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SAINT ANDREWS, N.B. — Even with the Canadian dollar and energy prices at rock-bottom levels, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remains convinced that his long-promised, big-budget infrastructure investment will be the answer to all shortand long-term ills.

The original Liberal plan was to divide $60 billion between public transit, green projects, and social infrastructure like affordable housing over 10 years, with just $17.4 billion earmarked to flow during the party’s first mandate.

On Monday, however, Trudeau signalled that he is willing to bend the boundaries of that plan.

“We’ve always said we’re always open to a certain degree of flexibility in order to make these things happen,” Trudeau said in Saint Andrews by-the-Sea, N.B., after several hours of meeting with his cabinet.

A new report released Monday by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities said investment is needed now to prevent “a rapid decline” in the condition of much of the country’s infrastructure, which is overseen by local governments.

The annual report on the state of Canada’s municipal infrastructure showed cities weren’t spending enough on upkeep, and that were that trend to continue, maintenance costs alone would continue to increase.

Liberal ministers meeting with provincial and municipal counterparts have been warned of a capacity gap that could mean cities and provinces don’t have enough money to cover their portion of construction costs.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet during a cabinet retreat at the Algonquin Resort in St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, N.B., on Monday. The federal Liberals are working on their plans for the year including their upcoming budget. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Not only could the traditional funding model for such projects change, but so too could how much will be made available to projects in the three areas the Liberals want to fund.

Ahead of the morning meeting, part of a three-day cabinet retreat and strategy session in New Brunswick, Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi said the government is also looking at the shared funding formula to see if provinces would also end up paying less, which would leave the federal government on the hook to pay more.

But given the chance to elaborate on how far he is willing to bend in other areas — the size of the deficit, whether it would exceed his previous $10-billion threshold,

moving up the budget timetable — Trudeau would only say his government would put forward a budget that is “the right one for Canadians.”

Rona Ambrose, the interim Conservative leader, urged the government Monday to come up with policies to deal with lower energy prices and their economic fallout.

“The government has been in office long enough to have a clear plan to deal with the current economic situation, but the sense of urgency from the Trudeau Liberals has been completely absent,” Ambrose said in a statement.

She also asked for a meeting with the prime minister, which Trudeau said he would be willing to have.

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‘Spanking law’ could change Government has announced intention to repeal section of Criminal Code

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ou are at the grocery store with your five-yearold, who is throwing a fit in the frozen food section.

The mini version of you and your significant other wants ice cream and won’t take no for an answer.

You’ve tried a firm ‘no.’ You’ve tried reasoning and threatening.

You’ve even stooped to deal-making, to no avail.

Then your child kicks over a nearby display stand.

Should you spank?

Spencer At this point, Anderson the choice of Reporting whether or not to issue a swift swat to your child’s backside as punishment is an ethical one: is it right to spank your child or not?

But it could soon become a legal question as well.

The catalyst is the Liberal government’s confirmation recently that it intends to repeal section 43 of the Criminal Code — the so-called “spanking law” that allows parents, and sometimes teachers, to be exempt from prosecution for “reasonable” force used against children.

The change is one of more than 90 recommendations proposed by the final report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Canada’s residential school system.

The federal government has not commented on how it would proceed with repealing the law, a spokesperson told the Toronto Star last month.

However, the news that spanking may soon technically be illegal in Canada has stoked disagreement among a plethora of parents and other groups.

Organizations like Real Women of Canada have panned the proposal, characterizing it as an overstep of government authority.

“To remove Section 43 from the Criminal Code is to render parents vulnerable to an outsider making complaints to the authorities so that parents may be investigated by social services for ordinary, common sense application of minor discipline to their children,” said RWC in a statement to media.

“Some parents may decide, from time to time, to enforce their lessons by moderately spanking their child. Other parents, at their discretion, may choose other methods of discipline, depending on the child and the circumstances.

“These alternatives may not be as effective as considerate spanking, but it is each parent’s right, using his/her common sense to decide this.”

But others are championing the move.

The subject of punishing a child via spanking remains a controversial one.

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Corinne’s Quest, a Vancouver-based organization and member of the B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition, is one.

The group is named after federal government lawyer Corinne Robertshaw. She campaigned in retirement to eliminate corporal punishment against children in Canada after becoming concerned with reports of child deaths and injuries at the hands of parents or caregivers.

Corinne’s Quest chairwoman and co-founder Kathy Lynn said the repeal of the ‘spanking law’ is long overdue. Lynn, a parenting speaker, author and certified Canadian family educator, said she is praising the change “simply because it’s about time.”

“There’s 30 years now of research that shows that physical punishment of children always carries risk factors,” she said. “Why would we keep doing it when we know that we’re putting children at risk every time we do it.”

Section 43 of the criminal code states: “Every schoolteacher, parent or person standing in the place of a parent is justified in using force by way of correction toward a pupil or child, as the case may be, who is under his care, if the force does not exceed what is reasonable under the circumstances.”

B.C. amended its legislation in 1973 to ban corporal punishment in schools, and several other provinces have since followed suit.

Carol Baird-Krol was working as a teacher in Alberta in the late 1960s. She remembers the principal of the school administering

‘the strap’ to students. Baird-Krol recalls being “appalled” watching students being strapped.

“It’s was a fairly brutal form of punishment,” she said.

Baird-Krol is now president of the Nanaimo-Ladysmith Retired Teachers Association, which keeps a collection of some 3,000 heritage pieces from classrooms from decades past. Among the objects is a heavy, leather strap which never fails to draw eyes when the items are put out for display.

“It is generally the first thing people in their late ’40s, ’50s and ’‘60s will pick up and look at, and say, ‘Oh my God, I remember this,’” she said.

Baird-Krol said it was a “good step” for the province to discontinue corporal punishment in schools. But outside of the classroom, in the home, spanking is still part of the law of the land.

The Supreme Court of Canada upheld section 43 in a 2004 ruling, although the court clarified that only a parent could use “reasonable force” as a correctional measure against children, and that the use of force must be minor and transitory in nature.

The court also ruled that the section of the Criminal Code only applied to children between the ages of two and 12.

However, Lynn said section 43 dates back to the roots of common law and is no longer relevant. She said the use of reasonable force — for example, a teacher breaking up a schoolyard fight — is already allowed for through other parts of the legal code.

“It’s 2016, we don’t believe in violence in this country, and yet, we’re still hitting children,” she said.

“You know, the only people we can hit in Canada now are children,” she said.

However, the issue is still subject to divided opinion. A recent poll by Global News that garnered more than 14,500 responses had 58.8 per cent in support of making spanking illegal, while 41.2 per cent opposed that view.

Groups like the Canadian Medical Association Journal and the Canadian Bar Association have come out in favour of repealing section 43.

But some parents have voiced concern that doing so amounts to the government telling parents how to do their jobs.

Nanaimo resident Jason Minter is a father to a five-year-old girl and a twoyear-old boy. He says the play to repeal the provision “is a waste of taxpayers’ time and money.” “(The government) shouldn’t be allowed to mandate certain disciplinary actions we do to our children,” said Minter.

“In my opinion, spanking comes into play as a final resource,” he said.

Minter said he was spanked as a child and that while he does not condone it as a first response, it is an acceptable form of discipline.

“Did I like it? No. But I learned from it,” he said.

“I find that a lot of people are saying, ‘You know, we’ve got to leave a better Earth for our children,’” he said. “Well, I think at some point as parents, we’ve got to leave better children for the world, for society.”

Minter said there is a distinction between violence and spanking.

“I don’t think that spanking is a form of violence,” he said. “I mean, if you’re backhanding a kid across the face, I mean, then you’re kind of teaching him

something different, and again, that falls under beating your child,” he said.

Nicole Tanaka, a Nanaimo-based child and family counsellor, said the topic is contentious in part because it is hard to study because it takes place in the home.

“The thing that’s difficult with spanking is that all the (for) all the studies and research that’s been done, it’s pretty tough, because you can’t in a study physically harm a child as researchers,” she said.

But she said the research that has been done suggests the practice has overall negative effects.

“For behaviour modification, yes, it can prevent the undesired behaviour short-term,” she said.

But Tanaka said being spanked can stoke feelings of distrust or aggression as children grow up.

She also said the topic comes up more commonly among parents of younger children, rather than older children.

Tanaka said “conditional spanking” — a form of very light spanking — can be considered an acceptable disciplinary tool for parents, but said the first resort for parents should be to remain calm and focus on promoting positive behaviour instead.

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EDUCATION

Fraudulent users of guide dog vests could face fines of $2,000

Student enrolment up in district

Government-issued identification cards will be given to those who need service

There are 129 more fulltime students enrolled in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district this year than originally projected.

Secretary-treasurer Graham Roberts also recently reported to the board that enrolment in the district’s international student program has increased by 52 students, to 297, this year.

He said the additional funding from the students, which will add more than $1 million in unanticipated revenue to the district’s budget for 2015-16, means that the financial shortfall for the year is now estimated at approximately $1.6 million.

Roberts said the shortfall will be covered by existing surplus funds in Nanaimo-Ladysmith.

“We’re not sure at this stage why the number of (domestic) students have risen more than we originally projected,” he said.

“But it may be connected to issues in the oil industry and the fact that many local families who moved to Alberta to be close to the work may be returning to the area. We’re in the process of analyzing our latest data as we prepare our forecasts for next year.”

With more students this year, the number of teachers in the district has been increased by five, and education assistants by 12, to meet contractual language.

“Living with a guide dog, and having been kicked out of public places, I have had to fight to have my guide dogs.”

DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS

New legislation that clarifies the rules for users of service dogs is welcomed by those who rely on the animals to perform day-to-day tasks others take for granted.

As of Monday, anyone who fraudulently uses a guide dog vest to gain access to places dogs aren’t normally allowed could face a fine of $2,000.

As well, new government-issued identification cards will be issued to people who genuinely need service dogs to aid in mobility and access issues, including the visually impaired and blind.

“I’m really excited about it,” said Amber Thomas, who lost her eyesight at age 10, and studies computer science at Vancouver Island University.

While she waits for her government issued ID to arrive, she looks forward to the additional security it will mean for people who need service dogs.

“Living with a guide dog, and having been kicked out of public places, I’ve had to fight to have my guide dogs,” Thomas said.

“Having government ID will take a load off for me.”

Currently, “school cards” issued by guide dog training schools are the

Amber Thomas, VIU student

Angela Plasteras and her service dog, Digby. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

only ID available to prove a guide dog is genuine, and allowed to enter a restaurant, food store or other area typically off limits to canines.

Cerebral palsy limits Angela Plasteras’ mobility and range of motion, so she’s grateful for Digby, the second service dog Hub City Lions provided her for free.

The six-year-old Labrador retriever performs a range of tasks, from

getting dressed in the morning to retrieving dropped objects.

Although she’s wheelchair bound, she’s occasionally asked to prove Digby is a service dog.

Increasingly, dog owners use vests bought online to present their animals as service dog so they can accompany them in restaurants or other canine-free areas.

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The Guide Dog and Service Dog Certification Act, which took effect Monday provides ID cards and training standards for service dogs, and higher fines and violation tickets for those who refuse service to, or a place to live to someone with a guide or service dog.

Retiring guide dogs can also get certification so handlers can continue living with them.

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BUSINESS

Tony Harris takes on new role with Nanaimo car dealership “We have some very exciting ideas for the dealership that we’ve been looking at for a number of years, and we’re beginning to roll them out.”

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Tony Harris is the new general manager at Harris Mazda, one of the car dealerships that is part of the Harris Auto Group.

Tony owns the dealership along with his partners; father Tom Harris and brother Michael Harris.

He had been the general-sales manager at Harris Mazda and the dealer principal at Harris Mitsubishi before he took on his new role at Harris Mazda.

“It’s great to take on the top role at Harris Mazda,” Tony Harris said.

“We have some very exciting ideas for the dealership that we’ve been looking at for a number of years, and we’re beginning to roll them out.”

He said one of those initiatives is the dealership’s new “commission-free” sales environment. The move will “align the interests” of customers with the dealership’s sales staff.

“There’s a notion out there that sales people try to sell customers more expensive vehicles than they

Tony Harris, GM, Harris Mazda HARRIS

need to try to make more commission,” Harris said.

“We want to defuse that notion by having our staff on base salaries, and they receive bonuses based on criteria that include customer satisfaction. Our goal is to have happy customers.”

Harris grew up in the car business, and his first “company” at age seven was a 25-cent candy machine that he operated from his father’s dealership in Nanaimo.

As a youth, he worked in all aspects of car sales and mainten-

ance in the family business.

Since then, he graduated with a BA from the University of Western Ontario and went on to graduate from the National Automobile Dealer’s Association Dealer Candidate Academy in 2007, and completed a post-graduate Executive Education at Babson College in 2009.

He first realized his dream of becoming a car dealer at Harris Mitsubishi, which he owned and operated with Tom Harris since 2009 until that dealership was sold in 2015.

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Nanaimo is one of nation’s best cities to visit ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

Nanaimo is listed as one of the best cities in Canada to visit by Expedia.ca.

One of the nation’s most-visited full-service online travel providers has Nanaimo listed among its “10 Canadian Cities You Must Visit in 2016,” a new listing based on reports and reviews posted online by travellers.

There are no rankings among the 10 destinations, which also includes Tofino.

Nanaimo also recently ranked high as a great place to visit on two other online surveys.

Nanaimo placed number two, after Ottawa, on tripadvisor.com’s “Nine Super-Affordable Trips North of the Border in 2016” and second in Trivago’s “Canada’s Top 10 Best-Value Cities for 2016,” after Quebec’s La Malbaie.

Tourism Nanaimo’s Chelsea Barr said these travel sites have a “huge following” for travellers and tourists all across North America.

“It certainly gives Nanaimo increased credibility for people who go online to do their research on where to travel,” Barr said.

“But we’ll have to wait and see if it will result in our tourism numbers picking up over the year.”

Barr said the low Canadian dollar has many Canadians planning to stay in the country for their vacations this year, and Tourism Nanaimo is currently working with the Black Ball Ferry Line on an advertising campaign to bring more tourists from Washington to the city.

“Many visitors already know Whistler and Tofino, and with the low Canadian dollar, they might want to try something different this year, like coming to Nanaimo,” she said.

While the listings from Trivago and tripadvisor.com are mainly concerned with the cost of visiting Nanaimo compared to other centres, Expedia.ca’s assessment of Nanaimo is based on a variety of factors.

The site said the reasons for visiting Nanaimo “have a little something to do with the thriving arts district and bounty of heritage buildings, and a lot to do with the lively waterfront district.”

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Nanaimo’s spectacular waterfront is a hit among visitors to the city. [DAILY NEWS]

NANAIMO

Cost of contract to deal with council conflicts under wraps SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

The City of Nanaimo has determined a total cost for a contract with a facilitator to help resolve council tensions, but is withholding the figure until further review.

It was revealed last July that the city had hired Vancouver-based Integrity Group after Mayor Bill McKay became concerned with tensions and disrespectful comments made between council members.

It is unclear exactly when the contract began or ended, and the city has so far been unable to

provide specific information with regard to the contract.

The city’s accounting section received invoices from Integrity Group last week, according to accounting manager Laura Mercer.

On Monday, finance director Victor Mema confirmed the city had tallied up the invoices to reach a total cost for the contract, but declined to release the figure until he had reviewed the contract and invoices. Mema said he would be able to reveal the figure once he had seen the material.

“I can’t give you a number now, because it’s not final,” he said.

◆ POLICE

Replica handgun, drugs seized in raid at south Nanaimo residence A replica Glock handgun and some drugs were seized in a raid on a south Nanaimo home early Sunday.

Nanaimo RCMP used a search warrant to enter a Haliburton Street home.

The items were seized after the arrest of a 33-year-old man wanted as part of an investigation into a serious assault on a woman in late December.

Nanaimo Mounties had the support from Vancouver Island emergency response team — highly-trained RCMP officers capable of using specialized weapons, equipment and tactics in high-risk situations.

The case is part of a bigger investigation into a string of drug overdoses and deaths since December.

A search turned up a small amount of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and a replica handgun.

The man’s name was not released. He was scheduled for a bail hearing Monday.

— DAILY NEWS

“It’s protocol to review contract costs, he replied when asked.

It had emerged last year that the city had allocated approximately $50,000 for the contract. Mema declined comment on whether the preliminary cost estimate for the contract approached that figure.

The Integrity Group’s Heather MacKenzie was called for comment on the contract with the city, but she declined, citing client confidentiality.

Poor relations on city council was an ongoing issue in 2015, Mayor Bill McKay said he hopes this year will see that trend stop.

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EDITORIAL

Business sense and political smarts aren’t the same N either Canada nor the United States has an illustrious history of entrepreneurs as political leaders. In fact, most of the continent’s prime ministers and presidents (and premiers, governors and mayors, too) have been lawyers, academics or professional politicians, with only a few business types (men and women) making the list, mostly as failures.

