and other health problems and have them made in Vancouver,� Rogers said.

Rogers said he had expanded to four stores, with the other two located in Nanaimo, but he felt that he had lost the “personal touch� of being there to help deal with customer, so he cut back to his current two locations.

Serving the Island with pride for over 25 years

Come in and check out our floor model clearnace items www.johnsbedrooms.com 1707 Bowen Road, Nanaimo 250-741-1777 841 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay 250-897-1666

“My customers like a hands-on approach and they expect to see me when they come into the store,� he said. “After 26 years in business, I have a loyal following of repeat customers who have come to know and trust me.�

John’s Bedroom Barn also provides a wide selection of bedroom furniture, with most of it made locally in B.C.

www.johnsbedrooms.com

1707 Bowen Road, Nanaimo 841 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay

250-741-1777 250-897-1666

Nanaimo’s ďŹ rst Skin Laser Clinic. All Botox, Juvederm, Surgeries, Sclerotherapy

by Dr. Hancock in person.

Expert makeover planning with cosmetic consultations.

REDUCE WRINKLES, FAT AND MORE! NO PAIN, JUST RESULTS

Dr. Julian Hancock Dermatology Inc.

Dr. SkinLaser.com Effective cosmetic dermatology “at last�

DR. JULIAN HANCOCK*

MB BS DCH DRCOG DA FRCP(C)

5PQ PG UIF IJMM PO 3VUIFSGPSE 3Et 3VUIFSGPSE 3E

250-729-2665 for appointment DrSkinlaser.com * professional corporation *

This ad space was seen by over 14,000 Nanaimo and area residents!

Could your business benefit from that kind of exposure?

IF SO, CALL SCOTT

250-729-4218

www.nanaimodailynews.com

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

@NanaimoDaily

NEWS 9

SHAWNIGAN LAKE

Dirty dirt dump headed back to Supreme Court SARAH SIMPSON COWICHAN VALLEY CITIZEN

Cowichan Valley Regional District officials arrived in court Monday seeking to stop operations of a controversial contaminated soil treatment and storage facility in Shawnigan Lake.

The hearing, taking place in B.C. Supreme Court in Victoria, is expected to last five days.

“CVRD legal counsel will present arguments and evidence to support the CVRD’s position that the facilities at the South Island Aggregates’ quarry in Shawnigan Lake are not permitted uses under the zoning for the property,” said a release issued by the CVRD on Monday afternoon.

Later in the day, CVRD chief administrative officer Brian Carruthers said it’s the CVRD’s hope that the

court will see fit to issue such a stopwork order, which could possibly put an end to the years-old battle in the community.

“It would hopefully be the end of this activity,” Carruthers said, noting any ruling of the court will take some time to implement following this week’s hearing.

The operation is seen by many as a major threat to the drinking water of

MOUNT WASHINGTON

more than 12,000 people.

In 2013, despite pleas from the Shawnigan Residents’ Association and the greater community, and the hesitation of local governments, the province authorized the South Island Aggregates/Cobble Hill Holdings plan. It will collect and treat five million tonnes of contaminated soil over the next 50 years at its facility which sits just above the Shawnigan

community’s water supply.

The deal was the company could truck in 100,000 tonnes a year.

Despite vocal opposition from the community, spearheaded by the Shawnigan Residents’ Association, the Environmental Appeal Board upheld the decision to grant the permit this March.

The case has been in the courts on and off ever since.

AROUND THE ISLAND Black Press ◆ CAMPBELL RIVER

The conditions at the time were poor with a full ebb tide running at 11 to 12 knots creating massive whirlpools and upwellings.

The B.C. Coroners Service continues to investigate.

Man dies after being plucked from water

Mount Washington alpine resort. [MT. WASHINGTON]

American firm buys ski resort COMOX VALLEY ECHO

Vancouver Island’s premier ski resort has new owners.

On Tuesday, Mount Washington Ski Resort announced the sale of all its ski and recreational operations to a subsidiary of Pacific Group Resorts, a multi resort holding company headquartered in Park City, Utah.

The sale also includes most of the development land near and around the base of the resort. The current ownership group will retain two prime development parcels.

“Over the past 25 years, George Stuart and his ownership group have invested a tremendous amount of money and energy into Mount Washington,” Mount Washington Alpine

Resort president Peter Gibson said in a media release.

PGRI is an affiliate of Pacific Group which has built and developed signature base area facilities and real estate projects at Whistler, at Mammoth and Squaw Valley in California, at Solitude and Snow Basin in Utah, at Jackson Hole in Wyoming and at Copper Mountain in Colorado.

COWICHAN BAY

Two boats sink in suspicious blaze SARAH SIMPSON COWICHAN VALLEY CITIZEN

The standard waterfront view of Cowichan Bay residents turned into a fiery one Halloween night as two boats at anchor caught fire just after 7 p.m.

Nobody was on board at the time and nobody was injured. The fire is being treated as suspicious.

“I’m just a bit of a distant spectator,” said Bay resident Charles Ayers, who managed to take a photo of the blaze with his telephoto lens. “They were totally engulfed in flames. It was burning for a good two hours.”

Ayers said three vessels — two fibreglass sailboats, he estimated to each be about nine metres long, and a larger wooden power boat — had been moored in the bay in close proximity to one another for months.

“Definitely you could see two were well ablaze. This was very sudden.

Two boats were destroyed while at anchor in Cowichan Bay. [CHARLES AYERS]

I guess they went up very fast,” he said. “They were burned to the water line and they were being filled with water by the coast guard and the fire boat that attended. It wouldn’t surprise me if all three sunk but I don’t really know.”

Police confirmed the third vessel had been set adrift as a result of the fire but it was corralled and towed to shore by the coast guard.

Cowichan Bay Fire Rescue had tried to extinguish the flames but they were no match for the wood and fibreglass. The fire department declined to comment further.

“The owner, who owns all three vessels, was spoken to by police at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation,” North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP Sgt. Chris Swain said.

According to Cowichan Bay wharfinger Mark Mercer, the owner is wellknown in the mariner community and has a collection of boats in disrepair in Cowichan Bay and beyond.

“He’s notorious for having these piles of crap sitting around,” Mercer said, adding the power boat involved in Saturday night’s incident had been stored all around the bay.

A man pulled from the cold sea north of Campbell River late last month has died.

The B.C. Coroner has confirmed Christopher David Allan, 31, from Cold Lake, Alta., died in Victoria General Hospital Oct. 26, just two days after the boat he was on capsized in Seymour Narrows.

“Mr. Allan was one of four persons in a private boat returning to Campbell River from a fishing trip at about 6 p.m. on Oct. 24, 2015.

While in Seymour Straits, the boat capsized, throwing all four persons into the water. They were rescued shortly afterwards by an RCMP boat, but Mr. Allan was unresponsive,” the coroner said.

“The family of Mr. Allan has been notified of his death.”

Sgt. Troy Beauregard of the Campbell River RCMP said the RCMP West Coast Marine Section Patrol Vessel Lindsay was in the area when crew spotted a capsized vessel near the west side of Seymour Narrows and four people in the water.

They alerted Coast Guard and began rescue operations that would see them recover two of the men by jet boat launched from the RCMP vessel, one of whom was, “unconscious and unresponsive” when pulled from the water.

Beauregard said none of the men were wearing flotation devices. and estimated they were likely in the water for less than 10 minutes.

◆ COLWOOD

Flooding plagues Victoria suburbs First responders and other crews were busy on the West Shore over the weekend dealing with the effects of the torrential downpours and pelting winds.

But while crews were dealing with flooding and other weather related-incidents, they were also called to at least one not caused by Mother Nature.

A flood at the West Shore Lodge, which provides supported housing for seniors off Island Highway near Colwood Corners, caused a full evacuation of the site, displacing 62 residents Sunday night. The flooding, which saw water levels roughly one to one-and-ahalf feet deep, was caused by a break in the building’s water main.

“Some (residents) were taken by family members,” Colwood Fire Rescue Chief Kerry Smith said, adding the new Holiday Inn Express also took in displaced residents.

As for weather-related flooding, in Langford pooling water around the area of Millstream and McCallum roads, compounded by leaves blown down by heavy winds, created some problems.

A flood in the Tim Horton’s parking lot off Goldstream Avenue, photos of which circulated on social media, resulted from the property owner not cleaning out their catch basin.

NOVEMBER 11 , 2015 REMEMBRANCE DAY WEDNESDAY, TH

The Nanaimo Daily News Office will be CLOSED No Nanaimo Daily News delivery.

Advertising Booking Deadline Changes PUBLICATION:

DATE:

DEADLINE: th

Nanaimo Daily News

Wednesday, Nov. 11

No Publication

Nanaimo Daily News

Thursday, Nov. 12 th

Monday, Nov. 9 th, 10:00 am

Nanaimo Daily News

th

Friday, Nov. 13

Monday, Nov. 9 th, 12 Noon

To advertise, please call a Sales Representative today at 250.729.4200 Get the Daily News delivered to your door 5 days a week.

Please call 250.729.4266

10

nanaimodailynews.com

@NanaimoDaily

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

HIGHWAY OF TEARS

Documents highlight concerns NDP says freedom of information request reveals residents want better public transportation on Highway 16 DIRK MEISSNER THE CANADIAN PRESS

VICTORIA — Newly released documents reveal northern British Columbia residents have deep concerns about transportation services along the so-called Highway of Tears despite government statements about improved safety, Opposition New Democrats say.

Maurine Karagianis, the NDP critic for women, said Tuesday a year-old freedom of information request reveals residents want better public transportation on Highway 16, which runs more than 700 kilometres, between Prince George to Prince Rupert.

At least 18 women and girls, many of them aboriginal, have been murdered or disappeared along

“The minister has continued to tell us for a year there wasn’t a big desire for a bus, that it wasn’t a practical solution.

Certainly, looking at the FOI documents on the consultation that we have recently read, that is not true.”

Maureen Karagianis, NDP critic

Highway 16 and the adjacent routes, Highway 5 and Highway 97, since 1969.

Karagianis said Transportation Minister Todd Stone has said public consultations in the area determined improved transportation along the corridor was not deemed practical by area residents.

“The minister has continued to tell us for a year there wasn’t a big desire for a bus, that it wasn’t a practical solution,” said Karagianis. “Certainly, looking at the FOI documents on the consultation that we have recently read, that is not true.”

Thirty-six pages of documents posted on the government’s Open Information website include reports about meetings that covered topics including missing women, hitchhiking and bus service.

The meetings were held last year with 12 First Nations, 13 municipal-

FIREFIGHTING

Province looks to using drones after challenging wildfire season GEMMA KARSTENS-SMITH THE CANADIAN PRESS

Drones flying above wildfires in British Columbia last summer hampered aerial efforts to control the blazes. But around the same time, the province was also using the unmanned aerial vehicles to determine if drones could be used to help fight wildfires.

The B.C. Wildfire Service contracted two commercial drone companies in July and August to soar above the Boulder Creek and Elaho fires near Pemberton and the Rock Creek fire just north of the Canada-U.S. border.

“It was very much kind of a smallscale trial to see how they could integrate, what kind of products they could generate for us,” explained chief fire information officer Kevin Skrepnek.

The drones flew in areas where flames had already been doused, mapping fires and using thermal imaging to look for hotspots that could flare again.

Typically, finding hotspots is done with helicopters using a thermal scanning device or people searching the forest floor on their hands and knees, Skrepnek said.

Robert Atwood, who is the co-founder of Hummingbird Drones in Kamloops said his experience fighting wildfires during summer breaks from university helped tailor services specifically to support fire suppression efforts.

“What we’re trying to accomplish is making the process of putting (fires) out more efficient,” he explained.

The B.C. Wildfire Service contracted two commercial drone companies in July and August to soar above the Boulder Creek and Elaho fires near Pemberton and the Rock Creek fire just north of the Canada-U.S. border. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Three of the company’s machines were used in the test, each equipped with infrared scanning technology.

They flew mostly at night, at times soaring almost 500 metres in the air.

The team would then compile the data and get it to fire crews by the next morning to help them focus fire-fighting efforts.

In order to fly over the blazes, Atwood and his team needed to get a special flight-operation certificate from Transportation Canada that allowed them into the restricted airspace.

Not having the proper training and permits can cause big problems, Atwood said.

“When you have people who take what is essentially a tool and fly it without regard for human life and property, it can not only be damaging

to those trying to fight the wildfire, but incredibly damaging to a program that’s trying to take on new technology as well.”

An unauthorized drone flying near the Testalindin Creek fire near Oliver in August grounded eight helicopters and five planes for more than three hours.

It was the most serious incident involving drones around wildfires this summer, but it wasn’t the only time the machines threatened firefighting efforts.

“Obviously, that’s a pretty big safety concern to us. If it were to come into contact with our aircraft, that could have potentially dangerous results,” Skrepnek said.

It’s unclear what the unauthorized drones were doing in the restricted airspace and no one was ever caught.

ities and 70 leaders in the area.

Some of the documents are in the form of briefing notes to high-level ministry bureaucrats. One briefing note said communities view naming Highway 16 as the Highway of Tears “as negative.”

Another note from a meeting in Smithers states, “missing women must be part of the conversation as that is the only reason the Ministry of Transportation is in the room.”

Jennifer Rice, the New Democrat member for Prince Rupert, told the legislature Tuesday that the documents show that the government has been denying that First Nations women and local residents have concerns about lack of safe transportation alternatives on the highway.

Stone said the highway is safer than it was 15 years ago. He pointed to government efforts to improve cellular service in the area and the introduction of a health bus that helps take people living in rural areas to medical appointments.

“The important thing here, I think, for people on Highway 16, is that we continue to focus on how we can make this corridor safer, and that’s the work I’m pouring myself into.

That’s the work my officials are putting their shoulders into.”

Last’s month’s report by Commissioner Elizabeth Denham highlighted a failure by the government to keep adequate email records or document searches and the wilful destruction of records in response to a freedom-of-information request.

NEWS IN BRIEF News services ◆ VANCOUVER

B.C. universities top two in magazine rating Two B.C. universities have topped their respective categories in Macleans’ just-released postsecondary rankings for 2016.

Simon Fraser nabbed first place in the ‘Comprehensive’ category and the University of Northern British Columbia took first in the ‘Primarily Undergraduate’ category. UBC finished third in the big boys group, the ‘Medical Doctoral’ category, just behind the University of Toronto and first-place McGill.

It’s the first time UNBC has placed atop Macleans’ annual ranking in its category. Both UNBC and SFU are celebrating anniversaries this year — the former its 25th, and Simon Fraser its 50th.

The University of Victoria finished third in the Comprehensive group, behind Simon Fraser and Waterloo, and there were no other B.C. universities ranked under Primarily Undergraduate.

◆ KAMLOOPS

Men admit to killing as victim played basketball Two men have pleaded guilty to reduced charges in what police described as a gang-related murder in a schoolyard in Kamloops.

Travis Johnny and Anthony Scotchman entered guilty pleas in B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Both were charged with one count each of first-degree murder and commission of an offence for a criminal organization stemming from the March 2011 slaying of 23-year-old Archie LePretre of Vancouver.

In exchange for the guilty pleas, the

Crown dropped the criminal-organization charges, allegedly related to the Redd Alert street gang.

Johnny, 26, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, which carries an automatic sentence of life in prison, while 28-year-old Scotchman admitted to manslaughter.

LePretre was playing basketball in the Stuart Wood elementary schoolyard with his cousin when he was attacked by three masked assailants wielding knives and a baseball bat, police said at the time.

◆ RICHMOND

Coastal Health ignoring quake risk: Councillor A councillor in Richmond says Vancouver Coastal Health has ignored studies about the safety of the city’s only hospital if a major earthquake occurs.

Bill McNulty says studies conducted in 2005 and 2011 found Richmond Hospital could not withstand even a moderate shaker.

McNulty says both reports found that the north tower of the hospital is seismically unstable.

He says the tower is over 50 years old and houses all the hospital’s operating rooms and half of its 200 beds, but the health authority has not developed any plan to upgrade or replace it.

McNulty says facilities at Richmond Hospital are inadequate to handle the city’s population of 207,000, and that the health authority must replace the north tower with an expanded acute care tower.

He says if action is not taken, Richmond could experience a preventable, man-made disaster, which he claims would be far worse than any natural disaster when an earthquake hits.

www.nanaimodailynews.com

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

@NanaimoDaily

B.C. 11

LANGLEY

Canadian takes in dogs seized from U.S. hoarder MONIQUE TAMMINGA LANGLEY TIMES

A Langley woman is hoping the community will help after she took in 24 severely neglected and abused small dogs and is nursing them back to health.

The road to recovery for the animals is still long, with upcoming surgeries and ongoing medication

needed, said Lisa Bogardi, of United Animal Rescue.

Bogardi took in the Pekingese and Shih Tzu dogs this summer after they were rescued from a hoarder’s home in Washington state.

The dogs were seized from a filthy home that had more than 60 dogs in it along with cats and many birds. Many more dogs were found

dead inside the home.

Animal control couldn’t enter without first putting on hazmat suits, because the home was contaminated with feces, urine and dead animals.

Many dogs seized had to be euthanized because of their poor health.

A week after the seizure, United Animal Rescue was asked if they could help, said Bogardi. She took all

the dogs into her Langley home.

Many were infested with mites and worms, while neglected infections some of the animals deaf and blind.

“Surprisingly, they are now very trusting and happy dogs. They are good natured and appreciate everything,” she said.

They still have a long road to recovery, but several of them will be ready

for adoption in the future. Eventually, most of them will be ready to go to homes Bogardi is hoping will be in Langley. In the meantime, she is looking for help to pay her mounting vet bills.

Go to www.gofundme. com/24seizeddogs. Many of the pictures of the dogs on the web page are disturbing.

APPENDIX B to Order G-169-15

PUBLIC NOTICE

BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION

INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AN APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE REVENUE REQUIREMENTS FOR UNIVERSAL COMPULSORY AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE FOR THE POLICY YEAR COMMENCING NOVEMBER 1, 2015 Special Direction IC2 to the BC Utilities Commission, BC Regulation 307/2004, as amended (Special Direction IC2), requires the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) to file a revenue requirements application annually. On August 31, 2015, ICBC submitted a partial Revenue Requirements Application for Universal Compulsory Automobile (Basic) insurance.

On October 15, 2015, ICBC submitted outstanding materials including the actuarial analysis, the capital management plan, and information on operating expenses (Application). The ICBC 2015 Revenue Requirements Application requested rate change is a 5.5 percent increase in Basic insurance rates for the policy year commencing November 1, 2015.

The Commission is initiating a review of the Application. To view the timetable for this hearing and the Application go to www.bcuc.com select “Current Proceedings” under “Quick Links” and scroll to “ICBC 2015 Revenue Requirements.”

HOW TO GET INVOLVED If you wish to actively participate in the review process, you must register as an intervener with the Commission by Monday, November 16, 2015, through the Commission’s website at www.bcuc.com or in writing to the Commission Secretary using the Commission contact information provided at the end of this notice. Interveners must identify the issues they intend to pursue as well as the nature and extent of their anticipated involvement in the review process. Interveners will receive email notice of all correspondence and filed documentation. An email address should be provided if available. At the time of registration, interveners should also state their intent to attend the procedural conference scheduled on Thursday, December 17, 2015.

Procedural Conference The Commission will consider the process to review the Application.

Date: Time:

Thursday, December 17, 2015 Commencing at 9:00 a.m.

Location:

Commission Hearing Room 12th Floor, 1125 Howe Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 2K8

Persons not expecting to actively participate, but who have an interest in the proceeding, should register as an interested party through the Commission’s website or in writing to the Commission Secretary by Monday, November 16, 2015, identifying their interest in the Application. Interested parties will receive a copy of the Commission’s decision when it is issued.

Letters of comment may also be submitted. All submissions and/or correspondence received relating to the application are provided to the Commission panel and all participants in the proceeding. Submissions are placed on the public record and posted to the Commission’s website. By participating and/or providing comment on the application, you agree that all submissions will be placed on the public record and posted on the Commission’s website.

All submissions and/or correspondence received from active participants or the public relating to the Application will be placed on the public record and posted to the Commission’s website.

VIEW THE DOCUMENTS The Application and all supporting documentation are available on the Commission’s website under “Current Applications” page. If you would like to review a hard copy of the material, it is available to be viewed at the locations outlined below:

British Columbia Utilities Commission Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 2N3 Phone: 604-660-4700 Toll Free: 1-800-663-1385 www.bcuc.com

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia 151 West Esplanade North Vancouver, BC V7M 3H9 www.icbc.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER For more information or to register, please visit www.bcuc.com or contact the Commission Secretary at Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com.

12

nanaimodailynews.com

IMMIGRATION

@NanaimoDaily

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

OBITUARY

Phillion, wrongly jailed, dies at 76 COLIN PERKEL THE CANADIAN PRESS

In this picture taken Oct. 23, a Syrian refugee boy Ahmad Abdullah, 7, centre, who fled with his family from the central Syrian town of Palmyra from the Russian airstrikes, plays next to his father and sister, right, at their unfurnished home, in the Turkish-Syrian border city of Reyhanli, southern Turkey. [AP PHOTO]

Syria refugee plans in flux with Liberals Officials face dealing with existing files before end of this year STEPHANIE LEVITZ THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — A customary blackout on flights to Canada for refugees after Dec. 15 has been lifted this year as immigration officials toil to get through thousands of Syrian refugee case files while also preparing for ambitious new Liberal resettlement efforts.

But officials can’t say whether they’ll be able to make good on their plan to get through the existing inventory of refugee files before the end of 2015.

It’s one of a series of uncertainties around the effect the Liberal pledge to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by year’s end will have on previous Syrian refugee commitments and on Canada’s immigration system as a whole.

“Whenever you take on something as big as this, you have to ask yourself, where are those resources coming from and if so, are they going to be taking resources away from something else to make this happen,” said

Brian Dyck, chair of the Canadian Sponsorship Agreement Holder Association.

“You can either add new staff and new programs or you can borrow from things that exist, and I think a lot of sponsoring groups would be concerned that if this has an impact on private sponsorship of Syrians and Iraqis.”

Each year, refugee arrivals are put on hold as of Dec. 15 due to holiday-related closures in visa offices and in settlement organizations.

Lifting that blackout this year is one of many steps Citizenship and Immigration is taking to expedite matters following the public outcry this fall over the pace of Canada’s response to the Syrian refugee crisis overwhelming Europe and the Middle East.

The Liberal commitment to resettle 25,000 refugees was also a response to that outcry, along with a promise of $100 million more this year for resettlement and encouraging the private sector to sponsor more people.

The files immigration officials are working on at present connect to a promise made by the outgoing Conservative government in January to resettle 10,000 people by 2018.

That deadline has since been moved up, with the department saying in September they intend to meet that target in a year’s time.

“The government’s goal is for all Syrian applications received as of Sept. 19, 2015, to have a decision by the end of December,” the department said at the time, but would not reiterate that pledge when asked this week.

