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Vancouver mayor wants Trump’s name off tower

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Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is urging a developer to drop Donald Trump’s name from a downtown tower project, saying the U.S. presidential hopeful’s “hateful positions” have no place in the city.

Robertson has sent a passionate letter to the Holborn Group, which is building the 63-storey Trump International Hotel and Tower on West Georgia Street.

“As mayor, I’m proud that Vancouver is known throughout the world for our steadfast commitment to diversity, equality and freedom from discrimination and hatred,” he wrote.

“In contrast, Donald Trump’s hateful positions and commentary remind us all of much darker times in our world’s past — and it is incumbent on all of us to forcefully challenge hatred in all of the ways it confronts us.”

City councillor Kerry Jang has also called on the developer to ditch the Trump brand.

“It is their belief, and my belief, that Trump’s name and brand have no more place on Vancouver’s skyline than his ignorant ideas have in the modern world,” Robertson said.

Robertson told reporters that he has asked acting city manager Sadhu Johnston to

Workers sweep up broken glass after a pane of glass fell from the Trump International Hotel & Tower under construction in March. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

see if council has any power to change the name if the developer doesn’t take action, though he noted the city lacked any “obvious tools.”

The Holborn Group did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump visited the city in 2013 to help announce the $360-million project.

The Trump Organization said at the time that it was lending its brand power and operating the tower, but that the family

would not be investing in the development.

The tower was set to be completed next fall. It would become the second Trump International Hotel and Tower in Canada after the one in Toronto.

There have also been calls to rename the Toronto building, including from Coun. Josh Matlow, who tweeted that the city is “diverse and respectful”, but Trump is a “fascist.”

Premier Christy Clark said she agreed with Robertson that

Trump’s name doesn’t represent Vancouver.

She pointed to B.C.’s warm welcome of 3,500 Syrian refugees as being at odds with Trump’s policies.

“This is a decision for the developer and the city to come to. My view is Donald Trump doesn’t represent our city,” she said. “If I was in business, I would probably be taking the bet that maybe Donald Trump wouldn’t be good business in Canada for quite a while longer.”

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Enjoying Christmas cheer Popular holiday alcoholic drinks to sample include ‘Sex in a Snowbank’

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t’s the festive season again, and many local pubs and restaurants have been busy devising their own unique drinks to commemorate the holidays, or tweaking tried and true seasonal libations to their customers’ tastes.

The Grand Hotel, with its popular Whiskey Bar known for its wide selection of more than 140 varieties of whiskey from all around the world, takes the Robert making of cockBarron tails to a whole new level at Reporting Christmas time.

Jeffrey Renville, the hotel’s food and beverage manager, said the drink of choice for his customers this season is a version of the popular French 75 martini.

The history of the martini goes back decades to its origins in Europe, and was named for a powerful artillery gun that was used in the First World War.

Jeffrey Renville of Nanaimo’s Grand Hotel. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

“It’s quite a strong drink, and that’s why it’s named after a big gun,” Renville said.

“The drinking scene has become ‘retro-vibe’ lately in that people are looking to revive old favourites, and martinis are becoming quite popular again.”

Renville said the Grand Hotel’s version of the French 75 consists of Grey Goose Vodka, considered one of the best vodkas in the world, Otard cognac that dates its history to France in the Middle Ages and St. Germain elderberry liqueur.

“It’s the taste of the elderberries that give the martini a distinctly Christmas taste,” he said.

“The martini is not too sweet or tart, and is always a winner at Christmas time. It’s very memorable.”

Staff at the Landlubber Pub in Beban Plaza have developed its own take on the popular Sex in a Snowbank drink during the Christmas season.

Owner Andrew Pederson said there are thousands of versions of Sex in a Snowbank available online, but his staff has experimented with the old favourite to develop a unique one that is quickly becoming a favourite of his customers.

He said the drink consists mainly of Malibu coconut rum, coconut syrup and some creme that is shaken on ice and placed in sugar-rimmed glass.

“It’s our first Christmas season with this drink on the menu and we’re getting a good response so far,” Pederson said.

“We also have Granville Island Winter Lager on tap for the holidays as well. We’re pretty much a

blue-collar pub and our business is not built so much on drinks, so we wanted to have a Christmas beer on tap as well.”

Beer is king at the Longwood Brew Pub, and brewer Graham Payne has developed his own version of the German favourite Copper Bock lager beer for the season.

He said that according to German law, the popular Copper Bock beer must be fermented to an alcohol content of 6.5 per cent or higher.

In keeping with the tradition, Payne said his version is a smooth, creamy seasonal lager well balanced with little hop aroma, and its alcohol content can be as high as 7.2 per cent.

“The deep copper-coloured beer is a true wintertime lager that has a high enough alcohol content to really warm our customers up,” he said.

“It’s not technically a Christmas beer, but it’s certainly seasonal. The Copper Bock will be on sale in the pub until Christmas.”

At downtown’s Modern Cafe, apple cider is the seasonal drink of choice for many.

Bartender Melanie Windle said the restaurant uses Fireball Whiskey in its apple cider with “a splash” of cranberry juice and cinnamon sprinkled over the top.

“When our customers come in at this time of year when it’s usually cold out, many want something different from the usual Baileys (Irish Cream) and coffee and ask for something that’s seasonal,” Windle said.

“Our apple cider is warm and festive and has a real Christmas taste to it.”

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Council to spend $229,000 on a core review SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

Nanaimo city council has awarded a contract worth just under $229,000, plus GST, for a core review of the city’s operations.

The core review is anticipated to wrap up in March. Interim city manager Tracy Samra told council that recommendations from the review for “efficiencies” would be put forward as the review progresses.

Council approved the contract at a special meeting Monday following

several months of delay and preparation for the process.

City elected officials spent weeks with a consultant to draft the terms of reference for a contractor to complete the review, which will focus on the city programs and services and compare them to similar models elsewhere.

The successful bidder, Western Management Consultants, will begin the review immediately.

Samra said she expected the majority of her time in the new year will

focus on working with the contractor to complete the review.

While originally expected to take between six months to a year, Samra put forward an “aggressive timeframe” to complete the process by March 31. Still to be negotiated with the WMC is the “precise deliverables” of the review, said Samra, meaning it is not yet certain what the final product will look like. But she added that “all programs” will be looked at, including fire and police services.

Council will be asked to identify

priority areas for a “deep dive,” meaning more in-depth evaluation.

Consultation with staff members, union leadership and council will take place throughout, Samra said.

But Coun. Diane Brennan raised the issue of public feedback on the review, and said she wanted to ensure their was “ample opportunity” for the public to make their voices heard.

Samra replied there were multiple ways to get the public’s feedback.

Coun. Bill Bestwick also referenced a previous consultant who said the city

would be “crazy” to engage the public too extensively, which could lead to a more drawn-out process.

The vote to approve the contract Monday passed unanimously.

Coun. Jerry Hong said he was pleased the review would be completed sooner, noting public frustration with other decisions being put off until the review concluded.

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‘Disconnect’ between students, adults: Survey ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

A “disconnect” between students and adults in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district in regard to safety and inclusion has led to a revamping of current policies.

Bob Esliger, the assistant superintendent responsible for diversity and equity, has reported to the school board that the district’s “satisfaction survey” for 2014-15 that asked students, staff and parents about their perceptions of safety and inclusion in schools has revealed quite different results.

Esliger said the results of the latest annual survey indicate that 25 per cent of students in Grades 3, 4, 7 and 12, and 35 per cent of students in Grade 10 don’t feel safe in their schools.

As well, 59 per cent of Grade 10 students and 57 per cent of Grade 12 students said they don’t feel that district staff treat them fairly. In contrast, 87 per cent of staff in the survey said their school was a safe place to work and learn.

In addition, 65 per cent of parents of students in the district’s elementary schools, and 59 per cent of parents with kids in the secondary system in the district, indicated they felt that staff treat their children fairly in the schools.

“There has been no significant improvement in the past five years of students respecting others who are different from themselves,” Esliger said. “(Approximately) 10 per cent of all students in the district feel they are not respected for being different, in that they think, act or look different.”

Esliger said the district will replace its sexual orientation and gender identity committee, and the multicultural & race relations committee.

“This advisory council (which is expected to consist of parents, teachers and administrators) will address matters under the district’s inclusion policy,” he said.

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number of Canadians convicted in the courts for cannabis possession is in the “hundreds of thousands,” and with it comes an associated stigma and employment issues of a criminal record. Rankin said he realizes immediate action may not be realistic, but two issues need to be considered.

“One, can we expunge criminal records for small quantities of marijuana, and second, a bit more complicated would be whether or not people facing marijuana charges should still be subjected to

marijuana penalties. It seems to me that’s something that also should be studied.”

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“I really think the right and just thing would be to expunge those records. It affects jobs, and travel and the easiest thing right now would be decriminalization, to show we don’t saddle these people with criminal records,” Malcolmson said.

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Nanaimo’s New Democrat MP wants government to strike from the Criminal Code of Canada wording that makes it illegal to possess cannabis.

Sheila Malcolmson said government should stopping laying charges first, before destroying the records of those convicted of possession charges — something her colleague, NDP justice critic and Victoria MP Murray Rankin raised the subject last week in the House of Commons.

“I was in the House when Bill had that debate,” Malcolmson said.

“I think we should (do that), but I think the first step is to decriminalize possession of small amounts — that way we won’t continue to add criminal records in the community.

It’s an easier thing to do — all you have to do is remove a line in the text of the Criminal Code.”

Rankin said the Liberals promised to legalize and regulate marijuana, but “there appears to be a long time before we see anything that resembles comprehensive reform.”

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ary Secretary to the minister of justice and Attorney General said government plans to “legalize, regulate, and restrict access to marijuana, but in order to do that, “we will be establishing a federal-provincial-territorial task force to design a strict sales and distribution system with appropriate health concerns.”

For now, cannabis is illegal and because of this Nanaimo RCMP recently arrested more than a dozen cannabis dispensary staff and recommended charges against most of those arrested.

Government must provide clarity on the issue, Malcolmson said.

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Nanaimo nurse heads to Madagascar ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

A nurse from Nanaimo Regional General Hospital will be doing her part for others around the world after Christmas.

Monica Ciolfi, a post-surgical nurse, travels to Tamatave, Madagascar, on Jan. 6 to volunteer on the world’s largest charity hospital ship, Africa Mercy.

The vessel belongs to the international charity organization Mercy Ships, which uses volunteer-driven hospital ships to provide free surgeries, training and development to those most in need.

Ciolfi, 27, volunteered last year with Mercy Ships and said she now feels called to return to Africa.

She said that after her first three-month stint with Mercy Ships, she has a greater appreciation for the career she has chosen and feels that she is doing exactly what she is meant to be doing.

“Taking care of others in their most vulnerable times is not something to be taken lightly and is an honour” said Ciolfi.

“I think we are very fortunate to have all we have in Canada, including free health care, and

the fact that we all look after each other. I want to use the medical skills I have to volunteer and help out in other parts of the world where they are not so fortunate.”

For two-and-a-half months Ciolfi, who is a graduate of Vancouver Island University, will work as ward nurse alongside 400 professional volunteers from more than 40 nations, all who pay their own way to help change thousands of lives.

With a lack of doctors, finances and facilities, Africans face conditions that aren’t seen in Canada, and massive tumours,

cleft lips and palates, cataracts and bowed legs are just some of the conditions that threaten the Malagasy people.

“It’s something that I’d like to do every year for the rest of my life, but that may not be realistic,” Ciolfi said.

“Mercy Ships is in the process of building another hospital vessel, so there’s lot of opportunities for medical professionals who are interested in helping out.”

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Regional district chooses firm to replace aging outfall pipe McNally International Inc. has been selected by the Regional District of Nanaimo to replace the outfall pipe at the Greater Nanaimo Pollution Control Centre.

The pipe was installed in 1973 and is reaching the end of its functional life. Work to replace the pipe has been ongoing since 2014.

The majority of the land portion of the outfall has been replaced and construction of the marine portion is set to begin this month.

The first stages of construction have already begun are expected to be completed by Feb.15.

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The Regional District of Nanaimo has received $18,900 from the province to help encourage local residents to trade-in older, higher-polluting wood stoves for new emissions-certified stoves.

It’s one of five regional districts on Vancouver Island to receive financial assistance with their wood stove exchange programs, totalling $79,450.

The programs help homeowners STILWELL by providing them with a $250 rebate when a new wood-burning, pellet or natural gas stove is purchased and an older model retired.

These new emissions-certified wood stoves burn one-third less wood; and reduce smoke and particulates entering the atmosphere by 70 per cent or more.

“Simply put, smoke is bad for health and older wood stoves contribute to the problem,” said Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell.

“If you own an older stove, do your part, take advantage of the rebate, and please replace it with one that meets modern emission standards.”

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Police, fire service levels frozen over five years SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

Nanaimo police and fire service levels will be frozen for the next fives years, as council prepares to start a new financial plan from scratch after the new year.

City council voted 8-1 this week to approve a ‘provisional’ budget that will result in a zero per cent increase in overall tax revenue for the 2016 year. The zero per cent tax change was greeted enthusiastically by a number of councillors.

But the zero per cent increase for next year — originally set at 1.7 per cent — comes with a few budgetary casualties.

The change that received arguably the most attention was a recommendation from interim city manager Tracy Samra to cut three senior general manager positions at city hall and freezing another currently-vacant position. The move will save $816,000 a year, a staff report says.

The changes proposed by Samra will also see 16 planned additional RCMP officers that would have been hired between 2016 and 2019 eliminated from the financial plan.

Council also passed a motion cancelling the long-planned new fire station in Hammond Bay, a facility that

would have required 20 additional firefighters to staff. The fire department is expected to begin work on a new fire plan in the new year.

Nanaimo RCMP Supt. Mark Fisher said he was told about the cuts to the planned RCMP officer positions Monday, before the report went to council Monday night.

Fisher said the change will mean four new police officers will not be hired this year, but said there will be a chance in future years to make the case for additional resources.

But Fisher also said that the request for more police officers is driven by ever-increasing calls for service and has consequences if rejected.

“It’s not done lightly,” Fisher said.

“It does impact police operations, there’s no doubt about it,” he later added.

Samra said during the meeting that the change was in line with a council policy to add no new services until a core review was completed.

But the lone dissenter behind the vote, Coun. Diane Brennan, said she was opposed to a budget that freezes police and fire staffing levels.

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RCMP officer attends collision but own patrol car catches fire A West Shore RCMP officer attending a collision in rush hour traffic Wednesday morning got caught in her own emergency situation when her patrol car caught fire.

The officer was stopped southbound on the Trans Canada Highway just past the Helmcken Road overpass merge lane shortly after 8 a.m., according to View Royal Fire Department Lt. Rob Marshall.

“She turned around and saw the smoke coming from the vehicle,” he said.

Fortunately for the officer, an off-duty Langford firefighter just happened to be driving by at the time.

The firefighter was able to instruct the officer on how to extinguish the fire and alerted his dispatch to call for View Royal crews.

Marshall added the small fire was out by the time View Royal crews arrived on scene.

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Storm that blasted Cowichan Valley forced cancellation of annual event Chemainus’s 10th annual Little Town Christmas was cancelled as result of another windstorm that walloped the Cowichan Valley over the weekend.

The event was slated to run “rain or shine” according to an information poster around town but it didn’t say anything about the wind.

The Saturday storm wasn’t as bad as the one on Thursday, Dec. 10, according to a BC Hydro official.

Spokesperson Karla Louwers said at its peak on Saturday about 2,000 customers in the Valley were without power.

“There were really two uniques sets of outages,” she said. “The first at about noon on Saturday.”

Workers had things fixed before 8 p.m. for most customers.

“And then we saw another gust in between 10 and 11 p.m.,” Louwers said.

Nanaimo Fire Rescue firefighter Andrew Mills.

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Just days after starting their new lives in Canada, the first refugees from the Syrian civil war to arrive in the Cowichan Valley admitted they felt frightened about what was ahead of them — until they met their sponsors from the Mill Bay Baptist Fellowship.

“She felt safe in those three days,” interpreter Jihan Abou El Arab said, translating the words of 29-year-old refugee Faten Dekhan.

“She felt the difference from where she was before.”

Dekhan arrived in the Cowichan Valley on Dec. 7 along with her 58-year-old mother, Aisha Jafar, and her nine-year-old son, Mohammed Alnaddaf. The Mill Bay Baptist Fellowship is sponsoring the family for their first year in Canada.

They used to call Homs, Syria, home. When the war reached Homs, they left for the capital city, Damascus.

When the war reached Damascus, they moved to a small village between Damascus and the border with Lebanon. Finally, they fled across the border into Lebanon, and spent the last two

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years living with Dekhan’s brother in Beirut.

“So basically, they ran from one spot to another spot into Lebanon,” Abou El Arab said.

Both women are widows: Jafar’s husband died of a heart attack, and Dekhan’s husband was killed in bombings during the war. They have arrived in Canada with only each other.

Virtually all their possessions had to be left behind.

“Everything is gone,” Abou El Arab said. “Absolutely gone.

They basically came with their clothing and her wedding ring, and everything else is gone.”

When they began the process of leaving Lebanon as refugees a year ago, the United Nations agency they were working with said there were several countries they could have ended up in: Canada, Australia, Sweden, Netherlands.

They didn’t choose Canada, but happened to fit all the criteria that Canada was looking for.

Canada’s commitment to welcome 25,000 refugees provided more open spots than the other countries had, as well.

“All the rules Canada put to adopt refugees, they fit everything,” Abou El Arab said.

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Improving health care in Canada now a critical issue C anadians take a lot of pride in our health care system. But when it comes to something as basic as how long we have to wait for vital services, there’s increasing evidence that we are settling for second best.

Two new reports out last week came to a very similar conclusion: patients across the country are waiting a long time for care, and efforts to reduce wait times are having little effect.

The good news is that things aren’t getting worse. One of the reports, from the Fraser Institute, found that the time between seeing a specialist and getting treatment averages 18.3 weeks across the country, almost unchanged from the

The new Liberal government should not hesitate to take a more active role in charting national solutions.