In Canada, Peter Pocklington and Belinda Stronach were both flashes in the political pan. Each lost interest in the national squabble after a short period of time. Brian Mulroney is sometimes called a former businessman because he briefly led the Iron Ore Company of Canada, but he was mostly a labour lawyer and longtime Conservative party warhorse before becoming one of Canada’s

prime ministers. His partisan skills and understanding of public policy were learned in the political trenches, not as a branch-plant president.

None of America’s best presidents were businessmen. Some of America’s richest citizens, including Ross Perot and Henry Ford, dabbled in politics, but gave up when voters didn’t behave like widgets on a conveyor belt.

Today Americans are wondering if Donald Trump will win the Republican nomination and even the presidency itself. Mr. Trump’s odious provocations have garnered significant support, which most analysts say is a reflection of American despair and fear among the middle class. It remains to be seen if the politics of disaffection will carry him to the top job, or into the dustbin of American

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presidential politics, another failed businessman-turned-politician.

In Canada tycoon Kevin O’Leary is mulling a run for the Conservative party leadership, but he’s not off to a very good start. In fact, he’s already showing why high rollers just don’t seem cut out for public office.

One of his first stunts — wealthy would-be politicians seem to enjoy outlandish spectacles — was to offer to invest $1 million in Canadian energy companies if Alberta Premier Rachel Notley steps down.

Of course, $1 million wouldn’t make a dime’s worth of difference in energy markets, but it was enough to buy a headline.

Mr. O’Leary also seems unaware that Premier Notley inherited a mess from her Conservative predecessors, who actually planned to raise taxes

and spend billions on infrastructure before they were defeated last spring.

If Mr. O’Leary’s Conservative friends had followed Norway’s lead by avoiding the temptation of building fiscal budgets on annual oil revenues, the province would have had enough money to weather the economic storm. The Norwegians have nearly $1 trillion in oil savings.

Mr. O’Leary says no one should be a political leader unless “you have made payroll for two years in a company with sales of over $5 million.”

Does that mean the owner of an international chain of candle-making companies is more qualified than someone whose job or passions have involved a broad range of public policy issues? Meeting payroll in the public sector is fundamentally different than in the private sector.

The focus of the business class is the bottom line, lowering costs and maximizing output. Those are invaluable skills, but they don’t go very far in addressing political and social questions.

Business moguls can play an important role in government, but first they need to hone their empathy, people skills and knowledge. Then, depending on how well they learn those skills, they can apply to voters for an entry-level job, rather than demanding to start at the top.

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Re: ‘What’s your city’s tax rate?’

(Daily News, Jan. 13) I read with interest your article regarding taxation rates in mid-Vancouver Island municipalities. The article appeared to be accurate and insightful in considering the relationship between property values and taxation rates. What it did not do was go on to compare actual tax bills between our communities which would have left readers with a better and more accurate impression of Port Alberni.

Whether you intended to or not, your article also put a spotlight on the affordability of homes in the Alberni Valley. The real news item in my mind is the fact that people can sell their average value home in Nanaimo ($336,200), buy an average value home in Port Alberni that is assessed at $175,100, pay $1,654.33 in annual property taxes (before the home owners grant), and enjoy life in Vancouver Island’s most affordable and livable community.

Do whatever you want with the extra $161,100 left over after selling your average home in Nanaimo and being mortgage free in Port Alberni.

Maybe use it to moor your new boat in one of our well-serviced marinas so that you can explore all that the west coast has to offer. Or retire early, retire better off, start that business you have dreamed of, travel the world or knock off the things on your bucket list. It’s your money. Do what you want with the large amount you have realized by moving here.

I invite people to take the 60-minute drive from Nanaimo to the Alberni Valley and see what our community has to offer. Join the increasing number of people from all over the country who are retiring here after having done their research on affordability and livability on Vancouver Island. Come visit me at city hall, bring the BC 2016 Property

Assessment Notice for your home, and I will buy you lunch.

I look forward to meeting you.

Mayor Mike Ruttan City of Port Alberni

WFP Duke Point mill has 150 staff and is growing Re: ‘Ranking Island business taxes’ (Daily News, Jan. 14) Western Forest Products recently closed its downtown sawmill and Mayor Bill McKay stated: “and now they’ve merged their employees at Duke Point, and they’re going to spend $80 million on that mill.

They’ve got 70 employed and they’re hoping over the next few years to double that.”

To clarify, investment in the Duke Point sawmill (2011-2016) is $43 million.

With recent hires we now have 150 employees, and there will likely be potential for additional employees once investments are complete.

Kindry Mercer Western Forest Products

Good taste sometimes a matter of perspective I was going to stop writing letters to the editor entirely, as a good deal of my letters are either edited drastically or were not published at all. I asked the editor why, and was told that some of the researched truths that I write are “not in good taste.”

I tried to write about the irreversible damage that the process of fracking is doing to our ecosystem; that was obviously not in good taste.

I tried to write about how the BC liberals went from $27.5 billion in debt to $65.5 billion, again, obviously not in good taste.

I try to expose the corruption or moral and ethical standards of so many of our politicians today including the senate; this too was obviously not in good taste.

Joe Sawchuk can say that the NDP is a bad government, and that the BC Liberals are a good government. That is a ridiculous lie and definitely in poor taste when a well-informed person would know that there is corruption in all political parties, only some are worse than others. I congratulate Gary Korpan

on his letter, where he accuses some of the Senate of fraud, and called them criminal leeches.

Wow, how did that one get passed the man with the axe?

I tried to write about people praising Christy Clark for keeping taxes low, although these people can’t see the forest for the trees. They can’t see that Clark has been underfunding all public systems and indiscriminately raising the cost of all services. Thus they have been unable to fulfill their financial obligations for years, and the only solution is to raise taxes.

Why was that not fit for publication?

If you want an example of poor taste, how about Stephen Harper’s election campaign?

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Bubble-wrap generation unwrapped by strategy TRAVIS PATERSON SAANICH NEWS

The generational backlash from hyper-parenting is real and it’s a driving theme in Saanich’s new Youth Development Strategy.

The five-year implementation plan was designed by a diverse team of community programmers and members after about 40 public engagement sessions in 2015, mostly with youth. It was approved at the final Saanich council session of 2015.

“What we saw was society has been taking away and sanitizing play spaces (in an effort) to manage liability and risk, and it’s taken away opportunities for youth to explore and test themselves,” said Sandra Pearson, manager of community services in Saanich.

At the heart of the strategy is six strategic priorities. None stand out like No. 3: Risk and Outdoor play.

“We kept hearing from youth they are ‘bubble wrapped’ from hyper parenting, which is different from my generation,” she said. “Helicopter parenting” and “too safe” also came up a lot.

“We have one study that shows 40 years ago some kids had a span up to six kilometres from home, whereas now the boundaries are the front yard, or the street,” Pearson added.

Among the criticisms are playgrounds where everything is the same width, height and size, and there’s not enough experimental risk play for kids.

Those risks are in fact key opportunities for kids to build confidence, Pearson explained.

It also comes down to an exponential increase in screen time and the increase of youth obesity.

The rest of the strategic priorities are to increase participation, collaboration, social well-being, youth spaces and communication.

Therefore, there is a goal within the plan to encourage more outdoor play spaces, especially some with an element of perceived risk.

“One message we received from youth

is they feel parks are for young children and seniors, and they don’t see how they fit into parks and playgrounds, youth play elements,” Pearson said.

Skateboard/BMX parks, for instance, are ideal examples of hangout spots where kids can test the boundaries of their own physical capabilities without anyone judging them.

However, adding an entirely new skate park isn’t necessarily a solution. There are other elements to keep in mind when redoing parks, Pearson explained.

“We want to consider what can be added to parks to make them more suitable. To do that, we want to know how to engage with youth so that when we redo a park, they get what they want.”

One possibility is to add one or two skateboard park elements, or a bouldering wall for rock climbing, in a neighbourhood park or playground.

The overall strategy is much more diverse. There is also feedback from youth who would like more opportunities for life-skill development, such as cooking healthy workshops for food skill and nutrition.

The Youth Development Strategy project team used a youth research team of five (11 to 18) throughout the process, as well as three community members and a retired public health nurse.

Private clinic hired to ease MRI wait lists in north Island towns A four-year plan to increase the number of magnetic resonance imaging scans in B.C. will help reduce wait-lists and travel time for patients.

Island Health has hired Vancouver Island MRI, a private clinic in Courtenay, on a temporary basis to carry out 900 MRIs locally between now and March 31. In the meantime, it will work on increasing hospital-based capacity to carry out additional volumes. To do so, Island Health needs to hire technicians, nurses and radiologists.

“Meanwhile, the private MRIs can take on additional capacity right away, which is great for patients and their families,” Island Health spokesperson Suzanne Germain said.

MRIs can diagnose most brain and spinal injuries, and sports injuries, among other ailments.

Scans conducted in the private setting are publicly funded, scheduled off Island Health’s wait-lists.

“The images are being read by the same radiologists that work in the hospitals and the quality, standards and service expectations are the same,” Germain said.

The move is expected to minimize travel time as well as wait time for Campbell River and Comox Valley residents.

Island Health hopes to hire 10 full-time equivalent MRI technicians to carry out additional volumes.

This includes hires north of the Malahat.

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ACCIDENT? PROVING YOUR LOST EARNING ABILITY

Have you been hurt in a car crash or other accident through someone else’s fault? Has this cut into your ability to earn the same amount of income as you earned before? You may be en tled to compensa on.

It’s up to you as the injured person to prove that your income earning capacity is less. In a recent case, our B.C. Court of Appeal discussed the right approach when assessing this kind of compensa on and the evidence the court considers to prove your loss.

Janet (name changed), 31, was hurt in a car accident. She had just got her law degree and was ar cling (a kind of appren ceship for recent law graduates). She suffered shoulder injuries which, by the me of trial four years later, s ll caused her pain during many ac vi es.

Her injuries also meant that she could only work at about 70% of the level of a full- me private prac ce lawyer, given all the stresses and me demands of a full- me prac ce. But she could s ll pursue other careers in law – possibly as an academic a er ge ng a Ph.D. The trial judge decided her future lost earning ability was $300,000.

The defendant challenged this.

The appeal court, however, said the trial judge correctly decided Janet’s compensa on. Income earning capacity is a capital asset. When impaired, it’s appropriate as a star ng point to look at the average income of the class of workers to which the injured person belongs. That should be proved to the court by expert evidence. In Janet’s case, an economist gave a resport on the incomes of a class of roughly equivalent female lawyers in B.C., using the best available sta s cs.

Then, said the appeal court, appropriate adjustments should be made up or down, based on the specific circumstances of the injured person.

For example, Janet had been interested in environmental, immigra on and Aboriginal law or perhaps working in a non-profit organiza on. Do lawyers in these careers earn less money than, say, lawyers who do business law? Would Janet have earned less money than the “average” lawyer in her class?

The defendant argued that lawyers working in a government-funded environmental law clinic might make $60,000 a year – less than the average income of B.C. lawyers. None of these points were proved, however, by the defendant.

The Court of Appeal said it needed to be cau ous about making an arbitrary deduc on for a “nega ve con ngency,” especially as there was no evidence to support the deduc on.

It said: “She was not yet se led in a career. It was not an error, in my view, for the judge to start the assessment on the foo ng that her career path was likely to resemble that of any other female prac cing law in Bri sh Columbia and that her pre-injury earning capacity was unlikely to be significantly above or below average.”

The appeal court therefore found no reason to change the $300,000 compensa on award made by the trial judge for Janet’s reduced earning capacity.

If you’re hurt in an accident, see a lawyer.

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DUNCAN

Thieves pillage school emergency locker KEVIN ROTHBAUER COWICHAN VALLEY CITIZEN

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AROUND THE ISLAND News services ◆ GULF ISLANDS

‘NYT’ says southern Gulf Islands are worth a visit Wedged between Ubud, Indonesia, and Sydney, Australia, the southern Gulf Islands has climbed onto the New York Times’ A-list of global destinations.

Described as islands with simple charms, contrarian culture and abundant wildlife, the southern Gulf Islands ranks 50th in the esteemed news outlet’s list of 52 Places to Visit in 2016.

“A short ferry ride leads to a maze of Pacific islands dotted with small seaside villages, where summers can feel almost Mediterranean,” reads part of the blurb that accompanies the online feature at nytimes.com.

◆ PARKSVILLE/QUALICUM

Stolen Oceanside truck recovered in Ladysmith A 2003 Ford F250 pickup truck reportedly stolen last week was recovered Saturday in Ladysmith, confirmed Oceanside RCMP. According to a news release issued by police, at approximately 5 p.m. a man was enjoying the logging roads on his ATV when he discovered the abandoned truck. Ladysmith RCMP attended and noted minor damage to the vehicle.

RCMP say the truck will be towed and processed by the forensic section.

◆ SALTSPRING

Suspected pit-lamping is under investigation The Ministry of Environment’s Fish and Wildlife Branch would like help from the public to get a better picture of how illegal hunting practices could be impacting Salt Spring Island.

Shots fired after dark have become an infrequent but reliably repeated occurrence during hunting season on Salt Spring, leading residents and wildlife officials to speculate that illegal practices are taking place at the same time as permitted ones.

Wildlife officer Mark Kissinger said a couple of reports come in each year, mostly regarding the Musgrave Road area. He feels there is a lot more happening his office doesn’t hear about.

With a recent earthquake fresh in the minds of Cowichan residents, one local school is hoping the community will help replace thousands of dollars worth of emergency supplies that were stolen last month.

In early December, thieves broke into a shipping container behind the Quamichan campus of Cowichan Secondary School in Duncan.

They made off with almost all of the contents: everything from food and sleeping bags to hazmat gear, stretchers and first-aid equipment.

The emergency kiosk was there to provide all the supplies, food, clothing, shelter and water that would have been used to keep students safe in a crisis.

“We’ve spent the last seven years acquiring enough stuff to make sure we can look after the kids for 72 hours,” Quamichan campus principal James Doyle said.

While the food disappeared immediately, many other supplies could still be seen floating in Somenos Marsh not far from the school, no longer usable. This isn’t the first time the container has been broken into, but it is definitely the worst.

“They cleaned us out this time,” Doyle said.

The North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP confirmed that they are investigating the break-in.

“The school was unaware of when this took place but suspects sometime in the month preceding, noticing the breach on Dec. 8,” Cpl. Krista Hobday said.

“Some items could be seen in three or four feet of water in Somenos Marsh. Police would welcome any information regarding this theft and destruction of property.”

Doyle noted that, even though the supplies were specifically intended

for the school, they probably would have been used to help the community as well, and the thieves may have prevented the school from assisting them.

The importance of having the emergency supplies on hand was made more apparent by the magnitude-4.8 earthquake felt throughout the region Dec. 29.

The school is making a plea to the community to help restock the emergency kiosk.

To do help restock the kiosk, call the Quamichan Campus at 250-746-6168 or email quamsecretary@sd79.bc.ca.

TOFINO

Around the world without a motor LISA VANDERVELDE VERNON MORNING STAR

Circumnavigating the globe is an intense endeavour. How about doing it without the use of any sort of motor?

That is the challenge Markus Pukonen has established, as he raises funds and awareness for local non-profit groups along the way through his registered non-profit society routesofchange.org.

Pukonen, who now calls Tofino home, left his family home in Toronto on July 13 and has canoed, biked, walked, run, recumbent biked, trimaraned, skied, kayaked, hand-biked, rafted, skateboarded, danced and even pogo-sticked his way to Vernon.

When he is in a location for a break he does not accept rides, never hops on a bus, takes a ferry, or sneaks a cab ride.

“It has been challenging along the way but that’s what I love,” said Pukonen, who was recently named one of Canada’s Top Modern Day Explorers by Canadian Geographic.

“It’s tough camping in minus-20 degrees but it makes all those creature comforts so much better after.”

Pukonen is no stranger to adventure with his work for Ocean Adventure Rowing and Education taking him on three major expeditions in three years, including 73 days spent at sea rowing across the Atlantic Ocean, a three-month source to sea trip down the Mississippi River and the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s Salish Sea Expedition; a circumnavigation of Vancouver Island in a rowboat.

Markus Pukonen enjoys a pit stop in Vernon while circumnavigating the Earth without the use of a motor. [LISA VANDERVELDE]

He was inspired to take this journey after two major events changed his outlook on life: his father died of cancer and his niece was born.

“Just knowing that I have inspired one person to make a positive change in their life is what I wanted,” said

Pukonen. “The simple fact that people can see what I have accomplished without a motor, they will see that little things can make a difference.”

He doesn’t have a time limit on his adventure but he thinks it will take him about five years to complete.

Pukonen, a graduate from Documentary Film Production at Capilano University, takes his time soaking up the scenery, building relationships with people, documenting his challenges and sharing the beauty of our world through his blog at routesofchange.org, routesofchange on facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

“I’ve been doing lots of school presentations and the inspiration goes both ways; the kids are inspired and I’m always inspired by them,” he said.