“It is premature to comment while we await the appointment of a new minister on Nov. 4,” Citizenship and Immigration spokesperson Jessica Seguin said in an email.

Of the 10,000 spaces promised in January, about 60 per cent were expected to be absorbed by private groups. Since January, the Immigration Department has received applications from those groups to sponsor 5,593 Syrians.

TORONTO — Romeo Phillion, who confessed to murder and then spent more than three decades behind bars protesting his innocence before he was freed and his conviction overturned, has died after a long illness, friends and supporters said Tuesday.

Phillion died Monday from chronic lung disease, a day after his admission to hospital in Mississauga, Ont. “For someone who went through what he did and was wrongly convicted like that, he wasn’t a bitter person,” said Howard Gelfand, a friend and eight-year housemate who had been caring for Phillion.

“He was a very good-hearted person. He loved animals. He just enjoyed life.”

Phillion, 76, was convicted in 1972 of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of an Ottawa firefighter, Leopold Roy, five years earlier. The conviction was based largely on Phillion’s confession, which he recanted within hours.

He refused to seek parole, saying it would amount to an admission of guilt. By the time he was released on bail in 2003 pending disposition of his case, he had spent 31 years behind bars.

At the request of the federal government, Ontario’s top court took another look at his conviction.

The Appeal Court heard that police had initially verified an alibi that Phillion was nowhere near the crime scene — but never told the defence about it. Investigators would later say they had no obligation to pass on the information because they had, on further investigation, found the alibi to be untrue. They could offer no documentation to that effect.

In a split decision in 2009, the Appeal Court ordered a new trial, making Phillion Canada’s longest serving inmate to have a murder conviction thrown out.

Oct. 30-Nov. 5

Ph 250-390-5021 www.landmarkcinemas.com

Oct. 30-Nov. 5

SHOW TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PLEASE CHECK LANDMARKCINEMAS.COM

JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS (G): 12:30 3:15 6:40 THE INTERN (PG); 1:10 3:55 7:20 9:25 *WED NO 7:20 SHOW* ROCK THE KASBAH (PG): 10:00 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 2D (G): 12:40 3:25 7:00 9:35 THE MARTIAN 2D (PG): 12:20 3:00 6:30 9:15 THE MARTIAN 3D (PG): 1:00 3:45 6:50 9:40 STEVE JOBS (PG): 1:20 4:05 7:05 9:55 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY GHOST DIMENSION 3D (14A): 12:50 10:00 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY GHOST DIMENSION 2D (14A): 4:10 7:30 OUR BRAND IS CRISIS (PG): 1:25 4:00 7:15 9:50

BEFORE NOON MOVIES - SATURDAY ALL SEATS $6.00 & 3D $9.00

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2: 10:30 AM THE MARTIAN 2D: 10:00 AM STEVE JOBS:10:20 AM ROCK THE KASBAH: 10:10 AM OUR BRAND IS CRISIS: 10:40 AM CANADIAN INDIE FILM SERIES: WED NOV 4: WRECKER AT 7:00

PAN (PG) FRI,SUN 4:15; SAT 10:45, 4:15; TUE 4:00 PAN 3D (PG) FRI 6:50; SAT-SUN 1:30, 6:50; MON-TUE 6:35 EVEREST 3D (PG) FRI,SUN 4:20, 7:10, 9:55; SAT 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 9:55; MON,WED-THURS 6:55, 9:40; TUE 4:05, 6:55, 9:40 CRIMSON PEAK (14A) FRI-SUN 4:30, 10:15; MON,WED-THURS 10:00; TUE 4:15, 10:00 GOOSEBUMPS (PG) FRI 4:00; SAT-SUN 4:55; TUE 3:45 GOOSEBUMPS 3D (PG) FRI 7:30, 10:00; SAT-SUN 11:50, 2:20, 7:30, 10:00; MON-THURS 7:15, 9:45 SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE (18A) FRI 5:15, 7:50, 10:10; SAT 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:10; SUN 12:15, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:10; MON,WED-THURS 7:35, 9:55; TUE 5:00, 7:35, 9:55 BRIDGE OF SPIES (PG) FRI 4:15, 6:40, 9:30; SAT-SUN 12:30, 3:35, 6:40, 9:30; MON,WED 6:25, 9:15; TUE 4:00, 6:25, 9:15; THURS 6:25, 9:30 MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS (PG) FRI 7:20; SAT-SUN 1:10, 7:20; MON-THURS 7:05 SPECTRE NO PASSES THURS 7:00, 10:15 THE LAST WITCH HUNTER (14A) FRI 5:05, 7:40, 10:10; SAT-SUN 12:00, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:10; MON,WED-THURS 7:25, 9:55; TUE 4:50, 7:25, 9:55 SICARIO (14A) FRI-SUN 9:45; MON-WED 9:30 BURNT (PG) FRI 4:45, 7:20, 9:45; SAT-SUN 11:40, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:45; MON,WED-THURS 7:05, 9:30; TUE 4:30, 7:05, 9:30 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: TANNHAUSER SAT 9:00 HOME (G) SAT 11:00 PAL JOEY SUN 12:55; WED 7:00

NANAIMO NORTH TOWN CENTRE

250-729-8000

The Crown, arguing too much time had passed to try him again, opted to withdraw the charge.

“His big disappointment was that they didn’t give him his full exoneration,” Gelfand said.

Phillion, who said he wanted the “cloud” of suspicion over him lifted once and for all, never explained publicly why he gave police a confession an Appeal Court justice called “compelling” in its accuracy, even if it was wrong on one key detail.

His lawyers have said he was trying to impress his lover. Gelfand said it was because authorities freed another inmate in exchange for his confession.

The Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted, which fought to have Phillion exonerated, mourned his passing.

“Romeo will never be forgotten for his fighting spirit, sense of humour, support of other wrongly convicted, and for his boyish and captivating charm,” the association said in a statement.

“Romeo did what he could to draw attention to the devastation that a wrongful conviction imposes on the innocent individual and their family.”

Phillion’s lawyer, David Robins, said he would be awaiting instructions from the executor of the estate about continuing the lawsuit.

Woman observer to watch over claims of police abuse THE CANADIAN PRESS

AVALON CINEMA Woodgrove Centre, Nanaimo

PHILLION

QUEBEC — A woman will be named as the independent observer of an investigation into alleged police abuse of aboriginal women, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard said Tuesday. Couillard told reporters he’s narrowed down the list of possibilities to a few names and hopes to announce the appointment soon.

Eight Quebec provincial police officers have been suspended amid allegations of assault, sexual misconduct and other abuses of power against aboriginal women.

Couillard is meeting with the chiefs of the Assembly of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador on Wednesday in Montreal to discuss the allegations.

Assembly chief Ghislain Picard has said native leaders would like a monitor of their choosing to also keep tabs on the investigation, which has been handed over to Montreal police.

Picard is on the record as saying the observer should be a woman.

“I think we are in sync with our colleagues from the aboriginal communities that it should be a woman,” Couillard said Wednesday.

www.nanaimodailynews.com

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

@NanaimoDaily

INVESTIGATION

NATION&WORLD 13

NEWS IN BRIEF The Canadian Press ◆ SAINT-JEROME, QUE.

Dad accused of killing kids intoxicated, says MD A doctor who treated Guy Turcotte following the slayings of his two children says the accused was suffering from severe methanol poisoning which required dialysis that lasted 17 hours.

Pierre Marsolais was working at Montreal’s Sacre-Coeur Hospital, where Turcotte was transferred hours after the slayings from Saint-Jerome, where Turcotte’s former colleagues were in shock and preferred he be treated elsewhere.

Marsolais testified Tuesday that Turcotte was clearly impaired and did not have normal alcohol in his system, but did have a high concentration of methanol, found in the washer fluid.

Turcotte has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his son, Olivier, and daughter Anne-Sophie.

◆ WINNIPEG

City has responsibility to build road: Councillor

In this Russian government photo, made available on Monday, Russian experts work at the crash site of a Russian passenger plane bound for St. Petersburg in Russia that crashed in Hassana, Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, on Saturday. [RUSSIAN MINISTRY FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS PHOTO VIA AP]

U.S. system detected heat around Russian jet before Sinai desert crash DMITRY LOVETSKY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — U.S. satellite imagery detected heat around a Russian passenger jet just before it went down in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, two U.S. officials said Tuesday. But the discovery doesn’t resolve the mystery of why the plane crashed, killing all 224 aboard.

A missile striking the Metrojet Airbus A321-200 was ruled out because neither a launch nor an engine burn had been detected, one of the officials said.

The infrared activity that was detected could mean many things, including a bomb blast or that an engine on the plane exploded due to a malfunction.

Aviation analyst Paul Beaver said the heat picked up by the satellite “indicates that there was a catastrophic explosion or disintegration of the airplane,” but doesn’t reveal the cause.

“It doesn’t tell us if it was a bomb . . . or if somebody had a fight in the airplane with a gun — there is a whole raft of things that could happen in this regard,” he said.

It also could indicate a fuel tank or engine exploding, although “engines are designed so that if something malfunctions or breaks off, it is con-

“It doesn’t tell us if it was a bomb . . . or if somebody had a fight in the airplane with a gun — there is a whole raft of things that could happen in this regard.”

Paul Beaver, aviation analyst

tained within the engine,” Beaver added.

Both U.S. officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the information publicly. Some aviation experts had earlier suggested a bomb was the most likely cause of Saturday’s crash, while some others pointed at a 2001 incident in which the jet damaged its tail during landing.

The Metrojet was flying from Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg when it crashed in the Sinai Peninsula after breaking up at high altitude, Russian aviation officials said.

Islamic State militants said they had “brought down” the Russian plane because of Moscow’s recent military intervention in Syria against

the extremist group. But the group did not provide any evidence to support its claim, and militants in northern Sinai have not shot down any commercial airliners or fighter jets.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi called that claim “propaganda” aimed at damaging the country’s image, and he insisted the security situation in the Sinai Peninsula is under “full control.”

In an interview with the BBC, el-Sissi also reiterated that the cause of the crash may not be known for months and said there should be no speculation about it.

President Vladimir Putin said Russia will keep fighting terrorism in Syria and elsewhere, adding that no one will succeed in scaring it.

His spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, rejected any connection between the crash and the Russian military action in Syria, saying there is no reason to link them.

An international team of experts prepared to analyze the plane’s flight data and cockpit voice recorders, the so-called “black boxes.”

The joint investigation committee, which includes Egyptian, Russian, French and German experts as well as representatives from Ireland, where the plane was registered, was

wrapping up its last field inspection at the crash site. It will start working on the recorders, said Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Hossam Kamal.

Kamal says it “will take some time” to produce the final report and that the committee “has all the tools and experts to deal with the investigation.”

Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said in televised remarks that Russian experts already had conducted a preliminary inspection of the recorders and had seen information from Egypt’s flight control radars, but he wouldn’t give further details.

As the investigation moved forward, more of the dead were brought to St. Petersburg. Alexei Smirnov of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said government planes have brought 140 bodies and other human remains so far, and families have identified 19 victims.

Alexander Agafonov, head of the Russian rescue mission in Egypt, said in a televised conference with other officials that searchers found no more bodies Tuesday after combing an area of 28 square kilometres.

Emergency Situations Minister Vladimir Puchkov said the site “should be studied centimetre by centimetre.”

Some Winnipeg councillors say the city has a moral responsibility to help build a road for a reserve that has been cut off from the mainland for the last century so that the Manitoba capital can have clean water.

More than half of city council travelled to Shoal Lake 40 First Nation on Friday to tour the reserve, which has been under one of the longest boil-water advisories in Canada.

The reserve, on the Manitoba-Ontario boundary, was isolated during construction of an aqueduct that carries water to Winnipeg. Clean water flows into the aqueduct and dirty water is funnelled toward the reserve.

The reserve has been without clean water for 18 years and without a permanent road, a water treatment plant would be prohibitively expensive.

◆ REGINA

Saskatchewan to cover drugs for rare disease The Saskatchewan government says it will pay for an unproven drug for three siblings who have a rare and often fatal blood disease.

Health Minister Dustin Duncan says the decision to cover the cost of Vimizim for the Akhter children came after additional review and consultation.

The three children, aged eight, 10 and 12, have Morquio syndrome, which is characterized by skeletal defects such as stunted growth, deformity of the spine and chest, short neck and loose and enlarged joints.

Duncan says the province will cover the cost of the drug for one year to assess its effectiveness.

The drug, which costs $500,000 per child per year, is not a cure, although studies indicate it is effective in slowing down the disease in children under five.

The family’s funding request was turned down by ministry officials at the end of September.

www.nanaimodailynews.com

14 NATION&WORLD

@NanaimoDaily

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

POLITICS

Limit deficits, says departing finance minister ANDY BLATCHFORD THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — In his final hours as Canada’s finance minister, Joe Oliver has some parting words for his Liberal successor: don’t allow the plan to run deficits to spiral out of control.

On the day before prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau was to name the Liberal MP who will replace him, Oliver reflected Tuesday about his tenure overseeing the crucial Finance portfolio.

And while he’s proud of the Conservative government’s track record, he said the next finance minister will have to grapple with ever-present challenges like enhancing economic growth and creating jobs.

The Tories ran their campaign on a pledge to continue to pursue balanced budgets, while the Liberals vowed to pump public cash into pro-

OLIVER

jects like badly needed infrastructure upgrades in order to stimulate the economy.

They also promised to run deficits of up to $10 billion in each of the next three years — a strategy with which Oliver hopes the new government doesn’t get carried away.

“I assume they’re going to pursue a deficit-spending approach,” he said when asked about the incoming government.

“I hope that it won’t get out of control. So, I think that would be one thing I would hope the new finance minister watches carefully.”

Beyond that, Oliver said, it would be inappropriate to offer advice to his successor, whomever that turns out to be.

In losing his Toronto riding last month, Oliver became the first sitting federal finance minister to go down in defeat since 1993, when Gilles Loiselle of the Progressive Conservatives lost his Quebec City seat.

“It’s obviously bittersweet,” said Oliver, who was defeated by Liberal challenger Marco Mendicino in the riding of Eglinton-Lawrence.

Oliver’s own term as finance minister, which began when he succeeded Jim Flaherty in March 2014, was marked by tumultuous — and unexpected — economic times.

The steep, late-2014 oil-price plunge surprised the government and forced Oliver to delay his spring budget by a few months. The goal was to give his department more time to assess the extent of the damage to Canada’s bottom line.

From there, the economy slipped into technical recession by contracting over the first two quarters of the 2015. The slide was largely blamed on the drop in crude prices and the failure of other sectors to pick up the slack.

In recent months, the economy slowly started to grow again.

Until the Liberals take power Wednesday, Oliver will technically

remain finance minister, though he described his role since the election as more of a caretaker.

By Tuesday, the once-demanding cabinet job that took him around the planet and saw him shake hands with political leaders from the world’s major economies had largely wound down.

Oliver said he spent his final day writing reference letters for his staff.

“There isn’t anything specific to do,” said Oliver, who plans to attend one final Conservative caucus meeting on Thursday. “I’ll have a chance to say my goodbyes to everybody, so I’m looking forward to that.”

The 75-year-old former Bay Street investment banker has also been contemplating his own future.

Oliver also plans to spend more time with his family, including his nine-year-old grandson.

ENERGY

COURTS

Mayor of Alberta town says call to pause Keystone comes as blow

Dad said teen had run away, murder trial is told

Anita Miller calls the move ‘really unfortunate’ and will affect ‘lots and lots of people’ THE CANADIAN PRESS

HARDISTY, Alta. — The mayor of the southeast Alberta community where the Keystone XL pipeline would begin says news that TransCanada Corp. has asked the U.S. government to temporarily suspend its application comes as a blow.

Anita Miller calls the move “really unfortunate” and says it’s going to affect “lots and lots of people” in Hardisty, Alta., particularly in support businesses such as gas stations, hotels and restaurants.

But she adds Keystone is not the only game in town. While activity has slowed down, there is still construction and expansion in the Hardisty area’s oil and natural gas industry.

TransCanada is just one of nine oil companies working in and around the town, which has 700 permanent residents along with 250 oil industry workers, although that number used to be 500 when oil prices were high.

Premier Rachel Notley said her focus is on building relationships to promote projects “that have the best chance at success.” She said her government wants to improve the province’s environmental record to build support for Alberta products in overseas markets not open at the moment.

“This is a move over which we have no control,” she said Tuesday. “What our government can do to increase the likelihood that our product will earn the social licence that is needed for us to get it to that all-important tidewater, is for us to improve our record on the environment.”

Notley said she is going to the global climate change conference in

DIANA MEHTA THE CANADIAN PRESS

The Keystone Steele City pumping station, into which the planned Keystone XL pipeline is to connect to, is seen in Steele City, Neb., on Tuesday. [AP PHOTO]

Paris at the end of the month with her government’s new plan to reduce greenhouse gases.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, who has long supported Keystone, said it’s more important than ever to get a pipeline built to move oil to Canadian ports to ship overseas.

“This really highlights the importance of Energy East,” he said Tuesday. “Because we know Gateway (to the B.C. coast) is not going to happen. It doesn’t have the support even of the Alberta government.”

Without another pipeline, there would be no choice but to move more oil by rail, despite the potential consequences, Wall said.

“That means higher greenhouse gas emissions to move that oil,” he said.

“We know there are safety issues. Lac Magnetic is a very tragic example of that.

“And we also know that there’s a greater chance for more severe spills with respect to rail carrying oil than there is for a pipeline.”

Keystone XL would carry crude oil along a 1,897-kilometre pipeline from Hardisty to Steele City, Neb., where it would link up with other pipelines that run to the Gulf Coast and the Midwest.

It would carry an average of 830,000 barrels of oil a day to U.S. refineries. Proponents have long

suggested it would lessen American reliance on oil from the Mideast while creating thousands of jobs. But opponents have argued it would be an environmental disaster and have suggested its economic impact has been overstated.

Earlier this year, the State Department put off its decision on the pipeline, pending the outcome of a court fight in Nebraska over the proposed route.

A spokesman for President Barack Obama said Tuesday the administration is still evaluating TransCanada’s request for a suspension and an answer will come from the State Department.

TORONTO — The father of a 17-year-old girl whose body was found in a burning suitcase two decades ago explained his child’s disappearance from the family home by saying she had run away, the teen’s half-brother told a Toronto court on Tuesday.

But Cleon Biddersingh said he found his father’s words surprising because at the time, his sister had been extremely frail, in pain from regular beatings, had no money and no friends.

“She’s so weak, she don’t know anyone, so where would she go,” the now 41-year-old recalled on the witness stand at Everton Biddersingh’s trial. “I didn’t believe that she run away.”

Biddersingh is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his daughter Melonie. He has pleaded not guilty.

The case of Melonie’s death remained unsolved for about 18 years as police were unable to identify the girl’s charred remains until they received a tip that led to the arrest of Biddersingh and his wife in March 2012. Elaine Biddersingh’s first-degree murder trial is to begin next April.

In the weeks before Melonie disappeared, Cleon said his sister was crawling around the apartment because she was in pain and too weak to stand.

www.nanaimodailynews.com

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

@NanaimoDaily

CRIME

REMEMBRANCE

Threats made to schools in Quebec, Ontario

Poppy still potent symbol for Royal Canadian Legion

SIDHARTHA BANERJEE THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL — Quebec’s acting public security minister says an emailed threat to schools in many parts of the province led to closures, bomb sweeps and a beefed up police presence on Tuesday.

Pierre Moreau said Tuesday some 61 institutions were affected by the threat.

Moreau said the threat in question was a single email that was sent to some primary and secondary schools as well as some junior colleges in various cities across the province. He said it threatened that bombs could be planted over several days up until Friday and that thus police will keep a close watch.

Quebec Provincial Police said they hadn’t turned up any explosive devices as of Tuesday afternoon and that 53 schools were given the all-clear.

The missive was authored by a so-called coalition Moreau identified as “Red Sceptre” — a group unknown to authorities.

Police intelligence caught wind of the threat early Tuesday, with the email being sent to institutions and school boards directly. Moreau said it complained of the quality of education and the attitude of teachers and their union.

Moreau said an email with the same content was sent to each institution, suggesting bombs being set at specific times and implying the complicity of those working in some of the institutions.

He added that there were threats in Ontario also.

North Bay police said there was a threat to Canadore College on Tuesday morning. Sgt. Jim Kilroy said police searched the campus with “negative results.”

Ontario’s education ministry said the Toronto District School Board also received a bomb threat, but it was not made to any specific school and no schools were locked down or evacuated.

Moreau said the Quebec threats are under investigation by provincial police.

Moreau said the email was not related to the labour negotiations between the province’s teachers and the government over a new collective agreement, although the document refers to ongoing pressure tactics by teachers.

Moreau mused the actions could be considered a terrorist attack, given the impact on a large portion of the population.

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard said his immediate thoughts went to many worried parents across the province.

NATION&WORLD 15

NEWS IN BRIEF The Associated Press ◆ NEW YORK

Shot of anchor hugging Trump draws responses An Instagram photo of ABC News’ Good Morning America co-anchor Lara Spencer hugging presidential hopeful Donald Trump is drawing a mix of responses on social media and in real life.

In the photo posted Tuesday, Spencer has one arm around Trump’s shoulder and the other across his midsection. His hand is on her waist.

Spencer’s message that initially accompanied the photo: “Can’t beat having the REAL DonaldJTrump on,” with a smiley face.

An ABC News representative had no comment on the photo. Trump was interviewed by Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday; the ABC representative said Spencer, who appeared in a Donald Trump costume on Friday’s show, did not appear on-air with the candidate on Tuesday.

◆ BERLIN

Peter Melkert, who survived the German bombing of Rotterdam, pins a poppy on Alma Khalouf in Halifax on Tuesday.

Melkert arrived in Canada at the end of the Second World War and has been involved with the annual poppy sale for 33 years to thank his new country for the liberation of Holland. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

KEITH DOUCETTE THE CANADIAN PRESS

HALIFAX — There was a time when a poppy adorning an umbrella just didn’t cut it with members of a Royal Canadian Legion committee.

Now, such an item is sold through its online store.

“At one time it was not deemed to be appropriate,” Bill Maxwell, secretary of the poppy and remembrance committee at Dominion Command in Ottawa, said in an interview Tuesday. “Time passes and approaches change and now we do have, I think, a very nice poppy umbrella.”

A symbol honouring Canada’s war dead since 1921, the poppy has been reimagined in the last two years on clothing, as jewelry and even on tote bags and headstones as an important marketing tool for the Legion.

The red flower immortalized in this country by war poet John McCrae’s In Flanders Fields is trademarked in Canada by the Legion, which in 2013 included the poppy as part of a rebranding of the organization.

A poppy logo is now part of the Legion’s public face and poppy-

themed products ranging from throw blankets to candles and mittens can be bought online.

Maxwell said the idea was to update the image of the legion as more than a place to socialize, given that it runs a number of assistance programs for veterans and youth.

