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OTTAWA — It turns out the little Ontario boy who’s been having trouble boarding airplanes is far from alone.

The whirlwind of publicity about six-yearold Syed Adam Ahmed’s difficulty at the airport has prompted dozens of other families with similar stories to contact Khadija Cajee, the boy’s mother.

Twenty-one of them agreed to be mentioned in a letter that Cajee has sent to federal cabinet ministers involved in the high-profile issue.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale promised to investigate after Adam’s father, Sulemaan Ahmed, tweeted a photo from Toronto’s international airport that appeared to show the boy’s name with a “DHP” or “deemed high profile” label and instructions on how to proceed before allowing the youngster to check in.

They were trying to board an Air Canada flight Dec. 31 to Boston to see the NHL Winter Classic.

Tales of other children with the same sorts of travel challenges soon emerged. And now Adam’s mother has become an unofficial liaison with the Liberal government on behalf of many families.

“When they saw this in the media, they contacted us,” said Cajee, who lives in Markham, Ont. “Because I guess they were surprised and happy to know they were not the only ones.”

The 21 cases Cajee is sharing in confidence with Goodale and other ministers involve Canadian-born children ranging in age from six months to 17 years.

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“They’ve never been denied boarding, but they’ve all had some level of delay and inconvenience,” Cajee said.

“Some of them have actually missed flights because of this.”

After Adam’s case hit the headlines, Goodale said his officials had reminded airlines they don’t need to vet children against Canada’s no-fly list.

His department is also exploring possible changes to the Secure Air Travel Regulations that would help identify those who have similar or the same names as people on the no-fly list, but are not the intended targets.

In addition, Goodale indicated the no-fly regime — officially known as the Passenger

Protect Program — would be examined during broad public consultations on Canada’s overall security framework.

In a statement at the time, Adam’s parents welcomed Goodale’s announcement, saying he “addressed several key points that we asked for.”

Since then, Cajee has sent followup queries to the family’s MP — Health Minister Jane Philpott — and the ministers of public safety, transport and foreign affairs.

“Honestly, I think we have more questions now than we did before,” Cajee said.

The family would like to know if Adam is no longer flagged in the system and, if not, when he will be removed.

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old man arrested in a Sunday-morning raid on a south Nanaimo home.

Kevin M. Wiebe faces one count of assault causing bodily harm.

The charges are in connection with an investigation into an incident that left a

Nanaimo woman injured in late December.

Wiebe was taken into custody in the raid that included an elite unit of RCMP officers at a Haliburton street home. He is slated to appear in court Feb. 23.

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Rising sea levels due to global warming could see a number of low-lying areas of Nanaimo inundated with water in coming years.

Geoff Goodall, the city’s director of engineering and public works, said provincial reports estimate that water levels on the east coast of Vancouver Island could rise by one metre by the turn of the century.

The city, he said, has a requirement that any new developments in low-lying areas are required to submit a report on how they plan to make them less vulnerable to rising seas.

But Goodall said there have been no recent reports commissioned to determine the impacts of rising sea levels specifically on Nanaimo. “The province has done lots of modelling and work on this issue, and we look to them to help guide our decisions on how to deal with this,� he said.

A recently released report that was commissioned by the Capital Regional District concluded that there would be significant flooding in that region if ocean levels rise by at least one-half a metre by 2050, which has been predicted.

While that report doesn’t include Nanaimo, Richard Thomson, a physical oceanographer with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, released a report in 2008 on the subject that did.

Thomson said buildings close to the water in the Nanaimo’s delta areas, like the mouth of the Nanaimo River, could face increased flooding problems, particularly if water levels are already high due to weather events like an El Nino.

Andrew Tucker, Nanaimo’s former community planning manager, said in 2013 that much of Nanaimo is protected by high banks, but agreed there are vulnerable areas if sea levels rise significantly.

He said they include the Nanaimo River estuary, the middle section of Duke Point and Departure Bay, with Departure Bay as the only populated area of concern. “Maybe we should do some studies on this issue, but it’s one of those things that could only impact very small parts of the city and we have other issues that are considered higher priorities right now,� Tucker said at the time.

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The iconic clock, located at centre court in the middle part of the shopping centre for more than three decades, was removed Sunday to make way for major renovations. It will not return, mall general manager Julia Dow confirmed on Wednesday.

Over the years, the clock has become something of a landmark in the mall. It was donated to the shopping centre in 1981 by V. Philip Bonance and was designed and built by Vancouver Engineer Robert McKechnie with Armour Blewett and Partners.

The clock was officially unveiled by former mayor Frank Ney and other notables to mark the opening of the shopping centre in September 1981.

News of the clock’s removal stoked some regret, including Tiki Finlayson Westnedge, whose father, Deanne Finlayson, was Spencer the original developer of the shopping centre.

Anderson “It’s very disappointing and I’m surprised they would do that,” Reporting she said.

A petition was launched last year calling on the mall’s owner, Ivanhoe Cambridge, to keep the structure in place.

It amassed almost 1,500 signatures.

“It’s like a landmark as I can see it,” Finlayson Westnedge said. “It’s like a welcome smile . . . The place where it has meaning is within the context of Woodgrove.”

Others also said the change is a noticeable one.

“I think people know to meet there,” said Thom Colohan, manager of the Mind Games shop located across from the clock site. “It was always, ‘meet by the clock.’”

“It’s sure different for us,” said Avery Shepherd, age nine, during a shopping trip with her mother. She suggested the mall might install a new fountain, adding she was sorry to see the clock go.

Woodgrove customer Allen Ball “maybe it was time” for the clock to go if there were mechanical or maintenance issues, but added: “It would be nice to see it go somewhere else.”

Dow said maintenance costs were not a factor in the decision to take out the clock, now in storage.

She said the decision was ultimately made to accommodate a new “open concept centre court,” calling it a “key feature” of the shopping centre’s $17-million renovation plan.

Dow said a new location for a time capsule beneath the clock will be considered once renovations are complete.

A wishing well beneath the clock collected approximately $4,000 annually for local children’s charities. Dow said a new wishing well will be built and the financial support to charity will continue.

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ichard Langston thought it was a joke when he saw an employee from his forest company collecting a bucket of clay for his wife.

Langston said he asked why the logger was bringing the dirt home from the work site on the coast, located near glacier fields, and was told it was good for his wife’s skin.

Twenty years later, Langston began to understand the value of glacial marine clay, and formed the Nanaimo-based Glacial Bay Organic Clay Inc. along with two partners; Robert Fuller and Jennifer Grey.

Langston said the clay, located beneath a live and active glacier on the coast, has essential nutrients that gives it powerful natural healing properties.

He said lab analysis from around the world has confirmed that the clay possesses remarkably high levels of beneficial minerals in conjunction with low heavy metals. That makes it ideal for skin and hair product formulations, detoxification, and many other skin and body care uses.

“It’s world-class quality, and we have built up large markets in China and other Asian nations since we incorporated five years ago,” Langston said.

“We’re now producing about 4,000 kilograms of finished product a month, which is mostly shipped to Asia. We’re only now exploring

Bailey A. Martin received one day in jail for failing to comply with a probation order.

one count of theft; however, those two sentences will run concurrently to the longer jail sentences.

Seamus R. Doherty had a conditional sentence order suspended and was ordered to spend 14 days in jail for breaking and entering with intent to commit an indictable offence.

Trevor Flagg was sentenced to 18 days in jail for unauthorized possession of prohibited weapons or restricted weapons.

Patrick J. Desroche was given 30 days in jail for property mischief.

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opportunities in North America.”

Langston the company has acquired land rights to the property where the clay is located, but wouldn’t say exactly where it is for confidentiality reasons.

The clay is barged from its location to Campbell River and then trucked to the production yard in Cedar where it is dried in greenhouses and has rocks, twigs and other impurities removed.

“We have members of the Homalco First Nation in Campbell River helping us harvest the clay, which is done as environmentally friendly as possible,” Langston said.

“We’re looking to keep the base of operations in Nanaimo as we grow, and plans are underway to build a formulation and processing plant in the city.

“There’s a lot of potential for this business.”

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More than 700 bus riders don’t fit district criteria for the service More than 1,700 students in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district use school buses, but 733 of those don’t fit the district’s criteria for the service.

Steve Rae, chairman of the board of the district, said the fact that so many unqualified students use the bus service is an issue the “definitely needs to be looked at.”

But he said the report that presented the information is just a “first step” in the board’s deliberations about transportation in the district, and there are no plans for any cuts or changes to the bus service at this time.

“When this board was first elected, we said we would look all aspects of the district’s operations to find cost savings, and we’re continuing to do our due diligence on this issue with this report,” Rae said.

The district spends approximately $2.2 million per year on its transportation budget, with the majority of the funds going to student transportation.

Last fall, the district introduced its

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Z-pass program in which bus-riding students used electronic signature cards to determine who uses the bus system, how often they use it and what buses they use.

The Ministry of Education currently has no requirement for school districts to have any bus services, but the farflung Nanaimo-Ladysmith district still maintains one.

The district sets walking limits for students to determine who can register for bus service.

For students up to Grade 3, those who live further than four kilometres from the school are eligible, while it’s 4.8 kilometres for students in Grades 4 to 12.

But the district has been allowing students who don’t fit the criteria to apply for the service for years under its courtesy-rider program.

The district has considered cutting the program in past years as a cost-saving measure, but a succession of school boards have decided against it, mostly due to the fact they didn’t want to download transportation

responsibilities onto the district’s families.

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Alison L. Duquemin received a 12-month conditional sentence and 18 months’ probation for fraud. She was also sentenced on a separate count of identity theft.

Duquemin was also sentenced on a separate court file for one count of theft, as well as another count of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recognizance.

Michael W. Eadie was sentenced to 350 days in jail, a 10-year firearms ban and a two-year probation order for robbery.

Eadie was also sentenced to a further 365-day sentence on a separate count of using an imitation forearm in commission of an offence.

Eadie was also sentenced to 30 days for one count of mischief in relation to property and 60 days for

Michael E. Ingram received 29 days in jail for failing to comply with a condition of undertaking or recognizance.

Brandon L. Marsh was handed an intermittent jail sentence of 30 days for failure to comply with a probation order.

Kyla N. Batting was given a 60-day conditional sentence for possession of property obtained by crime.

Martha M. Martin was handed a $1,000 fine and a one-year, criminal driving prohibition for one count of operation of a vehicle while impaired.

Martin was also sentenced on two separate counts of driving while prohibited under the Motor Vehicle Act, including 14 days in jail.

Robert C. B. Pearce received a nine-month conditional sentence for breaking and entering to commit an indictable offence.

Eric Shannon received a $500 fine and a one-year driving prohibition under the Motor Vehicle Act for driving while prohibited.

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Darcy Hoff has been appointed by the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district as principal of Cedar Secondary School as of Feb. 1.

Hoff, who is currently vice principal of Dover Bay Secondary School, will be responsible for preparing the school for its reopening in September.

The school district has also announced that Margaret Olsen has

been appointed principal of Ladysmith Secondary School, also as of Feb. 1.

Olsen is currently the acting principal at Ladysmith Secondary.

Patrick Young has been appointed principal of the district’s new Learn@Home K-12 school, which will be located at the former Mount Benson Elementary School, when it opens in September.

Young is currently principal of Rock City Elementary School.

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Substance turns out to be dye South Island Resource Management has announced that the

unknown substance found last week at the Stebbings Road site in Shawnigan Lake was dye.

In a Jan. 18 release SIRM said results came from a laboratory certified by the Canadian

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quality for standards for copper. There is no readily available laboratory test to definitively identify specific commercial products.”

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of concentrated dye and to eliminate nuisance related to visible dye in surface water and soil,” the release continued.

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High tides create boating hazards High winter tides have encouraged Salt Spring Emergency Program staff to warn boaters about floating debris and other marine hazards.

“It has come to our attention that due to the high tides happening within our area that the logs from the beaches have been swept out to our bays and passages and may make boating hazardous,” said program co-ordinator Elizabeth Zook. “We have had calls from local residents on this.”

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Residents warned of gas dangers Langford Fire Rescue is warning residents about the dangers of carbon monoxide, after responding to six incidents in the past two months where the potentially deadly gas was present inside a home.

In two of those cases, ambulances were called to treat for carbon monoxide poisoning.

“In every incident, it was a carbon monoxide detector that alerted the occupants that there was a serious and life threatening problem inside the house,” said Assistant Chief Chris Aubrey in a release. “Those inside had no idea there was a problem until the detector started to sound.”

This colourless, odourless, tasteless gas is produced when fuels such as natural gas, gasoline, oil, propane, wood or coal are burned. CO levels can reach deadly proportions if there is poor ventilation or equipment isn’t working correctly.

“Carbon monoxide poisoning has similar symptoms as the flu, so it can often be discounted as nothing more than just not feeling well,” Aubrey said. “Without a detector, you would never know just how dangerous the conditions in your home have become.”

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A 43-year-old Victoria man believed to have ties with a notorious California street gang is facing a number of drug and firearm charges following a search of a North Park home last month.

On Dec. 10, police searched a residence in the 1100 block of Empress Avenue. Inside, they found GHB, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. A pump-action shotgun, rifle, a significant amount of cash and other items consistent with drug trafficking were also seized.

Jason Sheena was taken into custody and is now facing numerous charges including possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a weapon or ammunition contrary to a probation order and possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition. Police also seized evidence that links him to the suspected organized crime group, the Norteños.

Affiliated with the Neustra Familiar (Our Family), the Norteños are a street gang in northern California with a presence in the federal prison system. Their emblems and clothing are associated with the colour red and the number 14 is used in tattoos and graffiti because “N” is the 14th letter of the alphabet.

This isn’t the first time police in Victoria have come across associates with the gang.

Last July, an undercover sting targeting aggressive drug dealers around homeless shelters lead to the arrest of 16 people and 19 counts of trafficking. Police said most of those charged were members of the Norteños, which have been growing in Victoria.

During a search of another Victoria home in April 2014, police found many pieces of clothing, graffiti and other items associated with the gang.

The search was sparked following a report of a break and enter at a Broad Street surf shop where

$16,000 worth of watches were stolen. The suspect was caught on video surveillance and recognized by officers, who realized the crime was tied to two other people believed to be taking stolen goods in exchange for drugs.

Police tracked down the suspects at a home in the 1100 block of Kings Road.

The Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team and Crisis Negotiation Team were called in to make the arrests.

Inside the home, officers found ecstasy, marijuana and property tied to the original break and enter, along with others downtown. A bulletproof vest, bear spray and nunchucks were also found.

Sheena was among the two people arrested. He later plead guilty to possession of stolen property and weapons charges, for which he received a 90-day sentence but was given credit for time served.

He was also handed another 30 days for an assault on July 8, 2014.

UCLUELET

Resident fed up with MSP premiums WESTERLY NEWS

Ucluelet’s Michelle Coulter is fed up with BC’s MSP premium rates and it turns out a lot of British Columbians are feeling the same way.

BC’s Medical Services Plan premiums vary based on family size with singles paying roughly $75 a month and families of three or more paying about $150 a month, according to the provincial government’s website.

People earning under $30,000 annually pay smaller rates but

anyone making $30,000 or more pays the same fee regardless of whether their salary is $30,000 or $300,000.

BC is the only province where rates remain the same for anyone above the $30,000 threshold.