Bringing awareness, raising funds and learning about local non-profit groups along his route is a large part of why he is on this adventure.

During Pukonen’s stop in Vernon, he learned about The Society for the Protection of Kalamalka Lake, as well as the Okanagan Rail Trail Initiative.

“I document the non-profit societies I meet along the way, sharing their stories and raising support by directing some of the attention I get because I’m doing this crazy adventure, to them,” said Pukonen.

Vernon is a rest stop for him, as he visits with his sister in-law, Marta Green of Vernon, who joined him with her skis at the Needles ferry for the trip to Vernon.

Pukonen has more family flying in to spend time with him at Silver Star, which he will be biking up to, before continuing his journey towards the coast where he plans to paddleboard or kayak to Vancouver Island.

Pukonen’s route can be tracked at routesofchange.org, along with blog posts and photos from his adventure.

Black Creek woman celebrating six-figure Lotto Max windfall MICHAEL BRIONES COMOX VALLEY ECHO

Frances Martinson had been dreaming of renovating her kitchen.

It has been on her mind lately.

That strong feeling and desire was a good sign for Martinson because her wish has come true.

The Black Creek mother of three found out she won $132,693.30 in

last Friday’s Lotto Max draw. Her ticket had all six numbers and just missed the big jackpot prize by one number. Regardless, Martinson, who plays the lotto regularly, is still happy she won.

“It’s still a huge amount of money,” she said. “I have never won anything in my life.”

Martinson bought her winning

ticket at the Driftwood Mall lottery centre. She didn’t believe it at first when she checked her ticket on Monday.

“I wasn’t sure but somebody told me, ‘yup, you won,’” said Martinson, who went to Vancouver the next day to immediately claim her prize. “It’s exciting.”

Martinson is married and has seven

grandchildren. She plans to take them out for a nice scrumptious dinner. But her big plan is to finally get her kitchen upgraded.

“It’s been my wish for a long time and now it’s going to come true,” said Martinson.

If there are any left overs from her big windfall, Martinson wants to go to Las Vegas with her husband.

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Reducing foreign home ownership cost is $1B Documents from the British Columbia Finance Ministry say the province would lose $1 billion in residential real estate sales and almost 4,000 construction jobs if government moved to reduce foreign investment in the housing market.

The six-page analysis comes as economists, academics and real estate experts propose a tax on foreign owners of vacant properties to generate a potential dividend of up to $90 million to be shared among local owners.

The government hasn’t responded the Housing Affordability Fund proposal from University of B.C.’s Sauder School of Economics and the Vancouver School of Economics, but Premier Christy Clark has said housing affordability is a top issue of concern in next month’s budget.

The government is hinting at reviews of current thresholds for property-purchase taxes, including the $475,000 property-purchase tax exemption for first-time home buyers as potential housing-relief measures.

◆ COURTS

Stanley Cup riot justice pricetag is nearly $5M It cost almost $5 million to process hundreds of people through the justice system after the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver five years ago.

The cost is contained in a report released by the B.C. government that looks at how police and prosecutors tackled the mammoth task of prosecuting those involved in the riots after the Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley Cup final in June 2011.

The government’s criminal justice branch set up a riot prosecution team that resulted in 284 guilty pleas and nine convictions at trial.

The report says the task was made easier by the vast amount of digital photo and video evidence.

It estimates the total monetary loss caused by the riot was $3.78 million.

◆ EDUCATION

B.C. to bring computer coding to public schools Computer-coding basics will be included in British Columbia’s grade-school curriculum come September, as the government emphasizes tech skills in its plan to fill the jobs of the future.

The new program announced yesterday by Premier Christy Clark at the inaugural technology summit in Vancouver will be available for Grades 6 to 9 and will take three years to roll out.

Clark told thousands gathered for the conference she’s heard the community’s frustration over a shortage of workers with digital skills.

Clark says the government’s strategy includes helping technology companies use the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program to recruit workers from outside Canada who already have the necessary know-how.

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HEALTH CARE

Canada’s aging population issues weigh heaviest in British Columbia B.C. Liberals want federal funding formula to recognize province’s older population TOM FLETCHER BLACK PRESS

When people retire to B.C. from Alberta and other provinces, they bring the majority of their health care needs with them, but some of the federal health care money stays behind.

That’s the message B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake is taking to the first meeting between provincial ministers and the new Liberal government in Vancouver next week.

Lake said B.C.’s objection to the health care funding formula adopted by the former Conservative government in 2011 was that it was based on population, with no age component.

“As you age your health care costs become higher and higher,” Lake said. “So to have a pure per-capita transfer actually was a disadvantage for populations that were older, such as British Columbia, and much more of an advantage to populations like Alberta that are younger.”

Lake and Premier Christy Clark noted B.C. is on track to double the number of hospice beds for terminally ill patients, to help keep up with the aging baby boom population and those who are moving west to retire.

“We talk about palliative care, we talk about care for people with

Health care expenditures per person by age in Canada, based on 2012 expenditures. [CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION]

dementia, we talk about hospice care,” Clark said. “That’s expensive, and that’s why the old funding formula needs to be restored.”

The previous formula was introduced by former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin, who in 2004 agreed to six per cent annual increases to provincial health transfers in what he called “a fix for a generation.”

After the Conservative government was elected in 2011, then-finance minister Jim Flaherty tied health care increases to economic growth, with a minimum increase of three per cent per year, to begin in 2017.

In a campaign stop in B.C. last fall, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to add another $3 billion to the health care budget to start, and “sit

down with the provinces immediately” to renegotiate the formula.

That meeting is set for Jan. 20-21 in Vancouver, chaired by federal Health Minister Jane Philpott.

Studies by the Canadian Institute for Health Information confirm the steep increase in health care costs for people as they enter their senior years, much of it for end-of-life care.

PUBLIC SAFETY

Suspicious men had a ‘very logical explanation,’ say cops JEFF NAGEL BLACK PRESS

Three men who were the subject of a B.C.-wide police alert after they took photos of entrances and exits inside Vancouver’s Pacific Centre mall have been cleared of any suspicion.

“All three men were cooperative with investigators and they had a very logical explanation regarding their behaviour,” a VPD news release said Friday afternoon.

“The investigation has conclusively determined that their actions were completely innocent.”

Images of the trio from security cameras inside the mall on Tuesday circulated on social media after the VPD internal bulletin to other B.C. police forces was leaked to media Thursday.

That alert described the men as “Middle Eastern looking” and their behaviour suspicious.

The VPD didn’t intend for the images or the investigation to be made public, Chief Adam Palmer

“Vancouver remains a very safe city and the public should have no concerns about shopping at Pacific Centre.”

Vancouver Police media release

said while the men were still being sought, because there was no evidence of wrongdoing or risk to public safety.

“Vancouver remains a very safe city and the public should have no concerns about shopping at Pacific Centre or attending any other public place,” the VPD release said.

The alert with images was beamed out by the Real Time Intelligence Centre in Surrey to all police forces across B.C. — 10,000 officers plus civilian employees would have had access.

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JUSTICE

RCMP grilled about entrapment in sting case GEMMA KARSTENS-SMITH THE CANADIAN PRESS

The head of an RCMP team tasked with investigating a possible terror suspect has told a B.C. Supreme Court trial that he had concerns about entrapment and abuse of process near the start of a police sting.

Emails read in court show Sgt. Bill Kalkat asked undercover officers how they planned to avoid potential legal issues months before John Nuttall and Amanda Korody were arrested for plotting to blow up the B.C. legislature in 2013.

Nuttall and Korody were found guilty of terrorism charges last June, but the convictions have not been entered while defence lawyers argue that police entrapped their clients in a sting.

Crown lawyer Peter Eccles asked Kalkat when he began thinking about entrapment and abuse of process as possible issues.

“Late February, early March (of 2013),” Kalkat replied, adding that such issues are always a concern for investigators when a crime has not yet been committed.

The senior officer also told court

that he faced some challenges with the undercover team investigating Nuttall and trying to determine whether he posed a threat to public safety.

An experienced officer was important for the case, Kalkat testified, adding he asked that someone who’d worked on similar national security investigations be assigned.

“There’s a whole bunch of little fine details that come along in the national security world that just are not pressing in your typical homicide technique undercover operation.”

The undercover officer also needed

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to be familiar with the Muslim faith, which Nuttall had converted to, and have some knowledge of Islamic extremism.

“If you can’t talk the talk and walk the walk, it’s going to be very difficult to ingratiate yourself with that target and move forward,” Kalkat said.

But one of the officers on the case had less experience than what Kalkat had requested, creating challenges for the senior cop.

Investigators on national security cases don’t have a lot of examples to follow, unlike homicide or drug investigations that undercover offi-

cers usually work on, Kalkat said.

“That’s one of the difficulties you experienced with the undercover shop, that they were bringing pages out of the wrong playbook?” Eccles asked.

“That was one of the challenges I faced,” Kalkat replied.

Emails read in court suggested he asked for more details about the undercover team’s long-term plans.

“You can’t just go scenario to scenario. There has to be some sort of game plan. And I wasn’t seeing that with the undercover unit,” Kalkat said.

TAXES

Rural neighbourhood sees ‘ridiculous’ hike Assessments jump more than 900 per cent PAUL J. HENDERSON CHILLIWACK TIMES

The province is expected to soon require that all first responders carry and administer Naloxone. [CBC NEWS]

Overdose treatment drug soon to be a lifesaving requirement KEVIN DIAKIW SURREY NORTH DELTA LEADER

Faster and more-effective help is on the way for drug addicts who have overdosed, as the province makes life-saving help a requirement for first responders.

B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake was expected to announce Friday that the province was implementing the new rule. The announcement has been delayed, but the changes are still in the works.

Proponents say the new legislation will definitely save lives.

Recently, a growing number of drug users have unwittingly ingested fentanyl, a drug 50 times more powerful than morphine. The result is often death.

Key to rescuing them is a drug called Naloxone, or Narcan, which when injected in an overdosing patient will quickly neutralize the effects of opiates, including heroin and fentanyl. Crucial to effective treatment is a fast response.

LAKE

In Surrey, firefighters are the first to arrive at overdose incidents 91 per cent of the time, according to a Jan. 12 briefing note to Surrey council written by Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis.

“The Fraser Health chief medical officer and the vice-president of the Provincial Health Services Authority

have asked the Surrey Fire Service to partner with them to assist in reducing overdose deaths in our community,” Garis writes in the memo.

“The key intervention is the administration of Naloxone as soon as possible after a person has overdosed.”

The province previously implemented a “Take Home Naloxone” program, where addicts could have a dose of Narcan with them in case of an overdose.

The program hasn’t stemmed the rising tide of fentanyl overdoses in Surrey or the region.

Surrey Fire Services responded to 1,606 drug overdose calls last year.

The province will be requiring that all first responders carry and administer Naloxone.

That will eventually include police, but it’s expected training will be necessary, and law enforcement might use the nasal spray Naloxone instead of injection.

A date for Lake’s announcement has not yet been fixed.

Nigel and Joan Argyle have been farming vegetables and running their Popkum garden centre for 35 years.

Argyle’s Garden Market is a popular spot for gardeners and hanging basket buyers, but it’s not exactly a huge money maker.

And so when the two 82-year-olds saw their notice from BC Assessment showed a land value increase of 409 per cent, they were shocked.

“It’s basically killing me,” Nigel said. “It’s ridiculous.”

While property taxes in the rural areas outside of the City of Chilliwack may be lower than for those in the city, for the Argyles and their tight margins, a tax hike from about $6,000 last year to an estimated $20,000 this year could put them out of business down the road.

And while their commercial assessment jump was staggering, some of their neighbours surrounding the Yale Road-Highway 9 roundabout also had big jumps in value.

The land at their garden centre at 52905 Yale Road went from a valuation of $241,000 last year to $1.23 million this year.

Across Highway 9 the owners of the Tim Hortons-Esso property saw a land increase from $251,800 to $1.15 million a 358 per cent increase.

Next to them, the Wildcat Grill land jumped from $219,800 to $805,900 or a 266 per cent increase.

But the owners of the property where the new Petro-Canada and Subway is located got one of the biggest shocks as the land went from $609,800 to $6.2 million, a 917 per cent increase.

The largest jump of all — possibly part of the reason behind the focus on this small area — was 52892 Bunker Rd., the location of Minter Gardens, which closed on Oct. 15, 2013.

Since last year, the Minter Gardens land jumped from a value of $364,100 to $3.8 million, a 947 per

“In discussion with some people in this particular area, we felt that last year’s assessment did not reflect the market value of the property.”

Brian Smith, deputy assessor

cent increase. Total assessment was at $5 million, which actually might make sense since the property (along with adjacent 9980 Llanberis Way) is listed by Colliers Canada as a “beautifully landscaped income producing property” with residential development potential. List price: $5.95 million.

But if increases are supposed to rely upon recent sales in the area, some say they don’t make sense.

Popkum resident, local realtor and one-time political candidate Michael Henshall said he couldn’t figure out the massive jumps in the roundabout property assessments either.

“There are no commercial properties in the area selling on a regular basis to justify these huge increases,” Henshall said.

For its part, BC Assessment said the value of these properties “needed to increase to be more reflective of a probable selling price.”

Brian Smith, deputy assessor for the Fraser Valley Region, said development of the properties near the Argyles spurred the big jumps.

“In a review and in discussion with some people in this particular area, we felt that last year’s assessment did not reflect the market value of the property so a reassessment of the year did occur,” Smith said via email.

As for the Argyles, they would like to retire and have three times in the last four years listed their property for sale for more than $1 million with not one single offer.

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DIPLOMACY

Suncor nears win in bitter takeover fight

Foreign sanctions put big burden on Canada MIKE BLANCHFIELD THE CANADIAN PRESS

Canadian Oil Sands accepts all-stock bid in $4B deal, $2B in debt LAUREN KRUGEL THE CANADIAN PRESS

CALGARY — Canadian Oil Sands has accepted a sweetened takeover offer from Suncor Energy as the market outlook for oilsands producers deteriorates.

The deal draws to a close a bitter takeover battle that pitted two partners in the massive Syncrude oilsands mine against each other, with each side aiming to woo shareholders with intense lobbying, slick videos and full-page newspaper ads.

Suncor, Canada’s dominant oilsands player, raised the all-stock bid by 12 per cent, bringing the total price tag to $4.24 billion, plus $2.4 billion in COS debt.

Suncor is now offering to exchange 0.28 of one of its shares for each COS share — up from 0.25 of a Suncor share per COS share.

Based on Suncor’s closing stock price Friday, the new offer was worth $8.74 per COS share, up from $7.81 under the original formula.

That’s still far below the $11.84 Suncor put on the table when it approached COS about a friendly deal last spring — when the price of both oil and the acquirer’s shares were much higher.

Oil prices were hovering around the US$50 a barrel mark when Suncor made its initial overture, but they have since slumped below US$30 a barrel, with few seeing much hope for a quick rebound.

Robert Cooper, with the institutional sales and trading team at Acumen Capital Partners in Calgary, said the deal is the best COS shareholders can hope for in this market. But Cooper slammed COS for resisting the takeover for so long.

“Relative to where it was in the spring, it’s still an epic fail,” said Cooper, declining to disclose his firm’s investment in either firm.

Suncor Energy and Canadian Oil Sands have come to terms on a $6.6-billion deal that ends a public battle between the two companies. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

“This is what they should have been doing instead of wasting money producing movies and lobbying shareholders. They should have been negotiating a better bid in the first place.”

COS’s leadership had been arguing shareholders were better off with the company staying independent.

But, in light of worsening market conditions, it likely decided negotiating a higher bid was a better option, said Samir Kayande, an analyst at RS Energy Group.

Another factor was the absence of a white-knight bidder to top Suncor’s offer — despite 25 other parties showing varying degrees of interest.

“In any negotiation, your leverage depends on the quality of other offers,” said Kayande.

Both firms’ boards of directors and major COS investor Seymour Schulich are supporting the revised offer, which will expire at 3 p.m. PST on Feb. 5.

Schulich had lobbied against the previous Suncor bid.

“Since Suncor made its initial offer, our board has remained steadfast in

our commitment to maximize value for all shareholders. This agreement fulfills that commitment, providing our shareholders with a higher exchange ratio for their shares despite a 37 per cent decline in spot oil prices,” said COS chairman Don Lowry.

Suncor wants at least 51 per cent of the COS shares — a relaxed condition since the original had sought at least two thirds. The COS board has agreed to pay a $130 million break fee to Suncor if certain conditions aren’t met.

If accepted, Suncor will become by far the largest shareholder in the Syncrude oilsands complex north of Fort McMurray, Alta., which is operated by Imperial Oil. Right now it has a 12 per cent stake and COS is the largest partner with 37 per cent.

Suncor CEO Steve Williams said the deal is good for both sets of shareholders.

“Together, we’re bringing this full, fair and final offer to COS shareholders and we encourage everyone to tender their shares.”