“We didn’t have a consistent branding that was contemporary,” he said, adding that his committee evaluates every proposed use of the poppy image for marketing with an eye on respectful uses of the well-known flower as a symbol of remembrance.

The money raised by the online store helps fund the operations of legion branches and is separate from the annual poppy appeal campaign that runs through the remembrance period between Oct. 30 and Nov. 11.

“We’ve always had some poppy-related products and that will continue to expand,” Maxwell said. “It’s a very popular item and it has an appeal to Canadians.”

Though it is ever-evolving — as demonstrated by the umbrella decision — Maxwell said the Canadian store’s use of the poppy is modest

when compared to what’s offered by the Royal British Legion, which he described as a “major marketing machine.”

“We certainly haven’t made the decision as the Royal British Legion has to commercialize with a whole range of products,” said Maxwell.

“We are trying to keep them to a level where they are attached to commemoration and remembrance.”

The traditional poppy campaign has also expanded over time to include poppy stickers and a more permanent pin that can be worn at any time of the year for commemorative events.

Maxwell said the popularity of the poppy saw the campaign take in $16.5 million last year. He said those funds are kept in trust and used for a wide range of support programs, from funding housing and care facilities for veterans to purchasing medical equipment and maintaining memorials.

“The main concern is that the poppy is used respectfully and as a symbol of remembrance,” said Maxwell.

Valeant seeks to calm U.S. health providers ROSS MAROWITS THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL — Valeant Pharmaceuticals has written to American healthcare professionals offering reassurance their patients will continue to have access to prescription medicines despite its decision to cut ties with a major mail-order pharmacy.

Chief executive Michael Pearson says in the two-page letter that the Quebec-based company is working on a new program to ensure patients continue to have access to Valeant products formerly provided though

specialty pharmaceutical partner Philidor Rx Services.

Pearson says U.S. patients will be able to access drugs through Philidor until Nov. 8 and then through major pharmacy chains and independent pharmacies. Pearson defended Valeant’s link with Philidor, saying the goal was to ensure patients had the drugs doctors prescribed, even before insurance companies approved reimbursement.

“We know many doctors and patients were concerned about the recent allegations surrounding

Philidor’s business practices, and so were we,” he said, without elaborating on the specific problems.

Meanwhile, Philidor defended its actions for the first time.

“We remain steadfast that Philidor has adhered not only to all applicable laws but to the highest standards of ethical business practice,” a spokesman said.

Valeant’s shares, which have dropped more than 60 per cent since August, closed down 3.2 per cent at $127.65 Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

VW scandal widens, new problems in 800K cars Germany’s Volkswagen, already reeling from the fallout of cheating on U.S. emissions tests for nitrogen oxide, said Tuesday that an internal investigation has revealed “unexplained inconsistencies” in the carbon dioxide emissions from 800,000 of its vehicles — a development it said could cost the company another $2.2 billion.

The investigation was undertaken by the company after the revelations that many of its vehicles had software that allowed them to deceive U.S. nitrogen oxide tests. CEO Matthias Mueller promised Tuesday that Volkswagen “will relentlessly and completely clarify what has happened.”

It was not clear whether the 800,000 vehicles announced Tuesday with the newly discovered carbon dioxide emission problems were among those already affected.

◆ SEATTLE

Restaurant vows to track ingredients in E. coli case Chipotle’s industry-leading commitment to tracking its ingredients from farm to table is being put to the test by an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 37 people as of Tuesday, nearly all of whom ate recently at one of the chain’s restaurants in Washington state or Oregon.

Scientists also said Tuesday that they identified the specific microorganism responsible, which they believe was carried on fresh produce such as lettuce, tomatoes, cilantro or onions, or possibly even spices.

The chain of casual Mexican restaurants voluntarily closed 43 locations in the two states after health officials alerted the company to a growing number of E. coli cases involving people who shared one common experience: a meal at Chipotle in the last two weeks.

The numbers grew Tuesday from three to 12 probable cases in Portland area and from 19 to 25 probable cases in five counties near Seattle.

www.nanaimodailynews.com

16 NATION&WORLD

@NanaimoDaily

RELIGION

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

TRANSPORTATION

WestJet baggage fees follow record 3Q profits ROSS MAROWITS THE CANADIAN PRESS

Pope Francis, background centre, arrives at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Tuesday. [AP PHOTO]

Tell-all books take aim at Vatican Leaks seen as part of bitter internal struggle between reformers and the old guard NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Two new books are deepening a Vatican scandal with tales of mismanagement and greed, such as sainthood causes that can cost up to a half-million dollars and a monsignor allegedly breaking down the wall of his next-door neighbour — a sick, elderly priest — to expand his already palatial apartment.

Pope Francis has made it a top priority to reform the Vatican bureaucracy known as the Curia, a hive of intrigue and gossip. He appointed a commission of eight experts in 2013 to gather information and make recommendations after an earlier expose helped drive his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, to a historic resignation.

The leaks in the new books are seen as part of a bitter internal struggle between the reformers and the old guard. This week, the Vatican arrested two former members of the commission in an investigation into stolen documents.

A new book by journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi makes some startling allegations, including a report that Vatican “postulators” — officials who promote sainthood causes — bring in hundreds of thousands of euros in donations for their causes but are subject to no oversight as to how the money is spent.

In his book Merchants in the Temple, obtained Tuesday by The Associ-

“Publications of this nature do not help in any way to establish clarity and truth, but rather generate confusion and partial and tendentious conclusions.”

Vatican statement

ated Press two days ahead of publication, Nuzzi estimates the average price tag for a beatification cause at around $550,000 — and some have gone as high as $822,000.

Causes of saintly candidates who don’t inspire rich donors can languish.

He also recounts a tale involving Monsignor Giuseppe Sciacca, a top official in the Vatican City State administration, who in 2012 apparently wanted a fancier apartment.

When Sciacca’s neighbour was hospitalized for a long period, Nuzzi writes, the cardinal took advantage, broke down a wall separating their residences and incorporated an extra room into his apartment, furniture and all.

The elderly priest eventually came home to find his possessions in boxes. He died a short time later, the book says.

Francis, who lives in a hotel room,

summarily demoted Sciacca and forced him to move out.

A second book by Emiliano Fittipaldi, a reporter for the L’Espresso newsmagazine also obtained by the AP on Tuesday, details financial wrongdoing at the Vatican, citing reports by independent auditors.

Avarice, also due out Thursday, claims a foundation set up to support a children’s hospital paid 200,000 euros toward the renovation of the apartment of the Vatican’s No. 2 at the time, Tarciso Bertone. Bertone came under fire last year over the apartment, described in the book as a “mega-penthouse,” which sat ill with Francis’ vision of a “poor church.”

Bertone has said he paid for the renovations himself.

Fittipaldi also said nearly 400,000 euros donated in 2013 by churches worldwide to help the poor wound up in an off-the-books Vatican account.

The Vatican described the books as “fruit of a grave betrayal of the trust given by the pope, and, as far as the authors go, of an operation to take advantage of a gravely illicit act of handing over confidential documentation.”

“Publications of this nature do not help in any way to establish clarity and truth, but rather generate confusion and partial and tendentious conclusions,” the Vatican said in a statement.

The books, and this week’s arrests, mark a new phase in the “Vatileaks”

scandal. The saga began in 2012 with an earlier Nuzzi expose, peaked with the conviction of Benedict’s butler on charges he supplied Nuzzi with stolen documents, and ended a year later when a clearly exhausted Benedict resigned.

Nuzzi’s new book is written from the perspective of the reform commission, whose archives were supposed to remain top secret. It focuses on the resistance the commission encountered in getting information out of Vatican departments that have long enjoyed near-complete autonomy in budgeting, hiring and spending.

“Holy Father, . . . There is a complete absence of transparency in the bookkeeping both of the Holy See and the Governorate,” five international auditors wrote Francis in June 2013, according to Nuzzi’s book. “Costs are out of control.”

The book says one of the commission’s priorities was getting a handle on the Vatican’s vast real estate holdings.

Nuzzi cites a commission report which found that the value of the real estate was some $3 billion, seven times higher than the amount entered on the balance sheets.

Rents were sometimes 30 to 100 per cent below market, the commission found, including apartments given free to cardinals and bureaucrats as part of their compensation or retirement packages.

Despite posting record profits, WestJet Airlines says it is eliminating free checked bags on all economy fare flights to Europe and sun destinations starting early in the new year.

The Calgary-based airline announced Tuesday that a $25 baggage fee will apply to new economy bookings for flights as of Jan. 6.

WestJet will also raise fees for some reserved seating, with increases ranging between $10 and $20 for exit rows on flights longer than 480 kilometres.

The two initiatives are expected to generate $15 million to $25 million in additional annual revenue, the company said.

Chief executive Gregg Saretsky said the charges are in line with those of competitors and support the airline’s strategy of keeping fares low and allowing passengers to pay only for the services they want.

“With airfares that start at $299 to Europe from Toronto, for example, we’re not going to apologize for charging $25 for a first checked bag,” he said during a conference call to discuss WestJet’s third-quarter results.

“These fares are significantly lower than the market has seen and we’re very proud to be bringing our brand of low cost to these markets.”

The airline said it doesn’t expect to see many complaints from passengers. That’s because it believes 75 per cent of them will avoid the fees by purchasing higher-priced Flex or Plus fares, or they are members of the top tiers of its rewards program or have a WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard.

The new bag charge won’t apply to packages purchased through WestJet Vacations.

Canada’s airlines have increasingly tacked on fees for a variety of services, including checked bags, inflight entertainment, advance seat bookings and cancellations as they pursue a so-called “unbundling strategy.”

WestJet earned $90.5 million in ancillary fees in the third quarter, up from $51.3 million a year ago. That translated into $16.44 per passenger, up 68 per cent from $9.80 in the same quarter last year.

Overall, the airline earned a record $101.8 million, helped by these fees and a 33 per cent drop in fuel expenses.

Total revenue was up 3.5 per cent or $35.3 million from last year to $1.045 billion, although ticket revenues dropped slightly.

Air Canada charges for checked bags on flights to sun destinations but not to Europe. The country’s largest airline said it has no plans to follow WestJet’s lead.

www.nanaimodailynews.com

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

ECONOMY

@NanaimoDaily

TECHNOLOGY

NEWS IN BRIEF The Associated Press

Alberta coal mine to close, 220 will lose jobs

◆ STOCKHOLM

Unruly passenger forces emergency landing Police say a commercial flight from Romania to Norway made an emergency landing in Swedish city of Malmo after a passenger tried to kick down the door to the cockpit.

Police said the man was arrested Tuesday upon landing in Malmo on suspicion of violating aviation laws by endangering passengers during a flight.

The Expressen newspaper said the passenger was subdued by other passengers aboard the Wizz Air flight from Bucharest to the Norwegian city of Torp. Police could not confirm those details.

Police spokesman Stephan Soderholm said there were no indications that the incident was terror-related.

He said a second passenger was taken into custody in Malmo for drunkenness. The plane landed safely and no injuries were reported.

THE CANADIAN PRESS

GRANDE CACHE, Alta. — People in a remote, small town in northwestern Alberta are in shock after learning the Grande Cache Coal underground mine is to shut down on Christmas Eve. More than 220 people are to lose their jobs at a time when the community is already trying to deal with about 250 layoffs at the company’s strip mine and coal-cleaning plant earlier this year.

“It is devastating for us and we are still in shock as we figure out how this is going to play out,” Grande Cache Mayor Herb Castle said Tuesday.

“It translates to paycheques to workers to families to homeowners to the grocery stores to the gas stations. Everyone is going to be affected here in some way.”

Grande Cache Coal cited deteriorating market conditions for its decision to “temporarily suspend” operations on Dec. 24, but noted it does not have a timeline for when production might resume.

The company was taken over in September by Up Energy Development Group Ltd. after it purchased a controlling interest last fall for just $2 from Marubeni of Japan and Winsway Coking Coal Holdings Ltd. The two firms had paid $1 billion for the mine in 2012 when coal prices were booming.

The metallurgical coal mine is one of the few major businesses in the area. Once the layoffs take effect, the town’s largest employer will be the Grande Cache Institution, a federal medium-security prison.

Gary Taje, a spokesman for the United Mine Workers of America Local 2009, said workers have been told the layoffs are indefinite.

He said the company told the union that work on a new mine could perhaps begin in about six months, but he said his members can’t pay a mortgage or feed a family on speculation.

“My members are basically all unemployed now,” Taje said.

“People are leaving, looking for greener pastures. They will not be able to sit in Grande Cache and wait.”

There are no job prospects for coal miners in Western Canada right now, he said, and some of his members are considering applying for jobs at a new coal mine that is to open next year in the Cape Breton area of Nova Scotia.

Castle said the community will do what it can to hang on during the economic downturn. He noted the Grande Cache area has other employers, including a forestry mill and oil and natural gas companies.

NATION&WORLD 17

A driverless car during testing at the headquarters of motor industry research organization MIRA at Nuneaton in the West Midlands, England. Fewer parking lots sprawling the length of football fields, more green space and a reshaped vision of public transit. Those are just a few of the ways driverless cars could lay the groundwork for widespread changes in how cities are designed, according to a group of Canadian architects and urban planners. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Self-driving cars to change city planning, say experts DAVID FRIEND THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Fewer parking lots sprawling the length of football fields, more green space and a reshaped vision of public transit.

Those are just a few of the ways driverless cars could lay the groundwork for widespread changes in how cities are designed, according to a group of Canadian architects and urban planners.

“There’s going to be a lot of land that’s freed up,” suggested Gianpiero Pugliese, principal architect at Audax Architecture, which designs commercial and residential buildings.

“As a community we will have the opportunity to decide how that’s used.”

“Driverless City,” a panel discussion held Tuesday by the Urban Land Institute of Toronto, offered a rare opportunity for architects involved in projects across the country to debate how the fast-evolving technology will impact cities and their surrounding suburbs.

By far, the biggest focus was on how parking lots and massive garages could start to vanish.

While self-driving vehicles are still in testing stages, there are prototypes from automakers and technology companies already on public roads.

It’s widely expected that within 10 years driverless cars — or autonomous vehicles as they’re known in the industry — will be making their way to the average consumer.

But in a driverless world, people wouldn’t necessarily have to stick to old parking habits, the designers suggested. Instead of parking at the

“My sense is that public transit agencies are going to start pulling back from suburban and sprawling environments and focusing on mass transit. You’re still going to need the subways and rapid transit.”

Antonio Gomez-Palacio, prinicipal of planning and urban design at Dialog

office, they could be summoned from a more distant, but centralized parking centre. Pushing thousands of vehicles away from underground parking at office buildings could alter the dynamics of modern construction, said Antonio Gomez-Palacio, principal of planning and urban design at Dialog, which has designed a number of cultural and government buildings across the country.

“We can start to think of very different ways of doing things and it’s going to hugely affect the design process.”

But some of those possibilities also pose major challenges that could squeeze current infrastructure to its breaking point, particularly during rush hour at offices where all of the employees are beckoning their driverless cars, creating a new form of gridlock.

“All of a sudden, every office building at 5 o’clock is going to look like a school zone,” Gomez-Palacio said.

Driverless cars will also have a ripple effect on public transportation, he predicted, as more people turn to auto share services in suburban areas where buses have small passenger loads.

“My sense is that public transit agencies are going to start pulling back from suburban and sprawling environments and focusing on mass transit.

“You’re still going to need the subways and rapid transit,” he said.

Whether fewer cars end up on the roads is still up for debate. Some members of the panel pointed out that recent surveys found millennials believe car ownership is a low priority.

Stuart Sherman, CEO of IMC Brands, a firm that helps companies use technology to advance their business, said self-driving vehicles raise concerns about energy consumption.

“I may not choose to park my car, but may choose to have my autonomous car circle the block,” he said.

“When a hundred of us do this, it becomes a problem.”

Broad impacts on the environment haven’t been part of the overall conversation on self-driving vehicles, suggested Gomez-Palacio.

“The bigger question is still how we actually reduce car dependency.” » We want to hear from you.

Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com.

Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

◆ TAIPEI, TAIWAN

Presidents of Taiwan and China to meet Saturday Taiwan’s president will meet Saturday with his counterpart from once icy political rival China, the Taiwanese side said, a historic first culminating nearly eight years of quickly improved relations despite wariness among many Taiwanese of the mainland government.

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Singapore to exchange ideas about relations between the two sides but not sign any deals, presidential spokesman Charles Chen said in a statement early Wednesday.

The two sides never talked formally until Ma, the Nationalist president since 2008, lay aside old hostilities to set up lower-level official meetings.

China and Taiwan have signed 23 deals covering mainly trade, transit and investment, binding Taiwan closer to its top trading partner and the world’s second-largest economy.

◆ DETROIT

Automakers report big October U.S. sales gains The U.S. is speeding toward what could be a record year for auto sales.

Sales of new cars and trucks rose by double-digit percentages at most major automakers in October, and companies are raising their expectations for the rest of the year. Ford now expects total U.S. sales of 17.4 million this year, just topping the record of 17.35 million from 2001.

General Motors’s U.S. sales rose almost 16 per cent over last October.

Ford and Toyota reported 13 per cent gains. Nissan sales rose 12.5 per cent over a year ago, and Fiat Chrysler’s were up nearly 15 per cent. Honda sales rose 8.6 per cent. Volkswagen, mired in an emissions-cheating scandal, posted just a small gain.

“It’s going to be hard not to hit that record at this pace,” said Jeff Schuster, senior vice-president of auto sales forecasting for LMC Automotive, an industry consulting firm.

18 NATION&WORLD

www.nanaimodailynews.com

@NanaimoDaily

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

POLITICS

JUSTICE

Trudeau cabinet will face complex Bombardier file

Woman in court after giving pigs cool water LIAM CASEY THE CANADIAN PRESS

People tour the Bombardier Global 7000 aircraft and facility in Toronto on Tuesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Quebec government has committed $1B and seeks federal aid ANDY BLATCHFORD THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Shortly after Justin Trudeau takes power, he will face an early, major test on whether to bail out Bombardier.

The prime minister-designate will have to confront what could be a billion-dollar decision in Quebec, his home province and a region where his Liberals made significant gains in last month’s election.

The Quebec government, which committed $1 billion to help Bombardier complete its delayed and costly commercial jet program, wants Trudeau to pitch in. The struggling airplane and train manufacturer employs thousands in the province.

Trudeau’s decision whether to help one of Quebec’s “crown jewels” will loom as he’s sworn in Wednesday, the same day he introduces his cabinet.

“There’s going to be unbelievable pressure on this government — unbelievable pressure to do something for Bombardier,” said Ian Lee, an economics professor at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business.

“Of course, nobody wants to see yet another crown jewel go down.”

On Monday, Quebec Economy Minister Jacques Daoust applied more pressure, saying he would ask the new Liberal government for a “significant” financial contribution for Bombardier.

Daoust, a provincial Liberal, said he thought Ottawa made the right decision a few years ago when it joined the Ontario government in helping that province’s automotive industry.

“And the aerospace industry here is just as important,” he said.

“It would be normal if there was a federal contribution to share the risk.”

Media reports have suggested Quebec wants between $350 million and $1 billion from Ottawa, but Daoust refused to say Monday how much he would be looking for.

The Trudeau government is poised to create controversy regardless of its decision, particularly with other Canadian industries and companies facing cash crunches of their own.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall tweeted a link Monday to a news story about Quebec’s Bombardier request and noted that Western Canada’s troubled energy sector hadn’t asked for a bailout despite the stress of low oil prices.

Wall wrote that the energy industry just wants to move its products to tidewater.

Bombardier, meanwhile, already has outstanding federal loans.

“Since 1966, Bombardier received $1.3 billion in repayable contributions and has repaid $543 million as of Dec. 31, 2014,” Industry Canada spokeswoman Stefanie Power wrote in an email.

When asked about Bombardier, a spokesman for the Liberals said in an email that the party is focused on the government’s transition.

“We are following the issue closely and a decision will be made after (Wednesday),” Dan Lauzon wrote.

The federal government’s eventual decision is expected to send a signal on how Trudeau plans to approach industrial policy and the provinces, said Tyler Chamberlin, an associate professor at the University of Ottawa.

He expects Trudeau to toss a lifeline to Bombardier because the incoming

prime minister has been vocal about his desire to work more closely with the provinces.

Chamberlin, however, cautioned that the Liberals should be careful to avoid making any hasty decisions.

“It’s just sort of catching them before they can really get their feet underneath them,” said Chamberlin, who works at the Telfer School of Management.

“The Liberals are so fresh, I mean heck they’re not even really the government quite yet, are they?”

Factoring in the tricky political implications of the decision, Lee predicted that it’s very likely the government will provide some kind of relief for Bombardier.

But from an economic perspective Lee warned that injecting public cash into the company would probably be a bad move.

“I think any government — I don’t care what party they’re from — should walk very, very carefully into this,” said Lee, who believes Ottawa should only provide the funds if the company changes the decision makers at the top.

He said Bombardier faces internal challenges of being led by officials who overreached, guiding the company beyond its comfort zone of making smaller regional jets.

With the bigger, CSeries jets, it will find itself competing at a new level with massive global players like Airbus and Boeing, he added.

“It’s unfortunate but that’s what happens on what I like to call the Serengeti of capitalism,” Lee said of Bombardier’s CSeries challenge.

“On the Serengeti, the big, hungry, lean lions eat the weaker animals.

That’s just the way it is.”

TORONTO — On the eve of a court appearance, an Ontario woman is unapologetic about providing water to sweltering pigs in a truck on their way to the slaughterhouse on a hot day earlier this year.

Animal rights activist Anita Krajnc is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday to face a mischief charge following a protest in June with her group, Toronto Pig Save, in Burlington, Ont. As she and a friend waited for the pigs on a roadway median, the truck pulled up hauling the animals from Van Boekel Hog Farms to Fearman’s Pork slaughterhouse about 100 kilometres away. Krajnc gave water from a bottle to the animals through slats in the truck’s trailer.

The truck’s driver, identified as Jeffrey Veldjesgraaf in court documents, got out of the truck and began arguing with the two women. The confrontation was captured on video.

“Have some compassion, have some compassion!” Krajnc yells in the video to the truck driver.

“Let’s call the cops,” the driver says, holding his phone.

“Call Jesus,” Krajnc says as she continues to allow the pigs to drink the water.

“Yeah, no. What do you got in that water?” he asks.

“Water,” Krajnc says.

“No, no, how do I know?” he says.

“Trust me,” she says.

“Don’t put it in there again,” he says.

“If this pig is thirsty, they’ll have water,” she says.

“You do it again and I’ll slap it out of your hands,” he says.

“Go ahead, if you want an assault charge, go ahead! Film this, film this, film this!” Krajnc yells.

The driver then gets back in the truck and drives away.

The farm’s owner, Eric Van Boekel, filed a complaint with police the next day.