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18.2 weeks measured in 2014.

(Ontario and Saskatchewan score best.)

The bad news is that is double the time (9.3 weeks) recorded in 1993 when the institute began studying these things.

Apparently we’ve become accustomed to waiting much longer for treatment than we once did, and that isn’t a good sign.

The other night I came all too close to accidentally running over a young family of three. I was driving up a steep hill in the dark. On a rising curve there was no street light to illuminate any pedestrians.

A man, carrying a young child, and a woman were walking on the lane pavement with their backs to any oncoming cars. They all wore black.

They were practically invisible to any drivers. At the last moment I veered away and missed hitting them. I dread thinking of this close call. I stopped to let them know that they couldn’t be seen in the dark.

I hope others, including cyclists and skate boarders, will make efforts to be visible at night. Such safety takes little effort and may prevent horrific harm.

Also, please use the sidewalks and walking lanes. If there are none, the rule is to walk on the edge of the road, facing oncoming vehicles so you can jump out of the way if necessary. Unless you have eyes in the back of your head, walking in the traffic lane with your back to the cars is just asking for trouble.

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The other study, by the Wait Time Alliance, found some improvement in wait times in five key areas (including hip and knee replacements, cardiac operations and cataract surgery), but concluded that progress in other areas is “spotty.”

More worryingly, the group raises an alarm about wait times in areas that are fast becoming the key areas of concern as the population ages: home care and long-term care.

Only Ontario, to its credit, reports on wait times to access home care — an area that the province’s auditor general just found to be a growing problem.

The other provinces don’t even report those numbers. But as more and more health services are being

Because Duffy cried being poor at the start of this circus, I’m still curious about who is paying his astronomical legal bill and why?

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Who is paying for Duffy’s legal defence and why?

School board must look Re: ‘Duffy says Tories threatened at capacity utilization him over scandal’ (Daily News, Dec. 16) It would seem that Mike Duffy has stolen a page from the environmentalists’ climate change songbook.

Rhetoric and stories, lacking in evidence, and so far over the top as to lose credibility.

Not that he ever had much credibility as a senator at the public trough anyway. He must have seen the tactics that appear to work for the Green movement and decided it was worth a try.

We continually hear educators talk about a critical mass of students being essential to ensuring a secondary school having the ability to offer adequate and equitable educational opportunities.

It appears that our school board has now developed a heightened concern about that very issue most particularly at John Barsby Community School.

Comments from some board members during the consultation discussions two weeks ago clearly zeroed

delivered outside the traditional hospital setting, the alliance concludes, it’s vital that all provinces make the information public so that policy makers can work out a strategy to cope with the fast-growing population of seniors.

Back in 2004, Ottawa and the provinces reached a national health accord that provided major additional funding, partly to reduce wait times in the five areas it identified then.

But times, and priorities, have changed. The two reports appear a month before the federal and provincial governments are due to start talks on a new health agreement. The Wait Time Alliance, which includes major doctors’ groups, concludes

in on that fact as they expressed increased apprehension around the school’s predicted decreasing enrolment.

Why then are those very same trustees blatantly skirting around the issue of re-opening Cedar, the closure of which originally occurred to specifically address capacity issues at that very school as well as John Barsby and Ladysmith Senior Secondary?

The truth is the board should not be talking about declining enrolment at either of those two schools when they supported re-opening a high school whose enrolment will be seriously directly affecting the other two and the district as a whole.

In order for this school district to become sustainable, capacity utilization must be addressed. Those trustees that now continue to turn a blind eye to revisiting their blatantly biased decision to re-open Cedar Secondary, just shows a total lack of

that Ottawa can play a leading role in developing a “robust national seniors’ strategy” to reduce waste, keep costs low, improve access and ensure that comparable services are offered across the country.

The Harper government mostly stood on the sidelines as these slow-moving problems developed.

The new Liberal government should not hesitate to take a more active role in charting national solutions to what are undeniably national challenges.

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respect for the rest of the students and parents and in this community.

Trustees are hypocritical in touting capacity issues at John Barsby and LSS in the absence of looking at that very same issue at Cedar Secondary with a predicted less-than-200 student enrolment.

In fact, they are closing schools with higher enrolments than that (Woodlands — 595, Rutherford — 239).

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Mount Washington staffers thrilled with opening CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

Mount Washington Alpine Resort representatives are raving about opening weekend conditions after starting their seasons this past weekend. The resort officially opened for the 2015-16 season Friday.

“These are the best conditions we opened with in three years, and even today, conditions are mid-season conditions,” said Don Sharpe, director of business operations and marketing at the ski resort.

The Sunrise, Eagle and Hawk chairs were all operating, as well as the Magic Carpets.

Sixty-eight of 81 trails opened — which is all of the front side of the mountain — as well as 23 kilometres of Nordic trails and three kilometres of marked snowshoe trails.

The Tube Park opened as well, and the snow school, ski and board rentals, retail stores and food and beverage outlets all began operating. The Eagle Chair closed Saturday due to strong winds but reopened Sunday.

“We had amazing conditions,” said Sharpe. “We had clear skies Friday morning and lots of very happy people, and we brought in a DJ. “Saturday was a little bit snowy here; we were hit with another 35 centimetres, so there were not as many people, but they all came back Sunday, and conditions today are absolutely epic.”

Mount Cain Alpine Park, southeast of Woss, opened Saturday as well, with 21 of 21 runs and a couple of bonus runs operating.

Neil Borecky, president of the Mount Cain Alpine Park Society, says they had great crowds, with many skiers and snowboarders purchasing day passes and season passes, and everything ran very smoothly for opening weekend.

He says there were no accidents, all the equipment worked, and all the volunteers and staff came together to make it happen. As well, they have new management at the Cain Cafe this year, and Borecky says that went over very well.

“It was our best ever,” said Borecky of the opening.

“What made it such a good opening is that we had so much snow. We had a really good base of 120 centimetres, and it just kept snowing the whole weekend.”

Borecky encourages people to bring chains if they are driving up to Mount Cain, and he says skiers and boarders should not venture into the backcountry unprepared because avalanche hazards are quite high right now.

VICTORIA

Sewage treatment consultation put off VICTORIA NEWS

The Capital Regional District avoided a potentially “disastrous” public consultation regarding the $1-billion-to-$1.3-billion sewage treatment plant, said Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins.

Last week, the Core Area Liquid Waste Management Committee voted to postpone public consultation for the proposed sewage treatment plant options over concerns more information needed to be provided.

“The reality was, when we got down to it, there was a lot of confusion on the numbers and if we’re confused at the table, we can’t expect the public to be asked to weigh in on the information and be able to give us their clear thoughts,” Desjardins said, adding the cost allocation formula and allocation of grants were “problematic.”

“We need to do this right. We know we’re in a time crunch but this

would have, in my mind, been a disastrous public consultation process because the public wouldn’t necessarily have been able to respond to what it is we’re looking for.”

Last month, the committee revealed five options for the plant, including a one-plant option in Rock Bay, Victoria; a two-plant option with a centralized plant at Rock Bay and a facility in Colwood; a four-plant sub-regional option with facilities in Rock Bay, Esquimalt Nation, Colwood and East Saanich; and a seven-plant option with facilities in Langford, Colwood, View Royal, Esquimalt, Rock Bay and Saanich core and east Saanich; and an option that is tertiary.

The cost per household depends on which option is selected.

According to a report, the estimated cost per household in Victoria ranges from $509 to $608 annually, while the cost in Esquimalt ranges from $465 to $1,023 annually per household.

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Popular beach closed again after fuel leaks from vessel

Cowichan Valley Regional District acquires 100 acres of parkland COWICHAN VALLEY CITIZEN

The Cowichan Valley Regional District can boast another 100 hectares of parkland thanks to the acquisition of the top and western slopes of Old Baldy Mountain.

Money raised to purchase the Shawnigan Lake fixture came from funding through the CVRD’s Electoral Area B (Shawnigan Lake) Community Parks function, augmented by a community-led fundraising campaign.

The CVRD said the land was acquired with the understanding that

the regional district intends to maintain the lands as a natural park with trails for the use and enjoyment of local residents and visitors to Shawnigan Lake.

“Over the years Old Baldy Mountain has been subjected to logging, along with threats of resort and housing development proposals,” Shawnigan Lake director Sonia Furstenau said.

“The community of Shawnigan Lake can celebrate knowing that this beautiful backdrop to the lake captured in the works of renowned artist E. J. Hughes will be protected in perpetuity.”

The Shawnigan Lake Parks Commission in concert with local trail advocates will set out to assess and map the mountain, formalizing accessible trails.

Furstenau said conservation of the mountain contributes to the overall watershed protection objectives for Shawnigan Lake, “and signifies the true direction the Shawnigan community wants for its future.”

The total cost of purchasing the two properties that make up the new park was $1.5 million — $75,000 of which came through community donations.

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It seems no Greater Victoria beach has had as many warnings and closures this fall as the expansive sands of Cadboro Bay. The popular Saanich shore was closed again over the weekend, this time due to fuel leaking from a boat.

Andy Laidlaw, Saanich’s interim CAO, said the beach was reopened as of Monday.

“The fuel spill has dissipated and the source contained by Coast Guard,” Laidlaw said.

The leak is believed to be from the beached Pacific Sun King, owned by Cyril Manuel.

A Saanich crew was on hand cleaning up hazardous and non-hazardous storm debris that has washed ashore and Laidlaw is reminding residents

to notify Saanich of any new debris found along the beach.

The 40-tonne, concreted-hulled Sun King remains ashore as Saanich is still hoping the owner will salvage the boat as required. Manuel said he does not have the resources to recover the boat but is hoping to help in anyway he can, possibly selling or giving the boat away depending on its health.

The beach warning is only the latest this fall as it was completely closed following an early November storm that lifted a case of hypodermic needles and other materials, such as a battery and a gas can, off of a washedup boat and onto shore. The beach has also been the subject of multiple swim warnings (for dogs and humans) following heavy rainfall events this fall that resulted in combined stormwater and sewage overflows.

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Warning to drunk drivers: Expect to get caught TERRY FARRELL COMOX VALLEY RECORD

Constable Rob Gardner of the Comox Valley RCMP detachment says the toughest part of a fatal car crash comes after he leaves the scene.

It’s the knock on the door . . . to notify the next of kin.

“It’s tough,” said Gardner. “There’s just no easy way to do it. And it’s even tougher in smaller communities, because news travels so fast. Sometimes the families come down to the scene, because they heard about it and don’t believe it and have to see for themselves. And now you’re dealing with the traffic, you’re dealing with everything that needs to be dealt with on scene, and then the family shows up and you have to deal with what they see . . .”

When the officer makes that call to the victim’s home, he or she generally doesn’t make those calls alone.

“Victim services deserve props on all this, they come with us and help things,” said Gardner. “Without them, I can’t spend the time . . . it’s important for me to be there for the family, to let them know, but then victim services come in and help the families deal with what happens next.”

Next, as in funeral arrangements.

On average, 86 people die every year in crashes involving impaired driving in B.C., according to ICBC statistics.

Based on those numbers, RCMP will have to make up to seven home visits this holiday season, to tell someone they have just lost a spouse, a parent, or a child.

Courtenay Fire Department Chief Don Bardonnex has seen his share of tragedies in his time as a firefighter.

“Quite honestly, this, and texting while driving are the two biggest

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killers we face with motor vehicles,” he said.

Bardonnex could not give numbers as to how many fatalities he has attended that involve alcohol.

“A lot of the fatalities that I go to, well, the last thing I do is check whether the guy is drunk. And I absolutely never, ever check up on somebody after we leave the scene. I learned that early in my career. It just causes so much damage to the firefighters and whatnot. If they are alive when they leave the scene, there’s nothing more we can do, so we never check up on them., and we never ask the cops whether they were impaired.”

He said while that is not a hard

policy, it is a personal coping mechanism.

“It’s what works for me, and I push it hard to my firefighters as well.”

Counselling is a necessity with first responders.

“We do that all the time. It’s been a big thing forever, but it was always in the background before. Now we jump on it immediately after the call is over.”

He doesn’t even know how many fatalities he has attended over the years.

“I don’t keep track. There are too many hard things about this job, and keeping track of that has absolutely no value to us.”

The CounterAttack program that happens every year during the holiday season is helping, although Gardner says there is still work to do.

“People don’t really seem to be getting the message,” he said.

“It’s better now than it used to be companies are making sure that there are safe rides home. But there are still people out there who are not prepared for what happens after the party.

“The education is out there, and we all know what happens, but the message still seems to be missing a select few.”

Gardner sent a warning to the chronic drunk drivers out there: You will get caught.

“It’s just a matter of time,” he said. “That’s the thing about the CounterAttack program, with the ‘stop checks’, we set them up in all different places, at all different times, so you never know when, or where it is going to be.

“You get the people who are doing it all the time . . . eventually, their time will come.”

Much has been said about Canada’s impaired driving laws, and their relative lack of consequence, compared to those of other countries.

Gardner said the province of British Columbia is making headway in that regard.

“I think they are making really good progress with the IRP — the Immediate Roadside Prohibition,” he said.

“That’s something that a lot of provinces don’t have yet in Canada and I know they are trying to get that legislation. I think that is making an impact.

“If you get caught and you blow over the limit, that’s it. Your vehicle is gone for 30 days; you lose your license for 90 days . . . So that’s a good thing, absolutely.”

Gardner said the most practical thing to do is make plans before going out.

“People have to plan ahead,” he said.

“We always hear people say ‘there weren’t enough taxis’ or ‘I couldn’t get home, I needed to drive home.’

People know they are going out for the night; they know they are going to be drinking.

“They have to make a plan for that.

Get a designated driver, take a tax, a bus, find a friend that is sober. Just think about what is going to happen.

There’s no excuse. It’s just not worth it.”

OCEANSIDE

Location of extreme weather shelter has changed PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS

The Salvation Army will continue to operate the extreme weather shelter for the Oceanside region, but the location was changed Dec. 8 from The Salvation Army Church at 187 Alberni Highway to 249 West Hirst Avenue, Parksville (the old Ambulance Station next to the SOS).

It will remain at this location until the end of December. To find out if the shelter is open, call 250-954-3082.

The shelter will continue to be open from 6 p.m. until 8 a.m. on nights of inclement or extreme weather only. Clients will be provided with cots, blankets, pillows, along with an evening meal and breakfast.

When activated, the extreme weather shelter will be funded by B.C. Housing, the Regional District of Nanaimo Homelessness Action Fund, The Salvation Army, and the Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness. Funding for the shelter is available from November 1, 2015, to March 31, 2016.

In the winter of 2014/15, the shel-

ter was open a total of 37 nights due to snow and cold temperatures.

The protocol for the Oceanside region extreme weather shelter is standard for extreme weather shelters on the Island, according to the task force. Implementation of the extreme weather response plan is called when weather conditions are deemed severe enough to present a

substantial threat to the life or health of homeless persons. Since Nov. 1, the shelter has been open 23 nights.

A decision on the shelter opening tonight will be made this morning.

There have been 52 “attendances” this year, 50 males and two females.

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Clark: No more deleting records Premier promises practice of ‘triple deleting’ emails will be prohibited for ministers, political staff TOM FLETCHER BC LOCAL NEWS

There will be no more political staff deleting email records in ministry offices, Premier Christy Clark promised Wednesday.

Clark said she accepts all of the recommendations made by Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham and a follow-up study by a former commissioner to preserve email records that could be requested under freedom of information law.

“The practice of ‘triple deleting’ will be prohibited, ministers and polit-

ical staff will continue to retain sent emails and a new policy and specific training will be developed,” Clark said. “As soon as practicable, public servants will be made responsible for the searching of records responsive to information requests on behalf of ministers and political staff.”

Denham reported in October on investigations into three complaints, and determined in at least one case that emails had been intentionally deleted in an effort to avoid public release. She also condemned the practice of political staff such as Clark’s

deputy chief of staff to delete all of their sent emails at the end of each day. A political staffer in Transportation Minister Todd Stone’s office resigned when Denham’s report came out. She said he denied under oath deleting another staffer’s emails related to meetings with remote communities on safe transit options for Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert.

NDP leader John Horgan said giving non-partisan public servants responsibility for records searches is an important step, but the government

needs to legislate a “duty to document” policy decisions of government.

Clark told reporters Wednesday that step will be taken once legislation is prepared to build on existing requirements. The government brought in former information and privacy commissioner David Loukidelis to recommend new practices. Among his recommendations: to adjust government email systems so even deleted records are kept long enough to be captured in monthly computer backups, to allow later examination in cases where they may be the last location kept.

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Transportation Minister Todd Stone is defending the province’s decision to make the replacement of the Massey Tunnel B.C.’s top priority to receive new federal infrastructure grants.

The choice of the new bridge over the Fraser River, expected to cost around $3 billion, isn’t sitting well with some Metro Vancouver mayors, who worry it may effectively compete for federal cash against their rapid transit projects, as well as Metro Vancouver’s top priority of a new sewage treatment plant on the North Shore.

“It is certainly concerning that that bridge project, still somewhat undefined, would be given top billing,” said Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie.

Unlike transit upgrades, Brodie said, there is not broad support behind

the bridge, particularly in Richmond, where there are fears it will merely shift the existing bottleneck further up Highway 99.

“We’re concerned about the cost and the business plan for it, the impacts on farmland, how effectively it deals with congestion going northbound and southbound, and how it fits with our overall transportation system and the regional growth plan.”

Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner said making the bridge top priority causes her “some consternation” because the mayors’ plan for transit expansion should take precedence.

Stone said the choice is “in no way intended to suggest the transit projects in Surrey and on Broadway are not critically important.”

He said new federal Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi was already briefed on both the rapid transit pro-

jects, adding he walked him through the case for the George Massey project in detail in a meeting last week.

Ottawa has pledged $60 billion in net new infrastructure grants over 10 years. Eligible projects are expected to have a strong sustainability element to them and while that might suggest transit upgrades have the inside track, Stone told federal officials the new bridge should also qualify to unclog B.C.’s worst traffic bottleneck.

“There is a very significant sustainability and environmental component to the bridge,” Stone said. “That registered with them.”