Coulter, who owns Ucluelet’s Playground of the Senses, launched an online petition at change.org on Dec.17 calling for BC’s flat-rate MSP premiums to be eliminated.

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“I had just had enough,” Coulter said. “I have to be the voice of everybody that feels they don’t have a voice in this province and we have to look after the next generation of taxpayers.”

She hopes her petition starts a province-wide conversation about MSP premiums.

“I just don’t think British Columbians knew the extent of how they’re being robbed in order to balance a budget,” she said.

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Visitors to Chemainus, doing the famous mural tour, maps in hand, will be disappointed to discover a couple of gaps in the lineup where murals number three and five used to be.

Missing will be Paul Marcano’s depiction of Engine 104 chuffing over the Chemainus River on a log bridge; and Thomas Robertson’s two fallers on spring boards undercutting a fir tree.

Both originally painted in 1982, the first year of the Festival of Murals project, the murals have been victims of a latter day version of the kind of progress they depicted. The walls of Chemainus’s old fire hall, which they were painted on, are being prepared for demolition.

“The good thing is we have high resolution photographs of those murals, and they are in our mural book, and on our website,” said Shannon Bellamy, vice president of the Festival of Murals Society.

This is the first time the FOM has had to deal with a situation where murals were on walls slated for demolition.

Bellamy said consideration was given to moving the murals, but in the end that proved impractical.

“It’s a really tough job,” she said. “You can cut a wall up and then you’ve got a segmented mural, but then where do you put it?”

As for repainting the murals in new locations, that’s possible, but a decision would have to be made based on the priorities of the Festival of Murals Society.

She noted that as the collection of murals grows, more and more money and effort has to be devoted to maintaining what’s already in place. “We want to be sure the visitors and members of our community enjoy what we have,” Bellamy said.

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That doesn’t mean new murals won’t be commissioned, but new methods will make installation and maintenance easier. In fact, three new murals are slated for unveiling this year, in the lane between the BC Liquor Store and the Anthem Properties building on Willow Street.

Bellamy pointed out that they are a good example of changes the FOM is making in how it mounts murals – changes that will possibly avoid having to see them lost when buildings are demolished.

All parts of the Emily Carr series, the Anthem Properties murals are being painted onto panels, which in turn will be affixed to the buildings. They can be removed if need be for relocation or refurbishing at any time.

Other murals have been painted on a flexible medium called Evolon, which can be rolled and transported for installation.

Although the Marcano and Robertson murals will be missed, there’s still plenty to see on the tour.

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OUR VIEW

We’ve helped snuff tobacco, let’s tackle obesity next A generation or two ago, young Canadians were presented with a question: “If we were to offer you a product that would make you smell bad, yellow your teeth, dull your hair, clog your lungs, rasp your voice, add wrinkles to your face, sap your energy level, cost you thousands of dollars a year, and cut your life short, would you be interested?”

The answer, not surprisingly, and in overwhelming numbers, was a clear and pointed ‘no.’

As a result, the number of smokers in Canada has dwindled from 50 per cent of the population to about 18.1 per cent. It was a marketing campaign the likes of which would make giants like Disney and Apple jealous. All we can say to Health Canada is “don’t stop there.”

Smoking certainly contributes its fair share to our $32-billion national health budget, a budget that is projected to grow to $41 billion by 2019.

But it is hardly alone on the list of risky behaviours that has some scholars speculating today’s babies may buck a longstanding trend and actually live shorter lives than their parents.

We refer to the epidemic of obesity and sedentary lifestyle that has gripped society.

Today’s Canadians may be less likely to reach for a butt in order to ease their stress or grab a quick boost.

But our propensity to take a brisk walk is trending in the wrong direction at the same time we are prone to munching Timbits and chugging

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Like cigarettes, obesity will eventually kill you.

And, like cigarettes, obesity is an issue that can be best addressed by stopping it before it takes hold.

An essential element in achieving that goal is an education campaign that hits Canadians early and often.

Show us the harms caused by obesity. Show us the best ways to combat the disease.

Give us easy access to the tools we need to fight it.

Supplement this by adding warning labels on high-calorie, low-nutrition foods, accompanied by a prohibitive junk food tax that helps fund our health care system while deterring people from buying those products.

In short, tackle obesity with the same zest and vigour with which

we’ve tackled cigarettes.

And then turn things over to our best marketers, who can pose the following question to the next generation: “If we were to offer you a product that would slow your reflexes, create rolls on your belly, add a few chins, make it harder to find clothes, have you gasping for breath, sap your energy level, cost you thousands of dollars a year, and cut your life short, would you be interested?”

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Re: ‘Good taste sometimes a matter of perspective’ (Daily News, Jan. 19) Poor John A. Martin. One might conclude that his indecorous letters were the only ones that get edited or ignored. Or perhaps he thinks the Daily News exists to publish his rants.

A couple of his examples of “researched truths” I’ve seen in previous papers and wouldn’t consider them “exposés.”

Typical of the left wing, he accuses Joe Sawchuk of telling a “ridiculous lie” and not being well informed simply because of disagreement.

While I agree that Stephen Harper’s Conservatives ran a poor election campaign, partly by underestimating the power of Trudeau charisma, hugs, selfies and social media, at least they didn’t trot out a long list of promises that even fifth graders knew couldn’t be kept, and so far very few have.

I won’t indulge in “poor taste” by saying they lied.

As former U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig would have put it: they used a few terminological inexactitudes.

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down Big Gulps in increasingly large quantities.

Canada is getting fat.

A study by a Memorial University in St. John’s professor published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that between 1985 and 2011 the rate of obese Canadians has tripled from six to 18 per cent.

By 2019 more than one in five Canadians will be obese.

Measuring obesity — typically done by calculating a ratio of weight to height — is an inexact science. But in general if you are a six-foot person weighing more than 220 pounds you probably qualify. The same applies to a five foot four person who tips the scales at more than 175 pounds.

Like cigarettes, obesity is tied to heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and diabetes.

Sometimes it’s better to reinforce the negatives Re: ‘Good taste sometimes a matter of perspective’ (Daily News, Jan. 19) Well this letter was a grand slam home run!

I have fought with four editors, numerous contributors and consistently called a spade a spade.

They often called them everything but. Alas my letters (some anyway) were over ‘the top’ or ‘the line.’

Huh?

While joyfully not a Stephen Harper fan, I did try to give the late Jim Flaherty credit and I spoke out on unwanted and unecessary fast ferries. Ah, but better to reinforce the negatives or consider the possibility of (attempted) humour. Harper was correct on the Keystone XL pipeline, it was a no-brainer.

I’m not a fan of censorship. As we’ve seen, Jim Corder and Joe Sawchuk routinely shoot themselves in the foot. Hell, both called my letters insulting but chose not to address how elected politicians (who work for me) couldn’t be bothered to pen a reply letter.

I recall those old tuna ads and will gladly give up good taste for even a morsel that . . . tastes good.

Grant Maxwell Nanaimo

Time for council to make ferry project a priority Recently the City of Victoria announced two companies will began foot ferry service from downtown Victoria to downtown Vancouver. The investors obviously see a great market for this service In the meantime, our city council has been dithering with this project for over five years. This while Expedia.ca has named our city one of the ten most attractive tourist destinations.

With our dollar in freefall a great opportunity for all kinds of investment could never be more attractive.

Several years ago this city spent a million dollars on TV ads promoting our city and our white elephant convention centre.

Isn’t it time this council put some of the taxpayers money that is used to subsidize all kinds of projects and give the ferry project its utmost attention before the summer tourist season? Maybe it is time for the real estate industry to join with them instead of taking the leftover market from Qualicum and Parksville.

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HYDRO

Smart meter system under budget Total cost now projected by Crown utility to be $777 million, $153 million below original plan TOM FLETCHER BLACK PRESS

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C Hydro’s wireless grid system was officially complete at the end of 2015, with a total cost the Crown utility now projects to be $777 million.

That’s $153 million below the original budget, said Greg Reimer, executive vice president, transmission, distribution and customer service for BC Hydro.

It includes all the elements required by the B.C. government when it ordered the installation of the smart meter system as part of its Clean Energy Act in 2010.

Reimer said in an interview the system has also exceeded the $70 million in savings projected for the first three years of operation.

“We’ve realized about $100 million in benefits during that time, particularly from operational savings,” Reimer said. “Customers are getting more accurate bills. We’ve reduced our manual meter reading reads and our bill estimates. Meter reading and billing is automated through the system.”

The smart grid had its severest test at the end of August 2015 when a windstorm brought down thousands of drought-weakened trees, leaving 700,000 customers on southern Van-

Wireless meters in test lab. BC Hydro is required to test meters annually to make sure they are accurately measuring electricity use. [BC HYDRO PHOTO]

couver Island and the Lower Mainland without electricity.

Power was restored to all areas in five days, which was half the time it took to recover from the December 2006 windstorm that flattened trees in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, Reimer

said. The 2006 storm blacked out only half the number of homes of the 2015 event.

Reimer said the ability to test an entire power line after one break is repaired means the crew doesn’t have to drive the rest of the line, and can

move to the next confirmed problem when repairing storm damage.

BC Hydro has defended its power theft savings after NDP energy critic Adrian Dix questioned them.

In a recent letter to BC Hydro CEO Jessica McDonald, Dix said

the company’s estimate of power theft by marijuana growers was “magically” inflated by then-energy minister Rich Coleman in 2006, then increased again in the utility’s 2011 business case for the wireless system.

Reimer said the business case projected a 75 per cent reduction in power theft, and the reduction for this fiscal year is projected at 80 per cent, as the smart grid detects actual power consumption and compares it to billed amounts.

While it’s officially complete, the smart grid requires ongoing maintenance and annual testing of meters to meet federal accuracy regulations.

BC Hydro also plans to install more than 4,000 meters that use commercial cellular phone networks to send in readings.

Those are for locations with concrete basement meter rooms that can’t reach the grid, or rural areas where it is too expensive to extend the BC Hydro wireless grid, Reimer said.

There are still 13,320 BC Hydro customers who have refused to accept smart meters, opting to pay a monthly fee for manual meter reading of a mechanical meter or a wireless meter with the radio transmitter turned off.

VANCOUVER

POLITICS

Court upholds manslaughter convictions

Premier says housing surcharge problematic

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VANCOUVER — Two Kelowna men convicted of manslaughter in the beating death of a 51-year-old man have lost appeals in the province’s highest court. Matthew McRae and Anson Schell were sentenced to three-and-a-half years and three years respectively for their part in the slaying of Dain Phillips during a feud in Kelowna in June of 2011.

The two appealed, arguing they did not play a part because the fatal blows were delivered by others.

In a unanimous ruling, the B.C. Court of Appeal rejected the claim, finding McRae and Schell knew a fight was brewing with Phillips and his sons, and were aware of a plan to harm them during a pre-arranged meeting set up by McRae’s brother. Daniel McRae, who was 19 at the time, was sentenced to just under five years and did not appeal his October 2014 conviction.

Two other men, both with connections to the Hells Angels, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and were sentenced to 15 years in prison.

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A housing affordability surcharge is being proposed as a way to redistribute money from investment property owners, including foreigners and other owners of vacant homes, to other residents in the same participating city.

The UBC and SFU business professors behind the idea say it would be a modest step to restrain the upward spiral of house prices.

But more importantly, they say, it would spur investors to rent out now-vacant homes rather than merely using B.C. residential real estate as a place to park money.

The proposal for the B.C. Housing Affordability Fund would create a 1.5 per cent tax on the assessed value. A $1 million home would be charged $15,000 per year.

But it would come with a long list of exemptions to exclude most resident owners. Seniors receiving CPP or OAS wouldn’t pay, nor would veterans, the disabled or anyone who has lived in their own home for several years.

For others, the surcharge would be reduced for every dollar paid in annual income taxes by the owners, meaning the average working family

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in a typical home would likely owe nothing. Non-resident owners of vacant homes would have their surcharge reduced by the amount of rental revenue they declare to the federal government.

“The targets are people who own real estate and leave it vacant and people who live here but essentially don’t declare much in Canadian income,” UBC’s Tsur Somerville said.

Those targets would include Canadian investors who own condos in Vancouver but find it easier to leave them empty than rent them, as well as wealthy Chinese families where the wife and kids live here but pay no income tax while the father works in China.

“Our intention was not to make it explicitly about foreigners,” Somerville said.

“It was to make it about people who through their choices make housing more expensive for the people who are trying to live and work and carry on a normal life here.”

Each municipality would decide if it wished to participate and money raised within its borders would be redistributed there.

The academics are split on whether it should be rebated equally to all Canadian tax filers within the city or geared more to those in greater need.

They estimate it could raise at least $90 million within Vancouver alone.

Premier Christy Clark praised the proposal but stressed it is problematic.

“It’s a good idea, but the execution is really hard,” Clark said.

“We are looking at it. It’s really complicated, though. If somebody goes away for a year, a university prof goes on a sabbatical at the University of Beijing, should we tax them? A senior citizen finds themselves in hospital for a long period of months, should we tax them?”

Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association CEO Robert de Wit said

there’s no hard data to justify such a policy.

“It’s well-intended but it’s a bit of a harebrained idea,” he said, adding it would distort the market and create more problems than it solves.

“This could lead to a flight of capital, which is not a good thing for the country.”

B.C. Real Estate Association chief economist Cameron Muir said even the authors admit the proposal would do little to make homes more affordable for most buyers.

NDP leader John Horgan praised the idea as a way to collect needed data on real estate owners and “generate money for affordable housing by taxing speculators and profiteers while remaining invisible to British Columbians filing income tax, seniors living in long-time family homes and landlords.”

The province has signalled it intends to deliver some sort of reform to address housing affordability in the upcoming budget but without hammering down current real estate prices or the equity people have in their homes.

One possibility is an extra increment of the property transfer tax that charges luxury homes more when they change hands.

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ECONOMY

Key interest rate to remain at 0.5% Country continues to adjust to what the Bank of Canada has called a complex mix of sliding resource prices ANDY BLATCHFORD THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada stuck with its key lending rate Wednesday, a move that essentially hands over the economy-boosting controls to the federal government.

Governor Stephen Poloz offered a peek behind the scenes, saying senior bank officials entered pre-announcement deliberations with a bias toward making another cut to the already-low interest rate of 0.5 per cent.

The goal was to provide more help to the struggling economy.

But their eventual decision to stand pat, Poloz recalled, came after mulling over what he considers an important factor: Ottawa’s promise to pump billions into infrastructure projects.

The central bank also justified holding the rate because the key indicator in its decision — inflation — has been unfolding as expected within its ideal target range.

But the rate decision suggests the bank could stay on the sidelines while it waits for the Liberal government’s spending package.

Details of the government’s infrastructure projects may have to wait until the spring federal budget, expected in March.

Questions remain whether the federal stimulus plan will be adequate — and deployed quickly enough.

Poloz declined to speculate on those questions because the scope and timing of the program remains unknown. As a result, the Bank of Canada left out the potential positive

A woman walks past a currency exchange store on Wednesday in Montreal. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

impacts of any fiscal measures in its fresh forecasts released Wednesday.

For now, the central bank has lowered its 2016 economic growth projection — as measured by real gross domestic product — to 1.4 per cent, down from its fall prediction of two per cent.