“They can protest all they want — they have the right of freedom

“They can protest all they want — they have the right of freedom of speech that thousands of soldiers have died for. I have no problem with them protesting; just leave my stuff alone.”

Eric Van Boekel, farm owner

of speech that thousands of soldiers have died for,” Van Boekel told The Canadian Press in an interview Tuesday. “I have no problem with them protesting; just leave my stuff alone.”

In mid-September, a Halton Regional police officer served Krajnc with a summons. She was formally charged with mischief under $5,000 in October.

“I think it’s an outrageous charge and goes against my deepest philosophical beliefs in terms of what all our obligations are, and to me the most important thing in life is to be of service to others and to someone or some animal who is suffering,” she said.

“I will not admit guilt to what I did — it’s the right thing to do and we will continue to do it.”

Van Boekel, meantime, vowed he “will go to the full extent of the law to stop them.”

“If you’re driving down the road and you have your window down and you come to an intersection and I feel you need some water or a drink, how would you feel if I stick my hands in your personal space?” Van Boekel said.

“Those animals are well provided for and well cared for.”

Krajnc is equally defiant. She says she and her friends with Toronto Pig Save will be providing water to pigs on their way to the same slaughterhouse on Thursday, a day after making her court appearance in Milton.

South China Sea tensions up as Asian defence chiefs meet THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Senior American defence officials say divisions within Asia created by China’s disputed claims to underwater islands in the South China Sea have spilled over to a meeting of Southeast Asian defence ministers that is being attended by U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter.

The officials said Wednesday that China, which like the United States is not a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations but was attending the meeting as an invited partner, was pushing to exclude from the meeting’s final public statement

any mention of the South China Sea. China’s claims in the South China Sea are disputed by several countries in the region, including Malaysia, which is hosting the meeting.

It was not clear what Carter or other attendees wanted the meeting’s final public statement to say about the South China Sea, which is a highly trafficked waterway with longstanding territorial disputes.

Carter met with his Chinese counterpart, Chang Wanquan on Tuesday evening, and U.S. officials said afterward that Chang repeated the Chinese government’s earlier criticisms of U.S. naval movements in the South China Sea.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

www.nanaimodailynews.com

@NanaimoDaily

NATION&WORLD 19

MIDDLE EAST

In this Friday photograph, Israeli policemen wrestle a Palestinian cameraman during clashes outside Ramallah, West Bank. Lubna Samri, an Israeli police spokeswoman, said troops at the scene used ‘reasonable force’ against journalists and medics. Recent video has shown Israeli troops shooting a Palestinian lying in a street from close range, pepper-spraying Palestinian medics, chasing and ramming a Palestinian with their jeep and threatening refugee camp residents with tear gas ‘until you die’ unless they stop throwing stones. [AP PHOTO]

Palestinians says videos show abuse by Israelis KARIN LAUB AND JOSEF FEDERMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory — Recent videos show Israeli troops shooting a wounded Palestinian at close range, pepper-spraying Palestinian medics, ramming a Palestinian with a jeep and threatening refugee camp residents with tear gas “until you die” unless they stop throwing stones.

Palestinians and Israeli human rights groups contend the images, many captured by amateur smartphone users, buttress long-standing allegations of excessive force — particularly amid a wave of Palestinian stabbing attacks in which top Israeli politicians and security commanders have encouraged forces to shoot to kill suspected assailants.

“There is a very clear message sent by those politicians and military commanders that this is how law enforcement should behave,” said Sarit Michaeli of the Israeli group B’Tselem, which documents rights abuses.

Israel’s army and police defended the actions shown in the videos, with the exception of an officer who was suspended over the tear gas threat.

“Our activities in all of the cases have been responses to Palestinian aggression,” said Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, an Israeli military spokesman.

Israel itself has released several

“There are both means and intent on behalf of those attackers. That is why they have to be stopped, even at the price of lethal force.”

Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, Israel Defence Force

videos showing its forces shooting stabbers.

Video footage is increasingly central in the competition over international opinion — a contest Palestinians say they often lost in the past when it came down to their word against that of the Israeli military or Jewish settlers.

In 2007, B’Tselem began distributing video cameras to Palestinians in West Bank hot spots, such as the Israeli-controlled centre of Hebron, carved out for 850 Jewish settlers.

One of the first videos, showing a settler woman harassing a female Palestinian neighbour, went viral, Michaeli said. About 200 Palestinians have B’Tselem-issued cameras today.

With the rise in smartphone use — 10-fold over five years — the impact of such amateur images has only grown.

Take several controversial videos that have emerged in recent days.

One shows the aftermath of what Israeli police say was a stabbing attack of an Israeli soldier by 23-yearold Mahdi Mohtasseb last Thursday.

The video begins with Mohtasseb lying face-down in a Hebron street — already wounded by Israeli fire, according to local activists.

A member of the Israeli security forces approaches and — as Mohtasseb slowly tries to lift himself — shoots him from about five metres. Mohtasseb is then shown lifeless and bloodied as Israel’s paramilitary border police inspect the body.

Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said Mohtasseb still posed a danger because he might have a gun or explosives and ignored calls not to move.

“He tried to get up” as a soldier approached, she said, adding that the officer who fired the fatal shot was “worthy of praise.”

Shukri Mohtasseb, a cousin, said Mahdi Mohtasseb was planning on getting engaged and had no reason to carry out an attack. He maintained his cousin was unarmed, though he did not witness the incident.

“The soldiers . . . could have arrested him because he was injured, but they killed him in cold blood,” he said.

Israeli regulations permit security forces to use lethal force when they believe their lives are in danger — a

subjective gauge, especially when Israelis are feeling so jittery.

Since mid-September, 11 Israelis have been killed and dozens wounded in Palestinian attacks, mostly stabbings, while 69 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire, including 43 who Israel says were involved in attacks or attempted attacks.

“We are faced with a reality of people walking down the street and pulling out a knife with lethal intentions,” said Lerner, the military spokesman. “There are both means and intent on behalf of those attackers. That is why they have to be stopped, even at the price of lethal force.”

Rights groups say Israeli troops are often too quick on the draw and are rarely held accountable.

Earlier this week, an Israeli military investigation cleared troops who killed 18-year-old Hadeel Hashlamoun at a Hebron checkpoint on Sept. 22 — a shooting London-based Amnesty International said was an apparent “extra-judicial execution.”

The teen was behind a metal barrier, several yards (meters) from the soldiers, when she was shot dead, Amnesty said, citing a witness. It later turned out she held a knife under her robe, but never pulled it out, the group said.

The military says soldiers faced a “potentially life-threatening situation.”

Photos show Hashlamoun facing a soldier with his assault rifle aimed at her. Video of the aftermath shows her body lying next to a metal turnstile, behind the metal barrier that separated her from the soldiers.

The Israeli watchdog group Yesh Din said soldiers face little risk of criminal charges over alleged abuses.

Between 2010 and 2013, only 1.4 per cent of Palestinian complaints led to indictments against soldiers, the group said. Lerner said military investigators are “completely independent” from the regular chain of command.

In one recent case, Israeli authorities said an officer was suspended after amateur video showed him patrolling the Aida refugee camp in a jeep, warning residents over a loudspeaker that if they kept throwing stones, “we will keep attacking you with tear gas. ... Everyone, until you die.”

Samri, the police spokeswoman, said that media and medical teams need to “act responsibly and follow police instructions” to prevent such confrontations in the future.

Michaeli, of B’Tselem, said the impact of amateur video should not be overestimated.

“If we have learned from past experiences, these soldiers are not facing any penalties,” she said.

“There is not going to be any real accountability.”

20

nanaimodailynews.com

@NanaimoDaily

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

HOCKEY

‘THAT’S ON

ME’

BABCOCK

Babcock named as Canada’s coach for World Cup STEPHEN WHYNO THE CANADIAN PRESS

Crosby takes blame for recent scoring woes STEPHEN WHYNO THE CANADIAN PRESS

L

ongtime Pittsburgh Penguins teammate Pascal Dupuis bristled at the question. He didn’t think Sidney Crosby’s slow start was anything to write home about.

“You go through spells like this even if you’re an all-star,” Dupuis said.

Unless you’re Sidney Crosby.

Through 11 games, Crosby has a goal and four assists for five points, by far the worst start of his 11-year pro career and one of his least productive stretches since he entered the NHL. The superstar who has finished in the top six in Hart Trophy voting as league MVP in each of his past five full seasons isn’t accustomed to this kind of slump.

Rather than letting the Penguins’ winning streak cover things up or making excuses, Crosby insisted the onus is on him to break out of the slide sooner rather than later.

“I don’t think you can accept not scoring,” Crosby said Sunday after the Penguins’ practice in Toronto.

“Just as we have as a team found ways, individually shots are good, but it’s better to have one shot and one goal than five and no goals.

SPORTS INSIDE Today’s issue

Local sports, NFL Golf, CFL Scoreboard, Raptors World Sports

22 23 24 28

“You’ve just got to find a way to bury the chances, and I think ultimately that’s on me.

“I’ve got to find a way to bury my chances.”

Crosby looked and felt on the verge of a breakout stretch until he went without a shot against the Maple Leafs on Saturday night, decrying that “it’s tough to score not getting a shot.” He had at least three shots in his previous five games and that volume of quality scoring chances spoke loudly to teammates.

“He’s had a couple chances every game,” centre Evgeni Malkin said.

“But the puck’s not coming in. It’s a little bit of bad luck right now, but

he’s still the best player on ice every game. It’s just a little bit maybe (he has to) relax and just work hard and the puck come in. It’s lots of games, it’s a long season.”

Crosby, who has scored on an average of 14.3 per cent of his shots won’t shoot 3.3 per cent the rest of the season. And with potential wingers like Dupuis, Patric Hornqvist, Chris Kunitz, Phil Kessel, and David Perron, he won’t lack for assists, either.

For now, Crosby is focusing on generating scoring chances and making good on them.

“I think just making sure that when I do get those chances that I bury them, but there are no guarantees because you’re getting chances that it’s going to go in,” the 28-year-old from Cole Harbour, N.S., said. “So you really have to focus on bearing down and take advantage of your chances.”

The Penguins are doing a phenomenal job of that lately as they’ve won four straight and seven of eight since an 0-3-0 start. Fourteen different players have scored, and winning could help keep Crosby’s frustration from boiling over.

It also doesn’t hurt that Crosby really is on the right side of plays.

He has been on the ice for 263 more Penguins shot attempts than opponents’, a positive sign that he’s on the right track.

“His 200-foot game is really good right now,” coach Mike Johnston said, citing a particularly strong game against Buffalo on Thursday.

“It’s not so much, with any of our players, about points. It’s are they in on scoring chances and what are they giving up at the other end. Those are the big things.”

But for Crosby, points have always been there. And as the Penguins swing across Western Canada to face the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on Friday and the Calgary Flames on Saturday, the spotlight will be focused on him.

In the meantime, Malkin said he and the Penguins try to support Crosby. One way to do that is for other players to continue scoring and for the team to keep winning, but players believe Crosby will join them soon.

“You look around the league the (Ryan) Getzlafs, the (Corey) Perrys, Sid, it’s hard to score goals,” Dupuis said. “Definitely they’ve shown that they’re able to do it. It’s just a matter of time.”

TORONTO — Hockey Canada is expected to name its coaching staff for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey on Thursday in Toronto.

Mike Babcock of the Maple Leafs is expected to be named head coach after leading Canada to gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 Olympics.

According to reports, Babcock will have Joel Quenneville of the Chicago Blackhawks and Claude Julien of the Boston Bruins on his staff.

Quenneville has won the Stanley Cup three times in the past six seasons, while Julien coached under Babcock at the Sochi Olympics and won it in 2011.

Babcock, a Cup winner in 2008 with the Detroit Red Wings, was the obvious choice to return, as long as he was interested in doing so.

Steve Yzerman, who served as GM for the past two Olympics, stepped aside for this event and said he wouldn’t pursue the job for 2018 either. Doug Armstrong of the St. Louis Blues is Canada’s World Cup GM, working with assistants Ken Holland of the Red Wings, Bob Murray of the Anaheim Ducks, Marc Bergevin of the Montreal Canadiens, Rob Blake of the Los Angeles Kings and Scott Salmond of Hockey Canada. Babcock got a lot of credit for his ability to slot star players into various roles in Sochi.

“Anyone who’s had success on the international format that’s what they’re able to do because you’re getting all the stars and you’re putting them in spots they’re not used to playing,” said Peter Chiarelli, an assistant GM for Canada at those Games and co-GM for the 23-andunder Team North America at the World Cup. “In my experience in Sochi, that’s one of the things that Mike Babbcock and his staff did very well and it’s something that you have to do to succeed at this level.”

The World Cup of Hockey will take place Sept. 7-Oct. 1 in Toronto and include Canada, the United States, Sweden, Finland, Russia, the Czech Republic, Team Europe and Team North America.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

www.nanaimodailynews.com

@NanaimoDaily

SPORTS 21

NHL

WHITECAPS

Canucks centre’s start has given him some needed breathing room

Will it pay to have Morales in the playoffs?

MARC WEBER THE PROVINCE

Offseason acquisition Brandon Sutter has come as advertised, but still carries high price tag Jason Botchford The Province

W

hat if Willie Desjardins is far cagier than anyone has realized?

What if he’s two steps ahead of all of

us?

OK, maybe not two. No one can forget how he deployed the Sedins to start the playoffs.

But what if his master plan included starting this season with Brandon Sutter lined up with the Sedins, as a sort of pressure valve?

Sutter gets some points early in season. People shut up about him being the league’s highest-paid centre to never put up more than 40 points.

Moment of genius, or just dumb luck, it hardly matters. Because, so far, it’s how things have worked out.

At some point this season, Sutter is going to feel this market squeeze.

It’s unavoidable, considering the fiveyear, $21.875-million extension the Canucks agreed to sign him to before they even officially traded for him.

But that point is not now.

“It’s been awesome,” Sutter said of his first month.

“It just feels closer to home. It feels comfortable. I couldn’t ask for a better change.”

Vancouver had both the money and opportunity Sutter had been seeking as it became inevitable his Pittsburgh career was coming to an end.

And, at 26 years old, the money and term instantly made him a foundation of the Canucks’ altered, younger core.

Sutter said he doesn’t think much about the contract. So far, neither does anyone else.

The Canucks have been better than expected, while the storylines covering their youngest players have eclipsed all others.

It is with that backdrop that Sutter played lots with the Sedins in the first two weeks, threw up five points in his first five games and effectively muzzled any possible early season criticism.

It really couldn’t have been a better scenario for Sutter who, at the very least, deserves breathing room in the first half of the season to play around with his new on-ice responsibilities.

Remember, the Canucks are paying Sutter based on what they believe he can turn into with an expanded role which, really, is “The Man.” “I’m in the core of my career here,” Sutter said. “These are my years where I have to see how good of a player I can be.

“Here, they have given me the opportunity which is huge.”

In time, people in Vancouver will

Brandon Sutter practises with the Canucks in early October at Rogers Arena. [JASON PAYNE/PNG]

“I’m in the core of my career here. These are my years where I have to see how good of a player I can be.“ Brandon Sutter, Canucks centre

realize how affable and gracious Sutter can be, and that will help when he struggles. Leading up to the game against Pittsburgh, he said he hopes Desjardins asks him for a Penguins scouting report while also scoffing at anyone who is ripping Sidney Crosby for his slow start to the season.

“I usually just laugh because you hear it non-stop with the best players in the world. If they don’t score, they’re not any good,” Sutter said.

“I heard it for pretty much three straight years sitting next to him in the dressing room, how he is struggling all the time.

“He’s one of those guys who if he doesn’t score a point every game, people are pissed at him.”

If only he was the centre who replaced Ryan Kesler originally, the juxtaposition would have been more stark and welcomed.

The Sutter expectations will never be overwhelming. But he does need to be a 50-point player who doesn’t significantly tarnish his rep, earned or not, for being a good defensive centre. Land in the mid-50s pointswise and people will buy in.

He has seven points in his first 12 games, which look pretty good in comparison to Kesler, who has two in 11, and Nick Bonino, who has three.

Keep a lead like that up over those two, and everything will continue to seem “awesome.”

But one thing seems clear: Sutter won’t likely be putting up many more points with the Sedins.

Desjardins just about recoiled Tuesday when asked if he could see Sutter

playing with the twins again.

“I just thought we were too thin down the middle when we stretched it that way,” Desjardins said. “Our lines weren’t good enough defensively. By having him back in the middle, it seemed like we got more balance to our attack.”

That, of course, was entirely predictable. So too was the idea that Jared McCann wasn’t going to last as the Canucks’ third-line centre, which is where he started the season. That, maybe, was the oddest, most un-Willie-like move Desjardins has made this season.

Looking back, it really only made sense if Desjardins had something up his sleeve, if he was trying to get Sutter off to a smooth start.

Is the coach capable of a sly move like that?

You’ll probably never know.

JBotchford@theprovince.com Twitter.com/botchford

Never mind the three Whitecaps up for major MLS awards, although all are deserving nominees.

The most interesting man at Tuesday’s practice was trying to kick soccer balls into the open trunk of a Kia as his teammates headed for the change rooms at UBC. That would be Pedro Morales. The captain. The maestro. The game-changer. And, naturally, the best man for a promotional video that demands pinpoint accuracy. Since the summer, Morales has been an injury waiting to happen. He’s had a wonky calf. A wonky hamstring. All related to his back, apparently.

But he came on as a late substitute in Portland on Sunday, and the big question ahead of this Sunday’s second leg against the Timbers at B.C. Place (7 p.m., TSN, TSN 1410) is, How much does Morales have to give? Or, put another way, how much will coach Carl Robinson rely on his captain?

Morales has started just three times in five months. He lasted just 45 minutes against Colorado on Sept. 9, when Robinson tried him as a deeplying playmaker. He last made it past the 60-minute mark on Aug. 22, at home to Dallas.

Still, Robinson admitted on Tuesday that he’s thinking of starting Morales, who has six goals and four assists in 23 games. With the season on the line, who wouldn’t?

“It is tempting,” said Robinson, who is up for MLS coach of the year, while defender Kendall Waston and goalkeeper David Ousted are awards finalists at their respective positions.

“He’s the captain of our club and we’ve missed him for a number of games through the run-in. You want your best players on the field. You want your important players on the field. So it’s very tempting.”

For a team that’s struggled to score goals since mid-August — except for the regular-season finale against Houston — Morales offers hope.

He could lift the team with his play, and perhaps merely by his presence.

How encouraging would it be for the attacking guys around him to see No. 77 on the field from the start? Kekuta Manneh and Cristian Techera, with their pace out wide, could benefit especially from Morales’s sublime passing. How encouraging would it be for the fans?

Around 26,000 tickets had been sold

by Tuesday afternoon, so a crowd of 27,500 is expected. The danger, of course, is that Morales isn’t up to the pace or intensity of the playoffs. That he’s missed too much game action this year.

Or, worse, that he pulls up lame again. How deflating would that be in the early going? Not to mention the downside of burning an early substitution in a game that could go 120 minutes.

Robinson, though, sounded positive about Morales’s progress in practice.

“I think you see (Tuesday) in training how sharp he looks,” Robinson said.

www.nanaimodailynews.com

22 SPORTS

NANAIMO SPORTS Compiled by Daily News ◆ COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Mariners coined No. 1 in Canada in first rankings In its first set of rankings for the 2015-16 men’s basketball season, the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association has the Vancouver Island Mariners at the top of its list.

The Mariners were PacWest conference champions last season and finished six points away from a national title.

They have only played one conference game this season, an 87-59 win over the Camosun Chargers Friday at VIU. The other PacWest teams ranked nationally are the Quest Kermodes at No. 7 and the Capilano Blues at No. 14. The Mariners play at Capilano on Saturday after a road game Friday night against the Douglas Royals.

On the women’s side, the Mariners are ranked No. 11 in the country, second in the PacWest behind the No. 7 Kermodes.

◆ BCHL

Clippers star is player of the week runner up A three-goal, two-assist performance by Nanaimo Clippers veteran Sheldon Rempal was good enough for an honourable mention for the B.C. Hockey League’s player of the week award.

Rempal, a 20-year-old Calgary native in his third-year with the team, is now tied for the league lead in goals scored with 16 and is two points off the lead in points, two behind Penticton Vees star and projected first-rund NHL draft pick Tyson Jost, who has 38 points. Rempal, though, has played one fewer game.

The player of the week award went to Vees goalie Zach Driscoll.

The Clippers are preparing for a three-day, three-game road trip starting Friday that takes them through Trail, Penticton and West Kelowna.

The Interior trip is the first three of four games on the road, as the Clippers also play in Port Alberni on Tuesday before hosting the Bulldogs on Nov. 13.

◆ CYCLOCROSS

‘Cross on the Rock’ set for double-header race Cross on the Rock is hosting two cyclocross events this weekend — one in Nanaimo on Saturday and another in Nanoose on Sunday.

The Kona Cup in Nanaimo is set for Saturday, with registration at 9:15 a.m. with races throughout the day and expert events beginning at 2:15 p.m., starting at Beban Park.

Other races throughout the day include a beginner clinic, a kids’ half lap, and intermediate and masters races.

On Sunday, the My Little Pony Cross runs out of Nanoose’s Arbutus Meadows, with the same time frame as the previous day’s events.

Prices range from free (for kids) up to $25 for registration.

Participants can register online at www.crossontherock.com and following the appropriate links.

@NanaimoDaily

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

NFL

Trade deadline day passes without action ARNIE STAPLETON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The only action at the NFL’s trade deadline Tuesday came in Denver, where tight end Vernon Davis arrived to take his physical and begin learning the language of Peyton Manning’s suddenly revved-up offence.

Joe Thomas won’t be joining them.

Switching teams in pro football isn’t as easy as it is in other sports, so there’s usually a scarcity of midseason moves, and even Sunday’s rash of injuries to key players served to quash talks rather than ignite talks. After filling a void at tight end, Broncos GM John Elway explored

an even bigger splash but the Broncos and Browns couldn’t reach agreement on a blockbuster deal for Thomas, Cleveland’s eight-time Pro Bowl left tackle.

“The trading deadline creates a lot of controversy and a lot scuttlebutt that generally results in nothing,” Browns general manager Ray Farmer told reporters after the deadline passed quietly. “We had some conversations and, at the end of the day, they all resulted in the same thing — nothing.”

After acquiring Davis and a lateround draft pick Monday for a pair of sixth-round picks, Elway said his philosophy was to make a deal if it

made both organizational and financial sense.

“I think that we’re always trying to get better,” Elway said. “... We’re not going to mortgage the future to do it, but if we can add to our football team now and feel like it makes us better, we’re going to look at opportunities like that.”

Denver will stick with a platoon of left tackles Ryan Harris and Tyler Polumbus protecting Manning’s blindside. Both players were jettisoned by the Broncos several years ago only to be brought back this season when injuries riddled the O-line.

Ryan Clady tore an ACL in May and his replacement, rookie Ty

Sambrailo, is headed for surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder that has sidelined him since September.