He said the project will eliminate a million hours per year of idling vehicles, add HOV lanes and dedicated transit access, as well as pedestrian and cycling options that don’t exist now at the Deas Island crossing.

Replacing the Massey Tunnel with a new bridge is the province’s favoured project to receive federal infrastructure grants.

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Fisheries Minister Hunter Tootoo announced the news alongside B.C. Premier Christy Clark and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson while outside the former Kitsilano coast guard base.

B.C. Premier Christy Clark says the closure of the station was a mistake and she is delighted that the new federal government has reversed the decision for the safety of those who use the harbour.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an election campaign promise to re-open the base, which he reaffirmed in a mandate letter to Tootoo last month.

The closure of the station in 2013 as a cost-cutting measure was loudly criticized at the time and again when a grain ship spilled 2,800 litres of bunker fuel into Vancouver’s harbour last April.

The coast guard faced heavy criticism for its response to the incident after it took 12 hours to install an oil-absorbing boom around the ship and to notify the city.

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Cops warn about fentanyl risk An unusual pre-Christmas warning has been issued to the families of recreational drug users by Mounties in Surrey after several suspected fentanyl overdoses.

Police say the respiratory depressant is 50 to 100 times more toxic than morphine and is being cut into other illegal drugs.

The death of a Surrey woman on Tuesday morning was just the latest in a series of overdoses that Mounties suspect are linked to the drug. Chief Supt. Bill Fordy of the Surrey RCMP is asking parents to keep an eye on young adult children who may consume illicit drugs and will be returning home for the holidays.

Dr. Marcus Lem of the Fraser Health authority says people who use illegal drugs should not mix them with alcohol and should be accompanied by a sober buddy who can call for help in needed.

Early symptoms of a fentanyl overdose include severe sleepiness, a slow heartbeat, difficult breathing, cold and clammy skin and trouble walking or talking.

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Senior awarded $405K after bus stop accident TOM ZYTARUK SURREY NOW

An elderly man struck down by a pickup truck while waiting for a bus in Surrey has been awarded more than $405,000, and counting, by a B.C. Supreme Court judge for the severe injuries he suffered in the hitand-run crash.

Harry Sangra, 85, was standing at a bus shelter near the intersection of 75A Avenue and Scott Road on Feb. 23 of 2014.

He had been visiting his younger brother in Surrey and was waiting for a bus to take him back to Vancouver when he was struck down.

The defendants in the case were Scott Lima and his sister Christine Sine, who owned the large Dodge Ram pickup truck Lima had been driving, with her consent, when Lima hit Sangra. Justice Paul Walker found her vicariously liable to Sangra for her brother’s conduct.

The Insurance Corporation of BC determined Lima was in breach of his insurance policy when he struck Sangra.

Walker noted Sangra was an “exceptionally healthy and active” married man before Lima crashed into him.

“He suffered devastating injuries, including a brain injury, which nearly cost him his life.”

The court heard that before Lima hit Sangra, he rear-ended a 1992 Volvo 740, also on Scott Road, at a speed of somewhere between 80 and 90 kilometres an hour.

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after hitting the Volvo, not stopping to check on the father and child inside.

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Walker noted in his reasons for decision, which he revealed on Monday in Vancouver, that a witness said the pickup truck took off, with tires squealing, and turned left onto 75A Avenue.

The judge said Sangra had been thrown as far as 20 feet into the air before hitting the concrete sidewalk, where he lay unconscious, with his blood flowing into the snow, before being rushed to Royal Columbia Hospital with “severe and life-threatening injuries to nearly all areas of his body.”

Walker noted that before the crash Sangra, despite his years, was still quite athletic, regularly swimming and working out at a gym. He had lived in Port Alberni for a while, where he was vice-president of the society that ran the Sikh temple there.

Walker awarded Sangra $405,222.49 in damages, plus $2,000 more for each year of the rest of his life.

There will be more compensation as the award for cost of Sangra’s future care has yet to be finalized.

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OTTAWA — The Liberal government is telling the Supreme Court of Canada that those pushing for speedy implementation of right-to-die policies are strikingly naive about the legislative process.

In a submission to bolster its request for a six-month extension, the government says giving effect to a landmark decision on physician-assisted dying will require full parliamentary consideration as well as provincial legislation.

Last February, the Supreme Court struck down the prohibition on doctor-assisted death.

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WASHINGTON — The United States ramped up pressure Wednesday on Turkey to pull unauthorized troops from Iraq, aiming to defuse a dispute that has rankled relations between two countries central to the fight against the Islamic State group.

Vice-President Joe Biden, in a phone call with Iraq’s leader, lent credence to Iraq’s claim that its neighbour violated its sovereignty by sending reinforcements to a training camp in northern Iraq. He told Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi that the deployment “occurred without the prior consent of the Iraqi government,� the White House said.

Iraq’s government has been incensed over Turkey’s move to send reinforcements to the camp in the Bashiqa region, near the IS-held city of Mosul. Abadi has demanded that Turkish troops immediately withdraw from Iraq’s territory. But Turkey has insisted the added troops were needed to protect its forces from attacks by IS — a concern that gained new relevance Wednesday when IS militants attacked the camp, killing three Iraqi Sunni fighters and wounding several Turkish trainers.

The flare-up between Iraq and Turkey has hardened into an unwelcome distraction for the U.S., which is working to persuade Turkey to step up its fight against IS while escalating its own military efforts against the extremist group. Biden and other U.S. officials have been working the phones for days, urging both Abadi and Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to resolve the dispute.

Iraq’s Shiite-led government is under intense domestic pressure to resist the presence of foreign troops in the country, both from Sunni countries like Turkey and from the United States. Thousands of Shiite militiamen and supporters have joined rallies demanding Turkey’s full withdrawal, chanting, “No to occupation.� President Barack Obama’s recent decision to dispatch about 50 U.S. special forces to Iraq met a lukewarm reaction in Baghdad, even though the U.S. insisted it co-ordinated all its military actions with Iraq’s government.

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Committee recommends fossil fuel divestment for university

A man police say had a hatchet hidden in his coat when he was arrested inside a southern Alberta elementary school is facing charges.

Police say they were called to Mike Mountain Horse School in Lethbridge, where a man was reported to have walked in and indicated he was being chased.

The school was locked down and staff were able to contain the man in an empty room until he was arrested by officers.

Several charges are pending, including possession of a weapon dangerous to the public.

Police are not identifying the 37-year-old suspect until charges are officially laid.

There is now a home for a herd of bison on the roam northeast of Saskatoon.

About 25 of the big shaggy critters have been wandering around the Tisdale area, causing a safety risk by crossing roads and highways.

Wayne Black, reeve of the rural municipality of Barrier Valley, says someone has finally stepped forward to claim the bison.

Apparently the animals got loose last week after slipping through an opening in the owner’s fence.

The challenge now is to get the herd to move back to the farm where it came from.

Black hopes that will happen by the weekend.

An advisory committee at the University of Toronto has recommended a targeted divestment of some fossil fuel companies.

Reporting to university president Meric Gertler, the committee said that because some companies engage in “egregious behaviour and contribute inordinately to social injury” the university should withdraw investments in them.

In the report, which was made public on Wednesday, the committee acknowledged that companies in the fossil fuel industry also offer society indispensable benefits, so a blanket divestment is not recommended.

Shaw Communications is making its long-anticipated foray into the wireless business by picking up Wind Mobile for $1.6 billion.

Shaw, based in Calgary, says it will acquire the country’s fourth-largest mobile operator by subscribers, pending a number of regulatory approvals, including the Competition Bureau and the Ministry of Innovation, Science & Economic Development.

Shaw expects the transaction to close in the third quarter of 2016.

Wind Mobile has 940,000 subscribers across Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta.

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OTTAWA — After six days of sharing career reminiscences and grievances about life in the Conservative fold, Sen. Mike Duffy on Wednesday faced the Crown’s scrutiny of his version of events and of the particulars of where he actually lives.

Prosecutor Mark Holmes zeroed in on the heart of the trial: why Duffy began filing living expense claims after his 2009 appointment to the Senate, when he was residing in exactly the same place in suburban Ottawa.

The senator has pleaded not guilty to 31 counts of fraud, breach of trust and bribery, related to his contested Senate office and living expenses. Many of DUFFY those charges are linked to the fact that Duffy made claims on the basis that his primary residence was a cottage in Prince Edward Island.

Duffy went from working as a political show host for CTV, to a Senate seat a few blocks away from the network’s offices. He had lived in the national capital region since the 1970s.

“The proposition is this: far from incurring additional expenses after you were appointed to the Senate, your expenses associated with going to work actually went down considerably?” Holmes asked Duffy.

“I’m a senator from P.E.I., I live in P.E.I., and I followed the rules,” Duffy said. “Mr Holmes, I did not break the rules, let alone the law.”

Duffy became testy or sarcastic at times during Holmes’ cross-examination, at one point saying telling him he wouldn’t entertain a particular line of questioning.

The prosecution pressed Duffy on his argument that the Senate’s form designating residency is “a trap,” because it requires senators to indicate the primary residence “in the province you represent.”

Holmes pointed out that even if Duffy filled out that form declaring his primary residence was in P.E.I., he didn’t have to file for a housing allowance and per diem living expenses afterward.

Duffy insisted that from the moment he became the senator for P.E.I., he was entitled to claim expenses.

He said other senators live in hotels in Ottawa or rent apartments at a far higher cost than he incurs by living in his existing bungalow.

The Crown is scheduled to continue its cross-examination today.

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TORONTO — The struggling Canadian dollar is expected to face more tough slogging ahead following Wednesday’s decision by the Federal Reserve to begin raising interest rates south of the border, analysts say.

The U.S. central bank announced it was lifting its key rate by a quarter-point to a range of 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent, ending a seven-year period of near-zero borrowing rates.

Scott Guitard, a portfolio manager at Fiduciary Trust Canada, predicts Canada’s central bank will keep its key lending rate unchanged after having cut it twice earlier this year in an attempt to stimulate the country’s struggling economy.

Ian Nakamoto, director of research at 3Macs, said the different paths of the two central banks have pushed the value of Canada’s dollar lower because investors look at the direction of interest rate policies when they’re choosing where to put their money.

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“Not only will you get the kicker of a rising U.S. dollar because of their economy, but the money that you have invested there will be earning a higher interest rate when interest rates go up more over the next year,” he said.

Because commodities are priced in U.S. dollars, a rise in the American currency tends to depress prices because it makes them more expensive for those holding other currencies and reduces demand.

In the case of oil, the price for benchmark oil slid below US$36 a barrel Wednesday from highs above US$108 little more than a year ago.

“It’s no different than going to the grocery store and buying five lemons instead of six because the price has risen,” Nakamoto said.

In a research note, Scotiabank analysts Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret said the spread between the Canadian and American interest rates should remain wide throughout 2016, especially if Canadian economic data continues to disappoint.

“It is important to note the consider-

able disappointment in some of the key data —specifically non-energy exports and business investment — that the Bank of Canada has expected to support domestic growth,” they wrote.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking in advance of the announcement, said it was a good sign that the American economy was seeing a resurgence, but promised to examine the challenges that a lower dollar poses for the Canadian economy.

“I think having the United States economy pick up steam is ultimately going to be good for Canada,” he said.

Trudeau added that a reinvigorated U.S. economy means more opportunities for Canadian companies selling their goods south of the border.

Speaking earlier this week, Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz said that Canadian and American interest rate policies will continue to diverge as the gap widens between their relative economic performance.

“We just want people to understand that usually we think of the Canadian economy following the U.S. economy fairly closely, and this will be one of those places where it really doesn’t,” he said.

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The United States and Cuba have reached an understanding on restoring regularly scheduled commercial flights, Cuban and American officials said Wednesday on the eve of the anniversary of detente between the Cold War foes. The advance opens the way for U.S. airlines to begin flying to Cuba within months in what would be the biggest business deal struck as the two countries try to normalize relations.

Officials on both sides described it as an understanding on aviation but not yet a formal agreement and they hoped to reach a formal deal within hours or days.

The understanding was reached Wednesday in Washington.

Argentina lifted deeply unpopular restrictions on buying U.S. dollars Wednesday, aiming to put an end to a byzantine monetary system that made it difficult for businesses to operate and spawned a booming black market.

The move, a campaign promise of new President Mauricio Marci, was outlined by Finance Minister Alfonso Prat-Gay. Businesses, especially those needing to deal in dollars, were deeply affected.

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The committee that oversees the intelligence service set up a task force in October to examine suspicions that the BND intelligence agency improperly snooped on allies in the past.

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The Obama administration announced a $1.83 billion arms sale to Taiwan on Wednesday, drawing an immediate rebuke and threats of retaliation from Taipei’s rival Beijing.

The arms package is the first offered by the U.S. to the self-governing island in four years. Even before its announcement, Beijing, which regards Taiwan as part of its territory, demanded it be scrapped to avoid harming relations across the Taiwan Strait and between China and the U.S. The U.S. maintained there’s no need for it to hurt the relationship, which has also been strained by China’s island-building in the South China Sea and alleged cybertheft.

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Vow to balance budget in four years ‘cast in stone,’ says PM ANDY BLATCHFORD THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Even as the economic hurdles pile up, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists his pledge to balance the federal books in four years is “very� cast in stone.

On top of the balanced budget, Trudeau told The Canadian Press on Wednesday that the Liberal government will also live up to its other fiscal “anchor� to lower the debt-to-GDP ratio every year until the end of its mandate.

Trudeau’s remarks follow several revelations that his new government is standing on significantly shakier fiscal footing than it had predicted.

For example, the Liberals have recently shied away from another election commitment: to keep annual deficits over the next two years under $10 billion.

Trudeau was asked Wednesday how cast in stone his pledge was to balance the budget in four years. “Very,� he said during a year-end roundtable interview with Canadian Press journalists in Ottawa. “I think one of the things that Canadians expect is a level of fiscal responsibility that we’ve been able to demonstrate in the past and

“I think one of the things that Canadians expect is a level of fiscal responsibility that we’ve been able to demonstrate in the past.�

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we’re certainly going to demonstrate it in the future.�

The Liberals, who made billions of dollars in campaign spending vows, are facing many obstacles that stand in the way of fulfilling their balanced-budget goal.

Pulling the books back into the black is a tougher target than lowering the debt-to-GDP ratio, which represents a government’s capacity to pay back debt. The ratio — also known as the debt burden — is reached by dividing total federal debt by the overall size of the economy, as measured by nominal GDP. Last month, the government said in its fall fiscal update that the books inherited from the Conserv-

atives and a weaker-than-expected economy will drive the country billions of dollars deeper in the hole than it had anticipated during the campaign.

The parliamentary budget office later issued forecasts that suggested the Liberals could be poised to generate annual deficits up to $15 billion once their costed, big-ticket election pledges are accounted for. In addition, the party has also made several uncosted vows.

Earlier this month, the Liberals revealed that their new tax package, which will raise taxes on the highest earners and lower the rate on the middle tax bracket, will actually siphon more than $1 billion net per year from the treasury.

In their platform, the Liberals had predicted the plan would be revenue neutral.

Trudeau vowed during the campaign to respect the $10-billion upper limit for deficits in 2016-17 and 2017-18 unless the economic situation got radically worse. “Many of you pressed me on, ’Is that an absolute cap? What happens if the economy gets significantly worse?’ � Trudeau said Wednesday.

An aboriginal woman places her hand on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heart as he speaks with her at the start of a meeting with national aboriginal organizations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

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But Trudeau, unlike his predecessor in office, says he looks forward to raising the matter with the pontiff.

Trudeau met for more than two hours Wednesday morning with leaders from five indigenous organizations, capping a week that saw the Truth and Reconciliation Commission deliver its final report on the legacy of residential schools.

The commission made 94 “calls to action� towards reconciliation in a preliminary report last June — including an apology from the Pope — and the Liberals pledged to implement the entire report.

That’s a sharp U-turn from the Conservative government of Stephen Harper, which declined to respond to last June’s preliminary findings while it awaited the unabridged version.

The Conservatives never got the chance, losing office in October’s general election. But Harper did pass on an opportunity, just a week after the June release, to broach the subject with Pope Francis during a 10-minute audience at the Vatican in Rome.

Trudeau didn’t express any reservations when asked about the papal apology Wednesday. But he did lower expectations. “I’m not going to pretend that it is my job to order other governments or other organizations to do anything,� he said in the House of Commons foyer, flanked by the five indigenous leaders. “But I certainly look forward to a constructive engagement where we can address this issue because, quite frank-

ly, there are multiple levels of different organizations that have a role to recognize in this terrible part of Canada’s past. I look forward to having a conversation with His Holiness about this.�

About 60 per cent of Canada’s residential schools were run by the Catholic Church between the 1840s and 1996, when the last school closed.

The six-year TRC inquiry found that the government-funded, church-run schools were the key to a policy of cultural genocide designed to “kill the Indian in the child� — something for which the head of the Catholic Church has not formally apologized.

Perry Bellegarde, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, said Wednesday’s meeting served as a chance to praise Trudeau and his cabinet for opening a new inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, including the government’s move to involve the families at the front end of setting the inquiry’s terms of reference. The government also won plaudits for its acceptance of the TRC recommendations. “’Reconcili-Action’ is the new word that everybody’s talking about,� said Bellegarde.

And he said the AFN while continue to push for atonement from the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Dawn Lavell-Harvard, the president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, acknowledged that expectations for the current government’s ability to reset the relationship are stratospheric, but she urged them to go for it. “Shoot for the moon,� she told reporters. “Everybody expects great things after 10 years of darkness, of being ignored, of deflection. People are coming into this with very, very, very high hopes.�

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Documentary film explores downside of B.C.’s quest for natural gas PETER W. RUSLAND FOR THE DAILY NEWS

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racking isn’t likely to happen on Vancouver Island.

But with liquid natural gas shipment facilities planned for Mill Bay and Port Alberni, Tuesday’s Vancouver Island University screening of the award-winning film Fractured Land could be a wake-up call to Islanders about the environmental risks tied to LNG extraction.