But any fiscal measures, Poloz says, would likely help the stubbornly sluggish economy, which he believes suffered a “significant setback” mostly due to falling commodity prices.

That means the bank’s 2016 real GDP forecast could still receive a bump.

“Yes, you should treat it as an asterisk,” Poloz told a news conference when asked whether the projection could change once the federal infrastructure plan is announced.

“The direction is clear. The government says that it will do something.”

The bank’s latest monetary policy report, also released Wednesday, said Ottawa’s spending promises represent “an important upside risk to the outlook” and could “generate broader spillovers to the economy.”

The original Liberal plan was to invest $60 billion in infrastructure over 10 years, with $17.4 billion set

to flow during the first mandate — an initiative the party says will create deficits over the coming years.

Insiders recently told The Canadian Press the government is actively considering expediting the infrastructure spending, which the Liberals have repeatedly said will kickstart growth and create jobs.

It’s a different scenario than last year, when the previous Conservative government strove to produce a balanced budget rather than run a shortfall to provide stimulus.

With no fiscal help from the Tories as oil prices tumbled, Poloz dropped

MARKETS

TSX posts triple-digit loss as oil drops yet again PETER HENDERSON THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — The Toronto stock market posted a triple-digit loss Wednesday on another wild day on global markets as the price of oil fell yet again.

The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index ended the day down 159.13 points at 11,843.11, its lowest close since June 24, 2013, when it finished at 11,836.86.

It was the latest in a rarely interrupted string of down days since the Christmas break that has seen Canada’s main index lose more than 10 per cent of its value.

“What we’re seeing in Toronto is not a Toronto-only or Canada-centric decline, this is reflecting what we’re seeing around the world,” said Andrew Pyle, senior adviser and portfolio manager at Scotia Wealth Management.

New York markets were also nega-

“This, to a certain extent, has become this vicious circle where one market is experiencing a rout in its equity market leading to almost a contagion effect into another market.”

Andrew Pyle, portfolio manager

tive but well off their worst levels of the day that at one point saw the Dow Jones industrial average shed more than 500 points.

At the close the Dow was down 249.28 points at 15,766.74, while the broader S&P 500 fell 22 points to 1,859.33 and the Nasdaq lost 5.26 points to 4,471.69.

European and Asian markets also fell. Germany’s DAX closed down 2.8 per cent while France’s CAC-40 and Britain’s FTSE 100 were both off 3.5 per cent.

In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei index fell 3.7 per cent and is now in bear territory, down 20 per cent from its peak in June. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong lost 3.8 per cent, while China’s Shanghai composite shed one per cent of its value.

“This, to a certain extent, has become this vicious circle where one market is experiencing a rout in its equity market leading to almost a contagion effect into another market,” Pyle said.

The cycle of uncertainty has roiled markets in the early weeks of 2016 and Pyle said positive indicators from earnings season or the continuing American recovery may not be enough to snap them out of it.

“When you’re in this kind of a mar-

ket, where there’s a lot of anxiety and panic-based selling, if you want to call it that, you need more than just some good news, you need a lot of good news,” he said.

On commodity markets, oil continued its recent volatility with the March contract losing $1.22 to settle at US$28.35 a barrel. Crude has slid from a high above US$105 in June 2014. The February contract for natural gas added 2.7 cents to US$2.118 per mmBtu and the February contract for gold added $17.10 to US$1106.20 per troy ounce.

The commodity-sensitive loonie added 0.32 of a cent to 69.01 cents U.S. after the Bank of Canada said it would hold its trend-setting policy rate at 0.5 per cent.

“People had built so much of a rate cut view into this meeting that, by not cutting rates, it actually gave the Canadian dollar room to move higher,” Pyle said.

the bank’s trendsetting rate twice last year to bring it to 0.5 per cent.

The goal was to help limit the negative economic impact of the oil-price slump.

Poloz said Wednesday that the benefits of those rate cuts are still working their way through the system.

Looking forward, the bank expects the economy to eventually rebound and see growth of 2.4 per cent in 2017.

Until then, the country continues to adjust to what the bank describes as a complex mix of sliding resource prices, a falling Canadian dollar and weaker business investment.

For the final three months of 2015, the Bank of Canada said the economy likely stalled. It lowered its growth forecast to 0.3 per cent for the quarter, down from its October estimate of 0.7 per cent.

The bank said the global price of oil has dropped by more than US$20 per barrel since its October monetary policy report — putting prices about 75 per cent lower than their peak in June 2014.

However, when it comes to translating to cheaper prices at the pump, the bank said the cost of gasoline has not fallen “as much as the reduction in crude oil prices would suggest, based on historical experience.”

The monetary policy report also suggested that increasingly low crude prices are poised to push oil producers beyond the break-even point. If a significant number of firms are affected, the bank said it could pose a potential threat to the broader economy.

Canada not part of record heat in 2015 THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Canada as a whole had its 19th consecutive year of warmer-than-average temperatures in 2015, but was nowhere near global record-shattering levels.

On a day when NASA officially announced the hottest average global temperature ever recorded in 136 years of modern record-keeping, Environment Canada says last year was the 11th warmest on record in this country.

David Phillips, senior climatologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, says only a very hot autumn likely kept Canada from experiencing a slightly cooler-than-normal year.

Overall, Canada’s average temperature in 2015 was up 1.3 degrees Celsius from the historic average measured over the last 68 years.

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FOREIGN POLICY

Tories say Liberals should slow down on engaging with Iran MIKE BLANCHFIELD THE CANADIAN PRESS

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chats with Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook chief operating officer, during a bilateral meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday.

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Trudeau at Davos says Canada is ‘resourceful’ JORDAN PRESS THE CANADIAN PRESS

DAVOS, Switzerland — Canada’s new Trudeau-era economy will be as much about brain power as it is fossil fuels, the prime minister told a high-powered economic forum Wednesday as he set out to rebrand the country on the world stage.

Justin Trudeau’s keynote address at the World Economic Forum in Davos was clearly meant to differentiate him from predecessor Stephen Harper, who often used the meeting to tout Canada as a resource powerhouse.

Canada’s natural resources remain a vital part of the economy — even as sliding oil prices take their toll on regions like Alberta — but there’s more going on north of the 49th parallel than just hewing wood and drawing water, said Trudeau.

“My predecessor wanted you to know Canada for its resources,” he said. “I want you to know Canadians for our resourcefulness.”

Trudeau pointed to the success of University of Waterloo graduates in Silicon Valley and the school’s eclectic student population, calling diversity “the engine of invention.”

And he framed Canada as a safe place to invest amid global economic uncertainty.

“We have a diverse and creative population, outstanding education and health care systems, and advanced infrastructure,” he said. “We have social stability, financial stability and a government willing to invest in the future.”

That message was repeated in meetings with some of the biggest businesses executives of the conference, including Microsoft CEO Natya Nadella, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. In an evening meeting with billionaire George Soros, the 85-year-old said he wasn’t stressed about the Canadian economy, but played down Trudeau’s optimism for the global economy, including Europe.

But not everyone was convinced.

Back home, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair

said he wanted to see more actions from the government rather than simply telling the world that “Canada is back.”

Canadians, Mulcair said, know the country is in tough economic times, “families are suffering, there’s increasing income inequality in our country.

We’ve got to start dealing with that.”

In Davos, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi said he wouldn’t have used the same language as Trudeau when looking at the future of the Canadian economy. He called Canada’s economy “resource-plus.”

“We are a resource economy. Our biggest export is still energy and I do not see a path where that does not continue to be the case,” he said.

Former Liberal cabinet minister Brian Tobin, who was in Davos as vice-chairman of BMO Capital Markets, said the country didn’t need to “run away” from the resource sector. Commodities, he said, are cyclical and their value will rebound.

“It always does,” he said.

But the downturn in the price of oil was an opportunity to push international investments in the Canadian manufacturing sector, research and development, and high-tech, Tobin said.

The Canadian economy could use the global help.

When he took office, Trudeau’s advisers told him that global trends — social and economic — would affect the domestic economy despite Canada’s solid policy foundation and a well-educated population. His briefing binder says those international trends “could be occurring at a faster pace and on a larger scale compared to previous eras.”

Those trends included more disruptive technologies, the declining financial influence of the West, aging populations in Canada and other countries that will put pressure on health care and government spending.

Even the rise of the “sharing economy” has placed “increasing pressure on traditional policy tools like regulations,” the briefing notes warn.

OTTAWA — A Conservative foreign affairs critic says the Liberal government shouldn’t lift sanctions or re-open its embassy in Iran because of continuing threats to foreign diplomats.

Peter Kent is also refuting a former government analyst’s assessment that Liberal efforts to re-engage with Iran is hamstrung by the previous Conservative government having designated it a state sponsor of terrorism.

In 2012, the Tories closed Canada’s embassy in Tehran and expelled Iranian diplomats in Ottawa, severing relations.

They also passed the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act, which allowed victims of terrorism to sue countries that are listed as supporters of terrorism.

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Kent says Canadian diplomats would remain at risk in a newly opened embassy in Tehran because the Iranian government still isn’t living up to its international obligations to protect foreign missions on its soil.

Kent cited attacks on the Saudi Arabian embassy earlier this month following the kingdom’s execution of a prominent Iranian cleric. Kent also cited comments from Tehran in recent days since the landmark nuclear deal.

Thomas Juneau, a University of Ottawa expert on Iran who spent eight years during the Harper era as an analyst at the Department of National Defence and the Privy Council Office, said the listing of Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism and the passage of the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act were obstacles to the government being able to lift sanctions.

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Alta., Sask. welcome cash from Ottawa for projects

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REGINA — Political leaders in Saskatchewan and Alberta are welcoming word of federal money to help with infrastructure projects during tough times.

The federal government has been saying it wants to fast-track $13.1 billion in existing infrastructure cash. Of that, $704 million is earmarked for Alberta and $361 million for Saskatchewan, meaning the two provinces — both hit hard by the oil price crash — could see a quick infusion of about $1 billion.

There has been no formal announcement from Ottawa.

“If it’s true that the federal government is indeed looking at some specific ways to help the West with respect to the economic challenges that are being faced in the energy sector, it’s very positive,” Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said Wednesday.

Saskatchewan has infrastructure projects that could be presented to the federal government right away, including twinning of some major highways, he said.

Alberta Infrastructure Minister Brian Mason said he’s been speaking with federal counterpart Amarjeet Sohi.

“We welcome it. There are some questions around what the criteria will be for the money and what the cost-sharing formulas might be,” said Mason.

It’s too early to say which projects in Alberta would be at the top of the list, he added.

“What we want to do is make sure that we get the biggest bang for the buck . . . to create as many jobs and as many infrastructure projects as possible.”

Wall said he has not been given specifics on how much cash may be involved and numbers did not come up during a discussion with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday.

Equalization is a federal program that transfers funds from “have” to “have-not” provinces, so that poorer jurisdictions can offer government services at levels similar to elsewhere.

Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci has said low oil prices may force him to shelve millions of dollars in plans promised by the NDP government.

The projected deficit for this year’s budget is already more than $6 billion.

Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau has rejected a call to tinker with equalization. He said fiddling with the program would be challenging and something the government would only undertake with a great deal of caution.

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This Nov. 7, 2008 file photo shows the sanctuary of St. Elijah’s Monastery on Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq, about 360 kilometers northwest of Baghdad. [AP PHOTO]

Islamic State razing of historic site condemned Terrorist group destroys the 1,400-year-old Christian monastery MARTHA MENDOZA, MAYA ALLERUZZO AND BRAM JANSSEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

IRBIL, Iraq — The Obama Administration and the Vatican condemned the Islamic State group Wednesday for razing Iraq’s oldest Christian monastery, a 1,400-year-old structure that survived assaults by nature and man for centuries before it was deliberately destroyed by extremists.

At the United Nations, UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova said reducing St. Elijah’s monastery in Mosul to a field of rubble was malicious and misguided. The Associated Press confirmed the news with exclusive satellite images published early Wednesday.

“Despite their relentless crimes, extremists will never be able to erase history,” said Bokova, who called the demolition a war crime.

“It also reminds us how terrified by history the extremists are, because understanding the past undermines the pretexts they use to justify these crimes and exposes them as expressions of pure hatred and ignorance.”

St. Elijah’s monastery on the outskirts of Mosul was a place of worship recently for U.S. troops, who worked to restore it. In earlier centuries, generations of monks tucked candles in the niches and prayed in the cool chapel. The Greek letters chi and rho, representing the first two letters of Christ’s name, were carved near the entrance.

During a press briefing in Washington on Wednesday, State Department spokesman Mark Toner said the Obama Administration condemned the destruction by IS. “They continue to carry out these kinds of depraved acts, and it really symbolizes or exemplifies their bankrupt ideology,” he said.

“Unfortunately, there is this systemic destruction of precious sites, not only cultural, but also religious and spiritual. It’s very sad and dramatic.”

Rev. Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman

In his office in exile in Irbil, Iraq, the Rev. Paul Thabit Habib, 39, stared quietly at before- and after-images of the monastery that once perched on a hillside above his hometown of Mosul. Shaken, he flipped back to his own photos for comparison.

“I can’t describe my sadness,” he said in Arabic. “Our Christian history in Mosul is being barbarically levelled. We see it as an attempt to expel us from Iraq, eliminating and finishing our existence in this land.”

The Islamic State group, which broke from al-Qaida and now controls large parts of Iraq and Syria, has killed thousands of civilians and forced out hundreds of thousands of Christians, threatening a religion that has endured in the region for 2,000 years. Fighters have destroyed buildings and ruined historical and culturally significant structures they consider contrary to their interpretation of Islam.

Those who knew the monastery wondered about its fate after the extremists swept through in June 2014 and largely cut communications to the area.

Now, St. Elijah’s has joined a growing list of more than 100 demolished religious and historic sites, including mosques, tombs, shrines and church-

es in Syria and Iraq. The extremists have defaced or ruined ancient monuments in Nineveh, Palmyra and Hatra. Museums and libraries have been looted, books burned, artwork crushed — or trafficked.

“A big part of tangible history has been destroyed,” said Rev. Manuel Yousif Boji. A Chaldean Catholic pastor in Southfield, Mich., he remembers attending mass at St. Elijah’s almost 60 years ago while a seminarian in Mosul.

“These persecutions have happened to our church more than once, but we believe in the power of truth, the power of God,” said Boji. He is part of the Detroit area’s Chaldean community, which became the largest outside Iraq after the sectarian bloodshed that followed the U.S. invasion in 2003. Iraq’s Christian population has dropped from 1.3 million then to 300,000 now, church authorities say.

At the Vatican, spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi noted that since the monastery dates back to the time Christians were united, the place would be a special one for many. He said it was the first news he had had of the destruction.

“Unfortunately, there is this systemic destruction of precious sites, not only cultural, but also religious and spiritual. It’s very sad and dramatic,” Lombardi said.

The loss of the monastery is a blow for U.S. troops and advisers who served in Iraq and had tried to protect and honour the site, a hopeful endeavour in a violent place and time.

Suzanne Bott, who spent more than two years restoring St. Elijah’s Monastery as a U.S. State Department cultural adviser in Iraq, teared up when the AP showed her the images.

A southern Alberta man has been sentenced to 15 months in jail for a hit and run that resulted in the death of a cyclist.