Although there were no deadline deals, there were plenty of moves across the league Tuesday: • The Chargers placed star receiver Keenan Allen on season-ending injured reserve with a lacerated kidney.

• The Cowboys released embattled running back Joseph Randle.

• The 49ers signed running back Pierre Thomas.

• And the Titans fired coach Ken Whisenhunt after a 1-6 start and hired Mike Mularkey interim coach.

Herschel Walker predicted Todd Gurley would be better in NFL than in college R.B. FALLSTROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

H

erschel Walker says he predicted St. Louis Rams rookie running back Todd Gurley would be a star long before he was tearing up NFL defences.

Watching the Rams practice Tuesday, Walker judged Gurley to be a bit of a throwback in an age of specialization.

“If you watch the way he runs, watch the work habits, there’s a good kid who knows what he’s doing,” said Walker, in St. Louis to help promote a mixed martial arts event. “Todd can play every down if he has to; he can play third down, he can line up in the slot.”

Gurley said it was “pretty cool” meeting the 53-year-old Walker, who said he’s put on just 2 pounds since retiring from the NFL in 1997.

“He just told us ‘Good job and keep it up,”’ Gurley said. “Obviously, I went to the same school. He’s been watching and keeping tabs on me.”

The Rams (4-3) play at Minnesota (5-2) this week and Walker thought Gurley compared favourably with Adrian Peterson, one of the best overall running backs in the NFL. Watching Gurley hurdle tacklers reminded Walker of Hall of Famer Gale Sayers.

“We both kind of run hard and don’t like to go down,” Gurley said.

“You can definitely say he’s the Godfather, and I’m the Godson.”

St. Louis selected Gurley with the 10th overall pick even though he was rehabbing from left knee surgery. So far, it’s been a spectacular success story.

Walker said the Rams are doing things correctly, emphasizing the run.

“If you want to win the Super Bowl, you can get there by passing the ball, but if you want to win you’d better be able to run the ball a little it,” Walker said. “You know how great it is to have an offensive line that can blow off the ball and knock someone right in the mouth and have a running

St. Louis Rams running back Todd Gurley, left, runs for a first down as San Francisco 49ers inside linebacker Michael Wilhoite and outside linebacker Eli Harold (58) defend during a game Sunday in St. Louis. [AP PHOTO]

back getting those extra yards.

“I think Todd is giving those guys confidence that they’ve got a horse behind them,” he said.

Gurley is the first player in NFL history to rush for 125 yards or more in his first four starts. His 566 rushing yards are the most in a player’s first four starts in the Super Bowl era.

He can hurdle tacklers, and he can outrun them, too. He was untouched on a 71-yard scoring run up the middle for the Rams’ first touchdown in Sunday’s 27-6 victory over the 49ers,

and though safety Eric Reid had the angle, Gurley pulled away.

“It was the guys up front and the tight ends, the receivers,” Gurley said. “I just do my job, look at my keys, and run. A run like that, it was wide open.”

Walker was a more physical player, willing to bull for the extra yards, and Rams coach Jeff Fisher joked, “I’m really lucky I never had to tackle him.”

Walker has taken the same approach to his brief mixed martial arts career and, although he hasn’t

fought in a while, he hasn’t retired.

“I’ve told everyone I’ll do one more fight,” Walker said. “I’m still working out like I’ve always been. They’re still telling me I can do it so I’m still doing it.”

Beside the admiration of Walker, Gurley has the respect of his teammates.

“He’s been the best football player on the field and he comes to work every day,” defensive end William Hayes said.

“That’s one thing you don’t see a lot of rookies do.”

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

www.nanaimodailynews.com

@NanaimoDaily

SPORTS 23

GOLF

CFL

Drumbeat of PGA is change, as Spieth leads a youth resurgence

Stamps, Lions will lock horns in finale

Doug Ferguson On The Fringe

J

ordan Spieth wore a black tunic with red trim around the collar to take part in a Chinese drum ceremony late Tuesday afternoon just as the Shanghai skyline began to glow with lights behind him and three other top players.

This was the traditional photo opportunity to kick off the HSBC Champions. One observer noted that Spieth had not dressed like that since graduation, which for him was only four years ago — from high school.

The landscape in golf is changing quicker than the rapid beat of those Chinese drums.

One year ago, Spieth wasn’t even in the top 10 in the world and had only one win as a pro.

Since then, the 22-year-old Texan has won seven times around the world, including the Masters and the U.S. Open, along with a Tour Championship that capped a record $22 million year. He is looked upon as the future of American golf.

At least for now.

Also on the stage with Spieth was 26-year-old Rickie Fowler, who is coming off a big year of his own. Fowler won three times, the biggest at The Players Championship where he delivered perhaps the greatest finish of the season when he made three birdies on the island-green 17th to win a tension-filled playoff.

Jason Day couldn’t make it to China. The 27-year-old Australian is home awaiting the birth of his second child. And the drum beat had to go on without 26-year-old Rory McIlroy, who was coping with a stomach ailment.

Not to be overlooked are the three winners of the new PGA Tour season — Emiliano Grillo (23), Smylie Kaufman (23) and

An image of Jordan Spieth is created with golf balls in downtown Dallas on Wednesday. Dallas-based AT&T found a unique way to celebrate its corporate relationship with Dallas-based Spieth. [AP PHOTO]

Justin Thomas (22).

That explains why PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem sounded at ease when asked Monday about golf moving along without Tiger Woods.

“We are headed for a long period of parity with a lot of stars being developed,” Finchem said at the HSBC Golf Business Forum. “And in today’s world, you can become a star in a hurry.

It’s a great thing. The professional game is in exceptionally good shape. But I think the next 10 years are the most exciting we’ll ever see to this point.”

It sure seems that way.

The top three players — Day, Spieth and McIlroy — are all in their 20s and hail from three continents. Players in their 20s won three majors for the second straight year. That had occurred only twice in the previous four decades, and one of those years was 2000 when a 24-year-old Woods won three majors.

Woods had another back procedure last week — that’s three in the last 20 months — for another clear sign that his time is about up, if it isn’t already.

But leave it to Spieth, with his wise head on such young shoulders, to preach patience and perspective.

A new era in golf?

“I think it’s a bit soon,” Spieth said. “For Rory, it’s different because it’s been consistent for years now. Jason and I, we’ve played solid golf the last few years. In order to create an era, you almost need a decade of years like this. Sure, we have the potential to do it. But this was the first year of it. But unless we keep our heads down . . . unless we’re aware of it, and it drives us, and we get the right breaks, there’s a lot of factors.

“So maybe it’s a big premature to say that.

“But,” he added, “I believe there was a step needed in the right direction, and it took place this year. If we can ride with that, it will be significant.”

Spieth looks at this as a new year, and the World Golf Championship that starts Thursday at Sheshan International is his first event of a new PGA Tour season.

McIlroy, still catching up from the two months he missed this

summer from an ankle injury, is wrapping up another Race to Dubai title the rest of the month.

The beauty of having a cast of stars so young, as Fowler noted, is that they can battle each other for the next 10 or 15 years.

Then again, maybe the conversation might include a different list — or a longer list — of players at this time next year.

That seems improbable now, but consider where golf was a year ago. McIlroy was No. 1 and the only debate was which player was best suited to challenge him.

McIlroy now is No. 3, and the list is growing.

“The top five in the world ranking, we’ve seen now in the last two years how much that changed,” Spieth said.

At the end of 2013, the top five included Woods, Adam Scott and Phil Mickelson. Spieth suspects things will stay in motion.

“I believe we’ll all battle it out,” he said.

“But to battle it out on highest stages and to stay up in the ranking and all that . . . it can happen. But it’s going to take more than just this year.”

DONNA SPENCER THE CANADIAN PRESS

CALGARY — Stay sharp, stay healthy and don’t show all your cards is the challenge the Calgary Stampeders will face in their final regular-season game.

The defending Grey Cup champions (13-4) close out on the road against the B.C. Lions (7-10) on Saturday. A win is desirable but impacts neither the standings nor the playoff picture.

The two teams will meet again in the West Division semifinal eight days later in Calgary, by far the most important contest. Both the Stampeders and Lions will manage the game and their rosters Saturday with that Nov. 15 playoff encounter in mind.

“We’ll try and do what we can to be flexible with the roster, but there’s only so much you can do,” Calgary head coach/GM John Hufnagel said Tuesday at McMahon Stadium. “The approach is we’ll take 44 guys and try and win the football game.

“We can’t be concerned about injuries. Everybody that goes to the game will play.”

Hufnagel wants all three quarterbacks to get reps Saturday, but is starting backup Drew Tate for the first time this season. Incumbent Bo Levi Mitchell says he’d be willing to go wire to wire, but understands the balance that must be struck.

“Whether or not I get in and get a lot of work, a little bit of work, I still don’t know yet,” Mitchell said.

“It’s always nice to get out there and throw a few passes, especially against a team you’re going to be playing (again).”

The semifinal winner advances to the division final in Edmonton against the Eskimos (14-4) on Nov. 22.

Edmonton is on an extended break as it finishes the regular season with a bye week. The Eskimos will have another week off while Calgary and B.C. prepare for the West Division semifinal.

Whether all that time off before a must-win game helps or hinders execution is certainly debatable.

But Edmonton will certainly be a healthy and rested team by then.

October 13 - December 17, 2015 Schedules are subject to change without notice.

VANCOUVER ISLAND - LOWER MAINLAND NANAIMO (DEPARTURE BAY) - HORSESHOE BAY Leave Departure Bay

Leave Horseshoe Bay

3:00 pm 5:00 pm D7:00 pm 9:00 pm

6:30 am 8:30 am 10:30 am 12:30 pm

D Fri, Sat & Sun only.

NANAIMO (DUKE POINT) - TSAWWASSEN Leave Duke Point

Nick Taylor set for first PGA title defence GREGORY STRONG THE CANADIAN PRESS

Canadian golfer Nick Taylor is coming off a year of firsts: acquiring his first PGA Tour card, playing his first full season at his sport’s top level and recording his first tournament victory as a professional.

He’s ready for another first at this week’s Sanderson Farms Championship. Taylor will be a defending champion for the

first time at the US$4.1-million event.

“It’s quite the experience, it’s something that I haven’t done before,” Taylor said Tuesday during a conference call. “So I’m excited to be here for this week.

A lot of good memories coming back here.”

Taylor overcame a four-shot deficit on the final day last year at the Country Club of Jackson and then held off Americans Boo Weekley and Jason Bohn for a

two-shot victory. The Canadian potted a cool $720,000 for the win. The tournament is played over the same week as the WGC-HSBC Champions event, so the highest-ranked player in the field is No. 62 Brendon Todd.

Former major champions Lucas Glover, Trevor Immelman and David Toms are also slated to play on the 7,354-yard, par-72 course. Taylor broke through last season after spending his first few years on lower-level tours.

He played 24 events on the Web. com Tour in 2014 before his solid rookie campaign on the PGA Tour. The 27-year-old Winnipeg native said he has worked on being more patient on the course.

“A lot of times I was trying to force some things on the weekends and it just wasn’t panning out,” Taylor said. “I wasn’t having great finishes. So far this year, I think I’ve played pretty well on the weekends.”

3:00 pm 5:00 pm 7:00 pm D9:00 pm

6:30 am 8:30 am 10:30 am 12:30 pm

Leave Tsawwassen 3:15 pm 75:45 pm 7 8:15 pm 7 10:45 pm

5:15 am 7:45 am 10:15 am 12:45 pm 7 Except Sat.

Except Sun.

5:15 am 7:45 am 10:15 am 12:45 pm

3:15 pm

75:45 pm 7 8:15 pm 7 10:45 pm

Except Sat & Sun.

SWARTZ BAY - TSAWWASSEN Leave Swartz Bay

Leave Tsawwassen 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 7:00 pm 9:00 pm

7:00 am z8:00 am 9:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm z Oct 13 only.

Fri & Sun only.

7:00 am 9:00 am z10:00 am 11:00 am 1:00 pm 2:00 pm

3:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 9:00 pm

Fri, Sun, & Oct 15 & 22 only.

For schedule and fare information or reservations: 1 888 223 3779 • bcferries.com

www.nanaimodailynews.com

24 SPORTS

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE

OILERS 4, FLYERS 2

ATLANTIC DIVISION

First Period 1. Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins 4 (Draisaitl, Hall) 19:56 (pp).

3HQDOWLHV — Del Zotto Pha (hooking) 6:36; Manning Pha (interference, highsticking) 17:43.

Second Period 2. Phil, Laughton 2 (Simmonds, Read) :34 (sh).

3. Phil, White 1 (Umberger, Gudas) 12:57.

3HQDOWLHV — Hall Edm (stick holding) 13:11; Neuvirth Pha (delay of game) 14:43; Draisaitl Edm (slashing) 16:50.

Third Period 4. Edm, Hendricks 1 (Sekera, Letestu) 6:13.

5. Edm, Hall 6 (Draisaitl, Gryba) 7:40.

6. Edm, Nugent-Hopkins 5 (Hall) 19:17 (en).

3HQDOWLHV — Gudas Pha (slashing) 1:24.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Philadelphia 2 13 6 —21 Edmonton 19 17 13 —49 *RDO — Phil: Neuvirth (L, 2-2-0); Edmonton: Nilsson (W, 2-2-0). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) — Phil: 0-2; Edm: 1-5.

Attendance — 16,839 at Edmonton.

Montreal Ottawa Tampa Bay

GP 14 12 14

W 11 6 6

L OL SL 2 1 0 4 0 2 6 1 1

GF 51 37 34

GA 26 37 36

Pts Home 23 5-0-1-0 14 1-3-0-2 14 2-3-0-0

Away 6-2-0-0 5-1-0-0 4-3-1-1

Last 10 Strk 7-2-1-0 L-1 4-4-0-2 W-1 3-5-1-1 L-1

METROPOLITAN DIVISION NY Rangers NY Islanders Washington

GP 12 13 11

W 8 7 8

L OL SL 2 1 1 3 2 1 3 0 0

GF 36 38 36

GA 23 31 28

Pts Home 18 6-1-1-0 17 5-2-2-0 16 4-2-0-0

Away 2-1-0-1 2-1-0-1 4-1-0-0

Last 10 Strk 6-2-1-1 W-3 6-2-1-1 W-1 7-3-0-0 L-1

GP 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 12

W L OL SL 7 4 0 0 6 4 1 0 6 5 1 0 6 5 0 1 5 4 2 0 5 7 0 0 5 7 0 0 4 6 2 0 2 7 0 2 2 10 0 0

GF 24 42 30 29 32 26 28 24 24 25

GA 20 36 31 31 23 34 35 37 36 46

Pts 14 13 13 13 12 10 10 10 6 4

Away 3-2-0-0 5-0-0-0 3-2-1-0 4-2-0-0 2-2-1-0 4-4-0-0 2-3-0-0 1-4-1-0 1-4-0-1 2-5-0-0

Last 10 Strk 7-3-0-0 W-4 6-3-1-0 L-1 4-5-1-0 W-2 6-3-0-1 L-1 4-4-2-0 L-2 5-5-0-0 L-1 5-5-0-0 W-2 4-5-1-0 L-5 2-6-0-2 W-1 2-8-0-0 L-2

WILD CARD Pittsburgh Boston Detroit New Jersey Florida Carolina Buffalo Philadelphia Toronto Columbus

Home 4-2-0-0 1-4-1-0 3-3-0-0 2-3-0-1 3-2-1-0 1-3-0-0 3-4-0-0 3-2-1-0 1-3-0-1 0-5-0-0

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION Dallas St. Louis Minnesota

GP 13 12 11

W 10 8 7

L OL SL 3 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 0

GF 46 30 35

GA 37 26 32

Pts Home 20 5-1-0-0 17 4-1-1-0 16 5-0-0-0

Away 5-2-0-0 4-2-0-0 2-2-2-0

Last 10 Strk 8-2-0-0 W-1 7-2-1-0 L-1 6-2-2-0 L-1

PACIFIC DIVISION Los Angeles Vancouver San Jose

GP 12 12 11

W 8 6 6

L OL SL 4 0 0 2 4 0 5 0 0

GF 29 36 31

GA 25 26 28

Pts Home 16 4-3-0-0 16 2-2-3-0 12 2-2-0-0

Away 4-1-0-0 4-0-1-0 4-3-0-0

Last 10 Strk 8-2-0-0 W-1 5-2-3-0 W-2 5-5-0-0 W-1

GP 11 12 12 11 13 12 13 11

W 7 7 7 5 5 4 3 2

L OL SL 2 2 0 4 1 0 5 0 0 5 1 0 8 0 0 7 1 0 9 0 1 7 1 1

GF 32 36 28 30 36 33 30 14

GA 25 33 26 32 41 36 56 29

Pts 16 15 14 11 10 9 7 6

Away 3-2-1-0 4-2-0-0 1-4-0-0 4-2-1-0 2-4-0-0 2-3-0-0 2-4-0-1 0-5-1-0

Last 10 Strk 6-2-2-0 L-2 5-4-1-0 L-1 6-4-0-0 W-1 4-5-1-0 L-2 5-5-0-0 W-1 3-6-1-0 W-1 2-7-0-1 L-1 2-6-1-1 W-1

WILD CARD Nashville Winnipeg Chicago Arizona Edmonton Colorado Calgary Anaheim

Home 4-0-1-0 3-2-1-0 6-1-0-0 1-3-0-0 3-4-0-0 2-4-1-0 1-5-0-0 2-2-0-1

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.

7XHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Edmonton 4 Philadelphia 2 Colorado 6 Calgary 3 Ottawa 2 Montreal 1 (OT) Dallas 5 Boston 3 NY Rangers 5 Washington 2 NY Islanders 2 New Jersey 1 Los Angeles 3 St. Louis 0 Detroit 2 Tampa Bay 1 Columbus at San Jose 0RQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Toronto 4 Dallas 1 Vancouver 4 Philadelphia 1 Chicago 4 Los Angeles 2

:HGQHVGD\¡V JDPHV Winnipeg at Toronto, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Florida at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

7KXUVGD\¡V JDPHV Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

NY Islanders at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Florida at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

SENATORS 2, HABS 1 (OT)

STARS 5, BRUINS 3

First Period — No Scoring.

3HQDOWLHV — None.

Second Period 1. Ott, Pageau 4 (unassisted) 3:16 (sh).

2. Mtl, Weise 7 (Galchenyuk, Markov) 6:13 (pp).

3HQDOWLHV — Ceci Ott (high-sticking) 2:31; Methot Ott (interference) 5:08.

Third Period — No Scoring.

3HQDOWLHV — Weise Mtl (delay of game) 3:27; Methot Ott (high-sticking) 16:09.

Overtime 3. Ottawa, Turris 8 (Hoffman) :34.

3HQDOWLHV — None.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Ottawa 7 6 11 1 —25 Montreal 10 12 13 0 —35 *RDO — Ottawa: Anderson (W, 5-3-1); Mtl: Condon (LO, 4-0-1). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) — Ott: 0-1; Montreal: 1-3.

Attendance — 21,288 at Montreal.

First Period 1. Dal, Seguin 6 (Spezza, Ja. Benn) 5:46.

2. Boston, Miller 1 (Krug, Hayes) 7:14.

3. Bos, Eriksson 3 (Krug, Bergeron) 19:35 (pp).

3HQDOWLHV — Jo. Benn Dal (holding) 19:20; Beleskey Bos (cross-check) 20:00.

Second Period 4. Dallas, Seguin 7 (Klingberg, Ja. Benn) 4:37 (pp).

5. Dallas, Jokipakka 1 (Nichushkin, Jo. Benn) 17:18.

3HQDOWLHV — Connolly Bos (hooking) 4:31; Goligoski Dal (high-sticking) 5:13; Roussel Dal (tripping) 13:20.

Third Period 6. Dallas, Seguin 8 (Spezza, Klingberg) 1:18 (pp).

7. Dallas, Goligoski 1 (Janmark, Sceviour) 9:13 (pp).

8. Boston, Eriksson 4 (Spooner) 17:47.

3HQDOWLHV — Krug Bos (delay of game) 1:06; Eakin Dal (interference) 2:34; Marchand Bos (interference) 8:13.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Dallas 6 9 4 —19 Boston 16 9 15 —40 *RDO — Dallas: Lehtonen (W, 4-1-0); Boston: Rask (L, 3-4-1). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) — Dallas: 3-4; Bos: 1-4.

Attendance — 17,565 at Boston.

ISLANDERS 2, DEVILS 1 First Period 1. NYI, Nelson 3 (Lee, Zidlicky) 7:23.

3HQDOWLHV — None.

Second Period — No Scoring.

3HQDOWLHV — Bailey NYI (hooking) 2:07; Josefson NJ (hooking) 6:27; Lee NYI (hooking) 6:45; Lee NYI (delay of game) 11:16; Tootoo NJ, Martin NYI (roughing) 14:56.

Third Period 2. NJ, Zajac 5 (Palmieri, Gelinas) 4:03 (pp).

3. NYI, Cizikas 2 (Martin, Strait) 17:48.

3HQDOWLHV — Strait NYI (slashing) 2:28; NYI Bench (too many men) 19:40.

6KRWV RQ JRDO New Jersey 8 11 4 —23 NY Islanders 12 11 12 —35 *RDO — New Jersey: Schneider (L, 6-31); NYI: Halak (W, 4-1-1). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) — NJ: 1-5; NYI: 0-1.

Attendance — 12,122 at NY Islanders.

SCORING LEADERS Benn, Dal Seguin, Dal Kane, Chi Krejci, Bos Wheeler, Win Zetterberg, Det Hall, Edm Kuznetsov, Wash 2¡5HLOO\ %XI Stone, Ott

G 10 5 7 7 6 3 5 5

3

Tuesday's games not included

A 8 12 9 8 8 11 8 8

10

Pt 18 17 16 15 14 14 13 13

13

First Period 1. Col, Duchene 2 (Landeskog, Johnson) 19:38.

3HQDOW\— Jones Cgy (interference) 0:36.

Second Period 2. Cal, Gaudreau 2 (Brodie, Bennett) 4:08.

3. Col, Iginla 5 (Barrie, MacKinnon) 12:19.

4. Colorado, Johnson 3 (Beauchemin, Landeskog) 15:14 (sh).

5. Cal, Bennett 2 (Colborne, Frolik) 18:33.

3HQDOWLHV — Barrie Col (delay of game) 7:19; Gormley Col (holding) 14:24.

Third Period 6. Cal, Giordano 4 (Monahan, Hudler) 7:34.

7. Col, MacKinnon 5 (Iginla, Holden) 13:01.

8. Colorado, Duchene 3 (Beauchemin, Barrie) 14:29 (pp).

9. Colorado, Iginla 6 (Barrie, MacKinnon) 17:11 (en).

3HQDOWLHV — Cgy Bench (too many men) 0:38; Raymond Cgy (tripping) 13:43.