Director Damien Gillis, who made Fractured Land with Fiona Rayher, attended the screening.

They were curious about, or outright opposed to, fracking — an activity with low odds on the island as “the geology’s just not there,” Gillis, a Campbell River native noted.

However, potential air, water, and noise pollution tied to pipelines and huge ships at island LNG loading terminals, plus provincial impacts spanning climate change, toxic dumps, and flammability dangers are things Islanders need to be aware of Gillis, indicated.

The biographichal documentary Fractured Land focuses on Dene native and lawyer Caleb Behn and the impact of fracking on Behn’s homeland in Northeastern B.C. [COURTESY DAMIEN GILLIS]

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FRACTURED, from page 23 “I saw LNG would be the next big energy and economic idea in B.C., and it deserved more scrutiny,� he said of his film project. “The benefits were being exaggerated, and the impacts downplayed.�

The star of Tuesday night’s bio-documentary was the likable Caleb Behn; a tattooed, tomahawk-tossing law student and Dene Nation member from the Fort Nelson area.

Behn is the son of an environmentalist father and energy industry executive mother. Like his forefathers, he was raised in the old ways of hunting, fishing and trapping in northeastern B.C.’s wilderness.

But underlying his verdant homeland is untold billions of cubic feet of oil and gas promising the riches of a modern-day gold rush.

Fractured Land shows how Aboriginal land is gobbled up by petroleum

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firms eager to frack shale to release oil and gas, using chemicals and cheap, plentiful water interconnected with the region’s ecology.

The conflict between Behn’s love of nature around Moberly Lake, and his duties under B.C.’s legal system

left him personally fractured in his loyalties — an angst respectfully displayed in this lovingly shot 85-minute doc.

But this picture isn’t just about Behn, and how native rights have been ignored by provincial governments in their quest for jobs and prosperity.

Behn also travels to New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay area, where he finds Maori people experiencing similar socio-environmental struggles as the Dene, due to prolific oil-and-gas activity Down Under.

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about fracking, the timely film served as a sort of LNG harbinger for Vancouver Island.

Steelhead LNG announced in October export licences for Malahat LNG (off Malahat First Nation’s Bamberton site), and a proposed project at Sarita Bay near Port Alberni, have been approved by the National Energy Board.

Given oil-project protests involving Natives in Burnaby and New Brunswick — seen in Fractured Land — viewers could see similar fights on the island.

So much cost for so little return, claimed Gillis in a post-film Q&A, where he said B.C. basically hopes to frack its way into boosting LNG supplies, and enter international markets such as Asia. “What’s the opportunity cost of hitching our wagon to one (energy) idea?� he asked. “We’ve lost the LNG race (to for-

eign producers); the only ones who haven’t realized this are our leaders. “There’s never been a huge demand for LNG. We’re kidding ourselves that our economic salvation is LNG.�

While touting green alternative energies, Gillis was perplexed why Victoria is mired in “old-world, heavy-industry thinking� of LNG, the Site C dam, and “rubber-stamp consultations� with First Nations. “We’re still in the wild, wild west in B.C.�

Still, Gillis hoped Canada’s new Liberal government under Justin Trudeau can engineer greener pastures beyond fracked gas and oil. “That remains to seen. Things look promising, but (Trudeau) won’t do anything without a significant amount of public pressure,� he said.

Fractured Land was named best B.C. Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival’s B.C. Spotlight and Canadian Images Awards.

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Titled, ‘Christmas in the Golden Age of Radio,’ the exhibit features and “extensive collection” of radios in the museum’s collection, said Aimee Greenaway, interpretation curator.

“Most of them came from Fletchers, a music and furniture store that was a fixture on Commercial Street for over 100 years,” she said.

The exhibit also looks back at the daily life and traditions that existed in the city during that period.

“Over the last few years we’ve been building a tradition of Christmas-themed exhibits in December,” said Greenaway.

“Families are returning annually to check out a different take on Christmas and the history of Nanaimo.”

More than 600 elementary school students will be visiting the museum to learn more about Christmas in the city over its history.

As an added incentive for visiting, admissions to the museum this month will be donated to the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive.

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They’re touting it as a journey through the cultural spirit of British Columbia.

Awaken the Spirit is presenting its first annual First Nations Christmas Art Show and Cultural Festival from Dec. 20 to 23 at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre.

The Christmas festival is a rebirth of a similar event that was last held in 2008. Organizer Fred Anderson said more than 10,000 people visited the last event, and the new event is going to be bigger than any First Nations art festival held in Nanaimo.

“There’s lots of other cultures in Nanaimo and of course a lot of other things to take in. We really wanted to show the diverse culture we have in the first nations community.

“People don’t know that there are 63 different spoken languages alone that are indigenous, more than any other place in the world from the different tribes up and down the coast.”

Artists from all over British Columbia and as far as Yukon and Mexico will selling art at the event.

“It’s the stories behind the artists too. We really want to promote artists that walk a good path in their life. They’re all clean and serene.

We do our work for the right reasons and not to feed a habit. On the same note we want the public to have a chance to meet the artists directly and get the chance to talk to them and hear their story,” Anderson said.

“Artist in the native community we’ve been called the record keep-

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ers. We’re the ones that keep the stories going and we pass down legend, teachings and spiritual lessons to people. Through the art we say we’re all spirits having human experience and we’re here to walk each other home.”

Prints, art cards, glass work, pottery, wood turning, weaving, photography, rock sculptures, carvings and jewellery are some of the items for sale.

Elvis ‘Qaqianon’ Wolki will be trekking to the Island from Whitehorse to sell jewellery. Anderson said Wolki is a must-see artist and mentioned carvings he’s done with mastodon tusks.

The featured entertainment for each event starts at 7 p.m., though Aztec dancers, from Mexico, will be performing at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 20.

“I’ve seen them before and they get standing ovations everywhere they go. A lot of the regalia that they use is so similar to our own, we want to show the similarities

and not the differences,” Anderson said.

Fashion designers from local company Ay Lelum-The Good House of Design will be displaying their new line at the fashion show, which will be held Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m.

The company is operated by sisters Aunalee Boyd and Sophia Seward-Good. “(Our) dad is a traditional Coast Salish Artist and his designs are on the clothing, and so are our brother’s, artist and carver, Joel Good.

Our mom, artist and designer Sandra Moorhouse-Good mentors us in garment design and production.

We are a multi-generational family of artists who also include the involvement and input of the next generation,” Boyd said.

Doors open for the event at 10 a.m. and admission cost $2.

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lympic triple-medallist swimmer Elaine Tanner is tapping into a completely different talent.

Tanner’s children’s book Monkey Guy and the Cosmic Fairy is her first foray into self-published storytelling, although she’s long recognized that she has a talent for the written word. “I love to write,� she said “I have this amazing imagination and wonder and I always said to myself as a child I would never lose that sens of wonder.�

The inspiration for the book came from a desire to give something meaningful to her three grandchildren. “I thought, what gift can I give them that is unique. I (started) writing this little story.�

It was themed around friendship, built around a real stuffed toy monkey her husband, John Watt, gave her. “I said I would spin a tale around little Monkey Guy John bought for me a year ago — a little stuffed monkey John got for me.�

When friends heard it, they encouraged her. “People said: ‘This is amazing, you should actually turn into a book and publish it.’�

She learned the basics of self publishing and found an artist to illustrate her story. “It’s really about the magic that happens with unconditional love and friendship,� Tanner said.

It’s a theme that resonates with adults as well as children.

Tanner knows the power of unconditional love from her own experience. At 15 she was named Canada’s top athlete, but her career saw the brass ring snatched from her reach when in 1968 she missed Olympic gold by a fraction of a second.

Her small stature and competitive drive earned Tanner the nickname Mighty Mouse.

Tanner won four gold and three silver medals, becoming the first woman to ever win four golds at a Commonwealth Games, in 1966 at Kingston, Jamaica.

She won the Lou Marsh Trophy, to become the youngest ever to be named Canada’s best athlete in 1966.

“It’s really about the magic that happens with unconditional love and friendship.�

But media had built her up as unbeatable, and when she returned to headlines blaring “Tanner Loses Gold,� it reinforced her feelings of failure and she retired at age18.

At an especially low point in her life, her weight dropped 40 pounds from an eating disorder, Watt provided the life ring of unconditional love that likely rescued her.

While writing her children’s book, Tanner made a conscious effort to create something that adults can related to, understanding that would encourage them to buy the book for their children. That’s because her goal is to reach children with her message. “If you can’t engage them, they won’t read it,�

Tanner said. “And every adult that read it has been touched by it.�

Elaine Tanner, Olympic athlete, author

Then at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Tanner won two gold and three silver medals, breaking two world records along the way. Expectations were high for Tanner to win gold at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. She did win three Olympic medals in Mexico City, including two individual silver medals and one relay bronze.

Monkey Guy is currently only available through Tanner, although negotiations are underway toward a possible publishing deal.

There is even talk around a possible biography of Tanner. “We’ll see where that goes,� she said.

She will have copies of her book for sale at a book singing in Nanaimo at Serious Coffee downtown, 60 Commercial St., on Sunday from 2-4 p.m.

Monkey Guy books are $20 including tax.

Otherwise, contact her directly at mightymouse@elainetanner.ca to find out how to get a copy.

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CHRISTMAS JAZZ

Deck your ears with the sounds of Holly LAURA LAVIN MONDAY MAGAZINE

Canadian jazz singer Holly Cole is big in Japan — and that’s no joke.

“At a certain point I was going four times a year. I like it a lot there, it’s so different though,” she says.

After the release of 1993’s Don’t Smoke in Bed, Cole made her first visit to the island nation.

“I don’t really know what it was, but holy mackerel, did we fly out of the gate. The first time I went there it was like Beatlemania at the airport and I’ve never experienced that. I’m used to paying my dues. And paying them, and paying them, and paying them — that’s what jazz musicians usually do. And there I was just like, ‘you’ve got to be kidding me.’”

One of those trips left Cole and her band quite shaken up, no pun intended.

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“We were there for the earthquake, the bad, bad, bad earthquake,” she says.

“We were in the hotel and it was swaying back and forth, stuff was falling from the ceiling on our heads.

People were screaming and running and wiping out in the hallways . . . . I was on a different floor than my band, and I was (thinking) ‘my band’s going to die, my crew’s going to die, it was absolutely horrible and so scary.”

And though a trip to Victoria from her home in Halifax carries a risk of earthquake, it’s not the first thing on her mind.

“I love it there, and so does the band. We’re playing with the symphony there which is wonderful. I always look forward to coming there and the band does too, because we always have great gigs.

“The symphony’s great — and even if we don’t play with the symphony – the crowd is great. People come

and are vocal, active participants and really are clearly into the shows and I think there’s a really reciprocal vibe that happens.”

Cole loves performing her Christmas show and feels a strong connection to the holiday.

“My first name’s Holly which is pretty Christmassy, then Cole, like a lump of coal in your stocking and I’m born on Nov. 25, exactly a month before Christmas so there’s a lot of Christmas stuff in my life.”

In fact her first EP, released in 1989, was a Christmas record.

“It was on vinyl too, that was a long time ago,” she says.

She describes the show, Christmas with Holly Cole as about sharing the Christmas spirit along with having some fun.

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The show includes favourite Christmas tunes along with Cole’s unique interpretations of jazz and pop favourites.

“I’m craving and loving coming back to Victoria, it’s been a few years. I love the venue, I love the symphony and I just love the vibe of the city and the energy of the crowd, there’s no bad gigs there, and not only that, I feel like the crowd anticipates me coming and I anticipate going there.”

Holly Cole joins the Victoria Symphony for a show at the Royal Theatre in Victoria Dec. 19. Tickets range from $40 to $90.

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What started as a fundraiser for Nanaimo Travellers Lodge brought its residents together.

Travellers Lodge is a care home for people with dementia in the Nanaimo area.

In September, staff wanted something new to raise money for programs for residents such as art, music, horticulture and pets.

The result: Moments Matter, a calendar themed around movies and television shows popular in the residents’ earlier years.

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“What happened that they didn’t expect was some of the stories that people remembered,” said Janeane Coutu, facility director.

A resident who worked on the set of the CBC sitcom The Beachcombers got to time travel back to that time.

The project closely fits the Eden Philosophy at Nanaimo Travellers Lodge, to involve residents in enriching activities by involving plants, pets and children.

A Courtenay theatre company donated costumes and a classic car club provided vehicles.

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t’s a mood-swingy business, hockey.

Too many games mean too many opportunities to go from paroxysms of joy after a win to the depths of despair (yes, quoting Anne of Green Gables here) after an unsightly loss.

The good news, if you call it that, about the Vancouver Canucks’ pattern of these more than occasional pratfalls of late is that it allows a bigger picture to emerge.

Alas, it’s kind of a black velvet painting, with more than a few dogs.

After a decade of riding fairly high (by Canadian team standards), the Canucks are in the dumper, but good.

This is not a giant mystery, not too complex to unravel.

It is a team trying to rebuild on the fly, handicapped by eight consecutive entry drafts (2004 to 2012) in which the Canucks selected 47 bodies without finding a single impact player, even by accident.

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The result, in an age when draftand-develop is the only proven path to prolonged success, is that there is no “middle class” on the Vancouver roster now — no mid-20s to early-30s role players who ideally would be holding the fort while the kids mature at a reasonable pace.

There’s nothing wrong with Jake Virtanen and Jared McCann that a couple of years in the minors wouldn’t cure.

But instead, Virtanen got hurt trying to play a man’s game with a still-developing body, and McCann has been thrust into a role for which he is not yet ready, and his confidence is shot.

Ditto Bo Horvat, who’s going to be a good pro for a long time, but is crumbling under the weight of expectations after a great rookie season.

Yes, the Canucks are missing their big off-season acquisition, Brandon Sutter, whose absence has caused a ripple effect down through the lines.

Yes, they are missing Dan Hamhuis and Luca Sbisa from the blue line, which puts increased pressure not only on the goaltending to keep them in games but on the only two experienced, big-time defencemen coach Willie Desjardins sees when he looks down the bench: Alex Edler and Chris Tanev.

And don’t forget, Hamhuis was going through his worst stretch of play as a pro when he ate that puck a little over a week ago and Sbisa is a human roulette wheel at the best of times, so the idea that things are going to stabilize when they get back may be wishful thinking.

Patience is the only card the Canucks’ management team has in its hand that’s worth playing.

The critics may wonder whether president Trevor Linden and GM Jim Benning are in over their heads — let alone poor Desjardins, who (in the words of an old Dutch soccer coach) is trying to make rabbits give

milk — but the reality is that it’s going to be a long while before Benning’s work can be judged fairly.

His draft picks, the ones who are here and the ones still to come, will need time to develop. Time, as in two-three-four years. And as each year passes, Henrik and Daniel Sedin are just that little bit older (though heaven knows where the Canucks would be without the twins this season), which means the pressure is building to draft and develop offensive impact players, like yesterday.

There is no magic bullet forthcoming from outside. A front-line defenceman, a big, fast, faceoff-winning offensive centre … those aren’t available for what the Canucks have in the cupboard to offer in exchange.

But with dipping attendance and a discernible sag in the team’s “brand” dominance of the market, the biggest test of patience may be that of the owners: Do the Aquilinis have it in them to stay the course? Should they?

Draft-and-develop isn’t sexy. It won’t sell tickets in the here and now.

Mike Babcock bought himself some time in Toronto, where the faithful never tire of their Leafs anyway, by saying in his first day on the job: “If you think there’s no pain coming,

there’s pain coming.”

But he’s Mike Babcock. Who else has that luxury?

It’s not as though there is no object lesson here for the Canucks. Just on the other side of the mountains, they can view the results of two teams that chose separate paths: the Edmonton Oilers, who happily bottomed out to hit the high draft picks, and the Calgary Flames, who tried to remain competitive and fill in the blanks on the run while moving on from Kiprusoff-Iginla et al.

It hasn’t worked out very well for either team, give or take the Flames’ out-of-nowhere surge last season, but the Canucks can take something out of both those scenarios.

One, that it’s never good to hang massive expectations on kids before they’re ready (see Hall, Nugent-Hopkins, Schultz, Yakupov, et al), and two, that sometimes all it takes is a couple of players jumping out of a pack of plumbers — a Johnny Gaudreau, a Sean Monahan — to allow fans to see a glimpse of a brighter future.

But first you have to draft them.

And then, you have to wait.

No one likes that second part.

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VANCOUVER — It’s a phone call Brooks Downing remembers well.

David Munro, a former official with the NBA’s Vancouver Grizzlies, was on the line with an interesting question — would he help bring a U.S. college basketball tournament to the city?

“My in-laws had made trips up here, they’d told us all about it and I was pretty intrigued because of the Olympics in 2010 and the Women’s World Cup (this summer),” said Downing, the president and CEO of U.S-based event management firm bd Global. “Nobody’s ever played a college basketball tournament in Canada. Why not us?”

Downing and Munro were on hand Wednesday with local officials to announce that Vancouver will host two annual regular-season NCAA Div. I basketball tournaments beginning in 2017.

“I picked up the phone and here we are,” said Munro. “It was basically: ‘Where can I sign up?”’

The Vancouver Showcase will see eight men’s and eight women’s teams from the U.S. college ranks travel north for back-to-back tournaments each November. The games are scheduled to be played at the city’s picturesque convention centre overlooking Vancouver harbour in exhibition space that can be transformed into a 3,000-plus seat venue.

Munro, who will serve as tournament co-director with former Canadian national team member Howard Kelsey, said he knew a tournament of this size could work after helping to organize a men’s NCAA game between Gonzaga and Hawaii in 2011 that attracted more than 9,500 fans to Rogers Arena.

“We’ve been talking about this for a long time and it’s just fantastic to see

it come to fruition,” said Munro. “It’s going to be a nice next two years as we get ready for the inaugural event.”

British Columbia has a rich basketball tradition, but the Grizzlies never came close to a winning season and lasted just six years in Vancouver before moving to Memphis following the 2000-01 campaign.

“We’ve always been into big-time basketball,” said Kelsey, a Vancouver native who played around 400 games for Canada. “Obviously the Grizzlies left town and there’s a giant void.”