Edward James Mikla, who is 31, heard his fate in a Lethbridge court after pleading guilty last summer to leaving the scene of an accident.

Lorne Miller was 45 when he was struck by a truck while riding his bicycle home from work in January 2014.

He suffered serious head injuries and died in hospital a few months later.

Mikla also faces 18 months of probation and a five-year driving ban once he is released from jail.

Miller’s father, Keith, said the last two years have been difficult.

“There’s no sentence, no matter how great or small, that would bring Lorne back,” Miller said Wednesday.

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Crown seeks 10-12 years in Gardens sex assaults The lawyer for the man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sex abuse scandal says prosecutors want his client jailed for 10 to 12 years.

Prosecutors decided last month not to seek dangerous offender or long-term offender status for Gordon Stuckless.

Defence lawyer Ari Goldkind says he learned Wednesday what sentence the Crown would seek instead.

Stuckless pleaded guilty in 2014 to 100 charges related to the sexual abuse of 18 boys decades ago.

He was later found guilty of two additional charges of gross indecency linked to two of the 18 victims.

A sentencing hearing is scheduled for this spring.

Prosecutors had previously indicated they wanted Stuckless labelled a dangerous offender, which would allow an indefinite sentence.

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Police raid biker gang bunker during gathering A Quebec provincial police tactical unit abruptly ended a biker gang gathering northwest of Montreal and arrested five people.

Police say heavily armed officers interrupted a weekly meeting held by The Devils Ghosts in Val-David.

Tuesday night’s raid came after police had been watching the building for some time.

A provincial police spokeswoman says the meetings were held in part to divvy up drug territory as well as exchanging drugs, cash and weapons.

The five people arrested were released pending proceedings.

Police seized a prohibited weapon, a half-kilogram of cannabis, a few grams of cocaine, a few dozen gang vests of The Devils Ghosts and sympathizer biker groups and some other objects.

They could face charges of weapons and drug possession as well infractions under the province’s liquor laws for operating a clandestine bar.

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Jury deliberates in case of police officer charged in fatal shooting DIANA MEHTA THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — The fate of a Toronto police officer is now in the hands of a jury that will decide whether he ignored other options and acted as “a hothead and a bully” when he gunned down a teen on an empty streetcar, or whether he pulled the trigger in self-defence.

Const. James Forcillo has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and attempted murder in the death of 18-yearold Sammy Yatim in July 2013 — an incident that was captured on cellphone video and went viral online.

Hundreds of people, including members of Yatim’s family, took to the streets to decry what they called police brutality, prompting the city’s police chief to launch a review of the officers’ use of force and their response to emotionally disturbed people.

Defence lawyers tried to have Forcillo’s trial moved to a different city, arguing a jury selected in Toronto might be biased given the street protests and the widespread media coverage of the shooting, but their request was denied.

When the trial began in October, Crown prosecutors argued Forcillo’s actions weren’t necessary or reasonable, while his lawyer called those actions justified and carried out in self-defence.

The bedrock of the Crown’s case was the video and audio collected from various surveillance cameras, cellphones and police radio on the night Forcillo came face-to-face with Yatim.

The jury has heard that Yatim had consumed ecstasy at some point before boarding a streetcar in July 2013.

After about 10 minutes without incident, the teen exposed himself, drew a small knife and swiped it towards a young woman seated near him, sparking a panicked exodus, court heard.

The jury has heard that Forcillo — who had been with the force for three and a half

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HALIFAX — The union that represents editorial staff at the Halifax Chronicle Herald said it filed a 48-hour strike notice Wednesday after the failure of last-ditch contract talks with management at Canada’s largest independent daily newspaper.

The Halifax Typographical Union said the newspaper’s management rejected a series of concessions.

Earlier this week, union members voted overwhelmingly in favour of striking.

The concessions offered by the union included a five per cent wage cut and no raises for the next two years, a 25 per cent reduction in starting salaries for new reporters and photographers, a cap on severance, and reducing vacation allotments and mileage allowances.

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years at the time — arrived first on scene, drew his gun and screamed repeatedly at Yatim to drop the knife. The teen refused and hurled expletives at a growing number of officers outside the streetcar.

When Yatim took a few steps back from the top of the streetcar steps, Forcillo issued a warning for him not to take another step forward. Yatim then moved back to where he had been standing and Forcillo fired three times, causing the teen to collapse.

The jury has heard that Forcillo then fired six more shots at Yatim.

What the jury didn’t hear, however, was a theory from Forcillo’s defence lawyer that Yatim committed “suicide by cop” on the night he died.

Peter Brauti hoped to argue that Yatim was

depressed, using drugs and cared very little about his life when he pulled out his knife.

The lawyer suggested Yatim didn’t comply with police orders because he didn’t care about his own life and was prepared to act in a way that could cause police to take actions resulting in his death.

Superior Court Justice Edward Then, who presided over the case, refused to allow the theory, saying Yatim’s state of mind was unknown to Forcillo and played no part in the officer’s decision to shoot.

Yatim was hit by eight out of nine bullets fired by Forcillo — one in the first volley of shots caused a “catastrophic” injury to his heart killing him. He was also hit in the spine, arm, groin and abdomen area, court heard.

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Provincial ministers want feds to talk about increasing cash for health care TAMSYN BURGMANN THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — The provinces and territories are mounting a united front to persuade the federal government to boost its share of health-care spending to at least 25 per cent of their costs.

British Columbia Health Minister Terry Lake said he and his counterparts will make the request at a meeting on Thursday with federal Health Minister Jane Philpott.

“I don’t think you can talk about health care without talking about money,” Lake told a news conference Wednesday, adding that spending on health care consumes 43 per cent of many of their budgets.

“And so while we are happy to have discussions and have more in-depth discussions around funding, we are clear that we can’t really discuss health care without talking about how we are going to pay for it.”

“We are clear that we can’t really discuss health care without talking about how we are going to pay for it.”

Terry Lake, B.C. Health Minister

Philpott has suggested she wants to focus on how to spend money on health care more efficiently. Total health spending in Canada was expected to reach $219.1 billion last year, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information. For British Columbia, the current transfer from Ottawa for health care is 22.8 per cent.

Relations between Ottawa and the provincial and territorial governments is expected to be improved at Thursday’s meeting in Vancouver under the federal Liberals.

Earlier this week, Philpott said the federal government will join a provincial program that buys drugs in bulk to save money. The previous Conservative government had resisted calls to join the program.

Lake has said he’s not expecting huge breakthroughs on funding formulas at Thursday’s meeting, but talks could pave the way for agreements in the fall.

On Wednesday, he said the provinces and territories were unable to reach agreement around health transfers because the circumstances always dictate winners and losers.

But he described their talks as “frank and open.”

“It was very spirited,” Lake said.

Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins said the provinces appreciate the new federal government’s “refreshing” approach to collaborating with the provinces, but that doesn’t mean Philpott will get a free pass.

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Mulcair won’t let age hinder 2019 election bid Layoffs at papers a concern, say media experts KRISTY KIRKUP THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTEBELLO, Que. — Tom Mulcair may be 17 years older than Justin Trudeau, but he’s not about to let his age keep him from leading the New Democrats into the 2019 election.

The NDP leader, who continues to be grilled about his own political fate in the wake of October’s election defeat, will be days shy of his 65th birthday the next time Canadians head to the polls.

That’s not holding him back.

“Are you saying that my friend Bernie Sanders is too old to be running for the White House?” Mulcair said in an interview with The Canadian Press on the sidelines of his party’s caucus retreat in Montebello, Que. “I think that passion keeps us

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young and I’m very passionate about what I do and what the NDP can accomplish.”

Mulcair wants to continue to lead the party, which now has 44 seats in the House of Commons. To do so, he’ll need to see a strong show

of support from delegates at the upcoming NDP convention in April.

Later this week, Mulcair is scheduled to meet with members of the NDP executive as the party continues to sift through the wreckage of the October election, which reduced it from front-runner to third-party status.

Mulcair said he also held his own meetings immediately after the campaign with organizers, community groups and others who played a role in the race.

“It was an extraordinary experience,” he said.

“For me, it was just sitting there and listening, reacting a little bit, but mostly just listening, taking notes to what people had experienced on the ground. What had gone right with the campaign, what had gone wrong.

“What lessons we had to learn going forward.”

In his discussions, Mulcair said he also learned there is an “incredible resource” in the ridings of supporters who are often in their mid-30s and have been connected to the NDP since they were teens.

“They wear the NDP’s values of fairness and solidarity and justice in everything they do in their lives . . . that’s what has brought to them to the party,” he said.

“What we are doing now is connecting with that base.”

New Democrats also need to spend more time talking about what they stand for, such as tackling inequality in Canadian society, Mulcair added.

“We believe in a positive, proactive role of government in reducing inequality.”

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Governor appeals Obama denial of disaster aid in Flint water crisis In letter, Rick Snyder called decision a ‘narrow reading’ and likens the crisis to a flood DAVID EGGERT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder asked President Barack Obama on Wednesday to reconsider his denial of a federal disaster declaration to address the drinking water crisis in Flint, saying its severity poses an “imminent and longterm threat” to residents.

Obama declared an emergency — qualifying the city for $5 million — but determined it is not a disaster based on the legal requirement that such additional relief is intended for natural events, fires, floods or explosions.

In his appeal letter, Snyder called it a “narrow reading” and likened the crisis to a flood, “given that qualities within the water, over a long term, flood and damaged the city’s infrastructure in ways that were not immediately or easily detectable.

This disaster is a natural catastrophe in the sense that lead contamination into water is a natural process.”

He said the state and city cannot meet all the needs of Flint residents.

He again painted a bleak picture of the city and said the “economic injury” from the crisis is significant.

Snyder said the disaster will lead to years, potentially decades of health problems and economic losses as well as infrastructure repairs that “neither the city, county or state have the capacity to conduct.”

The second-term Republican, who devoted his annual State of the State speech Tuesday night to the emergency in Flint, planned Wednesday to release his own emails regarding Flint’s water, which became contaminated with too much lead when the city switched its water source in 2014 as a cost-cutting measure while

Water test kits for residents are set out on a table at Flint Fire Department Station No. 1 on Monday. [DETROIT FREE PRESS VIA AP]

under state financial management.

“I’m sorry most of all that I let you down,” Snyder, whose administration is engulfed in criticism, said in address, as hundreds of protesters demonstrated outside the Capitol.

“You deserve better. You deserve accountability. You deserve to know that the buck stops here with me.

Most of all, you deserve to know the truth, and I have a responsibility to tell the truth.”

The lead— which can lead to behaviour problems and learning disabilities in children and kidney ailments in adults — has left Flint residents unable to drink unfiltered tap water. The National Guard, state employees, local authorities and

volunteers have been distributing lead tests, filters and bottled water.

Snyder aides pledged that by the end of the week officials would visit every household in Flint to ensure they have water filters.

Democrats said Snyder only recently admitted the magnitude of the fiasco, at least three months too late.

“This is the kind of disaster, the kind of failure to deliver basic services that hurts people’s trust in government,” House Minority Leader Tim Greimel said.

Flint Mayor Karen Weaver refused to call for Snyder’s resignation while at the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington, D.C., saying investigations should go forward.

She said she wants Snyder to give Flint “the services and the money, the funds that we need to address the population.”

“People have said how they want things handled with him,” Weaver said Wednesday. “I’m staying focused on what I need to get from him right now.”

In his speech, Snyder committed $28 million more in the short term to pay for more filters, bottled water, school nurses, intervention specialists, testing and monitoring — on top of $10.6 million allocated in the fall. The money also would replace plumbing fixtures in schools with lead problems and could help Flint with unpaid water bills.

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TORONTO — Postmedia’s layoffs and newsroom mergers hint at a growing media monopoly in Canada, critics say, with some calling for government intervention to find a solution to the newspaper industry’s money woes.

But not everyone is convinced the future of journalism contains daily print newspapers at all, pointing out that it’s digital outlets that are stepping up to sate the public’s appetite for news.

“Newspapers aren’t the cash cow they used to be and they’re never going to be that again,” Alfred Hermida, director of the University of British Columbia’s school of journalism, said in an interview Wednesday.

“So then you need to rethink how we approach this.”

The Communications Workers of America union’s Canadian chapter wants the federal government to intervene with “legislation or regulations to limit concentration of media ownership.” Others have suggested the federal government subsidize newspapers.

Papers could also turn to the non-profit sector for funding, replicating a model at the heart of an ongoing experiment in Philadelphia.

The owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer and two related publications has given the properties to a newly created non-profit, the Institute for Journalism in New Media, along with a US$20-million endowment.

Unless fledgling organizations like Postmedia can find a similar angel investor model, said Paul Knox, professor emeritus at the Ryerson school of journalism, “one way or another, people who actually want information and news are gonna have to pay more for it.”

Some local organizations have managed to find ways to do that, Knox said. He points to Vancouver-based The Tyee, which raised more than $100,000 in 2014 and accepts monthly contributions from local donors, and All Nova Scotia, a popular site where every article can only be accessed by subscribers.

“It may be that over time — and maybe not all that much time — people are going to find that they’re better served by these digital native organizations than they are by the legacy print operations,” said Knox.

Most of the organizations that have figured out how to make money in the digital age never had a print publication associated with it, said Hermida.

It may be those that continue to thrive, he said, adding that he’s optimistic about the journalistic opportunities for non-traditional venues.

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Bed bug on transit bus has N.S. man stripping down in the snow offices, movie theatres, doctor’s officers and public buses. They can hitch rides on clothing, bags and items like books. “I’m surprised it doesn’t happen more often in Halifax,� said Zinck, branch manager for Orkin Canada in Nova Scotia and P.E.I. “Halifax has a fair bed bug issue and bed bugs are transferred by people carrying around things. So if you live in an apartment with bed bugs and you go on a bus . . . it’s very easy to transfer.�

Bed bugs are tiny, oval-shaped pests between six and 10 millimetres long when they haven’t eaten. Once they’ve fed on blood, either animal or human, they swell in size and turn a dark red hue.

Though they don’t spread diseases, people allergic to a bed bug bite may end up with red, itchy bumps on their skin. Many people don’t even realize they’ve been a bed bug’s snack.

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HALIFAX — A commuter has discovered a bed bug on a city transit bus, in what an expert says is a disturbing reminder of the potential range of the hardy, hitchhiking insects.

Jason Johnson took a photo of the bug Monday on a Halifax Transit bus — then bolted home, stripped down in the snow and put his clothes in bags, fearing they might be contaminated with the biting, blood-loving pests or their eggs. “You feel them crawling on you when they’re not there,� Johnson, 37, said Wednesday.

One pest-control expert says he’s surprised it doesn’t happen more often.

Despite their name, bed bugs aren’t just found between the sheets.

John Zinck, a 20-year veteran in the extermination business, said the bugs can congregate anywhere people do:

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Another scientist, Alan Stern, said he’s withholding judgment on the planet prediction. He is the principal scientist for NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, which buzzed Pluto last summer in the first-ever visit from Planet Earth. He still sees Pluto as a real planet — not a second-class dwarf. “This kind of thing comes around every few years. To date, none of those predicts have been borne out by discoveries,� Stern said in an email.

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What’s in the cabin is now every bit as important as what’s under the hood in this North American classic Alan McPhee Auto Insider

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he first Ford F-Series pickup truck appeared in 1948. It had two doors, a bench seat, no heater and rear wheel drive.