OTTAWA — Canada’s pending decision to lift sanctions on Iran will likely spark cheers at the country’s foreign ministry because the ever-expanding program has posed legal and staffing burdens.

A briefing note prepared for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau describes internal problems associated with one of Canada’s few foreign policy sticks — the sanctions imposed on nine countries, including Iran, North Korea and Russia.

The note was obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act. Canada is expected to follow the world in lifting sanctions on Iran because it has complied with a landmark deal with six leading world powers that is aimed at preventing it from developing a nuclear bomb.

Canadian sanctions are imposed under two separate regimes: both the United Nations and its own Special Economic Measures Act, or SEMA. SEMA has proven problematic for officials at Global Affairs Canada because the number of countries facing sanctions under it has jumped to nine from two since 2010, the memo says, creating a heavy workload and legal headaches.

This has resulted in “greatly increasing the compliance burden for the private sector and creating resource and potential litigation challenges” for the department.

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The Winnipeg-based company says it will refund all credit card transactions for reservations on flights

TRUDEAU

“As these procedural regimes have started to mature, foreign courts have begun to demand that increased procedural fairness be present in the listing and delisting of persons under such sanctions,” it says.

“It is likely that Canadian courts will demand the same procedural fairness in the event that any of Canada’s sanctions are challenged in court.”

A separate briefing note, also written for Trudeau last fall, says it is likely that Canada will be in a position to lift its Iranian sanctions “as early as winter 2016 and as late as summer 2016.”

With Iran found to be in compliance with the nuclear deal as of last weekend, it would appear that the lifting of sanctions is imminent.

Trudeau has said Canada will also restore diplomatic relations with Iran, but the prime minister indicated Monday his cabinet will set the timing of that decision during an upcoming meeting.

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NewLeaf says the review applies to all companies operating in this manner and is not limited to NewLeaf’s partnership with Kelowna, B.C.-based Flair Airlines Ltd., under which it plans to offer cheap flights out of seven airports in five provinces.

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Seven Quebecers mourned after being murdered in Burkina Faso In reaction, Premier Philippe Couillard says fight against terrorism must continue THE CANADIAN PRESS

QUEBEC — Nothing can explain barbaric attacks on people who were simply working to build a better world, Premier Philippe Couillard said Monday, referring to the seven Quebecers killed in recent terror attacks.

A Montreal-area man died Thursday in Jakarta while six people from the Quebec City area were slain during a siege in Ouagadougou late Friday.

The premier said the fight against terrorists must continue, all without compromising core values of freedom, democracy and tolerance.

“These actions also strengthen our resolve to fight these barbarians with all our strength, alongside our allies,” Couillard said, adding the attacks were a stark reminder that violence that seemed so distant in the past can touch people at home.

“We live in a troubled world,” he said. “Smaller too. Everything is now so close to us.”

Flags were lowered to half-mast at the provincial legislature in honour of the seven.

Tahar Amer-Ouali, 70, a father of five and a hearing-aid specialist, was killed in Jakarta in an attack by militants tied to the Islamic State group, while six Quebecers on a humanitarian mission were killed in Burkina Faso’s capital during a terrorist attack carried out by al-Qaida.

Four of the dead were from the same family: Yves Carrier, his wife Gladys Chamberland, their adult son Charlelie Carrier and Yves’ adult daughter, Maude Carrier.

The others who died were their friends, Louis Chabot and Suzanne Bernier.

They were among at least 28 people killed when terrorists stormed a

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NEWS IN BRIEF The Canadian Press ◆ CALGARY

Firm faces more charges over pipeline safety More charges have been laid against Apache Corp. over the safety of its pipelines in Alberta.

The Alberta Energy Regulator said Monday that the U.S. company could be slapped with a penalty of up to $2.5 million for a spill in northwestern Alberta two years ago.

In that incident, about 1.9 million litres of contaminated water spilled about 40 kilometres northwest of Whitecourt, Alta., affecting a nearby creek.

Apache has been charged on five counts under the Pipeline Act and the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. The first court appearance on the issue is scheduled for Feb. 9 in Whitecourt.

This is the third action against Apache in seven months.

Apache spokesman Paul Wyke declined to comment on matters before the courts.

“Apache takes its environmental responsibility very seriously,” he said in an emailed statement.

◆ SASKATOON Soldiers examine a burned out car outside the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on Sunday. French security forces killed four jihadist attackers. Seven Quebec residents died in the attacks. [AP PHOTO]

hotel and cafe in the African country’s capital of Ouagadougou.

Couillard said there’s a feeling of helplessness in the face of such heinous, gratuitous acts.

“Nothing can explain that one attacks the people who contribute by dedicating themselves to building a better world,” Couillard said.

“This attack against them is also an attack on us all.”

Four of the six killed in Burkina Faso were previous or current employees of a Quebec City school board, where friends and colleagues of the victims were struggling to deal with their deaths.

Classes were cancelled Monday for students at Jean-de-Brebeuf and Cardinal Roy high schools, both part of

the Commission scolaire de la Capitale school board in Quebec City.

Erick Parent, the board’s secretary-general, told a news conference that support was being offered to friends and colleagues of the victims.

While there were no classes, doors remained open to students. A dozen psychologists were also on hand to help staff deal with their grief and prepare to respond to students in the coming days.

“It’s a tragedy,” he said. “What we must do is support our employees, and also our students, who are affected by the hundreds through the teachers they’ve frequented in recent years.”

He said the board’s 5,000 employees and 28,000 students will hold a

minute of silence on Tuesday before classes begin.

“I think things will have to be handled delicately,” Parent said of the discussions to follow.

Yves Carrier was an assistant principal before his retirement and Bernier had been an administrator at two elementary schools before she retired.

Chamberland, a civil servant, worked for Quebec’s Natural Resources Department, while Charlelie was a student.

Maude Carrier and Chabot were secondary school teachers as of Friday. A mother of two, Maude Carrier had a twin sister and husband who both worked as teachers at the same board.

Ontario man accused in May 2014 murder RCMP in Saskatchewan say an Ontario man has been charged with a murder that happened two years ago.

Police say in a news release that Norman Playter had been reported missing to police in Calgary, but that the investigation found he visited the Saskatoon area in the days leading up to his death in May 2014.

An RCMP spokesman in Saskatchewan said Sunday that police aren’t immediately releasing whether a body was found.

John Glen MacAulay, 46 of North Bay, Ont., faces a charge of second-degree murder in relation to Playter’s death.

Police say MacAulay was living in Saskatoon at the time and both he and Playter knew each other.

MacAulay is in police custody and will appear in provincial court in Saskatoon on Monday.

ASSISTED SUICIDE

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Committee warned about jurisdictional issues

Suspect arrested after shootout with police

KRISTY KIRKUP THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Canada’s patchwork of federal, provincial and territorial governments will be a challenge for the senators and MPs tasked to respond to the Supreme Court’s ruling on doctor-assisted death.

That’s just one of the warnings delivered Monday to the committee of lawmakers that has been assembled by the federal Liberal government to wrestle with the divisive question of how — or even if — to legislate the right to die.

The Canadian landscape differs from other jurisdictions that have already explored the issue of doctor-assisted death, Justice Department lawyer Joanne Klineberg testified.

“We obviously have a very limited time frame to do anything.”

James Cowan, Senator

Here, the practice and delivery of health care is regulated and policed by the provinces and territories, while criminal law is under federal jurisdiction, Klineberg said.

“In all the other places, it is one level of government that makes all the decisions and really administers the regime,” Klineberg told the committee during Monday’s inaugural hearing.

“I think a very big challenge will be deciding which are the aspects of

a physician-assisted dying regime that are best dealt with at the federal criminal level and which are the elements that are best dealt with at the provincial level.”

Also Monday, a three-member panel commissioned by the previous Conservative government handed down its final report after consulting with 73 experts in five countries and 92 representatives from 46 Canadian organizations.

“We are convinced that implementing a safe and thoughtful physician-assisted dying framework with equitable access for eligible Canadians will require substantial co-operation between all Canadian jurisdictions,” the report said.

“We are aware that the provinces and territories of Canada have

worked hard towards establishing a framework. Medical regulators have also been diligent in their preparations.”

There’s no time to waste, acknowledged Sen. James Cowan, a member of the Senate Liberal caucus.

“We obviously have a very limited time frame to do anything,” Cowan said. “It seems to me that it is important that we decide early on what are the key issues we want to address. We can’t sort of start from scratch and assume nobody has ever looked at this before.”

On Friday, the court gave the federal government four additional months to produce a new law, but also allowed an exemption for anyone who wants to ask a judge to end their life sooner.

A shootout during a police chase of a robbery suspect in Winnipeg has ended without injuries.

Police say the suspect allegedly robbed a gas station early Saturday, and fired his gun before taking off in a vehicle.

Police say they spotted the vehicle about a half hour later and the suspect sped off, driving erratically without regard for public safety.

Officers followed, and they allege he fired his gun in their direction and that police fired back.

The chase ended at a dead end.

A 51-year-old man was arrested and police say he faces numerous charges.

Police say the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba has been notified, pursuant to the Manitoba Police Services Act.

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BEIJING — China’s economic growth slowed to a six-year low in the latest quarter as trade and consumer spending weakened, deepening a downturn that has fueled anxiety abroad over its impact on an uncertain global outlook.

The world’s second-largest economy grew by 6.8 per cent in the October-December quarter, down from the previous quarter’s 6.9 per cent, data showed Tuesday. That dragged full-year growth to a 25-year low of 6.9 per cent.

Growth has fallen steadily over the past five years as the ruling Communist Party tries to steer away from a worn-out model based on investment and trade toward self-sustaining growth driven by domestic consumption and services. But the unexpectedly sharp decline over the past two years prompted fears of a politically dangerous spike in job losses. In 2014, growth was 7.3 per cent.

The Chinese slowdown and a plunge in Shanghai stock prices have prompted concern about loss of support from an economy once seen as an engine of global growth.

That has depressed international financial markets even as the United States and Europe show signs of improvement.

“Official data do not point to a hard landing in the fourth quarter of 2015, but they provide little reason to stop worrying about China’s drag on the global economy, either,” said economist Bill Adams of PNC Financial Services Group in a report.

Growth was in line with private sector forecasts and the ruling Communist Party’s official target of about seven per cent for the year.

Beijing responded to ebbing growth by cutting interest rates six times since November, 2014, and launched measures to help exporters and other industries. But economists note China still relies on state-led construction spending and other investment.

Full-year 2015 growth was the lowest since sanctions imposed on Beijing following its crackdown on the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement caused growth to plummet to 3.8 per cent in 1990.

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In this 2014 file photo, demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State group slogans as they carry the group’s flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, Iraq. [AP PHOTO]

Hypocrisy inside Islamic ‘caliphate’ sows discord Public disillusionment grows as utopian state fails to materialize HAMZA HENDAWI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Mohammed Saad, a Syrian activist, was imprisoned by the Islamic State group, hung by his arms and beaten regularly. Then one day, his jailers quickly pulled him and other prisoners down and hid them in a bathroom.

The reason? A senior Muslim cleric was visiting to inspect the facility.

The cleric had told the fighters running the prison that they shouldn’t torture prisoners and that anyone held without charge must be released within 30 days, Saad told The Associated Press. Once the coast was clear, the prisoners were returned to their torment.

“It’s a criminal gang pretending to be a state,” Saad said, speaking in Turkey, where he fled in October. “All this talk about applying Shariah and Islamic values is just propaganda, Daesh is about torture and killing,” he said.

Syrians who have recently escaped the Islamic State group’s rule say public disillusionment is growing as IS has failed to live up to its promises to install a utopian “Islamic” rule of justice, equality and good governance.

Instead, the group has come to resemble the dictatorial rule of Syrian President Bashar Assad that many Syrians had sought to shed, with a reliance on informers who have silenced a fearful populace.

Rather than equality, society has seen the rise of a new elite class — the jihadi fighters — who enjoy special perks and favour in the courts, looking down on “the commoners” and even ignoring the rulings of their own clerics.

Despite the atrocities that made it notorious, the Islamic State group

“All this talk about applying Shariah and Islamic values is just propaganda, Daesh is about torture and killing.”

Mohammed Saad, former caliphate prisoner

had raised hopes among some fellow Sunnis when it overran their territories across parts of Syria and Iraq and declared a “caliphate” in the summer of 2014. It presented itself as a contrast to Assad’s rule, bringing justice through its extreme interpretation of Shariah and providing services to residents, including loans to farmers, water and electricity, and alms to the poor. Its propaganda machine promoting the dream of an Islamic caliphate helped attract jihadis from around the world.

The group has recruited informers in the towns and cities it controls to watch out for any sign of opposition.

“Like under the (Assad) regime, we were also afraid to talk against Daesh to anyone we don’t fully trust,” said Fatimah, a 33-year-old whose hometown of Palmyra was taken over by IS early last year. She fled to Turkey in November with her husband and five children to escape Russian and Syrian airstrikes.

One sign of the distance between the claims and realities is a 12-page manifesto by IS detailing its judicial system. The document, a copy of which was obtained by the AP, heavily emphasizes justice and tolerance.

For example, it sets out the duties of the Hisba, the “religious police” who ensure people adhere to the group’s

dress codes, strict separation of genders and other rules.

A Hisba member “must be gentle and pleasant toward those he orders or reprimands,” it says. “He must be flexible and good mannered so that his influence is greater and the response (he gets) is stronger.”

Yet, the escaped Syrians all complained of the brutal extremes that the Hisba resorts to. One woman who lived in Raqqa said that if a woman is considered to have violated the dress codes, the militants flog her husband, since he is seen as responsible for her. When her neighbour put out the garbage without being properly covered, she said, the woman’s husband was whipped.

Saad’s account of his imprisonment in his home city of Deir el-Zour reflected the tensions between the fighters and some clerics.

He was arrested because of his media activism, reporting on the anti-Assad opposition. IS suspected him of belonging to the rebel Free Syrian Army, which is fighting the extremists. The day the cleric came to inspect the prison — set up in a former police station — he heard the cleric asking the guards if the prisoners were getting enough food and water, and whether they were being beaten, Saad said.

The Syrians interviewed in Turkey said that in IS courts the judges often show a bias toward IS operatives in any legal dispute with the general public. Judges justify the bias by pointing to Quranic verses or sayings of the prophet Muhammad, including “God prefers those who fight in jihad over those who sit.” Often, IS members refer to the general population by the dismissive term “al-awam,” Arabic for “the commoners.”

Lawmakers in Macedonia have approved conservative politician Emil Dimitriev as caretaker prime minister following a Western-brokered deal to resolve a political crisis triggered by a wiretapping scandal.

Late Monday, parliament approved Dimitriev, a senior member of the governing VMRO-DPMNE party, ahead of early elections on April 24.

It also voted to dissolve the assembly on Feb. 24 — midway through its four-year term.

Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski stepped down last week as part of the agreement brokered with the assistance of the European Union and U.S. The crisis stemmed from allegations the government illegally wire-tapped 20,000 people, including police, judges, and foreign diplomats.

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Avalanche kills French Foreign Legion soldiers An avalanche in the French Alps swept away a military unit training in the backcountry, killing five soldiers from the French Foreign Legion and injuring several others Monday, officials said.

The Savoie prefecture confirmed the deaths, and said 11 people out of a group of about 50 were struck by the avalanche. It said the soldiers were training off-piste in Valfrejus in the Savoie region.

Jean-Claude Raffin, mayor of Modane, the nearest town, said the soldiers were out for an all-day backcountry skiing session when the avalanche hit. The prefecture said six people were injured, two of them seriously.

The unit from the southeast of France was skiing at an altitude of around 2,000 metres when the avalanche struck around 2 p.m.

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Firm allegedly knew dam at risk of bursting The mining company responsible for Latin America’s biggest environmental tragedy on record knew since 2013 that its dam in southeast Brazil was at risk of bursting.

Brazil’s TV Globo reported Sunday night that it had obtained documents showing that consultants hired by mining firm Samarco reported more than two years ago that safety was compromised at the Mariana dam in Minas Gerais state.

Samarco is a joint-venture of mining giants Vale and BHP Billiton. The company’s attorney said that the firm took precautions after the warning.

The dam burst on Nov. 5, killing 17 people and polluting 850 kilometres of waterways in two states of southeast Brazil.

Last week, Brazil’s federal police indicted Samarco, Vale and seven of their executives for the dam burst.

Among those indicted were Samarco’s CEO, geology experts and an engineer who issued a document in July of 2015 saying that the dam was stable.

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Canucks rookie will get audition with Daniel Sedin as Henrik will sit out with an injury BEN KUZMA THE PROVINCE

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n elbow to the head, slash to the ankle and purposely placed stick in a sensitive area made for a welcome-to-Brooklyn

moment.

It was another rite of passage for Jared McCann.

The feisty Vancouver Canucks rookie centre passed another initiation Sunday after John Tavares tested his mettle. And with a suspected shoulder injury to Henrik Sedin, who was rammed into the sideboards by Mikhail Grabovski and won’t play again until after the all-star break on Feb. 4 (the New York Islanders winger received a five-minute major and game misconduct but no supplementary discipline), McCann’s value to the Canucks has increased dramatically.