The Toronto Raptors have played a handful of pre-season contests in Vancouver since the Grizzlies left, but Downing feels there’s a much bigger thirst for the game.

“It’s a dry market for basketball,” he said. “That’s what really intrigues us and bring chills, because if we can bring it here — these events are designed to really drive tourism — but the X-factor is the community will show up and really want to be a part of it for that week every November.”

Downing’s company has worked with a number of U.S. men’s college programs in the past, including Kentucky, Duke, Gonzaga and Michigan State, along with Connecticut, Stanford, Baylor and UCLA on the women’s side.

The NCAA allows teams to play in any one tournament — known as a multiple-team event — once every four years, meaning that a school participating at the 2017 event wouldn’t be eligible to return until 2021.

Teams for the first Vancouver tournaments will be announced at a later date, but Downing said he’s making a five-year initial commitment to the endeavour.

“We want something different, something unique,” he said. “After we got up here, Vancouver fit the bill.”

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Frustrations boil over as Clippers blow lead, fall 4-2 to Cowichan

Kassian clears waivers, sent to AHL team MICHEL LAMARCHE THE CANADIAN PRESS

Two fights, 11 misconduct penalties and coaches exchange harsh words in the hallway SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS

The rivalry between the Cowichan Valley Capitals and Nanaimo Clippers reached its boiling point Wednesday night.

Players were cross-checked in the face on multiple occasions, there were two fights, five unsportsmanlike conduct and nine misconduct penalties handed out — not to mention the team’s coaches verbally sparring in the hallway after the game.

But lost in all the emotion of the rivalry was the Clippers blowing a 2-1 third-period lead only to fall 4-2 for their second straight loss in that fashion, just two games after enjoying a 10-game winning streak.

Asked to comment on the verbal altercation after with game with Cowichan’s coaching staff, Clippers head coach Mike Vandekamp declined, only saying “it’s personal.”

He did, however, express his frustrations with what transpired in the waning minutes of the game with players taking cheap shots at each other without dropping the gloves.

“Put the two-fight rule back into the game of hockey,” Vandekamp said, intimating that the BCHL’s rule that gives an automatic game misconduct to players who fight could have tempered emotions.

“Because what happened tonight was embarrassing. That’s not hockey.

It’s an absolute embarrassment. If that’s what the game has become, it’s ridiculous.

“There’s no honesty in the game

Nanaimo Clippers captain Devin Brosseau reacts after teammate Sheldon Rempal, left, was taken down by the Cowichan Valley Capitals during a B.C. Hockey League game at Frank Crane Arena Wednesday. [SCOTT MCKENZIE/DAILY NEWS]

whatsoever. It’s just a game being played by a bunch of players yapping back and forth at each other and nobody wants to control that, so that’s what the game was.”

The Clippers scored on an early powerplay when defenceman Will

Reilly banked the puck off Cowichan goalie Storm Phaneuf from behind the goal line and into the back of the net.

Matt Hoover later scored early in the second period on an odd-man rush, slipping the puck by Phaneuf

to give his team a 2-1 lead.

But the Capitals later replied with a weak goal that made its way past Jakob Walter.

The Clippers held a 2-1 lead at the second intermission, but gave up three unanswered goals in the third.

Each of them saw a Capital left wide open in the Nanaimo slot.

“We just didn’t recover dump-ins well enough,” Vandekamp said.

“They dumped pucks behind us and scored off of getting to it first. I thought our (defence) played soft and didn’t get to pucks first. We turned over the puck, we stopped dumping in pucks ourselves . . . and handed it back to them.

“It was a close game, but we handed it back to them int he second half.”

Vandekamp said he thought his team’s frustration’s took away from their play, but that officiating could have better controlled the game.

Late in the game, the Capitals also began to shadow Clippers star Sheldon Rempal when he didn’t have the puck, attempting to pin him against the boards.

“It is what it is,” Vandekamp said.

“You get away with what you get away with on the ice. Bottom line.”

The Clippers are again at home Friday night as they play host to the Prince George Spruce Kings at 7 p.m. at Frank Crane Arena.

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Don’t mess with the nets, says Cory Schneider JOHN WAWROW THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Like many of his counterparts, New Jersey Devils goalie Cory Schneider had an easy choice when presented with the option of larger nets or smaller equipment in the NHL’s latest bid to boost goal-scoring.

Don’t mess with the nets.

“Absolutely. I think we have to explore every avenue we can to maybe change the gear before we change the nets,” Schneider said. “It would be like changing the size of the pucks.”

Reducing the rubber isn’t going to happen, but it appears the era of Michelin Man-like goalies — outfitted with bulging chest and shoulder pads, and wearing pants 14 sizes too big — might be drawing to a close.

The NHL and the NHL Players Association are in discussions to standardize goalie gear based on a player’s size. The proposed rules would regulate pants, all upper body pads and potentially introduce a more form-fitting jersey.

Buffalo Sabres centre Sam Reinhart shoots on New Jersey Devils goalie Cory Schneider on Tuesday in Buffalo, N.Y. [AP PHOTO]

Goalies would have their equipment approved by the NHL, rather than dealing directly with manufacturers as they do now.

This would be the next step in a process that began in 2013-14, when the league started regulating the

length of goalie leg pads.

The objectives are to increase scoring, place more emphasis on a goalie’s skill and establish a more even playing field.

“I think that’s the biggest insecurity of goaltending: ‘What’s he doing

that I’m not doing?’ or, ‘Whey does he look so big and I look so small?”’ said Schneider, who has played a role in the discussions. “I think it’s natural that the gear should fit your body, and not you should fit the gear.”

Talks will continue at the All-Star Game in Nashville, Tennessee, next month. The new rules would have to be in place by spring to allow time for the NHL to measure goalies and suppliers to manufacture the equipment before next season.

Blues goalie Jake Allen’s only concern is having the league increase its enforcement staff because it would be difficult for NHL goalie supervisor Kay Whitmore to oversee the new rules on his own.

There is also a proposal to eliminate the trapezoid in each corner, where goalies are not allowed to handle the puck.

This would in theory reward goalies with puck-handling ability, while creating the possibility for more turnovers for goalies who struggle in that area.

BROSSARD, Que. — Forward Zack Kassian, returning from a stint in substance abuse rehab, cleared waivers and was assigned to the St. John’s IceCaps of the American Hockey League, the Montreal Canadiens announced Wednesday.

There was no immediate word on whether he will report and what his future in the Canadiens organization will be.

If he stays, he is not likely to play for at least 10 days. After a game Wednesday night against the Albany Devils, the IceCaps will be off until Dec. 26., when they play host to the Toronto Marlies.

Canadiens coach Michel Therrien gave no indication of the team’s plans for the 24-year-old right winger, but it didn’t sound promising.

“Honestly, he’s not my priority,” said Therrien. “There are a lot of players ahead of him in our organization.”

Kassian was placed on waivers on Tuesday after the NHL and the NHL Players Association announced that he had completed stage two of its substance abuse and behavioural health program and was now in the follow-up care phase. He was cleared to return to play.

He was placed in the program following an early morning single car accident on Oct. 4 in which he suffered a fractured foot and broken nose.

Ottawa to host Team Canada’s training camp STEPHEN WHYNO THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — While Toronto will be the host of the World Cup of Hockey, plenty of other cities will get a chance to be part of the lead-up to the tournament.

Canada will hold its training camp in Ottawa and play exhibition games there, as well as Columbus and Pittsburgh.

Hockey Canada chief operating officer Scott Smith called the nation’s capital a “natural fit.”

“When we looked at the tight time frames and the demands from a schedule point of view and respecting the players and the coaches and the preparation process, we thought that Ottawa was the best location for us because of its proximity to other exhibition games that we would play and also proximity to where the full tournament will be played in Toronto,” Smith said in a phone interview Wednesday.

Team North America, made up of players age 23-and-under from Canada and the United States, will hold camp in Montreal and Quebec City along with Team Europe.

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Pro Picks: Battle of top rookies gives reason to watch Thursday night game BARRY WILNER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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here actually is a reason to tune in for Thursday night’s lacklustre matchup of Tampa Bay at St. Louis: Jameis Winston.

And maybe the Rams’ fine rookie running back, Todd Gurley, too.

Both are among perhaps a dozen strong contenders for Offensive Rookie of the Year, and with the Rams (5-8) and Buccaneers (6-7) not likely to find a way into the post-season, watching the kids seems the best attraction.

“Very exciting,” Winston says of a prime-time opportunity. “I just want to show the world how good this team really is. This is our chance and we have to take advantage of it.”

As for being the top rookie, well, Winston sees Gurley as the man.

“It would be awesome to achieve that goal, but that wasn’t on my goal list at the beginning of the year,” he says.

“My goal was to have more wins than last year. We did that, so that’s an important goal for us, not only just for me, but this organization.

“Definitely our team is way more important than my individual success with goals. I don’t focus on that type of stuff, but Todd is having an amazing year and deserves all the credit he is getting.”

The Rams (No. 25 in AP Pro32) are a 1 1-2 point favourite over Tampa Bay (No. 18 in AP Pro32). The Bucs have a decent run defence, good enough to keep them in front in what could be the Rams final game representing St. Louis.

BUCCANEERS, 20-16 KNOCKOUT LEAGUE TIP: Kansas City went down to the wire before holding off San Diego for any-

St. Louis Rams running back Todd Gurley scores a touchdown against the Detroit Lions on Sunday in St. Louis. [CHRIS LEE/ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH]

one who followed our advice and had the Chiefs in a survivor pool. This week we’ll wait for Monday night and go with NEW ORLEANS. No. 31 Tennessee (plus 14) at No. 3 New England Now that the Patriots are getting back some weapons for Tom Brady, they’re back to laying it on opponents.

BEST BET: PATRIOTS 37-16 No. 9 Green Bay (minus 3) at No. 15 Oakland Probably too late for Raiders to make playoff run, but they can hurt Green Bay’s standing.

UPSET SPECIAL: RAIDERS, 21-20 No. 20 Chicago (plus 5 1-2) at No. 11 Minnesota Vikings take advantage of Packers’ stumble in NFC North.

VIKINGS, 20-19 No. 1 Carolina (minus 5) at

No. 14 New York Giants Yes, the Panthers will remain unbeaten. No, it won’t be a runaway.

PANTHERS, 27-24 No. 2 Arizona (minus 3 1-2) at No. 12 Philadelphia Cardinals secure NFC West, damage Eagles’ playoff status.

CARDINALS, 27-24 No. 5 Denver (plus 6 1-2) at No. 7 (tie) Pittsburgh Fearsome defence in Denver. Overpowering offence in Pittsburgh.

STEELERS, 23-17 No. 6 Cincinnati (minus 4 1-2) at No. 28 San Francisco Last time an Alabama QB started and won in NFL was 1987. AJ McCarron changes that.

BENGALS, 20-10 No. 29 Cleveland (plus 14 1-2) at No. 4 Seattle Johnny Football gets to see the master of his style of quarterbacking

in Russell Wilson.

SEAHAWKS, 24-13 No. 7 (tie) Kansas City (minus 7 1-2) at No. 30 Baltimore Chiefs’ playoff run built on defence and more defence.

CHIEFS, 17-9 No. 10 New York Jets (minus 3) at No. 27 Dallas, Saturday night End of Jets’ wild-card hopes comes under Saturday night lights in Texas.

COWBOYS, 19-17 No. 16 Buffalo (plus 1) at No. 13 Washington End of Bills’ playoff hopes comes this weekend, too.

REDSKINS, 23-19 No. 23 Atlanta (plus 3) at No. 21 (tie) Jacksonville Jaguars still could win the weak AFC South. This will help.

JAGUARS, 27-20 No. 26 Miami (plus 2) at No. 32 San Diego Lowest-ranked NFL team is favoured at home? Actually makes sense here.

CHARGERS, 19-15 No. 24 Detroit (plus 3) at No. 21 (tie) New Orleans, Monday night Can’t trust either team, so going with the hosts.

SAINTS, 33-27 No. 17 Houston (OFF) at No. 19 Indianapolis QB situations are a mess, no betting line here. So backing best player on field, J.J Watt.

TEXANS, 17-16 2015 RECORD: Against spread: Week 7-8, Season (100-95-5).

Straight up: Week 9-7, Season (127-81) Best Bet: 6-7-1 against spread, 8-6 straight up.

Upset special: 7-7 against spread, 4-10 straight up.

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NFL BRIEFS The Associated Press ◆ DENVER

Osweiler is Broncos starter, Manning returns Peyton Manning returned to practice for the first time in a month but not to his starting job. That still belongs to Brock Osweiler, for at least another weekend.

Coach Gary Kubiak ruled out Manning for the Denver Broncos’ showdown at Pittsburgh. But he said Manning took a “step in the right direction” in his return from a torn plantar fascia in his left foot Wednesday.injuries since.

◆ MIAMI

Fins are earlier team to be eliminated since 2011 Tony Lippett is excited about Sunday’s game between the Miami Dolphins and San Diego Chargers, and he might be the only one.

Both teams are in last place and eliminated from the playoff race, but the stakes are sizeable for Lippett, who might get his first NFL start. While Lippett will likely have butterflies come kickoff, others might struggle to stifle a yawn. The Dolphins (5-8) are out of the playoff race for the seventh year in a row, a franchise record, and this is the earliest they’ve been eliminated since 2011 — three head coaches ago.

◆ NEW ENGLAND

Banged-up Patriots say Blount’s season is over The New England Patriots placed running back LeGarrette Blount on season-ending injured reserve Wednesday, and the defending Super Bowl champions again are looking for replacements in the backfield.

Blount has 703 yards on 165 carries with six touchdowns this season.

He left Sunday’s game against Houston in the first half with a hip injury and did not return.

Seahawks turn to former player for help in run game TIM BOOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks’ search for a primary running back until Marshawn Lynch returns took an unexpected twist Wednesday.

After being traded away to Dallas at the end of training camp and seemingly falling out of favour in Seattle, Christine Michael was welcomed back by the Seahawks, who signed the former second-round pick after he was released from Washington’s practice squad Tuesday.

It was an unexpected move but emphasized the situation the Seahawks find themselves in. With Lynch still sidelined after abdominal surgery last month and Thomas Rawls lost for the season to a broken ankle, Seattle was simply out of options.

So they are turning to the combination of Michael, Bryce Brown and potentially fullback Derrick Coleman

“We always saw him as an explosive player so we’ll see how that works out.“ Pete Carroll, head coach

to fill the spot for at least this week against Cleveland and presumably until Lynch returns.

“The familiarity and the background that he (Michael) has gives him a chance to help us,” coach Pete Carroll said.

“We always saw him as an explosive player so we’ll see how that works out.”

The running back position will be unsettled at least until Lynch gets back. The only certainty in the backfield is veteran Fred Jackson, but at age 34 and with a handful of lingering injuries, he has not appeared capable of handling 20 attempts per

game. Carroll said the intent is to keep Jackson as the third-down back as he’s been for most of the year.

Brown, Michael and Coleman will all get reps in practice this week.

Offensive line coach Tom Cable said his preference is that two of the three become the primary ball carries on Sunday against the Browns.

“Getting them all prepared I think is the right way and then when we get to Sunday we’ll figure it out,” Cable said.

Even with what Russell Wilson has shown in recent weeks as a passer, the Seahawks will always try to be a team that is built off the run game.

Seattle has run for at least 100 yards as a team in 24 straight games.

Even with the performances Wilson has had during the past four games, Seattle’s still been leaning on the run. Seattle had 255 yards rushing in Week 11 vs. San Francisco; 100 yards in Week 12 vs. Pittsburgh; 173 yards in Week 13 at Minnesota; and

123 yards last Sunday at Baltimore.

And just because Seattle lacks an established running option right now, don’t expect Wilson to carry it more often. If anything, with what he’s shown of late, Seattle may lean more on the pass game if the run game isn’t working.

“The effectiveness of the run game is a big deal,” Carroll said.

“I talk about it to you guys all the time. It’s a big deal to fitting things together and causing the defence to have to deal with us in a certain manner.

“That’s why we’re so committed because we have a real sense for what that means.”

The decision to bring Brown back Tuesday — after the team released DuJuan Harris — was an expected response. Brown has spent two previous stints with Seattle earlier this season, giving him some familiarity with the offence.

Brown was inactive for both games

while he was previously on Seattle’s active roster.

“I honestly didn’t think I would be back here this year,” Brown said.

Michael said “humbling” is a word he’s used often to describe this season. After getting beat out by Rawls for Seattle’s backup spot in training camp, Michael was rarely used in Dallas. He was active for five games and had just 51 yards on 15 carries.

After being released by the Cowboys in late November, Michael latched on with the Washington practice squad.

Michael was drafted by Seattle in 2013 with the idea that he could eventually be Lynch’s replacement but never matched the potential he flashed at Texas A&M. Michael had 52 carries for 254 yards in his two seasons with Seattle.

“I just have to evaluate myself. I just have to do things right and come here with a good mindset, come here focused like these other guys are and come in here and work,” Michael said.

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Kerr is determined to return

McGregor warned about moving up

Golden State Warriors head coach suffers from back surgery complications TIM KAWAKAMI SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

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o many emotions are running through Steve Kerr’s mind and body right now, and you could hear all of them in his voice recently, almost all at once.

You heard great satisfaction that his Warriors team has started its title defense this season so powerfully under interim coach Luke Walton, Kerr’s handpicked protege.

And you absolutely heard immense frustration that Kerr is still suffering from complications after two back surgeries last summer, and still has no set timetable for a return to the sideline.

But most of all, during our 20-minute phone conversation this week, Kerr sounded fiercely determined to get back, figure out how to deal with the symptoms and start coaching this incredible group of players again.

“It’s funny, last year during the season I would look at the other coaches and say, ‘We’re going to be much better next year,’ and we would sort of laugh,” Kerr told me.

“We would say that and meanwhile we were 67-15, you know? … It almost sounded like a joke but I really meant it. Because Year 2 is a year where everything is ingrained and it feels very natural …

“It’s great to see. I just really am looking forward to being part of it again, in the grind again, because I miss it.”