Ford added 4x4 powertrains in 1959 but we had to wait until 1983 for four doors. It took a lot longer for the industry to realize that pickup users could use a little comfort and convenience.

Fast forward to 2016 and the whole scene has changed. Today, there’s a Ford F-150 to satisfy a wide range of needs from the family recreational vehicle to the hard working, stump-pulling workhorse.

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In short, Sync 3 lets you access as much or as little connectivity as you choose in a simple, easy-to-use manner.

We were able to experience Sync 3 in a 2016 F-150 XLT, 4x4 SuperCrew finished in a brilliant Blue Flame with Sport Cloth upholstery. The 3.5 litre Ecoboost V6 pumps out 365 horsepower and 420 lb-ft. of torque that is available as early as 1,700 rpm and keeps pulling strongly up to 5,000 rpm. Standard transmission is the electronic six-speed automatic SelectShift with manual mode and trailer tow mode. Maximum payload is 2,660 lb. (1,206 kg.) and towing capacity is a mighty 11,300 lbs. (5,126 kg.).

The cabin is extremely comfortable and quiet. This is the new generation of Ford pickups using lightweight, military-strength aluminium that reduces weight by some 700 pounds and allows for extensive use of sound-proofing to keep out road, wind and engine noise.

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Connectivity adds to the F-150’s reputation as a work truck F-150, from Page 21 Both front buckets are heated and offer full power adjustments with manual lumbar control. The leather wrapped tilt/telescoping steering wheel has fingertip controls for audio, Bluetooth, cruise control, programmable trip information and Sync 3 functions.

The eight-inch touch screen also doubles as your rear-view camera.

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A group of 17 automakers and the Department of Transportation agreed Friday to a set of “proactive safety principles� and vowed to work together to quickly spot and resolve problems before they endanger the public.

Officials said most details are still to be worked out. But the pact marks a change in the relationship between the DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the auto industry after revelations that serious defects went undisclosed to the public for years, and as automakers rapidly develop technologies that could one day lead to driverless cars. “Don’t underestimate what happened today,� said Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, whose company was fined millions by NHTSA last year for not reporting safety defects fast enough and failing to follow through on recalls. “It was the approach that the secretary and the administration took. I think you’ll see a huge change.�

The pact was announced Friday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit by Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx with Marchionne, GM CEO Mary Barra and several other top industry officials in attendance.

Foxx said it came out of meetings he requested with industry executives, and he conceded that the relationship has to change. “I don’t need to recount the crisis after crisis we’ve been dealing with,� he said. “We know the stories and we all know they haven’t been good for the industry, for DOT and most importantly for public safety.�

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Automakers and regulators will study whether the aviation industry’s voluntary safety reporting can be applied to autos, and they agreed to look at using big data to spot and report safety problems faster. They’ll also work together to increase the percentage of recall repairs that get done, and they’ll study and share cybersecurity information.

In recent years, the U.S. public has learned of serious safety issues with cars on the road, such as defective ignition switches and faulty air bags, that went unreported for long periods and caused injuries and deaths. NHTSA imposed record fines last year on some automakers for failure to disclose defects, but the agency also was faulted for an inability to identify safety problems and take action.

Foxx hopes to borrow from the Federal Aviation Administration’s safety management agreement with airlines, which requires them to share safety data. “It has dramatically reduced aviation accidents,” he said.

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Offers available from January 11, 2016 – February 1, 2016. 5 Payments cannot be made on a weekly basis, for advertising purposes only. +Offer is administered by Nissan Canada Extended Services Inc. (NCESI) and applies to any MY15 Micra/Sentra/Murano and MY16 Versa Note/Rogue/Pathfinder models (each, an “Eligible Model”) leased and registered through Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc., on approved credit, between Jan 11 – Feb 1, 2016 from an authorized Nissan retailer in Canada. Eligible only on leases through NCF with subvented rates. Offer recipient will be entitled to receive a maximum of six (6) service visits (each, a “Service Visit”) for the Eligible Vehicle – where each Service Visit consists of one (1) oil change (using conventional 5W30 motor oil) and one (1) tire rotation service (each, an “Eligible Service”). All Eligible Services will be conducted in strict accordance with the Oil Change and Tire Rotation Plan outline in the Agreement Booklet for the Eligible Vehicle. The service period (“Service Period”) will commence on the purchase or lease transaction date (“Transaction Date”) and will expire on the earlier of: (i) the date on which the maximum number of Service Visits has been reached; (ii) 36 months from the Transaction Date; or (ii) when the Eligible Vehicle has reached 48,000 kilometers. All Eligible Services must be completed during the Service Period, otherwise they will be forfeited. The Offer may be upgraded to use premium oil at the recipient’s expense. The Eligible Services are not designed to meet all requirements and specifications necessary to maintain the Eligible Vehicle. To see the complete list of maintenance necessary, please refer to the Service Maintenance Guide. Any additional services required are not covered by the Offer and are the sole responsibility and cost of the recipient. Offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain offers NCESI reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. Ask your retailer for details. & Representative monthly lease offer based on a new 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00)/2016 Rogue SV Special Edition FWD (Y6SG16 AA00)/2016 Juke SV FWD (N5RT56 AA00).

1.49%/1.49%/0% lease APR for a 60/60/60 month term equals monthly payments of $278/$339/$242 with $0 down payment, and $0 security deposit. First monthly payment, down payment and $0 security deposit are due at lease inception. Payments include freight and fees. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/20,000 km/16,000 km per year with excess charged at $0.10/ km. Total lease obligation is $16,708/$20,317/$14,533. *Representative monthly lease offer based on a new 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00). 0% lease APR for a 24 month term equals monthly payments of $433 with $0 down payment, and $0 security deposit. First monthly payment, down payment and $0 security deposit are due at lease inception. Payments include freight and fees. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $10,387. ‡$3,250/$5,500/$6,500 NCF standard finance cash (includes bonus cash) available on new 2015 Micra 1.6 SR (S5SG55 AA00/AA10)/(S5SG75 AA00/AA10)/2015 Sentra 1.8 SL (C4LG55 AA00)/2015 Altima 2.5 SL (T4LG15 AAOO)/(T4TG15 NV00)/(T4SG15 NV00) models when financing with NCF at standard rates. VModels shown $37,008/$25,998/$35,150/$35,848 Selling price for a new 2016 Rogue SL AWD Premium (Y6DG16 BK00)/ 2015 Sentra 1.8 SL (C4TG15 AA00)/2016 Juke ® Colour Studio SL AWD (N5XT15 AA00)/2015 Altima 3.5 SL (T4SG15 NV00). See your dealer or visit Nissan.ca/Loyalty. *X±&VFreight and PDE charges ($1,760/$1,600/$1,700/$1,700) air-conditioning levy ($100) where applicable, applicable fees (all which may vary by region), manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable are included. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Lease offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. 2016 Rogue recognized as IIHS top safety picks when equipped with Forward Emergency Braking. For more information see www.IIHS.org. 1The Blind Spot Warning System is not a substitute for proper lane changing procedures. The system will not prevent contact with other vehicles or accidents. It may not detect every vehicle or object around you. 2Lane Departure Warning System operates only when the lane markings are clearly visible on the road. Speed limitations apply. See Owner’s Manuel for details. 3Parking aid/convenience feature. Cannot completely eliminateblind spots. May not detect every object and does not warn of moving objects. Always check surroundings and turn to look behind you before moving vehicle. MOD operates at vehicle speed below 5 mph. The Nissan Sentra received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among compact cars in the proprietary J.D. Power 2015 Initial Quality StudySM. Study based on responses from 84,367 new-vehicle owners, measuring 244 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of owners surveyed in February-May 2015. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. See your participating Nissan retailer for complete details. ©2016 Nissan Canada Inc. and Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc. a division of Nissan Canada Inc.

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Bad luck followed by bad press - followed by even more bad luck - would be the kiss of death for just about any company.

In no case did this become more apparent than with the Singer car companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s humiliating experience resulting from one catastrophic event.

In 1935, fresh from two years of underdog-type racing success including the grueling 24 Hours of Le Mans (France) endurance event, the Birmingham, England-based Singer company appeared destined for greater things. In those days, as now, auto racing was a popular spectator sport. But unlike today, participating cars were based on those available right from the showroom floor. For manufacturers, racing was an excellent way to showcase both the speed and durability of their products. It could also lead to tragedy, embarrassment and ruin if an equipment failure led to a crash in full view of the public and press.

That year, Singer had prepared four of its 1.0-litre-engined roadsters for a race through the streets of Ards, which is a coastal town in Northern Ireland. As the contest progressed, all four of the Replicas, as they were called, were either leading or near the top of their class when disaster struck. One of the Singers crashed into an embankment during a sharp turn, followed by a second at virtually the same spot a few laps later. Then, incredibly, a third team car lost control, smashing into one of the already wrecked racers. There, in full view, three of the Singer â&#x20AC;&#x153;worksâ&#x20AC;? (factory) cars lay crumpled virtually on top of each other. Fortunately, none of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drivers were badly injured.

A post-mortem examination revealed that the steering linkage on all three Singers had failed, resulting in a complete loss of control.

As word of the mayhem quickly spread, sales of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;unreliableâ&#x20AC;? Singers dropped sharply and the company ended its factory-sponsored racing activities. Although Singer managed to avoid bankruptcy, business would never be the same for what had once been Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third largest automobile manufacturer (behind Austin and Morris).

The onset of the First World War led to Singer switching to arms manufacturing, which proved to be an extremely profitable endeavor.

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Ninety-three saves on ninety-seven shots.

How did nearly half the city respond?

“Trade the man.”

Would ya?

Such is the current state of the Vancouver Canucks.

This is a team on pace for the same number of points it had in the regrettable John Tortorella season, yet reasonable people are making the case Willie Desjardins has done one of the best coaching jobs in the league. Seriously.

Propped up by three crutches, goaltending, the sorry Pacific Division and a remarkable 18 appearances in overtime already, the Canucks have managed to remain in the playoff hunt, such that it is.

This is wonderful news for Desjardins’ job security. Not so much for making the most of depreciating assets at the trade deadline.

Generally, the deadline is where teams with no hope of winning championships unload veterans, often for riches beyond comprehension. Not all that long ago, the Sharks traded a first-round draft pick at the deadline to Montreal for defenceman Craig Rivet, whose career was winding down.That

Vancouver Canucks goalie Ryan Miller makes against the New York Islanders in New York on Sunday. [AP PHOTO]

first-round pick turned into Max Pacioretty.

It is moves like this which is why you’ll hear “trade high!” when Miller, finally rested, plays like Atlas, holding up the sky for a couple of games.

What could the Canucks do with that Miller cap space in what may be the best free-agent class in years?

Hmmm, the mind wanders.

If James Reimer will really get the Leafs a first-round pick at the deadline, as some suggest, what would Miller be worth? Again, the mind wanders.

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So, if that’s off the table, what is on it for the next month as this team hurtles toward deadline day?

More importantly, does the fact the Canucks have stayed afloat in the West, despite being buried in their end most nights, impact the direction they go at the deadline?

Many around the league have been convinced the Canucks would like to trade Dan Hamhuis.

They have shown no signs they intend to re-sign him, and if that’s true, there shouldn’t be any debate.

They must leverage this asset near the deadline to get as big a return as they can.

This, more than anything, can help accelerate the rebuild.

Hamhuis can still be an effective player, maybe even an impact guy in the right situation. That’s something which has become evident in the five weeks he’s been out, as the Canucks have spiralled to the bottom of the league in possession stats, including shot-attempt differential, without him.

They’ve missed him dearly, but the team can’t let that change anything.

The Canucks have far too many issues to hold on to Hamhuis now only to see him leave in July without much compensation. Then, there is Radim Vrbata, who should be another slam dunk deadline move.

The sniper’s days of playing with the Sedins at even strength are cooked, and if that’s not going to be revisited in any real way, what’s the point of retaining and re-signing him? As part of a limited no-trade clause, Vrbata can name eight teams he’d be willing to be traded to, and, interestingly, there were seven looking to sign him before the Canucks landed in 2014.

People will say his value is diminished because he’s lacked playoff success, and the offensive numbers are sliding. There’s something to that, though there won’t be many better

goal-scoring wingers on the market.

It’s plausible he’s worth just a second-round pick and the Canucks have, curiously, shown no desire in stock piling picks in the Benning era.

If Vrbata is traded, I’ll suggest the Canucks would rather an Emerson Etem type in return, than a pick.

That’s fine, because that’s exactly what they should be looking for anyway, except this time make it a defenceman, not a forward.

The Canucks have to do everything they can to add quality to their blueline, and if that means taking a chance on a young player who has fallen out of favour in another organization, so be it.

There are others the Canucks should be looking to deal, including Alex Burrows, whose season has been as disappointing as Chris Higgins, minus the relegation to the minors.

Would a contender believe Burrows on a third line could help them win a Stanley Cup? The Canucks have to at least explore this.

Unfortunately, Yannick Weber, another big disappointment this year, is not going to have much value considering defencemen David Runblad and Jakub Kindl cleared waivers, because teams had no interest.

There is also Brandon Prust, but, again, what value would he really have to a team trying to win a Cup? If any at all, the Canucks should be all over it.

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Local prospect signs with Victoria WCL team Josh Burgmann is staying in the Pacific Northwest for his college baseball career, and on Vancouver Island for his summer ball.

Burgmann, one of the top pitching prospects in Canada, signed to play NCAA Div. I baseball with the Washington Huskies recently. It was also announced he will play for the Victoria HarbourCats of the West Coast League, which is a circuit for collegiate players who want to play competitively in the summer.

“Josh may be the best pitching prospect Vancouver Island has seen since Rich Harden,” said HarbourCats general manager Jim Swanson.

Burgmann, a former John Barsby student, is finishing high school at Vauxhall Academy in Alberta and has spent the last three seasons with the national junior baseball team before coming home to play for the Nanaimo Pirates each year.

◆ CURLING

Kesa Van Osch moves to 2-1 at B.C. Scotties Nanaimo’s Kesa Van Osch has moved to 2-1 after two days of the B.C. Scotties Women’s Curling Championship, a tournament she won in 2014.

After suffering a late defeat Tuesday night in the opening match, Van Osch picked up her first win Wednesday morning when she stole three in the seventh end en route to beating Coquitlam’s Amy Gibson 7-5.

Then at 1-1, Van Osch was up against the 0-2 Amanda Russett rink of Kamloops.

Van Osch opened with a point, but Russett scored a deuce in the third and and stole one in the fourth.

A tie game after the fifth, Russett scored a single in the the eighth to go up 4-3, but Van Osch scored two in the final end for the win.

Four more matches remain as Van Osch attempts to qualify for page playoffs.

◆ JUNIOR HOCKEY

Buccaneers return to home ice tonight The Nanaimo Buccaneers are back on home ice tonight for a Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League game against the Comox Valley Kings in a likely preview of a first-round playoff series between the two teams.

The Bucs, however, will be without two of their top players — Jordan Levesque and Will McNamara — who are both serving suspensions for harrassment of officials.

The Bucs have a seven-point lead over the Glacier Kings for home ice advantage if they do meet in the playoffs.

Nanaimo’s top scorer going into the game is Trent Bell, who’s got 25 goals and 16 assists so far this season.