He’ll centre Daniel Sedin and Jannik Hansen on Tuesday against the New York Rangers, his first experience with the venerable Madison Square Garden — unless you call playing the NHL 16 video game featuring MSG an actual visit.

“I’m probably going up against their best line and I’m going to take it as a challenge, and I always like a challenge, so it’s nice.” McCann said Monday. “I’m a competitive guy and I want to play every night, and I want to make the most of it.”

Competitive is an understatement.

McCann was double-shifted in a 2-1 shootout win over the Islanders and looked comfortable as a first-line replacement.

And he didn’t back down when Tavares tried to make him most uncomfortable in a neutral-zone exchange late in the first period.

“I was trying to jump up into the play and felt a stick wrapping around my sensitive area and I didn’t think much of it,” recalled McCann.

“He skated in front of me and I kind of looked back. I didn’t hit him in the face, I hit him in the shoulder with my stick. And he kind of threw his face back a bit.”

McCann took a high-sticking minor but he also drew a penalty. And after he took a delay-of-game penalty in the third period, he raced out of the box and nearly scored on a breakaway with a deke. That would have really stuck it to Tavares and the Islanders who were dogging him.

McCann responded with four shots and an assist in 16:57 of ice time.

“I feel like I’m OK at controlling that kind of stuff,” added McCann. “If they’re going to keep coming at me and wasting their time on that, that’s good. Every team comes in with a plan and I felt that was their plan to get under everybody’s skin. I thought we did a good job of sticking with the game. And when you take a lot from the fans, too, it’s good.”

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Carolina Hurricanes defenceman John-Michael Liles dives in front of Vancouver Canucks rookie Jared McCann during the a game in Raleigh, N.C., on Friday. [AP PHOTO]

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behemoth on Nov. 30, the fight and bite in McCann’s game is admirable.

He’s now up to 185 pounds and has to load up on carbs and eat twice as much as his teammates because of a rapid metabolism that makes gaining weight difficult.

However, the work he’s doing office to gain strength in the faceoff circle and puck battles will only complement his driven nature.

That chip on his shoulder to prove people wrong — whether at the draft or his ability to crack an NHL roster at age 19 — is actually of benefit, not a hindrance.

“It’s just an edge,” said McCann.

“I always want to play with it and if guys see that you’re going to get pushed around, they’re going to continue to do it. I don’t want to be one of those guys who gets sticked and

does nothing about it. I’m not going to go looking for it, but I’m going to defend myself “My dad was competitive and playing against my brother and sister, I always wanted to win and they always taught me that.”

Through necessity and ability, McCann is back in Tuesday with Bo Horvat, Linden Vey and Adam Cracknell serving as the other centres.

McCann suddenly becoming an every-night player wasn’t the plan for Willie Desjardins.

The Canucks coach believes through rest, recovery and strength training, the rookie is more productive when spotted into the lineup, much like Jake Virtanen. For Virtanen, it’s about processing the game better. For McCann, it’s about being physically ready to compete.

“I feel like I’ve got stronger,” added McCann, who needs to improve his 34-per-cent efficiency in the faceoff circle and will see Horvat take key draws Tuesday. “I haven’t done the best job and I’m not the strongest guy in the dot, so I’ve got to find ways to beat guys. I’m doing more in the gym than when I’m playing.

I’m building up power like Bo, just that explosiveness and pushing off in the corner to get away from defencemen.”

In a perfect world, Desjardins wants McCann to play, then sit out and get

stronger so he’s more effective when re-inserted into the lineup. That’s understandable. But McCann’s only plan is to play as much as possible.

He understands the program, but is programmed to play, not sit.

“It’s always tough,” said McCann.

“I want to play every single night, but I understand the situation I’m in and I’m just trying to make the most of it.”

Run that by Desjardins and you get two schools of thought. You want McCann to have the challenge, but you wonder if he’s ready to measure up to playing a first-line role.

It’s not just producing offence, it’s about defending well against bigger centres.

“I wouldn’t give him this unless injuries dictated it, but I thought (Sunday) was good for his development,” said Desjardins.

“He was forced in, it was a tough night and that’s important. This is another step, but it’s better because he has more experience now. You give him this the first five games of the year and he’s just not ready. He’s more advanced, but it’s a big role and a big challenge, but I think he’s better equipped to meet it.

“And he’s got a bit of a streak in him that’s a good streak.”

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GENESEO, N.Y. — A junior hockey team in Chilliwack is remembering a former player who once dressed as Santa Claus for a gift exchange and is now among the victims in a murder-suicide that left three people dead in New York state.

Matthew Hutchinson, 24, was studying geography and business at State University of New York in Geneseo when he and a female student were killed early Sunday morning.

Police say a former boyfriend of the woman stabbed the two students to death before apparently killing himself with the same knife.

Hutchinson played defence with the Chilliwack Chiefs in the 2011-12 season and returned for an alumni game the following year, said Barry Douglas, a team spokesman.

“I can recall him dressing up as Santa Claus for the Chiefs players’ gift exchange back in 2011. He was just that kind of guy.

“It’s hard to believe that something like that could happen to such a great guy. He just made people smile, he made people happy.”

Hutchinson also played on the university’s hockey team. He planned to one day become a firefighter, Douglas said, adding the North Vancouver native was a leader on and off the ice.

“He was very, very well respected by his teammates and by everybody who came across his path.

“I remember Matt’s parents as well.

Just great people, great family. I just feel so, so sad for them.”

Jeff Szczesniak, a spokesman for the Geneseo Police Department, said Monday that 21-year-old Kelsey Annese was killed along with Hutchinson in a large house near the university where both rented rooms.

He said Colin Kingston, a former student at the same school, called his father early Sunday morning to say he’d gone to the house and killed his ex-girlfriend and would also end his own life.

“There was an altercation that occurred and it was during that altercation that we believe that Miss Annese and Mr. Hutchinson did sustain some fatal stab wounds.”

Szczesniak said Kingston was distraught over the recent breakup of a three-year relationship with Annese and had talked about suicide to several people though he had not made any threats.

“We are confident that the perpetrator in this situation was Mr. Kingston and that there were no co-conspirators or anybody else that we’re looking for so therefore there would be no charges.”

Police are not aware of any relationship between Hutchinson and Annese.

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Match-fixing allegations overshadow first day of Aussie Open

Wilson’s appeal to teammates saves them from humiliation

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LARRY STONE THE SEATTLE TIMES

MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic recalled his own brush with match-fixing, as the start of the year’s first Grand Slam tournament was overshadowed by corruption allegations.

Djokovic started his bid for a sixth Australian Open title with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over Chung Hyeon of South Korea on Monday, hours after the BBC and Buzzfeed News published reports alleging match-fixing had gone unchecked in tennis.

No players were identified in the reports, which alleged 16 players had been flagged repeatedly with tennis authorities but not sanctioned on suspicion of match fixing. Half of those are entered in the Australian Open, the reports said.

The governing bodies for the sport, and the Tennis Integrity Unit, issued a joint statement, read by ATP chairman Chris Kermode at a hastily-convened news conference at Melbourne Park.

Kermode said tennis authorities “absolutely reject any suggestion that evidence of match-fixing has been suppressed for any reason, or isn’t being investigated.”

Djokovic later responded to a question about an approach ahead of a tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2007.

“I was approached through people that were working with me at that time, that were with my team,” he said. “Of course, we threw it (the approach) away right away. It didn’t even get to me. The guy that was trying to talk to me, he didn’t even get to me directly. There was nothing out of it. Unfortunately there were some, in those times, those days, rumours, some talks, some people were going around. They were dealt with. In the last six, seven years, I haven’t heard anything similar.”

Djokovic was an up-and-coming player at the time, not winning the first his 10 major titles until the 2008 Australian Open.

“It made me feel terrible because I don’t want to be anyhow linked to this kind of — you know, somebody may call it an opportunity,” he said.

“For me, that’s an act of unsportsmanship, a crime in sport honestly.

I think there is no room for it in any sport, especially in tennis.”

Djokovic said he thought the allegations related to matches from almost 10 years ago and didn’t involve active players.

Roger Federer, a 17-time major winner and former leader of the player council, agreed the allegations likely weren’t new but remained “super serious.”

“I would love to hear names,” Federer said. “Then at least it’s concrete stuff and you can actually debate about it. Was it the player?

Was it the support team? Who was it?”

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ussell Wilson exhorted his Seahawks teammates, appealing to their competitiveness.

“This is going to be the best comeback of all time if we can find a way,” he told them after they fell behind 31-0 and even the notion of victory seemed impossible. There was no history to be made for the Seahawks, however. In their 31-24 NFC divisional playoff loss to the Carolina Panthers, they would wind up as just another team falling short after digging too deep a hole.

What they did, at least, was stave off the humiliation that seemed headed their way in a first half of stunning ineptitude and ineffectiveness.

That couldn’t prolong their season, or dim the sense of emptiness after two straight Super Bowl years. But the restoration of pride by the NFL’s most prideful team was the only victory they could claim.

“Guys battled, even to last second when they took a knee,” said defensive end Michael Bennett. “We were still trying to get ball.”

Seattle’s troubles began when the ball fell off the tee just as Steven Hauschka was about to boot the opening kickoff. On the first snap of the game, Carolina’s Jonathan Stewart bolted 59 yards — and it went downhill from there for the Seahawks.

They trailed by an almost inconceivable 31-0 margin at halftime.

Wilson’s “best comeback of all time” appeal wouldn’t have been literally correct — the Buffalo Bills had overcome a 35-3 deficit to Warren Moon’s Houston Oilers in the wild-card round of the 1992-93 playoffs, one point deeper of a hole — but that’s a quibble. By all appearances, the Seahawks were dead and buried, and the Panthers were preparing to take a team selfie at the grave.

“Well, we made a mess of it in the first half,” Pete Carroll began his postgame media session, cutting to the heart of the matter.

If it looked vaguely familiar, you might have been having a flashback to Super Bowl XLVIII, only with Seattle playing the role of the Denver Broncos by being completely dominated and seemingly powerless to stop the onslaught. Never before in the Carroll and Wilson playoff years have we seen the Seahawks so much at the mercy of their opponent and so much of a contributor to their own demise.

The explanations for what went so very wrong were both tangible and esoteric — just as they were for the comeback that followed. Linebacker Bruce Irvin said the Seahawks came out flat, though some other players didn’t feel that way. Many defenders noted that they slipped on the recently resod turf at Bank of America Stadium on Stewart’s run, neces-

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson talks to the press at his space in the team locker room on Monday in Renton, Wash. [AP PHOTO]

sitating cleat changes before the next Carolina drive.

“They executed off our mistakes — point blank period,” Seahawks center Patrick Lewis said.

Wilson took the blame for his two deadly interceptions — one returned 14 yards for by Luke Kuechly for a touchdown — that gave the first indication something was very, very wrong with the Seahawks.

And the mounting deficit made the much-discussed return of running back Marshawn Lynch largely moot, as they had to switch to a pass-first, hurry-up offense.

“I feel real bad for Marshawn, because he’s been waiting to come back all season,” Lewis said. “He comes back, and we go out there and lay another egg in the first half.”

But perhaps the best description of Seattle’s early debacle was given by safety Earl Thomas, who described the “very weird energy” emanating

from the team in the first half.

That changed in the second half, sparked by a fiery halftime speech by Doug Baldwin that Jermaine Kearse said focused on “holding on to each other and sticking with one another.”

Thomas’ mantra as the comeback mounted was to just find a way to get the game to overtime — and then “it’s over,” he said.

“Just heart, desire, will,” Irvin added in explaining Seattle’s turnaround in the second half, in which they outscored Carolina 24-0. “Just not going out like this . . . Some of these guys, including me, it might be our last time with this team. We wanted to go out and leave it all out there for each other.”

Carroll noted that “sometimes halftime is the best thing that happens to us.” Carolina coach Ron Rivera said just the opposite; that the Panthers wish they could have just continued playing without any break at all.

“We regroup, we make adjustments, our guys get refocused and centered, and that’s been happening for a long time,” Carroll said. “None of us are that surprised that it was what happened in the second half.

Unfortunately, it was not enough.”

This Seahawks season will ultimately be remembered as one in which they didn’t do enough, in a variety of areas. Not enough to gain the vital home-field advantage in the playoffs, not enough to vanquish a Carolina team that will battle Arizona here next Sunday for a trip to Super Bowl 50 and for NFC supremacy. That’s a distinction that no longer belongs to Seattle after a two-year reign as NFC champions.

But the Seahawks made sure that Sunday will not be remembered as the day they unraveled, or surrendered. It’s nowhere near as satisfying as a victory, but right now, it’s all they’ve got.

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Past LA Rams ready to see team at home

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or a team that has had as much success as the Blackhawks have had over the last seven seasons, it’s somewhat surprising its power play has been inconsistent at times.

Despite their talent over the years, the Hawks have had a love-hate relationship with scoring on the power play. Take last season, when the Hawks were 19th in the league after converting 17.6 percent of their power-play opportunities.

Now the Hawks are on an 11-game winning streak and a big reason for it is their robust power play. For the season, the Hawks have converted 22.6 percent of their man advantages, good for third in the league.

That’s their best rate and highest ranking in the Joel Quenneville era.

Over the 11 games, the Hawks have converted 9 of 34 power-play opportunities (26.5 percent). “The one thing we don’t do is lose momentum in the games when we do get on the power play,â€? Quenneville said. “That (sometimes) happened in the past. ‌ We’re dangerous off the rush, dangerous in the zone. We don’t have to be pretty all the time; we can shoot it as well.

There are a lot of things you have to be respectful of.�

One thing the Hawks mention is that both power-play units are dangerous whereas often in the past only one posed a threat.

One group contains the second line of Artem Anisimov, Artemi Panarin and Patrick Kane, which was responsible for two power-

Chicago Blackhawks right wing Marian Hossa (81) celebrates with centre Jonathan Toews (19) and left wing Patrick Kane (88). [AP PHOTO]

play goals Friday against the Maple Leafs and scored immediately after another power play had ended.

Then in Sunday’s victory over the Canadiens, Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa were on the ice with Kane as they combined to give the Hawks a 2-1 lead when Toews scored in the second period.

Andrew Shaw and Teuvo Teravainen also see ice time with Toews and Hossa, while Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook figure prominently along the blue line on power plays. “Last year we focused on one

line playing a minute and a half (of the two minutes),� Hossa said. “The second line had a little bit of ice time. Now the coaching staff spreads out the two lines and you have the hottest line in the league playing power play and they’re scoring nice goals. They give us so much confidence.�

Confidence has infected both power-play units. “When you get that confidence, you get rolling and you know it can be an asset and a weapon for you,� Toews said. “And that’s what it has been for us, regardless of which unit goes

out there, whether we score or not. We’re outworking their penalty kills and we’re generating momentum coming off of those two minutes.�

Those two minutes have made a big difference for the Hawks this season, more than the past.

This season, it seems as if it’s OK to trust the power play. “It seems like if one unit doesn’t have a good game then the next unit will step up and be there,� Kane said. “It’s all 10 guys, coaches, everyone buying into what we’re doing and trying to strike when we get those opportunities.�

GREG BEACHAM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — Eric Dickerson can’t wait to take his two youngest children to their first Los Angeles Rams game this fall alongside the same fans who cheered him to the greatest single-season rushing performance in NFL history.

And if the current Rams need advice on the tricky transition from Missouri to Southern California, the Hall of Fame running back has plenty. “You’re not in St. Louis anymore,� Dickerson said with a laugh. “For all you young guys: It’s different.

This is Hollywood.�

Dickerson and former quarterback Jim Everett know all about the challenges and opportunities presented to professional athletes in Los Angeles, and they say the attention will be magnified during the Rams’ high-profile return season after 21 years away.

If the Rams handle it well — and if they win — they’ll absolutely love LA. “It’s the best to play here,� Everett said. “This is a sports mecca.�

With Kobe Bryant retiring from a terrible Lakers team and the Dodgers lacking a true superstar beyond quiet Clayton Kershaw, Rams running back Todd Gurley, receiver Tavon Austin and defensive linemen Aaron Donald and Robert Quinn are about to become some of the most popular guys in a town that loves a celebrity.

Although the Rams played home games down the road in Anaheim when Dickerson and Everett starred, they dealt with the opportunities and temptations presented in the nation’s entertainment capital and second-largest media market. “This is a different animal, being in Los Angeles,�

Dickerson said. “It just feels different, and I know what it’s like to put that uniform on. Being in LA, there’s nothing like it.

It’s the glitz. It’s the glamour. It’s the beautiful girls.

It’s the weather. But you’ve got to take your job serious, first of all. “You’re a football player first, and all that other stuff comes secondary.�

January 4 - March 10, 2016 Schedules are subject to change without notice.