Kerr attended his second consecutive team practice at Warriors headquarters Tuesday, and said he definitely feels better now than he did a few weeks ago.

He said this two-week homestand will give him a good gauge

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is still waiting to get back on the sideline with his NBA team.

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of his condition and his ability to manage and adjust to the headaches and other continuing symptoms.

Kerr talked and texted with Walton, the other coaches and the players throughout the recent seven-game road trip — as the Warriors built their record to 24-0 and then finally lost in Milwaukee on Saturday to end a two-season 28-game streak, the second-longest in NBA history, to bring them to their current 24-1 record.

“I thought we’d go 25-0 to be honest with you,” Kerr said, cracking up as he said it.

“I sent (Walton) a text after the Milwaukee game; I said, ‘What the hell are you doing? You have no idea what you’re doing, do you?’ Joking!”

Kerr said he figured Walton would do a good job in his absence because of Walton’s relationship with the players

and his presence in the locker room.

But, really 24-1?

“I figured the first part of the season would be tough,” Kerr said.

“And I was hoping we would just win enough games where he could get his feet wet and not have to worry about anything.

“And lo and behold he wins his first 24 … He’s done a great job.

He’s a quick study and has such a great personality and feel.”

Meanwhile, Stephen Curry’s level of play — following his MVP performance last season — has Kerr as amazed as everybody else.

“He’s doing things that nobody in the history of the game has ever done,” Kerr said of Curry.

“I told Steve Nash a few weeks ago, he’s like Nash on steroids.

“It’s like he’s taken all the stuff that Nash did, the ball-hand-

ling and the shooting, but he’s extended the shooting range by 10 feet and he’s sped up the ball-handling compared to what Nash did.

“And there’s an energy and a pop to Steph’s game that wasn’t there even a couple years ago.”

So what does this all mean for Kerr’s comeback date?

He said it’s singularly focused on his health — but that the 24-1 start certainly makes it easier to avoid any potential rush back.

“If we were really struggling I would feel guilty about not being out there,” Kerr said.

“But the fact that we’re doing so well makes it a lot easier for all of us, for Joe (Lacob) and for Bob (Myers) and for me and Jerry (West) and everybody.

“The main thing is I just have to get well and be ready; when I do come back, be ready for the grind.”

Murray could leave Aussie Open early Andy Murray will leave the Australian Open early if his wife goes into labour prematurely.

Kim Sears isn’t expecting until mid-February, but Murray told the Daily Mail newspaper that he’s prepared to withdraw from the first major of the year if she goes into labour early.

“I’d go home. For sure, yes,” Murray said in Wednesday’s edition. “I want to make sure at the beginning I am there as much as I can be to try and help out, just be there for whatever is really required of me.”

LOS ANGELES — UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has vowed to move up in weight soon to fight for the lightweight title.

The two men he could face for that belt are both warning him to pick on somebody his own size.

UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos faces Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone on Saturday night in a title fight in Orlando. UFC President Dana White says the winner’s next bout will be against McGregor if the popular Irish champion decides to move up from 145 to 155 pounds.

Dos Anjos and Cerrone dislike each other, but they agree McGregor’s fists wouldn’t pack quite so much punch in the larger weight class.

McGREGOR “He gets a lot of hype, and he’s a good fighter,” Dos Anjos said. “But if he comes to the lightweight division, he’s going to get hurt.”

McGregor ended featherweight champion Jose Aldo’s 10-year, 18-fight winning streak last Saturday with a stunning knockout just 13 seconds into their title fight at UFC 194 in Las Vegas.

Afterward, McGregor repeated his intention to become a simultaneous two-belt champion, although he isn’t sure when he will try it.

“He’s too small to come to 155,” Cerrone said. “His jaw is powerful. He’s got good talk. But he won’t fare (well) with the top (lightweight fighters). He might do good with the lower-ranked guys if they do the same thing they did with the (featherweights) and pick and choose his guys, but if they throw him in the (lightweight) top 10, no way.”

McGregor’s celebrity has grown past every UFC fighter except Ronda Rousey, largely because he has recorded devastating stoppage victories in five straight fights and six of his seven UFC bouts.

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The Australian Open, where Murray has reached the final four times but never won, runs from Jan. 18-31.

Regardless of his result, Murray said he’s taking off all of February, and won’t play again until the first round of the Davis Cup in early March at home against Japan.

Britain will be defending the trophy that Murray led them to last month.

The second-ranked Murray said he is looking forward to becoming a father.

“I am excited about that,” he said. “People have asked me, ‘Do

you think it will be a distraction?’ It might be a distraction but it’s a good distraction.

“It’s actually not good to all the time be just concentrating on tennis and your training all of the time. It is important ... when you finish on the practice court, be able to just go away and be with your friends and your family.”

Murray also reunited with coach Amelie Mauresmo, and her first child Aaron, in Dubai this week. Mauresmo gave birth in August and Murray hadn’t seen her since Wimbledon in July.

“I really enjoy working with her,” he said. “The last six months not seeing her, it’s just nice to have her back as part of the team, and get that continuity going again.”

Murray will no longer work with former Swedish player Jonas Bjorkman, who stepped in as cover for Mauresmo, and is seeking another full-time member of his coaching team.

“Thanks to Jonas for helping out this year,” Murray posted on his Facebook account.“I enjoyed working with one of the nicest guys on the tour, bring on 2016.”

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NHL

HOCKEY

FOOTBALL

GOLF

MOVES

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WHL

NFL

PGA

BASEBALL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

FEDEX CUP LEADERS

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ATLANTIC DIVISION Montreal Boston Detroit

GP 32 30 31

W 20 17 16

L OL SL GF 9 2 1 101 9 3 1 96 9 5 1 79

GA 73 80 79

Pts Home 43 11-5-2-0 38 7-7-2-0 38 10-6-3-0

Away 9-4-0-1 10-2-1-1 6-3-2-1

Last 10 Strk 4-5-1-0 L-1 6-1-2-1 W-1 5-1-3-1 L-2

L OL SL 6 2 0 9 2 2 9 3 2

GA 64 74 77

Pts Home 46 12-3-1-0 42 13-4-1-0 41 11-5-2-0

Away 10-3-1-0 6-5-1-2 7-4-1-2

Last 10 Strk 8-1-1-0 W-3 3-5-1-1 W-1 7-1-1-1 L-1

METROPOLITAN DIVISION Washington NY Rangers NY Islanders

GP 30 32 32

W 22 19 18

GF 91 94 90

GP 32 31 32 31 30 31 31 32 29 33

W 16 16 16 15 15 13 12 13 10 11

L OL SL 11 2 3 11 1 3 13 1 2 12 3 1 12 1 2 12 4 2 14 4 1 16 1 2 13 2 4 19 2 1

GF GA 98 95 76 75 78 73 81 75 68 74 66 86 77 96 74 86 68 81 76 100

Pts 37 36 35 34 33 32 29 29 26 25

Home 8-4-1-3 7-6-1-2 7-6-0-1 7-6-2-0 8-5-0-2 6-5-2-2 6-6-2-1 7-9-1-0 5-5-2-2 4-8-2-1

Away 8-7-1-0 9-5-0-1 9-7-1-1 8-6-1-1 7-7-1-0 7-7-2-0 6-8-2-0 6-7-0-2 5-8-0-2 7-11-0-0

Last 10 Strk 4-6-0-0 L-1 5-2-1-2 W-1 6-4-0-0 W-2 7-3-0-0 W-1 3-4-1-2 L-3 6-3-0-1 W-1 5-4-1-0 L-1 5-4-0-1 L-1 4-4-1-1 L-1 2-5-2-1 L-5

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION Dallas St. Louis Minnesota

GP 31 32 29

W L OL SL GF 23 6 1 1 107 18 10 3 1 82 16 7 6 0 79

GA 80 78 68

Pts Home 48 12-3-0-0 40 9-6-2-0 38 11-3-1-0

Away 11-3-1-1 9-4-1-1 5-4-5-0

Last 10 Strk 6-2-1-1 W-1 4-4-1-1 W-1 5-2-3-0 W-2

GP 30 30 30

W L OL SL 19 9 1 1 15 14 1 0 14 14 2 0

GF 78 78 81

GA 66 79 95

Pts Home 40 11-5-0-0 31 4-9-0-0 30 7-4-1-0

Away 8-4-1-1 11-5-1-0 7-10-1-0

Last 10 Strk 7-1-1-1 L-2 3-6-1-0 W-1 4-5-1-0 L-1

GP 32 31 32 30 31 32 32 29

W 17 15 15 14 14 14 11 11

GF GA 85 78 81 81 88 88 80 104 85 95 87 96 81 92 56 73

Pts 38 36 31 30 30 30 30 27

Away 5-7-3-0 6-6-3-0 11-9-0-0 4-9-1-1 6-10-0-1 5-11-1-0 6-7-4-1 3-8-1-0

Last 10 Strk 5-3-2-0 L-1 3-4-3-0 L-2 7-3-0-0 W-3 7-2-1-0 W-6 4-6-0-0 L-2 7-2-1-0 L-1 3-5-1-1 L-2 5-4-1-0 L-1

PACIFIC DIVISION Los Angeles San Jose Arizona

WILD CARD Chicago Nashville Colorado Calgary Winnipeg Edmonton Vancouver Anaheim

GP W L Brandon 33 20 10 Prince Albert 32 18 11 Moose Jaw 32 16 11 Regina 33 15 14 Saskatoon 31 11 17 Swift Current 32 10 18

L OL SL 11 4 0 10 5 1 16 1 0 14 1 1 15 1 1 16 2 0 13 7 1 13 4 1

Home 12-4-1-0 9-4-2-1 4-7-1-0 10-5-0-0 8-5-1-0 9-5-1-0 5-6-3-0 8-5-3-1

Note: winning team is credited with 2 points and a victory in the W column; a team losing in overtime or shootout receives 1 point in the respective OTL or SOL column. :HGQHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Washington 2 Ottawa 1 Boston 3 Pittsburgh 0 7XHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Tampa Bay 5 Toronto 4 (OT) San Jose 3 Montreal 1 New Jersey 2 Buffalo 0 Colorado 3 Chicago 0 Minnesota 6 Vancouver 2 St. Louis 4 Winnipeg 3 NY Rangers 4 Edmonton 2 Calgary 2 Nashville 1 (OT) Florida 5 NY Islanders 1 Dallas 5 Columbus 1 Philadelphia 4 Carolina 3 (OT) 7KXUVGD\¡V JDPHV Anaheim at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Florida at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

NY Rangers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Nashville at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Calgary at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

NY Islanders at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Columbus at Arizona, 9 p.m. )ULGD\¡V JDPHV Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m.

Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Boston at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

NY Rangers at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

CAPITALS 2, SENATORS 1

SCORING LEADERS

First Period 1. Wash, Latta 2 (Orlov, Chorney) 14:06.

3HQDOWLHV — Neil Ott (hooking) 2:34.

Second Period 2. Was, Carlson 6 (Williams, Latta) 5:43.

3HQDOWLHV — Niskanen Wash (hooking) 11:54; Turris Ott (interference) 12:20; Wilson Wash (tripping) 19:11.

Third Period 3. Ott, Ryan 10 (Turris, Karlsson) 15:46.

3HQDOWLHV — Neil Ott (roughing), Wilson Wash (match—deliberate injury) 15:20.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Ottawa 8 9 10—27 Washington 14 4 7—25 *RDO — Ottawa: Hammond (L, 2-1-2); Wash: Holtby (W, 20-4-1). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) — Ott: 0-2; Wash: 0-2.

Attendance — 18,506 at Washington.

BRUINS 3, PENGUINS 0 First Period 1. Bos, Talbot 1 (McQuaid, Hayes) 9:52.

3HQDOWLHV — McQuaid Bos (hooking) 2:39; Crosby Pgh (tripping) 7:28; Miller Bos (holding) 14:05; Perron Pgh (interference) 18:11.

Second Period 2. Bos, Hayes 5 (Spooner, Miller) 4:00.

3HQDOW\—Chara Bos (interference) 17:11.

Third Period 3. Boston, Spooner 8 (Bergeron, Eriksson) 17:17 (en-pp).

3HQDOWLHV — Kunitz Pgh (tripping) 5:45; Hornqvist Pgh (cross-checking) 16:40.

6KRWV RQ JRDO Pittsburgh 6 18 10—34 Boston 10 4 15—29 *RDO — Pittsburgh: Zatkoff (L, 2-2-1); Boston: Rask (W, 12-7-3). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) — Pitt: 0-3; Boston: 1-4.

Attendance — 17,565 at Boston.

Kane, Chi Seguin, Dal Benn, Dal Hall, Edm D. Sedin, Vcr Karlsson, Ott Tarasenko, StL Gaudreau, Cal Cammalleri, NJ H. Sedin, Vcr Klingberg, Dal Hoffman, Ott Steen, StL Wheeler, Win Ryan, Ott Krejci, Bos Bergeron, Bos Panarin, Chi Duchene, Col Pavelski, SJ 2¡5HLOO\ %XI Giroux, Phi MacKinnon, Col Kuznetsov, Wash Stone, Ott Zuccarello, NYR Malkin, Pgh Carter, LA Backstrom, Wash Draisaitl, Edm Plekanec, Mon Pacioretty, Mon Faulk, Car Okposo, NYI Ovechkin, Wash Turris, Ott Eriksson, Bos Domi, Ari Koivu, Minn Perreault, Win Palmieri, NJ Henrique, NJ

G 19 17 20 15 14 7 19 12 11 9 5 17 11 10 9 9 9 9 16 14

11 10 9 7 14 14 11 10 9 7 14 12 8 14 13 11 10 6 4 13 13

A 27 25 21 20 20 27 13 20 20 22 26 13 18 19 20 20 20 20 12 14

17 18 19 21 13 13 16 17 18 20 12 14 18 11 12 14 15 19 21 11 11

:HGQHVGD\ V JDPHV QRW LQFOXGHG

GP W L Lethbridge 33 22 11 Red Deer 33 22 11 Calgary 35 21 12 Edmonton 34 13 18 Medicine Hat 32 11 18 Kootenay 34 6 26

SL 2 1 1 2 0 1

GF GA 125 93 100 99 112 102 100 111 91 131 77 102

Pt 43 39 37 34 25 24

OL 0 0 1 3 2 2

SL 0 0 1 0 1 0

GF GA 139 103 121 94 116 108 93 113 101 127 64 144

Pt 44 44 44 29 25 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION Kelowna Victoria Prince George Kamloops Vancouver

GP W L 33 25 7 33 20 11 32 20 10 30 15 11 34 11 19

OL 1 1 1 3 2

SL 0 1 1 1 2

GF GA 129 93 113 77 110 91 112 100 98 123

Pt 51 42 42 34 26

OL 0 2 2 0 1

SL 2 0 1 0 0

GF GA 85 66 105 93 108 111 107 102 99 122

Pt 38 38 35 30 27

U.S. DIVISION Everett Seattle Spokane Portland Tri-City

GP W L 30 18 10 31 18 11 32 16 13 31 15 16 32 13 18

Note: Division leaders ranked in top 2 positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout gets 2 pts. & a victory in the W column; team losing in overtime or shootout gets 1 pt. in OTL or SOL columns :HGQHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Brandon 5 Kamloops 3 Kelowna 1 Moose Jaw 0 Lethbridge 7 Saskatoon 4 Everett 7 Spokane 4 Vancouver 4 Victoria 3 7XHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Kamloops 4 Regina 3 Kelowna 6 Swift Current 3 Lethbridge 5 Prince Albert 4 Medicine Hat 2 Edmonton 1 Red Deer 4 Kootenay 2 Prince George 6 Seattle 2 Tri-City 6 Portland 4 )ULGD\¡V JDPHV $OO WLPHV /RFDO Kamloops at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Kelowna at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Saskatoon at Regina, 6 p.m.

Brandon at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Lethbridge at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.

Kootenay at Red Deer, 8 p.m.

Victoria at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Portland at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Everett at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Tri-City at Seattle, 8:35 p.m.

BCHL Pt 46 42 41 35 34 34 32 32 31 31 31 30 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 28

28 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 27 27 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 24

INTERIOR DIVISION Penticton Salmon Arm West Kelowna Vernon Trail Merritt

GP W L 34 30 3 32 20 8 34 19 13 36 15 18 33 15 18 35 10 23

T OL GF GA Pt 1 0 147 72 61 2 2 134 89 44 0 2 133 125 40 0 3 151 119 33 0 0 97 132 30 0 2 118 157 22

ISLAND DIVISION GP W L Nanaimo 35 22 12 Cowichan Vally 34 17 12 Powell River 31 18 12 Victoria 36 13 19 Alberni Valley 33 13 17

T OL GF GA Pt 0 1 139 114 45 2 3 120 150 39 0 1 111 84 37 0 4 93 109 30 2 1 97 123 29

MAINLAND DIVISION GP W L Chilliwack 32 22 6 Wenatchee 34 20 9 Langley 32 18 13 Coquitlam 34 14 15 Prince George 34 8 24 Surrey 33 5 27

(Through Nov. 22)

EAST OL 1 2 4 2 3 3

CENTRAL DIVISION

WILD CARD Ottawa New Jersey Tampa Bay Florida Pittsburgh Philadelphia Carolina Buffalo Toronto Columbus

EAST DIVISION

x-New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo Miami

W 11 8 6 5

L 2 5 7 8

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .846 .615 .462 .385

PF 402 325 316 264

PA 253 256 301 331

W L 10 3 8 5 4 9 3 10

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .769 .615 .308 .231

PF 354 344 278 240

PA 229 260 326 357

W L 6 7 6 7 5 8 3 10

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .462 .462 .385 .231

PF 275 259 326 253

PA 356 291 357 326

W L 10 3 8 5 6 7 3 10

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .769 .615 .462 .231

PF 281 331 299 250

PA 225 243 326 334

NORTH Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland

SOUTH Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee

WEST Denver Kansas City Oakland San Diego

NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST Washington Philadelphia N.Y. Giants Dallas

W 6 6 6 4

L 7 7 7 9

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .462 .462 .462 .308

PF 281 301 338 230

PA 307 322 320 305

W 9 8 5 4

L 4 5 8 9

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .692 .615 .385 .308

PF 317 258 272 267

PA 245 255 314 336

W 13 6 6 5

L 0 7 7 8

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .462 .462 .385

PF 411 288 279 323

PA 243 322 295 397

NORTH Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit

SOUTH y-Carolina Tampa Bay Atlanta New Orleans

WEST W L T Pct PF PA x-Arizona 11 2 0 .846 405 252 Seattle 8 5 0 .615 340 235 St. Louis 5 8 0 .385 210 271 San Francisco 4 9 0 .308 188 315 x - clinched playoff berth; y - clinched division

WEEK 15

:HGQHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Cowichan Valley 4 Nanaimo 2 Vernon at Trail 7XHVGD\¡V UHVXOW Penticton 5 Vernon 4 (OT) 7KXUVGD\¡V JDPH $OO WLPHV /RFDO Victoria at Alberni Valley, 7 p.m. )ULGD\¡V JDPHV Cowichan Valley at Alberni Valley, 7 p.m.