It will also likely be the debut in a Bucs jersey for former Nanaimo Clippers winger D.J. Petruzzelli.

Puck drop is slated for 7:15 p.m. at the Nanaimo Ice Centre.

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Bolaños ready for ‘new challenge, big responsibility’ with Whitecaps Vancouver club signs Costa Rican international winger with World Cup experience MARC WEBER THE PROVINCE

The Whitecaps on Wednesday confirmed the signing of Costa Rican international Christian Bolaños, a two-time World Cup winger with 60 caps to his credit.

“This is a new challenge for me and a big responsibility,” the 31-year-old said in a statement. “I look forward to meeting my new teammates and getting training started for the new season. My goal is to help this club win a championship.”

Bolaños is the latest shrewd Latin American signing under coach Carl Robinson, who said he’s coveted the winger for a while.

The Caps revealed they used targeted allocation money to complete the transfer from Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica’s Primera División.

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played for — he and Bolaños overlapped briefly — and the same team fullback Jordan Smith came from last season when he arrived on loan.

Bolaños has signed a multi-year deal, pending receipt of his international transfer certificate, Canadian work permit and visa.

Terms weren’t disclosed but Bolaños won’t be a designated player in Vancouver, where the Caps already have the maximum three: Pedro Morales, Octavio Rivero and Matias Laba.

“Christian is a proven winner,” Robinson said in a release. “We’re delighted to add his wealth of experience to our club. Christian is a natural winger and we expect him to complement our young attacking players very well.”

Bolaños was a key part of Los Ticos run to the World Cup quarterfinals in Brazil, where they lost on penalties to the Netherlands.

He also played in the 2006 World Cup and helped Saprissa to a third-place finish at the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup, where he claimed the Bronze Ball (third best player).

He’s played over 400 professional games in Costa Rica, Denmark, Norway and Qatar, including more than 140 at FC Copenhagen from 2010-2014.

Bolaños lands with the Caps having scored five goals in 14 games in his most recent stint for Saprissa as they claimed the Campeonato de Invierno (winter championship).

It was the 14th trophy of Bolaños’s career.

During his time with Copenhagen, they won the Danish Superliga in 2010-11 and 2011-12, as well as the Danish Cup in 2011-12. He played in 22 UEFA Champions League games and 10 UEFA Europe League games there.

The midfielder will join the Caps for preseason training camp in Tucson, Ariz., during the first week of February.

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Stroman ready to be Blue Jays’ new anchor GREGORY STRONG THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Marcus Stroman appears tailor-made to be the new ace of the Toronto Blue Jays’ starting rotation.

The young right-hander oozes confidence and is up for whatever challenge comes his way. He also appears to be the real deal on the mound.

After a solid rookie season, Stroman’s brief but impressive 2015 campaign has made him the favourite to replace David Price as the team’s No. 1 starter.

“Every time I went out there I felt like I was the guy,” Stroman said.

“That’s the kind of atmosphere that we’ve created, the family that we have here. The confidence that the guys have behind me, honestly, I felt like the guy the entire time I’ve been here. But I’m excited to actually be the guy this year and to go out there every five days and be the one that everyone counts on.

“I’ve done everything in my preparation to make sure that I’m at my best ability out there every fifth day.

So I’m excited for 2016, my first Opening Day. I can’t wait.”

Stroman’s big-league debut came a month into the 2014 season. He also missed the season opener last year after tearing a knee ligament at spring training.

The 24-year-old Medford, N.Y., native worked hard to get back in form and surprised many baseball observers by returning late in the season. He was a key addition down the stretch, going 4-0 with a sparkling 1.67 earned-run average to help the Blue Jays make their first playoff appearance in 22 years.

The rotation will have a different

Toronto Blue Jays Aaron Sanchez, right, and Marcus Stroman take part in the Jays Care Foundation after a media availability in Toronto on Tuesday.

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look this season after Price and veteran left-hander Mark Buehrle were lost to free agency. Stroman, Marco Estrada and knuckleballer R.A. Dickey will be expected to anchor a crew that will likely include southpaw J.A. Happ and possibly Aaron Sanchez, Jesse Chavez or Drew Hutchison.

Sanchez, who’s hoping to be stretched out as a starter, could also return to the setup role that he had over the second half last season.

Brett Cecil, Roberto Osuna and newly acquired reliever Drew Storen are expected to be the key cogs in the bullpen.

“If you throw the four of us out of

the pen, I think that’s pretty lethal,” Sanchez said this week at an availability at Rogers Centre. “That’s some electricity. And if I get to start, that’s even better.”

It has been an eventful off-season in Toronto with the retirement of president Paul Beeston and departure of Alex Anthopoulos, who declined an offer to return as general manager and later joined the Los Angeles Dodgers’ front office. New president Mark Shapiro brought in Ross Atkins as Anthopoulos’s replacement.

The Blue Jays will bring back most of their position players — minus

left-fielder Ben Revere who was moved in the Storen deal — and should be a contender again in the American League East.

However, their division rivals have been busy this off-season and the competition in the East should be tougher. Many Toronto fans were critical that the Blue Jays have been rather quiet on the free agent front and didn’t aggressively try to retain Price, who was acquired during a wild week of deadline deals last summer that helped propel the team to a division title.

Stroman said he’s heard “the noise” but doesn’t pay much attention to it.

“I’m excited with where we’re at,” he said.

“I’m not really focused on any other team but us. I think the group of guys that we have, I think we’re capable of doing some very special things this year. Storen is unreal.

I’ve been a huge fan of him since Day 1. That’s a huge addition to our team. Now we have Cecil, Storen and Osuna back there.

“I have 100 per cent confidence to hand the ball off to those guys, 100 per cent any day of the week. So I don’t think enough people are talking about those seven, eight, nine(inning) guys because it’s pretty legit.”

Stroman, who was selected by Toronto in the first round (No. 22 overall) of the 2012 draft, was 11-6 with a 3.65 ERA in his rookie year in 2014. He’s a good bet to get the nod for the season opener April 3 at Tampa Bay. Spring training begins next month in Dunedin, Fla. Pitchers and catchers are slated to report Feb. 22, four days ahead of the full squad.

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Drouin suspended after failing to report to AHL club DHIREN MAHIBAN THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — The Jonathan Drouin saga took another twist on Wednesday night when the Tampa Bay Lightning prospect refused to report to an American Hockey League game between the Syracuse Crunch and Toronto Marlies.

The team announced the 20-yearold as a scratch at Ricoh Coliseum prior to puck drop, adding in a statement that he has been “suspended indefinitely without pay by the team after his failure to report for tonight’s game.”

Earlier this month it was made public that Drouin, through his agent, had requested a trade from the Lightning back in November.

According to Drouin’s agent Allan Walsh, when the forward was assigned to the AHL club on Jan. 2, it was explained that the assignment was for conditioning purposes and show other NHL clubs he had recovered from his injury.

“A few days ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning advised that a trade involving Jonathan was moving closer to completion,” Walsh said in a statement on Wednesday.

“We proposed to Tampa that Jonathan not play in the next few AHL games but continue practising with the club to avoid any potential injury from preventing an imminent trade.”

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016

Streaking Hawks rolling along Blackhawks have won a franchise-record 12 straight games, with no signs of letting CHRIS KUC CHICAGO TRIBUNE

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here are times after Blackhawks games when coach Joel Quenneville’s voice is so hoarse that it sounds like a snow plow scraping a dry street.

When the coach stepped in front of a group of reporters moments after the Hawks left the ice Tuesday night in Nashville, Tenn., with a franchise-record 12th consecutive victory in tow, Quenneville’s voice was intact — maybe not ready-to-sing-smoothjazz intact, but intact nonetheless.

There just isn’t a whole lot to yell and scream about when your team is the 14th in NHL history to reel off a winning streak of a dozen or more games in a season.

“I was yelling a bit (Tuesday night), but it was fun,” Quenneville said after the Hawks’ 4-1 win over the Predators. “You just want to continue … reinforcing doing the right things and playing the right way.”

There isn’t much the Hawks aren’t doing right these days, and it has left Quenneville without many reasons to raise his voice in anger.

“You have stretches, good, bad and ugly over the course of a season,” he said. “But we like the four-line rotation. We were getting points earlier in the year with one line doing all the production and hanging in some games to get some points. (Now) Jonathan (Toews’) line is scoring, our back end is contributing offensively and defensively (and) the goaltending has been great. Everybody’s been giving us something.”

The Hawks haven’t lost a game in 2016, and they now own a five-point lead in the Central Division, a fairly remarkable feat considering they were 13 points behind the Stars when the streak began Dec. 29.

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confidence as they prepare to face the Lightning on Thursday night in Tampa, Fla., in the first of backto-back games to conclude a threegame trip.

“We’re confident, but at the same time we know we could probably play even better,” winger Patrick Kane said.

“We can play better with leads, we

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The speedy winger missed the third period of a 4-1 loss to Boston on Tuesday night. Claimed off waivers from the Calgary Flames, Byron has eight goals and 11 assists in 35 games for Mont-

real this season. He leads the NHL in short-handed points with five.

The Canadiens had no update on defenceman Nathan Beaulieu, who suffered a lower body injury in the first period against Boston.

Defenceman Victor Bartley was assigned to the St. John’s IceCaps of the American Hockey League. Bartley sat out three games after he was obtained from the Arizona Coyotes last week.

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improving and keep this momentum and get better. We know the most important time to play is at the end of the season, and you want to reach your potential around there.”

A frenetic schedule has helped keep the Hawks focused. When they conclude the trip against the Panthers on Friday night in Sunrise, Fla., the Hawks will have played 12 games in 20 days.

“It is a tough stretch; it’s a lot of hockey,” defenseman Duncan Keith said.

“Maybe that’s a good thing. We’re just playing and there is no practicing. We’re all just focused on trying to do our own job and playing hard. … It’s been fun, and we just want to keep it going.”

Habs’ Byron will miss one week THE CANADIAN PRESS

The Carolina Hurricanes have placed veteran goalie Cam Ward on injured reserve with a concussion.

General manager Ron Francis also said Wednesday that the team has recalled goalie Daniel Altshuller from its minor-league affiliate in Charlotte.

Ward is 14-11-5 this season with a goals-against — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS average of 2.41.

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can maybe attack more, maybe spend some more time in their end and not sit back as much. We’re confident, but we still feel there’s room for improvement.”

The defending Stanley Cup champions aren’t exactly resting on their laurels.

“I guess sometimes you’re winning games and sometimes you can be nitpicking at certain things,” Kane said. “At the same time, we’re finding ways to win. Throughout a 12-game streak you’re not going to play your best every night, so you’re going to have to find ways to be able to pull out wins.

“The season seems to be flying by, and we’re on a good little run. Hopefully (we can) build off it and keep

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Chip Kelly wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change ways in new job After being fired from Philadelphia, former Oregon Ducks coach ready to get going with San Francisco â&#x20AC;&#x153;The NFC West is stacked. But that excites you.â&#x20AC;&#x153;

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hip Kelly can handle the chatter and criticism, from his own players and otherwise.

Moving way out West might be among the only major changes heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planning as the new 49ers coach, with the unrepentant Kelly insisting he is perfectly content letting general manager Trent Baalke call the shots when it comes to personnel and the 53-man roster so he can focus on his job: Bringing a sixth Super Bowl trophy back to this storied franchise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to just coach football,â&#x20AC;? Kelly said Wednesday when he was formally introduced at Leviâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stadium. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hands on. I lead with my feet, not with my seat.â&#x20AC;?

And, no, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not ready to name Colin Kaepernick his quarterback â&#x20AC;&#x201D; though Kelly likes both Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert, who ended the season as San Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s starter.

Both quarterbacks have stopped by team headquarters to say hello to their new coach in person.

Kaepernick is recovering from surgery on the thumb of his throwing hand to repair a torn ligament, a procedure on his left knee and an operation on his non-throwing left shoulder to fix a torn labrum. His $11.9 million 2016 contract becomes fully guaranteed for injury April 1 if heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the roster. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously, Kap is an extremely talented football player and you need

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New San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly answers a reporter during a media conference on Wednesday in Santa Clara, Calif. [AP PHOTO]

to have a good quarterback to win,â&#x20AC;?

Kelly said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I was also impressed in the film I watched in terms of how Blaine played this year also. Both of those players made this an attractive situation.â&#x20AC;?

Fired for the first time in his career by the Eagles after Week 16, Kelly was out of work for all of two weeks before landing a $24 million, fouryear contract to coach the 49ers last

Thursday. Kelly indicated the Eagles would be responsible for paying about half of the $13 million he was owed for the final two seasons on his contract with Philadelphia.

When asked whether he left a bad taste with players in Philadelphia, Kelly said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not governed by the fear of what other people say.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if I can be significantly different. I think you have

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to be yourself in terms of how you do things,â&#x20AC;? Kelly said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we all learn.â&#x20AC;?

In fact, he said of losing his job with the Eagles, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I looked at it as more of an autopsy.â&#x20AC;?

Baalke travelled 13,000 miles over 10 days during his coaching search a year after the 49ers promoted former defensive line coach Jim Tomsula for one disappointing, 5-11 season at the helm. Baalkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trip included a five-hour meeting with Kelly in New Hampshire during which the coachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golden retriever, Henry, sat on Baalkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lap for more than 2 1/2 hours and did some serious shedding.

They still struck a deal and discovered a similar football vision. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been working tirelessly to get the 49ers back to championship form,â&#x20AC;? CEO Jed York said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first big step is hiring the right head coach.â&#x20AC;?

York doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t plan on hiring another head coach anytime soon, even if the turnaround takes time, saying: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be here for a long time. Period.â&#x20AC;?

Before Jim Harbaughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last season in 2014, the 49ers reached three straight NFC championship games and lost in the Super Bowl following

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Defensive end Jared Allen still has a long way to come before the Carolina Panthers coaches are confident enough to put him on the field Sunday.

Allen broke a small bone in his foot during last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 31-24 victory over Seattle. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unclear the extent of the injury, but Carolina is holding out hope that he could play again this postseason.

But Allen wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t on the practice field Wednesday and may not practice Thursday. Panthers coach Ron Rivera continues to list him as doubtful for Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game against Arizona. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually progressed very nicely but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see how he is in the morning and how he handles everything,â&#x20AC;? Rivera said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Again, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve listed him as doubtful and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably where heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be tomorrow morning.â&#x20AC;?

There are two fears in putting Allen on the field Sunday. He could sustain further injury to his foot, and in turn that would leave the Panthers with just three defensive ends active for the game in Charles Johnson, Kony Ealy and Mario Addison.

The Panthers will likely decide by Friday whether Allen will be active.

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If he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play, the Panthers will could make Ryan Delaire active or bring Wes Horton up from the practice squad, which would require a roster move.

Running back Jonathan Stewart (ankle) did not practice Wednesday but Rivera said he should play Sunday.

Defensive tackle Dwan Edwards sat out of practice with a veteranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day off.

Running back Fozzy Whittaker returned to the practice field after missing the past three games with a high ankle sprain. Whittaker said the plan is for him to play Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to shoot the gun too early but I feel like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m moving pretty well right now,â&#x20AC;? Whittaker said.

the 2012 season. Kelly realizes the immediate challenge he faces coaching in the NFC West against Seattleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pete Carroll â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a former nemesis in the college game when Carroll was at USC and Kelly at Oregon â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Arizonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bruce Arians and Rams coach Jeff Fisher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an unbelievable standard,â&#x20AC;? Kelly said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seattleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been to the last two Super Bowls. Bruce has a legitimate chance with his team this year to go to it . . . The NFC West is stacked.