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TORONTO — DeMarre Carroll remembers the moment he came down awkwardly on his knee. It was Nov. 13 against the New Orleans Pelicans — just 10 games into his first season as a Toronto Raptor.

Carroll grit his teeth and tried to play through it for nearly two months before he had arthroscopic surgery to “clean up some things� on Jan. 6.

The athletic forward, signed by the Raptors in the off-season to strengthen their defence, spoke with the media Monday night, revealing he hasn’t been healthy for a long time. “I was playing with a lot of inflammation in my knee for a long period of time, and (the

surgeon) was kind of surprised I hadn’t done it sooner,� Carroll said. “I tried to fight through it, but everybody can’t be ‘He-Man.�’ Carroll said the injury worsened when he and DeAndre Jordan banged knees in the Raptors’ Nov. 22 game versus the Los Angeles Clippers. “That’s when my knee said ’Ah, you need to do something about it,�’ Carroll said. “I tried to play through it for a long time. . . but sometimes you’ve got to listen to your body.�

Carroll missed nine games with the injury, returned for five, then sat out a game before having surgery in New York.

The 29-year-old, who was one of the keys to the Atlanta Hawks’ 60-win team last season, said

the time off the court has been a blessing in disguise. He’s able to heal his ailing foot — he also suffers from plantar fasciitis.

Carroll said he hasn’t been given any indication on when he might return, but that he’s ahead of schedule. “I just want to get back out there and play at a level that I know I can play at, and I should be playing at,� he said.

Raptors coach Dwane Casey said the team is taking a patient approach. “It’s one of those things, it’s not going to be rushed . . . it’s going to happen when it’s going to happen,� Casey said.

Carroll has plenty to keep him busy during his rehab. His wife Iesha gave birth to their second child last week — son Amare.

The couple also has a two-yearold daughter Lailah. “No sleep, but it’s very exciting,� he said.

Carroll showed reporters a picture on his phone — he’s on the couch, surgically-repaired right knee propped up. He’s feeding his newborn son in one arm while simultaneously cradling his daughter. Carroll has averaged 11.7 points and 4.8 rebounds in 23 games, and Casey said the Raptors have been filling the hole left by Carroll’s absence “by committee.� “But it’s hard to replace a guy with his experience, how knowhow and respect he has around the league,� Casey said. “Our whole philosophy is the next man up, make sure we take care of it, no matter who it is.�

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ATLANTIC DIVISION

)LUVW 3HULRG Âł No Scoring.

3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; McCabe Buf (high-sticking) 4:27, Buffalo bench (too many men) 13:59.

6HFRQG 3HULRG 1. Buffalo, Eichel 14 (Ristolainen, Ryan 2¡5HLOO\ SS

2. Buffalo, McGinn 10 (Eichel, Ristolainen) 17:35 (pp) 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hanzal Ariz (tripping) 8:07, Murphy Ariz (kneeing) 9:55, Schaller Buf (tripping) 13:10, Chipchura Ariz (hooking) 16:11.

7KLUG 3HULRG 3. Arizona, Vermette 7 (Doan, Rieder) 8:04 3HQDOW\ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; McGinn Buf (interference) 5:53.

6KRWV Buffalo 9 15 4â&#x20AC;&#x201D;28 Arizona 11 7 9â&#x20AC;&#x201D;27 *RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Buffalo: Johnson (W, 12-12-2).

Arizona: Domingue (L, 7-3-3). 3RZHU SOD\V JRDOV FKDQFHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Buffalo: 2-3; Arizona: 0-5. $WWHQGDQFH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 11,134 at Glendale, Ariz.

Florida Detroit Tampa Bay

*3 : / 27/ 46 26 15 4 45 23 14 5 45 24 17 1

6/ *) *$ 1 121 105 3 111 116 3 119 107

3WV +RPH 57 13-7-2-0 54 11-8-3-2 52 12-8-0-2

$ZD\ 13-8-2-1 12-6-2-1 12-9-1-1

/DVW 6WUN 6-3-1-0 L-4 5-4-0-1 L-1 7-2-0-1 W-5

6/ *) *$ 1 149 97 3 123 112 2 129 120

3WV +RPH 71 18-3-1-0 54 15-7-2-1 53 16-5-2-0

$ZD\ 16-5-1-1 9-8-1-2 8-11-1-2

/DVW 6WUN 7-2-0-1 W-1 5-4-0-1 L-1 5-4-1-0 L-1

METROPOLITAN DIVISION

Washington N.Y. Islanders N.Y. Rangers

*3 : / 27/ 45 34 8 2 45 24 15 3 45 24 16 3

WILD CARD Boston Montreal

44 23 16 4 1 133 116 51 10-11-2-0 13-5-2-1 4-5-1-0 W-2 46 23 19 3 1 128 118 50 12-8-2-0 11-11-1-1 3-6-1-0 L-4

Pittsburgh New Jersey Philadelphia Ottawa Carolina Buffalo Toronto Columbus

45 46 43 45 47 46 43 46

21 22 20 21 20 19 16 17

17 19 15 18 19 23 20 25

4 1 4 2 7 1 3 3

3 4 4 4 1 3 4 1

110 101 98 125 111 107 108 116

113 110 114 138 129 123 122 146

49 49 48 48 48 42 39 38

11-7-1-3 10-10-3-0 9-10-1-2 13-9-0-2 11-5-2-3 9-10-2-1 11-6-1-3 10-12-1-1 10-8-4-1 10-11-3-0 9-14-1-1 10-9-0-2 7-8-3-2 9-12-0-2 8-9-3-1 9-16-0-0

4-2-3-1 5-5-0-0 6-3-0-1 4-6-0-0 5-2-3-0 4-6-0-0 4-6-0-0 4-5-1-0

L-1 W-1 W-1 W-1 L-2 W-2 L-5 W-2

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*3 : / 27/ 48 31 13 4 46 29 12 3 49 27 15 5

6/ *) *$ 0 140 110 2 154 124 2 126 123

3WV +RPH 66 20-5-1-0 63 17-5-0-0 61 16-8-3-0

$ZD\ /DVW 6WUN 11-8-3-0 10-0-0-0 W-11 12-7-3-2 3-5-2-0 L-3 11-7-2-2 4-3-2-1 W-2

6/ *) *$ 2 118 99 1 123 135 0 124 117

3WV +RPH $ZD\ 59 14-7-0-1 14-6-1-1 49 12-8-3-0 10-10-1-1 48 8-12-0-0 15-6-2-0

PACIFIC DIVISION

Los Angeles Arizona San Jose

*3 : / 27/ 44 28 13 1 45 22 18 4 43 23 18 2

/DVW 6WUN 7-2-0-1 W-1 5-3-1-1 L-3 7-3-0-0 W-5

WILD CARD

Patrick Kane, Chi Jamie Benn, Dal Tyler Seguin, Dal Erik Karlsson, Ott Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wash Blake Wheeler, Wpg Joe Pavelski, SJ Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy Evgeni Malkin, Pgh Artemi Panarin, Chi Taylor Hall, Edm

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A 40 30 28 37 21 29 31 21 24 24 27 26

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Nashville Vancouver Anaheim Winnipeg Calgary Edmonton

45 46 44 46 43 47

20 19 19 21 20 19

17 17 18 22 20 23

7 8 5 1 1 4

1 2 2 2 2 1

116 111 88 119 116 115

123 127 105 131 131 136

48 48 45 45 43 43

13-6-2-1 9-8-4-0 13-8-3-1 12-8-1-0 14-9-0-0 13-9-1-0

7-11-5-0 10-9-4-2 6-10-2-1 9-14-0-2 6-11-1-2 6-14-3-1

3-5-2-0 6-3-1-0 6-3-0-1 4-5-0-1 5-4-0-1 4-4-1-1

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0RQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Colorado 2 Winnipeg 1 Edmonton 4 Florida 2 St. Louis 5 Pittsburgh 2 Buffalo at Arizona Ottawa at San Jose 6XQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Chicago 5 Montreal 2 Philadelphia 2 Detroit 1 (SO) Pittsburgh 5 Carolina 0 Tampa Bay 3 Florida 1 Vancouver 2 N.Y. Islanders 1 (SO) Washington 5 N.Y. Rangers 2 Los Angeles at Anaheim

7XHVGD\¡V JDPHV ³ $OO 7LPHV (DVWHUQ Calgary at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. :HGQHVGD\¡V JDPHV St. Louis at Detroit, 8 p.m.

Buffalo at Colorado, 10 p.m.

Minnesota at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

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3HQDOW\ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Barrie Col (tripping) 15:21.

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)LUVW 3HULRG 1. Edmonton, Hall 17 (Purcell) 5:50 2. Edmonton, Eberle 11 (Nugent-Hopkins, Pouliot) 17:52 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gudbranson Fla, Hendricks (GP Ă&#x20AC;JKWLQJ 3RXOLRW (GP KROGLQJ

11:15, Nurse Edm (holding) 19:10.

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7KLUG 3HULRG 4. Florida, Smith 13, 2:45 5. Florida, Howden 4 (Thornton, Campbell) 5:35 6. Edmonton, Purcell 10 (Hall) 18:32 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; None.

6KRWV RQ JRDO E\ Edmonton 6 9 8â&#x20AC;&#x201D;23 Florida 9 14 9â&#x20AC;&#x201D;32 *RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Edmonton: Talbot (W, 9-13-3).

Florida: Montoya (L, 7-2-1). 3RZHU SOD\V JRDOV FKDQFHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Edmonton: 0-1; Florida: 0-4. $WWHQGDQFH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 14,897 at Sunrise, Fla.

$9$/$1&+( -(76 )LUVW 3HULRG Âł No Scoring.

3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Colorado bench (too many men) 5:51, Little Wpg (tripping) 11:39.

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7KLUG 3HULRG 3. Winnipeg, Armia 2 (Perreault, Ehlers) 19:18

%/8(6 3(1*8,16 )LUVW 3HULRG 1. St. Louis, Steen 14 (Stastny) 12:00 2. Pittsburgh, Kunitz 8 (Letang, Crosby) 18:03 3HQDOW\ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Daley Pgh (holding) 18:19.

6HFRQG 3HULRG 3. Pittsburgh, Malkin 20 (Hagelin, Letang) 15:56 4. St. Louis, Tarasenko 25 (Edmundson, Fabbri) 17:14 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stastny StL (delay of game) 3:05, Edmundson StL, Kunitz Pgh (roughing) 5:12, Lehtera StL (interference) 6:14.

7KLUG 3HULRG 5. St. Louis, Brouwer 9 (Stastny, Parayko) 2:10 6. St. Louis, Stastny 5 (Brouwer, Bouwmeester) 11:38 7. St. Louis, Shattenkirk 9 (Steen, Stastny) 19:44 (en) 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kunitz Pgh (delay of game) 3:40, Tarasenko StL (closing hand on puck) 17:41.

6KRWV RQ JRDO E\ Pittsburgh 14 17 7â&#x20AC;&#x201D;38 St. Louis 9 8 8â&#x20AC;&#x201D;25 *RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pittsburgh: Zatkoff (L, 3-5-1).

St. Louis: Elliott (W, 9-5-4).3RZHU SOD\V JRDOV FKDQFHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pittsburgh: 0-3; St. Louis: 0-2. $WWHQGDQFH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 19,312 at St. Louis, Mo.

SOCCER ENGLAND PREMIER LEAGUE Arsenal Leicester City Manchester City Tottenham Manchester Utd West Ham Stoke Crystal Palace Liverpool Southampton Everton Watford West Brom Chelsea Bournemouth Norwich Swansea Newcastle Sunderland Aston Villa

GP 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22

W D L GF 13 5 4 37 12 8 2 39 13 4 5 43 10 9 3 38 10 7 5 28 9 8 5 34 9 6 7 24 9 4 9 23 8 7 7 25 8 6 8 31 6 11 5 39 8 5 9 25 7 6 9 22 6 7 9 31 6 6 10 26 6 5 11 24 5 7 10 20 5 6 11 24 5 3 14 27 2 6 14 18

GA 21 26 21 18 20 26 22 24 28 24 32 25 30 34 37 38 30 39 45 38

Pt 44 44 43 39 37 35 33 31 31 30 29 29 27 25 24 23 22 21 18 12

0RQGD\ V UHVXOW Swansea 1 Watford 0 6XQGD\ V UHVXOWV Liverpool 0 Manchester United 1 Stoke 0 Arsenal 0

0RQGD\ V UHVXOW Newport County 1 Blackburn 2

PRIMERA GP 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20

W D L GF 15 2 3 30 14 3 2 50 13 4 3 57 12 4 4 26 10 4 6 32 9 6 5 32 9 5 6 28 6 10 4 27 8 4 8 27 7 5 8 24 5 9 6 25 6 6 8 15 5 6 9 23 6 3 11 18 5 6 9 13 4 6 10 19 4 5 11 21 4 4 12 23 4 3 12 17 3 5 12 17

NFL

TENNIS

NBA

WHL

PLAYOFFS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

DIVISIONAL ROUND

B.C. DIVISION

6DWXUGD\ V UHVXOWV $)& Âł New England 27 Kansas City 20 1)& Âł Arizona 26 Green Bay 20 (OT) 6XQGD\ V UHVXOWV $)& Âł Denver 23 Pittsburgh 16 1)& Âł Carolina 31 Seattle 24

Kelowna Victoria Prince George Kamloops Vancouver

GP 44 46 45 44 46

W 30 26 27 22 17

L 11 15 16 15 24

OL 3 2 1 4 3

SL 0 3 1 3 2

GF 159 151 153 151 138

GA 126 116 132 136 161

Pt 63 57 56 51 39

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

GP 43 43 45 43 44

W 27 24 23 20 19

L 12 16 20 18 23

OL 2 3 2 3 2

SL 2 0 0 2 0

GF 121 135 149 143 142

GA 93 127 142 147 169

Pt 58 51 48 45 40

GA 8 15 19 16 30 21 22 24 28 28 21 17 28 33 28 30 41 45 34 36

Pt 47 45 43 40 34 33 32 28 28 26 24 24 21 21 21 18 17 16 15 14

0RQGD\ V UHVXOW Eibar 5 Granada 1 6XQGD\ V UHVXOWV Valencia 2 Rayo Vallecano 2 Real Madrid 5 Real Sporting de Gijon 1 Getafe 3 Espanyol 1 Las Palmas 0 Atletico Madrid 3 Barcelona 6 Athletic Bilbao 0

CONFERENCE FINALS 6XQGD\ -DQ Âł $OO 7LPHV (DVWHUQ AFC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; New England at Denver, 3:05 p.m.

1)& Âł Arizona at Carolina, 6:40 p.m.

PRO BOWL 6XQGD\ -DQ $W +RQROXOX Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 7 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

SUPER BOWL

EAST DIVISION

6XQGD\ )HE $W 6DQWD &ODUD &DOLI AFC vs. NFC Champions, 6:30 p.m.

Brandon Prince Albert Moose Jaw Regina Saskatoon Swift Current

GP 44 45 44 46 46 45

W 27 26 23 19 17 14

L OTLSOL GF 13 2 2 167 14 4 1 151 15 5 1 153 20 3 4 146 25 4 0 138 26 4 1 110

GA 130 141 137 167 188 149

Pt 58 57 52 45 38 33

L 12 15 17 22 22 35

GA 132 134 146 149 171 195

Pt 66 60 56 41 40 19

GP Lethbridge 45 Red Deer 46 Calgary 46 Edmonton 46 Medicine Hat 44 Kootenay 46

W 33 29 27 17 18 8

OL 0 1 1 6 3 3

SL 0 1 1 1 1 0

GF 196 168 153 125 146 93

0RQGD\¡V UHVXOWV Everett 2 Saskatoon 1 (OT) Portland 3 Vancouver 2 6XQGD\¡V UHVXOW Kamloops 2 Edmonton 1 7XHVGD\¡V JDPHV ³ $OO 7LPHV 0RXQWDLQ Moose Jaw at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Saskatoon at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Vancouver at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

Prince George at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. :HGQHVGD\¡V JDPHV Spokane at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Everett at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

7KXUVGD\ V JDPHV No Games Scheduled. )ULGD\ V JDPHV Brandon at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Everett at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Seattle at Portland, 8 p.m.

Tri-City at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

BCHL ISLAND DIVISION 1DQDLPR Powell River Cowichan Val. Victoria Alberni Valley

GP

44 43 43 43

W

24 21 19 15

GP 43 43 40 44 44 44

W 37 26 24 18 18 15

L

18 16 20 22

T OTL GF GA

0 2 157 131 3 3 145 179 0 4 130 120 3 3 118 159

Pt

50 48 42 36

L 5 15 11 23 25 26

T OTL GF GA Pt 1 0 185 88 75 0 2 170 145 54 2 3 162 119 53 0 3 180 154 39 0 1 131 179 37 0 3 151 190 33

MAINLAND DIVISION Chilliwack Wenatchee Langley Coquitlam Prince George Surrey

GP 40 42 42 43 44 41

W 27 24 23 18 11 6

FOOTBALL NCAA BOWLS 6DWXUGD\ -DQ

CENTRAL DIVISION

Penticton West Kelowna Salmon Arm Vernon Trail Merritt

SPAIN

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HOCKEY

INTERIOR DIVISION

FA CUP

Atletico Madrid Barcelona Real Madrid Villarreal Celta Vigo Eibar Sevilla Dep. La Coruna Athletic Bilbao Getafe Valencia Malaga Real Sociedad Espanyol Real Betis Las Palmas Granada Rayo Vallecano Sporting de Gijon Levante

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T OTL GF GA Pt 1 4 162 95 59 3 2 140 106 53 1 1 157 135 48 1 4 142 168 41 1 2 101 191 25 2 0 105 210 14

0RQGD\ V UHVXOWV No Games Scheduled.