Surrey at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Prince George at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.

Merritt at Vernon, 7 p.m.

Penticton at West Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Chilliwack at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.

Powell River at Langley, 7:15 p.m.

Salmon Arm at Trail, 7:30 p.m.

BETTING

7KXUVGD\ V JDPH Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 8:25 p.m.

6DWXUGD\ V JDPH N.Y. Jets at Dallas, 8:25 p.m.

6XQGD\ V JDPHV Atlanta at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Washington, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at New England, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.

Miami at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.

Denver at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m.

Arizona at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

0RQGD\ V JDPH Detroit at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

THE LINES

NCAA BOWLS

FAVOURIT OPN TODAY O/U UNDRDOG

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FAVOURIT OPN TODAY O/U UNDRDOG

CELEBRATION BOWL $W $WODQWD NC A&T (9-2) v. Alcorn State (9-3), noon

NEW MEXICO BOWL T OL GF GA Pt 1 3 133 74 48 3 2 116 78 45 1 0 123 102 37 1 4 107 135 33 0 2 79 150 18 1 0 82 167 11

Pts Money YTD 888 $1,951,632 876 $2,052,160 699 $1,656,540 690 $1,503,600 640 $1,349,684 631 $1,456,233 560 $1,227,736 534 $1,143,000 376 $900,193 347 $673,676 301 $798,000 298 $648,183 259 $513,248 258 $592,700 233 $461,798 227 $524,067 215 $494,213 213 $479,333 196 $355,970 194 $384,750 192 $344,791 192 $332,047 191 $364,221 187 $456,137 186 $360,008 177 $298,680 170 $391,933 169 $333,302 169 $296,687 168 $332,805 166 $318,187 165 $293,563 163 $333,582 163 $378,000 160 $353,333 155 $316,539 154 $341,750 150 $252,677 148 $318,870

145 $217,396 144 $276,487 142 $198,374 141 $262,148 139 $234,523 138 $235,433 136 $163,200 136 $336,176 130 $211,236

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$W $OEXTXHUTXH Ariz. (6-6) v. N.Mexico (7-5), 2 pm (ESPN)

LAS VEGAS BOWL BYU (9-3) vs. Utah (9-3), 3:30 pm. (ABC)

CAMELIA BOWL $W 0RQWJRPHU\ $OD Ohio (8-4) vs. Appalachian State (10-2), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

CURE BOWL $W 2UODQGR )OD San Jose State (5-7) vs. Georgia State (6-6), 7 p.m. (CBSSN)

NEW ORLEANS BOWL Louisiana Tech (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN) 0RQGD\ V JDPHV

MIAMI BEACH BOWL South Florida (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (11-2), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) 7XHVGD\ 'HF

FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL At Boise Akron (7-5) v. Utah St. (6-6), 3:30 pm (ESPN)

NHL FAVOURITE NEW JERSEY PHILADELPH. Anaheim San Jose Los Angeles ST. LOUIS MINNESOTA CHICAGO DALLAS ARIZONA NY Islanders

LINE -130 -130 -125 -115 -108 -135 -120 -205 -210 -120 -110

UNDERDOG LINE Florida +120 Vancouver +120 BUFFALO +115 TORONTO +105 MONTREAL -102 Nashville +125 NY Rangers +110 Edmonton +185 Calgary +190 Columbus +110 COLORADO+100

NFL ST. LOUIS

1

21/2

(41)Tampa Bay

SATURDAY NY Jets

3

31/2

(411/2) DALLAS

SUNDAY FAVOURIT OPN TODAY O/U UNDRDOG

MINESOTA 41/2 51/2 (421/2) Chicago JACKSNVIL 2 3 (49) Atlanta INDIANAPL. OFF OFF (OFF) Houston Kansas City 7 7 (411/2) BALTIMR Buffalo PK 1 (44) WASHING. (47)Tennessee N.ENGLND 101/2 14 1 3 (50) PHILADEL. Arizona 3 /2 Carolina 4 5 (48) NY GIANT SEATTLE 131/2 141/2 (431/2) Clevland Green Bay 3 3 (47) OAKLND 2 (451/2) Miami SAN DIEGO 11/2 1 1 6 /2 (441/2) Denver PITSBRGH 4 /2 (40) S. FRAN. Cincinnati 4 41/2

MONDAY FAVOURIT OPN TODAY O/U UNDRDOG

N.ORLEANS 2

3

(501/2)

Detroit

NBA FAVOURITE CHARLOTTE CLEVELAND Houston

LINE 1 3 6

O/U UNDERDOG (196) Toronto (205) Okla. City (213) LA LAKERS

Home Teams in CAPITALS. Updated odds available at Pregame.com

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with OF Daniel Nava on a 1-year contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Designated LHP Tyler Olson for assignment.

Claimed RHP A.J. Schugel off waivers from Arizona.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ATLANTA BRAVES — Assigned OF Dian Toscano outright to Gwinnett (IL). Agreed to terms with C Tyler Flowers on a 2-year contract. Named Ricky Alcantara trainer of Gwinnett (IL), Luis Salazar manager and Kyle Damschroder trainer of Mississippi (SL), Ralph Wheeler manager and Nick Flynn trainer of Carolina (Carolina), Dan Meyer pitching coach and Joe Luat trainer of Rome (SAL), Robinson Cancel manager and Gabe Luckert pitching coach of Danville (Appalachian) and Nestor Perez manager, Mike Alvarez pitching coach and Nick Jensen trainer of the GCL Braves.

CINCINNATI REDS — Sent 3B Todd Frazier to the Chicago White Sox, who sent 2B Micah Johnson, RHP Frankie Montas and OF Trayce Thompson to the L.A. Dodgers. The Dodgers sent INFs Brandon Dixon and Jose Peraza and OF Scott Schebler to the Reds.

COLORADO ROCKIES — Agreed to terms with INF Mark Reynolds on a 1-year contract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with 3B Will Middlebrooks on a minor league contract.

NEW YORK METS — Named Dick Scott bench coach.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Named Adam Olsen trainer.

FOOTBALL CFL WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed WR Jhomo Gordon.

NFL BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed OT Marcel Jones to the practice squad.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed QB Keith Wenning from the practice squad and WR Michael Bennett to the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Claimed S Akeem Davis off waivers from Seattle.

Released LB Edwin Jackson from the practice squad. Signed RB LaDarius Perkins and LB Amarlo Herrera to the practice squad.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Waived WR Rashad Lawrence. Signed RB Jonas *UD\ IURP 0LDPL¡V SUDFWLFH VTXDG MIAMI DOLPHINS — Waived OL Jeff Linkenbach. Signed QB Logan Thomas from the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Placed RB LeGarrette Blount on injured reserve.

Released WR Damaris Johnson. Signed '/ ,VKPDD¡LO\ .LWFKHQ 5HOHDVHG 5% 7UH\ Williams from the practice squad. Signed LB Kevin Snyder to the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Released DE Phillip Hunt.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Released S Brandon Meriweather.

ST. LOUIS RAMS — Waived PK Zach Hocker. Signed DT Louis Trinca-Pasat from the practice squad.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Signed S Adrian Phillips and QB Brad Sorensen from the practice squad. Signed S Matt Daniels and CB Keith Lewis to the practice squad.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Placed RB Dexter McCluster on injured reserve.

Signed S Josh Aubrey from the practice squad. Signed QB Mike Kafka and WR Nick Harwell to the practice squad.

Cleveland Chicago Indiana Miami Toronto Charlotte Orlando Atlanta Detroit Boston New York Washington Milwaukee Brooklyn Philadelphia

W

L

Pct

GB

16 15 15 15 16 14 14 15 15 14 12 10 10 7 1

7 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 14 14 16 18 26

.696 .652 .625 .625 .615 .583 .560 .556 .556 .538 .462 .417 .385 .280 .037

— 1 11/2 11/2 11/2 21/2 3 3 3 31/2 51/2 61/2 71/2 10 17

WESTERN CONFERENCE Golden State San Antonio Oklahoma City L.A. Clippers Dallas Memphis Houston Denver Phoenix Utah Portland Sacramento Minnesota New Orleans L.A. Lakers

W

L

Pct

GB

24 22 17 15 14 14 12 11 11 10 11 10 9 7 4

1 5 8 10 12 13 14 14 15 14 16 15 16 18 21

.960 .815 .680 .600 .538 .519 .462 .440 .423 .417 .407 .400 .360 .280 .160

— 3 7 9 101/2 11 121/2 13 131/2 131/2 14 14 15 17 20

:HGQHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Orlando 113 Charlotte 98 Indiana 107 Dallas 81 Miami 104 Brooklyn 98 New York 107 Minnesota 102 Oklahoma City 106 Portland 90 Atlanta 127 Philadelphia 106 Chicago 98 Memphis 85 Detroit 119 Boston 116 San Antonio 114 Washington 95 New Orleans 104 Utah 94 Phoenix at Golden State Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers 7XHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Cleveland 89 Boston 77 Denver 112 Minnesota 100 Sacramento 107 Houston 97 L.A. Lakers 113 Milwaukee 95 7KXUVGD\¡V JDPHV Toronto at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. )ULGD\¡V JDPHV Brooklyn at Indiana, 7 p.m.

New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Portland at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Miami, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Denver at Utah, 9 p.m.

Milwaukee at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

SOCCER AUSTRALIA A-LEAGUE Perth 1 Melbourne Victory 0

ENGLAND PREMIER LEAGUE Leicester City Arsenal Manchester City Manchester Unitd Tottenham Crystal Palace Watford West Ham Liverpool Everton Stoke Southampton West Brom Bournemouth Newcastle Chelsea Swansea Norwich Sunderland Aston Villa

GP W 16 10 16 10 16 10 16 8 16 6 16 8 16 7 16 6 16 6 16 5 16 6 16 5 16 5 16 4 16 4 16 4 16 3 16 3 16 3 16 1

D 5 3 2 5 8 2 4 6 6 8 5 6 5 4 4 3 5 5 3 3

L 1 3 4 3 2 6 5 4 4 3 5 5 6 8 8 9 8 8 10 12

GF 34 29 32 21 26 21 18 25 20 29 13 21 16 20 18 18 15 18 17 13

GA 22 13 17 12 14 15 16 21 19 21 14 19 21 31 31 26 24 28 30 30

Pt 35 33 32 29 26 26 25 24 24 23 23 21 20 16 16 15 14 14 12 6

FA CUP

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Klay Thompson scored 27 of his season-high 43 points in the third quarter and the Golden State Warriors responded after their first loss following a 24-0 start by beating the Phoenix Suns 128-103 on Wednesday night.

Stephen Curry added 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting and seven assists as Golden State returned home from its two-week trip that ended with

its lone defeat, 108-95 on Saturday night at Milwaukee. That also ended a 28-game overall winning streak by the Warriors, second-longest in NBA history.

Draymond Green had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his fourth triple-double this season, while Thompson hit 15 of 22 shots and eight of 13 three-pointers in his first 40-point game this season.

Mirza Teletovic scored 24 points off the bench to lead the Suns, whose

poor showing sent the sellout crowd to the exits midway through the fourth.

SPURS 114, WIZARDS 95 Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points and San Antonio set a franchise record with its 23rd straight home victory, rolling past Washington.

LaMarcus Aldridge added 14 points and Manu Ginobili and Patty Mills each had 11 for San Antonio. The Spurs are 14-0 at home and 22-5

overall. John Wall and Marcin Gortat had 20 points apiece for the Wizards.

Gortat grabbed 10 rebounds. Washington was without leading scorer Bradley Beal and fellow starter Nene.

HEAT 104, NETS 98 Dwyane Wade scored 10 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, and Hassan Whiteside had 20 points and 13 rebounds to help Miami beat Brooklyn.

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ald Green had 13 and Justise Winslow 11 for Miami in the Heat’s third straight victory. Brook Lopez scored 25 points, and Jarrett Jack had 22 points and 10 assists for the Nets.

They dropped the final three games of their six-game homestand.

The Nets cut it to 101-98 when Jack made three free throws with 1:01 left.

Wade countered with a floater with 43 seconds remaining, and Dragic capped the scoring with a free throw with five seconds left.

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7:30 p.m. The Emperor’s New Clothes prremiers at the Bailey Studio, 2373 Rosstown Rd., Nanaimo, Runs through Dec. 31. Tickets $16; New Year’s Eve, $25. For specific times, other information: www.nanaimotheatregroup.ca or 250-758-7224.

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7 and 9 p.m. Two comedy shows at The Laugh Lounge, 150 Skinner St., Nanaimo.

Tickets $10 at The Old City Station Pub.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Last Minute Shopper’s Craft Fair. Qualicum Beach Community Hall, 644 Memorial Ave., Qualicum Beach.

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2 p.m. Put a little country in your Christmas.

Free concert with Moonshine Mollies under the Christmas tree in Diana Krall Plaza.

4 p.m. Halbe Hall Monday Market, 8369 North Island Highway, Black Creek. Wide variety of vendors of fresh produce and baked goods,

7 p.m. Open Mic Acoustic night with Dave Marco, every Wednesday at Smoke‘n’ Water Restaurant, Pacific Shores Resort, 1-1600 Stroulger Rd., Parksville

arts and crafts andan on-site chair massage.

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8 p.m. Live at Longwood, free live music series every Thursday at the Longwood brew pub.

5775 Turner Rd., Nanaimo.

1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Christmas pantomime: The Emperor’s New Clothes Bailey Studio.

Tickets at www.nanaimotheatregroup.ca.

7-8:30 p.m. Winter Wonderland on Ice Teen Skate for ages 13-18. Free event at Oceanside Place arena, 830 West Island Highway, Parksville.

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Merry Christmas!

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SATURDAY, DEC. 26 6-8 p.m. Saturday Music at New York Style Pizza in Nanaimo. Once again, New York Style dishes up their award-winning pizza and their legendary Manhattan salad, along with Marty Steele playing swinging jazz, blues, and classic rock favourites on his keyboards.

4 p.m. Halbe Hall Monday Market, 8369 North Island Highway, Black Creek.

TUESDAY, DEC. 29 7:30 p.m.‘Amahl and the Night Visitors,‘ opera in English at Ecumenical Centre, 6234 Spartan Rd. Tickets: Port Theatre, 250-754-8550 or www.porttheatre.com More info at www.operananaimo.ca. Also Dec. 30.

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You could be too tired for your own good, and might need to take a timeout for a little while. Tonight: Listen, but don’t contribute to someone else’s contrariness.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) Emphasize working with others; you’ll find the results to be much better if you do. You might not always want to let others run with the ball, but you’ll feel the need to do just that right now. Look at the big picture, and understand what is motivating you. Tonight: Among the crowds.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You could be overwhelmed by everything you need to do. Rather than do nothing, throw yourself into your to-do list. You might be surprised by what you can accomplish. Your efforts will pay off, especially since a friend decides to pitch in. Tonight: Be grateful for what you have.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Look at the big picture, and know full well what you want to accomplish.

You might see a shortcut or two if you just relax. Ask a loved one or a child to pitch in and help. Be open to someone else’s sentiments.

Tonight: Make sure you have mistletoe nearby.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You can’t help but respond to others directly, specifically one person. You might have chosen not to reveal some

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Stay close to home, if possible. You could be angry or somewhat frustrated. Tonight: Be with a favorite person.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You need to be aware of your dependency on others. You cannot control anyone else’s mood, though you might try. Understand that a loved one could be upset if he or she doesn’t feel as if you are giving him or her enough attention. Tonight: Go along with others’ plans.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You could be feistier than you realize.

You might lose your cool because you’re fed up with the holidays and overwhelmed. A lot of action seems to be heading down the path toward you. Use care with spending, as you easily could go overboard. Tonight: Head home early.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Your creativity perks up when you hit an obstacle. Refuse to overthink a talk with a contrary person in your life; otherwise, you could be out of sorts. It simply isn’t worth it to give this conversation so much of your time, under the present circumstances. Tonight: Ever playful.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) A family issue or a personal matter seems to dominate your thoughts.

You might choose not to discuss the problem directly, but rather try to get past it by letting it go. Congratulate yourself if you can; otherwise you’ll have to initiate a talk.

Tonight: A friend is full of energy.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) A boss often is contrary, and you might not want to deal with this

person right now. How you handle a personal matter could change substantially after you discuss the situation with a key person in your life. You finally will see some alternatives. Tonight: Act with certainty.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Be aware of the costs of continuing as you have been. In the long run, you won’t be able to sustain this type of spending. Yes, it is the holidays, but you could be going overboard anyway. Be more upbeat, and trust your instincts with others. Tonight: Try to complete shopping ASAP. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You’re in your element right now, with the exception of having to deal with a boss. This person has been withdrawn and could be quite difficult. You might not know how to help rein him or her in. Detach if you must. Look at the big picture.

Tonight: Find your friends.

YOUR BIRTHDAY(Dec. 17) This year your creativity plays a dominant role in your day-to-day life. You could be in your head so often that you forget the practical aspects of your life. You might want to keep a notebook for your ideas and dreams. You could become more grounded as a result. If you are single, you could meet someone any day, any time. Your charisma soars this year. If you are attached, you seem to be able to make your sweetie happy, as long as you can deflect some of his or her critical remarks. A fellow SAGITTARIUS can be overwhelming.