But that excites you.â&#x20AC;?

Kelly is working to finalize his co-ordinators, with Mike Vrabel expected to be in the mix for the defensive job. Running backs coach Tom Rathman has been retained.

Kelly plans to call the plays from the sidelines but doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t plan to â&#x20AC;&#x153;micromanageâ&#x20AC;? his coaches.

He wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tolerate legal run-ins by the 49ers, a problem for this franchise in recent years, saying itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a â&#x20AC;&#x153;privilegeâ&#x20AC;? to play in the NFL. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are laws in this country for a reason and we need to adhere by those laws,â&#x20AC;? Kelly said.

Kelly said he is motivated by the Bay Areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innovation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably the most fertile, creative ground around here when you look at the companies and Silicon Valley and the whole Bay Area itself,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I walked to work this morning and you smell the air around here, you get smarter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, hopefully thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll teach us to get a couple more Wâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.â&#x20AC;?

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Eugenie Bouchard eliminated at the Australian Open THE CANADIAN PRESS

MELBOURNE, Australia — Canadian Eugenie Bouchard admitted her heart was pounding during an Australian Open second-round defeat against fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.

But the 21-year-old from Westmount, Que., took that as a good sign as she lost 6-4, 6-2 Wednesday in what she called “the biggest match I’ve played in a while against the toughest opponent by far since my comeback from injury.”

“It was my toughest test, I did OK,” Bouchard said of the 90-minute contest in the showcase Rod Laver

Arena. The Canadian is coming back from a concussion suffered in a fall in the locker-room at the U.S. Open last year. She leaves the Grand Slam in Melbourne with wins in seven of her last 10 matches.

Bouchard blamed big-match stress for her elevated heartbeat during the match in which she finished with 25 winners and 37 unforced errors, breaking only once in seven tries.

“I noticed the heart rate was up highest it’s ever been in a match,” she said. “I felt OK, but I was feeling how hard it was physically. Aga doesn’t give you any points for free so I had to work for every one.”

Bouchard said she’s not suffering

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“So far so good — that’s the most important thing,” she said. “I’ve been able to play three weeks in a row over here. That’s a victory for me no matter what the my results are.”

Bouchard started well, securing a 4-2 first-set lead with a break on a winning drop shot. But she was unable to capitalize as her opponent broke back a game later on a Bouchard double-fault.

Bouchard was broken for a second time as Radwanska claimed a 5-4 margin and secured the opener after 48 minutes on a fifth set point, an inside-out forehand winner that Bouchard could not reach.

After losing serve to start the second set, Bouchard’s level dropped as Radwanska began to take control, earning a second break of serve for a 5-2 lead.

Bouchard made a last stand, earning three break points in the eighth game — all saved. Radwanska got her victory chance from a Bouchard backhand to the net before a concluding error.

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In their match, ninth-ranked Pospisil and American partner Jack Sock defeated Philipp Petzschner of Germany and Alexander Peya of Austria, 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5).

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Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Rep., def.

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Kei Nishikori (7), Japan, def. Austin Krajicek, U.S., 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3.

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

Omar Jasika, Australia, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4.

Marin Cilic (12), Croatia, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Gilles Simon (14), Fran., def. Evgeny Donskoy, Rus., 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (1), 4-6, 7-5.

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Daniel Brands, Ger., 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (0), 6-3.

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Nick Kyrgios (29), Australia, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (2).

Federico Delbonis, Arg., def. Renzo Olivo, Arg., 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-2.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, def.

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Daria Gavrilova, Australia, def. Petra Kvitova (6), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4.

Carla Suarez Navarro (10), Spain, def.

Maria Sakkari, Greece, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-2.

Belinda Bencic (12), Switzerland, def.

Timea Babos, Hungary, 6-3, 6-3.

Roberta Vinci (13), Italy, def. Irina Falconi, U.S., 6-2, 6-3.

Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukr., def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (23), Russia, 6-1, 7-5.

Kristina Mladenovic (28), France, def.

Nicole Gibbs, U.S., 6-1, 7-6 (4).

Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, def. Kristyna Pliskova, Czech., 4-6, 7-6 (6), 9-7.

Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, def.

Han Xinyun, China, 6-3, 6-1.

Anna-Lena Friedsam, Germany, def.

Wang Qiang, China, 6-3, 6-4.

Daria Kasatkina, Russia, def. Ana Konjuh, Croatia, 6-4, 6-3.

Margarita Gasparyan, Russia, def.

Kurumi Nara, Japan, 6-4, 6-4.

Elizaveta Kulichkova, Rus., def. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.

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THURSDAY, JAN. 21 8 p.m. Tora Leigh at The Longwood Brew Pub, 5775 Turner Rd., Nanaimo BC 8 p.m. Ladysmith Comedy Night with Sophie Buddle with Amber Harper-Young, Darryl Shaw and Bobbie at The Music Hall Food Co. 18 Roberts St., Ladysmith. Tickets are $15 and on sale at the Music Hall Food Co. now! Call the restaurant for more info: 250-245-3663.

FRIDAY, JAN. 22 1:30 p.m First Open Heart Society meets at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 4235 Departure Bay Rd., Nanaimo. Guest speaker is Bob Uden, physical exercise leader from Heart Matters. For information phone Elaine at 250-753-1915.

7-10 p.m. Dave Hart performs at Minnoz Restaurant, Coast Bastion Hotel. Prime rib featured and wine tastings courtesy Mark Anthony.

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7 & 9 p.m. Old City Laugh Lounge (two shows) starring Sophie Buddle with Amber Harper-Young, Tim Kerfoot & Darryl Shaw at The Old City Station Pub 150 Skinner St., Nanaimo. Tickets $10 per show at The Old City Station Pub. 7:30-10 p.m. Black-Lister-McRae Trio,jazz-improv,at Nanaimo Conservatory, 375 Selby St., Nanaimo. Tickets $20 general, $10 students advance tickets at Fascinating Rhythm, 51 Commercial St. 250-716-9997.

SATURDAY JAN. 23 7 p.m. Vancouver Island Pro Wrestling presents: pro wrestling Departure Bay Activity Centre. Bell 7 p.m. Tickets $10-$20 at That 50’s Barbershop, China Steps Emporium, Popeye’s Supplements Nanaimo 9 p.m. Glen Foster Group hosts a CD Release Event at The Vault Cafe. Age 19-plus. Cover charge $5 10 a.m. Bastion City Wanderers Volkssport Club invites you to a 6-km or 10-km walk in Cedar at Cable Bay. Meet in the parking lot at the end of Nicola Road. Registration at 9:45 a.m. For information, call Ethel at 250-756-9796.

7:30 p.m. Vancouver Island Symphony music and visual arts. Pre-concert talk 6:30 p.m.

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9 p.m. Rocktane play the Well Pub, at the Wellington Hotel, 3956 Victoria Ave. SUNDAY, JAN. 24 2-5 p.m. A straight-ahead jazz quartet led by Nanaimo saxophonist Graham Shonwise, with guitarist Andrew Janusson, bassist Sean Drabitt and drummer Hans Verhoeven, performs a collection of standards, ballads and modern jazz tunes at the Crofton Hotel Pub, 1534 Joan Ave. in Crofton. Admission: $10.

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by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might want to stay close to home.

You tend to switch between extremes without intending to, and you’re comfortable with what’s happening. Tap into your imagination in order to understand the events around you and the reactions of others. Tonight: Happy to head home.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You’ll have a lot to share. Someone says the right words, which allows you to open up with ease. You could see the end of a long tunnel you have been traveling through. At first you might not believe the clarity you gain, but you will after a while. Tonight: Visit with friends.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You’ll think that you’re ready to go on a strict budget; however, you could decide at the last minute to justify one more indulgence. You might go overboard, but you will enjoy every moment. The time is coming when you’ll need to use more self-discipline. Tonight: Pay bills.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You are on top of the world and ready for nearly anything to happen. You might decide to share a fantasy or a long-thought-about idea. The feedback you get will establish the validity of the idea as well as give you the motivation to work with it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You might have intended to be more forthright, but you could decide to pull back instead. You need to listen to your inner voice in order to make a solid decision. A loved one starts to

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share more of what is on his or her mind. Tonight: Keep the partying to a minimum.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) A get-together or a meeting could be more important than you realize. In a sense, you have pushed someone away. You might need to rethink an interaction you have had recently, as it could be weighing on you.

Clear the air by having a discussion.

Tonight: Where the fun is.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Take charge of an important matter.

Others look to you with admiration.

Someone wants to demonstrate his or her caring. Honor this person by making a kind gesture in return.

Your sixth sense will come through if you allow it to. Tonight: Be aware of a need to please others.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Let your mind drift, and ideas will come to you. It will be even more effective to work with several friends who process things the same way. You will see your resourcefulness and confidence evolve. Tonight: One-on-one relating can only add to the positive vibes.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Be direct in how you deal with others. The best way to proceed, especially if you really care about the results, is to initiate a oneon-one conversation. Share the outcome with a close friend. Make sure that you both are on the same page. Tonight: In the limelight.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You have the unique opportunity to open up a situation. You might need to use flattery to break someone’s resistance to having a con-

versation. You will realize that the two of you simply are on different pages. State your thoughts clearly.

Tonight: The world is your oyster.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Your ambitious agenda could be waylaid by a need to be more self-indulgent. Be sure to schedule breaks -- and take them. Your effectiveness will be enhanced as a result. Use extreme caution with your financial dealings. Tonight: Get some much-needed personal time.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You are inspired because of your ability to daydream and fantasize. Don’t be surprised if you hear others wondering about where these ideas have come from. Make time for a child or a new friend. This act alone will make your life easier.

Tonight: Let your imagination lead the way.

YOUR BIRTHDAY ( Jan. 21) This year you find that your adventurous spirit is renewed, and you feel the desire to have more fun. Others witness a newfound zest for living.

If you are single, you enjoy your dating life now more than ever before. You might opt not to commit and to just have a good time dating. If you are attached, the two of you act like wild things. Others will wonder what you’re both really up to. Remember, you don’t need to tell them anything; your smile says it all. CANCER is always emotional.

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Bernhard Paul Zeppenfeld born September 16th, 1924 passed away on January 4th, 2016 in his home where he wanted to be. He was born in Hamburg, Germany as an only and cherished son who grew up in an otherwise large extended family, who no doubt taught him his work ethics together with love of life and travels. Bernhard was drafted into the German navy and during his seafaring years he narrowly escaped death several times when the ships he was serving on were lost. Bernhard is survived by his loving niece Birgit Rohrmeyer (her Pantenonkel) of Germany and Elfriedeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s niece Ingrid Kaplan of London, UK. Both with whom he enjoyed a wonderful long relationship.

He immigrated with his dear wife and best friend Elfriede to Canada in 1951. Elfriede passed away in 2010.

After arriving in Canada he set off in a VW beetle with his German friends who all purchased the same car. They left the east coast and were aiming for Alaska but visited Mexico and finally ended up in Prince Rupert. They spent some time in Prince Rupert and he also brought his Mother from Germany to Canada to live there. His Mother had a strong role in his upbringing.

Once he moved to Vancouver Island, where they lived real pioneer style, he opened their own business in Lantzville, where he was known as theâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bratwurst Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The recipe was his own and he made this for many years. It was here he developed many long lasting relationships with customers, who would buy their famous meats and sausage, These relationships have lasted throughout the years. Bernhard and Friede opened this business in Lantzville on the same property on the highway where they lived and were known all over Vancouver Island and far beyond. This beautiful beach property was where Bernhard and Friede spent many years welcoming friends from all over. His passion was sailing. His last sailboat was the SV Dukka, which he had so much pride to sail and invite friends and strangers to sail with him. The property was a very welcoming site in the bay where there was an attraction every year for all their sailing friends to congregate and celebrate birthdays, end of season or whatever there was a reason. One would have thought it was a private marina.

The years of travel included Costa Rica, Panama, San Blas Islands, Mexico, South Pacific, Cook Islands and New Zealand plus many British Columbia and west coast US paradises.

Berhard was a long time member of the Nanaimo Yacht Club where he enjoyed the social time and sharing sailing stories. Bernhard (Bernie as known by some) hardly ever needed charts whilst sailing. He seemingly knew every nook and cranny and they both made a formidable pair on sea as well as on land. He had a love of music, which remained anchored in German classics, a favorite being Leharâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Land of Smilesâ&#x20AC;? He would be remembered as a sweet, caring, generous, humorous, adventurous, nonjudgmental and practical human being.You could always rely on Bernhard as he was an extremely loyal friend to many. He loved to cook and talk about recipes, compare them and share them with others - discuss and drink good wine. He was appreciated by more people than he would ever have realized. Bernie would spend many hours on his beautiful patio enjoying the sunsets, drinking wine and chatting about the beauty of life.

So many will remember his amazing hospitality and how he always made one feel so special.

Bernhard would like to be remembered for the good times and the passion he had for life with no regrets. He was very grateful for being able to stay independent and live in his own home for so long and was thankful for the wonderful times he had with friends visiting him, who will continue to cherish, love and appreciate the memories he left us with.

In keeping with Bernieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wishes, cremation was arranged through First Memorial Funeral Services in Nanaimo.

Donations can be made in Bernhardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory to the charity of your choice. A celebration of Bernieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life will be held at a later date at his waterfront property in Lantzville.

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HUB IN BRIEF Daily News ◆ VISUAL ARTS

VIU design faculty shows off creative side Care to see the process of art put into practice?

Process/Practice, the latest exhibit at Vancouver Island University’s View Gallery, opens today featuring work from members of the schools art and design department faculty.

Contributing a diverse range of works, including paintings, prints, sculpture, are Sebastian Abboud, Gregory Ball, Jane Cole, Jason Gress, Cimarron Knight, Scott Leaf, Barry Magrill, Kevin Mazutinec, Nancy Page, Pamela Speight, and Patrick Watson.

The exhibition runs until March 3 in the gallery, 900 Fifth Street Building 330, with an opening hosted tonight from 5 to 7 p.m.

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Stained glass artist offers heart for homeless Hearts for the Homeless opens in Nanoose next week.

Three hundred different stained glass hearts will be on display at Smoke ‘N’ Water restaurant in Pacific Shores, to raise money for the Manna Society.

Artist Layne Collinson designed and made the hearts, ranging in price from $8 to $70. They will be available until the end of February. Opening night is Jan. 26 from 7 to 9 p.m.

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Glen Foster Group releases its latest CD Nanaimo’s Glen Foster Group has new music it wants to share.

Glen Foster Group was formed in 2009 and also includes drummer Glenn Olsen and bassist Pat Shonwise. Their original music ranges from intricate finger-picking songs and R&B-flavored pop to highly creative electric rock.

The group hosts a CD release event at The Vault Cafe Saturday, Jan 23 at 9 p.m.

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COOKING

All it’s Chopped up to be Parksville chef cooks up something special for appearance on the Food Network hit CANDACE WU PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS

K

ate Dean has chops.