6KRWV RQ JRDO 11 6 17 13

7 11

—24 —41

*RDO — Calgary: Ramo (L, 1-4-0); Colorado: Varlamov (W, 3-5-1). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) — Cal: 0-2; Colo: 1-3.

Attendance — 14,408 at Colorado.

KINGS 3, BLUES 0 First Period — No Scoring.

3HQDOWLHV — Edmundson StL, Andreoff /$ ÀJKWLQJ 5HDYHV 6W/ ERDUGLQJ

2:09; Steen StL (hooking) 7:40; Martinez LA (hooking) 13:20; Lucic LA (tripping) 17:07; Brouwer StL (interference) 18:15.

Second Period 1. LA, Carter 5 (Doughty, Ehrhoff) 15:52 (pp).

3HQDOWLHV — Brown LA (tripping) 14:19; Parayko StL (holding) 14:40; Brouwer StL (tripping) 15:43.

Third Period 2. LA, Pearson 2 (McNabb, Toffoli) 15:27.

3. LA, Lewis 2 (Pearson) 19:15 (en).

3HQDOWLHV — Brown LA (hooking) 9:34.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Los Angeles 12 17 5 —34 St. Louis 5 11 8 —24 *RDO — Los Angeles: Enroth (W, 2-0-0); St. Louis: Allen (L, 4-3-0). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) — LA: 1-5; St. Louis: 0-4.

Attendance — 17,529 at St. Louis.

RANGERS 5, CAPITALS 2 First Period 1. NYR, Lindberg 6 (Hayes, Stalberg) 7:59.

2. Wash, Ovechkin 6 (Schmidt) 15:45.

3. NYR, Hayes 3 (Lindberg, Staal) 17:46.

3HQDOW\ — Girardi NYR (hooking) 19:42.

Second Period 4. NY Rangers, Klein 3 (Brassard) 1:53.

5. NYR, Brassard 4 (unassisted) 6:59.

6. Wash, Johansson 3 (Alzner, Williams) 18:53.

3HQDOW\—Lindberg NYR (high-stick) 10:14.

Third Period 7. NYR, Stoll 1 (Yandle, Klein) 10:53.

3HQDOWLHV — Orpik Wash (hooking) 8:49.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Washington 8 14 10 —32 NY Rangers 9 3 9 —21 *RDO — Wash: Holtby (L, 6-3-0); NYR: Lundqvist (W, 6-2-2). 3RZHU SOD\V (goalchances) — Washington: 0-2; NYR: 0-1.

Attendance — 18,006 at NY Rangers.

RED WINGS 2, LIGHTNING 1 First Period — No Scoring.

3HQDOWLHV — TB Bench (too many men) 8:26; Abdelkader Det (tripping) 10:55; Filppula TB (interference) 13:54.

Second Period 1. Detroit, Sheahan 2 (Tatar, Kindl) 2:02.

2. Tampa Bay, Kucherov 4 (Johnson, Stamkos) 15:58 (pp).

3HQDOWLHV — Stamkos TB, Larkin Det (roughing) 6:51; Smith Det (tripping) 14:50; Andersson Det (delay of game) 15:37; Namestnikov TB (hooking) 17:20.

Third Period 3. Det, Larkin 4 (Abdelkader, DeKeyser) 5:54.

3HQDOW\—Ferraro Det (interference) 7:11.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Tampa Bay 8 9 13 —30 Detroit 9 10 10 —29 *RDO — Tampa Bay: Bishop (L, 5-6-1); Detroit: Howard (W, 3-2-1). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) — TB: 1-4; Det: 0-3.

Attendance — 20,027 at Detroit.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

HOCKEY

FOOTBALL

TENNIS

NBA

WHL

CFL

ATP

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EAST DIVISION

BNP PARIBAS MASTERS

EAST DIVISION GP W Prince Albert 16 11 Brandon 16 11 Moose Jaw 15 8 Saskatoon 16 7 Regina 14 7 Swift Current 16 6

L 3 3 4 6 6 8

OL 1 0 2 3 1 2

SL 1 2 1 0 0 0

GF GA 61 48 66 42 57 43 54 62 39 49 41 50

Pt 24 24 19 17 15 14

OL 0 0 0 1 3 2

SL 0 0 1 1 0 0

GF GA 66 50 64 48 48 60 48 53 39 56 38 71

Pt 24 20 19 12 11 8

CENTRAL DIVISION Red Deer Lethbridge Calgary Medicine Hat Edmonton Kootenay

GP W L 17 12 5 15 10 5 17 9 7 13 5 6 16 4 9 17 3 12

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION

AVALANCHE 6, FLAMES 3

Calgary Colorado

@NanaimoDaily

Victoria Kelowna Prince George Kamloops Vancouver

GP W 17 11 16 11 14 8 14 6 15 4

L 5 5 6 8 8

OL 0 0 0 0 2

SL 1 0 0 0 1

GF GA 53 34 62 49 39 37 46 50 43 63

Pt 23 22 16 12 11

L 4 7 7 4 9

OL 1 2 0 0 1

SL 0 1 0 1 0

GF GA 52 35 48 63 41 34 24 25 49 56

Pt 19 17 14 13 13

U.S. DIVISION Seattle Spokane Portland Everett Tri-City

GP 14 17 14 11 16

W 9 7 7 6 6

Note: Division leaders ranked in top 2 positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout gets 2 points & a victory in W column; team losing in overtime or shootout gets 1 pt. in OTL or SOL columns 7XHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Kelowna 3 Tri-City 1 Red Deer 4 Seattle 3 Kamloops 5 Spokane 4 (OT) Victoria 3 Swift Current 1 Calgary 6 Saskatoon 3 0RQGD\¡V UHVXOW Prince George 4 Lethbridge 3 :HGQHVGD\¡V JDPHV $OO WLPHV /RFDO Victoria at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Seattle at Edmonton, 7 p.m. )ULGD\¡V JDPHV Red Deer at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Regina at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Victoria at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Seattle at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Portland, 8 p.m.

Kamloops at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Prince George at Everett, 8:35 p.m.

BCHL INTERIOR DIVISION Penticton Salmon Arm West Kelowna Vernon Merritt Trail

GP W L 19 18 1 18 11 4 18 11 5 19 9 9 20 6 13 17 6 11

x-Ottawa x-Hamilton x-Toronto Montreal

y-Edmonton x-Calgary x-B.C. Winnipeg Saskatchewan

GP W L T PF PA Pt 18 14 4 0 466 341 28 17 13 4 0 450 339 26 17 7 10 0 430 458 14 17 5 12 0 342 481 10 17 2 15 0 400 539 4

x — clinched playoff berth y — clinched division WEEK 20 )ULGD\¡V JDPH Winnipeg at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

6DWXUGD\ V JDPHV Hamilton at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

Calgary at B.C., 7 p.m.

6XQGD\ V JDPH Saskatchewan at Montreal, 1 p.m.

NFL

BASEBALL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

AMERICAN LEAGUE

EAST New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo Miami

W 7 4 3 3

L 0 3 4 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .571 .429 .429

PF 249 172 176 154

PA 133 139 173 173

W 3 3 2 1

L 4 5 5 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .429 .375 .286 .143

PF 147 174 147 125

PA 174 205 207 159

W 7 4 2 2

L 0 4 6 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .500 .250 .250

PF 198 168 167 190

PA 132 147 216 214

W 7 4 3 2

L 0 3 5 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .571 .375 .250

PF 168 178 195 191

PA 112 173 182 227

SOUTH Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee

NORTH Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore

WEST Denver Oakland Kansas City San Diego

NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST N.Y. Giants Washington Philadelphia Dallas

Carolina Atlanta New Orleans Tampa Bay

W 4 3 3 2

L 4 4 4 5

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .500 .429 .429 .286

PF 215 148 160 133

PA 208 168 137 171

W 6 6 4 3

L 0 2 4 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .750 .500 .429

PF 162 213 213 163

PA 110 173 234 199

W 6 5 2 1

L 1 2 5 7

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .857 .714 .286 .125

PF 174 147 140 149

PA 130 122 202 245

W 6 4 4 2

L 2 3 4 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .750 .571 .500 .250

PF 263 135 167 109

PA 153 125 140 207

NORTH

T OL GF GA Pt 1 2 70 96 23 0 0 71 54 22 0 0 58 51 20 1 1 40 59 14 0 2 44 61 12 T OL GF GA Pt 2 1 69 45 25 1 2 67 49 23 0 0 63 45 22 1 2 47 70 17 0 1 38 73 11 0 0 42 86 8

7KXUVGD\¡V JDPH $OO WLPHV /RFDO Surrey at Langley, 7:15 p.m. )ULGD\¡V JDPHV Vernon at Alberni Valley, 7 p.m.

Langley at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.

Salmon Arm at Surrey, 7 p.m.

Cowichan Valley at Victoria, 7 p.m.

Merritt at West Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Coquitlam at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.

Prince George at Powell River, 7:15 p.m.

Nanaimo at Trail, 7:30 p.m.

6DWXUGD\ V JDPHV Salmon Arm at Langley, 6 p.m.

Nanaimo at Penticton, 6 p.m.

Prince George at Alberni Valley, 7 p.m.

Vernon at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m.

Coquitlam at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.

Trail at Merritt, 7:30 p.m.

Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit

WEST Arizona St. Louis Seattle San Francisco

0RQGD\¡V UHVXOW Carolina 29 Indianapolis 26 (OT)

WEEK 9 7KXUVGD\ V JDPH Cleveland at Cincinnati, 8:25 p.m.

6XQGD\ V JDPHV Tennessee at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Washington at New England, 1 p.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m.

Denver at Indianapolis, 4:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Arizona, Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Seattle Monday, Nov. 9 Chicago at San Diego, 8:30 p.m.

At Paris 6LQJOHV Âł )LUVW 5RXQG Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, def.

Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5).

Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. Jack Sock, U.S., 6-2, 6-3.

Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Lucas Pouille, France, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, def.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert, Fra., 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Borna Coric, Croatia, def. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-4, 6-4.

Lukas Rosol, Czech Rep., def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

6LQJOHV Âł 6HFRQG 5RXQG Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def.

Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, 7-5, 6-3.

Stan Wawrinka (4), Switzerland, def.

Bernard Tomic, Austria, 6-3, 7-6 (6).

David Ferrer (8), Spain, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-2.

Gilles Simon (14), France, def. Benoit Paire, France, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

MOVES

END OF REGULAR SEASON

SOUTH T OL GF GA Pt 0 0 84 36 36 2 1 77 51 25 0 2 63 55 24 0 1 102 55 19 0 1 65 91 13 0 0 51 74 12

MAINLAND DIVISION GP W L Wenatchee 19 11 5 Chilliwack 18 10 5 Langley 17 11 6 Coquitlam 18 7 8 Prince George 18 5 12 Surrey 18 4 14

Pt 22 20 18 12

WEST DIVISION

ISLAND DIVISION GP W L Cowichan Vally 18 10 5 Nanaimo 18 11 7 Powell River 19 10 9 Alberni Valley 17 6 9 Victoria 19 5 12

GP W L T PF PA 17 11 6 0 420 426 17 10 7 0 502 347 17 9 8 0 417 488 17 6 11 0 364 372

MINNESOTA — Reinstated LHP Logan Darnell & RHP Ryan Pressly from 60-day DL. Named Dustin Morse senior director, communications & Chris Iles senior director, content. Announced resignation of senior director corporate communications & broadcast Kevin Smith.

OAKLAND — Announced RHP Dan Otero was claimed off waivers by Philadelphia. Sent C Carson Blair outright to Nashville (PCL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Reinstated 2B Maicer Izturis and OF Michael Saunders from the 60-day DL. Exercised the 2016 contract options on OF Jose Bautista, 1B-DH Edwin Encarnacion and RHP R.A. Dickey. Declined their 2016 club option on INF Maicer Izturis.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA — Agreed to terms with 3B Randy Federico on minor league contract. Exercised 2016 contract options on RHPs Brad Ziegler & Josh Collmenter.

ATLANTA — Signed WR C.J. Goodwin to practice squad. Released WR LaRon Byrd from practice squad.

CINCINNATI — Reinstated C Devin Mesoraco from the 60-day DL. MILWAUKEE — Assigned C Juan Centeno, 1B Matt Clark, RHP Johnny Hellweg, LHP Cesar Jimenez and OF Logan Schafer outright to Colorado Springs (PCL). Reinstated RHPs Michael Blazek and Jimmy Nelson from the 60-day DL. NEW YORK — Reinstated Cs Johnny Monell & Anthony Recker, LHP Dario Alvarez, 3B Eric Campbell, 2B Dilson Herrera, SSs Matt Reynolds & Ruben Tejada, OF LF Eric Young Jr. & RHPs Erik Goeddel, Akeel Morris, Carlos Torres, Logan Verrett & Gabriel Ynoa.

PHILADELPHIA — Reinstated SS Cesar Hernandez & LHPs Elvis Araujo, Matt Harrison, Mario Hollands & Cliff Lee from 60-day DL. ST. LOUIS — Reinstated RHP Carlos Martinez from the 60-day DL. SAN FRANCISCO — Reinstated 2B Joe Panik, OF Juan Perez & Cs Hector Sanchez & Andrew Susac from 60-day DL. WASHINGTON — Named Dusty Baker manager.

FOOTBALL

Toronto Atlanta Detroit Cleveland Washington Chicago New York Miami Boston Indiana Charlotte Milwaukee Orlando Philadelphia Brooklyn

W

L

Pct

GB

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

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

1.000 .800 .750 .750 .667 .600 .500 .500 .333 .250 .250 .250 .250 .000 .000

— 1 /2 1 1 11/2 11/2 2 2 1 2 /2 3 3 3 3 31/2 4

WESTERN CONFERENCE Golden State L.A. Clippers Oklahoma City San Antonio Minnesota Utah Memphis Dallas Phoenix Portland Denver Sacramento Houston L.A. Lakers New Orleans

W

L

Pct

GB

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

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

1.000 1.000 .750 .750 .667 .667 .600 .500 .500 .500 .333 .250 .250 .000 .000

— — 1 1 11/2 1 1 /2 11/2 2 2 2 21/2 3 3 31/2 4

7XHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Charlotte 130 Chicago 105 Atlanta 98 Miami 92 Indiana 94 Detroit 82 Orlando 103 New Orleans 94 Toronto 102 Dallas 91 Memphis 103 Sacramento 89 Denver at L.A. Lakers 0RQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Cleveland 107 Philadelphia 100 Milwaukee 103 Brooklyn 96 San Antonio 94 New York 84 Portland 106 Minnesota 101 Houston 110 Oklahoma City 105 Golden State 119 Memphis 69 L.A. Clippers 102 Phoenix 96 :HGQHVGD\¡V JDPHV Boston at Indiana, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Washington, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Houston, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

New York at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Portland at Utah, 9 p.m.

Sacramento at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

7KXUVGD\¡V JDPHV Oklahoma City at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Miami at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Utah at Denver, 9 p.m.

Memphis at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

SOCCER MLS PLAYOFFS SEMIFINALS (2-game total-goals series) EASTERN CONFERENCE 6XQGD\ V JDPHV Montreal at Columbus, noon.

D.C. at New York City, noon.

WESTERN CONFERENCE 6XQGD\ V JDPHV Seattle at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Portland at Vancouver, 3 p.m.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

NFL

GROUP STAGE

DALLAS — Waived RB Joseph Randle.

HOUSTON — Signed C Eric Kush.

Signed RB Akeem Hunt to the practice squad. Placed C Greg Mancz on injured reserve. Released RB Daryl Richardson from the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS — Fired offensive co-ordinator Pep Hamilton. Named Rob Chudzinski offensive co-ordinator.

MIAMI — Placed DE Cameron Wake on injured reserve. Released CB Trovon Reed from practice squad. Signed OT John Ulrick. Signed LB Terrell Manning & DB Gary Shamiel to practice squad.

SAN DIEGO — Placed WR Keenan Allen, RB Branden Oliver & LB Tourek Williams on injured reserve. Signed WR Javontee Herndon & CB Greg Ducre from practice squad. Signed C J.D. Walton.

SAN FRANCISCO — Signed RB Pierre Thomas. Placed RB Reggie Bush on injured reserve. Signed CB Chris Davis to practice squad.

Group A Real Mdrd (Spn.) 1 Paris St-Grmin (Fra.) 0 Shakhtar Dontsk (Ukr.) 4 Malmo (Swe.) 0 Group B Manchestr Un. (Eng.) 1 Moscow (Rus.) 0 Eindhoven (Neth.) 2 Wolfsburg (Ger.) 0 Group C Astana (Kaz.) 0 Atletico Madrid (Spn.) 0 %HQĂ€FD 3RUW *DODWDVDUD\ 7XUNH\

Group D Monchngladbch (Ger.) 1 Juventus (Ita.) 1 Sevilla (Spn.) 1 Manchestr City (Eng.) 3

ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP Birmingham 0 Blackburn 0 Brentford 0 Hull 2 Bristol City 1 Wolvrhampton Wanderers 0 Burnley 3 Fulham 1 Derby County 1 Queens Park Rangers 0 Ipswich 2 Bolton 0 Leeds 1 Cardiff 0

NBA

â—† NHL

Raptors move to 4-0 with win over Mavs

McDavid leaves game with a shoulder injury

SCHUYLER DIXON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DALLAS — Kyle Lowry scored 27 points, and the Toronto Raptors spoiled the home opener in Dallas, beating the Mavericks 102-91 on Tuesday night for the first 4-0 start in franchise history.

The Raptors took the lead for good on a 12-0 run that started in the middle of the fourth quarter. Jonas Valanciunas had six of his 16 points during the decisive stretch.

The Mavericks went almost 4 minutes without a basket after Dirk Nowitzki hit a 3-pointer for an 86-82 lead.

Nowitzki finished with 18 points.

DeMar DeRozan scored 20 points, and Luis Scola had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Raptors, who opened with three straight wins two other times in their first 20 seasons.

Lowry had a game-high 10 assists, and Toronto held Dallas to 6-of-22 shooting in the fourth quarter and 38 per cent for the game.

It’s the second time the Raptors have held their opponent under 40 per cent.

Deron Williams, who starred at a Dallas-area high school, had 13 points in his home debut for the Mavericks.

Dallas forward Dwight Powell, a Toronto native, had his first career double-double with 10 points, all in the first half, and 10 rebounds.

Valanciunas started the decisive run with a layup on an assist from

Lowry and finished it with a tip-in and a pair of free throws after he was fouled getting a defensive rebound.

Dallas forward Chandler Parsons played 14 minutes in the first half of his second game after off-season right knee surgery, but didn’t play after halftime for precautionary reasons.

He scored nine points after getting two in 12 minutes in his debut Sunday at the Los Angeles Lakers.

Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid left Monday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers with what appears to be a shoulder injury that will keep him out long term, according to head coach Todd McLellan. “He’s disappointed he got injured,� said McLellan. “It’s his rookie season and things were going very well.�

McDavid had a partial short-handed breakaway but fell awkwardly in the second period and Philadelphia leading 2-1.He was ridden hard into the boards by Flyer Michael Del Zotto.

www.nanaimodailynews.com

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015 GARFIELD

@NanaimoDaily

DVERSIONS 25

CROSSWORD ON THE SET ACROSS 1 Gives dinner to 6 “Mamma Mia!” pop group 10 Weaver’s machine 14 Lexus competitor 15 Sketch out 16 Ides of March rebuke 17 Year-end decorations 20 Any of the Simpsons 21 Quipster 22 Urban thoroughfare 23 Make a sweater 25 Robe fabric 26 Magical drink 29 “That’s baloney!”

32 Luster 33 Races, as a motor 34 Rendezvoused 37 Disposable picture-taker 41 Plaything 42 Smartphone predecessors: Abbr.

43 Source of many legal terms 44 Pigpens 46 Small keepsakes 47 Anheuser’s partner 50 Adorable 51 Start the pot 53 Cry out loud 54 Peruvian of old 58 Get busy 61 Shipped out 62 Difficult journey 63 Con game 64 Homages in verse 65 Lumber cutters 66 Coffee stirrer

FOR BETTER OR WORSE

ANDY CAPP

ZITS

DOWN 1 True statement 2 Vocal bounceback 3 Money in Madrid 4 Enjoying a beverage 5 Airline to Sweden 6 Fess up to

PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED

7 Rotten kid 8 English majors’ degs.

9 Hole-punching tools 10 Fictional villain Simon 11 Catchall category 12 Playful aquatic mammal 13 Needing an airing-out 18 Exact duplicate 19 __-bitty 24 “Jingle Bells,” e.g.

26 Attention getter 27 Buckeye State

28 Barely visible 29 Tablelands 30 St. Laurent of fashion 31 PC’s undo key 33 Short on manners 34 Apportion, with “out” 35 Emerald Isle 36 Sunbathes successfully 38 Prefix for center 39 Frequently 40 Tell a lie 44 Perfumery products 45 Hooligan 46 Polka band horn 47 Opera voice 48 Not married 49 Goosebumps byline 50 Prepares dinner 52 Cherry centers 53 Goulash, for instance 55 El __ (ocean current) 56 Designer Chanel 57 Quote book abbr.

59 Hunters’ org.

60 60 Minutes airer

HI AND LOIS

HAGAR

» EVENTS // EMAIL: EVENTS@NANAIMODAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4

THURSDAY, NOV. 5

10-11 a.m. CC Tiny Tots Play Group at Country Club Centre, a free weekly drop-in group for little ones and caregivers. Enjoy play, crafts, stories and songs with ECE certified educators from PacifiCare. Activities appropriate for children five and younger.

2-7 p.m. Mid Island Abilities & Independent Living Society open house . Support and communication for people with disabilities at 3999 Victoria Ave. 8 p.m. Doors open for GOB, with Boids at The Queen’s, 34 Victoria Cres. Tickets $20 plus charge in advance, $25 at the door and on sale at Lucid, The Dog’s Ear, Desire Tattoo, The Queen’s or at ticketzone.com.

7:15 p.m. On The Dock Acoustic Series with: Kendall Patrick & The Headless Bettys, Ali Prince, Nick & Katelyn, at The Dinghy Dock Pub, 8 Pirates Lane., Protection Island. Tickets $20 from the artists, Dinghy Dock Pub or at ticketzone.com

8 p.m. Longwood Brew Pub presents Scott Brown and Paul Mitchell. Live At Longwood.

8 p.m. Doors open for GOB, with Boids at The Queen’s, 34 Victoria Cres. Tickets $20 plus charge in advance, $25 at the door.

and on sale at Lucid, The Dog’s Ear, Desire Tattoo, The Queen’s or at ticketzone.com.

FRIDAY, NOV. 6 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Nanaimo Pottery Co-op’s November Show and Sale at Country Club Centre 3200 North Island Highway, Nanaimo.

Show continues Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. yo 5 p.m.

2 p.m. Yonatan Shapira, From Air Force Pilot to Peace Activist, at St. Andrews Untied Church.