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James (Jim) Thomas, Jr. May 3, 1948 - December 11, 2015 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Jim at his home in Qualicum, BC on December 11, 2015.

Jim was predeceased by his father, James Robertson, Sr. (2005), father-in-law, Robert Ramsay (2007), and wife, Laurie Ramsay (2009).

Jim is survived by and will be lovingly remembered by his mother, Joan Robertson (Nanaimo, BC); mother-in-law, Sally Ramsay (Gilles Bay, BC); partner, Evelyn Miller (Qualicum, BC); sisters, Janice Hamilton and Lynn Robertson (Nanaimo, BC); sons, Chad (Tara), their children Montana and Bailey (Leduc, AB), and Morgan, his daughter Shelby (Campbell River, BC); daughter, Kirsten, her children Kayleen, Jayda and Nadal (Victoria, BC); his best friend of 62 years, Thor Johnson (Nanaimo, BC); as well as numerous other family members and friends, and of course Moose Dog. Jim was born and raised in Nanaimo, BC. Throughout his young he was an avid hockey player and had a great passion for hunting and fishing. His love for hockey brought him many lifelong friendships and incredible memories of playing in the WHL. After his hockey years, he served the community of Nanaimo in the Ministry of Children and Families until retirement. During his retirement, he enjoyed spending time with family and friends, bringing joy, laughter, and good times wherever he was.

Please join us in celebrating Jim’s life at 1:00 PM on December 19, 2015 at Sands Funeral Chapel, 1 Newcastle Ave, Nanaimo, BC. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jim’s memory to the Canadian Cancer Society.

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I was truly hoping that we would come out of this on good terms and be able to co-parent like adults. But my husband blames me for everything.

He was raised in a home where he was indulged and never had to take responsibility for his actions. He has not been honest with his parents, which might explain why they are upset with me.

But they have also treated the children poorly since the separation.

My husband brings in nearly five times my salary, but he pays a minimal amount of child support. Much of our money is being spent on lawyers because he insists on fighting over everything. His need to hurt me is only hurting the children.

There are no rules at Dad’s house, because he wants the kids to be able to do things with him that they can’t do with me. He uses money to gain favour, and I believe he thinks they will live with him if he wipes me out. How do I get him to put his children ahead of his hate and greed? — Fighting for My Kids Dear Fighting: It is truly sad that so many parents are willing to hurt the

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You cannot force your husband to be more grown up, so protect yourself.

Document every instance of manipulation or parental alienation by him or his parents, and give a copy to your lawyer.

It may also help to get counselling for your children (and for you) to weather the storm.

Dear Annie: I would like to add to your response to “Wiser Now� and “Foolish Daughter,� whose parents left estates to children who were less involved in caring for them.

The hurt feelings caused when parents show favouritism not only affect the child who has been slighted, but also the relationship the child has with the sibling who was favoured -- not to mention residual feelings toward the parent.

My parents have been dead for years, but I am still acutely aware that my sister was Mom’s favourite. And while I have a relationship with my sister, it is always in the back of my mind that my mother’s treatment of her was different than her treatment of the rest of us.

This is especially painful because my sister eventually abused my mother, and yet she still received what amounted to an equal portion of her estate because Mom forgave a large outstanding loan. — Still Bitter Dear Bitter: We have stated before that the bequests in a will are often perceived by children as a reflection on how much they were loved by the parent, especially when the bequests are unequal between siblings. Parents may think they are doing the right thing, but the results can poison the relationship between siblings forever.

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CAIRO — Egypt put the famed golden burial mask of King Tutankhamun back on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo on Wednesday evening after the relic was repaired following a botched attempt to reattach the mask’s beard with epoxy.

In August 2014, the beard was accidentally knocked off during work on the relic’s lightning, after which workers hastily tried to reattach it with epoxy — causing damage to the priceless artifact and stirring uproar among archaeologists.

A German-Egyptian team began

restoration work on the mask in October. Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damaty said the reattachment came after studies explored the best materials to use for the work. “We indeed found them to be the natural materials which the ancient Egyptian used; they are still the best tools: beeswax,� el-Damaty said in Cairo on Wednesday. “It was prepared well and the beard was attached very successfully.�

Christian Eckmann, the lead restoration specialist, said removing the mask, which took two weeks, “was done exclusively by mechanical means.�

“We used wooden tools, spatulas, other wooden instruments . . . In addition, we slightly warmed up the adhesive,� he said.

The 3,300-year-old pharaonic mask was discovered in Tutankhamun’s tomb along with other artifacts by British archeologists in 1922, sparking worldwide interest in archaeology and ancient Egypt.

Lately, King Tut has been at the focus of new archaeology and media buzz after British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves theorized that Tutankhamun, who died at the age of 19, may have been rushed into an outer chamber of what was originally Queen Nefertiti’s tomb.

JOHANNESBURG — Rights groups are lobbying rapper Nicki Minaj to cancel her upcoming concert in Angola, a southern African country often criticized for human rights abuses and corruption.

Minaj is set to perform in the capital, Luanda, in a holiday season concert organized by Angolan mobile phone company Unitel, according to local media reports. “Guess who’s performing in Angola Dec 19th at the Unitel Christmas Festival,� Minaj tweeted, also sharing the event’s poster on her Instagram account. The award-winning rapper will share the stage with local acts at the stadium concert, according to the Unitel website.

The Angolan president’s daughter owns a large stake in Unitel, the country’s biggest mobile phone net-

work, according to the Human Rights Foundation. “Nicki Minaj is a global artist,� the foundation’s president, Thor Halvorssen, said in a statement. “There is no good reason for her to do business with the corrupt Angolan dictatorship and endorse the ruler’s family company.�

A representative for Minaj did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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All pre-owned vehicles go through an industry-leading validation process established by Kia Canada that Roy personally supervises.

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Kia products have earned a global reputation for quality, performance and reliability.

The 2016 Kia Sorento has just been named the Best New SUV/ CUV ($35K-$60K) by AJAC, the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada, beating out competition from Honda Pilot and Hyundai Tucson.

And just as vehicles are judged on a regular basis, so are dealerships.

Roy has complete confidence in extending his invitation because Harris Kia has been judged many times and come out on top.

Most recent awards include: 2010 Platinum Award from Kia Canada; 2013 No. 1 Dealer in Western Canada for Customer Satisfaction; 2013 Canadian Kia dealer of the Year by Dealer Rater; 2014 B.C. Kia Dealer of the Year by Dealer Rater and 2015 Canadian Kia Dealer of the Year by Dealer Rater (Based on more than 270 positive customer reviews, Harris Kia has earned 100 per cent recommendation — tops in B.C. — by Dealer Rater, the industry’s leading source of dealership ratings).

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“We are very proud of the fact this is an equal opportunity workplace,” says Roy. “We have women in every department including Sales, Service, Parts and Finance. Nobody is limited to a particular role. There is always room for development and advancement.”

Harris Kia is part of the Harris Auto Group that includes Harris Mazda, Harris Oceanside and Harris Victoria.

Dave Bare, dealer principal and general manager at Harris Kia is proud to be a partner with Founder Tom Harris.

“Tom commands such respect throughout Vancouver Island and indeed, British Columbia,” says Dave.

“It’s an honour to be associated with someone who has given back so much to this community over a long and illustrious career. Here at Harris Kia, we are always mindful of the high standards he represents.”

But while awards and intentions are important, perhaps the last words should be left to some of the hundreds of satisfied customers who have enjoyed their experience at Harris Kia. Troy S writes: “I showed up without making an appointment for snow tires and as my car was nearing its next service hours, Kolbi (service advisor, Kolbi McLean) set everything up immediately and all within about 10-15 minutes. I’ve been dealing with Kolbi for the past three or four years and every time she makes me feel more like a member of the Harris Kia family . . . .”

Corey E says, “I have to say my experience with Rachel (sales consultant Rachel Roy) and Kia was great! Rachel is very knowledgeable and super friendly. (She) went the extra mile to make sure that I was happy in every way with my new Kia Optima.

RJ Hawker was equally satisfied: “I have nearly gotten a different vehicle every year and Kia has treated me with the most respect and care.

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SUVs offset gains in fuel savings MICHAEL BIESECKER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — New cars and trucks averaged a record 24.3 miles per gallon last year, but falling gas prices and America’s rekindled love affair with SUVs could endanger future fuel economy gains.

The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that fuel economy rose in 2014 by 0.2 mpg, from 24.1 mpg the year before, as the positive impact of technical improvements were nearly offset by resurgent consumer demand for larger vehicles.

That’s a second straight year of modest gains after efficiency improved a more robust 1.2 mpg between 2011 and 2012.

Still, automakers exceeded overall federal targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions by a healthy margin.

“It’s clear that our standards are working, spurring technology and innovation, and we are on track to achieve significant greenhouse gas reductions,” said Chris Grundler, director of the EPA’s Office of Air Quality and Transportation.

The agency’s calculations are based on cars and trucks sold in the U.S. each model year.

Grundler predicted slow growth again for 2015, but still expects automakers to meet ambitious government standards requiring a fleet-wide average of 54.5 mpg by 2025.

Environmental activists were less optimistic about the new numbers.

“While the auto industry may crow that it is technically in compliance, the bottom line is that automakers are no longer improving mileage and emissions, threatening the success of the 54.5 mpg clean-car goals,” said Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign.

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Self-driving GM, Michigan agree to cap lucrative tax credits, but won’t specify the amount car law for California DAVID EGGERT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan and General Motors agreed Tuesday to cap the state’s liability for lucrative tax credits but did not specify the amount, as the automaker committed to make $1 billion worth of capital investments in its home state by 2030.

The agreement approved by Michigan’s economic development board is the latest designed to help Gov. Rick Snyder and future administrations better budget for billions in tax incentives authorized when the state was hemorrhaging jobs.

GM qualifies for annual tax credits for retaining up to nearly 35,000 jobs in the

state, good through 2029. Under the agreement, the automaker can claim a maximum level of tax credits but said the figure is proprietary information. Michigan Economic Development Corp. officials said they cannot share the figure unless GM agrees, because it is considered private taxpayer information.

The Michigan Strategic Fund board reached pacts earlier this year with Ford and Fiat Chrysler, which released their cap levels.

Ford can qualify for up to $2.3 billion in tax breaks. Fiat Chrysler, also known as FCA, is eligible for about $1.9 billion.

In February, the MEDC estimated the value of GM’s tax credits, initially granted in 2009 and amended five times, at $2.1 billion —

though that was before it notified lawmakers of a big increase in the state’s overall liability for a number of incentive deals.

“In part, that number is based off of the tax withholdings of our employees and we view that as competitively sensitive information,” GM spokesman Chris Meagher said.

GM will be required to periodically forecast its estimated tax credits and will be unable to claim more in a tax year than projected.

State officials have reported trouble predicting the budget ramifications of the cumulative tax credit liability because of timing issues and uncapped growth in wages, health care benefits and businesses’ investment in an improving economy.

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Vehicles must have driver until technology found safe JUSTIN PRITCHARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — California unveiled precedent-setting draft rules Wednesday that would slow the public’s access to self-driving cars of the future until regulators are confident the technology is safe.

That cautious approach requires that the cars have a steering wheel, and a licensed driver must be ready to take over if the machine fails.

The draft sets out the framework for how the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles wants to move from the current small-scale testing of prototypes on roads and highways to giving consumers access to the fast-evolving technology. The DMV can change the rules over the coming months before they are finalized, and the industry is likely to contest them as overly burdensome.

Though no manufacturer has said it thinks the cars are ready just yet, at least a dozen are developing the technology, and the most aggressive suggest a model could be ready within a few years.

Silicon Valley giant Google has pushed hardest, already building a prototype without a wheel or pedals but rigging the hardware back into the cars pending the long-anticipated regulations. On Wednesday, a company spokesman said Google was “gravely disappointed” by the draft rules.

California is the largest auto market in the U.S., and its rules will be a landmark in the development of self-driving technology. States including Texas, Nevada and Michigan have courted testing on their roads but not weighed in on consumer use of the cars in detail as California did Wednesday.

Under the draft rules, even if Google thinks its car is ready for sale, that wouldn’t be immediately possible.

Initially, manufacturers would receive a permit for three years, during which time consumers could lease the cars but manufacturers would be required to keep tabs on how safely they are driving and report that performance to the state.

Before granting that initial permit, both the manufacturer and an independent certifier would need to sign off that the car has passed safety testing. Any person who wants to lease or use one of the cars would need special training provided by the manufacturer, and then receive a special certification on their driver’s license.

“Given the potential risks associated with deployment of such a new technology, DMV believes that manufacturers need to obtain more experience in testing driverless vehicles on public roads prior to making this technology available to the general public,” the agency said in a written summary of the regulations.

California has grappled for several years with how to regulate the technology. The DMV has said it wants the regulations to protect public safety, but not be too onerous so that signature companies such as Google will be stifled in developing a technology with huge life-saving potential.

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© 2015 Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. 2015 B 250 4MATIC with optional Partial LED Headlamp System ($900)/2015 GLA 250 4MATIC with optional Premium Package ($4,000) and Premium Plus Package ($2,000)/2015 CLA 250 4MATIC shown above, Total Price $37,254/$46,054/$39,654. Lease and finance offers based on the 2015 B 250 4MATIC/2015 GLA 250 4MATIC/2015 CLA 4MATIC are available only through Mercedes-Benz Financial Services on approved credit for a limited time. *Total price of $36,354/$40,054/$39,654 for advertised vehicle includes MSRP ($33,500/$37,200/$36,800), freight/PDI of $2,295, DOC $395, environmental levy $100, EHF tires, filters, batteries of $25, and PPSA of up to $39.30. License, insurance and applicable taxes extra. **Lease example based on $298/$358/ $358 per month for 45 months with a down payment or equivalent trade of $3,580/$4,230/$3,440. Freight/PDI of $2,295, DOC $395, environmental levy $100, EHF tires, filters, batteries of $25, and PPSA of up to $39.30 are due at signing. First month’s payment plus security deposit of $300/$400/$400, registration $495 and applicable taxes due at lease inception. MSRP starting at $33,500/$37,200/$36,800. Lease APR of 0.9%/2.9%/1.9% applies. Total obligation is $20,111/$23,555/$39,355. 18,000 km/year allowance ($0.20/km for excess kilometres applies). †Cash credits of $1,500/$1,000/$1,000 included in advertised lease payment for 2015 B 250 4MATIC/2015 GLA 250 4MATIC/2015 CLA 4MATIC. ††First, second and third month payment waivers are capped for the 2015 B 250 4MATIC/ 2015 GLA (including AMG)/ 2015 CLA (including AMG) up to a total of $400 (including taxes) for lease programs and up to a total of $600 (including taxes) for finance programs. Vehicle license, insurance, registration, and taxes are extra. Dealer may lease or finance for less. Offers may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers. See Mercedes-Benz Nanaimo for complete details DL 9808 #30818. Offers end January 3, 2016.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2015

Lightweight Gorilla Glass may soon be used for vehicles DEE-ANN DURBIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DETROIT — The thin, lightweight glass on your smartphone could soon be found on your car.

Corning Inc.’s Gorilla Glass is used for the screens on billions of mobile phones. Now, car makers are using an automotive version to help shave weight off their vehicles and improve fuel economy.

BMW was the first to use Gorilla Glass last year. The material formed an interior panel in the i8 sports car.

Ford Motor Co. will be the first to use it for a windshield and rear window in the new Ford GT sports car, which is scheduled to go on sale next year. The GT also has a Gorilla Glass engine cover.

“It’s the newest thing to happen to glass since 1923,” said Paul Linden, a supervisor of body exterior mechanisms at Ford. That was the year Henry Ford started using shatter-resistant glass in the Model T. Traditional windshields are made up of two layers of heat-treated

annealed glass with a plastic layer in between. Annealed glass forms a spider web pattern when it breaks, and the pieces are designed to stick to the plastic layer to prevent injury to passengers.

The GT’s windshield is a hybrid. It has an annealed glass outer layer and plastic in the middle. But the inner layer is made of chemically-strengthened, automotive grade Gorilla Glass, which is much thinner and lighter than traditional glass. Ford says using Gorilla Glass makes the

windshield 32 per cent lighter, which saves fuel and improves the car’s handling.

The glass meets U.S. safety standards, Corning says, and it has endured automakers’ tests on rough roads and in wind tunnels. Ford says it’s tougher than traditional annealed glass. When engineers shot pieces of hail at Gorilla Glass, for example, it wasn’t damaged. The annealed glass shattered.

Gorilla Glass has been used by the consumer electronics industry in

2007. Ford and Corning began working together on an automotive glass in 2012.

Harshbarger says the company is also working with several other automakers, who are racing to meet stricter fuel economy standards that go into effect in a decade.

“Weight is the enemy,” Linden said.

Lightweight glass isn’t the only option for saving weight. Toyota Motor Corp. uses a high-strength plastic for the moonroof on its Prius V wagon, for example.

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Fuel economy gains seen by automakers

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FUEL, from Page 44 “The auto industry is exploiting the program’s loopholes to boost gas-guzzler production and thwart the rules. It is making more SUVs and other light trucks than cars because trucks have weaker standards.”

In 2013, 7.82 million new trucks and SUVs were bought in the United States, just over half the new vehicles sold that year. But in 2014, the truck and SUV market share grew 2.1 percentage points to 8.6 million, according to Autodata Corp.

Truck sales have accelerated even more through the first 11 months of this year as gasoline dropped below $2 per gallon in many parts of the country.

Through November, 55.2 per cent of the new vehicles sold were trucks and SUVs — 8.74 million through November.

Sales of fuel-sipping hybrids and all-electric vehicles have remained largely flat. Automakers said Wednesday they must meet government standards while responding to what their customers want.

“Looking ahead, keeping up this pace of increasing fuel economy will be challenging, especially since our compliance is based on sales, not what we put on showroom floors,” said Scott Hall, spokesman for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers.

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