The Tigh-Na-Mara chef de partie will be featured in an upcoming episode of Chopped Canada, a reality cooking show described by Food Network as a “high stakes, heart-pumping competition.”

The episode featuring Dean airs Jan. 23 on the Food Network. It can also be viewed online.

Filming took place over one day in June in an undisclosed location in Canada, but the Cedars Restaurant chef has been sworn to secrecy about the outcome.

“It was fun if nothing else just to try it and bring some awareness to Vancouver Island,” she said, noting for confidentiality reasons she can’t say much more. Food Network filmed Dean at her Parksville home and in the Cedars kitchen for part of the show.

In each episode four chefs from around the country go head-to-head in a three-round competition where they have to make an appetizer, main course and dessert out of a mystery basket of ingredients.

Competitors are required to use all the ingredients. After each round, one of the competitors is “chopped” while the rest go onto the next round until there is just one reigning winner who takes home $10,000.

Dean said she would use the prize money to spend more time with her five-year-old son Sawyer.

She said she saw an open casting advertisement for Chopped Canada early last year and decided to apply.

“I’m a huge fan of the show,” she said. “I’m addicted to Food Network.”

After filing out an online application and doing a phone interview, Dean said she didn’t hear anything back for weeks until one day she got a phone call from an unknown number.

She admitted she had forgotten all about the competition and was completely caught off guard.

“I almost didn’t answer it because I thought it was a telemarketer,” she recalled with a laugh.

Dean was officially selected for the show in March.

As practice for the competition, she said her executive chef and sous chef would throw random ingredients at her to make a dish.

“They gave me beef consommé, lime jello powder and coconut water once,” she said.

Dean has been cooking for most of her life, thanks in large part to her mom.

“I come from the most non-foodie family you’ll ever meet,” she said. “My mom would cook to eat so I took over the cooking by age 11 . . . but it was great because I liked to cook and she liked to clean.”

Dean went on to take the culinary program at Malaspina (now Vancouver Island University) and

Cedars chef de partie Kate Dean slices a baguette in the kitchen at the Tigh-Na-Mara restaurant. Dean will be featured on an episode of ‘Chopped Canada’ on Saturday night. [CANDACE WU/PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS]

has since worked in Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo, Bermuda and in the Australian outback before settling in Parksville.

Along with working at Cedars Restaurant in Tigh-Na-Mara, Dean offers cooking classes to kids where she goes to a person’s house and helps them cook dinner which they often serve to their parents. She also helps out with teaching the students at her son’s school, Springwood Elementary, during a cooking segment the kids do every two weeks in class.

“The kids love it and it’s an hour of my life that I like the most,” she said, noting her work with kids and food helped prepare her for the show. “Kids are honest with you and they know what they like and they definitely know what they don’t like.”

Cedars executive chef Eric Edwards said he’s excited to watch the show.

“They couldn’t have picked a better person,” he said of Dean.

“I think it’s just fantastic. It’s fun to be thinking outside the box . . . I’m very proud.”

Dean said she has this Saturday night booked off to celebrate and watch the show with friends and family, reliving the whole experience for the first time.

Tune into Food Network Jan. 23 for Chopped Canada featuring Parksville’s Kate Dean.

According to the show’s website, the episode is titled Rice Twice and it’s synopsis offers: “Sweet and savoury brings luck to the duck in the appetizer round. The entrée round has our judges chewing over tried and true or bold and new. A sorbet showdown determines the winner!”

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CLASSICAL

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Symphony embraces other arts

Theatresports can be seen in city tonight at VIU Based out of The Improv Centre on Granville Island, theatresports-men and -women troupe will be at Vancouver Island University tonight to

ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

The Vancouver Island Symphony’s Music and Visual Arts performance comes to the Port Theatre Jan. 23.

The performance, which begins at 7:30 p.m., is the latest in a concert series this season by the VIS that brings together music and various other art forms, including literature, dance, theatre and poetry.

Pierre Simard, the symphony’s artistic director, said the show will be “colourful and excitedly intense.”

“Strings and percussion unite for this festive encounter between the orchestral eye and the sound brush,” Simard said.

“It will be a show of different worlds that will be like works on a canvas; vast, varied and beautiful.”

The performance will consist of a number of parts.

They include “Pictures at an Exhibition”, a musical work in 10 movements by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky, and “The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires” which depicts four seasons in music The evening will also include a solo violin feature by VIS’s concert master Calvin Dyck.

Margot Holmes, executive director of the VIS, said Pierre Simard will host a “pre-concert talk” that is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., just before the concert begins.

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Tickets $5 for students and $10 for everyone else and are available at the VIUSU office. The show starts at 7 p.m. at the VIU Theatre, Building 310. Call 250-754-8866.

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Calvin Dyck leads the Vancouver Island Symphony Jan. 23. [SUBMITTED]

She said Simard has been hosting these pre-concert talks for some time.

“He basically puts the music in everyday language and explains to people how it relates to their everyday lives,” Holmes said.

“He has a talent for bringing the history and music to life. There’s lots to learn at these informative and fun talks.”

Tickets for the Music and Visual Arts performance range from $33 to $59 for adults, and $18 for students.

For more information, call the Port Theatre’s ticket centre at 250-754-8550.

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Health struggle becomes book

Gaelic poet inspires Threshold

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A Nanaimo couple went through a cancer diagnosis and emerged united — and with a new cookbook.

The book — called Health the Way Nature Intended — is the work of Leanne Chan, who compiled the tome of fruit and vegetable-focused recipes for her fiancée Darren Pedersen, who was diagnosed three years ago with stage three colorectal cancer.

Pedersen underwent radiation and surgery to treat the cancer, which has been in remission for three years, Chan said. But the operation meant he needed a stoma — a surgical opening to allow for a colostomy bag to replace removed intestine.

The procedure had a significant impact on Pedersen’s travel-heavy lifestyle and diet, to the point where the couple struggled to find dietary alternatives.

Chan said Pedersen was being told he could no longer eat staples like beans or anything with fibre, and would have to instead switch to a diet consisting of processed foods like

white bread or boiled chicken. The couple sought a naturopath’s help to adjust to the dramatic change.

“It took us so much research just on anti-cancer diets to get to that part, and when Darren had his operation, that just threw a whole other level of worry for us,” she said.

Chan instead began researching healthier alternatives.

“It was just so much trial and error, because Darren is so busy and he’s a typical 1960s comfort food die guy,” she said.

Chan began compiling recipes and put them into book form for Pedersen’s birthday, along with some photos. A friend saw he book, and helped Chan bring in a photographer to transform the material into a proper book, aimed at anyone with a stoma, or treatment relating to Crohn’s disease or colitis.

The book is now for sale on www. healththewaynatureintended.com.

Proceeds will go to St. Paul’s Hospital and the One More Day campaign, to raise funds for cancer survivors and those going through treatment.

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Former VIU teacher Marilyn Bowering will be returning to Nanaimo for the launch of her new poetry book, Threshold.

The poetry, Bowering says, is about being a woman poet in a changing culture.

The book draws inspiration from Mary MacLeod. MacLeod was an exiled 17th century Hebridean poetess banned by the chiefs from composing songs.

“I found some real similarities with her being a poet at a time where the culture was changing and she was older and marginalized,” Bowering said.

“I was interested in exploring this connected that I had experienced between me, this time and place and being an older woman. With poetry not being exactly in the mainstream and her position and life in the 17th century.”

MacLeod, a Scottish Gaelic, lived in an oral culture. The stories about

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her, along with the verses, have been passed down orally.

They weren’t written down until the 20th century.

“The consensus seems to be that it was political. She was the guardian of an older culture. The Gaelic culture which was an old cultural with its roots in northern Europe,” she said.

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Bowering has made several visits to Scotland in the past five years to help her formulate the book.

During her research she found a 1934 edition of one of MacLeod’s songs. She then connected with the Victoria Gaelic Choir so she could hear the music.

“That was fantastic. I have to tell you if you’re thinking of learning any Gaelic, it’s extremely difficult and I did not do well. It’s such a rich sounding language. Just the sound of it in your ears, I don’t know how to explain it. Certainly when you’re in that landscape, it kind of makes sense.”

Bowering will be in Nanaimo on Jan. 23 to launch the book at the Vancouver Island Regional Library North at 2 p.m.

The book is a collaboration with her photographer daughter, Xan Shian.

The author agreed that photography and poetry work well together.

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TRIBUTE

Three versions of the King on stage DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS

The spirit of Elvis Presley lives on in Ultimate Tribute to The King.

The act was assembled in 1979 by Lef Vogt, Roy Orbison’s manager, when Orbison fell ill, throwing plans for a “working holiday” engagement at the Boom Boom Club, a 700-seat dinner theatre at Waikiki Beach.

“Roy, a couple weeks before the first show had this massive stroke and had to have quadruple bypass surgery,” Vogt said. “I could have cancelled the show, but it was booked solid.”

He contacted Bobby Greer, one of the top impersonators, in Portland, OR, then contacted the club owner with a proposal.

“I told him this was a new idea — which it was — Elvis impersonation was taking over.”

“The guy went for it. I don’t think he had much choice. It was two weeks out and we didn’t have Roy to be there.

The show — then called Elvis, Elvis, Elvis — was a huge hit. Three impressionists re-create the King and his songs of the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s.

Nanaimo Elvis fans get a chance to see the modern version at the Port Theatre Monday at 7:30 p.m.

Performing as The King are Cody Slaughter and Shaw Klush.

Slaughter entertains audiences with his dead-on impression of Elvis the young, hip-swiveling teen idol and the leather-clad sex symbol of the ‘60s.

Klush brings to life the King’s jumpsuit era so well, he was once accused of using actual Elvis photos in his advertising and promotional materials.

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Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Lease Lincoln MKX / Lincoln MKZ with a value of $45,890/ $38,460 [Note: List prices from which advertised payment amounts are derived.] (after [$4,500 / [$5,100] down payment or equivalent trade in and Manufacturer Rebate of $0 / [$1,500 deducted and including freight and air tax of [$1,900] / [$1,900]) at 2.8%/0.8% APR for up to 48/48 months with an optional buyout of .43%/ .41%, monthly payment is $548/ $378, total lease obligation is $30,379/ $21240.28. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate has been deducted. Additional payments required for PPSA (RDPRM for Quebec), registration, security deposit (except in Quebec), NSF fees (where applicable), excess wear and tear, and late fees. Lease offer [excludes/includes?] [Note: Ensure this list is grouped to distinguish what is indeed included and excluded from a given offer.] options, freight (except in Quebec), AC Tax (except in Quebec), Green Levy (if applicable, and except in Quebec), license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI (except in Quebec), PPSA (if financed or leased) (a maximum RDPRM fee of $44 and third party service fee of $4 for Quebec, if leased), administration fees (except in Quebec), and any other applicable environmental charges/fees (except in Ontario and Quebec) and taxes. Some conditions and mileage restriction applies. Excess kilometrage charges are 16¢per km for MKS, MKX, MKZ, MKTand MKC ; 20¢per km for Navigator, plus applicable taxes. Excess kilometrage charges subject to change (except in Quebec), see your local dealer for details. All prices are based on Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. LMPP Legal‐ All Provinces. ‡‡Receive a Lincoln Maintenance Protection Plan (“LMPP”) with the purchase or lease of a new 2015/2016 Lincoln model at participating Lincoln dealerships. LMPP includes all required scheduled maintenance (as per each vehicle’s Owner’s Guide) for 2 years or 40,000 km, whichever occurs first (the “Term”); plus coverage for 6 wear items (Brake pads and linings, Brake rotors, Engine belts, hoses and hose clamps, Shock absorbers, Spark plugs, Wiper blades) for the same Term, as required, due to normal wear or defect. Limit five (5) required scheduled maintenance service visits over the Term, based on a 6‐month/8,000 km interval. LMPP offer balance is transferable at a cost (except in Quebec) if the vehicle is sold. Offer is not raincheckable. COSTCO BONUS – All Provinces ^Offer only valid from January 5, 2016 to February 1, 2016 (the “Offer Period”) to resident Canadians with a Costco membership on or before December 31, 2015. Use this $1,000CDN Costco member offer towards the purchase or lease of a new and available 2015/2016 Lincoln vehicle, excluding Ford vehicles, Limo and Livery models and 2015 final settled vehicles (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). The Eligible Vehicle must be delivered and/or factory‐ordered from your participating Lincoln dealer within the Offer Period. Offer is only valid at participating dealers, is subject to vehicle availability, and may be cancelled or changed at any time without notice. Only one (1) offer may be applied towards the purchase or lease of one (1) Eligible Vehicle, up to a maximum of two (2) separate Eligible Vehicle sales per Costco Membership Number. Offer is transferable to persons domiciled with an eligible Costco member Applicable taxes calculated before $1,000CDN offer is deducted. Vehicle(s) may be shown with optional features. For factory orders, a customer may either take advantage of eligible raincheckable Lincoln retail customer promotional incentives/offers available at the time of vehicle factory order or time of vehicle delivery, but not both or combinations thereof. Offer is not combinable with any CPA/GPC or Daily Rental incentives, the Commercial Upfit Program or the Commercial Fleet Incentive Program (CFIP). Dealer may sell or lease for less. Limited time offer, see dealer for details or call the Lincoln Customer Relationship Centre at 1‐800‐387‐9333.

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JANUARY

HURRY IN

LIMITED QUANTITIES

CLEARANCE SALE

CLEARING OUT THE OLD TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW SPRING 2016 ARRIVALS Firm 1320 pocket coil with Cool Action Dual Effects, gel memory foam, and Serta support foam. Reg. $1,398 SAVE

$500

ce i r p t s Lowever!! e

898

$

Queen Size Set King Size also on sale Limited Quantities

PLUS DON’T PAY TIL JANUARY SECTIONAL

Available in left or right hand facing chaise. Available in grey, chocolate and red. RReg. $1998

DINETTE SUITE

Reg $2,998

SAVE

$300

LEATHER CHAIR & OTTOMAN BUNK BED In stock in ivory, red, grey, saddle, and chocolate.

Reg. $1998

SAVE

$700

CREDIT

715 Finlayson Street, Victoria 250.388.6663

Sale 598 $

Solid wood Twin over Twin Bunkbed in white, chocolate, and cherry. Mattress not included.

SAVE

$800

$ y l 2,198 n O

DOUBLE SOFA BED

With 6 inch Memory Foam Mattress, made in B.C., choice of fabrics.

Reg. $798

$ e l a S 1,298

DODD’S

Dresser, Mirror, Night Table, Queen Headboard, Footboard & Rails.

Reg. $898

$700

Furnishing the Island Since 1977 Locally Owned and Operated

BEDROOM SUITE Table and 4 chairs.

SAVE

Sale $1,298

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2017OAC

SAVE

$300

Sale $498

DODD’S

Mon., Tues., Wed. & Sat 9:30am-5:30pm Thurs. & Fri. 9:30am - 9:00pm Sun. & Holidays 11am - 5:00 pm

IN-HOME DESIGN SERVICE AVAILABLE

SAVE

Reg. $2,198

$800

Sale $1,398

“We Won’t Be Undersold!”

6421 Applecross Road (behind Ricky’s Restaurant)

Nanaimo 250.390.1125 Mon., Tues., Wed., Sat. 9:30am-5:30pm Thurs. & Fri. 9:30am-9:00pm Sunday & Holidays 11am-5pm