6XQGD\¡V UHVXOWV 1DQDLPR Coquitlam 2 Powell River 6 Trail 4 Victoria 7 Surrey 2 7XHVGD\¡V JDPH Merritt at Salmon Arm, 7 p.m. :HGQHVGD\ V JDPHV No Games Scheduled.

7KXUVGD\¡V JDPHV Langley at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Chilliwack at Trail, 7:30 p.m. )ULGD\ V JDPHV Wenatchee at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Salmon Arm at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m.

Surrey at 1DQDLPR, 7 p.m.

Chilliwack at Penticton, 7 p.m.

Langley at Prince George, 7 p.m.

West Kelowna at Vernon, 7 p.m.

Alberni Valley at Powell River, 7:15 p.m.

($67 :(67 6+5,1( &/$66,& $W 6W 3HWHUVEXUJ )OD East vs. West, 4 p.m.

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Maddison Inglis, Australia, 6-3, 6-0.

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Chung Hyeon, South Korea, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.

Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def. Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2.

Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, def. Yuki Bhambri, India, 7-5, 6-1, 6-2.

Kei Nishikori (7), Japan, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9), France, def.

Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

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Benoit Paire (17), France, lost to Noah Rubin, United States, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5).

Dominic Thiem (19), Austria, def.

Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, 6-2, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 7-6 (0).

Federico Delbonis, Argentina, def.

Ivo Karlovic (22), Croatia, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 2-1, retired.

Roberto Bautista Agut (24), Spain, def. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2.

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (26), Spain, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Grigor Dimitrov (27), Bulgaria, def.

Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, 6-3, 7-6 (8), 6-3.

Andreas Seppi (28), Italy, def. Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (10).

Nick Kyrgios (29), Australia, def. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2.

Austin Krajicek, United States, def. Wu Di, China, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3.

Mirza Basic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-4.

Daniel Brands, Germany, def. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, 6-4, 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-1.

Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Kyle Edmund, Britain, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Nicolas Almagro, Spain, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (1). Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (26), Spain, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Renzo Olivo, Argentina, def. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 7-6 (8), 2-6, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, def.

Borna Coric, Croatia, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.

Evgeny Donskoy, Russia, def. Inigo Cervantes, Spain, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.

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Maria Sharapova (5), Russia, def. Nao Hibino, Japan, 6-1, 6-3.

Petra Kvitova (6), Czech Rep., def.

Luksika Kumkhum, Thailand, 6-3, 6-1.

Carla Suarez Navarro (10), Spain, def.

Viktorija Golubic, Switzerland, 7-5, 6-4.

Belinda Bencic (12), Switzerland, def.

Alison Riske, United States, 6-4, 6-3.

Roberta Vinci (13), Italy, def. Tamira Paszek, Austria, 6-4, 6-2.

Caroline Wozniacki (16), Denmark, lost to Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

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MELBOURNE, Australia â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A resurgent Eugenie Bouchard continued her injury comeback with a straight-sets win Monday in first-round action at the Australian Open.

The 21-year-old from Westmount, Que. dispatched Serbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aleksandra Krunic 6-3, 6-4 in just over an hour. She hit 14 winners in the match and had 14 unforced errors.

The 37th-ranked Bouchard is playing in only her fourth tournament since sustaining a concussion when she fell in the dressing room at last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s U.S. Open.

She will next face Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in second-round play. Radwanska advanced with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Christina McHale of the United States.

Earlier this month, Bouchard made it to the quarter-finals at the Shenzen Open and then followed

that up by reaching the final at the Hobart International.

In menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s singles action, Canadian Vasek Pospisil was eliminated at Melbourne Park after falling in four sets to Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gilles Simon.

The 25-year-old from Vancouver dropped a 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 decision to his 14th-ranked opponent in a match that lasted two hours 47 minutes.

Unforced errors cost Pospisil heavily â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he had 55 of them to

just 18 for Simon. Pospisil used his powerful serve to win the first set in 45 minutes.

He held an 8-0 edge in aces but committed 16 unforced errors.

Trailing 3-1 in the second set, Pospisil called a medical timeout and went through stretching exercises on his lower body with a trainer, but returned to play shortly after. Simon went on to win the set in 52 minutes as Pospisil made 17 more unforced errors compared

to the Frenchmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three. Simon needed only 31 minutes to win the third set and 39 minutes to take the fourth, which ended when Pospisil returned a serve long on match point.

Pospisil held the edge in aces (19-2) and winners (45-12), but was undone by his own mistakes.

Meanwhile, Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., opens his tournament against Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lucas Pouille on Tuesday.

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7-9 p.m. Country Idol at the Queen’s Hotel.

Singers 15 and up complete for $500 and a vocal appearance with George Canyon.

7:30 p.m. Vancouver Island Symphony presents music and visual arts. Tickets $18$59, eyego $5 at www.Porttheatre.Com. 250-754-8550.

Shores Resort, 1-1600 Stroulger Rd., Parksville 7 p.m. On The Dock with Cory Frisenhan, Brandon Stone, Christina Lemmon at Dinghy Dock Pub. Tickets $20 in advance or from the artists, Dinghy Dock Pub, or online at ticketzone.com.

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7-9 p.m. Country Idol at the Queen’s Hotel.

Final show Feb.10. Singers 15 and up complete for $500 and a vocal appearance with George Canyon on Feb. 10.

7 p.m. Sunshine and Whiskey, Mark Bunt, Live At Longwood A free live concert series every Thursday at Longwood Brew Pub, 5775 Turner Rd., Nanaimo.

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7 p.m. Open Mic Acoustic night with Dave Marco at Smoke‘n’Water Restaurant, Pacific

8 p.m. Bon Red (Bon Scott’s AC/DC tribute) and Sister Sabbath(female Black Sabbath

THURSDAY, JAN. 21 7 p.m. Tora Leigh at the Longwood Brew Pub. FRIDAY, JAN. 22 7:30-10 p.m. Black-Lister-McRae Trio,jazz-improv at the Nanaimo Conservatory, 375 Selby St., . Tickets $20 general, $10 students.

Advance tickets at Fascinating Rhythm, 51 Commercial St. 250-716-9997.

tribute band), at the Queen’s, 34 Victoria cres., Nanaimo, Tickets are $18 advance, $25 at the door and on sale now at ticketzone.com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 30 1 p.m. Theatre One’s Just Kidding Series presents Mimi La Diva Malbouffa. For information contact: Eliza Gardiner, 250-754-7587, www. theatreone.org.

FEB. 1 6:30-8:30 p.m. BC Lions Be More than a Bystander Event. Vancouver Island University Theater, 900 Fifth Street.“Be More Than a Bystander”is an initiative between the Ending Violence Association of BC (EVA BC) and the

BC Lions to increase awareness about the impact of men’s violence against women. 7:30 p.m. The Sheepdogs at the Port Theatre.

All seats $45. On sale now at the port theatre box office 250-754-8550.

FEB. 2 10:30 a.m. Classical Coffee Concert Series with Sarah Hagen and Friends. Port Theatre 125 Front Street, Nanaimo.

FEB. 3 7-9 p.m. “An Open Mic”With Dave Marco.

Smoke‘N Water Restaurant at Pacific Shores Resort , 1-1600 Stroulger Rd, Parksville.

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by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) You rarely are at a loss for words, but today offers a situation that could leave you speechless. You’ll see the implications of what is happening, while the other party involved might not. Communicate your thoughts in a way that can be heard. Tonight: Meet up with a pal.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You might be juggling your finances with care, yet you still might see them fall apart right before your very eyes. Don’t worry -- an element of serendipity is running through your day that will come through your friends. Tonight: Avoid prejudging, and watch what happens.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Take a walk behind the scenes and make a decision if you want more from a certain aspect of your life. Don’t hesitate to zero in on that. Your ingenuity emerges again as your strong suit. You have the ability to work around problems that few people have. Tonight: As you like it.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might be taken aback by everything that is going on around you.

As a result, if you are feeling overwhelmed by situations and uproar, you will find that you go into your own world. Reflect, but don’t put off certain responsibilities or actions.

Tonight: Get some extra R and R. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Stay in touch with what the majority want as well as what you want. It is possible that a conflict exists, but it is resolvable. Focus on success and mutuality. Honestly assess a

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personal matter, not only from your perspective, but also from the other party’s. Tonight: All smiles.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Be aware of the big picture, especially if your thoughts and consequential decisions could impair others and not just you. A partner might be challenging, but at the same time, he or she helps you see past a certain level of thought or understanding. Tonight: A must appearance.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Someone from a distance has an enormous effect on your decisions and actions. When this person plays devil’s advocate, you open up to many new possibilities. Confusion surrounds a health or diet issue, though you might not realize it at first. Tonight: Be entertained.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) One-on-one relating opens doors and allows you to see your world differently. Sometimes you tend to impose your values on others. It would be best to refrain from making judgments. Allow the whole story to emerge. Tonight: Be with a favorite person.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You could decide to let others run with the ball, as it will give you more time for what you want. A tendency to be excessive might emerge later in the afternoon.

Be aware of the ramifications.

You’re quite capable of self-deception. Tonight: Go along with a suggestion.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Your determination marks your actions and thoughts. Whatever you need to get done, whether it is for you or for others, will be high on

your agenda. You will not take kindly to distraction, or anything else for that matter. Tonight: Better a late dinner than no dinner.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You express a playfulness and creativity that others often don’t know how to respond to. Recognize that on some level you bypass others with this combo, which creates a communication gap. You might need to explain yourself. Tonight: You can’t be restrained.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might feel pressured to perform at a higher level. Though the pressure might not feel comfortable to you, the results might justify moving in this direction, especially if it involves your personal life. You can only gain. Tonight: Make dinner fun and memorable.

YOUR BIRTHDAY (Jan. 19) This year you will be far more charming than you have been in many years.

In fact, people who disliked you will decide that they were wrong. Truth be told, you have changed over the years. You are more playful with a better sense of humor. If you are single, your innate mischievousness emerges, making you an incredibly fun person to be around. Romance remains a high priority for you. If you are attached, you’ll find that your relationship with your sweetie heats up significantly. You are in an unusually sensual and loving period together. GEMINI talks too much for your liking.

BORN TODAY Singer/songwriter Dolly Parton (1946), poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809), singer Janis Joplin (1943)

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SASKATOON — A Saskatchewan judge has denied a coroner’s office request to seal a report into the death of an inmate at a federal psychiatric facility.

Both Correctional Service Canada and the coroner’s office argued the initial report into the death of Kinew James should not be made public before an upcoming coroner’s inquest because the report could influence the inquest’s jury.

James, who was 35, died in January 2013 after she was found unresponsive in her cell at the Saskatoon Regional Psychiatric Centre and taken to hospital.

James was serving time for manslaughter, assault, uttering threats, arson, mischief and obstruction of justice.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — For the first time in 17 years, civil rights leaders gathered at the South Carolina Statehouse to pay homage to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. without the Confederate flag casting a long shadow over them.

The rebel banner was taken down over the summer after police said a young white man shot nine black church members to death during a Bible study in Charleston. The young man posted photos online showing him carrying the Confederate battle flag flown by forces supporting the secessionist, pro-slavery Southern states during the American Civil War. Following the massacre at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Republican Gov. Nikki Haley reversed course and made it a priority for lawmakers to pass legislation to remove the flag from the Statehouse grounds.

“Isn’t this a great day?

It’s so nice to be standing here and not looking at that flag,” said Ezell Pittman, who had attended most of the King Day anti-flag rallies since they started in 2000. “I always CLINTON had faith it would come down. I hate it took what it did, but was real happy to see it go.”

Across the country, the 30th anniversary of the holiday to honour the civil rights leader assassinated in 1968, was remembered in different ways. In Michigan, people delivered bottled water to residents of Flint amid the city’s drinking water crisis. In Atlanta, an overflow crowd listened as to the U.S. housing secretary talk about the 50th anniversary of King’s visit to Chicago to launch a campaign for fair housing. In Minnesota, a rally against police brutality was planned.

Lonnie Randolph, president of the South Carolina chapter of the NAACP, a leading civil rights group, said the flag’s removal was tangible evidence the state cares about civil rights when pushed hard enough.

But he warned there would be other fights ahead.

“I promise you, the people that gather in this building — your building — will do something this year to cause us to return to insure freedom, justice and equality is made possible for all people,” Randolph said, motioning toward the capitol behind him.

Randolph promised to keep coming to the Statehouse until King’s dream is fully realized in a state where there are wide gaps in education achievement between school districts in rich, white communities and poorer, black ones, and where the governor and Republican-dominated Legislature have refused to take federal money to expand health care coverage to more lower-income residents.

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Security fears up as Americans abducted in Iraq SUSANNAH GEORGE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement on the release of Americans by Iran on Sunday in the White House in Washington. [AP PHOTO]

Strategy of Democrat candidates is to stay close to Obama’s legacy GOP strategist predicts Sanders could struggle as the campaign shifts from the north ALEXANDER PANETTA THE CANADIAN PRESS

WASHINGTON — Anyone playing a drinking game involving Barack Obama’s name could easily have wound up on an emergency-room gurney by the final commercial break of the latest Democratic presidential debate.

The president’s name came up 29 times Sunday — occasionally mentioned by the moderators, but usually by the candidates, and frequently in reverential tones.

The Democrats seeking to succeed Obama were smothering themselves in his record — not running away from it. The most ardent Obama-clasper of the evening was Hillary Clinton.

An explanation for that could be condensed into two words: South Carolina. The state that hosted Sunday’s debate could prove pivotal in deciding the Democratic nominee; black voters will play a decisive role there; and Obama’s approval level is not only high among liberals but even higher among African-Americans at about 90 per cent.

Clinton pointed out that her chief rival had once dared to float the idea of launching a primary challenge against the president in 2012, and had called him weak on progressive issues.

Sen. Bernie Sanders retorted: “He and I are friends.” The socialist senator pointed out that he and Obama had even campaigned for each other,

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and he praised the president’s reluctance to deploy ground troops to the Middle East.

“We’ve worked together on many issues. We have some differences of opinion.”

The accepted wisdom until recently in Washington was that presidential candidates would be running away from Obama’s record — especially Clinton, the more militarily hawkish, erstwhile rival to Obama.

It could still happen in a few months in the general election, when the Democratic nominee starts working to win over centrist voters less enthralled with Obama’s record.

But the electoral math now points to an Obama love-fest these next few weeks.

Clinton desperately needs to win southern states, if she stumbles earlier in the north. Polls say she’s behind in New Hampshire, and running neck-and-neck in Iowa. The

race then moves Feb. 27 from those whiter states to South Carolina — where the party’s primary voters include more minorities.

South Carolina would then become her firewall — she led there by 40 percentage points in the latest polls.

A Republican strategist predicted Sunday that the more left-wing Sanders could struggle as the campaign shifts from the north, away from his base of young white college kids. “(In) South Carolina or Nevada, you get a lot more African-Americans, a lot more Latinos, and a lot fewer liberal wackos,” Karl Rove told a Fox panel Sunday.

A Gallup poll last summer illustrated Clinton’s two-part advantage with African-American voters as the race got underway last summer: popularity, and familiarity.

Clinton had an 80 per cent favourability rating among black respondents. But perhaps her biggest edge was that only 33 per cent of African-American respondents knew who Sanders was, as the race began, compared with 92 per cent who knew Clinton.

Sanders said he can overcome that name-recognition challenge.

“When the African-American community becomes familiar with my congressional record and with our agenda, and with our views on the economy, and criminal justice, just as the general population has

become more supportive, so will the African-American community, so will the Latino community,” Sanders said Sunday.

Sunday’s debate was hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus, on the eve of the annual Martin Luther King holiday.

The most heated exchange involving Obama came when Sanders criticized Clinton for taking more than $600,000 in speaking fees from investment bank Goldman Sachs.

That prompted Clinton to reply that he’d criticized Obama for doing the same.

Clinton promised to preserve Obama’s health reform, and criticized Sanders’ plan to raise taxes to fund a single-payer health plan. Clinton called it one of the great achievements by Obama, the Democratic party, and the country.

She said she was proud to work with Obama on the Iran nuclear agreement when she was secretary of state; applauded the Obama administration for working with software companies on intelligence-gathering; and she passed on the moderators’ invitation to criticize him for threatening to use force against Syria’s dictator and then backing down.