311 Fitzwilliam St. Free admission. MidIslanders for Justice and Peace in the Middle East. For information, 250-758-0966.

SATURDAY, NOV. 7 10 a.m. Bastion City Wanderers Volkssport Club invites you to a 6-km or 11-km walk at Christie Falls, Ladysmith. Meet at the end of Christie Rd in front of red TimberWest gate.

Park on the side of the road. Registration at 9:45 a.m. For information, call Ethel at 250-756-9796.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Annual World Craft Bazaar at Knox United Church, Ethical, exotic gift choices and Fair Trade goods. Lunch available.

Free admission. Co-sponsored by Karios and Knox Church. Pym at Humphrey streets, Parksville. For information call 250-248-0310.

Noon-4 p.m. A variety of carvings of takes place at the Annual Woodcarving Show, at the Seniors Centre, 500 Bowen Rd. Entry $2, put on by the Harbour City Seniors Mid-Island Woodcarving Club. For information, or to show carvings, call Don Olsen, 250-758-6898 or olsen272@telus.net.

6:30 p.m. Sweets and Songs fundraiser: Evening of food, drinks music and bake sale. All proceeds support Mission Team in CamCam, the Philippines in January. Departure Bay Baptist Church. 3510 Departure Bay Rd. For information: 250-758-9334.

www.nanaimodailynews.com

26 DIVERSIONS BLONDIE

@NanaimoDaily

HOROSCOPE

by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) Enjoy a child or loved one today. Make extra time for this person, or take him or her out for lunch. Your invitation will be appreciated; consider repeating the gesture in the near future if all goes well. Allow your creative side to express itself.

Tonight: Have a ball.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You put more pressure on yourself than is necessary. You might not like what is happening around you, but understand that you can’t successfully make any long-term changes right now. You can control only yourself and no one else. Tonight: Order your favorite pizza.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) By catching up with neighbors, you’ll learn a lot about what is going on in your community. You will feel knowledgeable when you wrap up these conversations. Make an effort to return calls and reach out to friends who have been MIA. Tonight: At a favorite local spot.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Curb a tendency to be possessive. Some of you will go off on a spending spree if you aren’t careful. You might promise yourself not to do this again, yet there appears to be another shopping trip on the horizon. At least keep the tags and receipts. Tonight: Your treat.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Your magnetism could cause you a lot of trouble. Be careful when handling others’ feelings. You might not intend to hurt someone, but with everything that is heading your

BABY BLUES

BC

WORD FIND

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

way, it is likely to happen. You can apologize only so much.

Tonight: Watch what goes on around you!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Maintain a low profile. Know that any decisions made or conversations had might need to happen again in the near future. It is as if everyone is elsewhere in their heads, even though they appear to be present.

Do something just for you. Tonight: What would make you happy?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Deferring to friends might feel OK right now, but the fact is that you won’t make the impression you would like to make. Others could forget about your gesture quickly, and you will have to repeat it in some way. Still, make the effort. Tonight: Where your pals are.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You might think that you are doing an excellent job assuming the role of leader, and you really could be.

However, those you lead might not get your message and head out in different directions. Adjust your style, if need be. Tonight: Catch up on a back-burner project.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Your mind seems to drift to different realms and other people. You inadvertently could cause yourself a problem, which is the last thing you intend to do. Try to gain a better understanding of a situation when you have some alone time.

Tonight: Where there is music.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You could be wondering about a decision you are about to make.

More information could be forthcoming in the next 48 hours. Don’t

push yourself until you are 100 percent sure. Get feedback from someone first. Tonight: Take a loved one to a favorite place.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Allow someone else to take the lead. You might complain a little at first, but if you are honest with yourself, you know you don’t have the same drive to carry out this matter that he or she does. With so much going on around you, you will feel popular. Tonight: Take a back seat!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your best bet is to isolate yourself from others, especially if you want to do a little of this and a little of that.

Others might not understand, and could become critical without realizing it. Thank them for feedback, and hold your tongue. Tonight: Know when to call it a night.

YOUR BIRTHDAY (Nov. 4) This year you enjoy your immediate circle, and you gain more associates through networking. As a result, you experience many more opportunities in both your community and personal lives. If you are single, you will have the job of sorting through your many potential sweeties. The person you choose could be significant to your life. If you are attached, the two of you will focus on some long-term goals involving your relationship. You will have a reason for celebration. LEO might be a little wary of you, as you are of him or her!

BORN TODAY Former first lady Laura Bush (1946), chef Curtis Stone (1975), actress Kathy Griffin (1960)

SUDOKU

Harbourview Volkswagen www.harbourviewvw.com

Barrel of oil

Dow Jones

➜

PREVIOUS SUDOKO SOLVED

➜

CRYPTOQUOTE

$47.90 +$1.76

17,918.15 +89.39

Canadian Dollar

5,145.13 +17.98

S&P/TSX

➜

➜

The Canadian dollar traded Tuesday afternoon at 76.62 cents US, up 0.28 of a cent from Monday’s close. The Pound Sterling was worth $2.0134, Cdn, down 061 of a cent while the Euro was worth $1.4309 Cdn, down 1.22 of a cent.

➜

NASDAQ

13,710.31 +87.30

SOLUTION: FUN FOR THE FAMILY

www.nanaimodailynews.com

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

@NanaimoDaily

Browse more at:

27

To advertise in print: Call: 1-855-310-3535 Email: classifieds@nanaimodailynews.com Self-serve: blackpressused.ca Career ads: localworkbc.ca

A division of

30

$

GET IT RENTED! BUY ONE WEEK, GET SECOND WEEK FREE!* *Private party only, cannot be combined with other discounts.

INDEX IN BRIEF FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

IN MEMORIAM

CRAFT FAIRS

INFORMATION

PERSONALS

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

TRADES, TECHNICAL

NOI’S A1 Thai Massage. -First in Customer service and satisfaction.

Open Mon-Sat, 9:30-5:00. 486C Franklin St. Call (250)716-1352.

GET FREE vending machines can earn $100,000 + per year.

All cash-locations provided.

Protected Territories. Interest free ďŹ nancing. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629 Website www.tcvend.com.

LOWBED/LOGHAULING DRIVER Looking for an experienced Lowbed/Log Hauling Driver required for Mid-Vancouver Island Area to start immediately. Lowbed/Log Hauling experience mandatory. Fulltime, permanent position, Monday-Friday with occasional weekends. I.W.A Union Position, union rates and beneďŹ ts. All applicants must possess a valid BC Drivers Licence, as well as be able to provide a clean BC Drivers Abstract.

Please read carefully absolutely no phone calls or drop ins. *Please note: position applied for in email subject line.

Only those being considered for the position will be contacted. Resumes accepted by email or fax ONLY. • Fax: 250-736-1996 • Email: ryderresumes@gmail.com

TRAVEL

Parksville Lioness Christmas Craft Fair Sat. Nov 7. 10 am - 3 pm @ Parksville Community & Conference Centre.

132 Jensen St. E. Parksville 80 Craft Tables - Christmas Music Lioness Luncheon available

EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS SERVICES PETS & LIVESTOCK MERCHANDISE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE RENTALS AUTOMOTIVE

TRAVEL TIMESHARE CANCEL YOUR Timeshare.

No risk program stop mortgage & maintenance payments today. 100% money back guarantee. Free consultation. Call us now. We can help! 1-888-356-5248

INFORMATION

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT LEGAL NOTICES

AGREEMENT It is agreed by any display or Classified Advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event of failure to publish an advertisement shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for that portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only, and that there shall be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement.

your private party automotive ad with us in the SELL IT IN 3 Place Nanaimo Daily News for the 3 weeks for only $30.

OR IT RUNS next If your vehicle does not sell, us and we'll run it again FOR FREE!* call at NO CHARGE!

Your Community, Your ClassiďŹ eds.

AUTOMOTIVE

1-855-310-3535 FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

DEATHS

DEATHS

WATKIN MOTORS Ford, Vernon, B.C. requires a Service Manager to lead 3 Advisors, 12 technicians. Visit online watkinmotors.com, About us, Employment, to review required qualiďŹ cations.

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNIVERSARIES

ANNIVERSARIES

DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION Advertisers are reminded that Provincial legislation forbids the publication of any advertisement which discriminates against any person because of race, religion, sex, color, nationality, ancestry or place of origin, or age, unless the condition is justified by a bona fide requirement for the work involved.

COPYRIGHT Copyright and/or properties subsist in all advertisements and in all other material appearing in this edition of Used.ca.

Permission to reproduce wholly or in part and in any form whatsoever, particularly by a photographic or offset process in a publication must be obtained in writing from the publisher. Any unauthorized reproduction will be subject to recourse in law.

ON THE WEB:

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS HUGE DEMAND for Medical Transcriptionists! CanScribe is Canada’s top Medical Transcription training school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today! 1-800-4661535. www.canscribe.com or info@canscribe.com START A new career in Graphic Arts, Healthcare, Business, Education or Information Tech. If you have a GED, call: 855-670-9765

MEDICAL/DENTAL

Used.ca cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement.

Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition.

Used.ca reserves the right to revise, edit, classify or reject any advertisement and to retain any answers directed to the Used.ca Box Reply Service and to repay the customer the sum paid for the advertisement and box rental.

HIP OR knee replacement?

Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in walking/dressing? Disability tax credit $2,000 tax credit $20,000 refund. Apply today for assistance: 1-844-453-5372.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

4HEĂ–KEYĂ–TOĂ–YOURĂ–NEWĂ–#!2%%2

Dr. Herbert C. Welch

May 9, 1925 - October 19, 2015 Our Father was a remarkable man. He was well loved and will continue to be a positive force in our lives. He lived a wonderful life full of joy, sadness, accomplishments, failures, but no regrets. In the face of adversity, dad showed us true love when caring for our mom through a difficult illness, where he never faltered in his commitment to give her as much comfort and joy as possible. He instilled great values in his three children, their spouses and his seven beloved Grandsons. He will be remembered always with much love.

Dad was instrumental in the medical community of Nanaimo since settling in town as a general practitioner in 1954. His desire to specialize in Internal Medicine caused him to move his family to Rochester where he spent several years training at the Mayo Clinic, where he made life-long friends, and completed his growing family. He returned to Nanaimo in 1959 and began practicing Internal Medicine serving Nanaimo and the North Island. He was involved in the growth of the NRGH and the creation of the ICU Ward. It gave Dad great pleasure to support the Nanaimo Rotary Club, Internal Medical Society of North America, Probus, the Port Theatre and the Nanaimo City Planning Committee.

Dad’s wish was to be at home, which we were able to honour with the help of his dedicated caregivers, to whom we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude. Also a special thanks to Dr. Kennedy, Dr. Hay, Dr. Baillie, Dr. Carr and Dr. Love whose care, guidance and support helped Dad transition from the role of doctor to patient. Dad had many good friends that cared for him and we would like you to know how much Dad and all of us appreciated your friendship and encouragement.

A private Celebration of life will be announced for family and friends at a later date. If desired, donations in Dad’s name can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Pat and Robin

Our anniversary would be Nov. 4th, 57 years of a wonderful life together. The ups and downs, the closeness, the love are all so sorely missed by the family and many friends when she left us on July 18th. I still feel your hand in mine, my love.

Always, Rob. DEATHS

DEATHS

Carolina Maria Walkling January 17, 1926 - October 28, 2015

It is with sadness we announce the passing of our mother Carolina Walkling. She lived a very full life, coming to Canada from Holland in 1948 to marry Walter on the family farm south of Mortlach, Saskatchewan. They lived together in Moose Jaw raising 2 sons Gary and Kenneth. She moved to Nanaimo, B.C. in 2002 upon the passing of Walter.

She was predeceased by sister Anne in Regina, granddaughter Danielle in 2000 and husband Walter in 2002. In Canada she is survived by son Gary (Nancy) grandsons Jason (Karen) and Cory (Karen). Son Kenneth (Lois), grandchildren Theresa (Paul), Phillip (Suzie) and David. As well 8 great grandchildren. Also survived by niece Patty-Anne (Vern) and their children Alysha (Patrick) and Dylan, and many family members still in Holland.

Thank you to the amazing staff at Travellers Lodge who made her last 3 years very comfortable and happy.

In lieu of flowers donations to Travellers Lodge in Nanaimo would be appreciated.

Lynn will be laid to rest in Moose Jaw, beside her husband Walter.

PERSONAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SERVICES TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMING EVENTS

COMING EVENTS

THE NANAIMO DRAGON BOAT SOCIETY

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

FOR ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS E-777 Poplar Street, Nanaimo 5:30 pm - Tuesday, November 17, 2015

www.nanaimodailynews.com

28 CLASSIFIED/SPORTS

ADMINISTRATION

ADMINISTRATION

@NanaimoDaily

PERSONAL SERVICES

PERSONAL SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

RENTALS

FINANCIAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

GARAGE SALES

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

NANAIMO 1320 Discovery Ave. Nov 5-7 (9-6). The antiques & collectables from the Grotto Rest. & much more.

Too much to list but some hilites 4 ďŹ rearms, quality restaurant cutlery & knives, 6000 collector key chains, 1000 cookbooks, 2000 vinyl records, Japanese collectables. See our website for photos: www.estateliquidators.ca

S. NANAIMO large comm/industrial parking area, good for trucks, trailers, containers, car lot etc. Best Island Hwy exposure. 1-604-594-1960.

The Nanaimo Yacht Club is seeking a replacement for its long serving

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Responsibilities include management of accounting/payroll and Executive Secretarial support.

Position requires strong basic accounting skills, and superior interpersonal and communication skills.

This position is a part time, permanent position, 4 days/week.

The successful applicant will work part time with the incumbent in 2016 and assume the position when the incumbent retires.

Salary commensurate with qualiďŹ cations and experience.

Applications accepted until November 15, 2015.

400 Newcastle Avenue Nanaimo V9S4J1 Fax: 250-754-7224 E-mail: nvc@nanaimovc.ca Attn: Rob Wiebe, Vice Commodore NYC

HELP WANTED

SUITES, LOWER N. NANAIMO- new, 1 bdrm furnished suite, own entry, parking, washer, $800 inclds utils NS/NPNow 250-751-0015

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

Nanaimo Yacht Club

HELP WANTED

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

REAL ESTATE

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

HELP WANTED NEED A loan? Own property?

Have bad credit? We can help!

Call toll free 1-866-405-1228 ďŹ rstandsecondmortgages.ca

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

SPORTING GOODS TREADMILL NORDICTRACK Model C2200 like new, a steal @$350, Cost New Over $1500 Call Ph 250-758-0354

RENTALS

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Home Care Worker - Casual / On-Call Position Under the direction of the Home Care & Community Nursing Coordinator, the Home Care Worker provides quality personal care and home support services within the Snuneymuxw First Nation community.

Responsibilities: 1. Provides personal and supplemental care duties and services in SFN homes and/or in an institutional settings including (but not limited to) bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, exercise programs, preparation of meals/cooking, laundry, shopping, home cleaning, transportation and minor home maintenance.

2. Contributes towards promoting and maintaining the physical, psychological and social well-being of adult care/elder care clientele and advocates for dignity and self-respect of clients.

3. Assists Snuneymuxw families in providing care for terminally ill clients.

4. Reports changes in client’s health and living arrangements that may affect the individual care plans and assists in identifying and recommending adult care/elder care service delivery strategies and priorities.

5. Instructs clients in diet/nutrition and available resources.

6. Actively participates in community interagency meetings regarding adult care/elder care issues and assists in coordinating elder care events.

7. Assists the Home Care and Community Nursing Coordinator with planning, designing and implementing comprehensive adult care/elder care program activities and initiatives.

8. Maintains all records in a confidential and accurate manner and informs the Home Care and Community Nursing Coordinator with regular activity updates.

Education and Qualification requirements: 1. Completion of Grade 12.

2. A tuberculosis (TB) test and proof of immunization.

3. Possesses the following certificates/licenses: a. Home Care/Resident Care Attendant Certificate; b. Valid BC driver’s license with clean drivers abstract; c. Transfer/Mechanical Lift Certificate; d. Food Safe Certificate; e. First Aid and CPR Level C with AED; f. Workplace Hazardous Management Information System (WHMIS) certificate; g. Transportation of Dangerous Goods; h. Palliative Care Certificate is desirable; i. Foot Care Certificate is desirable; j. ASSIRT certification or similar certification.

Key Competencies: T Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective and efficient working relationships with clients and their families, staff and community agencies/ representatives.

T Ability to work as a team member as well as be self-directed; meet deadlines, prioritize workloads and multi-task as required.

T Knowledge of Snuneymuxw First Nation cultural protocols/traditional practices is desirable.

T Basic computer skills i.e. Word, Excel, Power Point and MS Outlook.

Proficient with transfers (i.e., beds, wheelchairs), bathing, feeding and other personal care duties.

T Ability to handle sensitive information when dealing with emotional or troubled clients.

T High standards of ethics and confidentiality and ability to handle sensitive information.

Please submit your current resume and cover letter to: Maggie White, Snuneymuxw First Nation 668 Centre Street, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 4Z4 mwhite@snuneymuxw.ca

FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

KENMORE SEWING machine, carrying case, working order, $45. (250)616-4632.

HELP WANTED

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

1991 ACURA Integra LX. runs good, original owner, $2000 Very clean, 250 758 0443

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

FULL TIME

JOURNALIST/PHOTOGRAPHER The Gazette, Lake Cowichan, BC

The Lake Cowichan Gazette, a Black Press weekly publication in beautiful Lake Cowichan, B.C. is seeking an exceptional, full-time journalist/photographer to join our editorial team.

We are seeking a candidate who will find and capture compelling stories and features and who will thrive in a deadline-driven environment to produce stories for our newspaper and online products. The successful candidate will be able to work independently to write stories, take photos and assist with online and social media responsibilities.

Qualifications: r &YQFSJFODF XJUI *O%FTJHO BO BTTFU r 4VQFSJPS XSJUJOH TLJMMT r "CJMJUZ UP XSJUF PO B WBSJFUZ PG UPQJDT JODMVEJOH MPDBM HPWFSONFOU BSUT BOE TQPSUT r 1SPGJDJFODZ JO QIPUPHSBQIZ r &YQFSJFODF JO QPTUJOH DPOUFOU UP UIF *OUFSOFU r "CJMJUZ UP BEBQU UP FNFSHJOH USFOET JO NVMUJNFEJB SFQPSUJOH including social networking.

"QQMJDBOUT NVTU PXO B SFMJBCMF WFIJDMF BOE IBWF UIFJS PXO DBNFSB This position will require the applicant to work some evenings and XFFLFOET "MM BQQMJDBOUT QMFBTF TFOE SFTVNF BOE DPWFS MFUUFS UP "OESFB 3POEFBV &EJUPS The Cowichan Valley Citizen +VCJMFF 4USFFU %VODBO #$ 7 - 8 &NBJM BOESFB SPOEFBV!DPXJDIBOWBMMFZDJUJ[FO DPN

Only those selected for interview will receive a response.

Deadline Date: Friday, November 6, 2015 For more information contact Maggie White at 250-740-2356 Please note only those applicants who are short-listed will be contacted.

A criminal record check will be required for this position.

L O C A L

print online

Nacho Fernandez scored from a tight angle two minutes after entering the match to help Real Madrid beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 and advance to the knockout stage of the Champions League on Tuesday.

PSG had the most chances at the Santiago Bernabeu but Madrid escaped with the victory when Fernandez surprised goalkeeper Kevin Trapp with a soft shot that crossed the goalmouth and spun into the far corner after bouncing near the goal line in the 35th minute.

Wallabies still need to improve

Deadline for resumes: Friday, November 20, 2015.

Fax: 250-753-5221

Madrid off to knockout stage

â—† RUGBY

FRIENDLY FRANK

â—† SOCCER

blackpressused.ca

Australia coach Michael Cheika says the Wallabies must improve if they are to overhaul Rugby World Cup champions New Zealand and that he’s now setting his sights on beating England in a threetest series next June.

Cheika and other team members were greeted with applause and cheers in Sydney when they arrived at the airport early Wednesday, four days after losing the final 34-17 to the All Blacks at Twickenham.

New Zealand will lose many top players to retirement, but Cheika said “our goal is to improve, not to be waiting for other teams to go worse because of this or that reason . . . I don’t think they (New Zealand) will get worse, they’ve got so much depth.�

â—† GOLF

European Tour could see change The European Tour is contemplating what amounts to a level playing field for those who want to be considered global players.

Typically, being a member of the two largest tours in golf requires a top 50 world ranking.

That effectively assures the player of getting into the four majors and four World Golf Championships, which would be more than half of the minimum starts required on the PGA Tour (15) and European Tour (13).

29 nanaimodailynews.com

@NanaimoDaily

SUPER SALMON

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Eileen Bennewith Nutrition Notes

Vitamin D is needed by all

W

Many wines from around the world complement B.C. salmon.

Wines are easy to pair with coho Lynette Burns The Lucky Gourmet

N

anaimo anglers are enjoying a healthy run of Fall coho salmon this year. Every day on my way home, I see numerous fishermen/women casting their lures into the Nanaimo River just south of town.

Coho are now almost as prized as Sockeye among fish lovers. The Fall coho is a medium fatty salmon and about halfway between Sockeye and Spring in richness. The bright orange flesh of the coho is more finely grained than Spring, but somewhat coarser than Sockeye. The flavour profile combines moderate “salmoness” with gentle, sweet and earthy qualities. More basically, coho is more flavourful than Spring but not as fishy as Sockeye.

Sometimes overlooked, coho is available for only a short time in the grocery stores. Lucky anglers,

however, often freeze, smoke and can a year’s supply when the fishing is good. So whether you get some from the store, catch it yourself or are gifted a fillet or two from your favourite fishing person, Fall coho are a West Coast treat that should not be missed.

• Here is a simple recipe that compliments the flavour of coho while not overwhelming or overcooking it: 1.5 pounds of coho fillets - cut into portions and placed skin side down on a baking sheet Brush the coho with a mixture of: 2 Tbsp chopped parsley 1 small garlic clove – pressed 1/8 cup olive oil Juice of one lemon and a little of its zest 1 Tbsp good-quality Dijon mustard Salt and pepper to taste Bake your dressed salmon for 10 minutes at 450 F then squeeze a little more lemon juice on it just before you serve it up.

Salmon is one of the most versatile foods to pair with wine. The qualities of salmon allow for the sweet, earthy, fatty and ocean tastes to be mirrored

or contradicted by wine to good effect.

A Chardonnay will mirror and compliment the buttery rich aspects of the fish, while a Sauvignon Blanc will scale down the richness with acidity.

My favourite is Pinot Noir. This wine will do it all. The earthy qualities in Pinot Noir will enhance those same flavours in the salmon while the fruity taste will mirror the sweetness of the fish.

The acidity of this wine will stimulate your taste buds and sharpen all the flavours while diminishing the fatty aspects.

The queen of white wines, the marvellous Riesling, is a sure fire winner with a salmon preparation that leans toward any Asian influence.