The also-ran on stage, former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley, didn’t get much speaking time. But in his opening remarks, he credited Obama with preventing a second Great Depression.

BAGHDAD — The abduction of three Americans from a Baghdad apartment over the weekend is the latest in a series of brazen high-profile kidnappings undermining confidence in the Iraqi government’s ability to control state-sanctioned Shiite militias that have grown in strength as Iraqi security forces battle the Islamic State group.

Witnesses said men in uniform carried out the kidnapping in broad daylight Saturday, 100 metres from a police station.

“Gunmen in military uniforms came in five or six SUVs, they entered the building and then left almost immediately,” said Mohammad Jabar, 35, who runs a shop down the street from the three-story apartment building where the Americans had been invited by their Iraqi interpreter.

“A few hours later we heard that three foreigners had been kidnapped by these gunmen,” Jaber said.

The three were abducted in Dora, a mixed neighbourhood that is home to both Shiites and Sunnis. However, they were then taken to Sadr City, a vast and densely populated Shiite district to the east, and there “all communication ceased,” an Iraqi intelligence official told The Associated Press. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters.

A similar scene unfolded in September, when masked men in military uniforms abducted 18 Turkish workers from a construction site in a Shiite neighbourhood.

A hostage video later showed the men standing before a banner that read “Death Squads” and “Oh, Hussein,” a Shiite religious slogan. The workers were released later that month.

In December, gunmen driving SUVs raided a remote camp for falconry hunting in Iraq’s overwhelmingly Shiite south, kidnapping 26 Qataris, who are still being held. Iraq’s Interior Ministry said at the time that the abduction was “to achieve political and media goals,” without providing further details.

Baghdad authorities said in a statement that the three Americans were kidnapped from a “suspicious apartment” without elaborating, and have provided no other details.

The U.S. Embassy confirmed Sunday that “several” Americans went missing in Iraq, after local media reported that three Americans had been kidnapped in the Iraqi capital.

U.S. officials have declined to provide further details, and have neither identified the Americans nor said what they were doing in Iraq.

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Heartburn drugs a Highrise living ups risk source of problems EMERGENCY RESPONSE

in cardiac arrest event

Dr. W. Gifford-Jones The Doctor Game

SHERYL UBELACKER THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — There can be a downside to living on the upper floors of highrise apartments and condominiums for residents who suffer a cardiac arrest and need emergency treatment, a study suggests.

Residents on higher floors who have a cardiac arrest have a far lower survival rate than those on lower floors, the study found, likely in part because it takes longer for paramedics to reach them and begin resuscitation efforts.

A cardiac arrest occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating. It is different than a heart attack, which is typically caused by a blockage in a coronary artery.

Paramedic Ian Drennan, who led the St. Michael’s Hospital study, said time is critical for treating a cardiac arrest with CPR and often a defibrillator to shock the heart back into a normal rhythm.

“The biggest factor is the time that people can initiate treatment for cardiac arrest,” said Drennan of York Region Paramedic Services, who is also a first responder with Rescu, a group based at the Toronto hospital.

Researchers found that having a cardiac arrest above the second floor of a highrise added an extra two minutes to response time for paramedics.

That may not sound like much, but for each minute of delay, there’s a seven to 10 per cent drop in the odds the patient will live.

“Building access issues, elevator delays and extended distance from the emergency vehicle to the patient can all contribute to longer times for 911-initiated first responders to reach the patient and start time-sensitive, potentially life-saving resuscitation,” he said.

The study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, examined survival rates for more than 8,200 cardiac arrests that occurred in private residences in Toronto and nearby Peel Region between 2007 and 2012. Private residences included houses, apartments, condos and townhouses.

Overall, researchers found that 4.2 per cent of cardiac arrest patients

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A construction crane in Toronto in 2012. A new Ontario study shows there’s a downside to living on the upper floors of highrise apartments and condominiums for those who suffer a cardiac arrest. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

“Building access issues, elevator delays and extended distance from the emergency vehicle . . . can all contribute to longer times for 911-initiated first responders to reach the patient.”

Dr. David C. W. Lau, University of Calgary

living below the third floor survived, compared to 2.6 per cent of those on or above the third floor.

Of almost 6,000 cardiac arrest patients living below the third floor, 252 were successfully resuscitated and discharged from hospital.

But for highrise residents who lived above the 16th floor and suffered a cardiac arrest, less than one per cent — or two out of 216 — survived. The results were even worse for the 30 residents captured in the study who lived above the 25th floor — none could be resuscitated.

The average age of patients was 71 and 60 per cent of them were male.

“Patients who survived tended to be younger, their cardiac arrest was

more often witnessed by bystanders, and bystanders were more likely to perform CPR,” said Drennan. Even so, the rate of bystander use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) during the study period was low.

“They also had shorter times for 911-initiated first responders to get to the scene and to the patient,” he said. “Often in most highrises, there can be a delay to get into the building, depending who’s at the front door; there may be nobody. The other big delay is often the elevator.

“Sometimes you’ll walk in and the elevator’s up on the 16th floor already or it’s bringing people down and it’s stopping on every other floor . . . Our only option as paramedics is to press the up button like everybody else and wait until it makes its way to the ground floor.”

Dr. Christian Vaillancourt, an emergency medicine physician at the Ottawa Hospital who was not involved in the study, said although the findings may seem intuitive, it’s “nice to see someone putting this on paper.”

“Certainly to have AEDs in the corridors with fire extinguishers and fire hoses would be a great location,” he said. “So you can put the machines there. The next challenge is to convince people to use them.”

report in the medical publication Life Extension states that 40 per cent of North Americans suffer from heartburn every month.

More appalling, 20 per cent experience weekly attacks. So every year doctors write 119 million prescriptions for heartburn, generating $14 billion in sales. But big sales can also mean big side-effects for unsuspecting medical consumers.

What can go wrong? Proton-pump inhibitors such as Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid can ease the feeling of a burning fire under the breastbone.

It’s due to an over-indulgence in food and drink which pushes protein digestive enzymes and bile up into the lower end of the esophagus. This condition is commonly referred to as gastrointestinal reflux disease.

But there’s a problem. PPIs have been available for many years and were originally marketed for intermittent use, to decrease the production of gastric acid. But people with moderate or severe GERD sometimes rely on them for long-term maintenance use. And there is an old saying that, “Too much of a good thing is often worse than none at all.”

One error made over and over is when humans try to change nature’s normal physiology. Consider the similar and numerous troubles that occur when cholesterol-lowering drugs are used for prolonged periods to decrease blood cholesterol.

It’s reasonable to expect that when PPIs become a habit, the chronic decrease in gastric acid triggers unintended consequences. For instance, an acid stomach is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12. One study showed that 75 per cent of PPI users were deficient in this vitamin. Other studies reveal there was a four-time greater risk of B12 deficiency in long-term users of PPIs. Lack of vitamin B12 can cause anemia, depression, decreased taste, numbness and tingling in the extremities.

PPIs also increase the risk of fractures. This is believed to be related

to a decrease in calcium absorption from the diet. This can have a negative impact on the amount of calcium that reaches the blood and eventually the bones.

Magnesium, an important mineral, is needed for 300 metabolic reactions in the body. But studies show that 32 per cent of North Americans are deficient in magnesium even without the use of PPIs. With PPIs added, one study reported that a deficiency in magnesium caused fatigue, unsteadiness, numbness, tingling, seizures, or an irregular heart rate in those taking PPIs for over eight years.

But once PPIs were discontinued all these symptoms disappeared.

Heart disease continues to be the number one killer. The use of PPIs appears to be another risk factor.

Small particles in the blood called platelets are part of the blood coagulation process. This is why patients at risk of developing a blood clot are often placed on anti-platelets medication which helps to keep platelets slippery and less likely to form a clot.

But recent studies show that PPIs interfere with the effectiveness of these drugs, increasing the risk of blood clot. And PPIs may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease by decreasing the production of nitric oxide that relaxes coronary arteries.

Pogo, the cartoon character, was smarter than many humans when he remarked, “We have identified the enemy and the enemy is us.” Intelligent people avoid GERD by limiting calories and losing weight, stopping smoking, limiting the use of Aspirin and other painkillers, and avoiding the “all you can eat and drink” syndrome that produces excessive gas and forces food into the esophagus.

Taking GERD seriously can also decrease the risk of an often fatal cancer. In the last 25 years there’s been an alarming increase in esophageal malignancy due to repeated attacks of heartburn, resulting in chronic inflammation of the lower end of the esophagus, and the start of precancerous changes.

It’s unbelievable that $14 billion are spent yearly on heartburn. One must conclude it’s the brain, not the stomach, that’s the main problem.

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Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey dead at 67 He and Don Henley formed band in the early ‘70s, with guitarist Bernie Leadon and bassist Randy Meisner HILLEL ITALIE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Glenn Frey, who co-founded the Eagles and with Don Henley became one of history’s most successful songwriting teams with such hits as “Hotel California” and “Life in the Fast Lane,” has died.

Frey, who was 67, died of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia, the band said on its website.

He died on Monday in New York.

He had fought the ailments for the past several weeks, the band said.

“The Frey family would like to thank everyone who joined Glenn to fight this fight and hoped and prayed for his recovery,” a statement on the band’s website said.

“Words can neither describe our sorrow, nor our love and respect for all that he has given to us, his family, the music community & millions of fans worldwide.”

Guitarist Frey and drummer Henley formed the Eagles in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, along with guitarist Bernie Leadon and bassist Randy Meisner. They would become a top act over the next decade, embodying the melodic California sound.

An Eagles greatest hits collection from the mid-1970s and Hotel California are among the bestselling albums in history.

His solo hits include “The Heat Is On” and “Smuggler’s Blues.”

Frey was lead vocalist on the Eagles’ breakthrough hit, “Take It Easy,” a song mostly written by Jackson Browne that came out in 1972. His other showcases included “Peaceful Easy Feeling,” ”Already Gone“ and ”New Kid in Town.“ The Eagles split up in 1980 but reunited in 1994 and were one of the world’s most popular concert acts.

The band, which for years was made up of Frey, Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, was supposed to have been honoured at the Kennedy Center last month. But the appearance was postponed because of Frey’s health problems.

In this March 2010 file photo, Glenn Frey performs at Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night XVI in Phoenix, Ariz. Frey died Monday in New York after battling multiple ailments. He was 67. [AP PHOTO]

Frey, known for his oversized jaw, big grin and blunt personality, loved music, girls and the rock ’n’ roll life.

He would meet up with Henley, Meisner and Leadon while all were trying to catch on in the Los Angeles music scene, and for a time the four backed Linda Ronstadt. They also befriended such other Los Angeles-based musicians as Browne and J.D. Souther, who would collaborate on “New Kid in Town” and other Eagles songs.

They harmonized memorably on stage and on record but fought often otherwise. Leadon and Meisner departed after run-ins with Frey, and guitarist Don Felder, who had joined the group in 1974, ended up in legal action with the Eagles.

Frey and Henley also became estranged for years, their breach a key reason the band stayed apart in

the 1980s. Henley had vowed the Eagles would reunite only when “hell freezes over,” which became the name of the 1994 album they never imagined making.

Despite the occasional discord, Henley said Frey was like a brother to him.

“We were family, and like most families, there was some dysfunction.

But, the bond we forged 45 years ago was never broken, even during the 14 years that the Eagles were dissolved,” Henley said in a statement.

“Glenn was the one who started it all. He was the spark plug, the man with the plan. He had an encyclopedic knowledge of popular music and a work ethic that wouldn’t quit.

He was funny, bullheaded, mercurial, generous, deeply talented and driven.”

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Some of Frey’s most memorable Eagles songs: ◆ “Take It Easy”: With its glittering guitar opening and touch of country twang, “Take It Easy” was the Eagles’ first single in 1972 and became one of the band’s signature songs. It was mostly written by Jackson Browne, but Frey added a line and sings lead vocals. ◆ “Tequila Sunrise”: Co-written with Henley and sang by Frey, this heartbreaking song was the first single off the band’s 1973 album, “Desperado.” ◆ “One of These Nights”: Another hit written with Henley, Frey said in 2003 that “One of These Nights” was his favourite Eagles tune, calling it “a breakthrough song.” It was the title track of the band’s 1975 album and its second single. ◆ “New Kid in Town:”The first single off of 1976’s “Hotel California,” ”New Kid in Town“ features Frey’s lead vocals and Henley’s harmonies. They co-wrote the song with frequent collaborator J.D. Souther. ◆ “Heartache Tonight”: A late ’70s-early ’80s anthem, “Heartache Tonight” appeared on the 1979 album “The Long Run” and won a Grammy Award for best rock vocal performance by a duo or group. Frey, Henley and Souther wrote the track with Bob Seger. Frey sang lead vocals. ◆ “Hotel California”: Frey wrote the lyrics to what is probably the best known Eagles song.

“Hotel California” won the 1977 Grammy Award winner for record of the year.

— THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Calls for Oscar boycott grow in diversity issue THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards are growing over the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ second straight year of mostly white nominees, as Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith each said Monday that they will not attend this year’s ceremony.

In a lengthy Instagram post, Lee said he “cannot support” the “lily white” Oscars. Noting that he was writing on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Lee — who in November was given an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards — said he was fed up: “Forty white actors in two years and no flava at all,” he wrote. “We can’t act?!”

The N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton also failed to earn a best picture nomination, as some predicted.

Ryan Coogler’s acclaimed Rocky sequel Creed scored a nomination only for Sylvester Stallone.

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Instead of cash or gift cards, create a homemade present Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: My half-brother and his wife are old enough to be my parents.

He is quite well-to-do and so are his

children. I am only six years older than his oldest child and have always felt more like one of his kids than his sister, especially after my parents died.

However, I am never invited to spend holidays with them. I was widowed 25 years ago, and one of my children has since passed away. My brother and sister-in-law have gifted me $300 each year on my birthday, and although it would give me great pleasure to reciprocate, they rarely allow me to do so. Last month, they

discouraged me from giving them gifts for Christmas, which I understand. They are trying to pare down their belongings.

Last year, I saved up and gave them a $100 gift card. I thought I’d hit on the perfect present. But this year, my sister-in-law said bluntly, “Save your gift cards for your daughter. The money we give you is for you — not to be returned to us.”

After that call, I spiralled into a depression that lasted for days, and

the holiday was ruined. Is there any way to fix this?

— Bah Humbug Dear Humbug: You are interpreting your brother’s attitude in the worst possible light. So, let’s put it in a more positive one: Your brother and his wife know that you are struggling and they are not. They feel terrible when you spend your money on them. They are trying to be kind and thoughtful.

They don’t realize that you find this demeaning.

The age difference makes a relationship difficult and awkward, but you both seem to want to stay in contact, so here’s our advice for gift-giving: Do not give cash or gift cards. Instead, bake cookies or create a homemade holiday ornament. Write them a letter expressing how important they are to you, how much you hope to remain close, and that being able to reciprocate for their kindness brings you joy.

That will mean more to them than any present.

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Incredible opportunity to own a rare walk-on waterfront home.

Invest in your future.

Priced below $700K!

Call Ron Postey at 250.756.2112

OCEAN VIEW - WALK TO SANDY BEACH

• DEPARTURE BAY VIEWS • LYNBURN LOCATION • SHORT WALK TO SANDY BEACH • 16 FT CEILINGS LIVING & DINING ROOMS • SPA STYLE BATHS • COMFY HOT WATER HEAT • MAJOR RV PARKING

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DDave AArmstrong 250-756-7518 RealEstateDave@shaw.ca

2827 COSGROVE CRESCENT

1-3179 Barons Road, Nanaimo, BC

$599,000 Call Dave Armstrong 250.756.7518

WILDWOOD PARK FAMILY HOME

This well maintained home is located in a wonderful neighbourhood close to schools, shopping, the Nanaimo Regional Hospital and all amenities. It is a three level split with three bedrooms up plus one down, two bathrooms, rec room, fireplace and the main level has a great room concept. There is a big sundeck to enjoy the view over the large private back yard. This is a very nice home in a great area and a home that you would be proud to call your own.

Nanaimo Realty

35 Years Experience

1681 BOBOLINK WAY

$399,900 Call Neen Nazaruk at 250-758-7653

OCEAN VIEW CONDO DEPARTURE BAY

2 bedroom, 2 bathroom 1230 sq. ft. condo in Seascape Manor. Tastefully updated and professionally decorated this home is in move in condition. Views of Departure Bay, Gulf of Georgia and Coast Mountain Range. Amenities include outdoor swimming pool, hot tub, sauna and exercise area.

Situated on 4 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds yet walking distance to the beach and shopping.

Nanaimo Realty

Ray Pellerin 250.756.1132 TOLL FREE 1.800.377.4374

Brooks Landing #275-2000 Island Hwy, Nanaimo

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421-2562 DEPARTURE BAY ROAD

Asking price

$299,000

Call RAY PELLERIN at 250.756.1132

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