A softer fruity Zinfandel will go superbly with a Cajun or blackened salmon dish. Zinfandel is also a lush wine that will mellow the spices and allow the full essence of the ocean to shine through.

Rose, Pinot Grigio or almost any Cotes De Rhone wines go well too.

And lest we forget that a bubbly works with almost every food on the planet.

Here are my picks for your salmon dinner: • Joel Got Zinfandel $21.99 — a super rich zinfandel from California.

Nugan Estates Chardonnay $11.26 — a crisp and dry Australian wine at great value.

• Delas St Esprit $17.38 — a classic blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre from the Cotes Du Rhone in France.

• St Michele Riesling $14.77 — an outstanding rich Riesling from Washington.

• Opawa Pinot Noir $24.99 — one of the best I have ever had, from New Zealand.

• Ogio Pinot Grigio $11.99 - good value in a drier old-world style wine with lots of citrus notes.

• Terra Sauvignon Blanc $12.17 — herbaceous qualities and steely acidic at a really good price from Chile.

It’s so nice to see that wines from around the world love and complement our West Coast salmon. » Lynette Burns is the managing leader for Lucky’s Liquor store in Nanaimo.

For information on all events, call 250-585-2275 or visit www.luckysliquor.ca.

EU looks into claims fish routinely mislabelled THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BRUSSELS — The European Union is looking into reports that cheap seafood is often mislabelled as choice fish in some of the Belgian capital’s fine restaurants and even in EU cafeterias.

The Oceana environmental group said Tuesday it found that 31.8 per cent of seafood it tested in and around EU institutions in Brussels was a different fish than what was labeled on the menu. In the cafeterias of the EU, which sets fishery policies for the 28-nation bloc, the

total amount of falsely labeled fish stood at 38 per cent.

“We take this very seriously,” EU spokesman Alexander Winterstein said of the report.

A 2014 Oceana study of Danish fishmongers found that 18 per cent of the cod sold there was not cod, but

haddock or saithe. France stood out, however. When Oceana had a study there, only 4 per cent of targeted species were mislabelled.

At EU headquarters, Gustavsson found some of the strangest mislabelling cases.

“This is almost hilarious,” he said.

hen the skin is exposed to sunlight, the body makes vitamin D. This is good news for people living in the sunny South. In Canada, there is no vitamin D produced from the sun between October and March even if it is a sunny day. This is because the angle of the sun is not direct enough to produce vitamin D in the winter. For part of the year, Canadians can only get vitamin D from food or supplements.

The only foods with natural sources of vitamin D in the Canadian food supply are fatty fish and egg yolks.

Health Canada recommends that all Canadians eat fish at least twice per week.

Since there are so few natural food sources of vitamin D, there is legislation in Canada that all fluid milk and margarine must be fortified with vitamin D. Some other foods such as goat’s milk, plant based beverages like soy drinks, and some calcium fortified orange juices are also allowed to have vitamin D added. Cheese and yogurt can be made with fortified milk but often they are not. Always read the label to see if a product contains vitamin D. In the body, vitamin D is important for helping to absorb and maintain healthy levels of calcium. Without sufficient vitamin D infants and children risk a serious disease called rickets, which causes bones to soften.

To prevent rickets, all babies under one year of age need 400 IU of vitamin D as supplements daily. For breastfed babies, this is given in the form of drops.

For formula fed babies, the manufacturer adds the vitamin D supplement to the formula. Babies who drink less than 1000 ml of formula per day still need a supplement of 400 IU per day.

The public health guidelines for all Canadians aged 1 to 70 recommend that everyone in this age group should have at least 600 IU of Vitamin D daily. This recommendation increases to 800 IU per day for those over 70 years old. A vitamin D supplement may be needed for children and adults who do not eat enough foods containing vitamin D. Check the labels to see how much vitamin D is in your food.

In adults, lack of vitamin D can lead to osteomalacia, which is a condition of under mineralized bones, or osteoporosis, which are porous bones that fracture easily. Vitamin D may also play a role in reducing the risk of many chronic diseases.

The need for vitamin D starts at birth and continues to our last day. » Eileen Bennewith is a registered dietitian in the public health program for Island Health. She can be reached at eileen.bennewith@viha.ca.

www.nanaimodailynews.com

30 ENTERTAINMENT

@NanaimoDaily

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

MOVIES

James Bond is an ideal, not a man If you want to pull the curtain back on 007, research the writer who created the character, Ian Fleming KOLBY SOLINSKY BC LOCAL NEWS

T

echnically, Roger Moore is correct.

“I have heard people talk about how there should be a lady Bond or a gay Bond,” Moore said, or was quoted saying, to Britain’s Daily Mail. “But they wouldn’t be Bond for the simple reason that wasn’t what Ian Fleming wrote.”

It’s accurate, I suppose. Discrimination is often camouflaged under accuracy. And calling out discrimination is often retorted by saying the accuser is too politically correct.

But Moore is sorta right. James Bond couldn’t be a woman, not as he exists. Not as he’s ever existed.

Because a female 007 wouldn’t be a male 007. Right?

And James Bond couldn’t be gay, not as he exists. Not as he’s ever existed. Because a gay James Bond wouldn’t have Bond Girls then, would he? (Well, actually . . .)

“It is not about being homophobic or, for that matter, racist,” Moore continued, “it is simply about being true to the character.”

Well, it’s nice he at least recognized what he sounded like — and maybe, what he is. It’s sorta like when someone is a complete idiot and then ends their insults with, “Hey, I’m just being honest.” Sure, but you’re still an idiot. You don’t get to just ‘Freeze Charm’ what you’ve said with qualifiers.

But then again, we all discriminate.

Some of us are just stupid enough to get worked up about things that aren’t real. James Bond is a character, and perhaps even the man who played him for 11 years doesn’t realize characters can be changed and re-written and revolutionized. So we have to remind Mr. Moore — and the rest who value tradition above all else, no matter where that tradition comes from — that James Bond isn’t a real person. He and his stories are fiction, just like his Golden Gun. So actually, when I think about it again, Moore isn’t technically correct, is he?

James Bond hasn’t been a woman.

James Bond hasn’t been black. James Bond hasn’t been gay — at least, not on the page.

But, he could be any — or all — of those. All someone has to do is write him, or her, that way.

W

e have always had a problem, any humans or their society, with idolizing and deism. We’re too scared to live without them. It’s why we have created gods and goddesses, there has to be someone or something up there or waiting for us, someone who’s just like us but who’s also much stronger than us. Us, but better. We create heroes and we create immortals and we put everything on a pedestal, on a high chair so towering we can only see the soles dangling as we stare up from below.

We constantly say that humans have to make mistakes to learn, that beauty is in the eye of the beholder,

Monica Bellucci, left, and Daniel Craig in a scene from the James Bond film, ‘Spectre.’ The movie will be in theatres this weekend. [AP PHOTO]

“Let’s not forget that he’s actually a misogynist . . . A lot of women are drawn to him chiefly because he embodies a certain kind of danger and never sticks around for too long.”

Daniel Craig, James Bond actor

that nothing is ever as great as it’s supposed to be, that nothing is ever as awful as it’s said to be. But then, when we have the chance to get carried away, we forget all that patient, stable wisdom. We want to believe people are better than we know they are. And the opposite is true, just like Roger Moore will be called a racist or a homophobe or a sexist, at best a misogynist, for his comments delivered three decades after his opinion on the matter mattered — 30 years after he played Bond for the last time, which was the last time we had to care what he thinks about the character. Are his comments sexist or racist or homophobic? Is he any of those things? Not to himself, he’s not. Who knows? And, who cares?

But the reason why comments like Moore’s make people so upset – why they should make people so upset – is that they’re not really delivered as

calmly or as politely or as moderately as he sells them.

Nobody heard, James Bond can’t be a woman or a homosexual.

What they heard was, A woman or a homosexual can’t be James Bond.

And those are two very different things. The first one says something about Bond; the second one says something about – and insults – who Moore was actually talking about.

This isn’t about Bond. It’ll never be.

It’s about everyone who James Bond isn’t.

J

ames Bond is an ideal, not a man.

That doesn’t mean he’s a good ideal, of course.

To many, he’s a hero based on nobody, an agent who worked in the Cold War. To boys and some men, he’s just a cool guy with careful hair in a trim, clean, handsome suit — he pulls chicks and he speaks well.

But that, of course, is the problem with making Bond into a god, or into an infallible character. We’re idolizing an ideal with Bond, and the ideal isn’t as friendly to everyone as it is to frat boys and lads. Even Daniel Craig sees through the smoke screen – that makes sense, since he’s worn the clothes.

Here’s Craig, via Mic.com: “Let’s not forget that he’s actually a misogynist . . . A lot of women are drawn to him chiefly because he embodies a certain kind of danger and never sticks around for too long.”

There’s realism in Craig’s comment above, and perhaps a bit of controversy there.

Oh no, I’m not talking about how he called Bond a misogynist. That’s just factual. And it shouldn’t upset you, it’s only normal that he’s flawed.

No, the ‘controversy’ is in the part at the end, when Craig says Bond’s women are attracted to his misogyny.

But controversial as it is, it’s also been proven with every hundred-million the franchise makes. Bond is flighty and violent and often cruel, and that turns people on. Not just ladies at the baccarat table, mind you, but the legions of sex-starved and booby-obsessed dudes who are terrified their idol might become something or someone they’re afraid to like, or afraid to admit they like.

Because, really guys, as much as we like to see Bond as a ladies man, we’re just as in love with him.

Tradition is one thing, but it’s not the only thing. It’s regressive, sometimes harmful, when it is.

(Not to mention, tradition is mostly bull. When Roger Moore said he didn’t think Idris Elba would make a good Bond, again camouflaging casual racial bias (i.e. racism) with something softer, he said Elba was not “English-English” enough for the part. But Moore either doesn’t realize or easily forgets, of course, that four of the six men who have played Bond aren’t “English” at all. Sean Connery? Scottish. George Lazenby?

Australian. Timothy Dalton? Welsh.

Pierce Brosnan? Irish. Only Moore and Craig are English, and few would say Moore is even in the better half of the performances among the men who have played Bond.)

B

ut if you really want to pull the curtain back on the cult of Bond, all you have to do is research a little about the man who created the character, Ian Fleming.

“In Fleming’s books — as in his life — sex and cruelty went hand in hand, and sex and cruelty never go out of fashion,” wrote the Daily Mail’s Christopher Hudson in 2008.

“This cruelty even infected his marriage. In public, his wife Ann was a beautiful, sharp-witted aristocrat. In private, she soaked up the pain the abusive Fleming caused her — physically and mentally — and then gave some of it back.”

So, there’s something there between Fleming and Bond, isn’t there? And respecting complexity as a reality, can’t we ask in all seriousness, When we protect Bond, and when we protect Fleming, what exactly are we protecting them for?

What you’re hearing when people cry out for Bond to never change, whether it’s his race or sex or sexual orientation that’s endangered, are the cries of people who are too insecure to accept progress. And they have problems with it everywhere, not just at the movies.

They like stuff to be new, they just don’t want it to be inconvenient.

www.nanaimodailynews.com

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

@NanaimoDaily

DIVERSIONS/ENTERTAINMENT 31

ADVICE

Husband’s porn magazines make wife upset Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: I have been married to “Bruno” for 40 years. During this time, I have found his various porn magazines hidden in multiple places.

My reaction has always been to throw them away and not mention it.

A few months ago, I again found his stash, but this time I left them where he had them hidden. I have discovered that he takes the magazines out to look at the women every time I leave the house. Every single time!

I feel like he is cheating on me. It’s very disturbing.

Bruno is otherwise a great guy, but that doesn’t make his actions acceptable to me. Evidently, he is never going to stop this behaviour and I don’t think I can live with it.

Now what — Not Good Enough Dear Enough: For 40 years, you’ve put up with this. Now that you know Bruno is looking at the pictures more frequently than you suspected, you are ready to call it a day.

What did you think he was doing with those magazines? Reading the articles?

Please understand that, distasteful as it is, Bruno’s porn fascination has nothing to do with you. And frankly, there is so much Internet porn these days, including live video, that

checking out girlie magazines seems fairly benign. We aren’t condoning Bruno’s porn habit, but it doesn’t seem to be the type of serious addiction that makes some men spend enormous amounts of time and money looking for increasingly active methods of stimulation.

Please ask yourself whether Bruno been a good husband. Does he pay attention to you? Does he treat you well? Does he help support you financially and emotionally? Is he a good companion? The magazine porn is only one part of your life and it doesn’t have to be the most important part. Please talk to Bruno about this. Tell him how much it bothers you. Ask whether he would make a sincere effort to stop. Try S-Anon (sanon.org) for spouses of porn addicts. Get counselling if you need it. We don’t think this is worth

CELEBRITY

throwing away 40 years of an otherwise good marriage.

Dear Annie: I could have written the same letter as “Hopeless and Confused,” who said she’s been married for 24 years to a man who doesn’t show any affection and responds to her requests for deep, meaningful talks with text messages.

Please tell her to run, don’t walk, to a counsellor knowledge in diagnosing Asperger’s syndrome.

Our counsellor helped me move past my 30 years of pain and resentment, helped my husband to understand the ramifications and frustrations of his condition, and best of all, taught us how to lower expectations and move forward in our marriage.

We are joyfully celebrating anniversary 37 in November!

— RA in PA

Dear RA: Thank you for suggesting this possibility. Asperger’s syndrome is an autism spectrum disorder, and common symptoms include difficulty with social skills and communication.

You could be right about this man, and “Hopeless” should look into it. More information is available through aspergersyndrome.org, autismspeaks.org and autism-society. org.

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, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook. com/AskAnnies.

CELEBRITY

Robin Williams’ widow says the Bobbi Kristina Brown actor suffered several afflictions hospice staffer charged JEFF MARTIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FRAZIER MOORE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Robin Williams’ widow says his medical afflictions would have claimed his life within three years — “hard years” — and that she doesn’t blame him for his suicide.

Susan Williams said the actor-comedian had not only been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive movement disorder, a few months before his death, but also that a coroner’s report found signs of Lewy body dementia, a difficult-to-diagnose condition that leads to a decline in thinking and reasoning abilities.

That may have contributed to the anxiety and depression for which he was treated in his last months, and that likely played a role in his August 2014 suicide by hanging.

Though there were many reasons why he ended his life, she said, it may have all come down to one: “I think he was just saying, ‘No.’ And I don’t blame him one bit.”

She called him “the bravest man I’ve ever known.”

Williams’ symptoms began in November 2013, she said in an interview that aired Tuesday on ABC’s Good Morning America.

They included stomach pain, constipation, urinary trouble and sleeplessness.

By the following May, he was suffering from stiffness, slumping, a shuffling gait and “losing his ability in his voice,” she said.

“It’s one minute, totally lucid,” she recalled.

“And then, five minutes later, he would say something that wasn’t — it didn’t match.”

In what would be the final week of his life, doctors were planning to check him into a facility for neurocognitive testing. But in those last

In this 2013 file photo, Robin Williams, right, and his wife Susan Schneider arrive to The 2012 Comedy Awards in New York. [AP PHOTO]

“It’s one minute, totally lucid. And then, five minutes later, he would say something that wasn’t — it didn’t match.”

Susan Williams, Robin Williams’ wife

weeks, he was “disintegrating before my eyes,” she said. “We were living a nightmare.”

Williams, who had battled substance addiction in the past, was clean and sober when he died, she said, having recently marked eight years of sobriety.

The couple had been together for seven years and had been wed for three years.

She described her husband as “just a dream” and their relationship “the best love I ever dreamed of.”

Additional segments from the interview were scheduled to air last night on World News Tonight and Nightline and Friday on The View.

ATLANTA — A woman in charge of Bobbi Kristina Brown’s care at the hospice where she died was impersonating a nurse and faces charges that include identity fraud and nursing without a license, police said.

Taiwo Sobamowo cared for Brown, the only daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston, at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, according to a police report obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. The report describes Sobamowo, 32, as the nurse in charge of caring for Brown.

There is nothing in the report that mentions how Brown’s care might have been affected. Duluth police say the case is under investigation.

The 22-year-old Brown died July 26, six months after she was found face-down and unresponsive in the bathtub of her Roswell home Jan. 31.

In a statement, Homestead Hospice CEO Mallie Sharafat said the company performed a background check and reviewed references from other health care agencies in the area.

“We had no reason to believe that she was anything other than a good nurse with proper credentials,” Sharafat wrote. “As soon as the credentialing discrepancy was discovered by one of our employees, we immediately took action and notified the appropriate authorities.”

Sharafat said the company has since taken “further precautions,” including re-credentialing all care staff.

Sobamowo, who has addresses in Buford, Georgia, and Raleigh, North Carolina, was being held Tuesday in a Raleigh jail on a charge of being a fugitive from another state, records show. The jail had no record of an attorney representing her.

The case involving Sobamowo began in September, when investigators in Forsyth County began looking into her background after they received a tip raising questions about Sobamowo, who had worked at an assisted living facility, sheriff’s Deputy Epifanio Rodriguez said Tuesday.

Sobamowo faces charges of first-degree forgery, identity fraud and practicing nursing without a license in Forsyth County, Rodriguez said.

On Oct. 27, Forsyth County sheriff’s Detective Cpl. Jeffrey Roe contacted Duluth police “in reference to a high-profile case” that Duluth has some jurisdiction over, Duluth police wrote in their report.

Roe said Sobamowo had stolen the state-issued RN number of a real nurse at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.

“Our investigation has revealed no license or registration on record through the Georgia Board of Nursing for Sobamowo,” Duluth police said in a separate statement on the case.

“Documentation obtained through Sobamowo’s employment records indicated she attended a medical college in Washington, D.C.,” the statement said. “To date we have been unable to confirm her attendance at this school.”

Georgia law enforcement officers had a potential address where Sobamowo was staying in Raleigh and she was arrested there Sunday, Raleigh Police spokesman Jim Sughrue said Tuesday.

Duluth police said they’ve obtained a warrant charging Sobamowo with practicing as a registered nurse without a license in that city and that additional charges may be filed.

Roswell police have been investigating the circumstances surrounding Brown’s death. In September, the Fulton County Medical Examiner said the cause has been determined.

www.nanaimodailynews.com

32 NATION&WORLD

Suspect in shooting death killed self, say cops CHINTA PUXLEY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Winnipeg police say a man suspected of killing his estranged wife killed himself Monday after being pursued by officers.

Camille Runke, who was 49, was shot Friday morning near her workplace in Winnipeg.

Deputy Chief Danny Smyth said she had a protection order against her estranged husband, Kevin Runke, due to alleged stalking and harassment.

Although Camille Runke contacted police 22 times to report violations of the protection order,

Smyth said there was no indication of violence.

Police followed up on all of her concerns and were building a case for a criminal harassment charge, he said.

“We had no reported history that would suggest Kevin Runke was violent or had any history of violence prior to the homicide itself,” Smyth said at a press conference Tuesday.

“I think our officers acted responsibly and reasonably.”

Police were looking for Runke as a “person of interest” in his estranged wife’s death, he said.

3956 VICTORIA AVENUE 250-758-5513

Home of the BEST FOOD & DRINK PRICES in town!

& LIQUOR STORE

LIVE BANDS EVERY SATURDAY NOV. 7 TH “VINYL EDGE”

C

! s e m a G k c d $250 gift aEntenr to u an , al go ks uc an C ch ea r fo win a prize me of the month. g last ga card to be drawn followin

LIQUOR STORE

NOW!! No charge for cold Tuesdays seniors day, save 5% on entire purchase, 55+ FAMOUS GROUSE

KAHLUA

WISER’S DELUXE

FOSTER’S

Save $3.00 ONLY $

Save $2.00 ONLY $

Save $1.60 ONLY $

Save $3.00 ONLY $

1.14 Litre

29.63

750mL

17.97

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

POLITICS

“There was no evidence . . . that would have given us the grounds to arrest him for the homicide,” Smyth said. “We would have liked the opportunity to speak to him given the history I described.”

Smyth said officers were pursuing Runke near St. Malo, south of Winnipeg, on Monday morning when his car veered off into a wooded area. Police did not continue the chase, fearing Runke was armed, and called for backup, Smyth said.

They eventually found him dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in his car.

THE PUB

@NanaimoDaily

750mL

17.45

12-Pack Cans

18.51

Save 5% on case lots of wine or liquor

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley in Calgary in May. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Alberta premier spars over jobs Rachel Notley says opposition is creating fear DEAN BENNETT THE CANADIAN PRESS

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is accusing the opposition of being naive and ratcheting up the fear meter over job losses in the lagging economy.

“It would be lovely to wave a magic wand and create 40,000 jobs out of nowhere,” Notley told the house Tuesday, tracing imaginary circles in the air with her finger.

“God knows that group of folks never did it,” she added, referring to the Progressive Conservatives, who promised for years while in government to wean the economy off its over-reliance on oil and gas revenues.

“To suggest that somehow we can deal with the drop in the price of oil overnight and replace each and every job is ridiculous.”

Opposition parties have been hammering away at the NDP in the house for days over its proposed budget and its plans to shepherd Alberta through the trough of low oil prices that have carved billions of dollars out of Alberta’s bottom line.

The NDP budget, along with initiatives already taken, hikes taxes for corporations and well-to-do individuals. It plans a massive construction boom to take advantage of low interest rates and a labour surplus and will work to diversify the economy through job creation incentive programs.

The downside is four years of massive deficits and a $47 billion debt by the year 2020.

There have already been thousands of layoffs in the oil sector, and Wildrose Leader Brian Jean has said the budget will make a bad situation much worse.

On Tuesday, he said comments from the government suggest a review on oil royalties has already determined that those rates will go up.

“We can’t tax our main industry into oblivion and expect positive results for Albertans,” Jean said to Notley.

“Why isn’t the premier worried that a drastic hike in royalty rates will kill Alberta’s oil and gas sector and as a result kill the quality of life of Alberta families?”

Jean went further.

“It’s the same story every morning across every corner of Alberta: investors are fleeing, businesses are closing and Albertans are losing their jobs.”

Notley fired back.

“What doesn’t help the health of the economy is groundless fear-mongering,” she replied.

Earlier in the day, Notley responded to TransCanada’s decision to ask the United States government to suspend its review and decision on the Keystone XL Pipeline.

The line would take Alberta oil across the continent to refineries and ports in Texas and is viewed as critical to Alberta’s growth.

Notley said the Keystone issue shows that governments need to take more action to reduce greenhouse gases so that they have more credibility when it comes to advocating for projects such as pipelines.

Notley says she will take Alberta’s plan to improve its environmental record with her when she goes to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris at the end of the month.

Wildrose energy critic Leela Sharon Aheer urged Notley to stop running down Alberta’s environmental record.

“When the premier goes to Paris, will she stand up for Alberta and tell the world that no one produces oil and gas more responsibly than Alberta?” said Aheer.

“What I’m going to do when I go to Paris (is) I’m going to start by telling the truth,” Notley replied.